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The Eighth Prince sighed, and just about to speak, he heard Zhao Zhen suddenly ask, "Uncle, can it be my father's romantic history?"

The Eighth Prince was stunned for a moment, and then put on a straight face, "Nonsense, your father is such a person!"

Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, "That's okay, otherwise I can't stand a sister who suddenly appears."

Zhao Pu also crossed his arms, "That's not the case."

The Eighth King couldn't help but pat him on the head, "Why do you miss your emperor brother, it's a big treason!"

Zhao Pu scratched his head.

"This matter has nothing to do with the late emperor." Bao Zheng said, "It has something to do with Taizu and Taizong."

Everyone was stunned, and looked at each other—the matter of the royal family of the Song Dynasty, as long as these two were involved, it would be unclear and chaotic.

"Well, the grievances of the ancestors are not easy to pursue." The Eighth King waved his hands, "But the grievances of the ancestors, it happened to the late emperor, that is, my brother Yuanxiu."

Zhao Zhen spread his hands - there is still something about his father.

"It's not a change of feelings, is it something about fighting for the throne?" Zhao Pu asked.

"Ze Lan, how much impression do you have of your imperial brother?" the Eighth Prince asked Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu stroked his chin and thought about it. The first emperor Zhao Heng was not a father and a mother with him. He was his uncle's son. We didn't know each other very well, but he had the impression that Zhao Heng had a mild temper and was somewhat similar to Zhao Zhen, even more so. An Yi is afraid of trouble.If the impression was deep, it was the Prime Minister Kou Zhun who forced Zhao Heng to drive himself to conquer him, which made him remember it even more firmly.

"Very kind." Zhao Pu couldn't describe it anymore, so he had to say something.

The Eighth Prince also nodded, "Accordingly, Zhao Heng is neither the eldest son nor the first son. Do you know why he inherited the throne?"

"Oh, I've heard of this!" Gongsun Shu read a lot, "It is said that Taizong was superstitious in physiognomy and invited a famous sorcerer to look at it. It happened that several other princes were there that day, but the first emperor was ill and did not come. , only a few servants came. After the sorcerer finished reading, he said that the princes are not as good as the first emperor, just looking at the faces of the first emperor's servants, he will look like an emperor in the future, so he won the throne?"

After Gongsun finished speaking, everyone nodded—there were indeed such rumors. Although they thought it was a bit rash and funny to establish the crown prince like this, the result was not satisfactory, and the rumors were just rumors after all, so it was not accurate.

After Gongsun finished speaking, Zhao Pu heard a "poof".

Everyone looked at him.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Could it be that the rumors are false?"

Zhao Pu rubbed his nose, "Actually, Uncle Huang has a total of seven sons, and we will ignore those below. There were only three who were capable of competing for the throne, the crown prince Zhao Yuanzuo, the second son Zhao Yuanxi, and the former emperor Zhao Yuanxiu, Yuan Xiu It was my real name, and it was later changed to Zhao Heng."

Everyone nodded, and then what?What does it have to do with Peach Blossom Empress, Muzhaoguo and Zuixinhua?

"The reason why Yuanxiu can be the emperor." The Eighth Prince sighed, "It's because the eldest brother went crazy and the second child died suddenly."

……

"Is there such a thing?" Everyone was surprised.

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang frowned and said nothing, thinking how Tianzun always encounters such things.

"And the reason for going crazy and dying is from the previous generation." Bawang took a sip of tea, as if he was going to make a long speech.

Zhao Zhen leaned on the desk with his chin in his hands and listened, "Uncle Huang, is this complicated?"

"Actually, it doesn't count." Eight Kings said, "Back then Taizu deposed one of his younger brothers, do you know who it was?"

Zhan Zhao yawned, he didn't care about such things at all, and Bai Yutang didn't know either.

Gongsun is drinking tea from a teacup and is about to hear the secrets of the royal family.

Zhao Zhen tilted his head and took out his little turtle from the glass bottle on the desk and put it on the table, teasingly, "Is it the fourth prince Zhao Tingmei?"

"Exactly." The Eight Kings nodded in satisfaction, "Taizong framed Zhao Tingmei and Lu Duoxun for joining forces, and secretly entangled people and horses to rebel, and sentenced him to be sent off."

Zhan Zhao saw that Bai Yutang was depressed all the time, so he raised his eyebrows at him—he said it was a frame-up!

