My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 279 Not a good death

  Cui Yinghao has already begun to confess.

   But at this time, Zhang Anshi actually wants to arrest someone.

   This made Zhu Di lift up his heart that had just been suspended.

  His eyes are like knives, passing in front of everyone, but he doesn't show his expression.

  Yi Shiha, in front of the emperor, didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly said: "Duke Wei, who do you want to take?"

  Zhang An Shidao: "Golden Concubine Empress..."

  Zhang Anshi walked step by step towards the golden concubine who had been leaning against Zhu Di.

  Concubine Jin looked bewildered, as if she was nervous because of the approach of the strange man, a nervous look flashed across her pretty face, and said, "Duke Wei... I don't know what this means?"

  Zhang Anshi said: "Jin Niangniang... I'm afraid... I will wrong you."

  Jin Fei looked at Zhu Di like a frightened little rabbit, her eyes turned slightly red: "Your Majesty..."

Concubine Liu at the side saw this and said: "Your Majesty, just now, in the name of arresting the party, you took a servant. Now that it's done, even the concubine has started to take it. Your Majesty... all the concubines serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly, Your Majesty... You are in charge of us."

   After finishing speaking, he subconsciously pulled Zhu Di's sleeve.

  Zhu Di's expression turned extremely ugly.

  He stared fiercely at Concubine Jin, and then his eyes fell on Concubine Liu.

Yi Shiha was even more dumbfounded, he never expected that the matter would involve Concubine Liu, so just now he had vowed to help Zhang Anshi, but now, more than a dozen eunuchs looked at him, and he also Not saying a word.

  Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

  Zhang Anshi coughed.

  After hearing this, King Zhu of Nai understood immediately, and rushed forward to separate Jinfei from the others.

  Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu appreciatively, this fellow Zhu understands him.

   Zhang Anshi then said: "Your Majesty, I am sure that this person is Jinfei."

  Zhu Di frowned and said, "Why?"

Zhang Anshidao: "Actually, I... guessed her from the beginning, but her identity is sensitive, so... Before there is no definite evidence, I dare not act rashly, so I have to find a way to eliminate her peripheral personnel first, which is why , I went to the Duzhi Prison to look for Cui Yinghao first. But who would have expected that Cui Yinghao happened to be at Concubine Liu's place, and Concubine Jin was also here. If the delay continues, the concubine Jin will take the opportunity to destroy the evidence, so... she has the courage to identify immediately."

  Zhu Di frowned, thoughtfully, and glanced at the frightened Concubine Jin. In his eyes, this Concubine Jin was just a weak woman, and no matter what, he couldn't make him connect her with the bandits of the White Lotus Sect.

  Finally, he reluctantly nodded and said, "How sure are you?"

   "Eighty percent." Zhang Anshi said firmly.

  80% is not too small.

   It's just that Zhu Di is only curious at this time.

   "I remember, you said that the **** was involved in this matter."

   "Your Majesty, it is indeed the **** who I was suspicious of at the beginning." Zhang Anshi continued: "So after entering the palace, I also started from here."

   "But why are you suspicious of her?" Zhu Di pointed at Concubine Jin.

   After all, this involves Zhu Di's woman, so I have to be careful, if I make a mistake, once something gets out from the palace, it will be Zhu Di who will be ashamed.

  Although Zhu Di has a lot of debts and no worries, some people have already spread the legend of streaking and eating X outside in different ways, but for women, no matter whether they care about it or not, it also involves the issue of decency.

  Zhang Anshi took a deep breath, and he also knew that making mistakes this time was different from making mistakes at other times.

  If I make a mistake this time, I will be overwhelmed and walk around.

   On the other side, Concubine Jin didn't defend herself, but burst into tears, sobbing and wiping away her tears.

  She tried her best not to explain anything to Zhu Di.

  Zhang Anshi said at this time: "At the beginning, I also felt that the one who colluded with the White Lotus Sect was the eunuch, but later, when I knew the actual situation in Da Nei, I felt that the direction was wrong."

   "Wrong direction?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi thoughtfully.

  Zhang An Shidao: "Anyone who believes in these things often must have a private space..."

"private space?"

"You need to read the scriptures, you need to 'practice', and as far as I know, most of the eunuchs in the palace do not have such conditions. Not only that, most of the eunuchs are in gangs. If a person is related to the White Lotus Sect, It is impossible for other people not to notice, especially after the imperial court cracked down on the White Lotus Sect, and no **** reported this to Eunuch Yishiha."

