The correct way to open the first favorite concubine of Ming Dynasty

I knew he was deliberately teasing me, so he didn't take the trick: "Then I'll take a guess, is it a girl from the Cui family, a girl from the Zhang family, or a girl from the Quan family?"

Heitan smiled and said, "Those who know me are Ruowei."

I was so angry that I gently pinched him: "The imperial doctor told you to rest, but you are still thinking about these cases. How did you promise me yesterday?"

Heidan hugged me, buried his head in my neck coquettishly, and said with a smile: "I promised you not to intervene, but I didn't promise you not to even think about it. Good wife, come and settle this matter with me." , I won’t think about it any more, I only think about you.”

This guy is like a lump of maltose, sticky and sweet, you can't get rid of it, and you can't get rid of it.

He had no choice but to agree, "Then tell me what Zhou Xin said yesterday."

In the case of Concubine Quan, it was Zhang Guifei, Cui Meiren, and the eunuchs Jin Xi and Shang Quan of the Imperial Medicine Bureau that Heidan and I found out that ultimately led to the death of Concubine Quan.According to Zhou Xin, in fact, this group of people was also found in Ji Gang’s concubine Chaxian case, and he really wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail the British government, but he didn’t report them because Ji Gang tried to make people drugged in the imperial meal, and he was responsible for drugging When the palace lady heard that Concubine Xian was poisoned, she panicked and was caught by the Jinxi people. The palace lady is still in their hands, so Ji Gang dared not move.

After finding out who the missing person was recently through the roster of black eggs, Zhou Xin guessed that this person was either hidden in the British public estate, or somewhere in the imperial pharmacy.Before that, Heidan had ordered people to secretly investigate the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau, and it was confirmed that there was no one there, so Zhou Xin went to visit the farms under the name of the British Duke and his servants.

"When Zhou Xin secretly investigated the whereabouts of this palace lady, he discovered that Li Chun, one of Ji Gang's subordinates, wanted to strike first and kill the palace lady. He arrested Li Chun on the grounds that he was asking for bribes in Zhejiang, and he escaped. , chased him to Zhuozhou and put him in prison. Unexpectedly, the Zhuozhou prison guards colluded with Jin Yiwei and released Li Chun privately. Li Chun fled back to the capital, but set up a trap with Ji Gang to capture Zhou Xin."

I asked, "Where is the court lady now?"

Heidan said: "Now she is almost the life-saving talisman of Concubine Zhang. As long as she is here, Ji Gang will not dare to reveal what Concubine Zhang and the Cui family have done. Naturally, the Zhang family will closely monitor her."

I frowned: "Now the imperial court is using its troops, and Southwest is still inseparable from the Duke of England. I am afraid that His Majesty will not be able to control the dignitaries of the UK. We have no evidence to prove that she is in the Duke of England."

Heidan said: "Do you think Concubine Zhang Gui will jump over the wall in a hurry, and bite Ji Gang out in order to exonerate or reduce her crime?"

I thought about it, and found it difficult: "Although they have the motivation and ability to get the silver hook kiss, and Monk Jin Xiquan did indeed give medicine to His Majesty, but the box of medicine mixed with poison has not been found yet. As long as they grit their teeth and refuse to admit it, I am afraid that even though His Majesty suspects them, he may not do anything to them. If they are not forced to a corner, they will not jump over the wall in a hurry."

Heidan sighed heavily: "That box of medicine, Zhou Xin said, probably fell into the hands of the second emperor uncle."

Suddenly, my heart was filled with dark clouds: "Did Zhou Xin send someone to tell you privately before, or did he say it directly to His Majesty in front of you yesterday?"

"Yesterday."

"Did he get the medicine? Or is there any solid evidence?"

"There is no evidence. He traced the whereabouts and whereabouts of all the eunuchs, maids, and guards on duty that night according to the list given by Yang Rong, and found that the eunuchs who were in charge of arranging the sleeping quarters for those few days were originally selected from the Hanwang Palace and sent to the palace. When I came back, I was transferred back to the Han Palace as an errand. The eunuch from the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau can’t be there to wait on Concubine Quan when she is in bed, and the one who delivers the medicine can only be the eunuch from the Sleeping Bureau, and it’s likely to be this person.”

It is indeed worthy of being a generation of detectives, what a pity.

I said, "I'm afraid Zhou Xin is really in danger this time."

Heitan said, "Why are you sighing like that all of a sudden?"

