Chapter 78 The empress summoned
In the imperial study room.
When Yuan Li said these words, Xu Zhenguan was stunned, and his eyes were blank for a moment.
I suspected that I had misjudged him.
Hand out the first knife? Zhao Duan?
Both words can be understood, but when combined, they become obscure.
How could he be involved in the "Beheading of Pei" case? Why did Yuan Li know it and tell him?
Mysteries kept coming, confusing the empress.
"Mr. Yuan, please speak more clearly." Xu Zhenguan's red lips parted slightly, and even his smile briefly faded:
"I don't remember that he is related to this matter."
Yuan Li smiled and said: "This matter is a long story. In fact, it is far beyond my expectation. It also starts from that day when Zhao Jun came to the imperial garden to report the case of the 'firearms craftsman' ”
Then, Yuan Li took his time and told the story of the incident.
Let’s start with how he became curious about Zhao Duan on a whim and invited him to ride with him, how he encountered Lu Liang stealing his house, and how he arranged a chess move.
Until Zhao Duan kidnapped Lu Liang and came to his door late at night to tell him the details of the plan.
Yuan Li has a talent for telling stories.
He obviously didn't experience it personally, but when he told it, it was vivid and vivid, and the sense of the picture hit his face.
The empress listened quietly all the time without saying a word, as if she was immersed in the story.
"When Zhao Shijun explained what happened to me, I was also very surprised and still had doubts in my heart. It was not until I met Lu Liang later that I became convinced."
Yuan Li sighed: "Then, the ministers and others used this as a breakthrough to tear open Pei Kaizhi's golden body and defeat him in one fell swoop. Your Majesty will know this."
In the imperial study room, the narration ended.
But the empress didn't come back to her senses for a moment, as if she was distracted.
"Your Majesty?" Yuan Li called tentatively after a long time.
"Oh." Xu Zhenguan suddenly came back to his senses and realized that he had lost his composure for a moment. It was obviously not a big deal.
But really...
"Unexpected." Empress Dayu said these four words in a complicated tone.
If Yuan Li hadn't told it, she would not have believed it, and would have thought it was a novelist's fabrication.
But what happened was that such an unbelievable thing happened in front of his eyes. The fuse that ignited the huge party struggle was actually Zhao Duan.
How could she not be shocked?
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that in the last conversation with Mochou, she had joked about what would happen if Zhao Duan did it.
I don’t want to put it into words.
The little people who were making small fuss before accidentally caused a big incident.
Therefore, there is an explanation for Pei Kaizhi's vomiting of blood and fainting - when he is defeated, how can he not be angry when he sees the enemy who personally sent him into the game, and he is still showing off his power and power that he looked down on in the past?
"Where is he now?" Xu Zhenguan suddenly asked, already realizing that it must be Yuan Li's handiwork that Zhao Duan entered the palace today.
Speaking of which, even at this moment, the empress was still in disbelief that Zhao Duan could actually get involved with Yuan Li.
They are clearly two completely different people.
"He is waiting outside. Your Majesty wants to meet him?" Yuan Li asked.
Xu Zhenguan nodded, raised his eyebrows, and returned to his saintly posture:
"Xuan."
She wanted to personally examine this little imperial guard who had repeatedly surprised her.
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At the same time as the empress met Zhao Duan.
As all the officials dispersed, the final result of this protracted party struggle also spread throughout the capital.
Pei Kaizhi fell!
After Qiu asked about the beheading, the emperor personally wrote that "Li Dang" had lost a pillar. Although the root was not damaged, the bones were broken.
Another "interesting incident" that happened outside the Meridian Gate also spread among the public.
"Pei Kaizhi was so angry that he vomited blood when Zhao Duan blocked his way?"
"Zhao Duan is suspected of using internal power to injure the former minister of the Ministry of Justice, seriously injuring him on the spot? Was it the instructions of a saint?"
"I once heard that the relationship between Lu Liang's ex-wife and Pei Laogou's fourth daughter and Zhao Duan was not simple. The reason why Pei Laogou was betrayed by his former son-in-law was due to the complex emotions of Lu, Pei and Zhao! "
"Yes, I also heard that the reason why Lu Liang impeached the Zhao thief was because the saint took away love with a sword..."
