The biography of Concubine Lin in the harem

Chapter 94

The Poetry Ends, the Lights Dim, and the Sky Is Bright (1)

"Jiang Shangshu is well!"

Jiang Chengyu frowned and turned his head, seeing that it was Zhu Qizhen saluting him respectfully, he said impatiently, "What's the matter, Master Zhu? Do you want to stay outside the official residence?"

Zhu Qizhen looked worried: "It's nothing serious, but I heard some gossip recently, and I'm worried that Master Shangshu will be unhappy because of it."

"Gossip?" Jiang Chengyu wondered, "What kind of gossip?"

"My minister heard rumors from people in the market that Lu Ding'an's Master Lu's death was ordered by Lord Shangshu, and the reason why Lord Shangshu wanted Lord Lu to die was because he had something in his hands..."

"Bastard!" Jiang Chengyu was startled and suspicious, and reprimanded again and again, "Is this kind of thing believable?"

Zhu Qizhen hesitated and said: "However, I heard that Lord Lu's eldest son, Lu Jiasheng, is still charged with impeaching Lord Shangshu, and has been secretly taken to the capital."

Shocked, Jiang Chengyu took a few steps back. When he realized his gaffe, he tried his best to hide it and said, "Lu Jiasheng was dispatched to the frontier. Without the order from the regent or the empress dowager, who is so bold as to take him back to the capital?" Not necessarily, Jiang Chengyu has already realized that if it is not the regent, only the queen mother is left, so is there any way for him to survive?

Jiang Chengyu felt a slight chill on the back of his neck, and was even more startled by the cold sweat running down his back. He grabbed Zhu Qizhen's sleeve: "Do you know where Lu Jiasheng is?"

"It seems to be... Suzaku Building..."

Jiang Chengyu stared at Zhu Qizhen closely: "Is everything you said true?"

Zhu Qizhen spread his hands and said helplessly: "I don't know if it's true or not, I just heard it."

Jiang Chengyu's eyes flickered on Zhu Qizhen's flawless face, and he said indifferently for a moment: "I know, the rumors are the most shameless, and tomorrow the Japanese officials will report to the Regent." Stepping back home, she never noticed the silent smile that escaped from the corner of Zhu Qizhen's lips.

After fidgeting in the mansion for a long time, Jiang Chengyu decided to go to Suzaku Tower in person. After all, the evidence of his crime was in the hands of Lu Ding'an, so how could he know if the copybook he gave him was the only one?

Jiang Chengyu gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "Lu Ding'an! Even though he's dead, he still refuses to let me go! It seems that you have to send your son to accompany you before you can completely give up!"

After arriving at the Zhuque Tower, Jiang Chengyu called Xiao Er over and asked, "Are there any guests from remote places in the past few days?"

Xiao Er was stunned, and immediately said: "Guest officer, are you asking Mr. Xu? Cough! This Mr. Xu has a lot of background. A few days ago, many people crowded around and called to open the guest room, and we were not allowed to go. Excuse me, people will come to accompany him every noon and evening! It's just strange that the people who come are not always the same person."

Jiang Chengyu's heart tightened, and he smiled slightly: "Has anyone been here this evening?"

Xiaoer said "No", looked at Jiang Chengyu's attire, saw that his attire and speech were no different from those of the previous ones, and immediately smiled knowingly: "Guest officer, are you here to accompany Mr. Xu? Cough! Why don't you If I said it earlier, I would still make fun of the little one."

Jiang Chengyu snorted coldly, Mr. Xu?Deliberately taking your mother's surname to fool people?It's a pity that I'm not someone else. Is there something about Lu Ding'an's family affair that I don't know about?

Jiang Chengyu straightened his clothes: "Then you take me there."

Xiao Er nodded and bowed in agreement, and led Jiang Chengyu to a relatively remote room: "Guest officer, this is here. If you get hungry later, just go to the younger one. The younger one is called Wang Er."

When Wang Er left, Jiang Chengyu carefully looked around to confirm that no one was passing by, and gently opened the door, his eyebrows furrowed.

Jiang Chengyu cautiously touched the front of the table, and lit a fire pocket on the table, but he was so frightened by the scene in the room that he almost had three spirits out of position.Someone in the room threw himself on the ground, got stabbed in the back, and the blood flowed all over the ground. The surrounding area was also a mess, as if it had been turned over in a hurry.What's even more frightening is that on the ground to the right of the man, there were faintly written words, and when he took a closer look, it was "Chengyu kill me".

Jiang Chengyu's hair stood on end, and an ominous thought suddenly surged in his heart: This is a trap!And it's an out-and-out trap!

In a panic, Jiang Chengyu dropped the fire bag in his hand, and was about to leave in a hurry, but Wang Er's voice sounded outside: "Guest officer! We have the best pork head meat here, and it's fresh! Would you like it?" Taste... Killing! Killing!"

"Long live the emperor! Long live the empress dowager!"

Xuan Ling slowly sat down, glanced over the crowd of civil and military ministers, his eyes suddenly focused, and said in a deep voice: "This morning, why didn't Minister Jiang Chengyu come?"

Liu Ruji, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, heard the words and came out, holding an elephant wat and reporting: "Report to the emperor! There was a murder in Zhuque Tower yesterday, and the murdered person left a line on the ground, which read 'Chengyu kill me'. , Jiang Shangshu is in the room, so the suspicion is quite high. I have detained Jiang Shangshu in the Ministry of Punishment, and will report to the emperor and the empress dowager after the identity of the murdered person is found out."

Yi Zhen was surprised when he heard the words, "Why didn't Liu Shangshu report to the king?"

