The sun sets in the west and the sun approaches dusk.
Speaking of which, Emperor Wen Sheng has been in power for eight or nine years since he ascended the throne. Except for a few seemingly innocuous flaws caused by his personal temper when he first ascended the throne, he has not made any major political mistakes or is despised by others now. Disgusting policies, I dare not say how powerful his civil and martial arts are compared to those of his ancestors. Diligence and a clear mind are the key to success. It is indeed worthy of the "Chang'an" he said on a whim when he was appreciating the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.
Outside the Yangxin Hall in the inner city of the palace, which is a hall that integrates official duties, meals, and rest, a group of concubines and beauties, all with sad faces, knelt down and waited, waiting for the news to come from the bedrooms inside. But when the queen came and said that the saint needed to rest, the concubines who wanted to visit were not only disappointed.
After all the beauties left one after another, not long after, Queen Jiang Shan was helped out of the side room by the palace maid with a tired look on her face, followed by Princess Wang He who had obviously just cried and had red eyes.
Listening to Wang He's sobbing voice, which seemed to be getting heavier, Queen Jiang Shan, who was already in a mess, felt more worried on her brows, and sighed: "The imperial doctor has already said that your father is fine. He was just frightened and lost both energy and blood." , you will wake up tomorrow, why are you crying all the time?"
Wang He just sobbed and was speechless, which made Jiang Shan sigh again.
After all, he is a pampered canary, naive and untempered.
Here, Queen Jiang Shan followed the imperial doctor's instructions to rest and retreated from the palace maids Huang Men. She led Wang He, who felt as if the sky was falling, to leave one after another.
Not long after this, in the side bedroom of Yangxin Hall, Emperor Wen Sheng, who was affected by the explosion and who the imperial doctor said should wake up tomorrow, turned over and sat up. At first, his eyes were dull for a while before they gradually focused together. He shook his muddled head and then exhaled heavily. A layer of white mist visible to the naked eye dispersed like a kettle on the stove after it boiled. It was early. There is no need for the fire dragon to bake and heat the room. You can clearly feel that the temperature in the room has actually increased.
After twisting his body very hard, Emperor Wen Sheng suddenly spoke, his tone was indescribably sinister.
"Have you found out the reason?"
It was obviously not a question he asked to himself. After a while, an old female voice came from outside the sky.
"The explosion caused by the explosive chamber of the alchemy furnace."
"Haha." Emperor Wen Sheng snorted coldly, "Who came to this conclusion?"
He only heard his voice but didn't see his person, and he didn't know which corner he was hiding in. He still replied without emotion and without any fluctuation: "Based on the traces after the incident in the field, it can be inferred that the alchemy room of the Imperial Medical Department The impact of the explosion started from the location of the alchemy furnace and spread to all directions..."
"That old guy Zhang Weiji is also in front of the alchemy furnace." Emperor Wen Sheng interrupted the other party expressionlessly. No matter how you look at this scene, it looks like he is talking to himself, and the main hall is slightly gloomy against the setting sun. , indescribably weird.
The other party could more or less understand the meaning from Emperor Wen Sheng's words, and said slowly: "Currently, we have not found Daozhang Zhang's body, nor have we found even a finger, not even a bone. It is initially judged that it is Li De Dan Furnace." Too close, causing..."
Emperor Wen Sheng didn't have time to play charades with the other party, so he interrupted again directly: "Zhang Weiji obviously self-destructed his body, and then the elixir furnace exploded, which is so powerful."
Obviously he just thought that Emperor Wen Sheng wanted to find the cause of the explosion from the alchemy master of Longhu Mountain who had been in the palace to refine alchemy since the time of the late emperor. Unexpectedly, there was such a hidden secret. At the moment, he did not dare to say any more words and weighed it. The deep meaning this sentence brings.
Emperor Wen Sheng said coldly: "I don't know what you think, but the explosion of the alchemy furnace can be so earth-shattering?"
There seemed to be no due respect and awe for the emperor. The mysterious woman who had not appeared in the palace so far said in a stiff tone: "You guys here are dead and injured. Just because of the mess, who do you want to let Can you find out?"
