Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 8
On this side, Wang An couldn't find Qin'er everywhere, and the emperor was slightly dissatisfied with him. Wang An became angry and arrested the palace servants of Huanyang Palace to torture him.

Inside the prison, the servants of the Huanyang Palace were tied to the iron pillars one by one. They were all scarred, and a few of them were dying.

Wang An stood up, picked up the red-hot iron, and made a gesture to burn the face of a maid.

The maid turned pale with fright, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "My lord, I really don't know, why don't you ask the elegant heart next to the concubine Yuan, please forgive us, my lord, we are just rough girls, Qin'er Younger, she has always been cared for by Sister Yaxin, maybe Sister Yaxin knows something!"

I feel pity for the weak maid with tears in her eyes, but Wang An is cold-blooded and shows no mercy at all. At this time, Wang An is also suspicious, Yaxin?I didn't see any maids around Concubine Yuan, including the ** Palace, there were no maids around Concubine Yuan at all.

Wang An threw the soldering iron into the bucket, and the water in the bucket smoked from the red-hot soldering iron. Wang An knew that there was a new clue in this matter, Yaxin.

Wang An quickly went to the cabinet to adjust Yaxin's brochure, which recorded Yaxin's household registration, parents, relatives and friends in detail, "This Yaxin, has she left the palace? Didn't come back? This is not in line with common sense, according to the other maids of Concubine Yuan It is said that this Yaxin is the concubine Yuan's confidant, so there is no reason why she should leave the palace and not return."

Jiang Lin bowed his body in fear and fear, lest he offend the celebrity in front of the emperor, "Returning to my lord, Yaxin was granted a favor by the imperial concubine Yuan to go out to the palace to discuss relatives. I'm afraid the marriage was complicated and delayed. Besides, Yaxin has also reached her age, and it is also the age to be released from the palace, although it is unreasonable to leave the palace and not return, it is also reasonable."

As Zhao Huaining's think tank, Wang An was thoughtful and thoughtful. He had been suspicious for many years, and he would never trust anyone. So he left the cabinet with Yaxin's brochure, turned around and told his subordinates: "Zhang Ming is going to check on July [-]rd. The records at the gate of Richeng, as well as going to her parents' house to verify, and discussing marriage with her cousin, whether this is true, Lin Xing, you go to Chao'an Palace to have a look, Yaxin's things are still there, confirm July Three days later, has anyone in the palace seen Ya Xin, if anyone has seen it, we will check whether Concubine Yuan brought this maid with her on the night of July [-]th."

If Yaxin really went out of the palace to discuss the marriage and would not return, then all her belongings should be taken away.Otherwise, it is very likely that Yaxin also knew the truth about the Zen position, and somehow escaped with it!
Wang An counted the days and found that today is the fourteenth day of the seventh month, and it has been seven or eight days since the day of the forced palace. Wang An couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and shouted angrily, "Hurry up and check! Within an hour, I will Know the result!"

Wang An went to the Chaoyang Hall non-stop. Zhao Huaining was discussing matters with the ministers. Although the courtiers had doubts in their hearts, Zhao Huaining still had the edict of the Zen position, so the courtiers had no choice but to proceed step by step.

As for the change of defense in the West Camp, today Zhao Huaining has praised the Marquis of Wei for his ability to lead the army many times in the main hall, "It took the Marquis of Wei only half a day for the change of defense in the West Camp. In one day, I have led soldiers before, but each time it took two or three days. Marquis of Wei is more than twice as fast as me. It can be seen that Marquis of Wei leads troops well, and the defense is efficient. There are Marquis of Wei. With talented people in the court, our country of Zhao will be as solid as gold!"

Marquis Wei Guo felt uncomfortable being praised, and quickly replied humbly: "Everywhere is the duty of the minister. Your majesty has a body of gold, and the minister has rough skin and thick flesh. He has spent his whole life in the barracks, so these things Faster than what His Majesty can do."

Yuan Wei'an stood up and interrupted the conversation between them. The emperor's smile froze for a moment, "What's the matter, General Yuan?"

Yuan Wei'an said in a loud voice: "Concubine Yuan and my mother have been sick for many days. I am very worried and my heart feels like a knife is twisting in my heart. I invite you to see Concubine Yuan again, and I hope Your Majesty will be happy!"

