(2-in-1)

Soon after, a housekeeper hurried in, handed a brocade box to Wu Chunlai, and then bowed down. Wu Chunlai put the brocade box on the table and said with a smile: "Your Highness, look, only one of them is real, and the rest are imitations, can you tell the difference?" ”

Guo Xu stood up and stretched out his hand to open the lid of the wooden box, and in the box padded with red silk cloth inside, more than a dozen black-brown pills were lying inside, the size and color were exactly the same. Guo Xu picked up one and looked at it carefully, looked at a few more in a row, and finally shook his head and said, "I can't tell the difference." Almost exactly the same. ”

Wu Chunlai said with a smile: "That's natural, if you want to do it, you can do it without any flaws." There will be no mistakes in the handling of this official's work. The one next to it had a fingernail mark on it, and that was the real medicine. The rest are imitations. ”

Guo Xu was looking through it, only to find that the one in the corner did have a shallow nail mark on it. If it weren't for Wu Chunlai's reminder, he wouldn't have noticed this at all.

"This medicine...... It can't be used for the time being, and the toxicity is not small. Your Highness be careful, and be sure to wash your hands when you turn around. Now His Highness can rest assured, and once the pill is practiced, he will take action. That Lin Jue let him stumble for a few days, the emperor also endured the snubbing of His Royal Highness, and after a few days of major events, Lin Jue will not survive, and the eldest prince will also be exhausted for self-defense, and His Royal Highness's contribution to saving the emperor is the only prince, and the emperor will be particularly gracious to His Royal Highness. The crown prince is also within reach. So don't be impatient, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. In the future, everything will belong to His Highness, and no one will be able to take it away. Wu Chunlai said in a deep voice.

Guo Xu nodded slightly, and said after a moment's silence: "Since this is the case, I will be relieved." With my grandfather and Lord Wu planning, I should have sat back and relaxed. It's that I'm too anxious. It's really offensive to come in the middle of the night to harass Lord Wu. ”

Wu Chunlai arched his hand and said: "Why did Your Highness say this, Your Highness will be the lord of the Great Zhou in the future, and we will all be His Highness's courtiers." Can a king use the word offense to his ministers? This is all taken for granted. Your Highness, please wait with ease, Your Highness will arrange everything, and Your Highness is waiting for the good news. ”

Guo Xu nodded and arched his hand: "In this way, this king will leave." ”

Wu Chunlai bowed down and said, "Congratulations to Your Highness, be careful on the road." It's probably going to snow. ”

Guo Xu smiled: "What are you afraid of? Farewell, farewell. ”

After saying that, Guo Xu turned around and left, and several guards at the entrance of the hall surrounded him and escorted Guo Xu away. Wu Chunlai sent it to the door of the hall, ordered the housekeeper and the nursing home to escort Guo Xu out of the door, stood in front of the hall door and bowed down, until the figure of Guo Xu and others went up the corridor and gradually disappeared, then turned around and slowly sat down on the chair in the hall to drink tea.

After taking a few sips of tea, Wu Chunlai turned his head to look at the table, and suddenly frowned and was stunned. Hurriedly called the housekeeper to ask.

"What about the box with the pills? Why is it gone? ”

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Wasn't it taken away by His Royal Highness King Huai?" The box was in the hands of His Royal Highness King Huai, and the villain saw him put it in his sleeve and take it away. ”

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier? Wu Chunlai exclaimed in astonishment.

"The villain thinks that the adult allows it, how dare the villain talk nonsense." The housekeeper was busy.

"Bastard, at least you have to report it to me, it's a waste." Wu Chunlai scolded.

"The villain will chase him back, and the adult will be angry." The butler turned and left.

Wu Chunlai waved his hand and said: "Chase a fart, if he wants to take it, how can he return it?" Are we going to search him? Take the thief in front of you, didn't remind the official at the time, and now it's a use to chase a fart? Bastard thing, don't retreat yet. ”

The butler rebuked himself and bowed out. Wu Chunlai sat down again, frowned and said to himself, "Your Highness, you are too anxious." I hope you just take it and see it, and have no other intentions, or it will be a big mess. ”

……

At dawn, the north winds began to weaken, and the cold weather seemed to get a little strangely warm. This is exactly the sign before the snow. When Lin Jue and the others returned to the house from the corner gate of the back garden, snowflakes began to fall in the sky, and a heavy snow was about to fall.

Although Lin Jue and the others were cold and exhausted, they did not go back to the room to rest, but did not alarm anyone and came to Lin Jue's study to speak. Although it seemed to be in vain, when Bai Bing returned to the hiding place of Lin Jue and the others and simply informed him of what he had seen and heard, Lin Jue decided to go back to his house and put aside the assassination of Wu Chunlai first. Although Bai Bing said it briefly, Lin Jue immediately realized the big problem.

