Chapter 196 Attack
"Your Majesty, everything has been divided according to your request. Do you want to serve it now?" Eunuch Gui came to the emperor's side and whispered.
"Then why don't you serve it quickly? It's getting late, why are you still dawdling?!" the emperor said angrily.
"Yes!" Eunuch Gui quickly bowed and arranged for the palace ladies to start serving Miao Lian to everyone.
As each palace maid carried a tea bowl and shuttled between the ministers, the palace gradually became quiet. They all looked down at the color of the liquid in the tea bowls on the table and fell into deep thought.
Linde Hall is brightly lit by candlelight, but the porcelain tea bowl is not transparent. Even in this brightly lit scene, it is completely dark, and bubbles are still crackling on it. If you listen carefully, you can still hear it. From the sound of the bubbles beating, no matter how you look at this Miaolian, it is not a good thing.
"My dear friends, this is Miao Lian, let's try how it tastes." The emperor looked at the bubbling Miao Lian in the bowl and smiled at the ministers, "The drink sent by King Qi is really interesting. It kept bubbling like some kind of poison had been added.”
"This..." Ministers, you look at me, I look at you, but you dare not drink it. After all, you only have one life. No one knows what is in this pitch black liquid. In addition, the emperor just said He hurriedly went to King Qi's place. A fool would have thought that he was going to deal with Miao Lian's affairs.
Now a glass of pitch black, bubbling unknown liquid was brought up. They were not Shennong, so who would dare to drink it? Besides, in the end, Shennong took too many poisons, the poison was too deep, and he was poisoned by intestinal grass, and unfortunately died. The gods have been poisoned to death, how could mortals like them resist the poison.
These are all people's subconscious reactions. For those scheming old foxes, these ideas just flash past and are immediately rejected by them.
The emperor and the empress dowager had tasted it before, so they had naturally seen the color of Miaolian. The emperor and others must have known about the bubbles.
Besides, this is the imperial palace. Even if King Qi is brave enough, he would not dare to harm all the civil and military officials of the dynasty. Moreover, the emperor hurriedly dealt with this matter just now. Now that it is served, everyone must have tried the poison. .
As for the emperor's need to deal with old guys like himself, there is no reason. Needless to say, Xia Jie married the queen to the emperor early before he ascended the throne. After he ascended the throne, he protected himself wisely and proactively handed over his military power. , disarmed and returned to the fields.
Unless the emperor was afraid that Xia Jie would be superior to his master, but in the past few years, Xia Jie had said more than once that he would retire and return to his hometown, and even throw a tantrum in the court, all on purpose, just to get the emperor to remove him from his current position. Push him down.
Besides, the power of the Shenji Camp in Xia Jie's hands now was handed over to him by the emperor himself. At that time, Xia Jie seemed to be suffering from constipation, his face was so smelly, and the tiger talisman was like a hot potato, and he wanted to throw it away immediately. Sorry, I wish the emperor would take back his life.
As for the left and right prime ministers, there is no reason. The left prime minister has been working with the emperor since he was the prince. The emperor's sitting on the throne is almost inseparable from the left prime minister.
As for the right prime minister, he was promoted by the emperor. Although he has been opposing the left prime minister in recent years, it was all under the emperor's instructions. As Zuo Xiang's former classmates and former friends, although the two have never been at odds with each other, they have always been in harmony with each other and dealt with the outside world in the face of major events.
For all the above reasons, there was no chance that the Emperor would take action against old guys like them, so these three old guys and the eldest prince picked up their tea bowls and toasted with the Emperor.
After all, the second prince and the third prince had something in their minds. Looking at the bubbling miaolian in the tea bowl, it was neither right nor wrong to drink.
After all, if the emperor knew about the little tricks they did behind the scenes, cutting them into pieces wouldn't be enough to eliminate the emperor's anger.
The two glanced at each other secretly, and had no choice but to raise a glass together with the eldest prince and the others, but the slight shaking of the tea bowl revealed their uneasy hearts at this time.
"Come, dear friends, taste the taste of this wonderful love with me." The emperor held a tea bowl and toasted the ministers below.
"Your Majesty, please spare your life!" A minister who had done many evil things could no longer bear the pressure of death. He immediately excreted and peed, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts calling the door. Especially those evildoers who have done many evil things. They have used the same method too often. When they see the same scene, they will naturally think of the next scene. They fall to the ground with poison, struggle on the ground in pain, and finally die in peace.
The emperor put down the tea bowl that had just touched his lips and looked at the Jiangsu governor who was kneeling on the ground with a gloomy expression, "Come here, drag him down and chop him down!"
"Yes!" Peng Xun, the commander of the Royal Forest Army who was waiting outside the door, responded. He led two guards, strode into the Linde Hall, and escorted the Jiangsu governor down.
At this time, when the second prince saw that the governor of Jiangsu was arrested, he was almost frightened! I didn’t dare to express my anger.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I will tell you everything!" The governor of Jiangsu was so frightened that he peed himself. His pants were already wet, leaving a slippery mark on the ground. "Second Prince, save me! I don't want to die!" "
One stone stirs up thousands of waves, and two fingers make all kinds of sounds!
