Chapter 817 There was a shock inside and outside the palace

Although Shi Zhongchen was sick, his eyes were quite good, but he didn't see anyone, but he couldn't tell who it was. When he saw Wu Meiniang's appearance, he was startled

Wu Meiniang is now wearing a wide monk's robe, which is more graceful and charming, in Li Zhi's eyes, she is naturally enthusiastic, but in Shi Zhongchen's eyes, it is just a pile of meat, covered with a layer of cloth, and there is no interest at all

Shi Zhongchen thought to himself: "Isn't this person Wu Meiniang, the little palace maid who befriended Wang Ping'an and recognized Wang Ping'an as her uncle, she was also taken care of by me, but, isn't she dead, she was still executed by my order, why did she come back to life and shave her head...... Ah, she's a nun."

Others are vague about Wu Meiniang's identity, even if they know, they can only pretend not to know, such as those concubines and nuns, but Shi Zhongchen is different, who is he afraid of? He didn't need to be afraid of Wang Ping'an at all, Wang Ping'an saw him, and he had to call his uncle, if he wanted to talk about his seniority, Wu Meiniang had to call him uncle

Shi Zhongchen doesn't need to pretend to be unaware, and he is not afraid of being hated at all, who dares to treat him, if he is in a hurry, he dares to strangle the queen to death, not to mention a little Wu Meiniang

Shi Zhongchen became more and more spicy as he got older, and after being shocked, he immediately calmed down, he understood that he was betrayed by Wang Ping'an, Wang Ping'an did send Wu Meiniang back to Beijing, but he didn't give her to Shi Aiguo at all, and Shi Aiguo couldn't really kill her, as for how this trap was set, there is no need to investigate. It's come to this point, it's useless to think about what happened before, just think about what to do in the future

Betrayal, betrayal, yang and yin, Shi Zhongchen has seen a lot of these things. He himself is a master of betraying others, if he hadn't been an insider in the palace and betrayed Li Yuan, how could Li Shimin succeed in the mutiny so easily? Back then, Wei Chigong rushed to Li Yuan with a bloody weapon and asked Li Yuan to abdicate, and at that time, Shi Zhongchen was present

Betraying and being betrayed, the old eunuch leader has long been accustomed to it

Shi Zhongchen stood quietly behind the curtain, motionless, not making a sound, he was neither angry, nor did he think about revenge on Wang Ping'an, he just looked at Wu Meiniang intently, wondering in his heart, how could he kill her

He is loyal to the former emperor Li Shimin, and Wu Meiniang is Li Shimin's former concubine, but now he serves the father and son and seduces the current emperor, which he can't accept no matter what, this is a blasphemy against the first emperor, and it is a great disrespect

For Li Zhi, he didn't have any thoughts, he only thought that Li Zhi was bewitched and a victim, all the faults belonged to Wu Meiniang, and the person who brought her into the palace must be Queen Wang...... These women, who were disrespectful to the first emperor, all had to die

Standing quietly, the old eunuch leader stared at Wu Meiniang fiercely like a wolf, as if he wanted to bite her to death and eat her alive, so as to relieve the hatred in his heart

Wu Meiniang sent Li Zhi away and returned to the hall, thinking about going to bed and resting for a while, but suddenly there was a feeling that made her creepy, as if someone was secretly looking at her, treating herself as prey

She was very shocked, she had never felt this kind of feeling before, and she didn't have it just now, why did the emperor have this feeling as soon as he left? She looked at the main hall and looked around, but there was nothing to see, only a temple door at the back of the distance, where the curtain shook gently, and other than that, there was nothing unusual.

Wu Meiniang tied her belt, picked up a candlestick, pulled out the candle, used the candlestick as a weapon, slowly walked to the tent, opened the tent and looked, but there was no one behind it, there was nothing, and that strong sense of fear disappeared with her action

Shi Zhongchen saw that Wu Meiniang seemed to be himself, he slowly walked to the back door, out of the palace gate, there was no sound during the time, out of the main hall, flashed into the bushes, waited for a while, saw that Wu Meiniang did not come out, he gasped a few times, and then left.

Shi Zhongchen thought to himself: "If it had been a few years earlier, I would have gone in now and killed Wu Meiniang, a demon girl, but now I can't, I'm old and in poor health, if I go in, I may not be able to kill her, but I will be killed by her." This woman is very strong, I'm afraid I'm not her opponent."

Instead of going the same way to the side door, he went to another small door, opened it and walked out. He is the chief steward of the palace, and he knows everything well, and no one in and out has seen him at all.

Shi Zhongchen walked out of the more secluded hall, walked back to the front, and saw that Shi Aiguo was still waiting at the bottom of the steps outside, and he was in a hurry to turn around

Shi Zhongchen asked, "Why didn't you go with the emperor?" ”

Shi Aiguo hurriedly said: "Aren't I worried about my eldest brother, I only followed the emperor for a short while, and then found an excuse to leave." Big brother, there is a woman in that temple, which one is it, do I know it? ”

Shi Zhongchen thought about it, why don't you take your brother in now and kill Wu Meiniang?

