Although the rest of the other was also apprehensive, he was still calm, hurriedly took two steps forward on his knees, and said with a pause: "Your Majesty forgives your sin, and the grass people entered the palace, not to tell Your Majesty what they have seen outside the palace. ”

Ying Zheng saw that he was a little bold, but he looked at him a little highly, but his face did not show it: "Then what are you here for?" ”

The man said: "The grass people are here to be villains by His Majesty's side." ”

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and let out an "oh" with a little doubt.

The man kowtowed again and said, "Today's Holy Son of Heaven, Ze is surrounded by all directions, Yao Shun is alive - such a wise lord, how can there be no villain by his side?" The grass people are not talented, and they are willing to go for the Son of Heaven! ”

Rao is Yingzheng couldn't help but feel a little stunned when he heard this, but he turned to his senses, and his appreciation came spontaneously, and his tone couldn't help but be a little soothing: "What's your name?" ”

The man said: "Caomin's surname is Cao, and his single name is a yang character." ”

Ying Zheng said: "I listen to your words and deeds, I am not incompetent, why did you fall here?" ”

Cao Yang then solemnly bowed: "Your Majesty, don't you hear that if you use it, you will be like a dragon, and if you don't use it, you will be like an insect?" Non-grass people have their ability, it is just the right time for Mingjun! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said "yo he": "Young people are very good!" ”

Wang Yue wiped his sweat and slandered in his stomach: I rub, this guy can lick better than me!

Ying Zheng admired his changes, his intellectual interest, and even more appreciated his cleverness in seeing through the current situation.

By the side of the Son of Heaven, how can there be no villain?

There must always be people who run for the Son of Heaven in the dark, and at the same time act as a person of treachery.

This kind of thing cannot be handed over to the courtiers, who will use the way of the sages and the law of the ancestors to scold each other passionately with the Son of Heaven.

Nor can they be left to concubines and chamberlains, whose living area already determines their sphere of action.

The only person who can do this is the villain who has a honey-bellied sword and a sword and deceives the Son of Heaven.

Ying Zheng bowed his head happily: "What official position do you think?" ”

Cao Yang's heart moved when he heard this, and he subconsciously wanted to say, "Everything is given by the Son of Heaven, and I dare not ask for it," but instead he remembered the Son of Heaven he had seen since he entered the palace, and secretly pondered his heart, and finally bowed again: "The grass people dare to invite someone to be a small official in black to share their worries with Your Majesty!" ”

"Good." Ying Zheng was pleased with his choice: "Do things well, don't disappoint me." ”

Just as he was about to be taken to Chai Tongfu, the commander of the internal guard, he saw Cao Yang kowtow again and said respectfully: "Your Majesty forgives you for your sins, and the ministers have another matter to ask for." ”

Ying Zheng's eyes paused slightly, but his tone was still calm: "Speak." ”

Cao Yang then said: "There is still an old mother in the minister's family, entrusted to Wang Lingjun's door, now please Your Majesty's permission, and allow the minister to take her back to Anyang, otherwise if the king Lingjun does illegal things in the future, or threatens the minister with the grace of recommendation, or threatens the minister with the safety of the old mother, what can the minister do?" ”

He also said: "He can enter the palace today under the pretext of asking His Majesty to listen to the people and talk about the affairs of the people, and he may not be able to do other acts of traitor in the coming day, and the ministers have to guard against it!" ”

Wang Yue, who was stabbed in the back: "......"

Wang Yue: "Clam ???? ”

I'll knock your mother, and the whole Bengbu lived!

Anti-Bone Boy!!

Ying Zheng was also stunned, and then continued: "Accurate." ”

The green tendons on Wang Yue's forehead twitched again.

And so the matter was settled.

The two scholars watched the scene in vain, and it was not easy to show it in the imperial study, and when they went out and went out, they finally laughed out loud.

