The imperial city of Dai Viet changed overnight.
The traitor who poisoned the emperor has been discovered, and the emperor personally ordered their arrest.
All civil and military officials are in panic.
No one knows how many people will be involved behind this incident, and they are even more afraid that the emperor will take this opportunity to eradicate all dissidents.
Prince Xiu and Feng's Mansion were filled with cries, shouts and curses. The Jinyi Guards and Yulin Guards in Feiyu uniforms were killing coldly and coldly with swords hung on their waists.
During the arrest process, the passing streets were deserted and quiet, and the people did not even dare to watch the excitement along the way.
Concubine De was dragged out of Ganning Palace by the Yulin Guards, and the two princes who had just turned ten years old were not spared either.
The beautiful lady in her thirties was crying so hard that her hair was in disarray, and she kept shouting, "I didn't do it! Your Majesty, I am wronged! I am devoted to the Emperor, how could I murder the Emperor!" I didn’t know that box of lipstick was poisonous! It was the Queen who harmed me, it was the Queen who framed my concubine, Your Majesty——!"
In front of Gan Ning Palace, a young man wearing a mask and black clothes stood tall and looked at everything coldly.
Behind him, the Yulin Guards also held the Queen Cui who had just been brought out from Kunning Palace and her confidants, who would be taken into the sky prison later.
Ms. Cui is already over sixty. In the past few years, her hair has turned to silver, she has aged very fast, and her whole person has lost her soul.
Listening to Concubine De's cry, she raised her eyes numbly and slowly looked around.
The sunlight falling from the sky was like frost and snow, making it feel cold on the skin.
This palace, with its high walls and beautiful garden scenery in March spring, seemed familiar yet strange at the same time.
She had stayed here for decades. In the past few decades, she had treated that person wholeheartedly. He was the only one who obeyed her and followed his lead, thinking that he could see all her efforts.
Only now did she realize that it was all her fault.
She had done so much for him, and even relented and chose to let him go at the last moment of the confrontation, but he was reluctant to even trust her.
Beauty is trapped in the palace wall, half of her life is prosperous, and half of her life is a joke.
"Escort her to the Heavenly Prison and wait for your fate!" The young man's indifferent and cold voice brought her back to her thoughts, and the Yulin Guards immediately pushed her towards the Heavenly Prison.
After a kingdom, she was reduced to a prisoner, staggering on the white jade ground. Those who used to have to kneel down when they saw her now looked at her with a condescending expression, and their eyes were full of pity when they looked at her.
Mrs. Cui burst into tears and laughed.
The corridors of the prison are long and dark, and winter has just passed, and the air in the prison is still filled with the musty smell of cold winter, which is disgusting.
A group of prisoners were pushed into the iron cage and the cell door was locked.
And this is just the beginning.
In the next few days, a new wave of prisoners will be sent to the prison every day, all of whom are first- and second-rank court officials.
Those with lower grades were sent to Dali Temple.
Murdering the emperor is a heinous crime, and no one who has anything to do with it can get away with it.
Nearly half of the officials in the DPRK were implicated, which almost caused the Dali Temple to become overcrowded.
Dark clouds cover Changjing, and the sun cannot penetrate the gloom.
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Mid-March.
At night, Chengqian Palace.
The palace was lighted and the lights were bright.
Emperor Hong De was sitting on the bed. His face looked much better than before, and he could barely suppress his cough.
"Captain Wei, during this period of time, you have worked hard for me to investigate and conspire against me. When this happens, I will definitely reward you." After drinking the medicine handed over by Miao Ping, Emperor Hong De showed a slight smile on his face. smile.
He felt that his body was getting better, and his body was getting lighter day by day in the past few days.
The imperial doctor said that perhaps the poison was almost gone.
He, Hong De, is the destined emperor, and he has the protection of the dragon spirit, so how can he lose his life through the tricks of evil spirits and demons?
Wei Li stood in front of the dragon bed and bowed his head, "It is my duty to serve the emperor. I dare not take credit. I only hope that the emperor will recover soon and be able to rule the court!"
