Chapter 24: The Man Behind the Scenes
Bai Yiyan and the others happily returned to Mucang Hutong, and then waited for Yuwen Mochi to consult with his people in the court. Such a big thing is not something he can cover alone, if he doesn't act as soon as possible, tomorrow the Imperial Doctor will definitely join him. At that time, it will not only be a fragrant market rumor, but a major event of self-cultivation and morality. Moreover, Yuwen Mochi also held a banquet to entertain the envoys of the Xia Kingdom in the evening, and the time he could use was only from noon to dinner. Bai Qingyun had already arranged for someone to secretly guard at the gate of Xiling Palace, and also sent two good followers to Yuwen Mochi, as long as he had any abnormal movements, he would definitely be discovered.
Yuwen Mochi quickly realized that something was wrong in his anger, but it was too late, and in less than an hour, his affairs had spread throughout the imperial capital. When he came out this time, according to the requirements on the letter, he didn't even bring a squire, so he could only go back to Xiling Wangfu first. Not long after he went back, Wu Ziji's father, Taichangqing Wu Daoming, angrily knocked on the door of Xiling Palace.
Yuwen Mochi hurriedly asked his subordinates to invite Wu Daoming into the study. As soon as he arrived at the study, Yuwen Mochi first apologized to Wu Daoming again and again.
Wu Daoming, who is over forty years old, is such a daughter, who guards like an eyeball on weekdays, but he didn't expect to fall into the Tao of Yuwen Mochi, which made him ruined. Wu Daoming's face changed: "Your Highness, this is not the condition we negotiated before, right?" You haven't shown that you have any thoughts on the little girl! It seems that His Highness has no intention of cooperating with Lao Chen anymore, so our cooperation will stop! ”
Yuwen Mochi was anxious all of a sudden: "Sir, please also dissipate your anger." This time I did fall in love with someone else's way. But I have always admired Ling Qianjin, but I failed to win the military power of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and I didn't dare to pursue the witch girl rashly, for fear of wronging her. She is really the only one in my heart, not only will she be my concubine in the future, but even the queen will be her. ”
Wu Daoming knew that the people of the Yuwen family had their mouths sweeter than honey and their hearts darker than carbon. But now, there is really nothing to be done. Not to mention, he chose to assist Yuwen Mochi before, and put a lot of effort into him, so it is not good to choose two masters; And Wu Ziji's matter has already made a fuss, who can she marry if she doesn't marry Yuwen Mochi? Although he was so angry that he couldn't whip Yuwen Mochi, he finally tried to suppress his anger.
But Wu Daoming didn't give Yuwen Mochi a good look: "It doesn't matter if Your Highness accidentally falls into someone else's way, I can't say anything if it affects my beloved daughter." How could you be so careless?! ”
Yuwen Mochi changed when he heard his last salutation, knowing that Wu Daoming was moved, his mouth was bitter, but there was no way. I can only keep apologizing and scolding myself. poured tea for Wu Daoming and smiled carefully.
Wu Daoming also knew that Yuwen Mochi had always been a scheming and cautious person, and if such a thing happened, it was all an accident, and he didn't believe it too much. He really wanted to hear Yuwen Mochi's explanation: "That's it." Your Highness, let's tell me the whole story. I estimate that tomorrow morning, the excerpt of the Imperial Doctor will be Your Highness. ”
Yuwen Mochi was also anxious about this matter, and when he heard Wu Daoming calm down and began to ask him about the whole story, he felt that he was saved again, and hurriedly told him what happened today.
Wu Daoming thought about Wu Ziji's crying that he had heard at home before, and the whole thing did seem to be flawless. The incident was an accident, and everything that the two of them did in the whirlpool was voluntary, and it was completely impossible to see that someone had framed them. But it's not that simple. Wu Daoming got up and paced slowly. Since you can't start with the two of them, is there anything strange about the room where the incident happened? Wu Daoming hurriedly asked Yuwen Mochi if he had sent someone to Wanchun Tower to check after the incident.
