While enjoying the massage and leg beating of several beauties, while tasting fresh and delicious tribute fruits, and Emperor Zhao Yan'an felt comfortable, but inevitably a little bored.

If it was before, he could not only watch a play in the palace, but even go out of the palace to Baihualou or Yixiangge and other green buildings to find all kinds of beauties to be happy.

But now that the plague is rampant everywhere, not only can he not leave the palace, but he can't even recruit some opera troupes to sing in the palace. After a long time, He Andi, who likes to be lively, will naturally feel a little boring.

It stands to reason that as an emperor, he should not only be in charge of all the people, but also lead hundreds of officials, so he should be very busy.

But he is only a nominal emperor, and many things are directly decided by the Xie family and others.

He only needs to write the word "quasi" on the piece sent by the Xie family, and then it has nothing to do with him.

In other words, everything is up to the Xie family and An Guogong, as long as he is an obedient emperor, he can enjoy the life of the emperor to the fullest.

This kind of puppet-like life may be unbearable for emperors like Emperor Jing'an or cousin Zhao Yanfeng, who want to become a generation of famous monarchs, but for Zhao Yan'an, he enjoys this kind of carefree life.

Perhaps in the eyes of other nobles and officials, he was a dull and inactive ruler.

But in fact, he knows better than anyone else that only in this way can he save his life and continue to be the emperor in peace.

What the Xie family wants is not a self-righteous emperor like his cousin Zhao Yanfeng, who always wants to be in power by himself, they want an honest puppet like him.

What about ambition and ambition? Huang's uncle Emperor Jing'an and cousin Zhao Yanfeng are the best examples.

One died in the mutiny, the other died at the hands of the Hu people, and neither father nor son could die well.

He didn't want to be like them and end up dead.

So not only will he not rebel against the Xie family, but he will also slap them well.

If the Xie family is lucky, if the Xie family does not want to change the dynasty for the time being, then his son can inherit his throne and become the emperor.

Even if the Xie family really wants to usurp the throne, as long as he is willing to obediently cooperate with the "Zen Concession", he can at least be able to give a title such as the Marquis of Wanshi and abdicate safely.

So no matter how it is calculated, as long as he is obedient and does not make trouble, the Xie family will not embarrass him.

Just because of such a plan, from the first day of his ascension to the throne, Zhao Zhuoan obeyed the Xie family headed by An Guogong and never dared to raise any objections.

Basically, he did whatever An Guogong asked him to do, and he was very obedient.

It is precisely because he is so up-to-the-road, except for the military and political affairs of the Xie family, there is no shortage of other tributes, and even he likes to go out of the palace to visit the Qinglou in micro-clothes, but he can't see it.

When Emperor He An was bored, a eunuch came over and reported that Wu Kanggui, the commander of the Detective Office, asked to see him.

Hearing that Wu Kanggui was going to see him, several concubines who were originally serving Zhao Yu'an suddenly had their eyes lit up, and their faces all showed a look of excitement.

Seeing their reactions, Zhao Yu'an couldn't help but say a little unhappily: "What, you really want to see him?" ”

One of the most favored concubines smiled and said: "Look at what the emperor said, we don't want to see him, we just want to see what good things Lord Wu has paid to the emperor this time."

The South Sea pearls he paid tribute to last time were ground into powder according to his recipe and used to apply to the face, which could indeed make the skin whiter and more tender.

A few of our sisters are begging the emperor if you can let Wu Kanggui bring more South Sea pearls over so that we don't have to cut off the cooking. ”

"What's so difficult about this, I'll ask him to send more later, and promise to make you have a good time."

"Thank you, the emperor is really good to us." A few beauties coquettish him while talking.

Zhao Yuan smiled very proudly.

Speaking of this Wu Kanggui, he is also a good dog.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier.

When Zhao Yuan first ascended the throne, he originally wanted to replace Wu Kanggui, who was both the eldest brother of the imperial brother Zhao Yufeng and his confidant.

I didn't expect this Wu Kanggui to be a good person, and before he could open his mouth to change people, he secretly stuffed a lot of silver tickets, which were as many as one million taels.

It is said that the government has gotten a lot of oil and water from the case officials who handle it over the years, and it seems to be true.

Seeing that the other party was so good, Zhao Yuan let him go for the time being.

In order to keep his position as the commander of the Detective Office, Wu Kanggui has entered the palace almost every once in a while for so many years to pay tribute to Zhao Zhuo'an and collect the silver and various treasures he has returned.

Zhao Zhuo'an, who was used to receiving gifts, finally decided not to change people and let him continue to be the commander of the government.

At this time, Wu Kanggui finally put his mind at ease and continued to spare no effort to give money and gifts to Emperor He'an Zhao Yan'an, the only one who could keep him, and never dared to stop.

The reason why Wu Kanggui did this regardless of blood was because he knew very well that he had offended too many people before.

If he really loses the power of the command of the Governor's Office, he is likely to be retaliated against by those people, so he must keep this position no matter what.

