Chapter 211 Resurrection
According to the time calculation, if there was no delay on the road, Shi Yu and Wei Qingyan would have left the palace and returned. Since they had already left the palace, why did they come back?
The emperor didn't want to be suspicious of Wei Qingyan anymore and decided to ask directly.
Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu exchanged a glance, and finally Shi Yu spoke, "Dong Zang was a chess piece placed by the late emperor beside me."
Shi Yu told the emperor that the late emperor had looked for Dong Zang before his death, and that King Jing had contacted Dong Zang this time.
"As Xiao Yan and I left the palace, we saw Dong Zang anxiously waiting at the foot of the palace wall. He told us that someone might be trying to assassinate Your Majesty, so we rushed over.
As for how he got the news, I haven't had time to ask."
Upon learning that the emperor was in danger, whether true or not, they had to return to the palace to feel at ease.
But not having time to ask is one thing, but the emperor has been betrayed so many times by those around him that it is probably difficult for him to trust others.
Dongzang has been with him for many years, and the emperor might not believe what he asked. It would be better to bring the person to the emperor for personal investigation.
The emperor understood Shi Yu's thoughts and said in a deep voice, "Bring him in."
The relationship between Dong Zang and Shi Yu is like that between Feng Ruobao and the emperor. After learning about the arrangements made by the late emperor, the emperor felt a sense of sympathy for Shi Yu.
He also felt that Shi Yu was luckier than himself, at least the late emperor was not his biological father.
There is a father who schemes against his child in every way. At this moment, he wishes all the blood in his body could be drained out.
As he thought of this, his blood started to surge up and he started coughing.
Lan Shu took the medicine brought by Feng Ruobao and fed it to the emperor.
Dongzang was in the palace. After the emperor drank the medicine, he was brought to him.
Dong Zang knew why the emperor wanted to see him, so he bowed and explained directly, "On the way back to the capital, King Jing suddenly had more than a dozen masters around him. I recognized one of them as the instructor of the secret guard base.
The prince entered the palace tonight and no guards were needed. I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to go for a walk in the west of the city to see the lights of thousands of houses, but I found that the man appeared in the capital.
Prince Jing once hinted at his intention to harm my prince. Seeing the people around him, I was worried they were going to attack my prince. But when he came out safe and sound, I realized they might be trying to kill His Majesty.
The west of the city is where ordinary people in the capital live. After Shi Yu left the palace, Dong Zang would go to the west of the city every New Year's Eve and secretly give some silver and money to some poor families.
During those years, the emperor was wary of Shi Yu and would also check on the two guards around him, so he knew that Dong Zang was not lying about going to the west of the city.
He raised his eyelids slightly, "Have you conspired with them?"
Dong Zang did not deny it, "I deserve to die. He threatened me with my family. If I don't cooperate, he will find another way to break through.
In addition, I suspected that it was not the late emperor who took over King Jing's body, so I agreed to help him deal with my prince after he returned to the capital.
I want to get close to him and find out who he is. I also want to know where the late emperor is and where my family is being hidden.
However, I never thought they would come to assassinate Your Majesty..."
Next, he repeated to the emperor his suspicion that King Jing was not the late emperor.
Finally, he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, all of this was done on my own initiative and has nothing to do with Your Majesty. Please don't blame Your Majesty. When this is over, I will accept Your Majesty's punishment."
The emperor looked at him and was silent for a moment. "If what you said is true, you have saved my life tonight. However, I will not punish you for your previous concealment, but I will not reward you either.
Back off, and don't betray your master's trust."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Dong Zang left, the emperor looked at Shi Yu and asked, "You allowed him to have contact with Prince Jing?"
"I will keep an eye on him. If it's not him, there will be someone else."
If Dong Zang is a trustworthy person, pretending to be threatened by King Jing would indeed be a good idea. Seeing that Shi Yu looked like he knew what he was doing, the emperor said no more, waved his hand, and signaled them to leave.
Two days later, the news that the second prince sent someone to assassinate the emperor with the intention of rebellion reached King Jing.
"What a pity! So many experts were killed, but we still couldn't kill the emperor." Su Mao, who was sitting opposite King Jing, sighed softly.
Although King Jing felt sorry for the loss of his men, he said indifferently, "I never intended to kill him. If he really died, wouldn't that fool, the Second Brother, be lucky.
