Wanli Xinming

Chapter 190 Arsenic
At the end of November in the fifth year of Wanli, the investigation into the assassination of Zhang Wenming finally came to an end. A total of 660 people were dealt with to varying degrees.

Because Dong Jianxiong was sold into the Dong family when he was a child, his relatives could not be found.The Dong family, who had previously broken down and lived in Songjiang, was convicted of "master assassins, plotting evil", and the three clans were sacked.

Shen Jing, a well-known dramatist who wrote a letter of introduction to Dong Jianxiong, is only 24 years old at this time, but he is elegant and refined, and he studies rhythm carefully, which is quite like everyone else.Because of being implicated in this case, I was sentenced to be hanged, and the whole family was exiled to the northeast.

Dozens of families, such as the Gu family in Yingtianfu, the Deng family in Jiangxi, and the Yao family in Nanzhili, some of them once held a literary meeting to recommend Dong Jianxiong, and some of them made nonsense attacks on the New Deal on different occasions. The Northeast, or Yunnan and Hainan, were crushed to dust from the home of Zhongming Dingshi.

The tragic state of these families breaking down cannot be exhausted.The pampered son-in-law, the young lady in the boudoir, and even the infant in the swaddle have been completely and ruthlessly changed their fates.They lost their warm comfort zone and were thrown into the icy world or the wild, where they worked hard to "atone for" their sins that had nothing to do with them.

The assassination of Zhang Wenming is one of the major political events in the history of this time and space.Although the murderer of Zhang Wenming was arrested, the background and the instigators have become a real historical mystery.Since then, many film and television works of later generations have been produced, and many stories of rivers and lakes mixed with love and hatred have been written, but the truth of the matter can never be reproduced.

At that time, the blood and tears of these wronged and victims, together with the miserable cry of thousands of people, only left a short sentence on the "Sacred Sect Record": "Because of Zhang Wenming's assassination, the emperor was furious and broke dozens of families in the south of the Yangtze River. Nanjing Guozijian sacrificed to Yao Hongmo, twisted."

In Nanjing in December, the wind is blowing fiercely.Because of the sleet brought by the sudden cold snap, this golden powder good place fell into silence in broad daylight.

On the stone road in Sanyuan Lane in Nanjing, there was a rush of hooves.Afterwards, Feng Bangning, who was blocked at home by the cold weather, heard a knock on the door from the front yard in the central hall.

Immediately, the housekeeper came to report, the capital came, and he did not want to reveal his identity, but asked to see Feng Bao.Feng Bangning knew that only a few people in the world knew that Feng Bao lived in Sanyuan Lane, Nanjing, so he did not dare to neglect and went out to greet him in person.

A few brocade-clothed pro-militaries were surrounded by a pale-faced eunuch. When Feng Bangning came out to greet him, he was taking off his cloak and slapping the snow on it.Although the person who came was wearing a rank six, his face was solemn, and the two of them looked at each other. Feng Bangning knew that he was a person with a big crotch in the palace.

When the eunuch saw him trotting all the way to meet him, he put his cloak in the arms of the person beside him, raised his hand and saluted, "But Feng Dong's family is in front of him? A certain person is the deputy chief of the Qianqing Palace, surnamed Wei, and I want to see Eunuch Feng Feng."

Feng Bangning was taken aback when he heard that the most favored eunuch around the emperor had arrived.It was not obvious on the face, so I hurriedly greeted him with a great gift.Wei Chao's waist was slightly bent, and he ducked to the side, not daring to accept his full salute.

He immediately heard Wei Chao say: "Take me to see Eunuch Feng, I don't dare to delay anything."

Feng Bangning smiled and said, "Yes, yes. Uncle happened to be at home today, Mr. Wei is here to meet you." Wei Chao nodded, and the two Jinyi guards around him followed him, and followed Feng Bangning to the inner courtyard.

