Chapter 18: Palace Changes
The central officials seemed to have reached a consensus overnight, and in the past few days of the court meeting, no one has mentioned the Fujian matter without interest. The Supervisory Yuan, which was originally the most likely to be impeached, also gave up the original intention of holding on to it because of the silence of Bao Huasheng, the imperial historian of the left capital, which made the emperor feel that his ears were much clearer.
"Knock on the emperor." After a long circle in Fujian, Feng Jue finally returned to the palace.
"Well, how are you doing?" The emperor's index finger tapped lightly on the armrest, without the slightest intention of screaming.
"If you go back to the emperor, you should die for the crime of despicability, and the matter is only half done." Feng Jue said again and again.
"Then you dare to come back!" The emperor's voice suddenly raised, and all the anger that had been accumulated for days was vented on this henchman, "I asked you to protect Traceless, it's good that he was assassinated before he stayed for a few days." It doesn't matter if those magistrates deny a few thieves, you can't catch a clue? What do you do to feed these rice buckets? Under the rage, the emperor's eyes flashed murderous.
Feng Jue was keenly aware of the emperor's murderous intentions, and those heart-wrenching words were nothing compared to them. It seemed that the emperor was already a little distrustful, and he thought to himself, even if he did not show the slightest disobedience, the suspicious monarch could not rest assured that he held an elite henchman in his hand. In that case, it would be better to throw out what was originally intended to be a bargaining chip, which must make the emperor worry for a while, and a sneer flashed across Feng Jue's face that was almost close to the ground.
"The crime of lowly duty deserves death, and it is true that the origin of the first batch of assassins has not been found, but for the second group of assassins, lowly duty has obtained some clues." Feng Jue kowtowed again and reported aloud.
"Second group of assassins!" The Emperor involuntarily stood up, "Why haven't I heard of it?" What the hell is going on, you come from the truth! ”
Feng Jue reported his previous experience in one by one, and then presented what he had picked up with both hands. The emperor took the seemingly inconspicuous gadget from Shi Liushun's hand, and caught a glimpse of Feng Jue's forehead, which was already dark and purple, and believed his words for eight points. However, when he carefully examined the contents of his hand, his face immediately changed drastically.
"Does anyone else know about this?" The Emperor's voice trembled slightly.
"If you go back to the emperor, the matter is very important, and I don't dare to be good at it, but considering the face of the heavenly family, I have already wiped out all the people who saw this thing at that time!" Feng replied sharply.
"Alright, you can step back first." The emperor's mind was focused on the things in his hand, and he didn't have the heart to pursue Feng Jue's dereliction of duty, "Even if the merits and demerits of this incident are offset, I will not punish you." ”
"Thank you for your grace!" Feng Jue hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, but he had already cursed thousands of times in his heart. He carefully got up and retreated to the outside of the hall, but his eyes swept to the few little eunuchs standing aside, and the cold gaze made all of them shudder.
The emperor also seemed to wake up to the fact that there were a little more people here, although they were all reliable people who Shi Liushun had sifted and sifted, but it was hard to guarantee that there would not be one or two who were too talkative. "All retreat to the inner sanctum!" The emperor suddenly shouted, "No one is allowed to leave without my orders, and those who disobey the order will not be killed!" ”
All the eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly rushed towards the inner hall, lest they suffer too late, no one knew that the emperor had already buried a deep murderous intention in his heart.
Shi Liushun, who wanted to withdraw together, was stopped by the emperor, and then closed the doors of the two inner halls with trepidation. The uneasiness in his heart was even worse than that of those inferior eunuchs and palace maids, after all, it was not easy to climb to this position, and if he was implicated because he heard something he shouldn't have heard today, it would be too wronged. Thinking that he had also picked up the hot potato, he became even more worried.
"Shi Liushun, you can write down all the people who went out just now, and they will all be sent to Yongning Palace." The emperor commanded with a cold face.
"The minions obey." Shi Liushun hurriedly responded, the little drum in his heart became more and more powerful, what is the place of Yongning Palace, he knows very well in his heart, all the envoys there have been deaf and cut off their tongues, in order not to reveal some secret things. What should I do with myself then?
"Shi Liushun, you've been following me for thirty years, right?" The emperor glanced at the trembling man beside him and asked with a smile.
Shi Liushun could no longer restrain his fear, and fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing countless heads. "The servant has followed the emperor since he was ten years old, and it has been thirty-one years now. Ask the emperor for mercy, and the servants will never talk nonsense outside. ”
"Thirty-one years of glory and favor, you are already the first among the eunuchs." The emperor seemed to be a little emotional, "Shi Liushun, it seems that you have been in the position of the deputy eunuch of the Sixth Palace for ten years, and it is time to move your position." ”
Shi Liushun felt a chill in his heart, it seemed that he was really unable to escape this catastrophe this time. When it comes to him, he can only move his position down to the end, how can he go up, after all, Wan Fu, the eunuch of the Six Palaces, is the old man next to the Queen Mother back then, and he has never made a mistake in his decades of service, and the emperor will never easily replace him.
