Chapter 41: Xue Ba's Observations

"No way, if you really only hear a little bit, you won't be framed as a capital crime at all, it's really obvious! If you don't tell the truth, I'm afraid this county won't be able to save you! Feng Manlou said.

If you don't believe it, Feng Manlou definitely doesn't believe it, it's impossible for Xue Ba not to know their secrets, but it is estimated that Xue Ba is worried that he is in line with them, so he has reservations.

Liu Dutou said: "Come on, you can hide it from others, can you hide it from Lord Feng?" ”

Xue Ba hesitated, and when he saw that Feng Manlou seemed to be about to turn away, he hurriedly said, "I said, I said!" ”

But it turned out that the name of the covenant they discussed that day was called the Golden Kui Alliance.

During the reign of Taizu, in the second year of Jianlong, Empress Dowager Du was seriously ill, and Taizu always served by his side, never leaving the left and right. Empress Dowager Du is the Taizu, the current official family, and the biological mother of the King of Wei. Empress Dowager Du also knew that she would not live long.

At this time, there was a serving eunuch by his side, named Xiao Zongxun, who said to the Empress Dowager Du that the reason why the official family wore a yellow robe and easily sat on the dragon chair was because the emperor of the previous dynasty was young and could not take care of national affairs. Although Taizu is not very old now, and there are several princes, but the eldest prince is only ten years old, if the official family has three long and two short, and no one in the court takes care of the national affairs, the Great Song Dynasty is in danger of being subverted. The past is a lesson from the past!

Originally, Taizu was only thirty-five years old at this time, and there were four princes, the eldest son was already ten years old, and soon he would be eleven years old. Even if it is another ten years, the eldest son Zhao Dezhao should be in his early twenties, and there is no possibility of a situation where the lord is suspicious.

But Empress Dowager Du loves her three sons the most, and the most beloved of the three sons is the second son, Zhao Guangyi. Xiao Zongxun's words seemed to be a shot in the arm for Empress Dowager Du. So, when Empress Dowager Du was dying, she recruited Prime Minister Zhao Pu into the palace.

Among the people present at that time, in addition to Empress Dowager Du, Taizu, and Zhao Pu, among the people who served on the side, there were only Taizu's personal eunuch Wang Jien, and Xiao Zongxun, who served Empress Dowager Du.

Empress Dowager Du asked Taizu: "Your Majesty, do you know how you got the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin felt strange at the time, why did his mother ask these words when she was dying, and hurriedly said: "It all depends on the yin virtue of the ancestors and the accumulation of virtue of the queen mother, so that the Great Song Dynasty is today!" ”

Empress Dowager Du said: "No! The reason why there is our Great Song Dynasty is because the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty is a five- or six-year-old child sitting on it, and the situation of the lord and young ministers is suspicious, so everyone is in a yellow robe and makes you the emperor. The emperor who joined the Great Zhou at that time was an adult king, do you think you still have a chance? ”

Taizu nodded and was silent.

Empress Dowager Du continued: "After joining you, the throne will be passed to Guangyi, and then Guangyi will pass the throne to Tingmei, and Tingmei will pass on your prince, and then our Great Song Dynasty will not have such a situation!" ”

Taizu was hesitating, but when he saw that the Queen Mother was coughing up blood, she looked like she was dead, and Taizu was soft-hearted for a while, so he nodded and agreed.

Empress Dowager Du said to Zhao Pu: "Since Taizu agreed, then all of you here must remember today's words." So, let Zhao Pu write a blood oath of the covenant, and after Taizu signed it on the spot, he locked it in a golden cabinet, so this covenant is called the Golden Cabinet Alliance, also known as the Golden Cabinet Alliance.

After listening to this, Feng Manlou asked, "How do you know?" ”

Xue Ba hurriedly said: "It was the old man who was called Taigong who told them personally!" Overheard by the villain! ”

"What a Xiao Zongxun, this is to imitate the inheritance and law enforcement of the Wu throne in the Spring and Autumn Period, but as everyone knows, later there was a story of assassinating the royal bureaucrats!" Feng Manlou couldn't help but sigh.

"Then how could Xiao Zongxun appear in Yuhang?" Feng Manlou continued to ask.

But it turned out to be Zhao Pu's credit. Because Zhao Pu was at odds with Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin at the time, he secretly blocked the matter of the Jinkui Covenant. originally wanted to secretly destroy the covenant, so Xiao Zongxun took the opportunity to escape from the palace and came to Yuhang with the help of Zhao Pu. These officials in Yuhang were also arranged with the help of Zhao Pu's power.

Feng Manlou said: "In this case, why didn't Zhao Pu get the covenant?" ”

Xue Ba said: "Listen to that Xiao Zongxun because Xiao Zongxun said that the covenant is well protected, and threatens Zhao Pu that if he is forced to be in a hurry, he will make the matter of the covenant and Zhao Pu's deeds public." Zhao Pu didn't dare to cast a rat bogey, so he wasn't snatched away! ”

Although Feng Manlou didn't see it with his own eyes, he could guess the situation at that time, and he couldn't help sighing in his heart: "I see, what a Xiao Zongxun, but it turned out to be a eunuch in the palace, no wonder I felt very strange when I saw him for the first time!" Zhao Pu, he should almost become the prime minister by now! ”

Zhao Pu was also because of this incident, and was later known by Taizu, in fact, what Taizu thought in his heart, everyone may not know, it is estimated that he should be happy, but Zhao Pu's power was already very big at that time, and he was able to intervene in the court, so Taizu decided to remove Zhao Pu. Later, he found an excuse and dismissed Zhao Pu.

