Chapter 67: Hostages
The Emperor said, "What are you going to say?"
"The fifth brother recommended a scholar to enter the palace to refine the elixir for his father, which was also a piece of filial piety, but the emperor's dragon body is related to the country, and there should be no negligence in the matter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Erchen was worried that he had gone to Lord Feng to discuss this matter, so Lord Feng asked someone to check the details of the Taoist priest, and found that it was just a warlock who was confusing the public, and the elixir refined did not have the effect of immortality, I am afraid that the father and the sixth brother were kept in the dark. Erchen thought about it, and wanted to write a letter to Lord Feng to impeach this matter, but he didn't expect today's incident to arise again. ”
The sixth prince frowned, the Taoist priest was recommended to him in the palace, but he was not so confused that he was deceived by a divine stick, he also checked the details of the Taoist priest, and his innocent background has been cultivating in the Taoist temple in Yaozhou, and he has shown a lot of miracles, "Fifth brother's words mean that I am afraid that you will impeach Cui Daoren, so I deliberately frame Lord Feng." ”
The five princes didn't see the slightest cowardice, they looked up at the six princes with their faces up, but they had some of the bearing that a prince should have, and the five princes asked the little guy, "When did you leave Fengfu?"
After waiting for a while, the little guy said in a trembling voice, "Two months ago." ”
"Then when did you see Lord Feng stealing the defense map and hiding it in the sachet?"
"The night the little one left Fengfu. ”
Feng Michu said, "The more you talk, the more mistakes and omissions will become, and you must have come to the court without thinking about it in advance." Although I don't usually remember the trivial things in the house, it just so happened that on the day you left, I went to the banquet. It's almost time to get back to the house, how do you see that?"
The little guy wiped the sweat from his head in a panic.
Feng Mi was at the beginning of the day, and a force of courage almost made the little guy breathless, "I have already opened the sachet and looked at it in front of everyone's eyes, and there is no so-called defense map you called." I don't know if you were instructed by someone or intended to take revenge, but in front of the emperor, it was all a lie, and the crime of bullying the king could not escape death. ”
The little guy was frightened like this, his legs suddenly weakened, he knelt and moved a few steps forward, and grabbed the corner of the sixth prince's clothes, "Ask the sixth prince to save the little one, you said before that you would keep the little one's family safe." ”
The sixth prince kicked people away, and as soon as these words came out, it seemed that he had framed Zhongliang. This evidence of the crime was told to him by Lu Fu, and the human evidence was sent by him to find it.
It is said that he has been in Fengfu for three years, and he has seen Feng Michu forming a party for personal gain, and has close contacts with several powerful people in the DPRK and China, and he also hid the defense map of the border pass in the sachet on his waist, and he is suspicious and carries it with him every day.
How can you be incoherent when you go to the court, and you can't stand the fright.
The six princes looked at Lu Fu, and Lu Fu said, "Your Majesty, I thought that this evil servant was expelled from the mansion by Lord Feng, and he was unwilling, so he made up a story to deceive the six princes. The six princes have always been benevolent and filial, and they were also worried that the emperor would be deceived, so they brought the matter to the palace without distinguishing the truth for a while. ”
The emperor's face was pale, remembering that he had taken the pill a few days ago, and his spirit was indeed more than taking the medicine prescribed by Jing Diyi, so he stopped Jing Diyi's medicine, and he also took two pills of the elixir when he got up this morning, and the emperor tried to gasp for breath, and the symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath became more and more serious.
In the end, he couldn't continue in one breath, his body was crooked, and he fell on the dragon chair, the crown fell to the ground, and twelve colorful jade beads were scattered all over the ground.
Zhang Nian shouted, "Quickly recruit the imperial doctor of the year." ”
The military generals of Wenchen have become a pot of porridge, and everyone has gathered forward.
The five princes looked complicated, the father-son relationship for many years, even if there was preparation, it was always unbearable, Feng Michu gently pushed him from behind, and the five princes took a step forward, which they couldn't think of before, it turned out that it was only a few steps away. He squeezed into the courtiers and cried out mournfully, Father.
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Cao Luo sent the flower branch soup ordered by Emperor Jing, because of Feng Michu's attention, Cao Luo did not dare to slack off. But if he can be chosen, he would rather stay by Feng Michu's side than stay in the mansion to run errands for Jing Diyi to buy food.
Cao Luo reported with a glance, "The adults want to stay in the palace, and they have asked people to come back to pass the word, and they can't come back for lunch to eat with the girl, what does the girl want to eat, and tell Cao Luo to get it?"
Jing Diyi tore off the book covering her face, she had read half of the books in Feng Mi's first room, and half of them were those who had been warned by loyal ministers and good generals from ancient times to the present, and the strategy of governing the country, and she was drowsy when she looked at it. She took the flower branch soup and scooped a spoonful, "I'm still thinking about hiding for five or six days, has the Taoist priest who offered the pill been disposed of?"
