First Prince of Qing Dynasty
Chapter 61
This point, everyone present thought of it.Kangxi urgently sent Nuo Min into the palace, ordering him and Zhang Jiwu to conduct a thorough investigation to find out who was behind it.One is the minister of the Ministry of punishment, and the other is the governor of Shuntian.Can you not turn the capital over?
Yinfeng said again: "Ama Khan, the investigation must be investigated, but the matter of rumors cannot be delayed."
Kangxi sighed: "We can't stop it after we find out."
This is too passive, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for them.
Today, people in the world have a high degree of trust in the imperial court and the royal family. To put it bluntly, [-]% is due to hybrid rice, [-]% is due to cowpox, and the remaining [-]% is due to other factors.It can be seen that the importance of vaccinia.
The embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by ant nests.It's hard to build trust, but easy to destroy it.These rumors are now a knife in the hands of the enemy, a knife to their hearts.
"Khan Ama, in an ancient language, it is better to defend the mouth of the people than to defend the Sichuan. I have always felt that it is better to avoid rumors than to block them."
Kangxi smiled and looked at him: "What good idea do you have?"
"I don't know if it's a good idea. Mr. Zhang said just now that most of the rumors are spread among the low-level people nowadays, or they are discussed in private in restaurants and teahouses. The people below are no more than scholars. Most of them are illiterate and can't read books. But They love listening to stories, listening to books."
Kangxi raised his eyebrows.
Yinfeng looked at Zhang Jiwu: "Master Zhang, I just heard that there are some book writers in the market. They seem to be called Taiyin Jushi, Kongkongsanren. They have published several books in the past few years. All major bookstores sell well. It was changed to storytelling, and there are many storytellers in the teahouse."
Yinfeng knows this very well.The second son of the immortal family, the immortal father and son, the immortal official crossing the catastrophe, etc., all the stories about him and Kangxi were written by these people.
Zhang Jiwu immediately understood: "There is such a thing."
"I wonder if Mr. Zhang is familiar with these people? What is their identity and background? Is it possible to find them? If you can't find them, it doesn't matter. It's okay to find some other people who are good at this. Tomorrow, I will make an outline and order them to write it. Ben, send it to various teahouses and restaurants for storytellers to tell."
Zhang Jiwu chuckled: "They used rumors to target the imperial court, so we integrated the truth into the storybook and made plans. This method is very good. It is not necessary for the crown prince to do it himself. It is enough for me to draw up the outline. By the way, it can also be included in the storybook Let’s talk about who is going to spread these rumors. If the prince is worried, wait for the minister to write it, and read it before the prince.”
Yinreng is happy and relaxed when someone does it for him.
He thought for a while and then said: "Not all the people go to taverns and teahouses. Some people don't like storytelling, but rather listen to operas."
Zhang Jiwu heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning: "Weichen asked people to change the storybook into an excerpt and send it to the troupe."
Yinfeng nodded: "It doesn't matter whether the opera troupe in the capital city, or the opera troupe that travels around to sing. This rumor started in the capital, but it doesn't mean that they won't spread in the prefectures and counties outside the capital. If we only care about the capital, then If you ignore the rest, you may fall into their trap."
"Wei Chen understands!"
In this regard, Yinreng glanced at Liang Jiugong, then peeked at the confession on Kangxi's table, turned his mind around, and didn't leave, just listening to it.Sure enough, after Kangxi finished talking about the rumors, he talked about Yinzuo again.
"Since the rumors are related to Yinzuo, you have also investigated Yinzuo's affairs. I have confessed to Liang Jiugong in the palace, and you are responsible for the outside of the palace. You need to be cautious in the acne palace."
If there is an internal response from the enemy in the Pox Palace, it is hard to say what happened to Yin Zuo.
Yinfeng was the first to suspect Tong Jiashi at first, but now he suddenly felt that he thought things too simply?The time when the rumor started was too coincidental, as if it was spread around the time of Yin Zuo's death.This is so unusual.Maybe Yinzuo's death was not because of the harem, but because of the former dynasty?
As for Tong Jia's collusion with forces outside the palace, Yinfeng did not make such a guess.What will make you want to shake the court's rule?The answer is obvious.How many guts does Tong Jiashi have to do this?Even if she herself gave up her life for revenge, wouldn't the whole Tong family also give up her life?
After thinking about it, Yinfeng took the opportunity to intervene: "The matter of the sixth brother may not necessarily be the problem of the scooter."
Kangxi looked sideways.
Yinfeng frowned and asked: "I found a problem in the scooter, so the sixth brother's illness must be caused by it?"
Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu had a meal, and said in unison: "Cultivate the plank road brightly, and keep the warehouse in the dark!"
The Acne Palace searched all over, but only found something on the scooter, so everyone naturally thought that the problem was on the scooter.But what if not?What if the scooter is just a front?What if there are other gaps that have not been discovered?
Kangxi's complexion changed, and he immediately ordered to intensify the thorough investigation.
If this matter was caused by internal fighting among the concubines in the palace, he would not tolerate it.If some people outside the palace have ulterior motives, the problem will be even more serious.
……
The next day, Zhang Jiwu really sent the written outline.After reading it, Yinreng was overwhelmed with praise.He was also afraid that people in this era don't know how to market.Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiwu was very capable.The ability of this story to shape, the ability of succession and transformation, is absolutely amazing!
There is no explicit mention of the current cowpox.Instead, it is alluded to by fictitious events in fictitious dynasties.The incidents are different, but both have the death of the prince, and there are rumors everywhere.Zhang Jiwu didn't even draw a conclusion at the end to point out whether the rumors are true, but buried many hints and clues in the middle of the story.
If a story has a clear ending, no matter how much everyone likes it, there will be limited discussion.But if the plot of the story is fascinating and exciting everywhere, but the ending is unknown; at the end, I don't know how the prince died; who wrote this matter.People will scratch their heads, dig out the details themselves, and seek the truth between the lines of the story.
Then they will find that there are so many details, and the answer has already been given to them in the original story.It turns out that the death of the little prince was deliberately murdered by someone!The rumors were also deliberately released by this group of people to attack the court.It turns out that the imperial court not only failed to use the people, but also did so many things for the people!
Alas, the court has suffered a great injustice!The court is a good court for the common people!
Isn't that much better than just telling everyone the truth?
Zhang Jiwu not only smashed the opponent's conspiracy, blamed the death of the prince and the rumors on the opponent, but also promoted a positive image of the court!
High, it is high!
Yinreng put away the compendium, walked out, and was about to call someone in to take things back to Zhang Jiwu, when he saw Yinzhen coming back from the outside with his head drooping, dejected.
"What's going on here?"
"I went to the Yonghe Palace, but I still haven't seen Er Niang."
Yinfeng frowned: "What do the people around Empress Concubine De say?"
"It's said that Er Niang was overly sad, and her spirits were extremely poor, and she has been using tranquilizing incense."
Yinzhen opened his mouth, feeling very suspicious.He went there at noon yesterday, and Yuchan said so; he went again in the evening, and said the same; he went again today, and said the same.
Even if you use Anshenxiang, is it really good to use it so often?And today he vaguely heard movement in the house.Erniang didn't sleep.Since Erniang was not asleep, why did Yuchan lie?
Yinzhen's heart tightened: "Second brother, is Erniang blaming me? She doesn't want to see me, does she?"
"What are you talking about! What does this have to do with you? There's nothing wrong with it. Why did you get it wrong? The concubine de concubine may have really fallen asleep. Maybe it's because the sixth younger brother is going to feel uncomfortable and really don't want to see her." People. Look at the imperial concubine and concubine Hui who have been visiting these days, didn't the concubine de concubine also see her?"
Yinzhen's expression darkened, but he was Erniang's son.Even if you don't see outsiders, don't you see him?He opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
Yinfeng sighed and pulled him into the study.
"what happened?"
"I...Second brother, do you think it's Tong Erniang?"
Yinfeng was shocked all over.
"The death of sister Yuan'er back then...at least Tong Eniang has always believed so. These years Tong Eniang has been missing sister Yuan'er. On the day my sixth brother left, I went to Chengqian Palace to pay my respects and saw Tong Eniang Copied a lot of scriptures. Chunzhi said it was going to be burned to sister Yuaner. Tong Eniang had never copied so many scriptures. She..."
