Chapter 7: Yan You's Conspiracy I
Example sentence: Many people think that suspicion and suspicion are essential traits of a strong person, but I think that is the weakness of human beings that is most worth exploiting. - Xingguo Xing: Tuoba Yanyou.
Looking back on what happened to Ma Jiguang and them after they left the imperial city a month ago.
Fengtian transported, the emperor said that since Yu Xiangguo took office, he has faithfully assisted the emperor to eliminate evil officials and corrupt officials, and rectify the dynasty. Work hard and love the people to the country and the people, and be loved by the people. Therefore, such hard work and high achievement, love the people like a son of the important minister is a model for hundreds of officials, is the blessing of rejuvenating the country, special reward Yu Xingguo to enjoy the royal favor, in August 15 Mid-Autumn Festival night in Peacock Terrace with hundreds of officials to celebrate the birthday of Xiangguo, and amnesty to the world, the whole world celebrates.
This is a temporary Shengzhao issued at the beginning of August, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is not the work of Emperor Ming at all, it is just an excuse for the national thief Yu Xiao to celebrate his birthday on the Peacock Terrace.
But this is just ordinary people think like this, Tuoba Yanyou smiled unconsciously when he heard this holy decree, Peacock Terrace has been open since the founding of the country for 800 years, only the royal family or important foreign envoys are allowed to open, which means that this is the royal prerogative.
Although Yu Xiangguo is the head of the three princes, the minister is the minister, how can he be on an equal footing with the emperor, therefore! This is not Yu Xiangguo's idea at all, but the idea of the woman behind him, the Empress Dowager Qi, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was unaware of it, it seems that on August 15, Yu Xiangguo will canonize the emperor's uncle, and he will participate in the regent in the future.
It seems that Empress Dowager Qi probably doesn't want to wait, the reason why she took this step is to prepare for Yu Guothief to ascend to the throne of the God King in the future, in this case, then I Tuoba Yan You have to fulfill you well.
And just after Ma Jiguang's father and son left, when Yu Xiangguo took Empress Dowager Qi to hunt in the mountains because of a sweaty BMW, Yan You's plan had already begun.
Hunting grounds in the mountains
Yu Xiao smiled proudly, "Ying'er, would you like to ride this horse with me, we will be in the wilderness." I believe in this BMW, chasing any prey. ”
Qi Zhanying was in a luxury carriage, knocking melon seeds, eating candied fruits, breathing the breath of mountains, forests and fields, and smiled leisurely, "I won't disturb you and your brothers' hunting competition, save yourself from sweating." ”
Zhou Shang smiled and complimented, "Niangniang is the body of a daughter, how can she sweat?" It's also a sweat to bleed! ”
Empress Dowager Qi laughed, "I have long heard that General Zhou's mouth can also fight, and now the mourning family finally believes it, a small mouth can really kill a person." ”
Zhou Shangdao: "This is all the credit of Xiangguo's teaching. ”
Empress Dowager Qi couldn't close her mouth with a smile at the moment, and she happily rewarded, "Today, no matter how you hunt, I will reward you with five hundred taels for this mouth." ”
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
Wang Chong, who was standing on the side, turned his head, and Yu Xiao smiled slightly, "This hunting is a university question, since you don't want to go, then wait here for me to win the championship and return." ”
Drive~~
After they left, Empress Dowager Qi looked at the big man General Huwei on the side and said, "They all went, why didn't you go." ”
Hu Wei replied respectfully, "Back to the Empress Dowager, Weichen is not as good as Wang Chong and Zhou Shang, the two generals, the minister is too fat, and he is too tall to hunt on horseback." ”
"Haha~~ You're honest, it's just that, since you are left, don't sit still, and give General Huwei a good wine."
"Thank you, Queen Mother!"
"You're welcome, anyway, it's ~~"
At this moment, a cold arrow suddenly appeared from a distance and shot at the carriage, and everyone was shocked, there was an assassin! The guards drew their swords to protect the Queen Mother, and General Huwei picked up the meteor hammer and just wanted to chase it.
