Da Wei Chun

Chapter 345 On Crime
Several female officials were all tied up and taken outside the hall.A few more maids came in and carried the queen back to the Cool Wind Hall.

The emperor moved to Zhaoyang Palace, ordered Wang Xian to interrogate the female officials on the spot, and ordered Hou Gang, Li Chengzhi, and Gao Wenjun to enter the palace to confront them
Poor Li Chengzhi, he didn't even have time to draw his sword and apply medicine...

The moment he stepped into Zhaoyang Hall, everyone almost didn't recognize him: Li Chengzhi's body was covered in blood, as if he had been dyed.

Half of it came out of the queen's wound due to bumping and squeezing.The other half is naturally Li Chengzhi's own blood.

At this moment, Li Chengzhi still had a shining sharp knife stuck in his arm, and blood was still dripping down?

The strange thing is that everyone didn't see the slightest bit of pain on Li Chengzhi's face, so it seemed that the arm with the knife was not his.

Many of them have brought soldiers.For example, Gao Zhao, Yu Zhong, etc., will hold festivals from time to time, lead the army to the south with the post of general, and they can be said to have experienced hundreds of battles.

Just like Wang Xian, he also supervised the military of a state, and after many battles,

It's not that they haven't fought vicious battles before, the more bloody they are, the more fearless soldiers, the more injured they are, the more ferocious villains, etc., the army abounds.

But I have never seen someone who was stained with his own blood like a blood gourd, and who was so indifferent.

Isn't Li Chengzhi in pain?

How could it not hurt?
Li Chengzhi even had the urge to chop off his arm with a knife.

Even the emperor couldn't help being moved, and asked doubtfully, "Why didn't you cure him?"

Li Chengzhi almost said: You have to give me time to heal...

Enduring his anger, Li Chengzhi replied lightly: "This minister will treat you!"

As soon as he got the emperor's permission, he turned around, stared at Gao Wenjun and said, "Hurry up!"

Gao Wenjun held back his tears and nodded vigorously.

He nodded his head, but before he raised his head, he heard a "chi" sound, and a bloody arrow flew out immediately.Hearing another "bang bang", a sharp knife with a length of about chi and teeth in the blade fell to the ground.

It wasn't until this moment that Li Chengzhi's expression changed, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and stretched his arms forward.

Gao Wenjun moved extremely fast.A handful of medicinal powder was covered on the wound, and with a stroke of both hands, a roll of medicinal gauze was unfolded, and wrapped around it with a few swipes.

The movement was extremely fast, maybe before ten breaths passed, Gao Wenjun tied the knot.

But the blood was not stopped.

Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth in hatred: It should be that he hurt the blood vessel when he was protecting Gao Wenjun and the queen from hiding the arrow.

Fortunately, the movement of the arm is not hindered, the five fingers are still flexible, and [-]% of the muscles are not injured.Otherwise, the enmity with Hou Gang will never end...

Cursing in his heart, he stretched out his hand and took the gauze ribbon from Gao Wenjun's hand, biting one end with his teeth, and quickly wrapped it around the bend of his left arm a few times with his right hand.

When the blood oozes slower, everyone who saw it breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be a pity if such a strong general is just abandoned like this...

Thinking like this in their hearts, most of the people didn't realize that they had secretly decided that Li Chengzhi could never be the assassin's accomplice...

Except Hou Gang!

"Your Majesty, I heard the sound of fighting, so I hurriedly led the guards to escort me. When I entered the palace, I saw that the female official had already committed suicide in fear of crime. Before she died, she claimed to have conspired with Li Chengzhi to assassinate... And if my memory is not wrong, the female official was from Jingzhou person……"

The faces of the officials changed slightly, and even Li Chengzhi couldn't help his heart skip a beat: What a coincidence?
Just as he was in doubt, Gao Zhao asked again: "That's the case, Hou Zhonglang shouldn't arbitrarily conclude that Li Chengzhi is an assassin, and he shouldn't have ordered the soldiers to open their crossbows without giving the imperial edict. Fortunately, Your Highness is fine. , if you hurt His Highness, you will die and cannot be redeemed..."

