Master of Rebirth

Wang Qi has been hiding behind the screen, hearing the words outside clearly.When she heard that Zhou Ying was protecting Shen Yutang, she became very angry, and wished she could rush out to find him a theory and vent her anger for Zhao Jing.Fortunately, I held back.Later, when Zhou Ying mentioned the secret decree to mobilize the imperial army, Wang Qi knew that he would suffer.

Sure enough, Zhao Jing really agreed to Zhou Ying's conditions.

"Aman, you..." After Zhou Ying left, Wang Qi immediately came out from behind the screen.But before he could finish speaking, Zhao Jing raised his hand to interrupt him.

Originally, he wanted to blame Wang Qi for doing such a dangerous thing regardless of his own safety, but seeing his panicked and guilty look, Zhao Jing couldn't express the blame, leaving only endless heartache and self-blame.

In the final analysis, Wang Qi only helped to forge the imperial decree because of him.Thanks to that false imperial decree, they were able to turn the tide.Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.

"You don't need to say anything, I understand." Pulling Wang Qi into his arms, Zhao Jing felt guilty and pitiful, and couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Why are you so powerful, you can even forge imperial edicts."

"Aman, I..." Looking up in Zhao Jing's arms, Wang Qi didn't know what to say.

Zhao Jing comforted: "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. You clean up, I will ask Wang Pingan to send you away from Beijing to hide for a while. I will pick you up after this storm."

When she heard that she was going to leave, Wang Qi shook her head again and again, "No, I'm not going anywhere."

"You have to be obedient." After kissing Wang Qi lightly on the forehead, Zhao Jing persuaded softly: "The emperor is too busy cutting grass and roots at the moment, and has no time to take care of the forgery of the imperial decree. Once Wu Zhu's matter is settled properly, he will definitely attack you. I'm afraid that my father and I won't be able to protect you when the time comes."

Wang Qi raised her head and said: "Under the whole world, is it the land of the king? If the emperor must investigate, where can I hide? Besides, since Zhou Ying has already set his sights on me, it is definitely impossible for me to leave Beijing easily. Maybe he is I want to provoke you to send me away, and then catch me to threaten you. It’s better to be safe by your side than to be controlled by others outside. Besides, we can’t just listen to Zhou Ying’s one-sided words. We still have to ask Zheng Xihou about the situation. Meaning. Anyway, it will be impossible to finish the investigation of Wuzhu's matter in a short while, and we can think of a way during this period."

Feeling that what Wang Qi said was reasonable, Zhao Jing was not worried about him leaving, so he could only say: "Okay, I will listen to you. But you have to promise me that once you find that the situation is not good for you, you will leave immediately."

"Okay, I promise you." Wang Qi said.

Asking Wang Qi to rest well, Zhao Jing asked where Zhao Rui was going, and hurried out.

The fake imperial decree is unusual, Zhao Rui couldn't have forged it in advance, it should have been improvised.Zhao Jing thought to himself, when the incident happened suddenly, Shen Yingjie falsely preached the imperial decree and proclaimed Zhao Rui into the palace, leaving only Xu Baichuan in charge.Thinking of the situation at that time, Zhao Jing couldn't help being annoyed, but more helpless.Even if he was aware of it at the time, so what?

When Zhao Jing came in, Zhao Rui was discussing matters with Xu Baichuan and others.Seeing Zhao Jing, the group hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Perhaps because of guilty conscience, Xu Baichuan kept avoiding Zhao Jing, not daring to face him squarely.

After glaring at Xu Baichuan, Zhao Jing saluted Zhao Rui, "Father, my son has something to tell you."

Seeing that Zhao Jing's complexion was not good, the group retreated wisely.

"What's the matter with you?" Zhao Rui was busy flipping through various case files, and didn't even have time to raise his head.

Zhao Jing said in a deep voice: "Father, did the emperor give you the imperial decree to mobilize the imperial army?"

After hearing this, Zhao Rui raised his head, but there was no surprise on his face, "It seems that you already knew it, and it was later than I expected. Did Wang Qi tell you?"

"No." Zhao Jing said, "Zhou Ying came here just now."

Zhao Rui couldn't help being taken aback, "Zhou Ying? How did he know?"

"Zhou Ying has accompanied Zhou Ying for many years, and he knows the emperor's character as well as you." Zhao Jing said: "It's not surprising that he can guess this matter."

Zhao Rui shook his head with a smile, "It's not surprising that he knew that the imperial decree to invoke the Imperial Army was fake, but how did he know that it was forged by Wang Qi himself? Except for me, Xu Baichuan and Wang Qi himself, there is no reason for this matter to happen." No one knows. If it wasn't for Wang Qi, you probably wouldn't rush to ask me to ask your teacher for your crimes."

