Jinyiwei will always know some secrets of the palace more or less.
They knew more than the courtiers and less than the eunuchs.
The affairs of the inner court are often controlled before they reach the palace gate. What the emperor likes and dislikes is a taboo among taboos. It is absolutely impossible to inquire about it. If you inquire, you will lose your head.
Sixteen years ago, Lu Zhang killed the Chu clan.
The capital is full of blood, not to mention the inner court, there is no palace wall that has not been stained with blood.
It may be for this reason that the palace servants of the Qi Dynasty are very timid, and they are not talkative at all. They are more like a tree and a grass in the palace, or the most inconspicuous decoration in the gorgeous palace, and they keep their heads down no matter who they see.
Walking without a sound, wearing a uniform robe.
The palace maid combs her hair in a bun and wears the same jewelry.
Not to mention looking from a distance, it is difficult to recognize who is who even if you are close.
The huge palace, countless palace maids and eunuchs... It seems that there are names and surnames, but there are only a few people.
As the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, Gong Jun did not know the capable people around the concubines of the harem. He only knew the eunuchs and aunts in charge of the twelve yamen in the inner court. He only had an impression of the courtiers around the emperor and the prince.
These people are powerful and know a lot of things. They can talk to Jin Yiwei and courtiers, but they can't say a word that shouldn't be said.
However, some secrets cannot be concealed by "not telling them".
What a shrewd person is the deputy commander of the palace. He can dig deep and find out the true identity of the abbot of Liuhe Temple. As long as the clues fall in front of him, he will not let go.
He didn't want to rely on these graces, but to avoid any trouble he didn't know about, and most importantly—
future!
Even if it is the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, the emperor can say that he will withdraw.
One emperor and one courtier, Gong Jun not only had to ensure that when Lu Zhang was in power, his official hat would be stable, but he also had to think about what would happen after the emperor was gone.
It's a matter of retirement, so don't be sloppy.
This is not what Gong Jun thinks alone. Isn't his boss, the commander of Jinyiwei, also thinking about this idea
"The prince's health has been getting worse and worse over the years, and he is afraid that he will not live to inherit the throne. This is a hidden danger today. Many courtiers, including Jin Yiwei, are thinking about the next candidate for the East Palace. If they want to show affection, at least they must Have a good relationship."
Gong Jun carefully considered the words, and then continued to use voice transmission to enter the secret, "But the courtiers died soon. Not counting those who died prematurely, there are only four princes in the palace, excluding the terminally ill crown prince, and then excluding the underage. The sixth prince, the remaining two have such and such deficiencies."
The second prince was deaf in his left ear, and with a defect, there was almost no possibility of becoming a great treasure, unless Lu Zhang's sons were all dead and he was the only one left.
The third prince is cowardly and incompetent, has little talent, and has no qualifications to be the East Palace. His advantages are brought out by his own brothers.
"...The sixth prince is a little clever, but he has an eccentric temperament and often does amazing things. If you want to choose between the third prince and the sixth prince to inherit the throne, the courtiers will definitely support the third prince."
A cowardly emperor is easy to manipulate, and it is better to be mediocre and incompetent than to toss a minister on a whim.
In the Chen Dynasty, there was an emperor who, despite the opposition of the court, insisted on the imperial expedition, and was beaten by the Xiliang Kingdom and died of serious injuries.
"So, the third prince has an absolute advantage, and the second prince must rebel?" Meng Qi said coldly.
From the bottom of his heart, Meng Qi was not interested in who would rebel, and Lu Zhang, the emperor of the Qi Dynasty, annoyed him. However, changing the dynasty is not a trivial matter, and even usurping the throne may affect the people of Taijing.
Sixteen years later, the capital finally regained some vitality. Is it about to be involved in a sea of fire again in the blink of an eye
Meng Qi frowned deeply.
If the rebellious prince was very capable and could quickly kill Lu Zhang and ascend to the throne, Meng Qi would not have any objections.
Now that Emperor Li's Mausoleum has been bombed, that prince is still in collusion with the ancestor of Qingwu...
Meng Qi's anger is hard to dissipate, he must settle the account!
"In that case, why did you just say that any prince may rebel?"
"...Because the third prince is not really stupid, it's hard to say what his character is. The eunuchs around the third prince are very afraid of him. If this is all fake, what is he planning to do? Will the prince's illness be related to him? Does it matter? Those things are hard to say."
"Interesting, what about the sixth prince who is not in Beijing?"
"He said some disrespectful remarks in private. If he was disrespectful, he was the most obvious one. However, the sixth prince has no power and power, and the courtiers are not optimistic about him. Even if he wants to do anything, it is impossible."
Meng Qi wondered what was wrong, and he asked suspiciously, "Lu Zhang has no preference for these sons?"
The emperor's favorite child will always be more likely to inherit the throne.
Gong Jun slowly shook his head with a strange expression.
