box of hearts

Chapter 219 Broken Marigold (7)
As Wang Zhengting became more and more hysterical, everyone showed creepy expressions—except Qi She, who looked at all this coldly like a creator.Long before he stepped into the door, he had already detected the conspiracy brewing behind the door: first, Qi Hong claimed to be sick, and then Wang Zhengting came forward to slander him because he did not want to return to power, so he was caught on the spot and kept secret. Going to hell, all the cronies in charge of the army were summoned into the palace to massacre, the imperial decree was issued to announce the crime, the house was confiscated, and the political arena was shaken up—perfect.It's a pity that these conspirators overlooked one point, no matter whether it is an Eastern party, Western party or an imperial party, as long as they are people, they will change; and to make most people change, they only need a suitable price.For example, a defender of Huang Shicheng, or——

Qi She raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, and with a brief "click", dozens of forbidden soldiers who Wang Zhengting couldn't summon even when he tore his throat were summoned. Master Wang knocked down and stuffed his mouth with a cloth.

Wang was so frightened that tears streamed down his face, Xi He was also trembling, Qi Hong tensed his body and looked around, as if he was looking for something to rely on.They don't understand how a well-planned snare turns into a noose around their own necks.Looking at the inhumanly shrewd devil in front of them, they all felt the extreme coldness in hell.

But the one who felt the coldest was actually the devil himself.Qi She looked at Qi Hong's pitiful face in panic, and was moved with compassion.In his impression, Qi Hong seemed to be a child with bright eyes, sweet dimples, who could call "Uncle Emperor" vigorously, would often unintentionally grab his sleeves, and act coquettish and lazy at him when he was tired of reading books.He watched the child grow up inch by inch, reaching to his shoulders, his ears, and reaching his brows, and then aimed a pair of immature fists at him.When he secretly interrogated the witness who came to court today the night before, and received the forged IOU, even he himself would think that he wrote it himself.And he knew how these words came from, he copied them word by word from the letter he wrote to Qi Hong.This treacherous way of waiting for an opportunity to move and then closing his throat is also his style.Therefore, it was not the strength of the apprentice's pair of small fists that hurt the heart of the old boxer Qi She, but the deadly viciousness in his beautiful fists and embroidered legs.

Seeing the hot and cold look in his uncle's eyes, Qi Hong suddenly walked towards him.He subconsciously grabbed the two ends of the dragon chair and retreated without a way out.There was a jingle of rings on the screen behind the chair, snatching out the wind-like Xihe.The wings of the twin phoenix and dragon hairpins on her head trembled, and her hands trembled tightly, "Regent! Do you dare to commit indecent assault?"

His pupils were filled with lead, Qi She gave Xihe a heavy sweep twice, and took a half step back, "I dare not. Come on."

"Yes!" The imperial guards were in unison, and their voices were like a bell.

Qi She broke his muscles and ordered one by one: "Wang Zhengting murdered the lord, he was insane, and the crime is unforgivable. Yin Dequan, you lead the people, and immediately detain the criminals for investigation."

"Yes!"

"The spells of these methods can enter the palace, so there is naturally an internal response. In order to prevent these people from further harming the health of the body, Li Lin, you take people and immediately escort the queen dowagers of the two palaces back to the palace, and block the access control. No one is allowed to go out, no one is allowed outside At the same time, temporarily move the emperor to Xiyuan, so that he can be guarded, and no one else should disturb him. If there is a mistake, you are the only one to ask."

"Yes!"

"For the rest, search this Qianqing palace for me, search every inch carefully, and see if there is anything else—" Qi She insinuated, gritting his teeth coldly, "Dirty things that pretend to be ghosts."

"Yes!"

Amidst the cries of "Third Brothers" one by one by the Eastern Empress Dowager Wang, two women, a young man, and their respective eunuchs were politely invited out by the heavily armed guards.The rest rushed to the dragon seat, the dragon table, and the dragon bed hungry and hungry...the drawers were turned over, and the broken cabinets were opened.

Qi She took the golden lacquered dragon chair and sat down, looking at everything with gloomy eyes, new and old hatreds welling up in his heart: his father, his elder brother, his nephew... He has been abused by the emperors for most of his life Taking turns bullying, this is his beautiful revenge.No emperor can copy his Qi She's home anymore, and now, he is Qi She, who is copying the emperor's home.

He stretched out his long legs, straddled up and down to the imperial case covered with yellow silk, took the fragrant tea offered by the servant, blew it, and took a sip.

6.
The palace search officially ended at the end of the day, and Qi She personally reviewed all the correspondence found, and locked several people in the courtiers related to the coup d'état. The royal family is approved.The big job of ransacking the house was naturally rewarded to Tang Ning, the head of the secret service. In the evening of that day, he brought a group of villains with one hand to paste the bucket and the other to seal the door.Seeing the misfortune of the master's house, some bad-hearted accountants and teachers took advantage of the fire to rob them, and before the officials who confiscated the house arrived, they rushed directly into the upper house to snatch jewelry, calligraphy, paintings, and large fur goods. Simply wading in the muddy water, just stuff valuables on your body, and count as much as you can stuff.