Yinzhen took a deep breath, his voice trembling: "Since I moved to West Fifth Institute, I usually go to Chengqian Palace to pay my respects, or Tong Erniang sent Chunzhi to come over to say hello, and I rarely set foot in my courtyard.
"But after I fought with my elder brother, she came very diligently. She has never been so diligent. Eunuch Liang said that pus from a smallpox patient's acne was found in my scooter. If Tong Erniang was there at that time... ...at that time..."
Yinzhen dare not think about it.He is afraid of his ideas being confirmed.If that's the case, he gave Tong Eniang a chance.The sixth brother's death was caused by him.
Yinfeng shook his head: "Xiao Zhuzi has come back. I heard that Chun Zhi was released together with him. Who are you as Eunuch Liang? If there is a problem, can Chun Zhi be released so quickly? Besides, don't you say Was it after you had a fight with your elder brother? It doesn’t matter if the imperial concubine didn’t come. But when you are injured, she has to come and visit.”
Yinzhen's lips moved, but he didn't speak. Apparently, just a few light words couldn't restrain his thoughts, and couldn't persuade him.
Yinreng glanced outside, saw that there were no outsiders, thought for a while, and handed Zhang Jiwu's outline to him.
Yinzhen was a little puzzled.
"The little prince in the script is the sixth brother."
Yinzhen opened his eyes wide, and took a breath: "Then the Tiandihui in the script?"
Yinfeng nodded, and told him what happened in the imperial study room yesterday.
"Your scooter may be just a cover. This matter is unusual. Although it has not been confirmed that it was done by the Tiandi Club, Han Ama, Lord Nuomin, and Lord Zhang all have such conjectures."
That's why Zhang Jiwu wrote Tiandihui as the villain in the script.Of course, even if it is later proved that it has nothing to do with the Tiandihui, it is not a loss to do so.Who let the world be a cancer of the Qing Dynasty?If you can splash the dirty water of the world society, you can splash it.
Yinzhen muttered in a daze: "Is that so?"
Yinfeng nodded.
He felt a little relieved, and returned the script to Yinfeng: "Thank you, Second Brother."
At this moment, Xiao Zhuzi rushed in: "His Royal Highness, the third elder brother is fighting with some servants."
Yinfeng:? ? ?
Wrong!Which brother are you fighting with!Fight with minions?Sure?Does the servant dare to fight Yinzhi?
With doubts, Yinfeng rushed to the scene of the incident, and sure enough, he saw that Yinzhi was really fighting with the servant.Oh, no, the servants really didn't dare to fight Yinzhi.Therefore, to be precise, it was Yinzhi who unilaterally pressed and beat the servant.
Yinfeng stepped forward and pulled him down: "What are you doing! It's not shameful enough! You are a prince, brother, why are you competing with slaves? If they offend you, just let someone drag you down to beat the board. You can do it yourself! "
Yinfeng glanced coldly at the servants with bruised noses and swollen faces. The servants were so frightened that three souls lost two souls in an instant, and they all knelt down to beg for mercy.
Yinzhi was indignant: "Second brother, you don't know what they said! If you knew, you would want to beat them to death with your own hands!"
The servants kowtowed harder, each trembling.
Yinfeng asked, "What did they say?"
Yinzhi gritted his teeth: "I wanted to go to Yuqing Palace today to find you and my fourth brother, but I heard them gather together and whisper together on the way. They said that the sixth brother was killed by the fourth brother. They said that the fourth brother would kill the elder brother for the snow ball that day. The head was broken, and now it is not impossible to deal with the sixth brother because of Xuetuan. The sixth brother always liked to play tricks on Xuetuan in the past, and Xuetuan ran around in fright.
"They also said that the fourth brother is jealous that the sixth brother is more favored by the Concubine De. They also said that even if the fourth brother did not do it on purpose, it is always because he gave something wrong. Especially they said that the Concubine De thinks so, otherwise what I haven’t seen my fourth brother all this time. I’m clearly annoyed by my fourth brother!”
Yinfeng's face was gloomy.
Three servants knelt on the ground, and two of them peed their pants in fright.
"Third Elder Brother, spare your life, the Crown Prince, my servant... this servant didn't mean it, and I also listened to what others said. This servant will never dare again."
Yinfeng snorted coldly, and beckoned Xiao Zhuzi over: "Send it to Eunuch Liang. Eunuch Liang knows what to do."
There are great rules in the palace, and one needs to be cautious in words and deeds, but there will always be some servants who don't care about life and death, gossip.The masters don't know much about the private affairs of the court ladies and eunuchs.But whispering in a public place, and Yinzhi happened to overhear it, is a bit unusual.
Hearing Eunuch Liang, the three servants were terrified, begging for mercy one after another, and someone tried to pick Yinrong's trousers in vain, but was kicked out by Xiao Zhuzi before he got close.
"Fourth brother!" Yinzhi's voice was flustered, "You...why are you here?"
Yinreng paused, then turned around and saw Yinzhen standing not far away, with a dazed expression on the spot.
Yinfeng gritted his teeth, and he worked so hard to comfort Yinzhen, so that Yinzhen could feel a little more at ease, but when this happened suddenly, the previous efforts were in vain.
Yinzhi was so angry that he didn't expect Yinzhen to be there, otherwise he wouldn't have said all those words out loud.Isn't this poking Yinzhen's lungs?
He walked over embarrassingly: "Fourth brother! That...that...they are talking nonsense! Don't believe what they say!"
Yinzhen shook his head slightly and remained silent.
Yinfeng couldn't help sighing.
Yin Zuo died of vaccination.Then the scooter problem was discovered, and rumors spread outside the palace, and now such things happen in the palace.
One after another flashed through his mind, Yinfeng suddenly had a clever idea, and an idea came to him spontaneously.Did the other party tamper with the scooter just to create this effect?Let Yinzhen blame himself, and let Concubine De and Yinzhen have a rift?
Yinfeng's heart skipped a beat.
If so, who would not forget to drag the dirty water on Yinzhen while harming Yinzuo?There are so many things around Yin Zuo, there are so many things to start with.Why did you choose the scooter that Yinzhen gave you?
The person who will do this, and is most likely to do so, is Tong Jiashi!
Yinfeng took a deep breath and read the confession presented by Liang Jiugong. At first, he thought that Tong Jiashi and Chunzhi had no chance to touch the scooter that day, and there were rumors outside the palace.Could it be that the question is not on the scooter at all, not even inside the palace, but outside the palace.
But now that I think about it, if someone else did it, why choose a scooter?Is it just a coincidence?
They think the scooter may be a cover, but who says the cover must not be the truth?False and false, true and false, maybe the other party took advantage of this to fill the false with the real and cover up the real with the false?
Yinreng clenched his fists tightly, ordered Xia Cao to send Yinzhen back, and asked Yinzhi to watch him well, then called Xiao Zhuzi in, changed his clothes and left the palace, and went straight to Shuntian Mansion.
Zhang Jiwu was very surprised: "Why is His Royal Highness here?"
Yinfeng gave him the outline of the storybook: "I'll give you this, you wrote it very well, let someone do it according to this."
Zhang Jiwu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your Highness can just order a servant to deliver it to the minister. Why do you need to go there yourself?"
Yinfeng sat down, and used the tea lid to scrape the foam on the water surface: "How is the investigation going?"
Zhang Jiwu became serious: "The minister and Master Nuomin acted separately. He went to the Pox Palace, and the minister is here to investigate the source of the rumors. There are some clues, and there is indeed a shadow of the Tiandihui."
Heaven and Earth will...
If this is the case, how dare Tong Jiashi?
Yinfeng frowned: "You don't need to focus all your attention on the scooter and acne palace, it's not that you can't start from other places."
"What do you mean by His Royal Highness?"
"Since the imperial doctor said that the sixth brother's accident was not due to vaccination with smallpox, but smallpox, where did the smallpox come from? It is unlikely that such things will travel to Beijing."
Zhang Jiwu's eyes lit up: "It can only be taken from Beijing. To get smallpox acne, there must be smallpox patients!"
Smallpox pus cannot be kept for too long, only recently.Although there has not been any case of smallpox in the capital recently, it is not impossible to hide it and not report it.Find out who has been infected with smallpox in the capital recently, and whoever has been in contact with this smallpox patient can follow the clues!
Zhang Jiwu stood up: "This is what I will do!"