Bai Yutang smiled helplessly—everyone in the Song Dynasty knew that Zhao Guangyi would do anything to seek the throne.

"Prince Zhao Yuanzuo has a deep relationship with his uncle Zhao Tingmei." The Eighth King sighed helplessly, "After Zhao Tingmei was dispatched, he kept pleading with Emperor Taizong, but the strange thing is that Zhao Tingmei died suddenly at a young age not long after leaving Kaifeng."

Zhao Pu stroked his chin, "It seems that there are rumors that he was killed, and he died on the way to distribution."

"How old are you?" Gongsun asked.

"Under 40 years old."

"That is indeed a strange death, and of course a sudden illness due to acclimatization cannot be ruled out." Gongsun rubbed his chin.

"Uncle died and nephew went crazy?" Zhan Zhao asked, "It's a bit strange."

"There are actually other reasons for Yuan Zuo's madness, because of the competition for favor." The Eighth King shook his head, "Taizong loves the second son Zhao Yuanxi too much, and doesn't pay attention to the other sons. In fact, it is understandable. Zhao Yuanxi was born tall and mighty, and He was very smart, indeed he looked like an emperor, but unfortunately at the age of 27, when he went to court, he suddenly complained of a heartache, so he invited an imperial physician to take a pulse, and he died."

"Heartache?" Gongsun frowned, "Is he born with a deficiency?"

"Of course not." Bawang shook his head, "Health is very good!"

"It's a strange death, did he eat something indiscriminately, or was poisoned?" As a doctor, Gongsun always felt that these princes and grandchildren were living too hard, and it was impossible to guard against them.

"The problem is with his wife." Hearing Bawang's tone, it seemed that he had gotten to the point.

"Yuanxi is young, promising and favored. He is living a happy life and is good at everything, but he falls in love with a woman who is not suitable."

"Inappropriate?" It was the first time Zhan Zhao heard someone describe a woman like this.

"Marrying a wife and asking for a lady is the same for ordinary people, let alone the royal family. Zhao Yuanxi is so favored that he can be an emperor in the future, so isn't his wife a queen? Even if there is no lady, be more ordinary and virtuous. Or simply find someone with a unique personality. Talented girl... No matter how bad it is, finding a delicate and willful eldest lady is acceptable." The eighth prince spread his hands, "But this lady is a witch!"

"Sorceress?" Everyone's eyes widened—it's the first time I've heard of it!

"This Mrs. Zhang has a suspicious origin. Both of her parents died. She came to Kaifeng from a foreign land alone. She opened a piano building to make a living, but she played the piano well." Bawang raised his face and began to recall, "This woman is actually pretty good. Interesting, it is said that the charm is unique. In terms of beauty, there are only prettier but not the most beautiful in this world. In terms of ability, there are only more capable but not the most capable in this world. It stands to reason that Zhao Yuanxi has seen too many women. There are no beautiful women. Have you ever seen it? I was so fascinated by Mrs. Zhang."

Zhao Pu frowned, "She may be born poor, but why do you say she is a witch?"

"Zhao Yuanxi is a typical type who doesn't love beauties and loves the country. He is diligent and ambitious. He has never indulged in sensuality. Taizong is very reassuring about him, and he has never made any mistakes. But since he fell in love with Zhang Meiren, he brought her back. After going to Fuzhong, Yuan Xi changed, became muddleheaded, sometimes absent-minded, and his performance became worse."

"Are you a young man after all?" Zhao Zhen held his cheeks, "It's understandable for me to lose my mind once in a while."

"But someone told Taizong that Mrs. Zhang is a demon girl. She would often buy some yellow paper and scented wax, and would raise some poisonous insects and snakes in her yard. She even enshrined evil Buddhas in her house. In addition...she brought Yuanxi's mansion It is full of peach blossoms, I don't know what method she used to make those peach blossoms so enchanting."

"Peach blossoms?" Everyone had heard something related to this case, of course... just planting peach blossoms doesn't mean anything.