"Gao Sikong, when the officer gave the order to open the bow, His Highness was already placed on the couch by Li Chengzhi, how could he accidentally injure him?"

After arguing, he bowed to Yuan Ke again: "I am not judging arbitrarily: when the imperial guards entered the palace, Li Chengzhi had already captured His Highness by his shoulders, and ordered him to put His Highness down several times, but he refused.

Afterwards, I even stopped the minister from entering the hospital for rescue, and it was based on these two points that the minister decided that he was the assassin's party..."

As he said that, he turned around, pointed at Li Chengzhi and asked sharply: "It is often heard that Li Houlang is brave enough to win the three armies, and he has the courage to be undeserved. But why is the assassin just a weak woman, who can hurt you to such an extent?
And why didn't he repel the assassins, instead he carried His Highness on his shoulders?What's more, why didn't he stop the assassin when he committed suicide?You are clearly going back on your word temporarily, and resorted to a bitter trick..."

You ask me why?
Li Chengzhi held back his anger, and pointed at Hou Gang: "Hou Zhonglang really has eyesight, he only saw the lower official carrying His Royal Highness, and the assassin committed suicide in fear of crime, but he didn't see that there were five other female officials in the palace who served like assassins." ?

Forgive me for being a poor official, but I'm not as good as Hou Zhonglang who specializes in serving the emperor and the empress's servants. I know all the internal officials and officials well, so I can't tell which one is from Jingzhou. It's probably me, Li. The same party, who is not from Jingzhou, must be devoted to the king's affairs and loyal.

Therefore, the lower official can only protect His Highness and retreat to a corner, just in case... As for the lower official's injury..."

Li Chengzhi smiled coldly, and pointed to the knife that was just picked up by the strongman: "If it hadn't stabbed the lower official's arm, the knife must have been inserted into His Highness's heart by now..."

The one who reacted quickly already applauded secretly in his heart.

What a job as an attendant to the empress?
A dignified cavalry attendant, with a sword around him, managed to allow the assassin to sneak into the queen's side and hide it for so long?
What do you eat?
That's definitely what Li Chengzhi meant...

Even those who reacted slower, all nodded involuntarily.

Putting themselves in their shoes, if they were Li Chengzhi, they would have gone after the assassin as Hou just said.If there are assassins among the female officials, the queen will definitely die.

Only Li Chengzhi is the safest and safest choice...

Hou Gang suddenly changed his face.

He secretly hated Li Chengzhi for insulting others too much, did he really not think about it?

His heart was broken, and he asked sharply: "After that, why did you block His Highness behind you and not let me rescue you?"

Yuan Ke asked Li Chengzhi in a cold voice: "Why?"

Why else?

If I don't stop you, your wife will be stared at...

As for the things that he has already seen, it is impossible to admit it even if killed.

Do you really think that Xuansi pulse diagnosis is a legend?
No matter how magnanimous the emperor is, no matter how open the atmosphere of the Northern and Southern Dynasties is, it means that Li Chengzhi has a reason for the incident, and he should not shy away from medical treatment, and even risked his life to save the queen's life... No matter how many reasons and reasons there are, it is absolutely impossible to be the queen Being looked down upon by him, the emperor doesn't have the slightest grudge?

This is exactly the same as in later generations, every man hopes that the one who will deliver his wife is a female doctor.

Putting it on the emperor, there is no way to measure it with reason: to say that he is more cruel, thanks to the deep relationship between Yuan Ke and Gao Ying.As long as it was replaced by another concubine, Yuan Ke would rather her die in pain than force Li Chengzhi to heal her...

After Yuan Ke found out, whether he would dislike Gao Ying and make him cold, I don't know for the time being.But there will definitely be prejudice against Li Chengzhi.

