The Most Powerful Man in the World

At the same time, Gu Dayong screamed at the soldiers of the forbidden army: "Hurry up with me, if you can't put out the fire, our family will throw you into the Qianqing Palace..."

At this moment, the head eunuch of Kunning Palace came in a hurry to see the raging fire, and his expression changed. He took a few steps forward and said, "Manager Gu, the queen's concubine ordered the servants to come and ask, how is your majesty?"

Gu Dayong took a deep breath, glanced at the chief eunuch, and said, "Director Liu went to reply to the Empress, saying that the old slave and others are searching for His Majesty's whereabouts, and that His Majesty is guarded by Zhenren Shao, so there will be no surprises. "

The eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace glanced at the raging fire, and sighed in his heart, such a fire, let alone a real Shao, even an immortal descended to earth, in such a fire, I am afraid that he would be burned to ashes.

Bowing his hands at Gu Dayong, Director Liu said to Gu Dayong, "So this old slave will go to report to the Empress, and let the Empress be relieved."

Gu Dayong nodded, glanced at Director Liu, and said sternly: "The matter here must not be told to the Empress, and the Empress must not be disturbed. This matter is very important, do you understand?"

The chief eunuch was awe-inspiring. He knew very well that if something really happened to the emperor, then the dragon child in the queen's belly might be the hope of Daming. If even the queen had an accident, then Xiaozong The emperor's direct line is afraid that it will end just like this.

The fire in the palace was soaring into the sky, especially the roar. Although it was not so obvious when it came out of the palace, in the middle of the night, the fire was more obvious.

The entire Qianqing Palace was burning like a huge torch. In the dark night, the sky over the Forbidden City was red, and I don't know how many people were attracted to it.

Beijing Chinese military officials, it can be said that in large and small mansions, if anyone noticed the fire in the palace, they were all alarmed, and they chose a suitable location to look at the direction of the Forbidden City. Many people looked at the fire and didn’t know what to think. , faintly showing excitement.

There were also a group of loyal officials looking at the raging fire, their expressions became extremely ugly, and their eyes were full of worry.

In a mansion, the high attic is enough to overlook the direction of the Forbidden City.

At this moment, in this attic, two figures are sitting opposite each other. The tea in front of the two exudes the fragrance of tea, but the two of them have no intention to taste the tea, and they have to take a dozen breaths to look in the direction of the Forbidden City. at a glance.

These two are Duke Muzhai and the old man in purple robe. The old man in purple robe looked in the direction of the Forbidden City, his eyes full of worry, but Duke Muzhai was sitting there with his beard, as steady as Mount Tai, and glanced at his disciple. Said: "Although you can rest assured, those three people are the dead men carefully selected by everyone, even if they are placed on the rivers and lakes, they are comparable to first-class players, and there are our people in the patrolling army to meet and sneak in. The Qianqing Palace is not a problem at all."

How could the old man in purple robe not know this? If it wasn't for the Duke Muzhai who told him, he really couldn't imagine how terrifying these people's abilities would be. There were even people in the imperial palace.

Even the forbidden army guarding the imperial city has been infiltrated. In this case, let alone two or three people sneaking in, even if there are a few more people, it would be unknown.

With a light sigh, the purple-robed old man said, "They are so blatant that they murder the monarch, even if they re-establish a new monarch in the future, aren't they afraid that the new monarch will fight back?"

Duke Mu Zhai stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "The new emperor is cleaning the Forbidden City at most, unless the new emperor wants to repeat the same mistakes, otherwise..."

The purple-robed old man's eyes shrank, and his heart was extremely shocked.

This purple-robed old man would never have imagined that even if Chu Yi hadn't disturbed all this, after Liu Jin was impeached by hundreds of officials and sentenced to capital punishment, Zhengde stayed in Datong and devoted himself to grabbing the dick, but he accidentally fell into the water and became ill. When he fell into the water, he was in his prime. According to historical records, the emperor (Kai Zong) traveled from east to west, traveled thousands of miles, rode horses, bowed his waist and bowed arrows, encountered dangers and obstacles, took wind and snow, and his followers suffered from many diseases. The emperor was not tired.Such wind, cold, snow and rain can withstand such wind, cold, snow, and rain, but one can easily get sick after falling into the water.

The most terrifying thing is that after he really fell into the water, his close friends such as Qian Ning and Jiang Bin were all transferred away. After returning to the capital, the imperial doctor treated Zhengde, but the condition became more and more serious.

