Chapter 431: The Viper Comes Out of the Hole
Xue Tangcheng was shocked and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess and Chief Pei have arrived?" Why didn't Sinong Temple notify me in advance? This and this ......, hurry up, hurry up, send someone to clean up the princess's bedroom, everything that should be replaced has been replaced, quickly find Lord Tang Jian to go down the mountain to greet you! Yes! And there's more...... Quickly ask the soup supervisor to hide those idle people, and don't let Her Royal Highness the princess see it......"
Xue Tangcheng was spinning in place like a top, and suddenly paused there, glaring at Li Ji and said, "Which princess, Your Highness?" ”
Li Ji said blankly: "Mrs. Mu! ”
"Oh......, that's ......"
Xue Tangcheng pinched his chin and thought for a while, and said, "You go and find the soup supervisor, tell her about it, ask her to go down the mountain to greet Her Royal Highness the princess, and I'll go find someone to clean up the princess's bedroom, um!" Don't say more, don't ask more, don't make your own opinions, everything is arranged by the soup supervisor! ”
"Whoa!"
Li Ji didn't understand why Xue Tangcheng suddenly calmed down, but Shangguan didn't panic, so he relaxed and hurriedly continued to climb the mountain.
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There are more than 20 palaces on Longmen Mountain, only a few are exclusive to a certain royal dignitary, such as the queen, the crown prince, Mrs. Mu, the Marquis of Changle and the Marquis of Weiyang, and the others are qualified to come to this royal hot spring Tangmu magnates who come first and who stays, and it is not exclusive to anyone.
Mrs. Mu's bathroom was specially designed by the Qin stonemasons of the Western Regions, and on the wall is a huge white stone carved maid, with deep curly hair, a high nose, wearing a bathrobe, a half-naked and toned carcass, holding a lamp plate in her hand, and the lamp is burning. Hot spring water pours into the pool from a large animal mouth, and the entire bathroom is exotic.
The hot springs are illuminated. Faintly revealing the milky white effect, two beauties in the water, fresh and moist. They all resemble swaying and blooming delicate flowers, but they have their own characteristics, like two newly blooming water lilies that break through the water.
Mrs. Mu has a plump and well-proportioned figure, a slender fit, and a pair of jade breasts that are white and tender and stiff like droplets swaying silently, and exuding a unique charm of a young woman when she trembles slightly.
It's a pity that only a few maids are blessed to see such a concave and attractive jade body, and at this moment the maids are driven away from the bath. There was only Mrs. Mu left.
I don't know what Mrs. Mu was thinking, her eyes touched her graceful body, and a touch of shyness made her immediately stagger her gaze. It's just that the invisible diaphragm in my heart has faded a little unconsciously. At this moment, a maid hurriedly came to the soup pool and reported: "Your Royal Highness Princess, there is very urgent news in the palace. ”
Mrs. Mu asked the maid, "What's the news?" ”
The maid replied, "Someone from the palace." I have already asked Mr. Pei to return to the palace quickly! ”
Mrs. Mu straightened her waist. A pair of huge breasts like jade melons came out of the water, half floating and half sinking, and asked in a deep voice: "Did anyone ever say that something big happened in the court?" ”
The maid replied, "The person who came did not say what happened, but only that something great had happened in the court!" ”
"Got it! The trees want to be quiet, and the wind does not stop! ”
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When Mrs. Mu and Pei Kun returned to Lin'an City, they noticed that something had happened in Beijing. There was no obvious manifestation, and there were no officials who walked around the city with chains and shouted at the people. Ordinary people don't notice anything at all. But people like them can naturally see many things that ordinary people don't pay much attention to.
When they arrived at Miyagi, they found that it was significantly different from usual, and the number of guards here had increased significantly. It has more than doubled compared to usual, and the demeanor of the soldiers is also faintly serious and nervous. It made the two of them also nervous.
Today's people guarding the end of the gate have actually been replaced by a hundred horsemen, before the hundred horses have been only responsible for the Xuantian Gate, although the two years of the hundred horses have been expanding, the so-called hundred horses have long become a thousand horses, but their name has always been called the hundred horses, and the one in charge of guarding has always been the back door of the palace: Xuantian Gate.
