Chapter 445: Finishing Touches
Midnight has long passed, and it should have been the dead of night, but in the imperial palace, the lights were bright, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Something so big happened, the queen and the concubines couldn't help but run to the Xuan room, and they were all blocked back. Liu Yuan issued an edict that everyone should live in their own place and not be allowed to move without permission.
In all the palaces, the eunuchs and palace ladies also honestly checked the master's room. The patrol of the guards in the palace has been significantly strengthened, and there are various searches between the palace rooms to ensure that there will be no more accidents.
From the Xuan Room to the White Horse Gate, and then to the North Sima Gate, the corpses have been cleaned up and all transported outside the palace. Hundreds of palace eunuchs silently cleaned the traces left by the battle, and the blood stains could be washed away, but the dense sword scratches were deeply rooted in the stone steps and brick walls of the imperial palace, and they could not be easily erased.
Liu Yu and Liu Rui went in and out together, looking at the imperial palace that was still shrouded in the night sky, and some emotion arose in their hearts. Liu Rui's face was gloomy, and he hurried out of the palace.
Thinking about Liu Yuan's attitude towards Liu Rui in the Fangcai Palace, the corners of Liu Yuan's mouth couldn't help but smile.
Liu Rui, an idiot, has been a prince for a few years, and he really can't recognize his identity and can't distinguish the situation. In front of Liu Yuan, most of Liu Heng's crimes were counted, and he was asked how to deal with it, but he bluntly said that he should be killed in accordance with the laws of the country, regardless of "brotherly love".
The scene of Liu Rui being angrily reprimanded by Liu Yuan is vivid, this is the first time.
Liu Yu was also extremely disdainful of Liu Rui, looking back at the closed Xuan room, and there was still a little mockery of Liu Yuan on his face. Raised in the deep palace, that is, raised in the deep palace, I don't know how much my father regrets making Liu Rui the prince at this moment.
But then his expression condensed slightly, with Liu Heng's betrayal, his father was extremely sensitive, and he was suspicious of Liu Rui and himself. Liu Jue felt it.
Is the purpose of saving the driver? Liu asked himself, but couldn't find an answer. Liu Heng's reversal aroused some of Liu Heng's impulses, but ......
Until the sky was slightly bright, Zhang Rang, Gao Shun, and Longjie, who entered the city, entered the palace to meet them.
Liu Yuan put on a thick robe and rested on the desk, but unfortunately he didn't fall asleep.
"It's all taken care of!" His eyebrows were full of exhaustion, and Liu Yuan asked lightly.
"Back to Your Majesty! Martial law has been imposed in Chang'an City, all the mansions have been closed, the palace has also settled down, and the two princes' mansions have all been controlled! ”
"How many ministers have been rescued by the crown prince and the king of Zhou?" Liu Yuan raised his eyes and stared at Zhang Rang.
"There are twenty-three families of lords and vassals, all of whom have been dismissed, and each of them has returned to his own house!"
"Take them all!" Liu Yuan spoke to Gao Shun.
"No!" Without the slightest hesitation, he answered directly and turned around and walked out of the hall. At this time, Liu Yuan is whatever he says, and he can't tolerate the slightest hesitation, and he does what he wants.
Liu Yuan coughed a few times, his face turned a little red, and several people looked worried. Zhang Rang hurriedly called for the imperial physician to order Su Miao, but was stopped by Liu Yuan.
After Liu Yuan's face eased slightly, Zhang Rang continued to say: "Your Majesty, Zhongshu Ling and the ministers want to enter the palace to meet you!" ”
"Nope!" Liu Yuan shook his head directly: "Let them all stay in the mansion in peace!" ”
Looking at Long Jie, Liu Yuan strictly ordered: "In the past few days, I really want Chang'an, and it will be as stable as ever!" ”
"No!"
Several young palace ladies were extremely careful to replace the red candles that were about to burn out, and the hall became bright again. Zhang Rang saw that Liu Yuan's state was not very good, so he couldn't help but persuade: "Your Majesty, you have survived this night, let's rest and rest!" ”
His chest was a little stuffy, Liu Yuan subconsciously rubbed it, and seeing this, Zhang Rang quickly knelt down to Liu Yuan's side and kneaded it for him to relieve the discomfort.