Only Empress Dowager Qi came back to her senses first, she noticed the envelope on the arrow and ordered, "Don't move, put away the knife." ”
Hu Wei said, "Queen Mother, I believe I can catch up with him." ”
"No need, this assassin is not here to assassinate, but to deliver letters."
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On the other hand, Yu Xiao saw an adult male elk, this deer is a thief and extremely good at dodging, Yu Xiao, Wang Chong and Zhou Shang are all eyeing this deer.
They all looked at each other, "Let's aim at him and see who can hunt him down, who is the champion of the day." ”
Wang Chong and Zhou Shang laughed at the same time: "This deer must be mine." ”
Drive~~
Yu Xiao's Han-blooded BMW didn't have to be slow at all, so it didn't take a while to throw Wang Chong and Zhou Shang out of a hundred meters away, and only Yu Xiangguo followed behind the deer.
Yu Xiao pulled up the big bow and laughed: "You guys are going to lose this time." ”
With a whoosh, two arrows shot out from opposite directions, although Yu Xiao's arrow was close, but unfortunately it didn't hit, but the arrow that was far away, pierced the throat and shot the elk to the ground.
"Who?"
The assassin fled like a ghost in the dense mountains, and Yu Xiao looked up to see a black shadow disappearing into the jungle for no reason.
Wang Chong and Zhou Shang rushed over, and they congratulated and shouted without knowing what was going on, "Xiangguo's arrows are not missing, and the last generals are beyond their reach." ”
Yu Xiao waved his hand vigilantly: "This elk was not done by the Prime Minister. ”
Zhou Shang got off the horse and looked over, if it was really like this, the direction of the arrow that shot the elk was to run towards Xiangguo, and it was farther than Xiangguo's distance, between the jungles, such a long-distance mobile shooting and killing with one blow, this person's bow and arrow kung fu is a must, which is rare in the world today.
Wang Chong also came over and said, "This arrow seems to be strange, it looks like there is something." ”
The two pulled it out and looked at it, and it turned out that there was a letter tied to the arrow.
Zhou Shangdao said, "Back to Xiangguo, it seems that this person just sent a letter." ”
Yu Xiao took the letter and opened it, and it read: "On the fifteenth night, Qixingzhai poisoned and took your life, beware!" ”
Yu Xiao laughed when he saw it, a small gang in this area is really getting more and more arrogant, Wang Chong and Zhou Shang, take a look.
When the two looked at it, they each thought for a while and said, "Xiangguo's rescue letter is extremely bizarre. ”
"There's something wrong, but it's okay to say it."
Zhou Shangdao said, "Back to Xiangguo, it was a temporary decision for you to come out to hunt In the entire government and the opposition, there are very few people who know, and this person seems to have already come here to wait, so it can be seen that the person who sent the letter knows the whereabouts of Xiangguo well." ”
Yu Xiao nodded and said, "It seems that someone deliberately wants me to make an enemy of Qixingzhai and eradicate dissidents." ”
Wang Chong said: "Xiangguo, this letter is strange, it's strange here, if you want to use your power to eradicate the Seven Star Gang, it is most likely a grievance on the rivers and lakes, and it has nothing to do with the imperial court, and it is far from Xiangguo, but what is the point of this person chasing here to send this letter?" ”
Zhou Shangdao, "The last general thinks that this letter seems to be true or false, this Qixingzhai wants to assassinate is fake, someone wants to poison Xiangguo is true, and this person must be someone in the court." ”
Yu Xiao said, "General Zhou, how can you be sure?" ”
"Back to Xiangguo, the last general has studied the legend of the first major gang on the rivers and lakes in recent years, they have always had strict rules, and the whole gang has obeyed them, one of them is that they never kill the people of the court, they only take care of the rivers and lakes."
Wang Chong said: "What does this alone mean? What if they do it then? ”
Zhou Shang replied very affirmatively, "Absolutely not, this Qixingzhai was originally a small dojo, and the gang leader Ye Qing was just a Taoist priest, so pretending to be a ghost, but he commanded the world's martial arts, what did he rely on?" Unparalleled intelligence is important, but if it loses its credibility, who in the rivers and lakes is willing to listen to what a Taoist priest says. ”
Yu Xiao thought for a while and said, "According to General Zhou's meaning, someone wants to poison me, and then blame Qixingzhai." ”
Zhou Shangdao: "Exactly! Xiangguo. ”
Yu Xiao pondered, "But who will it be in the imperial court?" ”
Zhou Shangdao: "We have no evidence, so it's hard to say for the time being, but we can find out who is the most beneficial." ”
Yu Xiao thought about the most profitable? That little emperor? No~ No way! His food, clothing, and daily life are under my control, and he can't do anything even if he wants to.
