No one would have thought that Zhang Zaifu and Zhang Huan were born from the alliance between Southern Qi and Nanliang. One sentence explains why he collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country. He was originally from Southern Qi and Nanliang.
He is fifty-eight this year, which means that he is anonymous and came to Dachu thirty years ago. From the imperial examination, he gradually prospered in officialdom and became the prime minister. He was the most prominent face of Dachu in Southern Qi and Nanliang.
He is also the deepest spy, and the sharpest sword pierced into the belly of Da Chu by Nan Qi and Nan Liang.
The emperor was so shocked that he didn't speak for a while.
Zhang Zaifu was so crazy that he seemed to be in the mood for a small talk. He slowly said, "My mother is the princess of Liang Kingdom, and my father is the prince of Nan Qi. My birth is the product of the alliance between Nan Qi and Nan Liang. Although the two countries are in alliance, they also have mutual relations with each other.
Beware, I am half of Nanliang's blood, and I am destined not to be a big official. When I was fifteen years old, my father had a deep talk with me and asked me if I would like to penetrate into the hinterland of Da Chu to act as an internal response. No matter how much it took
Years, regardless of success or failure, the history of Southern Qi will always remember my contribution, which is better than me being an idle prince and only remembering my name in history. So, I agreed."
"I have been in Dachu for thirty years, and small things can be ignored. I have done three major things. One is the grain robbery case when His Majesty ascended the throne. The other is the battle of Yuxueling eight years ago, and the other is sending
A large number of killers assassinated An Huajin. The first two things were successful, but the last thing failed. I didn't expect that I would be defeated by a little girl in my life. I underestimated her."
The emperor's eyes were splitting, "Eight years ago, you were the one who hindered the battle of Yuxueling?"
"It's true that I was causing trouble. Isn't it your majesty's pleasure to see the lives of the An family, father and son?" Zhang Zaifu sarcastically said, "How could I have been so successful without your majesty's connivance?"
The emperor's livid face froze, and his whole body trembled, "I never thought of letting all three of them, father and son, die!"
"Your Majesty has never thought about killing them all. Your Majesty also wants to stabilize the Nanyang Army and serve the Chu State faithfully. Your Majesty wants to keep one person, preferably a young one, so that you can control him and also control the Nanyang Army. But
How could I fulfill your majesty’s wish? What I want is for all the people in the An family to die, and then the Nanyang army will be in chaos. Unfortunately, God’s calculations are not as good as fate, and all the men in the An family are dead, but they still won a tragic victory. In the end, veteran
Instead, because he wanted to kill a little girl, he capsized in the gutter and fell into trouble."
The emperor closed his eyes and said, "I am blind."
"Your Majesty is not only blind in his eyes, but also blind in his heart." Zhang Zaifu said unceremoniously, "The late emperor was much smarter than your majesty. During the time of the late emperor, I did not dare to take action. This is the reason why I recommended your majesty to the throne."
The emperor was so angry that he had been fooled by him. He wished he could open the door of the cell and rush in to kill him. But how could he relieve his anger by letting him die so simply? He no longer wanted to see him.
, but he didn’t want him to die happily. So, he turned around and rushed out of the cell.
Eunuch Zhang rushed out when he heard the footsteps, and immediately and quietly withdrew from the distance, pretending that he had not overheard anything just now.
After the emperor strode out, the sunlight still couldn't make him feel warm. His whole body was cold, and his lips and teeth seemed to be covered with ice. He stood at the door of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, breathing heavily for a long time.
He was so angry that he ordered the Minister of Punishment, who looked at him tremblingly, "Torture him, use the most tortured methods, but don't let him die."
"Yes!"
"If you die, I will only ask you."
"Yes!"
The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments felt a thump in his heart. It seemed that His Majesty hated Zhang Zaifu so much that even if he was executed in Ling Chi, he would use the most tortured method to make life worse than death. He was very cautious and felt that this matter must be done.
It must be done well, otherwise he may not be able to wear his black gauze hat.
The emperor got into the jade chariot and returned to the palace.
On the way back to the palace, the emperor suffered from heartache. The pain was so unbearable that he vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Eunuch Zhang was frightened and quickly ordered people to divert and go directly to Tai Hospital.
Arriving at the Imperial Hospital, all the imperial doctors were frightened when they saw the unconscious emperor. After checking his pulse, they found out that His Majesty was suffering from a sudden attack of anger and vomiting blood, which was actually a good thing, so they breathed a sigh of relief. p>
Eunuch Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician, he quickly sent the person back to the palace.
The emperor was in a coma for a whole day. When he woke up the next day, it was already evening and it was getting dark. He opened his eyes and looked at the roof of the shed for a while, then shouted, "Zhang De."
Eunuch Zhang hurriedly ran in from outside, with a look of surprise on his face, "Your Majesty, you are finally awake."
The emperor sat up with the help of Eunuch Zhang, "How long have I been asleep?"