After hearing this, Zhao Jing's complexion changed, thinking of the spies of Zhengxihou Mansion who had no clue at all, Zhao Jing's complexion became even uglier.But he has no time to take care of other things right now, only Wang Qi's safety is the most important.

"I don't dare." Zhao Jing said hastily: "I just want to ask, since the father made this arrangement at the beginning, it can be seen that he has planned it. If the emperor insists on pursuing this matter, I wonder if you can keep Wang Qi?"

Standing up, Zhao Rui looked at Zhao Jing and said seriously: "If I say no, how will you treat it?"

Zhao Jing's face turned pale, and then he knelt down and solemnly kowtowed three times to Zhao Rui, saying: "My son, thank you for your kindness in nurturing and supporting me all these years. Wang Qi's misfortune is all because of my son, who owes me all my life." There are too many of him, even if it's at the risk of losing his life, we must keep him."

Hearing this, Zhao Rui's gaze flickered, and his tone sank a bit, "You have to think about it, it's been hard for you to achieve what you are today. Now that the crown prince is about to ascend the throne, and a bright future is at your fingertips, is it necessary to Does a Wang Qi ruin all efforts?"

"My child's life was given by Wang Qi. If it wasn't for him, my child would not have had the good fortune to meet his father, let alone the achievement and status he has today." Zhao Jing said very solemnly: "Wang Qi not only saved my child's life , and saved our Zhengxihou Mansion many times in distress. He has a sincere affection for the boy, and the boy can't let him down if he doesn't want to."

Looking fixedly at Zhao Jing, Zhao Rui continued: "If you bet everything, you still can't save him?"

"If that step is really reached, the boy will accompany Wang Qi to die together." Zhao Jing gritted her teeth and said firmly.

"Get up first." Sighing, Zhao Rui's expression could not tell whether it was helplessness or relief, but his tone was a little softer, "Don't worry, I have already asked the emperor to take the blame on the day of suppressing the rebellion, and I also said clearly The craftsman who forged the imperial decree has been properly dealt with. After the matter of Wuzhu is over, I will hand over the military power for my father, and I believe the emperor will not make it too difficult for us to conquer the West Marquis."

Although he knew that it would be a matter of time before Mr. Zhao Ruigao retired, he never thought it would be at this time.All of a sudden, Zhao Jing felt mixed emotions.

Zhao Rui dedicated his whole life to Daliang, and was even more loyal to the emperor.It is a pity that even so, it is inevitable to be suspected and feared by the emperor.Now that he has made an incomparable contribution to saving the emperor and the country, not only is there no reward at all, but he has to retire to protect himself, which is unavoidably chilling.

"Jing'er, you don't have to be unfair for your father." Patting Zhao Jing on the shoulder, Zhao Rui said with a smile: "I have never had a single day of peace in my father's life as a soldier. Now that I am old, I just want to drink tea for the rest of my life." Walk the bird, don't ask about political affairs. You are still young and you have a long way to go, so don't talk about life and death lightly. As for Zhou Ying...he threatened you with Wang Qi simply because you made too much noise against Shen Yutang these days. As long as you let Shen Yutang go, I believe Zhou Ying will also shut up. It's just...you have been preparing for so long just to avenge your mother. Are you really willing to miss the door now?"

Zhao Jing said: "When I joined the army, I just wanted to become stronger and not be bullied. It was the father and His Royal Highness who let the child know that a man should put the overall situation first, serve the country and the people, and not stick to personal grievances. , the Quartet is settled, and the crown prince's ascension to the throne is just around the corner. The boy is worthy of his family and country, and the people below. For the rest of his life, he just wants to stay with Wang Qi and live his own life. The boy owes Wang Qi too much in this life. If he has to make a choice between Wang Qi and revenge Choice, the child can only reluctantly choose to be unfilial. Under the nine springs, he must plead guilty to his mother."

"Okay!" Knowing that Zhao Jing just said it easily, it must be very difficult to make this decision.Zhao Rui closed his eyes, but he couldn't bear it after all, "Jing'er, you don't have to blame yourself too much. Now that the Shen family is destroyed, everything that Shen Yutang worked so hard for has been wiped out. I believe her life is worse than death at this moment. Everything is due to your credit, and your mother should be able to rest in peace when she is under the Nine Springs."

Knowing that Zhao Rui was comforting herself, Zhao Jing was very moved, "Thank you, Father, for your understanding."