Feng Bangning led them through the Moon Gate next to the central hall, walked into the passage, turned right and pushed open a door, and entered a sparse and bright courtyard.Wei Chao thought about it and knew that this yard was rebuilt from the back garden of the house next to Feng Bangning's house.

This courtyard has been transformed into a northern courtyard, and there is no flower, grass and rockery in the Jiangnan house.The ground is paved with square bricks, with a gravel-paved road in the middle, which looks empty.

The courtyard gate is facing a house facing east and west. There are three steps in front of the gate, and there are no carved beams or painted buildings.There are two railings under the rain eaves in front of the wing rooms on the north and south sides, enclosing the veranda, and a few strong and powerful men are sitting there, looking bored at the approaching person.

When Wei Chao saw that the main room was not facing south, he felt awkward at first.Seeing those men holding swords, and some carrying bows that were not allowed to be held by civilians, they beat drums in their hearts, and couldn't help but look at the two Jin Yiwei who came in with him.

One of the Jinyi Wei looked at him, smiled and nodded to him.Wei Chao calmed down and followed Feng Bangning to the front of the main room, scolding in his heart, "You are a fluffed pheasant, you are such a big frame, and you haven't come out to welcome our house yet!"

Feng Bangning was also a little embarrassed, walked to the front of the main room with Xiaoxiao, knocked on the door twice, and opened the door.There is a large case facing the door in the room, and a wooden screen behind the large case.Feng Bao, who was wearing a cotton robe, lowered his head and placed the stack of manuscripts in his hand on the right side of the big case.

Feng Bangning bent over and said, "Uncle, Eunuch Wei from the Qianqing Palace is here." Feng Bao after the big case gave a "um", and without looking up, he pointed to the chair on the south side of the big case and said, "Sit first, you go down. —" He looked up and said, "Here comes a bowl of tea."

At this time, Wei Chao saw Feng Bao, the former Prime Minister of the Empire, and saw his gray hair, his face was wrinkled as if carved by a knife.He muttered in his heart, "Why is he so old?" Thinking of himself back then, he could only glance at the "old ancestor" who was in charge of power from a distance, with mixed feelings in his heart and secret fear.

Although Feng Bao raised his head and saw Wei Chao, he didn't speak, and was still arranging the manuscript in a slow manner.Wei Chao was angry and stood quietly, determined to compare his endurance with Feng Bao.

Feng Bao didn't hear the sound of people being seated, so he looked up at him, with a slight smile on his face, he tilted his head and said, "Sit down, what are you doing standing there?"

Wei Chao was full of anger, but he did not dare to attack.With a smile on his face, he said to Feng Bao, "Don't be busy sitting on the ground, let's finish the emperor's business." Then he said to Feng Bangning and Jin Yiwei next to him, "You go out first."

He pointed to one of the Jinyiwei guards and said, "Give me that burden." The Jinyiwei handed him a small burden that he had been carrying.

Feng Bao frowned, and the smile on his face increased.Said: "But it's a secret? It's not convenient for them to hear?" The two talked, Wei Chao did not salutation, Feng Bao went straight, and Feng Bangning, who was standing on the side, was confused.

Wei Chao nodded and said, "Yes, the emperor ordered you and I to be present." Feng Bangning heard it, and quickly exited the door, followed by the two guards in Jinyi.

Wei Chao saw that there were no outsiders, and when he was about to speak, Feng Bao raised his palm to stop him.Wei Chaozheng was wondering, Feng Bao slammed his palms together, and with a snap, two men in black turned out from behind the screen, startling Wei Chao.

Feng Bao gave another high-five, and another one jumped down from the beam of the roof. He clearly had time on his body, and when he landed, there was only a low sound of "pop".Wei Chaozheng was stunned when he heard Feng Bao say, "This is Eunuch Wei of the Qianqing Palace. You heard what he said just now."

