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"Thank you, Supervisor!"

inner palace.

Empress Dowager Dou has always been a sleepy person, and today was no exception, she slept until the sun was high before waking up.

She sat in front of the dressing table to wash and dress up under the service of the maid.

After getting familiar with dressing up, he put on the phoenix robe and put jewelry on his head under the service of the maid.

At this time, a eunuch ran in in a panic and cried loudly: "The empress dowager, something is wrong, the great general Hushi died in the prison of the clan mansion last night!"

"What?" Mrs. Dou was shocked, and then she flew into a rage: "Why did this happen? What does the Zongren Manor do? Go and call Eqing, no, put him in the Zongzheng Temple Prison!"

The left and right immediately persuaded: "The empress dowager can't, the place of the Zongzheng Temple prison is too unlucky, it's better not to go, if the empress dowager has something to do, just order the ministers and others to do it!"

Mrs. Dou thought about it too. After all, her niece and son-in-law are not too close, nor are they real sons.

People of any blood relationship went to the Zongzheng Temple Prison, a place where no one knew how many people had been imprisoned to death, looking for bad luck.

"Alright, go find Zong Zhengeqing!"

"Yes, Empress Dowager!"

Six years ago, Eqing, Xi Jin and other generals of the Northern Wei Dynasty were captured by Helianding. Two years ago, when Helianding was attacking Beiliang, he was attacked by Tuyuhun and captured. When Pingcheng was executed in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Eqing and Xi Jin and other veterans of the Northern Wei Dynasty were also rescued and returned to Pingcheng. Eqing lost his military power, but was appointed as Zongzheng, but Xi Jin was demoted to a minor official, and later appointed as General Anton , downgraded to the public.

An older court lady came in with a few young maids carrying meals, "Empress Dowager, it's time for breakfast!"

Dou's stomach is full of anger now, and even feels fear. Tuoba Shoule lost his life just after being imprisoned in the prison of the clan's mansion, there is no ghost in it!

Where can she eat at this time?Frost on his face waved his hands: "Don't eat!"

"Empress Dowager, even if something big happens, you still have to eat food. The body of the phoenix is ​​important. You have to decide this important matter in the court. If your body is not in good condition, won't the world be in chaos? Or Have something to eat?" the female servant advised.

Mrs. Dou is a person who pays attention to maintenance. After listening to the female attendant's comfort, she could only wave her hand: "Bring it here!"

The maids put the meals on the table one by one, and the female attendant picked up a pot of hot tea, poured a cup of warm water and said, "When you wake up in the morning, you must drink a cup of warm water to warm your body!"

After finishing speaking, she pointed to Guo E who was standing aside: "Come try the tea!"

"Yes!" Guo E agreed, stepped forward to take the teacup and drank it down, put down the teacup after drinking, picked up the teapot and gently twisted the lid to pour tea, but was scolded by the female attendant: "Who told you Those who make teapots without authorization, why don’t you put them down quickly?”

"Yes, yes, this servant realizes his mistake, please forgive me by the Empress Dowager!" Guo E immediately put down the teapot and knelt down on the ground.

Dou saw that it was not a big deal, and saw that she had nothing to do after drinking the tea, so she waved her hand: "Forget it, she is also kind! Pour tea over here, Aijia is thirsty!"

"Thank you Empress Dowager for your innocence!" Guo E immediately kowtowed.That's right, she is a court lady who tested poison for Dou Shi, but everything Dou Shi drinks and eats must be tested and non-toxic before being given to Dou Shi.

Dou took the tea handed over by the female attendant, took a sip to rinse her mouth, and then drank the rest.

Next, Guo E ate vegetables with chopsticks, and ate one chopstick for each item to check whether all the food was poisonous.

"It's all right, please have a meal with the Empress Dowager!" The female attendant handed the ivory chopsticks to Dou Shi, and the maids put some of Dou Shi's favorite dishes in small dishes and brought them to her.

Suddenly, the ivory chopsticks in Dou's hand fell to the ground, covering his belly with pain on his face, his face turned blue in the blink of an eye, and he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood: "Puff——"

"Empress Dowager!" The palace officials and eunuchs shouted suddenly.

"Bold maidservant!" The female attendant pointed at Guo E and was furious, "Why did the empress dowager have an accident after eating it, but you are fine?"

Guo E immediately knelt on the ground and said in horror: "It's none of the servant's business, the servant has tried every food...".

"Stop arguing, call the imperial doctor!"

In the chaos, Guo E sneaked out and was never seen again.

When waiting for the imperial doctor to arrive, Dou has already vomited a lot of blood, his breath is like a thread, and the imperial doctor is unable to recover.

At this time, Zong Ai rushed over with Jia Zhou and other confidantes, and knelt in front of Dou's body, weeping and pretending to be merciful: "Empress Dowager, what's the matter with you? Why did you go suddenly? You are called a slave." How can one person take care of this huge court?"

