Chapter 120 The real truth about the late emperor’s poisoning case!
Beijing.
Dongchang Yamen.
After Liu Jin returned to Dongchang, he immediately recruited Dongchang fans and personally led a team to investigate the clues left by the harem in the murder of the late emperor.
As Liu Jin said, he is not afraid of anything when handling cases, even the harem. If the emperor asks him to investigate, he will dare to investigate.
After Admiral Liu Jin took charge of Dongchang, he urgently needed some trustworthy and capable officers to help him control Dongchang.
So, Liu Jin thought of his companions, Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng, who entered the palace at about the same time as him.
So, he immediately transferred Zhang Yong, who was guarding the Maoling Mausoleum of the late emperor, and Ma Yongcheng, who was in charge of cleaning the palace in Zhidian, to the East Factory.
And directly appointed Zhang Yong as the first stall and Ma Yong as the second stall.
With one sentence, the two originally marginalized eunuchs returned to the center of eunuch power and changed their life's destiny.
After Liu Jin tasted this kind of power for the first time, he became very familiar with power and became deeply addicted to it, unwilling to let go.
After Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng joined Dongchang, Liu Jin personally took the lead and, in accordance with Zhu Youtang's order, thoroughly investigated all clues in the harem involving the murder of the late emperor.
But the more he checked, the more frightened Liu Jin became.
When the investigation came to the end and all the clues pointed to the murderer, Liu Jin, who had always been vicious and sinister, couldn't help but feel a chill down his back.
If this matter cannot be handled properly, I am afraid that everyone who handles this case will be dead.
"Eunuch Liu, this...this...is this really something you can tell your Majesty?"
In the secret room of Dongchang Yamen, Ma Yongchen was shaking to pieces, his face was frighteningly white, and his whole body was covered with blood. I was also breaking into cold sweats.
He was extremely frightened now, which was in sharp contrast to the excitement and ecstasy when he first entered Dongchang.
If Ma Yongcheng knew that he would encounter such a big head-turning case as soon as he entered Dongchang.
He would rather stay in the Zhidian Supervisor and sweep the palace every day until he dies, than come to the East Factory and get the smell of it.
There was really no meat to eat, so Guang came up and was beaten.
Zhang Yong appeared calmer than Ma Yongcheng, but his expression was also full of worry.
"Yes, Eunuch Liu, do we really want to report this matter to His Majesty truthfully?"
"If this is reported, if His Majesty becomes angry, we will all I’m going to lose my head!”
At this moment, Liu Jin’s expression was also uncertain.
At this time, Liu Jin finally understood why Wynn did not dare to thoroughly investigate the harem.
It’s not that Wynn is too timid, it’s just that this matter is too important!
Even Liu Jin would not be tainted in this matter if he had a choice.
But Liu Jin recalled what Zhu Youtang said to him, and thought of Huaien's current fate, he had to take revenge!
If you retaliate, your majesty may be angry with him.
But if he doesn't retaliate, the only thing waiting for him is death.
Liu Jin gritted his teeth and his face was ashen: "Retribution! I must get retribution!"
"What I am today is because of His Majesty's will, His Majesty's trust in me, and His Majesty's personal orders. I'm investigating this."< br>
“If I conceal it and don’t repay it, I will betray your majesty’s trust in me, and I will die without a burial place!”
“You were promoted by me, and you will not escape death when the time comes. ! ”
"So don't think about hiding anything from His Majesty. No matter what happens, it must be decided by Your Majesty. Do you understand?!"
This sentence is more like Liu Jin's warning to Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng than Liu Jin's warning to Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng. Liu Jin reminded herself.
Liu Jin was also trying to convince herself and overcome the fear in her heart.
After hearing this, Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng looked stern and quickly assured them seriously: "I understand, I understand! I understand!"
"I...entered the palace to report to Your Majesty."
Liu Jin put away the secret papers on the table and told Zhang Yong and Ma Yong to deal with the aftermath.
"If I can't come back, you can ask for your own happiness."
"If it is convenient, please collect a body for me."
said Afterwards, Liu Jin walked from Dongchang Yamen to the Forbidden City with determination to die.
Liu Jin’s footsteps seemed particularly heavy along the way, and it took him longer than usual to reach the door of Hongde Hall.
After Liu Jin took a deep breath, he walked into Hongde Hall and knelt down to Zhu Youtang.
"Slave Liu Jin, pay homage to Your Majesty."
Zhu Youtang put down the fold in his hand and raised his head to look at Liu Jin on the ground.
"Get up and talk, have you found anything?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I have indeed found out the real mastermind behind the murder of the late emperor?"
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Liu Jin did not stand up, but buried his head even lower.
“Who is it?”
No emotion could be heard in Zhu Youtang’s tone.
Liu Jin took out the secret fold from his arms and kneeled before Zhu Youtang.
“I dare not tell you, your Majesty, please see it in person.”
Zhu Youtang had a sullen face and quietly looked at the secret fold in Liu Jin's hand without reaching out.
Sweat began to appear on Liu Jin's forehead, and his hands were trembling slightly.
Zhu Youtang looked at the sealed fold in trance, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a quarter of an hour, or longer, Liu Jin could no longer remember clearly.
Just when Liu Jin felt that his hands were too sore to lift the seal, Zhu Youtang finally reached out and took the seal.
Zhu Youtang opened the secret fold and looked at it with a gloomy expression.
