[comprehensive] superior skills

Choosing a day is worse than bumping into it. Now that he has decided to discuss the old case with Bao Zheng, Song Ci decides to go to the palace immediately to meet Brother Cheap, so that Empress Dowager Liu will be mentally prepared so that she will not show her flaws in a moment of panic.

Maybe her attitude change was too subtle, Bao Zheng hesitated when he heard that Kaifeng mansion guards were needed to escort Concubine Li to the palace.

"Master Bao, what you want today is to enter the palace to face the saint, why are you still hesitant when the matter comes to an end?"

Song Ci was not at all surprised by the hesitation of this black charcoal head, "Master Bao is afraid that I will take the opportunity to do something harmful to the Li family? If so, Master Bao will be too contemptuous of me. This palace speaks the law and deeds, if you want to deal with a little Li Shi, why invite her into the palace with great fanfare? All you need to do is twiddle your fingers!"

"The princess has a magnanimous heart, it is a humble official who should not judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

It was only then that Bao Zheng suddenly realized that if Tianyou Emperor Ji really wanted to get rid of Concubine Li with malicious intentions, with her own abilities, wouldn't she be able to find a chance to do it after waiting for so long?

The princess neither wanted to kill evil people, but insisted on bringing the empress into the palace herself. I am afraid that she had already planned to use the emperor's hand to dispose of her own mother, so that the empress would completely extinguish the idea of ​​looking for relatives.

Although in the past dynasties there have been precedents for queens who have no children to choose their successors, but at the time Concubine Liu and Concubine Li were equally divided and never got involved in the harem. add body.

As soon as she conceived in October and gave birth, on that stormy night, Concubine Liu gave birth to the only prince of the first emperor, but Concubine Li gave birth to a bloody civet cat.

Many years later, when the prince was visiting the palace, Concubine Li, who was imprisoned in the cold palace, was burnt beyond recognition by an inexplicable fire, but she appeared after 20 years of incognito, calling for injustice, and repeatedly testified against the current empress dowager's crime of killing her mother by changing her son.

Couldn't these strange coincidences prove that Concubine Liu is suspicious?

Thinking that Concubine Li was supposed to be His Majesty's own mother, but she didn't even have a chance to rectify her name, so she could only hide in the countryside and make a living by farming.

In comparison, how noble and carefree is Concubine Liu who committed the strange case of the ages?If the Holy Majesty was really deceived by her to deal with the tragedy of disregarding human relationships, wouldn't it make Li Niangniang, who was already wronged, feel cold?

Even if he fights with Wu Sha not to lose his head, he still wants to protect his mother well.

Thinking of this, Bao Zheng answered with his head down, "My minister will send someone to invite Concubine Li to the palace to have an audience."

"Alright, Bao Qing's family will follow me!"

Song Ci touched the corner of his clothes and stood up, "As for the son-in-law, let's go with the guards of Kaifeng Mansion to invite the old woman who dared to call herself the mother of the country, so as not to make any mistakes on the way and then fall on the palace and the queen mother. "

She has lost a layer of vest, if there is too much noise and the cat is scared away, where is she going to choose a satisfactory son-in-law?It's better to send people away as soon as possible, so that Bao Heizi won't make trouble with him.

Even though he also had this intention, Zhan Zhao clasped his fists and said to Shangguan: "My lord, this subordinate..."

"Princess is right. Your Majesty is an important witness in this strange case, so please trouble Zhan's guards." Bao Zheng muttered while twisting his beard.

"Zhan is going to greet the empress right now, and ask the princess to take care of her along the way."

After speaking, Zhan Zhao stared directly at the jade face with a pair of deep pupils, revealing a faint prayer.

"Your son-in-law, don't worry, I will wait for you in the palace with Master Bao." Song Ci said with a smile.

"Subordinates obey!"

Zhan Zhao suddenly nodded, saluted Shangguan again, then turned and left without hesitation.

Seeing the people in the hall coming out, Liu Yan hurried in to ask for instructions, "Does the princess have any orders?"

Song Ci glanced at Bao Zheng with a calm face, "Eunuch came just in time, and I am about to enter the palace with Mr. Bao to meet the Holy Father, please trouble Eunuch to prepare the horses and chariots immediately."

Reminiscent of the secret conversation with the closed hall door earlier, Eunuch Liu lowered his hands and stood solemnly: "Our family will do it now."

When Liu Yan also turned to order the driver to go out, Song Ci smiled meaningfully at the hard bone opposite in the hall where there were only two people left: "I don't know if Mr. Bao knows that there is a famous saying in this world, up to From the emperor down to the pawn, everyone can't do without it."

"Oh, I don't know what good sentence the princess said?" Bao Zheng asked sideways.

Could it be that the princess finally couldn't bear to show her true colors because the guard Zhan was not in front of her.

Seeing Lord Qingtian's eyes full of defense, the smile on Song Ci's face grew stronger, "What I want to say is the word 'rarely confused'."

