Reincarnation of the powerful minister

At three o'clock in Xu time, Emperor Jinglong, who left the palace in a micro-clothes, returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"During the time I'm not here, what's the important thing?" The emperor asked Lan Xi habitually while washing his face and hands.

Lan Xi reported: "Today, the six memorials have been sent to the cabinet, and it is estimated that tomorrow the elders in the cabinet will issue drafts, and then send them to the Hall of Mental Cultivation for imperial approval.

"Also, two days ago, Li Shangshu and other cabinet ministers repeatedly asked the prince to return to the palace, saying that the jade body is precious. After all, there are few people serving the Taimiao, so it is not suitable to live for a long time. Didn't the emperor say that he should disclose the news to the young master to see if he is What's the reaction?"

The emperor removed the hot cotton towel from his face, revealing a pair of deep and narrow eyes with damp moisture still on the eyelashes, "I guess, I refused to come back before, but now I am willing again?"

"Your Highness is wise, your guess is really accurate!" Lan Xi laughed, "Young Master originally said that he would stay for 49 days in the Taimiao to write scriptures and pray for the empress, and he would not return to the palace. After the explosion last night, Hearing that the window sills and glazed tiles of the Hall of Mental Cultivation fell down, I was afraid of hurting the emperor, so I hurried back this morning to say hello. But the emperor was already out of the palace at that time, and the slaves persuaded the young master to return to Duanben Palace with all kinds of talk, and tomorrow morning I should come again to say hello. Anyone with eyes can see my filial piety."

The emperor put the cotton towel on the edge of the washbasin, and the maid took it down, "You don't have to speak well for him. I haven't forgiven him about the matter of Kunning Palace."

"Yes, the emperor's deep love and responsibility, and the young master's pure filial piety are two different things and should not be confused." Lan Xi said tactfully.

The emperor laughed and scolded: "Old eunuch, you flattered both sides with one sentence. What else is there?"

Lan Xi seemed to have just remembered, "Jin Yiwei's fellow acquaintance, Shen Qi, handed over a secret report, saying that he had something important to ask Mr. Mian. He was waiting outside the forbidden gate. He had been waiting for... for more than half an hour."

"Shen Qi?" The emperor pondered for a moment, and ordered: "Send him in."

Lan Xi received the oral order, walked out of the hall, and ordered the servants to deliver the decree at the forbidden gate.

Not long after, I saw Shen Qi wearing a dark blue imperial-given flying fish suit, following the edict, unloading the embroidered spring knife outside the door, and walking steadily into the hall.

The emperor previously told him not to kneel when he performed the duties, so Shen Qi clasped her fists in salute, and asked the saint to bow to Wan An, before she said: "I have something important to report."

The fragrance of tea floated, the emperor sat on the armchair, picked up the yellow glazed teacup on the table, and said lightly: "What's the matter, let's talk."

Shen Qi stared at the emperor's finger holding the cup, and said surprisingly: "Prince Ning has the heart of disobedience."

The finger holding the cup paused, and the emperor asked, "How can you see that?"

"Prince Ning has placed spy agents in the capital, secretly spying on the government, wooing courtiers, and spreading rumors that are unfavorable to the emperor and the prince. It is really ulterior motives and ulterior motives. My Majesty Wanwang will clearly observe."

"Oh?" The emperor pushed the floating leaf away with the lid of the cup and took a sip, "How do you know that his tricks have attracted you?"

"The emperor knows things like a god. Just tonight, King Ning made a lot of rebellious remarks to his ministers, intending to induce them to change their ways and serve him. In order to set him up, the minister also echoed a few words. His words were arrogant. It is inconvenient for me to express all the crazy and rebellious words, for fear of polluting the audience, but there is a title that has attracted my attention."

The emperor seemed very interested, and leaned slightly towards him: "What's your name?"

"'Gatekeeper'. He called himself the gatekeeper, and said that behind him was a broad avenue. I felt that this word sounded familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, I suddenly remembered that Mr. Gui, who guarded the secret road of Linhua Pavilion, also called himself the 'gatekeeper'. "

The emperor thought to himself: This detail has not been reported by the imperial guards.Last night when the underground secret passage exploded, Shen Qi, Yu Wang and Su Yan were on the spot, if it was true, one could tell if it was true, it was impossible and unnecessary for Shen Qi to tell a lie that would be easily exposed by others.As for the truth of the "fine work"...

