Li Jianheng shook his legs in fear and kicked the man's head away. He no longer cared about his appearance, and at this moment he wished he could shrink himself into the dragon chair. There was a roar in his ears, seeing the blood soaking his robes, his throat seemed to be strangled, and he couldn't utter a word for a while.
Shen Zechuan knelt down on one knee and said sternly, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, the assassin has already been executed. Wei Chen is too late to rescue him, and the crime deserves death!"
Li Jianheng's hands and feet seemed to be paralyzed. He squeezed the chair handle with difficulty, and his eyes moved from the corpse to Shen Zechuan's face. He almost choked up, grabbed Shen Zechuan's sleeve, and said, "Not too late... Not too late! You... Lan Zhou did a good job! I, I almost..."
"Go and call the imperial physician!" The queen mother walked quickly, ignoring the bloody corpse, took Li Jianheng's hand, and called softly, "Emperor, emperor?"
Li Jianheng was still in a panic of fear, he swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and hurriedly pulled out his hand from the palm of the queen mother, clenched Shen Zechuan's sleeve tightly, and begged: "You stay, you stay with Jin Yiwei to protect me! "
"Jinyiwei was originally the emperor's guard," Shen Zechuan said with the same expression, "For the emperor, Jinyiwei was willing to go through fire and water, and Wei Chen immediately escorted the emperor back to Mingli Hall."
Everyone in the room was in shock. Xue Xiuzhuo stepped forward a few steps and said sharply, "First, arrest and detain all the people from the Shangshi Bureau, Guanglu Temple, Sweets Room, and Imperial Wine Room. There are assassins hidden in the emperor's valet, and the eunuch arranged , Guards are inseparable from defense!"
"Who is in charge of patrolling tonight?" the Queen Mother asked.
The room was silent, Xiao Chiye saluted and said, "Back to the queen mother, this is the minister."
The queen mother did not attack, but looked at Li Jianheng, and the ministers also looked at Li Jianheng.
This eunuch can be a person in the food bureau, and first of all, he must have a clean house and a clear origin. When did he enter the palace, he did things in which room of the twenty-four yamen, and which eunuchs he had made friends with in the past. files. Xiao Chiye was in charge of guard defense. He should have checked all these matters before the official banquet. People walked in through his layers of defense, so he couldn't escape his involvement.
Li Jianheng was sweating coldly and said with white lips: "First take down the eunuchs in each room, I..."
Before he finished speaking, he fainted.
* * *
This night was destined to be a sleepless night. Li Jianheng lay in a coma, the imperial physicians gathered, and the empress dowager auscultated again. Hai Liangyi waited by the side, which was specially instructed by the Queen Mother.
Han Cheng led the Jinyiwei to stand under the eaves with their swords, while the ministers outside knelt down. The Yuanchun night was extremely cold, and many elderly officials were already shivering from the cold, all relying on perseverance to support them.
The entire palace was silent, and the atmosphere was particularly desolate.
Xiao Chiye was not included. He wanted to arrest the eunuch with relevant members of the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Police, and the Imperial Guard would also be detained. Tonight, the Imperial Guard who was in charge of inspecting the manpower commander was removed from his waist and went down together with the eunuch. prison.
There was no brazier in the hall, only lights were lit.
Xiao Chiye sits below Kong Qiu, Minister of Punishment, and on the left is Cen Yu, the censor of the left capital, and Fu Linye, the censor of the right capital.
If according to the past, Xiao Chiye has the power to sit on an equal footing with the Minister of Criminal Justice, but at this moment he must avoid suspicion, and can only submit to the next, and the two chiefs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will exercise the power of supervision.
This year has been an eventful year, with waves of unresolved issues rising again and again. The three judicial divisions have never held trials like this one after another, and the cases involved are all major cases involving the emperor's life.
Kong Qiu drank a cup of cold tea and did not speak while waiting for the summons. In fact, since they were sitting here, no one had spoken to each other, and everyone knew that this was not the time to make jokes, and everyone looked solemn.
Xiao Chiye sat on the seat, silently turning his fingers, he was contemplating.
This case came prepared, just like the case of Xiaofuzi, it became full of ghosts at the moment it happened, and it was separated from the illusion at the moment of the incident, as if it was pulled by countless threads, hiding it. is a deeper reason.
The eunuch of the Shangshi Bureau wants to try dishes for the emperor. From top to bottom, everyone has been traced to three generations of ancestors. It is difficult, but also very simple, to turn such a person into an assassin.
First of all, it must be someone who has access to the inner eunuch, or an inner eunuch who hides in the big house but works for the forces outside the palace. Only these two kinds of people can coerce or lure the assassinating eunuch.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chiye suddenly remembered something. He stopped turning his wrench, and the prisoner who happened to be summoned was brought in. It was just a matter of the Imperial Army.
Kong Qiu didn't talk nonsense. He went straight to the point and said, "You are the commander of the Imperial Guard. Tonight, you are responsible for reviewing the sword-wielding staff of the Imperial Guard and the food-testing eunuch arranged by the Food Bureau. How much do you know about this eunuch?"
The name of the incident was Meng Rui, who was promoted by Xiao Chiye in the sixth year of Xiande. Without squinting his eyes, he replied in a steady voice: "The assassination eunuch's name is Guisheng, six out of twenty, a native of Chuncheng, and his father is a householder on Baishui Street, Chuncheng. He died of illness in the sixth year of Xiande. He was the only son in the family. It has been twelve years since he entered the palace in the year of Yongyi. He entered the Shangshi Bureau in the first year of Xiande, and has been trying dishes for the late emperor since the fourth year of Xiande.
