Chapter 020: Night Terrors
Reflecting countless droplets of water shining in the morning light, a cluster of pink and purple hibiscus bloomed just right outside the window, and above the flowers, the broad branches of the acacia poured down like a feather fan, and there were continuous droplets rolling down from the branches and leaves of the acacia.
Last night, lightning and thunder, after a rain and a sudden wind, the stone steps under the corridor and in the garden were full of fallen flowers and red.
The servants of the Wei Mansion were quietly cleaning the ground, and the hour was already over, and the sun was gradually getting hotter, and the mist was steaming up half of the court, and the hot air made people's backs and armpits easily wet with sweat, and they were indescribably sticky and sluggish.
"I can't find anything on the dead little inner eunuch, I and Gonggong Qiao have checked many times openly and secretly, this person was originally a palace person who was sprinkled and swept, and he was a Huaiyang peasant before entering the palace, and the old and young in the family died of famine, and there were no good people around him after entering the palace. Since the person behind this pushed him out to die, he must have already taken care of everything, so that we have no clues to check. ”
Guo Xiaoyi wiped his sweat and leaned back against the blue and white porcelain urn with ice in the room.
"It seems that we have to start with Zhang Ping and Yao Gui, these people are indeed too bold and reckless. The people on duty in the Fengxian Hall were arranged by them, and they couldn't get rid of this relationship. ”
Wei Chengye sat on the edge of the couch with a medicine cup, and fed medicine to Fei Minghe, who was sitting next to him, with a spoon. He had been serving with all his heart for several days, hoping that this counselor, whom his father and brother relied on, would come out of his grief and illness as soon as possible, and that he would help him to complete his brother and father's unfinished business.
Fei Minghe coughed violently twice, stroked his chest and said: "Zhang Ping's words are quite profound, I think his power in the inner palace must be intertwined, and this person must not be underestimated. Furthermore...... This suicide in the inner prison pointed to Yanling County before and after, it seems that he was also involved in it, is there someone in the inner prison who is secretly colluding with Yanling County, or is Zhang Ping already secretly communicating with Yanling County? Either way, things are more complicated than we expected. ”
Thinking that Yuan Zhengfu made such a mistake when he ascended the throne, and then was secretly coerced by the eunuchs of the inner palace, he was still able to endure under such circumstances, and Tuoqiao Gongshan came here to discuss strategies with everyone and slowly plan it. Everyone nodded in their hearts, Yuan Zheng is indeed a good seedling to be the emperor.
Fei Minghe's heart settled down a little, and he took the medicine cup in Cheng Ye's hand and drank it all.
He really couldn't bear to waste his energy on his sick and weak body with this child who was pampered and missed by his father and brother, and he must pave all the roads for him before he died, otherwise how could he swallow this breath, and how could he be worthy of Wei Jinglin's last sentence before his death - as if he suddenly remembered something, he raised his eyes to look at Lin Shifan, who had been sitting opposite the desk and had not said a word, and saw that he had been looking down and thinking about something.
Fei Minghe's actions reminded Qiao Gongshan, remembering yesterday's thunder and lightning, wind and rain, the bizarre encounter between the new emperor and himself, the master and servant, coupled with the hints in Zhang Ping's words, he suddenly remembered a few words, "Your Majesty stayed in the east chamber of the Imperial Palace last night, and the things inside are still the same...... He said that he always felt that on the day of Emperor Xianfu's stroke, when he came to the dormitory to serve his illness and was refused, there was no one in this tent, he said, he said, ...... The first emperor was not in the dormitory at that time, and the Li family and Wang An were playing an empty city plan! ”
Then Qiao Gongshan began to tell the strange things of last night.
Because he stayed in his uncle's dormitory in the old days, all the furniture and furnishings were the same as before, evoking too many sad pasts, the child talked about his father and his uncle, cried for a while, and didn't fall asleep until the end of the child.
In the summer weather in Kyoto, it is common for rainstorms and lightning to wash away the heat of the day at night.
Qiao Gongshan didn't want to sleep because he was worried about Yuan Zheng, so he just took a nap under the porch, and when he was dazed, a cold wind suddenly wrapped the curtain in the house and swayed violently, blowing out a few candles.
When Qiao Gongshan was lighting candles in the dimly lit hall with his feet on his feet, a low voice came from under the corridor: "Old thing, the palace is dangerous, don't pay attention to your master!" ”
The voice was low and shallow like a ghost whispering on the night shift, and when Qiao Gongshan turned his head and ran to the bottom of the corridor to look for it, there was still half a figure in front of him.
When everyone heard for the first time the strange thing about the first night of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, their faces were all grim.
"It seems that the inner palace left by the first emperor is not a peaceful place."
The corners of Fei Minghe's mouth provoked a sharp arc, and after throwing out this sentence, he quietly stared at Lin Shifan, who was speechless.
"This is by the old lady Wen into the Feng Pavilion as the head of the auxiliary to lead the affairs of the court, Your Majesty has ascended the throne, then by the old man Wen for the emperor to reopen the feast. I took the post of the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, and governed the six departments, as for the soldiers and horses on the southwest road, it was the people of the world who scolded me for being domineering, and I also held it in my hands first - Yanling County, which is not difficult to deal with. ”
Lin Shifan groaned with a short beard under his chin, the emperor and the first assistant, political affairs and military affairs are in his own hands, Yanling County is not to be afraid, the difficult thing is the inner palace, he and Mrs. Wen can't interfere at all.
Seeing that he was slightly embarrassed on his face, Fei Minghe, who had been staring at him, stroked his chest and coughed a few times, then took over the conversation, "The inner palace is dangerous, although Master Lin and Old Lady Wen are difficult to beak, they are not helpless." ”
He stopped and gasped a few times, Cheng Ye hurriedly came behind him to pat him on the back, Fei Minghe shook his wrist gratefully, and then said slowly, "Since Yan'an Xinggong first invited Concubine Xi back, now Yanling County's biological mother Concubine Shu is dead, Concubine Xi, as the grandmother of the current emperor, is naturally the most respected in the royal family, and entering the harem can also help His Majesty divide and fight for the current authority of the inner palace." Our second master Ye, when you enter the palace to accompany Your Majesty as a companion, I am afraid that no one will dare to say anything, and the news in and out of the palace is indispensable to the second master Lao Ye. ”
Fei Minghe grabbed Cheng Ye's hand that helped him smooth his back and held it in his palm, looking at the faces of the young man and his father Ku Xiao in front of him, he couldn't help but feel pain in his heart, and hurriedly took advantage of raising his hand to wipe Cheng Ye's sweat, raised his other sleeve and rubbed his eyes indiscriminately.
"The most important thing is the emperor's safety, there must be a very appropriate person to take care of him, Brother Ye is still young after all-" Lin Shifan took Fei Minghe's words and said, just as he met Fei Minghe's eyes, the two of them turned their eyes to Guo Xiaoyi who was standing at the bottom, Fei Minghe said: "I'm afraid that Master Lin needs to give General Guo a senior official in the front of the palace." ”
"As for the strange incident last night, the miscellaneous family thinks that someone has expressed kindness to His Majesty."
Since people have reminded the deep palace of danger, we have also arranged manpower inside and outside to protect the emperor, and the rest is to investigate the mysterious person last night.
"I will check it quietly and slowly, not everyone in the Imperial Palace can be on duty, find out a few people on duty last night, and try to eliminate them one by one, and there will be an answer - no one has shown favor to the reason why we don't respond."
Qiao Gongshan listened to the plan of Fei and Lin, and he had a clear understanding in his heart, and he stood up humbly and thanked him one by one.
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