"For a whole day, I really scared the slave."
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "How many people know about my coma?"
"Back to Your Majesty, because you fell into a coma due to heartache on the way back to the palace from the Ministry of Justice, I panicked for a moment and knew that I sent Yu Chan to the Imperial Hospital. There is no way to hide this matter. There are many people who know about it." Eunuch Zhang.
Immediately kneel down and apologize, "Your Majesty, forgive me."
"That's all, get up." The emperor waved his hand, his face pale, "Where is Concubine Shu?"
"The imperial concubine is still staying peacefully in the Nishang Palace." Eunuch Zhang stood up and secretly looked at the emperor, "It is said that the imperial concubine has been crying in tears these past few days..."
The emperor sneered and ordered decisively, "Take the people and go to the Nishang Palace and the Second Prince's Mansion respectively. Give them each a cup of poisonous wine and send them on their way."
Eunuch Zhang was startled and exclaimed, "Your Majesty?"
"Go if you are told!" The emperor said with anger, "It's not that I can't tolerate them, it's that I really can't tolerate them. They must die."
He could allow Zhang Zaifu to avoid involving Concubine Shu and the second prince even if he collaborated with the enemy and the country. After all, they were his women and children, but he could not allow Concubine Shu and the second prince to have half of the blood of Nan Qi and Nan Liang flowing in their bodies. p>
We can only blame them for not being reincarnated!
"Yes!" Eunuch Zhang did not dare to refute any more and asked tentatively, "When I go to deliver the order, should I do it secretly or openly?"
"Go secretly! All that is said to the outside world is that Concubine Shu and the second prince could not bear the crime committed by Zhang Zaifu, and they all grieved excessively and died suddenly." The emperor found the reason. He could not let the world think that he was ignorant and was being played by others for nearly twenty years.<
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"Yes." Eunuch Zhang accepted the order.
If the emperor asks someone to die at the third watch, he will never delay it until the fifth watch.
Therefore, Eunuch Zhang first went to Concubine Shu. When Concubine Shu saw the poisoned wine in the tray, her eyes widened suddenly with a look of disbelief on her face. For a moment, she clamored to see His Majesty. How could Eunuch Zhang give her another chance?
, someone held her open and opened her mouth, and drank a cup of poisonous wine.
Concubine Shu didn't close her eyes until she died. She couldn't believe that His Majesty would really kill her. Moreover, she didn't see her and didn't give her a chance to face him. She thought that His Majesty would be reluctant to kill her, if he really wanted to kill her.
, she was sentenced to death when Zhang Zaifu first committed the crime, so she wouldn’t have waited so many days.
Eunuch Zhang saw with his own eyes that Concubine Shu vomited black blood and died, and then led others out of the palace to the Second Prince's Mansion.
When the second prince saw the poisoned wine brought by Eunuch Zhang, he opened his eyes wide in disbelief, his face turned pale, and he murmured, "It's impossible... It's impossible... Father will not kill me...
…There must be a mistake.”
Eunuch Zhang looked at the second prince with pity and said, "The imperial concubine is on her way. Second prince, please invite her."
"I want to see my father!" The second prince made the same request as Concubine Shu.
Eunuch Zhang smiled, "I can't see the second prince, and His Majesty doesn't want to see you. I hope you have a good journey on the road to Huangquan. The imperial concubine has just left. If you hurry up, you can still make it to the foot of Jiuquan to be filial to the imperial concubine."<
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"My father obviously likes me the most. Even if my grandfather commits a crime, my father will not kill me..." The second prince stepped back repeatedly, knocking over the table with his back, and there was a crackling sound.
Eunuch Zhang looked behind him, and the Ouchi guards stepped forward and quickly captured the second prince. Eunuch Zhang stepped forward, and when the second prince struggled to move away and his eyes widened in fear, he poured a cup of poisonous wine into his mouth.
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The second prince also vomited a mouthful of black blood and refused to rest in peace.
Eunuch Zhang helped the second prince close his eyes, threw away the empty wine glass, and stood aside and said expressionlessly, "Second prince, don't blame me for sending you on your way so cruelly. If you do, blame Zhang Zaifu. Who made you his grandson?
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Eunuch Zhang completed two errands quickly and efficiently, and returned to the palace to pay errands.
The emperor praised Eunuch Zhang without showing any trace of pain.
On the lonely and widowed emperor's road, abandoning the seven emotions and six desires, at this moment, Eunuch Zhang shivered excitedly, as if he had just met the emperor who he had served for most of his life. He was very cold. One was his beloved concubine, and the other was his most beloved one.
The prince decisively gave the order without saying a word, which is similar to the prince who decisively ordered the death of Princess Cheng.
That night, news came out from the palace and the second prince's palace at the same time that Concubine Shu and the second prince died violently due to excessive grief. The emperor ordered that Concubine Shu be deprived of the title of concubine, demoted to a beauty, and buried at will. The second prince was buried in Xiling.