Since he had the majesty of a human emperor, he was obviously a little angry by these words. Emperor Wen Sheng turned his head and stared at the darkest corner of the palace. After taking a few breaths, he slowly looked away and said: "Zhang Weji That guy's body self-destructed. I, Cai Donglai, and Prince Fuying were all in the outer room. Those two couldn't see clearly. I only saw Zhang Weiji scream and then explode, and then cause the alchemy furnace to explode. That's what happened. If you follow this line and find out what the reason is, you can involve Taoist Longhushan to harm me."
The woman hiding in the darkness said: "The human body self-destructs. This kind of evil magic disappeared with the disappearance of the Demon Cult hundreds of years ago. Could it be that there are remnants who are trying to revive and sneak into the palace to try..."
"Are you asking me?" The voice stopped abruptly as Emperor Wen Sheng interrupted again.
Naturally, one is in one's position and one's own duties. The remnants of the demon sect that have disappeared for hundreds of years are infiltrated into the palace. Of course, it can be regarded as a dereliction of duty by the imperial city garrison. If you really want to talk about it, this is also the biggest problem for this woman with an old voice. of dereliction of duty.
"As the watchdog of the Imperial City, are you asking me if there are any unidentified people sneaking into me, Grandma Xiong?"
As Emperor Wen Sheng questioned again, the identity of the mysterious man who had always been hidden in the darkness was revealed. He is the only three watchdogs left in the capital today, and one of the 18 martial arts masters who helped guard the capital at nightfall.
Unable to hear the other party's reply, Emperor Wen Sheng calmed down and said calmly: "Be careful in the future, I just want to drive away the old and immortal guys in the court. If you continue to be so rude, just think that I can't replace you." Abandon you guys?"
Obviously in response to the rude tone of the imperial watchdog just now, Emperor Wen Sheng sneered with disdain: "If you really sleep with the old guy for one night, will you really have a superior status? I don't think twice. Weigh your own weight."
Before the old woman could speak, and regardless of whether she was slandering him or not, Emperor Wen Sheng said again: "You so-called masters back then, are you just blindly thinking that only the demons of a hundred years ago have the ability to self-destruct like this? Yu Jianghu Isn’t it possible that all these years of being together as slaves have been fed to the dogs?”
After repeated squeezes, the woman in the dark finally spoke up, "A commoner woman has served the late emperor and His Majesty in the palace for more than 20 years. She has no longer been interested in political affairs. I really don't know what your Majesty is referring to."
Very satisfied with the woman's current tone, Emperor Wen Sheng's expression softened slightly and said with a smile: "I have lived for sixty years, and I really don't know who I am living in. Do you know about Miao Jiang's Gu technique?"
Without waiting for a reply, Emperor Wen Sheng changed his position on the sandalwood bed decorated with dragons and phoenixes, leaning on the edge of the bed, "This Gu technique is very evil, and I am only in the Golden Chamber and Stone Room." I have seen some vague records in an ancient book. After being poisoned, the poisonous insects are nourished by their own energy and blood. If they are forcibly recalled by the person who casts the poison, the person affected by the poison will not be able to bear the loss of energy and blood for the first time. If the Qi dries up, the body will explode and die. Whether it is a sorcery or not is unknown, but this is a useful clue and someone can be sent to check."
The woman said so respectfully.
Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Emperor Wen Sheng stood up suddenly, "Someone appeared outside the Imperial Medical Office just before Zhang Weiji's body exploded. I had to escort him out because I was meeting Prince Fuying. The person who left after being discovered was also strange." , no matter how Cai Donglai greets him, he doesn't stop, you can go check this person's identity and see if he is related to Zhang Weiji."
The woman said: "Daozhang Zhang has spent many years in the palace since he entered the palace. As far as I know, he rarely interacts with others. It is impossible to have such a big hatred with anyone. He needs to use..."
