Chapter 076: The Death of the Prince?
It was night, the moon was like water, the stars were sparse, Wang Ji was wearing a war potassium robe, standing in front of the window with his hands in his hands, when the bright moon in the sky was like a moon disk, the afterglow was swaying in the world, shrouding the distant buildings like a Tianyu palace.
After standing for almost an hour, there were hurried footsteps behind him, Wang Ji suddenly turned around, and saw that it was Wang Xian, and his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate.
"How?" Wang Ji asked in a low voice.
Wang Xian was silent for a while, suddenly looked at Wang Ji with burning eyes, and only said two words: "It's done!" ”
After finishing speaking, the corners of his lips also curved, and he solemnly continued: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has obtained the secret edict of the abolished queen from the emperor. ”
After Wang Ji heard this, his tense expression was suddenly relieved, he looked at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly laughed, laughing and laughing, and tears couldn't help but ooze from his eyes.
"Hahaha...... This sister-in-law ...... What should I say about her......" he muttered.
"General!" Seeing Wang Ji's expression so moved, Wang Xian was also greatly infected, and couldn't help but sigh, "This time thanks to that sister-in-law's strategy, if she hadn't dared to be in danger, gain Empress Jia's trust, and designed to let King Qi go deep into the tiger's den and meet the emperor, this matter would not have been done!" ”
"Yes, the way to use soldiers is to win, this sister-in-law will not only understand people's hearts, but also know how to make good use of people, know themselves and know their opponents, and use reverse thinking to confuse the enemy, so wisdom is really beyond the reach of husbands in the world!"
"So, next, can we help King Qi enter the palace, depose Jia, and take the head of Lu Guogong?" Wang Xian said excitedly.
Wang Ji held a brocade bag in his hand, looked at it under the moonlight, then shook his head with a smile, and said: "Don't worry, if Ah Hao expected, Lu Guogong will not let go of the prince, he is very likely to take action against the prince in the next few nights, we still have to wait for the opportunity." ”
"What time are you waiting? Won't the prince be saved? Wang Xian was surprised.
Wang Ji smiled again: "Of course the prince wants to save it, but it is not for us to save it, the prince is now in Xuchang, and it is too late to send troops to rush there, not to mention that it will be a grass startling snake, attracting the attention of Empress Jia, I have let Pingzi go to Xuchang, presumably the princess has also handed over Ah Hao's letter to the prince, the prince should be fine, and even if there is something, it will be a death and a life!" ”
"Death and resurrection?" Wang Xian was even more stunned.
Wang Ji didn't want to say more, but laughed meaningfully.
In the Xuchang Villa, the prince is sitting on a stone pier under the moon to eat, a bowl of porridge, two side dishes, and a glass of wine, because he is afraid that someone will poison the food, almost every day's meals are made by himself.
The moonlight poured down, shining on the prince's handsome and thin but haggard face, the prince is only twenty-two years old this year, when he was young, he was appreciated by Emperor Wu because of his intelligence, and was praised for the style of the ancestor Sima Yi, the reason why Emperor Wu passed the position of prince to his father, who was called an idiot by the world, was because of his grandson.
Unexpectedly, he still disappointed his grandfather in the end. The prosperity of the East Palace in the past seemed to be still in front of him, and before he thought about it, he ended up like this.
"The moon rises brightly, and the best people are shining. Shu is entangled, and he is quietly tired. The moon rises brightly, and the best people are scared. Sorrowful and tired. Looking at the bright moon in the sky, the prince sighed and chanted, and was about to get up to rest, when the door was suddenly slammed open, and a eunuch led a medicine box and a physician walked in.
Seeing the two people who came in, the prince's face changed greatly, and he immediately panicked, and he also had a very bad premonition in his heart.
These two people are the queen's good physician Ling Cheng, and the second is the queen's confidant eunuch Sun Wei.
These two people are cunning and very good at greeting, usually under the instigation of Lu Guogong, there is no less stumbling block for him, and the queen sends these two people to come in the middle of the night, and there will be no good stubble.
