Chapter 194 The Secret
"How is His Highness King Qi?" Eunuch Gui's intestines are almost turning green now. If he had known this, he should have waited and checked the situation before taking action.
"Back to Eunuch, His Highness Prince Qi just fainted." The young eunuch who first ran to Bi Yuntao to check the situation said respectfully to Eunuch Gui who ran over.
If others were fine, they might just receive some punishment from the emperor, and being dragged down and beaten by the emperor would be enough to deal with it. But this is His Highness Prince Qi, the most beloved prince of the Emperor. Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise he would really have lived to the end today.
No matter how you say it, Bi Yuntao is still your master. Although the emperor gave him the right to kill him first in the palace, but now he has caused King Qi to be seriously injured because of his imagination. I am afraid that the emperor will not be able to spare him in the future if he knows it.
As the saying goes, the emperor loves his eldest son. Since ancient times, the royal rule has been to appoint the prince as the eldest son, and all resources are allocated to the prince. However, Eunuch Gui is the emperor's confidant after all. Naturally, he knows that the emperor loves His Highness the King of Qi the most. It can even be said that he dotes on him. The reason why Bi Yuntao became so lawless, and even did things that made people and gods angry by robbing civilian girls, was actually the result of the emperor turning a blind eye and conniving at him.
Let’s talk about the reason why the emperor treated Bi Yuntao like this. Firstly, the emperor was also the fourth eldest child when he was a prince; secondly, he was the most similar to the emperor in character. He was also a romantic when he was young and had no interest in the throne at all.
If it hadn't been for the chance encounter with the imperial concubine, which made the emperor change his mind, the current situation in China might have been completely different.
Of course, these are the secrets of the royal family. If Eunuch Gui hadn't secretly monitored the emperor's every move under the orders of the Supreme Emperor, even he, the emperor's confidant, might not have known about them. They will also be confused by the appearance and think that the emperor values the eldest prince. After all, anyone can clearly see the current situation in the court.
After all, the eldest prince is the prince of the dynasty, and he has a lot of support in the court. Now the faction headed by the left prime minister is ambiguous with the eldest prince. It can be said that they cover the sky with one hand. The only weak point may be the army and those generals. . The only person who could compete with him was the second prince whom the Supreme Emperor valued most during his lifetime.
The second prince joined the army at an early age and made many great contributions with the old general Xia Jie. He was deeply favored by the Supreme Emperor who had served in the army all his life.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he wanted to ask the emperor to give the position of prince to the second prince more than once, but he was rejected by the emperor on the excuse of ancient rules.
As a result, a estrangement arose between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, and the stalemate continued until the Supreme Emperor's death.
The last secret decree of the Supreme Emperor before his death was to give the tiger talisman of the Tiger Roaring Army to the second prince. The Tiger Roar Army was established by the second prince, which caused the emperor to always be worried about it.
As an emperor with more than ten thousand people, the thought of an army tiger talisman out of his control falling into the hands of others is like a knot in his throat. Every time he thought of it, the emperor wanted to get rid of it quickly.
The emperor had been planning how to take back the tiger talisman, and even went to the left prime minister to discuss the matter. At that time, the second prince happened to be asking the emperor to grant a marriage to him and Meng Ruoxi.
Zuo Xiang took the opportunity to propose that the emperor agree to this matter. Meng Ruoxi would take this as an opportunity to help the emperor steal the tiger talisman of the Tiger Roar Army. The emperor hesitated again and again, thought about it for a long time, and was reluctant to agree. After all, the emperor saw Meng Ruoxi at that time. After seeing Xi's beauty, she also felt some compassion.
Seeing that the emperor was hesitant and not nodding in agreement, Prime Minister Zuo told the emperor about the grudge between Meng Ruoxi and the second prince, and the emperor agreed to his proposal.
But unexpectedly, Bi Yuntao disrupted the plan by mistake. Fortunately, the emperor's goal was achieved in the end. He took the opportunity to use the tiger talisman of the second prince and took back the troops that the emperor had given to the second prince.
Now the power of the second prince is not as strong as before, but not that much. After all, he has been in the army since he was a child. Even if the tiger talisman is removed by the emperor, his influence on the army is still there.
There is a folk saying that every family has a bad third child. Although the proverb "bad third child" does not refer to the third eldest child in the family, but the youngest child in the family, this sentence could not be better applied to the third prince.
The third prince has the same character as Yue Fei, a sinister and cunning villain. Back then, Concubine Yue relied on her beauty to cause cholera in the harem, turning the harem upside down and even framed the imperial concubine. If the emperor hadn't considered that Concubine Yue had given birth to a son for him, he would have put Concubine Yue in the cold palace long ago. However, the current situation of Concubine Yue is no different from that of entering the cold palace. Ever since Concubine Yue framed the imperial concubine The attempt failed, and the emperor never set foot in Concubine Yue's room again.
Therefore, the emperor's attitude towards the third prince was the coldest. That is to say, the third prince is the emperor's son. Otherwise, he would not even be able to forgive his hatred for the sleazy things the third prince did behind the scenes.
Because of the emperor's cold attitude and the behavior of the third prince, only some profit-seeking villains in the court were willing to get close to him, but they were all unimportant officials. Due to various considerations, the emperor allowed the third prince to do this behind his back. Jump around. After all, the knife needs to be sharpened from time to time to keep it sharp, which is just the right way to polish the eldest prince so that he can grow into an outstanding leader.