"Grandma Xiong, you haven't figured out the depth of the matter." Emperor Wen Sheng's voice was clearly a bit louder and more harsh, "That was aimed at Zhang Weiji? That was targeted at me! It was clearly meant for me. You have to go to the Imperial Medical Office to have such a variable situation. Are you questioning my conclusion?"
The woman known as Grandma Xiong walked out from behind the big red stone pillar not far from the dragon bed. She had silver hair and her hands in her sleeves. Her appearance and expression could not be seen clearly. She knelt on the ground and shouted "No." dare".
Emperor Wen Sheng's tone softened a little, and then said: "Cai Donglai should be awake. He went out to chase the unidentified Huangmen. He was far away and the impact was not big. You can go and take a look later. This is the right time. It’s a critical moment, we can’t let him die.”
The silver-haired old woman also said that she didn't dare to get up.
Emperor Wen Sheng said Xu Xu: "At noon, I heard from Chen Zhongshu that the two children of the Ye family have appeared in the capital. Did you know?"
The silver-haired old woman answered according to the rules, "Gou Rixin and Meng Qi have never talked about it."
These two people are, like her, the watchdogs of the three cities of Beijing, Beijing, and Imperial City, and they have their own connections with each other.
"Are the three of you too old? If it really doesn't work, you can just change it. You won't take up space and won't do much. You all appear under my nose. You all act like nothing is wrong. Yes. Isn’t there something wrong?”
Emperor Wen Sheng said it easily. The silver-haired old woman called Grandma Xiong lowered her body a little. She had served this master for seven or eight years. She, an old man who had lived for such a long time, could not figure out the nature of this king who was the same before and after. What are you thinking.
Grandma Xiong, whose name does take advantage of others, said: "After noon today, at midnight, I appeared at the Shangshutai, saying that I was looking for Mr. Xiao, the Minister of Rites, but he was taken away by the inner palace Qianniu Beishen Yue Baiji not long after. .”
"Why are you looking for that old guy Xiao Zhili?" After this question, Emperor Wen Sheng immediately asked and answered himself, "It should be that he came to inquire about Prince Fuying. I just ascended the throne seven or eight years ago, and Fuying sent this prince Hege Wangyou came to the court to celebrate. He also had some personal relations with the Ye family at that time, so it makes sense."
After a brief pause, Emperor Wen Sheng frowned and asked in confusion: "Why did that girl from the Yue family appear in the imperial city?"
This time, she obviously couldn't figure it out, so Grandma Xiong explained: "According to herself, she was ordered by the Queen Mother to go to the Imperial City to inquire about the explosion."
Emperor Wen Sheng muttered: "This girl and the boy from the Ye family had a baby engagement when they were young. They have such a relationship, so I'm afraid it won't be easy to handle."
Grandma Xiong, who was still kneeling, was thinking about whether to spend the afternoon in the Ministry of Etiquette. She described the scene where the young man and woman met to Emperor Wen Sheng, and then listened to him say: "Go and inform Yuedong Pavilion, don't do it out of love. Granddaughter, forget about what you promised at the beginning."
There was no need for Grandma Xiong to say anything. The emperor who had awakened the power of the world thought to himself: "Now that these two children are back, the old and new accounts with the Ye family must be settled together, whether it is nightfall or Ye Hongtu. But how to find a reason to take action? In the past few years, the direct descendants of the Ye family have been sent to Beijing, and it is not easy to deal with such a naked person. The one who has been silent for a long time has reappeared, and he is Are you trying to threaten me with the world? You won't go home even after you come back, and you will hide away from people. What on earth do you want to do? Are you really afraid that I will open up old scores again? "
After murmuring the preface and the afterword, Emperor Wen Sheng slapped his thigh and said: "Phoenix City Lord Qi Buyu is Lang Youqing, let's see if the girl from the Ye family is interested."
Convinced, Emperor Wen Sheng raised his eyebrows with joy and ordered: "Go to Ji Chengyu, the envoy of embroidered clothes, and ask him to send someone to Phoenix City to find Qi Buyu."
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Wen Sheng, who was already intoxicated with his plan, added: "No, capture him, and come to me with the prefect Cheng Shouyi."