  Zhu Di said: "Really?"

  Zhang Anshi himself is happy, Your Majesty is in the palace, the master of the eunuchs, don't you know... the living conditions of these people who serve you?

  Zhang Anshi learned from Yishiha that most eunuchs ate and slept together, and low-level eunuchs often slept in shared bunks, with dozens of people crowded together.

  Eunuchs with higher ranks could squeeze two or three people into a room.

  Only at the peak of the eunuch, at a level similar to Yishiha, are they eligible to live in a house by themselves.

The reason for this is that the scale of the palace is indeed large, but in fact, when it was built here, there were not many houses for eunuchs, not to mention that from Hongwu to Yongle, the number of eunuchs has increased a lot, and there are enough places to live. But it's still such a big place.

  For the vast majority of eunuchs, they do not have any private space to speak of.

   This is also Zhang Anshi's gradual realization that the possibility of eunuchs in the Forbidden City wanting to practice the White Lotus Sect without being noticed by others is really pitifully small.

  Zhu Di dubiously said: "Just because of this?"

Zhang Anshidao: "Of course it's not just this, this just... changed my thinking. In my mind, maybe someone will come into contact with the White Lotus Sect, because this White Lotus Sect is willing to make friends with them because of their status, and even give them a gift. For their benefit, I believe there are such eunuchs."

Zhang Anshi calmed down, and continued: "It's like, many local officials take advantage of others. This may be just a greedy instinct, but if the other party tells you that you have taken advantage of me, you have to follow me to rebel. This... then It's absolutely impossible. The same is true for eunuchs. It's okay to provide convenience to the White Lotus Sect, and there will definitely be benefits from them, but because of this, the possibility of daring to risk thousands of pieces of corpses for them is very slim. .”

  Zhu Di nodded: "You are right."

  The golden concubine was still at the side, wiping her tears.

  Zhu Di couldn't help but glanced at her. He still felt that such a weak woman couldn't imagine colluding with the White Lotus Sect.

Zhang Anshi continued: "We know this, and the eunuchs know it well, and the White Lotus Sect bandit obviously knows it too. Since they plan to act in the palace, they know that they can't count on these eunuchs in the palace." ...and who...could ignore it and take such a risk? There is only one possibility, this person...he really believes in the White Lotus Sect, and he is extremely devout about it, even if he loses his life, he will not hesitate."

  Zhu Di immediately thought that not long ago, because the Buddha's true form was revealed, the collapsed congregants outside the hall, even Zhu Di, felt chills down their spines thinking of this scene.

  Zhu Di said: "What does this mean?"

"This brings me back to the original question. Can an extremely pious person, who can sacrifice his life for something, hide his preferences? Or... can he stop himself from reciting the scriptures of the White Lotus Sect, no three no Do you go to worship the many Buddha statues of the White Lotus Sect at five o'clock?"

   Zhu Di suddenly became clear-headed.

After a pause, Zhang Anshi continued: "This is human nature. If a person is full of this, it is impossible to be completely indifferent to it. He will definitely find ways to secretly 'cultivate', and will try every means, Chanting scriptures every day. Since he believes in this thing and finds it useful, it is impossible to restrain himself."

"And here, there is another problem. Ninety-nine percent of the eunuchs don't have the private space and time to be alone. Even if they secretly chant scriptures or worship the Buddha of the White Lotus Sect, they will definitely be noticed, and it is impossible. There will be no news from the palace."

  Zhu Di said: "What about the eunuchs who are out of ninety-nine percent?"

  Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly and said: "These people, I have already eliminated them, and some of them have also lost Eunuch Ha, and Zheng He and other eunuchs, they have already been excluded."

  Zhu Di paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and his face became serious.

   Not an eunuch, so... the next thing is to make people think carefully.

  Because there are only two kinds of people in the palace, one is nobles, and the other is slaves.

   "So you think the problem lies with the concubine?" Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang An Shidao: "Yes, the problem may lie in this, so I boldly checked all the concubines..."

  Zhu Di became expressionless.

  Concubine Liu looked at Zhang Anshi coldly at first, but now, she also seemed to feel a little scared, and she didn't dare to talk too much at this time.

  Only Concubine Jin was still choking up, wiping tears.

Zhang Anshidao: "Being able to believe in the White Lotus Sect without being noticed means that she has time to be completely alone, and she doesn't have to work for many years. Following this clue, I started to investigate and learned that in the palace of His Majesty, the real Concubine, there are forty-nine people."