She walked slowly towards the threshold, "Do everything knowing it can't be done. Even if you have extraordinary courage and perseverance, it will inevitably involve far-reaching consequences and cause even greater disasters. It's better to let nature take its course and act according to the situation. Bao Qing Master, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Bao Zheng immediately understood that this was the princess calling him and also issuing an ultimatum.If he insists on embarrassing the Queen Mother, there may be unexpected changes when he enters the palace later.

Looking at the inexplicably lonely back of the princess, Bao Zheng thought for a moment before answering, "The princess's words are thought-provoking, and I feel ashamed. But if you don't do something, you will do something!"

Listening to the firm words like a declaration of decapitation, Song Ci said with a smile without surprise: "Lord Bao really deserves to be the pillar of the country, and everyone admires the scenery of the mountains! Now that the adults have made up their minds, this palace will not say more. The matter will be decided by the emperor."

The words are not speculative, and Song Ci and Bao Heitan, who had nothing to say all the way, only walked together before the forbidden gate and then parted ways. One diverted to Renshou Palace to answer the code, and the other went straight to Wende Palace to play civet cats. The matter of changing the prince.

I thought that my persuasive persuasion would be exchanged for a decree to thoroughly investigate the case, but the emperor laughed dumbfounded when he first heard about it, and said, "Didn't Bao Qing come here to tell me stories for fun? How could this Huanghuang Palace appear?" Such unbelievable and absurd things!"

Waving his hand to stop the Qing family who was about to remonstrate again, Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether the identity of Concubine Li is true or not, I just said that when I was born that day, my father happened to be visiting my mother in Jinhua Palace, so I was able to wait for the birth of the crown prince. .If according to what the Qing family said, wouldn't even the father become an accomplice in the son-changing case?"

"Is there any circumstantial evidence for your Majesty's statement?" Bao Zheng cupped his hands and said bluntly, "Or did the Empress Dowager say it to Your Majesty? Does Your Majesty believe it?"

"Of course there are many witnesses!"

Zhao Zhen saw that Bao Zheng's complexion became more serious, so he had to say in detail: "Not only was I held on my father's lap many times when I was a child to feel the joy of Lin'er's first birth, but I was also accompanied by companions," he said, pointing to the side and trying to reduce Chen Lin, who has a sense of presence, "The companion can also testify for me. He grew up with me since he was a child. How can he misunderstand the words and deeds of the late emperor?"

Hearing this, Bao Zheng's tall and straight body couldn't help trembling slightly, "Eunuch Chen, can you prove what His Majesty said?"

Chen Lin, who couldn't avoid it in time, turned slightly and said: "What the emperor said is naturally true. Back then, the former emperor was young but had no children. After waiting for many years, he finally hoped for a pregnancy in the harem, so how could he not take it to heart?"

Although he answered with a nod of his head, his speech was orderly, but he never dared to look directly at Bao Zheng.

Countless cases have been resolved, and Lord Bao, who has already seen that the servant's expression is evasive and afraid of concealing something, asked in a stern voice: "Eunuch! What Bao Zheng asked was whether His Majesty would personally support the matter for the late emperor to give birth!"

As soon as the shout came out, not only Zhao Zhen was stunned on the spot, but even Chen Lin's heart was filled with turbulent waves.

If it was heard that someone brought up the old case 20 years ago before the Wende Palace came down, Chen Lin would have cried with joy, confide the grievances and pains that have been hidden for many years with the visitor, and do his best for the court lady Kou Zhu who sacrificed her life for righteousness. Sincerely.

It's a pity that even today, he can only sigh in vain that time has changed.

If Bao Zheng knew the shocking secret that Kou Zhu revealed before his death, he would investigate the matter to the end according to his nature.

Once Concubine Liu has lost her reputation and lost her position because of her involvement in an old case, what decision will the princess make in anger?Isn't Wu Zhao's deeds in the previous dynasty shocking enough?

Originally thought that as long as this secret was hidden, the emperor would not have to suffer heartache, and could rely on the friendship of a mother and compatriots to sit firmly in the country. Unexpectedly, Bao Zheng, who is so good, would jump out to thoroughly investigate the mystery of the prince's life experience.

At this point, is it really that important who your Majesty's mother is? Thinking of Concubine Liu who has treated the emperor as a parent and child for many years, serving and raising her without complaint, and thinking of the fairy blood in the princess, Chen Lin's originally soft heart suddenly hardened.

For the inheritance of the Zhao family in the great Song Dynasty, what is the sacrifice of a concubine Li?Even if the late emperor was still alive, he would definitely make the same choice!

With his mind settled, Chen Lin replied pretending to be annoyed: "Lord Bao, on the day the prince was born, our family was ordered to go to the imperial garden to buy fruit. How can we know the inside story of the Jinhua Palace? But when His Majesty was young, Our family has indeed heard many times that the late emperor talked about the interesting story of the birth of his son."

"Eunuch, are you serious?!"

Bao Zheng saw that Eunuch Chen changed his appearance in just a blink of an eye, not only staring at him confidently, but also swore to testify for Concubine Liu, and immediately became restless.