Yuwen Moyuan smiled bitterly and said, "As soon as I returned home, I sent someone to investigate, but there was nothing suspicious. There are no signs of any drugs. ”
Wu Daoming was not surprised to hear that there was no trace of drugging, not to mention that Yuwen Mochi and Wu Ziji were both in their youth, and it was indeed possible to do something that should not be done when they were excited. Even if there are really any traces, when Yuwen Mochi returns home and then sends someone over, it is estimated that the person who used the trick has already wiped his hands and feet. This is really a clever calculation, can't you really find even half a trace?
Wu Daoming did the opposite, and since he couldn't find any clues, he had to see who could benefit the most from this matter. But following this clue, the other brothers of Yuwen Mochi are suspicious, especially Yuwen Mochi was appointed by Emperor Wei to govern the emperor, which is definitely in the way of the eyes of the brothers. And none of his brothers are fuel-efficient lamps, and basically every one of them has the ability to bury this dark web.
No, no, Wu Daoming still feels that something is wrong. This kind of action seems to be not only to deal with Yuwen Mochi alone, but also to make Wu Ziji not turn over. The battle of the court, if it is not necessary, how can it involve a woman? If it was done by the other brothers of Yuwen Mochi, why didn't they act sooner? Yuwen Mochi is not the day when he received the Great Rite Zhicheng. Didn't you move before?
Wu Daoming suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered what happened to Feng Yuxiu at that time. When I heard that Bai Yiyan was offered marriage, she refused at first, and then reluctantly accepted it under the pressure of Concubine Li. In other words, Bai Yiyan or the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion are not happy with this family business, could it be their hands and feet?
It is indeed possible to think about it this way, but the Marquis of Dingyuan is not in the imperial capital, and his sister-in-law Bai Qingyun has only been back for a few days, and it is estimated that the situation in the imperial capital has not yet been understood. It can't be the hands of Mrs. Dingyuan Hou and Bai Yiyan, the two women and Taoists, right? These two plans are accurate and ruthless, and they can make trouble in the court every time, which is not like a woman's handiwork. Wu Daoming was a little confused again. The situation in front of him was like a suffocating fog trapping him and Yuwen Inkpool inside, which was a very bad feeling.
He turned to ask Yuwen Mochi: "Is there any change in the nails buried by His Highness in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion?" ”
Yuwen Mochi shook his head: "There is no movement. I haven't heard that the Marquis of Dingyuan's family has plans to refuse marriage, and it is estimated that they will not dare. But I'm going to keep an eye on it for the next two days. Did the sir find something? ”
Wu Daoming sighed: "I just think they are suspicious, but I can't see anything." But the most important thing for us now is to think about what we can do tomorrow. ”
Yuwen Mochi and Wu Daoming discussed for a long time and also came up with a good charter. It seems that the other party wants to let Yuwen Mochi have no way out this time. Since Yuwen Mochi was also responsible for entertaining the envoys of Xia State at night, the two of them couldn't discuss for too long, so they could only ask Yuwen Mochi to quickly send someone to contact Concubine Li in the palace, and ask her to drag Emperor Wei early tomorrow, not early, see what countermeasures can be discussed tomorrow, and talk about it the day after tomorrow.
And when the people who were monitoring Yuwen Mochi reported the news to Mucang Hutong, everyone was also a little confused. Why didn't Yuwen Mochi consult with his important ministers in the court? On the contrary, only Wu Ziji's father went to Xiling Palace?
Bai Qingyun asked Wu Wei to take out the previous news of Wan Pingji and read it again. Then he suddenly realized, sneered and said, "We have fallen for their tricks." In fact, the person Yuwen Mochi wants to contact is Taichangqing Wu Daoming. ”
Shen Rongzhi and Bai Yiyan suddenly came to their senses, Jiang Yutang and Qiu Shaoze lowered their heads and thought for a while and understood.