Concubines are also different. There are not many who can really be called concubines in the palace. People always exaggerate that there are three thousand beauties in the harem. This is actually the number of court ladies, but the difference between court ladies and concubines In fact, it is a world of difference.

Zhang Anshi continued: "Among the forty-nine concubines, I asked some more information. Among them, more than 30 can be excluded, and the rest... will be compared one by one. You know, the concubine is deep in the palace. Among them, Ke actually believes in the White Lotus Sect, and can accept orders from the White Lotus Sect, and convinces the people of the White Lotus Sect that she must be loyal and reliable. Deliver the message."

Zhang Anshi said: "I followed this clue to find out which eunuchs are around the concubines on weekdays. The nobles in this palace always have preferences, and the eunuchs also like to do what they like. , The movements of concubines and eunuchs are also different."

"However, ordinary concubines, if they feel that an **** is well-behaved and exquisite, and if they think it is easy to use, they will often say hello to Eunuch Yishiha. The concubine's bedroom to serve."

"I'm the only one here with Concubine Jin, but I discovered a strange thing. Concubine Jin has always been kind to Cui Yinghao, not to mention full of praise, but on weekdays, if rewards are given to the servants, he will have his share. And Cui Yinghao would also often go to Jinfei's bedroom to say hello. Logically speaking, Cui Yinghao was only responsible for running errands in the Duzhi prison. If he could be transferred to Jinfei's side to serve, it might not be a good thing. But Jinfei I never mentioned it, but apart from being close to him, it seems that I am still willing to keep him in the capital prison."

  As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Di frowned. Although he didn't care much about the affairs between concubines and eunuchs, but now, he has gradually come to think of it.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi looked at Yishiha, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Yishiha, let me ask you, is it better for Cui Yinghao to go to Concubine Jin's bedroom to be on duty than Duzhijian?"

Yi Shiha nodded and said: "According to the rules in the palace, those who are generally on duty for ladies and gentlemen will be released after three or five years, and they will be promoted to the position of first-rank internal supervisor for sure. If they are in Duzhi prison, everyone knows Prisons are actually just running errands to deliver letters, and it is even more difficult to expect to go up in Duzhi Prison."

Zhang Anshi said: "Then tell me, isn't this strange? This Cui Yinghao finally climbed up the big tree of Jinfei, but...Jinfei often asked him to speak in front of him, but he refused to talk to the supervisor. Hint, ask Cui Yinghao to move his position. Does this happen often in the palace?"

  Yi Shiha said: "It's not very common, even if you can't go to the palace to serve, but if you want to say hello, it's good to change to a fatter job, unless... this **** is not liked by the nobles."

  Zhang An Shidao: "Then is there another possibility that Concubine Jin needs him to stay in the capital prison and be responsible for the delivery of letters?"

  Hearing this, Yi Shiha gave Zhang Anshi a meaningful look.

  He dare not say this, if he agrees, it means that he also thinks there is something wrong with Concubine Jin.

  Yi Shiha No matter how high and powerful she is, she is still a servant in the palace, and the concubine Jin is still a nobleman even if she is no longer favored by His Majesty.

  Yi Shiha dare not do anything presumptuous.

Zhang Anshi did not continue to be embarrassed or disappointed, but looked at Zhu Di and said, "Your Majesty, this is why I dare to say this. I am 80% sure of the reason. Originally...give me some time, and I can find more. But...the time is running out, so...the minister boldly implores His Majesty to issue an order immediately to search the imperial concubine's bedroom...maybe you will know the answer."

  After Zhu Di heard this, he lowered his face, and without hesitation, he immediately said: "Come here... Let me search for you..."

   Also lost Hadering, and then began to take action with the eunuchs.

  At this time, a voice said: "There is no need to search."

   It was Jin Fei who spoke.

   Concubine Jin never complained, even though she made a lot of grievances, she was very weak. But now, she is acting tougher than most men.

  She said word by word: "Your Majesty, there are indeed many Buddhist scriptures and some Buddha statues at the place of my concubine."

   "Is it from the White Lotus?" Zhu Di shouted angrily.

   Concubine Jin said, "Your Majesty will make things difficult for the White Lotus Sect, and it will offend the heavens."

  As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di's chest rose and fell, obviously very angry.

  Thinking of such a person beside his pillow, he was speechless.

  Zhang Anshi said on the sidelines: "Your Majesty, the ministers are taking their leave."

  Yiwang Zhu listened with gusto, seeing that Zhang Anshi wanted to slip away, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning."

  Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi at this time, and said: "The captain who came with you, get out, Zhang Anshi and Yiwang Zhu stay."

  The captains saluted and withdrew one after another.

  Zhu Di's face was livid, his expression was uncertain, and he said coldly: "Zhang Anshi, you come to interrogate."

  Zhang Anshi gave a wry smile. It’s not a good idea to ask about this matter. You can think about it with your toes. The more you ask, the more things you shouldn’t know.

   But at this time, he couldn't say no, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet: "Empress Jinfei..."

  Zhu Di was dissatisfied and said: "It's called Jin."

  Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "Jin family, when did you come into contact with the White Lotus Sect?"

  Concubine Jin glanced at Zhang Anshi, but she was exceptionally calm. It can even be said that she seemed very confident.

  She said: "When I was in Beiping Mansion. At that time, Your Majesty was in trouble, and the southern army was outside the city, attacking the city day and night...Many people were very afraid. At that time, they would often do things in the palace, and bless His Majesty to return safely."

  Zhang Anshidao: "A monk who practices affairs, can he contact the female family members of the Peking Palace?"

   "It's a nun."

  Zhang Anshi said: "Then you believe it?"

  Jin Fei said: "This is the right way. Since I learned these things, I have become more and more prosperous. From a young girl to today, I am happy every day..."

  Zhang Anshi said: "You are outside the palace, what kind of family do you have?"

   Concubine Jin said: "I am the beautiful girl of North Korea."

  Zhang Anshi nodded: "Are you relying on Cui Yinghao to contact the White Lotus Sect?"

  Concubine Jin glanced at Cui Yinghao in the distance, nodded and said: "I have many puzzles, and I need him to ask."

  Zhang An Shidao: "They are outside, what order did they convey to you?"

  At this moment, Concubine Jin became silent.

  Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "You won't say it?"

  Jin Fei said: "I will not offend the heavens, let alone betray the Buddha."

  Zhang An Shidao: "Do you think you can get away with it?"

"Even if you have to suffer, it's just the test of the Buddha." Concubine Jin was unusually calm: "What cares about this mere physical body? You ordinary people, it is precisely these things that are too important, so you are afraid of this and that. But to me... it's all passing."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhang Anshidao: "Your so-called Buddha father has been captured."

   Concubine Jin smiled sweetly: "No, you don't need to say more."

  Zhang An Shidao: "This Buddha father is now being held in the imperial prison. If you want to see him, you can go and see his ugly appearance now."

  Concubine Jin still looked very confident and said: "This is just a trick for you to pretend to be fake. Anyone can be referred to as the Buddha father by you."

  Zhang Anshidao: "He still has many henchmen, all of whom have also been arrested. I'm afraid that among them is the nun you were in the Peking Palace."

Concubine Jin was so calm that it made people feel terrible: "Even so, it was just a test for the Buddha father. If you can't kill him, you cut off his head, and he went back to heaven. Buddha father and father The Buddha mother came down to the mortal world to save the common people, not to see us mortals suffering. If the world does not allow them, they will still be happy in the sky."

  Zhu Di: "..."

  Zhang Anshi felt that he couldn't help being angry, and said angrily: "How do you know they are gods?"

  Concubine Jin asked back: "Then how do you know they are not?"

  At this moment, even Zhang Anshi felt helpless.

Concubine Jin said: "If you want to vent your anger on me, I will be willing to do so, or if His Majesty takes pity on me and wants to give me a good time, I will never hold any resentment. Naturally, I am willing to die with a smile on my face. If you want to teach me to suffer and suffer a lot, that's okay, I don't blame you, and I don't regret it."

  Zhu Di endured so much, it was already not easy, at this time he obviously couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "Yi Shiha, Yishiha..."

  Yi Shiha was also anxious, and immediately said: "Press it, press it."

  Dozens of eunuchs immediately dragged Concubine Jin away.

  Zhu Di was so angry that his face turned black, and said: "What kind of bird scriptures are these, what a stupid woman."

  Zhang Anshi sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that there is absolutely nothing to ask about this Jin family."

  Zhu Di smiled coldly, and gave Yi Shiha a meaningful look.

  Yi Shiha nodded knowingly and said: "Your servant knows."

  Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi again at this moment and said, "But... what's their plan?"

  Zhang Anshi was very calm, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is Cui Yinghao."

  Zhu Di snorted coldly, and then said: "Pick the tendons of this servant, I want him to speak to me."

  Cui Yinghao was directly dragged into a side hall.