"Okay! Bao Qing!"

Zhao Zhen asked impatiently: "Why are you behaving so strangely today? Is it just because you heard an untrue story from a crazy woman in the market?"

"It's fine to talk about such jokes in front of me, and you must not bring them up outside in the future. Once it reaches the ears of the Queen Mother and Yumei, I can't keep you!"

Seeing the emperor's obvious disbelief, Bao Zheng said with all his might, "Your Majesty, I'm going to go with Tianyou Diji this time, because I went to the princess mansion to explain the case of replacing the civet cat with the prince before entering the palace!"

"What! Bao Zheng, you are so courageous!"

Zhao Zhen immediately waved his sleeves and shouted angrily: "Why don't you report such a big event! Since you have told the princess clearly, doesn't the queen mother already know about it? Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng, you are so bold, how can you let the emperor let me go?" In the eyes!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Bao Zheng knelt down and kowtowed: "It is precisely because of my loyal and patriotic heart that I can't bear the emperor being deceived by others to do such a disaster for relatives and enemies!"

"What a loyal and patriotic Lord Qingtianbao!"

The Empress Dowager Liu who rushed over couldn't wait for the little eunuch to report, so she stepped inside and scolded: "My family wants to ask, who is the relative in your mouth? Who is the enemy?!"

Bao Zheng, who was already kneeling in front of the imperial court, heard the shout, hurriedly turned around and kneeled in front of the visitor, bowed his head and said: "My minister pays homage to the empress dowager, the empress dowager is a thousand years old!"

"Don't dare! Ai's family can't bear Master Bao's worship!"

Empress Dowager Liu, who purposely put on court clothes to show off her grandeur, turned around and sat on the grand teacher's chair that Guo Huai ordered the little eunuch to move, "My lord, I heard that Bao Zheng has chosen another noble mother for you. I am here to bid you farewell. Since in the eyes of the courtiers, the Empress Dowager of the Ai family is no longer worthy of the status of the mother of the country, it is better to transfer to the imperial mausoleum to serve the late emperor!"

She shed tears as she spoke, "For the past 20 years, I want to mourn your family. First, I raised you little by little from a baby, and then taught and assisted the government after the death of the first emperor. After you became an adult, you immediately returned to Renshou Palace to take care of Yi. My son never seized power, and even the relatives of the Liu family were restrained by the Ai family not to cause trouble for the emperor. All these things, which one is not worthy of being called a maiden queen? Now they are scolded face to face by a minister, Ai family It’s really exhausting and lifeless!”

Empress Dowager Liu was really sad at this time.If it wasn't for God's pity to give a fairy daughter, once Empress Li returned to the palace, would she still be able to accommodate her, the adoptive mother who raised the emperor for more than 20 years?

Empress Dowager Liu felt extremely sad when she thought that the emperor who had worked so hard to raise her would look at her with disgust and hatred.No matter how other people judge the grievances and resentments between her and Concubine Li, she always has a clear conscience towards the emperor.

"Queen mother calm down!"

Seeing the empress dowager covering her face with her sleeves and weeping, the anxious Zhao Zhen hastily said softly: "Bao Zheng has always been like this, so why should the queen care about it? You also know that Bao Zheng was repeatedly reprimanded by Jin Luan for those domineering members of the Zhao family. How come I haven't suffered from him!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen repeatedly said to the black-faced god who was kneeling beside him: "Bao Qing, hurry up and make amends to the Queen Mother! Just say that today was just a moment of confusion, and I will never mention such absurd remarks from now on!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty forgive me."

Bao Zheng slowly raised the black yarn on his neck, "It is precisely because of careful consideration that I have done what I have done today, not because Bao Zheng is determined to go his own way, but as a minister, how can he serve his lord with two hearts! "

"Bao Zheng, what about you? Don't you have to force the queen mother to leave the palace to be at ease!" Seeing how stubborn he was, Zhao Zhen said angrily.

It was rare for the always benevolent emperor to hold grudges against this loyal and upright courtier, his face seemed to have been covered with a layer of frost, and it suddenly became extremely gloomy and cold.

Facing the imposing gazes of the people above, Bao Zheng kowtowed and said: "I have sent guards in the mansion to respectfully invite Concubine Li to enter the palace, and please take the time to meet and discuss her authenticity!"

The author has something to say:

Song Ci: Cough, it seems that except for the upright Mr. Bao, everyone else has become villains who help evildoers. =, =

Nuannuan is in the chest, okay~~

The following is the happy little theater

——— Harmonious version of daily life in the harem.

Concubine Li Chen: "So what if you cheated and deceived me for 20 years, didn't Aijia finally recognize the emperor?"

Empress Dowager Liu: "Hmph, why are you proud of being an emperor? The Ai family even gave birth to a fairy girl!"

Song Ci: "Oh, playing Pai Gow is a long time. Has anyone heard about it?"

Zhao Zhen: "Wait a minute, sister-in-law, brother Huang is fooling around!"