Looking at the detailed performance handed over by Shu Liang in front of him, Zhu Qiyu's face turned ugly for a while.
Not surprisingly, someone was behind the collapse of the underground palace. However, even Zhu Qiyu did not expect that the other party would be so bold and bury gunpowder directly in the underground palace.
"... After investigation, it was found that the gunpowder was buried in the path originally dug in the underground palace. Because Chen Jing dug this path privately, he did not dare to let others know about it and secretly found the path without any work.
The craftsmen registered and verified by the ministry took advantage of their authority and were placed in the imperial mausoleum to repair the underground palace for him."
"But I never thought that these craftsmen secretly brought gunpowder in, and took advantage of the opportunity to bury the path to mix the gunpowder into the fill. Although not much was brought in each time, after bringing it in, they would mix the original fill.
The soil was dug out again and replaced with gunpowder, until the day the underground palace collapsed, a craftsman named Li secretly lit the fuse, causing the underground palace to collapse."
"After the slave arrived at the imperial mausoleum, he immediately sealed the scene and detained all the people. However, the craftsman was obviously well prepared. After detonating the underground palace, he sneaked away along a secret path in the back mountain.
, Subsequently, the servant led people to search around, and found the body of the craftsman five miles northwest of Tianshou Mountain..."
The whole thing was not complicated, but after hearing what happened, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but slam the memorial on the imperial case in front of him.
First blow up the underground palace, and then destroy the corpses and traces. Such an act can no longer be described as bold and bold. This is simply a provocation!
Moreover, it is an unabashed provocation. You must know that if such a big thing happened, it is impossible for Jinyiwei and Dongchang not to investigate in detail. As long as they investigate, they will inevitably find out those craftsmen, and the people behind the scenes chose to destroy the corpses and eliminate the traces.
He even dumped his body around Tianshou Mountain, making it clear that he had no intention of covering up what he had done.
This was a clear statement to Zhu Qiyu that the bombing of the underground palace was a carefully planned conspiracy, and they were not afraid of Zhu Qiyu continuing to investigate, or in other words, they were confident that Zhu Qiyu would not be able to find anything in the end.
There was silence in the Qianqing Palace, and all the surrounding waiters were as silent as a cicada. None of them, including Shu Liang, dared to make the slightest move or even make a sound.
It should be said that Zhu Qiyu has not been so angry for a long time. Ever since he woke up from Prince Xi's Mansion, he has looked down upon many things in this life, but what happened now is tantamount to embarrassment to him.
How can you keep him from getting angry by stepping on the ground?
There was a sudden feeling of dizziness on his forehead, and Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but stretched out his hands to support himself. Seeing this situation, Shu Liang on the side couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body. Do you want to call the imperial doctor?"
However, what made him feel reassured was that after just a moment, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.
"Shu Liang, I have an errand to entrust you with. Now you are going to the imperial mausoleum with my edict. You must..."
…………
In Nangong, heavy snow was flying outside the window. It was almost late at night, but in the Chonghua Hall, a lone lamp was still burning.
Zhu Qizhen was sitting on the throne, with an ancient book spread out in front of him, but his eyes fell on Jiang An, who was kneeling underneath, and he asked.
"Is the news true?"
Jiang An kowtowed and said.
"Back to the Emperor, indeed, the news came from a relative of my slave who works in the Imperial Hospital. He said that after the Emperor was shocked to hear that the underground palace was bombed, he was furious and had uneven energy and blood. Now he is bedridden and his consciousness is also intermittent.
I’m not sure. According to the results of the imperial doctor’s diagnosis and treatment, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get up for at least two months.”
"News also came from Eunuch Wu, saying that as soon as the emperor woke up, he sent Eunuch Shu from Dongchang to bring a large number of people to Tianshou Mountain. It seems that he did not investigate the matter clearly.
I will never give up!"
"good!"
Faced with such news, Zhu Qizhen, as his elder brother, couldn't help but feel a flash of excitement on his face.
"I didn't expect the emperor to be so angry. What an unexpected surprise!"
With a hint of news in his eyes, Zhu Qizhen stood up and walked back and forth in the hall. After walking a few times, he seemed to have suddenly made up his mind and spoke.
"Go now and summon Zhu Yi, Chen Mao and Zhang Shi into the palace. Remember, let them come in secretly and not alert others."
Hearing this, Jiang An was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he realized something, he nodded immediately and said.
"Slave, let's go and do it now..."
However, just when he was about to retreat, Zhu Qizhen suddenly seemed to remember something and said.
"If you go out at night, you may be in danger. Ask Qimuge to send a few people to go with you."
"According to the decree."
When Jiang An heard this, he became more convinced of his premonition, so he didn't dare to say anything and hurried down to do things.
After Jiang An left, Zhu Qizhen turned his eyes to Qi Muge and said.
"The time has come..."
Seeing this situation, Qi Muge, who was dressed as a female official, took a deep breath, bowed deeply and said.
