Chapter 87: The Night of the Coup (1)
(THANKS BUCK FOR THE BIG TIP!) )
Sima Shu forcibly suppressed the desire in his heart and got up from the bed, then put on his armor and picked up a horizontal knife, pinned a beaded pistol to his waist, and then turned back to give the crown princess a comforting smile, and finally left the dormitory in Wang Huifeng's worried eyes.
"All ready?" Sima Shu turned around and came to the main hall, only to see Manager Liu, Zhang Bin, Li Te, Sima Ya, Sima Ren and several others wearing their whole bodies, standing there waiting for him.
"It's all ready."
"Manager Liu, have all the traitors in the East Palace been cleared?"
"Your Highness, rest assured, a total of fifty-one eyeliners, all of them have been clicked!" Speaking of this, there was a cold light in Mr. Liu's eyes, this Mr. Liu was not a soft-hearted person, and he dared to do anything for Sima Shu.
"Good! The manager is doing a good job, Meng Sun, is there any news from General Meng Guan? The reason why Sima Shu had the confidence to wrestle with Empress Jia in the capital was because Meng Guan had already secretly taken refuge in him.
"General Meng was ordered to enter the palace, but he left a message saying that everything was ready according to plan, please rest assured, and he also secretly mobilized a thousand elites to come to the East Palace, responsible for protecting the safety of the East Palace!" Zhang Bin replied.
At night, inside the main hall of the Royal Palace. Just after the prince's wedding banquet, Empress Jia couldn't wait to gather hundreds of civil and military officials in the name of the emperor, and everyone was on both sides of the train.
Sima Zhen sat on the dragon chair, and Jia Nanfeng sat next to him. Qunchen Mountain shouted long live, got up and returned to work. Seeing that it was so late, the emperor had to gather everyone, and he didn't know what was going on, and the ministers talked about it.
"Hey, did you see it, why is the queen's face full of anger?"
"Yes, looking at the queen's angry face below, this formation is quite extraordinary."
"I'm afraid something will happen to the palace again, right?"
"Maybe the uninteresting one is going to be unlucky again?"
"Not necessarily, maybe there's something going on outside. Hey, I heard that the hungry people in Yizhou have been making trouble again recently, will it ......?"
The eunuch on duty stepped forward and pinched his throat and shouted, "The ministers are quiet! Hooray, there is something important to tell! The ministers were silent, looking at the stupid emperor, who knew that Sima Zhen was just sitting on the dragon chair in a daze.
Jia Nanfeng frowned and whispered on the side: "Your Majesty, please speak." ”
Dong Meng gently pushed Sima Zhen and reminded: "Long live Lord, the queen mother asked you to say, don't forget how the mother educated you just now!" ”
Sima Zhen cautiously glanced at Jia Hou beside him, with a hint of fear in his eyes, and then stammered: "...... Yes...... Yes...... Shamen (Sima Shu's nickname) wants to kill me. ”
Everyone was in an uproar when they heard this, especially Zhang Hua and Pei Wei.
"What?"
"What did the emperor say?"
"He said that the prince wants to kill the king......?"
"This ...... How is this possible? ”
Pei Wei pondered for a moment, stepped forward and asked Zhang Hua, who was standing in front of him: "Is this the case?" ”
Zhang Hua replied categorically: "There must be a reason in the middle...... There will be a reason......
Wang Rong also quietly poked Wang Yan and whispered: "Brother Xian, you have to pay attention now." ”
Ji Shao, who has always been upright and selfless, immediately went out to work and said: "Your Majesty! Is there any evidence of the prince's rebellion? ”
To be honest, he would never believe this kind of nonsense, but Ji Shao didn't expect that this matter would be framed by Empress Jia. He just felt that there was a villain slandering in front of the emperor, dividing the father-son relationship between His Majesty and the crown prince.
At this time, after seeing that the emperor had completed his task, Jia Nanfeng stood up, and she instructed Dong Meng next to her: "Take the evidence and show it to the ministers!" ”
Saying that, Dong Meng held up the Sima Shu handbook imitated by Pan Yue and stepped forward to show it, and said while displaying: "Ministers, please see, this is the prince's handwriting, which openly claims that he wants to enter the palace to do great rebellion, and the evidence is ironclad, and he can't rely on it." ”
Jia Nanfeng proudly announced his 'fruits of victory' to everyone, "Dong Meng, let them all take a closer look." ”
Dong Meng agreed, and walked down the steps to hold Sima Shu's 'handwriting' in front of the hundred officials one by one.
"Everyone, please take a look!"
Naturally, the ministers rushed to witness it, some were surprised, some sighed, some were puzzled, and some were smiling and silent.
"Oops, that's true!"
"Prince, he shouldn't be!"
"Weird, weird......"
"Why is this handwriting messy?"
"Yes, the prince has always been handsome, but how can he write such a clumsy font?"
"I'm afraid it's a bad heart, so the writing should be crooked?"
"It's hard to say, it's hard to say......"
"yes, who can tell such a strange thing?"
In the crowd, Wang Yan couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead, although he had long expected this day, but he didn't expect Empress Jia to do it on the night of the prince's wedding, I'm afraid that in the future, Wang Yan will definitely not be able to escape Empress Jia's revenge, do you want to break off the relationship with the prince now?
Not to mention that the ministers have different thoughts, just say that Zhang Hua and Pei Wei are quietly discussing on the side.
