King Xiangtingjun said: "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for their incompetence. The ministers did not accurately understand the attitudes of the kings of the various clans. However, the minister speculated that these clan county kings were more or less opposed to the new policy and supported the county kings because they were essentially deprived of the privileges of the county kings. ”

Tuyou's brows were furrowed.

Empress Xuanren was concerned about other things, and asked with an unsteady breath: "What role did Zhou Duan play in it?" ”

King Xiangting got up, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Niangniang." Speaking of Zhou Duan, the minister has another important thing to play. ”

He said, "What are you doing?" Get up and speak, get up and speak. Hua Yun, quickly help up the old county king. ”

Hua Yun stepped forward to help the king of Xiangting County, and the king of Xiangting County said: "As the saying goes: you can't get close." There are some things that the minister should not have said. But what the minister is going to play next is related to the safety of His Majesty and Niangniang, and the minister can't help but commit a taboo. ”

"You don't have to be taboo, we are all close relatives and a family, what is there to taboo." Just say it. Hua Yun keenly noticed that although the emperor's tone was urgent, his mood had become very relaxed.

King Xiangtingjun said: "Your Majesty and Niangniang are hiding two traitors. One is Chuntuo, and the other is Zhouduan. ”

Zhou Duan is the illegitimate son of the king of Beiling County, and he has been linked to the king of Beiling County. But Chun Tuo is the most trusted servant of Tu Tuyu, and the degree of favor and trust, I am afraid that even Luo Yuanji and Dou Ji can't compare. Xiao Tuyou didn't question it, but just raised his eyes to look at the king of Xiangtingjun.

Xiangting County King said: "Your Majesty, Chun Tuo is a long-term cronie and spy of the King of Beiling County, although Chun Tuo is nominally close to His Majesty, in fact, he is completely obedient to the King of Beiling County. His Majesty said that he originally planned to poison the king of Beiling County during the Great Funeral Festival, but he was mistakenly broken into it by Rongya, which led to failure. However, where in the world can such a coincidence occur. According to the minister's inquiry, the failure of the plan to poison the king of Beiling County was not accidental. Chun Tuo had already leaked the news to the king of Beiling County in advance, so the king of Beiling County refused to drink tea. As for the melting cliff and the follow, they are all just accidental and mistaken. Even if there is no melting cliff and following, the king of Beiling County will definitely not drink tea. And Rongya and Lu Xun entered by mistake, which happened to give the king of Beiling County a good opportunity to frame His Majesty and take the opportunity to win over the king of Ganzi County and Rongzhu. Therefore, the king of Beiling County was just calculating at that time. ”

Xiao Tuyu's face changed.

King Xiangtingjun said: "Also, the cause of Emperor Longwu's death is actually different. His Majesty said that Emperor Longwu died of being poisoned, and this is indeed not wrong. But it was not the poison of the antlers that poisoned the Emperor Longwu. ”

Xiao Tuyu gasped and said, "What's that?" ”

Xiangtingjun Wang said: "It is the tea prepared by Chuntuo for Emperor Longwu." Seeing the emperor's stunned expression, the king of Xiangting County said: "The so-called poison of the antlers is just made up by the king of Beiling County, the purpose is to blame Your Majesty, and then restrain Your Majesty in this way." ”

Tuyu patted the handrail and said viciously: "What a Chuntuo." ”

Empress Xuanren said: "Then, what about Zhou Duan?" ”

King Xiangting County said: "Zhou Duan has been secretly informing the King of Beiling County about the news in the deep palace. According to the plan of the king of Beiling County, if Chun Tuo failed to succeed that night, Zhou Duan would wait for the opportunity to do it. Of course, the minister thought that the king of Beiling County must have other arrangements for Zhou Duan. What the minister is puzzled about now is that after His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he trusted Chuntuo, Chuntuo has always served by His Majesty's side, and His Majesty's drinking water and daily life are all under the sole responsibility of Chuntuo, if he wants to do it, he will have the opportunity at any time, why don't he do it until now? ”

Tuyu smiled: "What's so hard to understand about this. What do you want to repair? He wants the throne! At the beginning, he premeditated to use Zhou Duan to ascend to the throne, but was preempted by the first emperor and failed. Immediately afterwards, he gathered the princes of the clan to poison the first emperor, and because he was too careless, he did not arrange it thoroughly, which caused the clan relatives to oppose his own succession, and as a result, the throne unexpectedly fell on my head, and he failed again. This time, he would never make such a mistake again. If he orders Chuntuo to kill me now, the throne will most likely not be his. You think, from the perspective of the legal system, there are the first princes, and my princes, all of whom have the right to inherit the throne more than the king of Beiling County. In terms of strength, there are the kings of Xiangting, the kings of Canaan and the Shourongzhu of Canaan, in addition, there are also the kings of Ganzi and my princes, none of whom will obey him to succeed to the throne. So, if I die now, I don't know who will be cheaper, but it will never be the king of Beiling County. If he wants to take the throne, he must remove one obstacle after another to ensure that nothing goes wrong. And it's far from the time yet. ”

Xiao Tuyu continued to analyze the motives and measures of the king of Beiling with the king of Xiangting.

