Yesterday evening, Jin Zhong and several others who had just arrived at Chunhe Hall wept and paid respects to the deceased emperor. Soon, the crown prince and his wife Zhang invited the ministers to a place to discuss the funeral arrangements.
At that time, in addition to the prince and his wife, there were a total of nine people participating, including Jin Zhong and Guo Zi, officials at the imperial court level, Yuan Gong, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple; Yang Rong, Yang Pu, and Yang Shiqi, officials of the East Palace, and military commander Tan Haitao, the eunuch of the Qing Dynasty.
The prince did not like eunuchs, but Haitao was an exception. This eunuch had been with him for a long time; and Haitao obeyed the advice of the princess Zhang. Many eunuchs in the East Palace were also very grateful to Zhang. I heard that Zhang saved the lives of those eunuchs more than once and often spoke for the slaves.
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Jin Zhongyi couldn't figure out who the traitorous murderer was! It seemed that there were at least three people who might have done this.The imperial kitchen eunuch Wang Gou'er, the crown prince's second concubine Guo, and even the crown prince and his wife might not be out of the question. After all, the death of the emperor would be good for the crown prince, and their father-son relationship was not good; it was just that the emperor died in the East Palace, so Jin Zhong thought that the crown prince might be innocent.The medical officer diagnosed that the emperor was poisoned by a cobra snake, and Jin Zhong made a special trip to ask the medical officer. After the cobra snake venom is taken out, the storage time is short, and the toxicity will drop greatly in one day and one night; even if it is placed in ice, it can only be stored for more than half a month at most.However, the venom of the Bungarus serpentis is extremely toxic. The dose that can ki
When the King of Han sneaked into the capital to persuade Li Jinglong to surrender, he used the incense prepared by Monk Qingyuan. Now, as if the world is reincarnated, the incense placed in the Wenlou this time will be the key to a surprise victory.The matter was hasty, and because there was only one night, the King of Han could not have known that the emperor had passed away. He must have entered the palace and the Wenlou without knowing anything, and then took two puffs of the incense, and the matter would be settled.For a moment, no one could imagine that it was possible for the King of Han to escape without knowing the inside story of the palace!However, dealing with someone like the King of Han was a big deal after all. Zhang's suggestion of blocking the four palace gates was still necessary. With two approaches, the King of Han would not be given any chance.There are four palace gates, including the Wenlou gate leading to the three main hall
In the autumn of the fourth year of the Jianwen reign, more than half a year had passed since the Jingnan Army conquered the capital. In a corner in the northwest of the imperial palace, Ma Enhui, the empress of the Jianwen reign, had also been imprisoned for several months.People in the world are so prone to forgetting many things. Even the queen who was once the center of attention and the mother of the country can be forgotten in a flash. It seems that the only people who remember Ma Enhui are Zhu Di and his few confidants. They want to get some information about Jianwen and his son from Ma Enhui.At this time, Zhu Di's second son Zhu Gaoxu came. Ma Enhui knew clearly that Gaoxu had met her several times just because he was ordered by his father to let her know where Jianwen and his son had gone....Ma Enhui used to dislike Gao Xu. Gao Xu had a bad reputation, he was lustful, violent, and cunning. Such a man kissed her on the lips when they first met...B
Jin Zhong shouted, "King of Han, please come out first. The prince is coming soon. You can discuss everything with the prince!"There was no response from the Fengxian Hall. Jin Zhong waited for a moment and then called out again, "King of Han?""King of Han, are you listening to me?"Except for Jin Zhong's shouting, the courtyard of Fengxian Hall was dead silent. Jin Zhong, Guo Zi, and Tan Qing looked at each other, already feeling that something was a little strange. Fortunately, the prince arrived outside Fengxian Hall in a sedan chair not long after.The prince walked down from the carriage with difficulty, supported by eunuch Hai Tao and another eunuch. When he walked outside the hall, Jin Zhong bowed and whispered, "Your Highness, we confirmed that the King of Han entered the Fengxian Hall, but there was no sound inside for a while."The prince shouted, "Gao Xu, come out and talk to me! How can you behave like this in the palace and disturb
The dark, narrow and cramped tunnel was filled with the panting of three people. Miao Jin and Wang Yin's panting was of different lengths, and it was very difficult for them to climb up a slope in the tunnel. Only Zhu Gaoxu felt okay. If the rhythm of his body movements and the frequency of his breathing were more coordinated, his physical strength could last longer.Miao Jin, who was walking in front, used both her hands and feet. Zhu Gaoxu saw Miao Jin's body twisting and struggling to crawl in front of him, with the orange light of the lantern in his hand.Finally, we climbed to the top of the slope. It was still pitch black in front of us without a single ray of light. But besides the sound of panting, there was the faint sound of running water in the dark passage.After going down the slope, Zhu Gaoxu looked down and found a water channel running through the sparse stone slabs under his feet. Where there is flowing water, there is air flow. The ancients
There was not even a breath of wind in the gloomy Donggong Chunhe Hall. There was no sound around, but Prince Zhu Gaochi seemed to hear the faint thunder in the sky.This morning, before dawn, Zhu Gaochi ran back and forth between Wenhua Hall, Donghua Gate, and Fengxian Hall. Although he took a car most of the time, he had rarely done this before. So much so that Zhu Gaochi's fleshy face was covered with red color.Jin Zhong, Guo Zi, Tan Qing and others who followed Zhu Gaochi back to the East Palace barely slept a wink last night and didn't even have time to wash their faces. At this time, their faces were all oily as if they had been smeared with lard.Soon, Crown Princess Zhang came to the main hall. Several people were pacing back and forth in the main hall, and everyone spoke very little.Then Yuan Gong, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu and others also returned to Chunhe Hall one after another.The deployment last night was indeed a bit hasty,
In June, the weather was overcast with little wind and extremely hot and muggy. In less than half a day today, Zhu Gaochi had already done a lot of things. He was busy changing clothes and going to Kunning Palace. After some exercise, his face was sweaty and his face was very red.Zhu Gaochi didn't sleep well last night, and now he felt a little dizzy and exhausted.After changing his clothes, Zhu Gaochi washed his face again. At this moment, the second sergeant came back.The sergeants who chased him out of the tunnel earlier were two of Tan Qing's subordinates. The first one came back first to report that the King of Han had gone to the military camp outside the city; the other just came back now.The visitor reported, "The King of Han went to the military camp and shouted, grabbed his horse and ran to Fengtai Gate in the south of the outer city. His soldiers also rushed out of the city, and the King of Han shouted in front of everyone outside the ci
The roof of Kunning Palace is higher than that of ordinary houses. At this moment, there are only two people in the huge room, which looks empty and lonely.Zhu Gaochi cried for a while, then felt a little tired and lay on the floor without saying a word.After a long while, Empress Xu finally spoke softly. Zhu Gaochi straightened up quickly and leaned closer to listen. Empress Xu murmured, "I understand your difficulties. I have treated you too badly."Empress Xu took a breath and said slowly, "You have never been loved by your father since you were a child. You have suffered a lot of grievances. I saw it with my own eyes and it hurt my heart... Gao Chi was born to me, so how could I not love you? Fortunately, you are kind by nature, generous and modest, and you love your brothers and sisters very much... Ahem, mother is now bedridden, and there is very little I can compensate you...""Mother..." Zhu Gaochi's heart softened, and all of aggrieved and a