I said: "We used this matter to find out the truth about the empress's death, and we also wanted to overthrow the King of Han and Ji Gang, so we couldn't see it if we were trapped in it. But if you jump out and look at it from your majesty's standpoint, you didn't I found out that this case is already too involved."

Heidan suddenly realized, and punched the bed board heavily.

It is difficult to get a result of this case in a short period of time, which means that the current prince, grandson, king of Han, commander of Jinyiwei, first-rank prince, and noble concubine of the harem must all be listed on the emperor's distrust list before they can prove their innocence. inside.

And behind each of these few people is a huge interest group.Behind the crown prince are civil servants, behind the King of Han are military officers, Ji Gang has Jin Yiwei in his hands, and behind the Duke of England are his relatives.

Although the emperor was worried about his own safety, he also regretted the murder of his beloved concubine, and wanted to find out the real cause of the queen's death, but the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty now requires these people to perform their duties in their respective positions.Among other things, if the Crown Prince and the King of Han are untrustworthy for the time being, and King Zhao has long been judged to be unfit to inherit the great power, Zhu Di can't pass on the Jiangshan that he managed to bring down with great difficulty. Let people?

If the case is solved quickly, the emperor will immediately get rid of the scourge, and no matter how many seats are vacated, someone will naturally fill them up, then Zhou Xin will be the number one hero.But now the case is complicated, the three groups of suspects are mixed together, and the prince and grandson are involved in the investigation. It is impossible for the emperor to tear up and thoroughly investigate all the suspects for a little suspicion. It is very likely that they will choose to find an excuse to kill Zhou Xin first, temporarily put the case aside gently on the surface to ensure the normal operation of the court, and then slowly investigate the case secretly.

Killing Zhou Xin not only killed loyal and capable ministers unjustly, maybe the entire prince's party would be affected.After all, Zhou Xin was appointed by the prince, and it was Zhu Zhanji who first proposed to re-investigate the Queen's case.

Zhu Di can treat Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji differently emotionally, dislike one and like the other, but when it comes to politics, the father and son are one in Zhu Di's eyes.Behind Zhu Zhanji's every move, there must be the prince's instruction.

Hei Dan has naturally thought of what I can think of at this moment.

"If I had known today, I shouldn't have shown my strength in the first place. It was a waste of Zhou Xin's life and troubled my father."

I persuaded: "You were also devoted to the empress and filial piety at the beginning. What was wrong? The fault was the treacherous ministers who made trouble. Besides, man is not as good as heaven is. Even the sages of Yao and Shun and the wisdom of Zhuge may not be able to predict it. Everything. You continue to tell me what Mr. Zhou has found out, and we will see if we can think of any other way to solve the case, so let's try our best to save him."

"That's the only way to go right now..." Heidan said, "Furthermore, to prove to Grandpa Huang that Zhou Xin is irreplaceable in Grandma Huang's case, can make Grandpa Huang want to kill later, and gain more time." The possibility of saving him."

According to Zhou Xin's investigation, the king of Han used arsenic at that time, and it was put in a jar of Korean kimchi presented by Quan Yongjun.

Because Concubine Quan's brother, Quan Yongjun, was in charge of the imperial cuisine, and the one in charge of making kimchi was a Korean chef presented to Daming by King Li Fangyuan of Joseon, naturally Concubine Quan would not be suspicious.

For the time being, there are only suspects and no one is sure about who the King of Han bribed to prescribe the drug, because all the witnesses and material evidence have fallen into the hands of Ji Gang, and it is difficult for people other than Jin Yiwei to contact—this is why Ji Gang reported the case to Zhu Di in the first place At that time, although Concubine Quan's symptoms were not consistent with arsenic/shuang poisoning, Ji Gang still reported that Concubine Quan died of arsenic/shuang.

As for why Ji Gang didn't expose the King of Han to the emperor, I'm afraid it was because he saw that the muddy water of seizing the heir was not easy to navigate. Xie Jin who was locked in his imperial prison was an example.

Moreover, the commander of Jin Yiwei only needs to be loyal to the emperor, and whoever is the emperor can be loyal to him, and he can keep his head safe.And if he attacked the King of Han this time, if he failed to kill the King of Han in one stroke, he would definitely suffer if he could not guarantee that the King of Han would become emperor in the future.

So now Ji Gang must be keeping the personal and physical evidence, in order to flatter the King of Han, but he refuses to hand it over to protect himself.

The imperial concubine, Ji Gang, and the King of Han are intertwined, and the case of Concubine Quan has become a dead end.

To save Zhou Xin, it seems that, as Heidan said, it depends on the queen's case.