In this way, one was responsible for collecting money and gifts, and the other was responsible for going around to loot treasures and pay tribute, and the two formed an alliance of treachery.

Because of hugging the new thigh of Emperor He'an, Wu Kanggui once again became the hegemon of the capital, and no one dared to mess with him.

In the Jardine Palace, he met with Emperor An with Wu Kanggui.

Wu Kanggui entered the palace, and sure enough, he came to pay tribute to him.

This time, in addition to a large number of silver tickets and gold and silver jewelry, some novelty knick-knacks were also tributed.

For example, a bronze bell that makes a birdsong when it arrives, a music box that dances by itself, and a new dress worn by some foreign ladies.

These things were all bought by Wu Kanggui from foreigners, and it is said that they cost a lot of money.

"Wu Qing's family has a heart, and I am very satisfied." Looking at these novel gadgets, Zhao Yu'an encouraged as usual.

"Thank you for the emperor's commendation." Wu Kanggui hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"I know the loyalty of the Qing family.

By the way, do you still have the South Sea pearls you brought last time? Some of my beauties are quite fond of it. ”

"Yes, yes, the ministers will send someone to the palace."

"Okay, with a loyal minister like you in charge of the Governor's Office, I can rest assured."

"The emperor is deeply gracious, and Weichen is flattered, and Weichen will continue to do his best to serve the emperor in the future."

Seeing his sincere and frightened look, He An Di was quite satisfied.

Although he is an empty emperor with no military power, at least a villain like Wu Kanggui is still willing to listen to his orders.

However, the complacent Emperor An didn't notice that Wu Kanggui's expression was not so much sincere and fearful, but rather a face of emptiness.

When Wu Kanggui left the palace, he immediately got into his own carriage.

It's just strange that another man was already sitting in the carriage.

The man was in his thirties, with mediocre facial features, and was the type that was not easy for people to remember their looks.

As soon as Wu Kanggui saw him, he immediately said angrily: "I have done what you want me to do, give me the antidote." ”

The man stared into his eyes and asked, "Those things have indeed been sent to the emperor?" ”

"Nature is true, is this still false? Don't say so much, give me the antidote, quick! As Wu Kanggui spoke, he felt more and more colic in his stomach, feeling that he was about to be poisoned, and he was so anxious that he couldn't do it.

The man didn't look like he was lying, so he took a small bottle from his body and handed it to him.

After Wu Kanggui opened the bottle, he poured out a finger-sized pill from it.

Pinching the pill, he asked half-incredulously, "Is this antidote real?" ”

"Nature is true. If the commander of the Imperial Authority really dies here, then the matter will be a big problem, which is not what we want to see. ”

Hearing that he was reasonable, Wu Kanggui swallowed the pill.

I don't know if it was a psychological effect or if the pill really worked, and it didn't take long for him to feel that his abdominal pain was significantly reduced.

He knew that these people must have bad intentions when they instructed him to send things into the palace, but because they had forced him to swallow the poison, he did not dare to do what they said.

He was even ready to run away, and when he returned home, he would immediately pack up his soft and escape from Xinjing overnight. This place is no longer long.

Just as he wanted to say more from the man's mouth, he suddenly felt his eyelids sink and he felt a strong sleepiness.

"This medicine ......" Before he could finish asking this sentence, he had already fainted directly.

When the man saw him faint, he raised his voice slightly and said to his accomplices, who were disguised as coachmen, "The matter has been done, let's go to the dock to deliver the goods." ”

"Yes." The coachman immediately turned around and headed for the dock.

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A few days later, a major event occurred in Dawei that surprised everyone: a plague broke out in the palace.

Not only did He An Di and several concubines get sores, but even the two princes also got sores one after another. The other infected eunuchs and palace maids were as many as hundreds.

Xie Yuheng, who was already busy, was shocked when he heard this.

If Emperor Jing'an had just died in the past, and the Xie family was still in control of the world, it didn't matter how many people from the Zhao family died, the big deal was to change the emperor.

But now there is a plague raging in front of us, and there is an invasion of the Hu people later, which is the time when people's hearts are panicking.

Although Emperor He'an is only a puppet emperor, for today's Great Wei court, it is a banner that can gather people's hearts and fight against Hu together.

If something happened to Emperor An at this time, it would definitely have a great impact on many Great Wei soldiers and civilians who were already full of panic.

And the worst thing is that the only two princes are also infected with scattered sores, and there is no one to pass on the throne.

In case Emperor He An really dies of illness, do you still have to find someone from the Zhao branch to inherit the throne?

Not to mention whether this candidate can be convincing, I don't know how much time it will take to get this whole process done.

In order to avoid panic, Xie Yuheng immediately ordered the entire palace to be blocked, and it was strictly forbidden for this matter to leak out, and violators would be killed.

In addition to blocking the news, he also sent people to investigate how the plague had reached the palace.

After this investigation, it was found that only Wu Kanggui, the commander of the Secret Affairs Office, had recently entered the palace to send things to the emperor.

And just a few days after he gave the gift, a plague broke out in the palace, which was too coincidental.