The officials in the hall whispered, Yuan Wei'an came to court every other day, and he would definitely see Concubine Yuan when he went to court, but the emperor never agreed, so I don't know why.

The emperor was very angry, Yuan Wei'an was so arrogant and domineering, but he had to bear it, so he persuaded: "Your Majesty's condition has not recovered yet, I have invited the imperial physicians from the Quantai Hospital to come over for a diagnosis and treatment. The imperial doctor said that your empress needs to calm down Restoration, you can't see the light or the wind, and you can't be disturbed too much, how about this, after a few days, when the empress is a little more stable, General Yuan can go and see her."

Yuan Wei'an knew that he was trying to shirk, but Yuan Wei'an didn't intend to use the slope to get off the donkey, but chose to throw another problem to the emperor: "Since the empress can't be bothered too much, it's useless for King Andu to stay in the palace to serve the sick. I invite the king to go to court safely."

the fourth time!This is the fourth time Yuan Wei'an has seen Concubine Yuan since he ascended the throne, and asked King An Du to return to the dynasty. Please see Concubine Yuan and King Andu, the emperor was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and kill this disrespectful courtier immediately, but he couldn't, and said through gritted teeth: "King Andu's heart is for the empress and the father, the father In a coma, King Andu's clothes are untied and he is standing by his side, I went to ask, but King Andu said he wants to stay with his father."

Regarding these two matters, Yuan Wei'an asked four times, and the emperor gave exactly the same answer four times, but Yuan Wei'an seemed to have not heard it. In the past few days, he has always been invited by the court. His purpose Of course, it wasn't for the emperor to agree to his request, but to make the officials suspicious.Since meeting Qin'er the night before yesterday, although she didn't know much, it was enough to prove that Zhao Huaining's succession to the throne had an invisible conspiracy.

Hearing the ministers whispering behind him, Yuan Wei'an was very satisfied.

Wang An waited impatiently, Wang An did not have an official position, everyone respected him as a gentleman, it was all for His Majesty's face, now the ministers of Chaoyangdian are gathered, no matter how anxious Wang An is, he can't rashly go to the palace, otherwise he would It's not that he slapped all the ministers in the face.

Zhang Ming and Lin Xing came back from the investigation, Zhang Ming was out of breath, Wang An was in a hurry to get the result, he left the palace after getting the order, whipped his horse hard all the way, passed through the busy city, knocked over a lot of things along the way Fortunately, Yaxin's parents' house is in the imperial city, otherwise he would not be able to complete the investigation within an hour even if he spread his wings.

Wang An took them to a remote place and asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Ming couldn't stop panting. Horses are not allowed in the palace. He ran all the way here, "My lord, there is indeed a record at the gate of the city that Yaxin left the palace on July [-]rd. Her parents claimed that Yaxin She is married to her cousin, and she followed her back to her hometown in Yanyang the day before yesterday."

Wang An looked at Lin Xing, "What about your investigation results?"

Lin Xing clasped his fists and replied: "Everything in Yaxin's room is complete. Someone saw her after July [-]rd. She went to Shangfu Pavilion to pick up her clothes. Did Yaxin go with the concubine Yuan on the night of July [-]th?" Qiankun Palace, because everyone who was in Qiankun Palace that day has been

Wang An raised his hand to prevent Lin Xing from continuing. All the palace people inside and outside the Qiankun Palace were slaughtered that day. Naturally, no one could know whether Yaxin had been in or out of the Qiankun Palace that day, but the results of the two investigations were contradictory. , Wang An frowned, and said, "Go and arrest the imperial guards from the July [-]rd diary, and the cabinet chief, Jiang Lin, arrest him as well and take him to prison."

At this time, all the ministers in the Chaoyang Hall were gone, and Wang An quietly walked in. There was still one eunuch serving the emperor's tea in the hall, and the emperor was massaging his temples with a headache.Hearing someone's footsteps entering the hall, he opened his eyes and saw that it was Wang An, "What's the matter?"

Wang An winked, and the emperor waved his hand to make the little eunuch retreat.

After the little eunuch left Chaoyang Palace, Wang Ancai said: "Your Majesty, there is indeed a maid who escaped, but it is not Qin'er, but Concubine Yuan's confidant Yaxin."

