It's been discovered!

It's seen through!!

Although his whole body was curled up in the warm bedding, Zhao Xu's heart became cold after a violent beat, and his whole body was cold.

I could still hear my mother arguing, but Zhao Xu knew very well that the imperial doctors had already decided that they had taken the initiative to take the charcoal powder.

"Anyone who poisons people will definitely make it impossible to see anything abnormal, so that people can take it with peace of mind. However, the charcoal powder is mixed into the decoction, and although the color is not visible, it also sinks under the medicine bowl. The official family takes medicine every day, and there is no reason to drink it when they see the residue. From the minister's point of view, this matter is very strange, and you should ask the department to investigate it in detail. ”

Lei Jian said that he would invite the foreign minister to investigate in detail, and a mere imperial doctor dared to be so presumptuous, Zhao Xu, who should have been furious, was ashamed to find that he was not angry at all, but trembling.

Yes, Zhao Xu is afraid.

He couldn't imagine how the prime ministers would react when they found out that he was pretending to be poisoned and intended to frame him, either in a rage or in ecstasy.

But whatever the reaction, there's probably only one thing they'll do.

Fortunately, they didn't enter the palace, at least they didn't have to face them now.

Zhao Xu even had a sense of happiness for the rest of his life, just like the creditor who came to the door had been given one more day, and the day when he was told of the execution had been postponed for another day after eating the severed head meal. Although the time is short, in Zhao Xu's opinion, it is a blessing to be able to delay a little longer.

No!

A terrible thought suddenly flashed through Zhao Xu's mind.

The prime ministers did not enter the palace, not because they were cautious and unwilling to take risks as they had guessed before, but because they already knew the details of this matter and did not want to participate in this farce at all!

Poison. Why did the medicine turn into charcoal powder?

When taking the medicine, Zhao Xu felt strange why the so-called poison. The medicine would be a black powder, and it would not dissolve in water, and it took a lot of effort to clean up the cup afterwards.

Now that I think about it, it was a trap. I and the concubine were teased.

No...... Not a teasing, a warning!

It is the most clear warning!

The mother and son's every move is under surveillance, and the hands of the people who are fighting for their lives are just trying to take poison and arsenic. Frost can turn to lime.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu was chilled and curled up involuntarily, but this kind of action couldn't give him any warmth.

"If you have a company, you don't have to. Since it's not poisonous. medicine, there is no need for such a big battle, and it is not good to make people outside panic. ”

Wang Zhongzheng's steady voice gave Zhao Xu a burst of hope.

Is Wang Zhong speaking on behalf of the prime minister?

It would be great if the Prime Minister wanted this to be the end of the matter.

"Who said it's not poison. Medicine?! The concubine's scream, like a stone smashing glass, shattered Zhao Xu's fantasy, "How can it be charcoal powder?" You guys gave it away! ”

Do you want to insist that it is not this charcoal powder that you eat, but another poison? Medicine?

Zhao Xu jumped up under the futon and scolded his biological mother for his plan.

Wang Zhongzheng was still calm, "The Li family entered the palace three days ago, I don't know what to give to the concubine?" ”

The concubine's screams stopped abruptly, and first on her face was horror, then fear.

The fear from the bottom of her heart made her suddenly lose her voice.

Not only the concubine, but everyone in the palace was frightened and had no time to react.

Seeing the concubine staggering back two steps, she sat down on the couch softly, and no one even went up to help her.

In the previous scenes, the palace people who were a little bit of brains saw most of the truth. But Wang Zhongzheng broke the truth in front of him, which was still unexpected by everyone.

The order of the upper and lower, the distinction between the superior and the inferior, at least for now, has been ignored by Wang Zhongzheng.

debunked the lies, pointed out the truth, and made it impossible for the concubine and the emperor to step down, but Wang Zhongzheng was not worried at all.

Although the truth of the public case of the Son of Heaven's 'poisoning' is confidential, the Queen Mother is clear to him in the palace, and it is reported to all the ministers and several secret agents who carry out the orders of the ministers.

Since so many people know about it, it cannot be called a secret.

Even compared to the palace maids in the palace, the mouth of the politicians can be regarded as strict, and at the same time, the superiority of mastering secrets makes them not too loose. But the wife and children asked, can they all be watertight?

