Chapter 217: A Deadly Edict
At this time, Zhu Neijian was really nervous, especially when Zhao Zhen said that he wanted to hide it from Empress Cao.
Just as Zhu Neiguan was waiting for Zhao Zhen's instructions, Zhao Zhen himself stopped talking and talking.
Originally, Zhao Zhen planned to let Zhu Neijian pass the word directly, but after thinking about it, it was best not to tell Zhu Neijian about his few days.
Otherwise, Zhu Neijian will inevitably have concerns in his heart, after all, eunuchs are different from courtiers outside the palace, and they will have to live in the palace for the rest of their lives.
An emperor who doesn't live for a few days, and the other is a queen and even the queen mother who lives for a long time, compared with the two, the probability of him choosing Empress Cao is very high.
So in the middle, Zhao Zhen paused for a while, and then said again: "I have something to tell Li Hao, so I want you to help me pass a letter to him.
It's also a secretive matter, and I don't want anyone else to know about it, including the Queen."
After listening to Zhu Nei, he replied, "The official family has an order, and the servants should obey it.
It's just that the queen mother issued an order the day before yesterday, saying that the official dragon was in poor health and couldn't stand the entry of external evils.
Therefore, everyone in the Funing Palace must stay in the Funing Hall during this time, and they are never allowed to leave the palace, so as not to be contaminated with evil spirit outside and collide with the official family.
So the minions can't leave the palace these days, or wait a few days, the ban in the palace will be delivered, and the minions will help you pass it on."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhen really didn't know what it was like.
Empress Cao did not let the courtiers from outside the palace come to pay homage, nor did she let the people of the Funing Hall leave, which was to isolate the inside and outside, and to trap herself here.
is quite desolate in his heart, but what needs to be done still has to be done, and Zhao Zhen doesn't believe that Zhu Neijian has been in the palace for so many years, and there is no way to do it.
He continued to ask, "This matter is urgent, it is an important matter for the military aircraft, and it must be spread out in these two days, and it cannot be delayed.
And the queen mother just said that people can't go in and out at will, but I believe that Zhu Neijian must have a way to pass something out, right?"
There is no way to do much about this difficulty, if you really want to pass something out of the palace in private, Zhu Neijian naturally has a way to do it.
It's just that Zhu Neijian really doesn't want to intervene between the emperor and the empress, because no matter which side he offends, he can't afford to be offended.
Just as Zhu Neijian mustered up the courage to refuse, Zhao Zhen played the emotional card again.
After some sincere words, Zhu Neijian still couldn't say anything to refuse, so he could only agree.
"The slave has a righteous son Cheng He in the palace, who serves in the Inner Service Province, is responsible for purchasing, and can leave the palace every day.
The official can first hand over the letter to the minion, and then the servant can find a way to give him the letter and let him take it out to Master Li."
Seeing that Zhu Neijian proposed a solution, Zhao Zhen was left with only one problem:
"Oh, whether your righteous son is doing things safely, this matter must not go wrong."
Of course, Zhu Neijian understood that Zhao Zhen actually just wanted to ask this person's loyalty, so he replied:
"Don't worry, my righteous son is a loyal person to the official family, and he has never done anything wrong."
Although Zhao Zhen was still a little worried, he really had no other way but to agree.
Of course, in order for Zhu Neijian and them to be able to do this errand loyally, if they make a wish after that, they still have to say it as usual, although they may not be able to do it. ….
After everything was appeased, Zhao Zhen asked Zhu Neijian to bring the pen and paper to the bed, and lit an oil lamp.
Then Zhao Zhen opened Zhu Neijian and asked him to find some things, and put the window on the file, so as not to let people outside find out the abnormality inside.
After writing the letter, Zhao Zhen put the letter in the envelope and sealed the letter with wax oil.
Later, after blowing out the candles, he asked Zhu Neijian to restore everything, and then handed him the letter.
After all this, Zhao Zhen felt extremely tired, as if the spirit of the earlier had dispersed.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen's state was not right, Zhu Neijian hurriedly helped Zhao Zhen to lie down and said, "Don't worry, this letter is one
It will definitely be safely handed over to Master Li, so you better rest early."
Zhao Zhen was already tired and closed his eyes at this time, only his head was slightly nodded, and he didn't know whether he heard it or not.
When Zhao Zhen woke up the next day, it was already noon, and when she opened her eyes, Queen Cao was already sitting on the edge of the bed.
For Zhao Zhen to sleep for so long, Queen Cao didn't doubt it, after all, she was seriously ill.
just cared, "Guanjia, you should have been hungry since you slept last night.
The concubine ordered the imperial dining room to prepare some food, and it is still hot, so let it be served to you."