"Master Zhang!" Yinfeng stopped him and opened his mouth. In fact, he still doubted Tong Jiashi in his heart. If Tong Jiashi wanted to get smallpox from outside the palace, the Tong family members were the most available.But he couldn't tell Zhang Jiwu, let him go directly to investigate Tong's house, thought for a while, and said cryptically, "This matter may involve the harem, which has a lot to do with it. If it is true, people in the palace cannot easily leave the palace, and they can only do things." Entrust relatives."
Zhang Jiwu was stunned, the prince asked him to check the natal families of the empresses in various palaces?
I have to say that this is indeed a direction, but no one in the palaces is easy to mess with.In particular, some of them are from prominent families, so it might be wrong for him to match up.
Yinfeng said again: "Master Zhang, you are acting according to the emperor's order. As long as everything is done according to the regulations, no one dares to say a word. The death of the sixth brother, Khan Ama, is heartbroken. This matter must be done." Get to the bottom of it. Since you have accepted the job, you have to do it well."
Zhang Jiwu: ...
The meaning here is already very clear.If he looked forward and backward, then unless he was lucky, the death of sixth elder brother had nothing to do with the empresses of the palaces. Once it did, he would be at a disadvantage.Maybe he will be picked out by political opponents to make a big fuss, accusing him of deliberately covering up.
Zhang Jiwu took a deep breath: "I understand!"
Shuntian Fu Yin sits in the capital, and the person who can sit in this seat must firstly have ability, and secondly, must have courage, and must not be a coward.It is normal for Zhang Jiwu to hesitate a little, but since he has made up his mind, he will definitely try his best.
Especially since he took office last year, he has done all kinds of work very well.Seeing that he is neither cowardly nor reckless, he should know how to investigate, how to investigate, and grasp the measure.
Yinreng was satisfied, and said with a smile, "Master Zhang is here."
After confessing to Zhang Jiwu, Yinreng returned to the palace and did not intervene again.For one thing, he is now 11 years old, which is not too young, but not too old either.Kangxi did not assign him to participate in the investigation.Relying on his status as the crown prince, it was enough for him to point fingers twice, any more would be a bit out of bounds.
Secondly, Nuo Min is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments and is in charge of the national edict and prison.Zhang Jiwu is the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, in charge of all affairs of the capital.For investigating and adjudicating cases, which of the two is better than Yinfeng?
Yinfeng can only make some discussions and speculations based on later generations' understanding of many detective dramas and criminal police dramas. They have actually solved many cases.Except for a few words, Yinfeng really has nothing to point out.
Just those two sentences he said, don't look at Zhang Jiwu's superficial compliments, maybe he already knew it in his heart, but it was just for him to see.
Although he didn't intervene, Yinfeng has been paying attention.
Waiting and waiting, finally after a few days, things made progress.
……
Knowing that Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu entered the palace together, Yinreng immediately set off for the imperial study, managed to enter the inner hall one minute before the two ministers arrived, sat down at his usual desk, spread out the books and started When I write, there is no self-consciousness of evasion.I even gave myself a compliment in my heart.
He is so smart.Now you can "eavesdrop" openly!
Kangxi glanced at him, Yinfeng blinked: "Khan Ama, what do you always see me doing? Is there something on my face?"
The corner of Kangxi's mouth twitched: "Yes!"
"have what?"
"cheeky!"
Yinfeng: ... Yo, after several years of his training, he, Khan Ama, can tell cold jokes!
As for being ashamed of being pierced by others, Yinfeng is completely free.As long as he is not embarrassed, it is someone else who is embarrassed.
Kangxi shook his head helplessly, acquiescing to his carefulness.Yinzuo's case involves Tiandihui, it's rare that Yinreng pays attention to this matter, he is the prince after all, so it's good to listen.Even if he didn't come, Kangxi planned to send someone to invite him.
Kangxi opened his mouth to let Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu enter the hall.
The two paid homage to the emperor and the prince, and only then did they talk about the case.
Nuo Min opened the mouth first: "I searched the pox palace twice, and found nothing inappropriate, but I got a piece of news from my subordinates. On the second day after sixth elder brother entered the palace, the kitchen One of the servants in charge of the fire was on leave due to illness.
"The Pox Palace is different from the imperial palace. Although it was first built with great attention to detail, most of the people working in it were moved from the palace except for the doctors. However, some surrounding people are still employed on the outside. For example, people who deliver firewood, people who burn fire, and do miscellaneous work in the washing place Wait, etc. These people will not be able to get to the master's side, but when they are recruited into the acne palace, they have checked the three generations of their ancestors.
"I found out that the servant's husband's family name was Liu, and others called her Sister-in-law Liu. I planned to ask this sister-in-law Liu to ask, but I learned that she has been seriously ill since she took leave that day and has never returned. Is she seriously ill? The timing was a bit of a coincidence. The minister paid attention, asked for the address of the servant's house, and found that the building was empty.
"Her family lives in a remote place, and there are no neighbors around her. The nearest one is more than two miles away. This family is named Li, and they have some contacts with Liu's family on weekdays. I asked them and said that they had seen each other seven days ago. Sister-in-law Liu once said that she was indeed sickly and had a persistent cough, but she didn't seem to have symptoms of acne. Sister-in-law Liu told them that she might have to stay at home for several days this time.
"Since then, the Li family has never seen her again. Because she said that her illness was the first priority, the Li family didn't think much about it, let alone bother her, so they don't know when she left or where she went."
Kangxi frowned: "She is only responsible for lighting the fire?"
Nuo Min nodded: "Yes! I was only responsible for lighting the fire. But after taking leave, he disappeared, which was obviously abnormal. So I asked everyone in the Acne Palace. I found out that the sixth elder brother was riding a scooter everywhere when he first arrived in the Acne Palace. Run away, once went to the Moon Gate in front of the rear courtyard, knocked down Sister-in-Law Liu, and fell into a ball with Sister-in-law Liu. Miss Yujuan, who was serving Sixth Brother, was also there at that time, and she even scolded Sister-in-law Liu."
Kangxi's heart tightened: "Fall into a ball?"
Having had such an intimate contact, would it be...
What Kangxi wanted, Nuo Min also thought of it: "I am afraid that Sister-in-law Liu is taking this opportunity to do something on Sixth Brother's body, so I immediately thought of Sixth Brother's clothes that day."
Liang Jiugong continued: "Master Nuo Min did send a letter to the servant, and the servant went to ask Miss Yujuan in person, and Miss Yujuan said that Brother Six played like crazy that day and was covered in sweat. After changing the clothes, she Someone sent it to be washed. The people at the starch place washed it and sent it back, and the slave has already brought it to Master Nuo Min."
Nuo Min shook her head: "It's a pity that the clothes were washed too clean. Even if there was anything there at the beginning, there are no traces now. I called the people from the washing place to ask if they found anything unusual when they washed it that day. The result was Brother Zhiliu's clothes that day were washed by a lady named Min.
"Speaking of which, Mrs. Min shouldn't be responsible for this matter. Although the washing department is a rough job, it involves the personal clothing of the nobles, so it is also extremely important. The washing department is all people who were transferred from the palace. One of them is called Xiuping's aunt is respected.
"Aunt Xiuping has been in the palace for many years. She used to do washing and washing. She is very good at this line of work. She knows what kind of fabrics should be washed in what way, and she can remember which master's clothes to dry. Finally, you need incense, what kind of incense you like, which master doesn't use it.
"So when the master of the palace goes to the pox palace for vaccination, others may be responsible for the belongings of the accompanying palace people. But she is used to washing the clothes of the master herself. Lady Min was recruited a month ago, and she is from outside the palace. According to the rules , These people are only responsible for fetching water and other chores, and are not allowed to touch the clothes of the nobles.
"But Mrs. Min can talk, and she is also smart. Aunt Xiuping is getting old, and for some reason, she has the idea of adopting her as a daughter-in-law for the elderly, so she wants to teach her the skills of handwashing and incense.
"Miss Min is indeed capable. In a month, she has learned a lot of what Aunt Xiuping taught. Aunt Xiuping regards her as her descendant and her relatives. That day, when the sixth elder brother's clothes were delivered , Aunt Xiuping was sick to her stomach after eating too much, so Mrs. Min volunteered to help Aunt Xiuping with work.
"Aunt Xiuping is afraid that she will leave this matter to others and let others be the top. If someone else does too well and gets the master's eyes, it will affect her position in the laundry department. So after thinking about it, I think that Mrs. Min is one of her own. and agreed."