  At this time, Zhang Anshi is not polite.

   In front of the concubine Jin, Zhang Anshi was suffocated. He originally thought that he was a little crazy, but after meeting the concubine Jin, he realized that there are really lunatics in the world.

  Yi Shiha specially came to help, who knew that the eunuchs under Yi Shiha were more professional than Jin Yiwei when it came to torture.

  In just a short while, this Cui Yinghao was in pain, he wailed, and because of the pain, he said in a trembling voice: "Recruit, all servants... all servants..."

As he said that, he kowtowed like pounding garlic, but said sideways: "The servant girl doesn't believe in the White Lotus Sect, but was sent by the North Korean country along with the Jin family as a tribute. Both the servant girl and the Jin family were sent to the Peking Palace , I thought that this life would probably be like this. But since then, the Jin family has become more and more prosperous, and her status in the palace has risen, so the North Korean country... is naturally and honorable."

He glanced at Zhang Anshi, and then said: "Therefore, after the tribute envoy from the North Korean Kingdom came to the capital, he specifically said that Jin's family members have been treated favorably in the North Korean Kingdom, and her father and brother have both become officials. They also teach slaves, I also want to serve the Jin family well in the palace, and I also said... I also said... my brothers and parents in the country will naturally be taken care of."

"Afterwards, the Jin family taught the servants to do things. The servants naturally knew that they needed to rely on the Jin family in the palace and in their hometown. Therefore, they have been doing their best. He often taught me to run errands outside the capital. Once, they taught me to bring various scriptures and some letters in and out, and those who gave the scriptures to the servants outside were often generous to the servants, and rewarded the servants with a lot of silver at every turn."

   "The servant will work harder from now on..."

  Zhang Anshi paused for a moment, as if thinking of something, he looked at him suddenly and said: "A few days ago, did you send anything?"

   "Send it." Cui Yinghao said quickly: "Send a package."

  Zhang Anshi opened his eyes slightly, and said, "How much burden?"

  Cui Yinghao tried to make gestures, but Zhang Anshi said: "Come here, take bags of different sizes and let him identify them. Besides, let someone search Jinfei's residence to see if there is such a bag."

  Cui Yinghao said very firmly: "This burden must not be there."

   "Why?" Zhang Anshi pressed forward step by step.

Cui Yinghao said: "Concubine Jin has always been very careful. Even if something is sent outside, she will order her servant to throw it into the Imperial City Lake afterwards. And every time the servant helps him throw it, she finds that the things in it are actually all It's almost burned."

  Zhang Anshi squinted his eyes and remained silent.

   After a while, the **** brought over a dozen packages, large and small.

  Cui Yinghao looked at the different bundles, pointed at a bundle the size of a watermelon and said, "That bundle is just that big."

  Zhang Anshi continued to ask: "What other characteristics?"

Cui Yinghao thought about it seriously and said: "It seems that there are some altars and pots inside. Others, slaves...don't dare to look at them. They will stick a talisman on the outside of the bag. Only the concubine Jin can tear this talisman. In her hand, it has already been torn apart, and she knows that the servant has peeped, how dare the servant."

  Zhang Anshi looked back in dismay, and said, "Did the Jin family go around the inner palace these days? Is there any record of travel?"

  Yi Shiha thought for a while, then said: "There really are."

   Immediately, he ordered the **** to fetch it.

  Yi Shiha said: "The palace is no different than other places. Every move in this palace must be recorded."

   "I heard that your majesty went to sleep with the concubine, so there are records of how many times, right?" Zhang Anshi asked curiously.

  Yi Shiha coughed, raised his orchid finger, and pointed at Zhang Anshi: "Mr. Wei, you are really annoying."

   Behind Yi Wang Zhu suddenly said: "I know this, I know, ask me, ask me..."

  Zhang Anshi became serious and ignored Zhu.

   Zhu Da was frustrated.

   Soon, someone took a notebook.

  Zhang Anshi lowered his head, looked at the notebook, and after reading it carefully, his face suddenly became more dignified.

  He frowned and said: "I understand, I finally understand, Li Xizhou who fell into his mother, this **** will die!"

After all, Zhang Anshi's expression became more and more gloomy, he looked at Cui Yinghao suddenly and said: "You know, now...not only are you finished, but your father and brother in North Korea will also die with you! A winkless dog thing."

  Cui Yinghao shuddered immediately after hearing this, and hurriedly said in horror: "Slaves... Slaves will die, slaves will die..."

  (end of this chapter)