Chapter 1100: He Zhan's Choice
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The Queen Mother's determination was not directed at Concubine Li.
In this incident, the Queen Mother and the King of Shu agreed on the same opinion, thinking that Concubine Li was just a little ant that could be twisted to death with a touch of a finger, and it was not worth making a big move, and the people who really stood behind King Huai'en were those pedantic Confucian ministers, who had both orthodox and neutral factions in this group of people, and because the Son of Heaven vetoed the condition of the Turkic envoys, they were greatly pleased with the benevolence and righteousness insisted on by the Son of Heaven, and it was no longer meaningful to kill Concubine Li, because He Er could not have reversed himself because of Concubine Li's death and changed his opinion inexplicably.
Empress Dowager Wei did not let many party members stand up and advocate the execution of King Huai'en, she only instructed Wei Yuanping to suggest that an envoy should be sent to thoroughly investigate the murder of the three princes.
Therefore, Xu Xiuneng was naturally temporarily appointed to the post of Yushi Zhongcheng, and his task was to rush to Ganzhou to interrogate He Yu's old department.
In addition, in order to appease the Turkic envoys to continue to negotiate peace, the Empress Dowager privately signed a letter of commitment, promising to exempt the princess from paying tribute and other conditions in the future.
He Jue's life-and-death matters are open to the court, and all civil and military officials know about it, but the parties involved in the "self-house arrest" in the Huai'en Mansion still do not know, and no one tells him that he has been questioned for the felony of plotting to assassinate three foreign kings and destroying diplomatic relations and causing chaos, and the officials of Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have not interrogated He Jue, and all the disputes seem to only stay at the level of court discussions and palace discussions.
However, when the New Year was approaching, Empress Dowager Wei secretly ordered Jingzhao Yin Yuwen to enter the meeting.
On this day, He Zhan was also edicted, when he rushed to Penglai Palace, he met Lan Jieyu from the inside, the two "had an old friendship" is no longer a secret, the internal guard has already found out, the Queen Mother even asked He Zhan why he got acquainted with Lan Jieyu, He Zhan told him calmly - at the beginning of the year to return to Chang'an, there is no way to enter the office, I want to get acquainted with and Enhou, I heard that and Enhou Zi Yuankang is trying to force to buy knocking jade family singer knocking, so he plans to "don't fight and don't know", after wishing, he made suggestions for Enhou, persuaded Knock Yin to compromise, so that he died of illness, Sent to the palace.
The Queen Mother was confirmed in the mouth of Enhou and did not suspect that He Zhan had other intentions, so the matter was revealed.
So when He Zhan entered and exited Penglai Palace, he occasionally met Lan Jieyu, and he no longer pretended to be unacquainted, and the two would also meet politely and politely.
On this day, Lan Jieyu said: "Did the Heshe people enter the meeting because of the edict? I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a while, the Queen Mother is looking at Jing Zhaoyin. โ
He Zhan "chuckled" in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Jieyu, do you know why the Queen Mother ordered Jing Zhaoyin?" โ
"Jing Zhaoyin saw it, and the concubine retired, and I don't know why the queen mother saw it, but early today, the queen mother received a secret letter from Ganzhou, as if Xu Shizi had already found out the evidence of King Huaien's crime."
This is in the Penglai Palace, under the eyes of many palace people, of course He Zhan and Lan Jieyu can't talk any more, the man turned sideways, humbly let the woman go first, his expression did not change, but his mood was like falling into a lead block, sinking heavily.
In fact, when the Turkic envoy openly proposed to execute King Huai'en, He Zhan noticed that something was wrong, he knew too well the expedient measures of Empress Dowager Wei to accept the Lingnan army, and also realized that King Huai'en was only afraid that it would be difficult to escape, but what he didn't expect was that the Son of Heaven would veto the request of the Turkic envoy, which made He Zhan feel a little lucky, but immediately after, Xu Xiuneng was ordered to go to Ganzhou to investigate the case!
Xu Xiuneng would never do anything against the will of the Queen Mother, and he went to Ganzhou not so much to investigate the case, but to sit on the charges of King Huaien!
Bribing the party to sue him? If so, the situation is not extremely bad, but He Zhan thinks that the Queen Mother is so wasteful, and it is not only for a King Huaien!