Sure enough, at the next moment, the eunuch took out a holy decree and shouted: "The emperor has an edict, the prince has no virtue, kill the king with his ministers, kill his father with his son, and give death to thank the emperor for his kindness!" After speaking, let the imperial physician behind him Ling Cheng take out a packet of almonds from the medicine box and ask the prince to eat it.
The prince looked at the poisonous almonds in Cheng Ju's hand, and sneered: "This palace is still the prince of the East Palace, if you dare to harm this palace, aren't you afraid of punishing the nine clans?" ”
"I think the prince still receives the order of thanksgiving, let's eat! The queen mother remembered the old love, and didn't want the prince to suffer too much, so let the prince enjoy these almonds slowly on the Huangquan Road, and he could also go to understand happily, otherwise he would ......"
"If you don't eat this palace, what can you do with this palace?"
The prince shouted angrily, and suddenly flicked his sleeves, and squandered the poisonous almonds in Cheng Ju's hand to the ground, Sun Ji glanced at Cheng Ju, the corners of his mouth twitched fiercely, and suddenly took out a long sword from his waist and stabbed it directly at the prince.
The prince shouted for help and fled in panic, just as he was about to escape from the door of the other house, a red shadow suddenly flashed in, and he was pulled by a strong force, and hid in a dark corner behind the door, and a face wearing a white jade mask appeared in front of his eyes.
The next day, in the Jiaofang Palace, Zi Mo was dressing up Empress Jia in front of the mirror, and she suddenly asked: "Niangniang, do you really believe that the sister-in-law and His Royal Highness King Qi will be truly loyal to Niangniang?" ”
"The King of Qi has handed over the military power, and the sister-in-law of the Le family, the lives of the entire family of the Le Mansion are in the hands of the palace, what reason do they have to betray the palace, not to mention ......" Empress Jia said with a smile and paused, "The palace can still give her a future that she can't get if she works hard for a lifetime!" ”
"But Niangniang, Lu Guogong doesn't believe in that sister-in-law, the way is that the sister-in-law will not be tempted by her powerful position, and she is a very scheming person, even Lu Guogong is a little afraid of her, I don't know what Niangniang promised her, can you really move her?"
Jia Hou laughed, with a smug smile on her face, she said: "Yes, maybe the glory and wealth can't touch this girl's heart, but some people don't want a lifetime of glory and wealth, this girl is even more ambitious than this palace......"
Zi Mo was still puzzled, and said: "Niangniang also let her enter the library to read the classics left by Emperor Wu, you are really not afraid, she will ...... after seeing those things about her mother."
"There are some things that really have to be seen by her, only when she sees it, can she deeply understand that in this world, only this palace can help her and fulfill her wishes!"
Jia Hou said, the corners of her lips curved, and she raised a smile of unknown meaning but full of confidence again, but at this moment, a palace maid hurriedly ran into the Jiaofang Hall and shouted: "Niangniang, it's not good, the prince...... Prince ......"
"What's wrong with the prince?" Jia Hou frowned and asked impatiently.
The palace maid's face was pale, and before she could speak, she knelt on the ground with a pop, raised her head and said in a trembling voice: "The prince was given death in Xuchang Beifang!" ”
When Empress Jia heard this, she stood up sharply and asked coldly: "Give death?" Who would dare to give him death? ”
The maid replied, "Yes...... It was Gonggong Sun who went to announce the decree, saying that the holy decree was issued by the queen, and last night, Lu Guogong specially held the edict of the Son of Heaven and asked Gonggong Sun and Imperial Doctor Cheng to do this! ”
"Nonsense! When did Hongu make such a will! After listening to this, Empress Jia brushed the floor and lifted the teacup on the table, and drank sharply, I don't know if it was because of fear or nervousness, the green tendons on her forehead burst out, and she was even a little dizzy in front of her, and she almost fainted.
"Queen, what's wrong with you?" Zi Mo hurriedly helped her.
"Go!" Empress Jia raised her eyebrows, barely stabilized her breathing, and pointed to the palace maid and said, "Go and summon Jia Mi, the Duke of Lu, to the palace immediately!" ”