serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 312
The two "Rong Guo Mansion" red silk lanterns that usually hang under the dripping eaves of the fallen building in the doorway have been taken down and the door is closed.

Suddenly, there was a rush of hoofbeats.

Jia Lian kept whipping his horse.

Behind him, Zhaoer and others followed.

Galloping to the east corner gate, Jia Lian tightened the reins, dismounted, and ran in hastily.

The warm sun was shining in the back garden, and Jia She was sitting in front of the small pond and fishing intently.

After going fishing in Huifang Garden several times, Jia She fell in love with fishing. He had a small pond dug in the back garden and a deep well specially built for this purpose.

Jia Lian ran over sweating profusely.

Still far away, Jia Lian shouted: "Master, the show has begun!"

The fishing rod in Jia She's hand trembled and then stabilized. Just as a fish swam over, it frightened away again.

Walking behind Jia She, Jia Lian couldn't wait to say: "Master, the imperial army has sealed the palace gate, and all the cabinet members have left the palace."

Jia She's eyebrows trembled, then continued fishing.

Jia Lian: "The drama in the palace has begun. It's Prince Zhongshun's turn next, right?"

Jia She coughed and asked, "How did Jingli react?"

Jia Lian: "It's a mess. In order to remove themselves from this matter, the civil servants from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College went crazy to write impeachment memorials. They not only impeached Mei Changwen, Wang Rulin and others who encouraged them to submit the memorial, but also impeached them. Even Taoist Zhang of Daxiangguo Temple and Qingxu Temple were impeached."

Jia She moved slightly: "Where are the ministers of the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers?"

Jia Lian: "I didn't express my position. By the way, I met with Li Hao, Wang Wentao and others before coming here. Thinking about what the master said, I asked them not to get involved in this matter."

"Yes. You can't start making noises at this time."

Jia She put down his fishing rod and stood up, turned around and said to Jia Lian: "You also know the rumors outside. Once the emperor deals with Mei Changwen, he will be convinced of the retribution from the underworld. Ordinary people believe these the most."

Jia Lian was shocked: "No way?! If this is true, wouldn't it be an advantage for Mei Changwen?"

Jia She chuckled: "Don't forget, our emperor is not a generous person."

Jia Lian: "What the master said is exactly the same as what the second brother said. Hey, master, what is going on with the third and fourth princes? They are princes after all, so how could they be poisoned so easily? Who could have such extraordinary skills? It’s not like someone or a certain force can do it. Could it be that several interest groups collude with each other?”

Jia She said calmly: "Who knows."

At this moment, Jiao Da walked in from outside the courtyard gate, coughing all the way.

Jia Lian smiled and took a step forward: "Mr. Jiao."

Jiao Da turned sideways and bowed back: "Second Master Lian, don't do this again. How can I restrain myself?"

Jia She waved his hand: "You are no better than others. He is a junior, so he should be." He winked at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian understood, turned around and walked out of the garden.

At this time Jiao Da coughed violently again.

Jia She: "What's wrong?"

Jiao Da: "I was shot with a cold arrow by the little brat of the Supervisor of Ceremonies."

Jia She frowned: "It doesn't matter, right?"

Jiao Da shook his head: "The news just came that the imperial army is searching the palace. Except for the Qianqing Palace and the Jiaotai Palace where the jade seals are stored, all palaces must be searched and all the floor tiles must be removed. This cleaning He was very thorough. If he wanted news from the palace in the future, he would have to spend money to buy it from Dai Quan.

In addition, the Taiyuan Hospital is also the target of the purge this time. Xu Yuanlu, the director of the Taiyuan Hospital, has been sent to prison, and Wang Taiyi and others are also locked up in the Taiyuan Hospital. "

Jia Amnesty nodded.

Jiao Da sighed: "The spy only had time to send this information. The Secretary of Li Jian is expanding faster and faster, and has completely annexed the Ti Xing Department. In addition, the Secretary of Li Jian has many more good hands, all of them are skilled in bow and horse, and Good at tracking. I suspect he is a military spy!"

Jia She: "Oh?"

Jiao Da: "My arrow was shot by them."

Hearing this, Jia She walked back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then said: "It's time to stop. Go back and say hello to the people below. You have been quiet for the past few months and don't touch them. And Ni Er, A few days ago, I asked someone to take a look, and it was full of smoke and smoke, and everyone was there."

Jiao Da quickly replied: "I'll let him clean it up right now."

Jia She suddenly remembered: "How is Prince Zhongshun's palace?"

Jiao Da: "This kid has become a turtle now. He hides in the back house and chants Buddha's name all day long. He has never even left the second door."

Jia She smiled and said, "What a smart man. So many people have been deceived by him for decades. If you guys hadn't killed him with a kick, you might not know who is sitting in that seat now."

Before he could finish his words, Jia Lian came running towards him like a gust of wind and said in a trembling voice: "The fourth and fourth princes are also dead."

Jia She's eyes flashed.

Jia Lian swallowed: "The emperor was so furious that he vomited blood and fainted, causing chaos in the imperial city." Jia She and Jiao Da were both shocked!
At this moment, fast horses rushed out from the imperial city, and immediately came the messenger from the Ministry of War.

A herald galloped to Chongwen Gate and shouted loudly to the officers and soldiers guarding the city: "The Ministry of War has issued a military order to seal the city immediately. Civil and military officials in the city are not allowed to leave the city from now on. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" He said with a fierce whip. , galloping towards the outer city.

