Chapter 17: Murder by the Sword
As soon as Yide and Yang Qian's family had calculated, the news was sent out, and Concubine De also got the news, she sneered and ordered, "Come on, send the news to the Yan family, this palace wants to sell the Yan family's personal favor." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Yes, sissy."
Concubine De took the jade Ruyi on the coffee table and fiddled with it, and said to herself: "The queen is so stupid, she knows that she can't keep the emperor and has to hold it hard, hehe, she will eat the consequences!" She rolled her eyes and ordered, "Get ready, and go to see the queen tomorrow." ”
Now that Zhao Yi is no longer the prince, she is not afraid of the queen at all, but it is a good time to cooperate.
Her henchmen were sent out one after another, and just when Zhao Shu got the news and sent someone to inform Yan Shiren, her people also arrived.
Yan Shiren held two pieces of information in his hand, one was sent by Zhao Shu and the other was from Concubine De, he frowned, was silent for a moment, and then said: "Pen and ink are waiting." ”
Yan Ruyu stood beside him, and when he heard this, he personally prepared the pen and ink, "Dad, the one in Weiyang Palace is too much, and he dares to hit us with the idea." ”
"Hmph, what would she not dare? You prepare, go out of Beijing and return to Jiangnan immediately, I will repair a letter to your mother, let her tell you about family affairs, your cousins are good, I really don't like it, and you Brother Chen, he has always been very good to you. ”
Although Yan Ruyu was still reluctant, she didn't object this time, she just looked pale and stirred her handkerchief, not knowing what she was thinking.
Yan Shiren looked at her reluctant and aggrieved appearance, and snorted, "Don't think about that unrealistic, Huo Baichuan is dead, don't hurry up and prepare!" ”
He regretted that he raised Yan Ruyu too much like other ladies, and he had his own ideas, and he couldn't control it.
Yan Ruyu sighed, turned around and walked out of the house.
"Hey." Yan Shiren sighed and said to himself: "How can Huo Baichuan be able to control it?" What he wants is a spiritual match, and you're still too far away. ”
He knew that Huo Baichuan was not really dead, but just a fake death.
The next day, in the court, Liang Yunsi just said: "If there is something to do, play quickly, and there is nothing to retreat from." Yan Shiren stood up, hugged Yuwat and said, "The minister has something to play." ”
Zhao Bi just took the step back, he wanted to hear what Yan Shiren was going to do, about marrying Yan Ruyu, he just knew, so he was particularly concerned about Yan Shiren's movements.
Emperor Mingde sat on the dragon chair, not in good spirits, raised his hand slightly, and said with some weakness: "Speak." ”
"Your Majesty." Yan Shiren knelt down, kowtowed three times, and then said: "The minister is old, many political affairs are extremely incapable of handling, plus he has been away from home for several years, he has never taken care of his old wife, raised his own children, is a husband, a father, he is really unqualified, he is ashamed, and he can't sleep day and night, so the minister is here to bid farewell to the emperor today, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live the great yong, may the great yong prosper and prosper from generation to generation, please ask the emperor to return to his hometown!" ”
He said extremely sincerely, compared to Xie Yun, he is really young, but he can say with a clear conscience that he is old, and he wants to sue the old man to return to his hometown, Emperor Mingde was furious, but he didn't have much strength and couldn't afford to set off the dragon case.
He stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at Yan Shiren, "You also have to leave me!" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister is your people, and he will never leave you, but the minister is really old and can't afford to do anything for the country, so he voluntarily abdicates the sage, please fulfill the emperor, and also give the younger generations a chance."
After he finished speaking, he kowtowed again, extremely sincerely.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all stunned, which one is Yan Shiren making trouble? The leaders of the New Party have resigned one by one, do they really want to give up the country that they have worked so hard to build down in the past few years?
Kill them, and they don't believe it.
But Yan Shiren doesn't look like a fake at all, it's impossible to guess.
However, Zhao Bi and the others are still quite happy, so they don't have to work hard to deal with Yan Shiren, especially Guan Heng and Lin Chaoying are the happiest, because as soon as Yan Shiren leaves, their rights are a little bigger.
Emperor Mingde's eyes were already a little cloudy, but they were perceptive and stared at Yan Shiren for a long time, and suddenly chuckled, followed by laughter, "Hahahaha......" smiled and smiled, he reached out and asked Liang Yunsi to help him up.
Liang Yunsi helped him, he slowly walked down the stairs, came to Yan Shiren, looked down at him, and lowered his voice and said to Yan Shiren, "You want to see my jokes, but I won't let you get your way." ”
After speaking, he crossed Yan Shiren and walked towards the gate, and before going out, he said in a small voice: "Quasi." ”
"Emperor Xie Wu's grace is immense." Yan Shiren thanked him.