Shen Qi went on to say: "So I can't help wondering, what is the connection between Yinjianmen, Seven Killing Battalion and King Ning? The explosion of the gunpowder store last night, and even many accidents earlier, are also related to King Ning?"

The emperor was noncommittal after hearing this, and asked instead: "I am a little puzzled, how did you know the identity of Xizuo?"

Shen Qi replied: "Feng Qu'e confessed to him in Fusi Prison in Beizhen before the execution of the law. Originally, I thought he was dying and stalked randomly, and didn't investigate the so-called contact person in detail. After contacting him last night, I just It was found that his testimony at that time was very likely to be true. King Ning was not angry at the death of the king. While looking for loyalists among the courtiers, he cultivated power in the world and raised dead soldiers. Apart from having a rebellious heart, the minister could not imagine him so Do you have any other intentions?"

"Feng Qu'e..." the emperor said slowly, "I haven't heard this name for a long time.

"I remember the last time I heard this name, it was from your mouth, it seems... also belonged to the same place as King Ning?"

Shen Qi knew which time the emperor was talking about.

At the end of June last year, the day before Su Yan was about to leave Beijing.The emperor summoned him to interrogate him because he falsely delivered an oral order and took Su Yan, who had been drugged with aphrodisiacs, out of the palace without authorization. He was finally fined and imprisoned for half a month.

And that time, it was actually a rehash of an old matter. The first time he and the emperor talked about it was on the seventh day of June, Su Yan's birthday.

Su Yan was waiting for the emperor to crown him in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, but the emperor's delay in falling was precisely because on the way back from Yongning Palace, he summoned Shen Qi who had entered the palace to face the saint.

"I interrogated Feng Qu'e and learned that King Ning had sent envoys to visit him secretly last year. I suspected that he had secretly made friends with the vassal king and had some conspiracy. I just went to his house to search for evidence, but the place was searched and nothing was found. Correspondence letters and the like. I secretly thought that this matter is of great importance, so I came to report to the emperor."

Shen Qi reported like this at the beginning.

At that time, the emperor attached great importance to it, and the two talked for a long time, suspecting that King Ning secretly bribed the officials of the capital and the emperor's pro-army, with ulterior motives.

But why, more than half a year has passed, the emperor seems to have no memory of this incident at all, and has done nothing about it?Just now when he mentioned King Ning again, he even showed an unpredictable expression... Shen Qi had an ominous premonition faintly in her heart.

Emperor Jing Long put the teacup back on the table with a "bang", "Shen Qi, Shen Qi, do you know what it means to be 'smart but misunderstood'?"

Shen Qi lowered her head: "I don't know what I said wrong, so please ask the emperor to make it clear."

The emperor got up and walked in front of him, "raise your head and look at me——I will explain your doubts to you."

Shen Qi held back for a moment, until she was sure that there was no difference between her expression and eyes, then she raised her head and looked at the emperor's majestic face submissively.

The emperor looked directly at him and said, "Prince Ning can't be reckless."

This sentence is very firm.Shen Qi was slightly startled, and couldn't help asking: "Why did the emperor say that?"

"Because he doesn't have the will to rebel, let alone the reason to rebel—a dying man without an heir, who will sit on this dragon chair?"

Shen Qi was shocked in her heart, her expression froze: "Will... die?"

"Otherwise, do you think that the reason why I have been silent for more than half a year is because I don't care about this matter?" The emperor said in a deep voice, "Prince Ning has tuberculosis, and he will die soon."

The ominous foreboding became more and more intense, like a cloud in the sky, darkly pressing down on his head.Shen Qi clenched her fists tightly, and asked hoarsely: "Whether Ning Wang is far away in the fiefdom of Henan, whether his condition is true or not, remains to be verified."

"When I first heard the news, I thought so too. So I sent condolence officials and took three imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to Henan to consult with King Ning."

The emperor told Lan Xi: "Please come over with the envoy Wang Yuan."

Soon, Wang Chunfu arrived with a medicine box on his back, thinking that the emperor had another headache and was out of breath.

The emperor said: "The envoy of Wang Yuan has also gone. Let him tell you about King Ning's condition."

Only then did Wang Chunfu realize that he was the one to testify.So he described the situation at that time in detail, and finally concluded: "His Royal Highness King Ning is indeed suffering from tuberculosis, and the condition is serious, and it is not a one-day disease. I dare to guarantee with more than [-] years of medical experience, The diagnosis cannot be wrong. What's more, even if the minister misdiagnoses, the other two imperial physicians will not misdiagnose both, right?"