"Ms. Zhang burns incense in the yard and recites mantras day and night, but Zhao Yuanxi doesn't care about her, and even loves her very much. He also had beauties and concubines in his family, and many of them were born well. This is also favored. But since Zhang Meiren came, Zhao Yuanxi has been indifferent to other women, but only devoted to Zhang Meiren. Moreover, Zhang Meiren is jealous and has a bad temper. Several beauties even lost their lives because of the beating. These beauties all had backgrounds in their families, and many marriages were favorable for Zhao Yuanxi to take over the government in the future. Taizong personally selected him for him. Those important ministers to explain?" The Eighth Prince shook his head, "The emperor asked Zhao Yuanxi to expel Zhang Meiren from Kaifeng in the court hall, and Yuanxi actually quarreled with Taizong."

Everyone was surprised—so serious?

"Taizong reprimanded Zhao Yuanxi in a fit of anger. This is something that has never happened before." The eight kings were helpless, "The second prince Yuanxi, who was originally full of beauty, offended many people because of a woman, and almost put his own future on the line. went in."

"This second uncle is outrageous." Zhao Zhen also sighed.

"The most outrageous thing is not here." The Eighth King's face was solemn, "There is one thing that directly angered Taizong."

"What's the matter?" Everyone was curious.

"Zhang Meiren actually asked the second prince to open an altar for her during the Ching Ming Festival and summon the soul of her parents who had died for many years. It is said that the scene was very strange. She buried her parents' bones under the peach blossom tree in the courtyard. The prince chanted a mantra to summon his soul, and made him take a lot of elixir that he made. The eunuch next to the second prince was so frightened that he went to the palace overnight and told Taizong. Take them back to the palace for confinement, and at the same time, burn all the peach blossoms in the second prince's mansion!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay - this is absolutely amazing!

"What about after that?" Gongsun asked.

"Afterwards something strange happened." Bawang said, "The emperor invited the imperial doctor, and the most famous magician at that time... that is, the magician who predicted that the former emperor would be able to ascend the throne, went to the palace to treat the second prince. The imperial doctor said that the second prince He took a lot of pills that were not good for his health, and prescribed medicine for him, which made the prince vomit for three days and three nights, and finally his mind seemed to clear up a lot.

After the second prince woke up, he was no longer obsessed with Zhang Meiren, so the emperor was even more sure that his son was still his good son, and he became like this because he was fascinated by the witch.

The sorcerer saw a strange statue of Buddha recovered by the soldiers from the second prince's mansion, and told the emperor that this beauty Zhang was indeed a monster and was good at witchcraft. A birthday horoscope written in blood belongs to Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Yuanzuo. "

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be speechless.

"It was that beauty Zhang who cursed Zhao Tingmei to death and made Prince Zhao Yuanzuo crazy?" Zhao Zhen frowned.

"She probably wants to ensure that Yuanxi can become king. She firmly controls Yuanxi, so she firmly controls the world." She is a beauty, most likely a witch who believes in Peach Blossom Empress."

Everyone shook their heads helplessly——Zhao Yuanxi really got a wonderful woman back.

"Taizong originally wanted to order her to be burned to death, but Yuanxi interceded."

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, "Could it be that Zhao Yuanxi and that beauty Zhang really have feelings for each other?"

"Yuanxi said that Nian is a husband and wife, so please spare her life." Ba Wang continued, "But the death penalty is inevitable, and in order to prevent that Zhang Meiren from harming others again, she must be punished. "

"What punishment?" Zhan Zhao knew it was not a good thing when he heard it.

"Destroy the eyes, cut off the tongue, and cut off the hands."

"Heh..." Everyone couldn't help but gasped.

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "It's better to kill her."

"But before the execution, something changed." Bao Zheng said, "Ms. Zhang was found to be pregnant."

Everyone raised their eyebrows—yo, this is the grandson of the dragon.

"Taizong ordered her to be imprisoned first, and wait until after giving birth, but..." Eight Kings said, "Yuanxi insisted on executing her immediately, and said that even if she was pregnant, she would just keep her stomach, and her hands and eyes would be fine." use."

"So ruthless?" Bai Yutang said coldly, "The idea of ​​cursing his brother to death must have been his own idea, right?"

Zhao Zhen nodded while propping his chin, "Most likely, but why didn't he just burn her to death in the first place? He didn't know she was pregnant then, so what's the use of Zhao Yuanxi keeping her alive?"

"Didn't arouse Taizong's suspicion?" Zhao Pu asked.