Think about it, if those old subordinates who were loyal to He Jue learned that the imperial court intended to trap and kill King Huaien in order to negotiate peace with the Turks, would they be filled with righteous indignation, and if they were instigated by one or two people, would it be possible to rebel again and attempt to rescue King Huaien?
If the old ministry is in turmoil, and King Wynne's guilt is undoubtedly confirmed, where is the rest of the evidence?
Empress Dowager Wei took this opportunity to wipe out King Huai'en and the old ministry and cut down the grass and roots, so that she could raise her eyebrows and puff up, so that she could rest easy.
If this is the case, then why did Empress Dowager Wei see Yu Wensheng?
Whether the old matter between Yu Wensheng and King Huai'en has been discovered by Empress Dowager Wei, Empress Dowager Wei does not believe in Yu Wensheng's "head" at all, and hides it and does not publish it, so that he can still serve as Jing Zhaoyin, just to dispel Yu Wensheng's defense, grasp the real evidence to punish Yu Wensheng, and maybe there is a plot to use Yu Wensheng as a bait to wipe out the hidden urgent guild members!
If this is the case, Empress Dowager Wei will inevitably reveal to Yu Wensheng that King Huai'en is guilty of his crimes, and he will definitely die, and how could Yu Wensheng watch King Huai'en die, as long as Yu Wensheng acts, Empress Dowager Wei will immediately close the net.
Eleven Niang Ke repeatedly told her to keep Yu Wensheng and try her best to rescue King Huaien.
But if things are as they are speculated......
What else can I do? The fifth sister, Zhan, seems to be powerless.
The weather before the new year was extraordinarily cold, but He Zhan's clothes were oozing with sweat, and he didn't pay attention to a pair of eyes observing him in the dark, which were Gao Xiao's eyes.
This person's crime of accepting bribes and revealing secrets was exposed, and he was naturally admonished by his father-in-law Gao Yuxiang, but Gao Yuxiang did not punish Gao Xiao in order to protect himself, but let him wear the crime and make meritorious contributions, so Gao Xiao received the task again was to monitor He Zhan, and strive to make meritorious contributions in order to make up for it.
And the Queen Mother did not see He Zhan at all today, it was he who pretended to pass the news on the order of his father-in-law, in order to let He Zhan meet Lan Jieyu here.
Of course, Gao Xiao would not let He Zhan really see the Queen Mother, because he knew that his father-in-law was tempting He Zhan, and the Queen Mother did not know.
The internal inspection guard has the right to supervise hundreds of officials, and often can report to the queen mother for retrograde behavior just by clues, and they have sued many Shu Wang party members over the years, but Gao Xiao understands that He Chengtai's back involves the princess of Jin, and even Wei Xiangguo, who is in the relationship, is not easy to report, and must find out the evidence.
And whether there is solid evidence depends on He Zhan's next move.
Gao Xiao sneered, but instantly reined, stepped forward, but repeatedly accused: "He She people ask for forgiveness, the Queen Mother originally ordered the edict, and because of a sudden emergency, so it was changed to Jing Zhaoyin, and the contemptible people neglected to inform the He She people, and there were Lao He She people who went in vain." โ
Of course, He Zhan didn't ask the eunuch what the queen mother was doing when she saw Yu Wensheng, smiled and said a few words, and then resigned.
But he immediately smacked something strange.
For ten years, although Empress Dowager Wei did not suspect that Lan Jieyu had other intentions, because she was meticulous and docile, and there was no negligence in managing palace affairs, she was closer to Lan Jieyu than Concubine Yuan Xian, but she never revealed anything to Lan Jieyu about important military and political affairs, but Xu Xiu was able to verify the evidence of King Huaien's crime, but Lan Jieyu knew about it...... She claimed just now that she didn't seem to be convinced, the source should not be the Queen Mother, could it be Gao Yuxiang's first-class eunuch?
If this is the case, then Gao Xiao's "negligence notice" is worth playing.
The Queen Mother should not have seen herself, and Gao Xiao pretended to pass on the Queen Mother's edict, the intention was to let herself meet Lan Jieyu, but he couldn't be sure whether Lan Jieyu had leaked the forbidden secrets, so he even pointed out again that the Queen Mother was in the edict to Yu Wensheng.
