Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

Not long after the little eunuch walked out of the imperial dining room, a black shadow fell behind him, and he saw a person and a shadow at a distance of ten meters before and after, coming to the small corner gate in the southwest corner.After the little eunuch spoke a few words to the people in the carriage, he turned back to the palace. Although the face of the visitor was hidden in the darkness, he was still recognized by the shadow.

After a cup of tea, the emperor listened to the report of the man in black in the imperial study, and he was silent for a moment before speaking, "Are you sure that man is Liang Tian?!"

"The subordinates confirmed that that person is Mr. Liang, and followed him to the gate of Liang's mansion, and saw him get out of the carriage with their own eyes."

The emperor waved the man in black back, and he retreated out without a sound, taking away the last trace of anger from the imperial study.The bright candles were extinguished, but the night wind in early spring was colder than in December.Unexpectedly, Liang Tian would be the one who made the move. The emperor smiled wryly, closed his eyes, and leaned on the dragon chair.He has struggled all his life, but unfortunately for such things behind him, there are very few things he still holds firmly in his hands.

Liangtian, Liangtian, the emperor silently read this name twice. This person used to be an official to the Ministry of Rites. He retired ten years ago because of poor health. He was fond of his grandchildren in the capital. .It seems that Jiang is still old and hot. The Minister of Rites is not an official with much real power, but he can be mixed with so many people, and let the prince get entangled with him.

That's right, the time has to go back more than ten years ago, when there was still a civil war in Daqing.The eldest son of the historian had originally accepted the title, but the second son went to the battlefield.On the battlefield in the Southwest that year, although he was young, he made great contributions to saving his family, which gave the historians the honor of being both honored.When he was knighted, the historian met Liang Tian in the capital.The relationship between them seems to be mediocre, but then six or seven years ago, the youngest son of the historian went to the south to find a way to make a fortune.

Also more than ten years ago, Concubine Chen's fourth prince was killed in the Changchun Palace because of an evil spirit, and Concubine Chen also died in a trance within a few years.The emperor said to the outside world that it was because Concubine Chen became ill from worrying that she died of depression.But the real reason was that she was poisoned, an incurable poison. Once she took that kind of thing, she would be addicted to it, and then had hallucinations.

But this kind of thing was not in the food of Concubine Chen, but in the meal specially made for the emperor.Because the emperor sympathized with Concubine Chen's pain of losing her son, he gave her his imperial meal, and it was done in private, so no one else knew about it.Imperial Concubine Chen had no appetite at first, but after tasting this dish, she thought it was quite good, and she ate it for a long time without realizing it, and when she realized it, it was already too late.

The emperor took out a hairpin, the tail feathers on the gold-plated phoenix hairpin had already fallen off, and it seemed that they had fallen off due to being touched for a long time.He thought of the imperial chef who was dragged to death by him, and he was unwilling to reveal the person behind the scenes. He also thought of Pinger's madness when she became poisoned later, and how she chose to commit suicide in order to preserve her dignity. Cold corpse.

A tear slowly flowed from the corner of the emperor's eyes, but he couldn't tell for whom the tears were being shed.After more than ten years, they thought they had forgotten the taste, but when they smelled the strange aroma in the soup again, he really wanted to shave that person off with his own hands!

Because of this taste, his favorite son is gone, and his favorite woman who received it on his behalf also went with her.At that time, even with the harshest punishment, those people could not let those people confess who was behind the scenes.

After 15 years, that fox's tail finally appeared today.

The emperor didn't know if the prince was responsible for this matter, maybe maybe not, but it made no difference.From Jiangnan to Canton, his son may still be keeping the bottom line, but if he uses his bottom line to govern the country in Daqing, I am afraid that the peaceful situation that only happened in ten years will collapse.

"Dong dong dong——, the third prince of the emperor is asking to see you." There was a door call from outside, interrupting the emperor's mourning. "Come in and light the lamp, and send him over too."

"Report to my father, the case of interception and murder of the third room of the Shi family has some clues." Xie Chang submitted the papers, "After the investigation with all the strength of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in the past few days, it was discovered that the bandits really came from the northern grassland. , I also did crimes in the Taiyuan area, but the place was selected in a remote mountain village, and that village was looted. This is also a delay in the news, and when I went to investigate, Taiyuan only realized that such a thing happened.”

Xie Chang took a peek at the emperor when he said this, he felt that the father was strangely calm today, but he didn't dare to delay at the moment, "However, among the bandits that Lord Su Peng suppressed on the spot when he arrived, there was one who looked like A little different from other people, his complexion seems to be a little yellowish. And we also checked the remaining murder knives, and one was lighter than the others. Erchen and the officials of the Ministry of punishment speculated that this should be the one used by that person According to the comparison of the wounds, the man used that knife to wound Master Su Peng. My son boldly guessed that Master Su Peng’s injury might not be simple. It’s hard to say when it comes to that thief.”

"Su Peng hasn't woken up yet, have you asked the imperial doctor when he will wake up?" The emperor already had an inference in his mind, and now he only needs to let this so-called Su Peng speak to prove everything.

