Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Haitang then used pigeons to send letters to recall Duan Tianya who was far away in Snake Island.

During this period, Cao Zhengchun also received news that Su Xin did not wake up after taking Tianxiang Cardamom, but vomited blood continuously, suspected of being poisoned by the strange poison of the Western Regions, which made Tiedan Shenhou very dissatisfied with her and wanted to eat her flesh and skin her alive.

Cao Zhengchun was naturally full of grievances about this.

Yes, he did intend to use Su Xin to control Shenhou, but he would not be stupid enough to poison Su Xin.

Because Shenhou only had Su Xin as a weak point, once Su Xin died, he would be completely invincible. Therefore, Cao Zhengchun wanted to save Su Xin, so how could he kill her?

No matter how stupid he was, he would not be so stupid.

But Shenhou would never listen to his explanation, and in fact he had no way to explain it, so this black pot, whether Cao Zhengchun wanted to bear it or not, was destined to be borne on his shoulders.

"What went wrong? I stole the cardamom from the Queen Mother's bedroom, so there is absolutely no way it could be wrong. Why did Su Xin get poisoned after taking it?" Cao Zhengchun couldn't figure it out.

He knew that he definitely didn't poison the cardamom.

Because only when Su Xin woke up would she be the most valuable to Shen Hou, and he could control Shen Hou the best.

"Could it be that Zhu Tiedan poisoned Su Xin himself, just to have an excuse to attack our family?" Cao Zhengchun couldn't help thinking, "Or is there someone else instigating?"

Perhaps Shen Hou might not want to be controlled by him, or deliberately look for an opportunity to go to war with him, and fight him to the death, so he didn't hesitate to kill his beloved woman.

This didn't surprise Cao Zhengchun. Since ancient times, the royal family has no family affection. In order to fight for power and profit, parents, brothers, and biological children can be sacrificed, let alone a woman.

It is also possible that someone deliberately instigated them to fight in order to sit on the mountain and watch the fight, and then destroy them when they are both injured.

In Cao Zhengchun's view, both possibilities exist. But he is not sure which one it is now. He just feels like falling into a fog, full of dangers.

One wrong step may lead to eternal damnation, so we must be careful and tread on thin ice.

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After receiving Haitang's pigeon letter, Duan Tianya was a little surprised, but he took Piaoxu and the child Zhu Lang back to Hulong Villa as soon as possible.

After returning to the villa, he came to see Shen Hou as soon as possible.

"I wonder what's the matter that my godfather called me back urgently?" Duan Tianya asked with a bow.

Shen Hou then told the cause and effect of the matter.

Duan Tianya was surprised after hearing it, and just then he realized that so many things had happened during his absence.

"What is my godfather going to do?" He asked respectfully again.

"I want to completely eradicate Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch thief." Shen Hou gritted his teeth and said.

Before, he wanted to take every step carefully and look for opportunities to defeat the enemy. But now he doesn't think so anymore.

Because before, he wanted to make achievements and ascend the throne legitimately, and be famous forever.

So he had to carefully maintain his glorious image, so that all civil and military officials, the court and the people would think that he, Zhu Wusi, was wise, brave, loyal and courageous.

To make everyone feel that "such a wise and brave, loyal and courageous person, it would be a pity not to be the emperor. Emperor Zhengde was incompetent if he didn't abdicate the throne to him."

Just like Liu Chan, his talent was obviously ranked above the middle among the kings of all dynasties. But because the prime minister was Zhuge Liang, Liu Chan became a well-known incompetent monarch in history, known as "the incompetent Adou".

In the eyes of the world, if Liu Chan had abdicated the throne to Zhuge Liang earlier, I'm afraid Shu Han would have unified the Three Kingdoms long ago.

Shen Hou wanted to achieve this effect. But now he doesn't think so anymore.

...

Because he has two big dreams in his life.

One is to ascend the throne and become the emperor in a grand manner, and the other is to marry Su Xin as his concubine legitimately.

These two dreams complement each other.

Because only after he ascends the throne can he marry Su Xin as his concubine legitimately, without being blocked by the imperial power.

If the late emperor hadn't stopped him last time, he would have succeeded. Also because the late emperor had stopped him, the current Emperor Zhengde would never dare to disobey the late emperor's will and grant him and Su Xin a marriage.

Therefore, he can only be the emperor himself, and then he can ignore the late emperor's will.

And the reason why Shen Hou wanted to ascend the throne and become the emperor in a grand manner was that he didn't want to disappoint Su Xin and let her see that he was actually a conspirator.

But now Su Xin can't wake up. Even if he finds the third Tianxiang cardamom, and that Tianxiang cardamom is not poisoned, Su Xin can only accompany him for another year.

So his dream has been shattered. In this case, why should he consider "the court and the public's view", "lasting fame", "justification"...

He now has only one thought, that is, revenge on Cao Zhengchun, and after completely defeating him, take back his throne.

"What are you going to do?" Duan Tianya asked.

"Catch the thief first." Shen Hou said decisively, "First kill the chief culprit Cao Zhengchun, then cut off his wings, and return the Ming Dynasty to eternal peace."

"Father, Cao Zhengchun is the governor of the East Factory." Haitang reminded.

As the governor of the East Factory, Cao Zhengchun himself is a fourth-rank official, and he also serves as the commander of the Jinyiwei, and the commander of the Jinyiwei is a third-rank official.

Therefore, Cao Zhengchun is also a third-rank official, and he is also a confidant of the emperor. Without an imperial edict, it is difficult to move him.

"I have collected all the evidence of Cao Zhengchun's lawlessness, chaos, usurpation of the throne, and corruption, which is enough to incriminate him." Shen Hou waved his hand and said, "I am just worried that he will be desperate and harm the emperor, so I decided to kill him first and report later."

"Kill first and report later?!" Haitang and Duan Tianya were shocked when they heard him say that.

Although Hulong Villa has the Shangfang sword and the red book and iron certificate given by the previous emperor, it has the right to assist the country, supervise the officials, kill first and report later, and act at one's convenience.

But in order to avoid controversy, Shen Hou has always acted conservatively and has never exercised the right to "kill first and report later" or "act at one's convenience".

On the contrary, Cao Zhengchun took the initiative to attack, fabricated charges, persecuted loyal people, and harmed the people, and was extremely arrogant, relying on the emperor's favor.

Just like the last time Cao Zhengchun slandered Yang Yuxuan, the Minister of War, for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, he not only dismissed him from office and beheaded him at the Meridian Gate, but also sent his family to exile and sent people to kill them on the way.

And all Shen Hou could do was to send Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao to save his family.

So now when they heard Shen Hou say that he would "kill first and report later", they were all a little surprised.

"Yes, the late emperor gave me the imperial sword and the red book and iron certificate, which gave me the power to supervise all officials and act at my own discretion. But in order to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion over the years, I have been trembling and treading on thin ice, and dared not take the initiative to attack.

But in this way, all the officials in the court and the people of the world have been humiliated and harmed by Cao the thief. I can no longer sit idly by. I am ready to take the initiative to attack. Are you willing to join me?"