You can't meet Yu Wensheng privately anymore, otherwise not only will you not be able to rescue him and King Huaien, but you will even step into the trap yourself.
But can you really just sit idly by?
Intellectually, He Zhan knew that he should be wise to protect himself, but emotionally, he couldn't ignore it.
100,000 soldiers in Ganzhou, may have been lost, they fought bloodily for the monarchy, but finally died in the hands of the Empress Dowager Wei, how can their souls rest in peace, although they have committed the crime of rebellion, but they are not people who try to be in power, they are all harsh / decrees, forced by corrupt officials and corrupt officials to be cornered by the toiling masses, they follow the urgent guild, is really sincere wishes, their wish is only to be able to live and work in peace and contentment, if the greater attempt is nothing more than to overthrow the tyranny of the faint monarch / government, Let the people of the world who are sympathetic to each other have no worries about food and clothing.
If they were powerful, they would not surrender, and they would not obey the orders of King Wynne when China was in danger, stop the internal fighting, and turn their swords against the barbarians.
It is not the fault of King Wynne that 100,000 soldiers died bravely.
This is completely out of Empress Dowager Wei's retribution, out of her suspicion, her narrow-mindedness, and her viciousness.
Without preventing the evil from happening, He Zhan was already deeply ashamed of his incompetence, and if he didn't do anything, he would feel that he was also one of the accomplices.
Necessary, necessary, must preserve Yu Wensheng, protect the last strength of the Guild, they should not be in the history of Danshuqing, only the crime of rebellion, thousands of generations, Chinese subjects, should understand King Huai'en, understand why 100,000 warriors sacrificed, should understand who is the culprit of betraying the people.
The Urgent Guild used to be a bandit and a rebel, but since the moment when King Huaien surrendered and ordered the ministry to fight against the barbarians, they have become heroes, and they deserve to be respected and praised.
Fifth sister, you should support He Zhan, you won't blame me for making my own decisions, right?
He Zhan asked secretly in his heart, when he stepped out of the palace gate and sat on the saddle sheath, he looked at the sky above Chang'an City, as if there were hidden clouds of thousands of troops and horses, his eyebrows were stretched, and the corners of his lips were ruthless.
If you want to follow, follow it, Mr. Gao regards himself as a tanuki, and this cunning rabbit will play games with you.
Of course, "He Cunning Rabbit" did not go straight to the Jingzhao Mansion, he expected that even if Yu Wensheng saved people's hearts, it would be impossible for him to break into Huai'en Palace's ventilation in broad daylight, and he should sneak in at night, so there would still be time to prevent Yu Wensheng from throwing himself into the net.
So He Zhan went to Pingkangfang and visited Xiyu's house.
In the early years, when following Yuwen Sheng's concubine Xuanji, Xi Yan's identity as an anxious guild has been verified by He Zhan, and Xi Yu and He Zhan had old friends, it was because of his recommendation that Xi Yu could first enter the Enhou Mansion and then be sent to Wei Xiangfu, and now he is in the north to set up his own door, He Zhan has always been one of the regular customers, he came to Xi Yan's house, of course, can not be used as evidence of collusion with the enemy.
However, Xi Yu didn't know that her identity had been exposed, and she was particularly surprised when she heard He Zhan's straight to the point.
"What the Heshe people said, the slave family is really unknown, and the slave family has nothing to do with Jingzhao Yinsu......"
"Fuxiang clamping." He Zhan simply pointed out the place where Xiyu and Xuanji met secretly.
"The slave family does often go to that custom ......," Xi Yu still stiffened.
"Jing Zhaoyin will have a big disaster, King Huai'en is also a matter of life and death, Xiyu, if I have malicious intentions towards you, I will not come here alone today, I believe you have also heard that the Turkic envoy proposed to execute King Huai'en, don't be fortunate, although the Holy Lord did not allow it, but ...... If my speculation is correct, the old ministry of King Huai'en is already in turmoil, and when Xu Xiu can return to Beijing and submit conclusive evidence of the crime, King Huai'en will definitely die! โ