Chapter 133: Lore
I received a new CASE, and I have been busy for two days~~~
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For the outside world, no one can detect all that is happening in the Hanging Mirror Division's office. However, the public storm of prison robbery, and the ensuing news that King Jing returned to his mansion to introspect behind closed doors, immediately spread throughout the government and the opposition, and in the end, even the secret of the inner palace where Concubine Jing was banned and there was no trace of the edict at all, also spread secretly.
King Jing is no longer the insignificant and often forgotten prince of the past, he is the Prince of Qizhu, and his status is comparable to that of King Yu, although some of the window paper has not yet been pierced, but recently Emperor Liang's increasing favor to him and his own increasing prestige in the court have made him a powerful candidate for the East Palace. An event involving the life of such a prince will naturally shake people's hearts and set off a terrifying and unsettling tide of turmoil.
At this delicate moment when rumors were spreading and the court was stalemate and internal strife, King Ji's carriage drove out of his mansion in a wheel, and under the simple honor team, he headed in the direction of Miyagi.
King Ji is the younger brother of the current emperor, twelve years younger than him, and he was still a minor when Emperor Liang ascended the throne, the youngest of the previous generation. He is chic by nature, straightforward in temperament, has nothing to say, but does not like to play tricks, he is a natural idle prince. For any emperor who has successfully fought out of the succession, such a younger brother who has no sense of threat is the most favored, and King Ji is no exception, he has received more indulgence and privileges from Emperor Liang than any other prince, and he is happy every day, racing over the gods.
But the days of the gods will not always be so smooth and smooth, and in this most lively and happy New Year, this prince encountered a thing that made him unable to sit idly by and sit idly by.
The carriage of King Ji's Mansion drove swaying on the main road of the imperial city that was still soaked in snow, and in the carriage, King Ji was holding a small stove, and his expression was rare and deep. And next to him, there was actually another person sitting.
"Lord Wang, why don't I enter the palace with you?" Yan Yujin asked tentatively.
"What are you going to do? Instead, it complicates things. Brother Huang still believes what I say, even if he doesn't believe it, I just need to say what I need to say, and I can't care about the rest of the things if I don't want to. King Ji sighed, "To be honest, I really don't want to get involved in these things, but I can't help it, I obviously saw it, so I can't pretend not to see it." ”
"Me too. I saw that I didn't say anything, and I was really panicked. Yan Yujin sighed with him, "It's really a coincidence, if you hadn't come with me to visit Miss Gong Yu that day, you wouldn't have just seen this thing......
"Anyway, I can't hide things in my heart, and I can explain the 1510 I saw to the royal brother clearly, and I am also relaxed. When you cross West Street, go down, don't go to the palace with me. The emperor's heart was heavy and suspicious, and he pondered again when there were many people who said it. ”
"Okay." Yan Yujin nodded, there seemed to be something deeper and more complex hidden under his lowered eyes, but the expression on his face was always steady. When he arrived at the entrance of West Street, he said goodbye casually, and then lifted the curtain and got out of the car.
The carriage continued to move forward, entered the Miyagi Gate to the east, and finally stopped outside the Dan Gate Gate. According to Liang Li, unless there is a special shoulder gift from the Son of Heaven to pick up, you must walk after passing this gate, so King Ji only ordered someone to find out where the emperor was sitting at this time, and then jumped down wrapped in a thick coat. Supported by two attendants, he strode in.
Emperor Liang met his younger brother in the warm pavilion of the main hall of Qianyi. Without Concubine Jing's personal care, he looked more and more abrupt, but the eyes under the white thick eyebrows still flashed with a deterrent light that was difficult to ignore. Seeing King Ji come in, Emperor Liang had a smile on his face, half-bowed and beckoned him to sit down without courtesy, and said gently: "On such a cold day, seeing that it is about to snow, and it is the annual vacation, you just hand over a post of greetings, why bother to run in again?" ”
"The younger brother should have come diligently to ask for peace," King Ji had always been informal, and sat beside him along the place pointed by Emperor Liang, "What's more, there is another thing, if you don't report to the imperial brother, the younger brother is a little uneasy in his heart." ”
"What's wrong? Who messed with you? ”
"It's not that someone provoked me," King Ji sat closer again and lowered his voice, "Brother Chen saw an incident on the fifth day of the first month, and I didn't think anything at the time, but the news came out in a mess in the past few days, and I slowly came back to the taste......
"The fifth day of junior high school?" Emperor Liang trembled sensitively, "What's the matter?" You speak slowly, speak clearly! ”
"Yes. The royal brother knew that the younger brother had some friends in the market, and there were occasional contacts, and there was nothing going on in the house on the fifth day of the new year. She lives in Dengjia Lane...... Brother Huang, you don't know that place either...... In short, it is a secluded house, very small, and the window can be opened to see the alley outside through a gap in the gable. At that time, the courtier's brother was chatting with her, and was chatting happily, when he heard some movement outside, he looked out the window, and who would have thought that he saw an acquaintance......"