Dong Changshi said: "It's rare to see Wang Yue deflated, hahahaha!" ”

Feng Mingda also laughed, and after laughing, his expression gradually became solemn, looking at Cao Yang's departing back, and said softly: "You are a very thoughtful young man." ”

Dong Changshi said: "He was originally here to be a sole minister, and it is not good to bear the name of Wang Yue's recommendation, so he can make it clear in front of His Majesty, and he will do things cleanly in the future." ”

It was the beginning of summer, the air was humid and hot, the sky was overcast, and there was a faint sound of thunder in the ears.

Turning his head and looking at the nine-fold palace, Feng Mingda's heart suddenly rose with a layer of gloom: "Such a person has entered the black-clothed guard......

Chapter 21

In June, the Queen Mother's birthday was approaching.

Ever since she decided on her decision, she began to think about how to kill without splashing blood—that is, the mindless person dies, but the blood must not be splashed on her.

Otherwise, let alone participating in the selection of the next generation of new monarchs as the first emperor and empress, she is afraid that it will be difficult to even protect herself.

This requires that the death of the Son of Heaven cannot be related to Xingqing Palace, let alone Cuiwei Palace.

After all, no matter how the Feng family struggled, in the eyes of outsiders, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Feng Shu were both daughters of the Feng family, and they could not write two Feng characters with one stroke.

But in this way, the difficulty comes out.

There are thousands of ways to kill a person, but it is even more difficult to get rid of a son of heaven without arousing suspicion.

The Queen Mother thought about it again and again, and finally finalized the method of poisoning.

Poison, see blood to seal the throat.

But the question arises again, how can the Son of Heaven be told to eat a poisonous diet?

Because it was the period of filial piety of the first emperor, the Son of Heaven did not go to the harem, and only took turns to check in between Taiji Palace and Xingqing Palace every day.

Don't talk about the Taiji Palace, after the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he put it in order like an iron bucket, and when he couldn't stretch out his hand, he sent meals everywhere, and the meal box was also covered with a seal, and then there was an inner servant to test the poison and try it, and there was no way to talk about the method of poisoning.

But if it was poisoned in Xingqing Palace......

The Son of Heaven died in Xingqing Palace, how could the Empress Dowager break away from it?

It is necessary to find a reason to feast in the palace outside the two palaces, so as to take advantage of the situation.

The Empress Dowager thought about this stubble, and her thoughts gradually opened.

The ninth day of the first month of this month was her 61st birthday, and although it was not her birthday, the Son of Heaven gave an early order to do a big job.

And things went as smoothly as she thought—

If Feng Lan received the holy decree and concentrated on the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, she would first work with the Ministry of Rites to draw up a charter and then determine the list of banquets.

When the Empress Dowager is on her birthday, the people from the Cheng'en Mansion are bound to come, and the clan must not be invited, and if there are nobles in Beijing, they have to send people to ask the Son of Heaven if there are any subordinates who want to show their favor......

Take a look at the list, good guys, hundreds of people.

Xingqing Palace is not done.

First, the place is not so big, and second, before and after the banquet, many people must be managed, for fear of disturbing the peace of the Queen Mother.

So the place of the banquet was finalized in the Anfu Temple.

……

This year's weather is also strange, after the summer rain, it will inevitably become moldy in the house, and people will always feel unhappy.

In June, the weather finally cleared, and even the palace people with Xingqing Palace had a little joy on their faces, and they flattered the Empress Dowager one after another, saying: "It is strange to say that the Empress Dowager is a blessed person, your birthday is approaching, and the sky is clear." ”

The Empress Dowager chuckled: "Poor mouth." ”

When I went out for a walk, I saw that the lotus flowers bloomed just right, and I hired Tingting, which was fragrant and pleasant, and I couldn't help but instruct me to go down and say: "When the palace is celebrating in a few days, I ordered to pick more lotus seeds to make soup, this thing is safe and quiet, and it is the most suitable in summer." ”

Left and right hurriedly said yes.

On the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday, the number of people entering the palace has not stopped since early in the morning.