Since then, there has been no new party chief in the court, and after Yan Shiren left, after a few days, he was replaced by Zhao Bi's henchman.
The officials of the New Party receded like a tide, which was unpredictable, but it made Zhao Bi and others very happy, but some people were worried that the victory would come too quickly, and they felt that they were dreaming.
However, whether it is a dream or not, and no matter what successors the new party has, it is the most important thing that the court is now in their hands.
There are no political enemies to fight, Zhao Bi doesn't want Yang Zhong to enter the court, but the way of officialdom pays attention to a balance character, plus there are other princes eyeing him, Guan Heng and others are not as resourceful as Yang Zhong, he thought about it, and decided to invite Yang Zhong into the court.
I went to Yang's house with a gift.
Yang Zhong bowed perfunctorily to Zhao Bi, and then asked lightly: "I don't know what happened when His Highness came to the house?" ”
"Lord Yang, you are really a noble person who forgets things, my father ordered Ziyu to ask Lord Yang to reinstate the official, and please don't forget Lord Yang, today Ziyu is here to thank Lord Yang for giving Ziyu this face."
Yang Zhong snorted coldly, "Your Highness, the minister agreed to return to the court, not because of giving you face, but because of my grandson, I want the minister to help you, but the minister has one condition." ”
Zhao Bi breathed a sigh of relief and asked very cooperatively: "I don't know what the conditions of adults are?" Speaking of Ziyu, listen to it, maybe Ziyu can help. ”
"Lao Chen just wants his eldest grandson Zhang'er to go home as soon as possible." Speaking of Yang Zhizhang, the eldest grandson who had spent a lot of effort to cultivate, Yang Zhong's eyes were red, and the hatred in his eyes seemed to be condensed, which made Zhao Bi vigilant in his heart.
was vigilant in his heart, but he showed enough kindness on his face, and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the imperial examination has been abolished, and the crime of the eldest prince will naturally not be established." ”
"No, Lao Chen wants him to go home for the New Year." Yang Zhong did not retreat at all, his tone was calm, and he was very tough.
The abolition of the imperial examination system is not something that can be achieved overnight, Emperor Mingde has not agreed, no one dares to be this sinner, the people in the court, no one is a fool, they all know that the imperial examination system is an excellent system for electing officials, but it violates their fundamental interests, how can it be allowed to continue?
However, from a historical point of view, whoever abolishes the imperial examination at the moment is a sinner of history and a sinner of the dynasty, which may increase the speed of the demise of the great yong.
Zhao Bi thought about it, there are only one Yang Zhizhang, there are many ways to let him come back, but Yang Zhong has only one, as long as he can help him take Yang Zhizhang back, he can get the power of the Yang family, and he can also get Yang Zhong's assistance, this deal is very cost-effective.
"Okay, don't worry, Ziyu will definitely let the eldest prince return to Beijing before the year." He solemnly promised.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Yang Zhong thanked him.
"You're welcome, Ziyu will retire first, and please go to the court tomorrow." Zhao Bi has a way.
Yang Zhong didn't speak again, just nodded.
Zhao Bi returned to the Four Princes' Mansion and immediately ordered someone to take Yang Zhizhang back, and entered the palace after the order.
As soon as he entered Weiyang Palace, he was called to Emperor Mingde by Liang Yunsi, at this time Emperor Mingde was lying on the bed, his face was pale, and his complexion was very bad, when he saw Zhao Bi, his face showed anger, and he said sharply: "Kneel!" ”
Zhao Bi knelt down according to his words, "The son of the emperor asks for peace to his father, Lord Yang has promised to come to the court tomorrow, please rest assured." ”
Emperor Mingde was furious, and coughed violently in anger, Zhao Bi wanted to stand up and give him relief, but he was warned by the sharp eye, and he got up half of his body and knelt down again.
Liang Yunsi gently gave Emperor Mingde a good breath, and it took him a while to ease up, and he took a few breaths, but he was weak and angry, but he asked angrily: "You are not recalled to Beijing, what should you be guilty of!" ”
Zhao Bi snorted coldly in his heart, and now he remembered to ask about it, but he didn't have no words, "Father and Emperor Mingcha, Erchen just heard that you were sick, so he was in a hurry and did not recall to Beijing for a while, if the father wants to punish the son, the son-in-law has no complaints, but the father, you have to take care of the dragon body, now that the war in Xiliang is tight, you must not have anything to do with your father." ”
said that he would be punished, but he was excusing himself, and what was even more perverse was threatening him as a father!
He is sick with a dragon's body, what should Zhao Bi do? It can well be imagined!
