Chapter 80 Down-to-Earth

The courtiers respectfully sent Sheng Jia away and retreated in single file.

Not to mention the turbulent undercurrent and violent storm afterwards, the Empress Dowager Ji glanced at her father and brothers under Dan Chi with a complicated expression, and silently turned to follow Chunjia——Empress Ji also did the same.

And Yun Fenghuang in the side hall was whispering instructions to the little servant in front of Yanyin.

After a while, she tidied up her clothes and went out of the palace gate to wait for Chunjia and others on the palace road.

"Concubine Xian is here? It's just right." Dowager Ji was expressionless, holding the Queen's hand, and didn't look at her when she was coming from a distance. When she got closer, Yun Fenghuang bent down to salute, and then ordered softly, " The Chao clan who was beating the Wengu, talked about Concubine Shu's death, just now Ai's family discussed this matter with His Majesty, it's up to you..."

Before the words fell, there was a sudden exclamation from behind!

Everyone looked back in amazement, and saw a group of people rushing towards Chunjia, knelt down in front of Chunjia, and reported in panic: "Your Majesty, just now the servants and servants led Chao Shi into the harem through the side door, but a soldier suddenly jumped up and wanted to kill Chao Shi." Fortunately, the armored soldier Luo Xun reacted quickly and stopped him, otherwise Chao's life would be in danger!"

Chunjia's eyes were a little stunned and angry, but she came to her senses immediately, and said in a rage: "How unreasonable!!! Outside the court, beside the royal dormitory, he dared to kill someone and silence him, is there any father in the eyes of this move?" ?!"

Immediately asked, "How is Chao Shi doing now?"

The palace man prostrated himself on the ground, and replied in a trembling voice, "Chao is out of danger, only slightly injured...however, the injury is in the throat and arm!"

Yun Fenghuang quickly cooperated, pulled Chunjia's sleeves, and said softly: "Your Majesty! The thief's intentions are clear at a glance! This is because he failed to kill Chao Shi, so let her be unable to tell the truth for a while, so as to gain a chance. , let’s do the same thing again!”

"I understand!" Chunjia laughed angrily, and said, "Who is the violent soldier? Have you found out?!"

The palace man trembled visibly, and then said tremblingly: "Yes...but...he is the cousin of Haixihou Shizi's wife's mother's family. He was recommended by the empress a few years ago to guard the imperial court!"

The seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, let alone the royal driver.

The imperial guards have always had the custom of selecting young children from clansmen and noble families. They were poor and rich in martial arts. In this era, even in a peaceful and prosperous age, it is difficult for ordinary people to see meat. Talking about whether there is a way to practice martial arts, it is just luck to embark on this path. Without the cooperation of medicinal materials and meat, and without the guidance of famous teachers, it is difficult to go far;

Only the children of everyone, who come from rich clothes and fine food, have a long history of family education, and are particularly dandy and incomprehensible. When they grow up, they will dabble in civil and military affairs under the supervision of their father and brother.

Secondly, it is also the wealth and confidence of these people, which are often tied to the emperor's body, and their loyalty is generally guaranteed.

The third is that the imperial examinations are important in this world.

However, the palace examination is held every three years, and only three or two hundred are selected for each list.

If he is not really talented and educated, and if he is lucky enough not to meet a teacher who just doesn't like his writing style, he will inevitably lose his reputation.

Such a high-ranking family can hire famous teachers, and it is inevitable that some children will be eliminated.

If there are not many descendants, the father and brother can try to get a few more shadow seals. If there are many descendants, the elders can't take care of them at all, then choose the majestic and martial arts to be the guards in front of the emperor. A good way out.

Even when Chunjia was still a puppet, Jane was useless in the emperor's heart. After guarding the Taichu Palace for a few years, the elders in the family helped run it and mobilized it. It is necessary to be promoted.

At this moment, the soldier who tried to kill Chao's family was one of the imperial guards who had been arranged by Empress Tuo Ji.

