Chapter 2 When the Accounts Are Being Settled

Yun Fenghuang was startled, and blurted out: "Your Majesty suspects that it's His Majesty..."

"...Officials from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Imperial City Division also participated in the summer banquet." Empress Ji pinched her forehead and said a little tiredly, "They thoroughly investigated the scene and the surrounding area under the eyes of everyone, and concluded that it was the first place to attack. A man shot and killed grandma with a three-stone bow a hundred steps away, but this man has never been found."

If this is a female family member of an ordinary family, it is not clear what the three-stone bow means.

However, the folk customs in the Northland are fierce, and even women know a little about riding and shooting. For example, Yun Fenghuang was taken by his father and brother to practice bow horses when he was seven or eight years old. It is the work of eagles and dogs, but common sense knows it: during the time of Emperor Taizu, he issued an edict to the armies to divide bows into three classes, with nine dou being the first, eight dou being the second, and seven dou being the third.

In other words, those who can draw the Nine Dou Bow in the army are already the best. And ten fights are one stone, and a bow of three stones requires physical strength as one can imagine!

What's more, although the hundred-step skull piercing is not as difficult as the legendary hundred-step piercing, it is still enough to become famous in the army.

...How did Emperor Chunjia, a puppet, gather such subordinates?

The most important thing is that it has been kept secret, and it has not been discovered for a long time?

Yun Fenghuang frowned, carefully recalling what happened after coming down from Pine Ridge, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his voice subconsciously softened: "Madam, I remember that His Majesty often practiced bowing and horses. A few days before the summer banquet, because of Excessive practice, in the Yanlan Palace, Shan Xiang, who was in front of the imperial concubine, pinched her shoulders for a while..."

Before Emperor Chunjia came to the throne, he was also a vassal king. The Empress Dowager Yuan, who had nothing to do, loved this concubine like a treasure. He invited famous teachers to teach him since he was a child, and cultivated him according to the standards of Yun Wen Yun Wu. Base.

In addition, after ascending to the throne, he cannot be in charge of the government, except wandering in the harem is studying, there is a lot of time and opportunities for mastery. Although the former court and the harem would not praise a subdued emperor, so that the emperor's reputation is still not well known, it does not mean that the emperor does not have the ability to open the three-stone bow to shoot the wife of the Duke of Ye!

In fact, the son of heaven, who was born as a vassal king, has been well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. The physical foundation laid down by ordinary people is not comparable to that of ordinary people. From the beginning of enlightenment, the teachers who can be invited to teach, the medicinal materials and dietary nourishment conditions that can be enjoyed are not comparable to ordinary families. As long as anyone is willing to work hard, his achievements should be better than most people.

"But the timing doesn't match." Empress Ji listened, shaking her head slightly, "This is a big matter, and the important people from the previous court and harem were all present at the time, and all investigations were conducted by all parties involved and supervised by each other, there was absolutely no cover-up. Otherwise, how could you have been imprisoned in the monastery as soon as you went down to Pine Ridge, and only come out now?"

She said with a sigh, "To be honest, if you were not one of the people who could testify that His Majesty was still on Pine Ridge when the incident happened, I would definitely suspect His Majesty...By the way, are you sure His Majesty was in person that day?"

Yun Fenghuang was stunned for a while, and said: "This...the concubine really didn't find anything wrong at the time? Otherwise, I have been detained for a long time, what else can I say?"

"That's right." Empress Ji didn't know whether it was disappointment or melancholy, she sighed again, "You've always been clever, not to mention how your Majesty could get a substitute under Ben Gong's nose, just say that you really found someone with a similar appearance and stature. How can I deceive you under the blue sky and broad daylight?"

"Your Majesty." Yun Fenghuang clenched his fists calmly, rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I feel that His Majesty has been staying in the palace all these years and has had little contact with the outside world. I am afraid that many things are intentional." Powerless, but the regent..."

Empress Ji nodded and said: "This palace is also suspicious, but there is no evidence. Now that the rebellion in the three states has not yet been quelled, the world is raging... oh..."

After all, the queen was in low spirits. After talking to her for a while, she showed a clear lack of color, and waved her to let her go back to her residence, "The harem is not peaceful these days. There are many things, let the people below tell you .”

