All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 328 Killing Game (Two in One)

As Shen Lingxi finished speaking, secret guards immediately dragged two men in raincoats out from behind the mausoleum in the direction of the valley.

The secret guards took off the raincoats from their bodies in public, and everyone could see clearly that they were wearing the clothes of chamberlains.

He has a fair face, no beard, and a slim figure, plus this look.

There is no doubt that he is the chamberlain.

Shen Lingxi walked up to them and looked at them with clear eyes, "Do you say it yourselves, or do I say it for you?"

The two chamberlains were hiding behind the mausoleum. They were frightened by the noise in front of them.

"Slave, I don't dare to bother the Crown Princess. I said it myself."

The tall eunuch said in a trembling voice: "This slave serves in the Mausoleum Guarding Palace... Today, I was ordered by Eunuch Zhu to serve His Highness the King of Wei, and come here to 'resurrect from the dead.'"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces showed surprise.

Zhu Lianxi reprimanded in a high-pitched voice: "How dare you, a thief from nowhere, dare to pretend to be someone who guards the mausoleum. Our family has never seen you, how can we instruct you to do things!"

"Eunuch Zhu, don't panic." Shen Lingxi said with a faint smile, "You are the eunuch in charge of the Emperor. Since these two are the people guarding the mausoleum, it is normal for you not to know each other. What they said is your good nephew Son, Xiao, Zhu, Gong, Gong.”

Zhu Lianxi choked.

The emperor looked at him with deep eyes, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

Shen Lingxi ignored them and asked the two chamberlains: "You must be careful what you say. His Highness King Wei was sent back from the dead by an immortal, so why would he need your services? Could it be that you are also immortals!" "

"Slaves are not immortals."

"This slave is not an immortal. His Royal Highness, King Wei, is not really 'resurrected from the dead'."

"He has never died. He has been alive all these years!"

The two eunuchs rushed to tell the truth, "The slaves have been serving Concubine Qi. His Highness the King of Wei did not die at all four years ago. It was a fake death."

"He deliberately fell into the water and then used a soaked body to pretend to be himself."

"In these years, he spent most of his time in the courtyard of Concubine Qi in the Shouling Palace, pretending to be the concubine's personal father-in-law. He would go out every once in a while for ten days and a half."

"Little Eunuch Zhu, the eunuch in charge of the Shouling Palace, is loyal to the imperial concubine and His Highness the King of Wei. The Shouling Palace is already inhabited by the living dead who cannot leave the palace, so no one has discovered the secret of His Highness the King of Wei."

"Today, His Royal Highness the King of Wei asked two slaves to serve him in the name of an immortal and bring him back to life."

"There is a secret room under the mausoleum that can hide people. Here, it is under the Bagua diagram. The two of us press the switch outside. Once the door of the secret room opens, His Highness will appear on the mausoleum out of thin air."

When they said this, a secret guard touched the mechanism somewhere.

In the middle of the mausoleum, in the center of the Fuxi Bagua Diagram, a secret door was opened for only one person to enter and exit.

This is the mechanism of "great transformation of living beings".

The heavy rain curtain just now, and Zhu Lianxi's umbrella that blocked the emperor's eyes at the right time, were enough for the people hiding inside to crawl out from under the mausoleum in the chaos.

"They are talking nonsense." King Wei covered the wound on his shoulder and said to the emperor in pain: "Father, the emperor clearly knows that I was really sent back by the immortal. I didn't know that there was a dark room here. Why bother to accuse me? Wu Ci, these two eunuchs and this dark room must have been arranged by the prince in advance to frame his son."

"Framed?" Chu Yanfeng raised her eyes slightly and said quietly: "You are a dead person who has been buried long ago. Why are you framed? Not to mention that in the eyes of the world, you are already dead. Even if you are still alive, You are not qualified enough to let Gu frame you."

A light sentence is not harmful, but extremely insulting.

Back then, as the eldest son of the emperor, King Wei could not compare with the emperor's grandson Chu Yan.

Not to mention he was already dead.

King Wei looked extremely gloomy.

Seeing this, Shen Lingxi calmly added his sword, "You said that you were sent back by an immortal to restore the sun, and now you are saying that His Highness the Crown Prince arranged for someone to frame you in advance... Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince could predict the Immortal's movements in advance?"

King Wei shut his mouth.

At this point, he would be wrong if he said too much. It would be better not to say anything at all and just fight for the father-son love he left in the emperor's heart. That would be enough.

But how could Shen Lingxi let him go so easily?

She asked the two young eunuchs: "Besides 'making a living person' and cheating death, what else did the King of Wei ask you to do?"