It is the most important gateway in and out of the palace, and when you enter the Xuantian Gate, you can do whatever you want. No more obstacles. However, entering from the palace gate in front of you, it is the location of many central yamen of the imperial court, such as the Nuwa Shrine, Heaven, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Hanlin Academy, as well as the axiomatic government of the Son of Heaven, and you have to pass through the layers of palace gates to reach the harem.
Now, the end gate has been taken over by the hundred horses, and it is likely that all the portals of the entire palace have been taken over by the hundred horses, and the hundred horses are the core of Yu Linwei, and Yu Lin Wei is the Son of Heaven Guard.
It follows from this that ...... What's going on here?
When Mrs. Mu returned to Beijing, she was unhappy, but now she can still care about being angry. She wanted to enter the palace immediately to visit her mother and ask about the reason, but unfortunately, she couldn't even enter the palace gate, Zhang Xitong was very polite, very respectful, but also very firm to tell her: "Please Your Highness go back to the house and wait, the queen has a will, and everyone will not see it!" ”
Mrs. Mu had no choice but to go home, hoping that the people she stayed in the house had already learned some news, but judging from the current situation, I was afraid that it would be impossible to find out anything.
Pei Kun and his entourage were allowed to enter the palace after Zhang Xitong and other hundred cavalry guards searched closely. As soon as Pei Kun entered the palace, he went straight to the palace, if something big happened in the palace, the Son of Heaven must be there!
Sure enough, Tian Qiniang was in the hall.
When Pei Kun hurriedly walked into the palace, he saw a general guarding in front of the hall, with a jade face and beaded lips, extremely handsome, and when he looked at it, he recognized that this young general with bright armor and a sword under his ribs turned out to be Zheng Anyi, which startled Pei Kun.
As soon as he saw him coming, Zheng Anyi smiled kindly: "Manager Pei is coming back so quickly, please hurry up and enter the hall, don't let the saint be anxious!" ”
Pei Kun wanted to ask them: "What happened?" "But as soon as you step through the threshold, the mystery can be solved, and there is no need to consult him again.
Pei Kun nodded politely to him and stepped into the hall.
In the hall, there were two people kneeling and standing to sit on the imperial case, Tian Qiniang, who looked solemn, reported something, Pei Su glanced at their backs, didn't dare to look more, so he saluted Tian Qiniang, stood sideways, the queen was playing against his subordinates, although he was favored, he didn't dare to interrupt.
Tian Qiniang saw him, raised her palm and pressed down, interrupted the kneeling man's speech, and said to him: "Xiao Su is back, come to the old woman!" ”
"Whoa!"
Pei Kun agreed, and Shanshan came to Tian Qiniang's imperial case. Standing still, looking up, I couldn't help but be surprised. The two people in front of him are not people who can often be seen in the palace, but he recognizes them.
These two people, one is Hanoi Hou Tian Yizhen, and the other is the minister of Hegong Wei Jun!
Tian Qiniang said to Pei Su expressionlessly: "You listen first!" ”
Pei Su bowed and said, "Oh! ”
Tian Qiniang turned to Jun Xiachen again, nodded slightly, and Jun Xiachen, who was looking up at him, hurriedly lowered his head. He continued with his original kneeling salute.
Although Pei Kun had already knelt down half of the matter when he came, after listening to him say the next thing, the smart Pei Kun still understood: "Someone is rebelling!" ”
Before Tian Qiniang ascended the throne. There are constantly "rebellions": the royal family is "rebelling", a group of prime ministers are "rebelling", generals on the battlefield are "rebelling", and too many people have been killed in the name of rebellion. Some of these cases are unjust cases that the Queen knows well. There are unjust cases where the cool officials kept her in the dark.
However, even if it is an unjust case that keeps Tian Qiniang in the dark, there is no real evidence at all, it is basically a confession forced by the cool officials by torture, and Tian Qiniang cleaned it up in an attitude that she would rather believe it, it doesn't matter if she kills the wrong person, if she puts it wrong, the consequences will be too serious, she just wants her country to be forever.
But since the crown prince has been wronged. After a series of incidents broke out, such as Le Gong disemboweling Mingzhi, Jun Xiachen concocting fake confessions of Guan Bo, Ren Zhigu and others. In particular, the "rebellion case of the rogue people" in southern Xinjiang almost caused a real rebellion, which touched Tian Qiniang too deeply, and she began to feel that the practice of being involved in rebellion and preferring to kill the wrong person rather than let go seemed to be detrimental to her rule.
