Chapter 455 Stupidity
Now that I know the truth about his death, he died for such a ridiculous reason. I really feel that I died unjustly.
At least give me a reasonable reason!
Without getting an answer from Zhou Huaishan, the emperor did not keep Zhou Huaishan any longer as the night was getting dark.
As soon as Zhou Huaishan left, the emperor frowned and his eyes were filled with anger.
"Let the commander of the imperial guards personally interrogate the empress dowager! I want to know the truth about the Rongyang Marquis's Mansion!"
Not long after the order was given, the eunuch chief came in from outside and reported: "Your Majesty, Commander Shen is here."
"Let him in."
Shen Li entered the side hall wrapped in the not-so-heavy coolness of the summer night. He was still wearing the clothes he had worn during the rebellion, which were stained with blood.
He also had several wounds on his arms, which had not yet been bandaged.
The emperor looked at them and frowned.
"Why don't you go and pack it first."
After saying that, he said to the eunuch chief, "Go and call the imperial physician."
The eunuch chief stood still and said, "The Imperial Hospital is under strict control by the imperial guards."
The emperor raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when he suddenly realized.
These days, the empress dowager has fainted and vomited blood repeatedly due to various reasons and stimulations, and her heart and pulse are irregular and her spirit is weak.
In the end, it turned out that she was just pretending.
She alone can't pretend to have such an illness that can be hidden from the entire Imperial Hospital.
There must be someone from her in this Imperial Hospital.
It seems that the last reshuffle under the pretext of exterminating the nine clans was not done cleanly.
The emperor said nothing more, just looked at Shen Li.
Shen Li clasped his fists and saluted, and the lines on his tense face were as hard as if they were carved by a knife.
"Your Majesty, all the rebels have been detained.
The Queen Mother and the Crown Prince were severely burned and have not received medical treatment yet.
Due to the special status of the Seventh Prince of Nanzhao, he was placed under house arrest again in the previous palace, and all other envoys of Nanzhao were detained in Shadow.
Duke Chengguo has been arrested. To be on the safe side, the Beijing Guards surrounded the Duke Chengguo Mansion."
The Emperor nodded, "Where is the Second Prince?"
This time, the Queen Mother's party suddenly launched an attack. In order to catch the turtle in the jar and expose the true face of the Queen Mother's party, and to defeat Nanzhao, the Emperor decided to take advantage of the situation after receiving the news from Minghe.
Everything happened suddenly, and there was no time to make more complete preparations.
At that time, the only person he could use was Shen Li.
And Shen Li chose to believe in Prince Ning.
Everything was a gamble, like a real gambler.
However, from the beginning to now, he has not seen the Second Prince.
At that time, Concubine Shu took a lot of people to participate in the live performance of the Empty City Plan, and the Second Prince was not there.
After the emperor asked, Shen Li said: "The second prince received the news when the fight broke out in Cining Palace. At that time, he already knew that Prince Ning had entered the palace, so he went to the West Mountain Camp."
West Mountain is where the garrison troops are stationed.
The main function of this force is to guard Kyoto and ensure that it can maintain normal order in Kyoto and suppress the unrest in the event of various unrest.
However, because Kyoto is a politically important place with a special nature, the probability of unrest here is extremely small.
So the combat effectiveness of this force is not strong, not as good as any border defense force, and many officers in the army are children of high-ranking families in the court, and most of them are just trying to get by.
But because the number of people is there, there is still deterrence.
But even if it is such a weak combat force, if he participated in the rebellion tonight, then the second prince would be a hostage sent to the door.
And the emperor did not alarm this force as an aid to the rebellion at that time, also considering the possibility of his rebellion.
Once you ask for help there, it is tantamount to stirring up trouble.
After hearing what Shen Li said, the emperor didn't even know whether he should be moved by his son's risking his life or shocked by his son's stupidity of not having political acumen.
Putting aside his son's stupid behavior, the emperor asked again: "Where is Su Heng?"
Su Heng did not show up from beginning to end.
This is the most puzzling part of this rebellion tonight.
Shen Li shook his head, "I have asked someone to check, but there is no result yet. I only know that everything is normal at the Zhenguo Mansion tonight, and it seems that no one has noticed the movement in the palace."
The emperor sneered, "When will it be Su Xiang's turn to control the private army of the Zhenguo Mansion?"
With Su Heng here, of course there will be no problem for Su Xiang.
"I will try my best to check."
The emperor said nothing, waved his hand, "Go bandage your wound and go back to Shadow. There are imperial guards in the palace, and two doctors will be transferred from Shadow."
Shen Li took the order and left.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
No one can sleep.
The commander of the imperial guards personally took charge of the interrogation in the side hall where the empress dowager was imprisoned.
Concubine Shu's bedroom.
Concubine Shu looked at the bronze mirror and tightened her eyes, saying, "I gave birth to you, I gave birth to you, I gave birth to you."
However, she couldn't hold back her anger after repeating it hundreds of times. She slapped the table, picked up the bronze mirror and threw it at the second prince next to her.
"Why did I give birth to such a fool like you! What are you doing in the middle of the night in the West Mountain Camp!"
The second prince was hit on the shoulder by the bronze mirror, and he grimaced in pain. The bronze mirror bounced off his shoulder and rolled several times in his hand before being caught steadily.
"Mother, please speak nicely. I'm so old, why are you still hitting me! Give me some face."
Concubine Shu gritted her teeth in anger, "Face is earned, not given!"
The second prince said, "How did I do something wrong? If this happens, who knows if the prince has a backup plan? What if Prince Ning can't stand it? Isn't the Xishan Camp there to suppress rebellion? Isn't it right to find them at this time?"
Shu Fei tried her best to suppress her anger and not beat her son to death.
"If you are not as straight-minded as your intestines, you can't say such a thing!
Why didn't your father find them? Why didn't Shen Li find them?
Even if they are too busy in the palace, why didn't Prince Ning find them?
Ah? You are the only one who is smart? Are you smart?"
The second prince.
"If you insist on understanding it this way, I can't say anything."
"Bullshit!"
The second prince looked at Shu Fei in amazement.
Is this what her mother said?
Concubine Shu was so angry that she stared at the second prince, "Do you know what the consequences would be if you went there today if the Xishan Camp colluded with the prince?"
The second prince was frightened and stood up, "Oh no, mother, I went to the Xishan Camp in the middle of the night. Father, don't you think that I colluded with them? I can't explain it clearly."
This is the key point. Concubine Shu was so angry that she was suffocated to death.
"You?
Colluded with the Xishan Camp?
If you have this ability, would I be so angry?
Look, look at yourself, overnight, ah, overnight, I have two wrinkles!
Two full wrinkles!
How many times have I applied facial masks and held back my laughter to maintain my skin condition, but you ruined it all!"
When Concubine Shu thought that her son might go to the Xishan Camp to die, she was terrified.
As long as she thought that the Xishan camp might rebel, but they didn't know the specific situation in the palace, and her stupid son was very likely to tell the situation in the palace and disrupt the emperor's arrangements, Concubine Shu was even more frightened.
Late at night, she didn't even know whether to worry about her son's safety or the emperor's arrangements first.
The second prince was aggrieved and didn't dare to speak.
Concubine Shu said angrily: "Are you still aggrieved?
Let me ask you, what if Xishan is waiting for the prince's signal?
You just go there, what is the equivalent? It's equivalent to tipping off!
Get out, I don't want to see you now, get out and think about the past behind closed doors. When you figure it out, come out again."
Tip off?
The second prince was stunned for a moment, suddenly woke up, and left the palace in a cold sweat.
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