Chapter 73: The Queen's End
In the Xianqing Palace, this action led by King Shang and planned by Zigan, Jizi, Wei Ziqi, Wei Ziyan, and King Wucheng is continuing.
King Shang frowned and said, "Doctor Fei, Doctor You, you two said that Dong Bohou had bad intentions, but what evidence do you have?"
Fei Zhong said: "The king, those four assassins and Jiang Huan in the Weichen Mansion are ironclad evidence. ”
King Shang nodded, but before he could speak, the son on the side said: "King, if Dong Bohou has bad intentions, I don't know if Queen Jiang can be implicated?"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd fell silent again. This time, even Fei Zhong and You Hun didn't dare to say more, and they didn't dare to bite a king like this.
Seeing this, Jizi said: "Doctor You, everyone knows about your partnership with the queen to sell your official position privately, but I'm afraid that even if the queen is really involved, you won't expose it, right?"
When You Hun heard this, his face turned red in an instant, and he wanted to defend himself, but he heard the king of Shang angrily reprimand: "Brother Wang, don't talk nonsense, Dr. You are dedicated to the public and the whole world knows, how can you ever show favoritism? You have wronged him like this, even I can't help but say a few words about you." ”
When Jizi heard this, he hurriedly confessed: "King, Weichen knows that he is wrong. Doctor You, I misunderstood you, please don't take it to heart. ”
When You Hun heard that the King of Shang was so protective of him, his blood immediately surged in his brain, and he said, "The king, Weichen thinks that the queen must have something to do with this matter. Those men were wandering outside the noon gate this morning, and they could not have been waiting for the Queen's messenger. ”
The king of Shang exclaimed: "Is this serious?"
You Hun said resolutely: "It's true!"
The king of Shang said again: "What does Doctor Fei think?"
Fei Zhong looked at his friend You Hun, and then at the Shang King with a look of hope, then nodded and said, "It must be so." ”
"Okay!" Shang Wang patted the case and said: "I discussed this matter with Uncle Wang all morning, but I didn't have a clue, as soon as the two doctors came, they solved this strange case for me, and I really wanted to reward you well." In my opinion, the ability of the two can be doctors. ”
Fei and You were overjoyed when they heard this, their ability is limited, they have been stuck in the doctor's position for seven or eight years, it would be good if they didn't fall down, and the doctor's position was really only in a dream to dare to think about it. Now, inexplicably, they have been promoted to doctors, and they are so excited that their bodies tremble a little.
The two hurriedly knelt down and said, "Weichen Xie Wang Longen." Fei Zhong also said with a little crying: "How can the king, how can Weichen and others be so valued by the king and promoted to the position of doctor?"
Unexpectedly, when the king of Shang heard this, he nodded and said, "What Dr. Fei said also has some truth. You can know that you are not virtuous enough, and I am very relieved. Shame and then courage! Well, this time I will write down your merits first, and then make new merits in the future, and I will definitely promote you to the rank of doctor. ”
After saying this, the two of them were stunned for a moment, why did the position of the doctor suddenly disappear again? You Hun glared at Fei Zhong fiercely, and Fei Zhong hurriedly said: "King, what Wei Chen just said means ......"
"Okay," the king of Shang interrupted him, and said, "You two have worked hard to solve the case today, I am very satisfied with you, go back and have a good rest." With that, he yawned and beckoned to Jiao Fang on the side.
Seeing this, Fei Zhong and You Hun had no choice but to kowtow and retreat.
Everyone also saw that as soon as Fang came out of the Xianqing Palace, You Hun kicked Fei Zhong hard.
When the two of them were far away, everyone in the hall laughed, and it was really hard to endure it.
King Anping said: "King, what if these two people go out and keep their mouths shut and don't spread the word?"
When Ji Zi heard this, he couldn't straighten his waist with a smile, and said: "With the temperament of these two people, they have made such great contributions and been so praised by the king, are you still afraid that they will be tight-lipped? Haha, don't say it, it's really laughing at me." ”
Out of the Xianqing Palace, as soon as Fang returned to the dormitory, someone came to spread the word that Concubine Su came to visit the king of Shang. Naturally, the king of Shang would not turn Huang Xue away, so he announced her in.
After saluting and greeting a few words, Huang Xue asked, "King, I wonder what you plan to do with Queen Jiang?"
When the king of Shang heard this, he sighed: "What she has done is a heinous crime, but she has been with me for many years after all. When I have time today, I will see her again and say goodbye to her. Tomorrow morning, I will give her poisoned wine and give her dignity. ”
Huang Xue heard the Shang King's affection for the queen, and she was also a little emotional, and remembered the queen's entrustment, so she said, "King, what about the two princes?"
King Shang glanced at her and frowned, "How can you care about this?"
Huang Xue was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The concubine just asked casually, if the king doesn't want the concubine to know, don't say it." ”
The king of Shang did not want to upset her about this matter, so he said: "Alas, there is nothing to tell you, Jiao'er and Hong'er, they are very pitiful...... I will also give them decency. ”
Huang Xue was shocked when she heard this: "King, the two princes are really innocent, why should they be executed?"