No, this will affect my brother, I am old, I don't have a few days to live, it doesn't matter what, as long as things are done secretly, no one can show up, and it won't even affect my brother's head. But if the brothers go to run errands together, they may have to be traced afterwards.

There was a murder in the palace, it was normal, Shi Zhongchen killed the little eunuchs, not one by one, but one by one, but a group of kills, otherwise the little eunuchs would not hate him so much, but he was reluctant to let his brother die.

If Wu Meiniang died, she couldn't be carried out of the palace like a little eunuch and found a place to bury it. As soon as she dies, she will be traced endlessly, so this matter must be handled carefully, and more importantly, if Wu Meiniang dies, she will be startled, and he will not be able to solve the queen. If Queen Wang doesn't die, then maybe she will find a demon girl to enter the palace again in the future, so her harm is more than Wu Meiniang, and she can't be kept.

Shi Zhongchen is a great loyal minister, but he is only loyal to the first emperor Li Shimin, as for others, like Queen Wang, let alone loyalty, he doesn't treat her as a human being at all, let alone killing a queen Wang, even if he kills her family, he will not be soft

Shi Zhongchen said: "It's nothing, it's just a beautiful woman, it's normal for the emperor to be greedy for beauty, and when the freshness passes, you won't have to take this woman to heart." ”

Shi Aiguo sighed, looked at the palace gate, didn't squeak again, and was a little puzzled, but it didn't reach the point where he had to ask.

Shi Zhongchen said: "I will go to the Ganlu Hall now, go to listen to the early dynasty, you go with me, but don't enter the hall, wait outside the door, wait for the dynasty to disperse, keep Wang Ping'an, just say I want to see him, let him see me." ”

Shi Aiguo agreed, helped the eldest brother, and the two went to the Manna Hall together.

By the time Shi Zhongchen arrived at the Ganlu Palace, the court meeting had already begun, and the ministers were excited and talking loudly, while Li Zhi was sitting on the dragon chair with an expressionless face, listening to the ministers' discussions.

Shi Zhongchen slowly walked up the steps from the side and stood behind Li Zhi. When Li Zhi saw him coming, he turned around and asked happily, "Zhongchen, is your illness better?" I'm going to see you."

Seeing that the emperor's joy did not seem to be fake, Shi Zhongchen's heart swelled with warmth, the emperor was very good, and he loved him in vain. The idea of getting rid of the two scourges of Queen Wang and Wu Meiniang in my heart became more determined.

Shi Zhongchen whispered: "Old slave, thank you to the emperor." After the old slave took the medicine, his body and bones improved a lot, and now he can move on the ground. ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Well, I also hope that you will get well soon." Wait for a while, let the disease-free show you, prescribe a good medicine out, and after you take the medicine, your body will soon recover. ”

Shi Zhongchen bent down and said with a smile: "The old slave thinks so too."

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji was below, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the matter of making the emperor's eldest son the crown prince is really a wise move, and the old minister agrees."

Li Zhi turned his head, looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and said with a smile: "Okay, since my uncle agrees, let's do it, gentlemen, but there are still objections, if there is, bring it up now, don't wait for the matter to be settled, and then discuss it privately, and say something that you don't have."

Shi Zhongchen's heart trembled, and he really said that he was about establishing the prince, and it was really Li Zhong, it seems that he was not wrong. In this way, the demon girl Wu Meiniang is sure that it was the queen who brought her into the palace. Queen Wang, a bastard woman, actually caused trouble in the palace for this kind of thing, and she really deserved a thousand cuts

Queen Wang used means to make Li Zhong the crown prince, which was no big deal, but she shouldn't have gotten Wu Meiniang into the palace. Wu Meiniang has served father and son for two generations, and Shi Zhongchen can't accept this no matter what

This is a small court meeting, the ministers in the palace are all important ministers, but the thoughts of the heavy ministers and the heavy ministers are different, although the eldest grandson Wuji is domineering, but he can't cover the sky with one hand, many important ministers are not satisfied with the eldest grandson Wuji, but they don't have a clear face to do it.

If you want to say who can quarrel the most in the court, it is Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song, who is very skillful, Xiao Yu is also from Shangshu Province, and he is a left servant. But Xiao Yu has long been kicked away by the eldest grandson Wuji, just a name, although it is a left servant shot, but there is not even an office in Shangshu Province, the beautiful name is "special advance", this is a misinterpretation, to put it bluntly, it is just a name.

