After the imperial edict was completed, Gu Zhenting issued another decree.
"Xiao Quanzi, tell the Ministry of Rites to properly organize the Queen Mother's funeral! Everything must be done to the best of their ability!"
Jin Zishu said, "Your Majesty, you should treat the Queen Mother's family well and give them a proper promotion! This will show your generosity and also reflect the unfilial, disloyal, and unrighteous Prince Wensheng!"
Gu Zhenting nodded.
He issued a series of decrees, promoting his uncles, but not allowing them to leave Yanjing.
The entire Yanjing city was a blank. All recreational activities were prohibited. White lanterns were hung in front of every house.
The ladies of the major families took carriages to the palace early in the morning to keep vigil for the empress dowager.
This guarding lasts for seven days.
Gu Zhenting was in a rare good mood these days, not just because public opinion was leaning towards him.
Also, there was finally some movement in his private part. He no longer had to worry about his inhumane deeds being spread out.
But the strange thing is that he only reacts to Ye Xueyi, who has just entered the palace. Others are still not like this, even though he still likes Liu Yi the most.
But even so, it can only be done once a day. When doing it, I feel comfortable physically and mentally, but after finishing it, I feel weak and panic. My legs and feet are a little out of control.
This went on for several days in a row, and Gu Zhenting began to feel a little worried. After all, he was not yet forty years old.
"Your Majesty, how about asking a few imperial doctors to take a look at you?" Xiao Quanzi said worriedly.
Gu Zhenting was indeed afraid that something might happen, so he finally asked Doctor Li to come and check. When he saw it, he was shocked. Was the emperor poisoned?
He did not dare to make a diagnosis, so he asked the hospital director and several other imperial doctors to check it out.
After several imperial doctors checked, they were shocked to find that Gu Zhenting was actually poisoned!
If an emperor of a country is poisoned, it is a big deal. Who knows how many people will be implicated and how many will die.
Gu Zhenting was shocked. His food was tested for poison every day by a special person. How could he be poisoned? Could it be that King Wensheng had a spy around him? He wanted to poison him!
Gu Zhenting was so angry that everyone around him suffered. Even Xiao Quanzi was not spared.
A large number of people died again.
Everyone in the palace was terrified.
After much investigation, they found no clues. It was not until the head of the Imperial Hospital heard the emperor mention that he had been unable to move before, but was now slightly better.
But he can only be on good terms with Concubine Ye.
There must be something wrong when something is abnormal, so the head of the hospital asked Gu Zhenting to call Concubine Ye over.
Everyone knows Concubine Ye, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Dingyuan.
But no one expected that she looked so charming and affectionate.
As soon as she entered, the faint fragrance from her body made the expressions of several old doctors change.
"This!" The head of the courtyard frowned. "Madam Ye, what kind of perfume do you use?"
Ye Xueyi was startled, frowned and said unhappily, "It's just ordinary spices."
She actually used honey scent that she bought from a Western merchant at a high price. Not only was it pleasant to smell, it could also help with sexual pleasure. But it was not an aphrodisiac, so it was safe.
Seeing the Dean's expression, Gu Zhenting knew that his poison must be related to the fragrance on Concubine Ye's body. His face immediately darkened. His voice also carried murderous intent.
"Yepin! Where does the fragrance on you come from?"
Ye Xueyi shuddered when she heard this.
He knelt down quickly, thinking of the recent investigation into the poisoning of the emperor. He was afraid of being implicated, so he told the story of the origin of the incense in detail.
"Your Majesty, your poison is caused by the fragrance on the Queen's body!" said the head of the courtyard with a bow.
Ye Xueyi was shocked when she heard this, "Impossible, impossible! This incense can't be poisonous! If it is poisonous, why am I fine?"
"Men are different from women!" an old doctor said unable to bear it any longer.
Gu Zhenting was so angry that he didn't want to listen to Ye Xueyi's explanation anymore. Just in the past two days, he heard from the secret guards that Marquis Dingyuan had secret contact with King Wensheng.
So he gave the order directly.
"Come here, pass on the decree. Concubine Ye has plotted to murder me, and you shall be put to death. Marquis Dingyuan failed to educate his daughter properly, and all the men in his family shall be beheaded, and the women shall be exiled."
"No, no, I am innocent!" Only at this moment did Ye Xueyi truly understand the horror of imperial power!
He begged for mercy without caring about his image, but it was too late.
Ye Xueyi was dragged out by two eunuchs. What was waiting for him was only Bai Ling's poisoned wine.
On her deathbed, she was still thinking that maybe if she had accompanied Gu Yanming into exile, she wouldn't have ended up like this! Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret.
With the source of poison and the treatment of the entire Imperial Hospital, not only was the poison completely eliminated, but the impotence problem was also cured.
Gu Zhenting was in a rare good mood these past two days.
…
The battle was at a stalemate along the Lancang River.
The army sent by Gu Zhenting fought against the rebel army of King Wensheng and suffered successive defeats, until the situation finally improved near the natural barrier of the Lancang River.
General Xiao Qi, who was old and guarding the rear, was not likely to go into battle. General Zuo Zhu, who was less than 40 years old and a brave general, led 100,000 troops and attacked the center of the rebel army, intending to attack Huanglong.
Just when everything was going in the right direction.
Suddenly, a battle report came from the front...
"Report!"
"Report!"
"Report..."
"Zhennan General Zuo Zhu was killed in action!"
"What?" General Xiao Qi stood up suddenly, his eyes went dark, and he fell back into his chair.
The two generals nearby stepped forward and asked anxiously.
"General Xiao, General Xiao, are you okay?"
"General Xiao! Are you okay?"
Xiao Qi waved his hand, stood up with a pale face, shook off the hands of others who were about to support him, and strode out of the central army tent.
He wanted to go out and see how such a great figure as General Zhennan could suddenly die in battle.
…
Gu Zhenting's good mood didn't last for a few days. The battles on the front were repeatedly defeated, and finally even General Zhennan was killed in battle.
"I heard that there are a few powerful people in King Wensheng's army! They are probably martial arts masters invited by King Wensheng!" a minister whispered.
"Your Majesty, we have a general who can deploy troops and kill the enemy, but we are definitely no match for a martial arts master."
The ministers nodded one by one.
"King Wucheng should be able to do it!" a minister whispered.
Gu Zhenting frowned.
Jin Zishu bowed and smiled.
"Your Majesty, the treason committed by Prince Wucheng was all framed by Prince Wensheng. Now that the truth has been uncovered, Your Majesty can issue an order to lift the exile of Prince Wucheng.
You can also let King Wucheng lead the troops to attack King Wensheng.
It shows the emperor's magnanimity. King Wucheng is a martial arts expert, just right to deal with King Wensheng's martial arts master. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"
Gu Zhenting thought about it and it made sense.
"If it was treason, the whole family would be beheaded, but the emperor only sentenced everyone in Prince Wucheng's mansion to exile, which is already a lenient sentence. Prince Wucheng will definitely be grateful!"
Several ministers nodded in agreement.
Gu Zhenting had no better solution at the moment, so he could only send an official to convey the order.
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