What a big deal!

Emperor Master Chao Cuo was assassinated!

Senior doctor Yuan Ang was assassinated!

Many important ministers in the court were assassinated!

Chao Cuo was valued by Emperor Jing, he was straightforward and indifferent, and his popularity was not good.His murder didn't matter to Gong Hou and generals, some of them were secretly happy.

But Yuan An is different.He has a lot of friends and friends, and he is also close friends with chivalrous men such as Ji Xin and Ju Meng.

It is said that when the assassin came to Guanzhong, he first inquired about Yuan An's character before making any move.At that time, everyone was full of praise for Yuan Ang.

So the assassin was deeply moved, so he went to visit Yuan An and said, "I received money from King Liang, and I was ordered to assassinate you. You are a benevolent elder, and I can't bear to do it. However, even if I don't Do it, King Liang has arranged more than a dozen groups of assassins to assassinate you, I hope you can take precautions!"

Yuan Ang felt very unhappy after hearing this.Reminded Zhou Yafu et al.Since then, because strange things happened one after another in the family, Yuan An went to the fortune teller to ask the good or bad.

After asking good and bad news, on the way home, the assassins sent by the king of Liang assassinated Yuan An outside the outer gate of Anling.

Tiaohou Zhou Yafu was also one of the assassination targets.Fortunately, Yuan Ang reminded that only by strengthening the guard can they avoid being poisoned.

The officials on the assassination list are all super debaters in the battle for the heir to the throne and the great debate in the court.

Zhou Yafu and others, holding the sword left by the assassin in their hands, broke into Weiyang Palace, and made a stern statement, asking Emperor Jing to investigate to the end!

It started with a play by King Liang.

Liang Wang Liu Wu asked the emperor's brother Liu Qi to allow him to build a road (corridor) from Suiyang (the capital of Liang State) to Chang'an Changle Palace (the empress dowager's residence) so that he could meet with his mother-in-law the empress dowager at any time.From Suiyang to Chang'an, the straight-line distance in the air is [-] kilometers, and passes through the Xiaoshan Mountains in the middle. It has been famous for its dangers since ancient times, and it is difficult to build roads, and it is separated from the north and the south.

Chao Cuo, Yuan An and others strongly opposed it.The ministers may have a military point of view-if Liang Jun rebelled and attacked the capital directly through the tunnel, it would be like entering a land without people.

Liang Wang hated Yuan An and other officials who opposed him.Coupled with the battle for the heir to the throne, these people have always stood on the opposite side of him.

The new hatred and the old hatred made Liang Wang, under the clamor of his counselors Gongsun Gui, Yang Sheng, etc., to vent his anger and act at a child's level, and sent many groups of killers to assassinate the important officials of the court!
Emperor Jing was so angry that he vomited blood!Spitting blood is a verb, not an adjective.

Empress Dowager Dou was worried that her beloved youngest son would get into a catastrophe. She couldn't eat and drink, and cried day and night.

Liu Qi successively sent Uncle Tian, ​​Jizhu Lu, and more than a dozen imperial envoys to Liang to investigate and urge to solve the case.As soon as one imperial envoy arrived, another imperial envoy set out on the road, imposing coercion like an arhat, causing Liang Guo to panic.

The imperial court severely punished Liang Guo officials with more than two thousand shi.Liang Guoxiang, Han Anguo, was as anxious as a spark, and launched a blanket search.But Yang Sheng and Gongsun Gui seem to have evaporated from the world, and there is no news.

"Meet my wife!" Elder brother Wang Xin asked to enter the palace to meet his younger sister Wang Zhi.

"Brother is in a hurry to enter the palace, what's the matter?" Wang Zhi asked.

"Madam, do you know that Chao Cuo and Yuan An were stabbed to death?" Wang Xin carefully tested his sister.

Wang Zhi smiled faintly: "I heard. But what does this matter have to do with elder brother?"

