Chapter XIX. Skinning with tigers
Shoukang Palace!
Cui Wensheng knelt in front of Concubine Zheng and cried. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Niangniang, you must save the slave and maid, now it is rumored in the palace and outside the palace that you instructed the slave and maid to give the emperor medicine, and the slave and maid really dare not poison the emperor!"
Zheng Guifei looked at Cui Wensheng, who was kneeling in front of her and crying, and only felt a burst of upset and opened her mouth to reprimand angrily:
"Crying. Cry. Crying is crying! Feel relieved! As long as Hongu is here, you can save your life! After speaking, he looked at the eunuch by the door and asked:
"Is there any news from the Qianqing Palace?"
"! The news just came, Li Changshou still did not let the prince out of the palace, and asked to canonize himself as the queen mother. The eunuch replied.
Hearing the eunuch's answer, Concubine Zheng slapped the table angrily and scolded:
"This idiot dares to make such a blatant request." Concubine Zheng Guifei suddenly became angry, only scaring the eunuchs and palace maids around her into trembling, and they fell to their knees one after another. After a while, Concubine Zheng Guifei waved her hand, motioned to the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids to get up, and then muttered to herself:
"But that's fine, it's up to these ministers to deal with it. If they dare to break into the Qianqing Palace, then the palace will take action and treat them for the crime of bullying the widow of the Son of Heaven! ”
Concubine Zheng Guifei was also in turmoil at this time, and when Emperor Wanli was alive, she had been in the harem for more than ten years. But after the death of Emperor Wanli, Emperor Taichang ascended the throne. Concubine Zheng had no choice but to ease relations with Emperor Taichang. Eight young and beautiful palace maids were selected from the harem and sent over. Later, when he heard that Emperor Taichang was in poor health, he even asked his cronies, the palm print eunuch Cui Wensheng, to send a rhubarb pill to replenish his body. Unexpectedly, after Emperor Taichang took it, he suddenly had thirty-three diarrheas in one night, and the entire Tai Hospital was helpless. Fortunately, with his strong support outside the palace, Li Kezhuo, a fellow countryman from Congzhe, the first assistant of the cabinet, presented a red pill, and Emperor Taichang turned the corner. But who would have thought that three days later, Emperor Taichang would die directly.
Ay! Concubine Zheng let out a long sigh! Hunting geese all day long, but now he has been gouged out! Who the hell is so ruthless? After poisoning Emperor Taichang, he had to uproot his own forces.
Just when Concubine Zheng Guifei was upset, a palace maid walked in outside the door, knelt down and said:
"! Wang An, the eunuch of the Prince's Mansion, asks to see? ”
"Wang An! What is he here for? Pass it on, and it will say that the main palace is resting! Concubine Zheng was puzzled and asked the palace maid to send Wang An away, at this time Wang An came just to save the prince, and this matter can not be involved now.
After a moment, the palace maid replied:
"Niangniang, the princess refused to leave, and asked the slave maid to bring a note to Niangniang."
Zheng Guifei opened the note and looked:
"If the concubine's plan doesn't come true, how should King Fu deal with himself?"
Concubine Zheng's heart trembled, and she smiled angrily;
"This Wang An is not small, he actually dares to entertain the palace. Let him in, this palace wants to know what he said! ”
After the palace maid led Hou Guoxing and the others into Shoukang Palace, Concubine Zheng Guifei looked at the two people who knelt down and saluted for a long time, and said:
"Wang An, do you know the consequences of intimidating this palace? Or do you think that Wanli Ye is gone, and this palace is something that you subordinates can bully! ”
Wang An was terrified for a moment, and said in a trembling voice:
"The concubine forgives the sin, the slave maid didn't mean to, but now the prince has let Li Chang be trapped in the Qianqing Palace, and the ministers are helpless, only you, the concubine, have the ability to clean up the situation!"
