The blind concubine married the prince, don't stand in the way

Chapter 493 043: Not Foolish Loyalty, Red Silkworm Poison Gu (Part [-])
For five full days, the emperor waited for five days, but Ming Jue didn't come back!
The emperor sent several groups of people to contact and summon him, but Ming Jue seemed to have evaporated without any news, because he was directly ordered to go out of the city to handle errands that day, so the people below did not know his whereabouts.

The Dark Dragon Guard system is huge, with a total of tens of thousands of people. Apart from Ming Jue, the head of the guard, there are four deputy guards and sixteen guards. Although Ming is never there, the people below have their own jobs. Most of Ming is running around for the emperor, or dispatching the people below to do things, but in fact, he doesn't have much control over the affairs of the Dark Dragon Guard. All the selection, recruitment, training and deployment are managed by the four deputy guards below. So, it doesn't affect anything if he is not there, but he is the head of the Dark Dragon Guard, the person most trusted by the emperor, his disappearance is not a trivial matter, the emperor has a vague premonition, but he can only stop I asked people to look for it, but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't find it...

Perhaps it was because he guessed that something had happened to Ming Jue. The emperor had been very anxious these days, so he had a headache every day, as if it was about to explode, and his mood became more and more violent. The eunuchs in the palace were executed one after another, which made the servants around them and the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital all feel in danger, and everyone in the palace was panicked because of this.

I don't know why, but at this moment, the emperor, who was rarely sober and calm, suddenly remembered He Chou who had been imprisoned alone for half a month.

He Chou was held in solitary confinement for half a month, and unlike those officials involved in the case, the place where he was held was more spacious and clean, and he was guarded by a group of imperial guards. Other than the mother-in-law who tidied up the cell, no one paid attention to him, and he was also very calm. He didn't cry out for grievances in all kinds of panic and panic like others, but lived in the cell as motionless as a mountain, never saying a word.

He was not surprised when the emperor summoned him, and followed him calmly.

In the palace at night, there is always a sinister atmosphere, perhaps there are too many unjust souls wandering in this palace city.

Because the emperor's temperament has been too violent in recent days, and it is always cloudy and sunny, the people who serve the emperor are very panicked. Breathe carefully, tense as if the air is frozen.

When He Chou was led in, he saw all the servants guarding with bated breath and careful attention, his brows moved, and then he lowered his eyes calmly, and Mo Jing led two imperial guards to personally lead him in. The apse.

The emperor was already waiting for him.

After Mo Jing sent people in, he left with two of his subordinates.

Therefore, there are only two people in the hall, the emperor and He Chou.

He Yu didn't look at the emperor all the time, but he felt a coercive gaze looking at him all the time.

"... See Your Majesty!"

He didn't claim to be self-proclaimed, and he wasn't as respectful as before, but instead showed a sense of indifference.

For almost half an hour, the emperor didn't wake him up, didn't speak, just looked at him deeply, and He Chou also knelt there with his back straight and his eyes downcast, neither looked at the emperor nor saw the slightest thing. Terrified and fearful, his face remained indifferent, to be precise, his face was slumped and dead silent.

Finally, the emperor spoke heavily and broke the silence: "He Yu, if I remember correctly, you have been in the Imperial Army for more than 20 years, right?"

"Yes, 22 years."

He was born as a general, and he practiced martial arts since he was a child. He joined the army at a young age and made some military achievements. He was dispatched into the Imperial Army at the age of 24, and was promoted step by step. In just three years, that is, 19 years ago, he was exceptionally promoted to the Imperial Army. Commander, the youngest commander of the Imperial Army in the history of the dead Qin State, was in the limelight at the time, and everyone knew that the emperor relied heavily on and trusted him.

For so many years, he has never failed the emperor's trust.

The emperor looked solemn, and said lightly: "The He family is full of loyalty. Your father was a general I admired and relied on very much. And Qin's loyalty, but you have betrayed King Rong and betrayed me, and helped King Rong to commit rebellion. You should understand how I appreciate and rely on you for so many years. I really want to know why you betrayed me?"

For the past half month, he has been unable to figure it out.

He Chou's rebellion was indeed far beyond his expectations.

He Chou lowered his head slightly with lowered eyes, and said flatly: "Your Majesty's value and trust, He Chou has always understood and kept it in mind."

"Then why did you betray?"

He Chou said indifferently: "He Chou has been loyal to Qin from the beginning to the end, but he is not only loyal to His Majesty himself."