King Shang said: "You don't understand the affairs of the court, so don't worry about it anymore." ”
Huang Xue said again: "Great King, the concubines really can't bear to see you and the two princes killing each other, so it is better to demote them to commoners and expel them from the palace." ”
When the king of Shang heard this, he was displeased and said, "Who taught you to persuade me?"
Huang Xue hurriedly said: "It's not taught by others, it's really what the concubine thinks." The concubine thought that the tiger poison did not eat children, and the king ......"
"That's enough!" the king of Shang shouted angrily, "You are a woman, what do you know? ”
When Huang Xue heard this, she had to stop talking.
After chatting like this, the good mood of the king of Shang was gone, and Huang Xue also felt a little embarrassed, so he retreated.
That night, the king of Shang ordered Jiao Fang to personally bring Queen Jiang to come, and it was not until more than an hour later that the queen walked out with tears in her eyes and returned to the East Palace with Jiao Fang again.
Early the next morning, Jiang Zitong, the queen of Dashang, committed suicide by drinking in the East Palace, and more than 300 palace people were killed on the spot, including Yang Rong, the chief manager. Since then, the gate of the East Palace has been locked, but it is still guarded by many internal attendants, and outsiders do not know that it has become a ghost inside.
At the same time as the queen's soul returned to the underworld, two large and two small, four people dressed as commoners, quietly went out of the east gate of Chaoge. After some distance from the city, an older child said, "Doctor Fang, you haven't told me yet, why did my father kill our brother?"
Doctor Fang Bi sighed: "The crown prince, the second prince, and the ministers have received the news that the queen led the assassin into the palace to assassinate the king, and at this time the king should have been executed." If you don't leave Chaoge as soon as possible, I'm afraid that you will not be able to escape the poison. ”
When the two children heard this, they were shocked, and only after a while did they cry bitterly. After crying for a while, the second prince Yin Hong sobbed and said, "I don't know where the two doctors got the news?"
Doctor Fang Xiang said: "The news was obtained by the ministers last night, and they bribed the waiters to inquire early this morning, and learned that the East Palace has been besieged by the king's inner servants for many days, but I am afraid that this news cannot be faked." As for the source of the news, it is also strange to say that it was sent by Su Daji, the current concubine Su Daji. ”
The crown prince Yin Jiaoqi said: "Su Daji, isn't this person said to have some discord with the queen mother, why would he save our brother?"
Fang Xiangdao: "In my heart, I only said that the queen was being used, and she took pity on the queen's situation, so she agreed to the queen to send a letter to the ministers." The specific reason for this is unknown. ”
Yin Jiao said: "Tribulation sees the truth, I can't think of a critical moment, only Concubine Su and the two doctors are willing to help our brothers." Well, I'm too young to know where to take refuge?"
Fang Bi said: "For today's plan, I can only go to Dongbohou." ”
Yin Jiao said: "This can only be the case, when we see our grandfather, we must ask him to find out the truth for the queen mother and return the innocence of the queen mother." ”
Everyone decided to make a decision, and fled in the direction of Donglu again.
In the dormitory, the king of Shang was furious. He patted the case and said, "How did you escape?"
The chief manager Jiao Fang lowered his head and said, "When the old slave sent people over, they had been out of the house for more than an hour. According to the people in the house, early this morning, the two doctors, Fang Bi and Fang Xiang, came to say a few words to the two princes, and then left with them. ”
"Fang Bi?Fang Xiang?" King Shang said angrily, "How could the two of them get the news in advance?"
Jiao Fang said: "This old slave doesn't know either. ”
King Shang's heart moved, and he asked, "Is the news from the palace?"
Jiao Fang said: "The old slave doesn't know. ”
Shang Wang said: "Yesterday and today, are there any suspicious characters in the palace who have gone out?"
When Jiao Fang heard this, he remembered the name that the guards at the gate told him in the morning, the spring equinox, he sighed and said, "Return to the king, no one leaves the palace." For the sake of today's plan, it is better to ask the king to send someone to arrest him as soon as possible. ”
When the king of Shang heard this, he said: "It makes sense, go and invite a few adults into the palace to discuss." ”
Half an hour later, in the Nine Palaces, the King of Shang saw the five important ministers again.
As soon as the prince escaped, Zigan said: "Great king, if the two princes escape, they must have gone to Donglu, just send someone to the east to chase them." ”
King Wu Cheng said: "Wechen will take people to the east to chase after him." ”
Jizi played: "King, King Wucheng only needs to bring a few cronies to chase after him." Don't forget, the king still has an ambush in the east, and the minister thinks that there is an eighty percent chance that the two princes will throw themselves into the net and run into the ambush of the men. ”
Wucheng Wang Qi said: "Who is Lord Yaxiang talking about?"
Ji Zi said with a smile: "King Wucheng still remembers that there is a village forty miles to the east, which has long been monitored by heavy troops sent by you. The one who lives in the village is an old minister in the court. ”
As soon as King Wu Cheng recalled, he exclaimed, "You mean the merchant village where Shang Rong is located?"
Jizi said: "Exactly, I think, if the two princes fled eastward, how could they not take refuge in Shangrong? If the prince did not catch up halfway, he only needed to go to the merchant village to get people." ”
The king of Shang was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded, "This is very good. ”
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