So this time, when Jun Xiachen secretly reported that someone was rebelling, Tian Qiniang was suspicious, she suspected that Jun Xiachen deliberately concocted a case of rebellion in order to climb up and repeat his old tricks, so she didn't make a noise, and she didn't send Jun Xiachen, a whistleblower, to investigate, she sent someone from the Tian family - Tian Yizhen.
Tian Yixin was knighted as the Marquis of Hanoi, and after receiving his aunt's secret order, he immediately took action, first secretly arrested Qi Lianyao, Sima of Luozhou, and interrogated him overnight.
This true dragon son who is said to be the king's life and the king's aura is on the top, and will achieve hegemony in the troubled times, can not afford Tian Yi's interrogation, and he was tortured and intimidated by him, so frightened that he confessed all his plans word for word.
Tian Yixin copied Qi Lianyao's mansion, and exchanged letters, family confessions, stewards who participated in the conspiracy, and confessions from the future founding fathers. Even some of the physical objects of the program for the founding of the country that these people wrote down with great interest were all in their hands.
Not to mention, Qi Lianyao's efficiency is still quite high, in such a short period of time, with Zhang Laodao's miraculous statements and methods, he has really bewitched many people. Mainly his relatives, neighbors, subordinates, and old people, who were also arrested.
Tian Qiniang believes that the so-called rebellion is not made out of nothing, and the so-called mercy is to tolerate and nurture adultery!
Grandma Tian was furious, and immediately sent Long Wuxing to Ji County at night, making sure to take him down before Liu Sili learned of the situation and started the incident in advance. He also issued several edicts, ordering the assassins and garrison generals of the surrounding states of Ji County to stand by and cooperate with Long Wuwei.
In Beijing, Tian Yizhen copied many people's homes in a row, and he was really in high spirits. Tian Yicheng is short in stature and a bit of a natural hunchback. The appearance is also very ugly, so it is not very popular among the same clan, and this time he has made a great contribution and become famous, and he is really proud of his eyebrows.
It's a pity that the people who were confiscated by him were either civilians or petty officials, and they really couldn't show his prestige, so Jun Xiachen made a statement to him, saying that there must be high-ranking officials involved in this rebellion case, but their methods were clever, and when they were not exposed, they were weighing Tian Yi's heart, and he immediately agreed, and pulled Jun Xiachen to report to his aunt.
When Pei Kun came in, Jun Xiachen was reporting the progress of the case to the queen, and subtly added some hints between his words to deepen Tian Qiniang's suspicions. Don't look at the fact that he doesn't have ink in his stomach, but Jun Xiachen is indeed a very clever person, and he is very good at observing faces, and his words finally convinced Tian Qiniang.
"Qing has made a great contribution this time!"
After listening to Jun Xiachen's report, Tian Qiniang said with a pleasant face: "From now on, you and Yizong are in charge of this case together, and you must find out all the traitors and bring them to justice!" ”
Jun Xiachen was overjoyed, and hurriedly knocked his head to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "I am willing to smear the liver and brain of the king!" ”
"Stand down!"
Tian Qiniang waved her hand, and Tian Yi was busy saluting her aunt. Jun Xiachen was still unhurried, one head, two heads, three heads, and he really hit the ground. Only then did he get up and exit the hall with Tian Yizhen.
Although Tian Qiniang didn't look at him, she saw his actions one by one, and she only felt that Jun Xiachen's move was cautious, and he was not without suspicion of sycophancy, but because of this public case, he felt that Jun Xiachen was not perfect. But there is no doubt about his faithfulness.
