Chapter 1,446 Poisonous Soil

Xing Shu was frustrated and couldn't get any high-level news. However, Yong Wang Zhao Hao has not left the palace so far. Xing Shu believed that this signal was actually very clear.

But Wang Gui had now clearly seen Cai Que's despicableness. He kept asking questions every day and found out that Cai Que didn't know many things, which made Xing Shu conclude that there must be some conspiracy.

What kind of conspiracy could it be? It can only be that King Yong and Zhao Hao are coveting the throne, the Queen Mother is hesitant to make a decision, and Wang Gui is actually in charge of the matter.

So they reported back to Cai Que. The Gao brothers were so tight-lipped that it was difficult to find out the news. However, they had another source of information. Wang Chu, Gao's long-time aide, had resigned and returned to Kaifeng. According to him, the Queen Mother had the intention of appointing King Yong.

Cai Que hesitated again: "Your Majesty's illness has shown signs of improvement. You will go to bed today, and you will go to the palace someday."

Xing Shu muttered slightly: "The disease has recurred for the second time. I lost my voice and stared straight at him. I heard that there are special punishments for being imprisoned. The Prime Minister is the master."

"You are the second prime minister, but I don't know about it. What does this mean? It means that Wang Xianggong has abandoned your husband and is doing his own thing!"

"One day, if someone is chosen as the heir, then the official merits will not be established."

"Is it true that Mr. Sima has meritorious service in the court? Is it true that all the scholar-bureaucrats in the world have returned home? When Su Mingrun and Mr. Sima return to the court, it will be unknown where he died!"

Cai Que finally asked, "How about the plan?"

Xing Shu gritted his teeth: "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. Since Wang Gui is in the same class as the Gao family, my husband has no choice but to find another way!"

"The only plan we have now is to follow what the Duke of Han and Wei did!"

Cai Que was a little nervous: "But where is the Queen Mother..."

Xi Shu said: "Judging from the attitude of the Gao brothers, the Queen Mother is also in a dilemma."

"The Prince of Yan'an County will leave the cabinet this spring, and your Majesty will have your words set in winter, and all the ministers will know about it."

"Why don't you, on the pretext of asking about your illness, lead your colleagues in and come forward urgently to ask for permission to stand in the East Palace?"

"When Yonghou was newly established, didn't Empress Dowager Zhang Xian also hesitate and cry? If it weren't for Han Fu and Han Fu's insistence on persuading, the situation would only be overturned."

"Look at how wealthy the Han family is now. Mr. Xiang, if the East Palace was built early because of the public opinion, for thousands of years, the public security will be as high as Mount Tai."

This is called the first rat at both ends. I wanted to push Zhao Hao to the top, but found that Zhao Hao seemed to have too many "supporters", so I immediately turned around and grabbed Zhao Xu's "cold stove".

Seeing that Cai Que stopped talking, Xing Shu said again: "However, this matter has been prepared in advance. Now it is certain that the high minister is unwilling to interfere in it. In fact, the serious danger has been eliminated. Only a little external force is needed to make it happen."

Cai Que coughed lightly: "Who is it?"

Xing Shu said: "I'll tell Zihou about the twists and turns, but don't let others know about it."

"Zhang Dun?" Cai Que never expected that Xing Shu would give him such advice: "Zhang Zihou has a relationship with Su Mingrun, right?"

Xing Shu didn't take it seriously: "Mr. Sir, I also have friendship with Sima Gong and Zhang Zihou."

"Zhang Zihou is now the servant of the family. There are some things that he cannot get around. This is the first one."

"The Queen Mother is approaching the court, and Sima Gong's entry into the court must be unstoppable. Zhang Zihou and Sima Gong are of the same nature, and have always had different political views. I'm afraid he is more worried than you."

"Su Mingrun has a friendship with him, but that was when Su Mingrun didn't block his way. How can there be any long-lasting friendship in the officialdom?"

Cai Que also agreed with this. He and Wang Gui had once worn a pair of trousers in order to snipe Su You, but when Su You went there, they immediately dug holes in a series and Wang Gui lost all his authority.

After trying to understand this point, Cai Que finally nodded: "He and his uncle went to see Zihou and talk to Gu."

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In Baoci Palace, Gao Taotao was sitting in the inner room, and Princess Shu stood in attendance. Through the curtain, she asked Qian Yi who was brought in by the lieutenant: "Qian Guoyi, is everything you said true?"

Qian Yi bowed and said, "Yes, I went through the archives of the previous dynasty at the Ministry of Works. I found that where the harem was built, there were cinnabar, realgar, lime, charcoal and other materials buried underground."

"The original purpose was to drive away snakes and insects, avoid evil, filth, and dampness. However, a hundred years after the palace was built, these things in the underground of the harem have turned into poisons, which are extremely detrimental to the health of the harem..."

