Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Shen Qi braved the night to enter the palace to face the saint.Surprisingly, Sheng Jia was not in the Hall of Mental Cultivation or the Imperial Study Room in the Harem, nor in the Fengtian Hall of the previous dynasty, but in the Wenhua Hall in front of Duanben Palace, where the prince lived, on Waichaodong Road.

The Wenhua Palace is the place where the East Palace listens to lectures and studies, and it is also the place where the princes of all dynasties lived before Jianzuo. There is an imperial pharmacy between the Duanben Palace and the palace, and the palace is also dyed with a faint fragrance of medicine.

Emperor Jinglong's face, amidst the fragrance of the medicine, was dignified and majestic like a mountain covered in clouds and mist at night.

Facing Shen Qi who knelt down to kowtow, he examined and contemplated, and finally spoke after a long time: "Dongyuan Longde Hall, do you still remember the answer you gave me?"

Shen Qi said: "I dare not forget even if I die."

That night the emperor asked him, why did Feng go evil?Shen Qi said that it was because he was disloyal to the emperor, and because he was corrupt and poisoned the country, but the emperor expressed his dissatisfaction with these two answers with a cold expression.

"I'll ask you again for the last time, why do you want to go out and go evil?"

Shen Qi knew that if he answered wrong again this time, not only Feng Qu'e's head would be lost, but also his own fame and future would be lost.

"To... survive."

"That's right, that's the truth." The emperor nodded slightly, "The late emperor loved to listen to and sing operas. He said that under the altar is the stage, and everyone is beautiful and beautiful, with long sleeves dancing in between. , the most charming eyes and ears. And the most important thing for the emperor to sit on the Jiuchong is to have a pair of burning rhinoceros wisdom eyes, which can see the heart and soul under the facial makeup."

Shen Qi was awe-inspiring when she heard the words: "The minister is loyal to the king and the country, it can be shown to the sky, and the emperor will learn from it."

"You are loyal, but also selfish. Just because you have the same heart at this moment, doesn't mean you won't betray your loyalty because of private interests in the future. I don't hope that day will come, after all, talents are rare."

The emperor's admonition that night was still in my ears, and mixed with the faint fragrance of medicine in the hall, it became a prophetic bitter smell.Shen Qi knew in her heart that even if he listened to these words, he would not be able to change his own destiny - ever since he saw Qingming Bridge under the moonlit night, he was destined to live and fight for one person, and perhaps also for that person Death.

At the moment when he was in a daze, Emperor Jing Long continued: "Since you still remember it, let me show it to you - there is an extremely important errand, I want you to do it, only success is allowed, no failure is allowed. "

Shen Qi's back muscles tightened involuntarily, waiting in the faint pain, allowing him to run to Tian Yin beside his sweetheart.

"At the beginning of today's Xu Dynasty, the prince was assassinated in a dark alley in Dashi Yongfang in the inner city, and was poisoned."

Shen Qi: "?"

"Fortunately, he made a decisive decision and managed to get away with detoxification. He was sent back to the Eastern Palace. After being diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician, he was fine. I order you to thoroughly investigate the case and find out the murderer behind the scenes, but don't make it public, so as not to cause turmoil in the front and rear palaces. "

Shen Qi: "!!"

"Why, surprised? Beizhen Fusi is responsible for detecting assassins and arresting traitors, and specializes in major imperial cases. It's not a matter of course for you to investigate this matter. Or do you actually have other ideas?"

Shen Qi: "...I just didn't expect that with my stupidity, I could get the emperor's favor and hand over such an important case to me for investigation. I was so grateful that I vowed to find out the truth and catch the murderer who plotted to assassinate the East Palace. , let the emperor dispose of it."

Emperor Jing Long walked beside him unhurriedly, patted him on the shoulder, "Get up, I bestow on you that you don't have to kneel to play things in the future."

Shen Qi thanked En and got up.

This incident was indeed unexpected, completely thwarted his hidden wish, and made an accident that had been painstakingly planned useless.But he couldn't ask more questions, and he couldn't even show a little bit of unwillingness or disappointment, he could only knock down his teeth and swallow his blood.

In all fairness, the emperor gave him the opportunity to investigate the Donggong assassination case, not only affirming his ability, but also confirming to the officials that this upstart Jinyiwei upstart has a bright future.

If there was no such person as Su Yan in the world, Shen Qi would probably really feel it, and try her best to serve the emperor - anyway, it was the same as his goal of climbing up, so why not do it.

However, facing this mighty emperor's grace now, he only had a silent sneer in his heart, without the slightest emotion.

The emperor smoothed out a trace of wrinkles in his cuffs, and when he passed by Shen Qi, he left a sentence:

"In name, Xin Zhenhai is your superior after all, take some time to visit him and send him some good medicine."

"I obey the order." Shen Qi replied dumbly.He no longer had the heart to think about whether this was another plausible warning, or a false beating.

After walking out of the Wenhua Palace, he looked up at the night sky with bright moon and few stars, and felt that Emperor Jinglong was this boundless sky, vast and majestic pressing above everyone's heads.And he himself, maybe one day he will become the lightning that tears the sky apart, using short but fierce brilliance to fight against the irreversible will of God.