Although it was the first time for Feng Lanruo to organize such a grand ceremony, she had managed everything in an orderly manner, and ordered the women to be dragged into the table by the palace people according to their ranks, and those who had more face could go to the empress dowager to talk.

In contrast, the clans are much more at ease – the wives are outsiders, and the clans are their own families.

When the acting king, the highest ranking in the clan, arrived, Feng Lanruo personally went to greet him, and the younger generation respectfully invited people to the main hall of Anfu Palace, where the queen mother was located.

The old princesses of the clan knew her roots, and they inevitably praised her in front of the queen mother: "In the end, she is a person who has been conditioned by the queen mother, who is as delicate as a flower and does things properly!" ”

Several high-ranking concubines were dressed elegantly, sat at the bottom of the place, and smiled slightly.

Next to her, Mrs. Feng was close to the Queen Mother, her expression was kind and kind, and her face was full of honor.

The Queen Mother also smiled: "Don't praise her, this child is a little frizzy when she is at home, and it is rare that there are no mistakes or omissions today, it is really Amitabha!" ”

Although Feng Lanruo is a concubine, but after all, she is only a junior here, and she has an errand on her body, echoing a few words of laughter, and then hurriedly confesses and leaves, although she saw Mrs. Feng, she has no time to say hello, only nods slightly, and continues to be busy in the front hall.

It was so lively for more than half an hour, and after the arrival of the Son of Heaven, the atmosphere was finally pushed to the peak.

Ying Zheng was dressed neatly and neatly, and first went to the main hall to congratulate the queen mother on her birthday, and solemnly made a big salute, respectfully admiring as if he had seen his biological mother.

The elderly princesses of the clan praised the benevolence and filial piety of the Son of Heaven one after another.

Princess Zhou was also on the side, her eyes reluctantly looked at her son, who had not been seen for a long time, and saw that he was thinner than when he left home, and there were some tears in her eyes, so she hurriedly turned her head to hide it, so that others would not notice.

The Son of Heaven is filial to his mother, and the Queen Mother is also as loving as an old grandmother.

Left and right are also dying people.

The queen mother asked him to sit down, her face full of pity, and asked left and right: "Didn't you call the lotus seed soup to boil?" Hurry up, on a June day, His Majesty came all the way in a coat, and it was inevitable that he would feel that the heat was unbearable. ”

Left and right hurriedly sent the lotus seed soup - of course, it was not really just a bowl.

The first one is the Son of Heaven, and Ying Zheng dedicated it to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother is here, how dare I use it first?" Borrow flowers and offer Buddha! ”

The queen mother smiled: "This monkey is dedicated to the palace with the flowers of the palace!" ”

Laughing and groaning.

Ying Zheng received the second bowl.

After that, there were people from the palace who came forward one after another, and gave lotus seed soup to all the people in the palace one by one.

Then the princess offered her favor to the queen mother: "In the end, it must be in the palace, where the dragon spirit of the Son of Heaven is, the plants and trees are extraordinarily prosperous, and even this lotus seed is extraordinarily sweet!" ”

The queen mother swallowed the soup in her mouth with a smile, and was about to speak, when she suddenly felt as if something had fallen on the sleeve of Zhai Yi, and when she saw the princess's face opposite, her heart was suddenly panicked.

Sitting next to her was Mrs. Feng, the Empress Dowager, who suddenly turned her head, and saw Mrs. Feng's wrist loosen weakly, and the bowl of lotus seed soup that had only eaten two bites fell to the ground, wetting the hem of the Empress Dowager's solemn and gorgeous clothes.

The Queen Mother was heartbroken: "Mother! ”

A line of blood slowly overflowed from Old Madam Feng's lips, the brightness of her eyes quickly dimmed, and her lips twitched a few times, as if she wanted to say something, but it was too late after all.

She slowly fell into the arms of the Queen Mother.

The accident happened suddenly, and the queen mother even had the illusion that she had a nightmare, and she sat in the same place in a daze, speechless.