Wang Yin'er was ordered by the Empress Dowager Dou to come to see Liu Zhao, there was an accident at both ends, she was so anxious that her heart was on fire, and when she saw Liu Zhao lying on the couch in a good manner, she was relieved and asked, "Who did it, can you find out?" ”

Liu Qing had already returned to the house, Cai Lun stayed by the emperor's side for a moment, his body and bones couldn't bear it, his face was sallow, and he only sighed: "I have already issued an order for the Tingwei Mansion to handle it, Lord Han has brought people back to the Tingwei Yamen for interrogation, I think there will be a result soon!" ”

Wang Yin'er touched Liu Zhao's head, and saw that it was cold, which made people's hearts glow with coldness, not only did she ask worriedly: "The imperial doctor has been here, how do you say it?" ”

"It is said that Your Majesty's heart is depressed, and he is frightened and hurts, and he will raise him for a few days." Cai Lun came back according to the truth, and this is exactly what the doctor said. The emperor is still young, he was frightened last time he was assassinated, and now he is murdered again, look what this person sent by the Queen Mother has to say!

Wang Yin'er really cared about Liu Zhao, looked at the emperor's face, and was still pale, so he said: "The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have all been arrested, how can only the permanent servants be good?" In this way, the Queen Mother will be better in a while, and I will show the Queen Mother again and send some more people! ”

Liu Zhao listened, sat up half-truthfully and said, "Aunt Yin'er, what's wrong with the queen mother?" ”

Wang Yin'er sat down and took his hand and said: "I just went back to the Queen Mother, saying that you were almost poisoned to death, the Queen Mother was coughing, she didn't come up in one breath, she fainted, but fortunately she was saved, and now she is angry, and she is still thinking about letting me come to see how you are." This is really, I'm going to be sick, both of them are sick, and you mother and son can still have something to do in this court. Your Majesty, hurry up! ”

Liu Zhao listened. My heart was hot, and I secretly wondered if it was the Queen Mother's doing, but according to the current form, the Queen Mother really didn't know, and it seemed that she didn't have to pretend to be a half-truth for too long.

simply said sincerely: "Auntie, Zhao'er is young. I was only a little frightened. It's okay, I'm better tomorrow, so I'll go to visit the queen mother. The aunt replied to the queen mother. The case has been handed over to the Criminal Prison Department for investigation and punishment, which reassures her. I can sleep well, and after you go back to take care of your mother, she has been sick. I'm also very concerned. ”

Wang Yin'er nodded: "Your Majesty, then I will stay soon." The Queen Mother is sick, I'm really not at ease, I will go back to the Queen Mother for a while, and reallocate manpower to take care of Your Majesty! ”

After Wang Yin'er left. Liu Zhao was stunned when he looked at the flickering lights, he always suspected in his heart that Deng Dieguo had done it, but there was no tangible evidence. And even if it was they who did it. Dou Xian went out on an expedition, and once he was arrested and killed in the court. Dou Xian is likely to raise troops in Liangzhou, and the situation will be out of control at that time.

Then only by waiting for Dou Xian and the others to return to Luoyang, hand over the army, and then arrest them in one fell swoop, can the goal be achieved.

At this time, Cai Lun suddenly said: "Your Majesty, you are here." ”

When Liu Zhao looked up, he saw that Zheng Zheng was already standing at the door, and his expression could not be seen in the shadows, only his eyes flashed brightly.

"Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhong walked up to Liu Zhao and gave a salute.

"No need to be polite! Aiqing asked me to find "Relatives Outside", and now that I have found it, Aiqing wants me to refer to the ancient precedents and punish Dou Xian! ”

"Yes, the emperor, Dou Xian is no one else, he is the brother of the queen mother, the uncle of the emperor, and the general who has made great contributions to the country. His Majesty did not pay attention, and he became infamous for killing Zhongliang. So in advance, we have to find examples from previous dynasties! Zheng Zhong replied aloud.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you, I have asked Liu Qing to find Ban Gu and them to find other historical facts, I believe that he will also live up to his mission!"

"Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhong glanced at Cai Lun and made a look, and Cai Lun came to the door to take care of the wind.

"Your Majesty, to make a long story short, what was not in a hurry is now in a hurry, and Dou Xian's people have already begun to do it. We can't sit still! So, please find a reason for Your Majesty to let Dou Xian return to Beijing! ”

Liu Zhao was thinking about this question just now, and after hearing it, he said, "What is Aiqing's plan?" ”

"The minister thought, although Dou Xian is not a general, but he is very good at using soldiers, if he raises troops outside, I am afraid that the court will be in danger. Therefore, the old minister wondered if he could recall Dou Xian back to Beijing on the grounds that the Queen Mother was seriously ill. When he returns to the imperial court, he will not bring a large group of people, and when the time comes, it will be easier to announce him into the palace, and it will be easier to capture him. At this time, the Queen Mother is sick, isn't it a godsend? Your Majesty, when the interruption continues, there will be chaos! ”

These words coincided with what Liu Zhao thought, and he couldn't help but smile, "Aiqing and I thought of going together." When Old Situ told me before he died that he wanted to leave Dou Xian alone, I was also thinking about how to make him alone. It can be seen that God is kind to me, and I have this opportunity. I will make an order tomorrow to let Dou Xian return to Beijing. ”

The next day, Liu Zhao went to see the Empress Dowager Dou, saw that she was very sick, she could only eat a little food, and she was very full of regret in her heart. He told the Empress Dowager Dou that he was going to transfer the general back to Beijing.