Emperor Mingde closed his eyes, suppressed his anger in his heart, and waved his hand slightly, "You go, I want to rest." ”
Zhao Bi didn't move when he heard this, but said: "Father, Yang Zhizhang's crime is not to death, and what he committed is not a major crime, and the punishment over the years is enough, and I ask my father to let him come back." ”
Emperor Mingde sneered and waved his hand, "You can do it yourself." ”
Zhao Bi was overjoyed, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you father and emperor for letting your son supervise the country." ”
Liang Yunsi can't listen to it anymore, these four highnesses will really put gold on their faces, prison country? How can he be in charge of the country?
Emperor Mingde was silent, did not say anything more, closed his eyes, as if he was asleep.
Achieving his goal, Zhao Bi went back satisfied.
After leaving Weiyang Palace, the first thing he did was to declare that he was in charge of the country, and the second thing was to order Yang Zhizhang to be innocent and recall him to the capital.
When Yide learned about this, he smiled while holding the pipa guqin, and ordered softly, "Go and kill Yang Zhizhang to the palace." ”
"Yes, master." Her henchmen came and went without a trace.
Yang Zhizhang suffered for many years at the border, and once he was able to return to Beijing, all kinds of emotions hit him, and he was worried all the way, was he dreaming!
Just when he couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream, he was killed by an arrow through his heart.
And when the officials of the Criminal Department thoroughly investigated the matter, they got an amazing clue that the arrow was King Jing's!
When Yang Zhong got the news, he angrily lifted the desk and said angrily: "Zhao Bi, the old man and you don't share the sky!" ”
As the ruler of the Yang family, and he is a first-class family, he naturally knows a lot of news, and Zhao Bi has colluded with King Jing, and he knows more than Zhao Shu.
Although the arrow that killed Yang Zhizhang was King Jing's weapon, it was made with the technology of the Ma family, and the pig iron came from Jiangnan, and King Jing's weapons were generally forged from Xiliang's own iron ore, and he would not come to Jiangnan to buy iron.
And Zhao Bi has the power to lie dormant in Jiangnan for many years.
When Zhao Bi learned that Yang Zhizhang was dead, he was also shocked, and he hurriedly went to ask Yide, "Mother, Erchen read the file submitted by the Criminal Department and found that the weapon that killed Yang Zhizhang was ours, do you know about this?" ”
Surprise flashed across Yide's face, "Our weapons? ”
"Yes, because I borrowed Uncle Jingwang's soldiers, I cast a Jing character on the weapon, but those who understand can recognize this as our weapon at a glance." Zhao Bi said.
"So, somebody wants to borrow a knife to kill someone?"
Zhao Bi was stunned, "Could it be that we have an internal ghost?" Otherwise, how could such an arrow appear at the scene of the crime? We clearly planned it, but it was used as a last resort. ”
He couldn't figure out the reason for this, but he knew that Yang Zhong was definitely going to trouble him, unless he could prove that he didn't kill the person.
If you want to prove that you didn't kill someone, you have to find the murderer.
"Yes, Bi'er, you have to be careful, now that you have great power, there are many people who hate you, don't follow the way of others." Yide said worriedly, "Your father and the emperor don't see me now, but it doesn't matter, it's just you, it doesn't matter what grievances the mother concubine has suffered." ”
"Father?" Zhao Bi's mind was racing, and soon he thought of 108,000 miles according to the hint given to him by Yide, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he was in his heart, if it was Emperor Mingde who killed people with a knife?
He shook his head, not daring to continue thinking about it, but his mind was uncontrollably thinking, now that he is in charge of the country, his father must be extremely angry, but he can't do anything, the new party officials have resigned one after another, he has no one available, and he has to let him run the country.
But what if he dies? If he dies, his father will be able to regain power.
The more Zhao Bi thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, as for Zhao Yi and Zhao Shu and others, he didn't consider doubting it, because he was conceited to the point of arrogance, and felt that Zhao Yi and Zhao Shu were not his opponents.
How can a defeated soldier steal his weapon? He did a job of secrecy so well.
In addition, he knows Zhao Shu and Zhao Yi, he is not a person who can do assassination, these two people are also conceited, thinking that they can solve everything openly.
After greeting Yide, he excused himself to go to Emperor Mingde to say goodbye, and tried it, "Father, Yang Zhizhang is dead." ”
said that it was a temptation, but in fact, he was extremely arrogant, so arrogant, Emperor Mingde could only be angry in his heart, but he did not attack.
"You don't need to talk to me about this, you can do it." Emperor Mingde is still the same sentence.
Zhao Bi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Father, someone framed his son and wanted to kill him with a knife, but he couldn't think of anyone who had the ability to harm his son, and asked his father to solve his doubts." ”
Emperor Mingde sneered and looked at him, "Whoever you think did it is whoever did it!" He didn't explain, didn't deny, didn't admit it, almost didn't say anything, but Zhao Bi already had the answer in his heart.
He stood up, "Father, you can recuperate here with peace of mind, and spend more time with your mother and concubine, and there are sons and daughters in the court, please rest assured!" (To be continued.) )