Maybe in the next few days, the news that has been circulating outside is just that the Son of Heaven has occasional discomfort, and at most it is just a mistaken charcoal powder. But in a few days, the truth will inevitably leak out.

What's more, excavating, interpreting, and associating through the news coming out of the palace is the unique talent of the military and civilians of Beijing, and after two days, it will definitely be all kinds of rumors flying around the world, and it is not surprising that rumors close to the truth have appeared.

So it is completely unnecessary to continue to conceal it. If you bluntly debunk it, can the concubine and the Son of Heaven accept their fate and no longer toss and turn, why should Wang Zhongzheng be stingy with a word?

Yang Jian's eyes were already shining when he was on the side.

Wang Zhongzheng's status has always been the focus of envy and jealousy of all the palace attendants.

There is military power, there is status, there is prestige, and there are saints.

As a eunuch in the Great Song Dynasty, he was able to do this step, and he had reached the top.

These days, Wang Zhong is covering the sky with one hand in the palace.

There are rumors that the Inner Servant Province and the Inner Servant Province will be under his own control, and there are rumors that he is about to be promoted to the Sanya Management Army, and similar news is well known in the palace.

Yang Jian also heard that Wang Zhongzheng was actually a member of the council and had a decisive vote, but he didn't announce it to avoid people's words.

Therefore, Wang Zhongzheng, who has such a might, can still be calm in the face of the concubine's criticism.

"What a wolf-hearted minion, if it weren't for the promotion of the first emperor, you wouldn't even be as good as a dog. Now that he is full of food and drink, he can't even see the door well, and he helps outsiders to bully the master. If you have the ability, you will kill our mother and son! ”

Concubine Zhu only regained her calm a little, and began to sprinkle, but Wang Zhongzheng did not waver at all.

"The concubine is the master, and the old slave is the slave. How does the concubine look at the old slave, the old slave can only suffer, but the queen mother and a few ministers outside are not necessarily. ”

Concubine Zhu's scolding stagnated suddenly, and Wang Zhongzheng had already poked at the most fearful place in her heart.

A sentence blocked the concubine's mouth, so that she didn't dare to spill again.

There are still people who are afraid, Wang Zhongzheng is not without jealousy, and the prestige of the prime ministers is indeed getting heavier and heavier.

But Wang Zhongzheng knew that the prime ministers were happy to see this matter come to pass, otherwise they would not have let go of the poison so simply. The relatives of the concubine who entered the palace.

So there are some things that Wang Zhongzheng feels necessary to say to the Son of Heaven and the concubine.

"In fact, the ministers never said that they wanted to abolish the official family, and the queen mother never thought about changing the emperor. When the first emperor died, it was a sentence from the queen mother and the prime minister, but in the end, the two kings rebelled, and the queen mother and the prime minister still kept the official family. No matter what, the official family is also the only bloodline of the first emperor, who will he help if he doesn't help him? But it was really ugly, and the queen mother and the ministers were impatient, and at that time, ...... The official family is really dangerous. Princess, do you think that's the reason!? ”

Yang Jian looked at Wang Zhongzheng with wide eyes, wanting to remember Wang Zhongzheng's heroic appearance at this time.

He had heard of Li Fuguo and Yang Fugong, but he never expected that one day he would be able to see with his own eyes and be comparable to these two Quan Eunuchs.

The Great Song Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty, and no matter which Da Mink Jue is, it is impossible for him to have the scenery of the eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty who abolished the emperor and gave birth to the son of heaven.

For Yang Jian, he was born as an imperial medicine institute, and after his death, he was posthumously sealed as an observer, and his wish was enough.

But seeing Wang Zhongzheng's scenery, he couldn't help but be moved.

Now that the prime ministers and the important ministers have joined forces to overthrow the Son of Heaven, the foreign ministers cannot directly control the palace, and there must be an inner attendant to echo it. Wang Zhongzheng has a heavy army in his hand, and he is also the most trusted by the outside ministers and politicians, and he has high power, even the prime minister must be treated with courtesy.

But he is already old, and the remaining big mink is either not powerful enough in the palace, or the prestige in the army is insufficient.