Xie Yuheng immediately sent people to the Marquis Mansion of Changchun to arrest Wu Kanggui.

As a result, Wu Kanggui could not be found in person, and it was said that he had not returned for several days.

This further confirmed Wu Kanggui's charge of absconding from the crime.

Xie Yuheng was furious, and immediately sealed the entire Changchun Marquis Mansion, including Wu Kanggui's father Changchun Marquis, his wife and son, and everyone in the whole mansion was imprisoned in the Governor's Mansion for a severe interrogation.

Although it did not fall into the hands of the Governor's Office, Wu Kanggui at this time was no better.

He was smuggled by these unknown people by water to Xuyang Mansion, which was being occupied by the Hu people.

"You are Wu Kanggui, the commander of the famous Detective Office?" In a gloomy room, Mr. Qiu, whose face was masked, looked at the man in front of him who was trembling with his hands and feet tied.

"The villain is Wu Kanggui, if you have any orders, please speak, whether it is on the knife mountain or under the sea of fire, the villain will definitely do it." Wu Kanggui said with a smile as much as he could.

"You don't have to be nervous, you and I have no grievances, and the old man won't do anything to you.

On the contrary, what you have done in the past few years has helped the old man a lot, and I should thank you. ”

"The adult has won the prize, this is what the villain should do." Hearing that the other party would not kill him, Wu Kanggui relieved himself.

"Do you want to know, why did the old man let you send things into the palace?"

"Adults are far-sighted, there must be a reason for this, and villains don't dare to guess."

"You are really good at talking, no wonder you can be reused by Zhao Yufeng and Zhao Yan'an.

To tell you the truth, the things you sent into the palace are all things that have been touched and licked by the sore-spreading patients, do you know what the consequences will be if an ordinary person touches these things? ”

When Wu Kanggui heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he couldn't help but ask in a trembling voice: "Could it be ...... Are you going to spread the plague to the palace? ”

"Yes, that's exactly what we want to do.

Thanks to you, now Emperor An and the two princes have been infected one after another, and the Xie family has blocked the entire palace in order to conceal this news.

By the way, there is still news for you, the Xie family already knows that this matter is related to you.

Now the entire Marquis of Changchun has been raided, and your father, Marquis Changchun, as well as your wife and son, have also been imprisoned in the Governor's Office for interrogation.

You must never have dreamed that one day your family would be sent to a place like the Arrest House to extract confessions. Mr. Qiu said in a relaxed and pleasant voice.

"You ...... How can you do that?! Are you still human? Wu Kanggui couldn't control his emotions anymore, and showed a fierce expression for the first time.

As soon as he finished saying this, there was a burst of laughter from behind Mr. Qiu, like a madman.

With this burst of laughter, a figure slowly walked over.

"I didn't think you would say such things one day, do you remember who I am, Wu Kanggui?"

Looking up at the person in front of him, Wu Kanggui gradually became shocked from his original confusion, "Are you Zhang Yinpei, the left attendant of the household department?" Aren't you already dead, how can you be here?! ”

"I can't imagine that I'm not only alive, but also meeting in this way." Zhang Yinpei, who is in his forties, had a very happy expression on his face as he spoke.

At this time, Mr. Qiu stood up and said, "This person will be handed over to you, and you can do what you like." With that, he slowly walked outside.

"My lord, you said you wouldn't do anything to me, you can't be untrustworthy!" Wu Kanggui, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, couldn't care about his previous grievances, and hurriedly shouted loudly.

Mr. Qiu said as he walked, "I really won't do anything to you, but it's hard for him to say."

Giving you to him can be regarded as returning his favor. Now, just enjoy it. ”

"You can't do this, my lord, please let me go, I'm willing to do anything...... Please let me go, my lord......" Seeing Zhang Yinpei, who took out a sharp knife from his body and kept pressing, Wu Kanggui shouted hoarsely.

However, with the last sound of the door, Wu Kanggui's last hope was also interrupted.

At this time, there were only two people left in the house, Wu Kanggui and Zhang Yinpei.

Because his hands and feet were tied with ropes, Wu Kanggui, who couldn't move, could only cry and beg for mercy from the other party: "Master Zhang, I was wrong, I was a brute." I was sorry for you before, please have a lot of adults, don't worry about villains. Please spare me, let me go......"

Wu Kanggui's tears and snot all came out, and he looked very pitiful.

Zhang Yinpei showed a smile that was close to madness, and while wiping the knife in his hand with his sleeve, he said with a smile: "Wu Kanggui, Wu Kanggui, do you know how hard I have waited for this day?"

I still vividly remember how you treated my wife, daughter, and son in the prison of the Detective Mansion, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life.

Thanks to you, I have nothing now, just a bad old man with no relatives and no reason.

Don't be afraid, you'll live well.

Because, I won't let you die so easily.

Come, let's get started. ”

In the quiet room, a heart-rending scream suddenly sounded.

And for several days, this kind of screaming almost never stopped, like a ghost hooking a ghost, which makes people feel creepy.