This is also Taizu's benevolence, if any emperor had been changed, Zhao Pu would have died eight times earlier. And Taizu still looks at Zhao Pu's sake.

Feng Manlou asked some about Xue Ba's situation and learned about the case of Xue Ba's murder, but it turned out that there was no physical evidence at all, of course, human evidence was indispensable. The main plaintiff is Mrs. Xiao, and the witness is Mrs. Xiao's maid Xiao Huan. Coupled with Xue Ba's confession, the death case was decided.

It is not very difficult for this case to be overturned, the key is to make Xiao Huan admit to giving false testimony, the key is that Xiao Huan is now Mrs. Xiao's maid, that is, Xiao Zhang's person, if she wants to retract her confession, this is not easy.

At this time, he saw Feng Xiaoyun hurriedly coming to the cell, and shouted in his mouth: "Young master, young master, Wang Kan is here!" ”

The wind filled the building with a burst of excitement and said, "Lead the way ahead!" ”

Wang Kan did not come alone this time, but brought his eldest brother, Zhao Yuanzuo, with him. Feng Manlou was outside, vaguely seen, and saw four or five guards, although they were dressed as subordinates, and they were well disguised, but that kind of fierce temperament was something that few people could pretend to be, and they couldn't hide it at all.

Feng Manlou asked Sun Hu Wang Ying and Liu Du to wait outside, and they entered the wing room alone, this wing room is also the place where Feng Manlou works, and Feng Manlou also deliberately let Wang Ying and Sun Hu wait outside, without permission, no one is allowed to enter.

Feng Manlou had just stepped into the wing room when he heard Wang Kan laugh and said, "Teacher, the student greets the teacher!" ”

Feng Manlou hurriedly helped him up, and just said, "Don't dare, don't dare!" ”

Wang Kan didn't pay attention to it, and said, "Teacher, I brought someone for you today." After speaking, he pointed to Zhao Yuanzuo and introduced: "This is my eldest brother, Wang Zuo!" ”

When Feng Manlou heard this, he hurriedly saluted and said: "Weichen Yu Hang Zhi County Feng Manlou, meet King Wei and King Han, two highnesses!" ”

Although the two of them are not very old, the eldest is only sixteen years old, but the identity of the people is there, and today Feng Manlou also guessed their intentions, rather than saying it, it is better to say it yourself, so that they can be surprised, so as not to despise and underestimate themselves.

Wang Kan was surprised for a while and said, "Teacher, get up, get up." It's a pain in the students! ”

Zhao Yuanzuo asked: "You are Fengzhi County, how did you know our identity?" Are you still secretly investigating us? ”

Feng Manlou hurriedly said: "Don't dare! Wechen just guessed! ”

This sentence aroused the interest of the two young people, and Zhao Yuanzuo was also a person who valued love and righteousness, and asked with an upright surname: "How did Lord Feng guess the identity of this king, let's hear it!" ”

Feng Manlou said: "Actually, I guessed it just now. Just when Wechen had just arrived in Yuhang, on the day of the trial of the case in the public court, when His Royal Highness King Han came out to test Wechen, Wechen began to be suspicious! ”

Zhao Yuankan asked, "Could it be that the students had any flaws at that time?" ”

Feng Manlou smiled: "There are no flaws, it is because there are no flaws that Weichen feels very strange." Most of the people who watched the trial in the second hall were local people, but His Royal Highness was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and there was an old and serious middle-aged man next to him, and Wei Chen didn't pay attention to the middle-aged man at that time, but now that he thinks about it, his face is white and beardless, especially his throat has no Adam's apple, and his voice is a little hoarse, which is the characteristic of a eunuch! ”

Zhao Yuankan smiled: "That's all? ”

Zhao Yuankan is a child after all, although he has received a good education since he was a child, but after all, his mind is not yet mature, it is an era of worshipping heroes, and it is also an age of adolescence and rebellion. Bad things can have bad effects. So it's hard to understand without explaining it, and it's not about IQ, it's about a person's experience.

Of course, Zhao Yuanzuo is not much better, after all, a child in his teens has a wide range of experience, but he is not as good as an adult, plus Feng Manlou has more than 20 years of experience in later generations, especially the rolling characters in the coastal big cities, the experience is quite rich.

Feng Manlou said: "Of course it's not more. If there is a eunuch by his side, then this person is not a prince, but also a member of the royal family, because it is impossible for ordinary officials to go out with a eunuch. It's just that the eunuch doesn't seem to be very quiet to the prince, which makes Weichen confused! ”

Zhao Yuankan asked, "Did you start to doubt the identity of this king at that time?" ”

Feng Manlou said: "Yes, the bearing shown by the prince at that time is definitely not something that ordinary rich children can show. Therefore, Weichen is even more sure that the prince must have a lot of background, and when Weichen taught later, he found that the prince was very knowledgeable, and I think it was the reason why he was taught by famous people since he was a child! ”

Zhao Yuankan said: "Speaking of knowledge, this king has seen a lot of ministers of the imperial court, and the jinshi, champion, listyan, tanhua and the like who are selected among tens of millions of people, compared to Mr., but it is far worse!" But the teacher can't just rely on a little bit to know the identity of the king! ”

Feng Manlou said with a smile: "Lord Wang, have you ever remembered the little lady of Xiaoxiangyue, the post-80s Shaolin abbot?" ”

"What does it have to do with her?" Zhao Yuankan asked.

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