Zhou Shangdao "Xiangguo, when the problem is ambiguous, we can use the elimination method, first of all, Tuoba Hao, he is the same as Xiangguo, as a third duke, and he also has Leizhou's soldiers and horses in his hands, if you are removed, then his status in the imperial court will immediately rush to the sky." ”
Wang Chong said with disdain: "Captain Tuoba, how is it possible, even if he has Leizhou soldiers and horses in his hands, it is only 20,000 at most, not to mention that he himself is not in the imperial city, how can he know the whereabouts of Xiangguo, so it is absolutely impossible for him." ”
"Back to Xiangguo, then only the little emperor is left, think about it, this letter is written about poison, and the time is also chosen on August 15, that is Xiangguo's birthday, or the little emperor specially handled it for you!"
But that holy decree is the Empress Dowager Qi's proposition, she asked the little emperor to write this holy decree meaning is to give Xiao Lang a birthday gift, she knows that Yu Xiao has the heart of the emperor, so designed all this, on the night of August 15, canonized him as the emperor's uncle, announced to the world, and ascended the throne as the emperor on the auspicious day.
But Yu Xiao didn't know, he also felt strange, why the little emperor wanted to celebrate his birthday in Peacock Terrace, and now he finally understood, it turned out that he wanted Benxiangguo to die!
Wang Chong didn't say anything, he was a more suspicious person, although what Zhou Shang said was very reasonable, but he didn't agree very much.
First of all, the people in the palace are right, the little emperor also has a poisonous heart, but the biggest loophole is who will do things for the little emperor? Qixingzhai or Tuoba Hao? It seems that this matter must be investigated.
Yu Xiao smiled slightly after understanding that he was the little emperor, let's continue hunting! This elk doesn't count, you guys get on your horses quickly, we're looking for some prey with the most difficult ones to compete.
"Yes, Sangkook."
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On the night of the fifteenth, the high lights in the palace were hung with colors, the warblers and swallows danced on the peacock platform, the ministers of the court and the central government, and the children of the noble family flocked to the palace one after another.
The little emperor Sheng Ming sat in the center of the bird's platform, looking down on the ministers but his heart was already unfazed, he has been thinking about how to face and choose, the queen mother wants to canonize Yu Xiangguo as the emperor's uncle, Yu Xiangguo wants to poison and murder me to take over the world, they have already discussed, I am just a clown today, just have fun here with them.
What is the difference between my emperor and my father, my mother, my mother, since you don't love my father, why did you give birth to me, why, why did you refuse to let me go, I just don't want to die.
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Gonggong Wu knelt on the Empress Dowager Qi and begged for mercy, "Empress Dowager, I don't want to die." Please don't listen to the villain's slander, I used to really call Wu Sheng not Wu Fugui! ”
Empress Dowager Qi slowly tasted tea, and the palace maid stretched out her hand and brought two subordinates, one of whom was the master who gave advice to Qi Dahai back then, and now he is also seventy-six years old, since the Empress Dowager Qi entered the palace, he has reached the age of telling the old man to return to his hometown, and Gonggong Wu heard that he was seriously ill, thinking that he died and did not seek revenge on him, and now it is really disgusting to see him again.
And the other is Xiaolan, a sister who was better with Xiaomei back then, since Xiaomei's accident, Qi Dahai is afraid that the scandal will be exposed and the impact will not be good, after all, if you want to become the emperor's father-in-law, you still need a reputation, so Qi Dahai asked the master to give her death, but this master is not a good thing, openly said to give death, but secretly accepted Xiaolan as a concubine, this old man in the armor spoiled an upright young girl.
And these two people know Wu Gonggong, like Xiaolan, she and Xiaomei are good sisters, and I heard her mention Wu Fugui back then.