"Bing'er, you will say the specific situation again, and don't miss a word." As soon as Lin Jue sat down behind the bookcase, he couldn't wait to ask. At the same time, he spread out a piece of paper, grinded it, and prepared to record.

Bai Bing has a very good memory, the conversation between Guo Xu and Wu Chunlai was brief, Bai Bing remembered word for word, and completely recounted what he heard. Lin Jue dipped a pen in ink and wrote in circles on the paper, seemingly not listening carefully, but in fact, he listened very carefully. The pen recorded the main points of the conversation between Wu Chunlai and Guo Xu in Bai Bing's narrative.

After Bai Bing finished speaking, Lin Jue fell into deep thought, and looked up at Sun Dayong and Bai Bing for a while, "What do you think?" ”

Bai Bing said: "I think this is a big conspiracy against the husband, they want to put the husband to death." It's just that I don't understand, what is that pill? Wu Chun said that the pill was poisonous, could it be that he wanted to poison his husband? Why is it involved in the emperor again. I don't quite understand these things. ”

Bai Bing is simple-minded, where will he understand these conspiracies. She was most concerned about Lin Jue's safety, and she would only think about this aspect, and she didn't think much about other aspects. The conclusions drawn are also simple.

Lin Jue nodded and looked at Sun Dayong. Sun Dayong frowned and said: "My lord, I think that this is not only a conspiracy against adults, but also a conspiracy related to the emperor and the major affairs of the court." The gang seems to be plotting a plot to get rid of the adults and take the crown prince. I'm afraid it's going to be a big mess. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Brother Sun is right, what you said is right." Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai Guo Xu were desperate to come up with such a rebellious and vicious strategy. Although we didn't kill Wu Chunlai today, we got such a shocking secret, which is much more useful than assassinating Wu Chunlai. Good thing we learned the secret tonight, otherwise we wouldn't have known how we would have died. ”

Bai Bing hurriedly asked, "Does the husband fully understand what they are going to do?" ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "I think it should be eight or nine and ten." ”

Lin Jue took the paper in his hand, and scribbled in circles on it, and the handwriting was a little sloppy. But a few words circled in heavy ink are very conspicuous.

"These are the key words I wrote down when I listened to Bing'er. Lin Jue's "pill", "imitation", "poisonous", "emperor's body", "antidote". As long as you get to the point, this conspiracy is about to come out. You all know that I gave medicine to the emperor to cure the disease, and it is obvious that they are trying to use this to frame me. They stole the pill from the emperor's side to cure the disease, the pill was offered by me, if the emperor felt unwell after taking the pill, and then found out the toxicity from the pill, what would be the result? Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"Oh, I understand, they want to use this matter to frame the emperor, they want to give the emperor a poisonous pill to poison the emperor, the emperor will think that the adult wants to murder the emperor, and then ...... That is the great sin of treason, and the adults will surely die. Not only adults, but also the Lin family, including ...... The royal palace will be implicated. My mother, they are too bold, they borrow the emperor's knife to kill adults, and even the emperor's medicine dares to drop the bag? Sun Dayong exclaimed.

Lin Jue smiled and said: "Brother Sun is really smart, when you were saving people in Tianfu, your behavior and taking the idea of attacking the southern city gate made me look at you with admiration." This is even more evident at this moment. You're right, that's exactly what they're going to do. Every sentence in the conversation Bing'er heard hinted at this. They asked the people around the emperor to steal a pill and imitate it, as long as the appearance and smell were consistent. The pill is filled with poison that they can only detoxify, and once the emperor senses that he is unwell, he will suspect that the pill is greasy, and as long as he tests it, he will know that it is poisonous. Then I, Lin Jue, and my family committed the great crime of murdering the emperor, and they couldn't argue. It must be all over the house to kill the nine clans. Liang Wangfu is afraid that he will also be implicated. What a poisonous ploy to kill people with a knife. There is no bloody blade, so that I will die without a place to be buried. Hey, awesome, awesome. ”

Bai Bing also understood, looked at Lin Jue in astonishment and said, "No, they dare to do this?" That's a big rebellion. In order to kill her husband, Guo Xu actually disregarded the emperor's safety? ”