"Okay, it's important now, let's deal with Wu Zhu's matter as soon as possible." Zhao Rui laughed.

Zhao Jing said: "Father, don't worry, my son will continue to investigate the details of the house."

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After the unremitting efforts of the East Palace, Zhengxihou Mansion and Dali Temple officials, one month later, the matter of Ning Anbo's rebellion was finally settled.

In order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, the emperor did not disclose the fact that the real Shen Rongchang was replaced by Wuzhutao Li Zong, but he still took the title of the Shen family, and took the corpses of Wuzhu and Shen Yingjie to the vegetable market to be beheaded for public display.The rest of the party members could not escape the fate of losing their positions, being imprisoned, exiled, sent to the army, and lost their heads.

Regarding Shen Guifei's mother and son, the emperor somewhat missed some old feelings, but only imprisoned the seventh prince Zhao Jingse for life, but still retained his status as a prince.Concubine Shen was deprived of the title of noble concubine and demoted to a commoner.Maybe because she felt that there was no hope, she hanged herself in the cold palace within a few days.

The Qin family not only had an affair with Wuzhu, but also helped him pretend to be Ning Anbo, which caused today's catastrophe.After learning that Wu Zhu, her daughter and son had all died, Qin committed suicide in prison.Only Ning Anbo's second daughter, Shen Yutang, the emperor read Zhou Ying's meritorious service in saving her, and saved her from death, and ordered her not to step out of Dingbeihou's mansion for the rest of her life.The so-called title of Mrs. Dingbeihou also exists in name only.

Thus, the vigorous rebellion finally came to an end with the complete destruction of the Seven Princes and their party.And the forces in Beijing were also reshuffled, and the crown prince sat firmly in the East Palace, standing still.

Some families were happy and some were worried. Naturally, the Zhengxihou Mansion at this time was full of toasts and fun.Because it was a great happy event, apart from Zhao Rui, Marquis of Zhengxi, Zhao Jing, Xu Baichuan, Xiuwen, Yanwu and other cronies of Marquis of Zhengxi's mansion were all raising their glasses to congratulate, even Wang Qi was among them.

"If it weren't for the efforts of all the brothers this time, we would never have turned danger into good luck. It is inconvenient for His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Fifth Highness to leave the palace, so he entrusted me to offer a toast to you brothers for them. I will do it first as a respect." Zhao Jing finished speaking , and drank the wine in the cup.

Yan Wu was obviously very happy, and couldn't help joking: "His Royal Highness is too stingy, even if the toast is over, we have to be promoted no matter what."

"Eat yours, you're the one who talks too much." Afraid that he would get carried away, and his outspokenness would be lost, he hurriedly took a chicken leg and stuffed it into Yanwu's mouth, choking him half to death.

Everyone laughed when they saw Yan Wu's funny face.

Zhao Jing continued: "Brothers, don't worry, everyone has worked hard these past few days. His Highness the Crown Prince has already asked for credit for you in front of the emperor, and the rewards will come down soon."

Unexpectedly, there was a real reward. Hearing this, the atmosphere at the banquet became even more heated.

"What do you think the emperor will reward us?" Lucy said with a smile.

Yan Wu poured himself a glass of wine, and joked while drinking: "The little work you have done is only enough to buy two acres of land."

"My little credit is really not worth mentioning." Being ridiculed mercilessly, Lucy didn't take it to heart.He smiled and embraced Jinli who was at the side, and said happily: "Jinli really made a great contribution this time, he should be named a high official."

Hearing Lu Xi talking about himself, Jinli quickly waved his hands and said, "I was a blind cat who ran into a dead mouse. I ran into it. In terms of meritorious service, it's the young master and brother Xu who contributed the most."

"Don't underestimate yourself." Zhao Jing said with a smile, "If you weren't careful this time, the consequences would be disastrous."

As soon as Zhao Jing finished speaking, the others responded one after another, with fear and joy in their voices.

Wang Qi, who was silent at the side, didn't know the inside story, seeing the enthusiasm of the people talking, thinking that Jin Li was once sent by the prince to guard Wu Zhu's body, he began to worry about it.

"Could it be that Jinlili's meritorious service is related to the inexplicable poisoning of Wuzhu and his son?" Wang Qi asked Zhao Jing in a low voice.

Zhao Jing said: "Almost."

"Can you tell me in detail?" Wang Qi has always been very interested in Wuzhu's poisoning.

Although the voices of the two were not loud, they could hear clearly when they were eating at the same table.

