Ma Shunde kowtowed and told Huo Wuyong and himself to search the city and the Prince Dai's palace. It was simple and clear, and he told the emperor everything.
The long speech was condensed into one moment. After finishing speaking, Ma Shunde knelt on the ground and waited.
"Meet..." After the emperor heard this, he remained silent and did not speak for a while. Suddenly, the whole room was filled with the sound of breathing, and a pindrop could be heard.
After a moment, the emperor frowned and asked, "What do you think?"
These words didn't sound like he was asking himself. Ma Shunde's heart sank. Could it be that he was asking Eunuch Zhao?
The next moment, a voice was heard from the side: "Your Majesty, what I saw and heard is no different from what Eunuch Ma said."
"There are no traces of big thieves in the city or the palace of Prince Dai."
Even in front of the emperor, with outsiders present, Huo Wuyong did not say it with all his heart. The emperor used human hearts as medicine in order to live forever. This was a big scandal. If he could avoid it, he would not say it.
Huo useless?
Ma Shunde couldn't bear to look, secretly worried, why did Huo Wuyong come back?
Yes, King Qi was assassinated, and everyone was in a mess. At first, you could still see Huo Wuyong, but then you couldn't see him. Because it was a mess at that time, I was also very upset, so I didn't think about it elsewhere. Now that I think about it, Huo Wuyong
Or he returned to the palace at that time and reported it to the emperor first.
If I hadn't dared to answer with empty words, I would have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor just now. I didn't expect that this guy could be so insidious!
Ma Shunde felt a trace of hatred in his heart, but his head dropped lower and lower.
Huo Wuyong stopped, and the whole hall fell into silence.
After a while, the emperor raised his head again and his eyes fell on Ma Shunde: "When something happened to King Qi, you happened to be checking at the Prince's Mansion?"
Ma Shunde just raised his head to take a peek, and when his eyes met the emperor's, his heart trembled.
This question is a bit sensitive, and Ma Shunde is a little hesitant. He doesn't know what the right answer is now. If he answers it wrong, it may lead to death, so he must not be careful.
Huo Wuyong immediately responded: "Your Majesty, we were indeed searching the Prince's Mansion at that time. All the personnel of the Prince's Mansion were there at that time, and the records were the same."
This time, the hesitant Ma Shunde was revealed.
Eunuch Zhao stood beside the emperor, witnessed this scene, and secretly cursed an idiot. If he didn't say anything about this kind of thing, wouldn't the emperor know about it?
Returning as soon as possible might not make the emperor angry. After all, it was indeed a coincidence.
Hesitant and hesitant, given the emperor's character, he might become suspicious.
Even if he knew that this matter would not be related to Ma Shunde, he could be the master of the world. As long as the emperor had the slightest suspicion, Ma Shunde would find it difficult to bear the responsibility.
Ma Shunde was not stupid. He hesitated for a moment, and when he heard Huo Wuyong's answer, he immediately reacted, and a layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
But now we have missed the best time to answer. If we speak again now, it will only make things worse.
In the silent atmosphere, only the emperor sat thoughtfully, tapping his knees with his fingers. After a long time, he stood up and walked out.
A flash of purple flashed before his eyes, and Ma Shunde, who was kneeling on the ground, was dumbfounded. Should he continue kneeling here or follow him out?
Looking at Eunuch Zhao who was following him out, he gritted his teeth. Ma Shunde also got up and followed behind with his waist hunched over.
Huo Wuyong took a look and saw that the eunuch didn't look at him. He knew in his heart that after tonight's incident, both King Dai and Ma Shunde were offended. Just thinking about it made him feel bad, but he had to follow.
Go up.
There were many steps in front of the palace. When the emperor came out with his hands behind his back, a gust of wind rushed in with the smell of rain. He stood on the steps and stared into the distance. The palace lanterns on the eaves were on. There were eunuchs standing in the corner, all holding whisks in their hands and staring intently.
Occasionally, there are palace maids and eunuchs coming and going. They all wear flat soft shoes and their steps are light. Further away, you can see the guards hanging knives from their waists.
It was still raining, and thick clouds were moving fast, covering most of the sky. The gaps in the clouds were shining brightly in the distance, and dull rolling thunder could be heard from time to time.
"Is it God's will..." The three of them all had Taoism or martial arts, and had sharp eyes and ears. When they heard the emperor murmur this, no one dared to speak, but they just stayed calm.
After a long time, the emperor turned around and said: "I, the great Zheng, have accepted the will of God and established this country. Its fortune is like the rising sun. Not only do these ghosts and gods not think about their sins, they dare to attack the prince. How can I tolerate it? I will demolish his temple immediately."
Destroy its sacrifices and destroy its gods!"
Although the voice was not loud, it was very soft on the contrary, but the sudden voice and the content of it made the people around him almost weak at the knees.
"Go and draft the decree now!" The emperor looked at Eunuch Zhao, who immediately bowed and agreed.
When Ma Shunde saw this, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He had already suppressed Eunuch Zhao, but from today on, he was afraid that others would come forward again, and he would probably be scolded.
The emperor didn't look at him, but looked at Huo Wuyong: "You are ordered to urge the Taoists to cooperate without making any mistakes!"
Huo Wuyong responded quickly and solemnly, his heart shuddered and he just sighed.
Such ghosts and gods can gain a foothold in the capital, regardless of whether they are officially worshiped or not, they have a foundation. Now that the king is angry, hundreds of years of Taoism have been wasted.
But attacking and killing the prince was not unfair in the first place.
Eunuch Zhao lowered his eyes and listened, thinking to himself: "I'm afraid other shrines in the capital will also suffer."
There is a saying that when the emperor is angry, he will lay down millions of corpses.
It is more likely that the emperor would move to anger the temple in the capital than to move against someone like Ma Shunde.
There is no need to specifically decree what to do with those shrines. It just depends on the attitude of the emperor. Smart people will stay away from these shrines in the future to avoid being implicated.
He was about to draft the edict. At this moment, a eunuch trotted over in the rain and fog, and kowtowed in the rain.
"What's the matter?" The emperor took a look and remembered that he was the person who specially contacted Prince Dai's palace, so he asked lightly. Listening to the inquiry, the eunuch no longer hesitated: "Your Majesty, this slave has just received the news that Princess Dai has fetal pressure.
It’s time to give birth now!”
Hearing this, Eunuch Zhao glanced at him, and Ma Shunde couldn't help but be startled.
There was just a "boom", and a bolt of lightning illuminated a palace palely. The kudzu vines trembled. The queen sat up with disheveled hair and asked the female official who hurried over: "Is this serious?"
"Seriously, empress!"
"Ma Shunde and Huo Wuyong searched for the thief and broke into the Prince Dai's Mansion for inspection."
"Just at this time, King Qi went out at night and was attacked. His life and death were uncertain."
"The Dai Wangfei may have been shocked by Soufu and had fetal motility. When I got the news, I heard that the midwife from the Daiwang Palace had gone to the main courtyard. This is absolutely true!"
The queen got up from her clothes, walked to the door, looked at the heavy rain and storm, counted the time, and her frown gradually relaxed.
"Calculating the time, Princess Dai should have given birth by now, so it's not a big deal."
"It's just Ma Shunde and Huo Wuyong who broke into the Prince's Mansion to search for thieves? This old man still did it, but he didn't seem to take action?"
"Or does my grandson not meet its requirements?"
"As for King Qi, why would he go out at night and be impeached for nothing? At times like this, I always feel a little strange..."
The queen didn't think about it anymore and just ordered: "Go, get all the elixirs prepared from my private treasury and send them to the Prince Dai's palace immediately."