Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 300: Spread My Will
Zhao Kuangyin stopped, he had never been so grateful to a person at this moment, looked at Ye Chen, and said solemnly: "Ye Qing! You saved me with all your might, and I hereby promise that as long as my Great Song Zhao Clan exists, it will be I will definitely live up to your Ye family."

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin paused for a while and said: "I will pass on my will. If Ye Chen's concubine gives birth to a boy, Ye Chen's title can be passed down from generation to generation, and the Ye family will be a prince from generation to generation. If she gives birth to a daughter, I will accept her as a righteous daughter and enshrine her as a concubine." Princess."

At this time, including Li Congshan and Xu Xuan, all the people from the Southern Tang Mission had been arrested. Li Congshan and Xu Xuan had no knowledge of the poisonous smoke in the jade belt and the assassins just now, but they also It has been guessed that this must be a secret arrangement of Maitreya teaching building Yanming and Shangguan Bingyun.Knowing that it would be difficult for them to return to Southern Tang alive, the two looked desperate and hated Lou Yanming and Shangguan Bingyun to death.

Zhang Jiye, who was surrounded by the guards below, somehow repelled the guards suddenly, and kidnapped Shen Yilun, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council who was directing the guards nearby. The guards stopped for a while.Zhao Kuangyin, who can make the decision, was looking at Ye Chen at this time, and Zhang Jiye moved to the side door a little bit. The guards guarding there were afraid of hurting Shen Yilun, so they retreated to the side. Taking this opportunity, Zhang Jiye threw Shen Yilun to the guards, and then took the opportunity He jumped out of the side door, his body flashed, and shot into the side hall next to him. All the guards rushed into the side hall, but found that Zhang Jiye had disappeared.

Ye Chen performed the exercises with his eyes closed just now, wanting to speed up the speed at which his dantian absorbs the toxin, so he ignored Zhao Kuangyin, but after some hard work, although it was effective, the speed at which his dantian absorbed the toxin in the meridians was still not much faster. There is a black and green air.

However, Ye Chen knew very well that with his physique, he would be fine for a while, so he was not very worried that he would die.But Ye Chen didn't hear Zhao Kuangyin's imperial decree just now.

At this time, Ye Chen opened his eyes suddenly, and everyone thought it was a flashback. Zhao Kuangyin looked sad, Zhao Guangyi looked complicated, Zhao Pu and most other ministers looked grateful, Tao Gu and Wang Yuefeng pretended to be worried, but deep in their eyes were I am very happy.

Ye Chen ignored the crowd, looked at Zhao Kuangyin, and said weakly: "Your Majesty, the eunuch who checked the jade belt for His Majesty just now has a problem. When the assassin released the smoke, he shouted that the smoke was poisonous. He is probably an accomplice of the assassin." .”

The commander of the guards next to him heard this, and without waiting for Zhao Kuangyin's order, he quickly sent someone to arrest the eunuch, but at this time the eunuch had already taken advantage of the chaos and fled to nowhere.

"Your Majesty, most of Li Congshan and Xu Xuan didn't know about this assassination incident. It should be arranged by Maitreya Teaching Lou Yanming and Shangguan Bingyun without telling them. Therefore, the missions of the Southern Tang Dynasty don't kill them first, and they can ask something. It’s just that Eunuch Zhang just now must be arrested and must live.”

Zhao Kuangyin was so moved that he couldn't be more moved. Ye Chen was going to be dead, and he was still worrying about catching the assassin.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed in his heart, turned around and issued a series of orders, including ordering the Kaifeng Mansion and Huaxia Wei Mansion to search and arrest the whole city, and ordering the Privy Council to seal off the imperial palace and Kaifeng city gate, and strictly prohibit anyone from leaving the city.Give an order to the commander of the guards, and all the eunuchs in the palace gather first and investigate one by one.etc!
After receiving the order, the ministers with corresponding duties left in a hurry.The huge armed machinery of the entire capital began to work.

At this time, Qian Yi suddenly remembered something, and said: "Your Majesty, the physique of Chen Guanxiang Fuhou is different from ordinary people, and he may not be able to die for a while, but as far as I know, there is a master detoxification expert in Yehou's mansion, maybe he can Get rid of this poison."

Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and shouted: "Come here, quickly send Ye Chen back to Ye Mansion to detoxify, hurry up."

Ye Chen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, ask some of my subordinates in the Huaxia Weifu to send me back to my residence."

Zhao Kuangyin knew that Ye Chen was still worried that there might be people from the Maitreya Sect lurking in the palace, so he shuddered and shouted to the left and right: "Hurry up and let the people from the Huaxia Weifu come over and send Ye Chen back to the mansion to detoxify."

He rushed into the palace a long time ago, but because of his low official position, he was always driven aside by the guards. The anxious Li Junhao, Xu Fangyi, and Hu Sanguang rushed over, and they didn't care to salute Zhao Kuangyin. Li Junhao carried Ye Chen on his back, and the other two were careful. Protected on both sides, ran to the outside of the hall.Outside the palace, there were a hundred black cavalry that Ye Chen usually brought with him as guards. As long as he joined them, Ye Chen didn't have to worry about anything.

When Ye Chen returned to the mansion, the toxins in the meridians had been almost absorbed by the dantian. Li Junhao, Xu Fangyi and Hu Sanguang breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, news came from the palace that the little eunuch who was in charge of inspecting the jade belt was found , Unfortunately, he has committed suicide, but Zhang Jiye has escaped from the palace.

Ye Chen immediately issued an order for the three of them to use all the hands of the Huaxia Weifu to search the city, and they must find the old eunuch Zhang Jiye.

Zhao Kuangyin was furious, the only thing that made him feel better was that Ye Chen's poison had been cured.

