Guesses and suspicions emerged one after another. The emperor, whose face was green and white, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth tightly.
no……
He can't just wait for Xu Qiwei to return to Beijing!
"It is said that Xia Tingzhen came to the palace to see me..." The emperor's voice trembled slightly with anger.
He must quickly come up with a countermeasure!
Li Ji hurriedly agreed, quickly retreated outside the palace, and handed the matter over to an internal prisoner.
"Go and invite Xia Shoufu into the palace at this time?" The eunuch was a little surprised.
At this hour, the palace doors are locked.
Li Ji glared at him: "How about you go again next year?"
If Xia Shoufu doesn't come again, the emperor may go crazy!
The eunuch shrank his neck and said hurriedly: "I'll go right away, little man."
Li Ji took out his waist card and threw it to him: "Hurry up!"
The internal supervisor responded "yes" and hurried away.
Seeing Li Ji return to the palace, Xiao Chenzi, who was guarding outside, moved his eyes.
Xia Tingzhen rushed to the palace quickly.
"Xu Qiwei is not dead..." Emperor Qingming had already put on his robes and was sitting in a comb-backed chair in the inner hall. He placed one hand on the coffee table beside his elbow, clasping his five fingers tightly.
You can see the veins bulging out.
Hearing these words, even Xia Tingzhen, who had always been calm and unfazed, was shocked.
"Your Majesty, why did such a change happen? Is the news true? Has anyone seen Xu Qiwei with their own eyes? Could it be that the Xu family deliberately released fake news——"
"The news cannot be false... because not only did the man not die, he also ordered Yue Pei to be detained." Emperor Qingming squeezed out a sneer from his lips and teeth: "I also want to know the reason - a person who should have died completely.
, why did he actually 'resurrect from the dead'! If he captures Yue Pei, then he has made it clear that he is going to rebel!"
Xia Tingzhen frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, please rest a moment... Please let me ask Rong Chen carefully about what happened before making a conclusion."
Then he looked at the man in black kneeling on the ground and asked, "Dong Zhen Guo, has Yue Pei been arrested?"
"Exactly..." The man in black's face and lips were already pale, as if he was trying his best not to faint. He explained the events of the assassination in the inn that night one by one.
After hearing this, Xia Tingzhen thought thoughtfully and said: "According to my experience, since the Duke of Zhen Guo has not killed Yue Pei, there can be no talk of rebellion - and now that he still has family members in the capital, he would not dare to act rashly even if he thinks about it."
Emperor Qingming pressed his livid lips tightly.
Xia Tingzhen continued: "The Duke of Zhen Guo has no conclusive evidence that Yue Pei carried out the assassination, so there is still room for him to clear up the matter. Even if the Duke of Zhen Guo wants to ask for an explanation, Yue Pei is enough -
—This layer of window paper, even Xu Qiwei wouldn’t dare to pierce it easily.”
Yue Pei would not dare to admit that he got the instruction from someone.
It's just a pity that such a useful chess piece was wasted on this matter before it was really put to use.
"According to the teacher's wishes, do I still want to appease him and whitewash peace with him now?" Emperor Qingming said angrily.
Xia Tingzhen lowered her eyes: "The poisoning has not been completed, the assassination has failed, and it is impossible to attack him on his way back to Beijing at this time. Now that we have reached this point, we can only find a way to stabilize him first, and then do anything.
Other plans——"
"Hold on?" Emperor Qingming's eyes were full of coldness. What he wanted was for Xu Qiwei to die!
"If it is not stabilized in time, according to Xu Qiwei's temperament, it is possible that the fish will die and the net will be broken. And in the current situation, it is really not suitable to have such turmoil again, otherwise even if Xu Qiwei is captured, the court will definitely be disappointed.
My vitality is severely damaged, so this matter can only be dealt with wisely." Xia Tingzhen said: "I hope that your majesty will put the overall situation first and endure temporary anger."
"..." Emperor Qingming clenched his fists tightly, and in the silent palace, one could even clearly hear his uneven breathing caused by the rage in his heart.
After being silent for a long time, he finally spoke.
"The teacher said, what should I do now -"
He never trusted anyone, but at this moment, no matter how angry he was, he could still distinguish the pros and cons of Xia Tingzhen's words.
"Although we still don't know what Xu Qiwei's attitude is, your Majesty should take precautions early." Xia Tingzhen said calmly: "You can first control his weakness, and then use both soft and hard measures -"
"Weakness?"
Emperor Qingming's eyes moved slightly, and a figure flashed in his mind.
That's right...
How could he forget this?
By then, it is not necessary to say that Xu Qiwei can be stabilized, but it may even be possible to recover the military talisman...
The conversation in the hall was so low that Xiao Chenzi, who was guarding outside the hall, could not hear a word.
Not long after, the man in black who had gone in earlier was carried out, seemingly lifeless.
"Your Majesty, this method is feasible and can be regarded as a long-term solution." In the inner hall, Xia Tingzhen nodded in approval.
The countermeasures have been roughly decided. Emperor Qingming calmed down and made some decisions in his mind.
"I suddenly thought of something suspicious."
How could Yuana and other remote places be able to detoxify so smoothly?"
"I also think he is a little too lucky... Could it be that the teacher suspects that there is something fishy about the poison that Qiao Bingying created?"
But how dare he?
And why would a cripple who has been imprisoned in such a dark place all year round choose to manipulate poison?
"I am not doubting Qiao Bingying. Judging from the secret letters sent back before, Duke Zhen Guo has indeed been poisoned and his life was in danger several times." Xia Tingzhen said: "After thinking about it, there was indeed an expert who took action to solve the problem.
This poison, but I believe that the appearance of this expert must not be accidental——"
"Teacher, what you mean is...someone knew about my plan and therefore responded in advance?" Emperor Qingming's eyes were filled with coldness.
"That's right, I just thought of something suspicious. I wonder if it is related to this matter-"
"Please tell me, teacher."
"I still remember that some time ago, the Imperial Master asked Your Majesty for a medicinal material called Ganoderma lucidum on the pretext of refining elixirs."
Emperor Qingming nodded: "It is true."
He has been taking the elixir and the effect is quite good.
"After that, I accidentally learned that this Ganoderma lucidum is not only a tonic, but also has the effect of detoxifying strange poisons——"
"Can it cure strange poisons?" Emperor Qingming's eyes changed slightly.
Xia Tingzhen said: "I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but now that I think about it, I feel that there are a lot of strange things. For example, such a medicine is extremely rare, but the imperial master came to find it, and there happened to be one in the palace. Does your Majesty think this is a bit too coincidental?
Already?"
"..." Emperor Qingming frowned in thought.
Xia Tingzhen continued: "On the same day that the Imperial Master came to ask for medicine, I also encountered something slightly unusual after leaving the Yangxin Palace, which was related to the Jade Kun Palace -"
Jade Kun Palace?
Queen?
Emperor Qingming's eyes were slightly cold, and he said slowly: "Teacher, there is no need to avoid anything. If you notice something suspicious, just speak out..."
