Chapter 341 (Part II)
- "Dead?" Zhao Zhen was taken aback and asked, "How did you die?" ”
"The old slave was not present at that time, and when he got the news and rushed over, he saw that he was purple and dead." Li Jihe replied: "The person in charge of interrogation said that he couldn't interrogate, so he used some punishment. Who knows if he has a hidden disease, or if he was frightened, he ran out of breath in three or two clicks......"
"What does the Imperial City Division do for food?" Hu Yandui scolded: "Such an important prisoner can also let him die!" ”
"I have taken all the people who were there in prison at the time, and if there is a problem, I will definitely find out." Li Jihe said ruthlessly.
"I can't find it." Zhao Zhen said with a thick mockery on his face: "It seems that what kind of copper wall and iron wall can't stop some people's hands and eyes from reaching the sky......"
"The old slave must find out!" Li Jihe said hatefully.
"Go ahead." Zhao Zhen nodded.
"Is that all?" When Li Jihe retreated, the nonsense was still unfair.
"Investigation is a must." Zhao Zhen closed his eyes and said, "But I can't find anything......"
"It's so easy to catch a clue." Hu Yandui said indignantly: "It's broken again!" ”
"It's not in vain." Zhao Zhen said lightly: "At least let the widow know that among the five nephews, there is a beast with a human face and a beast's heart." His tone grew heavier, and as he said the last two words, his hands clutched tightly at the sheets, his knuckles white. I only listened to him word by word: "How can a widow hand over all the people of the world into the hands of such a person!" ”
"Yes." Hu Yan was calm for a while, and bowed his head in response.
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The official family was sleepless that night, and he didn't fall asleep until the fourth watch, but fortunately, the next day was not the day of the court, and Hu Yandui didn't wake him up early in the morning.
When Zhao Zhen woke up, it was already three poles in the sun. At breakfast, he asked Hu Yandui: "My old brother ......"
"I haven't come to report the funeral yet." Hu Yandui said softly.
"If he doesn't wait for the widow to invent the edict, he won't be able to turn a blind eye." Zhao Zhen said lightly.
Hu Yandu's heart sank when he heard this, and he peeked at it. He found the emperor today. Compared to last night, it was a lot colder and harder.
"Hanlin Bachelor Liu Chang has been waiting outside for a long time." Hu Yandui hesitated for a moment and said.
"Look, I'm afraid that the widow will regret it." Zhao Zhen sneered: "Let him come in." ”
Liu Chang came in, and after saluting, Zhao Zhen asked, "Is there anything wrong with Aiqing coming over so early?" ”
"Weichen heard that yesterday, the official family succeeded Zhao Zongshi, the thirteenth son of the king of Runan County, as the heir." Liu Chang said calmly: "So hurry up." In case of official needs. "The Hanlin Bachelor, also known as the internal system, drafted the edict for the emperor.
"It's true, but there's no need to be in such a hurry." Zhao Zhen looked at him and said, "You go back first, when the widow needs to be prepared, someone will naturally invite you." ”
"This is a major social matter," Liu Chang insisted, "without the slightest delay." ”
"It is precisely because it is a major social event," Zhao Zhen said lightly: "Widows should be cautious." After a pause, he said, "Aiqing will come back in the afternoon." Luckily? ”
"This ...... Be. Liu Chang couldn't be too anxious. That would be explicit, so I had to retreat.
As soon as Liu Chang left, Zhao Zhen said to Hu Yan: "Go and invite the king of Beihai County and Xu Guogong to come." After a pause, he said: "Call Zongji, Zongji, Zongyou, and Cong Gu also." ”
"Yes." Hu Yandui knew that the official family must have a countermeasure, so he didn't dare to ask in detail, so he hurriedly asked people to call people separately.
Most of these people were in the Runan Palace, waiting to see off the old county king for the last time, thinking that Zhao Yunrang would not survive last night, who knew that he would stay up all night. Today, the three poles of the sun have not been breathed.
Everyone knows what the old man is waiting for, so as soon as there is movement at the door, they look forward to it together, wait and wait, and finally wait for Li Xian's figure.
"Your Majesty has a will." Li Xian said with a shy chest.
"Please wait." Zhao Zongyi suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "The Han family will put an incense case to receive the order." ”
"I don't have to." Li Xian's expression was a little strange and said, "It's just a verbal message." ”
"Huh?" Zhao Zongyi was stunned, and succeeded Zhao Zongshi as the prince's edict. It can't be a verbal message.
"Your Majesty has a will," Li Xian bypassed him and turned to Zhao Yunbi, Zhao Chengjian and others: "Xuan Beihai County King, Xu Guogong came to see him." Xuan Zhao Zongyou, Zhao Zongge, Zhao Zongji, and Zhao Conggu immediately visited ......"
After speaking, he hugged his fists and smiled at everyone: "It's just here, please, everyone......"
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what medicine is sold in the gourd, and then look at that Li Xian, who has turned around and gone out, waiting outside the Yuemen Cave.
"The official family summoned you," everyone naturally respected the king of Beihai County, he looked at Zhao Zongyi and said, "Let's go first." ”
Zhao Zongyi had an ominous premonition in his heart, and Mu Ran nodded: "Yes......"
