… Let’s talk about the New Year’s Eve banquet.
It's not just a banquet on New Year's Eve - according to the rules since the founding of Dali, the banquets in the palace are divided into front and back. In the former dynasty, the emperor entertained the ministers, and in the harem, the empress entertained the wives.
However, the two empresses in this dynasty were fighting for power, and neither one of them was willing to stay in the harem to receive his wife, and asked the other to go with the emperor to the previous dynasty to accept the kneeling and blessings of the officials.
So after a few fights, the result was a compromise: let’s just have this feast together!
Of course, men and women are still separated - looking down from Danqi, men are on the left and women are on the right.
At this moment, Qiu Yilan was not with her husband. She could only look at him through the crowd, secretly anxious!
However, Jiang Yashuang remained calm in the face of the request for merit from the Queen Mother's party, the resentment of the Dou girls, and the angry questions blurted out by Jiang Tian'ao. After standing up, she bowed to Danchi and then said, "This matter has nothing to do with me." It doesn't matter, how dare you accept the reward?"
When he said this, Qin Guogong looked at Jiang Tianao calmly. The latter's face was ashen, but after thinking about it, he slowly sat back.
"Jiang Hanlin has a noble character, is humble and does not take credit. I admire him." The one who came out to propose a reward was a censor under Qiu Dian. He came well prepared and would not be dismissed easily. He said with a smile at this moment, " It’s just that since Jiang Hanlin is a Hanlin, it’s clear why Zigong asked Jin and Zilu to accept the cow, so why should he not think about the future of the country even if he doesn’t think about himself?”
The two allusions of Zigong letting Jin and Zilu receive cattle can actually be summed up as one principle, which is to advocate that good people should get good rewards - so that everyone will work hard to do good deeds for good rewards. When there are more good people and good deeds, the society will be harmonious; it is not recommended to do Don’t get paid for good deeds—this way, everyone’s enthusiasm will certainly not be that high. Of course, there is a long way to go to enter a harmonious society.
The censor said this, obviously implying that if Jiang Yashuang did not get a reward for exposing the Dou family, how many people would be willing to stand up and expose these traitors in the future
It's so elegant!
Qiu Yilan gritted her teeth and stared at the man, secretly praying that Jiang Yashuang could handle this situation!
"It's not that Xianguan doesn't follow the teachings of saints, but that this skill is inexplicable to Xianguan. How can Xianguan accept it with shame?" Jiang Yashuang replied calmly, "Xiaguan is confused by what the censor said. It's true. Don’t know where to start?”
When the censor was about to speak, Empress Jiang, who had looked extremely ugly when he spoke before, interrupted coldly: "This year has been sealed, and now is the New Year's Eve banquet. It's time for the king and his ministers to have fun together. Dai Cong, you suddenly came out to mention Dou Family affairs, what do you want?”
Fengya is the saying that the court is on holiday at this time. During the holiday, except for military and national affairs or accidents that may shake the rule, they are temporarily suppressed and dealt with until work resumes.
Regardless of whether Jiang Yashuang was the one who exposed the Dou family, the Dou family dealt with it anyway. It was obviously not suitable to disturb everyone's interest at this banquet - after all, this banquet only happened once a year.
The censor named Dai Cong didn't panic even after being scolded by the queen. He smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Queen, don't blame me. I couldn't bear to hide this merit without anyone knowing, so I boldly raised it! The reason why I said it now is because Because the only person who can prove it... I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to survive tonight! Jiang Hanlin is so upright and upright, how can he accept this reward without a witness?"
After saying this, everyone in the Jiang family except Qin Guogong and Jiang Yashuang changed their expressions: Dai Cong dared to speak decisively on such an occasion, and ignored such a festive day to say unfavorable words that the witness could hardly bear. Obviously, It is absolutely certain that the downfall of the Dou family was caused by Jiang Yashuang!
Even Jiang Tianqi, who wished Jiang Tianyao was unlucky, changed the way he looked at his nephew - after all, Jiang Yashuang could kill Jiang Tianyao's in-laws, and he could also plot against his third uncle, right
However, Jiang Yashuang noticed his gaze but ignored it. Instead, she sneered and said, "In that case, would you please send a few impartial people to confront that person? Although the official is not sensitive, it is really a matter of pretending to take credit." It can’t be done!”
Queen Jiang's expression changed. In fact, the Queen didn't know the truth about the Dou family's downfall at this time. She thought that the Queen Mother's party had set a trap for Jiang Yashuangzhuan to provoke internal conflicts in the Jiang family. But the Queen was also in a dilemma. Allow it, this Everything was clearly arranged by the Queen Mother’s party! Even if Jiang Yashuang is innocent, how can he not be sure of smoothing things over if he dares to stir up trouble
It's not allowed. How can we dispel the suspicions of people like Jiang Tianyao? !
After all, the Dou family’s downfall was so sudden!
If it were the same as the Tao family and the Duan family, except for the charges of corruption and bribery, the Dou family had indeed made a lot of money relying on the power of the Jiang family over the years. But selling weapons to the Western Barbarians was a big taboo, and the Dou family were not fools, so how could they not hide it
Even if some mistakes were accidentally exposed, the Queen Mother's party would not have found all the irrefutable evidence in such a short period of time, and the whole family would become abandoned, right? !
So the Dou family was actually sold by someone from the Queen's Party - this person might even be someone the Jiang family and the Jiang family's eldest family couldn't deal with. This speculation... There are so many people who believe it now.
