Practicing Medicine in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 60: Sleepless Night

This night, many people lost sleep.

For the Eastern Palace Party, this was undoubtedly a doomed fiasco. Empress Wu had carefully laid a net more than ten years ago, and hid in a high place, quietly waiting for them to tear a hole out of their own cleverness. Step by step, she fell into the trap set by her, and from then on, she could not stand up for the rest of her life.

For Empress Wu, the price of this victory seemed too heavy.

Once upon a time, in order to get rid of the queen, she had to sacrifice her first daughter, and now, in order to keep her hard-won power, she sacrificed her first son.

She first smiled and let the nurse take away the peace, and the exquisite hairpin on her daughter's head touched crisply in her fast steps, as if she had touched a corner of her memory, echoing a short soft sound.

That year was the fourth year of Xianqing, and it was also such a cold winter day. Biting wind and frost brushed past the swaying car curtains from time to time, falling on the faces of the young royal couple, and condensing on Li Zhi's worried eyes. in the eyes.

At that time, in order to train the eight-year-old crown prince of a country, she and Li Zhi decided to go to the Eastern Capital to recuperate their health, leaving the young child alone with a group of reliable veterans to supervise the country and deal with it. government affairs.

Unexpectedly, before she and the Holy Majesty's convoy had passed Tongguan, Pei Yuan, who was still a teenager at that time, flew to report, telling her that the prince missed his parents and cried endlessly.

This flying message completely melted the frost on Li Zhi's brows, and the soft-hearted father immediately issued an order, ordering Li Hong to come to the Eastern Capital together.

When that small body flew over like a bird, the jade ring on Li Hong's body also slammed in the same way, with an exquisite and crisp sound, completely crushing the serious expression on Empress Wu's face and her heart. Silent questioning.

This trip became the last time a family of three drove together.She still remembered that she encountered a heavy snowfall on the way, which covered the whole world. In the icy world, only this carriage was warmed by the harmonious atmosphere.She had thought that this carriage would gallop forever through her life full of invisible swords and swords, and take her out of this frozen and snow-covered palace city.

Unexpectedly, this time, it was not someone else who reined in the horse, but himself.

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Wu Yi couldn't sleep either.

He heard a mixed and low sound from outside, as if a pot of boiling water was under the lid, suppressing all the boiling sounds into an unsettling low sound.

Some important prisoner has been imprisoned, but he can only face the young prison officer in front of him who doesn't want to get off work.

He doesn't sleep, and Zhou Xing also stays with him. He has always been very dedicated to his work as prison magistrate, and he is bound to make some achievements.

In order to break Wu Yi's silence, he decided to release a little bait.

"Did you know that after you, another new person was imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison, but his treatment was much higher than yours, and he was personally interrogated by Dali Temple Minister Zhang Gong."

Wu Yi slightly moved his neck, which was finally relieved, and he had already vaguely guessed who this "newcomer" was, but his mouth was still locked, despite Zhou Xing's coercion and temptation, he just gritted his teeth and refused to speak.

"I finally understand now." Zhou Xing looked at him with burning eyes, and there was a three-point appreciation in his eyes, "You were promoted by Zhang Qiren because you are a reliable and loyal person. You can get out of prison and even get a generous reward, but you didn’t do that.”

The outer string of these words is nothing more than, if you keep silent, you will simply be included in Zhang Qiren's faction, and all the blame will be shared with him.

Only then did Wu Yi know why this young jailer would become a role model for the cruel officials through the ages in the future. In modern times, he would be wronged if he didn't become an expert in criminal psychology.

But Zhou Xing is Zhou Xing after all, unlike those experts in suits and leather shoes with gentle smiles who abide by the rules and don't get blood on their hands.On the contrary, he held the candy in his left hand and the whip in his right hand, ready to whip on the stiff cowhide in front of him at any time.

It's just that this key witness cannot be neglected at the moment. Although Empress Wu has "discovered" Zhang Qiren's long-prepared criminal evidence, adding another witness will be considered complete. The first worship post issued by Empress Wu.

Just when Zhou Xing was hesitating whether to wave the manual whip, another jailer walked into the prison with small steps. Behind him, he led two children and several escorting guards.

Zhou Xing's expression was shocked, and he hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects: "My minister, Zhou Xing, has seen Princess Taiping."

Taiping rolled up a faint smile, waved his long-sleeved little hand, and displayed a handwritten letter: "The princess has been ordered by the queen to personally interrogate the prisoner Wu Yi. Duke Zhou has worked hard, please go back to the mansion early for a good night's sleep." Bar."

