The snow has been falling for several times in a row, and there is still no sign of stopping, and the cold wind of the winter night blows through the rooftops and whimpers, and the heaven and earth are calm and cold.

In the ear room of the Tingwei Mansion, the candle flame is swaying, and a small three-ding pottery stove is placed on the table, at this moment the pottery stove (ròu) incense is permeated, Du Zhou holds a wooden chopstick and takes out a piece (ròu) from the pottery stove and puts it in his mouth to chew carefully, and then drinks a bottle of wine in front of him, and smiles with satisfaction: "Brother Jiang, your stove stew (ròu) is really good!" ”

Jiang Chong put down the wooden chopsticks in his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Du, today (rì) you and I are just tasting this stove stew (ròu), (rì) after the delicacies of the mountains and seas, why don't you worry?" ”

Du Zhou smiled: "Brother Chengjiang Jiyan! Now that Zhu Anshi's letter has made His Majesty Long Yan furious, Gongsun He's father and son (shēn) are in the edict prison, once the prince loses Gongsun He's support, it will be even more difficult to gain a foothold in the court, Brother Jiang's great wealth can be waited! After that, he raised the wine bottle and saluted Jiang Chong and said, "After Du (rì), I have to rely on Brother Jiang more!" ”

Jiang Chong greeted the wine bottle, with a smug smile on his face, but said humbly: "Brother Du is serious!" If you want to succeed in the future, you must rely on Brother Du a lot, and I hope that Brother Du will help you! ”

Du Zhou said: "It is not difficult for Du to judge the case in prison, but when it comes to the way of strategy, it is far from Brother Jiang. Zhu Anshi's matter Du admired it very much, Brother Jiang's methods are really clever! ”

"Hahaha!" Jiang Chong smiled when he heard this, "What's so difficult about this? Thinking that Zhu Anshi has always been free, but now he was captured by Gongsun He in one fell swoop, how can he not hate it in his heart? It's just a chance to give him a chance to vent his grievances! ”

"Clever! Brilliant! Du Zhou praised again and again, "If you can come up with such a clever plan, it can be seen that Brother Jiang must be the one who has achieved great things!" ”

"If there is no Brother Du to help, how can Jiang make this plan?" Jiang Chong humbled again and again, raised the wine bottle and instructed carefully, "Zhu Anshi, this person also asks Brother Du to bother more!" ”

When Du Zhou heard this, he naturally understood, and greeted the wine bottle and said, "Brother Jiang can rest assured!" ”

The two people in the ear room talked happily, only the snow flakes outside the window were still quietly sprinkled, the surroundings were silent, and the night was deep and blurry.

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In the lonely snowy night, the huge shadow of Jianzhang Palace is hidden in a snow-white, and the heavy (diàn) Yudou arches and hook the eaves, all erase the majesty of the white (rì) in the night, and only leak the lonely and solemn light and shadow in this cold and cold night. The Yulin Army in the palace changed their guards every two hours, and the sound of clattering footsteps rubbed against the snow, breaking the silence of the dark night from time to time.

"Ahh A frightened sound suddenly came out, and with this frightened sound, the candle flame in the back (diàn) of Tianliang (diàn) suddenly lit up, and Zhao Yan stroked Liu Che, who was sitting in shock and sweating, and couldn't help but ask softly: "Your Majesty, but you have a nightmare again?" ”

Liu Che silently closed his eyes and muttered, "I'm in a dream... I saw a lot of wooden men with sticks beating on me, again and again... I just don't stop, that's all... Knocking on me all the time, it's just... It's horrible! It's terrible! ”

Liu Che thought back to the past dream, (shēn) body couldn't help but tremble all the time, Zhao Yan took a handkerchief to gently wipe the sweat from his forehead for him, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, isn't it... That Gongsun He's puppeteer buried in Chidao has been cursing His Majesty? ”

When Liu Che heard this, he seemed to suddenly wake up, and said angrily: "It must be so!" That Gongsun He has always been jealous of me arresting Gongsun Jingsheng, and now the father and son are two

They are all in prison, and they must have a deep resentment in their hearts, so I will be beaten by wooden people all the time in my dreams! ”

"Someone!" Liu Che shouted loudly. With the shout, Su Wen bowed his head and stepped forward, Liu Che said coldly: "Spread my word, and order Gongsun He's father and son to cut themselves in prison!" ”

"No!" Su Wen took the order and left, Zhao Yan was overjoyed when she heard this, but she still caressed Liu Che with a worried face, and said to the palace guard: "Bring Your Majesty's soothing soup!" ”

When Liu Chefu fell asleep again, it was already the third watch, the snow seemed to be lighter, and the moonlight cast a clear glow on the white snow, and everything seemed to be still quiet.

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When the news of the suicide of the prime minister's father and son in prison reached Jiaofang (diàn), and it was already the second (rì), Wei Zifu almost fell to the ground when he heard the news, and tears flowed down his eyes.

For this ending, she seemed to be expected, but unexpected, she knew that he was cold, but she didn't know that he was so cold, suddenly, the face of Chen A (jiāo) after the abolition became clear, and her words echoed in her ears, "You remember, he can do this to me, and one day, he will do this to you..."

Huo Qu is sick and gone, Wei Qing is gone, and now even Gongsun He is gone... Looking at the snow outside the window, the sadness in Wei Zifu's eyes became deeper and deeper, but gradually, this sadness condensed into a firm force, and she murmured in her heart, "According to the son, no matter what, you still have the queen mother!" ”

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As time passed, the weather gradually (rè), as in previous years, Liu Che still went to Ganquan Palace to escape the summer. It's just that since the beginning of the first month, his (shēn) health has become worse and worse, in addition to intermittent coughing, there are also haunting (shēn) ailments from time to time, although the Ganquan Palace is cool and comfortable, it still can't alleviate the intrusion of the illness on him.