Shen Qi's mind was buzzing, and out of professional habits, she asked again: "Are you sure it's King Ning himself? What if it's a similar substitute..."

Wang Chunfu smiled: "Master Shen! His Royal Highness King Ning is only 27 years old. Before he was born, the old man was already a medical officer in the palace of the former Emperor Qin. How could he not recognize him? Is he himself? He has a chest attached to his chest. There are three red moles on the ribs, the old man can clearly see them during the diagnosis and treatment, and they are unmistakable."

Tuberculosis... That's right, a vassal king who is terminally ill and has no heirs, what energy and reason does he have to conspire to rebel and usurp the throne?

King Ning cleared the suspicion, so what is Feng Qu'e's testimony?What is the so-called careful work?What is the owner of the wonton stall that Shen Qi met tonight, and Chu Yuan who secretly followed him?

Shen Qi's expression was cold, and she said indifferently: "I want to see Chu Yuan, Commander Chu."

Lan Xi said sharply: "Bold! Who do you want to see, who is the emperor going to summon? Who gave you the courage to be so arrogant in front of the imperial court?"

Emperor Jing Long waved his hand, "He wants to get to the bottom of it, so I will give it to him. Pass it to Chu Yuan."

After a while, Chu Yuan entered the hall in a robe, clasped his fists and said, "Your servant is called."

The emperor raised his chin towards Shen Qi: "What did he ask you, answer truthfully."

"My minister obeys."

Shen Qi asked: "Is Vice Commander Chu accompanying you tonight?"

Chu Yuan said: "Yes."

"Did you leave halfway, where did you go?"

"Did not leave halfway. By the way, Shengjia is here..." Chu Yuan looked at the emperor, as if he was asking for the holy will.

The emperor nodded: "Tell me the truth."

"When I was at Master Su's mansion, I received a secret report from the eyeliner, saying that I had found out about the change of the remnants of the Yinjian Gate, and that it was near the Prince Yu's mansion. So I told the emperor and left one step ahead of time, went to the Prince Yu's mansion, and informed King Yu Your Highness stepped up his defenses and picked him up on the street in front of the palace."

Therefore, it was true that Gao Shuo saw Chu Yuan leave.But Chu Yuan didn't go to follow him, but went to Prince Yu's Mansion... Then who was that Chu Yuan who was following him near the wonton stall?

No, that figure may not be Chu Yuan, but the skin color and appearance are somewhat similar.The lights were dim, and there were more than ten steps away. After a glimpse, he did not rule out the possibility that he had preconceived ideas and misidentified the person.

——It is not so much "confessing the wrong person", as it is that the other party deliberately confuses the audience, making him mistakenly believe that the follower is Chu Yuan, thinking that the emperor has already noticed it, and in order to protect himself, he had to rush to explain the situation first, and let him out of King Ning .

——As a result, King Ning had already cleared his suspicions with the emperor, but he didn't know it.So isn't everything he said to the emperor a false accusation made out of nothing?

——Falsely accusing the prince of having the intention of treason and treason, what a crime of deceiving the king!

——Take a step back, even if the emperor is lenient and forgives him for being in a hurry, but in the future, if he mentions Feng Que, King Ning, or even the Yinjianmen and the Seven Killing Camp, the emperor will believe his words again what?

What a formidable situation, it calculated a person's temperament and actions to the extreme, this time, Shen Qi was not wronged!

Shen Qi let out a deep breath, lifted the hem of her clothes, and kowtowed on her knees: "I... Guilty."

The emperor waved his hand, signaling Wang Chunfu and Chu Yuan to retreat.

Chu Yuan was worried, and reminded: "The emperor's dragon body is important..." implying that Shen Qi is not reliable, and he should not be allowed to approach without guards.

But the emperor said: "I know that well." He looked down at Shen Qi's back, "Shen Tongzhi suffered a bone injury when he was catching bandits last night, and now he even has difficulty raising his arms. What do you have to worry about?"

Chu Yuan then resigned.

The emperor folded to the desk, wrote a note with a few strokes, handed it to Lan Xi, and signaled him to back down too.

Knowing that the emperor wanted to have a private conversation with Shen Tongzhi alone, Lan Xi knew that no one could persuade him because of the holy will, so she had to bow and leave.

When he arrived outside the hall, he opened the note and saw that it read: "Secretly summon Su Yan to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and we will do it immediately."