Princess [rebirth]

When King Jin and several Dukes were discussing in Anren Hall, King Yan was not idle.

Relying on his seniority, King Yan always likes to show off in front of other clans. Clans with real power like King Jin usually ignore him, but there are also some empty-handed county kings or fallen princes, All flattered by King Yan's side.

At this time, several county kings and dukes surrounded King Yan. You and I shared the same hatred with King Yan, expressing how the sage could act like this. They have been worried and afraid all night, and the culprit who poisoned them has not been caught yet. It turns out that the sage actually stayed them in the palace. Doesn't this mean that they don't take their lives seriously?

It doesn't matter if they don't take their lives seriously, but there is King Yan among them. Does the saint not even care about his uncle and grandfather?The Great Zhou Dynasty has always governed the country with benevolence and filial piety. It is really unfilial for the saints to act like this. As a clan, they cannot just watch the saints go astray.

A group of people chattered and spoke with righteous indignation, as if Dou Chun's detaining them in the palace was a heinous act, but they were slandering happily, but no one dared to step out of the palace.

Since Dou Chun left them behind, he naturally sent heavy soldiers to guard the entrance of the hall. The clansmen looked at the solemn and tall Shenwu army, and they didn't dare to go beyond the thunder pond at all, for fear that if they approached, those With a sword in hand and a sword in hand, they have to give their lives here.

They are very familiar with the name of the Shenwu Army. The Shenwu Army belongs to the Forbidden Army of the Saint and only obeys the orders of the Saint. Unlike the sixteen guards of the Nanya Mansion, the Forbidden Army is only responsible for the safety of the Saint and the imperial city.They also heard from time to time that the original commander of the Imperial Army was Commander Mu who was trusted and loved by the late emperor, but they didn't know what happened to Commander Mu. He was actually removed from the position of Commander of the Imperial Army by the saint a while ago.

The current Commander of the Forbidden Army is a little-known little general. The dismissal of the Commander of the Forbidden Army has nothing to do with the clan. After all, the Commander of the Forbidden Army is a close minister of the Saint. If the clan gets closer to him, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Saint. You, a clan, have a relationship with the commander of the Forbidden Army of the saint, do you want to rebel or what?

Therefore, most people in the clan didn't feel anything about Commander Mu's dismissal, but King Yan secretly screamed that something was wrong.King Yan is good at making money. Since he can flatter Emperor Xuan and the first emperor by presenting his wife, it means that he is not willing to be lonely. Originally, he was a prince who held a lot of power during Emperor Xuan's time, and he also had weight in speaking in the court. He only needs to mention whoever he wants to pull, Emperor Xuan has no reason to do so, how can he let go with such a status and honor?

He thought that with his own status, in the period of the first emperor, even if he could not go any further, he would not be much worse. After all, he was the uncle of the first emperor. The officials of King Yan couldn't send the lady into the palace, so they had to find King Yan.As a last resort, King Yan had no choice but to give up his face and went to the palace to find the first emperor himself. The first emperor saw that he was an uncle, so it was not easy to refute his face, making King Yan the only clan that could present his wife .

Unexpectedly, the King of Yan had gone through this path, so he began to think about using ladies to tie the heart of the late emperor, and presented many beautiful ladies, among whom those ladies were favored, and they blew in the late emperor's ear. The pillow breeze really benefited King Yan a lot.

In this way, King Yan's determination to go further and further on this road was further strengthened.At the same time, he also began to get close to the commander of the imperial army who was trusted by the first emperor. You must know that in the harem, apart from the concubines, the commander of the imperial army is the most trusted by the saints. Therefore, he spent a lot of effort and finally caught up with Mu Xuan a line.

It's just that the good times didn't last long. After the death of the first emperor, the sage who succeeded him followed the rules of the first emperor, and still cut off the way of dedication. King Yan wanted to imitate what he did in the past, and entered the palace to use his status to pressure the sage to nod.Who knows that the sage is more slippery than the former emperor, either because he was busy with government affairs and didn't have time to see him, or because he blocked him with words, he finally found an opportunity at the palace banquet, and the result was just a few words, a beautiful maiko So she became Xu Meiren's servant girl.