Yang Jian was fantasizing about the future scenery, but he heard Wang Zhongzheng say, "I hope the official family can think about it." Tomorrow, the ministers will enter the palace to inquire how to speak. ”

The king is not a king, the minister is not a minister, and now, there is no need to have too much respect for this emperor.

……………………

What the hell should I say?

This incident made Zhao Xu toss and turn in bed for a night.

The morning court meeting was not held, and the prime ministers entered the palace to inquire, until Su Song, Zhang Dan, and Han Gang appeared in the Funing Hall at the same time, and Zhao Xu did not think about a clue, let alone what they would do with themselves.

"The ministers will meet His Majesty."

If it were a few days ago, at most two of the three prime ministers would come, and at least one would have been left out - at any time, all three would not appear in the palace at the same time.

Zhao Xu had secretly mocked their timidity, but today, when he saw the three of them arriving together, his body under the futon couldn't help but tremble, "Qing...... The Qing family is flat. ”

In terms of etiquette, Han Gang and the three of them did not have anything to lose, and they got up according to their words after saluting, but in addition to their ordinary demeanor, the words they said made Zhao Xu, who was still a little lucky, scattered.

Zhang Dunhu grimaced, word by word, "Yesterday's incident, the minister has already known." ”

Zhao Xu stammered, "I ...... I...... This is a misunderstanding. ”

Zhang Dian raised his eyebrows and said sharply: "If you want to use secret medicine to pollute the Queen Mother and her ministers, this is called a misunderstanding?!" ”

Zhao Xu lowered his head, "I am real...... I don't know. ”

Han Gang's face sank: "The ministers are not trying the case, nor are they trying to convict His Majesty, they just want His Majesty to be able to repent." If His Majesty prevaricates again, it will only make the ministers even more disappointed. ”

Su Song also said: "The gentleman is happy when he hears it, and the minister does not ask His Majesty to be like Zilu, but asks for someone who dares to act." ”

Zhao Xu's head almost fell to his knees, and he couldn't even return his mouth.

The emperor curled up on the bed, the three prime ministers looked at each other angrily, Yang Jian watched from the side, and only felt that the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was like a puppy cub who was forced into the corner by three evil wolves, from the tip of the tail to the ears, there was no place not to tremble.

"Of course, the ministers also know that the mastermind of this matter is not His Majesty, but the concubine."

Han Gang suddenly relieved his mouth, but Zhao Xu raised his head sharply and exclaimed, "No......"

But looking at Han Gang's eyes, he lowered his head weakly, "The concubine is not intentional, she ...... She was also seduced by adulterers. ”

"Whether the concubine was seduced by a traitor is another matter. What the minister cares about is that His Majesty doesn't know right from wrong! What the concubine asked Her Majesty to do, is it right or wrong?! ”

Han Gang asked angrily, Zhao Xu hung his head, like a student who had been reprimanded by his husband, "It's wrong." ”

"Parents have had, and those who have been for their children should be admonished, not obeyed in everything, not to mention that they will hurt their own bodies? This is not filial piety. ”

Su Song stared at Zhao Xu, his tone was a little slower than that of Han Gang and Zhang Xuan, and Zhao Xu nodded again and again, "Ping Zhang is right." ”

"Your Majesty, Lao Chen hopes that from now on, nothing like this will happen again."

Zhao Xu was submissive and full of promises.

Han Gang and Zhang Dian glanced at each other and shook their heads at the same time, they didn't see sincerity at all from Zhao Xu's attitude.

"Your Majesty, do you know how dangerous it is this time?" Han Gang said.

"Minister, please."

The prime ministers were no longer aggressive, and Zhao Xu finally relieved himself and relaxed a little.

"Majesty has been weak since childhood, completely different from ordinary people, indiscriminately eating some food that has not been carefully tested, and even poisons, ordinary people may be fine, but Majesty xià will. This time, if it hadn't been replaced with non-toxic and harmless charcoal powder, the queen mother and her ministers might have been stained as king-killers in the history of barnyard officials, but Your Majesty would have to go to see the first emperor. ”

Han Gang was generous and frank.

After discovering the Toffee Project, it was just poisoned. The medicine dropped the bag, instead of stopping it, and he sat back and watched the concubine and the emperor perform a farce, and he didn't hide the inside story at all.