Xiao Yu is the brother-in-law of Emperor Yang of Sui, his sister is the empress of Emperor Yang of Sui, his grandfather is Emperor Xuan of Later Liang Xiao Jing, and his great-grandfather is Xiao Tong, the prince of Zhaoming. If you talk about it, he and Concubine Xiao Shufei are a little related, but in fact, this kind of kinship has been ignored and remembered, it is too far away. And Xiao Yu has never regarded Concubine Xiao Shu as a relative, and Concubine Xiao has never recognized him, even when the eldest grandson Wuji wants to repair the Xiao clan, he is not counted.

In real history, Xiao Yu died before Li Shimin, but now he is still alive, but Li Shimin is dead. Xiao Yu has no power, and he never speaks in the early dynasty, in Wang Ping'an's words, this old gentleman beats soy sauce every day, and he doesn't make vinegar once.

Xiao Yu especially likes to quarrel, he quarreled with Yang Jian when Emperor Wen of Sui, he quarreled with Yang Guang when Emperor Yang of Sui, he quarreled with Li Yuan when Tang Gaozu, and he quarreled with Li Shimin when he was Emperor Xian, because Li Zhi had not been on the throne for a long time, so he had not had time to quarrel with Li Zhi. In short, he is a quarrelsome professional.

But although Xiao Yu can quarrel, he is reasonable every time he quarrels, and even Li Shimin admits that although he can't quarrel with him, Xiao Yu is really good for the country, and he also praises him for knowing the wind and knowing the grass, and the board knows the sincerity.

Xiao Yu listened to Li Zhi's questioning, he went out of the court and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it's inappropriate." Now the matter of my court is not a question of who to appoint, but why should I establish it now? The emperor is in the prime of life, and he is not in a hurry to set up a prince, and the princes are all young, so they can't see anything in terms of morality, and it is a little too early to set up a prince now."

As a minister, he is correct in putting forward this view, and he should behave in this way if he does not seek personal gain, but only for the minister of the state.

But when the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he immediately raised his eyes, and he said loudly: "What do you mean by this, shouldn't I have a prince in Datang?" ”

Xiao Yu rolled his eyes, his spirit immediately perked up, and he said, "The old man didn't say that there shouldn't be, but why is he in such a hurry?" Think about it, from the Sui Dynasty to our dynasty, how could anyone set up a child as a prince? And who made the eldest son of the emperor the crown prince, which eldest son of the emperor really ascended the throne? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was speechless, although Xiao Yu hated it, what he said was the truth, and he couldn't refute it. He looked at Wang Ping'an, wanting Wang Ping'an to stand up and fight against Xiao Yu.

Wang Ping'an immediately turned his head to the side, pretending to look at the pillar, and thought: "Look at what I'm doing, I'm just a dozen soy sauces"

Fang Xuanling and Xiao Yu are big enemies, he and Du Ruhui were both excluded by Xiao Yu at the beginning, and this big feud has not weakened slightly for decades

Fang Xuanling immediately stood up and asked, "Lord Xiao, is it possible that you still want to make the descendants of the Xiao family the crown prince?" Have you received the benefits of Concubine Xiao Shu and want to wait for her son to grow up, and then instead of growing up, you will become virtuous? Why do you say that when the emperor's youngest son grows up, he must be better than the emperor's eldest son? ”

Xiao Yu's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "How can the old man say, you don't want to spew blood"

The two old men were both racking and pulling each other's beards

Li Zhi was threatened by Queen Wang last night, and he was very affectionate with Wu Meiniang, he was afraid that Queen Wang would really hurt Wu Meiniang, so he agreed to make Li Zhong the prince, but now he regrets it a little. Anyway, he can't make up his mind in his life, and this one is not bad

Li Zhi said: "It's too early to establish the crown prince now?" No disease, what do you say? ”

The ministers of the court and the central government scolded angrily in their hearts, why did they ask Wang Ping'an again, what kind of green onion is he?

Wang Ping'an stiffened his head, stood up, and said, "The minister thinks that the ...... Since we want to examine the character of the prince, it is better to set up an examination and test them, and whoever does well in the examination will appoint whoever is the most appropriate."

The eldest grandson Wuji was happy when he heard it, and said: "Yes, let's take the test of the prince, this method is the fairest."

The ministers thought to themselves: "Fair fart, except for the eldest son of the emperor, the other princes can't speak smoothly, what kind of test, can you eat milk and better than anyone?" ”

Li Zhi sighed, and he also felt that this method was too obvious

Xiao Yu sneered, do you want to quarrel? I haven't been afraid of anyone who quarrels with the king, the first in the world, he only said one sentence, and the people in the hall were silent.

Xiao Yu said: "Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xian are both adult princes as crown princes, is it possible that the emperor is stronger than Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Xian?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was so angry that his mouth was crooked, he did a lot of preparations, but he was completely wiped out by Xiao Yu with a word, it was really better to be a person, and things entered a deadlock. If you can't make Li Zhong the crown prince, then you have to kill Concubine Xiao Shu to weaken Li Sujie's variable?

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "How many years will you stand again?" At that time, Wu Meiniang may have given birth to a son, but she was cheaper."