Kangxi laughed angrily.I didn't expect that the servants would still be ignorant of this kind of thing.This Aunt Xiuping is also unclear.But it was because of the selfishness of these people that they gave Lady Min a chance and harmed Yinzuo.
How could he not hate it!
Nuo Min continued: "Miss Min was not there when Wei Chen interrogated the laundry department, and sent someone to find her, only to find that she had committed suicide in the room."
Kangxi paused: "Did you commit suicide?"
"Yes! After the inquest, Wu said that he died about an hour ago. At that time, the minister sent someone to summon the people from the laundry department."
Knowing that he had been found on his side, he couldn't escape, so he committed suicide directly!
it is good!very nice!
Kangxi gritted his teeth angrily, "Where's that Xiuping?"
"Wei Chen has been sent to prison."
"What did she say?"
"She was crying and crying for injustice, saying that she thought that Mrs. Min was just a poor divorced woman, and never thought that she had such ulterior motives. She said that she really didn't know what Mrs. Min was doing."
However, Brother Six died, so she just said that she didn't know and it was over.
The emperor was furious, laying down millions of corpses.Innocent people could be implicated, let alone her.
Nuo Min collected her thoughts and shook her head secretly.
Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong over there: "What did Yujuan say? Since Yinzuo had contact with others, why didn't she report it that day?"
"Yujuan said that the sixth elder brother fell on Sister-in-law Liu that day, and she didn't get hurt. She got up and went to play on the scooter again. She never thought about what accidents would happen if she just met a servant girl in a hurry, so she didn't take it to heart. Six elder brothers found out that there was a problem with the scooter after the accident, and she only thought it was caused by the contents of the scooter, and never thought about other possibilities, so she didn't remember the incident at the time."
Liang Jiugong frowned, these words seemed reasonable, but after so many years in the palace, he would not believe it easily.
Kangxi snorted coldly, "Where's the person?"
"I'm in custody."
Kangxi nodded, looked at Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu: "What else?"
Nuo Min glanced at Zhang Jiwu, Zhang Jiwu understood, stepped forward and said: "After the prince reminded, I started to investigate whether there were smallpox patients in the capital recently, but I didn't find a confirmed case, but I learned from a group of beggars that not long ago An old man who was begging with them fell ill with fever and sores on his body.
"They have never seen smallpox, they don't know what smallpox looks like, and they don't know if the old man is real. So Wei Chen asked them where the old man was.
"They said that the old man couldn't beg on the street since he got sick, and he usually lived in a ruined temple. Later, he met a kind-hearted man who said that he was a doctor and could see a doctor for him, so he took him in. Okay. Some of these beggars had followed the carriage to their destination.
"Wei Chen went according to their guidance, and when he arrived at the place, he found that the house had been completely burned. There was nothing left. I asked the people around, and they said that the fire started five days ago. Fortunately, it seems that the family members have traveled far away. There were no casualties. But the family has never been seen back."
Kangxi's mood sank a little bit.
Five days ago, it was the day Yin Zuo passed away.This time, not only did people go to the empty building, but they also set a fire!
Zhang Jiwu curled his lips: "These people are very cautious, but geese leave their voices and people leave traces. No matter how cautious they are, there will be loopholes. Since they have lived here for a while, they always go out to buy daily necessities. Wei Wei I visited for two days and found their footprints. They have been to several places in the capital, and two of these places are actually the strongholds where the Heaven and Earth Society is buried!"
Heaven and Earth will!It really is the Heaven and Earth Association!
Nuo Min hurriedly said: "Wei Chen has captured all these people and imprisoned them in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. They refused to tell at first, but under the severe torture, two people opened their mouths. They said that the incident was caused by the co-rudder Chen Guangyi coming in person. Chen Guangyi presides over the supervision. They are only responsible for waiting for news to spread rumors. They don’t know anything else.”
Nuo Min paused, snorted coldly, and continued: "I continued to use torture, and finally found something different from the mouth of the northern helmsman Wei Liang. According to Wei Liang, the Tiandi Association was elected as the deputy helmsman back then. He should have been elected, but Chen Guangyi came from behind, and in the end he had to find a northern helmsman.
"He has been remembering this matter all these years, and secretly dislikes Chen Guangyi. This time when Chen Guangyi came to Beijing, he secretly followed him. Seeing that Chen Guangyi paid a lot of respect to a white-faced young man who was not yet a weak crown, he even called him The little prince. It was mentioned in the conversation between the two that this little prince is the son of the third prince Zhu."
Yinfeng: ...
What the hell!The prince's son is called the little prince?Then, can he, the emperor's son, be called the little emperor?Do you want to be so careless!
Kangxi sneered: "Where did the third prince Zhu come from!"
It is no wonder that Kangxi said so. Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and the founding of the country, there were not only one or two people who rebelled under the banner of the third prince Zhu, but none of them was the real third prince Zhu.Even people like Yang Qilong, Cai Yin② and others are not surnamed Zhu, and they have nothing to do with the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty.
Of course, even if your surname is Zhu, you may not belong to the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty.After all, there are many people with the surname Zhu in this world.
Nuo Min shook her head: "Wei Liang was afraid of being found out, so he only listened to a few words, and left after knowing the key. He didn't know the root cause. He kept this matter in his heart, and he was still considering whether to hide it for now, and give Chen Guangyi a lesson in the future." It’s better to remember the hammer; it’s better to serve under the name and find a future. After all, if the other party is really a descendant of the former Ming royal family, with this banner, it may not be impossible to win over a group of old officials to strengthen the Tiandihui, and there may be something to do.”
Seeing Kangxi's face turned livid, Nuo Min said again: "Unfortunately, he was arrested within two days. The so-called future can only be imagined in a dream."
Kangxi thought for a while: "It seems that the Tiandihui has become the vanguard of the third prince Zhu. He can put chess pieces in the Tiandihui and let the Tiandihui be used by him. The third prince Zhu has some brains. Think There is a way to find out his true identity, no matter whether he is from the imperial family of the former Ming Dynasty, he cannot stay!"
They all conspired against each other and killed Yinzuo. Is it important for the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty?No matter who you are, you must die!
Nuo Min straightened her back and said respectfully, "Yes!"
Kangxi nodded slightly, clarified the affairs outside the palace, and then turned to Liang Jiugong: "If Yin Zuo's smallpox was stained when he collided with Mrs. Liu, and his clothes were wiped by Mrs. Min at the laundry place, then the pus from the acne in the scooter Where did it come from?"
Now that Yinzuo has been infected with smallpox, why do he need the things in the scooter?The scooter is obviously a cover to attract their attention, disturb their sight and check their direction, but who will do this cover, and who can do this cover?
Liang Jiugong took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, after investigation by the servants, there was nothing wrong with the scooter before it left the palace."
There was nothing wrong before leaving the palace.And after leaving the palace, Yinzuo hugged him all the way and did not let go, and played for another day after entering the palace of acne, until he didn't like it the next day, so he gave up.But since then, it has been kept in the house.
Who can enter Yinzuo's bedroom?
Yujuan and the imperial physician...
Kangxi's face darkened: "Liang Jiugong! What are you eating! It's been so many days, even a Yujuan can't handle it?"
Liang Jiugong hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.
Yinfeng rolled his eyes and said: "Ama Khan, Eunuch Liang has served you for many years, and you are well aware of his abilities. This time, it's not that he is not doing well. Mrs. Nuo Min didn't find out about the clothes of Mrs. Liu and the sixth brother earlier. At that time, Liang Jiugong probably never thought that there would be problems with Yujuan. After all, she is the concubine's confidant, so naturally she should be towards the sixth younger brother. After two days, when Yujuan is found to be wrong, there will be troubles in the palace again."
Kangxi naturally knows what this mess is.Two days ago, Yinfeng caught several people and threw them to Liang Jiugong, he knew about it.Yujuan wants to investigate, but those rumors in the palace need to be investigated even more!
Although Kangxi was a little annoyed, he didn't intend to deal with Liang Jiugong. He was used to Liang Jiugong, and he still needed it.So he went down the steps given by Yinrong.
"Check! If she refuses to speak, find a way to let her speak! She is not afraid of death, she always has parents and relatives! Don't her parents and relatives fear death!"
Liang Jiugong knelt down and said, "The servant obeys the order!"
