Chapter 117
The Jinyiwei will always know some secrets of the palace.
They know much more than court officials and less than internal officials.
Things in the inner court are often controlled before they can be reported to the palace gate. What the emperor likes and hates is a taboo among taboos. You must never ask, you will lose your head after asking.
Sixteen years ago, Lu Zhang killed all the members of the Chu Dynasty.
There is a river of blood flowing in the capital, let alone the inner court. There is no palace wall that has not been stained with blood.
Maybe it is for this reason that the palace ladies in Qi Chao are very brave and do not talk too much. They are more like trees and grass in the palace, or the most inconspicuous decorations in the gorgeous palace, and they lower their heads no matter who they see.
There is no sound when walking, wearing a robe.
The palace maids are combed in a bun and wear the same jewelry.
Not to mention looking from afar, it is difficult to recognize who is who even when you get close.
In such a huge palace, there are countless palace maids and officials... as if they have names and surnames, there are only a few people.
As the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, Gong Jun did not know the capable people around the concubines in the harem, but only knew the eunuchs and aunts in the twelve yamen in the inner court. He only had an impression of the emperor and the eunuchs around the prince.
These people are powerful and know a lot of things. They can speak to the Jinyiwei and the court officials, but they can't say a word that they shouldn't say.
However, some secrets cannot be hidden by "not saying it".
Deputy Commander Gong is such a shrewd person. He can dig deep and investigate and discover the true identity of the abbot of Liuhe Temple. As long as the clues that fall in front of him will not be spared.
He did not want to rely on these to gain favors and take a handle, but to avoid any trouble he had caused in unaware situations, and most importantly—
In the future!
Even if he is the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, the emperor can retreat.
Once the emperor and his ministers were born, Gong Jun not only had to ensure that Lu Zhang was stable when he was in power, but also had to think about what happened after the emperor was gone.
It is related to pension and cannot be careless.
This is not the thought that Gong Jun alone would have. Isn’t his boss, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also planning this idea?
"The prince's health has become worse and worse over the years, and I'm afraid he will not be able to inherit the throne. This is a hidden danger today. Many court officials, including the Jinyiwei, are thinking about the next candidate for the Eastern Palace. If you want to show your goodwill, you must at least make a good relationship."
Gong Jun carefully considered the words, and then continued to use the voice transmission to secretly say, "But the court officials soon stopped. Not to mention the death, there were only four princes in the palace. Apart from the terminally ill prince and the underage sixth prince, the remaining two have all kinds of shortcomings."
The second prince has deafness in his left ear and has almost no chance of becoming a treasure. Unless Lu Zhang's son is dead, he is the only one left.
The third prince is cowardly and incompetent, has little talent and knowledge, and has no qualifications to be an Eastern Palace. His advantages are highlighted by his own brothers.
"…The Sixth Prince is a little clever, but he is strange in nature and often makes amazing moves. If he wants to choose one of the third princes and the sixth princes to inherit the throne, the courtiers will definitely support the third prince."
A cowardly emperor is easy to mercy, and it is better to be mediocre and incompetent than tormenting ministers with a sudden idea.
The Chen Dynasty once had an emperor who ignored the opposition of the court and insisted on commanding the imperial army in person, but was defeated by Xiliang Kingdom and was seriously injured.
"In this way, the third prince has an absolute advantage, and the second prince must rebel?" Meng Qi said with a cold voice.
From the heart, Meng Qi was not interested in anyone's rebellion. The Emperor Lu Zhang of Qi was annoyed him. However, changing dynasties was not a trivial matter. Even usurping the throne might affect the people of Taijing.
Sixteen years have passed, and the capital has finally recovered some vitality. Will it be trapped in the sea of fire again in a blink of an eye?
Meng Qi frowned deeply.
If the rebellious prince was very capable and could quickly kill Lu Zhang without bloodshed, ascend to the throne, Meng Qi would not have any objection.
Now that the tomb of Emperor Li has been bombed, the prince still colluded with the ancestor Qingwu...
Meng Qi's anger is hard to go away, he must settle this account!
"Since that's the case, why did you just say that any prince is likely to rebel?"
"... Because the third prince is not really stupid, it is hard to say how his personality is. The inner servants around the third prince are very afraid of him. If all this is pretending, what should he do? Will the prince's illness have something to do? These things are hard to say."
"Interesting, where is the sixth prince who is not in Beijing?"
"He has said some disrespectful words in private. He is the one who shows the most obvious expression. However, the Sixth Prince has no power or power, and the court officials do not like him. Even if he wants to do anything, it is impossible."
Meng Qi thought something was wrong, and he suspected: "Lu Zhang has no preference for these sons?"
Children favored by the emperor will always be more likely to inherit the throne.
Gong Jun shook his head slowly, his expression a little strange.