Seeing that King Wei was defeated, the young eunuchs became more determined to rebel. They scrambled to say:

"At this time of year, there are often thunder and lightning showers and rolling thunder clouds in this mausoleum mountain. In the second year after King Wei moved into the Shouling Palace, a little maid next to the imperial concubine secretly ran to the top of the mountain to release paper kites. She accidentally He was struck to death by lightning."

"Shortly after the death of the little maid, King Wei ordered Eunuch Zhu to secretly hire many skilled craftsmen and sectarian methods to renovate the mausoleum in the name of repairs. Iron rods were also wedged into the two stone pillars. Connected to the iron wire, it can lead thunder underground."

"This morning, before dawn, the slaves were ordered to fly two paper kites. The ends of the threads were wrapped around the two iron rods. Therefore, those thunders just now were caused by the kites."

At this point, the short eunuch shrank his shoulders and said, "As early as five days ago, His Royal Highness the King of Wei had already asked Eunuch Zhu to lay out the Bagua array on this mausoleum. Under the Bagua array, there are Last year, the King of Wei secretly found alchemists who were good at the art of Qimen Dunjia and set up a thunder array. The thunder array was laid out with iron wires, and the iron wires were connected to the iron rods in the stone pillars. The sedan chair on which His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was riding stopped at the mine array. Above the formation eye of the thunder formation."

"Furthermore... I also know that the King of Wei ordered iron wires to be placed under the two sedan chairs that the Crown Prince and the Tenth Prince were riding. As long as the kites can guide the thunder to the iron poles, those thunder will follow the path in advance. After setting up the lightning array, climb into the sedan through the iron wire of the sedan..."

"Since the year before last, His Highness the King of Wei, every time during this season, he would secretly ask Eunuch Zhu to arrange people to fly paper kites and draw thunder from the sky... The slaves originally thought that this was something for His Highness to have nothing to do and pass the time. No. To think that he had already planned it and used it to murder His Highness the Crown Prince!"

In order to save their lives, the two young eunuchs told everything they knew.

Since they were chosen to do things for the King of Wei, they were naturally very smart. When they talked about this, they spoke clearly enough to make everyone who could hear their voices think of this "thunder coming to the world" and the "death of the King of Wei". The "miracle" of "resurrection" is understood thoroughly and clearly.

However, among these words, what shocked the emperor and the ministers the most was the content that laid out the thunder array three years in advance.

This is not a thunder formation, this is a proper killing formation.

Everyone looked at Chu Hong in surprise and uncertainty. It was hard to imagine that His Highness the King of Wei, who had always been so secretive, could be so scheming and ruthless.

The emperor also thought of the choice Yun Ya asked him to make last night before she died.

Whoever he chooses to survive will have his sedan carried to the east of the Bagua Diagram.

For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, the emperor thought deeply all night, and finally chose Chu Yan between his only biological son Juro and Chu Yan.

But what if he chooses Juro?

The emperor looked at the lively and cute tenth prince who was looking around excitedly in the arms of the secret guard.

Chu Yan was very skilled in martial arts, and he was still lucky enough to survive in this killing formation.

But Juro is just a baby, how can he survive?When the emperor thought that for the sake of the country, Chu Hong would not let go of the baby Juro, his biological siblings, his face turned gloomy to the end.

"Chu Hong, what else do you have to say?" he asked in a deep voice.

Chu Hong half-knelt on the ground, deliberately looking pale, gritting his teeth and denying, "Er Chen was really sent back by the immortal to restore the sun. Er Chen has never seen these two eunuchs, nor does he know them. Er Chen has not I will never admit what I have done. If my father believes their words and wants to punish my son for his crimes, then I will kill him!"

He closed his eyes tightly and raised his head, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.

Ultimately, it was because he was convinced that the emperor would show mercy to him, the only remaining member of his bloodline.

Therefore, he is confident and refuses to admit it even to the point of death.

Shen Lingxi smiled when he saw this.

"The King of Wei ordered his people to renovate the mausoleum, fly paper kites, and draw thunder from the sky in this valley, according to the terrain and unique weather, and repeated trials and errors, just to be able to 'resurrection from the dead' like today, and eradicate dissidents. This is I really admire you for your resourcefulness and scheming. If today's game is successful, His Royal Highness, King Wei, will reach the sky in one step from now on, and the country will be under your control."

These words made the emperor's eyes tinge with murderous intent.

When Chu Hong came back to life just now, the emperor could see the reactions of all the civil and military officials on stage.

If Chu Hong's plan succeeds, not to mention Chu Yan, even he, the emperor, will not have the prestige of Chu Hong, the man who bears heaven's blessings.

Shen Lingxi's words seemed to be praising Chu Hong, but in fact they were poking at the emperor's inverse scales.

It was true that the emperor valued his own bloodline, but what he valued more was his own country.

He can choose someone to inherit the country, but he will never allow anyone to grab it in advance.

Not even if it's his own blood.