The emperor narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

He Chou raised his head, his eyes were firm and fearless, and he said frankly: "He Chou's allegiance is to His Majesty the Emperor of Qin, not His Majesty himself!"

The emperor was taken aback for a moment.

He Chou said: "As Your Majesty said, the He family is full of loyalty and is deeply favored by the Emperor. Back then, my father told my ministers that although the late Emperor was tolerant, he was indecisive and mediocre. Your Majesty is the most virtuous among the late Emperor's sons." , must be a promising and enlightened king, worthy of loyalty and following, so He Chou only keeps in mind and is loyal to His Majesty, but in fact, whether it is the He family or He Chou, the only one we are loyal to is His Majesty of Qin .”

To be precise, the He family has always been pure ministers, and the only one they are loyal to is the emperor of Qin. Whoever sits on it is loyal to whom, but they are never loyal to a certain person.

The emperor frowned, with a heavy expression on his face: "As you said, I am still the emperor, and you say you are loyal, so why did you betray me?"

A rare indignation appeared in He Chou's eyes, and he looked at the emperor disappointedly and said, "Because in He Chou's heart, Your Majesty...you are no longer worthy to be king!"

The emperor's face changed suddenly, and he sat up straight and squinted at him.

"you……"

He Yu looked at the emperor firmly, and said in a deep voice: "As an emperor, whether you are mediocre or incompetent, that is not an unforgivable fault. There were countless casualties, assassinating Zhongliang because of jealousy, leading court battles for selfishness and causing Qin to be in turmoil, then he is not worthy of being a king, He Yu has been loyal to the emperor all his life, but he is not a foolish and loyal person, so He Yu has never betrayed!"

The emperor's face became more and more gloomy, and the murderous look in his eyes could not be concealed. He looked at He Chou coldly, gritted his teeth and reprimanded: "He Chou, do you know what you are talking about?"

With a fearless face, He Chou looked at the emperor intently and questioned: "Could it be that the minister is wrong? Your Majesty dares to say that he did not collude with Beiliang back then? King Qing is not wronged? Or, Your Majesty dares to say that you did not do it for His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince." Pave the way and lead the court to fight with each other? The current chaos in the court is caused by His Majesty, and what role did you play in the King Rong's rebellion?"

The emperor was silent, but his face was extremely ugly.

He tried his best to hold his head down, but his head hurt more and more, as if something was gnawing in his brain, his facial features became distorted and ferocious, and then, finally couldn't help it, he shouted loudly and waved his hand , Scattered all the things on the low table beside him to the ground, the porcelain teacups were broken and scattered all over the floor, and some of them flew onto He Chou, He Chou looked on, calm and unmoved.

The emperor, on the other hand, looked at He Chou with a furious expression on his face, his blue veins bulged and his eyes sternly scolded, "I don't know what I've done, whether it's right or wrong, it's not up to you, a traitorous official, to question me!"

He Chou watched, with a wry smile on the corner of his lips, without refuting.

He has always looked down on those foolish and loyal people the most, but he has been foolish and loyal for half his life, how ridiculous!
The emperor was already irritated, his head hurt more and more, his eyes became more violent, and his emotions were extremely agitated. Without even thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said sharply: "Come here, drag this rebellious and rebellious minister down to me, kill him!"

"Yes!"

From the hiding place, two black shadows came out, and they were about to drag He Chou away, but there was no need to drag He Chou, He Chou slightly bowed his body for the last time, stood up by himself, and walked out.

Die calmly.

The emperor looked at it and became more and more annoyed, but he couldn't care less because his head hurt more and more...

Soon, another wave of imperial physicians was spread to Anqing Hall.

In the Hall of Fengyi, the Empress, as usual, was worshiping the Buddha in the Buddhist hall at this time, especially since the news of Xie Yun's death came, she was reciting the rebirth mantra every day.

Ruolan stepped in hastily, knelt behind her and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, just now there was news from Anqing Hall that His Majesty has suffered another headache!"

The queen opened her eyes, frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

Recently, the emperor suffered from headaches every day, and it was commonplace. If there were no special reasons, there would never be reports.

Ruolan said: "It is said that His Majesty summoned He Chou, and the two of them talked alone in the apse for nearly an hour. I don't know what they said. His Majesty was furious and ordered He Chou to die. After He Chou was brought out, He Fu immediately The lover passed the news to the imperial doctor, and it seems to be quite serious."

