Chapter 340 339 Drug Testing

Yan Shifan has been feeling uneasy since Lu Bing threatened him with Wang Zhi's confession.

Yes, he was a little scared.

In the past, when the Jinyiwei threatened the officials, Yan Shifan didn't take it seriously at all, because he knew very well that the thunder and rain were all in the West Garden, and it was not something that he, the Grand Commander Lu, could control.

But when Lu Bing took out Wang Zhi's confession and bluntly said that Hu Zongxian had forged the pardon edict, and even pointed out that the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion took away the silver seized by Wang Zhi, Yan Shifan felt fear for the first time.

Lu Bing could find out what happened more than a year later.

Hu Zongxian had mentioned the edict in a letter to Yan Song, so Yan Shifan had no doubt that the confession was false. It was too easy for the Jinyiwei to get a confession from a serious criminal in prison.

Moreover, because Wang Zhi had been executed and was now dead without evidence, it was impossible to make Wang Zhi change his confession. Mentioning this matter could only be said to be murder to silence him.

Even though killing Wang Zhi was the court's decision and the emperor's final ruling, they would definitely say that they were the ones who pushed the matter forward.

The key point is that they did take the silver. Can the Jinyiwei investigate this matter?

After more than a month of deep thinking, Yan Shifan finally made a dangerous decision to kill Lu Bing.

He had discussed this matter with Yan Song privately, but what he waited for was indeed a series of reprimands.

The relationship between Lu Bing and the emperor was extremely delicate. If Lu Bing was killed, God knows what Emperor Jiajing would do.

Yan Song knew the seriousness of it, so he naturally chose to reprimand his son for this idea and asked him to completely give up this idea.

Unfortunately, he forgot that he is now very different from more than ten years ago.

Although Yan Song was old at that time, he was still energetic and did things in a methodical manner. But now he needs his son to help him with advice everywhere, and he has lost his majesty.

Even in Yan Shifan's heart, if he hadn't been giving his father ideas and solutions, he would have been pulled down from the Prime Minister's throne by Xu Jie.

Of course, these thoughts could only stay in his mind.

So Yan Shifan didn't take Yan Song's rejection and reprimand to heart, but secretly began to look for allies to find ways to kill Lu Bing without anyone noticing.

After all, Lu Bing was the Left Commander of the Rear Army Commander's Office, the commander of the Jinyiwei and the big boss in charge of the Jinyiwei affairs. It was not easy to kill him secretly.

To kill such a big boss, not only do you need to choose the right time and the right place, but you also need the right person to handle the matter, which are not easy to do.

However, Yan Shifan, as a genius praised by Emperor Jiajing, did not stop him at this most difficult level, but it was not easy for him to reach in there.

He couldn't find helpers there, but it didn't mean that others didn't have any either.

Naturally, Yan Shifan's attention shifted to his natural ally, Prince Jing. Only His Royal Highness Prince Jing could possibly manipulate and achieve his goal.

Yan Shifan did not think that His Royal Highness Prince Jing was a little white rabbit. He came from the palace, and he came from the palace of the Jiajing Dynasty. Naturally, he was very clear about the palace fighting.

The relationship in the harem of Emperor Jiajing was quite complicated.

Emperor Jiajing canonized three queens, but each of them died a violent death.

Until now, Emperor Jiajing no longer canons queens, and Concubine Wen is in charge of the harem.

Concubine Lu Jing, the biological mother of Prince Jing, was one of the "Nine Concubines" selected in March of the tenth year of Jiajing. After giving birth to Prince Jing, she was promoted to Concubine Jing. She was one of the few concubines in the palace who was favored by Emperor Jiajing, and her status in the palace was second only to Concubine Wen.

Concubine Kang, the mother of Prince Yu, had passed away as early as the thirty-third year of Jiajing. It was precisely because of the lack of support in the palace that Prince Yu suffered a lot in the secret fight with Prince Jing.

The conversation in the secret room continued. In Yan Shifan's words, Lu Bing had changed from a "loyal" close minister to Emperor Jiajing to a jester who had secretly turned to Prince Yu.

Prince Jing was naturally not easy to fool. Lu Bing had a special relationship with Emperor Jiajing. Naturally, Prince Jing felt distrustful of Yan Shifan's words.

Although he was a little drunk, it did not mean that Prince Jing was easy to fool. There was only a moment of doubt on his face, and he immediately disguised it.

However, when Yan Shifan was describing Lu Bing's threat to Prince Jing, his eyes kept staring at Prince Jing, and he naturally saw the change in his expression for a moment.

