Chapter 328: Killing Game (2-in-1)
As Shen Lingxi's voice fell, there was immediately a secret guard who dragged out the two men in robes from behind the mausoleum in the direction of the valley.
The guards removed their robes from their bodies in public, and everyone could see clearly that they were wearing the clothes of the chamberlain.
White face bearded, slender body, plus this dress.
There is no doubt that it is an inner servant.
Shen Lingxi walked up to them, Qing Lingling's eyes, looking at them, "Did you say it yourself, or did this palace say it for you?" ”
The two attendants hid behind the mausoleum, listening to the movement in front of them, and they were already frightened.
"Slaves, slaves and maids don't dare to bother the princess, slaves and maids said themselves."
The tall eunuch said in a trembling voice: "The slave maid is the one who serves in the Mausoleum Palace...... Today, I was ordered by Gonggong Zhu to serve His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and came here to 'come back from the dead'. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces showed surprise.
Zhu Lianxi reprimanded in a shrill voice: "Bold, where did the thief come from, dare to pretend to be the person guarding the mausoleum, our family has never seen you, how can I instruct you to do things!" ”
"Father-in-law Zhu, don't panic." Shen Lingxi smiled lightly, "You are the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, since these two are the people who guard the mausoleum palace, it is common for you not to know them." What they are talking about is your good nephew, Xiao, Zhu, Gong, Gong. ”
Zhu Lianxi choked.
The Emperor looked at him with heavy eyes, and a flash of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Shen Lingxi no longer paid attention to them, and asked the two attendants: "You have to be careful when you speak, His Royal Highness King Wei was sent back by the immortals to 'resurrect from the dead', how can he need your service?" Could it be that you are also immortals! ”
"Slaves and maids are not immortals."
"Slaves are not immortals. His Royal Highness the King of Wei is also not really 'resurrected from the dead'. ”
"He has never died, all these years, he has been alive!"
The two eunuchs scrambled to tell the truth, "The slaves and maids have always served in front of Concubine Qi, and His Royal Highness the King of Wei didn't die at all four years ago, yes, he cheated to death." ”
"He deliberately fell into the water, and then got a soaked corpse, pretending to be himself."
"Over the years, he has spent most of his time in the courtyard of Concubine Qi in the Mausoleum Palace, pretending to be the personal father-in-law of the concubine, and he will go out for ten days and half a month every once in a while."
"The chief eunuch of the Mausoleum Palace, Xiao Zhu, is loyal to the noble concubine Niangniang and His Royal Highness the King of Wei. There were already living dead people living in the Shouling Palace who could not leave the palace, and no one discovered the secret of His Royal Highness King Wei. ”
"Today, His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked two slaves and maids to serve him in the name of immortals and bring the dead back to life."
"There is a dark room under this mausoleum that can hide people, well, just below the gossip map. The two of us pressed the mechanism outside, and as soon as the door of the dark room opened, His Highness could appear on the mausoleum out of thin air. ”
As they said this, one of the guards touched the mechanism out of nowhere.
In the center of the Fuxi gossip map in the middle of the mausoleum, a secret door was opened for only one person to enter and exit.
This is where the mechanism of the "Great Transformation of the Living" lies.
The heavy rain curtain just now, and Zhu Lianxi's umbrella that covered the emperor's eyes at the right time, were enough for the people hiding inside to climb out from under the mausoleum while they were in chaos.
"They're talking nonsense." King Wei covered the wound on his shoulder and said to the emperor in pain: "Father Emperor Mingjian, the son was really sent back by the immortals, and he didn't know that there was a dark room here. There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, these two eunuchs and this dark room must have been arranged by the prince in advance to frame his sons. ”
"Framed?" Chu Yanfeng's eyes were slightly raised, and he said lightly: "You are a dead man who has long been in the ground, why did you frame you alone?" Don't say that in the eyes of the world, you have already died, even if you have been alive, you are not qualified enough, let Gu frame you. ”
A fluttering sentence is not very hurtful, and it is extremely insulting.
Back then, King Wei, as the eldest son of the emperor, could not be compared with Chu Yan, the emperor's grandson.
Not to mention that he was already a dead man.
King Wei's face was extremely gloomy.
Seeing this, Shen Lingxi mended the knife in Liangliang beside him, "Not only did you say that you were sent back by the immortals to return to Yang, but now you also said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arranged for someone to frame you in advance...... Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can still predict the movements of the prophet immortals? ”
King Wei closed his mouth.
At this point, he said a lot of mistakes, it was better not to say anything, just fight the father-son relationship he left in the emperor's heart, it would be enough.
But how could Shen Lingxi let him go so easily.