Liu Jin was shaking like chaff and kept stealing glances at Zhu Youtang's face. After reading the secret letter, Zhu Youtang's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.
Even though he had already made a mental preset, when he truly identified the murderer behind the scenes, he was still filled with huge anger.
But what is deeper than this anger is the sadness in my heart, and a kind of shuddering fear.
The person who ordered the poisoning of the late emperor was none other than the late emperor’s biological mother, Mrs. Zhou!
The person who collaborated to poison the late emperor was also the late emperor’s queen, the Wang family.
This answer was actually made by Zhu Youtang when Huai En would rather die than investigate the harem.
Otherwise, he would not have asked Wang Zhi to stop investigating the late emperor's poisoning case.
But after the real confirmation at this moment, Zhu Youtang did not have the strength to be angry, and felt more sad.
It is a royal sorrow.
For the sake of power, you can even attack your closest relatives.
You can’t experience this cruelty and coldness unless you are in it.
Everyone laughs at the Li Tang Dynasty and implements the Xuanwu Sect inheritance law.
But who knows how sad the royal family members of the Li Tang Dynasty felt when they saw brothers killing each other and father and son fighting?
The saddest thing is that father and son are jealous of each other, brothers are at war with each other, and the hands of the closest relatives are holding knives to stab themselves.
“How many people know about this?”
Zhu Youtang put down the secret and asked coldly.
This kind of palace scandal must not be spread out!
The best way to block the news is to let everyone who knows about it shut their mouths forever.
This is why Huaien would rather die than investigate the harem, and why Liu Jin, Zhang Yong, and Ma Yongcheng were afraid just now.
The more you know about things in the palace, the faster you will die.
Liu Jin felt the killing intent in Zhu Youtang's tone. His body shook even more violently and his speech became intermittent.
“Back to your Majesty, this case was handled by a slave...slave personally.”
“Not many people know about it, only slaves... There are also the big stalls and the second stalls of Dongchang, and... there are also ten people from Dongchang who know..."
The fans in Dongchang are all 100% loyal to Zhu Youtang, so he is not worried about these people.
"Who are the two stall holders in Dongchang?"
"It's...it's Zhang Yong, He...and Ma Yongcheng."
Zhang Zhu Youtang had some impression of the name Yong.
After the late emperor was buried in Maoling, the Chief of Ceremonies once gave a list of eunuchs who would go to Maoling to guard the mausoleum.
Zhu Youtang remembered that Zhang Yong's name was on that list.
I just didn’t expect that this Zhang Yong would be Zhang Yong, one of the later Eight Tigers.
As for Ma Yongcheng, Zhu Youtang only knew that he was one of the Eight Tigers, but had no memory of him before.
Zhu Youtang put down the secret book with cold eyes: "This matter is rotten in the stomach."
"If any news leaks out, I will cut you alive."
"Yes! Yes! Your Majesty!"
Liu Jin felt relieved as if she had been granted amnesty. She knew that her bet was right, and she felt lucky to have saved her life.
Liu Jin kept kowtowing on the ground and swearing on his life.
"If there are any rumors outside, I am willing to suffer Lingchi's punishment and die to apologize!"
"Hmph, you and Wynn both like Lingchi's punishment."
Zhu Youtang snorted coldly: "You are quite smart in this matter, please step back."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I am resigning."
Liu Jin kowtowed again before quickly The ground exits Hongde Hall.
After smelling the cold air outside Hongde Hall, Liu Jin suddenly realized that the clothes on her body were soaked.
After Zhu Youtang saw Liu Jin leaving, he picked up the secret fold again and looked through it.
Through the contents of the secret folder and the secrets Huai En said before, Zhu Youtang had a rough understanding of the whole incident.
All this starts with the case of the late emperor Yi Chu in the 21st year of Chenghua.
In the 21st year of Chenghua, Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen wanted to depose his crown prince Zhu Youtang, who had been established for ten years.
Finally, we gave up because of seven consecutive earthquakes in Mount Tai.
In the first month of the 23rd year of Chenghua, according to tradition, Zhu Jianshen went to the southern suburbs to worship heaven and earth and left the palace for a day.
On this day, Concubine Wan Gui, who had dominated the Sixth Palace and dominated the harem for twenty-two years, died suddenly and the cause of death was unknown!
Historical records state that he died of phlegm after an angry attack on a palace maid.
After being fooled to this point, I don’t know how the historians had the nerve to write this reason in the history books.
After Zhu Jianshen returned to the palace the next day, he couldn't stop crying and murmured to himself: "Chief Wan has gone, and I will go too."
Zhu Youtang originally thought that , it was because Zhu Jianshen had a deep affection for Concubine Wan Guifei that he sighed like this.
But now that I think about it, Zhu Jianshen might have begun to notice something at that time.
Seven months after Concubine Wan Gui died suddenly, in August of the 23rd year of Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen drank the medicine prescribed by Taiyuan Hospital and died suddenly!
The person who instructed Liu Wentai to prescribe medicine was the then Empress Dowager Zhou.
This bowl of medicine was personally brought into the Palace of Qianqing by the queen at that time, Wang.
After Wang came out of the Qianqing Palace, she was promoted from queen to empress dowager.
The Empress Dowager Zhou became the Empress Dowager.
From that moment on, the cabinet and harem took control of the government again!
(End of this chapter)