Vol 2 Chapter 20: Brainstorming

Chapter 251
At the beginning of the hour, the side door of the Wumen opened slowly, and the old walked to the door and said loudly: "Shang Chao!"
The noise immediately stopped, and hundreds of civil and military officials entered the side door in an orderly manner. The civil servant was on the left and the military officer was on the right.
After entering the Meridian Gate, enter the hall at Rank 4 and above, at the entrance of the Temple at Rank 4 and below, and on the square below Rank 6.
The officials entered the hall and waited for a quarter of an hour. Emperor Yuan Jing was late.
Clusters of eyes fell on the king of a country, trying to catch clues from his eyes and expressions.
None of them have failed. Emperor Yuan Jing has been in power for thirty-seven years. He has a deep mind and rich experience. There are very few people who can break the wrist with him in the temple.
Also Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu.
This time the North Korean meeting was no different from the past, and the monarchs and ministers played correctly as usual.
"Your Majesty, Chuzhou froze to death in the midwinter of tens of thousands of people. In order to help the victims, the chief ambassador has already informed me of the money and food. I implore your majesty to make an appropriation from the Ministry of Household..."
"The treasury is empty. For disaster relief, you can collect donations from the local squire..." Emperor Yuan Jing replied.
"Your Majesty, the northern barbarians have repeatedly violated the border. After the beginning of spring, the border conflicts have become more intense, and they have to guard against it."
"Your Majesty, the king of Zhenbei ignored the barbarians' raids on the border and defended the border city without sending a single soldier. This caused the people on the border to be displaced and suffered heavy casualties. Please come down."
Hearing this, Emperor Yuanjing looked at Wei Yuan without a happy or angry voice: "Wei Aiqing, what's the situation with the northern barbarians?"
Wei Yuan frowned and said, "At the end of last year, the northern part of the country had been snowing for a few months, and countless animals were frozen to death. At that time, the minister had expected the barbarians to go south and plunder."
Emperor Yuan Jing suddenly remembered this incident and frowned, "What about the follow-up? The barbarians went south to invade the border, why didn't the guardians receive the news in advance?"
"The minister was negligent." Wei Yuan said.
In fact, he took the Anzi from the north and transferred to the northeast.
Emperor Yuan Jing said indifferently: "The northern barbarians invaded southward. Wei Yuan had oversight and was relieved of the post of Zuodu Yushi. The penalty is one year."
The hall was quiet for a while, and dense question marks floated in the minds of the officials.
Although the watchman has the responsibility of spying on intelligence, it is incidental business. Furthermore, the northern barbarians invaded southward, and the Zhenbei king could not defend himself, and would not fight, even if it was known in advance that the barbarians would invade the border, what was the point?
Why can't this pot be beaten by Wei Yuan?
However, it is rare that Emperor Yuan Jing turned the artillery fire towards Wei Yuan. Although confused, the civil officials immediately seized the opportunity to attack Wei Yuan and shouted for the wise man.
A prince came out and emphasized: "Your Majesty, the King of Zhenbei sits by watching the disaster of the civilians and is indifferent. Please come down."
Emperor Yuan Jing responded with only four words: "I know."
Yushi returned unwillingly.
The court gradually came to an end. After dealing with the backlog of government affairs during this period, after the officials stopped playing, Emperor Yuan Jing raised his index finger and tapped the table lightly.
The old in python robe stood out and looked around the group of officials.
Coming... the hearts of the masters in the hall moved.
It was just a normal play. Although it was surprising that Wei Yuan was removed from the post of Zuodu Yushi, it was definitely not because of this "trivial matter" that Emperor Yuan Jing convened a court meeting suddenly.
The old unfolded the edict in his hand and said loudly: "I have ascertained the whole story of the Fu concubine case, and the Queen Shangguan instructed the court lady Huang Xiaorou to kill the concubine Fu and frame the prince...
"After I have been questioned in every possible way, the Shangguan family confessed to his crimes. The queen was out of order, her virtue was not worthy, and she could not bear the fate of heaven. She went to the seal and retired to Changchun Palace."