In restaurants and tea shops, low-level officials and scholars scrambled to speculate, and the version of the story became increasingly outrageous and curious.
In the true circles of the powerful, the stories spread tend to be more "truthful."
"It is said that the reason why Gong Yuan was able to instigate Lu Liang to rebel against his father-in-law was because he used Zhao Duan to do things for him and execute his plans... Perhaps he liked his reputation and could easily win over Pei Kaizhi... This led to the Wumen scolding ..." Baima oversees the back office.
Sun Lianying woke up from a hangover, wrapped in a loose robe, and listened to reports from her subordinates.
Because they didn't understand the inside story, except for a few people, most people were speculating and believed that the plan to alienate the "son-in-law" was Yuan Li's plan.
Zhao Duan is only responsible for execution.
This guess is consistent with cognition. After all, an embroidered pillow can be understood by some smart people. How can it be so smart? Plan against Pei Kaizhi alone?
In the courtyard, the sunlight cuts the leaves of the old locust trees and forms mottled spots on the surface of the stone table.
"My lord?" the messenger called softly.
Sun Lianying said displeasedly: "We have good ears, so listen."
After scolding him, he confirmed and asked: "So, Zhao Duan has been working for Yuan Li these days?"
"I guess so."
"Is that so..." Sun Lianying suddenly realized something and asked again: "He entered the palace with Ma Yan?"
"It is said to be."
The old eunuch said "yes" and waved his hand to order him to leave. After a while, he called for a carriage and went to Zhao Yamen.
Not long after, the two old friends met in the back hall of Zhao Yamen. Ma Yan was a little surprised by Sun Lianying's arrival, and Duotou sneered:
"I was going to find you, but you came to the door yourself."
Sun Lianying, who had gray hair on her temples and looked like a twilight old man, was stunned for a moment:
"What do you want from me?"
Ma Yan's face was expressionless: "If Zhao Du'an, your teacher, came to seek my relationship, he came to ask me questions?"
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After Sun Lianying found out the inside story, she couldn't laugh or cry for a moment:
"Our family poured a pound of ecstasy soup into that slicker last night and said some drunken words, but it was nothing serious. How could we have thought..."
He sighed and said quietly: "Our family has also been deceived by him for a long time. Today we found out that he is working for Yuan Li and executing the plan of alienation..."
Ma Yan's long, thin and cold face, his rough eyebrows raised, suddenly said:
"It seems that you were really deceived by him."
"What do you mean?"
"The alienation plan has nothing to do with Mr. Yuan. He did it alone. Otherwise, how could Pei Kaizhi be so embarrassed and upset?" Ma Yan revealed the truth.
Sun Lianying was stunned.
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Tianshi Mansion.
Outside the deepest courtyard, fluttering golden slips of clothing came like a ghost, and the priests turned a blind eye to her along the way.
"Master, I just watched an interesting show, and it was that Zhao Duan again..."
The girl with a mysterious temperament and a phantom voice never knocked on the door.
Go straight through the wooden door and step into the small courtyard.
But I found that the deck chair under the big banyan tree was empty.
"Master is not here? Where has his old man gone?"
Jin Jian's eyebrows were dull for a moment, and it took him several breaths to react, and he looked up at the large banyan tree with green branches and an extraordinary origin.
The leaves of the banyan tree branches rustled and trembled, and the wind passed through them, seeming to whisper.
"Master is out?" Jin Jian tilted his head, thinking that this was really strange.
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The palace, outside the royal study.
Zhao Duan drank too much water in the early morning and his bladder was swollen. He was thinking about whether to go to the toilet first when he saw Yuan Qingyi coming:
"Your Majesty wants to see you."
It's not convenient for me right now... Zhao Duan opened his mouth, and under the encouraging eyes of the other party, he bit the bullet and came to the door of the imperial study:
"Your Majesty, White Horse Supervisor Zhao Duan comes to see you."
Inside the house, a cold and majestic female voice came: "Come in."
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