In the past, the gold-plated surveillance was correct, but now it is impossible to argue - even without carefully observing Chunjia's face, Empress Ji can be sure that this matter must be planted by the emperor!

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is fraudulent!" Empress Ji immediately knelt down to argue, "The cousin of my concubine's natal sister-in-law is definitely not such a murderous person! Besides, Chao's words are only one-sided..."

Before he could speak, Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Your Majesty, please don't say such things. I just came here early, and I have listened to some high-spirited talks from the adults in the temple. Then Chao's first visit to court At that time, didn't the Ji family swear by it, saying that all her accusations were nonsense, and the Ji family was so innocent that it couldn't be more innocent?"

"The results of it?"

"Irrefutable evidence is like a mountain. Your Majesty may have come a step late. Didn't you hear or see?"

"Therefore, I would like to ask you to speak carefully, and let Your Majesty thoroughly investigate to the end before it's too late."

"Otherwise, if you swear and swear here, it won't look good after the result comes out."

"I don't know, I thought that the Ji family is always like this, and they don't cry when they see the coffin!"

Empress Ji said coldly: "Concubine Xian's words are too one-sided! What Chao said happened far away in the north, and my palace is in the deep palace, so naturally I don't know. But since I recommended that cousin With His Majesty, we naturally have an understanding of it."

"How can this palace not know what kind of temperament this person has?"

"His deeds must have inside information!"

"Furthermore, Zuo You Chao was only injured but not dead, so why is Concubine Xian in such a hurry to settle the matter?"

"Could it be, are you guilty?!"

Yun Fenghuang thought to himself, what is wrong with me? The assassination of Chao Shi by a soldier was arranged by the people in front of the imperial palace, and the details were ordered by me personally, to ensure that no matter how hard you struggle, you will only be cut off by a strong man... I can't be more at ease in my heart.

She said gently and softly: "The empress thinks too much, the concubine is just afraid that the empress will talk too much in a hurry, so that she won't be able to step down afterwards."

Empress Ji didn't want to talk to her, so she just kowtowed to the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, please be aware of everything, not to mention that Chao Shi is not dead. , will be identified as the real culprit who murdered Concubine Shu and ordered her to be silenced? Although the concubine is insensitive, she has been a queen for many years and has taken care of the palace affairs. She has never made any major mistakes. How could she be so unwise? matter?"

Chunjia was condescending, looking down at her for a moment, then raised her chin, and told the palace man who reported the letter: "Go and investigate! The Imperial City Secretary will report the result within today!"

The queen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to thank her, but at this time Yun Fenghuang reminded her: "Your Majesty, I also feel that the Queen's empress is so eloquent, maybe she really thinks that person is not usually going to kill her. Then do you want to take your family with you?" Relatives should check it out carefully? Maybe there is something wrong with the people around him, and this move is not what he wanted?"

"Yun Shi, you!!!" Empress Ji was furious, and even Empress Dowager Ji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised her head and glared at Yun Fenghuang.

However, Yun Fenghuang said nonchalantly: "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, if the family members of this family are innocent, this is also a way to give them justice! Otherwise, those who don't know about it will say that this family is like that. The master who has a vicious mind and kills at the slightest disagreement, how terrifying. Will anyone associate with them in the future? I'm afraid they are children of the right age in the family, and it's hard to say that they are relatives... The concubine is also for their benefit."

The empress dowager wanted to vomit blood, but Chunjia thought it made sense: "What Concubine Xian said is very true, so let's do it like this."

Let the Imperial City Secretary copy that family first, and then follow the clues to check the history of his in-laws to find the real culprit... I want to know who the real culprit is, who is it, and then of course it will be the emperor. The final say.

Empress Dowager Ji's face turned blue. The natal cousin of Haixihou Shizi's wife is a relative of the Ji family. The official position of the family is not high, but because it is the natal cousin of the Ji family's future mistress, the relationship He is close, so he has been entrusted with many important tasks-the kind that cannot be announced-knows a lot of secrets!