"Okay, I will ask you to give me good advice." Hong De smiled, raised his eyes and stared at the young man in front of the bed, his eyes dim, "Now that all the rebels have been caught, I want to try them first and convict them. Poisoning me with the intention of regicide is not an exaggeration for the sin of destroying the nine clans. In addition, the dragon tablet I gave to Wei Duwei must be taken back first, lest the remaining stubborn old ministers in the court have more to say and oppose Wei The captain has a bad reputation."
Miao Ping stood beside the emperor with his hands hanging down, looking at his nose and heart without daring to speak.
The dragon tablet in hand was like the emperor's presence. The emperor was sick and weak that day. He was so angry that he just wanted to kill the rebels on the spot, and then he would give the dragon tablet to him with a golden mouth.
Now that the dragon's body is improving, the emperor's temperament will naturally not allow the dragon tablet to continue to be held in the hands of a young general.
The emperor is the supreme king in the world, and he loves power very much, and he does not allow anyone to disagree with him.
However, it was an honor for Wei Duwei to be awarded the dragon tablet in this matter. It represented the emperor's respect and his official career would be smoother in the future.
Give and return, no loss.
Miao Ping's thoughts were racing, but the expected answer did not come out. He raised his head in surprise and looked at the young man.
Unexpectedly, the young man straightened his bowed back at some point, his eyes were as dark and deep as a cold star, and there was a very slight arc at the corner of his mouth.
Like a smile, like sarcasm.
When Miao Ping saw this, his heart almost stopped with fright.
Wei Duwei looks like this, he is bolder than the people who plotted against and killed the king behind his back, he will definitely make Long Yan very angry!
"Your Majesty, although your health has improved slightly, the illnesses come and go like silk threads. For the sake of Your Majesty's dragon body, I suggest you continue to take a good rest in the palace, and don't work hard in a hurry, lest you accidentally get sick again. If the condition worsens, wouldn't the gains outweigh the losses?" The young man met the emperor's eyes and opened his thin lips lightly, looking calm and calm.
The attitude is as casual as chatting with people you meet on the roadside. The weather is very nice today.
As expected, the emperor's expression immediately changed drastically, "Wei Li, you are so presumptuous!"
The emperor was furious, and the chief eunuch's legs were weak from fear, but the young man still stood upright, like an unyielding pine tree.
"Why is the emperor angry? I am thinking about you. After all, the emperor is not suffering from an ordinary disease that can be cured by imperial doctors. He is suffering from a poison that has no cure. Since there is no cure, how can he get better?" The young man lowered his eyes and chuckled. , "It's just a reflection of the past."
Emperor Hong De became even more angry, and then he seemed to react to something, his expression solidified, "...How do you know that I am poisoned by an incurable poison?"
The young man chuckled again, and the joy turned from the corner of his mouth to his eyes, and when it came out, it turned into cold sarcasm, "I was the one who poisoned me, how could I not know? Sad Qingfeng, after half a year of poisoning, the five internal organs failed, and there is no solution. The emperor will be here He lingered on the sickbed for several months, and finally died unwillingly like an immobile insect."
"Impossible! Impossible! You have no chance to poison me!" Hong De roared, he didn't believe it.
After Wei Li returned to the court from Yanmen Pass, he only summoned him three times during his tenure! The other party has no chance to poison him!
Wei Li raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "Do you still remember that time when the emperor summoned me in the Hall of Supreme Harmony? Miao Ping served you tea, and you put the tea on the coffee table when you ordered me to take off my mask. The poison was at that time "It was done by me." Wei Li took a step, slowly approached the dragon bed, raised his hand and slowly took off the mask on his face, "I also gave the queen the poison, but it's a pity that she gave up in the end. I expected this to happen. , took action long before she did. As for the box of lipstick, it was indeed given to Concubine De by the Queen. However, the lipstick was originally non-toxic, and the poison was mixed in after I got the lipstick. "
After he finished speaking, the mask peeled off his face, revealing the young man's handsome yet cold face.
He leaned over and told Emperor Hong De, "My real name is Nangong Qingyu."