At this moment, he suddenly understood Wu Ming a little bit.

In the Xiaonan courtyard, the assassin who had almost nothing, said firmly and coldly with an indomitable momentum:

"I have hatred in my heart and a sword in my hand, so I can do whatever I want!"

Shen Qi covered the upper half of her face with her palms, and smiled softly, her eyes were faintly shining between her fingers.

When Zhu Helin woke up on the bed in the bedroom, the sky was bright outside the window.He raised his arm to look at his right hand wrapped in gauze, and snorted: "It's just a small wound, and it's not a broken hand. It's so tightly wrapped, the imperial doctor is used to making a big fuss."

Seeing that he was awake, the palace lady hurried forward to wait on him. Zhu Helin endured the dizziness that had not faded away and sat up, and was served to wash up.

"When and how did I come back?" he asked the maid.

"Back to the young master, he was sent back to the palace by the imperial army at the hour of Hai last night."

"What happened at that time, please tell me clearly."

"Yes. At that time, the young master was still in a coma, which scared the servants to death. All the imperial doctors came, busy with consultations and prescribing prescriptions, and the imperial pharmacy rushed to boil medicine all night. The emperor sat by your bed for most of the night , right here——" the palace lady pointed, "the emperor just held your hand, watched in silence, and even wiped your sweat himself, and stayed there until the fourth watch. , will wake up soon, and the emperor will go to court."

Zhu Helin revealed a moved and ashamed expression, and said in a low voice: "I acted recklessly, which made my father worry."

The former empress died young, and as the only seedling of the royal family, he grew up under the pampering of his father for 14 years. Although there were also regrets and unsatisfactory things in the process of growing up, such as the imperial grandmother who turned a blind eye to him, and the pampered Wei The new little prince born to the imperial concubine is like a part of the civil servants who are quite critical of his temperament and studies.But these are not worth the favor of the emperor he has received.

The royal father protected him like a big umbrella that shielded him from the wind and rain, making him grow into this arrogant, enthusiastic and unrestrained appearance.

He has no city in his heart, and he doesn't need a city. His innate status as the heir apparent makes his whole body burn with magnanimity.

However, the thrilling narrow escape last night sounded the alarm for him——

The palace where he was born and grew up, and the capital city under the emperor's feet, are no longer as safe and reliable as he is used to.I don't know when, maybe from the day of the new prince's birth, maybe even earlier, subtle changes have taken place in the internal and external situation. There is a vague aura of impending movement in the air, and some power seems to be undercurrent in the darkness.

They seemed to have counted his carelessness, and began to show a little bit of cold light on the tip of their fangs, just like the poisonous snake that bit him last night.

——Zhu Helin still remembered the black shadow that was attacking him, its silhouette was human but not human, and in a blink of an eye, he seemed to see a pair of scarlet and strange eyes like animal pupils.

There was a slight movement outside the palace gate. Cheng Sheng seemed to be talking to someone. Zhu Helin listened attentively, curled his mouth, and raised his voice, "Is it Uncle Four? Come in."

King Yu walked into the inner hall, saw a little ceremony, and sat down on the armchair, "I heard that the prince was injured, so I came here to say hello. How is the prince feeling now? The lonely king brought a few boxes of high-quality bear bile and snow lotus , to help clear residual poison and adjust vitality."

Zhu Helin felt that the smile on the corner of his mouth was very obtrusive, but after all, he came to greet him, and he also brought precious medicinal materials. Whether it was out of the prince's attitude or the affection of uncle and nephew, he should not be disrespectful, so he replied: "Uncle Si Wang is interested, thank you."

It was the first time that the crown prince spoke to him calmly since the Xiaonan courtyard "caught traitors in a hidden cabinet". King Yu was a little surprised, but he hid his unnecessary expression well and asked in a concerned tone: "The imperial hospital said, is it true?" Bitten by a poisonous snake. Is there a snake in the palace? Is it in the palace or in the imperial garden?"

Zhu Helin didn't want to tell him the reason why he left the palace, so he replied perfunctorily, "The imperial garden is lush and lush, and it's normal to have snakes."

"There are a lot of snakes in summer, so it's time to fumigate realgar inside and outside the palace." Yu Wang said, "The imperial physician also praised His Highness for handling it properly, cutting the wound in time to squeeze out most of the poisonous blood. Otherwise, according to the potency of the poison, I'm afraid it will flow all over your body in less than half an hour. By the way, does the prince know what kind of snake bit you?"

Zhu Helin thought to himself, what big-mouthed imperial physician is this, why did he tell King Yu everything, but the young master found out and asked him to look good.He answered in his mouth, "I didn't see it clearly, I jumped away after biting."

The King of Yu said again: "When marching in the field, soldiers are often bitten by snakes. I saw many tooth marks, and I can roughly identify what kind of poisonous snake it is. If the prince does not dislike it, can you let me see the wound?"

Zhu Helin had nothing to do, and the bandage was too thick. His hands were so hot that he untied the gauze, wiped off the translucent ointment, and showed King Yu the bruised two-hole tooth marks.

