Chapter 412 The conspiracy in the secret room
Wang Tigan and Wei Zhongxian also just received the news. One of these two people was the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, and the other was the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor. Logically speaking, the inner court was under the control of the two. Such a big thing happened. They should have been the first to get the news, but the matter was so strange. The time when the two got the news was actually after Zhang Yan.
When Wei Zhongxian, who was in the Silijian and Wang Tigan, just heard the news, his first feeling was that the sky was about to fall. After looking at each other, the two rushed towards the Ganqing Palace without saying a word. It was difficult for Wei Zhongxian to be 59 years old, and he could still run two miles at a speed of 100 meters without sank to the ground. This is enough to show that our nine thousand-year-old is so good.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty..."
Wei Zhongxianren had not arrived yet, but the voice had already come in.
Wei Zhongxian, who rushed to the ground, looked at Zhu Youxiao lying on the bed and felt that the sky was about to collapse. Although he was called 9900 years old outside, he was only one hundred years younger than the emperor, but no one knew that Wei Zhongxian, 9900 years old, was actually a eunuch who was attached to the emperor. Once any accident happened to Zhu Youxiao, Wei Zhongxian would instantly fall from the clouds. He was praised by others on weekdays and fell as much as he fell miserably. This is completely different from people like Zhang Yan and Yang Feng.
As the queen, Zhang Yan is also the lord of the harem. Even if Zhu Youxiao is gone, no one dares to disrespect her if anyone ascended the throne. She can still be her empress dowager.
The same is true for Yang Feng. Although Yang Feng is now incompatible with the literati led by the Donglin Party, he is actually the most transcendent. He holds the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty, a gold-making tool that makes money every day, and the other hand holds the military power seal. No matter who is the emperor, he dares to deal with him rashly. Otherwise, if he angers him, do he really think that the Jiangning army established by him is a vegetarian?
Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian felt so sad. He burst into tears for a moment and couldn't cry. Wang Titan, who was kneeling on the other side, was crying in vain. As the saying goes, the emperor and the minister, if something happened to Zhu Youxiao, he, the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor, probably wouldn't be able to do it anymore, and he would be kicked down sooner or later. His best ending would probably be to be sent to Nanjing to guard the imperial tomb.
The already dull dormitory became even more depressed by the two people's quarrels. The eunuchs, palace maids and even the imperial doctors did not dare to come to dissuade them. These two people were big bosses of the inner court, and it would be troublesome if they really angered them.
However, there are still people here who can ignore them. Wang Tigan and Wei Zhongxian who were crying felt someone kicking them hard on the butts, and then a cold voice sounded next to them, "Wang Tigan, Wei Zhongxian, don't howl, Your Majesty is not dead yet, it's not your turn to howl!"
"Oh, who is so bold that he dares to kick our family!"
Wang Tigan and Wei Zhongxian were furious and jumped up and fought to fight the courageous guy. However, when they saw the person who kicked them, their expressions suddenly faded because the person who kicked them was not someone else, but as the lord of the harem, the only Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan, who can be on par with Zhu Youjian.
After seeing clearly what Wei Zhongxian and the other two could say? Although Wei Zhongxian and Zhang Yan were not very good at dealing with each other, as eunuchs, they were both Zhang Yan's slaves, and life and death were in the hands of Zhang Yan. No matter what they did to them, there was no problem.
Not only that, the two had to kneel down and apologize to Zhang Yan, "I am Wei Zhongxian (Wang Tigan) to ask the Queen."
Zhang Yan's eyes were angry, and her pretty face was covered with a layer of frost glaring at the two of them: "Wei Zhongxian, Wang Tigan, you are the chief supervisor of the inner court, and you have had such a big deal now, you can't refuse to blame! The palace now asks you, Your Majesty goes to Neihu to raft and play, why didn't there be a few people who know how to water follow you? Moreover, after Your Majesty fell into the water, no one went down to save the person as soon as possible, but it was dragged until almost a quarter of an hour before Shanshan came. Can anyone tell me why this is?"
"Sister...sister..."
Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth, but said that he could not say anything, and Zhang Yan was right at all. When Zhu Youxiao fell into the water, there were eunuchs and palace maids around him, but it was not until Zhu Youxiao fell into the water that Shanshan came late until almost a quarter of an hour after Zhu Youxiao fell into the water. When Zhu Youxiao was rescued, he was already dying. This was unreasonable. As the chief supervisor of the inner court, the two people were even more blamed.
"Empress, I know the crime! Please punish me!" Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tigan both kneeled down again to apologize.
"Punishment?"
Zhang Yan's teeth were chewed: "Due to your incompetence, Your Majesty has just suffered this disaster. It is difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart if you cut you into pieces. But now you still have something to do. Let me let you go for the moment. Now you can find the truth for me immediately. Remember, I only give you two hours, and now you can go down!"
"The grace of Empress Xie for not killing me is just two hours. It only takes one hour for me!"
After looking at each other, both of them saw the murderous aura in each other's eyes.
Who are Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tigan? Especially Wei Zhongxian, who is known as nine thousand years old, has been in charge of the harem for many years. It can be said that his influence has penetrated into all parts of the harem. Once it is activated, it is not a joke. In just half an hour, news spreads continuously, but what you get is not good news.
First, someone came to report that the eunuch who was the first to tempt Zhu Youxiao to raft and escape the summer heat had already hanged himself in his house. The six eunuchs and four palace maids who rafted and visited the garden with Zhu Youxiao today. All the clues were interrupted.
After hearing the news, Wei Zhongxian had the intention to kill people. At this time, he didn't understand that Zhu Youxiao was a premeditated and organized assassination. The other party wanted to kill Zhu Youxiao. Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian felt a chill rising from behind.
Zhang Yan, who has been staying in the house to accompany Zhu Youxiao since the beginning of the incident, is a smart woman. Wei Zhongxian realized that she could naturally think that when she thought of the enemies hiding in the dark, Zhang Yan felt powerless to come. She found that she could not do anything at this time and could only watch her husband slide into the abyss step by step.
She looked at Wei Zhongxian and Wang Ti-fen who were kneeling in front of her, and waved her hands powerlessly, "You all go down, I want to be quiet."
Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tigan didn't dare to say anything more. They kowtowed to Zhang Yan and stood up silently. Just as the two were about to leave, a weak moan came from beside them, and then a surprise voice sounded, "Empress, Your Majesty is awake!"
"Bang..."
Only a crisp sound was heard, it was the sound of a teacup falling to the ground. But no one cared about this at this time, and everyone's eyes looked at Zhu Youxiao's bed...
After emergency rescue from the imperial doctor, Zhu Youxiao finally woke up, which undoubtedly made Zhang Yan, Wei Zhongxian and others who were already a little desperate, but the subsequent words of the imperial doctor made them a little desperate.
"Empress, although Your Majesty woke up, he had a high fever. Moreover, Your Majesty drowned for too long, and his lungs accumulated too much lake water, which led to a cough. If there was no miracle, I'm afraid Your Majesty would still... or..."
Speaking of this, Doctor Zhang stopped, but everyone understood his meaning.
Miracle...What is a miracle? Miracle refers to things that only happen in every day. In other words, it is the same as the chance of winning a lottery in later generations. This undoubtedly makes Zhang Yan's mood become desperate. Within a day, Zhang Yan's mood went from despair to ecstasy, and then experienced despair. This is a torture for a woman who is less than 20 years old.
"Empress..." Seeing Zhang Yan's pale face, Doctor Zhang squirmed for a moment and wanted to say something, but finally swallowed it. He gave Zhang Yan a deep bow and quietly retreated.
It was late at night. Although more than a dozen candles were lit in the bedroom to make the room illuminate, Zhang Yan felt a wave of coldness coming from her heart. Should she lose her husband at this most beautiful age?
"Empress, it's already late at night. You haven't eaten for a day. Hurry up and eat something." Zhang Yan's personal maid Chu Rui brought a bowl of ginseng soup.
Zhang Yan shook her head, "No, I am not in the mood to eat, you can bring it back."
Chu Rui wanted to persuade him a few more words, but at this moment, a faint voice sounded next to him.
"Zi Tong...Zi Tong..."
"His Majesty!"