This rush is really tight.Before Kangxi's questioning, Liang Jiugong was already interrogating. If Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu had not come too early, and Kangxi had sent him to report back together, there might have been progress by now.Leaving the imperial study room, Liang Jiugong continued the interrogation.
Yinfeng said again: "Ama Khan, the investigation must be investigated, but the matter of rumors cannot be delayed."
Kangxi sighed: "We can't stop it after we find out."
This is too passive, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for them.
Today, people in the world have a high degree of trust in the imperial court and the royal family. To put it bluntly, [-]% is due to hybrid rice, [-]% is due to cowpox, and the remaining [-]% is due to other factors.It can be seen that the importance of vaccinia.
The embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by ant nests.It's hard to build trust, but easy to destroy it.These rumors are now a knife in the hands of the enemy, a knife to their hearts.
"Khan Ama, in an ancient language, it is better to defend the mouth of the people than to defend the Sichuan. I have always felt that it is better to avoid rumors than to block them."
Kangxi smiled and looked at him: "What good idea do you have?"
"I don't know if it's a good idea. Mr. Zhang said just now that most of the rumors are spread among the low-level people nowadays, or they are discussed in private in restaurants and teahouses. The people below are no more than scholars. Most of them are illiterate and can't read books. But They love listening to stories, listening to books."
Kangxi raised his eyebrows.
Yinfeng looked at Zhang Jiwu: "Master Zhang, I just heard that there are some book writers in the market. They seem to be called Taiyin Jushi, Kongkongsanren. They have published several books in the past few years. All major bookstores sell well. It was changed to storytelling, and there are many storytellers in the teahouse."
Yinfeng knows this very well.The second son of the immortal family, the immortal father and son, the immortal official crossing the catastrophe, etc., all the stories about him and Kangxi were written by these people.
Zhang Jiwu immediately understood: "There is such a thing."
"I wonder if Mr. Zhang is familiar with these people? What is their identity and background? Is it possible to find them? If you can't find them, it doesn't matter. It's okay to find some other people who are good at this. Tomorrow, I will make an outline and order them to write it. Ben, send it to various teahouses and restaurants for storytellers to tell."
Zhang Jiwu chuckled: "They used rumors to target the imperial court, so we integrated the truth into the storybook and made plans. This method is very good. It is not necessary for the crown prince to do it himself. It is enough for me to draw up the outline. By the way, it can also be included in the storybook Let’s talk about who is going to spread these rumors. If the prince is worried, wait for the minister to write it, and read it before the prince.”
Yinreng is happy and relaxed when someone does it for him.
He thought for a while and then said: "Not all the people go to taverns and teahouses. Some people don't like storytelling, but rather listen to operas."
Zhang Jiwu heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning: "Weichen asked people to change the storybook into an excerpt and send it to the troupe."
Yinfeng nodded: "It doesn't matter whether the opera troupe in the capital city, or the opera troupe that travels around to sing. This rumor started in the capital, but it doesn't mean that they won't spread in the prefectures and counties outside the capital. If we only care about the capital, then If you ignore the rest, you may fall into their trap."
"Wei Chen understands!"
In this regard, Yinreng glanced at Liang Jiugong, then peeked at the confession on Kangxi's table, turned his mind around, and didn't leave, just listening to it.Sure enough, after Kangxi finished talking about the rumors, he talked about Yinzuo again.
"Since the rumors are related to Yinzuo, you have also investigated Yinzuo's affairs. I have confessed to Liang Jiugong in the palace, and you are responsible for the outside of the palace. You need to be cautious in the acne palace."
If there is an internal response from the enemy in the Pox Palace, it is hard to say what happened to Yin Zuo.
Yinfeng was the first to suspect Tong Jiashi at first, but now he suddenly felt that he thought things too simply?The time when the rumor started was too coincidental, as if it was spread around the time of Yin Zuo's death.This is so unusual.Maybe Yinzuo's death was not because of the harem, but because of the former dynasty?
As for Tong Jia's collusion with forces outside the palace, Yinfeng did not make such a guess.What will make you want to shake the court's rule?The answer is obvious.How many guts does Tong Jiashi have to do this?Even if she herself gave up her life for revenge, wouldn't the whole Tong family also give up her life?
After thinking about it, Yinfeng took the opportunity to intervene: "The matter of the sixth brother may not necessarily be the problem of the scooter."
Kangxi looked sideways.
Yinfeng frowned and asked: "I found a problem in the scooter, so the sixth brother's illness must be caused by it?"
Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu had a meal, and said in unison: "Cultivate the plank road brightly, and keep the warehouse in the dark!"
The Acne Palace searched all over, but only found something on the scooter, so everyone naturally thought that the problem was on the scooter.But what if not?What if the scooter is just a front?What if there are other gaps that have not been discovered?
Kangxi's complexion changed, and he immediately ordered to intensify the thorough investigation.
If this matter was caused by internal fighting among the concubines in the palace, he would not tolerate it.If some people outside the palace have ulterior motives, the problem will be even more serious.
……
The next day, Zhang Jiwu really sent the written outline.After reading it, Yinreng was overwhelmed with praise.He was also afraid that people in this era don't know how to market.Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiwu was very capable.The ability of this story to shape, the ability of succession and transformation, is absolutely amazing!
There is no explicit mention of the current cowpox.Instead, it is alluded to by fictitious events in fictitious dynasties.The incidents are different, but both have the death of the prince, and there are rumors everywhere.Zhang Jiwu didn't even draw a conclusion at the end to point out whether the rumors are true, but buried many hints and clues in the middle of the story.
If a story has a clear ending, no matter how much everyone likes it, there will be limited discussion.But if the plot of the story is fascinating and exciting everywhere, but the ending is unknown; at the end, I don't know how the prince died; who wrote this matter.People will scratch their heads, dig out the details themselves, and seek the truth between the lines of the story.
Then they will find that there are so many details, and the answer has already been given to them in the original story.It turns out that the death of the little prince was deliberately murdered by someone!The rumors were also deliberately released by this group of people to attack the court.It turns out that the imperial court not only failed to use the people, but also did so many things for the people!
Alas, the court has suffered a great injustice!The court is a good court for the common people!
Isn't that much better than just telling everyone the truth?
Zhang Jiwu not only smashed the opponent's conspiracy, blamed the death of the prince and the rumors on the opponent, but also promoted a positive image of the court!
High, it is high!
Yinreng put away the compendium, walked out, and was about to call someone in to take things back to Zhang Jiwu, when he saw Yinzhen coming back from the outside with his head drooping, dejected.
"What's going on here?"
"I went to the Yonghe Palace, but I still haven't seen Er Niang."
Yinfeng frowned: "What do the people around Empress Concubine De say?"
"It's said that Er Niang was overly sad, and her spirits were extremely poor, and she has been using tranquilizing incense."
Yinzhen opened his mouth, feeling very suspicious.He went there at noon yesterday, and Yuchan said so; he went again in the evening, and said the same; he went again today, and said the same.
Even if you use Anshenxiang, is it really good to use it so often?And today he vaguely heard movement in the house.Erniang didn't sleep.Since Erniang was not asleep, why did Yuchan lie?
Yinzhen's heart tightened: "Second brother, is Erniang blaming me? She doesn't want to see me, does she?"
"What are you talking about! What does this have to do with you? There's nothing wrong with it. Why did you get it wrong? The concubine de concubine may have really fallen asleep. Maybe it's because the sixth younger brother is going to feel uncomfortable and really don't want to see her." People. Look at the imperial concubine and concubine Hui who have been visiting these days, didn't the concubine de concubine also see her?"
Yinzhen's expression darkened, but he was Erniang's son.Even if you don't see outsiders, don't you see him?He opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
Yinfeng sighed and pulled him into the study.
"what happened?"
"I...Second brother, do you think it's Tong Erniang?"
Yinfeng was shocked all over.
"The death of sister Yuan'er back then...at least Tong Eniang has always believed so. These years Tong Eniang has been missing sister Yuan'er. On the day my sixth brother left, I went to Chengqian Palace to pay my respects and saw Tong Eniang Copied a lot of scriptures. Chunzhi said it was going to be burned to sister Yuaner. Tong Eniang had never copied so many scriptures. She..."
Yinzhen took a deep breath, his voice trembling: "Since I moved to West Fifth Institute, I usually go to Chengqian Palace to pay my respects, or Tong Erniang sent Chunzhi to come over to say hello, and I rarely set foot in my courtyard.