Just imagine, seeing Li Chengzhi once, the emperor would definitely think of it and feel unhappy once.It's been a long time, how many times?
Only a fool would admit...

Li Chengzhi looked directly at Yuan Ke, without any fear in his eyes: "Your Majesty, the minister has always been behind His Royal Highness, and he didn't know the reason. But after listening to Gao Nvshi's order several times, the minister was not allowed to turn back, so he guessed one or two... Gao Nvshi That's it, just ask and you'll know..."

Why do I need to ask Gao Wenjun?

Anyone who is not a fool can guess: the queen is afraid that the spring has leaked out...

This is the reason... Impossible?

Hou Gang's expression changed: "You are talking nonsense..."

I fuck your mother?

Li Chengzhi pointed to the outside of the hall: The five female officials were kneeling outside, and Wang Xian was interrogating one by one...

"Isn't it just the lower officials and the senior female history in the palace? Or, Hou Zhonglang thought that those five were also the lower officials' accomplices..."

"enough!"

Seeming to be on the verge of eruption, Yuan Ke's face was black and blue, and even his body was trembling slightly.

"Hou Gang, I always thought you were loyal, but I didn't think that you would be so demented? Dismissed from office, exempted from rank, imprisoned, waiting for the crime..."

"His Majesty?"

Hou just let out an urgent cry, his eyes stared like walnuts, it seemed extremely unbelievable.

Before he could complain, Yu Zhong yelled, "Shut up...don't plead guilty?"

Yu Zhong is the general of Wuwei, who is also Wei Weiqing. Whether he is in the army or the imperial guard, he is Hou Gang's immediate boss.And the two of them have always been on good terms, yet they didn't even make an excuse for him?
Looking at the anxious look on Yu Zhong's face, Hou Gangfu came to his heart, and suddenly realized: When His Majesty was discussing crimes, he said that he was "so demented"?
It wasn't Li Chengzhi's words to sow dissension at all, but because of his actions of ordering officials to shoot arrows and forcing guards to attack, His Majesty had a taboo: This time it's the queen, so what if I change it to Zhen next time?

Do you also dare to disregard my safety, shoot arrows when you say archery, and attack by force if you say strong attack?

But at that time, the queen had been put on the collapsed floor by Li Chengzhi, so how could she be accidentally injured?

But who can listen to their own explanation...

As soon as Hou gritted his teeth, he knelt down with a "plop" and said, "I plead guilty!"

The moment he knelt down and lowered his head, his eyes couldn't help but glared at Li Chengzhi, full of resentment.

Li Chengzhi sneered faintly: Is this because of hatred?
Hougang?

If it weren't for Gao Wenjun's reminder, when Hou Gang and Jiangyang Wang Yuanji were said to be in-laws, Li Chengzhi would not have remembered that after Yuan Ke's death, Gao Zhao was the one who killed him.

One of the powerful ministers in the period of the Queen Mother Ling, he helped each other with Liu Teng, the prince of Jiangyang, Yuan Yi, etc., and imprisoned the Queen Mother Ling for nearly ten years...

Don't worry, let's take our time...

With this sneer, the eyes of the two seemed to be glued together, but they couldn't separate?Until Hou Gang was escorted away, both of them seemed to be still charging...

Everyone was surprised, thinking that Hou Gang was so unsurprising, but where did Li Chengzhi get his confidence?

On the contrary, Gao Zhao was quite relieved, secretly thinking that this son can be taught...

As soon as Hou Gang was escorted away, Yuan Yong and Yuan Yi also hurried into the hall.One of these two is a Taiwei, the other is a Situ, and Gao Zhao is Sikong, and the three divisions are already here.

At this moment, Wang Xian also returned to the hall, whispering in Yuan Ke's ear.

He had served as Tingwei Shaoqing for several years, and he was a good hand in solving criminal cases and prisons. He was easy to deal with several female officials, and he asked them clearly without much effort.

Several female officials said: Seeing Li Houlang take out something from His Highness's wound, the assassin suddenly attacked.