After hesitating for a while, he said in a comforting voice, "No matter what happens, this palace will always value you, and the flower and bird envoy will return to the palace soon, and those chosen from a poor family... are obedient and obedient."

Yun Fenghuang responded meekly, and cared a few words about the empress's phoenix body before leaving.

After going out, a gust of wind blew, only to realize that there was cold sweat on the back.

"Yun Ronghua, oh, she is also Concubine Yun now. Because you were promoted first, the palace called her Concubine Xiaoyun." The palace servant of Yanfu Palace who led the way accompanied her out, and told her by the way, "Concubine Xiaoyun is dowry. The beauty of the palace is gone, and it is said that Xijing, who was in front of you, accompanied you back to the harem to get the seasickness medicine, but on the way, he saw a civet cat, which hurt his head and face when he came up to tease him, so he had to entrust Xijing to take the medicine alone Send it back."

Before Xijing could return to Xiaoyingzhou, Mrs. Ye Guogong was shot dead!

At that time, the island was in a mess, how could there be a maid in charge?

It is recognized that the backer is the queen's Yun Fenghuang, and because he happened to meet the emperor on Pine Ridge, he was detained in the jingshe, interrogated and placed under house arrest for these days. As the emperor's hardcore, the daughters of Duke Yi are also suspicious , was also circled up alone and questioned repeatedly.

Of course, Concubine Yun Shu has a high status after all, and she is the biological daughter of Duke Yi, so the sister Concubine Shu came out much earlier than Yun Fenghuang. However, after staying in Xiaoyingzhou for two days, the emperor was sent back to Tongxia Palace after taking office.

Even Yun Qingman was promoted to a level because of this, as a shock.

And after she went back, she received the news that Miaocai was suspected to be suffering from canine wind, and could no longer stay in the palace, and would be moved to a special place for sick and disabled palace servants.

Canine wind is the so-called rabies in later generations, and it is not incurable at the moment. The easiest way is to apply the brain of the instigator to the wound, and it will never attack 【Note 2】.

But the problem is that most of the civet cats in the palace today are ordered by the Empress Dowager Ji to catch snakes, rats and insects. Without the permission of the Empress Dowager, who would dare to touch them?

Moreover, civet cats look similar, and they are scattered all over the palace. After Miao Cai was attacked, she was very panicked, so she may not recognize it; taking a step back, even if she recognized it, where would she find it in a hurry?

In short, she went crazy within two days after being sent out, and within a few days after going crazy, the disease disappeared.

The maid of Yanfu Palace whispered: "After all, she grew up with Concubine Xiaoyun. Concubine Yun was very sad at the time. Before she died, she wanted to go to see her off for the last time, but she was stopped by Concubine Shu."

Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, can he not stop it? Not to mention that the place Miaocai was in at that time must be full of smog, and it was not suitable for the pampered Yun Qingman to appear, just say how important it is for the emperor to be in charge of the government. Come on, it's time to keep a low profile, what is a mere court lady?

She smiled lightly: "It's really pitiful... Sigh, I would have let Xijing come back alone to get the medicine if I knew it earlier, and it didn't hurt Miaocai."

The maid of Yanfu Palace said softly: "This is because Miaocai's own life is short, otherwise how could Sister Xijing be safe and sound?"

I'm also curious how Hee Kyung did it?

Yun Fenghuang thought that this court lady was also cruel, at that time she just gave a few whispers to ask Xijing to accompany Miaocai back to the harem and trip him up, so as not to go back and join Yun Qingman to report to her and Yun Qi As for the details of the guest meeting, as for how to do it, it implies that you can start with the violent concubine such as Yuan Lianniang and Ji Zhaoyuan. Anyway, the first cannot be the fault of Ziquan Palace; It directly killed people.

Speaking of which, she and Yun Qingman fell in love at the beginning, and Miao Cai helped a lot in private.

...Of course, this kind of help is also beneficial to her.

Yun Fenghuang said a few words of regret about not wanting money, and finally asked what is not peaceful in the harem these days?

