As for poisoning Feng Bao, Zhu Yijun had pondered for a long time and repeated it several times, but he still chose to do it in the end.
As an emperor, this approach might be a little inappropriate, but Zhu Yijun couldn't think of a better way.
It was too difficult for Zhu Yijun to overthrow Feng Bao now.
However, with Feng Bao suppressing in the palace, Zhu Yijun couldn't do anything, especially after the incident of the Minister Of The Crown. Daming's iron triangle of power was about to take shape.
Once this iron triangle of power was formed, it would be more difficult to shake it.
In history, the Wanli Emperor wanted to kill Feng Bao with a sword, but what was the result?
In the end, Feng Bao went to the Empress Dowager to complain.
His mother and Zhang Juzheng forced the Wanli Emperor to issue an edict of guilt, which scared the Wanli Emperor a lot.
Thinking of what Feng Bao had done to his sister, Zhu Yijun couldn't bear it.
Zhu Yijun couldn't bear to deal with Feng Bao after he took over the government.
If it took too long, there would be problems with his arrangements. It would be troublesome to keep Feng Bao.
What if he killed Feng Bao?
This game of chess would come to life!
Not only would there be a vacancy in the iron triangle of power, but the situation in the palace would also be different.
Without a powerful figure like Feng Bao suppressing, Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng wouldn't be united, and he could mediate.
His mother didn't trust Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing as much as Feng Bao. Moreover, Zhang Hong was there, and Zhu Yijun was quite satisfied with Zhang Hong's character.
In addition, Zhu Yijun stared at Feng Bao's subordinates, including those newly trained eunuchs. He even found Feng Bao's successor, Zhu Yijun, who was San Dezi.
As Feng Bao's confidant, it wasn't difficult to subdue Feng Bao's remaining forces.
San Dezi's status was low, and he wasn't strong. If he wanted to avoid the suppression of Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing, he could only rely on himself.
Considering all aspects, it was the best choice to get rid of Feng Bao. It was basically impossible to get rid of Feng Bao through normal means, so he could only poison Feng Bao.
The Minister Of The Crown's assassination was also carefully chosen by Zhu Yijun.
Anyway, he had already assassinated the Emperor once, so it didn't matter if he did it again. It would be fine if Feng Bao was accidentally injured.
Countless thoughts circled in Zhu Yijun's mind, but his face didn't change at all. He still looked at Feng Bao with a smile. "Feng Bao, you often eat this almond pastry. It's my favorite snack."
"It tastes really good. Try it!" As he spoke, Zhu Yijun made a gesture to invite him to eat.
Feng Bao nodded with a smile. With his status, it wasn't the first time that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager rewarded him with food, so he was used to it.
Reaching out to pick up a piece of almond pastry, Feng Bao took a bite.
The taste of almonds instantly filled his mouth, and a smile appeared on Feng Bao's face. It tasted really good.
Just as he was about to thank them, the smile on his face froze instantly. Feng Bao only felt that his mouth and tongue were numb. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't. His body twitched rapidly, and then he fell to the ground.
Looking at Feng Bao who fell, Zhu Yijun's heart trembled. His pupils shrank, and then he screamed.
"Come, come, summon the imperial doctor, summon the imperial doctor!"
Chen Ju, who was following behind Zhu Yijun, reacted quickly at this time. He directly shouted, "Protect the Emperor, protect the Emperor!" As he said this, he rushed to Zhu Yijun. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not safe to stay here for long!"
At this time, Zhu Yijun's lips and body were trembling, but his eyes were unusually calm.
Protected by a group of eunuchs, Zhu Yijun left the scene and went directly back to his bedroom. The news that Feng Bao had fallen to the ground instantly spread in the palace.
The imperial doctor also rushed over immediately, but it was too late.
Feng Bao was already dead.
The poison Zhu Yijun chose was sodium cyanide, not arsenic. Not to mention in this era, even in Zhu Yijun's previous life, this kind of poison was difficult to cure.
The key was that it was too fast. Eating it would cause sudden death.
In the Palace of Benevolence and Peace, Queen Dowager Li also rushed over when she heard the news. Looking at Feng Bao's body, her face was very ugly.
"Imperial doctor, what happened?" Queen Dowager Li looked at the imperial doctor and asked angrily.
Feng Bao was already dead, but how he died must be found out.
The imperial doctor's face was also very ugly. Of course, he could see that Feng Bao was poisoned to death, but it was hard to say!
There was poison in the palace, and it directly poisoned Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the Department of Rites. This was definitely a big event!
However, he didn't dare to hide it. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "In reply to Empress Dowager, Eunuch Feng was poisoned to death. It was highly toxic, and he couldn't survive after eating it."
Everyone at the scene was stunned. So vicious?
He died after eating it? This was too fast!
Poisoned to death?
Queen Dowager Li was even more angry. She turned to look at Zhang Jing, who was next to her, and said, "Feng Bao was fine just now. How could he be poisoned to death?"
At this time, Zhang Jing's face was abnormally pale. His forehead was full of sweat, and his body was trembling.
Of course, Zhang Jing's state was not because of Feng Bao's death.
He was too happy about Feng Bao's death. He was in such a state because of what the emperor had said to him.
Before he went to find Feng Bao, the emperor said something to him. Originally, Zhang Jing thought that the emperor just wanted to punish Feng Bao or embarrass Feng Bao. He didn't expect that the emperor directly killed Feng Bao.
Although he didn't know who poisoned him, Zhang Jing felt that this matter had something to do with the emperor.
However, Zhang Jing didn't dare to say it. He really didn't dare to say it. He didn't even dare to think about it. If he said it, he would not be far from death.
At the same time, Zhang Jing also realized one thing, that was, the emperor was really not simple. If anyone treated him as a ten-year-old child, then they would die miserably.
"Empress Dowager, Eunuch Feng was fine before, but he died after eating the almond cakes." Zhang Jing said with a stutter.
"Where did the almond cakes come from?"
Queen Dowager Li naturally saw the plate of almond cakes. She stared at Zhang Jing sternly and asked loudly.
"Empress Dowager, that was what the emperor wanted. The emperor said that he was hungry, so he asked the Old Slave to prepare some.
The emperor also specially ordered almond cakes. The emperor said that he wanted to eat it. "Zhang Jing swallowed and said with fear.
"After Eunuch Feng came, the emperor said that the emperor said that Eunuch Feng had worked hard, so he rewarded Eunuch Feng with his favorite almond cakes."
After listening to Zhang Jing's words, all the people present gasped. The matter couldn't be clearer.
This was not aimed at Feng Bao at all, but at the emperor.
Someone wanted to poison the emperor, and by chance, Feng Bao was poisoned to death.
After hearing this, Queen Dowager Li's body shook and she said in horror, "Where is the emperor?
Where is the emperor? "
"Empress Dowager, the emperor is fine. He is just a little frightened!" Zhang Jing said quickly, "The imperial doctor has been sent to see him."