"Oh!" Concubine Zheng smiled and said:
"Hongu is old! Wan Li Ye can still say a few words when he is alive! Right now? Who knew that there was a concubine in this harem! After speaking, Zheng Guifei lay on the kang table and closed her eyes, posing as a send-off.
Seeing Concubine Zheng like this, Wang An looked at Hou Guoxing anxiously, and forgot the lines he had discussed with Hou Guoxing just now.
Seeing that things were not in place, Hou Guoxing gritted his teeth and reprimanded angrily:
"Why should the concubine be so short-sighted!"
Seeing that this little eunuch who came in with Wang An dared to reprimand himself in person, Zheng Guifei sat up from the pit violently, slapped the table and said angrily:
"Do you know who you're talking to, do you really think that this Shoukang Palace can't kill anyone? Come on! Pull out this little eunuch who despises the palace. Rod! ”
Zheng Guifei was furious, and several eunuchs quickly pressed Hou Guoxinghe to the ground, and Wang An was so frightened that he begged for mercy.
Hou Guoxing kept struggling on the ground, shouting in his mouth:
"Does the concubine know Li Changshi's requirements? The lives of the two of us are small, but it's ridiculous that if this matter is a foregone conclusion, Niangniang and His Royal Highness King Fu are afraid that it will be difficult to be alone. ”
"You dare to intimidate Hongu?" Concubine Zheng Guifei has been in the harem for many years, and she has never met such a bold eunuch, so she stood up and pointed at Hou Guoxing's face flushed.
"Caomin is just speaking according to the truth, dare to ask how the concubine treated Emperor Taichang at the beginning?" Hou Guoxing, who was struggling, asked again.
Concubine Zheng was stunned for a moment, waved her hand to stop the eunuch who had pulled Hou Guoxing to the door, and said:
"The harem of the mother of this palace, the emperor was the crown prince at the beginning, and the palace naturally treated him very much... Very good! ”
Haha, you don't believe this yourself, concubine, right? The matter has come to this point, and Hou Guoxing can't care about angering Concubine Zheng.
"So what? Could he still have killed Hongu? Concubine Zheng Guifei made the little eunuch in front of her tremble with awe.
Seeing that Concubine Zheng Guifei made herself angry, Hou Guoxing simply opened his mouth and laughed:
Haha, the noble status of the concubine Niangniang, who dares to murder the concubine Niangniang! But......
Speaking of this, Hou Guoxing was silent for a moment, then stared at Concubine Zheng and said loudly:
Concubine Niangniang! You have to understand that you are not the Queen Mother! What you think about now is nothing more than waiting for Permanent Servant Li and the minister to fight and lose. If Li Changshi wins, you can also follow the example and ask for the title of Queen Mother. At that time, with your prestige in the harem for many years, you could overpower that Li Changshi. As for the matter of reading the minister's chapter first, there is a foreign aid from the head of the cabinet, and I am afraid that I will not be able to get it? If Li Changshou is defeated, you can go out and clean up the situation, of course, the identity of the imperial concubine of Wanli Ye is not comparable to that of Li Changshi, and then you only need to buckle the big hat of bullying the emperor and the widow of the second generation of Wanli Ye, and the one who resists will live! ”
Seeing that the little eunuch in front of her had said through her thoughts, Concubine Zheng simply didn't hide it and sneered.
"You are very smart, since no matter whether they win or lose, this palace has a chance of winning, then why should this palace make a move?"
Is the concubine really winning? Don't forget! Is there still a prince in the Qianqing Palace, who is about to ascend the throne? Hou Guoxing also sneered and said:
Hearing Hou Guoxing's words, Concubine Zheng was stunned for a moment and then burst out laughing. After a long time, he touched the tears of laughter in his eyes and said:
You... Are you kidding Hongu? Ha ha... Only... Just the prince who is with wood every day and sees Li Changzhi like a mouse and a cat? What is there to fear in this palace? ”
"What if Everman Li reconciles with the crown prince?" Hou Guoxing said.