When Zhu Houzhao realized that something was wrong and proposed to Yang Tinghe to recruit good folk doctors, Yang Tinghe said: "It's a secret that all the famous doctors in the world gather in the Imperial Hospital, and they choose the best ones to enter the Imperial Pharmacy, but they should be full-time and trustworthy. If you can get the perfect effect, why should you treat those who haven't tried the grass? Besides, in the treatment of diseases, the regulation of medicine is the best, and the medicine is second. If the work and rest are lost, it is advisable to adjust the food and drink, and do not make the taste too much.”

The fact that Yang Tinghe prevented Zhu Houzhao from changing the imperial physician was recorded in the Ming Records, and the death of Zhengde is highly suspicious.

These people united, and even the Forbidden City could be isolated, causing the emperor to lose contact with the outside world. It is conceivable that sending a few assassins into the palace would not be a simple matter?

At this moment, a sound like a dull thunder came from the direction of the Forbidden City. Hearing the roar, Duke Muzhai stroked his beard and gave a happy high-five on his face: "The big thing is done!"

The old man in the purple robe was soft and leaned on the seat, and his eyes were full of confusion.

Soon the fire in the direction of the Forbidden City lit up the sky, illuminating the sky above the Forbidden City.

Duke Mu Zhai looked at the direction of the Forbidden City, the flaming fire was like the most beautiful scenery in the world, and he couldn't help but admire: "What a big fire, burn it, burn it clean, tomorrow will be a bright world again..."

Looking back from the direction of the Forbidden City, Duke Mu Zhai looked at the old man in purple robes and said, "Respect, you are the elder of the cabinet. It is only by re-establishing a new ruler to stabilize the overall situation of the world."

Jiang Mian came back to his senses, with a look of shock on his face: "There is still a dragon child in the queen's belly. This is the royal bloodline, how can you just re-establish a new monarch?"

There was a trace of disdain on the corner of Mu Zhai's mouth: "The queen is only less than two months pregnant, and it is said that a country cannot live without a king for a day, do you want to leave the emperor's throne empty for half a year, and if the queen's belly is a dragon child? Well, if it's a princess..."

Jiang Mian took a deep breath, looked in the direction of the Forbidden City and said, "It's a matter of great importance, and everything needs to be heard from the palace before a decision can be made."

Duke Muzhai said with a certain face: "In order to get rid of this drowsy lord, through internal response, dozens of kilograms of carefully matched gunpowder were successively transported in. Once it exploded, absolutely nothing would be left within a radius of several meters, even if it was Zhu Houzhao. Not to be killed, but also to be burned alive by the fire.”

At the same time, Jiao Fang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is in the mansion. Jiao Fang is naturally unable to notice such a big movement in the palace. At this moment, Jiao Fang is standing on his attic, looking in the direction of the Forbidden City, watching the blazing fire, His face was full of astonishment and he whispered softly: "Master, why haven't you come back, if something happened to your majesty, I'm afraid it will change this day!"

With a bang, the Qianqing Palace was completely turned into ashes, and it burned for most of the night. In the end, the fire could not be extinguished, and the entire Qianqing Palace became ashes.

The Empress Dowager Zhang's Luan and Empress Luan appeared in front of the Qianqing Palace. Looking at the ruins, the two women almost fainted on the spot.

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The Empress Dowager Zhang pointed at Gu Dayong, Hu Yi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, and others who were trembling and reprimanded: "Where's the emperor, tell Aijia, where is the emperor? Where is the emperor of Aijia?"

Gu Dayong and the others knelt down on the ground and trembled, and said in a trembling voice, "Back to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty... His Majesty is missing!"

Empress Dowager Zhang smashed the crutches at Gu Dayong and others, and said angrily: "Bastard, missing? The emperor is a big living person, so many of you can't even see a big living person, what's the use of asking you!"

Even if Empress Dowager Zhang hit her with a cane, Gu Dayong and the others dared not even move.

The emperor disappeared, or even died in the fire, which was a capital crime for them.

If you find the Son of Heaven, there may be hope to survive, if you can't find the Son of Heaven, then wait for the family to be raided and wiped out.

"The emperor's son of the Ai family is only in his 20s. He has just had an heir. He didn't even take a look at his own child. How could he just leave? I don't believe it..."

Empress Dowager Zhang, who just turned 30, looked [-] years old because she was pampered and well-maintained, but at this moment she was bursting into tears, looking at the ashes of the Qianqing Palace.

