was reminded by Chen Xiangyi, Zhu Qizhen suddenly understood: he walked out of the Yinghua Hall today, and if he wanted to see his mother in the future, he was afraid that it would be difficult.

So Zhu Qizhen asked Hao Yi: "How does the emperor deal with the queen mother?" ”

Hao Yi replied: "The emperor has issued a clear edict, this mutiny, all involving the imperial family, will be convicted by the princes' meeting, and the emperor will not act arbitrarily."

The slaves and maids will definitely take good care of the Queen Mother, and will never let the Queen Mother have any mistakes. ”

"What about the person who assassinated the Queen Mother?"

Hao Yi shook his head: "Your Majesty, it was too chaotic at that time, and it was really difficult to verify. Later, the slave will launch the East Factory and make every effort to detect. ”

Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly in his heart, it's not that he can't find out, it's that you don't want to find out. It is possible that the Jinyi guards outside have seen the murderer, but you don't even ask, they are all executed on the spot, and then they will check a fart.

Zhu Qizhen returned to Sun's side, who was still in a coma, and stared at it for a long time before turning around and following Chen Xiang, Hao Yi, Ruan Xi, and Xing'an out of the Yinghua Palace.

As soon as he arrived outside the palace, Tian Cewei rushed up and took down Xing'an.

Zhu Qizhen sighed and didn't go to see Xing'an again. Walking into the courtyard, the brocade guards all over the ground fell in pools of blood.

Although he saw a lot of killing scenes yesterday, Zhu Qizhen still felt a chill in his heart.

After sending Zhu Qizhen to Nangong, Hao Yi and Ruan Xi retired and left, and went to do their own business.

Hao Yi was responsible for examining every palace person one by one, and anyone who was implicated with Zhu Qizhen, Sun, Qian, Zhou, Wan, Xing'an, Ruan Lang and others would either be executed, driven out of the palace, or sent to Anle Hall for the elderly.

There are also a large number of relatively innocent palace people, temporarily locked up in Xiyuan, waiting for the emperor to give them to the vassal kings.

The great eunuchs handed down from the Yongle Ren Xuan Dynasty, Wang Zhen, Fan Hong, Jin Ying, Xing'an, Liu Yongcheng, Wang Jin, Ruan An, Cao Jixiang, this large number of once beautiful and hot figures, it turned out that Wang Jin and his family had a silent laugh to the end.

The principle formulated by Zhu Qiyu is that if it is not necessary, it will not be kept.

Keep the number of people in the palace down to the limit, and then absorb a little new people to fill the vacancies.

In this way, the expenses in the palace can be greatly reduced.

Zhu Qiyu didn't want to raise a large group of palace people who wouldn't serve him at all.

said that when Zhu Qizhen returned to Chonghua Palace, he saw the palace full of vegetarians, but there were not many people.

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly rushed back to the Chonghua Hall and ordered Chen Xiang to gather all the concubines over. After seeing that his favorite Ling'er and Xiu'er were safe and sound, Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Queen Qian, Queen Zhou, and Concubine Wan Chen also cried and came to visit.

Seeing Queen Zhou, Zhu Qizhen was angry in his heart. Are you so many women who say that they will be hanged to death?

Now it's okay, and the son is left with Zhu Jianshen. As for the concubines, they were almost solved by the Zhou family.

Looking at this frame, the Zhou family will be dominant in the Nangong family in the future.

Before Zhu Qizhen could make a move, Zhou reported crying: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Fusheng and Mrs. Zuo Sheng are gone. ”

"Huh? What does it mean to be gone? ”

Zhou replied: "Yesterday, after a small group of rebels set fire to the Zhongfu grassland and the old Qi Palace, they killed everywhere. The ceremonial room was also burned. The two ladies, as well as three hundred beautiful girls, were all killed. ”

Zhu Qizhen's body went weak and fell crooked on the chair.

In such a short day, I have lost so much.

Before launching the mutiny, Zhu Qizhen was too optimistic, and he didn't expect that organizing a mutiny would be thousands of times more difficult than he imagined.

After the mutiny, everyone had their own interests and aspirations, and everyone had their own thoughts. As a result, many people do strange things.

For example, those people in the Cao family inexplicably rushed to kill their own people;

For example, a small group of rebels ran to the ceremonial room to kill the show girl without knowing it;

For example, the Zhou family is like a madman, engaging in extreme palace fights when surrounded by foreign enemies;

For example, two little eunuchs will be so bold as to wait for an opportunity to assassinate the Queen Mother in the chaotic crowd.