Cao Luo was surprised, thinking that Jing Diyi didn't leave the gate of Fengfu, how did he know, "I heard that he was taken away by the guards." "I don't know what to do with it for the time being, and I didn't say anything in detail when I came back with Feng Mi when I first entered the palace, but I hurried back to the palace after saying a little bit.
Jing Diyi thought that the Taoist priest probably would not die happily, but the Queen Mother would not allow him to die in front of everyone's eyes, when the ordinary murderer was pulled to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded to show the public, if the courtiers knew the truth, the Jiangshan Sheji would not be in turmoil, but it could not be concealed at the moment.
The sixth is also unlucky, the Taoist priest is recommended by him, the emperor's dragon body has three long and two short, he can't get rid of it, if a minister deducts a hat that is not filial, intending to usurp the throne and kill the king and kill his father, his fate will only be more miserable than the old nine.
"Cao Luo, haven't you really thought about changing errands? The work of the Zhan Wangfu is easy, and the salary will only be more than here, and it will never be less. Jing Diyi mentioned it again, and in his spare time, he loosened the soil and dug the corners of people's walls.
No matter what favorable conditions Jing Diyi offers, Cao Luo is the same, "My subordinates have no such plans." ”
Jing Diyi muttered a pity in her mouth, so she thought of something, and Cao Luo didn't bother her silently, just waiting for Jing Diyi to use the boring book to pad the bowl, "At this time, it is estimated that several members of the Lu family are also in the palace." Help me deliver a letter to Bai Xue. Before Miss Lu said that she was unwell, Pingle took out her heart and lungs, and ran to Lu Mansion to visit the sick and be relieved. Now that the emperor is unwell, Pingle can't enter the palace, and he is going to get sick urgently, so it's Miss Lu's turn to go to King Zhan's Mansion to visit her illness and stay for three or four days. ”
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Although it was already the end of the court, the ministers gathered in the palace, and no one left. I was worried about the emperor's body, but I didn't dare to talk about it in the palace. After waiting until noon, several frail courtiers fainted because they had not eaten a grain of rice or drunk a drop of water for breakfast and lunch, and were carried to the imperial hospital by the guards. The Queen Mother ordered someone to come and say that the emperor was infected with the wind and cold, and there was no big problem, so they all dispersed.
It's just that the Queen Mother let the rumors be passed on, and everyone believed it, but they didn't believe it in their hearts. It's really how could Feng Han detain the six princes, and immediately asked the guards to drag the Taoist priest of alchemy away, the queen mother is iron-fisted, I am afraid that there will be no return, and there will be an extra wisp of ghost in the palace.
Lu Fu and Lu Cunxi returned to the mansion, and the subsequent layout, without Lu Fu's words, Lu Cunxi had already made the arrangements clearly. The sixth prince is not a fool, and if you think about it carefully, you may guess that he was put together, but his situation has no one to rely on.
Lu Cunxi said, "The news has been revealed, saying that the sixth prince is detained in the palace, and the strategists in his house will definitely try their best to contact the master, and make it convenient for them to meet at that time." As long as the ambition of the six princes is not gone, in the end, only the old path of the Leopard Kingdom can be followed. ”
Lu Fu said, "Looking at the attitude of the emperor and the queen mother, it is obvious that she wants the tenth prince to ascend to the crown prince, but after all, it is not justified to have a ceremony in the future." The advisers raised by the six princes, some of whom were greedy for money, gave gold and silver, and told them to say more, so that the six princes were convinced that if they wanted to sit on the throne smoothly, the first one to be eliminated must be the ten princes. ”
Lu Cunxi nodded, "He has already bought off the subordinates of the six princes before, and he understands that he will use people's money to eliminate disasters for others." ”
Lu Fu hinted, "If you don't do it properly, help out." ”
The six princes did not have the right to fight like the Leopard State, and they were fierce soldiers and horses, and they showed their opposition early.
There are hundreds of courtyards in the house, and they can't fight the tens of thousands of forbidden troops in the palace at all, so they can only be started by the left and right guards of the forbidden army, and General Zuo Tunwei is a person on his side, so Ping Zhao was able to transfer the forbidden army without authorization before, and then let General Zuo Tunwei pinch it a little, and the six princes thought that it was a matter of course, and then there was no fear.
It is not only the six princes who have to deal with it, but also take advantage of this time to pull down the ten princes together.
Lu Cunxi said worriedly, "Do the five princes need to be careful?" Looking at the situation in the court today, Feng Michu was standing with the five princes.