Tian Yixin and Jun Xia withdrew from the palace, and Tian Qiniang turned to Pei Kun, and said with a calm face: "Pei Kun." Did you hear it all? ”
Pei Kun listened to half of it, although the general process and the participants were already clear, there were still many questions in his heart, but it was impossible for the queen to tell him about these things. You can only go to the dossier later. Busy said: "Yes! Pei Kun was clear. ”
Tian Qiniang said angrily: "These chaotic parties, thieves don't die!" The old woman has issued a decree, and the prime ministers will live in the government hall, and they will not be allowed to leave the palace until the case is concluded. The court meeting was suspended, and the officials who went out of Beijing to inspect and those who returned to Beijing to report on their work all guarded their own offices, and they were not allowed to take a reckless step without obtaining the will, otherwise they would seek rebellion. These are the movements. The old woman has already approved it, and you follow the old woman's instructions. Immediately prepare a few recitals for the old woman. ”
Tian Qiniang handed over the courtier's notebook to Pei Kun, and said: "The prime ministers stayed in the government hall to work, just in case, before proving their innocence, some important government affairs, especially those involving the army, must not be asked to get their hands dirty, these days, you have to work hard!" ”
Pei Kun's heart was cold, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "You should serve the saint!" ”
After Tian Chengqian sat on the desk, his eyes were straight, and he muttered to himself, Zhang Jiafu had to get closer to hear clearly, what His Royal Highness the Marquis of Weiyang said was: "Junxia is crazy?" Jun Xiachen is crazy! Jun Xia Chen is really crazy! ”
As soon as the queen's decree was issued, Jun Xiachen immediately began to act, drastically and resolutely, and now it is the ninth day of his order.
In the nine days, Tian Yizhen and Jun Xiachen did many things.
The method he used was the same as the method used when he tried a group of people in Guan Bo, because he had just regained his favor, and there was still a trace of caution in his heart, he did not dare to use the punishment as he did back then, but only lured Su Lianyao and told him that as long as he obediently confessed and recruited more comrades, he could be spared death.
Su Lianyao didn't have the integrity of Guan Bo and Wu Yongcheng, and immediately began to confess according to the "prompts" of Jun Xiachen. As a result, Shi Baozhong, the director of the Tianguan Mansion, Liu Qi, Zhou Pan, Si Yilang, Lu Jingchun and other officials fell one after another, and became Su Lianyao's comrades.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Sili, who was still dreaming of the founding master of the country in Jijun, was also broken into by Long Wuwei who fell from the sky, and a brigade commander named Yu Qi hid his head in the stove pit and dragged out Liu Tingshi, who had his butt exposed, and tied up and sent him to Beijing.
Tian Yi, who was suspected of rebelling against the party, was overjoyed and immediately ordered Jun to retry Liu Sili, who was also spineless like Su Lianyao. Although Jun Xiachen has been away from the court for a few years, his reputation has not diminished, and he smiled darkly when he saw Jun Xiachen. was so frightened that his soul did not possess his body, and after getting the promise that he would not die as long as he recruited his comrades, he immediately summoned a confession.
His officials are bigger than Su Lianyao, and the same party recruited is also bigger than the people recruited by Su Lianyao. For a time, Li Yuanxiang, the Fengge waiter, Sun Yuanxiang, the Xia official waiter, Wang Mian, the assassin of Jingzhou, and Wang ......Xiao, the Fengge housekeeper, all became traitors to the party and were arrested and imprisoned.
Tian Qiniang was already convinced of this matter because of the evidence sent by Jun Xiachen before. In addition, her own nephew participated in the next trial and arrest, so she had no doubt about everything reported by Jun Xiachen. Originally, the cool official was about to die, but as a result, Liu Sili's rebellion case made Tian Qiniang, who knew that the future was short, suspicious again.
The reason why Tian Chengqian was stunned was because Jun Xiachen had been holding back in Tongzhou for a few years, and he seemed to be holding back his red eyes, and he couldn't hold back when he bit people, and under the command of Jun Xiachen, the two brothers who supervised the Yushi Wang Gang and Tianguan Shilang Wang Xue also became the same party of Liu Sili and Su Lianyao, and were arrested and put in prison.
Tian Chengqian's influence in the court is extremely limited, and his business in this area is far inferior to his cousin Tian Sansi, and the two brothers Wang Xue, the servant of the heavenly official, and the Wang Gang, the superintendent of the imperial history, are the two people who have extremely high status and great power in the same party that he developed in the court, and now they have been bitten into the prison by the mad dog of Jun Xiachen.
Tian Yixin is Tian Sansi's person, Tian Chengqian can't let him raise his noble hand, in the face of such a situation, Tian Chengqian really wants to cry without tears. His original intention was to use Jun Xiachen to deal with Jiang Dexu and Yao'er, but he didn't expect Jiang Dexu and Yao'er to fall before Jun Xiachen could find a chance to go crazy.
When a mad dog comes out of the cage, how can it bite whoever you want according to your heart?
So far, Tian Chengqian really regrets it. (To be continued......)