Jiang Tianao and his wife didn't say anything, but they had already suspected it in their hearts. However, it was not found out for a while—Jiang Yashuang was not on their suspicion list. This nephew was too young! Even though Dai Cong is biting him and Jiang Tianao is angry, he actually thinks that Jiang Tianchi, who is far north, sent someone to send a secret message to his son to instruct him to do this!
... To put it far, the queen hesitated for a long time and couldn't make up her mind. The Queen Mother Gu got impatient and said: "Since the interest has faded, let's send two people to take a look... Dai Cong, what do you say? Where are the witnesses? You are so sensible at the end of the year!”
Dai Cong said hurriedly: "Go back to your Majesty, I have ordered someone to place her in a house not far from the palace gate. The house was prepared by me before. It has been newly renovated and there is absolutely nothing inappropriate for Jiang Hanlin to go there at this moment." "This place is celebrating the New Year. How can the Queen's party agree to send Hanlin, the noblest person in the dynasty, and the direct grandson of the Jiang family, to a prison or other unlucky place?" !
Now that Dai Cong said that he had taken the person into his house, this reason for objection and criticism was no longer needed.
Queen Mother Gu asked Duke Qin in a very casual tone: "What do you think?"
"Everything is decided by the empress!" Qin Guogong smiled gently. Jiang Tianyao hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Second uncle, let Yun'er accompany Jiujiu on a trip?" He proposed to let his eldest son go. Obviously Dai Cong's words had convinced him Ninety percent believed.
The Duke of Qin still smiled: "Your Majesty?"
Queen Mother Gu had no objection - this play was sung specifically for the Jiang family. Now that the real owner wanted to hear the confession with her own ears, how could Queen Mother Gu stop her
But what no one expected was that not long after Jiang Yayun "accompanied" Jiang Yashuang and several middle-level officials who came to act as witnesses resigned and left, due to such an obviously deserted banquet, something unexpected happened. A major change that everyone expected!
Yes, there was a major change - the emperor who had been acting as the backdrop for the whole time suddenly vomited black blood, and then fell down with purple lips!
The imperial doctor, who was almost being grabbed by the Imperial Guards who were flying around, was not polite enough. He rolled up to Danqi and confirmed with just one glance: "Your Majesty has been poisoned! Extremely poisonous!"
"Why don't you hurry up and help?!" Queen Mother Gu and Queen Jiang almost yelled this sentence in unison!
But the next time Qiu Yilan and Xin Fubing looked at each other across a few people, they realized: What these two really want to say is, "Is there still hope?!"
No one in the entire palace could be calm at this time. Even though the clouds were as light as the Duke of Qin, his face could not stop being gloomy - there was no way not to be gloomy. Although the two empresses each lost their troops, their biggest trump card, the border troops, were still there. Not moving—Qiu Jinglan hasn’t arrived in Shazhou yet!
If the emperor is really gone tonight, the country cannot be without a king for a day, which is equivalent to forcing the second queen to fight to the death immediately!
Qiu Jinglan's early journey to the west has disrupted the Queen's party's plan to a certain extent. The emperor's death at this moment will be an even bigger disruption. What worries Duke Qin the most is whether the emperor's poison has anything to do with the Queen Mother's party? !
After all, Qiu Jinglan's westward journey was designed by the Queen Mother's Party. If the emperor was poisoned, it was also the Queen Mother's fault. This shows that although the Jiang family did not find out, the Queen Mother's Party was indeed ready for a decisive battle!
The unprepared Queen's Party versus the prepared Queen Mother's Party - Even with Xue Chang's card, who knows if the Queen Mother's Party already knows? !
Is there any need to talk about the fate of the Queen Party like this? !
Amid everyone's anxiety, the imperial doctor worked for more than an hour before wiping away cold sweat and coming to the conclusion: "The poison your majesty was poisoned is extremely poisonous. Fortunately, it is not much. I think there is no need to worry about your life now!"
Queen Mother Gu and Queen Jiang both breathed a sigh of relief...
The problem is that the imperial doctor still has, "But..."
The most distinguished pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the world immediately glanced at her sharply, leaving the imperial doctor speechless - but he still had to continue speaking, otherwise even if he got over it now, there would be no good consequences in the future: "This poison is really strong, Your Majesty. In the future, I'm afraid..."
The emperor's body is just like that. After all, how strong can you expect a puppet emperor who spends all day in the harem to have
This poisoning can be said to be a narrow escape from death, how can you not lose your vitality? The imperial doctor was also afraid that Empress Dowager Gu and Empress Jiang would later find out that although the emperor was not dead, his health was declining and that he would not be able to explain it at that time - so he took the opportunity to lay the foundation now and repeatedly emphasized that the poison in the emperor was very, very, very, very poisonous! ! !
It’s not that our medical skills are incompetent, it’s that the people who did it were too cruel! It is my great blessing that the emperor can save his life. There is nothing I can do about harming my body!
Queen Mother Gu and Queen Jiang knew what the imperial doctor meant. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other, and Queen Jiang said in a deep voice: "Mother, this matter must be thoroughly investigated!!!"
It was rare that the Queen Mother did not answer her words coldly, and nodded with a livid face: "Yes! We must investigate thoroughly!!!"
Are you kidding me? The emperor was almost poisoned to death in full public view, but what about them? ! If this matter is not investigated, will we be able to stay safe in the future
Two female officials, Zheng and Lin, rushed to the foot of Danqi at the same time and announced loudly that the Queen Mother and the Empress had jointly approved the imperial edict that all people in the palace would be temporarily detained as suspects, and the palace officials would check and check one by one whether they were related to the emperor's poisoning. !
As soon as these words came out, there was a roar in the palace!