It¡¯s not just the emperor who realizes it, but everyone as well.
Zhou Ming¡¯s responsibilities were dissatisfied with many ministers.
But this is also a position that has existed since the Taizu period, and subsequent emperors just continued to use it.
In itself, it is a means for the emperor to protect himself at the most critical moment.
In other words, it is also a way for the emperor to avoid being deceived by his ministers.
That¡¯s why Zhou Mingcai mastered secret agents and force at the same time.
And because of the importance of this position, emperors of all dynasties selected their cronies among their cronies.
Zhou Ming is also this kind of person.
He has followed the emperor since he entered the palace at the age of thirteen. It has been more than thirty-six years so far, even longer than Zhao Shou - Zhao Shou only followed the emperor in the year when Emperor Jinghe took over.
"I didn't expect that such a close and direct lineage would have problems. It's really shocking.
"Go and call the Jianghu people led by Zhou Ming to the Xiuyi Guard camp and keep them under guard." Emperor Jinghe ordered Zhao Shou and Yulinwei General Jiang Shaoji who were next to him.
"yes!"
Jiang Shaoji immediately ordered his captain to follow the people sent by Zhao Shou to greet the Jianghu people living in the imperial city.
"Have Mingqi and Mingguan arrived at the palace?" the emperor asked again.
"Already arrived."
Zhao Shou nodded and said, "Prince Deok is at Gyeongbokgung Palace, and Prince Ning is at Chunghwa Palace."
Gyeongbokgung Palace is in the east and Chunghwa Palace is in the west. The two brothers cannot meet each other at all.
This is also a way to prevent them from colluding in confessions.
It¡¯s just that I can¡¯t say it out right now.
Emperor Jinghe nodded and stopped mentioning the matter. Instead, he asked the prime minister and ministers to analyze the situation based on the intelligence.
First, the guards who searched the palaces of Concubine Li and Concubine Ming came to report the clues they found.
They are not stupid.
After checking inch by inch, not only did they discover that the two palace maids and eunuchs who took care of the prince were missing, but they also found a broken small poison bottle in a ditch in the two palaces, and a complete corpse buried in the soil under a tree. small poison bottle.
These two bottles are almost identical.
The imperial doctor and Miao Xiuxiu took it over and tested it. They poured a little more water into the intact bottle and then fed it to a dog.
After a while, the dog began to twitch, then began to foam at the mouth, and then vomited blood.
Within a quarter of an hour, the dog lost its breath.
The state of death was exactly the same as that of the two princes.
Now I finally understood how these thieves came to murder the two princes.
What is needed now is to find the two missing palace maids and eunuchs.
Although everyone knows that even Zhou Ming has encountered something unexpected, then these two people must have been silenced.
"But if someone can be found, even if it's just a body, there should be some clues.
For example, who they have contacted before and who they have a good relationship with are the keys to solving the case.
According to the clues provided by the two imperial concubines, the palace painter quickly drew a sketch - yes, it was the sketch advocated by Liu Mingqi, which was at least 70-80% similar, and then quickly copied the sketch. Take out more pictures and give them to the Qianniu Guards to inquire and search.
The palace is very large, with more than 3,000 palaces and rooms in total, so it doesn¡¯t take half a day or even a day to check everything.
Then the team that dumped the food waste over there reported that a young eunuch suddenly disappeared while transporting the food waste out of the city at noon this afternoon, and he could not be found no matter how hard he looked for it.
By the time the kitchen waste disposal team returned to the palace, the imperial kitchen reported that two hours had passed.
Now Xiuyiwei hurriedly looked for clues and tried to find this little eunuch.
Even if he is not directly involved in this poisoning case, he must be a huge suspect, and he is likely to be an insider.
According to the news that Emperor Jinghe received, this little eunuch is a bit elusive on weekdays. Everyone knows him, but sometimes they can't see him.
I have an impression of him, but no one has any friendship with him.
There are actually a lot of eunuchs like this in the palace, but at this time, everyone thinks it's strange, and feels that there must be a big secret about him.
At this moment, the captain who went out to place the gangsters under house arrest brought back a veryCao Yi and Liu Renhuai couldn't believe anyone.
After Zhao Shou walked away, Bao Yulin was also taken away, and the eunuchs were also driven aside.
Emperor Jinghe suddenly sighed: "What's the reason for this? Have I really become a loner?"
"Your Majesty, don't think too much. Most people in the palace still respect you very much. Because you are very good to them. Not everyone is a wolf-hearted person." Zhong Chang comforted him and said: "It's just that these are extraordinary times. The palace Such a vicious and sensational thing has happened, and we must not take it lightly After the incident, if Mr. Zhao is not suspicious, Wei Chen will apologize to him."
"That's not necessary."
Emperor Jinghe shook his head.
He is not stupid. How could the Prime Minister of Wenyuan Pavilion formally apologize to a chief eunuch for official reasons?
What did Cao Yi and Liu Renhuai do wrong?
If they don¡¯t do this, Emperor Jinghe will think that they are incompetent and cannot be used for much purpose.
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About half an hour passed, during which the emperor sent people to visit several times, and finally Zhao Shou came back.
Everyone, including Emperor Jinghe, first looked at his face, but saw nothing. The old eunuch was as steady as a dog, even his steps were steady.
For a while, the emperor still had the illusion that things were not that bad.
Zhao Shou handed the translated letter to the emperor.
The emperor first asked him with his eyes, but Zhao Shou lowered his head.
Emperor Jinghe¡¯s heart sank.
He took a deep breath and opened the letter, which was not thick.
Those words that caught his eye caused Emperor Jing He¡¯s expression to change instantly.
His hands immediately started to tremble.
By the time he finally finished reading, his face had turned extremely pale.
It was really pale, without a trace of blood.
Emperor Jinghe raised his head and looked at the concerned ministers beside him. He wanted to say something, but he stumbled unexpectedly and almost fell down.
Fortunately, Zhao Shou was prepared and directly supported him from behind.
There were already tears in the old eunuch's eyes: "Your Majesty! Take care, Your Majesty!!"
"Get out of here!"
Emperor Jinghe broke away from him. His body was a little numb. He took a deep breath again and handed the letter to Cao Yi: "Cao Xiang, you all, come and take a look"
The people present, the five prime ministers, plus Liao Shicong, the Minister of War, a total of six ministers, gathered together and read this secret letter.
At first glance, everyone also learned Jing and Emperor just now, breathing deeply.
¡°It¡¯s actually him!?¡±
Cao Yi, who had always kept his emotions secret, couldn't help but blurt it out. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com