The three of them didn't say a word and bowed out of the room.Wei Chao was so frightened that his heart was pounding, and his mouth was dry.With great effort, he calmed down and said, "Feng, Eunuch Feng is in such a dangerous place that he needs such strict protection?"

Feng Bao smiled slightly and did not answer his question.He just said to Wei Chao, "You can say it, it's just the two of us now."

Wei Chao looked suspiciously around the house, and then looked at the beams.Feng Bao did not stop him and waited quietly.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the house, Wei Chao took out a sealed letter from his arms and handed it to Feng Bao.Feng Bao was stunned and asked in a low voice, "The emperor just asked you to deliver letters?"

Wei Chao said: "Yes. The emperor said that you should read this first."

Feng Bao walked out from behind the big case, washed his hands in the copper sink on the wooden shelf next to him, and picked up the white cloth on the shelf to dry it.When he approached Wei Chao, he asked in a low voice, "Is this the decree?" As he asked, he bent his knees down.

Wei Chao shook his head and said, "The Emperor's original words were: 'Give this letter to Feng Bao.' So this is a letter." Feng Bao smiled again when he heard this, and his body straightened.

Wei Chao was close to him, and when he saw the expression on his face, he felt that it was difficult to understand, and felt that he felt the pressure of Mount Tai, and the smile was almost a wry smile.

He didn't know why, so he handed the letter in his hand. Feng Bao took the envelope and returned to the big case. When he put the letter on the case, he suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times at the letter.

Wei Chao was startled again by his neurotic-like behavior, and his heart was trembling, wondering what was wrong with Feng Bao.

After Feng Bao got up, he picked up the paper cutter on the case, cut the envelope neatly, took out the letter and glanced at it, his face changed greatly.Immediately, his body began to shake, and beads of sweat appeared on his face.Wei Chao felt that something was wrong with today's situation, and involuntarily took a few steps back, getting closer to the door.

Feng Bao turned his back to the door and put down the letter.In a hoarse voice: "The emperor also asked you to bring my silver medal secret box, where is it?"

Wei Chao stammered, "In this burden, I will give it to you."

Feng Bao turned around, his face seemed to be crying and smiling.Wei Chao overcame the fear in his heart and took two more steps to hand over the small burden.He still stammered: "I'm done with what the emperor has told me, I-I."

Feng Bao whispered, "You can't go." Wei Chao was completely frightened and exclaimed, "Why?"

Feng Bao said: "The emperor asked you to stay here." Wei Chao heard that, half of the three souls and seven souls were lost, the voice was not his own, and he was speechless.Feng Bao continued: "Wait for me two quarters of an hour, and you can leave."

Wei Chao let out a long breath, but felt that Feng Bao was full of evil today.He began to think that the emperor's letter to Feng Bao was to let him stay in Nanjing and not return to the palace, so he was almost dumbfounded.He was relieved to hear that Feng Bao only kept him for a while.

After Feng Bao returned to the big case, he picked up the emperor's letter and read it again.Then he took out a pen and paper and wrote quickly—Wei Chao guessed that he was writing a reply.It didn't take a quarter of an hour for Feng Bao to write three pages of paper. After he stopped writing, he put the paper full of words on the side to dry.

Under the watchful eyes of Wei Chao, Feng Bao took out a peculiarly shaped key from his arms, opened the furoshiki, and took out the silver seal secret box inside.Wei Chao clearly saw that when he wrote the letter, the hand of the dragon and snake was trembling.

Feng Bao finally inserted the key into the small lock and opened the box.What came out was not the memorial that the emperor had approved, but a small paper bag.He gently opened the paper bag and said to Wei Chao, "Do you know what this is?"

Wei Chao glanced at the red powder in the paper bag, his heart seemed to jump out of the cavity, and he said in a hoarse voice, "This, is this Hedinghong?"

Tears rolled down Feng Bao's face, and he said in a low voice, "Yes, this is arsenic. The emperor asked you to watch it here, and let me eat this packet in front of you."

(End of this chapter)