Empress Dowager Dou's face was pale and she looked weak, "Emperor, it's good that the general is back, Yidi didn't make a mess, he stayed in that desert place and did something, wasting his strength in vain." It's better to come back and help you. ”

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Dou did not object, Liu Zhao was overjoyed, but pretended to be sad in his heart and said: "The queen mother will take care of her body well, and the sons will take care of the affairs of the previous dynasty. ”

Empress Dowager Dou shook her head: "Your Majesty, you also know the body of the mourning family, and I also intend to return the six seals of the Son of Heaven to you, so let's wait until the general returns to the court, and then discuss!" ”

Liu Zhao's heart jumped a few times, and these words came too suddenly, which caught him off guard! But he was still replaced by the next joy, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, Erchen knows!" ”

Out of the Jiade Palace, Liu Zhao went straight to the Tingwei Division, he wanted to see for himself who wanted to harm him.

The Yamen of the Tingwei Division is on Kaiyang Avenue, far from the Yangmen, Liu Zhao took Zhou Rong, took the imperial chariot, and was escorted into the gate of the Tingwei Division by the guards. When Tingwei Han Ling heard the announcement, he trotted out from inside with a group of officials to greet him.

Liu Zhao got down, ordered everyone to get up, and said with a smile: "It's the first time I've come to see this place, but I didn't expect that Tingweisi would still be such a magnificent place." ”

The lowly officials had never seen the emperor, and they saw that he was six feet tall, his body was not yet fully grown, and his beard had not yet grown above his lips, but some soft fluff, except for a pair of eyes that shimmered, which did not match his age. When they saw him laughing, they all laughed with him. For a while, the tense atmosphere eased somewhat.

Han Ling said: "Your Majesty, this is the old mansion of Guangwu, and it was only painted at the beginning of His Majesty's accession to the throne, so His Majesty looks magnificent!"

"Hmm!" Liu Zhao nodded, and saw that there were five courtyards, and in the middle was the bronze carving of the tiger on the top of the door, which looked very solemn. When you enter the main hall, you can see a two-rise arch on the doorpost supporting the roof, and the view is even wider.

Liu Zhaozheng sat down and asked, "How is the trial of the case, do you know, who instructed me to murder me?" ”

Han Ling said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and others interrogated the prisoners separately, but no one admitted it, and the ministers were also very anxious and didn't know what to do. ”

Liu Zhao's expression was a little dazed, and he recalled that the maid who brought in the tea seemed to be called Jing'er, so he said: "You announce the maid named Jing'er in, I want to ask her." ”

Jing'er had already been tortured, and her whole body was scarred, so she just gritted her teeth and knelt down on the temple. Liu Zhao asked: "Your name is Jing'er, there are too many maids around me, remember that you are because you are the last person to deliver tea to me, you say, why did you poison my tea, who instructed you to do it?" ”

Jing'er raised her head and fell to the ground, "Wronged, Emperor, slave and maid wronged!" The miserable cry with trembling and whimpering made Liu Zhao shiver, and then he heard the ministers shouting loudly: "Bold, you have to shout injustice in front of the emperor, hurry up!" ”

Jing'er didn't seem to hear the scolding, and still cried: "Your Majesty, the slave is really wronged, in that tea, I didn't poison it, and no one instructed it, please check it out!" She slammed her head on the ground, her forehead covered with a blur of flesh.

Liu Zhao was soft-hearted and couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to turn his head and look at the furnishings in the yazhong. I only heard Han Ling say: "Don't say whether you are wronged or not, when did you pour the water, where did the tea come from, who boiled the water, is there anyone interfering in this, you think about it, if you can explain it clearly, it is wronged, if you don't understand, this great crime of killing the monarch is done by you alone, not only to kill your head, but also to raid your home and kill your whole house!" You've got to figure it out! ”

She looked at Han Ling, who had a calm face, and was stunned that she stopped crying, just sobbed, letting the tears slide down her face, and her whole body was fighting fiercely like a dead leaf shaking in the autumn wind, her eyes were rolling, but she was helpless.

Liu Zhao frowned and asked, "Do you remember anything?" I believe you, but you have to give me a reason to believe in you! ”

Jing'er bit her lower lip, wiped away her tears with her sleeve, and said with a sob: "Your Majesty, it was the tea that the slave maid made herself, and the water was always hot on the stove. This tea is poisonous, and the slave really doesn't know it! ”

"Liu Qing? Spread Liu Qing! Han Ling asked people to bring Jing'er down, saw a tall and thin eunuch being brought in, and asked, "Are you Liu Qing?" You put the poison in the emperor's tea? ”

"Wronged, my lord, it wasn't the villain who put it, how can the villain have the guts!" Han Ling noticed that his eyes were fluttering, and he felt strange in his heart, thinking, if this person was poisoned, the poison should still be on his body, and when he entered the palace, he was searched, if it wasn't in the palace? I felt that it was too late to catch up with time, so I circled around Liu Qing a few times, and when I saw him looking at him uncertainly, I thought in my heart that this person had a ghost, but where was the poison hidden? (To be continued)