"Acquaintances? Who is it? ”
"The hanging mirror makes summer and winter. She was coming from the other direction with a group of Tsing Yi men, all with knives or swords in their hands. There was a man in the middle of them, and they waited for a while in the alley, and when a carriage came, they carried the man into the cart and left. Because it was the person led by Xia Dong, the younger brother thought that the Hanging Mirror Division was arresting criminals again, so he didn't pay attention to it. When King Ji said this, he took a deep breath, "But...... The younger brother later learned that the case of the prison robbery was the one who was robbed that day, and Wei Zheng was robbed...... The images were also plastered all over the four gates, and the courtiers had seen it, and they looked very much like the person who was carried away by them in the alley that day......"
Emperor Liang struggled to control the twitching muscles on his face, and said, "Are you right?" ”
"There are nine points if there are no tens. While they were waiting for the carriage in the alley, the man suddenly choked on blood and was helped up to his feet, so the courtiers could clearly see his face......"
"Xia Dong ......" Emperor Liang gritted his teeth, "How can the person who was robbed from Dali Temple by the traitor be in Xia Dong's hands?" Still going to secretly transfer in a hidden alley? What the hell is the Hanging Mirror Division doing? ”
"The younger brother can't figure it out, so he came to report to the royal brother." King Ji let out a long breath, "In the end, this is not a trivial matter, I heard that the imperial brother is difficult to sleep and eat for this matter, and the younger brother is not talented, and he has not been able to share the worries of the imperial brother, but he can't hide what he saw with his own eyes." But...... For the sake of prudence, the imperial brother should come and ask Xuanxiadong, maybe she will explain it clearly as soon as she explains? ”
Emperor Liang was obviously not as optimistic as King Ji, his face sank like a cold pool, and after a moment of silence, he shouted: "Gao Zhan! ”
"The minions are here."
"Send someone to the Hanging Mirror Division to ......" Emperor Liang only said half a sentence, then stopped, thought about it and changed his words, "Call Meng Zhi in first." ”
"Yes."
Meng Zhi was the commander of the forbidden army, and he was already inspecting the defense outside the palace, and when he heard the summons, he immediately rushed in and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, what is the matter with the ministers?" ”
"You personally go to the Hanging Mirror Division and bring Xia Dong to see me. Remember, come and go quickly, be secretive, don't have any delays on the way, and don't let Xia Dong come into contact with anyone again, especially Xia Jiang. ”
"Obey." Meng Zhi is a martial artist, and he salutes and gets up and leaves. King Ji didn't seem to be used to this kind of scene, and he was a little uneasy. Emperor Liang was in his heart when the doubts were rolling, and he had no time to take care of him, the two were silent, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely stiff for a while.
The commander of the forbidden army personally went to raise people, this order was obviously very wise. His actions were so fast that he didn't have time to react at all, and when Xia Jiang rushed over after receiving the news, Meng Zhi had already taken the female hanging mirror to get on the horse, and dropped a sentence of "Feng Zhao Xuan Xia Dong Jin See", and then rode away like a whirlwind, leaving only a puff of smoke and dust.
When Xia Dong entered the warm pavilion of the Qianyi Palace to perform the great gift of the monarch and the ministers, he received the same treatment as King Jing at the beginning. Emperor Liang deliberately waited for a long time and didn't tell her to calm down, until the tense and suppressed aura was strong enough, and then he asked sharply: "Xia Dong, where were you on the day the fifth rebel was robbed?" ”
"The minister went out of the city to sweep the ...... for the deceased husband"
"When did you come back?"
"I'll be back until late."
"Nonsense!" Emperor Liang said angrily, "Someone saw you there...... What alley is that? ”
King Ji hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Dengjia Lane." ”
"What are you doing in Dengjia Lane?"
Xia Dong's face turned a little pale, but he still insisted: "The minister has not been to Dengjia Lane, maybe someone has made a mistake." ”
King Ji originally didn't have any special opinion on the whole incident, and he called Xia Dong to come just to hear if she could give a reasonable explanation, but he didn't expect that she even denied that she had even been to Dengjia Lane, as if it was his dignified prince talking nonsense, Deng Shi was annoyed, raised his eyebrows and said: "Xia Dong, it was this king who really saw you, absolutely right." There are no less than twenty people around you, although they are not wearing the official uniform of the Hanging Mirror Division, they all obey your assignment, and they also carry a person who seems to be a rebel Wei Zheng into the carriage, do you dare to admit it? ”
"Xia Dong!" Emperor Liang broke off, "In front of me, you dare to lie to me!" Your Hanging Mirror Division, after all, is it not my Hanging Mirror Division?! In your eyes, apart from your master, is there any me?! ”
This sentence was already extremely heavy, and the only remaining lip color in Xia Dong faded cleanly, and he immediately kowtowed again, and his fingers on the ground trembled slightly.
"I believe that Prince Ji will not wronged you, and said, what are you going to do in Dengjia Lane?"
The pressure of the emperor's personal trial was by no means comparable to any occasion, and he came forward to identify a prince who was extremely heavy and trusted, so Xia Dong's silver teeth bit and bitten, and finally he trembled his lips and admitted: "Minister...... The minister has been to Dengjia Lane......"