The maiko was found by the King of Yan after a lot of effort. I thought that with the beauty and skills of the maiko, even if he couldn't squeeze out the queen, he could still occupy a place in the harem. If there was another son and a half in the future Yes, it is only a matter of time before becoming a favorite concubine.

But his wishful thinking was well done, and the saint didn’t want to follow suit. It’s no use. The saint threw out high-sounding reasons. One was to keep his filial piety for the former emperor, and the other was to keep his filial piety for the empress dowager. The empress dowager died only a few months ago. At this juncture, if the sage accepts the harem, it is indeed easy to attract criticism.

Although there is a beauty named Xu in the harem, and she is still pregnant, who would dare to speak out directly to expose the saint's excuses?Since the sage said to keep his filial piety, no matter how beautiful and beautiful the lady King Yan wants to offer, that has nothing to do with the sage. Who would dare to give the sage the lady he doesn't want?

Therefore, King Yan could only hold his breath, watching the maiko become Xu Meiren's maid, and he had to thank the saint for his kindness.

Thinking of this, King Yan felt very unhappy. He has always relied on his seniority, so he didn't pay attention to the saint at all. In addition, the saint is just a boy in his twenties. In King Yan's view, the sage is nothing to be afraid of. His ultimate goal of offering maiko is to earn the position of regent prince.

Of course, he didn't let anyone know about his idea, he just thought about it in his heart, thinking that when his elder brother Emperor Xuan was around, there was a talented person who was the most favored in the harem, and he saw with his own eyes how that talented person was The queen stepped on her feet, and how did that talented man support Dou Ze? If Dou Yuan hadn't been capable, he would have been killed a long time ago, and Dou Ze would have been crowned prince.

Although the last talented person had a miserable end, she still gave Dou Yuan a hard time before she died, and he had vaguely heard about the will, so in King Yan's view, even a small concubine could not This is why he set his sights on Dou Chun's harem. He wanted to cultivate a talent who was the same as that of Emperor Xuan.

It's just that Dou Chun is not as lustful as Emperor Xuan, and the only one who has been included in the harem since he ascended the throne is his female official, which makes King Yan and other clans and ministers who are also thinking about it feel a little tricky.

At this time, King Yan was sitting on the main seat in the Hall of Peace, listening to other people's remarks, he was still thinking about the use of Liniang, a dancer. , or be assigned to Xu Meiren's side, Xu Meiren is pregnant and can't serve the saint now, if the saint goes to Xu Meiren's Zichen Palace, wouldn't Liniang have a chance?

King Yan was refreshed. It seems that Liniang's assignment to Xu Meiren's side is not all a bad thing. As long as Xu Meiren's brains are bright enough, she will definitely choose a palace maid to take her as a firm favor. Then, with Liniang's means, It is not difficult to climb onto the dragon bed.

Therefore, King Yan was relieved, and he just had to wait patiently until the day when Liniang came out. ...

The movement of Anren Hall and Anhe Hall was reported to Dou Chun. Dou Chun was admiring Zhuo Jingfan's sleeping face in the Lizheng Hall, but the person who poisoned him has not been caught yet. He just sat in the Lizheng Hall. After a while, he went back to the study of Liangyi Hall.

All the palace servants in the imperial dining room were imprisoned and are being interrogated. As for the sneaky inner prisoner who walked into Fengyang Pavilion, Dou Chun sent Youshou to keep an eye on it.After a while, the old man sent back news that the eunuch was not from the two eldest princesses, but the rough envoy in Fengyang Pavilion who was in charge of cleaning the courtyards.

After Dou Chun got the news, he had someone secretly imprison the inner eunuch until he was caught, but the inner eunuch didn't know that he had revealed himself.

After a whole night of investigation, several innocent palace servants had been excluded from the imperial dining room, but Dou Chun was very cautious, and did not let those palace attendants return to the imperial dining room to be on duty, but sent them to the Yeting Bureau, and then Then the newly trained palace servants were transferred from the Shangyi Bureau to use them.