At this time, all the city gates of Kaifeng had already been closed, and the police and city defense soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion had already filled the city and started searching.

At the same time, a thorough cleansing began in the palace.

Zhao Kuangyin gave an order, and under the specific organization led by Wude envoy Zhang Zhan, Wang Jien, and guards, two types of people were arrested first, and then tortured.

All the eunuchs or maids under Zhang Jiye's command were arrested.As long as Zhang Jiye and eunuchs or court ladies could get in together, they were also arrested.

In the end, more than 400 eunuchs and more than 20 court ladies were imprisoned.After enduring inhuman torture and torture, more than a dozen people died in one day, but no useful information was obtained.However, it is conceivable that it is difficult for these more than 400 eunuchs and court ladies to get out alive.

After Zhao Kuangyin was poisoned, Wang Jien, the chief eunuch, led people to intercept Ye Chen, but from his point of view, he did not allow people to approach the emperor at that time, and then passed on to the imperial doctor. His approach was impeccable, not to mention that he did not stop Ye Chen Ye Chen, therefore, was not suspected by Zhao Kuangyin.

The Southern Tang mission led by Li Congshan and Xu Xuan, because of what Ye Chen said when they left, were all imprisoned in the newly repaired prison in Huaxia Weifu.He was also tortured by the Intelligence Department of the Huaxia Weifu.

Ye Chen healed his injury for a day, and was recruited into the palace by Zhao Kuangyin at noon the next day.

In the Chongzheng Palace, Ye Chen was not the only one who was recruited by the emperor, Zhao Pu, Zhao Guangyi, Xue Juzheng, Shen Yilun, and even Cao Bin who was not in good health were also recruited.

Obviously, today's discussion is extremely important to the Song court.

Everyone was given a seat by Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin glanced over and finally fixed on Ye Chen. He smiled gently and said, "I am very pleased that the poison Ye Qing has been cured of."

Seeing this, several other people couldn't help thinking that Ye Chen's position in the heart of the emperor was unbreakable and unmatched by anyone.Thinking of what happened yesterday, the few people were envious, but also filled with emotion.

Naturally, Ye Chen would not be foolishly arrogant, and still maintained a modest and cautious attitude, and quickly said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded cordially, looked at the others, his expression became solemn again, and said in a deep voice, "Has Zhang Jiye caught that dog thief?"

Zhao Guangyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty! I have sent people to search one-third of the houses in Kaifeng City, and the rest of the houses are continuing to search. Ming Fan will offer a reward of a thousand taels of silver to anyone who finds this person and provides clues. At this time, the people in the city have been mobilized one after another, and Zhang Jiye will soon have nowhere to hide. I believe this old thief will be caught soon. .”

Shen Yilun continued: "Your Majesty, in order not to affect the lives of the people and cause panic among the people, the city gates have been opened normally today, but I have personally arranged for reliable generals to sit at the gates of the cities. Strict searches will be conducted on everyone who leaves the city. Moreover, arrangements have been made for Zhang Jiye's possible disguise methods, and the old thief will never be allowed to wander out of the city."

Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly and didn't say anything, seeing Ye Chen.

Ye Chen quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Huaxia Weifu has been investigated clearly, and it is absolutely certain that the Maitreya Sect made the arrangement behind the back of the Southern Tang court. Then Li Congshan and Xu Xuan were also kept in the bone before. As for the Southern Tang Lord Li Yu It is uncertain whether they know about this matter. In addition, the people of Huaxia Weifu have not found any trace of Zhang Jiye so far."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded to Ye Chen, and said to everyone: "Zhang Jiye must not let him escape. After you go back, perform your duties and pay close attention. Just be sure to manage the people below, don't let them take the opportunity to harass the people, let alone Take the opportunity to use power for personal gain and seek benefits from the people. Otherwise, I will punish you severely."

Zhao Guangyi, Ye Chen, and Shen Yilun shuddered in their hearts, and quickly stood up, saying yes respectfully.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "My dear friends, since the two idiots Li Congshan and Xu Xuan didn't know about my assassination yesterday, after thinking about it last night, I realized that now is not the time to start a war with Nantang. The Southern Tang Dynasty cut down the name of the country and lowered the country's dignity, please take care of the matter of the Song Kingdom, how do you think about it?"

Zhao Pu was the first to say: "Your Majesty, I have just conquered the Southern Han in the Great Song Dynasty, and experienced the chaos in Sichuan and Shu. The national power and financial resources have been greatly consumed. The army also needs to rest and reorganize. Although the Southern Han has been occupied, it will take some time to consolidate. So , At this time, it is indeed not suitable to start a war with Southern Tang. As for the fact that Southern Tang voluntarily became the vassal state of our Song Dynasty, this is clearly because Li Yu sent [-] troops to the south, worried that His Majesty would be annoyed, and he knew that it was difficult to stop the power of my Great Song Heavenly Soldiers. So I was afraid, and I asked myself to be reduced to the king, in order to calm down the war."

Shen Yilun said: "I remember that when Li Yu's father, Li Jing, was the emperor, he was afraid of the army under Emperor Shizong of the previous Zhou Dynasty. He also sent an envoy to surrender his national status once, and please be a vassal. Now Li Yu just imitated his father. Using old skills, Gou Quan's luck in the Southern Tang Dynasty is nothing more than that."

Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly. He had already thought of this yesterday, so he ignored the pleas of Li Congshan and Xu Xuan on the spot at the court meeting yesterday.

Zhao Pu suddenly said again: "Although the assassin has nothing to do with the Southern Tang court, maybe Li Yu didn't know about it, but the Maitreya demon dared to assassinate His Majesty. The starting point of this matter was to consider it from the perspective of the safety of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is inevitable to take revenge on him, but Nantang also has to come up with an explanation for this matter."

(End of this chapter)