Chapter 17: The Seventeenth Case of the White Bone Mystery Case
Meng Chong's kindness to Meng Xiaoshi is a kind of compensation, but also an indescribable emotion. When he saw Meng Xiaoshi for the first time, Meng Chong almost fainted. Because this Meng Xiaoshi's appearance is too similar to himself back then, it is exactly the same. In addition, Meng Xiaoyi had an uncle, and later simply changed his name to Dad, and even the word "dry" was saved. This made Meng Chong feel an indescribable joy, as if he really had a child of his own.
Out of guilt for the little beggar, Meng Xiaoshi's liking, Meng Chong was very good to Meng Xiaoshi. Meng Chong had just become the head of Yuxi Palace at that time, so he arranged for a few little eunuchs to take care of Meng Xiaoshi like a prince. Meng Xiaoshi can do whatever he wants, and prepare whatever he wants. As long as Meng Xiaoshi does not leave the place where he lives, as long as Meng Xiaoshi does not contact outsiders. Meng Chong learned that his godson Meng Xiaoshi liked to eat snacks in the imperial dining room, so he went to the imperial dining room in person and asked them to send snacks to his place every morning and afternoon, and the tricks were constantly renovated. After eating, Meng Xiaoshi gained nearly 20 pounds in just one month.
Meng Chong is not only very good to Meng Xiaoshi, but also cares about Meng Xiaoshi's future. Meng Chong knew the sinister nature of the Inner Palace, so he didn't want Meng Xiaoshi to inherit his position. Therefore, Meng Chong did not send Meng Xiaoshi to study, let alone let Meng Xiaoshi contact Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi. As long as Meng Xiaoshi does not see the emperor and does not enter the inner school, Meng Xiaoshi will not have great development. When Meng Chong is old in the future and wants to leave, as long as he spends a little bit of energy and money, he can take Meng Xiaoshi out of the palace. Meng Chong really regarded Meng Xiaoshi as his family, and he needed Meng Xiaoshi to provide for him in the future.
Although Meng Chong didn't want Meng Xiaoshi to stay in the inner palace for a long time, and he didn't want Meng Xiaoshi to get ahead among the eunuchs again, Meng Chong was worried that Meng Xiaoshi would suffer, so Meng Chong also made some arrangements. First of all, Meng Chong told Meng Xiaoshi's identity to several big eunuchs, which meant that everyone wanted everyone to know that Meng Xiaoshi was Meng Chong's person. Later, Meng Chong fabricated some credit for Meng Xiaoshi, and Meng Xiaoshi became a high-grade eunuch. In this way, Meng Xiaoshi has an identity, and ordinary little eunuchs dare not target him. Meng Xiaoshi became the most leisurely and relaxed chief eunuch at that time. Meng Chong thought about it and found an opportunity to spend a little money to buy his godson Meng Xiaoshi the grade of a steward eunuch, and also let Meng Xiaoshi pass the addiction of middle and senior eunuchs. Meng Chong really doted on Meng Xiaoshi so much that he spoiled Meng Xiaoshi.
When Meng Chong was thinking about things alone in the room, there was already a commotion outside.
Meng Xiaoshi, the little Meng Gonggong who was interrupted by Zhan Xiaoxiao, was carried to the celebrant supervisor. Unexpectedly, Meng Chong was not on duty in the celebrant supervisor, so everyone had to carry Meng Xiaoshi back to the place where Meng Chong lived. It may be because Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi is in retreat, so it's not good for everyone to be loose. Originally, there was the "ancestor" Lu Fang in charge, once he was found to be lazy, a meal was indispensable. But now Lu Fang has no heart to pay attention to everyone, Lu Fang is thinking about what to do if he steps down soon. Chen Hong is because he is about to take over the ********, and he has more things to prepare, so he doesn't have the heart to care about these small things. Besides, Chen Hong should also pay attention to his identity, his previous vicious appearance must be slowly changed, and he can't offend people all day long. Besides, Chen Hong is not a ******** now, and it is not his responsibility for anything to happen, so why should he care? It's not that Ma Cheng doesn't want to take care of it, but he is in charge of the army, except for the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army, the officials are not afraid of him, the boys in the inner palace don't listen to him, and now he can't be angry, Ma Cheng has to pretend that he doesn't know anything.
When Meng Xiaoshi was carried into the residence by everyone, he cried to his godfather Meng Chong and told everything half-truthfully. Of course, Meng Chong was on fire, in his own territory in the inner palace, his most beloved godson Meng Xiaoshi was beaten by outsiders. This is simply not giving him Meng Chong's face, no, he is directly slapping Meng Chong in the face. Meng Chong was originally a person who had revenge, of course he wouldn't just forget it.
At that time, in Xiyuan, in addition to the Imperial Forest Army guarding the perimeter and the forbidden army patrolling the interior, there was also an army. This army was not subordinate to the Imperial Horse Supervisor, nor was it under the management of any department of the previous dynasty, and they only obeyed the orders of the current Grand Governor of the Yuxi Palace. They are the "Guards", also known as Ouchi Guards. Their full name is the guards stationed in the Qianqing Palace, because the Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi does not live in the palace and lives in the Yuxi Palace in Xiyuan, so their actual position now is the guards of the Yuxi Palace. Although they are not many in number, they are absolute masters, and they are also the last layer of military strength around Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi, except for the strong eunuchs.
