Probably people like this kind of person who can eat for a lifetime with one skill are all admired, and naturally most of them will hide their secrets, so at first glance, I heard that there is such a selfless person, and his conduct naturally belongs to the existence of Gao Shan Yangzhi in everyone's eyes. So much so that even the person who took her was said to be the reincarnation of an immortal, specializing in helping King Jing'an to assist the emperor.

At that time, the imperial chef in charge of lunch had already secretly figured out how to cater to Lord Xu's taste during lunch.

Xu Chu didn't know what everyone was talking about in the imperial dining room, and she rubbed her nose a little tiredly when she had just sneezed a few times.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Qinglang handed her the hot soup and carefully tested the temperature of her forehead. "What's uncomfortable?"

Xu Chu shook his head, "It's probably because I didn't have a good rest last night, and today it's suddenly cold, so my nose is a little uncomfortable." ”

Xiao Qinglang frowned, hesitated and asked, "Then do you want to rest first today?" ”

"No, it's not a big deal, it's still important to investigate the case."

After all, it is a knot in the heart, and the sooner you find it out, you can also feel at ease as soon as possible. What's more, the marriage decree between her and Xiao Qinglang has now been announced to the world, but her father still has no movement, which really makes her feel worried.

Xiao Qinglang saw her firm appearance, and knew that he couldn't persuade her, so he could only continue to advise. It's good to say, let Xu Chu respond, and after today's office, he can't be busy with official business, so he can only go back to the house to rest.

Xu Chu listened to Xiao Qinglang's chattering words, bent his eyes, and said with a smile, "Lord Wang, your taciturn and cold personality has collapsed."

Xiao Qinglang saw that she had the intention to make fun of herself, and she was a little relieved. Although he didn't know what Gao Leng's character meant, he could understand it after a little thought.

"In front of the woman you love, what do you want to be silent!"

Xu Chu saw him talking in a serious way, his ears turned red, and his smile couldn't help but get deeper.

After the two of them had eaten, they first looked at the rosters that the inner court had found overnight. During the reign of the first emperor, none of the participants in the fifty-six years of the event were alive.

Xiao Qinglang's gaze swept over the names on the roster, according to the range he demarcated, the roster of thousands of palace people was now only twenty or thirty.

In the end, his eyes fell on the three words of Wang Mingyang, the head of Fengqiwu.

"Wang Mingyang?" Xu Chu followed his line of sight and saw that his fingertips were on the name. Xu Chu didn't know much about the affairs of the harem, let alone the affairs of Emperor Chengzong and Empress Gongshun.

Xiao Qinglang frowned slightly, and said thoughtfully, "Wang Mingyang is the chief eunuch in the palace of Gongshun Queen, but all matters in the queen's palace, no matter how big or small, must be passed through his mouth to the queen and the harem." ”

"But I remember him, but not because of it. But because of his experience in the palace, in the inner court, there is a file of this person, when Emperor Chengzong was young, he went to the British Mansion and met the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xiangyang, who was an old friend of the British Duke, that is, Empress Gongshun. Then Emperor Chengzong fell in love with him at first sight, and then had the heart of asking for marriage. At that time, the Marquis of Xiangyang was extremely trusted by the emperor, and the Son of Heaven was close to the ministers and had several rescues, and he held military power to be a high power, so his daughter was also worthy of the position of the crown princess of the East Palace. ”

"According to the imperial power, the old emperor may not be willing to see the prince marry an important minister, so he naturally does not allow it. Later, the prince showed weakness and was willing to give up the position of the prince and the heart of the prince. After thinking about it, the emperor agreed to the marriage, and half a year later, the crown princess became pregnant, but the fetus was aborted due to the secret of the East Palace. Later, the Marquis of Xiangyang, on the condition of returning the military power and retiring to the countryside and never asking about the affairs of the imperial court, sent the steward selected by the old British duchess in the British mansion and the most proficient in the battle of the back house to the crown princess to take care of him, and the chief steward was Wang Mingyang, the chief eunuch of Fengqi Palace after castration. ”