"The king of Liang sent Zou Yang to meet the villain. He said: Your sister is favored by the emperor, and no one in the palace can compare. And your behavior is illegal and rude in many ways. Now, the emperor is chasing Chao Cuo and Yuan An is being punished. The assassination incident. Once King Liang is executed, the queen mother will not be able to express her anger, and will hate you dignitaries for not being rescued in time."

"The villain asked him what to do?"

"Zou Yang said: "If you can secretly intercede with the emperor when you can, and don't dig deeper into the affairs of Liang, your position in the queen mother's heart will not be shaken.The queen mother is grateful to you, and it will penetrate into the marrow of my bones.As for your sister, she won the favor of the two palaces (the empress dowager and the emperor) at the same time, and her status is even more stable than Jincheng Tangchi. ""

Wang Zhi sneered coldly: "Brother, what can I tell you?"

Wang Xin was so frightened that he knelt down in a hurry: "The villain dare not..."

"Brother, you must know that the favor of the palace and the concubine is the target of public criticism. It is even more necessary for the family to abide by the law and etiquette, and be cautious. Otherwise, they will be attacked, the younger sister will no longer be favored, and the mother's family will be damaged."

A few words made Wang Xin break out in a cold sweat, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, the villain knows!"

"Although my elder brother has a title, he has no official position. Try not to get involved with your upper body when it comes to important matters in the court, and live on your salary. Go back and tell your mother that your son-in-law is pregnant."

After Wang Xin resigned, Wang Zhi fell into deep thought.

Liang Wang Liu Wu is so disappointing!This is a child spoiled by his mother and elder brother, who blindly stretches out his hand, loses his temper at the slightest disappointment, destroys everything, and vents his anger recklessly!

It's hard to imagine that this act of lowering one's intelligence to a negative level was done by an adult and promising prince.Based on this, you also want to rule the world?Let those arty literati and retainers confuse your mind?

Wang Zhi sneered, went to the deepest part of the dressing table, took out the box, opened it, and couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat!
That cloud-like suet jade is gone!
Suppressing the panic in his heart, Wang Yan called Ning'er, his personal maid, "Which of you has ever touched my dressing table?!"

Ning'er bowed her head and replied: "The servant girl didn't move. I saw King Jiaodong frolicking here the other day and turned over my wife's things."

Not daring to say anything, Wang Zhi ordered Ning'er to find Liu Xiaozhu.

Liu Xiaozhu ran in holding the windmill his mother had made for him out of banana leaves.Wang Zhi grabbed him.

"You moved mother's dressing table, did you take anything?!"

"No! No!" Liu Xiaozhu was having fun, so he didn't care what his mother asked?She threw off her mother and ran away like flying again.

To calm down, Wang Zhi imagined hundreds of situations, but he did not expect that the sheep fat jade was in Liu Qi's hands!

"My concubine interceded for King Liang, and asked me to forgive me. Is it because of this?"

Emperor Jing Liu Qi spread his hands behind his back in front of Wang Zhi.That piece of warm suet jade lay in the palm of his hand.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Zhi felt the blood all over his body rushing to his head.She looked at Liu Qihong's face which alternated with paleness, and her legs softened, and she knelt down on the ground.

"Huh! At the beginning, the first emperor came to Beijing from Daiguo to be the emperor. There were merchants from Hetian who came to offer jade. As the crown prince, I chose a piece of gold silk jade as a seal ribbon. The second brother said that he wanted to be a wild crane with idle clouds. He chose suet white jade and engraved auspicious clouds as accessories. The third brother Liu Ji, the fourth younger brother of Liu Shen, all chose jade to make tiger head waist ornaments..."

The corner of Liu Qi's mouth twitched: "Seeking the throne, assassinating important officials of the court, coveting the emperor's wife! What a wandering wild crane!" He threw the mutton fat jade to the ground heavily!The jade shattered, and the debris splashed onto Wang Zhi's body.

"Your Majesty! It's not what you think..." Wang Zhi was so frightened that he fell to the ground and cried.