"Who knows? Anyway, Taizong didn't investigate this matter, and according to Yuanxi's intention, the execution will be executed three days later." The eighth prince sighed, "but who knows that before three days, the sky fire suddenly fell, A big thunder struck, just igniting the room where Zhang Meiren was imprisoned. The fire was raging, and the guards wanted to go in to rescue them, but they couldn't. Only heard Zhang Meiren shouted in the flames, saying, "Zhao Yuanxi, you heartless person, I will help you!" Use the drunken flower to eradicate those who robbed you of the throne, but you throw it away after use. This country is not yours, and you will never want to be an emperor in your life. Also, the peach blossom debt you owe me will be repaid one day. I am waiting for you in the underworld! "

"She was burned to death?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Ba Wang shook his head, "I don't know, when the fire was extinguished, the soldiers didn't find any corpses or corpses at the scene of the fire, but instead found a whole peach blossom."

"Peach Blossom again..." Bai Yutang thought for a while, "Mrs. Zhang mentioned that she helped Zhao Yuanxi get rid of those who competed with him for the throne with the Flower of Enchantment, and also said that Zhao Yuanxi owed her a peach blossom debt."

"Shouldn't the peach blossom debt be settled after asking for something?" Zhan Zhao wondered, "That is to say, maybe Zhang Yuanxi took Zhang Meiren back at the beginning not because he was infatuated with her, but because he asked him to curse Zhao Yuanzuo. Thinking of myself being controlled."

"It's possible, but the result is not important anymore, because not long after, Zhao Yuanxi suddenly died violently in the imperial court." The Eight Kings sighed, "Taizong was furious and ordered people to search for Zhang Meiren, but there was still no clue, he felt puzzled, The corpses of Zhang Meiren's parents were burned, and all relatives and friends who had contact with her were sent to the border, but in the end, the mysterious Zhang Meiren was not found. Not long after that, the emperor's uncle died of illness, and Yuan Xiu ascended the throne .”

After everyone listened to the long narration of the Eight Kings, this matter is indeed a bit complicated.

Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Yutang, and saw that his face was quite calm, so he raised his eyebrows and gave him winks—does your secret have anything to do with it?

Bai Yutang didn't speak, but he didn't look at Zhan Zhao, instead he turned to look away.

Zhan Zhao squinted his eyes, stood on the other side of Bai Yutang, and stared at him with wide eyes, those eyes—tell me!

Bai Yutang turned his face to the other side again, Zhan Zhao couldn't look straight with his cat eyes!

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhan Zhao moved to the other side, and continued to look at each other—let's listen to the story!I don't tell people.

Bai Yutang looked at him for a moment, then leaned over and whispered something in his ear. After finishing speaking, Bai Yutang looked up at the sky—he actually betrayed his master, and just looked at each other for a short while...but this It's not a betrayal of the master, anyway, his master has forgotten, and Zhan Zhao is not an outsider.

After hearing this, Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin and pondered—it turned out to be the case, but it didn't seem to have much to do with this case!

Bai Yutang nodded - indeed, so it's better not to say it for the time being.

Zhan Zhao smiled—I said it all and don't tell others!

Bai Yutang was inexplicably happy - he couldn't tell others!

Bao Zheng saw from a distance that Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao seemed to be winking, so he glanced at Zhan Zhao.

The exhibition is full of hope.

Bao Zheng wanted to laugh, and said, "Show Guard."

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao looked at Bao Zheng.

"Look for the whereabouts of that beauty Zhang."

Zhan Zhao was stunned, and pointed at himself, "Me?"

Bao Zheng nodded, "Well, as soon as possible."

The corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to look at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang looked at him rather leisurely, as if asking - did you see it?This is the old fox!

"I'll go too." Zhao Pu seemed curious about this matter.

"It's more appropriate to check in two lines." Grand Master Pang said suddenly, "One river and lake line, one temple line."

Everyone froze for a moment, then looked at Grand Master Pang.

Zhao Zhen frowned and asked, "Could it be that the grand master suspected that officials were involved?"

The Eighth Prince didn't seem to understand, but Bao Zheng coughed and nodded, so to speculate on the traitor's psychology, he must find the traitor!

Zhao Zhen asked, "Anyone you suspect?"

Grand Master Pang stopped talking, and glanced at Bao Zheng, which meant to investigate your case.

Bao Zheng replied, "This intoxicated flower poison was poisoned in Kaifeng and the palace, and someone wanted to assassinate the Ninth Prince..."

"What?!" Zhao Zhen stood up, "Who assassinated him?!"