King Yu leaned over, held his right hand, looked down carefully, and asked after a while, "Does it hurt after being bitten?"

"No pain, a little numbness, and a little itching."

"Looking at the distance between the teeth, this snake is about a finger or so thick, but it is very poisonous. It is so big, but it can be so poisonous, and it doesn't hurt after biting. It must be a silver ring."

He suddenly raised his head to look at the prince, his eyes were full of indescribable deep meaning.

Zhu Helin felt a little strange, he frowned and said, "If uncle Si Wang has something to say, you might as well just say it."

King Yu picked up the ointment placed on the bedside cabinet, reapplied it, and wrapped the gauze back unhurriedly, "There is only one kind of poisonous snake in the capital area, the viper. But whether it is the short-tailed viper or the white-browed viper, if you want to To achieve this level of toxicity, the distance between the teeth must be much larger. The snake that bit the prince may not be a local wild animal, but a captive species."

"—The crown prince was assassinated last night." Yu Wang said firmly, "And it was outside the palace. Otherwise, early this morning, the palace would have started smoking realgar to repel snakes."

Zhu Helin looked at him in surprise.

Older gingers are more spicy.He almost forgot that this Uncle Fourth Prince was once a vassal and general guarding the border.When he was still a toddler babbling, the other party was already famous on the frontier.

After being slightly stunned, he asked, "What does Uncle Si Wang think about my assassination?"

King Yu lightly sneered: "'How do you see it'? Your tone is very similar to the emperor's brother, and it is really in the same line.

"It doesn't matter how the lonely king sees it, and this case doesn't belong to me. Right now, I'm taking care of my heart and mind, and I'm concentrating on building a college. As for the person who was ordered to investigate this case, it's probably either Dali Temple or Beizhen Fusi. Well, Ruohuang If you don't want to say anything, the possibility of Beizhen Fusi is even greater. Do you know who the chief officer of Beizhen Fusi is now?"

In front of Zhu Helin's eyes, a seemingly docile but actually cunning figure appeared, grinding his back teeth: "Shen Qi?"

Yu Wang smiled but said: "It is this person. By the way, I heard that the crown prince thinks highly of him. In the past two months, he was recuperating at home. The crown prince rewarded many boys and maidservants for his meritorious deeds. This case If you leave it to him, the prince can rest assured."

Zhu Helin glanced at him calmly, secretly vigilant in his heart, "Father said he is capable, if the Holy Will entrusts him to handle the case, I will naturally obey Father's orders and do my best to cooperate with the investigation.

"However, I also heard that although it was Uncle Si Wang who rescued Qinghe in the Xiaonanyuan, Qinghe got closer to Shen Qi who secretly led Feng Qu'e, and was worthy of his brother, and stayed overnight when he was injured. Take care. Uncle Si Wang, why do you say that this situation is different from what I have seen? Shouldn’t it be more grateful for the life-saving grace when the blade is added to the neck? Besides, Uncle Si Wang is a nobleman, Shouldn't he be more grateful to Dade for being so condescending, why does he seem to be avoiding you all the time."

The muscles at the corners of King Yu's mouth twisted suddenly, twisting the smile into a convulsion that was poked at the painful spot.

It took him a few breaths to adjust from the unexpected innuendo, and said with a smirk: "Qinghe is just avoiding suspicion. As a courtier, he is naturally not easy to get close to me due to my status as a feudal lord. "

Does that mean you can get close in private?How close?The prince began to grind his back molars again, and imitated him and put on a smirk, "Since the fourth uncle consciously is close to Qinghe, why didn't you see him off when he left Beijing? Not only did I go that day, but my father I went too. My father gave him a Shangfang sword. After hearing what Eunuch Lan said, he was so moved that he cried on the spot. As for my young master, I didn’t give any presents, which lightened the relationship between us. Friendship. Qinghe promised me that he would wait for me to grow up, and then we broke our mouth again—"

King Yu clenched his fists tightly in the sleeves of his robe, his eyelids twitched, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Look at the prince's vigor and vigor, I think ten poisonous snakes will not kill him, so the lonely king can rest assured. Don't disturb the prince's recovery. Let me take my leave." With that said, he left in a huff.

Zhu Helin purposely beat the bed with his uninjured left hand just after he left the palace gate and laughed loudly.

The servants and maids who were waiting outside the palace saw King Yu coming out with a frosty face, clearly having a quarrel with the crown prince, they bowed their heads respectfully and did not dare to make a sound.

After leaving Duanben Palace, King Yu's expression suddenly eased, the haze dissipated, and he sneered slightly: "Kill the wolf and the tiger, you made this move a bit tender, little brat."

After walking a few steps, he stopped suddenly and frowned secretly: Qinghe stayed overnight to take care of Shen Qi when she was injured?The prince deliberately pointed out "staying overnight", did he take it for granted, or was he really caught by him?In this way, giving him twenty boys and maidservants is not only a demonstration, but also a humiliation.

Shen Qi... King Yu's fingers were twirling around the hilt of the sword in his sleeve, and for the first time he looked squarely at this new Jinyiwei who had made his mark both inside and outside the court.