These behaviors made Zhu Qizhen incomprehensible, and in Zhu Qizhen's opinion, these people were simply unreasonable.

But these absurd things are really happening.

was stirred up like this, Zhu Qizhen didn't bother to get angry with the Zhou family anymore: "What about the prince, is the prince okay?" ”

When Queen Qian heard this, she listened to the interjection: "Your Majesty, the concubines were hanged to death by the Zhou family, and the prince witnessed the tragic situation and was frightened, and now he has a high fever.

Ruan Xi has already sent someone to invite a famous folk doctor from outside the palace for diagnosis and treatment, please don't worry too much. ”

"Okay, why did the prince witness the tragic situation of his concubine being hanged? Concubine Zhou, are you crazy, do this kind of thing in front of the prince? ”

Zhou was still very aggrieved: "At that time, the situation was critical, and the concubines didn't dare to let the prince leave for a moment." Otherwise, if the prince makes any mistakes, His Majesty will regret it too late. ”

Zhu Qizhen glared at Zhou coldly, and was so excited that he couldn't get up in one breath, and his eyes were black and he fainted.

After a day and a night of tossing, Zhu Qizhen, who was under great pressure, finally couldn't bear it.

The palace was bleak, but inside the capital and outside the imperial city, it was very lively.

East, west, south, north, and middle, the five cities of the Terracotta Division, responsible for following the household department, the criminal department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple to copy the honorables, relatives, and Wenchen's families.

Tiance Wei and Yingzhou Wei are responsible for copying eunuchs, brocade guards, and monks.

The entire capital was in chaos, and the first to settle down was the Ten Kings' Mansion and the Zhuwang Pavilion.

Today's Ming Dynasty, in addition to the King of Qi, there are twenty-one princes.

The kings of Chu, Liao, Ning, Yi, and Zheng died in the chaos.

King Dai and King Jing were seriously injured, stayed up all night, and died in the early morning.

The other King Xiang, King Jin, and King Han were seriously injured, but they managed to survive. In addition, the six kings of Qin, Lu, Tang, Zhao, Huai, and Qing were placed under house arrest in the Pavilion of the Kings.

The three kings of Zhou, Su, and Shen, who did not participate in the rebellion, were placed in the palace of the ten kings. The King of Shu and the King of Min lived in a separate palace of King Min.

As for the county king, dozens of them died. For example, the two sons of King Xiang all died in the chaos.

The dead vassal king is no longer troubled. The living, however, trembling and waiting for the Emperor's thunderous wrath.

Mutiny is not so easy, and once it fails, it will usher in endless revenge from the emperor, at least according to historical experience.

No vassal king believed that the absurd Emperor Jingtai would be merciful and repay his grievances with virtue.

The only good news: so far the emperor has not done anything drastic. The vassal kings asked for food, wine and wine, and a famous doctor to heal the wounds and see a doctor. In addition to asking for women not to give, the emperor was not stingy in other aspects.

In the mansion of the Marquis of Huichang, Sun Zhong took his grandson and granddaughter, and he was ordered by Zhu Qiyu to return home.

Sun Zhong was grief-stricken, his five sons, in this mutiny, were all gone, and his grandson Sun Lian was gone.

Sun Ming, the great-grandson, is still alive for the time being, but looking at the big crime committed by his family, Sun Ming may not be able to escape this catastrophe.

There may still be room for manipulation for other sins, but rebellion is a great rebellion.

The emperor was willing to leave a boy for the Sun family, and it was all possessed by the Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva.

After a short period of sadness, Sun Zhong began to write a suicide note.

In the suicide note, Sun Zhong confessed all his sins:

Empress Dowager Sun colluded with Sanyang, and the conspiracy was abolished.

Empress Dowager Sun instructed Jin Ying to poison the prince and blame the emperor, admitted.

Concubine Guo Ai and Xuanzong had a private meeting and had a child, recognized.

Empress Dowager Sun took Guo Aizi as her own son and recognized it.

Empress Dowager Sun drugged the concubines of Xuanmiao until she was unable to give birth to an heir, admitted.

Empress Dowager Sun instructed the imperial doctor to poison Queen Hu and Princess Shunde, admitted.

Empress Dowager Sun colluded with King Yu to abolish the concubine Wang, intending to drug and cut off the emperor's heirs.

Empress Dowager Sun colluded with the Sun brothers to launch this mutiny, admitted.

Sun Zhong confessed the seven major sins for his baby daughter, and after handing over the suicide note to his grandson, Sun Zhong called for wine and food, abandoned everyone, and drank the last meal of wine in his life alone.