"But after I fought with my elder brother, she came very diligently. She has never been so diligent. Eunuch Liang said that pus from a smallpox patient's acne was found in my scooter. If Tong Erniang was there at that time... ...at that time..."
Yinzhen dare not think about it.He is afraid of his ideas being confirmed.If that's the case, he gave Tong Eniang a chance.The sixth brother's death was caused by him.
Yinfeng shook his head: "Xiao Zhuzi has come back. I heard that Chun Zhi was released together with him. Who are you as Eunuch Liang? If there is a problem, can Chun Zhi be released so quickly? Besides, don't you say Was it after you had a fight with your elder brother? It doesn’t matter if the imperial concubine didn’t come. But when you are injured, she has to come and visit.”
Yinzhen's lips moved, but he didn't speak. Apparently, just a few light words couldn't restrain his thoughts, and couldn't persuade him.
Yinreng glanced outside, saw that there were no outsiders, thought for a while, and handed Zhang Jiwu's outline to him.
Yinzhen was a little puzzled.
"The little prince in the script is the sixth brother."
Yinzhen opened his eyes wide, and took a breath: "Then the Tiandihui in the script?"
Yinfeng nodded, and told him what happened in the imperial study room yesterday.
"Your scooter may be just a cover. This matter is unusual. Although it has not been confirmed that it was done by the Tiandi Club, Han Ama, Lord Nuomin, and Lord Zhang all have such conjectures."
That's why Zhang Jiwu wrote Tiandihui as the villain in the script.Of course, even if it is later proved that it has nothing to do with the Tiandihui, it is not a loss to do so.Who let the world be a cancer of the Qing Dynasty?If you can splash the dirty water of the world society, you can splash it.
Yinzhen muttered in a daze: "Is that so?"
Yinfeng nodded.
He felt a little relieved, and returned the script to Yinfeng: "Thank you, Second Brother."
At this moment, Xiao Zhuzi rushed in: "His Royal Highness, the third elder brother is fighting with some servants."
Yinfeng:? ? ?
Wrong!Which brother are you fighting with!Fight with minions?Sure?Does the servant dare to fight Yinzhi?
With doubts, Yinfeng rushed to the scene of the incident, and sure enough, he saw that Yinzhi was really fighting with the servant.Oh, no, the servants really didn't dare to fight Yinzhi.Therefore, to be precise, it was Yinzhi who unilaterally pressed and beat the servant.
Yinfeng stepped forward and pulled him down: "What are you doing! It's not shameful enough! You are a prince, brother, why are you competing with slaves? If they offend you, just let someone drag you down to beat the board. You can do it yourself! "
Yinfeng glanced coldly at the servants with bruised noses and swollen faces. The servants were so frightened that three souls lost two souls in an instant, and they all knelt down to beg for mercy.
Yinzhi was indignant: "Second brother, you don't know what they said! If you knew, you would want to beat them to death with your own hands!"
The servants kowtowed harder, each trembling.
Yinfeng asked, "What did they say?"
Yinzhi gritted his teeth: "I wanted to go to Yuqing Palace today to find you and my fourth brother, but I heard them gather together and whisper together on the way. They said that the sixth brother was killed by the fourth brother. They said that the fourth brother would kill the elder brother for the snow ball that day. The head was broken, and now it is not impossible to deal with the sixth brother because of Xuetuan. The sixth brother always liked to play tricks on Xuetuan in the past, and Xuetuan ran around in fright.
"They also said that the fourth brother is jealous that the sixth brother is more favored by the Concubine De. They also said that even if the fourth brother did not do it on purpose, it is always because he gave something wrong. Especially they said that the Concubine De thinks so, otherwise what I haven’t seen my fourth brother all this time. I’m clearly annoyed by my fourth brother!”
Yinfeng's face was gloomy.
Three servants knelt on the ground, and two of them peed their pants in fright.
"Third Elder Brother, spare your life, the Crown Prince, my servant... this servant didn't mean it, and I also listened to what others said. This servant will never dare again."
Yinfeng snorted coldly, and beckoned Xiao Zhuzi over: "Send it to Eunuch Liang. Eunuch Liang knows what to do."
There are great rules in the palace, and one needs to be cautious in words and deeds, but there will always be some servants who don't care about life and death, gossip.The masters don't know much about the private affairs of the court ladies and eunuchs.But whispering in a public place, and Yinzhi happened to overhear it, is a bit unusual.
Hearing Eunuch Liang, the three servants were terrified, begging for mercy one after another, and someone tried to pick Yinrong's trousers in vain, but was kicked out by Xiao Zhuzi before he got close.
"Fourth brother!" Yinzhi's voice was flustered, "You...why are you here?"
Yinreng paused, then turned around and saw Yinzhen standing not far away, with a dazed expression on the spot.
Yinfeng gritted his teeth, and he worked so hard to comfort Yinzhen, so that Yinzhen could feel a little more at ease, but when this happened suddenly, the previous efforts were in vain.
Yinzhi was so angry that he didn't expect Yinzhen to be there, otherwise he wouldn't have said all those words out loud.Isn't this poking Yinzhen's lungs?
He walked over embarrassingly: "Fourth brother! That...that...they are talking nonsense! Don't believe what they say!"
Yinzhen shook his head slightly and remained silent.
Yinfeng couldn't help sighing.
Yin Zuo died of vaccination.Then the scooter problem was discovered, and rumors spread outside the palace, and now such things happen in the palace.
One after another flashed through his mind, Yinfeng suddenly had a clever idea, and an idea came to him spontaneously.Did the other party tamper with the scooter just to create this effect?Let Yinzhen blame himself, and let Concubine De and Yinzhen have a rift?
Yinfeng's heart skipped a beat.
If so, who would not forget to drag the dirty water on Yinzhen while harming Yinzuo?There are so many things around Yin Zuo, there are so many things to start with.Why did you choose the scooter that Yinzhen gave you?
The person who will do this, and is most likely to do so, is Tong Jiashi!
Yinfeng took a deep breath and read the confession presented by Liang Jiugong. At first, he thought that Tong Jiashi and Chunzhi had no chance to touch the scooter that day, and there were rumors outside the palace.Could it be that the question is not on the scooter at all, not even inside the palace, but outside the palace.
But now that I think about it, if someone else did it, why choose a scooter?Is it just a coincidence?
They think the scooter may be a cover, but who says the cover must not be the truth?False and false, true and false, maybe the other party took advantage of this to fill the false with the real and cover up the real with the false?
Yinreng clenched his fists tightly, ordered Xia Cao to send Yinzhen back, and asked Yinzhi to watch him well, then called Xiao Zhuzi in, changed his clothes and left the palace, and went straight to Shuntian Mansion.
Zhang Jiwu was very surprised: "Why is His Royal Highness here?"
Yinfeng gave him the outline of the storybook: "I'll give you this, you wrote it very well, let someone do it according to this."
Zhang Jiwu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your Highness can just order a servant to deliver it to the minister. Why do you need to go there yourself?"
Yinfeng sat down, and used the tea lid to scrape the foam on the water surface: "How is the investigation going?"
Zhang Jiwu became serious: "The minister and Master Nuomin acted separately. He went to the Pox Palace, and the minister is here to investigate the source of the rumors. There are some clues, and there is indeed a shadow of the Tiandihui."
Heaven and Earth will...
If this is the case, how dare Tong Jiashi?
Yinfeng frowned: "You don't need to focus all your attention on the scooter and acne palace, it's not that you can't start from other places."
"What do you mean by His Royal Highness?"
"Since the imperial doctor said that the sixth brother's accident was not due to vaccination with smallpox, but smallpox, where did the smallpox come from? It is unlikely that such things will travel to Beijing."
Zhang Jiwu's eyes lit up: "It can only be taken from Beijing. To get smallpox acne, there must be smallpox patients!"
Smallpox pus cannot be kept for too long, only recently.Although there has not been any case of smallpox in the capital recently, it is not impossible to hide it and not report it.Find out who has been infected with smallpox in the capital recently, and whoever has been in contact with this smallpox patient can follow the clues!
Zhang Jiwu stood up: "This is what I will do!"
"Master Zhang!" Yinfeng stopped him and opened his mouth. In fact, he still doubted Tong Jiashi in his heart. If Tong Jiashi wanted to get smallpox from outside the palace, the Tong family members were the most available.But he couldn't tell Zhang Jiwu, let him go directly to investigate Tong's house, thought for a while, and said cryptically, "This matter may involve the harem, which has a lot to do with it. If it is true, people in the palace cannot easily leave the palace, and they can only do things." Entrust relatives."