At that time, he was not more than twenty years old, and he was brought back by the old British Duke when he led troops to suppress the scourge of bandits in Qiongdu. And after he entered the palace, the means were also quite successful, and the control of the East Palace was very strict, and it once became a model in the inner court about the harem minutes. ”

"Qiongdu?" Xu Chu frowned, and a thought flashed in his mind. "I remember when I checked the Bowenzhi in your library before, it was recorded that thousands of years ago, Qiongdu had set up Yuewang County. At that time, there were many foreigners in Yuewang County who were replaced by the Guyi tribe. Later, the ancient Yi people intermarried with the Han people, and gradually there were few such titles. ”

Xiao Qinglang nodded, "That's true." Last night, I checked the ancient books overnight and found a record of the ancient Yi witch using witchcraft to punish slaves. It's just that compared to the witchcraft in the southern Xinjiang area, they are too ordinary and useless, so most people in the world don't know this. ”

A look of surprise appeared in Xu Chu's eyes, "Could it be?"

Xiao Qinglang nodded at the roster quietly, his eyes were obscure, and after a long time, he said, "How can a young man who has not experienced too much of the world and comes from a humble background and does not understand the way of survival in the palace of a wealthy family have such thoughtful means to help Empress Gongshun sit firmly in the back seat?" ”

"So, it's very likely that he is proficient in Zhu Youjutsu" Xu Chu was shocked in his heart, "Doesn't that mean that he is most likely the person we are looking for who taught Shunzi to use Zhu Youju?" However, if this is the case, the so-called Emperor Chengzong's exclusive favor and obedience to the empress in the market script is also very likely to be because of Zhu Youshu? ”

Xiao Qinglang's deep eyes were slightly heavy, and his face did not sink, "It's not impossible." ”

"What do the Marquis of Xiangyang Mansion and the British Mansion want to do?" Xu Chu was silent for a moment, then bit his lip worriedly and said, "No, it's not the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion."

It should be the British government, when the Marquis of Xiangyang suddenly resigned from the affairs of the DPRK and China and went into hiding, it may not be that he noticed the inappropriateness.

If you look at it this way, then there is speculation about the death of Xiangyang and the death of more than a dozen members of the old British family.

If it's an accident, it's better to say that it's better not to put it out.

Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xu Chu deeply, and said thoughtfully, "What's strange, why not this one?"

"When Empress Gongshun, who was the crown princess, was pregnant with the first emperor, the Marquis of Xiangyang suddenly died. And there were dozens of slaves and guards around him, all of whom were killed in the Zhuangzi of the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion. At that time, the autopsy of the Three Law Divisions found that the corpses were all wiped with a scimitar, and the method and ruthlessness were the same as those of the barbarians in northern Xinjiang. In addition, at that time, there was indeed a group of people dressed in the costumes of the barbarians in northern Xinjiang in the capital, and after being arrested by the three law divisions, they confessed to colluding with King Su to murder the Marquis of Xiangyang and destroy the Marquis of Xiangyang's mansion. ”

"Holy Grandfather's heartache is unbearable, and his condition is getting worse and worse. And the crown prince and the crown princess received the holy order to mourn, and the crown princess was grief-stricken and almost had a miscarriage. After that, the Marquis of Xiangyang, which had lost its power, gradually disappeared in the eyes of the world. ”

After she finished speaking, she met Xiao Qinglang's clear expression, and immediately her heart sank, and she was stunned, "It's such a coincidence, and it's also the barbarians of Northern Xinjiang?" Isn't that the same as the old British prince Xiao Rongxiong? It's just that the death of the Marquis of Xiangyang comes first, and the death of the old British Duke comes later."

"Yes, but when the Marquis of Xiangyang died, it was just when the Holy Grandfather was seriously ill and dying, and at that time, when the battle between King Su and the crown prince was in dire straits, and in order to prevent the people in the court from being disheartened, and also to prevent the northern Xinjiang side from getting the news and taking advantage of the situation, so the barbarian matter in the northern Xinjiang was concealed."