In the afternoon, Sun Zhong's suicide note was sent to the imperial front.

Zhu Qiyu was dumbfounded when he saw this suicide note, and couldn't help but sigh again and again: "Sun Zhong is really decisive, this is selling his own daughter completely." ”

Lin Xiangyu asked: "Sun Zhong is going to ruin the Sun family's reputation and change the Sun family's male life for a way out." Will the husband keep an heir for his grandson's family? ”

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and sighed: "Of course you have to stay, it is only right to take people's money and eliminate disasters with others." I am principled and self-respecting.

Although I really want to kill the Sun family cleanly, but if I take the benefits of Sun Zhong, I have to do things for others, and I can't break my principles of dealing with the world.

Sun Jizong's three concubines, a concubine, plus his grandson Sun Ming, in exchange for Sun Zhong's confession suicide note, I'm interesting enough. ”

Lin Xiangyu nodded and praised: "The slave likes the principle of the husband and the gentleman who knows the real price and the child is not bullied." Fujun is such a good person, why don't the people of the government and the opposition and the people of the world cherish it, they have to think of their Emperor Gongrang. ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It's very simple, people are good and are bullied. ”

When Lin Xiangyu heard this, she immediately smiled: "The slave family is the kindest in the world." ”

"In broad daylight, concubine, you don't want to be like this."

It felt good to be glued to the peerless stunner, Zhu Qiyu had to sacrifice his life to accompany his concubine, and he went crazy again.

Ning Xiang, Qianxue, and Su Xi came in with a large number of playbooks.

Spread the notebook out on the bed.

Zhu Qiyu picked up the top notebook and looked at it.

After reading a few letters in a row, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but praise: "Good guy, this is all a copy of the guilty plea?" ”

Qianxue nodded affirmatively: "Chen Xun Chen Ge Lao, other scholars in the cabinet, the scholars of the six departments, the vassal kings and nobles who did not die, and the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate have all written to ask for guilt.

However, none of the generals pleaded guilty, because the generals Liu Ju, Mao Zhong and others of the Fifth Army Battalion and the 3,000 Battalion all died in the mutiny. The remaining generals in the capital are all the husband's pro-army, so there is no need to ask for guilt. ”

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Isn't there even one person who scolds me in a book?" ”

Qianxue teased angrily: "What are you scolding, everyone is frightened by the murderous aura of the husband." At this time, I scolded you in a book, and if you can't get the charge of coordinated rebellion, the whole family will be directly carried to the execution ground. ”

Zhu Qiyu helplessly explained: "I'm not a tyrant, I'm really good for the Ming Dynasty and the people."

I'm also very good to the hundred officials, as soon as I ascended the throne, I gave the hundred officials a lot of money, they have not calculated.

I cancel the treasure money, give them silver, give them white grain, do they know how much pressure I am under?

It's okay if everyone is not grateful, you said that you are all besieging the emperor with open fire and sticks, and if I don't kill people again, is that still called the Son of Heaven? ”

"And what about these transcripts?"

Zhu Qiyu replied: "I accepted their petition, those who are already dead will die in vain, and those who are not dead will not continue to be pursued." ”

"The vassal king's petition is also replied like this?"

"Oh, the vassal king's don't need to reply, just hang them out like that, I'll have to engage in a long psychological war with them.

Also, tell He Yi that you can start drafting an edict for me. Then tell Lian Gang to write out the entire mutiny process, copy it into a book, and prepare to preach it throughout the capital.

I'm going to tell the people what happened. The merits and demerits of the world should be judged by the people of the world. ”

Zhu Qiyu said, holding Lin Xiangyu's thin waist, ready to concentrate on galloping. Unexpectedly, Qianxue continued to ask: "Husband, Queen Qian, Queen Zhou, and Concubine Wan Chen have also written to ask for sin, how to reply?" ”

"Let them treat Nangong, and how to deal with it is up to the relatives to decide. Big brother Gong let the emperor's woman, I won't dispose of it at will. ”

Nothing to say for a day.

By noon the next day, the third day of the seventh month.

Zhu Qizhen, the queen and the concubines gathered in the Chonghua Palace, and finally waited for the emperor's reply.

Looking at Zhu Pi on the book, Zhu Qizhen, the queen, and the concubines were all very surprised: it was actually convicted by the meeting of relatives. The nobles who were eligible to participate in the meeting of the princes were all on the emperor's side, but most of the princes, princes, and concubines were on their side. Is the emperor going to let everyone live?

(End of chapter)