The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 103
Among this group of people, there was a man named 'Nine Poisons Master' named Li Jiekong.

This man named Li Jiekong presented a kind of medicinal powder to Ran Hai, saying: "Take a small amount of the ground medicinal powder and sprinkle it in the memorials that need to be presented every day, and present it to the emperor. The poisonous powder lightly mixed into the smoke will float into the emperor's nose."

Ran Hai was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly asked about the properties of the poison, the amount used, the symptoms after poisoning, and the method of detoxification when necessary, etc.

When all these questions raised by Ran Hai got satisfactory answers to Ran Hai, Ran Hai dismissed everyone and left Li Jiekong alone to assist him in poisoning the memorial.

On the second day at the court, Ran Hai presented the memorial with the poisoned powder, everything went according to Ran Hai's plan, and in the evening of the same day, news came out from the palace that Ye Junyan was unconscious again, in order to avoid too much influence , The news has been blocked, and the empress dowager ordered that the news be prohibited from spreading to the people, but the officials of the DPRK and China still need to be notified from time to time.

So the empress dowager urgently summoned the ministers to discuss the countermeasures. The ministers were shocked when they heard the words, and asked the reason why the emperor was not sensitive. It is not yet known how long it will take for good medicine. Facing the current predicament in southern Xinjiang, all the ministers suggested that the empress dowager temporarily ask the government behind the curtain to make a decision.

The empress dowager shirked her reluctance, and retreated on the grounds that her ancestors had rules and that the harem could not interfere in the government. When all the officials were at a loss, the empress dowager proposed that Ran Hai be in charge of the power temporarily, with Du Wangshan assisting him. Courtiers raised objections, but after all, they could not meet the Empress Dowager's edict.

After retreating from all the officials, the Empress Dowager asked Ran Hai to stay, and then took Ran Hai to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and asked Ran Hai after retreating to the left and right: "Why did you act suddenly without consulting with Wen beforehand? Why are you in such a hurry? I don’t know if the army from southern Xinjiang is invading the border, does it still need the emperor to stabilize the situation?”

Ran Hai nodded and said: "Qian knows the current situation, it's not suitable to do this, but Wen has to do this, otherwise I feel that my head will be pinched in the hands of that bitch Gu Xinning at any time."

Upon hearing the words "Gu Xinning", the Empress Dowager couldn't help but be stunned, and asked, "Gu Xinning? What do you mean? Isn't she already dead? How can it still be possible?"

The empress dowager thought that as soon as she asked, Ran Hai sighed and said, "I don't know if Gu Xinning really knows magic tricks, or if he used some other method. Mo Luotang told me that he saw Gu Xinning's sorcery. , Gu Xinning not only survived, but also chased him all the way, forcing him back to the southern border."

When the empress dowager heard the words, she suddenly stood up from what she had done, and said in surprise: "What? Gu Xinning is still alive? How is it possible? She admits the wrong person from time to time?"

Ran Hai shook his head and said, "People can admit their mistakes, but there are very few people in the world who can master the unparalleled poisonous art and defeat Mo Luotang. According to him, there is only Gu Xinning in the world."

The Empress Dowager's legs softened, she sat down heavily, and after a long silence, she asked again: "So you are worried that Gu Xinning will seek revenge on you?"

Ran Hai nodded and said: "Yes, in this world, the person Gu Xinning hates the most, Mo Luotang, can only be ranked second, and I am the person Gu Xinning hates the most, so I have to rush to make plans, because this news must not let people Your Majesty knows that at the same time, I still need to find ways to force Gu Xinning out, as long as Gu Xinning is here, I will not be able to sleep peacefully."

The empress dowager pondered for a while and said, "What are you going to do?"

After pondering for a while, Ran Hai said: "When Gu Jingzhou was here, he made many old friends. Although most of them have resigned, many of them are living in Beijing, and some are still officials in the court. Gu Xinning would rather take the risk and ask Zhao Zhongran for help I myself have never gone to these people, which proves that she cares a lot about these old friends of Gu Jingzhou."

The empress dowager's expression changed slightly and she asked, "You want to attack these people? I disagree. Now that foreign aggression is at a critical juncture, and at this time when the country is about to collapse, if unnecessary disturbances are caused in the court, it will definitely make the army's morale even worse. Shaken, I heard that the more than 20 troops newly dispatched by Southern Xinjiang have joined up with the leader of the opponent, and may launch another offensive at any time."

Ran Hai smiled and said: "Empress Dowager, don't worry, there will be no wind and waves. For those in the court, I will not move until the fighting subsides, and then I will count slowly. But I will not be polite to those who have resigned."

The Empress Dowager frowned and asked again: "What is the reason? Those people have resigned for a long time, and they have all made meritorious service to the court. Without a valid reason, I am afraid they will not be able to convince the public."

Ran Hai sneered and said, "If you want to commit a crime, are you afraid that you won't find a reason?"

The empress dowager nodded and asked: "The Ai family forgot this, so what reason are you going to use?"

Ran Hai said: "Since you want to attract Gu Xinning, you need a reason related to Gu Xinning to attract her attention."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "Well, it seems that the eldest brother has already made up his mind. Gu Xinning is indeed a serious problem, and he must try to get rid of it. Just follow your plan, but if Gu Xinning really has the magic trick, so what? She even burned the body this time, but she still appeared." The empress dowager's tone gradually showed worry.

