It's still early, and Lord Cao can't wait to see the emperor. It was still early for the early dynasty, and this Lord Cao met in a hurry, and the emperor knew that Lord Cao must have something big, so he also made an exception to meet him.

"Your Majesty, we arrested Zhu Yao of Dongchang yesterday, and after overnight interrogation, Zhu Yao himself has confessed that Concubine Hui is the poison under the poison of the queen mother." then told the queen how she poisoned Concubine Hui and how she framed Concubine Rong.

When the emperor heard this, he was very angry, he was emotional and grief-stricken: "The queen mother, who is worthy of being the mother of the world, also started this murderous act, is it possible that my harem will not be able to live in peace from now on?" ”

"Your Majesty, this case has been closed. What's next? Master Cao asked.

The emperor waved his hand to Lord Cao, and Lord Cao knew that the emperor would not let him continue. Lord Cao understood and said, "Weichen retired." And slowly retreated out of the temple.

The emperor suddenly thought of it, and he stopped Lord Cao: "Cao Aiqing, go slowly." ”

Lord Cao stopped and said, "Your Majesty, what else do you have to order?" ”

"Cao Aiqing, I want to see Wang Laohu today, you let him go to the prison and tell him that I will wait for him there."

"Commandment."

Jail.

The emperor faced Lord Ding with a worried face, "I really didn't expect that Concubine Hui's case would be the mastermind." She's a vicious woman, is she trying to leave me childless? ”

"Your Majesty, it's important to take care of the dragon's body. The emperor is in the prime of life, and it is not difficult to have a child. ”

"Ding Aiqing, this queen, what should I do?"

"Now the court seems to be calm, but in fact it is like a coal honeycomb, this court and the opposition, only the eight tigers are the first to see, there are not many people available to the emperor, if the queen has another accident, the palace will have a big shock, and the harem will not live in peace. Therefore, according to the opinion of the old minister, the emperor is still content with the current situation, this quiet is a blessing, if it is broken, the emperor will not only have to face the difficulties of the Eight Tigers, but also face the turmoil of the harem. ”

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid, she won't let go, and she will murder again, how should I deal with it?"

"Let's give her a knock on the mountain, Zhu Yao is the queen's accomplice, we will simply spread the blame on him alone, and give him a decisive decision."

"But he's from Dongchang, I'm afraid of ......"

"The evidence of the crime is conclusive, so Liu Jin has nothing to say. If this harem is stable, the emperor can free up his hands and deal with the Eight Tigers wholeheartedly. ”

The emperor nodded.

Ding Dadao: "This case has been investigated, how does the emperor plan to reward Wang Laohu?" ”

"Wang Laohu's ability to find out the case within ten days shows that this person is resourceful, clear-sighted, and a rare talent. I think it's time to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility. ”

"Although Wang Laohu is a rare talent, he can't be entrusted with everything. One is that the target is too big and easy to attract the attention of the Eight Tigers. The second is that the strength of the Eight Tigers is too strong, and Wang Laohu is just a private businessman after all, and he doesn't know how much officialdom is an official, and how much strength he can have is now unknown. ”

"What does Yiding Aiqing mean?"

"Your Majesty, Wang Laohu is still in his infancy, so we will let him expand his strength. Wang Laohu is not in the officialdom, so we will let him step into the officialdom. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Liu Jin holds the power of the army, and the emperor can not assign many soldiers and horses, why doesn't the emperor let Wang Laohu form a corps, this corps is the emperor's personal soldiers, and in the event of an accident, this corps can be used to break the siege."

"But how can this mere corps solve the danger of the Eight Tigers."

"Your Majesty, this corps is not many, but fine. Moreover, there are too many people in the corps, and I am afraid that Wang Laohu will get carried away and be detrimental to the court. ”

"But it's not easy to form this corps, and if there are many people, Liu Jin will definitely notice it."

"Your Majesty, this is not what you and I have to worry about, this worry will be handled by Wang Laohu himself."

"Then how do we let Wang Laohu step into officialdom?"

"Your Majesty, Wang Laohu has made meritorious contributions in solving the case, why not take this opportunity to make him an official."

"What kind of official does Ding Aiqing think it is appropriate for me to seal him?"

Lord Ding thought for a moment and said, "General! Since we want Wang Laohu to form a corps, this general is the best official position. ”

"What Ding Aiqing said is reasonable."