Changchun Palace is the cold palace.
Inside and outside the hall, there was a dead silence.
Up to the first-class Sangong, down to the officials outside the hall, everyone who heard the content of the edict was all dumbfounded.
In the silence, a low voice sounded:
"Your Majesty, this is not the case."
Emperor Yuan Jing squinted his eyes and stared blankly at the Tsing Yi in the queue.
Wei Yuan's temples were white, and the vicissitudes of time washed in his eyes, and he looked directly at Emperor Yuan Jing.
I don't know how long it has been before, the Criminal Department Shangshu and Dali Siqing appeared at the same time, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Fufei case has not been tried by the three divisions, and it cannot be easily concluded."
Emperor Yuan Jing said word by word: "This is my family affair."
The newly appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of Etiquette rushed out and said loudly, "Your Majesty, after the abolition, it is also a national event, and you should not be hasty. Please also submit the Fu Fei case to the Third Division for review and then make a decision."
Although the edict says that the queen has pleaded guilty. But after the abolition of the matter is very important, the princes would not agree to the abolition of Emperor Yuanjing without knowing the situation.
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Early in the morning, Xu Xinnian finished washing and went to the back hall to have breakfast. From a distance, he saw Xu Lingyin wearing a small skirt sitting on the steps outside the hall, cheeks puffed angrily.
The little figure looked lonely and pitiful.
"Lingyin, why are you sitting here?" Xu Xinnian asked.
Xu Lingyin looked up and ignored it.
"Second brother ask you something." Xu Xinnian frowned.
"Mother kicked me out and beat me." Xu Lingyin complained, "Second brother can scold my mother for me."
Xu New Year shook his head.
Xiao Douding had such an expression on his face, and wrinkled his nose and said, "It would be fine if the eldest brother is at home. The eldest brother likes to bully the mother the most."
Xu Xinnian entered the hall, sat in a familiar position, waited for Lu'e to serve him a bowl of porridge, and said as he ate, "Mother, did Lingyin annoy you again?"
"No, your elder brother made me angry." Aunt said coldly.
"Big brother never came back..."
The aunt sneered and said, "This is your eldest brother's ability. If you are not there, you can still me off."
Xu Xinnian glanced at his sister and father who lowered their heads to drink porridge, and asked, "What's going on."
Xu Lingyue whispered: "Lingyin ate steamed buns today, and spit out one mouthful, saying that he can eat it for the rest of his life."
"...Big Brother taught it?" Xu New Year's mouth twitched.
Xu Lingyue nodded.
Xu Ershu added: "After vomiting the ring tone, I felt it was a pity that I wanted to pick it up and eat it again, and was beaten by your mother."
Xu Xinnian:......
He lowered his head and looked under the table, only to find that he had vomited a lot of chewed buns.
"Big brother didn't go home today." Xu Lingyue said depressed.
Xu Erlang and Xu Pingzhi said tacitly: "It must be in Jiaofang Division."
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Xu Qi'an woke up in the wing of the backyard of the Yamen, the huge yard was quiet, and only one old official crouched and swept the floor in the yard.
"How long has this quilt been unwashed? It smells strange. The public dormitory is just rubbish."
He lifted the quilt in disgust, got out of bed with vain steps, and opened the window to let the sunlight in.
This is the public dormitory of the gangmen's yamen for rest of the officials and guards who are on duty at night. Except for Jinluo’s exclusive rooms, the rest of the rooms are shared.
The sanitation is very bad, and I don’t know how many children and grandchildren are buried in the thick quilt.
Thanks to Si Tianjian's elixir and his strong physique, the penetrating injury on his left shoulder has been scabs, and he will be healed in two days.
However, the energy that had been overdrawn from the sky and the earth hadn't recovered, and he was exhausted like a leaf with seven thorns, his body was hollowed out.
Xu Qi'an poured a cup of tea to rinse his mouth, and went to the yard to draw a bucket of cold and clear well water. After washing his face, he went to Chunfengtang.
"Huh, comfortable..."
After eating the big meal delivered by the clerks, Xu Qi'an touched his bulging abdomen, lying contentedly on Li Yuchun's chair, with his feet resting on the desk.