Zhang Yan's delicate body almost jumped up and rushed to the window, grabbed Zhu Youxiao's hand, and tears could no longer be allowed to flow out, "Your Majesty, you are finally awake!"
"Ahem...Ahem...Ahem..."
Zhu Youxiao, who was lying on the bed, looked pale and coughing constantly. He wanted to sit up but found that the things that were easy in the past have become extremely difficult now, so he could only lie back helplessly.
He lay in bed and gasped, feeling a huge amount of fatigue coming. Although he had been unconscious in the past two days too long than he had been awake, he still knew something about what happened around him. After he recovered a little bit of strength, he turned his head with difficulty, looked at Zhang Yan, who was already crying and red and swollen, and said with some guilt: "Zi Tong... Thank you for your hard work these two days."
"Your Majesty, I am not suffering, this is what I should do." Zhang Yan cried and said, "You are suffering."
"I won't say that much." Zhu Youxiao knew that he wouldn't have too much time to wake up, so he asked with difficulty: "Zi Tong, how is my health? What did the imperial doctor say?"
Zhang Yanqiang smiled and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The imperial doctor said that Your Majesty has a good fortune, and I believe you will recover soon."
"I have to listen to the truth!" Zhu Youxiao's voice became louder, "If you are even Zitong, you are lying to me, I don't know who I should believe."
"This..." Zhang Yan bit her teeth and suppressed the grief in her heart: "The imperial doctor said that you may have been infected with a cough because you have been in the water for too long. Now you have a high fever. If there is no miracle... I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
Note that the cough that Zhang Yan mentioned is not the popular cough mentioned in later generations, but the name for pneumonia.
"I understand."
To Zhang Yan's surprise, Zhu Youxiao did not show any expression of despair or grief after hearing this. He closed his eyes and rested for a while, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Zi Tong, send someone to Fujian immediately to tell Jiang Ningbo about the matter here, and call him to come to Beijing quickly, be sure to be fast!"
"His Majesty!"
Zhang Yan was shocked after hearing this. How could Zhu Youxiao think of recalling Yang Feng? You know, Yang Feng is now competing with Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch in Fujian. How could he suddenly summon him back to Beijing at this time?
"Did you hear it?" Seeing that Zhang Yan was still stunned, Zhu Youxiao was a little anxious: "The situation is now urgent, go now, and tell him again to lead his troops into the capital! If there is anyone in this world who can save me, I'm afraid only Jiang Ningbo will be!"
Zhang Yan was confused when she heard the previous words, but the last sentence awakened Zhang Yan. In the past, Yang Feng used magical means to recall it bit by bit in her heart.
"Yes, Jiang Ningbo... There must be a way with Jiang Ningbo's means!"
Zhu Youxiao struggled to say this and then fell into a coma.
After Zhang Yan asked the palace maid to take care of her husband, she immediately recruited an eunuch. Then the eunuch ran towards Silijian as fast as possible. One hour later, three knights riding fast horses left the city gate of the capital overnight and ran towards the south...
In the dark night, the voice of a middle-aged man rang in a secret room, "Sir, the people from the East Factory have left the capital and gone to the south. I don't know where they went. Do you want to send someone to intercept them?"
An old voice replied: "If I had expected it was not bad, the places they went to go to Fujian to deliver letters to Yang Feng. However, Fujian is thousands of miles away from the capital. When Yang Feng rushed back, I am afraid that the daylily would be cold. We don't need to intercept him, otherwise it will be easier to alarm the snake. When the person in the palace dies, we have some ways to cure him and return the pain he had exerted to us ten times a hundred times!"
"I understand, I am still wise." After the middle-aged man praised, he said unwillingly: "It's just a pity. If it were a little late that day, it would have been better for the person to die on the spot. We don't have to endure that long."
Cang's voice was silent for a while before sneering: "It's almost... There was news from the palace that the man couldn't hold on for too long. Now he has a cough. At most, he will be unable to hold on for ten days and half a month. I understand what he meant. He wanted to summon Yang Feng back and entrust big things, but he didn't think about it. It would be a month later when Yang Feng came back. Can he hold on until that time?"
"Hahaha……"
Chapter completed!