"What did I think?! I knew for a long time that he was in love with you and spared no effort to do things for you...I thought he was wishful thinking! It turns out, it turns out that you had an affair with him!" Liu Qi kicked Wang Zhi down, Enraged, he coughed continuously, and actually coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Wang Zhi hurriedly stood up and helped Liu Qi lie down on the couch. While wiping Liu Qi with a handkerchief, he cried and begged, "Your Majesty cherishes your body! Your concubine is guilty! But it's not what Your Majesty thinks! Yu When the concubine was thrown into Yongxiang, the king of Liang went to ask his mother to rescue the concubine from Yongxiang, so as to send a message, fearing that the concubine would commit suicide in despair..."

"The Kingdom of King Liang is guarding the land of Liang, and the courtiers and concubines have been unable to return the jade, so they have to keep it as a last resort..." Wang Zhi cried bitterly as he said.

"Are you really not interested in him?..." Liu Qike asked panting.

Wang Zhi shook his head against his will: "When the ministers and concubines met the King of Liang, they were always by His Majesty's side...to ask His Majesty for forgiveness today is because they are worried about the Queen Mother's health; Once he dies, there will be nothing more to do with it!"

Said Wang Zhi knelt down: "Your Majesty! Liang Wang assassinated the important officials of the court, the crime should be punished! Such recklessness is all because of the mother's pampering! Your Majesty has not disciplined her. Now the mother can't eat, crying day and night! The concubine is worried that your majesty is in a dilemma. , heartbroken... His Majesty let him go for now... let the empress be at ease..."

Liu Qi narrowed his eyes: "The crime should be punished! He should be killed..."

Wang Zhi wept and nodded: "But my mother...kill him, and my mother will hate your majesty from now on..."

Liu Qi panted and closed his eyes: "You don't mean to be with him..."

"A concubine has never surpassed..."

"I ask you!" Liu Qi sat up and gritted his teeth, "You never paid attention to him?"

"Never..." Wang Zhi said softly with tears in his eyes.

"Kill him! Prove it to me!" Liu Qi stared at Wang Zhi fiercely.

"Your Majesty! Concubine... how does concubine kill people..."

"Not at this time..." Liu Qi coughed a few times, stretched out his hands to pinch Wang Zhi's face, "Zhen, let him go! You, kill him!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Zhi couldn't breathe due to the heartache, "Didn't you let him go?"

"I want you to kill him with your own hands!" Liu Qi's eyes suddenly softened, "This way, I can let Zhen know that you don't have him in your heart!"

"Your Majesty, a concubine is a weak woman, how can I kill him..." Wang Zhi cried.

"One year later, I want him to die!" Liu Qi leaned close to Wang Zhi's face and said softly, "He is alive, and your son's throne will not be stable... This throne belongs to you! You can't leave it to the little pig." future trouble!"

Wang Zhi fell to the ground, weeping and responded: "Concubine, take orders..."

Liang Xiang Han Anguo heard that Yang Sheng and Gongsun were hiding in the palace of Liang Wang, so he asked to see Liang Wang.

Han Anguo said in tears: "The master was humiliated, and his subordinates deserved to die. The king did not have excellent subordinates, so he made it like this. Now, I have tried my best, but I still can't find Yang Sheng and Gongsun Gui. Please execute the ministers and give them to me." An explanation from the imperial court."

Liang Wang Liu Wu asked, "How serious is it?"

Han Anguo broke down in tears and said: "Your Majesty, in governing the country, you must not harm the public for personal gain. Now, Your Majesty has actually accepted the heresy of treacherous ministers, violated the emperor's prohibition, and despised the dignity of the law."

"Because of the empress dowager, the emperor can't bear to punish you with the law. The empress dowager cries day and night, hoping that you will make up your mind to avoid disaster. If your majesty doesn't realize it, have you ever thought that once the empress dowager dies because of this, who will you rely on?"

Before he finished speaking, King Liang had tears streaming down his face, apologized to Han Anguo and said, "Gu will hand them over today."

Then Yang Sheng and Gongsun Gui were ordered to commit suicide, and their bodies were carried out of the palace.