Only then did he have time to think about the assassination incident last night.
"Usually I leave the palace on time when Shen Shichu. Yesterday I left the palace after I checked the list of people who entered and left the imperial pharmacy.
"It's not strange that the assassins who ambush me know my route home. I walk that route every day, but how do they keep the time so accurate?
"The guards often look on the roof, so it is impossible for the three assassins to be lying on the roof waiting for me, otherwise they would have been spotted by the night watch guards.
"Obviously, they know when I left the palace...The main messenger behind the scenes is most likely a person in the palace, otherwise they can't explain this.
"Is it the queen? I just found out a clue that was unfavorable to her yesterday, and she turned her head and sent someone to assassinate me... Don't you want me to check it anymore?
"If the queen really did it, then Huaiqing and I would only have a divorce."
Xu Qi'an squeezed his eyebrows.
At this time, a black-clothed official entered the Chunfeng Hall and saw Xu Qi'an in the hall. He was immediately relieved: "I went to the backyard to look for Lord Xu. No one was found. The humble post thought you left the yamen."
Xu Qi'an still put his legs on the table, squinting his eyes, "I won't go to the palace to investigate the case today. I'll talk about it when I recover."
The clerk nodded and said, "Weigong is looking for you. You should go to Haoqi Building first."
Ha, it seems that Wei Yuan knew about the assassination yesterday. He must be stunned at my record... Xu Qi'an put down his legs and got up from the chair, "Lead the way."
As the clerk came to the Haoqi Building, on the seventh floor of Qingcheshulu, I did not expect that there were two unexpected guests in the tea room besides Wei Yuan.
The eldest princess Huaiqing is as elegant and noble as snow lotus; the fourth prince is the handsome and introverted son of Emperor Yuanjing.
As the brother of Huaiqing, the five senses of the four princes are not similar to those of his younger sister, but somewhat similar to Emperor Yuanjing.
Huaiqing is somewhat similar to the Queen, except that the temperament of the mother and daughter is so different that the slightest similarity is hard to see.
The faces of the three of them were extremely ugly. Wei Yuan held a teacup in his hand and bowed his head silently, as if he hadn't noticed Xu Qi'an's arrival. Hearing the sound, the four princes nodded slightly at him.
Huaiqing also didn't look at Xu Qi'an, frowning in thought.
"Weigong." Xu Qi'an clasped his fists.
Wei Yuan then raised his head, pointed to the position beside Huaiqing, and said gently: "Sit down."
Xu Qi'an took the seat.
"Were assassinated last night?" Wei Yuan pushed the teapot to Xu Qi'an, motioning for him to pour the tea himself.
Just after he was full, Xu Qi'an poured a cup of tea, did not drink, nodded and said: "The messenger behind the scenes is related to the Fufei case, and he is in the palace."
"Do you suspect it is the queen?"
Wei Yuan's words were too straightforward. Xu Qi'an didn't know how to answer for a while, so he glanced at Huaiqing cautiously.
Huaiqing still didn't look at him, and he was very worried.
The eldest princess now looks like a woman facing the divorce agreement... Xu Qi'an muttered in her heart.
"His Majesty proposed to abolish the queen at the court meeting today because the culprit behind the Fu concubine case is the queen." Wei Yuan said.
"???"
Xu Qi'an stared at him blankly, the first thought that came to mind: How long did I sleep?
When I woke up, I felt like I was a human being, as if I had slept for a century.
He personally investigated the Fufei case, and he deliberated and explored every step and every clue. He is still not sure that the queen is the murderer, so why is Emperor Yuanjing?
He thought he was Conan or Di Renjie?
But then, the words of Princess Huaiqing made Xu Qi'an confused again.
"The queen admitted."
whatareyou say?
Xu Qi'an waved his hand, "Sorry, I want to calm down for a while..."
He thought for a long time, and tentatively said: "Your Majesty wants to abolish the queen because the murderer behind the Fufei case is the queen, and the queen really admitted?"
The fourth prince nodded.