She asked the two little eunuchs: "In addition to 'changing into a living person' and cheating death to return to the yang, what else did King Wei let you do?" ”
When the little eunuchs saw that King Wei was deflated, they strengthened their determination to fight against the water, and the two scrambled and said:
"At this time of year in this mausoleum, there are often thunderstorms and thunderclouds. In the second year after King Wei lived in the Shouling Palace, there was a little maid beside the concubine Niangniang, who secretly ran to the top of the mountain to release paper kites, accidentally led the thunder, and was chopped to death. ”
Soon after the death of the little maid, the King of Wei ordered Xiao Zhu's father-in-law to rebuild this mausoleum in the name of repair, and secretly invited many skilled craftsmen and side-door ways to rebuild this mausoleum. On the two stone pillars, the iron rods were wedged in, and the iron rods were connected to the iron wires, which could lead the thunder to the ground. ”
"Early this morning, before dawn, the slaves and maidservants were ordered to release two paper kites. The end of the thread was wrapped around the two iron rods, and it was because of the few heavenly thunders that were attracted by the paper kite. ”
Speaking of this, the short little eunuch shrunk his shoulders, "As early as five days ago, His Royal Highness the King of Wei had already begun to let Gonggong Xiao Zhu lay out a gossip array on this mausoleum. Under this gossip array, there is a thunder array set up by King Wei last year who secretly found a monk who was good at the art of Qimen Dunjia. The lightning array is laid out in iron wires, and the iron wires are connected to the iron rods in the stone pillars, and the sedan chair in which His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is riding stops at the eye of the lightning array. ”
"And...... The slave also knew that the king of Wei had people put iron wires under the two sedan chairs that the crown prince and the tenth prince were riding, and as long as the paper kite could lead the thunder to the iron rod, those thunderbolts would climb into the sedan chair along the pre-arranged thunder array and through the iron wire of the sedan chair......"
"His Royal Highness King Wei has been since the year before last, and every time this season, he will secretly ask Xiao Zhu's father-in-law to arrange people, release paper kites, and lead the sky to thunder...... The slaves and maids thought that this was His Highness's idle and idle thing to pass the time, but they didn't expect that he had already planned to kill His Royal Highness the Prince! ”
In order to save their lives, the two little eunuchs shook out everything they knew.
Since they were chosen to do things for the King of Wei, they were naturally extremely clever, and when they said this, their words were clear, which was enough for all those who could hear their voices to understand the "miracles" of the "heavenly thunder descending from the world" and the "resurrection" of the King of Wei thoroughly enough.
It's just that among these words, what shocked the emperor and the ministers the most was the content of the layout three years in advance and the setting of the lightning array.
This is a lightning array, this is a proper lore array.
Everyone looked at Chu Hong in disbelief, it was hard to imagine that His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who had never been conspicuous, would be so scheming and ruthless.
The emperor also remembered the choice Yun Ya asked him to make last night, before he died.
He chose who survived, and then asked the sedan chair to be carried to the east side of the Bagua map.
For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, the emperor pondered all night, and finally chose Chu Yan between his only son Shilang and Chu Yan.
But what if he chose Shiro?
The emperor looked at the ten princes who were in the arms of the secret guard, looking around excitedly, lively and cute.
Chu Yan's martial arts are strong, and in this lore array, he can still survive by luck.
But Juro is just a baby, how can he survive.
When the emperor thought that Chu Hong would not let go of Shiro, the baby, and his in-laws' siblings, for the sake of the country, his face was gloomy to the end.
"Chu Hong, what else do you have to say?" He asked in a deep voice.
Chu Hong half-knelt on the ground, deliberately making a pale appearance, gritting his teeth and denying, "Erchen was really sent back by the immortals to return to Yang." Erchen has never seen these two eunuchs, nor does he know them, and he will never admit what Erchen has not done. If the father believes their words and wants to cure the sins of his sons, then kill them! ”
His eyes were closed, and he raised his head, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
In the final analysis, it was because he was sure in his heart that the emperor would show mercy to his only remaining bloodline.
Therefore, there is no fear, and he refuses to admit it.
Seeing this, Shen Lingxi smiled.
"Rebuilding the mausoleum, releasing paper kites, and leading the thunder, the King of Wei ordered people in this valley, according to the topography and unique weather, repeated trial and error, just to be able to 'resurrect from the dead' like today, and eradicate dissidents by the way. This kind of resourcefulness and scheming is really admired by this palace. If today's situation is successful, His Royal Highness King Wei will ascend to the sky in one step from now on, and the country will be in His Royal Highness's control. ”
These words made the emperor's eyes stained with a trace of murderous intent.
The scene of Chu Hong's resurrection, the reaction of the hundreds of military officials in the audience, the emperor saw it.
If Chu Hong's plan succeeds this time, don't say Chu Yan, even he, the emperor, will not be as prestigious as Chu Hong, a person who inherits the blessings of heaven.
Shen Lingxi's words seemed to be praising Chu Hong, but in fact he was poking at the emperor's scales.
It is true that the emperor attaches importance to his own bloodline, but what he values more is his own country.
He can choose someone to inherit the country, but he will never allow anyone to rob him in advance.
Not even if it's your own blood.