"No prince will win the heart of His Majesty. He will be scolded, confined or copied books at any time. The prince will not be so arrogant, but the prince's life is not easy. The officials of the Eastern Palace have shrunk their heads and acted as human beings, and those who serve the prince are even suppressed everywhere. After a long time, everyone knows that getting close to the prince is violated by the emperor. Naturally, they will be far away from the prince."
The prince of Qi Dynasty was a real lonely man and had a noble status. No one except the princess dared to speak to him.
A great scholar and talent who believe in orthodox people have long been killed or resigned from office because Lu Zhang usurped the throne and changed the dynasty. Those who stayed in the court would protect themselves.
Mo Li remembered that he sneaked into the house where the Jinyiwei secretly stationed in Pingzhou that day and caught someone to ask about the other party's identity. As a result, the official mistakenly thought he was County Magistrate Xue, so he framed the prince casually, saying that they were sent by the prince.
At that time, I only thought that the Jinyiwei was disturbing his vision and talking nonsense.
Thinking about it now, if you fall into trouble, you will be blamed and say it was the commander of the prince. I guess they have done a lot.
I just said it, but I also felt it didn't matter...
"This prince sounds like a pitiful person." Mo Li sighed.
What a dying person wants to do is often difficult for common sense to speculate.
Perhaps the prince endured it all his life, but found that he had not had a few days to live. Looking back on his losses and grievances, he started to be angry and planned a rebellion. Even if he didn't succeed, he would not let the emperor have a good life!
Meng Qi heard it.
If the truth is like this, then a ill-brained ancestor Qingwu, a dying prince... God knows whether he wants to push Taijing to the sky.
Meng Qi turned his head and glanced at the Mo Li beside him.
It’s strange that Meng Qi used to watch it often, but Mo Li didn’t feel anything. Now he felt that his eyes fell on his body, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
Is there such sequelae of internal force out of control? Mo Li looked absent-mindedly at the people hiding around him. A rough estimate was that there were only about a hundred people.
As time goes by, it will only increase.
Although it will take more than half an hour for Mo Li to recover his internal strength, he does not think procrastination is a good idea.
"We may not have time to judge who is going to rebel. What should we do now for Emperor Li?" Mo Li pointed to the pit in front of him and asked.
“There are many burial objects in the imperial tomb…”
Meng Qi looked at Gong Jun and saw that the latter did not show any greedy expression. Then he said slowly, "Now it is only part of the tomb. There are three floors under it. Emperor Chen Li's tomb chamber is at the bottom. The mechanisms inside should still be preserved. Unless he is proficient in Qimen Dunjia, mechanism techniques, has experience in tomb robbing and has deep internal strength, there will be only one dead end."
Or the dragon vein is fine.
"But there is nothing worth taking." Meng Qi reported the treasure of the imperial tomb as he treasured. "Eight-sided mountains and river screens, gilded enamel, are not suitable for anywhere. The main hall of ordinary people's houses is not that big, and it is very difficult to carry it away without breaking it. The Five Mountains Zhenshan tripod is probably a bronze ware symbolizing mountains and rivers in the tomb. There are five in total, with fine patterns. The inscription on the body of the tripod is a green poem worshipped by the Five Mountains Emperor, each respecting five hundred kilograms; the Nine Dragon Jade Bird is inlaid on the wall of the main tomb, and the whole side is to take it away. There are only one set of golden nanmu houses, about one hundred gold and silver utensils, three hundred lacquerware, and three hundred stone chariots and horses..."
Gong Jun opened his mouth and blurted out: "How did you know?"
"What do you think?"
Someone acted like "Because I am Meng Qi, I know", and Gong Jun couldn't find any words to refute after holding it in for a long time, otherwise why wouldn't others know? Unless Master Meng spoke nonsense.
"The news has spread. Even if we find a way to empty the tombs, there will be people from the Jianghu who will rush to Longzhao Peak one after another to try to dig out the ruins of Liuhe Temple and try to discover several falling treasures."
Dragon Claw Peak will never be at peace.
This is the main reason why Meng Qi is angry.
If the imperial tomb is not discovered, it will always be just a rumor.
Once it appears...
“Fill it?”
"It will be dug up." Meng Qi said expressionlessly.
Fire, medicine and the red fog that emerges from the tombs prevent dense vegetation from growing nearby.
Liuhe Temple is different from Xinyue Temple. Liuhe Temple is on the hillside and is not as easily hidden as the Xinyue Temple next to it. Even if there is a large amount of spiritual energy that causes the plants and trees to become crazy, it cannot form a natural trapping array. It can only cause trouble for those who go up the mountain and let them take a few more hours of road.
"Even if the entire capital is in turmoil due to rebellion and turmoil, those who are determined to find treasures cannot be driven away no matter what."
On one side is the tomb of Emperor Li, and on the other side is the capital that will be in trouble at any time.
Not only Meng Qi felt embarrassed, but even Gong Jun was as big as a fight.
Chapter completed!