Empress Xuanren was a little distracted at this time, she deeply regretted her kindness as a woman, and at the same time, she was also hesitating to say that Zhou Duan wanted to lead her out of the palace from the secret road tonight. After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Empress Xuanren thought that she and the emperor were standing together, and the king of Beiling was the enemy, so she said: "The concubine suddenly thought of one thing, which can prove that what the king of Xiangting said should be true. In the past few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival fire, Zhou Duan has been lobbying by my side, saying that there is a secret passage in Fengde Palace, asking me to escape from the palace along the secret passage, and also instigating me to unite with the king of Beiling County to rebel against Your Majesty. Because the concubine has been grieving, she thought that Zhou Duan was just a child's nonsense and ignored it, but now that she thinks about it, what Zhou Duan said should be extremely serious, and it is very likely that it was instructed by the king of Beiling County. ”

Tuyu's eyebrows were raised indistinctly, but he didn't speak.

Empress Xuanren said: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, if it weren't for Your Majesty calling your concubine over today to explain all this." If Zhou Duan lobbied for a few more days, the concubine would not be moved by him, and he would go out of the palace with him. If that's the case, the concubine would have made a big mistake. The concubine really deserved to die, she shouldn't have been, and she shouldn't have left Zhou Duan behind. ”

Tuyu said: "The imperial sister-in-law must not say that. The imperial sister-in-law advocated leaving Zhou Duan back then, but also for the sake of the prestige of the first emperor, which was a far-sighted act of compassion and wisdom. As for Zhou Duan's lobbying this time, he can't complain about the imperial sister-in-law. In the past year, the imperial sister-in-law has suffered a lot of funeral, which is very bearable. Zhou Duan was a rebel and took advantage of the situation, if it weren't for the imperial sister-in-law's extraordinary wisdom and will, if she was someone else, she might have already complied. Sister-in-law, on the occasion of life and death, the king of Xiangting County appeared in time, isn't this the will of God, isn't it the blessing of the spirit of the first emperor in heaven? ”

King Xiangtingjun said: "This is all due to Your Majesty's benevolence and blessing." ”

Tuyu paused for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to borrow your beard for a while, can I?" ”

Empress Xuanren said: "Your Majesty wants to ......?" ”

Xiao Tuyu nodded and said, "Yes, immediately execute Chun Tuo and Zhou Duan." ”

Empress Xuanren agreed with this approach, nodded decisively, suddenly thought of something, and said, "Your Majesty, don't be here." Yun Jiao'e is pregnant with a dragon heir, and she must not encounter ominous things. It's better to lead Chuntuo to Fengde Palace, please pop Yan there, and dispose of Chuntuo and Zhou Duan together. ”

Xiao Tuyu said: "What the imperial sister-in-law said is very true. So do you want to come in now? ”

Empress Xuanren said: "Hua Yun, you go and ask Xu Poyan to come in." ”

Su Poyan came in with a solemn face, and Empress Xuanren noticed that Su Poyan's feet were full of strength and ready to fight at all times, so she said: "Su Poyan, now I give you a will, you immediately lead Chun Tuo to Fengde Palace, and put him to death immediately along with Zhou Duan." ”

Su Poyan didn't show any expression, but Empress Xuanren could tell through his taut feet that Su Poyan was weighing whether this will was coerced, and wondering if it had some other deep meaning. Empress Xuanren thought for a while and said: "The king of Beiling County is the real culprit who killed the first emperor, and he is also the real culprit of the Mid-Autumn Festival fire. Chuntuo and Zhou Duan are accomplices of the king of Beiling County, and Zhou Duan is also the illegitimate son of the king of Beiling County. If we do not execute both of them immediately tonight, they will become a great trouble for Your Majesty and my henchmen in the future. Go quickly to do this, and you will be put to death immediately. Do not let anyone know about it. ”

That's to make it clear. Su Poyan said, "Wow." ”

Empress Xuanren said: "Your Majesty, please also ask Your Majesty to give Chuntuo a decree and ask him to go to Fengde Palace to do something." That's how it works. ”

Xiao Tuyu suddenly said: "Slow, slow." Slow! Chun Tuo and Zhou Duan, that must be eliminated. However, the imperial sister-in-law, the king of Xiangting County, let's think about it again, do we have to do it now? ”

The King of Xiangting and the Empress Xuanren fell silent, and they both believed that this matter should be done sooner rather than later, otherwise the night would be long and dreamy, and it would be easy to give birth to disaster. In particular, Empress Xuanren especially felt that Zhou Duan should be executed immediately, otherwise, the fact that she and Zhou Duan conspired to leave the palace and oppose the emperor together with the king of Beiling County would sooner or later become a point of conflict between her and the emperor.