When Xizong Zhao Ji was still in power, he was stuck with Zhao Ji's fear of despair, although some things were done unscrupulously, but after all, he still obeyed the duties of the courtiers, no matter what, the emperor also held the power of life and death, and the courtiers naturally could not be too presumptuous. kept the emperor safe, but made him lose face, and when he met Xizong, most of his life was difficult to protect, but today I finally don't have to worry,

Sure enough, it was dropped! ’

Zhao Xu was angry at first, and then relieved a lot, these chaotic ministers and thieves still want to use him after all.

First give a dismount, then say two kind words, and finally show kindness, a whole set of bribers' tricks are really done at a glance.

Although he was close to the three people in front of him, after confirming his safety, all he had left in his heart was to rejoice.

"I am young and ignorant, but it is really thanks to the support of all the ministers that I can be safe."

Zhao Xu put on a sincere appearance, planning to deal with the three of them first. Today's account can be counted at some time in the future.

Su Song looked at Zhao Xu's thanks, straightened his back a little rickety, and even had a little smile on his face.

In the past, if he did not humbly lower his gaze, but looked at the emperor with a mocking expression, he would have been accused of disgrace in front of the king. But today, the Zaifu no longer need to suppress their feelings in front of the emperor.

"Since His Majesty knows his mistake, then, the old minister dares to ask His Majesty, how should the concubine deal with it?" Su Songhe asked kindly.

He usually gave the emperor face, but he was ruthless when necessary.

"Pingzhang!" Zhao Xu was shocked, he didn't expect that the prime ministers would show their favor to him, and they would even investigate the concubine's crime, "The concubine was tempted by a traitor, if she didn't mean to." ”

Han Gang said: "If you go to the Shengrui Palace now, maybe you can find the figurines with the birth date of the Queen Mother written on them from the concubine's bedroom, and of course, you can also find the god of the Five Paths." The concubine cursed the queen mother day and night, this matter, His Majesty may know, may not know, but the concubine instigated His Majesty to take medicine, with the wisdom of His Majesty, it is impossible not to know how much stigma the Queen Mother will bear afterwards. The biological mother is the mother, and the grandmother is also the mother, and His Majesty Xià didn't want to find a way to reconcile the two palaces, but sat back and watched the biological mother frame the mother. His Majesty's fault, the ministers can not be held accountable now, but the crime of the concubine cannot be let go today! ”

Zhang Dian also said coldly: "If you follow Yuan You, the servant harms the master, and the decision is made, and the attempt will be reduced by two degrees." Perform witchcraft and behead the prisoner. The concubine has repeatedly used tricks to plot the queen mother, and the queen mother is now seriously ill, and her majesty can sue the ministers and others, how should this case be judged. ”

The prime ministers forced each other again, Zhao Xu, his head was raised a little bit, he lifted the futon, and sat on the edge of the bed in a thin short coat. Sitting upright, like sitting on the throne of the Daqing Palace.

The Great Song Tianzi squeezed words from between his teeth word by word, "I will never sit idly by and watch the concubine be punished, if you want to deal with the concubine, then abolish me first!" ”

He finally couldn't bear it anymore, the teenager was already rebellious, and he was reprimanded over and over again by the three prime ministers, where could he bear it, not to mention that according to his guess, several prime ministers still had to use him as a cover. Since the other party has something to ask for, there is no need to back down.

"After I am abolished, I will be replaced by a one-year-old child. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he was in power for at least ten years. If there are some accidents, a new monarch can be established. This is just like the meaning of the Qing family, right? ”

Zhao Xu sneered and spoke, but in Yang Jian's opinion, it was like watching a puppy bark at a vicious wolf.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood, the ministers are loyal ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, how can they do Wang Mang's things in vain."

"But why didn't I see you faithful to me?!" Zhao Xu roared violently, but in an instant, he suddenly turned his anger into laughter, and he clapped his hands, "Ah, I said it wrong." Jun Fei Guo also. In a country, the people are the heaviest, the community is second, and the monarch is the lightest. Therefore, you are loyal to the people and the country, but you don't have to be loyal to me. ”

"His Majesty is wrong, and the ministers are also loyal to His Majesty." Zhang Dan's joy and anger are invisible, "But the Son of Heaven has had, those who are courtiers do not admonish, the Son of Heaven does evil, and those who are courtiers do not stop them, they are not loyal and good, but traitors." ”

Zhao Xu was angry, just like Zhang Dan, he dared to call himself loyal, "If the official position is determined by the thickness of his skin, the prime minister can still be the prime minister." ”

The little emperor completely lowered his face, and gave up all his scruples.

