The night is cool, the wind is blowing, and the moon is waxing.
In the Taiji Palace, groups of patrolling Yulin Imperial Guards shuttled between the palaces and pavilions.
The eunuch who was doing the watch lazily carried a cloud board. The watch in front of the Ancestral Temple had been drained. The eunuch yawned while tapping one long and two short with a small hammer.
It's already midnight.
A wild cat lying on the white jade fence was awakened, jumped down silently, bared its teeth at the eunuch angrily to express dissatisfaction, and then walked away proudly and gracefully with its head held high.
In the dark night, outside the remote courtyard to the north of Taiji Palace, in the faint shadow of the trees under the moonlight, a thin figure lay quietly and motionless in the bushes.
He had maintained this posture for two hours. During this period, countless patrolling imperial troops passed by him without being able to notice him. He had become one with the night and the bushes.
Silently calculating the time for the next group of forbidden troops to pass by, thinking about the gap in patrol frequency.
Finally, the figure moved. He crept forward silently for more than a foot, letting his entire body be shrouded in the dark shadow of the trees. Then he stood up, bowed his waist, and crept forward slowly like a hunting leopard.
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Stepping out of the shadow of the tree, under the moonlight, the pale face became clearer and clearer.
He is Wang Fusheng, the eunuch who was beaten to death by Fan Yunxian and a group of lackeys a few days ago.
In this Tai Chi Palace, Wang Fusheng was once a prominent chamberlain. At that time, he was as arrogant as Fan Yunxian a few days ago.
At that time, Queen Wang was still the master of the harem, Concubine Xiao Shu was still calling the shots, and former Crown Prince Li Zhong was well-educated, but he also had the arrogance of a prince and a bit of a dandy.
Wang Fusheng was fawned over by countless palace attendants in the Tai Chi Palace, and a mere chamberlain could actually walk in the palace with his nostrils raised.
Then everything changed.
Empress Wu defeated Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu and hanged them in the palace. Li Zhong was so frightened that he lived in panic every day. Finally, the emperor deposed him from the East Palace and was granted the title of Prince of Liang.
As for Wang Fusheng, his status suddenly plummeted. The once arrogant chamberlain became a down-and-out palace man who was beaten and bullied by everyone.
Later, Li Zhong left the palace and was transferred to Liangzhou, and could not take him with him.
Wang Fusheng was completely pushed into the abyss and became a lowly palace servant in the palace who only washed and washed the palace for the nobles.
After all, eunuchs are just parasites attached to noble people. When the nutrients in the noble people are no longer available, the fate of the parasites can only fall into the dust or die.
The recent turbulent scene in Tai Chi Palace was caused by Wang Fusheng.
He is the real mastermind behind Li Qinzai and Song Sen's diligent pursuit of the investigation.
With the power of one person, he created a huge giant tree that shocked the world. The emperor was furious, the queen was passive, the courtiers were in danger, and countless people were implicated. Everything was thanks to Wang Fusheng.
Wang Fusheng himself couldn't explain the motive for creating this giant eucalyptus.
As a eunuch, especially one who was once very popular, now he can be bullied by everyone. He is doing the most humble job and is often bullied and humiliated by Fan Yunxian. His glory is gone and the humiliation is getting worse.
Coupled with his loyalty to his former master Li Zhong, and his dissatisfaction with the sudden changes in the palace.
Many reasons finally made Wang Fusheng take the risk and take this shocking step.
Guo Xingzhen and Fan Yunxian were taken to Dali Temple and tortured every day, which was worse than death. Thousands of people were implicated, and among them there may be palace officials who often bullied him.
More than ten court officials were killed and their homes were confiscated, causing chaos in the court and turmoil in the world.
The more chaotic the better, the more chaotic it is, the more valuable it is. From the moment he took the first desperate step, Wang Fusheng knew that sooner or later he would be exposed and found out. What he wanted to do was to drag countless people into hell and fight for himself.
Buried with.
What a joy!
Under the moonlight, Wang Fusheng suddenly had a sickly flush on his pale cheeks, and his eyes suddenly looked crazy, like a werewolf under the full moon, ferocious and violent.
There were rumors in the palace this afternoon that Guo Fan and Guo Fan, who were imprisoned in Dali Temple, had retracted their confessions again. Dali Temple has locked the mastermind and will soon find out the mastermind.
Wang Fusheng was a little panicked when he heard the news, but he still tried to stay calm.
Constantly convincing himself that the news from Dali Temple was simply to confuse outsiders, Wang Fusheng had been planning carefully for a long time to create this giant eucalyptus. He dared to swear to God that it would be done perfectly and no one would be able to suspect him.
However, after thinking about it, as the news in the palace became more and more intense, Wang Fusheng finally became undecided.
What if? What if someone discovers it? What if an experienced detective officer finds clues?
Staying alone in the room, Wang Fusheng thought about it, recalling the process of creating this giant eucalyptus, whether there were any loopholes, and how to eliminate the evidence against him as soon as possible.
Tonight Wang Fusheng sneaked out of the room quietly to bury evidence.
When he framed Fan Yunxian, Wang Fusheng secretly prepared many magic weapons, puppets and talismans.
After being framed, there were still a lot of things left in Wang Fusheng's house. These things must not be discovered by others. The news circulating in the palace today made him feel uneasy. If Dali Temple really locked the mastermind, he would just enter his house and search.
I couldn't even deny it, I could only lie down and confess my guilt.
Therefore, Wang Fusheng wanted to destroy the evidence as soon as possible and bury the remaining paper talismans in an uninhabited place.
As long as he buries them, even if the palace guards kick in his door and identify him as the mastermind, he can calmly deny it.
Under the moonlit night, Wang Fusheng finally lurked in a remote garden, found an inconspicuous open space, and quietly dug the soil with the pickaxe he brought.
After digging a pit more than a foot deep, Wang Fusheng put the ritual instruments, talismans, paper and other items into the pit, covered it with soil and restored it to its original state, and carefully sprinkled a layer of ash on the soil surface.
After doing all this, Wang Fusheng looked around cautiously and then quietly left.
It wasn't until Wang Fusheng left for a long time that two figures suddenly appeared at the other end of the garden, staring in the direction Wang Fusheng left, one of them sneered.
"He is really careful when doing things. No wonder our Baiqisi can't catch him these days. This forbearance is really admirable."
Another person said: "Uncle Li's plan worked. After the news spread, the mastermind couldn't help himself and exposed his own flaw, which was a good plan to attack people's hearts."
"We have both stolen goods and stolen goods. Should we take down that guy? Let's settle the matter as soon as possible and hand over the task as soon as possible."
"No, let him be free first. We will keep an eye on him to see if there are any other accomplices who come into contact with him. We must catch them all this time. Otherwise, if any accomplice is missed, it will be a disaster, and he will do some lawless things in the future.
When the emperor is furious, we will be the first to suffer misfortune."
"Then I'd better report to Manager Song first. The manager has been in a bad temper these past few days. It is said that he was almost hanged in shame and anger by County Uncle Li. Finally, there is good news tonight."