Blessed took over all the affairs of the imperial dining room, the meaning of the sage was obvious, no matter whether the palace servants were involved in poisoning or not, the sage did not intend to use them anymore.Therefore, you are blessed without being wordy, and you act directly according to the sage's will. The Shangshi Bureau of Dianzhong Province has also been dismissed and replaced most of the internal prisons, and the two Feng Yu of the Shangshi Bureau lost their lives. It was sent to the Longevity Hall by their hands.

One night passed, and the palace people in the palace had a big change of blood. Many palace people disappeared into the palace without a sound. The palace people who survived did not dare to find out where they went. They didn't dare to complain, after all, they were lucky to save their lives.

After dawn, Dou Chun's case put forward many confessions, all of which were interrogated overnight by Lu Fu leading Gong Zheng, Si Zheng and Dian Zheng.Gong Zheng is in charge of the command and prohibition in the palace, but when the palace people make mistakes in their duties, they can be punished immediately, but for major matters, they have to report and ask for instructions. However, with Lu Fu leading, Gong Zheng naturally does not need to ask the saint for instructions.

Gong Zheng and Si Zheng are palace people who have been immersed in the palace for a long time. They have seen a lot of private affairs and adultery in the palace. They also have many methods of torture in their hands. Almost all of them couldn't survive a quarter of an hour before crying and confessing everything they knew.

Of course, there are a few tough ones among them, but under the appalling means, it is only an extra hour. The maidservants who enter the palace are all delicate ladies, how can they survive those cruel torture methods, even the eunuchs Few survive, unless specially trained spies.

Therefore, Gong Zheng and others did not spend much effort to find out the suspected palace people. The prison where the palace people were held was not quiet for a moment, and frightening screams and pleadings came out from time to time, until The sky in the east was bright, and those crying and begging for mercy gradually disappeared. ...

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After Zhuo Jingfan woke up, it was already the middle of the next day.He rubbed his forehead and sat up, Fu Ling, who was waiting outside the tent, immediately took a step forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you going to wake up?"

"Well, what time is it now?" Zhuo Jingfan responded, and Fu Ling led the maids to open the curtains and bed curtains beside the bed, and tied them to the bedposts on both sides.

"Go back to your mother, it's already the hour and five quarters." Fu Ling replied, Zhuo Jingfan paused, turned his head to look at the sky outside the window, frowned and said, "It's so late, has the saint ever come?"

"Mother, the sage Chenshi came here for the first time, and saw that you were sleeping soundly, so he asked the servants not to disturb you." Fu Ling replied while waiting on Zhuo Jingfan's clean face.

After hearing this, Zhuo Jingfan didn't make a sound, and after letting the palace servants fix himself up, he led the palace servants to the side hall for dinner. After eating, he rode on the queen's shoulders to the Hall of Liangyi See a saint.

Dou Chun heard that he was asking for an audience, so he immediately allowed him in, Zhuo Jingfan left all the accompanying palace people outside, and entered the study alone, as soon as he stepped into the study, Lu Fu hurriedly led the maidservants forward The waiter Zhuo Jingfan took off the heavy cloak covering the outside, took off the cloak, Zhuo Jingfan waved his hand, and Lu Fu led the palace people back with great insight.

"Wake up, did you sleep well? Have you eaten yet?" Sitting behind the desk, Dou Chun watched Zhuo Jingfan walk towards him step by step, and asked warmly with a smile.

"Slept well, used it up, how about you? Your complexion is not very good, you stayed up all night?" Zhuo Jingfan walked to him and sat down, with distressed tone in his tone, he brought the teacup for him , opened it to test the temperature, felt it was still warm, and handed it over.

"I made a new discovery last night. I have to strike before Mu Xuan knows about it. Take a look at these." Dou Chun took a sip from the teacup. Although he hadn't slept all night, his eyes were piercing. The stack of confessions next to his hand pushed in Zhuo Jingfan's direction.