The imperial envoy Tian Shu and his party returned from the state of Liang and went to the Bachang post in the east of Chang'an. They burned all the confessions and transcripts obtained in the state of Liang, and presented themselves to Emperor Jing Liu Qi with empty hands.

Emperor Jing asked, "Is King Liang guilty?"

Uncle Tian said: "There is a death penalty. But your Majesty, don't chase him any further."

Uncle Tian said: "If the King of Liang does not put to death, the laws of the central government will be invalidated. If the King of Liang is put to death, and the Empress Dowager does not know how to eat, she will not be able to sleep. What will your Majesty do?"

Emperor Jing ordered Tian Shujin to meet Queen Mother Dou and complained: "The king of Liang doesn't know anything at all. It is only his favorite Yang Sheng, Gongsun Gui and others who caused the trouble, and they have been executed. The king of Liang is still fine, as usual."

Empress Dowager Dou was very pleased when she heard that, she got up and had dinner immediately, and her mood returned to calm.

For those who were assassinated for telling stories, Yang Sheng and Gongsun Gui have been executed to appease them.Who is the real culprit? Everyone knows but dare not say anything.

Liang Wang Liu Wu wrote a letter requesting a pilgrimage, and Emperor Jing approved it.Arriving at Hangu Pass, the escorting guards had just arrived outside the pass, but Liu Wu, the king of Liang, disappeared.

Emperor Jing Liu Qi sent a guard of honor to meet his brothers to show that his brothers had no grievances.The guard of honor couldn't find King Liang, so he was shocked and rushed to report back.

Empress Dowager Dou cried and said: "The emperor really killed my son!"

Liu Qi was worried and fearful, fearing that his brother would really die and he would not be able to deal with the aftermath.

"My concubine, find Yao Weng and do the math for me, what happened to King Liang?!"

"Your Majesty! Yao Weng has made it clear that King Liang is fine, and will appear at the palace gate soon to plead guilty to His Majesty!" Wang Zhi comforted Liu Qi.

Liu Qi's pale face, tired eyes, flushed cheeks, looked extremely sick.

"Your Majesty and King Liang are both mother-in-law and son. But the mother said that the emperor really killed my son!" Wang Yan smiled bitterly, "Could it be that the only son in the mother's heart is King Liang, isn't Your Majesty?"

Some words brought tears to Liu Qi's eyes: "The mother has always favored Wu'er... Concubine Concubine..." He grabbed Wang Zhi's hand, "Do Concubine Concubine also favor Prince Liang? They all prefer Prince Liang...I am so lonely... …so lonely……"

Seeing Liu Qi close his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks, Wang Yan hurriedly wiped away the tears for him: "Why does Your Majesty think like this? Naturally, my concubine respects and loves Your Majesty the most!"

"My dear concubine, I'm really tired and lonely... If I can be re-elected, I don't want to be emperor! I want to be the king of Liang, loved by my parents, careless about state affairs, and unrestrained..." He buried his head in Wang Zhi's arms, "I don't want to be an emperor! I want to snuggle into my mother's arms and act like a baby, wanting things, but..."

He choked up, "I have never acted like a baby to my mother, only listened to her reprimands and complaints. I was a prince at the age of nine, and I had to read books of sages and sages, and do theories of classics and latitudes. I only have to bear the weight, and only mature and prudent, in order to be the future emperor. ..."

Silently listening to Liu Qi rambling in sleep, Wang Zhi patted his head, he had a fever.

"Your Majesty, you are really tired! The empress mother is blind, so she can't see His Majesty so distressed and haggard!"

Lying in Wang Zhi's arms, Liu Qi couldn't help moaning and crying: "The queen mother, the queen mother, in her eyes, only has King Liang as a son! Without me, without me! I still have to obey her and coax her, but if there is anything wrong with Liang If the king is not good, it is because I am not filial... What can I do to be considered filial piety?!"

As he said that, Liu Qi coughed and panted again, until Wang Zhi's handkerchief was covered with blood!

He sighed in grief and indignation: "The queen mother, the queen mother and the king of Liang are really going to force me to death!"

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