The city gate of Chongwenmen rumbled shut.

Groups of infantry and yamen soldiers armed with guns and knives began to drive away pedestrians and vendors on the streets, and all access to the imperial city was under guard.

At this time, the palace was already filled with guardsmen holding guns and knives.

The Qianqing Palace was surrounded by the Forbidden Army and the Supervisor of Ceremonies. From a distance, the chief minister Song Chengliang's minister came.

In the palace, an imperial doctor in charge of the imperial hospital was kneeling beside the bed to check Emperor Jianwu's pulse.

The queen stood beside the bed, holding a handkerchief and wiping her tears.

On the soft couch beside her, the old concubine was sitting with her eyes slightly closed, silently reciting Buddhist sutras, her face as calm as water, but her hands that were counting the rosary beads were trembling slightly.

Outside the threshold, Mr. Yang Ge did not dare to express his anger. He stood there quietly, his old eyes staring closely at the unconscious emperor.

There was a fierce quarrel in the side hall on the other side. Wang Hetang demanded that the capital camp be transferred to the city immediately, which was strongly opposed by Shi Guangzhu.

Zhao Zixun, Li Jin, and other officials from the six departments and nine ministers came and sat there silently looking at the two people who were glaring at each other.

Suddenly, the door to the side hall opened, and everyone looked at it.

Outside the palace gate, the two men put the carriage down at the threshold. Dai Quan helped Song Chengliang get out of the carriage.

Everyone stood up to greet him.

Song Chengliang's complexion became even worse. He sat down on the chair and coughed violently before he even opened his mouth.

Dai Quan quickly gave him a gentle pat on the back.

Song Chengliang took a breath and asked Shi Guangzhu, "What does the military think?"

Shi Guangzhu glanced at Wang Hetang first, and then replied: "Temporarily seal the nine gates, and wait until His Majesty wakes up before making a decision."

Wang Hetang said hurriedly: "The Beijing camp should be mobilized into the city immediately."

Shi Guangzhu shouted sternly: "The capital camp must have His Majesty's decree when entering the city, otherwise it will be rebellion!"

Wang Hetang jumped up in anger, hit the coffee table with his palm, and stared at Shi Guangzhu fiercely!
Shi Guangzhu also stood up suddenly and stared at Wang Hetang fiercely!
Four gleaming eyes stared at each other!
Dai Quan opened his mouth and could only look at Song Chengliang, the first assistant.

Everyone was silent.

Wang Hetang transferred the Beijing camp into the city to guard against the infantry commander's Yamen and the Jia family behind him, as well as the Ninth Prince.

Shi Guangzhu wanted to ensure that if something unexpected happened to the emperor, the noble military line could quickly control the situation.

Niu Jizong, the Minister of War, did not enter the palace, but stayed at the Ministry of War.

Song Chengliang: "Sit down, sit down. Your Majesty will be as blessed as heaven and live as long as heaven. He will surely be able to turn disasters into good fortune and find peace and prosperity. Now we have to stabilize the court situation, especially to ensure the logistics and military supplies for the frontline troops." He coughed again. Twice.

Dai Quan said quickly: "What the chief minister said makes sense, let's discuss it carefully if we have anything to do."

Song Chengliang continued: "Three things. First, continue to clean up the palace. Second, now that something has happened to the third and fourth princes, the other three princes must not have any more accidents. I am not worried about the ninth prince. The two princes immediately strengthened their guards." After saying this, his face became solemn, "

Now the emperor is in a coma, and the two older princes have had accidents. The oldest of the remaining three princes, the seventh prince, is only three years old. In order to prevent accidents, I decided to mobilize troops to surround Prince Zhongshun's palace. Once His Majesty fails to wake up, .Immediately execute King Zhongshun’s lineage and avoid future troubles forever! "

Dai Quan was shocked!
Wang Hetang and Shi Guangzhu were shocked!

Zhao Zixun and the six officials of Jiuqing Hall were all shocked.
Song Chengliang stood up with strength, glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "Everyone, now is not the time to hesitate. Everyone knows why such a tragedy happened. If this scourge cannot be eliminated, it will definitely bring disaster to the world in the future. The Zhou Dynasty brought great disaster! By then, we will all be sinners."

After a pause, "Well, let's take the credit. I'll take the blame alone. How about that?!"

Shi Guangzhu stood up: "I agree."

Zhao Zixun: "I agree!"

Dai Quan looked at Wang Hetang: "Mr. Wang Ge?"

Wang Hetang thought sharply for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! Let's mobilize troops to surround Prince Zhongshun's palace first, and then wait and see the situation."

At this moment, the deputy general manager of Qianqing Palace led the frightened Shuntian Prefecture Yin Li Mingbo to the door.

Song Chengliang was surprised.

Lee Myung-bak walked in hurriedly: "King Zhongshun is missing."

Song Chengliang was stunned for a moment, then with a fierce light in his eyes, he swept the tea bowl away from the coffee table and shouted sternly: "Search! Search the whole city! Don't miss any place, even if you turn the entire capital upside down, You must also find King Zhongshun for me! Arrest everyone related to King Zhongshun. Anyone who can provide clues will be promoted to the third level." After saying that, he turned his attention to Lee Myung-bak again, "Why don't you go?!"

Li Mingbo ran out as if he was flying.

(End of this chapter)