Liu Ruji said: "I rushed into the palace last night to report to the Empress Dowager. The emperor rested earlier, so I didn't bother the emperor to rest. I did send someone to report to the regent, but the person who sent said that yesterday Not only did he fail to enter the Prince Regent's Palace, he was also greatly ridiculed by the guards outside the palace."

Yi Chen was quite embarrassed: "This king doesn't know about this, and when I return to the mansion, I will definitely punish them severely."

Behind the bead curtain, Zhu Chengbi said: "Since the investigation started last night, why hasn't it been found out this morning?"

Liu Ruji wondered: "The face of the person who was killed was slashed beyond recognition with a knife, so it is impossible to tell who he is. Moreover, this person has been staying in the guest room of Zhuque Building for a few days, and has little contact with the waiter in the store. So it’s very difficult to investigate.”

All the ministers heard about the strangeness of the case, and in the midst of an uproar, they whispered among themselves, but they heard a clear and clear male voice: "I want to play!"

"Start!"

Chen Zhengze stepped out of the line, his hands trembling slightly, but he tried his best to play calmly: "I impeach Jiang Chengyu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he sells officials and nobles, which is a heinous crime!"

As soon as he said a word, everyone was in an uproar.Jiang Chengyu, as Yizhen's number one confidant, has won Yizhen's appreciation and trust for several years, and now he is the official second-rank minister, and his status is firm.As for Chen Zhengze, who is only a member of the arsenal department of the fifth-rank military department, he dared to come forward to impeach Jiang Chengyu.

Xuan Ling was greatly surprised: "Chen Zhengze! You said Jiang Chengyu sold his official title?"

"Exactly! I have already drawn up a memorial, all of which are evidence of Jiang Chengyu's crime of betraying an official!"

Zhu Chengbi cleared his throat and said seriously: "The memorial has been drawn up, why didn't you hand it over?"

"Weichen..." Chen Zhengze was a little apprehensive, glanced at Zhu Qizhen who was staring at him, shuddered, glanced at the direction where Yichen was standing, and said in a low voice, "Weichen is worried that the memorial will be suppressed... ..."

"Bold! How dare you slander this king?" Yi Zhen was stunned with anger, and angrily said, "Jiang Chengyu sells an official? How dare you dare to spread rumors and accuse important officials?"

Gan Xun also echoed his voice: "Chen Zhengze must remember to think twice before acting. If something is created out of nothing, it may cause fire!"

"Uncle Emperor, Prince Regent, don't be nervous!" Xuanling got up slowly, walked to Chen Zhengze, took the memorial, looked at Yizhen meaningfully and said, "I and the queen mother will decide for themselves! What's more, Chen Zhengze Zheng Zheng is the nephew of Concubine Shun Chen, he has always behaved well, and was appreciated by the late emperor, so he will not be the kind of person who spread rumors and cause trouble."

"This king just wants the emperor and the empress dowager to conduct their business properly." Yizhen regained his composure, took the time to straighten his sleeves, and glanced at Zhu Chengbi behind the bead curtain. It's a bit strange, I'm worried that it's designed by a traitor, intending to harass the emperor and the empress dowager."

Xuan Ling smiled slightly: "It's better for the emperor's uncle, the regent, to avoid suspicion. I and the queen mother will let the truth of this matter come to light, and Jiang Chengyu won't be wronged in the slightest. Don't worry, the emperor's uncle, the regent."

In Yining Palace, Zhu Chengbi picked up the blue and white teacup, drank it in one gulp, and said cheerfully: "Zhu Qizhen did it very neatly this time!"

Zhu Xi couldn't hide the contempt in the corners of his brows and eyes: "Jiang Chengyu never dreamed that the person who was killed was just a death row prisoner who was about the same stature and age as Lu Jiasheng. Only if he really had a ghost in his heart would he be so restrained." Stay, I have to go to the Zhuque Tower to find out what happened."

Zhu Chengbi's eyes were full of joyful smiles: "I've been smart for a while, but I've been confused for a while. Jiang Chengyu will never know that Lu Ding'an, who was killed by his treacherous tricks, would visit the jailer who bribed him the night before his death. His Dali Temple Shaoqing Feng Sihe revealed all his crimes."

Zhu Xi was half sighing and half sighing: "Feng Sihe is indeed a person who values ​​love, righteousness, courage and strategy. At that time, there was a lot of turmoil. Who would dare to go to jail to see a person who was involved in the Xiting Clan and was about to be executed? Thanks to him, we can grasp Jiang Chengyu's criminal evidence."

"Dali Temple is under the control of the Regent, and Feng Sihe is also buried. It would be better to be transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. With Liu Ruji around, the sky will not be covered by others." Zhu Chengbi rested his arms on his shoulders, and said slowly, "I heard Feng Sihe has a daughter who is twelve years old, but she is very knowledgeable, calm and gentle, as if her name is..."

"Feng Ruozhao."

Zhu Chengbi nodded: "You are still young after all."

Zhu Xi was silent for a moment, with a look of worry on his face: "Empress Dowager, if the regent must keep Jiang Chengyu, what should I do?"

"Did the Ai family say that Jiang Chengyu's life would be killed? It would be better for him to die at the hands of others than outside the Meridian Gate." Zhu Chengbi smiled coldly, and raised his hand to touch the golden chiseled flowers inlaid with tourmaline emeralds on his temples. Zhu Bianfang said, "What's more, as for the regent, if he puts some crimes on the scapegoat, can't he get away with it?"

"Then what is the empress dowager going to do?"

Zhu Chengbi smiled lightly, only looking at the vividly dyed peony flowers on his nails: "Chuanxian and Wan Zhaoyi."

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