"Young Master Wang doesn't know something." Seeing that Wang Qi was curious about Jinli, Yan Wu hurriedly explained enthusiastically: "This Wu Zhu and Shen Yingjie are cunning enough, and they have already left a way out for themselves. If not Brother Jinli was careful, he really let him run away..."

It turned out that after the incident was exposed, Wu Zhu took the poison hidden in his teeth and turned himself into a super poison, making it impossible for people to get close.And what Shen Yingjie took was just the medicine to feign death.

Sure enough, after the five bamboo poison was released, everyone around suffered disaster.The prince was helpless, in order to avoid others being implicated, he had no choice but to clear the surrounding cells and let the guards guard him from afar.And Shen Yingjie was not affected because he had taken the antidote in advance.After Shen Yingjie woke up, he took out the clothes and the gun that he had hidden in advance, and prepared to sneak away.Unexpectedly, at this juncture, it was broken by Jinli.

Yan Wu's elated Jiang Jinli discovered Shen Yingjie's conspiracy, and successfully recounted the heroic deeds of his killing.The process is both thrilling and exciting, and it is even more exciting than the famous storyteller of Tianqiaotou.

When Yan Wu finished speaking, Jin Li's face was already blushing.He scratched his head, and said embarrassedly: "Brother Yanwu said such an exaggeration, it's just a coincidence."

"Don't be humble." Yan Wu said, "Wuzhu's body has poisoned several groups of people, and no one dares to approach him within 50 meters of him. You are so brave, you dare to go to the door of the cell. You Aren't you afraid you'll be tricked too?"

"Yes, yes." Lucy also asked curiously: "What did you think at the time, did you suspect that they faked their deaths?"

"I don't have that ability!" Jin Li sighed, and said, "His Royal Highness asked me to guard the corpses of Wu Zhu and his son. How could I not do my best? At that time, everyone only dared to guard the outside, and they couldn't keep an eye on them all the time. The corpses of the two of them. Wuzhu was full of tricks, I just didn't feel relieved, and wanted to confirm whether the two of them were still in prison from a distance. Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that they bumped into Shen Yingjie to change clothes. I thought It’s a fraudulent corpse, I was scared to death.”

In a few words, Jinli easily explained the cause and effect of the incident, not only did not put money on his face, but also expressed his responsibility, and also enlivened the atmosphere, making a group of people laugh out loud.

Wang Qi had only met Jinli a few times, so she didn't know him very well.In my impression, Jinli has always been reticent, and there is always a slight sadness in his eyes, as if he has many unspoken thoughts, but he does not know that he is also a wonderful person who can speak well.After thinking about it, Wang Qi felt relieved.How many of those who can hang out in Zhengxihou's mansion are idlers?

"Look and see, this is the person from Zhengxihou's Mansion, who does everything with all his heart!" Yan Wu was obviously drunk, and hurriedly filled his glass of wine, and then poured Jinli with wine, saying: "Come on, let me toast you."

After hearing this, the others also booed and followed Yanwu to toast Jinli.

Wang Qi didn't follow along to join in the fun. On the contrary, after listening to Yan Wu's explanation, his doubts deepened.

Jinli said that Shen Yingjie was discovered by Jinli when he was changing clothes in prison.Apart from other things, after Wu Zhu and Shen Yingjie were arrested, the guards would definitely search them strictly.The poison hidden in the teeth may be spared, but the clothes and penis are too obvious, how can it be hidden?

Besides, even if Wuzhu sacrificed himself as bait, he could give his son a chance.But the guards in the East Palace and Zhengxihou Mansion are not vegetarians. Even if they can't get close to the cell, they will guard the outside.Shen Yingjie might not even be able to get out of the Inner Punishment Court, let alone escape from the palace.

After expressing his doubts, Zhao Jing smiled and said: "The Internal Punishment Court only detains the royal family who have committed crimes. Although it sounds scary, there are not many such criminals, and there will not be one out of them in decades. Therefore, the Internal Punishment Court usually The guards in the courtyard are basically very relaxed, and the guards are also sloppy. Shen Yingjie is the head of the Habayashi guards, and he can move freely in the palace. Long ago, he tampered with the prison cells of the Inner Punishment Court. After the incident , we searched the other cells of the Inner Punishment Court carefully, and sure enough, we found a hidden compartment where the character mask and the eunuch's clothes were hidden. People from the East Palace also found a piece of the palace-exit Token."

Speaking of this, Wang Qi understood.Wu Zhu and Shen Yingjie were relatives of the emperor, if they were arrested for treason, they would most likely be detained in the Inner Punishment Court.They had predicted where they would go after their failure early in the morning, but they couldn't figure out the specific room where they would be held, so they tampered with each room.Really good calculation!