"What about King Zheng? What was he doing that night? Liu Yuan asked casually.
This night, the black-clothed guard spies were all activated and launched, monitoring the whole city, and naturally there was news of Liu Cheng.
Liu Yuan seemed to have no intention, but in fact he had a heart, Zhang Rang understood, and immediately replied: "His Royal Highness King Zheng is sick and can barely get up!" ”
"What a coincidence!" Liu Yuan muttered, pushed away Zhang Rang's hand that was moving on his chest, and lightly ordered: "Let Su Miao go to King Zheng's mansion to have a look, he is my No. 1 doctor in Great Xia, and he will prescribe a pair of medicine to King Zheng!" ”
"No!"
Liu Yuan waved his hand, summoned a beautiful and plump palace lady, and went to the inner room.
It's just used to warm the bed, but when I'm old, I'm sick and I can't help myself!
The sky was slightly bright, although Liu Yuan forced Chang'an to be under martial law, and there were constant patrols of the Praetorian Guards between the squares, but Yang Xiu still quietly went to the East Palace. In the palace, there are still traces of last night's fierce battle.
Listening to Liu Rui's experience last night, and then telling the things in the palace, Yang Xiu's face immediately changed, especially when he heard Liu Rui's response to Liu Heng's disposal, his face was even more depressed. Liu Rui's performance in this mess was too bad.
"Please tell me the truth, Your Highness!" Yang Xiu's voice was extremely low: "Did the leader who led the army into the palace last night have the intention of the King of Wudu?" ”
Liu Rui immediately shook his head a few times, but the flickering eyes betrayed his thoughts.
Yang Xiu's face was depressed, he smiled bitterly, and sighed for a long time: "The minister is only afraid, the rebellion of the king of Wudu, His Royal Highness will also be involved!" ”
"What does Dezu mean?" Liu Rui was a little puzzled and a little flustered.
......
A purge was carried out inside and outside Chang'an, first of all, the army, the guards and the janissaries who were close to the two kings were all taken down, and there were dozens of middle and low-level officers, which was the result of Liu Yuan's restraint. The city guards were cleaned up from top to bottom, from the general Wuqi down to the ordinary first army marquis, all of them were replaced, just because the city guard sergeants were directly involved in the rebellion.
The beggar army, officially revoked, was dispersed by Liu Yuan's order, and was incorporated into the newly recruited 10,000 soldiers, preparing to rush to the battlefield in Hanzhong. This army, which played a significant role in Liu Yuan's establishment of the Great Xia Empire in the process of building the south, officially became history.
Liu Gui's status among the rebellious officers is not low, his family was implicated and imprisoned, and the Hou Mansion was raided. The fate of all the relatives of the officers and soldiers who participated in the rebellion of the two kings is the same, everyone has a record in the imperial court, and they are counted one by one, and each family is implicated, and there is no possibility of luck.
At the same time, a team of imperial court envoys, starting from Chang'an, rushed to various states and counties to dispose of the old department of the two kings. Liu Yuan didn't plan to kill them all, Chang'an had killed enough, but those who held important positions were all dismissed or transferred. It is a matter of rebellion, and it is inevitable to be implicated in this kind of thing.
On the Hanzhong front, Xu Bu Chiyi received Liu Yuan's edict relatively early, and quickly controlled the officers of the Erwang family, even if it caused some turmoil in the hearts of the army, he did not want to leave some hidden dangers against the enemy. However, in this case, the big operation that Xu Bu Chiyi had been preparing for a long time also failed, and for the sake of safety, the Xia army turned to attack and defensive.
"How is King Zheng's condition?" Lying on the couch on his side, Liu Yuan closed his eyes and asked lightly.
"Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Zheng is suffering from typhoid fever and is very serious!" Su Miao was under him, bent his body slightly, and said honestly: "After the minister's diagnosis and treatment, the condition is slightly slowed!" ”
"Typhoid fever?" Liu Yuan buried his head: "Can you know the cause of the disease?" ”
"When it's caused by alternating hot and cold!"
Hearing this, Liu Yuan pondered for a while, waved his hand, and motioned for Su Yuan to retreat.