Pei Wei frowned and said uneasily: "Brother Maoxian, I didn't expect the queen to really attack the crown prince. ”
Zhang Hua sighed bitterly: "She has her own son, so naturally she doesn't need to count on others anymore." ”
Pei Wei exclaimed: "What, listening to the tone of Lord Zhongshujian, it seems that he is planning to ignore this matter and let the queen do anything wrong?" ”
Zhang Hua looked up at the complacent Empress Jia, and said with some dejection: "The queen's temper is well known, and the nine cows can't pull it back from what she decides!" Look at where there is still King Zhao around, I'm afraid that King Zhao has surrounded the East Palace at this time! ”
Pei Wei was shocked and changed color with a look of horror: "But if the prince is deposed, it will shake the foundation of the country, and when the world is in chaos, how can you, as an auxiliary minister, escape responsibility?" ”
Zhang Hua sighed: "Yes, I am also anxious about this......
Pei Wei hoped that Zhang Hua would come forward to test Empress Jia, so he deliberately stimulated the other party and said, "Lord Zhang, you have always been resourceful and decisive, why did you lose your opinion on such a major matter?" …… Oh! I know it, presumably the adult is a gentleman who knows how to repay his kindness, so it probably depends on the queen's family's previous kindness to you, and you would rather abolish the public for selfishness, right? ”
Hearing Pei Wei's words, Zhang Hua was furious: "Why did Master Pei say this? As a relative of the queen, you still don't waste state affairs, not to mention that I am not related to her? …… Well, Master Pei doesn't have to be suspicious, stay and try to say it. As he spoke, Dong Meng had already circled the hall and returned to the steps.
Dong Meng shouted loudly: "Ministers, everyone has seen the evidence of the prince's crime, who has anything to say now?" ”
Or the upright Ji Shao came out of class: "Excuse me, when was this handwriting written by the prince?" ”
"In the ninth year of Yuankang of the Great Jin Dynasty, when the prince wrote this message to the sky, and now there are two confessions in the East Palace as evidence."
Ji Shao still had some doubts, and then he asked: "Since we pray to heaven, we should write reverently as a sign of respect, but why is the handwriting crooked and messy?" ”
Dong Meng retorted rhetorically: "This person has evil thoughts and crooked hearts, how can he write neat words? ”
Ji Shao still refused to let go of a clue, he still insisted on his opinion to defend the prince, "Otherwise! The prince has always been known for his calligraphy, but this trace is like graffiti, completely disorganized, quite suspected of being written by others, this matter is not clear, how can he be convinced of the heart of the world? ”
Queen Jia Nanfeng couldn't help but be angry when she saw that Dong Meng couldn't handle Ji Shao: "Bold! Ji Shao, do you think that this palace is slandering the prince? ”
Ji Shao still replied unfazed: "The queen forgives the sin!" It's not that the minister wants to cry out for the prince, but the stakes are high. Your Majesty, the minister thought that he must not be determined to be the prince based on a piece of cursive writing, which would make a mistake in a big matter! ”
Jia Nanfeng was furious: "What piece of papyrus? The servants in the East Palace have all confessed, what else is there to suspect? Your Majesty, what do you say? ”
Sima Zhen, who was in a daze on the side, was taken aback by Empress Jia, and looked at Dong Meng a little bewildered. Seeing this, Dong Meng stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, Niang Niang asked you how you should deal with the crown prince." Hooray, have you forgotten what your mother said? ”
Sima Zhen's eyes showed a confused look, and he asked resignedly: "She, what did she say?" ”
Dong Meng whispered: "Niangniang asked you to say, 'The prince harms me and gives death.'" ’”
Sima Zhen is a fool, what can he know, so he can only say to the ministers according to Dong Meng's instructions: "Oh, the prince harms me and gives death." ”
At this time, Jia Nanfeng was proud, and the hall was full of her rampant shouts: "Did you hear it?" Yes! This was ordered by His Majesty himself! ”
Zhang Hua, as the first auxiliary minister, had to stand up and speak for Sima Shu, he didn't want to see the crown prince who was the most like a wise monarch destroyed.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, the prince has no way, it is really a misfortune for the country, what Lord Ji said is reasonable, and it is probably too early to convict the prince of plotting against the monarch with a piece of cursive writing. In addition, since ancient times, there have been countless examples of mourning because of the deposition of the crown prince, and I should be more cautious in this matter, and we must not repeat the mistakes of others. May Your Majesty investigate it carefully! ”
Pei Wei also took the opportunity to go out and said: "It is really a safe opinion for Marquis Guangwu to persuade the emperor to find out the truth and then make a conclusion. Your Majesty, the prince's rebellion is a matter of family and country security, please bring witnesses to the palace, and let the ministers ask him in detail. ”
Except for a few people who echoed the two first and auxiliary ministers, the others were silent, obviously they had acquiesced in or supported Empress Jia's intention to abolish the crown prince, and only Ji Shao stood up to support Zhang Hua and the others: "The ministers agree with the two lords, and please send witnesses to the palace Your Majesty!" ”
Queen Jia looked at the two ministers she relied on the most, she really didn't expect that it was the two who contradicted her at the critical moment. Empress Jia stared at Zhang Hua, Pei Wei, and Ji Shao with murderous eyes, and snorted coldly: "Okay! This palace will let you see the witnesses! Come, bring two witnesses! ”
Empress Jia had long been guarding against this hand, and the two witnesses had already been prepared by her! Therefore, after the two witnesses went to the palace, they were just further 'confirmed' of the prince's crime of rebellion!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Jia Hou continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid there will be some trouble today, so let's rest here, this palace has ordered people to prepare a place to rest." In addition, the commanders of the forbidden army, Li Zhao, King Zhao, and Meng Guan, have been ordered by the king to arrest the prince and his henchmen! ”