In terms of history, the life of Emperor Xiaozong Zhu Youji was not only a benevolent and kind benevolent prince, a good emperor who ruled the world in the past and night, but also an almost unparalleled good husband and good father among the emperors of all dynasties; The beloved wife is happy, but he does not hesitate to knowingly commit some mistakes that the Mingjun should not have done.

The first half of Empress Dowager Zhang's life can be said to be a collection of thousands of pets. From the moment he was selected as the empress of Emperor Xiaozong, Emperor Xiaozong had only one queen like him, not even a concubine. He was really like most couples in the world. Moisturize each other.

However, the queen dowager who thought that the first half of her life was an emperor's favorite, lost all glory in the deep palace after the death of Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao. Although she was the queen mother, because of the great etiquette dispute, she was liquidated by the Jiajing emperor and killed. His younger brother, the Empress Dowager Zhang, passed away desolately, and the funeral specifications were severely reduced after his death.

"Queen Empress, Empress Empress, what's wrong with you?"

Just as Empress Dowager Zhang was crying bitterly, the empress beside her body softened and she fainted.

The Empress Dowager Zhang could not help but feel sad when she heard the words, and she stepped forward and said, "The Imperial Physician, quickly spread the word to the Imperial Physician!"

After sending someone to escort the queen back to Kunning Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang entered the nearby palace surrounded by a group of servants and palace maids.

In the hall, the Empress Dowager Zhang sat there, Feng Yi thousands of people, stared coldly at Gu Dayong, Hu Yi and others who were kneeling on the ground, said solemnly: "What is going on? , If you don't know, bring it to Ai's family. If there is a half-sentence, Ai's family wants your heads!"

The disappearance of the emperor, it can be said that in this palace, the queen mother can definitely be called a single word. If you really want to kill any of them, it is just a sentence.

Gu Dayong cried: "Empress dowager, it's all to blame for the old slave. If the old slave had been serving Your Majesty, this might not have happened."

Empress Dowager Zhang coldly snorted and frowned, "Tell Ai's family business!"

Gu Dayong shivered and said, "The old slave has been investigating the case of the Queen's attack at His Majesty's order a few days ago, so I have been busy investigating the case in the past few days, so I did not serve His Majesty last night. They were all accompanied by the real Shao Yuanjie, the Chief Supervisor Chen Du and others."

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned, and her eyes narrowed: "Where is Shao Yuanjie?"

Gu Da used a trembling voice: "Shao Zhenren and His Majesty were not able to come out of the Qianqing Palace..."

With a snap, the Empress Dowager Zhang slapped the table and shouted, "The emperor of the Ai family is just missing..."

"Yes, yes, His Majesty and Shao Zhenren are missing!"

Gu Dayong kept kowtow.

Empress Dowager Zhang's eyes fell on Chen Du who was kneeling on the ground and said: "Chen Du, you are also an old man in the palace, Your Majesty's trust is more important than you, and you have been specially transferred from Huang Shizhen to escort you, that's how you protect His Majesty. What were you doing when the explosion happened?"

Chen Du kowtowed at Empress Dowager Zhang, and said slowly: "This old slave is a death sentence. Last night, the old slave was on duty in the hall outside the Qianqing Palace. When he noticed that there was movement outside the palace, he chased him out. When the slave noticed it, the Qianqing Palace was already on fire."

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Hu Yi, the commander of the forbidden army on the ground, and said, "Hu Yi, as the commander of the forbidden army, do you have nothing to say when the Qing Palace is on fire?"

Hu Yi banged his head on the ground, the iron tower-like man's eyes were red and said: "I heard the news and rushed into the sea of ​​​​fire to look for His Majesty's trace, but nothing was found, as if His Majesty and Shao Zhenren disappeared out of thin air. In general, the minister is incompetent, causing His Majesty to disappear, I implore the Queen Mother to give the guilty minister to death!"

With a flick of her sleeves, Empress Dowager Zhang's phoenix eyes flashed cold light and stared at Hu Yi: "Hu Yi, you said that you rushed into the Qianqing Palace, but did not find His Majesty and Shao Zhenren? Could it be that His Majesty didn't stay overnight in the palace? Qianqing Palace?"

Chen Du, who was beside him, shook his head and said, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty is indeed staying in the palace of Qianqing Palace for the night. This old slave dares to guarantee Xiang Shang's head."