Xu Chu understands this statement. After all, when the imperial power changes, it is most taboo to have internal and external turmoil.

Although Xu Chu had some guesses in his heart, he still subconsciously asked, "Since Empress Gongshun and the old British Duchess are both from the Xiangyang Hou Mansion, why did Emperor Chengzong and Empress Gongshun rather carry the British Duke than the Xiangyang Hou Mansion after the decline of the Xiangyang Hou Mansion?" ”

In her opinion, even if the Marquis of Xiangyang is unwilling to go along with them. But Xiangyang is dead, and they can do whatever they want. The reason why the ancients had so many marriages, except for a small number of emotional factors, most of the time a marriage was a bargaining chip for two families to weigh each other's interests.

Therefore, Empress Gongshun would rather see that the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion was empty and had no power, and did not reach out to make it her backer, which really made Xu Chu a little puzzling.

Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xu Chu with dark eyes, raised his eyebrows and sneered, "The Xiangyang Marquis Mansion once had the merit of founding the country, but when it was passed down, all generations of emperors would be afraid of the monstrous power in their hands, so they invariably weakened it. By the time of Emperor Chengzong, there were only two daughters left in the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion, and there was not even one concubine. In addition, the Marquis of Xiangyang was bent on retreating to the mountains and wilderness at that time, and he did not cherish the glory of power at all, so even if Emperor Chengzong naturally took advantage of the trend. ”

"He wants to pamper and obey the queen wholeheartedly, so naturally it is impossible to watch the queen's family grow bigger. You must know that the reason why the Great Zhou Dynasty was able to establish a dynasty was because of the dictatorship of the relatives of the Xi Dynasty, and then the people were not able to make a living, so that the Holy Ancestor had the opportunity to rise up. ”

What's more, without the Hou Mansion of the Marquis of Xiangyang, it would have long been impossible to become a climate. The ladies in his house can just let themselves go, and they will return to the west one day.

This is the heart of the emperor, and when needed, it is promised to be a monstrous wealth, and even a brother and sister can be called a soldier who is born and dies. But once the position is secured, those brothers who have fought bloody battles with them and won their own promises will become tigers sleeping soundly on their couches. Even if it can't be removed, the sharp teeth must be removed

"Xiao Chu must know that even if Wang Yangming is proficient in Zhu Youju, it is extremely difficult for him to control the emperor without the assistance of medicine. What's more, he was less than sixteen years old at the time, and even if he had some ability, it was difficult to do what he wanted when Emperor Wang Tian was about to announce the imperial doctor's pulse examination. ”

The emperor is always the emperor, and even if it is possible to be enlightened, he will not really become a puppet of a eunuch and the queen. At most, the Zhu Yu technique he used was to make Emperor Chengzong feel more comfortable when he arrived in the queen's palace.

Or, when Emperor Chengzong had a knot, he was more inclined to listen and trust the empress Gongshun.

Xu Chu tried his best to ignore the disdain on Xiao Qinglang's lips, after all, she was not interested in any imperial power technique, "What about later?" ”

Xiao Qinglang saw that Xu Chu was full of interest when he heard it, so he suppressed the suspicion in his heart and continued to speak, "Later, the old British family's family suffered, and everyone close to the family in the house died in that accident. And Wang Yangming was gradually rejected by Queen Gongshun, and finally invited himself to the cold palace to take care of some crazy old concubines. Years later, he was alone in the harem, and by the time the palace people found his body, it had already been rotten. ”

Because this matter is related to the Empress Gongshun, and there is nothing wrong with Wang Yangming's life, after the inner court collected the body for him and won the approval of the Empress Gongshun, he left a file for him as the chief eunuch. It can be regarded as leaving some traces for his life.

After listening to Xiao Qinglang's explanation, Xu Chu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's really the most ruthless of the emperor's family." That Wang Mingyang, no matter how you say it, has also protected Queen Gongshun for many years, if it is said that he went to the root for Queen Gongshun, it is also worth talking about. But I didn't expect that in the end, it would end up so bleak."