Zhuo Jingfan picked up the stack of papers, flipped through them one by one, and when he finished reading, he slapped the papers on the desk again, "What a Mu Xuan, there is actually a chess piece hidden in the palace!"

"That chess piece is hidden very deep. I think Mu Xuan planned to use it when he was desperate. Who knew that chess piece was smart and showed its feet last night. Now it is in my hands." Dou Chun evoked The corner of the lips smiled.

"What's the relationship between that chess piece and Mu Xuan? You Shou said that they look alike, so could it be Mu Xuan's brother?" Zhuo Jingfan frowned and asked.

"Well, I sent someone to interrogate him last night. At first he was stubborn and refused to speak, but after a few punishments, he couldn't take it anymore." Dou Chun sneered and handed over another stack of confessions. To Zhuo Jingfan.

Zhuo Jingfan took it and looked at it, his pupils shrank suddenly, the eunuch briefly explained his life experience, it turned out that he and Mu Xuan are indeed brothers, Mu Xuan is the elder brother, he is the younger brother, but he is not like Mu Xuan The surname is Mu, but the surname is Liang.The moment Zhuo Jingfan saw the surname Liang, Zhuo Jingfan's heart skipped a beat.

He continued to look down, and the eunuch's name was Liang Zhongxuan.

It turns out that the real ancestor is here, but how could the ancestor become an inner prisoner?The people under Dou Chun's subordinates are not vegetarians. They can tell whether an inner eunuch is real or not, and no matter how stupid the former emperor is, it is impossible for a gentleman to infiltrate the palace and become an inner eunuch. A real eunuch who knows something.

Zhuo Jingfan was stunned, Liang Zhongxuan was an internal eunuch, how could he carry on the family line?The child in Concubine Qiwan's belly is clearly Mu Xuan's, not Liang Zhongxuan's. Who was the ancestor who established the Liang Dynasty in the previous life?He was really confused.

Seeing that he was silent while watching the confession, Dou Chun thought that he had been greatly shocked. After all, when he knew that Mu Xuan had sent his own brother into the palace as an inner prisoner, he was also extremely shocked.Is it possible to sacrifice everything for the so-called "orthodoxy" and "the great cause of national restoration"?And Liang Zhongxuan who was sent to the palace didn't complain at all, he was helping his elder brother by doing this.

What a great brotherhood, but Dou Chun only finds it ridiculous and sad.

Did Liang Zhongxuan know that what he lost was the most important part for a gentleman?And as an inner eunuch, even if Mu Xuan really became a big deal, it is impossible to regard him as a brother anymore. After all, no saint would admit that an inner eunuch is his own brother.

"Mu Xuan's methods are cruel enough, and his heart is cold enough. Liang Zhongxuan is his only younger brother. For the great cause, he let Liang Zhongxuan enter the palace without blinking an eye." Dou Chun said lightly.

"In order to ensure that he is the only orthodox, he can only sacrifice Liang Zhongxuan." Zhuo Jingfan came back to his senses and sneered. The reason why Mu Xuan would do this is very easy to understand. He thought there was only one orthodox, but now But there are two princes who both have the royal blood of the Great Wu Dynasty. If it happens in the future, who will sit on the throne?In order to prevent possible disputes, Mu Xuan cut off Liang Zhongxuan's way from the very beginning.

From this point of view, Liang Zhongxuan's status is obviously far inferior to that of Mu Xuan. Otherwise, if Mu Xuan wanted to send Liang Zhongxuan into the palace, how could those former loyal ministers who followed them not stop him?After all, it is the blood of the royal family. If a prince is appointed as an internal prisoner, will it be acceptable to spread the word?

Unexpectedly, the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty in his previous life would have such a miserable life in this life, Zhuo Jingfan was surprised for a moment, and then forgot about it.Liang Zhongxuan was no longer a threat to him, all the attachments and entanglements in his heart were let go at this moment, and he no longer had to worry day and night about the so-called true dragon spirit on his ancestor, because in this life, the ancestor had already become an inner prisoner , It is impossible for an inner eunuch to sit on the throne.