Diet and daily life have been taken care of by Zhao Yan in every detail, and the decoction and danlu are also taken regularly every (rì), and Liu Che almost does not care about other things except for every (rì) meditation and cultivation, but even so, not long after moving to Ganquan Palace, Liu Che fell ill again.

The disease came on very strangely, suddenly and menacingly, first of all, a high fever that did not go away for three (rì), because the holy car was almost ancient, and the high fever that did not go away made all the medical officers tremble every day. followed by vomiting, and then nightmares continued, and this series of tosses made Liu Che quickly lose weight in a big circle. Finally, at dusk on the fifth (rì), everything began to improve, the medicinal soup was fed and was not spit out again, and the whole person was also stable, and even ate white porridge once at night.

When it came to the sixth (rì), Liu Che finally opened his eyes quietly, and saw Zhao Yan sleeping on the cushion on one side of the couch, recalling her undressing care during her illness, and his heart was immediately very comforted.

Liu Che slowly got up (shēn), but the sound of squirting still woke Zhao Yan up, "Your Majesty, are you awake?" Seeing this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but ask, and then got up (shēn) to help Liu Che sit up slowly.

Liu Che coughed lightly and said slowly, "How sick are I?" ”

Zhao Yan stroked Liu Che's back and replied softly: "Your Majesty, today (rì) is the sixth (rì)!" Your Majesty suddenly had a high fever, suddenly vomited, and had nightmares all the time, but he was scared to death by his concubine..."Zhao Yan said and tears flowed.

Liu Che bowed slightly, patted Zhao Yan's hand, and said with a smile: "Yan'er, don't you see that I am much better?" ”

Zhao Yan wiped her eyes and nodded, "Fortunately, there is."

Heaven bless, Your Majesty can turn the corner this time! ”

"What does the Imperial Doctor Decree say about my illness this time?" Liu Che remembered the vague scenes in the dream, and still had palpitations.

Zhao Yan showed a complicated look on her face when she heard this, and hesitated: "Your Majesty... Not only the Imperial Doctor's order, but all the medical officers who treated His Majesty felt that His Majesty was very sick this time..."

"What? Even the medical officer thinks I'm weirdly sick? Liu Che's heart became more and more frightened, and cold sweat was dripping on his back.

"Hmm..."Zhao Yan nodded, and said with a worried and hesitant face, "Your Majesty, concubine... The concubine has a guess... I don't know if to say no? ”

Seeing Zhao Yan's expression, Liu Che suddenly became suspicious in his heart, "It's okay for you to say!" ”

Zhao Yan pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and said as if she had made up her mind: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is sick this time, and the concubine thinks... I thought it was someone secretly practicing witchcraft and cursing Your Majesty..."

Liu Che already had this suspicion, but when he heard Zhao Yan say this, it was more like the evidence was conclusive, and his face instantly darkened, and after a while, Fang said slowly: "I, I think the same way!" ”

Zhao Yan suddenly raised her eyes when she heard this, and said in horror: "Your Majesty! ”

Liu Che signaled that Zhao Yan didn't need to be so nervous, and then said: "My illness is strange and weird, if it weren't for someone to play Gu, it would definitely not be like this!" And I have been practicing for many years, and my Taoist cultivation has been very human, and all kinds of witchcraft in my dreams are vivid, so I am even more sure that someone must be secretly practicing witchcraft this time! ”

Zhao Yan nodded convincingly, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty knows that someone is secretly practicing witchcraft, if you can't capture this person, isn't Your Majesty in danger?" ”

Liu Che was silent when he heard this, but the expression on his face gradually became solemn, and he said slowly: "I have my own arrangements!" ”

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Just after noon, Jiang Chong, the messenger of embroidered clothes, was summoned into the palace, although Liu Che was still sick, described as haggard and emaciated, but the solemn air between the eyebrows still revealed (shēn) for the majesty and respect of the Son of Heaven.

"Jiang Chong, do you know why I urgently summoned you to the palace?" Liu Che's voice was not high, and it was a little hoarse, but his condescending momentum could not be ignored.

Jiang Chong replied respectfully: "The ministers don't know, please make it clear to Your Majesty!" ”

"Gongsun He's father and son have been resentful of me (rì) for a long time, and even hid puppets in my galloping path to practice witchcraft, if it weren't for you to write Zhu Anshi's confession to me, I am afraid that I would have been damaged." Talking about Gongsun He's father and son, Liu Che looked disgusted (qíng).

Jiang Chong hurriedly said: "This is a matter within the minister's responsibility, and it is the honor of the minister to share the worries of His Majesty!" ”

Liu Che nodded approvingly, and said, "This time, I moved to Ganquan Palace and was tricked by someone, so that these holy bows violated the peace. Therefore, I summoned you here to use you as a messenger to deal with witchcraft matters, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find out this Gu person! ”

Jiang Chong was overjoyed when he heard this, this was a good opportunity to ask for merit in front of the holy driver, and he immediately made an oath: "The minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust, and he will find out the person who did this and break the corpse into ten thousand pieces!" ”

"Good!" Liu Che said with satisfaction, "In the land of the three auxiliaries of Gyeonggi, you can act as an envoy of me, and if you get something, you will report it to me quickly!" ”

"No!" Jiang Chong replied loudly, the excitement in his heart was like a sail full of wind, as if the future wealth was within reach.

(End of chapter)