General, this plot is wrong

In fact, not many people really cared about the death of Emperor Mingde.

Such an emperor has not done many good things during these years of his reign, but he has done a lot of stupid things that cost people and money.Now that people are leaving tea, who still remembers to think about how he died.

Was it rumored that he died on the body of a bearded woman outside the palace?Or died suddenly in the palace?

It seems that after Prince Zhao Zhen was hastily pushed to the throne, it didn't matter at all.

Ever since the Crown Princess formally registered as the Empress, the Qiu family has been working together, trying to install more of their own manpower and eyeliners in each palace.

The empress dowager, who is also the daughter of the Qiu family, directly sent several daughters from the side branches of the Qiu family and several families dependent on the Qiu family to the new emperor's harem on the grounds of the emperor's heirs.The new emperor said that he would bring everyone into the harem obediently, and under the gentle consolation of the princess, he went to the palaces of other concubines, but he always used the "three-year filial piety period" as an excuse and never performed Zhou Gong's ceremony with anyone.

On the other hand, the empress dowager, who was afraid that the new emperor would become a puppet of the Qiu family, kept pulling out the eyeliner of the Qiu family in the palace, and directly put her attitude on the bright side.

Qiu He used the name of the Empress Dowager several times to enter the palace and asked to meet the Empress Dowager, but she declined all the time.Unknowingly, the entire imperial court was divided into two factions.

One faction attaches itself to the Qiu family, looking ahead to the hills and valleys.The other faction is protecting the emperor. When Emperor Mingde was around, even if he was fatuous, this group of people still protected the emperor and advised him.

And among these two factions, there is actually a group of people.

The object of their loyalty is Yuan Wang.

"Kuro was arrested? What's going on?"

At the door of the main hall of the Qiu Mansion, Qiu He's wife Gao Shi was yelling loudly at a servant, and several gentlemen who came with the servant stood there, unable to speak for a while.

Jiulang is a concubine, and his mother is just the liaison girl of an unworthy concubine in Qiuhe.That girl has become an aunt now, and she still serves beside her main wife, but when she heard that something happened to her son, she no longer cared about her status, so she knelt beside Gao and begged.

"Old lady, Jiulang is young, and it is inevitable that he will make some mistakes. You must help him..." She frowned, the rouge on her face was washed away by tears, "After Jiulang entered the pharmacy , everything he did was ordered by the old man, if Jiulang were to be convicted of this, he would have to be involved..."

"To shut up!"

Qiu He hurried over with his sons.The aunt trembled when she was scolded, and knelt down under the husband's master, grabbed his sleeve tightly, and cried distraughtly: "Lang Jun, Lang Jun, that's my son, the only one in our fifth house!" son of..."

Qiu He stared at the concubine who was about to cry with his wife and aunt: "Useless things." He turned his head and asked the concubine, "What happened?"

The gentleman in Qiu's mansion occasionally stays overnight in Xishi, as long as those dirty women are not brought back to the mansion, Qiu He never cares.After Jiulang joined the Pharmacy Bureau, he had to interact with others even more, but it was just a night of drinking and hugging a woman, and the Qiu family let him be free.

Perhaps it was also because of this, after Qiu Jiulang was captured, the concubine ran all night in the city and returned to the mansion to deliver a message, even if the Marquis of Wu ran into him, they did not dare to lock him up.

That's why the servant rushed back to Qiu's mansion shortly after Jiulang was arrested.

"Jiulang himself was having a drink with others, how could Prince Qing suddenly bring someone into the restaurant and arrest Jiulang directly!"

"Prince Qing's son?" Qiu He narrowed his eyes, and said, "Do you know where he took it?"

"Say it's Dali Temple!"

Qiu He looked at the gentlemen from several families who came to pass the message together, and said with a silent smile: "What did Jiu Lang say to you?"

The lords of those families were just weak in the family, and when they communicated with Qiu Jiulang in the past, most of their words were depressing.When Qiu Jiulang took advantage of the influence of the crown prince and the Qiu family to enter the Pharmacy Bureau, they pursued Qiu Jiulang day and night, hoping to find an official position as well.