"Your Majesty, please give me your orders. Qi Muge will always be your most loyal servant."
"good!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded, then he turned around and took out a long scroll of drawings from the desk behind him. After unfolding it, it was a map of the entire palace city. Spreading out the drawings, Zhu Qizhen pointed at the map.
somewhere, he spoke.
"Half a year ago, the palace in the northwest of the palace was in disrepair and was renovated once. At that time, Wang Dingtong was in charge of the renovation. He followed my instructions and left a small hole during the renovation, which was covered with trees.
It's very secret. If you go in here and have a cup of tea, you can go to Wu Yu's residence. I want you to go there in person and give him my secret message!"
After that, Zhu Qizhen took out an envelope, wrote a few lines of small words with his pen, put it in the envelope, handed it to Qimuge carefully, and continued.
"This matter is a matter of success or failure. Apart from you, there is no one I can trust!"
Standing in the palace, looking sharply at the imperial city under the dark night, Zhu Qizhen's eyes flashed with a rare hint of eagerness to try.
Heavy snow fell slowly. At the side entrance of the Nangong Palace, Zhu Yi, wearing a dark red cloak, came face to face with Chen Mao, Zhang Shi and others.
The first time he saw each other, Zhu Yi's eyes fell on the two followers who were obviously Mongolian in appearance.
As a result, the premonition in his heart became stronger. The eyes of the three people collided in the air, and they seemed to have realized something. A depressing and tense atmosphere appeared among them, and everyone remained silent in tacit agreement.
Following Meng Jian, the commander of Nangong who had been waiting outside the small side door for a long time, he quietly entered Nangong.
Soon, they came to the Chonghua Hall. Different from the usual brightly lit Chonghua Hall, this time, there were only a few lights lit in the hall. So, when they first entered the hall, they felt dim for a while.
Go forward, and when you reach the imperial steps, it becomes brighter.
When they came to the imperial steps, taking advantage of the gap before saluting, the three of them glanced at the Supreme Emperor on the throne. However, they saw that the other person was not wearing the same Yanju robe as usual, but instead was wearing a suit of armor.
On the imperial desk, there is a helmet on the left and a sword on the right.
Everyone was shocked, but they still suppressed their doubts and knelt down and kowtowed.
"I'm waiting to see you, the Supreme Emperor!"
"Plain body."
The first voice was lowered, slightly indifferent, with a trace of undetectable excitement and arrogance.
Immediately, the three people stood up carefully and exchanged looks with each other. At this time, the voice of the Supreme Emperor sounded again, saying.
"I think you've heard about what happened today, right?"
After looking at each other, Zhang Mian cautiously stepped forward and said.
"Going back to the Supreme Emperor, I heard about it. It is said that after the news of the collapse of the underground palace came back, the emperor was so frightened and angry that he ordered Eunuch Shu to bring a large number of people to the imperial mausoleum to thoroughly investigate the case..."
The collapse of the underground palace is no small matter.
Therefore, although it happened not long ago, everyone in the capital got the news. What's more, Shu Liang led a large number of people out of the city. The noise was huge and it was impossible not to attract attention. Naturally, they all knew it, but...
"The emperor is sick!"
Amidst the astonished eyes of everyone, Zhu Qizhen said calmly.
"I just received the news that the emperor was so angry about the collapse of the underground palace that he fell into coma twice in half a day... That's why I called you here late at night!"
There seemed to be some confusion between the words before and after, but it was obvious that everyone present could not understand the meaning of the words.
Although they had been vaguely aware of it when they came over, when they really heard the words of the Supreme Emperor, they could not help but feel extremely shocked.
However, what shocked them even more was what was happening behind them. As they watched, the three of them were stunned in place. Zhu Qizhen stood up with his hands on the table, holding the sword he had just placed on the table in his right hand, staring at the three people below.
humane.
"My lords, now Shu Liang is not in the capital, Huai'en is also imprisoned in the harem, the emperor is in a coma and is unable to control the dynasty. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss this opportunity, there is only death waiting for you and me.
Well, gentlemen, would you like to join me in a fight to bring order to the chaos and regain your position?"
And, more importantly, when Zhu Yi just entered the hall, he had already discovered that the surroundings of the hall were covered with Mongolians that he had brought before the wooden grid. Expanding further outward, there were many Mongolians that Meng Jian had brought in these days.
The most trusted Imperial Guardsman whom he bribed.
These signs all indicate that the Supreme Emperor has completely made up his mind. Under such circumstances, when they enter this palace, they actually have only two choices, either to die or to rebel!
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, Zhu Yi, who raised objections, was likely to face fatal danger.
Fortunately, his words also raised doubts in the minds of Chen Mao and others, so after a moment's hesitation, Chen Mao also spoke.
"Your Majesty, I think what Duke Cheng Guo said is reasonable. We must be cautious about such a big matter. Do we want to further find out the news before..."
This chapter has been completed!