Chapter 21: Contradictions

The Imperial City of the Eastern Capital listens to Yuxuan Chenzheng

Emperor Chu wore a dragon-patterned civilian robe, sat opposite Liang Ziqing, and played Go in Tingyuxuan. The emperor is black, and the emperor is white.

Tingyuxuan is located on the east side of the imperial garden, it is a pavilion and water pavilion near the lake, only a long path connects Tingyuxuan with the avenue, here is much quieter than the main palace and courtyard, it is a good place to rest.

Approaching the New Year, there is not much government affairs on the dragon case recently, so Emperor Chu handed over the affairs to the Yushitai and let them manage it full-time, unless there is something they have no right to decide, and they are applying for it, so Emperor Chu has a lot of time to play in the harem backyard.

Today, Emperor Chu's addiction to chess came up, so he sent someone to ask Liang Xiang to enter the palace and accompany the king to play chess.

The moon was cold, and the palace maid and eunuch placed the brazier under the table to heat up.

In this way, they can not only play chess to entertain themselves, but also enjoy the lake scenery from time to time, and have to warm up with braziers, which is also very comfortable, but the two are reluctant to go.

"What has the prime minister been busy with lately?" Emperor Chu said with a smile while holding his son.

Liang Ziqing also smiled: "What can Weichen be busy with?" This Yuan Day is approaching, of course, it is to prepare some complicated and trivial things for the New Year, and before the minister comes, he also asks his subordinates to buy some couplets and come back. ”

Emperor Chu said: "The prime minister has been tired of doing his best for the affairs of the country for the past year, and now he can also be idle and rest with the people, which is also good." ”

Liang Ziqing crossed his hands and said: "It is an honor for the minister to do some modest efforts for His Majesty and Da Chu, how dare you say that you are tired?" Dedication is also what a vassal should do. ”

Emperor Chu said with a smile: "Ziqing, you have known me for more than ten years, in the past when I was still the prince, you and I still treated each other as close friends, although I have ascended the throne, but the public is public, private is private, in private, there is no need to be so restrained." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although Emperor Chu said so, the etiquette still had to be in place, Liang Ziqing looked up at Emperor Chu and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers should be young and ignorant, and they don't know what etiquette is, so there will be a little offenseΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·

"Don't say it, back then, I just liked the prime minister's simple personality in the past, otherwise, I wouldn't have known the prime minister." Emperor Chu laughed.

"However, Your Majesty, speaking of which, the recent case of Lord Liu Yuanzhen is very frightening, recently, many adults have said to the ministers that if the case is not solved, they will really not be able to sleep steadily, and they will have no appetite for eating, and the ministers are worried that they will be the next person to be assassinated. Your Majesty, how do you look at it? Weichen is also very difficult to soothe. ”

Emperor Chu said: "Don't worry, I have ordered the Tiwei Mansion to investigate this case with full authority, and there will be a result soon, I can trust the Tiwei Mansion, and if someone talks about this matter, I will tell them what I said, and I will say that it is me." ”

"Your Ministers obey." Liang Xiang nodded with his hands crossed.

At this time, a eunuch ran over in a panic and knelt down towards Emperor Chu and said, "Tell Your Majesty, it's not good, His Royal Highness King Xin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Huai have fought!" ”

Emperor Chu was shocked, stood up with "Teng", and asked loudly, "How is it?" Is Shinoh injured? ”

Above the court, who doesn't know that the prince and King Huai are together, since King Xin and the prince have a dispute, King Huai naturally wants to help the prince, then King Xin must suffer, therefore, Emperor Chu is below the safety of King Xin.

The eunuch hesitated for a long time and didn't say a word.

"What the hell is going on, you can tell me quickly." Liang Ziqing also asked nervously.

At last the eunuch said, "BelieveΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· His Royal Highness King Xin was not injured much, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Huai were Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· They were knocked to the ground by His Highness King Xin, unconscious. ”

"What?"

When Emperor Chu and Liang Ziqing heard this, they were both taken aback.

Eastern Capital, East City, Jingkangfang, Tiwei Mansion, Chenmo

"Brother Xiao, it seems that these hidden piles we have arrested can't be interrogated for the time being, what should we do next?"

In the inner hall, Lu Yunsheng sat on the seat and asked Xiao Chongguang, who was standing in front of him.

Sogo said: "Since this clue has no beginning and end, otherwise, you can go and check another thing, and I guarantee that you will like it." ”

"In this world, which of the errands we do in the Tiwei Mansion can I like?" Lu Yunsheng said without raising his eyes.

"Cuiting Zhai, are you going?" Xiao Chongguang asked with a smile.

When Lu Yunsheng heard this, his eyes lit up, but when he saw Xiao Chongguang's sneering expression, he immediately turned back to a serious look and said, "I must go anywhere, isn't Cuiting Zhai the focus of the investigation?" ”

Xiao Chongguang still smiled and said: "Yes, I just took the opportunity of His Royal Highness King Chaxin to go to your Chunji girl at night to have a good talk." ”

Lu Yunsheng's face was flushed suddenly, and he didn't speak, but suddenly he thought of something, and asked: "Alas, no, what does our Tiwei Mansion have to do with His Royal Highness King Xin?" ”

Xiao Chongguang said: "Don't forget, we found out His Royal Highness because he had dealings with the Spiegel Division, and what is the Spiegel Division doing now?" Investigate the case with us, if we find out that the Spiegel Division has a connection with His Royal Highness King Shin and participates in the party dispute, then the assassination of Lord Liu Yuanzhen will not be so simple. ”

"Brother Xiao, what do you mean is that the Spiegel Division is very likely to be Liang Xiang's henchman, and the murder of Liu Yuanzhen is actually a bureau set up by Liang Xiang, and the Spiegel Division took advantage of his position to participate in the investigation and make an obstruction from it, so as to frame His Royal Highness the Prince." Lu Yunsheng exclaimed.