After patting the table, the Empress Dowager Zhang said, "Tell me, where did the emperor go?"

Everyone immediately bowed their heads and said, "This minister is waiting for the death penalty, and the minister is waiting for the death penalty..."

Empress Dowager Zhang angrily said: "Death crime, capital crime, if you can't find the emperor, none of you will survive!"

During the conversation, the Empress Dowager Zhang suddenly stood up, looked down at the crowd and said, "Go find them all for Aijia, even if you dig three feet into the ground, let Aijia find the emperor for me!"

Gu Dayong, Chen Du, Hu Yi and others left the hall.

At this moment, a little eunuch cautiously walked into the hall, looked at the angry Empress Dowager Zhang and whispered: "The Empress Dowager, the civil and military officials outside the palace ask to see your majesty!"

The Queen Mother Zhang said almost instinctively: "No, no one!"

However, Empress Dowager Zhang quickly reacted. She also accompanies Emperor Xiaozong all his life, even if the harem is not allowed to do politics, but in the palace, under the influence of her eyes and ears, she is more or less aware of the disappearance of the monarch of a country. What a huge impact.

Taking a deep breath and calming down, the Empress Dowager Zhang pondered and said: "Pass the decree of Aijia, summon the cabinet chief assistant Jiao Fang, Ge Lao Jiang Mian, Fei Hong, Liu Zhong and others to the palace to meet!"

The little eunuch ordered to leave.

Outside the palace gate, the civil and military officials gathered outside the palace for a hundred years in the early morning. After all, the palace was full of fire last night, even a fool would know that something must have happened in the palace.

Of course, although there was a fire in the palace, few of the people present dared to imagine that it was the emperor's palace, Qianqing Palace, that caught fire, and even the emperor didn't know his life or death.

Now they gather here, nothing more than want to meet the emperor and find out why the fire in the palace.

You must know that the fire in the palace can be big or small. If it is big, it can even be involved in the crime of conspiracy and rebellion. If it is small, it is just an ordinary fire.

Everyone has received the news that the emperor Zhu Houzhao has sent an order to Chu Yi, ordering Chu Yi to return to Beijing quickly, according to Chu Yi's footsteps, at most a few days, Chu Yi, the killer star, is afraid I'm going back to Beijing.

At that time, if they were to let Chu Yi deal with the fire in the palace, based on their impression of Chu Yi, it was hard for them to doubt whether Chu Yi would take this opportunity to cleanse a group of them.

Therefore, everyone came to see the emperor, largely because they wanted to let the emperor determine the fire in the palace before Chu Yi returned to Beijing.

As long as the emperor's side has determined the fire in the palace, then even if Chu Yi returns, everyone doesn't have to worry that Chu Yi will take advantage of the problem.If they were to know that the Son of Heaven was missing in the fire, they would have to fry the pot.

Just as the officials were discussing, they saw at the gate of the palace, and a servant said to the officials: "The Queen Mother has issued a decree to summon Jiao Fang, the head of the cabinet, and Jiang Mian, Fei Hong, Liu Zhong, etc. !"

When the officials heard it, they couldn't help but be stunned. Shouldn't it be called by the emperor? Why did this servant convey the order of the empress dowager? Could it be...

Anyone who can be an official in the capital is not a fool, and it can be said that the reaction ability is not bad. Just from the summoning of a servant, you can think of many things.

"My ministers, please obey the order!"

Seeing that Jiao Fang, Jiang Mian, Fei Hong and others entered the palace with the servant, the palace gate slowly closed, all the officials look at me, I look at you.

Suddenly an official whispered: "The Queen Mother ordered to summon several elders. Could it be that something happened to your Majesty?"

"Be careful!"

"The fire last night couldn't have been..."

"Oh my God, if that's the case, I am going to change the sky..."

No matter how horrified and guessed these officials were, Jiao Fang and several other patriarchs silently followed the servant.

From a distance, I saw that there was only a ruin where the Qianqing Palace was located, and there was still a lot of blue smoke floating up. Seeing the Qianqing Palace that was burned into ruins, it can be said that several pavilion elders sighed in their hearts.

If it is said that the emperor summoned, the Qianqing Palace was burned like this, that's all, at least the emperor is not in the way.

But now they are summoned by the Queen Mother, who has never been a director. If it wasn't for the Son of Heaven who couldn't come forward as a director, how could the Queen Mother be able to summon them?