"Will it be forced?" Xu Qi'an guessed.
"No." Wei Yuan shook his head, looking at him with vicissitudes of life, and said in a deep voice:
"You personally investigated the Fu Fei case. No one knows any clues or details better than you. If you think about it, are there any suspicious or unreasonable things? Today, the two of your Royal Highnesses are in the office, except for What happened after I discussed the abolishment, also kept the meaning of asking you for help.
"Your Majesty has not taken back your gold medal. The princes need time to confirm this. You still have time to investigate this case."
Huaiqing and the Fourth Prince looked at Xu Qi'an at the same time.
The four princes clung to their hands and said, "I'm troubled Master Xu."
Xu Qi'an ignored him and turned his eyes to Huai Qing.
The princess, who is as elegant and elegant as a lotus flower, looked at him carefully with Qiushui eyes, "How is the injury?"
She didn't have a proposal, but was concerned about Xu Qi'an's injury.
For the sake of your sincere confession, you won't get divorced... Xu Qi'an said "Um", "Xie princess cares, the humble job is fine."
After a pause, he continued: "In the Fu Fei case, the queen did have sufficient motives and reasons to frame the prince. According to the clues I found yesterday, the real murderer behind the scenes did indeed point to the queen."
The fourth prince interrupted excitedly: "Impossible, the queen wouldn't do such a thing."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet." Xu Qi'an looked at Huaiqing and asked, "Your Majesty has any evidence?"
Huai Qing shook his head: "No, it was the queen's own admission."
Xu Qi'an frowned: "This is weird. If your Majesty has no evidence, why should the queen admit it? Since the queen has admitted it, why does she send someone to assassinate me?"
This is a paradox.
The four princes sighed and said, "I came to you because I didn't know it. Mr. Xu, you have repeatedly solved strange cases. If there is anyone in the capital who can find out the truth in a short time, and the mother is innocent, then you are the only person. ."
Xu Qi'an drank the first sip of tea after taking the seat, and slowly said: "When I first took over the case, I felt that the Fu concubine case was but two possibilities: First, the prince did have a mess after drinking and killed Concubine Fu.
"Second, someone framed the prince and tried to seize the seat of the Eastern Palace.
"After investigating the Qingfeng Palace of the Concubine Fu, I can conclude that the prince was indeed wronged. Then this case belongs to the second possibility. Someone wants to frame the prince.
"Following this line of thought, all kinds of clues are pointing to the empress empress. Frankly said with the two magistrates, just now, I was also suspicious of the queen, suspected that she sent an assassin to assassinate me.
"But when I learned that the queen admitted that she was the real murderer behind the scenes, I suddenly became suspicious of this case. Then the purpose of the envoy behind the scenes is not as simple as framing the prince, but to kill two birds with one stone.
"But I have a question. The queen is very simple, and the four princes are not princes. Why should the envoy behind the scenes point the finger at the queen? What is the picture? It can't be the position of the lord of the harem."
There is an emperor who has been abstinent for more than ten years. Does the throne of the lord of the harem make sense?
Wei Yuan put down his tea cup and sighed: "First of all, the fourth prince, whether he is a prince or not, is the eldest son of his majesty. Secondly, the envoy behind the scenes came to me."
"??" Xu Qi'an looked at him blankly.
Wei Yuan was silent for a moment, and explained: "The Wei family and Shangguan family are family ties, and the queen regained her surname Shangguan."
So, that is to say, Wei Yuan and the Queen are political allies and belong to the Queen’s "foreign relatives"... No wonder Princess Huaiqing is half of Wei Yuan’s apprentice... so Fufei’s The case, on the surface, was to frame the prince, but it was actually against Wei Yuan?
Wei Yuan undoubtedly belonged to the Four Princes...A Fu Concubine case dealt with the Princes and the Four Princes at the same time. It was amazing... Xu Qi'an was secretly speechless.
"Father Emperor dismissed Wei Gong from the post of Imperial History in Zuodu at the meeting today." Princess Huaiqing said.
