After Yong Xun reluctantly left, the smile on Yong Zhang's face disappeared immediately. Of course, he was not really interested in regulating the river, but just wanted to find an opportunity to meet Gao Bin without arousing suspicion.
After about half an hour, Gao Bin left the imperial ship. After walking a few steps, he heard someone calling him, "Master Gao."
Gao Bin followed the sound and saw Yongzhang standing on the bow of the ship. At this time, the ship was moored on the shore. There were pedals connecting each ship. He immediately walked over and saluted: "See Third Brother, let me
Third brother has been waiting for a long time, I am really guilty."
Yongzhang helped him up and said: "What are you saying, Mr. Gao? From now on, I will learn the art of water control from you. You will be my master. It is only natural for my disciple to wait for my master."
Gao Bin said hurriedly: "Three's words really offend me. I would never dare to call him master and disciple, but since Third'e is determined to learn how to control water, I will definitely teach him everything I know."
"
"Then I'll thank Lord Gao here." With that said, Yongzhang invited him into the cabin. He, Yongxun and Yongrong shared a boat; these boats were all made by craftsmen ordered by the Ministry of Works.
The boat was built and the boat was quite large. Although the cabin was divided into several places, it was not crowded.
After the palace guests served tea and retired, Gao Bin said: "Actually, the way to control water, in simple terms, is two words, dredging or blocking; but where to dredge and how to block water is a matter of great knowledge and must be cautious.
No matter how cautious you are, a little carelessness will cause immeasurable consequences."
"I understand, that's why I came to ask you, the master of flood control. Since Emperor Ama appointed Mr. Gao to control floods, things have improved a lot than before. Not only have he made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, but he has also saved the lives of countless people.
He has done a lot of good deeds, but it’s a pity..."
Gao Bin waited for a while but didn't see Yongzhang continue, and said doubtfully: "I wonder what the third brother means by pity?"
Yongzhang sighed heavily and said: "Eniang told me that Concubine Huixian loved me very much when she was alive and would often hug me. Although I was still young at that time, I vaguely remember Concubine Huixian.
She looked very kind and beautiful. It's a pity that she died so early. It would have been great if she was still alive."
Seeing him mentioning his daughter who had passed away for more than ten years, Gao Bin also sighed and said: "The imperial concubine was not blessed. She only stayed with the emperor for a few short years before she contracted a strange disease and passed away."
"Actually..." Yong Zhang said hesitantly, "There is something I don't know whether I should tell Mr. Gao."
Gao Bin was very surprised by his appearance, and asked: "What is it that makes Third Brother so embarrassed?"
Yongzhang hesitated and said: "It's... it's about the Imperial Concubine Huixian. What she got... is actually not a strange disease."
"Isn't it a strange disease?" Gao Bin asked in shock: "What is that?"
"Yes..." Yongzhang gritted his teeth and whispered: "He was harmed by someone!"
"What?" Gao Bin never expected to hear such a sentence. He stood up in shock. He ignored the tea cup that fell on the ground and stared at Yong Zhang closely. "Third brother, what did you say?"
"The reason why the imperial concubine died was not because of a strange disease, but because she was poisoned." Hearing these words clearly, Gao Bin swayed and almost fell down. After holding on to the edge of the table, he stood firm.
, said in a trembling voice: "How...how did you know? Who told you?"
"I only found out after overhearing the conversation between Lian Er from the Imperial Hospital and another eunuch. It turned out that the imperial concubine was not ill, but was poisoned. This matter... Imperial Physician Fang also knew about it.
of."
"Fang Jian?!" Gao Bin said with an ugly face: "If he knew it, why didn't he say it? I haven't heard him mention it for so many years?"
"I don't know about this, but from what E Niang said, Imperial Physician Fang was promoted to the hospital when the imperial concubine became ill. I don't know if it's a coincidence or related."
Gao Bin thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, I remembered it. When Fang Jian was promoted to the Chancellor, I sent someone to give him a gift." After a moment of pause, he said with cold eyes: "San'a.
What I just meant, is that the poison on the imperial concubine was caused by Fang Jian?"
"I dare not assert easily, but there is this..." Before Yongzhang finished speaking, Gao Bin said excitedly: "Why would he do this? I have been friends with him for many years. He...what reason does he have to kill him?"
my daughter?"
Yongzhang quickly comforted him: "Master Gao, please calm down." Although the soundproofing of the ship was quite good, Gao Bin spoke so loudly that there was no guarantee that Yongxun would not hear it.
Gao Bin took a few deep breaths, cupped his hands and said, "I lost my temper for a moment, please forgive me, third elder brother."
Yongzhang sighed and said: "I understand your mood, so I have been hesitating just now whether to tell you this matter. If I tell you, the sad things that happened more than ten years ago will be brought out. If I don't tell you, Master Gao
I am afraid that I will be trapped in lies for the rest of my life, and I will not know the true cause of the death of the imperial concubine, and I will also feel guilty. I hope... Mr. Gao will not blame me for talking too much."
"Third elder brother told the truth. I'm not grateful enough. How could I think that way?" After saying this, he turned around and said, "I wonder if Third elder brother ever heard why Fang Jian did what he did that day?"
Who ordered him?"
Yong Zhang bit his lower lip lightly and said, "I heard from E Niang that the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Xian had a dispute back then, and they were quite unhappy with each other. They even got into trouble in front of Emperor Ama and the Emperor's grandmother."
"Concubine Xian..." Gao Bin thought for a moment and said, "You mean the empress?" Without waiting for Yongzhang to answer, he said again: "Do you want to say that Concubine Xian ordered Fang Jian to harm the imperial concubine?"
Yongzhang did not answer and asked instead: "Master Gao, think about it, who has the right to make Fang Jian the president of the court?"
This time, Gao Bin's face was even more ugly than before. After a while, his lips turned pale and trembled as he said, "You... mean the Emperor?"
Yongzhang said with a complicated expression: "I also guessed that Huang Eniang has always been favored by Emperor Amma. It can be said that she is the favorite of three thousand people. If she makes suggestions to Emperor Amma, Emperor Amma may not agree."
"No!" Gao Bin shook his head and said repeatedly: "Since the emperor came to the throne, I have been doing my best to control floods for him. How could he treat the imperial concubine like this? Moreover, the empress is virtuous, gentle and has noble character. How could she do this?
matter."
"Virtuous and meek, noble character?" Yongzhang repeated and sneered: "This is really the funniest joke I have ever heard. If the emperor's mother-in-law was really like this, my mother-in-law would not still be in Xinzhe's library.
, people will not die one after another in the palace, or does Mr. Gao really think that those people are destined to die?"
"But..." Gao Bin really couldn't believe what Yong Zhang said was the truth, "The Queen does not seem like that kind of person, and the Emperor, he clearly cares about the Imperial Concubine so much, how could he..."
"I thought it was unbelievable when I first heard it, but when I think about it carefully, it's not impossible." Yongzhang said solemnly: "Things in the palace are far more complicated than tall people think."