Ran Hai smiled grimly and said, "Huh, whether it's evil or man-made, when I catch Gu Xinning again this time, I'll have to check it out. If it's a ghost, I'll ask a Taoist priest to transform her body. I don't believe it." , there is nothing in the world that can cure her!"

On the second day, at the court, Ran Hai issued an order to lock up thirteen former court officials who had resigned and stayed at home on the charge of harboring assassins.

Du Wangshan seeks out Ran Hai to ask the truth, but Ran Hai avoids him. The inexplicably convicted people keep crying and being wronged in prison.

Du Wangshan came to the harem, met the queen mother, and wanted to use the queen mother's mouth to let Ran Hai let everyone go.

After hearing Du Wangshan's intention, the Empress Dowager said, "Oh? You said that Prime Minister Ran has locked up a group of veterans who have resigned for a long time? I hope that I will intercede with Prime Minister Ran for you?"

Du Wangshan nodded and said: "To the Empress Dowager, yes, those old ministers have made great contributions to the imperial court, and they really shouldn't be treated like this."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said: "What you said is also reasonable, but the ancestors have clearly taught that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, I am afraid of mourning the family."

Du Wangshan hurriedly said: "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, I just hope that the Empress Dowager can ask Prime Minister Ran to intercede, not to let the Empress Dowager interfere in the government."

"Pleading?" The Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "Oh, Prime Minister Ran has come to Aijia before, explaining the intention of Prime Minister Ran's move. Aijia thinks that if this is true, then Prime Minister Ran's move is right."

"Oh? Prime Minister Ran told the empress dowager why he did this? Please show me the empress dowager." Du Wangshan asked suspiciously.

The Empress Dowager looked at Du Wangshan and said, "It's not convenient for me to talk about this matter. I believe that Prime Minister Ran will give an explanation soon. The situation of Du Qing's family has changed temporarily."

"But." Du Wangshan seemed to be trying to say more.

But after changing the channel, he already showed displeasure and said: "Aijia is tired, Mr. Du, please go back."

"My minister Du Wangshan resigns." Seeing the empress dowager's displeased expression, Du Wangshan couldn't say any more, besides, the empress dowager is Ran Hai's younger sister, so she naturally sided with Ran Hai in everything, and came to ask the empress for help. The Empress Dowager also had no choice but to go to the doctor in a hurry. Seeing that the words were invalid, she had no choice but to resign and leave.

After leaving the Compassion Palace, Du Wangshan forgot to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion again, but when he came outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was blocked back.

On the second day, Du Wangshan and a group of upright ministers jointly submitted a memorial, intending to intercede for all the people in the prison, but at this time Ran Hai said to the people: "The reason why I want to do this is because I have secretly It was found out that these people had secretly helped Gu Xinning to murder the emperor, so they were arrested and questioned."

Everyone didn't expect that Ran Hai would give such an answer. Du Wangshan stood up and asked, "May I ask the Prime Minister, what evidence is there to prove that they are related to Gu Xinning? Besides, Gu Xinning's conspiracy to commit a crime is a capital offense. Why would they take the risk to help?" she?"

Ran Hai smiled and replied: "Master Du, don't you know that they were all old friends of Gu Jingzhou, and they have been angry with the imperial court for many years about Gu Jingzhou, otherwise you think there is some reason that Zhou Zigeng, Yan Haocheng, Mu Did Xin An and Ling Yu resign when they were less than 30 years old?"

Du Wangshan said angrily: "What? Just based on the behavior of these people when they were young, you say that they are dissatisfied with the court and acted for Gu Jingzhou's affairs? Is it too far-fetched? The so-called people have their own ambitions, and there are many reasons why they don't want to stay in the officialdom .”

Seeing Du Wangshan's angry face, Ran Hai didn't take it seriously, he just smiled and said: "It's good for people to have their own ambitions, but this official found out that before Gu Xinning entered the palace, he had a lot of interactions with these people, if any of these people If you have a heart of loyalty and patriotism, you will not hide the matter of Gu Xinning, so that the emperor will be in danger."

Du Wangshan continued to try to say: "What evidence has the Prime Minister collected? Can you show it to everyone? Du really wants to know what else Gu Xinning can do with this group of officials who have retired for many years? Even if there is some overlap, Maybe it's just that Gu Xinning came to say hello to everyone on behalf of her father."

Ran Hai said: "There are a lot of evidence, both personal and physical evidence. If Mr. Du wants to see it, he can get it at any time. But when the time comes, Mr. Du should not insist that these evidences were fabricated by me in order to exonerate these people. This official can't speak clearly even if his mouth is all over his body."

Seeing the two facing each other tit for tat, many other officials in the DPRK did not dare to intervene, lest they cause trouble to their upper body.

The empress dowager entrusted Ran Hai to take care of the affairs of the court, but only asked Du Wangshan to assist in the management. In terms of power and situation, even if she had the courage to be upright and unyielding, she could not compete with Ran Hai after all.

Afterwards, Ran Hai issued a call on behalf of the emperor, announcing to the world that thirteen old court officials who participated in Gu Xinning's plan to assassinate the emperor would be convicted and executed soon.Later, the names and former positions of the thirteen court officials were also listed.

Once the imperial list was posted, the news spread to the streets and alleys, and everyone knew it.Ran Hai predicted that within two days, Gu Xinning would definitely be arrested, but what Ran Hai didn't expect was that at this moment, Gu Xinning was active in the southern border, thousands of miles away from the capital.I don't know anything about what happened in Beijing.It is even more impossible to fall into the trap he arranged within two days.

(End of this chapter)