People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1126 Empress Wu: Cousin

"Pah, pah, pah!" Again and again, the thin wooden board hit Zhao Daosheng's face hard, leaving countless red marks.

Zhao Daosheng kept clenching his teeth and refused to speak.

After dozens of blows, his eyes were already closed tightly, and blood oozed from his delicate face.

"Okay." Qiu Huan waved his hand and helped Zhao Daosheng's strong internal officer to retreat.

Zhao Daosheng fluttered on the ground, almost making no sound.

"If the fight continues, it will be difficult to cover up the prince's return." Qiu Huan turned to look at Zhao Gong, his eyes searching.

"Sprinkle him to wake him up." Zhao Gong looked to his side. An internal official had already come forward with a basin of water, and then poured it directly on Zhao Daosheng.

Seeing that he woke up in a daze, Zhao Gong looked at Qiu Huan and said with deep eyes: "Don't worry, Mr. Qiu, he can't see the prince anymore."

Qiu Huan was stunned for a moment, and then said with admiration: "Yes, yes, it's rare for you to be able to let go of this. In that case, let's continue. There is no need to worry about the prince's affairs. There are always one or two people in the palace." of."

Zhao Daosheng raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of horror. He couldn't believe what he heard. They were actually going to kill people.

"Hit!" Zhao Gong looked behind Zhao Daosheng. Two strong internal officials had already stepped forward again, and slapped Zhao Daosheng hard on the face with a wooden board.

The blood flowed out directly, and Zhao Daosheng finally couldn't help but said: "I didn't..."

Zhao Gong raised his hand slightly, and the two strong internal officials had stopped.

Zhao Gong walked up to Zhao Daosheng and looked at him with cold eyes: "Tell me, if your face is ruined, will the prince still like you?"

Zhao Daosheng couldn't help but shudder. He quickly raised his head, looked at Zhao Gong, and said with a frightened expression: "Commander, I did not betray the secret guard. I never told the commander that I was a secret guard..."

"No, you are not a secret guard." Zhao Gong sneered, looked at Zhao Daosheng and said, "You are from Ming Chongyan. You have never been in the secret guard list. You are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and you are from the prince. You have nothing to do with the Secret Guard."

Zhao Daosheng was in a daze. He didn't understand what Zhao Gong meant by these words.

"So, you got close to the prince, seduced the prince, and caused the prince to stay away from the virtuous ministers and get close to the villains. So today, you are the eunuch in the palace, and he is responsible for detecting lawlessness in the palace according to the law." Zhao Gong grabbed Zhao Daosheng's chin and looked at the horrified He sneered and said, "So, if you die, you will die. At most, one of the six inner temple uncles in the palace will blame you, but you will die in vain."

Zhao Gong threw Zhao Daosheng to the ground, and then said with a cold face: "You are dead and have nothing to do with the secret guards."

Zhao Daosheng clung to the cold ground, his face full of horror.

He didn't expect that Zhao Gong had even arranged his death properly, and even...

He even hacked the prince.

"I didn't seduce the prince." Zhao Daosheng pressed his hands on the ground and was about to stand up, but at this moment, Zhao Gong's cold voice sounded.

"It's better for you to lie down. If you stand up, you will be beaten again." Zhao Gong said one sentence, and Zhao Daosheng immediately stopped and did not dare to move.

Zhao Gong walked to him and squatted down, and said slowly: "You had the opportunity to contact other people today, but you didn't do anything. Your heart has been betrayed."

Zhao Daosheng lay on the ground, his hands slowly becoming weak, and finally even touching the ground directly.

My heart felt cold.

"Maybe you didn't tell the prince about your relationship with the secret guard, but the prince must have seen that you are a secret guard, so all those who approach you will be driven away. And you acquiesced to this, and the relationship between you and the prince... ..." Zhao Gong sneered softly, feeling ridiculous in his heart that a chess piece actually had feelings.