The silent Linde Hall was even more silent, you could hear a pin drop, and everyone looked at the second prince.
No matter whether this matter has anything to do with the second prince or not, now it's just mud smearing his crotch, it's either shit or shit!
"Qi Delong! Don't slander me!" The second prince couldn't stand still. He jumped up angrily and used Qinggong to rush over and kill Qi Delong on the spot! The palms turned into claws and stabbed at Qi Delong's throat!
The Second Prince was so fast that no one had time to react. Even Xia Jie didn't see clearly how the second prince moved!
However, no matter how fast the second prince was, the distance between the two was real, which still made Peng Xun on the side react.
"Hey!" Peng Xun shouted, punched to resist, and at the same time ordered the guards waiting outside, "Come here! Protect the emperor!"
Seeing this posture, all the ministers fled in panic. Prime Minister Zuo and Xia Jie reacted and quickly stood up to protect the emperor and others.
The beauties of the harem and the female relatives of the ministers were waiting in the inner hall. Under the comfort and intimidation of the queen and the imperial concubine, they calmed down their panic and sat there in fear, not daring to leave.
Wow! A group of guards with swords, neatly dressed in armor and holding weapons in their hands, rushed out from the side hall to protect the emperor and confront the second prince.
When the second prince saw the guards who suddenly appeared, he didn't know that he was being plotted. He wanted to stop and explain to the emperor, but Peng Xun continued to attack him without mercy.
Seeing this, some of the soldiers under the Second Prince wanted to rescue him, but when they saw the warning look in the Second Prince's eyes, they had no choice but to endure and wait for what would happen.
"Second Prince, what do you mean by this!" Zuo Xiang shouted, "You openly attack in front of the Emperor. This is contempt for the imperial power! This is a serious crime!"
"Father, please listen to my explanation!" The second prince said to the emperor while dodging Peng Xun's attack.
"Okay! I'll listen to your explanation!" The emperor said calmly, "Peng Xun, stop it."
"Yes!" After hearing the emperor's order, Peng Xun maintained his offensive and stepped aside, but he did not let go of his wariness towards the second prince and remained vigilant.
"Father! Qi Delong is spitting blood! He is slandering!" The second prince knelt down in panic and explained to the emperor, "My child only had some interactions with Qi Delong when he was suppressing bandits in Jiangsu. He is not familiar with him at all. .”
"On the contrary, he has been hindering it and sent his son to follow the child, saying that he was helping the child. The child did not pay attention to it at first, but when the child asked Qi Delong to send troops to help, he shied away from the soldiers. When building a dam, there are no free soldiers in the barracks.”
"The boy didn't believe it, so he personally took people to the barracks to check. Little did he know that the soldiers were not only sleeping with their heads covered, but they were even drinking privately in the camp."
"Children are free to join the army. I couldn't see the soldiers being so lazy, so I took action to teach Qi Delong a lesson."
"By the time Ha'er took charge of the army again and led the army to the bandit camp, the buildings were already deserted. Ha'er went back home to find Qi Delong to argue with him, but Qi Delong dismissed him, saying that Ba'er had offended the enemy. Ha'er was furious and killed him in a fit of anger. His son. Now he is taking revenge on the child!"
"Is everything you said true?!" the emperor said calmly after hearing this.
"Everything my son said is true!" The second prince nodded, "The Governor of Jiangsu is also here now. Father, if you don't believe me, you can ask him!"
When the emperor heard this, he glanced at the Jiangsu Governor who was not far away. When he saw the Jiangsu Governor nodded awkwardly, his face suddenly darkened.
"Qi Delong! Do you have anything to say?" The emperor said to Qi Delong with a gloomy face.
"Emperor..." Qi Delong wanted to argue, but his eyes caught a glimpse of Ji Taimei hiding behind the guard. A jade pendant flashed past without leaving a trace in his hand. When it reached his mouth, he swallowed the words again, looking downcast. It was as if he had lost the support in his heart, his head drooped, "Wei Chen has nothing to say!"
"Okay! That's right! Qi Delong, you are really capable!" The emperor glared at Qi Delong through gritted teeth, "You dared to lie to me about the military situation. I actually believed your lies and almost put my prince in jail!"
"Peng Xun!" the emperor shouted angrily.
"My subordinate is here!" Peng Xun heard this and said with cupped hands.
"Put Qi Delong, a sinful villain, into a prison where he will be tortured and guarded!"
"Yes!" Peng Xun responded with his hands raised.
"Father! Mother! Grandma! Are you okay?" At this moment, Bi Yuntao's calm shout rang out from outside the palace.
"Yuntao? Why are you here? If you don't take good care of yourself, why are you here?" Seeing Bi Yuntao, the emperor looked surprised.