Lin Jue sneered: "Of course I'm not worth the risk they take, but there is one thing that is definitely worth them doing." The emperor is now suspicious of Guo Xu and has become extremely cold to him. They thought that after killing Lord Yan and the teacher, no one in the court would fight against them, and they would follow them to recommend Guo Xu as the crown prince. But the impeachment of my court made the emperor suspicious. They felt that the position of the crown prince was hanging, so they would take this risk to carry out this poisonous plan. Although I don't know what their follow-up actions were, after framing me, I think it must be Guo Xu who acted as a filial son to find an antidote for the emperor. After I was framed by them, then what I said before would be regarded as words to sow discord, and the emperor would definitely reflect on whether I deliberately framed Guo Xu. In short, the situation will definitely be reversed. The fundamental purpose is actually to compete for the position of the crown prince, which is why they dare to take risks. If this development continues, Guo Mian will become a great possibility of becoming the crown prince, how can Lu Zhongtian and Guo Xu sit still. I've been wondering how they can be so calm, and there hasn't been any movement since that day of impeachment, because they were holding back such a big move and trying to turn the situation around in one fell swoop. ”

Sun Dayong and Bai Bing nodded again and again, this explanation was reasonable. If he just wanted Lin Jue to die, it seemed that he couldn't commit such a rebellious poisonous plan. But if Lin Jue can be allowed to die and get the position of the crown prince, then what can't be done? Lu Zhongtian's temperament has always been like this, he can stir up chaos and add weight to Guo Xu's position as the crown prince, regardless of the turmoil in the country. Then it is possible to do anything crazy to turn the situation around. This person does not pay attention to the bottom line of the rules, although he seems to be upright and peaceful, sanctimonious, but at heart he is definitely a person who is desperate for personal gain. Perhaps he wants Guo Xu to take the throne and become the real master of Da Zhou. After Guo Xu ascends the throne, he will rely on Lu Zhongtian and become a puppet emperor. Who knows?

"Then what did Guo Xu do when he took that box of poison pills before leaving? Could it be that he wants to do it? Isn't that pill very toxic? If the emperor really eats it, will he worry about his life? Bai Bing asked with a frown.

Lin Jue was startled and silent.

Sun Dayong said: "This guy may do something." His motives for taking that box of poison were absolutely impure. Could it be that what he thought in his heart was even more unbearable, and he directly wanted to poison the emperor and not be cured? What's in it for him? ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Maybe he feels that he can't wait, and when he has the opportunity, he will drop the bag by himself, and do it first." He should have long since stopped caring about the emperor's safety. Anyway, you can frame me. Even if the emperor is really poisoned, it is still Yang Jun and Lu Zhongtian who control the situation. His accession to the throne is highly likely. Yes, he must have thought so. He and Lu Zhongtian still have some differences of opinion, Lu Zhongtian does not dare to bear the name of killing the king, because he is a courtier, but Guo Xu is different, if he succeeds, he is the emperor, and he dares to do anything. ”

"He killed his father, can people be so bad?" Bai Bing's three views have been destroyed, and he said dumbly.

Lin Jue said coldly: "For the sake of power, what can't be done?" The house of the emperor is different from the house of the common people. This kind of Xiao Wall disaster, killing parents, killing brothers, killing sons and daughters has not been many throughout the ages. Although there is no such example in my big week so far, Guo Xu may not be able to do it. The battle for the throne is extremely ferocious, only you can't think of it, and you can't do it without them. I think Guo Xu did it. He has bad deeds first, don't forget that when he put down the rebellion, he wanted to kill his own brother Guo Mian with a knife. ”

Bai Bing nodded slightly, and said softly: "Yes, he did it." I don't know what to say. It turns out that what the husband said is very right, the demons, monsters, poisonous snakes and beasts in this world are not terrible, it is precisely people who are terrible. Talent is the most feared thing. ”

Lin Jue patted her cold hand and comforted: "It's just a few people, after all, there are a few people who are not as good as beasts, don't lose hope in the world." At least not with the people around us. Nor is that the case for the vast majority of the people in the world. ”

Bai Bing nodded silently.

Sun Dayong asked in a deep voice: "In this case, the adults must take countermeasures immediately." They cannot be taught that their plot succeeds. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "That's natural, when it's dawn, I'll go into the palace to see the emperor." ”

Sun Dayong said: "Do you want to report this matter to the emperor?" ”

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "This can't be said to the emperor clearly. I have no evidence of their conspiracy, and the emperor may not believe me. After the last impeachment, the emperor was also very dissatisfied with me, and I knew it in my heart. If the emperor asks me how I learned the news, how will I answer? Did you tell the emperor that we touched Wu Chunlai to assassinate him in the mansion, and then heard the news? Didn't that tell the emperor that Liu Xiding and the case in the city were all committed by us? Isn't that provoking the fire? All I have to do is bankrupt their plan to drop the bag. ”

