In the emperor's bedchamber.
When Zhu Yijun saw his mother, he felt a little guilty. He felt sorry for his mother. But when he saw Princess Yong Ning behind his mother, Zhu Yijun felt much better.
The tragedy of Princess Yong Ning's life had disappeared from now on.
"Mother!"
Zhu Yijun looked at Queen Dowager Li. His eyes were a little red. He said with grievance, "There are always wicked people who want to hurt me!"
Queen Dowager Li quickly walked over and held her son in her arms. She gently held her son's head and comforted him in a gentle tone, "It's okay. It's okay. Mother is here. No one can hurt me."
Zhu Yijun nodded obediently. He asked with a little hesitation, "Mother, how is Feng Daban?"
In fact, Zhu Yijun knew that Feng Bao was dead for sure. He had used sodium cyanide. But Zhu Yijun still felt uneasy if he didn't get the exact information.
If he asked in a caring tone, no one would suspect him.
"Feng Daban is gone. Fortunately, he blocked the disaster for me. He is a meritorious person." Queen Dowager Li didn't hide it from Zhu Yijun. It was not easy to hide it!
"Feng Daban, Feng Daban!" Zhu Yijun pursed his lips and tears flowed down. He looked very sad.
Queen Dowager Li comforted him for a long time. When Zhu Yijun drank the calming soup made by the imperial physician and fell asleep, Queen Dowager Li left the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Queen Dowager Li returned to the Palace of Benevolence and Peace. Her eyes were extremely sharp.
Looking at the eunuchs kneeling on the ground, Queen Dowager Li said directly, "Zhang Jing, from today on, you will be the commander of Dongchang."
Zhang Jing, who was kneeling on the ground, was overjoyed. He couldn't help but think of what the emperor had said. The heavens wouldn't mistreat those who did their duty. Sure enough, he didn't mistreat him.
At the same time, Zhang Jing was even more afraid of the emperor. He was thinking about how to perform well.
"Zhang Hong, you will take over as the Chief of the Ceremonial Department!" After promoting Zhang Jing, Queen Dowager Li promoted Zhang Hong as well.
After arranging for personnel issues, Empress Dowager Li turned her eyes to Zhang Jing and said directly, "Zhang Jing, I will give you three days. Only three days. In three days, you have to find out the truth for me."
"I would like to see who it is that wants to harm my son. I would like to see how many heads he has to chop off!"
This time, Queen Dowager Li was really angry. She stared at Zhang Jing and said, "If you can't do it, I will chop off your head first."
Zhang Jing felt a burst of bitterness in his heart. This task was definitely a hot potato. But at this point, he couldn't throw it away. He quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Empress Dowager, rest assured. Old Slave will definitely find out the truth."
The news that the emperor was once again assassinated spread quickly throughout the capital's officialdom. Of course, those who could get the news were those with very high positions.
For example, Zhang Juzheng.
After getting the news, Zhang Juzheng was also stunned. Especially, Feng Bao's death, this caught Zhang Juzheng somewhat unprepared.
Originally, his strategy of seeking unity through struggle was going smoothly. After defeating Feng Bao, the next step was to overthrow him.
But who would have thought that at such a critical time, Feng Bao would actually die.
Feng Bao's death might have an impact, but it was not fatal. But the emperor was assassinated, this matter was serious.
Last time, the assassination of the Minister Of The Crown seemed to be a joke, but this time it was not!
Not only was it poisoned, but it also poisoned Feng Bao to death. It was said that it was a highly toxic poison that could seal the throat upon contact with blood!
After pondering in the room for a while, Zhang Juzheng directly ordered You Chi, "Go to the Imperial Bodyguard Commander Liu Shouyou and tell him that the Minister Of The Crown can't be kept alive. He committed suicide to escape punishment. Do you understand?"
Originally, Zhang Juzheng didn't need to give such a detailed instruction, but now he had to do it. This matter couldn't be made any mistakes.
Zhang Juzheng originally thought that the Minister Of The Crown was Feng Bao's doing, but now Zhang Juzheng was also shaken.
If it was really Feng Bao's doing, then this matter should end here. Obviously, it was not the case now. Otherwise, Feng Bao wouldn't have killed himself.
If the Minister Of The Crown's death was not Feng Bao's doing, but an assassination, and Feng Bao just took the opportunity to make trouble, then this matter would be troublesome.
If the assassination of the Minister Of The Crown was connected with the poisoning of Feng Bao this time, then someone really planned to assassinate him. If he poisoned the Minister Of The Crown, it was equivalent to cutting off the clues of the investigation.
Feng Bao was dead, and the Imperial Palace would definitely investigate, and it would be a strict investigation.
If the investigation really reached the Minister Of The Crown, and the poisoning of the Minister Of The Crown was found out, then he would be in serious trouble.
"There is also the matter of poisoning the Minister Of The Crown. Settle the loose ends. Don't let anyone find out anything wrong. Do you understand?" Zhang Juzheng instructed again. Clean up the loose ends. No problem could be found out.
If Feng Bao was alive, he wouldn't investigate. After all, he also had a ghost in it, but the newcomer didn't. He couldn't wait to dig something out.
"Yes, Master, I'm going now!"
You Chi nodded, turned around, and ran outside. Of course, he knew the seriousness of this matter. He believed that Liu Shouyou also knew. After all, this matter was handled by Liu Shouyou!
Although it was done in the Supreme Court, this thing couldn't stand up to investigation. If it was really investigated, it would be very troublesome.
You Chi was right. At this time, Liu Shouyou was scared to the point of peeing. He sat on the chair with a pale face. He wanted to drink tea, but he knocked over the teacup. His hands were shaking uncontrollably.
Liu Shouyou wasn't stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart. He thought of his own involvement as soon as he got the news.
Especially when he knew that Zhang Jing had taken over as the Factory Supervisor of Dongchang and was ordered by the Empress to thoroughly investigate this case. Moreover, there was a time limit of three days. If it wasn't solved in three days, he would be beheaded. Liu Shouyou's heart almost jumped out.
At this time, Zhang Jing was afraid that he would go crazy. He wouldn't give face to himself and Zhang Juzheng. It was a matter of life and death. How could face be more important than life?
When he learned that You Chi had arrived, this time, Liu Shouyou didn't let anyone go. Instead, he personally went to the door to welcome You Chi.
The two of them came to the meeting hall of the Discipline Commission in North Town. Liu Shouyou hurriedly asked, "What's the arrangement, Minister Zhang?"
Without delay, You Chi quickly said, "We can't let that Minister Of The Crown live!"
As he said this, You Chi made a throat-cutting gesture. "Make it safe. Just say that he committed suicide to escape punishment. Do you understand?"
"That's not a problem!" Liu Shouyou nodded. This kind of thing was a piece of cake for the Imperial Bodyguard.
"There's also the matter of making the Minister Of The Crown mute. Lord Liu, quickly deal with the aftermath. Let people insist that he is sick and mute." You Chi said again, "Let the person who did it leave the capital and never come back."
Liu Shouyou nodded. He could do this too. In his heart, he wondered if it would be better to kill the person directly.