Empress Dowager Qi said, "Gonggong Wu, these two must not need me to introduce them!" ”
Gonggong Wu couldn't argue, these two people can get here now, it must be what Tuoba Yanyou did secretly, he sighed, and said with a smile, "It seems that today I am exhausted, yes, I am Wu Fugui back then, when you drank wine with the first emperor, I went down to Hehuan San, and it was also a letter I sent to Yu Xiao, lying to him that you were waiting for him at the back cliff, and it was Qi Dahai who I secretly exposed, but even if it wasn't me, there would be other people to do it!" Dowager. ”
Empress Dowager Qi slammed her glass and said angrily, "Enough, I don't care who instructed you, and I don't care if you were because of it in the first place, since you admit it, drink the wine in front of you!" ”
Gonggong Wu knelt on the ground, since he was suddenly summoned here by the Empress Dowager Qi, it means that he has fallen into the trap of Tuoba Yanyou, although he still doesn't know what it is, but it doesn't matter anymore, the poisonous wine is in Yu Xiao's cup, and I am not alone in my death.
But this scheming master should have died a long time ago, Wu Gonggong seemed to be holding the poisonous wine, but in fact he was secretly killing, he pulled out the small dagger in his cuff and jumped up.
The guard next to the queen mother abandoned with a knife, and while stabbing the master, he was also pierced through the intestines by the knife behind him and broke his abdomen.
Empress Dowager Qi couldn't bear to look at her directly, and waved her hand to clean up, and the palace never wanted to see them again.
As soon as the words fell, Xiaolan was also executed.
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And the people on the peacock platform poured the wine, Yu Xiangguo picked up the wine glass casually, and he said happily, "Everyone can gather together today, thanks to Your Majesty's reward, here I first want to wish Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty Longen." ”
Although this sentence is very common, but for the little emperor is a talisman to urge, Yu Xiangguo has never been polite to himself, in order to establish his prestige, he has also reprimanded me in the council hall, and now he must have a special purpose for acting here.
Baiguan and some nobles held up and celebrated, "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you Xiangguo." ”
Baiguan toasted, Xiang Guo stared at what a twelve-year-old little emperor could do to resist, he took the wine cup and drank it all, the pungency of the wine and his own urgency made him feel a little uncomfortable, but fortunately he was prepared, hiding the pill in his cuffs, people who don't drink often, drink a large glass in one go, often use their cuffs to cover the wine a little.
In this way, the antidote and the poison will enter the abdomen together to ensure his life, but he never expected that in fact, the wine was an ordinary drink, and the most poisonous was the pill, Tuoba Yanyou was waiting for this moment, watching the little emperor spit out blood, his goal had been achieved.
And this little emperor is really powerful, and when he was dying, he testified against Yu Xiangguo in front of everyone, "Xiangguo, you hurt me, you hurt me." ”
Yu Xiao was shocked at the moment, what was going on? Could it be that this wine is really poisonous, all the ministers were terrified, they all drank the wine, without exception, why are they all fine, but the emperor alone spits blood from his mouth.
The imperial doctor hurriedly ran over, and after diagnosing the pulse, he was stunned and said, "Back to Xiangguo, Your Majesty is not saved." ”
Yu Xiao scolded angrily, "What does it mean that there is no salvation, he can't die now, he can't die, do you know?" ”
The imperial doctors were so frightened that they sweated, "They ordered someone to carry the emperor back to the palace and discuss relevant countermeasures." ”
Tuoba Yanyou took advantage of their chaotic position and gradually retreated, and General Zhou Shang only focused on Xiangguo, but he didn't expect that the assassin wanted to deal with Xiangguo instead of Xiangguo.
But General Wang Chongwang found out the clue, he was suspicious of Qixingzhai from the beginning, and after he returned to the city, he asked the head of Qixingzhai on the spot, and they did according to General Zhou Shang's words, Qixingzhai never participated in anything in the imperial court.
In this case, Wang Chong thinks that the rescue letter is completely untrustworthy, there is no one who wants to poison Yu Xiangguo, will that letter be to make people lock their eyes on Xiangguo and divert their attention, but in fact, what they want to poison is someone else.