Hey, this is unreasonable...Even if the black hand behind the scenes wants to weaken Wei Yuan by overthrowing the emperor, it would be a loss of Wei Yuan's "ally" and weaken his power in disguise.
Why did Emperor Yuan Jing immediately dismiss Wei Yuan’s important status as soon as something happened to the queen, acting as if the master behind the scenes was Emperor Yuan Jing...Wait a minute, suppose the queen is the culprit behind the prince, and the intention is to support The four princes became princes.
When Emperor Yuan Jing knew about this, he immediately weakened and beat Wei Yuan...what does this mean?
It shows that Emperor Yuan Jing was very jealous of Wei Yuan.
Xu Qi'an suddenly understood why Emperor Yuanjing chose the prince from Lishu as the prince instead of the four princes from the queen.
The empress and Wei Yuan are in a political alliance. If the four princes are appointed as princes, and I am replaced by me, I will have trouble sleeping and eating.
Withdrawing the divergent thoughts, Xu Qi'an put his mind on the case and reorganized the Fufei case from the bottom of his heart.
As Xu Qi'an fell into thinking, the tea room fell silent, and only four people breathed gently.
"The prince finished drinking from Concubine Chen, and met Huang Xiaorou on the way back, and was invited to the Qingfeng Palace of the Concubine...The prince was indeed distracted by this father's woman.
"Then the Concubine Fu fell to his death. The prince became a suspect and was detained at Dali Temple.
"I found out that Concubine Fu was killed. After the prince was framed, Huang Xiaorou's body was found in the crab pavilion the next day... It's a coincidence, it's a coincidence.
"No wonder I felt something was wrong at the time. Huang Xiaorou was killed instead of committing suicide, so why did the assailant choose Crab Pavilion?
"If you kill someone, it's better to bury it secretly than in a corpse well. Taking a step back, there are dozens or even hundreds of wells in the deep palace inner garden, but they choose a densely populated crab pavilion that is easy to find.
"This is so deliberate, deliberately let us discover the connection between Huang Xiaorou and the queen.
"My initial guess was wrong? Huang Xiaorou was not the murderer who killed the concubine Fu, she was just a prop. Let us lock the suspect to the queen's prop?
"No, it is indeed Huang Xiaorou who lied to the Prince to go to the Qingfeng Palace. The Prince will lie, but the guards around him will not lie. This is too easy to identify. Moreover, he can set up the scene, secretly destroy the guardrail, and know the habits of the concubine. She wants to be in love with her fake husband, all of which must be a close-knit grand palace lady.
"If the queen did not do all this, why should she admit it? Maybe there is some reason that she has to admit it.
"What is the queen afraid of? This must be related to this case. The three main people involved in the case are Fu Concubine, Prince and Palace Lady Huang Xiaorou.
"And among the three, the only one who has contact with the queen is Huang Xiaorou..."
Huang Xiaorou? !
All kinds of chaotic thoughts and speculations flashed in his mind, and Xu Qi'an combined the clues he had obtained to deliberate the course of the case step by step.
Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an suddenly realized something, and took out a piece of dim yellow silk cloth from his arms.
It was embroidered with red lotus flowers and a line of words: The 31st Year of Yuanjing Spring.
Princess Huaiqing stared at the yellow silk cloth and said, "This is from the palace maid Huang Xiaorou."
"Yes!" Xu Qi'an nodded, looked around at the three of them, and finally fell on Huaiqing, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, we only know that the queen rescued Huang Xiaorou~EbookFREE.me~ but there are two doubts, I don’t know you. Did you notice it?"
Huaiqing shook his head.
"First, why did the queen save Huang Xiaorou?"
"The queen mother has always been kind, and it's not surprising that she spent a panacea to save a court lady." Huai Qing said.
The queen may be a good person, but this is not the point... Xu Qi'an shook his head and said, "Then why should the queen pay attention to a court lady? He also sent He'er from Fengqi Palace to stare at her?"
"My palace asked the mother, but the queen didn't say it." Huai Qing frowned.
"Second, why did the palace lady Huang Xiaorou commit suicide?" Xu Qi'an pointed to the yellow silk cloth and said solemnly: "The answer is here."
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