Zhou Xing's brows twitched, obviously a little shocked, but he didn't dare to make mistakes, he just smiled embarrassingly: "Princess's noble body stepping on such a humble place really makes me feel uneasy, interrogation of prisoners is my job, how can I do that?" Let the princess work hard? What's more, it's cold and humid here, and the princess may not be healthy if she stays for a long time."

Taiping patted the handwritten letter on the table in front of Wu Yi, and looked up at Zhou Xing. Zhou Xing immediately bowed his body, not daring to let himself be higher than Taiping. This slightly comical action almost knocked his head off. to the ground.

"I am the majestic princess of the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that there are ghosts here?" She frowned and looked like Empress Wu's eyes. Are you complaining that the position of Prisoner is too hard?"

Zhou Xing was taken aback, never thought that the half-human tall girl in front of him was already three-thirds of the master's stance, and it would not be too much to punish him for dereliction of duty with two tepid words.

Before he could open his mouth to argue, Taiping was already sitting in front of Wu Yi, and his faint peripheral vision swept across Zhou Xing's face full of drought, like a gentle wind in the cold winter, putting away his domineering aura.

"Mr. Zhou, don't be afraid. I just lament that the job of the Prisoner is really hard, and the Duke of Zhou interrogates prisoners day and night, which is really admirable. Tomorrow, Taiping will tell my mother that it's really interesting for you, a self-denying and dedicated person, to live here. "

Of course, Zhou Xing never imagined that before the whip in his hand was pulled out, this set of training skills of first soldier and second courtesy would be used on himself first.

However, those who know the current affairs are heroes, and it is the best policy to accept the benefits in front of them.

He hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, leaving two guards at Taiping's command, and then quickly left without touching the ground to watch another interrogation.

When Zhou Xing finally walked away, Taiping waved his hands: "You, and you, all go outside and wait."

The guards and the jailer looked at each other in dismay, letting the princess stay in the cell by herself, in front of a repeat offender, isn't this looking for a guillotine to chop her head off?

Taiping's smile froze, and he puffed up his cheeks rather childishly: "If you don't want to go out now, you don't want to go out forever!"

The princess said a lot of money, and the guards and guards panicked for a moment. They all squeezed out of the door, but they didn't dare to go far. They all stuck to the door, with their hands on the handle of the knife, ready to deal with the other side of the table. Seated felon.

And Wu Yi, who was stared at by countless pairs of eyes, still hasn't come out of his bewildered mood.

Taiping stretched out five fingers and waved in front of him: "Brother Imperial Physician."

It was only then that Wu Yi came to his senses. Just as he knelt down to pay his respects, Li Jing who was beside Taiping threw himself into his arms.

Rubbing his small head against his arms, he raised his eyes to look at Wu Yi's thin jaw, his clear eyes were like two stars in the dark night, shining through the lingering mist in Wu Yi's heart.

"Fortunately, Jing'er, you reminded me behind my back, otherwise I wouldn't know what to say."

Tai Ping helped Fu Fu's beating heart. She was a child under seven years old. She had never seen any battles in a prison. If it wasn't for Li Jing who stuck behind her and reminded her word by word, she really didn't know. How to deal with the fine Zhou Xing.

"It's still the princess who is unparalleled in wit, which really impresses me." Wu Yi sighed from the bottom of his heart.

Li Jing withdrew from Wu Yi's body, and reluctantly retreated behind Taiping, his attached eyes still clinging to Wu Yi's body obsessively.

In the Daming Palace full of imperial relatives, Wu Yi is the only relative he considers from the bottom of his heart. He is an old friend who played mud together under the sky in Yuanzhou. He is the master he recognizes in this life and the only one he trusts. People who must also be protected.

In order to fulfill the promise secretly made in his heart, he forced himself to grow up, to mature precociously, and to be a useful heir.

Fortunately, his efforts were not in vain. As long as Wu Yi can tell Zhang Qiren's previous words and deeds, he can be cleared of his charges and taken out of this heavily chained prison.

Taiping propped his chin, his feet that couldn't reach the ground dangled between the skirts made of light gauze, as if he was too lazy to speak, waiting for you to speak.

Wu Yi couldn't help laughing wryly, Empress Wu's move was really powerful, knowing that Zhou Xing couldn't get out of it, so he replaced two children who had no suspicions with him, and he had no choice but to speak.

Just when he was hesitating, Li Jing took out a stack of letter paper from his sleeve and placed it in front of Wu Yi.

"This is something found in Zhang's house, brother Yi, you should take a look first."