Xiao Chongguang nodded: "The last time I talked to Liang Xiang, I understood this meaning from his words, but Liang Xiang also took care of the old feelings, and did not want to completely trap the prince to death, and his purpose was only to cut off the prince's wings, if the prince had no helpers in the court, Liang Xiang and King Xin would be able to control the entire court situation in the future, and in the future, it would only be a matter of time before the East Palace was re-established." ”

Lu Yunsheng frowned and said, "This court situation is really unpredictable. ”

Xiao Chongguang waved his hand: "This is just my personal conjecture, I just hope that you can follow this line of thought to investigate the matter of His Royal Highness King Xin's secret meeting with He Qian, the Spiegel Division." ”

"Command." Lu Yunsheng crossed his hand.

The Eastern Imperial City is still in the medical room at the end of Chen

The Shang infirmary is located in the front yard of the harem, the closest to the imperial garden, so after Song Yu and Song Qi were defeated, the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids were able to send the two princes into the infirmary for medical treatment as soon as possible.

Emperor Chu looked worriedly at the three sons lying on the hospital bed, Liang Xiang also accompanied the side, the queen heard the news, hurriedly came, saw the three princes with bloodless faces, their hearts were broken, and they immediately began to cry, Emperor Chu stepped forward and stroked her back and kept comforting.

After a while, after the sixty-year-old imperial physician Wen Zhe finished his diagnosis and treatment, he knelt down towards Emperor Chu and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Huai are injured both inside and outside, which are quite serious, but the old minister has already been cured, and he only needs to recuperate for a few days." ”

"That's good, that's good." Emperor Chu nodded again and again, then looked at Song Lin, the king of letters, and asked, "How is Lin'er now?" ”

Wen Zhe pondered for a moment, and then sighed and said: "How to say it, His Royal Highness King Xin is fine, and he is not injured much, but he has some drug reactions, and the old minister grabbed the medicine several times just now before it was prepared." The old minister concluded that His Royal Highness King Xin might have taken some medicine that stimulated the body just now. ”

When Liang Ziqing heard this, his face immediately became serious: "That's the third prince, Doctor Wen, you have to see it accurately." ”

Wen Zhe said: "Prime Minister, the holy driver is here, how dare the old minister talk nonsense, His Royal Highness the King of Faith has indeed taken any medicine, if the Prime Minister does not believe it, he can use acupuncture to prick His Royal Highness's abdomen, and put the punctured needle into the water, if there is medicine, the water will definitely change color slightly." ”

Liang Ziqing said angrily: "Presumptuous! How honorable His Royal Highness is the King of Letters, how can you be pricked with needles at will. ”

"Hey," Emperor Chu waved his hand and said, "Wen Qing has been in the palace for many years, and he has cured the lives of many palace people, including me, since he said so, it must be wrong, Ziqing, you are more protective than me." ”

Liang Ziqing crossed his hands and said, "The minister is just worried about the safety of His Highness. ”

The queen sobbed and asked, "Wen Qing, when will the three princes wake up?" ”

Wen Zhe said: "Queen Mother, King Xin is fine, and he will wake up in half an hour at most, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Huai may not wake up until around noon." ”

Emperor Chu snorted coldly: "When Lin'er wakes up, I have to ask him what kind of magic skills he has practiced, and he can beat Yu'er and Qi'er so seriously with one enemy and two enemies." ”

When Liang Ziqing heard this, he secretly pinched a cold sweat, and he had already begun to think about countermeasures in his heart.

Dongdu West City Zhengtongfang Spiegel Division Sichu

"Yu Sicheng, the 'Autumn Cicada' has been checked, and our people have not been arrested."

At this time, Jiang Shutong, the supervisor, said with his hands to He Qian, who was standing in the hall flipping through the folds.

"That's good," He Qian put away the fold with a "snap", "Let the 'scarecrow' bring a message to the 'Autumn Cicada', and order those dark piles not to connect with Sili these days, and when the rumors pass in the past few days, I will take the initiative to contact them." ”

"Whoa." Uncle Jiang replied and immediately retreated.

After a while, Hu Yingtang, the head of the department, went up to the hall and crossed his hand to He Qian: "Si Cheng, what are you looking for me?" ”

He Qian held up the fold and said, "The secret report just came, King Xin used what I sent, and injured the prince and King Huai. ”

Hu Yingtang was shocked when he heard this: "King Xin is too impulsive, how can he use that kind of thing in public, if it is found out by the saint, it will definitely involve our Spiegel Division." ”

He Qian said: "You immediately go to Gao Qing and ask him to contact the 'catfish' in the palace immediately, no matter what, you have to take those things out, if you really can't bring them out, find a place to burn them secretly, or leave no traces." ”

Hu Yingtang asked: "Si Cheng, wouldn't it be more appropriate to let Li Duwei go to this matter?" ”

He Qian said: "I have already sent more important things for him to do, and now that he is not in the imperial capital, Gao Qing can be regarded as the second master after Li Jin, if he goes to do it, I can rest assured, you just tell him as he says." ”

"Whoa."