mousepad-d2 Chapter 195 Unable
Chapter 195 Unable
Two days ago, Chang'an.
Flowing clouds moved across the sky gently, and under the clear sky, the glazed tiles reflected dazzling golden light.Above the palace is a magnificent phoenix bird, soaring above the clouds with spread wings, with its head raised high, overlooking the entire palace.
Autumn is deep and the dew is thick, and the frost is high and cold. As the noon passes, the sunlight gradually thins out, and the palace is covered with a layer of cold frost, showing a bit of mist on the palace road paved with blue bricks and stones.
There was a wind blowing, and a burst of golden rain suddenly fell outside the hall. A few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers fell into the hall and floated in a piece of clear green water.
There were a few ripples on the surface of the water, and then it was calm again.The sweet-scented osmanthus swirled a few times on the water, and then a colorful koi floated up in the water, swaggeringly touched the sweet-scented osmanthus with its mouth, and suddenly opened its mouth wide to swallow it in one gulp.Then it flicked its tail, seemed to feel the taste was good, and swallowed a few sweet-scented osmanthus flowers floating on the water one after another, its back slightly surfaced, as if waiting for the sweet-scented osmanthus to fall into the water.
"Your Majesty, this little freshman, is a bit too big."
The koi was not afraid when it heard the human voice, instead it raised its head high and turned a few times in the water expectantly. One slender hand loosened the fish food. The koi greedily swallowed the food, and then stuck to the person's body. The fingertips circled back and forth, as if they were still begging for food.
Chu Jun touched the fish's ridge, got some water on his hands, turned around and replied: "Carps are greedy, they eat whatever they see, they are only one hand long when they first arrived in the palace, the palace people don't know this fish's temperament, just It has been fed more frequently, but now it has such a fat head and tail."
Chen Qi stood aside with a smile, and said: "It can be seen that His Majesty has gained a lot of experience in feeding fish recently."
The brilliance in Chu Jun's eyes flashed, and he tapped his hand on the edge of the blue and white porcelain vat, saying: "If you want to take it, you must give it first. If the bait is not big enough, how can the fish take the bait?"
Chen Qi replied: "The bait is big enough now, and the fish that come up are getting bolder and greedier."
Chu Jun smiled slightly, the pearls hanging from her hair swayed slightly, she swayed her wide sleeves slightly, and dropped some sweet-scented osmanthus flowers to adorn her sky blue uniform, the sleeves were stained with a touch of cinnamon, she said softly: "Where is Shen Mingshan?" Did you take any action?"
There was a gust of wind blowing from the window, she turned her head to look at the blue corner outside the eaves, her eyes fell on the osmanthus tree with hanging flower branches, the delicate flowers rustled down, elegant and moving.Just for a moment, she withdrew her gaze, but unknowingly put her hand on the white jade pendant around her waist.
Chen Qi only said: "Mr. Shen Ge didn't make any moves, but the other elders in the cabinet have recently..."
Chu Jun said coldly: "This is her brilliance. She will never act rashly until the critical moment. She will neither advance greedily nor miss good opportunities."
She got up and took a few steps, her eyes became colder, and she said: "Just look at it, the Chenzhou incident is her excuse. Restless people are always ready to move, courts, aristocratic families, six states, etc., for Driven by profit, connected by profit. Shen Mingshan only dared to act like this because he saw this point clearly."
Chen Qi remained silent, and answered after a while: "If that's the case, then it may not be just a cabinet that is affected."
Chu Jun twisted an osmanthus flower in his hand, rubbed it lightly, and said casually: "This old wound can't be covered all the time, so that you can pretend that nothing happened. After all, you have to make it bleed and pus. get well."
Chen Qi took a breath, cold sweat dripped down his forehead, it turned out that the emperor didn't want to let anyone go, from the court to the aristocratic family, everyone was drawn into this situation, and no one could escape!
Chu Jun seemed to understand her thoughts, and rubbed the jade pendant around her waist until it became close to body temperature. Her fingertips caressed the new marks on the jade pendant, as if she was touching someone's heart. A trance.
Chen Qi didn't know what she was thinking, but felt that the emperor's every move was shocking.From the beginning of the layout, step by step to the present, every strategy is exquisite, seemingly out of order, scattered all over the ground like chaotic beads, but the thread is always held by one person.She wants this situation to be broken up, she wants this situation to be chaotic, just in this palace, in her mind, she can disturb the situation and confuse people's hearts.She even did not hesitate to risk her life and use it as bait to lure the enemy. The matter has come to this point. Every time Chen Qi recalls the past, she feels like walking on the edge of an abyss. Although she is deeply involved in the matter, there are still some things she can't understand. I didn't dare to think about it.