When the head of the state asked, the group hurriedly shook their heads: "Jiulang didn't say anything to us, he only mentioned that he would give us some prescriptions tomorrow, saying that he found them from the library in the palace, and that eating them would make him alive."

"Did the prescription be given to you?"

"Not yet..."

"That's good." Qiu He's eyes were full of unspeakable, "Let's send some gentlemen back home."

As soon as the people were sent away, Gao immediately ordered someone to send the concubine and his wife back to the backyard who were ashamed of themselves in front of outsiders.

"Father, about Jiulang..." Qiu Xin frowned, "King Qing asked the crown prince to escort the crown prince back to the palace, and he probably talked a lot along the way. Could it be that it was the crown prince's idea to capture Jiulang this time?"

"With His Majesty's character, even if you really doubt the truth about the death of the former emperor, you will never insist on asking Zhao Duqing to arrest Jiulang after knowing that this matter is related to my Qiu family."

"Is that the King Yuan?"

"Yuan Wang has no power or power in the court. In the past few days, besides participating in the court affairs as the regent, has he also interfered in our decision-making?" Qiu He thought for a while, with deep scheming in his eyes, "I'm afraid It's the immortal thing of the Empress Dowager."

"What should I do?"

Qiu Xin was too aware of his nephew's temper, he was as useless as his concubine brother.It was hard to squeeze into the pharmacy, but unexpectedly, he did the first thing, and was caught and taken away.

Qiu He asked: "The pregnant woman outside Lao Wu gave birth?"

"I heard that a son was born last night."

Qiu He nodded: "Bring the mother and son back for Lao Wu. Lao Wu's wife is a good one. She can't have children by herself, so she won't stop Lao Wu from finding a woman who can have children."

Qiu Xin agreed, and already understood the meaning here.

Gao looked at her husband in astonishment.

Qiu He patted his wife's hand and said: "It's just a grandson of a concubine. When it's time to break up, we should break it up quickly, so as not to affect the whole family."

At night, the sound of running water in the leak kept going.

Qiu Jiulang was locked in the cell of Dali Temple, huddled in a corner and shivering.The leak was placed in his cell on purpose, and the sound of dripping water was very clear in the silent cell.

Qiu Jiulang shrank his neck and said nothing, but the prisoners in the cells on both sides couldn't bear it anymore.

Who doesn't want to sleep well in the middle of the night, they are all locked up in prison. They should eat and sleep, and when they wake up, they can talk or not and continue to be locked up.But now that Genglou is placed here, the voice is so clear that people can't sleep well, and I feel very irritable all of a sudden.

A prisoner grabbed the stone at hand, passed through the wooden bars of the cell, and threw it directly on Qiu Jiulang: "Stinky boy, if the officials tell you to recruit, you will recruit, and the tick-tock is annoying!"

Qiu Jiulang was hit on the head, and blood came out of his forehead immediately.

After being hit by several stones one after another, Qiu Jiulang finally couldn't help but curled up in a corner and cried.The self-righteousness built up in the past because of the power of the Qiu family fell apart.

There were footsteps coming from far and near, and when they reached the prison door, they patted on the wooden fence: "Qiu Jiulang."

Qiu Jiulang raised his head tremblingly, seeing Zhao Duqing outside the door, and the person standing behind Zhao Duqing, his eyes widened in fright.

"Where did the medicine that the late emperor took on a daily basis come from?"

"The Pharmacy Bureau..."

"Who is responsible for the booster drugs that the late emperor used before his death?"

"Zhao...not Xu...not Xue..."

"Who is it?" Zhao Duqing stared into Qiu Jiulang's eyes, "Be honest, maybe you can save your life."

"Yes... it's me..."

"You are only a straight head, why can you personally provide medicine for the late emperor?"

"Eunuch Chang also objected at first. It was... the late emperor. It was the late emperor who felt that it was too embarrassing for outsiders to know, so he listened to the empress's recommendation and asked me...to read ancient books and find them without hurting my health. The medicine that can make people live alive in bed..."

"So you found it and have been providing it to the late emperor?"