Sun Dayong didn't ask any more questions, nodded and said, "Then I ordered someone to prepare the horse and prepare, and the adults can set off at any time." ”

Lin Jue nodded and said: "I've worked hard for you, I can't do it, I have to hang a steel knife on my head, I have to do this." Brother Sun came to my house and did so many things for me. I can't thank you enough. ”

Sun Dayong hurriedly said: "Don't say that, my lord, Sun has never been so valued by my side, and I don't feel so sincere." Nuan Yu often said to me that my husband and wife are all due to adults. The benevolent and righteous people of the adults are admired and grateful. To say these things slowly is to shed blood for adults, so what? Those who die for their confidants are willing to die. ”

Lin Jue got up and held his hand and said softly, "Good brother, good brother." ”

……

The snow was falling, and the long street was already covered with a layer of white. The first heavy snow of the new year fell, and the atmosphere of the New Year was still there, adding a touch of peace and elegance. When the snow fell, the streets of the entire capital seemed to be quiet, and the restless heart also calmed down.

In front of the gate of the Great Inner Palace, more than a dozen fast horses galloped in the snow and dismounted in front of the palace gate. Lin Jue threw the reins to Sun Dayong and strode towards the palace gate. Lin Jue's identity has been unhindered in entering the palace, and after the identity verification was completed, Lin Jue entered the palace gate and went straight to Guo Chong's bedroom.

Guo Chong had already moved back from Xihua Hall to his dormitory Yanhe Palace, and Guo Chong had already denied his mistakes for his own crimes, so naturally there was no need to pretend to punish himself. Coupled with the cold and damp in the Xihua Palace, which is not conducive to his condition, this is an irrefutable reason.

Yeonhwa Hall is located in the northernmost part of many halls, close to the two harems of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Yeonbokgung Palace. This place can not only meet the ministers, but also easy to get close to the people in the harem, and more importantly, the terrain here is open and spacious, Guo Chong likes to live in spacious places.

All the way north through Zichen Chongzheng Yun Jingfu and other palaces, the palace in the heavy snow seems extremely quiet. The eunuchs and court ladies took brooms and shovels to sweep the snow from the road in vain, but the front swept over, and the back was soon covered with heavy snow. But they didn't seem to stop, they still swept back and forth, like some ignorant puppet.

When he arrived at the square in front of the Yanhe Palace, Lin Jue was surprised to find that there were a lot of luan drivers and sedan chairs under the steps. A group of chamberlains and maids stood in the snow like clay sculptures of wood, covered with snow. From time to time, he shakes his body like a dog and shakes off the snow on his body.

These sedan chairs and luan driving show that there seem to be many people in Yanhe Palace. Lin Jue thought about it, but decided to go up the steps and ask someone to report the audience. Because Lin Jue didn't want to delay time. If you are exploited and let that conspiracy succeed, you will regret it. You must see the emperor as soon as possible.

There were more than a dozen palace guards standing at the entrance of the palace, Lin Jue stepped forward to invite them to go to the inner courtesy, and a guard leader said: "Lord Lin, the emperor invited the harem lady and the two princes to enjoy the snow in the apse garden, I am afraid it is not appropriate for the adults to meet at this moment." It's better to come back in the afternoon. ”

Lin Jue heard that the two princes were there, and they were willing to leave. Guo Xu came to the palace and was with the emperor, which was an extremely dangerous thing. Guo Xu may do something to drop the bag at any time, how can he leave?

"Ask my brother to report to my father-in-law, and say that I have something important to see the emperor. I have to see the emperor. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

The guards rolled their eyes at Lin Jue, and said in their hearts: Which onion are you? Dare to speak like that. Must see the emperor? It's the same as it really is. Everyone stood still.

"If you don't want to report it, you will bear the burden if something happens. If you dare to delay the safety of the imperial court, you will find your own death. If the emperor blames him, don't blame me for reporting it truthfully. Lin Jue threatened in a cold voice. These guards are all forbidden soldiers of the front division of the palace, and they think very highly of themselves. Courtiers often had to look at their faces. Lin Jue is polite to them on weekdays, but today Lin Jue is not used to them.

"Phew!" The leader of the forbidden army spat at the mouth, but he didn't dare to make things too difficult. If it is really a military matter, they will not dare to refuse to pass them, at best they are just watchmen.

A soldier of the forbidden army went in to pass the ceremony, and Lin Jue stood on the front steps of the hall with his hands and looked at the snowflakes in the sky, with a solemn expression. After the tea time, footsteps sounded, and Qian Delu came quickly.