Volume 1 Chapter 28 The Doctrine of Destiny
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On the night of the state banquet, the queen unexpectedly fainted at the banquet, and the emperor and queen missed the auspicious time to celebrate. After that, assassins appeared in the Wanshou Palace, and even the emperor himself was injured, alarming Kyushu. At that time, the attendants around the emperor and queen were all killed or wounded, including two old doctors who were over half a hundred years old from the Tai Hospital, who were also killed by a sword.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, although he has not been assassinated every year, it was the first time that he was assassinated on the night of the state banquet. The arrogance of the Assassins was evident.
Although the Assassins were punished on the spot, the palace was heavily guarded, and there must be allies. The whole country is under martial law in nine cities, and the western suburbs of Jindu prohibit the army from entering the city and garrisoning, and implement a curfew.
The palace searched for the same party everywhere, and the whole country began to search for idle people suspected of rebellion, etc., once there was a suspicion, they were immediately arrested and put into prison for strict interrogation, and countless green forest heroes and people in the rivers and lakes rushed to tell each other, away from Jindu. And the prison is also full of complaints and grievances.
Inside the Shokata Division of the Interior Ministry, a dark staircase leads to countless dungeons separated by iron doors. From the depths came the sound of wails and whipping.
The sound of pain was suddenly high, accompanied by the sound of flesh being scorched.
Li Nianyong, Minister of Internal Affairs, carefully carried the lantern, bent down and walked into a corner door, turned around and said respectfully: "Your Highness, be careful of the door." β
A man stooped in, his body slender, and his robe made the entire gloomy dungeon glow. He wore a black cloak, and raised his hand to take off his hat to reveal a handsome and noble face.
His Royal Highness the Prince, Yang Yu.
Zhu Yi clenched the short sword on his waist and followed closely behind the prince, his gaze like a sharp blade, slowly sweeping around.
If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, what is the reason why the prince of a country comes to the dungeon where there is a lot of sin?
In a few days, earth-shaking changes have taken place within the royal family, the emperor is either injured or sick, and even Princess An Ning is too frightened. Shang Fangsi is overcrowded, biting everywhere, and everyone is in danger.
Yang Yu looked a little tired, but his eyes were as bright as Chen, fading away from the immaturity of his youth, as if he had grown up overnight.
The group walked silently into the depths of the dungeon, the air getting duller and duller, the wails more and more, and the smell of blood made people's smells faintly excited.
They stopped in front of a prison with a prison in which hung a woman with open skin. A practitioner carries a leather whip and pours salt water and chili pepper water on it.
The prince stretched out his hand to the torturer, the deacon and eunuch were slightly stunned, Li Nianyong quickly snatched the leather whip, wiped the handle with his sleeve, and respectfully handed it to His Royal Highness the Prince.
Yang Yu stepped forward and lifted the woman's face with a circled leather whip.
A face can still be seen, but the corners of the eyes are red and swollen, the hair is messy, the breath is weak, the tendons are all broken, and the chin is already purple and swollen.
The big palace maid beside Concubine Li - Agate.
"Recruited?" Yang Yu asked softly. Li Nianyong nodded: "It's recruited, she bought the palace maid next to the queen's mother, and she doesn't know what kind of poison she has laid, she only knows that it can cause people to go crazy." β
"Didn't say who was behind it?" Yang Yu frowned, he didn't expect a little palace maid to have such courage.
The first-class palace maid next to Concubine Li's mother, who can instruct her.
Li Nianyong was so frightened that he knelt down, "Your Highness, Niangniang and our Li family never have such thoughts." Li Nianyong couldn't figure out how the palace maid next to his daughter became an assassin who murdered the queen.
At first, he thought that this was the queen's plan, but it was no secret that the queen was in good health, and she was going to leave the palace to recuperate in the near future, and His Royal Highness the prince personally appointed him to interrogate, and he didn't dare to kill people at will.
The punishment was tried one after another, and the best medicine was poured with water, and she did not sleep for a day and a night, and only asked for her confession, and said nothing else. Li Nianyong was ruthless and used capital punishment, but this little palace maid did not change her words.
If you don't change your words, what should Concubine Li do, and what should they do with the Li family? His Majesty arrested assassins everywhere, and people inside and outside the palace were panicked, and the big crime of raiding the family and punishing the nine clans fell at every turn, and their Li family could be crushed into slag in a blink of an eye.
This is really a plan to kill two birds with one stone, the queen, Concubine Li have fallen, who else can get the advantage.
The crown prince was crying and had a headache: "Master Li, don't you still understand what it means for Gu to let you come to trial?" Li Nianyong's crying stopped, and he looked up at the prince. Yang Yu's expression was indifferent: "The only one who can save the Li family is you, Lord Li." β
After judging the last person behind the scenes, Concubine Li and the Li family were able to escape.
Li Nianyong's legs trembled, and he couldn't stand on his knees: "I must live up to the prince's entrustment." β
"Huh-" With a chuckle, Yang Yu looked at the woman on the torture instrument, her agate mouth was crooked, revealing a sarcastic smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Yang Yu's face was not shocked or angry, and Onyx opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak. The deacon, the eunuch, stepped forward and put her chin back, only to hear a click.
"Ahem...... Acai coughed up a mouthful of blood: "I laugh...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too naΓ―ve...... "Her jaw was unsteady and her voice was a little broken.
"In this palace, I am not the only palace person who hates the queen's mother." She smiled: "If it weren't for me, there would be someone else, and this is just the beginning." β
She was a little anxious, the corners of her mouth kept bleeding, and her breath became disordered. Onyx felt like he was being bitten by ants all over his body, and it was very painful. It's a pity that she didn't even have the strength to bite her tongue and kill herself.
"." Yang Yu scolded coldly, and the leather whip in his hand was pushed up, and the agate was instantly stuck speechless.
The prince's eyes were very dark, and he was not angry: "You can't wait for ants, and you don't even deserve to carry shoes for your mother." β
Onyx pursed his lips sarcastically, and his voice was choppy: "Liang...... True Destiny...... It is coming, and then ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... You'll be in ...... Whence? β
Her breath gradually weakened, and the deacon eunuch stepped forward and probed her nose: "Fainted." β
Li Nianyong glanced up at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yang Yu's face was calm, and he didn't seem to know what to think. But Li Nianyong felt a burst of excitement, a burst of panic, and a burst of excitement, with mixed tastes.
A little palace maid actually said such a rebellious thing, which shows that she has the determination to die, but who taught her to say this?
There are only a few descendants of the witch clan in the world who dare to say the prophecy of the emperor's death, and they hide in the wilderness, divination of celestial phenomena, and exploration of heavenly opportunities. The only surviving descendant of the Wu clan is known to be Qinglong Mountain Zhang Tianshi, although he himself did not admit it.
If she said that there is indeed a thing, the person who is about to be born will only have two children in the royal family, Concubine Li and Tang Meiren's belly.
Could it be true?
Master Li trembled slightly, and when he heard such a secret, he didn't know whether he was too excited or too scared.