And the empress had drained the pus several times before, all of which were done by this female official... So Wang Xian suspected that the assassin should have jumped the wall in a hurry...

Just after listening to half a sentence, the emperor's face changed, and he shouted sharply: "Li Chengzhi, what did you take out of the queen's wound?"

All the officials changed their colors, and looked at Li Chengzhi in surprise and suspicion.

Seeing Li Chengzhi half-closed his eyes, he seemed to be asleep.

Already good.

Even if there is no two or three catties, at least one catty of blood is shed.If it wasn't for his strong physique, he might not even be able to stand up...

Li Chengzhi sighed secretly: What else could it be?
"It should be a poisonous needle!"

After replying, he waved again, Gao Wenjun took a step forward, and handed something wrapped in gauze to Wang Xian.

It is as small as the tip of a needle, and extremely short, at most only two points.But what's weird is that it's already so thin that it's covered with barbs?

This is obviously something that someone deliberately figured out, what is it if it is not a poisonous needle?
Yuan Ke's eyes were about to split in shock: No wonder the queen was only slightly injured, but it couldn't be healed anyway, and the injury got worse day by day?
It was actually a cronies around him who poisoned him, or such a hidden and vicious trick, how can people guard against it?
Thanks to Li Chengzhi's boldness, he dared what his predecessors did not dare to do.If it wasn't for him to cut the queen's sores, just relying on Xu Jian, Wang Xian and others, I am afraid that the queen will die, and I would only think that the queen died of illness?

How did such a person sneak into the palace, and how did he sneak to the queen's side and hide for such a long time?

Is there such a person by my side?
Thinking of this, like a volcanic eruption, Yuan Ke slammed his fist heavily on the case, his facial features seemed to be deformed, and his voice was so high-pitched that it broke his voice: "Yu Zhong, are you convicted?"

Perhaps Yu Zhong had thought of this festival long ago, so Yu Zhong knelt down with a "plop" and said, "It is the fault of my minister that caused His Highness to suffer such a disaster. I cannot be redeemed by death, Your Majesty, please punish me..."

"What's the use of punishing you now?"

The emperor kicked over several cases, pointed at Yu Zhong and shouted: "Queen, but just in case, I will punish your three clans... come..."

Immediately, the imperial guards stepped forward, waiting for the emperor's order to detain Yu Zhong.

Seeing that Yu Zhong's face was ashen, Li Chengzhi couldn't help stealing a look at Gao Zhao's face.

If I remember correctly, this person and Gao Zhao are also enemies.In history, the execution of Gao Zhao in Shiqian Palace was the decree of Yu Zhong and the false new emperor...

Sure enough, I really saw a gleam of joy in Gao Zhao's eyes...

Just as he was watching seriously, he noticed that his face seemed to be a little cold, Li Chengzhi turned his head instinctively, and met Yuan Ke's gaze.

I'll go, you were angry just now, why did you stare at me again?

Hmm, the eyes are still so strange?
Not to mention the eyes, the emperor's next move is even more strange: it's as if there was lightning, thunder, and storm just a second ago, and the wind stopped and the rain stopped after just blinking his eyelids?

Although the emperor's face was cold, it was obviously relieved compared to the black cyan that had risen just now, and even his tone was no longer as angry as before: "Yu Zhong, I will give you a chance first: get rid of the noble, get rid of the third rank , temporarily waiting for my job. You are limited to clear the palace ban within three days and arrest the assassin’s accomplices. If you can’t find out, go to Heyang to raise horses..."

Li Chengzhi looked confused: The emperor is schizophrenic?
Gao Zhao was even more confused: Seeing that Yu Zhong was going to be imprisoned, why did His Majesty suddenly change his mind?
Yu Zhong was both surprised and delighted: I thought there would be no life after ten deaths, but I didn't expect that His Majesty would let him treat crimes and make meritorious deeds?

God bless!

(End of this chapter)