Zhao Pu waved his hand, "It seems that it is still in the plan."

Zhao Zhen frowned and stared at Bao Zheng for a while, then sat down, "If I die and Uncle Jiu dies, then who can inherit the throne?"

Zhao Pu looked up to the sky and thought for a while, "You don't have any heirs, why don't you just have the emperor's brother?"

The Eighth Prince quickly waved his hands, "No, I'm already old, and if the name is not right, there is one person..."

"Who is it?" Everyone was curious, did Zhao Zhen still have brothers?

"Zhao Yuanzuo... is the real prince who was poisoned by the drunken flower and went crazy." Bao Zheng reminded, "He is not dead yet. He is Jinling Mu. He has a son named Zhao Yunsheng, who is said to be wise and brave."

"Is this matter related to Zhao Yuanzuo?" Zhan Zhao felt that the clue seemed to be winding, and he couldn't figure it out.

"Beauty Zhang is illusory, not to mention that Zhao Yuanxi is dead, and her revenge has been avenged. She hasn't come out for so many years. There is no reason to come out suddenly now. It's a gimmick, which is very useful." Zhao Zhen said to himself, "Who will win in the end?" Whoever benefits the most may be the mastermind, check him."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang exchanged glances - whoever said that Zhao Zhen was honest, this place can turn around faster than Zhao Pu's head.

Everyone is doing their own thing, not talking about other people, just talking about Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

Mr. Bao is bad, if Zhan Zhao investigates the case, he will also bring Bai Yutang along, because he will definitely help.

After leaving the palace gate to a place where no one was around, Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang, "So, Tianzun knows Zhang Meiren?"

Bai Yutang nodded, "He did say that Zuixin is the daughter of the second prince Zhao Yuanxi and Zhang Shi who died suddenly, and she is a princess."

"Her name is Zuixin, and she owns Peach Garden, but this girl looks ignorant, she doesn't seem to be involved in this matter." Zhan Zhao folded his arms, "Then where do we start to investigate?"

Bai Yutang smiled, "There is another clue that we haven't found yet."

"What?" Zhan Zhao wondered.

"You are Aunt Qing." Bai Yutang reminded.

Zhan Zhao suddenly remembered, "That's right!" After saying that, he pushed Bai Yutang towards the trouble in the distance.

"Why go?" Bai Yutang was puzzled.

"Accompany me to buy a meeting gift." Zhan Zhao said, "Buy a gift for Tianzun by the way."

Bai Yutang was curious, "Why are you so good at buying gifts for my master?"

"Of course you have to work hard to coax him!" Zhan Zhao said, pointing in the direction behind him, "Are you betraying him, your nose is crooked."

Bai Yutang was startled, and when he looked back, he saw Tianzun squatting not far behind them, on top of a stone lion at the door of a house, holding his chin and puffing his cheeks with an unhappy expression.

Bai Yutang took a step back.

Yin Hou leaned on the stone lion and tugged at the hem of Tianzun's clothes, "Didn't you forget?"

Tianzun nodded, "I forgot!"

"Then why are you angry?"

"But I didn't forget to tell him not to tell others!" Tianzun glared at Bai Yutang, "Little bastard, even Master is sold!"

It turned out that the two elders couldn't bear to be curious and came to the palace to eavesdrop, so they witnessed the whole process, Tianzun was so angry!

Bai Yutang touched his chin, and wisely went to buy gifts from Zhan Zhao.

……

After everyone left, Yin Hou asked Tianzun, "That beauty Zhang, is she Zhang Hua?"

Tianzun looked at him, "You know him too?"

Yin Hou nodded, "That poisonous woman is not easy to deal with. I don't know if the two brats can handle it."

"Not afraid, have you!" Tianzun smirked.

Yin Hou was slightly taken aback, "Me? You really want to get to know him better."

Tianzun drooped his eyelids, "You don't remember? Why are you so old and confused? Did I forget?"

After speaking, he jumped off the stone lion, with his hands behind his back, shaking his silver hair, and walked away in a stroll, talking to himself, "What gift will Yutang buy? I want the inkstone used by Tang Taizong."

Yin Hou looked up at the sky, was shaking his head and wanted to leave, when he saw a black falcon flying by in the sky.

Tianzun was slightly taken aback, and touched his chin—why is he here?Could it be that he was the warlock back then?