"Your Majesty, this Wang Laohu is a businessman, you can let him do this matter of forming a corps, and you can also spend a lot of money and food in the court."

"What does Ding Aiqing mean?"

"Wang Laohu's general, secrecy is the most important, so he can't enter the court establishment, and if he doesn't enter the court establishment, he will naturally have no quality and no money, and naturally he won't have to spend a fortune or a grain in the court."

The emperor nodded in agreement.

At this time, someone outside came in and announced: "Your Majesty, the king and tiger are here." ”

Wang Laohu entered the cell and knelt down to say goodbye: "The grass people Wang Tiger knocks on the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." ”

"Flat."

"Your Majesty."

"I heard from Cao Qing's family that you have solved the case of Concubine Hui?"

"Yes. Your Majesty, but the grass people feel that there are still many doubts in this case. Wang Laohu said.

"Still in doubt? Wang Laohu, tell me what doubts you have? ”

"The queen mother poisoned Concubine Hui, and it has been done here. But the truth is not so simple, on the surface, it seems that the queen mother instructed Zhu Yao to kill Po Zhu to achieve the purpose of killing people and destroying her mouth, but the grass people suspect that there are still people behind this who instruct Zhu Yao. ”

"Why do you think so? What evidence do you have? The emperor asked.

"Dongchang and Jinyiwei have never looked at people in their eyes, although she is the queen's mother, but let the people in Dongchang completely obey the orders, it seems to me that the queen has no ability."

The emperor agrees with this, because now even he may not be able to dominate Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but he said in his mouth: "You rely on your own subjectivity to conclude that Zhu Yao is not at the behest of the queen, and there is no real evidence, how can I believe it." ”

"Your Majesty, I have evidence to prove that what I said is true." Wang Laohu took out a note from his arms and handed it to the emperor, who took the note and saw that the note read: "Approach the queen, remove the son of Concubine Hui's womb." ”

Wang Laohu continued: "This note was found in a secret place in Zhu Yao's room, presumably Zhu Yao wanted to protect himself when he was threatened, and he kept the evidence to save his life at a critical moment. As everyone knows, it has now become the key evidence to solve the case. ”

"Ding Aiqing, who do you think is behind this?"

"Your Majesty, forgive the old minister's opinion, there is only one person in this palace who can call the wind and rain."

"Ding Aiqing is the same as I thought. Does this guy want to break off my queen? ”

"This person has a sinister heart, if this person really thinks so, it seems that the emperor will make a decision immediately."

"Ding Aiqing is reasonable, it seems that this matter cannot be delayed any longer."

Wang Laohu didn't understand the conversation between the emperor and Lord Ding, he continued: "Your Majesty, I have a bold guess, the person behind this is very likely to be in the same group as the queen mother, as long as the queen mother is arrested, the person behind this will definitely surface." ”

"The bold king tiger, the queen mother is the mother of a country, how can you grass people speculate. This Concubine Hui was poisoned to death by Zhu Yao, and Zhu Yao committed a great crime. The emperor concluded.

"Your Majesty, in this case, it is clear that the queen mother instructed Po Zhu to poison Concubine Hui, and there are people behind the scenes, there is clearly a bigger conspiracy, how can the emperor make such a conclusion." Wang Laohu insisted.

"Your Majesty, Rong Laochen and Wang Shisun have a few words." Ding Da is humane.

The emperor turned around and said no more, and his heart had acquiesced.

"Wang Shisun, there are some things in the palace that are not what you see, the more you want to find out about him, sometimes it will backfire, and it is more advantageous to not be clear than clear."

"I'd like to hear from my uncle and grandfather."

"In fact, the emperor's heart is like a mirror, who is loyal and who is traitor, the emperor knows very well in his heart, but sometimes he has to do something he doesn't want to do. There are people in the palace who have monopoly power, and the emperor has no ability to compete with him, so he can only swallow his anger, and the case can only be concluded here, so that all parties will not hurt the peace. Only then can the emperor save himself. ”

"There are such rebellious people." Wang Laohu said angrily, he walked behind the emperor and said: "The emperor thinks far-reaching, and the grass people sigh to themselves." ”

Wang Laohu understands that at this time of disparity in strength, you touch him, which is tantamount to an egg hitting a stone, and it seems that the emperor thinks more than he thinks.