bookrandom Chapter 423 Consort Jiang: You have a grudge against the Prince of Zhou, don't you?
Chapter 423 Consort Jiang: You have a grudge against the Prince of Zhou, don't you?
Emperor Taihe felt complicated and even felt cold all over.
Whenever he thought of King Zhou's cruelty, he became restless, so he went directly to see Concubine Jiang. After sending the palace maids away, he told her the news and his doubts.
Imperial Concubine Jiang's expression was solemn. "Your Majesty, are you saying that the news released by Prince Zhou stated that Yang Xiu and Yang Shu were poisoned by an assassin?"
Emperor Taihe nodded, then asked, "Does my beloved concubine also find this matter strange?"
Imperial Concubine Jiang said, "I remember that Yang Xiu was poisoned before, and at that time he said it was an assassin. Because the palace doctors were unable to cure the poison, he rushed to the capital to seek treatment."
At this point, she laughed sarcastically, "Since the assassin had already poisoned me before, how could King Zhou just sit there and wait for death without thoroughly investigating the entire palace?
It wasn't long after this incident that assassins appeared again in the Zhou Palace and poisoned Yang Xiu and Yang Shu. I cannot believe that the Zhou Palace would be so careless."
Emperor Taihe nodded. "My beloved concubine is right. If the Zhou Palace was truly so careless, how could the Zhou King be alive today? This excuse is simply full of loopholes!"
After saying this, he curled his lips in disdain, looking a little disgusted.
It was natural that he had no good feelings towards his uncle, the King of Zhou. He had disliked him before, and now that he was worried about him rebelling, it was even more impossible for him to like him!
Concubine Jiang saw what he was thinking, frowned, and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, do you still remember Fang Shuo's confession? He said that the King of Zhou was planning a rebellion.
I am worried that if the King of Zhou truly has such intentions, he will most likely use the deaths of Yang Xiu and Yang Shu as an excuse to throw dirty water on Your Majesty and use it to attack Your Majesty!"
Emperor Taihe's expression instantly turned extremely grim. "How dare he! I only demoted Yang Xiu and Yang Shu to commoners, but didn't kill them. What right does he have to throw dirty water on me? Those two died in the Zhou Palace in Gusu, not in the capital. How can this dirty water be thrown on me?"
Imperial Concubine Jiang hurriedly helped him calm down, then said helplessly, "I don't understand these things. I just read some storybooks and wrote them down based on my feelings. If I'm wrong, Your Majesty, please don't laugh at me."
Emperor Taihe was originally furious, but after being coaxed by her, the anger in his heart instantly dissipated a lot, and he said with great interest: "My beloved concubine, if you have any ideas, please feel free to speak up."
Concubine Jiang then continued, "I read a storybook and found a sentence in it that I think makes a lot of sense. As the saying goes, if you want to accuse someone, you will always find a pretext.
If the King of Zhou really has that intention, when he takes action in the future, he will naturally find a bunch of excuses for himself and throw dirty water on Your Majesty to prove that he is not a traitor.
Both Yang Xiu and Yang Shu were demoted to commoners, practically crippled. Furthermore, Yang Shu's reputation and disfigured appearance made her unsuitable for marriage.
The brothers and sisters' existence in this world would be a burden to the King of Zhou. However, they were the King's legitimate sons and daughters after all, and if they were murdered, it would become an excuse for the King of Zhou to rebel.
The King of Zhou had just released the news that they had been poisoned by an assassin, presumably not intending to act now. But when he did act in the future, he would certainly not miss this perfect excuse to let his legitimate son and daughter die in vain.
Therefore, I suspect that if King Zhou takes action in the future, he will definitely frame this matter on Your Majesty or me, and slander Your Majesty for being bewitched by me, the evil concubine.
Even the scandals Yang Shu committed would probably be blamed on me. After all, she caused trouble in the palace, so it would be reasonable to say that I framed her maliciously.