The emperor had a headache. He just heard Yuan Wei'an's noise in the Chaoyang Palace for a while, and kept asking to see Concubine Yuan. I have already ascended the throne, why does my father’s concubine still call her Concubine Yuan? Yuan Wei’an just talked about one Concubine Yuan, and my throne seems to be in vain! You also call her Concubine Yuan!”

Wang An hurriedly knelt down, "I'm terrified, Your Majesty, I don't mean anything!"

Only then did the emperor wake up a bit, and his tone softened: "Get up, it's my fault, I was so angry at Yuan Wei'an just now, I couldn't control it for a while, you get up and continue talking about business."

Wang An stood up and told the emperor about the matter one by one. The emperor also looked puzzled, "The two are contradictory, and one of them must be lying."

Wang An said: "I think it is more likely that Yaxin escaped. There is a record of Yaxin receiving clothes in Shangfu Pavilion, so we can overturn her claim that she left the palace on July [-] and did not return. I have ordered someone to arrest the eunuchs of the cabinet. , That day the guards took him to the prison and tortured him severely, it will definitely be effective.”

"Is it important? Yaxin must have escaped, tortured Jiang Lin and others even if they got a fake roster, so what, the focus now is on Yaxin, she knows the truth, once she escapes Go, the consequences will be disastrous." The emperor sneered, what he was most afraid of was coming, and suddenly, the scene of the Supreme Emperor dragging Concubine Yuan into the inner hall flashed by.

The emperor had a flash of inspiration, and he was shocked: "What happened, that day my father took Concubine Yuan into the inner hall alone to get the state seal, and he came out after a long while. Maybe, maybe...Ya Xin fled with something!"

Suddenly a thought rose in the hearts of both of them at the same time, and they said in unison: "Edict?!"

There was indeed enough time on that day to draft another imperial edict, and the Guozhang was also in the inner hall at that time. This was the greatest possibility, although for them, it was the worst thing and the last thing they wanted to believe.

Wang An said, "I ordered people to arrest Ya Xin immediately, but as I deduced, the disappearance of Qin'er out of thin air must be to divert our attention and delay time. Ya Xin's mother was the dowry of Yuan Taifei. Home, there are no loopholes in the rhetoric of Yaxin's parents, I'm afraid Yuan Wei'an has something to do with it. Qin'er is probably hiding in Yuan Mansion."

"So what if you can't get rid of the relationship. If this matter can't be brought to light, there is nothing you can do about Yuan Wei'an. Besides, Concubine Yuan is in my hands. Ya Xin dare not risk her life. Yuan Wei An Ying doesn't know the truth, otherwise he and us will lose both if it happens. The first one to suffer is Concubine Yuan. The most important thing now is to arrest Yaxin as soon as possible, instead of torturing those who don't matter and arresting them. Let it all go, so as not to arouse suspicion."

Wang An listened to the emperor's words thoughtfully, and connected the whole thing together. That day the Supreme Emperor and the Concubine Yuan entered the inner hall with the state seal, and they left after a long time. It is very likely that another edict will be issued, and Yaxin may be inside at that time. In the palace, there was no trace of Ya Xin after that, and Yuan Wei'an didn't know about it, which meant that Ya Xin was worried about Concubine Yuan and didn't ask for help nearby. Then, she should have obtained the edict of the Zen position without a doubt!Who is the seat of Zen for? : "Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say it or not."

The emperor said, "Aiqing is here with me, and she can always speak out."

Wang An knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, it is very likely that Yaxin will flee with an edict in hand. What edict should it be? In my opinion, it is probably the edict issued by King Anjing who led [-] soldiers to guard the border. Ying Du, has enough strength to compete with His Majesty, but in my humble opinion, the real confidant's serious trouble is not Ya Xin and that edict, but Anjing King Zhao Huairou!"

What Wang An said was good, and even every sentence was critical, but he just committed the murder of his father, is he going to kill his foot now?No one is born cold-blooded and ruthless, killing fathers and killing hands, Zhao Huaining's heart is not without waves, but for the pinnacle of power in this world, he must abandon his conscience!
"It's better to kill by mistake than to let it go! Otherwise, His Majesty's hard work will be ruined!" Seeing that the emperor was in hesitation, Wang An remonstrated again.

After a while, the emperor nodded, "Go and send a team of hidden guards to assassinate King Anjing."

(End of this chapter)