As for Bi Yuntao, the emperor had secretly written an imperial decree long ago, fearing that the son who was most similar to the emperor and the most favored by the emperor would be killed in the battle for the right to inherit the throne.
The emperor did not shy away from Eunuch Gui at that time and wrote the imperial edict in front of him.
The emperor knew that after his body was completely broken, the battle for the right to inherit the throne would begin, and there would inevitably be casualties. Therefore, the content of the imperial edict was to completely deprive Bi Yuntao of his imperial status, grant him a title and a fief, and keep him away. Capital, never return to Beijing.
"Eunuch Gui! Eunuch Gui!" Eunuch Gui was awakened from his thoughts by the voice.
Unexpectedly, just because His Highness King Qi passed out, he would think of these inside stories that could cause a sensation in the court by revealing a little bit of information.
I was really reckless this time. It seems that I must think twice before encountering King Qi in the future.
"Eunuch Gui, what should we do now?" The little eunuch looked at Eunuch Gui in embarrassment, "His Royal Highness Prince Qi has fainted now and can no longer attend the Queen Mother's birthday. We should go to His Highness Prince Qi first. Send it to the imperial doctor? Or send these things to the empress dowager?"
"You two will send Prince Qi to see the imperial doctor. The rest of you will test the poison in the same way as Prince Qi did. The Za family will go to the Emperor to report the matter."
"Yes!" Seeing that they had a backbone, the young eunuchs immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Eunuch Gui's instructions just now to go about their own business.
The two little eunuchs who were carrying Bi Yuntao looked envious when they saw that the remaining three little eunuchs could stay and continue to taste the delicious black liquid, and looked at them with jealousy.
"Why don't you hurry up! What are you doing so slowly? If His Highness Prince Qi is up to something, the Za family will take care of you first without the Emperor taking action!" Eunuch Gui saw the two little eunuchs carrying Bi Yuntao moving slowly. , looking this way from time to time, roaring angrily.
After being caught by Eunuch Gui, the two young eunuchs had no choice but to put away their envious eyes and quickly carried the unconscious Bi Yuntao to the Imperial Hospital.
"Really, it was Eunuch Gui who knocked out His Highness Prince Qi, but now we are required to clean up the mess!" After walking some distance and unable to see Eunuch Gui, one of the young eunuchs muttered dissatisfiedly, "Now, Eunuch Gui Dezi and the three of them are so beautiful, I really envy them to be able to continue to taste those delicious drinks."
"Okay!" said another little eunuch, "just stop talking! Eunuch Gui's hearing is very sensitive. If he hears it, we will be left with nothing to eat!"
"We have walked so far, and we can't even see his figure. How can we hear him!"
"What I said is true! Last time..."
The two young eunuchs gradually walked away, and Eunuch Gui couldn't hear the sounds behind them clearly. Looking gloomily in the direction they left.
"Hiccup!" At this time, a little eunuch who was testing the poison couldn't help but hiccup, and this hiccup seemed to be contagious, and the other little eunuchs also began to hiccup one after another.
Eunuch Gui turned around and looked at the little eunuchs who were hiccupping and continuing to test the poison, with expressions of satisfaction on their faces.
Is this dark liquid so delicious? Isn't it just a drink? Look at you guys who have never seen the world.
Eunuch Gui was doubtful, so he poured a small amount of Miaolian into the tea bowl and drank it.
"Hmm!" As soon as Miao Lian entered the mouth, Eunuch Gui also had the same expression as the previous little eunuchs when they tasted it for the first time. His eyes widened with disbelief.
Although this thing does not look good-looking, it is sweet in the mouth, especially the stimulating sensation on the tongue when it is eaten. It is simply a stroke of genius.
"Eunuch Gui, how are you? Isn't the taste very novel?" Several young eunuchs saw that Eunuch Gui had the same expression and joked playfully.
"Hmph!" Eunuch Gui listened to their teasing, and when he thought about his misconception that there was a conspiracy, his face became a little confused for a moment, and he snorted coldly, "You two bitches are so pretty!"
"Especially you. I was so scared just now that I let you test the poison and you were so scared that you wet your pants! Now you have the courage to make fun of the Zajia. The Zajia thinks you are itchy!"
Don't slap someone in the face! Unexpectedly, Eunuch Gui became angry and told the embarrassing story in front of several people. The frightened young eunuch could only smile to relieve his embarrassment.
"Okay! Since this is a good job, you should hurry up and test the poison. The Queen Mother, the Emperor and others are still waiting to enjoy these drinks!"
Eunuch Gui found his place, put down his tea cup, gave instructions, and left the imperial dining room.
I didn’t expect this to be a good job! I really judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, but I actually injured His Highness King Qi because of my unnecessary imagination. I really deserve to die!
Now think about it carefully, these drinks were brought by His Royal Highness Prince Qi, and the reason why the Queen Mother knew about this drink was that the Imperial Concubine brought it from Prince Qi’s Mansion to the Queen Mother. They must have seen the dark drinks. color.
How stupid I am! Having met so many masters, he still mistakenly believed that King Qi would have evil intentions for the emperor. Fortunately, His Highness Prince Qi was not seriously injured, otherwise it would have been very difficult to save his head this time.