The most important thing is that there are many children in this family and they are scattered all over the place. Even if the Ji family tries to silence them immediately, they will not be able to wipe them out in a while!

Another problem with the large number of children is that it is inevitable that there will be mixed good and bad.

As long as there are a few weak bones among these people, for the Ji family, especially the Ji family who is facing the crime of murdering Qi Jiulu, the captain of the Dingbei Military Academy, and intimidating Qi Jiulu's wife Chao Jingyou to falsely accuse the virtuous concubine Xie, It's like adding insult to injury!

And the problems don't stop there!

At the beginning, Chunjia was just a vassal in a remote place, and he came to the imperial capital in a hurry with limited manpower.

In addition, Ji's intention to control this heir emperor who has a curly hair, has placed countless people in the harem - among the imperial guards in Taichu Palace, there are not many people who have been recommended by Ji's.

Otherwise, Yun Fenghuang would not have been able to find the target so quickly after giving orders.

Right now, something went wrong with the cousin of her natal sister-in-law personally recommended by Empress Ji, what about the future? what's next?

This method of splashing dirty water is not clever, but no one can deny that it is easy to use.

Especially when the Son of Heaven is gradually gaining the upper hand, even though everyone knows what's going on, on the scene, this is evidence of Ji's guilty conscience!

"Emperor, this is inappropriate." Empress Dowager Ji's face turned pale, she knew that now is not the time to use her status to suppress others, this move will only make the emperor hate the Ji family even more, which will lead to more cruel and dirty methods. But now on the sidelines, the queen obviously couldn't convince Chunjia, she had no choice but to say, "Not to mention that the matter of the royal tomb has not yet been implemented, your mother Yuan, mother Qu, and mother are still sick, so it's okay if we don't forgive the world and pray for blessings." , how could it be possible to involve so many people because of the words of a concubine?"

"Besides, the second prince and the third prince were handed over to your Queen Mother Qu to raise them, because they wanted your Queen Mother's blessing to protect the two children."

"As a result, due to the change of the royal mausoleum, your Queen Mother Qu fell ill, and the two children can only be raised by the concubines."

"According to what Qin Tianjian said, this is already a bit risky."

"After all, how can Mrs. Yaoning's and Ouyang's blessings compare with your Queen Mother Qu's?"

"If innocent people are implicated now, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to the emperor's heir...Emperor, what do you think?"

These words are not so much persuasion as a threat: if you insist on pursuing the matter unforgivingly, then if any heirs in the palace go wrong, the Ai family will also blame Yun Fenghuang. To fan the flames, regardless of whether the emperor's heir lives or dies!

At that time, the Ai family will not let Yun Fenghuang go!

——Or do you think that you can take care of the many imperial heirs who were born in the palace? !

Yun Fenghuang heard the threat, smiled slightly, and was about to speak out to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that he had only reminded himself two days ago, that he had gotten enough limelight during this time.

If he continues to be invincible like this, I am afraid that in Chunjia's mind, the impression that he is shrewd and capable does not require too much care and pity from him.

Then he, as the majestic emperor, takes care of and pities him, why don't he let Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fu take care of those lowly maidservants?

How can this work?

Yun Fenghuang resolutely changed into first shocked, then angry, then... bowed his head, bit his lip, showing an expression of thinking about countermeasures quickly.

But at this moment, Chunjia had finished thinking about it, and as she expected, she gently shook her palm with her backhand to show her comfort, and said in a slow voice: "What the queen mother said is very true. In this way, only the soldier's family will be thoroughly investigated, and the rest will leave it for now." whether!"

Only implicate this family?

Empress Dowager Ji still felt a little pain in her heart, but she weighed it quickly, because she had lost the upper hand, it was impossible not to bleed right now.

I had no choice but to endure my anger and distress, and nodded: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Empress Dowager Ji asked Yun Fenghuang again: "Chao's current situation, how do you plan to arrange it?"