Since Xiao Cheng has set the trap for the queen, he will not let the queen untie the trap easily.
It was confirmed by the imperial doctor that the package of medicinal powder found in the queen's bedroom was the poison of the fifth prince.
Dali Temple Minister Xue Yang brought the queen's maids and eunuchs, interrogated them one by one, tortured them severely, and finally locked down one of the maids. That court lady has been with the queen for some years, and she is highly appreciated by the queen. She takes care of the queen's daily food and daily life by herself.
Seeing that the matter was exposed, the maid confessed that the empress ordered her to do so, and that the former emperor was also poisoned to death by the empress. Xue Yang asked her why the empress did this. The princes of the dragon chair must be eradicated.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
The queen didn't expect that her most powerful court lady would betray her and even poured all the dirty water on her body. In a moment of panic, she threw herself at the maid and screamed, "I'm waiting for you!" You are not thin, why did you frame Ben Gong, who instigated you, tell me."
Xue Yang winked at his subordinates, and the two guards pulled the queen away, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Queen, now that there are all the witnesses and material evidence, the evidence is conclusive, so what else can you say?"
"My palace was wronged."
The queen screamed, and sat on the ground exhausted.
In this game of chess, the opponent has planned and planned for many years, and now it is time to close the net, the queen was caught off guard, so how could he be the opponent of the person behind it.
Two lines of tears slowly fell from the eyes, the queen lay down on the ground, crying loudly: "Your majesty, you are under the nine springs, open your eyes and see how the ministers and concubines have been wronged and suffered injustice. of."
Prime Minister Bai took a step forward, bent down to help the queen up, the queen saw her brother, and grabbed Prime Minister Bai's trousers tightly like grabbing the last straw, "Brother, you have to make the decision for me, I really It's unjust."
Of course, Prime Minister Bai believed in his sister, but now the evidence is solid, if he insists on standing up for the queen, it will definitely implicate the Bai family. The Bai family has been ministers for generations, upright and honest, and has never done anything wrong to the king or the people. He can't risk the world's dissatisfaction and do things to cover up.
Xiao Cheng said lightly from the side: "Prime Minister, the truth is in front of you, do you have something to say?"
Prime Minister Bai raised his eyes, glanced at everyone present, his face was earthy, his lips squirmed slightly, and old and slow words came out of his mouth: "The old minister has nothing to say."
"Brother, brother, I was wronged..."
"Come here." Xue Yang said in a deep voice, "Press the queen to the clan mansion and imprison her for life."
"Which one of you dares to touch this palace, isn't it afraid that this palace will cut off your heads?" The queen struggled desperately.
Xue Yang sneered: "Empress should worry about her head first."
When the guards escorted the queen down, Prime Minister Bai hunched his back and said in a hoarse voice: "The place in the clan's mansion is not for people, the queen's body is rich, and she didn't suffer when she was young. Can you, can you put her in the cold palace?" …”
Xue Yang said, "This matter needs further discussion."
The queen's matter has come to an end for the time being, but the country cannot live without a king, and the candidate for the new king has not yet been decided, and all the ministers in the court are very anxious.
There is no cure for the poison among the five princes, so they can only wait for death, hang their lives with the imperial medicine, and live for a few days.
Among the remaining princes, the second prince is blunt and the most stupid among the several princes. The third prince loves to kill. If he is in a bad mood, he will use his subordinates to perform surgery. The cruel methods make people feel frightened. The country cannot be handed over to such a person.
The fourth prince's aptitude is mediocre, the sixth prince's intelligence is extraordinary but has no ambitions, and the seventh prince's ability is not inferior to the dead prince's, but his appearance is undoubtedly that of a child, and he is incapable of allowing a woman to give birth to an heir, which is extremely detrimental to the continuation of the royal family's blood.
The crowd picked and chose among the three, and finally decided to let the sixth prince succeed, but somehow the news got out, and the news reached the ears of the sixth prince. The sixth prince was so scared that he ran all night, and he is still missing.
The sixth prince ran away, and one of the remaining fourth and seventh princes was bound to be selected.
At this time, the imperial doctor who was in charge of conditioning Xiao Cheng's body stepped forward and said that he had developed a drug that could promote Xiao Cheng's growth. Within three years, Xiao Cheng would grow into a normal man.
As soon as these words came out, the ministers had a candidate in their hearts.
The group of people who originally supported the prince all stood on Xiao Cheng's side, which meant that Xiao Cheng had the support of most ministers in the court.
Xiao Cheng's accession to the throne seemed to be a matter of course.
It's just that the missing soldier talisman has not been found for a long time. This matter is not only Xiao Cheng's heart disease, but also the worry of the ministers in the court. Whoever possesses the soldier talisman capable of commanding millions of troops will win the world.
When the first emperor married Song Guifei, it was to obtain the military talisman in the hands of the old general Song. Only when he held the military power in his hands could the first emperor feel at ease. It is reasonable to say that the soldier talisman is in the hands of the first emperor, but Xiao Cheng sent people to search all the places that the first emperor usually visited, but there is still no whereabouts of the soldier talisman.
This has to make people wonder, will someone put the soldier talisman in the bag in advance.
Xiao Cheng quickly put his suspicion on Gu Qin.
Before the late emperor passed away, he only saw Gu Qin. Gu Qin handed him the imperial edict written by the late emperor. Is it possible that the late emperor also handed over the military talisman to Gu Qin
Once a seed of doubt is planted, it takes root.
Besides, Gu Qin took Qin Mu away without telling him before, and there was a rift between the two of them. Xiao Yuan would always find an opportunity to deal with Gu Qin. The matter of the military talisman was just to let him take Gu Qin's knife in advance.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng had already developed an antidote to understand the poison in the body, and easily won the support of most people. Gu Qin had to advance the plan. His original intention was to use military symbols to order millions of troops to directly attack the palace, but the army was stationed at the border, and it would take several months to rush to the capital, and it was too late.
The only way is for him to leave here and join the big army, but Xiao Cheng has doubts about him, so he must take strict precautions, if he acts rashly, Xiao Cheng will fall into the trap.
Just when Gu Qin was thinking about his next move, someone came from the palace and said that Xiao Cheng asked him to go to the palace for a talk.
Needless to say, this must be a Hongmen banquet.
Qin Mu asked: "It's so late, what exactly does Xiao Cheng want to do?"
Gu Qin didn't answer, just said: "Would you like to go with me?"
In the past, Gu Qin wanted to hide him and would not go anywhere, but now Gu Qin took the initiative to let Qin Mu go with him, and went to see Xiao Cheng, his intention is self-evident.
Qin Mu was silent, and said: "Xiao Cheng wants to kill you?"
"I don't know." Gu Qin looked at the moonlight, then helped Qin Mu gather up his cloak, "If you don't go, just wait in the room for me to come back."
"No, I'll go." Qin Mu's eyes were suddenly indifferent, looking at Gu Qin as if looking at a stranger, "I haven't recovered my freedom yet, you can't die."
Of course he understood Gu Qin's purpose, Xiao Cheng liked him, as long as Xiao Cheng didn't want him to become a mountain god forever, Xiao Cheng couldn't touch Gu Qin. It's just that I understand that the feeling of being used by others is always unpleasant.
Originally, he thought that Gu Qin was quite interesting, and there was nothing wrong with trying to get along with him, but now it seems that he has to find another new target.