As for Mu Xuan, maybe he has some ability and manpower, but to fight against a dynasty, he is still a little tender. In his previous life, there was no such thing as Mu Xuan, so Zhuo Jingfan didn't think at all that the other party's plot would succeed.Since he came to the Great Zhou Dynasty, all the worries that had always been hidden in his heart were finally eliminated. At this moment, he felt relieved from the bottom of his heart. The thorny anxiety in the past will no longer bother him from today.

Dou Chun on the side keenly noticed that Zhuo Jingfan's whole temperament suddenly changed, that change was subtle, but because Dou Chun always paid attention to Zhuo Jingfan, so no matter how subtle the change was, in his opinion It is also obvious.

He felt that Zhuo Jingfan, who was somewhat depressed in the past, suddenly became... wanton at this moment, yes, just wanton, and Fanfan at this moment was full of wantonness, just like those invisible things that bound Fanfan in the past The shackles are all taken off.

In the past, Fanfan always seemed to be worried about something, he didn't dare to make mistakes in his words and deeds, and he paid special attention to Mu Xuan, and his appearance as if he was facing a big enemy always made Dou Chun a little puzzled.But now it is different, he can feel that Fanfan no longer cares about Mu Xuan, and if there is any fear in Fanfan, it has disappeared without a trace.

He didn't know what Fanfan had figured out, but he was happy to see such a change like Fanfan's. He didn't take Mu Xuan seriously at all. As a small commander of the imperial army, he could drive him out of the palace with a single sentence. Go, it's just that Fanfan is very cautious, and it's not easy for him to refute the other party's meaning, so he also showed a cautious look, but he felt a little disapproving in his heart, feeling that Fanfan thought highly of Mu Xuan.

For this reason, he was actually a little jealous in his heart, and he hoped that Fanfan's eyes would be on himself, and not on those irrelevant people.

It’s so easy now that Fanfan finally figured it out, Dou Chun was very happy, he looked at Fanfan’s bright eyes with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in his heart - yes, that’s it, from now on, as long as you have me in your eyes up. ...

The clan members were stayed in the palace by Dou Chun, and in the early morning of the next day, the eunuchs came to pass the decree, some of them were able to leave the palace and return home, but some were still left in the palace.Jin Wang and others in Anren Hall are the first batch of clans that can leave the palace. Before they left, they glanced in the direction of Anhe Hall. end.

After they left the palace, Yan Wang and others in the Anhe Palace also received the news that many clans had already left the palace, but they were still trapped in the Anhe Palace, which made everyone feel faint. A wave of uneasiness.

Among them, the king of Fenyang County thought he had a good friendship with King Yan, so he boldly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the sage has clearly ignored you by acting like this. Then King Jin is just your nephew. I left before you, this word spread..."

"That's right, and Zheng Guogong and Song Guogong, what are they? They actually walked in front of the king, and they didn't come to say hello to the king. This is really not taking the king seriously." Fenyang County As soon as Wang's words fell, someone hurriedly echoed.

Everyone immediately complained about the injustice for King Yan, and King Yan sat on the main seat with a cold face, listening to the words of the people below, the anger in his heart rose higher and higher, yes, he is the uncle of the saint, could it be Not nobler than other clans?In terms of seniority, he is the highest, what is Jin Wang Dou liquidating?It's just a prince who doesn't please Emperor Xuan, but fortunately the saint even praised him higher than himself!

The king of Yan was so excited by the crowd, his mind became dizzy, and he planned to talk to the saint, and the king of Yan ordered his commander to go and tell the Shenwu army guarding the gate of the hall that he asked to see the saint and let them let him go.

The King of Fenyang County saw that King Yan was successfully swayed, and immediately exchanged a vague look with a person beside him. continue to be trapped in the palace.But if the King of Yan made the matter worse, the sage could no longer imprison the clans due to public opinion and filial piety, and their goal of leaving would be achieved.