Zhang Jiwu was stunned, the prince asked him to check the natal families of the empresses in various palaces?
I have to say that this is indeed a direction, but no one in the palaces is easy to mess with.In particular, some of them are from prominent families, so it might be wrong for him to match up.
Yinfeng said again: "Master Zhang, you are acting according to the emperor's order. As long as everything is done according to the regulations, no one dares to say a word. The death of the sixth brother, Khan Ama, is heartbroken. This matter must be done." Get to the bottom of it. Since you have accepted the job, you have to do it well."
Zhang Jiwu: ...
The meaning here is already very clear.If he looked forward and backward, then unless he was lucky, the death of sixth elder brother had nothing to do with the empresses of the palaces. Once it did, he would be at a disadvantage.Maybe he will be picked out by political opponents to make a big fuss, accusing him of deliberately covering up.
Zhang Jiwu took a deep breath: "I understand!"
Shuntian Fu Yin sits in the capital, and the person who can sit in this seat must firstly have ability, and secondly, must have courage, and must not be a coward.It is normal for Zhang Jiwu to hesitate a little, but since he has made up his mind, he will definitely try his best.
Especially since he took office last year, he has done all kinds of work very well.Seeing that he is neither cowardly nor reckless, he should know how to investigate, how to investigate, and grasp the measure.
Yinreng was satisfied, and said with a smile, "Master Zhang is here."
After confessing to Zhang Jiwu, Yinreng returned to the palace and did not intervene again.For one thing, he is now 11 years old, which is not too young, but not too old either.Kangxi did not assign him to participate in the investigation.Relying on his status as the crown prince, it was enough for him to point fingers twice, any more would be a bit out of bounds.
Secondly, Nuo Min is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments and is in charge of the national edict and prison.Zhang Jiwu is the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, in charge of all affairs of the capital.For investigating and adjudicating cases, which of the two is better than Yinfeng?
Yinfeng can only make some discussions and speculations based on later generations' understanding of many detective dramas and criminal police dramas. They have actually solved many cases.Except for a few words, Yinfeng really has nothing to point out.
Just those two sentences he said, don't look at Zhang Jiwu's superficial compliments, maybe he already knew it in his heart, but it was just for him to see.
Although he didn't intervene, Yinfeng has been paying attention.
Waiting and waiting, finally after a few days, things made progress.
……
Knowing that Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu entered the palace together, Yinreng immediately set off for the imperial study, managed to enter the inner hall one minute before the two ministers arrived, sat down at his usual desk, spread out the books and started When I write, there is no self-consciousness of evasion.I even gave myself a compliment in my heart.
He is so smart.Now you can "eavesdrop" openly!
Kangxi glanced at him, Yinfeng blinked: "Khan Ama, what do you always see me doing? Is there something on my face?"
The corner of Kangxi's mouth twitched: "Yes!"
"have what?"
"cheeky!"
Yinfeng: ... Yo, after several years of his training, he, Khan Ama, can tell cold jokes!
As for being ashamed of being pierced by others, Yinfeng is completely free.As long as he is not embarrassed, it is someone else who is embarrassed.
Kangxi shook his head helplessly, acquiescing to his carefulness.Yinzuo's case involves Tiandihui, it's rare that Yinreng pays attention to this matter, he is the prince after all, so it's good to listen.Even if he didn't come, Kangxi planned to send someone to invite him.
Kangxi opened his mouth to let Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu enter the hall.
The two paid homage to the emperor and the prince, and only then did they talk about the case.
Nuo Min opened the mouth first: "I searched the pox palace twice, and found nothing inappropriate, but I got a piece of news from my subordinates. On the second day after sixth elder brother entered the palace, the kitchen One of the servants in charge of the fire was on leave due to illness.
"The Pox Palace is different from the imperial palace. Although it was first built with great attention to detail, most of the people working in it were moved from the palace except for the doctors. However, some surrounding people are still employed on the outside. For example, people who deliver firewood, people who burn fire, and do miscellaneous work in the washing place Wait, etc. These people will not be able to get to the master's side, but when they are recruited into the acne palace, they have checked the three generations of their ancestors.
"I found out that the servant's husband's family name was Liu, and others called her Sister-in-law Liu. I planned to ask this sister-in-law Liu to ask, but I learned that she has been seriously ill since she took leave that day and has never returned. Is she seriously ill? The timing was a bit of a coincidence. The minister paid attention, asked for the address of the servant's house, and found that the building was empty.
"Her family lives in a remote place, and there are no neighbors around her. The nearest one is more than two miles away. This family is named Li, and they have some contacts with Liu's family on weekdays. I asked them and said that they had seen each other seven days ago. Sister-in-law Liu once said that she was indeed sickly and had a persistent cough, but she didn't seem to have symptoms of acne. Sister-in-law Liu told them that she might have to stay at home for several days this time.
"Since then, the Li family has never seen her again. Because she said that her illness was the first priority, the Li family didn't think much about it, let alone bother her, so they don't know when she left or where she went."
Kangxi frowned: "She is only responsible for lighting the fire?"
Nuo Min nodded: "Yes! I was only responsible for lighting the fire. But after taking leave, he disappeared, which was obviously abnormal. So I asked everyone in the Acne Palace. I found out that the sixth elder brother was riding a scooter everywhere when he first arrived in the Acne Palace. Run away, once went to the Moon Gate in front of the rear courtyard, knocked down Sister-in-Law Liu, and fell into a ball with Sister-in-law Liu. Miss Yujuan, who was serving Sixth Brother, was also there at that time, and she even scolded Sister-in-law Liu."
Kangxi's heart tightened: "Fall into a ball?"
Having had such an intimate contact, would it be...
What Kangxi wanted, Nuo Min also thought of it: "I am afraid that Sister-in-law Liu is taking this opportunity to do something on Sixth Brother's body, so I immediately thought of Sixth Brother's clothes that day."
Liang Jiugong continued: "Master Nuo Min did send a letter to the servant, and the servant went to ask Miss Yujuan in person, and Miss Yujuan said that Brother Six played like crazy that day and was covered in sweat. After changing the clothes, she Someone sent it to be washed. The people at the starch place washed it and sent it back, and the slave has already brought it to Master Nuo Min."
Nuo Min shook her head: "It's a pity that the clothes were washed too clean. Even if there was anything there at the beginning, there are no traces now. I called the people from the washing place to ask if they found anything unusual when they washed it that day. The result was Brother Zhiliu's clothes that day were washed by a lady named Min.
"Speaking of which, Mrs. Min shouldn't be responsible for this matter. Although the washing department is a rough job, it involves the personal clothing of the nobles, so it is also extremely important. The washing department is all people who were transferred from the palace. One of them is called Xiuping's aunt is respected.
"Aunt Xiuping has been in the palace for many years. She used to do washing and washing. She is very good at this line of work. She knows what kind of fabrics should be washed in what way, and she can remember which master's clothes to dry. Finally, you need incense, what kind of incense you like, which master doesn't use it.
"So when the master of the palace goes to the pox palace for vaccination, others may be responsible for the belongings of the accompanying palace people. But she is used to washing the clothes of the master herself. Lady Min was recruited a month ago, and she is from outside the palace. According to the rules , These people are only responsible for fetching water and other chores, and are not allowed to touch the clothes of the nobles.
"But Mrs. Min can talk, and she is also smart. Aunt Xiuping is getting old, and for some reason, she has the idea of adopting her as a daughter-in-law for the elderly, so she wants to teach her the skills of handwashing and incense.
"Miss Min is indeed capable. In a month, she has learned a lot of what Aunt Xiuping taught. Aunt Xiuping regards her as her descendant and her relatives. That day, when the sixth elder brother's clothes were delivered , Aunt Xiuping was sick to her stomach after eating too much, so Mrs. Min volunteered to help Aunt Xiuping with work.
"Aunt Xiuping is afraid that she will leave this matter to others and let others be the top. If someone else does too well and gets the master's eyes, it will affect her position in the laundry department. So after thinking about it, I think that Mrs. Min is one of her own. and agreed."
Kangxi laughed angrily.I didn't expect that the servants would still be ignorant of this kind of thing.This Aunt Xiuping is also unclear.But it was because of the selfishness of these people that they gave Lady Min a chance and harmed Yinzuo.