What Zhao Zhen is most concerned about now is whether his letter has been sent out.
Therefore, the first thing Zhao Zhen did after waking up was to scan the hall and see where the prisoner Zhu had gone.
Hearing Queen Cao's words, she only subconsciously said, "Then send it up, Queen of Hardship."
As a result, after glancing around, I didn't find Zhu Neijian's figure, and there were some fluctuations in my heart immediately, it couldn't be that there was something wrong.
But it's not good to ask directly, otherwise it won't be good if it attracts the attention of Queen Cao.
I could only force my mind down, first washed up on the bed under the service of the palace maid, and then used a tasteless meal of food.
Just when Zhao Zhen's uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, Zhu Neijian finally appeared.
Looking at Zhu Neijian's expression reaction, there should be no problem, and then Zhao Zhen's heart finally settled down.
However, it wasn't until the evening that Zhao Zhen got accurate news from Zhu Neijian that the letter had been sent out, so he could really sleep well.
But the truth is really as good as Zhao Zhen thought, this may not be, in fact, the letter did not reach Li Hao in the end, but ran to Zhao Zongquan's prince's mansion.
It turned out that Zhao Zongquan didn't ask Bi Zhongyou to find a way to win over some palace maids and eunuchs in the palace to find out the news.
At that time, Zhao Zongquan's main target was the people who served in the Funing Palace, but after a few thoughts, he finally dispelled this idea.
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First, the Funing Palace is full of old people, and they are more loyal to Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao.
Second, it is also because their position is more sensitive, and they often appear next to Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao, which is easy to show flaws.
At that time, if he was found out about buying the people around Zhao Zhen, he was afraid that he would be sent out of Beijing directly. ….
So in the end, Zhao Zongquan still moved the target away, and at this moment, Cheng He entered Zhao Zongquan's sight.
First of all, he is responsible for purchasing, and he often goes in and out of the palace, and it is naturally not difficult to get in touch with him outside the palace.
Moreover, after investigation, Cheng He is quite lustful, and he even has three concubines outside the palace, and he will go to live for one night from time to time, and he doesn't know what he can do.
In addition, this guy has parents and brothers outside the palace, and he is also quite filial.
Such a person has too many concerns, and in Zhao Zongquan's opinion, he is naturally the best to manipulate.
So Zhao Zongquan asked people to design a lawsuit for Cheng He's younger brother, and instructed the Yanjin County County Government to interrogate him strictly.
Then his family will naturally go to Cheng He for help and let Cheng He rescue his younger brother.
On weekdays, the county government would naturally not offend the palace eunuchs for a small eucalyptus, but with Zhao Zongquan speaking, it would be different.
Cheng He saw that the county government didn't take himself seriously, and he was really helpless for a while.
Although Cheng He can go back to the palace to find Zhu Neijian for help, with the connections of his father-in-law, he can directly talk to Kaifeng Mansion, where does Yanjin County dare not let go.
But this far water can't save the near fire, looking at the posture of Yanjin County, I'm afraid that my younger brother can't bear it.
Just when Cheng He didn't know what to do, Zhao Ceying appeared.
At this point, if Cheng He still can't guess that this thing was designed, then I'm really sorry for this
What a lot of years of experience in the palace.
So when he first saw Zhao Ceying, Cheng He was full of anger and said, "I don't know where I offended the eldest prince, but I actually framed the eldest prince like this."
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying said: "What is Cheng Neijian talking about, my father just wants to have a good relationship with you, but he has never had the opportunity, so he can only make this decision, and I ask Cheng Neijian to forgive me."
Cheng He immediately replied: "You let the county magistrate of Yanjin County treat my brother now, and you also said that you have a good relationship with me, your father and son are really domineering."
Regarding Cheng He's accusation, Zhao Ceying was noncommittal, but said: "Brother Ling's injury is just flesh and skin, and he can heal after a few days of rest at home.
For this reason, my father is willing to pay 8,000 taels of silver to make amends to my brother, and I wonder if Cheng Neijian can dissipate his anger."
Cheng He's face changed somewhat when he heard so much silver, but he thought that he had heard his father-in-law talk about the dispute between the princes in the palace.
The crisis here is too serious, and Cheng He doesn't want to just step into it.
He still replied: "The eldest prince is really generous, but I will accept the kindness, and the silver will be forgotten."
I just hope that the eldest prince will talk to Yanjin County, so that I can take my younger brother out today, and I will be satisfied."
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying said, "Cheng Neijian wants to pick up his younger brother, so naturally he can do it at any time, please."
After speaking, he turned sideways and bypassed the road, signaling that Cheng He could go to the county office.
This behavior really smeared Cheng He, I don't understand what Zhao Ceying is doing, is it just to say this sentence.