Excluding the many untraceable lost items, the huge amount of property confiscated from the Wang family is still staggering.But what is even more infuriating is an item that was found in Wang Zhengting's bedroom in Dongkuayuan.There is a small dark room hidden in the bedroom. In the room is Wang Chaezhao, the former chief minister of the cabinet who has been sick for many years and refused to see outsiders. According to him, he has been dead for more than a year, but his internal organs were emptied and mummified. , placed on a small bed.For a moment, there was an uproar between the government and the public, and just when everyone thought that another huge wave was about to rise on the ground, the regent came forward and said that because of the emperor's filial piety to the queen mother, and because of his outstanding achievements in the royal family for several generations, it is especially special. Forgiveness, Wang Zhengting and his two sons, the first offender in the Nightmare Town case, had their sentence commuted by Ling Chi to be cut in half.The rest of the Dongdang people who were quoted by their relatives, Wang's family, were dismissed on various charges in less than half a month.

The external court is turbulent, and the internal ban is also not clean.One night, Ying Xi, the head of the 24th Supervisory Commissioner, hanged himself from a beam and died with his face covered.His cause of death was simple, remorse.Ying Xi first reported to Qi She because he was worried that under the instigation of the Queen Mother, the young emperor would be dissatisfied with his uncle. It was nothing more than an early warning to make Qi She take precautions; However, he unintentionally became Qi She's accomplice.The old eunuch felt ashamed to see his young master Qi Hong again, so he committed suicide without saying a word.At the right time, it was rumored that he was the internal respondent of the Nightmare Town case, but the injustice hat was not fastened, and he was cleared. After investigation by the Zhenfu Department, Ying Xi actually committed suicide because he was ashamed of his dereliction of duty. The action also made the regent sigh, and gave Ji Rang a special gift, allowing him to be buried in the ground.

As for Emperor Qi Hong, he issued five edicts in a row within three months after the incident. First, he said that he was too frightened and that his breath was not in harmony. Then announced the postponement of the wedding, and finally decided not to be in charge of the government for the time being, and the regent will still act as the agent of state affairs.There was a lot of discussion among the ministers and workers, but most of them were relieved from the bottom of their hearts. As the beneficiaries of the Regency regime, no one wanted to make any changes.Therefore, although there are some people with aura who have guessed one or two things, they still keep their mouths shut.

A stone stirs up a thousand waves, and the waves gradually dissipate.Looking at it again, it is already the autumn of the sick horse and severe frost.

Just as the prosperity from midsummer to late autumn dissipated, after a few months, Wang Zhengting, who was originally high-spirited, had turned into a little old man with white temples.He staggered and slowly stood up from the bottom of the prison deeper than autumn, revealing a mouthful of blood-stained and yellow-stained teeth:
"I knew you would come."

There is only a small dying oil lamp hanging on the stone wall, and the facial features of the person can hardly be seen. Only a straight and straight nose protrudes in the thin light, and the eyes on both sides are sunk in the mist-like darkness.In this dark place, Qi She stared at Wang Zhengting for a moment, then raised her hand to her face.The guard He Wuwei who was following behind him bent over to put something down, and left the cell without saying a word.

On the ground is a silver plate, in which there are a dagger, a white sword, and a glass of wine.On the very top of the plate, Qi She's deep and clear voice came: "Tomorrow is the day of Ming Zheng's punishment. This king really cannot bear to see the nobles with hairpin tassels suffer the pain and humiliation of being chopped up and abandoned. Please do what you want. You are welcome. "

Wang Zhengting rubbed the corners of his eyes full of filth, "Is it because I can't bear it, or is it because I'm afraid that I will shout something that I shouldn't shout on the execution ground?"

Qi She said calmly: "I don't need to worry about it at all. The one responsible for keeping you speechless is the supervisor and beheader."

"So you're just out of kindness?"

"Out of kindness."

Wang Zhengting smiled with relief, "In this case, I would like to use your kindness to answer my question and fulfill my wish."

Qi She nodded, "Let's listen."

As Wang Zhengting opened his mouth, there was a stench like a rotting corpse. It seemed that the person had died long ago, and what was left was just a ghost entangled with his last wish. "You learned beforehand that we will have What you did was from the fact that the emperor fell ill for no reason. I guessed that he was going to use the disaster of the demon as an excuse, followed the clues, found out who we placed in Huangshicheng, and changed the IOU that originally copied your handwriting to mine. That's it. Bar?"

Qi She still nodded her head without hesitation, "Almost."

(End of this chapter)