Kong Qiu thought for a while, and said, "Who is the one who will try the dishes tonight?"
Meng Rui replied, "Fu Ling, the female official of the Shang Food Bureau."
Kong Qiu first looked at the people from the Metropolitan Police, then at Xiao Chiye, nodded, and said, "The murder weapon is the imperial gold chopsticks, and there is no way for the forbidden army to search and examine. Bureau of Poria."
Meng Rui retreated to one side, and from beginning to end, he never made eye contact with Xiao Chiye.
Xiao Chiye was actually not as nervous as others expected. He knew that this assassination would not take away his military power. He may be punished and rewarded later, but it will be painless. He was too far away at the time of the incident, and there was no way to rescue the driver first, but the seats were arranged according to the rules, and no one could blame him. Another point is that the speed at which Shen Zechuan drew his sword was too fast. Almost in the blink of an eye, the sword was sheathed, and the head fell to the ground. This was completely different from the speed he showed last time on a rainy night, even though Xiao Chiye was at that time. Standing beside him, it may not be faster than him. But what happened after the assassination was what concerned Xiao Chiye the most. He had to take precautions to curb the possibility of this incident burning him.
Xiao Chiye thought of Shen Zechuan's last look again.
The practice of Jinyiwei is to promote once every eight years. First, they are divided into twelve schools according to their household registration, and then they are promoted according to their on-the-job performance. There are too few opportunities to make exceptions. Shen Zechuan came from a special background. Although he has been exonerated, he is still not a military member. If he wants to lead Jinyiwei, he must find a way to be promoted.
Xiao Chiye has been suppressing Jin Yiwei in the past few months, one is to consolidate the absolute right to speak of the banned army, and the other is to guard against Shen Zechuan's ascendance. The situation in Qudu is chaotic, but the difference is clear. Everyone is already familiar with each other, but it is just because of profit and then fight because of profit. Only Shen Zechuan is an unpredictable variable. what to do.
If you can't figure out the purpose, you can't cooperate with peace of mind.
Xiao Chiye hoped that Shen Zechuan could stay down quietly, but this time the assassination case was Shen Zechuan's answer.
impossible.
He is his own sharp blade, he wants to kill his own way, he will not be willing to serve others, he wants to bite rather than obey.
What can a love affair change
It was a roar to vent their anger in the dark night, and it was the gasping breath of two people's desires. It gave birth to the feeling of mutual pity from the collision of the flesh, but this emotion was not enough to hinder the two people's choice.
Xiao Chiye will not give up the power he has obtained. This is the knife he relies on to survive. If he can't go back to Libei, he must hold the knife tightly. Shen Zechuan will not tolerate that he has been subservient to others, and his fate will be determined by others. If he wants to go up, he must go up.
Xiao Chiye suddenly clenched his fists.
Since Shen Zechuan participated in the planning of this case, who was complicit with him
* * *
Li Jianheng hadn't woken up yet, and Shen Zechuan was replaced and took a break. When he was wiping his hands in the signing room, he heard the door facing away from him being opened and someone came in.
"According to your plan, Han Cheng should come to rescue the driver tonight." Xue Xiuzhuo rolled up his sleeves slightly, cleaned his hands in the cold water basin, and said with a smile, "Our brothers have all been played around by Lord Shen."
"The situation is critical," Shen Zechuan didn't look back, "If Han Cheng has this ability, it would be fine to ask him to save him, but he is just slow, what should I do?"
"This matter can't get rid of Xiao Er. At most, he should be impeached for negligence in governance. It's you, who showed your true shape in front of him this time. Even if you go up, it won't be easy in the future."
"I'm on the same boat as Sir Sicheng, I'm having a hard time," Shen Zechuan looked back and said with a smile, "Can you be comfortable?"
"I heard that there is a kind of mad dog that even bites his own people." Xue Xiuzhuo hung his palms and looked at Shen Zechuan, "To use people as stepping stones so simply, it makes people scared to be in the same boat."
"How do you say this," Shen Zechuan said, "It's all my brothers who have gained power tonight. Isn't it me who is standing in front of Xiao Er? In the future, I will be Xiao Er's thorn in the flesh, and he should hate it if he is in love with reason. I'm dead."
"The relationship between the emperor and Xiao Er is not shallow. The life-saving grace of Nanlin Hunting Ground is the most unforgettable. This time, you may not be able to defeat Xiao Er."
"Everything is difficult at the beginning." Shen Zechuan sighed, "If the emperor really appreciates Xiao Er's life-saving grace, he will not be trapped in the capital again. The so-called kindness of people is just such a thing."
Xue Xiuzhuo wiped his hands, laughed for a while, and said, "Although there is a slight deviation tonight, it is finally done. Lord Zhenfu, I will take more care of you in the future."
Jinyiwei Zhenfu was a fifth-rank official, and Xue Xiuzhuo told Shen Zechuan how much he could get as a reward in the future.
Shen Zechuan was not surprised. He said, "The people from the Shang Food Bureau are going to be put on trial. Kong Qiu, the minister of punishment, is an unselfish and unselfish master. Don't let him fall into his hands."
"Since I dare to do it, I'm not afraid of them checking." Xue Xiuzhuo tidied up his cuffs and said politely, "I hope we can continue to work together in the new year and get what we want as soon as possible."
"Thanks to the care of Lord Sicheng," Shen Zechuan stared at him and said warmly, "I will definitely get it, but I have a long-cherished wish."