However, the lake is returned to the lake, and the matter of saving people still can't be delayed, so Cheng He returned to the county government again, and this time he picked up the people very smoothly.
After leaving the county government again, Cheng He thought that Zhao Ceying would definitely be there, but he didn't even see a shadow. ….
Seeing Zhao Ceying walking so decisively, Cheng He really couldn't understand their thoughts.
It wasn't until Cheng He brought his younger brother home that he suddenly heard from his mother that someone had sent eight thousand taels of silver to his family.
It is said that he made a mistake in the situation and mistakenly sued the person to the county government to suffer the crime, so the compensation was given.
This time, Cheng He finally understood why Zhao Ceying didn't block himself, it turned out that he had already sent the silver over.
Immediately, Cheng He asked his parents to return the silver, but he was unanimously opposed by the whole family.
For this reason, Cheng He could only persuade bitterly, saying that this silver would bring disaster to the whole family.
But this said really had little effect, after all, the Cheng family had been poor and afraid since childhood, otherwise they would not have let Cheng He enter the palace to be a eunuch.
It wasn't until Cheng He gained a firm foothold in the palace and was able to subsidize his family from time to time that he slowly saved some belongings.
But the sum of the silver that Cheng He has made over the years is not as much as eight thousand taels, let alone the Cheng family.
Therefore, the whole Cheng family bit to death, this is the money to compensate the Cheng He brothers for their crimes, and it must not be returned.
Persuasion was fruitless, and Cheng He couldn't stay outside all the time, so he could only go back to the palace first and then find a way.
Originally, Cheng He wanted to tell Zhu Neijian about this matter, and wanted him to help him get an idea.
But they all walked to the door of Funing Palace, but Cheng He finally gave up, after all, as long as the silver was not returned, he would not be able to leave the relationship.
Later, when Cheng He went home, he persuaded again, but he was never persuaded again.
On the other hand, the second gift arranged by Zhao Zongquan for Cheng He was also delivered.
This time, he completely did what he liked, and directly sent Cheng He a carefully selected beauty.
For Cheng He, this gentle township is much more difficult to push than silver.
There are one and two, and slowly Cheng He fell into Zhao Zongquan's hands with more and more handles, so he could only obey orders.
So this time, Zhu Neijian asked Cheng He to help deliver a message to Li Hao, and Cheng He showed it to Zhao Zongquan for the first time.
As a result, Zhao Zongquan was dumbfounded at that time, it turned out that Zhao Zhen told Li Hao the truth in the letter.
told Li Hao that he had only a few days left in his life, and said Emperor Cao
Later, he deliberately concealed his illness with the intention of pushing Zhao Zonghan to the throne.
In addition, he also told Li Hao that Zeng Chaosheng and Bi Zhongyou in the palace were both Empress Cao's people, and asked Li Hao to take the talisman to the western suburbs camp to command the troops, and cooperate with Ouyang Xiu to enter the palace and set things right.
After reading the content of the entire letter, Zhao Zongquan trembled.
After a while, I calmed down, but my mind was still chaotic after all.
Until Cheng He in front of him said, "Great Prince, what's wrong with this letter, do I still have to hand it over to Li Hao?"
Zhao Zongquan realized that there was still someone beside him at this time, and immediately folded the letter and began to think about what to do with Cheng He.
Originally, Zhao Zongquan really planned to leave Cheng He's life behind, if it weren't for the wax mark on this letter, it proved that it had not been opened.
Moreover, the handwriting of this letter is also written by Zhao Zhen himself, and even Zhu Neijian himself may not know the content of it.
So put Cheng He back and let him tell him to spread the fake news, so that at least he can delay for some time, so as not to trouble Zhao Zhen if he changes people to pass the message.
Cheng He didn't know at this time that he was almost about to pass the ghost gate, and asked again, "Great prince, I still want to hand over this letter to Li Hao?"
Zhao Zongquan replied: "No need, this letter will be left with me, and after returning to the palace, you will tell Zhu Neijian that the letter has been delivered, and I will deal with other matters."
After Cheng He heard this, he didn't think much about it, and left the prince's mansion.
Then he bought some things needed in the palace, went back to the palace, and passed false news to Zhu Neijian.
And that night, Zhao Zongquan's Great Prince's Mansion was brightly lit, and Zhao Ceying, Bi Zhongyou and other people from Zhao Zongquan's camp gathered together.
It's just that everyone doesn't know the specific reason for coming here today at this time, and they are still speculating about each other.
Soon Zhao Zongquan came over, and everyone met and saluted.
Then Zhao Zongquan took out the letter from his cuff, handed it to Zhao Ceying to read first, and circulated it.
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