Chapter 42: Rumors
Tang Yi had an accident in the palace, and the woman sighed that the palace was not much safer than the outside of the palace, and she would also be attacked by fierce beasts. Emperor Wuding ordered people to take more precautions at the palace gate, and sent an additional team of archers to guard there day and night.
Bei Yin Cuicui heard the news of the accidental death of Concubine Yi in the palace, and secretly rejoiced in her heart, there is one less concubine in the palace, there is one less person who competes with herself, at this time her jealousy has developed to a very terrible point, Tang Yi has never said a word to her when she was alive, and when she heard the news of her death, Bei Yin Cuicui only has a feeling of hatred, and no other feelings of pity and regret.
"There's something I need to report to you, General." Huang Zijun said.
"What's the matter?" The woman asked. Huang Zijun told her about a small leader of Ruishi who led his subordinates to catch Daoist Zhou who was about to climb over the wall outside the Yuanlu Courtyard, and said that he suspected that this person had a major conspiracy, otherwise he would not sneak into the Yuanlu Courtyard late at night.
"Did you all ask for something?" The woman asked.
"This man is very cunning, and he would rather die than say what his purpose is." Huang Zijun said.
"Sneaking into the Yuanlu Courtyard late at night and then going out over the wall, this matter should not be taken lightly." "Torture to force him to tell the truth. ”
"No!" Huang Zijun said. He led his men to the prison, only to see that Daoist Zhou's hands were tied to a wooden frame, his hair was messy, and his face and body were covered with traces of blood oozing out after being whipped by the prison guards during torture, and he looked like he was dying.
"Daoist Zhou! Why did you sneak into the temple late at night? What are your intentions? Huang Zijun reprimanded, "Don't talk about any childish things that come in to see the strange tree, the ghost believes your words!" ”
"Then I really have nothing to say, don't ask me again." Daoist Zhou pretended to be very innocent.
"If you don't tell the truth, you should know the consequences." Huang Zijun said, his subordinates were holding a red soldering iron dangling in front of Daoist Zhou's eyes at this time. Daoist Zhou raised his eyes and saw this soldering iron and was very scared, he was going to explain the whole thing, but as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he began to vomit blood in his mouth. Huang Zijun immediately ordered his subordinates to put him down, hoping that he would still come back to life and confess the truth, but it backfired, and Daoist Zhou lay on the ground and died as soon as he vomited blood.
"It seems that this is providence!" Huang Zijun said, ordering his subordinates to carry out the body of Daoist Zhou and dispose of it. Huang Zijun immediately went back to report the matter to the woman, saying that the interrogation was fruitless, and Daoist Zhou died of bizarre vomiting blood.
"Vomiting blood? How can you vomit blood for no reason? The woman was amazed when she heard this.
"It's not that simple! I suspect that it was done by the prison guards, who were bought off by the mastermind behind Daoist Zhou, and they were worried that Daoist Zhou would confess after being arrested, so he killed people and killed them. Huang Zijun said.
"It makes sense, since everyone is dead, there is no need to continue to investigate." The woman said.
"Kill all the prison guards who take turns to take care of the prisoner Zhou Daoshi, and it is better to kill a hundred by mistake than to let one person go, otherwise there will be endless trouble." Huang Zijun suggested.
"It's a cruel decision." The woman retorted, "How can you put the lives of others at risk because of an inside line?" ”
"But we can put a false news out, just say that we have killed all the prisoners who are guarding Daoist Zhou, and give the mastermind behind Daoist Zhou a dismount, to see if we can deter them?" Huang Zijun suggested.
"Then you can give it a try." The woman said, Huang Zijun heard this, immediately carried it out, and released the fake news. For a while, people were panicked, and everyone believed in this matter. But rumors are rumors after all, and the prison guards, of course, know that the matter is fabricated out of thin air and have been clarifying. Later, it was true or false, and I didn't know if it was true or false.
In the Qilin Palace, Emperor Wuding was correcting the bones, and Bei Yin Cuicui suddenly asked to see him. "Concubine Cui, why did you come to me today?" Emperor Wuding looked at Bei Yin Cuicui and asked.
"I heard that there was a bloody disaster a few days ago, and there were people in the palace who killed innocents indiscriminately. The concubine couldn't help but be scared in her heart, so she came to you to chat with you to dispel her fear. Cui Fei said, she soon received this false news, whether the prison guards were killed because of this matter, she herself did not see with her own eyes, she only knew that the Zhou Daoist sent to kill the woman died. She tried her best to believe that it was a fact that dozens of prison guards were killed in order to kill an insider, so that she could sue her in front of Emperor Wuding to relieve the hatred in her heart.
"Oh? Can you tell us more about that? Emperor Wuding asked, his eyes wide.
"I heard that the general killed dozens of prison guards in vain because he suspected that the sudden death of a prisoner who wanted to plot against him was the work of the prison guards who were guarding the prisoner." Bei Yin Cuicui said.
"How can this be true? How can a good woman be so ruthless? Emperor Wuding was furious.
"It's true! The families of the dead jailers were all found, and one of the jailers' family members cried for several days! When Bei Yin Cuicui heard that the prisoners who were guarding Daoist Zhou had been killed, he couldn't help but add fuel and vinegar in front of Emperor Wuding.
"Good! I know. Emperor Wuding said, waved his hand to signal Beiyin Cuicui to go down, and then called the hunger bell and asked him to pass on his wife to enter the palace.
"The king is looking for me in such a hurry this time, I don't know why?" As soon as she arrived at the Qilin Palace, she saw Emperor Wuding with an iron-blue face, and her heart couldn't help but flutter, she had never done anything to make Emperor Wuding unhappy, but the fake news released had reached the king.
"Good woman! Are you guilty? Emperor Wuding asked sharply.
"The concubine doesn't know what the crime is?" The woman asked.
"The blood of the dead is flowing like a river, and you are still here to sell the orphans?" Emperor Wuding asked.
"The Dead in Vain? The concubine really doesn't know what you're talking about, but I guess the concubine guessed that you heard a rumor that the concubine killed dozens of prison guards in order to kill an insider in the prison? The woman asked.
"Then you still knowingly ask? You must know that Lone has always 'ruled the world with benevolence and righteousness'. Emperor Wuding said angrily.
"King, you missed two words just now, it's a 'rumor'." The woman explained.
"Then why do you have such gossip for no reason?" Emperor Wuding asked.
"This is a rumor deliberately released by the concubine's subordinates in order to give the mastermind behind the prisoner a dismissal, how do you know that this fake news has actually reached you, the king?" The woman said.
"As the great general and high priest of Lone, Lone has complete trust in you. But as a great general, it is really unwise for your subordinates to release such rumors, which will ruin your reputation as a good general, ruin the image of Lone's benevolent government, and make the people of the world mistakenly think that our great Yin Shang is cruel and inhumane. You know? Emperor Wuding reprimanded.
"Your Majesty, you're going too far, we're just trying to deter the masterminds behind the scenes." The woman said.
"You keep saying that the mastermind behind the scenes, the prisoner who was imprisoned is now dead, did he do anything hurtful before he was imprisoned?" Emperor Wuding asked.
"Although this person has not been found to have done anything harmful, this person's behavior is very suspicious! We must investigate thoroughly and then prevent it. The woman said.
"Okay, I'm a little tired, I want to be quiet for a while. You go down first! Emperor Wuding waved her hand and motioned her to go down, and the woman had to retreat. Emperor Wuding seemed to have a misunderstanding, she did not go to Jiaohua Palace to stay, but directly took the carriage back to Yuanlu Courtyard.