"I obey your decree!" Upon hearing His Majesty's call, Sun Zheng hurriedly took a few steps forward.
It seems that it is not about Concubine Guo. Now Concubine Guo is in the cold palace. It is said that she does not eat or drink, looks haggard, screams injustice when meeting people, and cannot communicate at all. But she is a concubine in the harem after all, and she will be beaten and scolded without His Majesty's order. No, ordinary people wouldn't dare to get close.
One day had passed since the time given by the emperor, and the Imperial Guards had tried hard and soft, but to no avail. Sun Zheng was so worried that he planned to blame the whole matter on the young master from Wangge's hometown. He heard that he had a good way of doing things and did not follow the ordinary way. Let him try , it’s better than wasting it.
"Check the maids and eunuchs who are related to my diet and medication one by one!" the emperor said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, is this a secret investigation, or is it?" Sun Zheng couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, and he didn't dare to make wild guesses, so he had to ask the truth.
"Investigate with great fanfare! Don't let a bad person go!" the emperor said, with a murderous intent in his eyes!
It was supposed to be the season of crisp autumn air, but most people in the entire imperial city were in panic, and they failed to live up to this beautiful scenery.
Leaving the main hall, Sun Zheng looked at the sky. It was originally a great day for admiring the moon, but now there were some dark clouds. It seemed that the sky was about to change in the imperial city!
These days, the eldest prince and the fifth prince frequently expressed their goodwill to him. Fortunately, he did not take the initiative to choose a side. Thinking of His Majesty's eyes, Sun Zheng shuddered and called his subordinates together overnight to discuss countermeasures.
But in the main hall, Eunuch An had a look of fear and fear on his face. He was the general manager of the palace, and all the eunuchs and maids were under his charge. If it was really the hands of these little bastards, how could he have the face to face the emperor?
He recalled that Xiao Wenjun must have said in the emperor's ears just now that he suspected that the poison entered through the mouth. If this was true, his sin would be great.
"Your Majesty, is it Xiao Wenjun's suggestion to check the eunuchs in the palace?" Eunuch An asked: "Just now, Xiao Wenjun clearly said that he was 80% sure before treating the emperor, but after he was cured, he only said it was 60%. He obviously deceived everyone present. Everyone."
"In your opinion, is Xiao Wenjun following expediency? Or is he being bold?" The emperor said this, describing Xiao Wenjun as a compliment and a criticism, two extremes.
"I don't dare to say anything." Eunuch An couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, let alone Xiao Wenjun's thoughts. He was speechless for a moment and couldn't express any opinions.
"Then she said that the medicine I took recently was poisonous! What do you think?" Although the emperor was weak, his eyes were still sharp.
"I am not a doctor, so I dare not answer."
"What dare you? Recently, you have become more and more afraid to tell the truth!" the emperor angrily shouted, grabbing a pillow and throwing it at An Shi.
Eunuch An did not dare to dodge, so he hit him in the face without any bias, making him smile. With one movement, Eunuch An knew that the emperor did not intend to blame him.
"Your Majesty! From what I see, Xiao Wenjun's words are credible! But I still don't understand that everything has a cause and effect. What is she planning?"
"Yes! This is what I don't understand too!" The emperor sighed softly and fell asleep.
It was late at night, and the emperor had been tossing for several hours, but he slept very soundly. In his dream, the victory was still before his eyes, with a strong army and an iron horse!
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The emperor's move exceeded everyone's expectations. Even Xiao Wenjun did not expect that the emperor would investigate the matter with great fanfare.
But when I thought about it again, I couldn't help but admire it. This trick was really clever.
The art of emperors has always been like this!
Now that you know your opponent's actions, you might as well play with your cards first. This move will definitely disrupt the opponent's position. When the time comes, you can give up your car to save your opponent and cut off his arm, and you will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and find some clues.
The empress personally led the purge in the palace this time. With the emperor's permission, she obtained a badge for Xiao Wenjun, allowing her to freely enter and leave the harem to assist her investigation.
The third prince, Yu Wenyao, was the one who couldn't stand the fact that Xiao Wenjun was so taken seriously! He wanted to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, but was disrupted by Xiao Wenjun.
In addition, there were rumors in the palace that a group of eunuchs and maids were to be investigated, making Yu Wenyao even more unable to sit still.
This strange poison from the Wusun Kingdom does not need to be taken regularly every day. It only needs to be delivered to His Majesty every three to five days. By maintaining the concentration of the poison in the body, it will accumulate into a big one, and eventually there will be no cure.
Since the person testing the poison would be replaced every once in a while, no abnormality was noticed.
The person who administered the medicine was the little eunuch who was appointed by Yu Wenyao to deliver the medicine. He did it very covertly and only administered the poison when he was on duty. This method had been carried out secretly for half a year.
Since the Archguard Bureau summoned a group of eunuchs and maids who were involved in food, medicine, and poison testing, they investigated separately one by one. Only then did everyone suddenly realize that the problem actually lies here.
It would have been better not to investigate, but once I investigated, I discovered how many secrets were hidden in this imperial city! It turned out that all forces had already penetrated into it.
The eldest prince and the fifth prince all placed agents among them, but most of them were mainly inquiring about the emperor's body and had no intention of harming him.
These problematic palace maids and eunuchs readily admitted that they had tipped off, but as for the poisoning, it was a crime of beheading, and even if they had ten more courages, they would not dare to do it!
But spying on the emperor's daily life is also a taboo in the eyes of the emperor!
At one time, there were dozens of eunuchs and maids registered with the Gongwei Department. Only the third prince Yu Wenyao was innocent. This was expected by everyone. After all, he had never had such illegal thoughts.
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But in Xiao Wenjun's opinion, it is unusual!
Before his rebirth, after Yu Wenyao ascended the throne, he accidentally let it slip that he had arranged for eunuchs to poison him. Why was there no news at all after being interrogated for several days?
Although the emperor didn't say anything, the queen and others were already very anxious. In the past few days, they even skipped the daily greetings for themselves.
At the same time, Wang Jiuyuan, who was interrogating Concubine Guo in the cold palace, was also anxious to get angry. Although Concubine Guo was isolated in the cold palace, she didn't know where she got the instructions. She said nothing every day, only complained about injustice, and fell into the treacherous plot of the thieves.
This concubine Guo couldn't fight or scold her. Wang Jiuyuan planned to find an opportunity to discuss countermeasures with Xiao Wenjun. He didn't have much time left for him.
At this time, a certain side hall of the harem was a temporary interrogation point set up by the Guards Department.
The eunuchs and maids who had gone through five consecutive rounds of screening and still found no problems began to exit one after another. Suddenly, a familiar figure walked past Xiao Wenjun who was standing at the door.
"Eunuch Guo?" Xiao Wenjun remembered that this man was the chief eunuch appointed by Yu Wenyao before his rebirth. He couldn't help but be a little suspicious. Is the current Eunuch Guo just a small eunuch delivering medicine?
When the visitor heard Xiao Wenjun's shout, he was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head.
"Princess, you have recognized the wrong person!" Eunuch An came over. During this time, he had seen Xiao Wenjun's methods. Although he didn't like her, he was not disgusted: "This person is called Xiao Mingzi!"
"It's you!"
No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to find anything, and it won't take any effort at all!