Chapter 53: Death by the Rod
The cabinet ministers and the six ministers stayed in the cabinet until Shen Shi before they dispersed.
Not to mention that Wen Tiren went to see Tian Ergeng to obtain data on people's livelihood prices over the years, Shi Fenglai went to the Yangxin Palace with Guo Yunhou to ask to see Emperor Chongzhen.
It's just that when they walked in front of the Taihe Palace, the two of them hated themselves for not coming back at another time.
I saw that in front of the Taihe Palace, there was a piece of black pressure, but I am afraid that in addition to the eunuchs and palace maids waiting beside the nobles and the guards on duty, almost half of the palace was concentrated in the square in front of the Taihe Palace.
Wei Zhongxian, Cao Huachun, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, when today's several big eagle dogs, except for Wang Chengen and Fang Zhenghua who follow Chongzhen at any time, are all present, looking at the appearance, there is a row of long sticks standing in front of this Taihe Palace, and it is known that the palace is going to implement the family rules.
Shi Fenglai and Guo Yunhou saw that Tian Ergeng was also here, and just when Lord Shoufu was afraid that he was going to pounce, Wei Zhongxian and the others also saw the two.
After the two of them greeted each other in the past, Wei Zhongxian smiled and said: "The two of you came just in time, if the two of you don't come, our family is ordering someone to go to the cabinet to find someone to come over." ”
Shi Fenglai said curiously: "How can Gonggong Wei say this?" ”
Wei Zhongxian said: "Don't worry, presumably the other pavilion elders and scholars should also arrive, and we will talk about it later." ”
About half a pillar of incense passed, and the guards led the other cabinet ministers and the ministers and servants to come over.
Seeing that everyone was together, Wei Zhongxian cleared his throat and said, "It's the emperor's intention to call you over today."
Didn't someone peep into the palace before, communicate inside and outside, and the old Zhou Pavilion outside the palace had already been convicted, and they were going to go to the vegetable market in the near future, and the people involved in the palace would be solved in the palace.
It's just that the emperor has a good heart, and he wants to punish the former and the latter, and treat the disease and save people, so he ordered our family to invite all the adults to watch the punishment, so that no one will remember it again in the future. ”
After speaking, he said to the fans of the West Factory: "Come on, bring those dogs who eat inside and out." ”
After finishing speaking, a group of Xichang fans came over with more than a dozen guards in brocade clothes and more than 20 eunuchs and palace maids, and immediately kicked them down and ordered these people to kneel.
Wei Zhongxian looked at these people, paced to them, and said with compassion: "You guys are so capable, what can you do, what can't you do, do you really have no points in your hearts?" Today, I can't send you on the road, when you get underground, don't resent our family, if you want to hate, just hate you for not fighting for yourself! ”
After speaking, he said to Xichang Fanzi: "Please use the family law torture tools." ”
The fans of the West Factory responded in unison, and someone carried a table out, but on it was a portrait of Guan Erye. It's funny to say, the East Factory respects Yue Wumu, and the West Factory respects the Second Master Guan, both of whom are loyal and loyal to the monarch, but the governors of the Second Factory are all eunuchs.
After the Xichang fans finished arranging, Wei Zhongxian first went to offer incense to Guan Erye, turned back to the palace maids and eunuchs who were standing aside, and said, "The eunuchs and palace maids in our palace are the domestic slaves of the emperor. Since ancient times, the people have betrayed their masters, and they have been beaten to death, even the government will not care.
What's more, you and I are both slaves of the emperor, if you really commit a crime, don't think that someone will be able to save you, these little eunuchs today are your examples. ”
After speaking, he said to Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun: "Two, you Jinyiwei's door has to be cleaned up by yourself, but it is inconvenient for our family to interfere." However, how about we send these minions on the road first? ”
To say that this Wei Zhongxian is indeed worthy of the two generations of emperors of Emperor Tianqi and Emperor Chongzhen, and now seeing that Emperor Chongzhen is unwilling to see his family dominant, he is also polite to Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun, who let him call and drink before. Seeing that the two had no objection, they said to Xichang Fanzi: "Execution, send these dogs on the road." ”
After speaking, a Xichang fan brought five eunuchs over, tied them on the bench in front of the portrait of Guan Erye, lifted the long stick standing on the first emperor and beat it hard.
After a while, the five eunuchs on the bench were killed, Wei Zhongxian waved his hand, and five more came at the moment, and if it was repeated, more than 20 eunuchs and palace maids were all killed. Only the palace maid was in trouble during the execution, she couldn't bear the pain, and for a while, the feces and urine flowed together, and it was filthy.
After the execution was completed, Wei Zhongxian looked at the rest of the trembling eunuchs and palace maids and said, "Have you seen them all?" In the future, if anyone dares to learn from these dogs, these more than 20 people today are the best example! Then he said to Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun: "Two, the eunuchs and palace maids in this palace, our family has dealt with it, and the rest will be handed over to the two." ”
At this time, the split of the Jinyi Guard had not yet been completed, so Tian Ergeng stepped forward and said to the guards: "You saw everything just now, right?" Don't say much else, our Jinyi Wei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and today's events are all due to these killers, so take a good look at them, don't forget your identity! If someone dares to communicate inside and outside in the future, we will have to clean up the portal. ”
After speaking, he said to the Han generals next to him: "Execution, send them on the road, and then take the head of the owl, summon the Jinyi guards from all over the country, and warn the latecomers!" ”
When the Han generals heard this, they immediately dragged a guard who was kneeling on the ground over, and they didn't need any bench binding, they just fell to the ground, waved the military stick in their hands and beat it down. However, it was different from the fighting method used by Wei Zhongxian when he killed the eunuch and palace maid with a cane, but he used the method of beating him to death with a random stick in the army.
After the more than 100 sticks that had no head and no brain, the guard on the ground also saw that there was no air intake, and he died. Tian Ergeng's face remained unchanged, and he didn't even roll his eyelids, and said directly: "Next." ”
More than a dozen guards who committed crimes in brocade clothes fought longer than those palace maids and eunuchs, and they fought for nearly an hour before they were all killed.
After these palace maids, eunuchs and guards were all killed, Wei Zhongxian came to everyone again and said, "Today's things are all in our hearts. The emperor is kind-hearted, there is no room for sand in the eyes of our family, and if we dare to do something against the Lord in the future, don't let our family find out, otherwise, it will not be as simple as being killed with a cane. ”
After a warning, he said, "Let's all go back and do our own things." When the eunuchs and maids in the palace heard this, they hurriedly dispersed as if they had been pardoned.
Tian Ergeng also concocted the same method, and after admonishing him, he ordered the Jinyi guards to disperse.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian returned to the courtiers and asked Shi Fenglai and Guo Yunhou what happened when they entered the palace.