Chu Hongshang didn't understand Shen Lingxi's intention and was completely unmoved.

Concubine Qi, who was standing in front of him, heard the intention behind Shen Lingxi's words, her face darkened, and she looked at Shen Lingxi with a hint of murderous intent.

Shen Lingxi sighed intentionally, changed the subject, and said pointedly: "Your Highness must also feel that today's situation is seamless and foolproof. Therefore, Your Highness has not thought about or arranged how to deal with the matter if it is exposed. Clear the beginning and the end..."

"I believe that any of the details mentioned by these two young eunuchs can be used to find a string of evidence at the scene. When handling cases, the yamen pays attention to evidence. It will not be counted if His Highness King Wei does not admit it. "

Chu Hong sneered silently.

What use is evidence in the face of absolute power?

He was sure that the emperor would not kill him, so he would never give others a reason to kill him.

The emperor looked at him solemnly, "Dalang, today's matter must be settled in public. If you can take the initiative to plead guilty in front of all officials, I will give you another chance."

"Father, my son did not..."

Chu Hong's denial was interrupted by Concubine Qi as soon as he said it, "I did all this and it has nothing to do with Dalang!"

Chu Hong opened his eyes in shock, never expecting that his mother-in-law would take the initiative to plead guilty.

Concubine Qi gave him a loving smile, took out a plain handkerchief, and pressed it on the wound on his thigh.

While treating Chu Hong's wounds, she said loudly, "After Dalang fell into the water, he was saved by luck and fell into a coma. Later he was found by the Qi family. I was worried that Emperor Ru's curse would kill him, so I put him in a coma. He changed his appearance and hid in the imperial mausoleum."

"This time I heard that the emperor asked Yun Liangdi to break the curse, so I thought of bringing Dalang back to life in this way..."

Chu Hong didn't expect that his mother-in-law would take all the blame in public. He moved his lips and wanted to speak——

Concubine Qi shook her head at him invisibly, and with a little force on her hand, she pulled out the arrow from Chu Hong's thigh.

She held the feather arrow tightly in her hand and signaled Chu Hong to press the wound, then turned around and looked at the emperor.

"As for the thunder formation... it was also a situation I set up for my son to compete for the position of crown prince." Concubine Qi looked at the emperor and said sincerely, "The elder man has no knowledge of all this. Little Eunuch Zhu can testify that the emperor wants to Kill, just kill me."

When Concubine Qi was in Prince Huan's palace, she was able to give birth to the eldest son of a concubine instead of her legitimate wife. It can be seen that the relationship between her and the emperor was naturally deeper than that of the other concubines.

The emperor's face was full of complex expressions.

Naturally, he didn't believe Concubine Qi's words that "Chu Hong didn't know anything about it."

But in front of all the civil and military officials, he needed an explanation to settle the matter.

Concubine Qi gave him this "explanation", which meant that she would exchange her own life for her son's life.

The emperor is Chu Hong's biological father, so why can't he understand Concubine Qi's painstaking efforts as a mother.

The emperor thought of the past friendship between the two and the father-son relationship with Chu Hong, and said in a deep voice, "Yuan Niang, you disappoint me so much!"

When he said this, it meant that he acquiesced to Concubine Qi's request to "exchange a life for a life", "Come here..."

"Hold on, Your Majesty."

Shen Lingxi stopped her with a clear voice, "Since the imperial concubine wants to take all the blame on herself, you might as well tell me how you managed to avoid the embroiderer's eyes and come in and out of the mausoleum palace in the past three years. Go to the capital and contact Zhu Lianxi in the name of Mr. Chunshan?"

"Tell me, how are you connected with Li Xiangyang?"

"And how did you convince Yun Chong to work hard for you and hand over Lieyang to your hands?"

Shen Lingxi's series of questions made the emperor stunned.

"Princess, what do you mean by this?" the emperor asked solemnly, "You said Da Lang... was the one who ordered Li Xiangyang? How is this possible?"

Li Xiangyang was involved in the death of Emperor Xiaode.

If Chu Hong is the one who ordered Li Xiangyang, then...

Not only the emperor, but also the civil and military ministers present were shocked by the information revealed in Shen Lingxi's words.

No one would have thought that today's case would be related to what happened in the capital recently.

Shen Lingxi looked at the emperor with clear eyes, and asked word by word: "Your Majesty, don't forget, why did we come to the imperial mausoleum this time?"

"It's because there are words on that embroidered picture that can undo the curse. Zhu Lianxi discovered those words."

"And the young eunuch's confession just now said that King Wei had already started planning today's events five days ago. Five days ago, even before the embroidery was finished, they already knew that we were coming."

"This year, embroidering pictures has been involved in several murder cases. Does the Emperor think that all of these are just coincidences?"

(End of this chapter)