"There are also children. The illness of Duke Yi before may have something to do with it."

Gao Taotao asked: "Zhenzong likes elixir and mercury. I know this. But you said that the underground of the harem is poisonous. This is really shocking. Is there any verification?"

Qian Yi buried his body even lower: "Inside the harem, in addition to celebrating birthdays, in the second palace of Baoci, you only need to lift the floor tiles and take out a foot of soil. I can demonstrate it for the Queen Mother."

Gao Taotao squeezed the silk handkerchief in his hand tightly, but then let go: "Zhang Shiliang, go and order someone to dig the soil. No, dig it yourself! Just take the foundation soil of Yanhe Palace and don't let others know."

"

Zhang Shiliang responded and went, Qian Yi said: "Then I still need to prepare some things."

Gao Taotao nodded: "If you need anything, let the palace staff handle it."

Qian Yi said: "It doesn't take much trouble. Just clean up a side room, add a smoker for winter, a large copper plate, and a few chickens, ducks and rabbits."

When Zhang Shiliang got the soil, it was ready here.

Qian Yi took the soil and said, "Look, Queen Mother, these red and white things have solidified and become biochemical. The nobles will feel uncomfortable if they are fumigated every day."

Gao Taotao looked at the weird soil layer and was already a little shaken: "Let's check it first."

The verification method is very simple. Burn the smoker, place a copper plate on the smoker, crush the yellow, white, red and black soil on top, send it to the room, and then put a few chickens, ducks and rabbits from the dining room.

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Through the glass window of the side room, Zhang Shiliang watched the animals' reactions in horror.

It was normal at first, but soon the chickens, ducks and rabbits started to feel restless, as if there was something scary in the room.

Then they started to rush against the cage, trying to escape from this place, but after a futile struggle, they began to twitch to the bottom, and finally they thrust a few times and stopped completely.

Zhang Shiliang was so frightened that he couldn't stand firmly. When he ran to the palace, he collapsed into a puddle of mud: "The Queen...the Queen Mother, all the living things in the room are dead..."

"What?!"

"Chickens, ducks, rabbits, all... are dead..."

Qian Yi was very calm: "Open the door, hold your breath, go in and take out the dishes, take the soil out of the palace and bury it. Only when the smoke and erysipelas are dispersed in the room can anyone enter."

Zhang Shiliang's hands and feet were trembling with fear: "I, I..."

Qian Yi sighed, got up and went to deal with it himself, then came back and handed over to Gao Taotao: "The erysipelas in the palace is not triggered by flames, so it will not be so violent, but in the midsummer heat, it secretly attacks, and it will also have an impact on the nobles.

"

Gao Taotao sighed, tears falling from his eyes: "I, the descendants of the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties, have never had good health in the palace. On the contrary, the princes who go out are mostly in good health."

"There are some random speculations and even daring to say things that cannot be tolerated. I have tried to resolve them several times in the palace, but in the end it is useless..."

After saying that, he gritted his teeth and said, "But it turns out that this is the reason!"

There were many rumors in the palace, saying that Taizong had seized Taizu's kingdom and forced the prince to death. Some punishment from God or some evil spirits were causing trouble, which caused the royal families of all dynasties after Taizong to have trouble breathing.

Some magicians used this reason to confuse heretics and spread rumors. The most sensitive one was that the Taizong line would eventually be cut off, and the descendants of Taizong would eventually regain their kingdom and sit in the Dragon Court.

Qian Yi did not dare to answer this question casually, and only said: "Because of the erysipelas, people in the palace are prone to confusion, hallucinations, and gibbering. These are also very possible."

Gao Taotao was also a hero among women, with a clear mind, and asked: "Then I have lived in this palace for many years, but why don't I feel any impact?"

Qian Yi said: "The Queen Mother is so wise that evil spirits do not dare to invade her. The unsophisticated officials, maids, and infants in the palace are vulnerable to harm."

"Also...and also, His Majesty is benevolent and filial. After taking office, the first thing he did was to build two palaces to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."

"The two palaces were raised by the Duke of Shu. They used a new style of construction. They dug five feet of earth into a room and used it as an underground storage room."

"Various pipes were buried under the house, and old soil was removed from the periphery of the two palaces, and mature soil was moved in to transform it into a garden pond."

"Therefore, in the entire harem, only the Empress Dowager, the two palaces of the Empress Dowager, and the attendants will not be affected."

When Gao Taotao heard this, he couldn't help but cried out sadly: "My filial and poor child..." and then started to cry sadly.

Princess Shu also cried with her and advised: "My condolences, mother. Now that your majesty, the prince, and the emperor's brother are all still in the old palace, how should we deal with it?"
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