"According to my investigation, the main reason why Lu Bing joined Prince Yu was because of Xu Jie. He had been investigating the cause of Xia Yan's death. It was General Lu who dealt a fatal blow to Xia Yan.

He fabricated the story that Zeng Xin did not report the defeat, embezzled military pay, and bribed Xia Yan. He also spread rumors after Xia Yan left Beijing, saying that Xia Yan complained and slandered Emperor Shizong before leaving. Then he secretly reported it to the emperor, which eventually made the emperor want to kill him."

Seeing the shock on Prince Jing's face, he continued: "The emperor is the most intolerant of being deceived. If the emperor knew about this, it is hard to say what he would do. Even if they are brothers from the same mother, Lu Bing would not have a good life."

"So, he asked my brother for protection to let Xu Jie stop? Or, this is the purpose of my brother and Xu Jie?"

When King Jing heard the reason why Lu Bing turned to Prince Yu, he couldn't help but be alert.

In the past, he was quite confident in Lu Bing, thinking that it was a knife in his father's hand, but if the person holding the knife was changed, that would be a different matter.

Before Yan Shifan could answer, King Jing suddenly became wary again, and then he continued: "Where did Brother Donglou know about this? Since he knows the reason, why not just show off with Lu Bing and let him be in Cao Ying's heart?" Han, do your best for the orphans.”

"There is no credible evidence. My people overheard the news privately. Xu Jie has something in his hand that can prove Lu Bing's crime, but we don't have anything in our hands. Who can he threaten? It's just empty talk."

Yan Shifan replied with a very regretful expression.

Although King Jing did not completely believe Yan Shifan's words, he was deeply aware of Jin Yiwei's ability. In fact, the entire court was afraid of Jin Yiwei like a tiger.

There are factory guards and factory guards, and Dongchang is in front and Jinyiwei is behind. But now Dongchang led by Huang Jin is dormant, while Jinyiwei under Lu Bing has risen again, becoming an existence that civil servants talk about with disdain.

It's hard to say how much evidence Lu Bing has against officials.

King Jing naturally didn't know whether those incriminating evidences were secretly handed over to Emperor Jiajing, but he could roughly guess with a little thought. In all likelihood, they were still in Lu Bing's hands, and they might be used at a critical moment.

"hiss"

Thinking of this, King Jing couldn't help but gasp, it was so scary.

If Lu Bing is still loyal to Emperor Jiajing, then everything will be okay, whether it is to King Yu or to him, it doesn't matter.

But Yan Shifan just told him that Lu Bing had already turned to King Yu. His brother Wang was naturally not an ignorant little white rabbit. With Lu Bing as a big killer in hand, he could not tell when he would The sudden attack caught him off guard.

King Jing has been away from the palace for many years, and he has already seen through the officialdom.

Sucks.

As for the officials who took refuge in him, in addition to coveting the merits of the dragon, they also had their own small calculations and did many shady things in private. They only hoped that he could intercede at the critical moment and help to make things right.

If those people have evidence and fall into Lu Bing's hands, they may not only reveal some secrets between him and the Yan family, but may also turn against him at a critical moment. After all, his life and fortune are in Lu Bing's hands.

This person cannot stay.

At this time, King Jing and Yan Shifan had the same idea. They could only feel at ease if Lu Bing died.

King Jing is certainly not stupid. At this time, he already knows the purpose of Yan Shifan's secret talk with him. It should be to deal with Lu Bing. As for the desired result, besides letting him die, is there anything else?

Political struggles are fierce, and the fights between civil servants are usually stopped in moderation. That is to say, after one party is removed from office, they will generally show some mercy and will not kill everyone.

However, now they are no longer a political struggle, but a battle for the right to inherit the throne, which is much more tragic. It is normal for the loser not only to have his career ruined, but also to lose his life.

In fact, this is also the reason why many established political families are unwilling to easily get involved in the battle for heir apparent.

By maintaining the status quo, they can always enjoy a good life. Once they are involved, it is okay if they win, maybe they can move to a higher level. But if they fail, the entire family will be completely thrown into the endless abyss.

The noble families of the Ming Dynasty who were separated from the country had a good grasp of this balance and would not easily get involved without getting the emperor's will. Therefore, they were able to survive, even if their power expanded to the point where the emperor had Even to a certain degree of fear, it can still ensure the long-term prosperity of the family.

They only listen to the emperor's orders, and they also give outsiders a ruffian attitude every day, making people think that they have no great ambitions.

Without great ambitions, there would naturally be no great ambitions, and the emperor would naturally feel more at ease.