Zhao Daosheng lay on the ground, raised his head, glared at Zhao Gong and gritted his teeth and said: "There is nothing between the prince and me. I help the prince just because I can't stand you people. You want to frame a good prince who is kind, considerate and loves the people. You Don’t even think about trapping him.”

The contempt on Zhao Gong's face disappeared instantly, he turned to look at Qiu Huan, frowned and asked, "Where is he from?"

"Yuzhou, Runan County, my family has no father, no mother, no brothers, and I can't even tell why I entered Yeting." Qiu Huan shook his head slightly.

"There are no parents or brothers in the family, but that doesn't necessarily mean there are no clan members. At least the news should be able to get through." Zhao Gong chuckled and said, "Yuzhou happens to belong to Henan Road. No wonder his mind has changed. That's it."

"That's because everything the prince did was right." Zhao Daosheng gritted his teeth and looked at Zhao Gong, and then he suddenly sneered: "I used to be just like you, ignorant, thinking that whoever treats me well, I will Who should be nice to me, but now I understand that besides me, there is also the world, and the prince is the most suitable person for this world. If you want to frame him, don’t even think about it... Bang!"

Zhao Daosheng hit his head hard on the ground, blood flowed out, and he was motionless.

Zhao Gong subconsciously wanted to feel Zhao Daosheng's pulse. Qiu Huan on the side suddenly said: "He is not dead yet, but he is a good slave. At least he is loyal to his master."

Zhao Gong ignored Qiu Huan. He turned over to Zhao Daosheng and looked at his wounds carefully. After a moment, he finally smiled.

"My slave is a good slave and he is very decisive, but unfortunately, he is too afraid of pain and is reluctant to exert force." Zhao Gong finally smiled.

Qiu Huan fell silent.

Death is not that easy, and neither is suicide.

Maybe you can be fierce and decisive at the moment of taking action, but after taking action, at the moment of death, the survival instinct will pull you hard.

That's what Zhao Daosheng is like.

Not afraid of death, but afraid of pain.

If he were asked to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff, there would be no problem at the moment of jumping off the cliff, but after jumping off, his life instinct would make him regret it. But in that case, it would be too late to regret.

But now, it's not that easy to die with a headbutt.

"Come here, send the person to the secret prison and tidy him up properly. If he can't hold on any longer, use medicine, make good food and drink, and then tidy up again." Zhao Gong raised his head and looked at Qiu Huan.

Qiu Huan smiled, nodded and said, "That's it!"

…    In Qianyang Hall, Zhao Gong and Qiu Huan stood respectfully on one side.

Empress Wu was wearing a black skirt with gold silk wind patterns and a black hat. She looked at the memorial in her hand, carefully read it back and forth twice, and then said: "These things are all things that have been mastered."

"Yes, Queen of Heaven." Zhao Gong cupped his hands and said, "But the secret guard's things cannot be taken out, but his statement can be used to prove it."

"Is it true that a fight turns into a fight?" Empress Wu couldn't help but laugh.

Zhao Daosheng was almost beaten to death by Zhao Gong, but he kept hanging on for a breath and tossed and turned, but he still couldn't die.

"It's a pity that it has thin skin and tender flesh." Empress Wu turned the page in a blink of an eye, and then said solemnly: "The evidence is useful, but it is not enough. For example, there are only less than a hundred pairs of armor buried in the stables of the East Palace, but the prince It’s just nonsense.”

Empress Wu raised her head, her deep gaze fell on Zhao Gong, and said softly: "The children are fooling around, don't worry about it."

"Yes!" Zhao Gong bowed deeply. Empress Wu's words were very clear. If you wait a little longer, it's just nonsense now, but it might be different in the future.

"Go, go, keep an eye on everyone in the East Palace, don't let anything happen." Empress Wu raised her head again, looked at Zhao Gong, and said with a smile: "You did a good job this time, cousin!"

Zhao Gong bowed again, and then slowly withdrew, leaving only Qiu Huan and Empress Wu in the palace.

Empress Wu looked at Qiu Huan with some relief and asked, "What's going on this time? Why is this cousin who has always abided by the rules willing to go beyond the rules?"

