Speculation and suspicion came out one after another. The blue and white Emperor closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.
No
He can't just wait for Xu Qiwei to return to Beijing!
"It is said that Xia Tingzhen came into the palace to see me..." the emperor's voice trembled slightly with anger.
He must come up with a solution quickly!
Li Ji hurriedly responded, quickly stepped back to the outside of the hall and explained the matter to an internal supervisor.
"Go and invite Xia Shoufu into the palace at this time?" the internal supervisor was surprised.
At this time, the palace doors were locked.
Li Ji glared at him: "or you'll go again next year?"
If Xia Shoufu doesn't come again, the emperor will be crazy!
The internal supervisor shrunk his neck and hurriedly said, "I'll go now."
Li Ji took out his waist token and threw it to him: "hurry up!"
The internal supervisor should be "yes" and hurried to.
Seeing Li Jizhe returning to the hall, Xiao Chenzi, who was outside, moved his eyes.
Xia Tingzhen quickly came to the palace.
"Xu Qiwei is not dead..." emperor Qingming has put on his clothes and robes. At this time, he sits in a comb back chair in the inner hall, with one hand on the elbow tea table, his five fingers clenched tightly, and the bulging green veins can be seen on the back of his hand.
Hearing this, even Xia Tingzhen, who has always been calm, was surprised.
"Your Majesty, why did this happen? Is the news true? Has someone seen Xu Qiwei with their own eyes? Is it the false news deliberately released by the Xu family -"
"The news is absolutely true... Because not only did the man not die, but also ordered Yue Pei to be taken into custody." emperor Qingming squeezed out a sneer from his lips and teeth: "I also want to know the reason why a damn man should 'come back from the dead'! When he caught Yue Pei, he made it clear that he was going to rebel!"
Xia Tingzhen frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, take it easy... Please let me ask you carefully first, and then come to a conclusion."
Then he looked at the man in black kneeling on the ground: "the Duke of the town caught Yue Pei?"
"Exactly..." the man in black had already turned pale, as if he had tried his best to hold on before he fainted. He explained the process of the post house assassination that night one by one.
Xia Tingzhen listened and thought: "according to the old minister, the Duke of the town can't talk about rebellion since he didn't kill Yue Pei - and now he still has family members in Beijing, so he doesn't dare to act rashly."
Emperor Qingming tightly pursed his iron green lips.
Xia Tingzhen continued: "the Duke of town has no conclusive evidence of Yue Pei's assassination, so there is still room for elucidation. Even if the Duke of town wants to ask for an explanation, a Yue Pei is enough - this layer of window paper, Xu Qiwei doesn't dare to pierce it easily."
Yue Pei was afraid to admit that he was inspired by someone anyway.
It's just a pity that such an easy-to-use chess piece has been folded on this matter before it is really useful.
"According to the teacher's opinion, now I still want to appease him and whitewash peace with him!" emperor Qingming was furious.
Xia Tingzhen lowered her eyes: "the poisoning failed and the assassination failed. At this time, it is impossible to start on his way back to Beijing. Now that he has reached this step, he can only find a way to stabilize him first and then make other plans -"
"Steady?" emperor Qingming's eyes were cold. What he wanted was to let Xu Qiwei die!
"If you don't stabilize it in time, it's possible to catch Xu Qiwei dead and break the net according to Xu Qiwei's temperament. In the current situation, it's really inappropriate to have this turbulence again. Otherwise, even if you win Xu Qiwei, you will hurt the vitality of the imperial court. You can only win wisely." Xia Tingzhen said: "I hope your Majesty must pay attention to the overall situation and endure the temporary anger."
"..." emperor Qingming held his fist tightly, and even his uneven breathing due to his anger could be clearly heard in the silent hall.
After such a long silence, he began to speak.
"The teacher said, what should I do now -"
He never believed anyone, but at this moment, even if he was dazzled by his anger, he still could tell the pros and cons of Xia Tingzhen's words from the pros and cons.
"Although we still don't know what Xu Qiwei's attitude is, your majesty should take precautions as soon as possible." Xia Tingzhen said firmly, "you can make its weakness first, and then use both soft and hard -"
"Weakness?"
Emperor Qingming's eyes moved and a figure flashed in his mind.
Yes
How did he forget this?
At that time, it doesn't have to be said that it is possible to stabilize Xu Qiwei, or even take back the talisman
The voice of conversation in the hall was low. Xiao Chenzi, who was guarding outside the hall, could not hear a word.
Before long, the man in black who had entered was carried out and looked as if he had no breath.
"Emperor, this method is feasible and can be called a long-term plan." Xia Tingzhen nodded in the inner hall.
The countermeasures have been roughly determined. Emperor Qingming calmed down and made a little decision in his heart.
"I suddenly thought of something suspicious -" Xia Tingzhen then said: "I remember that there should be no solution to the poison in the town hall. Even if there is a way to solve it, it must be a near death. How could he solve the poison so smoothly in remote places such as Dongyuan?"
"I also think he is too lucky... Does the teacher suspect that there is something wrong with the poison made by Qiao Biying?"
But how dare he?
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And what is the reason why a disabled man who has been imprisoned in that dark place for many years will choose to use poison?
"I don't doubt Qiao Biying. According to the secret letter sent back, the Duke of the town has indeed been poisoned and his life is in danger several times." Xia Tingzhen said: "I think an expert did solve the poison, but I think the expert's appearance must not be accidental -"
"What the teacher means is... Someone knows my plan, so they have to deal with it in advance?" emperor Qingming's eyes were filled with cold.
"Yes, and I just thought of a suspicious thing. I don't know whether it is related to this matter -"
"Please speak frankly."
"I still remember that some time ago, the national master asked his majesty for a medicinal material called lingchuzhi on the grounds of alchemy."
Emperor Qingming nodded, "it's a matter."
He has been taking the pill and the effect is quite good.
"After that, according to my accidental knowledge, this lingailanthus lucidum is not only a tonic, but also has the effect of relieving strange poisons -"
"Can you solve the strange poison?" emperor Qingming's eyes changed slightly.
Xia Tingzhen said, "I didn't care at first, but now I think it's strange. For example, the medicine is very rare, but the national teacher came to find it. It happened to be in the palace. Does your majesty think it's too coincidental?"
"..." emperor Qingming thought and frowned.
Xia Tingzhen continued: "on the same day when the national master came to ask for medicine, the minister left the Yangxin hall and saw a slightly unusual thing, which was related to the Yukun Palace -"
Yukun palace?
queen?
Qingming emperor's eyes were slightly cool and said in a slow voice: "the teacher doesn't have to avoid anything. If you notice anything suspicious, just say it directly..."