"Wanfu is already old, and it doesn't make sense to keep occupying that position. I am going to give him a house in the capital for him to retire with, and as for you, I am ready to take over as the eunuch of the Six Palaces. The emperor looked at Shi Liushun, who was trembling, with some amusement, and gave a stick first and then a sweet date, this is the way to control it.
Shi Liushun was stunned, he didn't expect such a good thing at all, such a difficult master to serve, he has always not asked for merit, but for no fault, today he got this big lottery, how can he not be happy? After a while, he realized that he was rude, and he hurriedly kowtowed a few times, "The slave thanked the emperor for his grace, but the slave has never had any credit, and he suddenly promoted the position of the slave, I am afraid that others will gossip there, and please ask the emperor to know it." "He is very smart, he is in this position now, I don't know how many people are staring, and if he moves up, it is the focus of everyone's attention, and once he falls, there will not even be a sound.
"I know what you're thinking." The emperor just smiled, "Just because you have followed me for so many years, it is a credit that you have not made any mistakes." As for those minions who dare to disobey you, you can take a few targets for me, and kill a few bold ones, I see if anyone dares to violate the rules of the upper and lower levels! ”
"Minions, minions obey." Shi Liushun was frightened by the emperor's murderous aura, and his speech became a little stammering.
"Okay, you went to deal with those people just now, I want to be quiet alone." The Emperor waved his hand wearily and motioned for him to stand aside.
In the evening, Concubine Yu got the news that all the eunuchs and palace maids on duty in the Qinzheng Palace today had all fallen to the Yongning Palace. This news made her a little uneasy, I heard that the emperor sent someone to Fujian came back, could it be that her son did something to make the emperor so angry? Although he has no feelings for Feng Wuxi, but after all, in this place in the palace, the mother is more precious than the son, and he is more likely to be the king first, and others will regard his every move as their own instructions, and it would be bad if something really went wrong.
While thinking wildly, Rouping hurriedly rushed in, and without saying a word, drove the other subordinates out, and then closed the door mysteriously, her face full of joy.
"What kind of trouble is there for such a godly and ghostly person?" Concubine Yu was a little puzzled, she couldn't figure out what was worth making such a fuss.
"Mother, good news!" Rouping almost pressed her master's ear and said, "This afternoon, I heard that the emperor went to talk to the queen alone, and drove all the people in the Kunning Palace away, and then the two of them muttered inside for nearly two hours. When he came out, the emperor's face was pale, and the minions outside said that the emperor and the queen were arguing fiercely inside. ”
"It's not a matter of a day or two for the emperor and queen to quarrel, and it makes you so happy!" Concubine Yu knew that the emperor and the queen were just a kind look outside, so she didn't care, "The emperor will not abolish the queen for a little thing, which of the adults outside is a fuel-efficient lamp, an ancestral system, a rule, the emperor doesn't have to listen patiently." ”
"This time it's different." Although there was no one in the room, Rou Ping still checked it again cautiously, and then said softly, "The emperor also detained many attendants around the queen, and even the foggy clothes were saved after the master dropped something." ”
"Is there such a thing?" Concubine Yu believed it now, it seems that the queen has indeed done something unseemly, if she can take the opportunity to bring her down, then the queen's position will be none other than herself, and she will be able to ascend to the throne naturally. "Rouping, at all costs, be sure to figure out why the emperor and queen are quarrelling, and this palace must figure it out. This is a good opportunity, and if it is wasted, this palace is also sorry for this gift from God. ”
"Don't worry, the slave will do her best." Rouping replied knowingly.
Empress He sat in front of the dressing table in a daze, and the emperor was still angry just now in her mind. In the face of such an emperor, she showed an expression of extreme fear for the first time, and she could not even find a sentence to defend herself, so she could only try in vain to impress him with her old feelings. However, in the eyes of the most noble husband in the world, she could not see a trace of pity and love, only disgust and determination, and at that moment, she was completely desperate.
"Niangniang, it's useless for you to take a sip of dinner, drink a little saliva!" Wuyi is also in turmoil at this time, once the master loses power, how can she, a slave, still have any hope of living? If the queen hadn't protected her just now, maybe she would have been beaten in the Shen Penal Division at this time. The emperor has ignored the relationship between husband and wife for many years, and she also feels cold for her master, but what can she do, the emperor is heaven, and it cannot be violated!
"What other water?" The queen suddenly hid her face and cried, "He's going to be abolished, how can I still have the heart to eat?" Foggy clothes, you tell me, what the hell should I do? She suddenly fell on the foggy coat and cried bitterly, at this time, she was completely hopeless.
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