Now that the eldest and second oldest have been deposed, only the third oldest and a few young children are left. If anything happens to these children, my brother will be left without anyone to inherit the throne."
Su Mao suddenly understood and praised, "By then, your younger brother will happen to be in the capital, so we can take advantage of the situation. Brilliant! Your younger brother Jing is indeed the most clever."
King Jing was quite pleased with himself after hearing this, but the smile on his lips hadn't fully unfolded when Su Mao said worriedly, "But King Rong is also in the capital. He was the one who saved the king just in time..."
"Humph, he's just a bastard of unknown origin. What qualifications does he have to covet my Shi family? Besides, doesn't he have a dog by his side?
Then let him experience the feeling of being bitten to death by his own dog."
"Your Highness, do you really believe that Dong Zang will listen to you? I have seen that he is quite loyal to Prince Rong."
"If he is not loyal, I would not bother to use him." King Jing smiled meaningfully, "Loyal and stupid people are the most useful chess pieces in this world.
This kind of person, as long as I can get some evidence against his master, he will wag his tail and beg for mercy in front of me like a dog to protect his master. What's more, his princess and sister are still in my hands."
Su Mao's face was filled with admiration. "Your Highness is truly talented, but you said Prince Rong was a child of the previous royal family. This might not stand up to scrutiny. What if Dong Zang reveals this to Prince Rong? Wouldn't that lie be exposed?"
King Jing looked at Su Mao as if he were a fool and sneered, "The more he cares about King Rong, the less he dares to take any risks. He will definitely do what I say in order to conceal King Rong's background.
This is called attacking the heart. Lies are not omnipotent, but if they touch upon what people care about most, what they fear most, or what they desire most, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Moreover, he heard with his own ears the late emperor tell Shi Yu that he was an orphan adopted by the late emperor from Dajue Temple.
It is not so easy for Dong Zang to find out Shi Yu's background.
These fools are destined to fall into the hands of his lies.
Prince Jing's attitude filled Su Mao's lowered eyes with anger, but he remained humble. "I was shallow. You even manipulated Madam Wei to the point of turning against my daughter. I really shouldn't have questioned your methods. I hope Your Highness will give me more guidance in the future."
When mentioning Lady Wei, King Jing's arrogance subsided a little. Using lies to please a yellow-faced woman for the sake of his great cause was a shame he was unwilling to mention.
In particular, that yellow-faced woman has not been able to help him at all so far, and was recently confined to the palace by the emperor.
But he was not someone that Su Mao, the old monster, could mock, so he raised his voice and said, "You don't even understand such a simple truth. No wonder your Su family can't keep its kingdom.
The same goes for your son. Three years ago, I had everything planned out, but he still managed to be defeated. He can't even eat the food that was right in front of him. He's truly incompetent.
If he hadn't been defeated, you and I would have enjoyed our own prosperity long ago. Why would we have to travel so fast during the New Year's holiday and stay in this small inn that doesn't even have a hot spring? "
Speaking of his son, Su Mao had to suppress his anger. "This is indeed my son's fault. So, please, Your Highness, revive my son as soon as possible so that he can serve you loyally and make amends."
When King Jing saw his humble attitude, the unhappiness in his heart finally dissipated a little.
He promised, "The art of resurrection requires the right time, right place, and right people. This king knows this well. I will never break my promise to you.
When will you teach me your method of healing with likeness?"
If he didn't want to use his strength to make up for his shortcomings, why would he take the risk of carrying this burden from the previous dynasty?
"I'm afraid Su's method is even more troublesome than the prince's resurrection. Even the marrow cleansing and blood purification will take 49 days.
The previous Zhuangzi was disturbed by the deposed prince and Prince Rong. Now it is really difficult for Su to find a suitable place under the emperor's nose.
I only hope that Your Highness can accomplish his mission soon. By then, Great Wei will be Your Highness's world. I will definitely prepare all those things as soon as possible and pass on all that I have learned to Your Highness."
But thinking of what King Jing had just said about lies, he asked suspiciously, "Since Your Majesty has this method of possessing another's body, why does he need to use it to replenish his body and prolong his life?
Wouldn't it be more convenient to directly seize the body of the next crown prince?"
Although King Jing promised to resurrect his son, he never took any action to do so throughout his journey. Instead, he was thinking about his method of curing the disease with similar methods.
This made Su Mao doubt whether King Jing was incapable of doing it at all, but the person in front of him had indeed taken over King Jing's body.
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