"I don't know whose face is that character mask?" Wang Qi asked curiously.

Zhao Jing said: "There are quite a few pieces, all of which are eunuchs cleaning in the Inner Punishment Court. Shen Yingjie is familiar with the terrain in the palace, and I'm afraid he has hidden a lot of things elsewhere. As long as you leave the Inner Punishment Court, there will be a token to leave the palace." Hand, according to his ability, he will be able to sneak out of the palace sooner or later."

"It seems that Jinli really made a great contribution this time." Wang Qi looked at Jinli and said with a smile: "The emperor should really appoint a high-ranking official to him."

"Brother Jinli, Gou Fugui, don't forget each other!" Lu Xi and others also joked.

Jinli felt even more cramped, and said again and again: "How dare I be, brothers, don't laugh at me. Besides, what's so good about being a high-ranking official? Look at those ministers in the court, who go out early and return late every day, talking and doing things. They are all careful, for fear that if one is not careful, they will lose their heads, so it would be better for us brothers to live happily."

"It's true, the higher the position, the greater the constraints." Jinli's words hit Yanwu's heart, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Let's just talk about His Royal Highness, who escaped death and finally brought down the Seventh Prince. Yes. We are obviously happy in our hearts, but we are still tense. Even we can only celebrate behind closed doors, not as happy as ordinary people."

"Don't say stupid things." Seeing some complaints in Yanwu's tone, Xiuwen scolded and blamed: "No matter how bad the seventh prince is, he is the emperor's son and the brother of His Highness the Crown Prince. Now that he has been arrested for rebellion, His Highness the Crown Prince can still do it." Are you smiling? Besides, the emperor’s health has been getting worse recently, maybe one day... everyone in Beijing is keeping their tails tight and keeping a low profile. Isn’t it disrespectful for us to celebrate with great fanfare at this time?”

What Xiuwen said was unintentional, but it spoke out the aspirations of everyone.Hearing this, everyone present laughed tacitly, obviously looking forward to the early ascension of the emperor to bliss, and the crown prince's ascension to the throne soon.

"Okay, okay." Holding back a laugh, Zhao Jing raised his glass and said, "Don't say anything, everything is in the wine."

"It's all in the wine." Everyone suppressed the ups and downs in their hearts and drank the glass of wine.

Taking the initiative to refill Xu Baichuan's wine, Jinli looked at him and said, "Brother Xu, I heard that the emperor personally issued an order to rehabilitate your father. Your wish for many years has finally come true. Congratulations, little brother."

"Yes, yes, congratulations to Brother Xu, let's toast to Brother Xu." Xiuwen also said.

Xu Baichuan got up under the eager attention of everyone, with tears in his eyes: "My father and brother died early, and I was lonely and helpless since I was a child. I can have good brothers like you in this life, and I have no regrets in this life. This time my father can be rehabilitated. With the help of all brothers, I am here to thank all brothers. With the words of the young master, everything is in the wine."

After saying this, Xu Baichuan simply drank the wine in his glass.

"Whatever Brother Xu said, he was his own brother, so there's no need to be so polite." Everyone here was basically homeless since childhood. After hearing Xu Baichuan's heartfelt words, they couldn't help empathizing, and drank the wine in their glasses after speaking.

Xu Baichuan poured another glass of wine, and said to Wang Qi, "My lord, I would like to respect you. Thank you for your deep understanding of righteousness, regardless of previous suspicions. Your great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by my subordinates."

After hearing this, Zhao Jing's face suddenly darkened.The rest of the people didn't know what was going on, and thought that Xu Baichuan was just apologizing for making things difficult for Wang Qi before, so they went to see Wang Qi nervously.

"It's all a matter of duty, Mr. Xu don't mind." Wang Qi was very polite, clinked glasses with Xu Baichuan with a smile on his face, and then finished the wine in the glass.

Seeing that Wang Qi didn't care about it, the people around him relaxed.Soon, the atmosphere became lively again.

"By the way, Jinli, if the emperor really has a reward, you can propose marriage to Miss Yingying in an upright manner." Lu Xi was obviously drunk, and patted Jinli's shoulder and said with a big tongue: "You love Yingying bitterly." For many years, Ms. Ying used to feel that she was not good enough for her, so she dared not speak up. But it is different now, now that you are successful and famous, you are rightly matched with Ms. Yingying."

Lucy's words successfully quieted the surroundings.

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I admit that I have been a little lazy recently, the key is that the past few weeks have been too cold, I really can't sit still!It will be easier when it gets warmer.