Concubine Zheng was stunned again, and said with a half-loud gritted teeth:
"What's the matter? What are the fears of the two of them? One is foolish, the other is cowardly"
"The prince didn't dare, but those ministers dared. The first emperor had diarrhea at the beginning, and the father-in-law Cui who delivered the medicine seemed to be a close confidant of Niangniang, right? ”
Before Concubine Zheng could speak, Cui Wensheng on the side hurriedly said:
"Nonsense, our family was framed."
Hou Guoxing laughed:
Isn't it you? I know, Niangniang knows, including the emperor who just died. But does my father-in-law think it's useful?
Ignoring Cui Wensheng, whose face changed greatly, Hou Guoxing said again:
"After the emperor became seriously ill, Fang Shoufu's fellow villager Li Kezhuo offered red pills, and the first emperor vomited blood and died after taking it. If the crown prince asks for a thorough investigation of the Red Pill case before ascending the throne, can Lord Fang still keep this cabinet leader? And the concubine Niangniang is on the back of a major suspicion of murdering the first emperor, what are you fighting for this empress dowager? Without the title of the empress dowager, there is no cabinet chief. Guifei Niangniang, what are you going to do to fight with Li Chang? ”
Speaking of Zheng Guifei's face changed greatly, Hou Guoxing saw that things had taken a turn for the better and continued to speak:
"What kind of person is Li Changshi, just because he had a holiday with the prince's deceased mother, the prince was bullied when he was a child, and his people can see it at a glance. And what did you do before, do you really think that Li Changshi, who is the queen mother, will forget what happened in the past? You may not have to worry about your life in this harem, but His Royal Highness the King of Nafu is not easy to say, when can you find a problem? Mother, don't you say? After speaking, Hou Guoxing looked at Zheng Guifei and smiled contemptuously.
Wan Guifei's face was extremely ugly, and she said in a deep voice:
"Since his father and son hate me to the bone, if I make a move, can I guarantee that he will not deal with my son when he ascends the throne in the future?"
"The grass people are valued by the prince, and they once told the grass people some things before the emperor fell ill. When the emperor was sick, he felt that his life was short! once said to the prince that this matter has nothing to do with the concubine, and it is impossible for the concubine to do such a thing that harms others and is not beneficial to herself. Perhaps the emperor had suspicions at that time, but he did not explain it to the prince. It's just that the prince must not be entangled in the matter of the concubine. If something happens, you must unite with the concubine to protect the Zhu family's country. The prince once said to the grass people that if one day he will be in power, as long as the concubine does not interfere much, he should respect his grandmother. How does the prince think about it, the concubine must know, although he is a little cowardly, but he is kind to people. After speaking, he fell to his knees and wept;
"Today, the grass people have the courage to ask the concubine to rescue the prince from the crisis, and the prince will be treated as a grandmother when he ascends the throne. And protect Wang Yongzhen Luoyang, enjoy wealth and prosperity. ”
Concubine Zheng Guifei stared at Hou Guoxing quietly for a long time, and said:
"Who are you? The eunuchs in the palace would not have such knowledge! ”
Wang An, who was on the side, hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried:
"Guifei Niangniang, Hou Gongzi is the son of the prince's grandmother Kebaba, and the prince respects him as a brother! What is said today is true, and I also ask Niangniang to help the prince from the crisis today, and the prince will be treated as a grandmother when he ascends the throne. And protect Wang Yongzhen Luoyang, enjoy wealth and prosperity. ”
Zheng Guifei looked at the two kneeling on the ground, and said for a long time:
"The death of Emperor Taichang does have nothing to do with this palace, this palace will help you today for my unsuccessful son Fu Wang, and for this Ming Dynasty, no matter how the palace fought at the beginning, it was still my Zhu family's country, and the people behind it dared to poison the emperor to death, and the plan must be not small. I hope that after helping the prince ascend the throne this time, the prince will be able to protect the Ming Dynasty together with the palace, regardless of his past suspicions. After speaking, he took out his token and handed it to Wang An, and said:
Den the main Miyaguchi Imperial ......