"...Mistress Zhaoyuan has been demoted." The maid of Yanfu Palace had a weird expression upon hearing this, the expression that wanted to say but couldn't bear to say, "Now I am at the same level as your empress, concubine Ji."

This surprised Yun Fenghuang: "Why?"

The maid looked at her surprised look, and the unbearable look in her eyes became more and more intense: "...because of murdering the concubine."

Yun Fenghuang was clearly startled, and said: "Murder the concubine? Who did you murder? What are the identities of the concubines in this palace, how can they be worthy of a noble like Zhaoyuan?"

"..." The court lady opened her mouth, and finally changed the topic with a forced smile, "Concubine Yun, do you want to go back to Huzhu Palace immediately? Just now the people in front of His Majesty came to send a message to pick you up, maybe His Majesty will go and see later you?"

Are you sure he's looking at me and not killing me?

Yun Fenghuang shrank his head, he really wanted to stay in Yanfu Palace, but it was impossible after all, after hesitating for a while, seeing that he couldn't talk to the maid, he had to go back to Huzhu in depression palace.

After all, it was different after the emperor came to power. The path from Yanfu Palace to Huzhu Palace was remote and desolate. After a few days of work, it was repaired severely. Although it is impossible to tidy up all the palaces and pavilions along the way, at least within the range that can be seen from the palace road, they are all neatly tidied up, and they look brand new.

This made Yun Fenghuang even more sad...

The emperor is only in charge of the government, and he hasn't made any achievements yet. I don't know if he can continue to be in charge of the government. The limelight in the palace has changed just like that!

I always feel that going back this time is a dark future...

She walked slowly, racking her brains to think of a countermeasure.

Not only her, Xi Le was also very panicked, and suggested in a low voice: "Master, since His Majesty may go to Ziquan Hall later, shall we go back quickly?"

To avoid having time to let the emperor wait for a long time is even more sinful!

"I'm worried that it's too early to wait for His Majesty, let's wait for Yue Jieyu first!" Yun Fenghuang sighed, and said melancholy, "Don't think that the master is pregnant, believe it or not, let's step into the Huzhu Palace , can she kill herself with her hind feet?"

Xi Le suddenly felt that it was better to walk slowly.

It can be seen that sometimes Yuan Niangniang's deterrent power is even higher than that of the emperor...

"No, I'd better go see Concubine Shu first." Yun Fenghuang thought about it, but still felt that it was very unsafe to go back to Huzhu Palace like this, stopped halfway there, and decided, "Fortunately, I was with Prince Yun at the summer banquet. According to one side, Concubine Shu is just such a brother, she must still value him very much!"

It was just that the master and servant turned around and did not take a few steps when they heard the sound of the whip coming from ahead. Before Yun Fenghuang could find a place to hide, a group of people surrounded by the emperor's chariot appeared in their sight.

This is exactly the narrow road to Yuanjia... Yun Fenghuang sighed in his heart, and had to give up the idea of ​​going to Tongxia Palace to drag Concubine Shu into the water, and pulled Xi Le to salute the emperor together by the roadside.

"Concubine Yun?" Di Ren stopped in front of her, and the bead curtain was brushed aside, revealing Emperor Chunjia's half-smile face, and said jokingly, "Do you want to go back to Huzhu Palace? I happen to be going to see Niang Niang too, why don't I come up to pick you up?"

"..." Yun Fenghuang suddenly remembered that not long ago in Taichu Palace, when she was unceremoniously sitting on the chariot of God, the emperor once questioned him with "the virtue of leaving the chariot", but she refuted it with a high-sounding sound... Well, so, settle the score Is it time to start?

So how should she answer now?

[Note 1] In the first year of Song Shenzong Xining (1068), "the edict promulgated the teaching and reading method of the Zhu army in Hebei Province. All bows are divided into three grades, with nine buckets being the first, eight buckets being the second, and seven buckets being the third; crossbows are divided into three categories. For the third class, two stones and seven buckets are the first, two stones and four buckets are the second, and two stones and one bucket are the third."

[Note 2] "It is to kill the bitten dog, take the brain and apply it, and there will be no recurrence after that." Out of "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription". The scientific theory is probably "modern medicine shows that there are a large number of virus immune serum in the brain tissue of dogs".