"No prince will dislike His Majesty's heart, and will be reprimanded, banned or copied at every turn. The prince will not be humiliated like this, but the prince's life is not easy. It was suppressed everywhere. After a long time, everyone knew that it was taboo for the emperor to be close to the prince. Naturally, they stayed away from the prince."
The Prince of Qi Chao is a real loner with a noble status, and no one dares to speak to him except the Prince Concubine.
The great Confucianists and great talents who believed in orthodoxy had long been killed or resigned because Lu Zhang usurped the throne and changed the dynasty.
Mo Li remembered that he infiltrated the house where Jinyiwei was stationed in Pingzhou that day, and arrested someone to ask him about the identity of the other party. As a result, the outsider mistook him for Xue Zhixian, and he casually framed it to the prince, saying that they were sent by the prince.
At that time, I only thought that the Jin Yiwei was disturbing the line of sight and talking nonsense at will.
Now that I think about it, this kind of thing that takes the blame and says that it was ordered by the prince, it is estimated that they did not do less.
It's smooth, but it doesn't matter...
"This prince, sounds like a pitiful person." Mo Li sighed.
What a dying person wants to do is often unpredictable.
Perhaps the prince had endured for a lifetime, but found that he had few days to live. Looking back on the grievances he had suffered enough, he became angry and planned a rebellion. Even if it is unsuccessful, it will not make the emperor feel better!
Meng Qi could hear it.
If the truth is like this, then a Qingwu ancestor with a sick mind, a prince who is about to die... God knows if it will turn Taijing upside down.
Meng Qi glanced sideways at the ink carp beside him.
Strange to say, Meng Qi used to look at it a lot, and Mo Li didn't feel anything, but now he felt a little uncomfortable when his eyes fell on him.
There are such sequelae of the internal force out of control? Mo Li absent-mindedly looked at the Jianghu people who were hiding around, and roughly estimated that there were only about a hundred people.
As time goes on, there will only be more.
Although the ink carp still needs more than half an hour to recover its internal strength, he doesn't think procrastination is a good idea.
"We may not have time to judge who is going to rebel. What should we do now at Emperor Li's Mausoleum?" Mo Li pointed to the pothole in front of him and asked.
"There are many funeral objects in the imperial mausoleum..."
Meng Qi looked at Gong Jun and saw that the latter did not show any greedy expression, so he said slowly, "Now it is only a part of the mausoleum. There are three floors below. The tomb of Emperor Chen Li is at the bottom. The organs should still be preserved, unless you are proficient in Qimen Dunjia and mechanical techniques at the same time, have experience in tomb robbing, and have deep internal strength, otherwise there will only be a dead end."
Or dragon veins.
"But there's nothing worth taking." Meng Qi reported the treasures of the emperor's mausoleum like a lot, "Eight sides of mountains and rivers, gilt and enamel, it's not suitable to put anywhere It is very laborious to not break it; Wuyue Zhenshan Ding, probably a bronze ware symbolizing mountains and rivers in the mausoleum, there are five in total, with fine lines, the inscription on the body of the tripod is a blue word for worshiping the emperor of Wuyue, and each respect is 500 jin; Jiulong jade bi, inlaid On the wall of the main tomb, there is an entire surface, and the only way to take it away is to pry it; a set of gold silk and nanmu wood, about a hundred pieces of gold and silver utensils, three hundred pieces of lacquerware, and three hundred stone figurines, carriages and horses…”
Gong Jun was speechless and blurted out, "How did you know?"
"What do you say?"
Someone's attitude of "because I am Meng Qi, so I know", Gong Jun couldn't find anything to refute after holding it for a long time, otherwise why wouldn't others know? Unless Meng Guoshi opens his mouth.
"The news has spread. Even if we find a way to evacuate the mausoleum, there will be people from all corners of the country rushing to Longclaw Peak one after another, trying to excavate the ruins of Liuhe Temple and try to find a few fallen treasures."
Dragon Claw Peak has never been peaceful.
This is the main reason for Meng Qi's anger.
If the imperial mausoleum is not discovered, it will always be just a rumor.
Once it appears...
"Fill it in?"
"It will be dug up." Meng Qi said blankly.
The gunpowder and the red mist from the tomb prevented the surrounding vegetation from growing.
The Liuhe Temple is different from the Crescent Moon Temple. The Liuhe Temple is on the top of the hillside, and the location is not as easy to hide as the Crescent Moon Temple next to it. Even if there is a lot of spiritual energy to promote the madness of plants and trees, it is impossible to form a natural trapping formation. It can only cause trouble for those who go up the mountain and make them detour for a few more hours.
"Even if the entire capital is in turmoil due to rebellion, people who are bent on finding treasures will not be able to drive away no matter what."
On one side is the Mausoleum of Emperor Li, and on the other is the capital, which is about to have an accident at any time.
Not only Meng Qi was in a dilemma, but even Gong Jun's head was as big as a fight.
Mo Li said decisively: "Then let them think that this imperial mausoleum is fake! It is a trap set by Qingwu ancestors using the suspicious tomb!"