In order to grasp the first-hand news, Zhao Zongyou couldn't take care of his father, so he also followed him into the palace to see the driver.
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A group of six people was confused and came to the Funing Palace.
I saw Zhao Zhen wearing a dark robe and sitting on the dragon chair.
After the big ceremony, Zhao Zhen gave Zhao Yunbi and Zhao Chengjian seats.
The two thanked each other again, and Zhao Yunbi clenched his fists and asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, why do you urgently summon the ministers and others to come?" ”
"That's right." Zhao Zhen smiled faintly: "The widow thought about it all night last night, and felt that what my brother Runan Wang said was right, the widow is old, and there is no child around to talk to, it is really lonely." ”
"Exactly." Zhao Chengjian said: "Isn't the official family already succeeding Zongshi? ”
"There are still fewer children, and more people are lively." Zhao Zhen said: "Zongshi also has to have a companion, doesn't he?" Saying that, his gaze swept over Zhao Zongyou, Zhao Zongji and others: "These children, everyone likes them in their hearts, and they all want to pass over, what do you think?" ”
As soon as the official family said this, the audience was shocked, and everyone's expressions were wonderful. There are surprises, surprises, and horrors...... Your sister, is Zhao Zongshi thirty or three years old? Need a companion?
The official family has this intention, right?
"What, Brother Wang is reluctant?" Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Yunbi and said.
"How dare Wechen?" Zhao Yunbi calmed down and hurriedly said: "Last night, Brother Runan took the lead, and Weichen realized that he used to patronize his family happiness, but he forgot about the official family, and he regretted it." After a pause, he said: "It's just that Zongji is stupid and stubborn, and he is afraid of making the officials angry." ”
"Alas, Zongji has grown up," Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "What's more, the widow likes him to be a tiger." "The matter is settled.
In addition to Zhao Zongji, Zhao Conggu and Zhao Zongge's fathers have been dead for many years, as long as Zongzheng Temple agrees. Zhao Yunbi naturally would not object.
There is only one Zhao Zongyou left, but he has to go back to ask his father.
"Go ahead." Zhao Zhen looked at him lovingly and said, "Your father will definitely agree." ”
Because Zhao Yunrang might return to the west at any time, everyone retreated and rushed back to the Runan Palace.
Coming out of the Funing Palace, everyone's mood was very different. Zhao Yunbi, Zhao Zongji, Zhao Conggu, and Zhao Zongge had to work hard to hold back their happy laughter. Zhao Chengjian was secretly speechless, thinking that the prince of Runan was ruthless enough, who knew that the official family was not bad at all, and the 'potential' that Zhao Yunrang had worked so hard to create was eliminated.
I really didn't expect that the official family was a character who hid a needle in the cotton, but this needle was also hidden too deeply......
As for Zhao Zongyou's mood, it is quite complicated. On the one hand, he was frightened by the official family, why did he change it to 'five sons and seal together', on the other hand, he was also a little happy, now he has become a prince, who knows if he will open another grand prize and let the crown fall on his head?
Before they left the Funing Palace, they had already heard that the news had been quickly transmitted to the Runan Palace.
Zhao Zongyi was struck by lightning, and hurriedly went to bed to report to his father.
In the inner room, there were only Zhao Yunrang and Zhao Zongshi, the former was lying quietly, and the latter was sitting on the edge of the bed, wondering what had happened.
As soon as Zhao Zongyi reported it, the father and son were colorless at the same time, and Zhao Yunrang's dead gray face turned flushed, with his mouth wide open, and he had no air in and out.
Zhao Zongyi hurriedly gave his father a good breath, but Zhao Zongshi sat there without moving, his handsome face was twisted and hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Father, you were tricked by Zhao Zhen!" ”
It's lice on a bald man's head, obviously. Yesterday, Zhao Yunrang used various means to finally let Zhao Zhen succeed Zhao Zongshi. But after a night and before the edict was issued, Zhao Zhen actually succeeded the other four. Although Zhao Zongshi is still the prince, he can only rank third in terms of eldest and youngest, and there is no special character at all.
How can others decide that he is the crown prince?
Needless to say, Zhao Yunrang was also full of the humiliation of being fooled. The old prince only felt that his throat was surging and surging out, as if a fire was erupting, and he opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't spit out a word......
Seeing that his father's old face was bruised, and his two lips were black. Zhao Zongshi panicked at this time, and hurriedly called the imperial doctor in. It took a long time to make the old prince cough up a mouthful of phlegm.
After taking the pulse, the imperial doctor called their brother aside and said secretly: "It's really not possible this time, if you have anything to say, hurry up and talk to the prince......
It turned out that Zhao Yunrang was ashamed and angry, and the breath that he had been carrying was finally dispersed, and he walked seven spirits in the top gate, and he was about to return to the west.
But now his mind was clear...... This is the real return to the light, not the kind that was pretended to be in order to force the emperor to obey yesterday.
Seeing his sons face as dead as ashes, as if the sky was falling, he said slowly: "Cheer up." We have been beaten this time, but we can look back and think calmly: What did we lose? ”
This is something that Zhao Zongyi, Zhao Zongshi and others have never thought of. At this moment, I weighed it and found that I didn't actually lose anything, but it was like the fat in my mouth had fallen again, which was a pity-
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