fake prince

Chapter 635 The Test of Loyalty

Yes, the document that Eunuch Zhao handed over was Duan Qin's confession to Guanshi Chen, which involved the secret collusion between King Qi and Duan Yanxing.

Eunuch Zhao hurriedly said cautiously: "Please appease the emperor, this may be a slander, such a big matter, you can't listen to one side of the story."

"Furthermore, Duan Qin and Chen Guanshi also said that they were only drinking tea and had no political involvement."

"It doesn't involve any political affairs? Then what do you say about the order of the king of Qi, what a villain, capable, capable, and even able to win over my confidant general?"

The emperor gasped and roared, but after nearly 20 years of his career as emperor, he managed to restrain himself, took a heavy breath, sat down on the chair, and after a long time called a guard and said, "You... you immediately Go to the Imperial City Department and let the person who captured Duan Qin come and see me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The guard immediately took the order and went out.

Soon, the eunuch who ordered Duan Qin and Chen Guanshi to be brought back from the teahouse by the Secretary of the Imperial City hurried over. When they got inside, they knelt down and saluted the emperor who had sat down again.

"Duan Qin, are you watching?" the emperor sat up and asked.

The eunuch didn't dare to raise his head, and lowered his head: "If you go back to the emperor, it's the servant who is watching!"

"Tell me about your discovery carefully, without any concealment!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch who came in a hurry naturally knew that the news he got from watching Duan Qin would have a great impact, and he was afraid that he would be angered, so he didn't dare to hide anything, and reported everything in detail.

"...The slave girl didn't notice this steward of Prince Qi's mansion at first. He was once placed by the Imperial City Secretary in Prince Qi's mansion. He vaguely heard that the steward Qi Wang reported something related to Duan Yanxing. Although he didn't hear the specific content, he only listened to it. There is a word Duan, but the lord in charge of the Imperial Army in Beijing is named Duan, the servants dare not ignore the news, and sent additional manpower to keep an eye on Guanshi Chen day and night."

"It turned out that he actually had contacts with Duan Qin, the housekeeper of Duan Yanxing's residence."

"Thus, the Imperial City Division also monitored Duan Qin, and found that they did have contacts, and they were still very close. I don't know how many times they met before the surveillance. In the short half month after the surveillance, they have been in contact with each other five times."

"As for that sentence, the slaves and five plainclothes heard it with their own ears, and it is absolutely true!" After speaking, the eunuch knelt on the ground and reported the names one by one: "And there were people drinking tea at that time, and the words said Even though it's low, someone can hear it."

"What a villain! What a thief!"

After hearing this, the emperor's face turned red, turned blue, and after a while, his vest was sweaty and wet, and he was extremely uncomfortable. He gritted his teeth and grinned: "It's unbelievable, I don't believe it, I don't believe it! "

Everyone lowered their heads and did not speak.

Although the emperor shouted disbelief, he actually knew that this matter should not be a misunderstanding. His "good" son King Qi actually hooked up with his "good" minister Duan Yanxing!

Forget about King Qi, his own son knows that whether it is King Qi, King Shu or even King Lu, these three grown-up princes are not cheap!

King Qi, he was the most vigilant, but Duan Yanxing would actually betray him, which the emperor never expected.

"I'm not mean to you, Duan Yanxing, you actually betrayed me! What a good thief, a good thief!"

The emperor's anger was really uncontrollable this time, the double betrayal from his son and his courtiers made him short of breath.

Suddenly, he felt dizzy for a while, clutching his forehead, he got up suddenly, and fell down again.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Zhao screamed in panic, hurried over to help him, paused, and his tone became calm: "Your Majesty, you have too many things to do, and the world is on your shoulders. Save your work and take care of yourselves—you are tired too, it’s time to rest!”

After speaking, he helped the emperor to the palace, let him lie down again on the dragon couch, and ordered the maid to serve ginseng soup, gave the emperor a small drink, and then served the emperor to sleep.

I also lighted sleeping incense, and took another poem and recited it soothingly one after another.

"Mr. Lian is not satisfied, but the wicker spring will come back again. The gold for the guest is exhausted, and the white hair is returned to the family. Five lakes and three acres of house, ten thousand miles, one home."

Amidst the chanting, the emperor's breathing gradually became even and even, and he seemed to be asleep, but after a long time, he suddenly said, "Is the New Year's Eve coming?"

Eunuch Zhao was not surprised, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, it will be in this day or two."

In previous dynasties, there was a seven-day holiday for the New Year (Spring Festival), and a rest from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month until the fourth day of the first lunar month. However, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, all officials and high-ranking officials had to go to worship the New Year and have a banquet with the emperor. In fact, there was no real rest.

Wei Shizu promulgated the "False Ning Order" and moved the annual banquet to the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. After this banquet, all officials can really rest for seven days.

Therefore, it is very important to celebrate the New Year's feast.

"Daihou's picture of thousands of blessings, let me take a closer look at that time." The emperor's voice was a little weak, but firm, as if he had made up his mind.

Eunuch Zhao vaguely guessed something, his brows twitched, he didn't dare to hesitate, and quickly replied: "Yes, this servant has recorded it."

"Okay, you can back off too, let everyone back off, I want to be quiet for a while." The person lying on the bed said again.

Eunuch Zhao responded again, and when he went out, he also asked everyone else in the hall to evacuate to the door.

Eunuch Zhao seemed to have no reaction to the emperor drawing his sword to kill the court lady before, but he was actually shocked. He could see that the emperor was stunned, but because of this, although in the emperor's heart, he must be far more than a female official, But I didn't want to test whether the emperor could hold back when he was half asleep and half awake.

Although it is said that even if you can't hold back, you will not be stabbed to death if you are prepared.

But the emperor's heart is different, thunder, rain and dew are the grace of God, even if it's a nightmare to catch a stab, let alone a counterattack, even if it's an evasion, it means "disloyalty".

You are loyal, why don't you just obediently be stabbed to death by me?

It seems that the government also has this mentality, even if you are wronged, I want to lock you up, why did you run away?If you run away, it means you don't trust my government.

If you don't believe my government, you are guilty.

Because of this, Eunuch Zhao doesn't want to face this "test of loyalty"!

"In the future, let these people come to serve you while you are asleep." Eunuch Zhao thought about it, but said, "The female official who died just now should be buried properly."

"Send 100 taels of silver to her family."

"Don't be negligent, watch carefully, and don't be negligent in the slightest, do you know?" Worried that if something happens to him and he walks away, others will not be able to serve the emperor well, Eunuch Zhao also specifically reminded him: " If there is the slightest negligence, you will be killed immediately."

This exhortation is not superfluous, since the maid's tragic death just now, the people on duty today are a little trembling at the moment, after hearing Eunuch Zhao's words, they can only respond with a pale face.

(End of this chapter)