Zhang Dian ignored him, and only glanced at Han Gang, this one's skin was actually thicker.

Han Gang also didn't seem to hear Zhao Xu's sarcasm, and said: "Seeing that the Son of Heaven has been, he resigned and returned to his hometown after a little persuasion, showing the fault of the Son of Heaven, and Bo Yiyi's name, which is deceptive loyalty; Seeing the wrongs of the Son of Heaven, he only knows how to kowtow and persuade bitterly, and if he is guilty of not being guilty, he will only lead the neck to be killed, which is foolish loyalty. If His Majesty hopes that his ministers are loyal and loyal, it is a big mistake. ”

Zhao Xu laughed: "I never knew that Bigan was stupid. ”

Han Gang asked rhetorically: "If you do it, you will be killed, and Yin Shang will die." Leaving a name and dying in the country, isn't it stupid? ”

"Then please announce which loyal minister is not stupid?"

"According to His Majesty's opinion, is Wuhou Zhong?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

Zhao Xu opened his mouth and stammered, he was smart since he was a child, but he was just a young man with little experience, how could he be the opponent of an old fox with a one-on-three fight?

"Only whether the Son of Heaven is virtuous or not, can make the upper and lower levels safe, both internal and external, this is the real loyal minister. The ministers and others are not as good as the Marquis of Wu, but the power of collegial politics can be slightly above them. Han Gang said, "The only thing that is inferior to Wuhou is that there is uneasiness in the palace. ”

Zhang Dian also said: "The Queen Mother has been hanging the curtain for ten years, the internal service is strong, the outer town is stubborn, the household registration is twice that of Xining, the military strength is better than Yuanfeng, and the cultural and martial arts are far beyond the ancestors. ”

Su Song followed, "The Queen Mother has been hanging the curtain for ten years, thinking hard, living up to the first emperor and His Majesty." His Majesty does not think about cultivating virtue, but regards the Queen Mother as an enemy. If you are not filial, you still expect your courtiers to be loyal to the king? ”

The three prime ministers attacked in groups, and Zhao Xu was furious, "I am destined by God, I am old, I should be pro-government, if I don't remove the curtain for a long time, how can I live up to it?" ”

Su Song said: "Your Majesty has no merit to Sheji, but you can get the great treasure, not for the mandate of heaven, but for the work of your fathers and ancestors." With the breadth of the earth, the Great Song Dynasty is based on only one hundred. The earth is insignificant to the sky, just a projectile. With the greatness of the sky, how can it look down on one person? It's just that there is the power of the ancestors, and the work of several generations has been accumulated, and the ministers and other parties have bent their knees to His Majesty. Now His Majesty is not enough to convince people, wisdom is not enough to appease the people, virtue is not good, and he does not think about his mother's deep grace, in order to cultivate morality, but he is the wolf of Zhongshan, how to let the ministers and others feel at ease to serve the Queen Mother to remove the curtain? ”

Su Song's words, Zhao Xu laughed angrily: "I already knew that you are such loyal ministers. ”

At this point, the monarch and the minister have broken up.

Exchanging a look with Zhang Tun, Han Gang let out a long sigh and said to Zhao Xu, "Some diseases can be passed down from generation to generation, Emperor Yingzong is suffering from heart disease, and it is difficult to guarantee that His Majesty will not be infected. Long before His Majesty ascended the throne, the ministers had already taken a heart, if His Majesty had been following the rules, the ministers could still feel at ease, but in the past ten years, His Majesty's actions have been confirmed one by one. Now that His Majesty is ignoring the Empress Dowager's deep kindness, unfilial piety, unrighteousness, and immorality, the minister can only borrow Fu Bi's famous saying——"

Han Gang took half a step forward, his eyes burning, "Thousands of eternities are in the court, how can you be unfilial?" Yi Yin's affairs, the minister can do it! ”