But Tuyu didn't think so, and said, "Now is not the time to kill them." ”

King Xiangtingjun said: "Your Majesty, Chuntuo must be removed, otherwise serving Your Majesty every day will be too much of a hidden danger." ”

Xiao Tuyou looked at the king of Xiangting with satisfaction, nodded and said, "What you think about is my safety, it's very good." However, what I was thinking about was the safety of Dazhao. If we get rid of Chuntuo and Zhou Duan now, it means that we have completely broken with the king of Beiling County, which is forcing him to rebel. After the Mid-Autumn Festival fire, there have been subtle changes in the situation in the DPRK, and we have not yet stabilized the situation. Once the king of Beiling County raised an army, in case the other clan county kings echoed it, there would be another war disaster immediately, and the situation would be chaotic again. Although the kings of Beiling County and the like are not worth mentioning, it is only a matter of time before we exterminate them, but the sword war, after all, is not the blessing of the country or the people. It can be avoided, or it is better to avoid it. ”

King Xiangtingjun said: "No matter what, from now on, Chuntuo must no longer serve by His Majesty's side." ”

"That's another one I'm worried about. The king of Beiling County planted a Chuntuo, and it was difficult to guarantee that he did not install other eyeliner. His methods are ruthless and tenacious, and he has had an affair with the deep palace since the previous dynasty, which shows that he has been working hard in this palace for many years. If Chun Tuo and Zhou Duan were executed immediately, although these two spies on the surface were eliminated, the other spies in the secret would be impossible to prevent. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, Chuntuo and Zhou Duan cannot be eliminated now, at least not by us. At the same time, we can't let them know that we have noticed the movement of the king of Beiling County. After speaking, he looked at Empress Xuanren and King Xiangting with an inquiring eye.

Empress Xuanren said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the concubine thinks so. ”

King Xiangtingjun said: "Your Majesty Shengming." The minister was not thoughtful, and almost caused a catastrophe, please forgive your majesty. ”

Xiao Tuyou smiled and said: "Our family, don't say these polite words." King Xiangtingjun, you have made great contributions today, and you have made great contributions to the royal family and the community. My sister-in-law and I must reward you well. The spirit of the first emperor in heaven will also thank you. ”

King Xiangtingjun said: "Your Majesty has won the prize." ”

Empress Xuanren said: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence that the king of Xiangting County has said that is very reasonable. Chuntuo is no longer suitable to serve by His Majesty's side. Your Majesty must think of a comprehensive way to support the Spring Tuo. As for Zhou Duan, he can continue to stay in Fengde Palace, and the concubine has her own way to restrain him. ”

Tu Tuyou said: "It's better to be like this, there are a few big messengers available, and you can just send Chun Tuo there." Let him go to Canaan as a special envoy for the proclamation, the special envoy for Fengying, and the special envoy for welcoming relatives, one is to announce the decree, the other is to welcome the harvest into Beijing, and the third is to welcome the daughter of Rongzhu into the holy capital. Then, on the way to Canaan, find an opportunity to make a game, pretend to be a few bandits, and take him out. How is it? ””

Empress Xuanren and King Xiangting both said, "Very good, very good."

Xiao Tuyou said: "Hua Yun, this errand is up to you." Gotta be pretty, you know? ”

Hua Yun said: "Huh." ”

Xiao Tuyu said again: "King Xiangting, you are the best at this kind of thing, and you also sent a sergeant to assist Hua Yun in doing this, how about it?" By the way, you, the sergeant, as a secret guard, escorted the crops into Beijing, and you must not go out on any more errands. ”

King Xiangtingjun said: "Oh." ”

Xiao Tuyu said to Empress Xuanren again: "Zhou Duan, it will be handed over to the imperial sister-in-law to deal with." There is a sister-in-law of Emperor Lao. ”

Empress Xuanren said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. ”

Xiao Tuyou said: "Sister-in-law, now, all the problems have finally been figured out. The question now is, what do we do next? ”

Empress Xuanren said firmly: "Get rid of the king of Beiling County!" ”

Tu Yu said: "Okay! Good! Good! That's what I mean. If this thief is not removed, there will be no peace in the day. It's just that the imperial sister-in-law, it's late today, let's go back and rest, how about discussing tomorrow? Also, today's events must be kept confidential, and not a word can be leaked to the outside world. Imperial sister-in-law, King Xiangtingjun, what do you think? ”

King Xiangting nodded and said, "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Empress Xuanren was not sleepy, and there were many details, she wanted to tear up the emperor and the king of Xiangting in person. But since the emperor said so, she could only agree, so Empress Xuanren said: "What Your Majesty said is very true. Let's ...... in the future."