If he showed some lack of ability, the emperor would feel more at ease.

"Brother Donglou, let's not talk secretly between people. What do you want to do?"

After all, King Jing was not as experienced as Yan Shifan. Naturally, he couldn't hold his breath after he figured it out and asked directly.

"I think His Highness also understands that Lu Bing cannot stay, but

Lu Bing has a special status. Whether it is poisoning or assassination, it will cause huge waves, so it is not advisable. "

Yan Shifan opened his mouth and replied.

"Then is there any way to prevent people from suspecting that he is gone without anyone noticing?"

King Jing asked with a frown.

He could think of the consequences of assassinating Lu Bing, but other than that, what other way could he use to kill him?

He is Lu Bing, the man in charge of Jin Yiwei.

"In addition to being in charge of the royal guards, Lord Lu actually does one more thing."

Speaking of this, Yan Shifan deliberately paused to give King Jing time to think, and maybe he would think of it.

"What he usually does? Eat and sleep. I haven't heard that he likes to look for women outside. Otherwise, if he drinks too much and takes some medicine, he will die on the woman's belly, and his family will probably hide it."

King Jing thought for a moment and then said casually. He couldn't think of anything. All he could think of was the dirty things in Fireworks and Willow Alley.

To be honest, Lu Bing's life style is quite decent. Apart from the hobby that everyone has, which is making money, he really can't find any other big problems.

As for the women in the mansion, well, Lu Bing brought home a lot of beauties, but they were in the Lu mansion after all, and they couldn't get involved.

The Lu family is on tight guard, just kidding, that's what they do, so naturally they won't let people take advantage of it easily.

"hehe."

Hearing what King Jing said, Yan Shifan didn't feel that it was degrading at all. It was his hobby, so he didn't feel that there was anything to say.

After a chuckle, Yan Shifan said, "Your Highness must have heard that Lord Lu is in the palace frequently, almost every day."

"I know, it's the daily errands of the Jinyiwei, passing news from the capital and the outside to my father."

King Jing nodded to show that he knew. Although he had never seen Emperor Jiajing, his mother and other people in the palace would provide him with news to let him know the emperor's recent situation.

The safety of Emperor Jiajing is not only related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty, but also to the future of him and his brother Prince Yu. Who will sit in that position and who can only go to a small place to be a seemingly idle but actually imprisoned prince.

"In this case, does your Highness know that the time when Lu Bing entered the palace was mostly close to the time when Emperor Jiajing started to refine the elixir, and those elixirs..."

"Do you mean to start during the drug testing?"

Yan Shifan didn't say it completely, but King Jing had already guessed what he meant.

Emperor Jiajing cultivated immortality, so he naturally had to cultivate elixirs, so he summoned so many wandering Taoist priests. They were all good at various aspects and were valued by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks.

Some were responsible for fortune-telling, some helped to refine elixirs, and some guided Emperor Jiajing to practice Taoist secrets. There were many kinds of things.

Among them, refining elixirs was naturally the most special one, because Emperor Jiajing also knew that elixirs were poisonous, and not every elixir refined could be taken with confidence, so after opening the furnace, he would definitely take out one and ask someone to test the medicine. He would only take it if it was safe.

The elixir refined by Emperor Jiajing was the one that killed a young eunuch a few years ago. There has been no such accident in the elixir refined in recent years.

When Lu Bing delivered the secret box, he would occasionally run into Emperor Jiajing who had finished refining elixirs and opened the furnace to take the medicine. At this time, in order to show his loyalty to Emperor Jiajing, Lu Bing would often rush to test the medicine.

King Jing blinked, Yan Shifan was so calculating.

If Lu Bing felt unwell after trying the medicine, could the emperor still hold him accountable?

If he did, he would have to kill the Taoist priest who prepared the medicine.

Moreover, Emperor Jiajing would probably choose to help conceal such a thing. After all, he practiced Taoism, but he ended up killing an important official in the court after trying the medicine. If this was recorded in history books

"But, I know that a few years ago, a eunuch died suddenly after taking the elixir, but it hasn't happened again in recent years. How could this medicine still exist? You can't be sure that you can prepare such a medicine, and Lu Bing happened to be there."

King Jing hesitated. Lu Bing had to be there to prepare a poison.

To be honest, as long as one link went wrong, he might only be able to poison a eunuch.

But once such a thing happened, Lu Bing would never dare to test the medicine for Emperor Jiajing again for a long time, and this method would be useless.

He didn't care whether the eunuch lived or died, he only cared about the result, which seemed difficult to operate.