Lu Fu said, "Don't use it yet." He stood in front of the window, watching the flowers bloom in the courtyard, remembering what he said to Emperor Jing in the palace that day, the Lu family could not have a handle in the hands of outsiders, and killing intent appeared in his eyes, "When the time comes, take advantage of the chaos and ask someone to pretend to be the sixth prince to go to the Zhan Wang's Mansion to set a fire." ”
Lu Cunxi was stunned, "The Queen Mother sent someone to King Zhan's Mansion, and I heard that she was not in the mansion. ”
Lu Fu looked at this most important grandson, wanting to see if he couldn't give up because of his children's personal feelings, "Since she is with Feng Michu, she is not friends or enemies with you." Even if your great-ancestor had the idea of marrying the two families, it was an old thing, and King Zhan did not agree after all. Even if she had agreed and ruined your uncle's future, I wouldn't have agreed. ”
"I don't have any other thoughts, just if it hurts Pingle......"
"The emperor has fallen, and the queen mother will only think about how to stabilize the government and can't take care of her. She is just a commoner now, and even if she really dies, this matter will only be attributed to the six princes, and it has nothing to do with the Lu family. "No matter how angry Ping Zhao is, he is also his son, and now that he has become a wasted person, he will definitely not settle things easily," even if Jing Diyi is not in the house, if Chen Musheng and Pingle die because of this, it can also make her taste the pain of losing her relatives. ”
Lu Cunxi said in a deep voice, "I understand." ”
Lu Fu patted his grandson on the shoulder, "In the future, the burden of the Lu family will be entrusted to you, grandpa wants you to concentrate on honing for a few more years, but it delays your marriage." It's time to call your mother's attention for you. ”
Lu Cunxi was silent, what else could he say, he and Menglian's marriage could not be decided by himself, and it was useless to say more.
Lu Fu called the manager and asked him to pass the word, if there is nothing to do in the past few days, the people in the house should try not to go out. The housekeeper asked, "Miss just went to King Zhan's Mansion, do you need someone to pick up Miss back?"
Lu Fu frowned, just now he said that he was going to deal with the Zhan Wangfu, but Meng Lian ran there at this time, "What is she going to do in the Zhan Wangfu!"
Seeing that Lu Fu was angry, the chief manager replied cautiously, "The people from King Zhan's Mansion came to spread the word, saying that Mrs. Chen was sick and hoped that the young lady could visit her, and she left half an hour ago." ”
Lu Fu scolded, "I've already told her not to communicate peacefully anymore, why don't you listen and go and bring people back." ”
The Lu Mansion sent several family members to pick up people, and the subordinates of the Zhan Wangfu answered the door with the same sentence, saying that they would turn people away from the door, and no matter how they knocked on the door outside, they would not open it. The family members of the Lu Mansion did not dare to make an assertion and break in, so they had to come back and report truthfully.
The manager asked, "Do you need to break in?"
Lu Fu waved his hand and asked the manager to go out first. Hard, how to break hard. Not to mention that at such a critical juncture, teachers should not be mobilized to provoke discussion. Moreover, he is just a courtier, even if he is the prince of the dynasty, the mansion built by the order of Emperor Tianzu, how can he say that he can break through, "This girl is really a big trouble." ”
Lu Cunxi said, "Let people go at night." ”
"She's scheming, how do you know if she's just waiting for you to throw yourself into the net, and don't make extraneous branches. This is to tell him that she wants Menglian to stay in the Zhan Wangfu as a hostage, unless he doesn't care about this granddaughter, otherwise he will keep the peace up and down the Zhan Wangfu in the next few days. Lu Fu sat on the chair and said for a long time, "Let's stop for the time being." So let Lu Cunxi go out too.
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Cao Luo thought to himself, although Feng Michu asked him to obey Jing Diyi's dispatch this day, that is, let her be called to run errands at will, and he didn't seem to have the intention of asking him to monitor, but he still felt that what happened in Feng Michu's absence, especially Jing Diyi's every move, he was very necessary to report it one by one.
Cao Luo thought about it again, Feng Michu was busy with official business, and today he was called by Emperor Jing to buy dozens of snacks and other trivial things were omitted, Cao Luo picked something he thought was strange and said, "Miss Jing asked me to go to King Zhan's Mansion in the morning to deliver a letter, and then the maid named Bai Xue went to Lu Mansion to pick up Lu Menglian. ”
Feng Michu smiled, "Tell the cook to cook sweet and sour carp at night, and then tell the cook not to cook the same dishes for three meals a day these days." ”
Cao Luo thought about how Feng Mi was so particular in the past, he only asked the dishes to be lightly cooked, which was exactly the opposite of Jing Diyi's taste, Jing Diyi was light and did not touch it, which was only understood after being tossed again and again today.
Jing Diyi wanted to eat a snack, so he went to the kitchen to make it, but the cook has always followed Feng Mi's original taste, and the steamed taro cakes are light, Jing Diyi took a bite and asked him to buy it on the street.
Feng Michu turned his head to look at Cao Luo, thinking that he had worked hard today, if he was reluctant to be seen, he would be told to do the same thing repeatedly, "I'm afraid I ran a lot of places today." ”
Cao Luo has never liked to gossip about people, especially the gossip of people who may become half of the masters of this Feng Mansion in the future, "No." ”
Feng Michu smiled, "Let's rest early in the night." ”