In addition to being shocked, Chen Yu felt even more afraid.People's hearts are only a square inch, and between square inches, there is a difference between superior and inferior.The emperor was too calm when encountering a situation, as if everything was under her control, and the ups and downs were only a flash.Her determination is like a sword, cutting off all obstacles, and she is indestructible.
Chen Qi lowered his head and caught a glimpse of her hand caressing the jade pendant, feeling suspicious in his heart.
This jade pendant is half old and not new, and its appearance is also very strange, but no matter what the emperor wears, he must hang it around his waist.
what is this?
Before she could think about it, someone from the palace came to report that it was the minister of Dali Temple who had entered the palace to ask for an audience.
Chu Jun quickly said: "Go and ask His Highness Prince Gong to come down and wait in Fangze Hall."
The minister of Dali Temple hurried into the palace to seek an audience with a newly released confession in his arms. As she expected, the emperor was ill in bed, and the government affairs were temporarily handed over to Prince Gong.
In Fangze Hall, the fragrance of golden osmanthus is pleasing to the mind.Prince Gong sat in the hall, and the Minister of Dali Temple stepped forward to salute, saying: "When Your Majesty was in good health, you issued a secret order to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice to thoroughly investigate the treason of the mission—"
Prince Gong said: "It seems that this matter has already been settled?"
The Minister of Dali Temple raised his robe and knelt down: "Reporting to Your Highness, the evidence confiscated from the former Yue King's mansion, plus the abolished king's... income from the mansion, his servants, servants, and mansion officials' confessions are all here."
The palace servants presented a thick stack of confessions, Prince Gong glanced at it, saw that there were old and new handprints on it, and signaled the palace servants to back down.
After the palace man carried the wooden coil into the ancient shelf, he knelt down and presented the confession without even raising his head.
Chen Qi picked up the wooden plate and asked the emperor in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to—"
Chu Jun said: "No need, listen first."
The voice of Dali Temple Minister came from the hall, but it was very clear: "...I have an unfeeling request, and I hope His Highness will forgive me. This is a serious matter, and one person needs to confess."
Prince Gong asked, "Who is it?"
Dali Temple Minister replied: "Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Li Qingping, Master Li."
Chu Jun's eyes froze suddenly, and he clenched his fingers slightly.
In the hall, King Gong asked smoothly: "I don't understand very well, so please tell me, why do you want to ask for Li Shizhong's confession?"
Dali Temple Minister replied again: "According to the previous confession of the criminal officer Ding Qian, Li Shizhong was sent to Xirong as an envoy and was captured by the Jinzhang. He should know a lot about the inside story. According to the confession of the rest of the Xirong Party examined by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, The golden tent is good at using incense to confuse people's hearts, and a box of strange incense was found in the abandoned king's mansion, and it was verified that it was sent to the palace for the purpose of the late emperor's cultivation..."
Chen Qi was shocked when he heard this, it turns out that the hand of the golden tent has stretched so long?If the security in the palace is so strict, what will happen to the court family?If there is no collusion, how come this?She suddenly understood what the emperor meant earlier, not to kill them all, but that no one was innocent.
Chu Jun lowered his eyelashes indifferently, and ordered: "Find out the confession presented by the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Chen Qi quickly found out, but under the confession printed with the blue seal of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he found a case statement summarized by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, signed by the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Zhong Yuansui.
Before she could take a closer look, she took out the scroll and presented it to Chu Jun.
Chu Jun lowered his head and glanced a few times, and his eyes fell on the last piece of paper attached.
"...there are many sorceries in this religion, and they are used to manipulating people's hearts. First, they are infused with incense to induce hallucinations. Those with a firm mind will forcefully drink poisonous weeds to make them gradually forget their past. The weakening of eyesight is enough to show the harm..."
Chu Jun recalled in a daze what he had said to Qingping that night.
what did she say?
"Indeed, you have suffered."
What did Qingping answer?
"On the day I broke through, I actually wanted to turn back and live and die with you..."
Chen Qi saw a piece of paper roll falling down, and looked up in astonishment, not caring about being rude.
Chu Jun's face was pale, and he sat on the chair in a daze, his back straight as always, but Chen Qi saw that her hands hidden in her sleeves were trembling violently.