How could he not hate it!
Nuo Min continued: "Miss Min was not there when Wei Chen interrogated the laundry department, and sent someone to find her, only to find that she had committed suicide in the room."
Kangxi paused: "Did you commit suicide?"
"Yes! After the inquest, Wu said that he died about an hour ago. At that time, the minister sent someone to summon the people from the laundry department."
Knowing that he had been found on his side, he couldn't escape, so he committed suicide directly!
it is good!very nice!
Kangxi gritted his teeth angrily, "Where's that Xiuping?"
"Wei Chen has been sent to prison."
"What did she say?"
"She was crying and crying for injustice, saying that she thought that Mrs. Min was just a poor divorced woman, and never thought that she had such ulterior motives. She said that she really didn't know what Mrs. Min was doing."
However, Brother Six died, so she just said that she didn't know and it was over.
The emperor was furious, laying down millions of corpses.Innocent people could be implicated, let alone her.
Nuo Min collected her thoughts and shook her head secretly.
Kangxi looked at Liang Jiugong over there: "What did Yujuan say? Since Yinzuo had contact with others, why didn't she report it that day?"
"Yujuan said that the sixth elder brother fell on Sister-in-law Liu that day, and she didn't get hurt. She got up and went to play on the scooter again. She never thought about what accidents would happen if she just met a servant girl in a hurry, so she didn't take it to heart. Six elder brothers found out that there was a problem with the scooter after the accident, and she only thought it was caused by the contents of the scooter, and never thought about other possibilities, so she didn't remember the incident at the time."
Liang Jiugong frowned, these words seemed reasonable, but after so many years in the palace, he would not believe it easily.
Kangxi snorted coldly, "Where's the person?"
"I'm in custody."
Kangxi nodded, looked at Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu: "What else?"
Nuo Min glanced at Zhang Jiwu, Zhang Jiwu understood, stepped forward and said: "After the prince reminded, I started to investigate whether there were smallpox patients in the capital recently, but I didn't find a confirmed case, but I learned from a group of beggars that not long ago An old man who was begging with them fell ill with fever and sores on his body.
"They have never seen smallpox, they don't know what smallpox looks like, and they don't know if the old man is real. So Wei Chen asked them where the old man was.
"They said that the old man couldn't beg on the street since he got sick, and he usually lived in a ruined temple. Later, he met a kind-hearted man who said that he was a doctor and could see a doctor for him, so he took him in. Okay. Some of these beggars had followed the carriage to their destination.
"Wei Chen went according to their guidance, and when he arrived at the place, he found that the house had been completely burned. There was nothing left. I asked the people around, and they said that the fire started five days ago. Fortunately, it seems that the family members have traveled far away. There were no casualties. But the family has never been seen back."
Kangxi's mood sank a little bit.
Five days ago, it was the day Yin Zuo passed away.This time, not only did people go to the empty building, but they also set a fire!
Zhang Jiwu curled his lips: "These people are very cautious, but geese leave their voices and people leave traces. No matter how cautious they are, there will be loopholes. Since they have lived here for a while, they always go out to buy daily necessities. Wei Wei I visited for two days and found their footprints. They have been to several places in the capital, and two of these places are actually the strongholds where the Heaven and Earth Society is buried!"
Heaven and Earth will!It really is the Heaven and Earth Association!
Nuo Min hurriedly said: "Wei Chen has captured all these people and imprisoned them in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. They refused to tell at first, but under the severe torture, two people opened their mouths. They said that the incident was caused by the co-rudder Chen Guangyi coming in person. Chen Guangyi presides over the supervision. They are only responsible for waiting for news to spread rumors. They don’t know anything else.”
Nuo Min paused, snorted coldly, and continued: "I continued to use torture, and finally found something different from the mouth of the northern helmsman Wei Liang. According to Wei Liang, the Tiandi Association was elected as the deputy helmsman back then. He should have been elected, but Chen Guangyi came from behind, and in the end he had to find a northern helmsman.
"He has been remembering this matter all these years, and secretly dislikes Chen Guangyi. This time when Chen Guangyi came to Beijing, he secretly followed him. Seeing that Chen Guangyi paid a lot of respect to a white-faced young man who was not yet a weak crown, he even called him The little prince. It was mentioned in the conversation between the two that this little prince is the son of the third prince Zhu."
Yinfeng: ...
What the hell!The prince's son is called the little prince?Then, can he, the emperor's son, be called the little emperor?Do you want to be so careless!
Kangxi sneered: "Where did the third prince Zhu come from!"
It is no wonder that Kangxi said so. Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs and the founding of the country, there were not only one or two people who rebelled under the banner of the third prince Zhu, but none of them was the real third prince Zhu.Even people like Yang Qilong, Cai Yin② and others are not surnamed Zhu, and they have nothing to do with the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty.
Of course, even if your surname is Zhu, you may not belong to the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty.After all, there are many people with the surname Zhu in this world.
Nuo Min shook her head: "Wei Liang was afraid of being found out, so he only listened to a few words, and left after knowing the key. He didn't know the root cause. He kept this matter in his heart, and he was still considering whether to hide it for now, and give Chen Guangyi a lesson in the future." It’s better to remember the hammer; it’s better to serve under the name and find a future. After all, if the other party is really a descendant of the former Ming royal family, with this banner, it may not be impossible to win over a group of old officials to strengthen the Tiandihui, and there may be something to do.”
Seeing Kangxi's face turned livid, Nuo Min said again: "Unfortunately, he was arrested within two days. The so-called future can only be imagined in a dream."
Kangxi thought for a while: "It seems that the Tiandihui has become the vanguard of the third prince Zhu. He can put chess pieces in the Tiandihui and let the Tiandihui be used by him. The third prince Zhu has some brains. Think There is a way to find out his true identity, no matter whether he is from the imperial family of the former Ming Dynasty, he cannot stay!"
They all conspired against each other and killed Yinzuo. Is it important for the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty?No matter who you are, you must die!
Nuo Min straightened her back and said respectfully, "Yes!"
Kangxi nodded slightly, clarified the affairs outside the palace, and then turned to Liang Jiugong: "If Yin Zuo's smallpox was stained when he collided with Mrs. Liu, and his clothes were wiped by Mrs. Min at the laundry place, then the pus from the acne in the scooter Where did it come from?"
Now that Yinzuo has been infected with smallpox, why do he need the things in the scooter?The scooter is obviously a cover to attract their attention, disturb their sight and check their direction, but who will do this cover, and who can do this cover?
Liang Jiugong took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, after investigation by the servants, there was nothing wrong with the scooter before it left the palace."
There was nothing wrong before leaving the palace.And after leaving the palace, Yinzuo hugged him all the way and did not let go, and played for another day after entering the palace of acne, until he didn't like it the next day, so he gave up.But since then, it has been kept in the house.
Who can enter Yinzuo's bedroom?
Yujuan and the imperial physician...
Kangxi's face darkened: "Liang Jiugong! What are you eating! It's been so many days, even a Yujuan can't handle it?"
Liang Jiugong hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.
Yinfeng rolled his eyes and said: "Ama Khan, Eunuch Liang has served you for many years, and you are well aware of his abilities. This time, it's not that he is not doing well. Mrs. Nuo Min didn't find out about the clothes of Mrs. Liu and the sixth brother earlier. At that time, Liang Jiugong probably never thought that there would be problems with Yujuan. After all, she is the concubine's confidant, so naturally she should be towards the sixth younger brother. After two days, when Yujuan is found to be wrong, there will be troubles in the palace again."
Kangxi naturally knows what this mess is.Two days ago, Yinfeng caught several people and threw them to Liang Jiugong, he knew about it.Yujuan wants to investigate, but those rumors in the palace need to be investigated even more!
Although Kangxi was a little annoyed, he didn't intend to deal with Liang Jiugong. He was used to Liang Jiugong, and he still needed it.So he went down the steps given by Yinrong.
"Check! If she refuses to speak, find a way to let her speak! She is not afraid of death, she always has parents and relatives! Don't her parents and relatives fear death!"
Liang Jiugong knelt down and said, "The servant obeys the order!"
This rush is really tight.Before Kangxi's questioning, Liang Jiugong was already interrogating. If Nuo Min and Zhang Jiwu had not come too early, and Kangxi had sent him to report back together, there might have been progress by now.Leaving the imperial study room, Liang Jiugong continued the interrogation.
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