The news released by King Zhou, saying that the two were poisoned by an assassin, was probably a preparation for the future. After all, the whole world now knows that there is a powerful medicine doctor in the capital.
Moreover, it was I who asked Luo Zheng to invite this miraculous doctor back. If I say that she was coerced and bribed by me and obeyed my orders, people will definitely believe it.
By then, I'm afraid even the Chen family's affairs will be turned upside down by King Zhou, who will say that I was jealous and couldn't tolerate Chen Huan as the Queen, so I deliberately killed her. And when His Majesty finds out, in order to protect me, he will deliberately accuse the Chen family and unjustly kill everyone in the Chen family..."
When she said this, Emperor Taihe was furious again: "He dares!"
He gritted his teeth and glared, but did not continue.
Emperor Taihe knew very well that King Zhou was very likely to do so.
He has studied history books, so how could he not know what those traitors did?
Even the Yang family's rule was originally snatched from others. At that time, people were living in poverty and people in various places were rising up, but it was their Yang family that won the world.
Emperor Taihe did not think that his ancestors had done anything wrong, but he absolutely could not tolerate King Zhou's rebellion and seizing his kingdom!
He sat for a long time with a gloomy face, and suddenly said, "When Luo Zheng came back earlier, he told me about a strange injustice. I intend to appoint him as an imperial envoy to go to Gusu on my behalf and thoroughly investigate the local injustice!"
At the end, he asked Concubine Jiang, "What do you think, my dear?"
Imperial Concubine Jiang frowned. "Your Majesty, do you intend for Luo Zheng to uncover evidence of Prince Zhou's wrongdoing? I'm worried that Prince Zhou will become desperate and resort to extreme measures."
Emperor Taihe smiled coldly: "I'm just afraid that he won't jump!"
After all, the King of Zhou was his uncle. If the other party did not take action, he would take action against him, and he would inevitably be cursed by the people of the world.
In that case, he asked Luo Zheng to investigate!
Whether it is to find out the evidence of King Zhou's guilt or to force the other party to take action, he can have an excuse to take action!
Concubine Jiang sensed the murderous aura emanating from Emperor Taihe and immediately said, "This matter is of great importance. Your Majesty, why don't you consult with the court officials before making a decision? Furthermore, Luo Zheng is a eunuch after all. If you appoint him as an imperial envoy, I'm worried that the court officials and the people will be dissatisfied with Your Majesty."
"I am the Son of Heaven, and my words are not meant to allow Luo Zheng to do whatever he wants. What right do they have to be dissatisfied with me?" Emperor Taihe snorted unhappily. "I don't care who Luo Zheng is. As long as he can loyally accomplish this for me, I will give him a high position and generous salary!"
Many court officials are elderly, and they may have connections with King Zhou.
How could Emperor Taihe dare to believe them?
Compared to those court officials, he was more willing to trust eunuchs like Luo Zheng and Wang Zhi.
Moreover, Luo Zheng has already offended King Zhou and Li Changshi. If he is appointed as the imperial envoy, he will definitely find ways to find evidence of King Zhou's guilt!
Concubine Jiang watched silently from the side, and seeing that he had made up his mind, she stopped trying to persuade him.
But after Emperor Taihe left, she immediately summoned Luo Zheng and asked, "You have a grudge against King Zhou, right?"
Luo Zheng opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Have you guessed it, Madam?"
Imperial Concubine Jiang smiled triumphantly, "Yang Xiu and Yang Shu died suddenly. His Majesty is worried about Prince Zhou. I'm sure he'll soon appoint you as an imperial envoy and send you to Gusu to investigate. No matter what method you use, I will definitely find evidence of Prince Zhou's guilt!"
Luo Zheng immediately knelt on one knee and promised solemnly: "I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Majesty!"
Concubine Jiang was very pleased with his attitude, so she continued to urge him, "You must also take care of yourself and don't lose your life. As long as you accomplish this, I and His Majesty will reward you handsomely!"