Xie Chang shook his head. He also felt strange. According to the estimation of the imperial doctor, Su Peng should wake up. "Master Su is still in a coma until tonight, and the imperial doctors are thinking about countermeasures."

The emperor looked at the paperwork in his hand, and nodded to Xie Chang, "You have made a thorough investigation this time, and the action of the Ministry of Punishment is finally much faster. The situation of this historian has already been reported back to Jinling. They will come to the capital tomorrow. At that time, you still have to tell them about this matter, but you don’t need to mention the strangeness of Su Peng’s injury, so as to save extra trouble. Don’t make this matter public.”

When Xie Chang withdrew from the imperial study, his guess was confirmed. It seemed that Su Peng's rescue was not such a coincidence. Otherwise, how could the two groups catch up with each other in Baoding?Then what is hidden behind this, thinking about the prince who looked slumped recently, his heart moved, could it be related to the prince, does it mean that the prince has finally come to an end.

Tonight was destined to be unsettled, when Xie Chang left the palace gate, two people from thousands of miles away came from the side gate, they were Xie Shi and Xue Pan.

It is said that that night, Xue Pan told Xie Shi that he had made that terrible guess.

"Fifth brother, opium is a kind of thing like a lotus, which was originally available in the Miaojiang area, but they are mostly used as medicinal materials, and people are forbidden to eat more. It's just that one thought becomes a Buddha and one thought becomes a demon. This thing Not only can it be a life-saving medicine, but it can also be a monster that can poison the heart. At the beginning of eating this thing, there is no bad feeling, but it makes those who are in pain feel that they are gradually getting better. Even sad and depressed It’s gone, as if you can taste the taste of fairyland. But after using it for a period of time, these people will be horrified to find that they can’t quit it anymore, and they also don’t want to get rid of this drug addiction from the bottom of their hearts.

Then, the smoker will describe being thin, not thinking about food and drink, having difficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy, and simply indulging in fictional dreams, no longer like a normal person, who is indifferent to what happens around him.The key is that once you stop smoking, you will feel pain and itching in your bones, and then you will roll all over the floor, howl desperately and even go crazy.In the end, people don't look like people, and ghosts don't look like ghosts. "

Xie suddenly remembered that Su Peng's letter mentioned that when he first came to Shaozhou, there were many deaths. Could this be due to opium smoking? "Pan'er, if things get to this point, we have to rush back to the capital first. I don't know why that fake Su Peng hasn't woken up yet. No matter whether this is his trick or not, there must be people from them in the capital. It's not me. Guessing with the heart of a villain, the person who can make this game here should be deeply involved with the old people in the court, it is hard to say whether the father will be in danger."

Xue Pan also thought that no one in Daqing at this time realized the horror of opium, and if it leaked to the palace, things would be really unimaginable.At that moment, they didn't delay any longer, and rushed back to the capital without stopping for a moment.

When the emperor saw the two of them, it was like seeing two gray monkeys. For some reason, the pain in front of him was relieved, "You two dare to enter the palace with such unclean faces. Don't be afraid that I will punish you for your disrespect."

Xie had a dull face, it was better to be unclean at this time than to risk his life in vain. "Father, you said that things should be prioritized, and this son is following your will."

"Okay, okay, you all get up, I'm clear about the Shaozhou matter, Xue Pan did a good job in the tea case last time, and you also contributed to the Shaozhou matter this time, it's already very late today , this palace is also locked, you can rest in the side hall overnight, I still have something to say with Lao Wu."

Xue Pan knew that the fewer people who knew about their presence in the palace, the better, and the strictest control in the palace was around the emperor, so it was not unexpected that they would stay for one night.But he still gratefully knelt down and thanked the emperor, "Caomin thank the Lord Long En, and leave first."

Xun guessed what his father would say to him next, perhaps it was the ins and outs of this matter.

"It's been 15 years. It's been 15 years since your mother and concubine Chen left. These years, I have been looking for the murderer inside and outside the palace, and I finally got the answer today. It turns out that they were murdered at that time. A big lie has been told."

The emperor told Liang Tian's matter exactly, and combined with what he had heard Xue Pan just now, he finally came to a conclusion, "I think they started this kind of opium business from the very beginning. Through this This kind of thing controlled a lot of people, but the scope was not so large at that time, and it’s hard to say whether Shijia Sanfang also came into contact with this kind of business when he went to the south, maybe he didn’t. A person, or a good family can't put their tentacles deep into the palace at all.

You have to know that in this harem, it is inseparable from the group of four princes and eight males.Let's just say that those who are still in the concubine position, which family has not been involved a lot with those old ministers.Such day-to-day management is like smoking opium, getting deeper and deeper, and the forces in the deep palace only weave a dense net, which is impossible to guard against.I didn't die, not because of God's blessing, but because of your mother and concubine's death. "

The emperor looked at Xi deeply at this point, "Yes, do you know? When your mother and concubine passed away, she only had one wish. She hoped that you could be a carefree person. However, she didn't do it herself. How can I ask you to do it? Let me ask you, do you really think this Xue Pan is trustworthy? People’s hearts are changeable, but smart people are still. Smart people who have the ability to occupy high positions are even more so. Is your entrustment worthwhile? ?”