The queen raised her eyebrows in surprise: "He Chou? Already killed?"

Ruolan was not quite sure, and only said ambiguously: "It should be!"

The queen didn't care about He Chou's life or death, and then asked: "Do you know what they said?"

"At that time, there were only His Majesty and He Chou in the hall, surrounded by dark dragon guards, so they couldn't get close, it's unknown yet."

The queen nodded, not showing much interest.

After pondering for a moment, she suddenly asked, "When did Your Majesty have a headache for the first time?"

Ruolan thought about it for a while, and then replied: "The 28th of last month... exactly one month from now."

The queen's eyes darkened, and she said in an unclear way: "One month... seven or seven days and 49 days... is almost the same!"

Ruolan looked up at her, then quickly looked down again.

The queen didn't want to say any more, and said lightly: "Okay, you can go out."

"Yes!"

Ruolan hurriedly backed out.

The queen continued to chant the Buddha's name, as if she had no distracting thoughts.

Early in the morning, the news that He Yu was executed and that the emperor fell ill and killed two imperial physicians spread to Chu Palace.

Fu Yue and Chu Yin are eating.

Fu Yue was quite surprised by these two pieces of news, and was a little puzzled when he was still alive.

Chu Yin didn't feel anything.

It is said that He Yu was executed after being summoned by the emperor, and was sent to be killed after being brought out, and the emperor was also furious after seeing him and had a splitting headache. All killed.

When Fu Yue learned that, when he hesitated, he became angry and said: "This old emperor has become more and more violent recently..."

Killing every day.

Chu Yin was noncommittal, and gave her a bowl of porridge: "Drink porridge well, and don't think about these disgusting things when eating!"

Fu Yue: "..."

Well, it's really disgusting enough.

but……

Fu Yue glanced at him, and asked curiously: "You don't seem to be surprised by the emperor's violent temper recently. Speaking of which, do you know what the emperor's headache is?"

It has been half a month since Chu Yin came back, and every day he heard that the emperor had headaches, temper tantrums and murders, but she didn't have any doubts about it, but she had been wondering for a long time, the emperor seemed to have something wrong with his body, he always had headaches, As time goes by, the symptoms become more and more intense, like a gradual process...

It's not like a disease.

Chu Yin raised his eyes to look at her, and said, "You know it."

"Huh? How do you say it?"

If you know it, you know it, if you don't know it, you don't know it...

Chu Yin asked her: "Do you know the red silkworm?"

Fu Yue thought for a while, then shook her head: "I don't know."

Chu Yin nodded and said: "It's not surprising that you don't know, and I don't know very well. I only know that this is a kind of poisonous Gu that is only found outside the territory. It will make people have headaches and emotions. .”

amount……

She was rather horrified: "You mean, the emperor was given the red silkworm?"

"should be."

Fu Yue was shocked.

Whether it is poisoning the emperor or using Gu, it is not an easy task. His confidantes are responsible for the emperor's diet, which is strictly controlled and repeatedly tested for poison. The things that people enter are absolutely safe. It is inherently poisonous, and it will naturally reveal its flaws, so it is unrealistic to give it to him directly. Judging from Chu Yin's statement, this matter has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't bother to make such efforts, that is...

Suddenly, she was so blessed that she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is it the queen?"

"Ah."

Fu Yue frowned and said: "But this is not realistic. We all know how much the emperor is on guard against the empress. Even when the emperor fell ill, the empress often went in and out of the Qianyuan Hall, and the emperor's soup, medicine and diet never changed. Let the queen get in touch, she shouldn't have a chance to lay a gu, right?"

Chu Yin said lightly: "You underestimate the queen too much. She is a smart person, and she will naturally find a way to do what she wants to do. Besides, as long as she can do it, it doesn't matter how she does it..."

That's true.

No matter how difficult it is, judging by the current situation, the Queen has managed it.

However, Fu Yue didn't expect that a person like the Queen, such an upright and upright woman, would sometimes use poisonous Gu to deal with people. It can be seen that she really hated the emperor, and killing him was not enough, and she had to let He was tortured while he was alive.

Fu Yue was silent for a while, without saying anything, just drank the porridge in a muffled voice.

Chu Yin didn't speak anymore, and had breakfast quietly, but before the two of them finished eating, someone came to report in a hurry, and the ten princesses responded!

(End of this chapter)