In order to personally take Meng Xiaoshi to Tai Hospital for treatment, Meng Chong couldn't deal with Qin Tai in person. He handed over a piece of jade pendant that Emperor Zhu Houxi had given him to a cronie, and asked this person to mobilize the guards to arrest Qin Tai and his wife. Meng Chong added with ulterior motives, "If the other party has a slight resistance, kill them on the spot immediately." His meaning was very clear, and the eunuchs immediately understood what Meng Chong meant. Meng Chong only wants the dead Qin Tai couple, and he doesn't want to see the living Qin Tai couple. As long as the guards fabricate a reason and casually say that the other party resisted, they could kill Qin Tai and his wife openly. Meng Chong is taking advantage of this opportunity to announce his personal vendetta and avenge Meng Xiaoshi.
When the guards received this order, the guards on duty were happy. They have been in the palace all these years, except for doing some small actions, they have not done anything and cannot do anything. When they heard that they were not only allowed to fight but also kill people this time, they were all extremely excited. Without saying a word, they picked up their most advantageous weapons and rushed out. Even the eunuchs who came to give orders on the side wondered, did these guards fall ill en masse?
As the guards raced, imagining the excitement that would soon follow, a large crowd appeared in front of them. Although the guards didn't see who the other party was, they recognized the front ones as patrolling forbidden soldiers. The guards were immediately dumbfounded, how could the patrolling forbidden army dare to enter the backyard without permission? This is the guard's territory, and the forbidden army is not allowed to enter. Now the forbidden army has not only come in, but there seem to be quite a few people, densely packed, not to mention nearly a thousand people. Although the guards received special orders from Meng Chong, their greatest responsibility was to guard the backyard. Once these people break into the backyard, all the guards are "derelict in their duties", which is a big crime of collective beheading.
One of the guards immediately said to the forbidden army opposite, "Who are you?" Dare to break into the backyard. Don't quit yet. Don't you know the consequences of trespassing where you shouldn't be? Go back immediately. Otherwise, all of them will be killed on the spot. He raised his weapon as he spoke.
At this time, several people dressed in yellow appeared in the opposite center, and their appearance made all the guards dumbfounded. In the Ming Dynasty, no one except the royal family dared to wear yellow clothes, which was a big crime of "trespassing". Even in the capital, the princes did not dare to wear yellow clothes collectively in front of everyone. Especially since this is where the emperor lives, who dares to wear such clothes in front of the current emperor openly and honestly that only the emperor can wear? But not only were they worn, but they were barging in with soldiers. Do these people want to rebel? In this case, there may be a large group of people outside these people, can a few of their guards stop it?
While the guards were thinking, an official in a blue official uniform walked out. He is Qin Tai, that is, the main planner and implementer of this palace breaking incident.
He said to the dozen or twenty guards, "You are the ones who are bold. Dare to use the sword against the emperors of the past dynasties. What do you want to do? Do you want to assassinate the emperor? Or an open rebellion? Soldiers, tell them what the consequences will be. ”
This was taught by Qin Tai in advance, and everyone immediately said in unison: "Those who dare to show their swords in front of the king will be stabbed in the eyes of their peers." Those who dare to publicly declare that they assassinate the emperor and kill the driver are regarded as complicit. A sergeant who uses force to stop or confront the king is considered treason. The whole family of the assassin who assassinated the king was beheaded. The rebels are all over the house. The traitors exterminated the nine clans, leaving no one behind. ”
Qin Tai didn't give the other party a chance to talk back, stepped forward and said, "Did you hear clearly?" This is the spiritual position and portrait of the previous emperors, which represents the first emperors. Seeing that the first emperor not only did not kneel, but also saw each other with swords, can you bear this crime? Aren't you afraid of death? Aren't your families afraid of death? Aren't your relatives and friends afraid of being implicated by you? Do you want the official to say anything more? ”
All the guards didn't have to think about it, they immediately dropped the weapons in their hands as soon as possible, knelt on both sides and didn't dare to raise their heads, and even more did not dare to stop everyone's advance. They don't want to become traitors because of this, not to hurt themselves, but also to put the whole family in it. Not only is it not worth it, but there is no chance of rehabilitation.
Qin Tai glanced at it, pointed to a guard who looked relatively old, and said, "Lead the way ahead." Please list the first emperor to meet the current emperor. Hmm, do you dare to resist the decree? Or do you want to deceive the king? ”
The guards didn't dare not agree, and the other party brought out the first emperor, even the current emperor did not dare not agree. For these former emperors, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu is their descendant and descendant, and Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu also wants to call them "first emperor", in front of them, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houyu can only call himself "son" or "grandson". Even Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi didn't dare to offend people, how could a little guard dare to stop him? Not only did he not dare, but even the eunuchs, who were usually very arrogant, did not dare. Not only did the eunuch not dare, but even a big eunuch like Lu Fang didn't dare. For these former emperors, these eunuchs were nothing more than slaves, domestic slaves, dogs, and the most inferior subordinates of their Zhu family. No wonder the guards barely saw a single eunuch along the way, which was something that was usually unimaginable. I couldn't see a single eunuch and palace maid in the inner palace, and if this happened in normal times, this responsibility would be great. At least one batch will be killed, a large number will be processed, and a large number will be mobilized. But now it's all normal, very subtle. The guards knew very well in their hearts that the eunuchs and palace maids either went to report or hid. The first thing they thought of was that Meng Chong himself didn't dare to come and wanted them to die. These guards not only misunderstood Meng Chong, but also collectively hated Meng Chong, a eunuch.