Jia Zhou led people to carry Emperor Tuoba Ren out of Dou's bedroom: "Superintendent, Your Majesty is safe and sound!"

Chapter 560

"What? The Empress Dowager Bao died?" When Hua Mulan heard the report from the military commander Hu Ying, she was stunned, a little unbelievable, "The Empress Dowager Bao is only less than fifty, how did she die?"

Hu Ying looked around, worried about being heard, and said in a low voice: "There are rumors in the palace that he was killed by poison. Of course, this is just a rumor. According to the examination by the imperial doctor, he died of overwork and died suddenly!"

As soon as Hua Mulan heard it, she knew that there might be some conspiracy that would not be known to the outside world, and Zong Ai's sinister and cunning face suddenly flashed in her mind.

"Could it be this dead eunuch who did it?" Hua Mulan suddenly felt a chill.

It took a long time for Hua Mulan to come back to her senses, and she asked, "What else did you find out?"

Hu Ying said: "It is said that not long after Empress Dowager Bao died, Zong Ai appeared in Empress Dowager Bao's palace and asked the emperor to be carried away. Zong Zhengeqing rushed over shortly thereafter. The doctor checked the cause of death, and the imperial doctor thought that he died of overwork and illness, but Eqing didn't believe it, and asked the imperial doctor if he was threatened by someone. Zong Ai thought that Eqing was deliberately targeting him, and immediately pretended to be the emperor. In the name of Eqing, he will be dismissed from his post and sent to prison for questioning!"

Hua Mulan took a deep breath, "When did this happen?"

"This morning! Just now, after getting the news, many ministers of the clan and senior ministers wrote letters to intercede for Eqing. It is said that Zong Ai ignored all the letters and kept all the letters from those ministers, and set them on fire! "

Hua Mulan felt that the world was about to go into chaos, so several emperors had died in a row in just a few years, and now even the Empress Dowager Bao, who was in charge of the court, had died. The emperor was too young, and an eunuch was his guardian , and pretended to be a loyal minister to deceive the world.

"What's going on here? Why is this court change so strange?" Hua Mulan was a little at a loss, as the world became extremely strange to her.

As soon as the news of the Queen Mother Bao's death came out, the government and the public were shaken. The Southern Dynasty, Beiliang, Beiyan, and Rouran were all ready to move. .

Although the emperor and the empress dowager Bao died successively in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the troops suffered heavy losses in the war to conquer the East, the foundation is still there. The defense force of the border guards is still very strong. As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. , Beiyan, and Rouran sent troops tentatively one after another, but did not reap any benefits.

In the next one or two months, Zong Ai didn't take much action on the court, and focused his energy on dealing with the surrounding enemy countries. He waited for the surrounding enemy countries to die down before he freed up his hands to rectify the court. ---- Fast update, no anti-theft ---

On the fifth day of September in [-] A.D., news spread that Zong Zhengeqing could not bear the torture in prison and died in prison.

When the news spread, the tense situation in the court, which had already eased, immediately became jittery again.

This is not over yet, Shang Shu Zuo Servant She Lanyan, Shi Zhong He Bi, Shi Zhong Xue Ti, Shi Zhongqiu Ni Daosheng and Shi Lang Ren Pingcheng who spoke ill of Zong Ai in front of Empress Dowager Bao all suffered from Zong Ai The poisonous hands.

It is said that Zong Ai received a report from Shang Shu Zuo Pu that Lan Yan was suspected of treason. He immediately sent troops to search Lan Yan's mansion. The soldiers found the letter written by Qiu Ni Daosheng in Lan Yan's home. , the letter involves the secret of plotting to dethrone the emperor and support the emperor's younger brother Ren Chengwang Tuobayu as emperor.

As the first task of this conspiracy is to kill Zong Ai, the dead eunuch, Zong Ai was of course furious after reading the letter, and immediately ordered Lan Yan, Ren Pingcheng, He Yi, Xue Ti and Qiu Ni Daosheng to be killed. They were all taken to jail and tried.

Once the news came,

There was an uproar in the ruling and opposition parties. Many people scolded Lan Yan, Ren Pingcheng, He Yi, Xue Ti, Qiu Ni Daosheng and others, accusing them of conspiring to rebel instead of loyally serving the country at a time of national crisis. Heinous.

But there are also many people who suspect that all of this is a trick directed and performed by Zong Ai. The purpose is to eradicate dissidents, so as to deter other ministers who are disrespectful and disobedient to him.

Among them, General An Dong and Xi Jin, the Duke of Yicheng, were the representatives. He expressed great indignation at Zong Ai's domination of government affairs, nepotism, exclusion of dissidents, and framed loyal officials with unwarranted charges. With enough prestige, Zong Ai should be afraid of him, so he dared to speak out and reprimand him.

At the court meeting on the first day of October, Xi Jin stated a series of crimes against Zong Ai in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Ben Xiang paused for a while to ease the tense court situation.