Only Wu Wei asked Bai Qingyun in confusion: "How did the young master conclude that the person in Yuwen Mochi in the court was Taichangqing Wu Daoming?" Didn't Miss analyze and say that Wu Ziji's family didn't know about it? So it's not strange that Tai Changqing went to the door for her daughter to theorize? ”
Bai Qingyun broke it and crumpled it and told him: "First of all, we analyzed before, if such a big thing happens, Yuwen Mochi will definitely not be able to sit still, and it will definitely be in contact with the court, and if he doesn't take the initiative to contact, it proves that he has actually seen that person, and from noon to now, he has only seen one minister, and that is Wu Daoming." Secondly, think about Taichang in charge of Feng Yu Xiu, at that time, it was Taichang Cheng who reported him for accepting bribes. Tai Changcheng is just an ordinary official, and it is estimated that no one will buy him in advance. And the incident happened so suddenly, he was able to plant the blame in time, which shows that the person who bought him must be a person who is familiar with Taichang Temple and Taichang Cheng on weekdays. As the administrator there, no one is more familiar with Taichang Temple and its officials than him. But the most important thing is that when Yu Yu was sealed to Emperor Wei, the people in the room. In addition to Emperor Wei and the Marquis of Funan, there are only four people: the prime minister, the imperial historian, the king of Su and the Taichangqing. And the prime minister can be regarded as the crown prince's person, King Su has never been involved in the affairs of the emperor's son, and which prince is the emperor is the same for him as the emperor's uncle. Then only the Imperial Doctor and Tai Changqing are likely to leak the news. Based on the above two points, it is not difficult to guess that person is Taichang Qing Wu Daoming. ”
Wu Wei finally understood, scratched his head, looked at a few people in the room, and thought that it would be good if Yan Chong was here, he was still a rectum compared to himself, so it would not be obvious that he was so stupid alone.
Shen Rongzhi smiled wickedly: "Even if it's Tai Changqing, it doesn't make a difference." I'll go to the Lingren Pavilion in the east of the city now, and then ask the eldest prince to give him the medicine. ”
Bai Qingyun squinted at him with malicious intentions and said, "You be careful, don't spill the medicine out of the fierce medicine, and then compensate yourself inside." It's not convenient for me to save you in that kind of place. ”
Bai Yiyan let out a loud snort, and then quickly covered his mouth with his hand. Shen Rongzhi glanced at Bai Qingyun, grinding his teeth angrily, who said that Bai Qingyun would not be joking, so quickly he found the field in Wanchun Building, and it was still in front of Bai Yiyan, it was too faceless. However, it was rare for him to see Bai Yiyun laughing, so he reluctantly forgave Bai Qingyun once.
After Shen Rongzhi left, Bai Qingyun and Qiu Shaoze and Wu Wei discussed the assassination operation at night. In this regard, Bai Yiyan couldn't interject at all, she sat obediently on the side, quietly listening to the drawing arrangements of several people.
Bai Qingyun asked Wu Wei to lead a team of twenty people to assassinate the Great Xia envoys, while Qiu Shaoze took the ten best martial arts to be responsible for Yuwen Mochi, and the two teams supported each other. On the surface, the people who assassinated the envoys of Great Xia accounted for the majority, and they were going for him, but in private, they put the best people in martial arts in charge of killing Yuwen Mochi.
The three of them also discussed that it was best to start some time after the feast had begun, while the feast was in full swing. At this time, the soldiers on duty outside stood all night and were tired, while inside they were also drunk, and there was the least resistance to resistance.
By the time they had discussed it thoroughly, it was almost dark. After all, Bai Yiyan came out in the name of shopping, and he didn't want to attract attention, so he went home directly. And Bai Qingyun was responsible for staying in Mucang Hutong to continue waiting for news.