Emperor Liang was furious in his heart, and asked again, "That person is Wei Zheng, right?" ”
"Yes......"
Recruiting these two is equivalent to recruiting others. Emperor Liang thought about the cause and effect, and was almost able to put the entire incident together.
"I was originally strange, the rebel is good to put in the Hanging Mirror Division, and hundreds of heavy soldiers are guarding, unless the army is raised, otherwise whoever has the ability to rob it will be able to take it away, and the result is to move to Dali Temple," Emperor Liang's chest fell together, almost staring at Xia Dong with murderous aura, "You ...... You said...... Did you take the people who attacked the Hanging Mirror Division that day? ”
Xia Dong said in a low voice: "Yes......"
"Good...... Good ......" Emperor Liang trembled, "You guys have a good strategy, such a strong Hanging Mirror Division, after being broken in by the traitors, none of them were caught, and finally said that it was because the patrol battalion disturbed and let people go...... Xia Dong, it's really in vain that I trust you so much, you really have the ability! ”
Meng Zhi has stayed in the palace since he brought Xia Dong and has not left, and at this time he seemed to be a little unbearable, and interjected in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that such a big thing is only afraid that Xia Dong alone is enough to plan, and there should be someone behind it, right?" ”
"Needless to say!" Emperor Liang patted the dragon case and pointed at Xia Dong, "Who do you see who she is?" Who can command her? You don't know who she listened to the most in her life?! As he spoke, he turned it over again, choked up and couldn't speak, so Gao Zhan rubbed it all the way before he got out of breath, and asked again: "What about Wei Zheng?" After you pretended to rob Wei Zheng, where did you go? ”
"The minister killed him?"
"What?!"
"Wei Zheng is a member of the Red Flame Army, that is, the minister's husband-killing enemy, he has been living for so many years, and the minister will never let him live one more day......"
"You...... Wei Zheng is a capital crime, do you know? ”
"Wei Zheng is just a deputy general, not the main culprit, Your Majesty loves King Jing so much now, if he tries his best to plead his case, it is difficult to guarantee that His Majesty will not be moved by him. The minister didn't want to see that result, so the minister had to strike first. When Xia Dong said this, his face gradually returned to normal, and he raised his head and said, "These things are all done by the minister alone, and they have nothing to do with the minister's master, please don't wrong...... Your Majesty."
"Shut up! At this time, you still have to bite King Jing, you are really a good apprentice of your master! What did you do alone? Can you transfer Wei Zheng to Dali Temple without telling Xia Jiang? Emperor Liang's face was already stretched into an iron plate at this time, "Xia Dong, the first purpose of the Hanging Mirror Division is to be loyal, but you ...... You have been deceiving the king from beginning to end! ”
"Brother Huang, you can be calm, your health is not good, it is important to take care of the dragon's body. Anyway, it's a blessing that things can be clarified. King Ji sighed and slowly persuaded.
Emperor Liang took a deep breath, calmed down a little, and looked at King Ji and said, "It's a shame that you happened to bump into it, otherwise Jing Yan would have suffered a big grievance this time." He is not soft in temperament, impatient in trouble, and if he is not careful, he will be pulled into the trap by others. ”
"With the imperial brother Shengming surveying, what is Jing Yan afraid of?" King Ji smiled, turned his head and looked at Xia Dong again, "Xia Dong has been hard enough over the years, it is inevitable that he will be a little more extreme, and the imperial brother will also be lenient." ”
Emperor Liang sneered, and his anger rose again, "I'm too lazy to deal with her now." Mengzhi! ”
"The minister is here."
"You lead a thousand forbidden troops, immediately seize the Hanging Mirror Division, and the upper and lower people, etc., are all imprisoned in the department to wait for the order, if anyone dares to move, beheaded!"
"Obey." Meng Zhi bowed down and asked again, "What about Xia Jiang?" Does Your Majesty want to see him? ”
"What else do you see him doing such a deceitful thing?" Emperor Liang was in a rage at this time, and mentioned that Xia Jiang was even more angry, "He...... And this summer and winter, all of them are put in prison for me! ”
Meng Zhi bowed down again to receive the order, hesitated for a moment and said: "When the minister went to the Hanging Mirror Division just now, he saw Xia Qiu escorting Mei Changsu to the cell from a distance, and looking at Mr. Su's appearance, it was as if he had been tortured......
"Tortured?" Emperor Liang was taken aback, "I only said to let me ask, how can I go to prison?" How could the punishment be initiated? ”
"Your Majesty, you know, Xia Jiang is acting in his own Hanging Mirror Division, of course, he has no scruples......"
Emperor Liang was stunned and sighed, "Now it seems that Mei Changsu has nothing to do with this matter at all, Xia Jiang probably wants to pass him on the charge of sitting on the real scene...... It was I who was in a hurry, and he fell into the hands of Xia Jiang to suffer, you go over this time, rescue him together, and send him back to the house to rest for a while. ”
"Yes." Meng Zhi got up again and was walking outside, when a small yellow door hurriedly came in and said: "Your Majesty, Cai Quan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is waiting for the decree outside the palace, saying that there is something important to return to Your Majesty." ”
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