Qiu Jiulang shook his head and nodded again, timidly looked at the young man who had been sitting behind Zhao Duqing, holding back tears in his red eyes.

"I only provided it once or twice, and then... Later, my grandfather said that it was always given to the late emperor. As long as the late emperor asked for it, he would give it. So..."

"Do you remember the prescription?"

Qiu Jiulang nodded.

"Write it down."

After sending Qiu Jiulang back to the cell and ordering him to be strictly guarded, no one was allowed to visit him, Zhao Duqing saw that Zhao Zhen was still sitting in the distance, with Qiu Jiulang's confession and the prescription he silently wrote by his hand.

"His Majesty."

"Cousin, Father, did he really die after taking this booster drug? Grandpa...why did he kill Father..."

The young Zhao Zhen straightened her back and stared blankly, as if she couldn't believe that under the coercion and temptation, Qiu Jiulang sold everything he knew.

Zhao Duqing kept staring into his eyes, during this period, Zhao Zhen's eyes dimmed as if he had lost all hope.

He was only a child, and suddenly he needed to accept the maliciousness projected by those he once trusted.

"Apart from Qiu Jiulang, the crucial point for the late emperor's death is the restaurant Jiangyuan in West Market."

"Isn't that bearded girl already dead?"

"Yes. I heard that it was those Hu people who were dealt with by General Qiu at that time. Hu Nu's body was dragged to the mass grave, and there was an old man in the wine shop, named Jiang Tuo, who was lame. After the accident, he was imprisoned in Dali Temple .”

"Has there been an interrogation?"

Zhao Duqing was about to answer, but at this moment there was a knock on the door, three times faster and three times slower, this was the secret signal between him and Liang Xin'an.

Zhao Duqing got up and walked out.

When he went out, Zhao Zhen was the only one left in the closed door.He sat on the seat, curled up slowly, put his arms around his head, tears soaked his cuffs.

"Father, what should my son do..."

Outside the door, Zhao Duqing took the food box brought by Liang Xin'an, and took a look at the dishes inside. The aroma of the food was overflowing, but it didn't look like he would be relieved by the majesty inside.

"Qiu Jiulang interrogated?"

"It's been interrogated." Zhao Duqing sighed, "Where's Jiang Tuo?"

Liang Xin'an said: "People are watching. Didn't Chu Sanlang say before that he has a very close relationship with the Dayue family, and He Lianhun even met him personally."

Zhao Duqing nodded: "This person needs to be careful."

Jiang Yuan is now an abandoned house, Jiang Qiang is dead, Jiang Tuo is arrested, and another Hu girl seems to have fled with her child.Zhao Duqing once went to find Jiang Qiang's body, but at that time there was no complete body found in the mass graves, and most of them were eaten by wild dogs in the middle of the night.

As for Jiangtuo.If not for Chu Heng's earlier reminder, it would be hard for Zhao Duqing to believe that an old man like Jiang Tuo, who seemed powerless, would have a connection with Helian Hun.

The death of Emperor Mingde is inseparable from the Qiu family and the Dayue family.

"Okay, you go back to rest first." Zhao Duqing patted Liang Xin'an's arm, "In the past few days, you can help Auntie take care of the things in the palace, the two children...you can help me too..."

"Oh no!"

The sudden shout made Zhao Zhen run out from behind the door in shock.

Liang Xin'an hurriedly saluted, turned around and ran out, and soon brought back the news.

"Someone is robbing the prison!" He gritted his teeth bitterly, "All of us hiding in the dark have been killed. Someone has come and robbed Jiangtuo!"

Zhao Duqing was stunned.

Jiang Tuo has been locked in Dali Temple. The Qiu family seems to have regarded him as an ordinary barbarian, and did not torture him. He only planned to release him after a period of time.But now that they are being robbed, is it because the Qiu family intends to pass on the suspicion of the late emperor's death to Jiang Tuo, or...or Helianhun?

"Sir!"

Someone came rolling and crawling.Zhao Duqing took a closer look and found that it was the master book of Dali Temple.

"What's the panic?"

"Qiu Jiulang is dead!"