"Return to Heaven." Qiu Huan handed over his hands and said: "It is said that when Commander Zhao and Guangping County Duke were watching the Donggong soldiers entering the palace, Guangping County Duke mentioned that it was the prince's method of clearing hidden fields in Henan Road. They are all taught by the King of Nanchang and the prince."

"Has someone come to the Cheng family?" Empress Wu frowned immediately.

"The Cheng family was born in Jeju, and they are still a big family in Jeju. Jeju is under Henan Province, and this investigation is somewhat involved." Qiu Huan told the story without hiding anything.

"Tell Cheng Chubi that he should not interfere in things that should not be interfered with. No one is allowed to do anything until the prince has cleaned up the hidden fields in Henan Road." Empress Wu's expression became sharp.

"Here!" Qiu Huan bowed seriously.

"Also, the beginning and end of this matter should be dealt with."

"Here!"

……

Zhao Gong walked among the Yetings calmly, his eyes stern.

Didn't he know that the Queen of Heaven used the prince to clean up the hidden fields of Henan Road? But in fact, as long as the prince was smarter, while clearing the hidden fields of Henan Road, Shannan Road, Huainan Road, and even Hebei Road would be involved. Not even the queen could easily touch him, but unfortunately, the prince did not dare.

He was even more afraid that those aristocratic families would join forces and encourage Empress Wu, who had long wanted to depose him, to take action directly.

No courage.

Zhao Gong can ignore everything else here, but when Li Xuan is involved, he must do something.

Looking back, Zhao Gong looked at Qianyang Palace. He knew that what he had done today made the Queen very satisfied. Otherwise, he and Empress Wu were only marginally related by blood, and he would not be called a cousin by Empress Wu.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Gong looked forward, sighed softly in his heart, and said: "Prince, this road is not dead yet, it depends on how you deal with it."

Returning to Yeting Black Prison, Zhao Gong once again saw the beaten and bloody Zhao Daosheng in the cell.

He waved his hand, and Zhao Daosheng was immediately put down, and soon someone came forward to help clean his wounds and apply medicine.

"Zhao Lang, how should we deal with the next matter?" Manager Xu walked out of the darkness.

"Is it safe to bring him here today?" Zhao Gong turned to look at Butler Xu.

Manager Xu smiled softly, and then said: "Don't worry, Zhao Lang. They are all the old slave's cronies in the East Palace. They will not say a word. Others have not seen it at all... But when the prince asks, there will always be someone." Just a few words of explanation.”

Zhao Gong nodded calmly and said: "In this case, please withdraw a few of the secret guards in the East Palace."

"Withdraw?" Manager Xu couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't understand why they were withdrawing at this time. He even didn't know that Emperor Wu ordered Zhao Gong to keep an eye on the East Palace.

"The purpose of withdrawing people now is to make His Highness the Crown Prince feel safer." Zhao Gong smiled softly, and then said: "Isn't this what I and other ministers should do?"

Manager Xu immediately understood the past. Zhao Gong had taken a step back on the surface, but in reality he was still closely monitoring the East Palace.

"The old slave will go back first." Manager Xu smiled with satisfaction, then bowed and exited the black prison.

Zhao Gong's expression turned dark again.

……

At the Chengtian Gate, Zhao Gong is still standing.

Under the Chengtian Gate, Li Xian entered first on horseback, and then headed towards the East Palace.

Behind Li Xian, carriages filled with files one after another were inspected by Jinwu Guards and sent to the East Palace.

Looking at those hidden carriages, a sneer appeared on the corner of Zhao Gong's mouth.

The prince always has high ambitions but low intentions. He dismantled so many armors and put them into the carriage. He really thought that others didn't know, but he didn't know at all that his every move was under the surveillance of others.

Of course, Zhao Gong didn't know everything. The only thing he didn't know was when the prince planned to take action?

Is it really necessary to wait until the end of August, when the emperor and the queen of heaven return to Chang'an, to deliver another thunderous blow?

If not, when?

(End of this chapter)