Chu Hong still didn't understand Shen Lingxi's intentions, so he was completely unmoved.
And Concubine Qi, who was standing in front of him, heard the intention of Shen Lingxi's words, her face sank, and she looked at Shen Lingxi's gaze with a hint of murderous intent.
Shen Lingxi sighed intentionally, changed his words, and said meaningfully: "Presumably, Your Highness also thinks that today's situation is seamless and foolproof." Therefore, His Highness has not thought about it at all, nor has he arranged it, if the matter is revealed, how to clear the ......"
"This palace believes that the details of these two little eunuchs' mouths, any one of them, can find a string of evidence at the scene. The Yamen pays attention to evidence in handling cases, and it is not that His Royal Highness the King of Wei does not admit it, so it will not be counted. ”
Chu Hong sneered silently.
What is the use of evidence in the face of absolute power.
He was sure that the emperor would not kill him, so he would never give others a reason to kill him.
The emperor looked at him with a heavy gaze, "Da Lang, today's matter must be concluded in public, if you can take the initiative to confess your guilt in front of hundreds of officials, I will give you another chance." ”
"Father, son-in-law has no ......"
Chu Hong denied it, and as soon as he said it, he was interrupted by Qi Guifei, "I did all this, and it has nothing to do with Da Lang!" ”
Chu Hong opened his eyes in astonishment, completely unexpecting that his mother would take the initiative to confess.
Qi Guifei pulled a loving smile at him, took out a Supa, and pressed it on the wound on his thigh.
While treating Chu Hong's wounds, she said in a loud voice, "After Da Lang fell into the water, he was lucky to be rescued and fell unconscious. Later, he was found by the Qi family. I was worried that the curse of the Emperor would kill him, so I changed his face and hid him in the imperial tomb. ”
"This time, I heard that the emperor asked Yun Liangdi to undo the curse, so I thought about bringing Da Lang back to life in this way......"
Chu Hong didn't expect that his mother would take all the blame in public, moved his lips, and wanted to speak-
Qi Guifei shook her head at him invisibly, and with a slight force in her hand, she pulled out the feather arrow in Chu Hong's thigh.
She held the feather arrow tightly in the palm of her hand and motioned for Chu Hong to press the wound, then turned around and looked at the emperor.
"As for the lightning array...... It is also a game that I want to fight for my son for the position of prince. Qi Guifei looked at the emperor and said earnestly, "Da Lang doesn't know all this, Xiao Zhu's father-in-law can testify, if the emperor wants to kill, just kill me." ”
When Concubine Qi was in King Huan's mansion, she was able to give birth to the eldest son by surpassing her wife, which shows that the relationship between her and the emperor is naturally deeper than that of the concubines next to her.
The emperor's face was full of complicated colors.
He naturally didn't believe what Concubine Qi said, "Chu Hong doesn't know".
But in front of the civil and military officials, he needed an explanation to end the matter.
Qi Guifei gave him this "explanation", which means that she wants to exchange her own life for her son's life.
The emperor is Chu Hong's biological father, so how can he not understand Qi Guifei's painstaking work as a mother.
The emperor thought of the past relationship between the two and the father-son relationship with Chu Hong, and said in a deep voice, "Yuan Niang, you are too disappointing to me!" ”
When he said this, it meant that he acquiesced to Concubine Qi's request to "exchange life for life", and "someone ...... come"
"Your Majesty, slow down."
Shen Lingxi stopped in a clear voice, "Since the noble concubine Niangniang wants to take all the blame on herself, then you might as well talk about it, in the past three years, how did you avoid the eyeliner of the embroidered clothes envoy, enter and exit from the Shouling Palace, go to the capital, and contact Zhu Lianxi in the name of Mr. Chunshan?" ”
"Tell me, how are you and Li Xiangyang connected?"
"How did you convince Yun Chong to work for you and hand over the sun to you?"
Shen Lingxi's series of questions made the emperor stunned.
"Crown Princess, what do you mean by that?" The emperor asked solemnly, "You said Da Lang...... The person who made Li Xiangyang? How is this possible? ”
Li Xiangyang was implicated in the death of Emperor Xiaode.
If Chu Hong is the one who commands Li Xiangyang, then ......
Not only the emperor, but even the civil and military ministers present were shocked by the information revealed in Shen Lingxi's words.
No one would have imagined that today's case was related to what happened in the capital for a while.
Shen Lingxi's gaze, Qing Lingling looked at the emperor, and asked word by word: "Don't forget, the emperor, why did we come to the imperial mausoleum this time?" ”
"It's because the words on the embroidered picture can solve the curse, and that sentence was discovered by Zhu Lianxi."
And in the confession of the little eunuch, it has already been said that five days ago, King Wei had begun to lay out today's affairs. Five days ago, before the embroidery was repaired, they already knew that we were coming. ”
"In the past year, Xiutu has been involved in several murders, does the emperor think that all this is just a coincidence?"
(End of chapter)