"My son heard that there was a gangster committing murder, so he came to rescue him! Who is so arrogant and dared to commit murder in front of my father!" As soon as Bi Yuntao came in, he saw Qi Delong being captured, with a fierce expression on his face. , "Is he this fat man who is thicker than tall, with only his buttocks and waist? Look how I deal with you! How dare you attack the current emperor! I really turned against you!"
With that said, he raised his foot in a mighty manner and placed it softly on the body of the lost Qi Delong.
"Pfft!" Fortunately, this kick affected the injuries on his body, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Yuntao! Are you okay?" The emperor was anxious and ran over to check Bi Yuntao's injuries. "Why do you few slaves let Yuntao move around freely? I wonder if Yuntao is still injured!"
"Ahem! Father, are you all okay?" Bi Yuntao, who was being supported by the young eunuch, pretended to be weak and said, "Father, don't blame them. When the child woke up, he heard that something happened to his father. He was worried about his father and the emperor. Because my grandmother’s safety was in danger, I used my authority to oppress them and asked them to help the child and come to the rescue! Cough, cough, cough!”
"Yuntao is interested!" The emperor was deeply moved and looked at Bi Yuntao lovingly. "It's okay here. Yuntao, you go to the Taiyuan Hospital to rest first. Father will go to the Taiyuan Hospital to visit him later."
"Ahem! It's okay! It's fine!" Bi Yuntao said weakly, "I just don't know how Ruoxi is doing?"
. . .
There was silence in the hall, and even the ladies in the inner hall all looked at Meng Ruoxi.
Hearing that Bi Yuntao was worried about her safety, Meng Ruoxi was filled with joy and her resentment disappeared.
Meng Ruoxi was a girl after all. Being stared at by so many people, her beautiful cheeks felt unbearably hot. Her cheeks were red with shame and she buried her head in her chest, not daring to look up.
Xue Ruyue in the corner was full of resentment. Bi Yuntao, a bastard, only worried about Meng Ruoxi, but not himself! It's nice to say it in the cave, love and cherish yourself! As a result, something happened, and all I knew was Meng Ruoxi!
Bi Yuntao, just wait for me, you must not fall into my hands, otherwise I will make you look good!
Of course, Bi Yuntao didn't know Xue Ruyue's inner thoughts at all. He only thought that this time Meng Ruoxi heard that he cared about her safety, her resentment should be gone this time! Otherwise, all this old blood will be wasted.
Now that he is seriously injured, Meng Ruoxi will definitely come to see him, and if he talks gently and gently, he might be able to hold that delicate little beauty in his arms and be frivolous.
At this time, the corners of the emperor's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Everyone is also confused. If you didn't say this, we would really believe it.
You are worried about your woman's safety, so you came here to check the situation, but you couldn't ask directly, so you acted out the scene just now!
Everyone looked at the eye-catching blood on the ground. There was only one thought in everyone's mind. They would not obey others but only you!
The emperor forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "It's okay, they are all fine too, you go to the Tai Hospital to recuperate, and when I finish handling this matter, I will ask her to go to the Tai Hospital to see you!"
"Cough cough cough!" Bi Yuntao coughed weakly, "Since my father is fine, I will leave first!"
Everyone rolled their eyes, your purpose is too obvious!
With Bi Yuntao's departure, Linde Hall, which was filled with an embarrassing atmosphere, fell into silence again.
"Queen Mother! Didn't I scare you?" The emperor returned to the Queen Mother awkwardly and comforted the Queen Mother beside him.
"The Ai family is fine!" The Queen Mother opened her closed eyes and stopped twirling the beads in her hands. "The Ai family's birthday banquet turned into a farce!" After saying that, she stood up and left the Linde Hall. .
Everyone present could hear the resentment in the Empress Dowager's words, and the Emperor was no exception. He quickly ordered Eunuch Gui to ask the Empress to go to Cining Palace to take care of her.
"Yun Di, I listened to the villain's slanderous words and wrongly blamed you. Yun Di, don't be angry with your father!" The emperor dismissed the guards, walked to the second prince, bent down and helped him up.
"It's not my father's fault, it's all my fault that despicable guy Qi Delong, who deceived my father with his lies and falsehoods!"
"But you also have a certain responsibility for this matter!" The emperor patted the second prince's shoulder kindly and said earnestly, "If you had submitted the memorial earlier, I wouldn't have been fooled by the villain's lies!"
"Yes, what the father taught me is that the child will pay more attention in the future!" The second prince humbly accepted the emperor's accusation, but he was still frightened in his heart, and he is still in shock.
Fortunately, he had already made plans to control Qi Delong's only son in advance, otherwise he would really be finished today.
"Since Yun Di is so sensible, I won't say much more." The emperor returned to his seat, "This matter is because I listened to the villain's slander and misunderstood Yun Di, but Yun Di was also wrong in this matter. Report this matter to me in time! So the two are balanced, neither punishment nor reward!"
"My dear friends!" The emperor picked up the Miao Lian on the table, "My dear friends were shocked by what happened today. As an apology, I will use Miao Lian instead of wine to toast you all." After speaking, he drank. After that, he threw down the tea bowl and walked out of Linde Hall with an expressionless face.
