Everyone present knew that the regent was suffering an injustice, but the fact that Zhang Qi'er led people to besiege and kill the emperor was here, and who dared to go to the emperor to intercede for Zhong Lei.

And the angry Imperial Forest Army only killed but did not arrest people when they arrived at Zhangfu, even the baby in swaddling clothes did not let go, Zhang Qier and his wife were chopped into meat sauce with knives, this is the anger of the public, it must be that the people of Zhangfu have made people hate to the bones, so there is this catastrophe. And Jiao Yi, Lei Long, Feng Li, Bai Zizong and his wife heard that the Imperial Forest Army was out of control, and after killing the people of Zhangfu, the soldiers surrounded the Regent's Mansion, shouting that they wanted to kill the Regent to thank the world, so they risked their lives to come and use their status to deter those Imperial Forest Army who tried to kill the Regent's Mansion. As long as it is delayed until dawn and the emperor arrives, then the regent palace will be fine.

Everyone was discussing how to use a rescue method to tide over this crisis for the Regent's Palace, when they suddenly heard a voice: "The emperor has arrived." "I have seen five hundred armored Huwei battalions occupy all the main roads in the mansion, and more than 100 guards lined up inside and outside the hall, only to see Dexi in front, Tianxiao in the back, and Li Fei brothers and the four Fei family brothers and sisters on the left and right.

Without waiting for everyone to greet him, Tianxiao waved his hand and smiled: "It's free." He said, "Uncle Zhong, Zhang Qi'er's rebellion has nothing to do with your regent palace, and I will not pursue it again." I have persuaded the Imperial Forest Army to return to the camp, and I have also asked the Longqing Iron Cavalry, the Tiger Xiao Battalion, the Women's Barracks, the Light Cavalry Battalion, the Mulan Army, and the Shijia Shield Army to return to their stations overnight, in case the Ming Army takes advantage of the civil strife in Longqing. Uncle Zhong, Zhang Qi'er's matter is also a good thing, at least it can remind the ministers and magistrates of the DPRK and the central government not to indulge their families and relatives and friends too much. Before returning to Dali, I had already arrested Shi Guo's father-in-law. is on the way to escort, this crime is also an autumn question, not killing the people of the anger. Okay, Uncle Zhong, I'm tired too, let's talk about it tomorrow when I go to court. Dexi whisked the dust and shouted: "Get up." The emperor returned to the palace. Zhong Lei and the others hurriedly knelt on the ground and knelt to see off the emperor.

After re-seating, Feng Li sighed: "Virtuous monarch, but I am Emperor Longqing." Lei Long said: "Yes." If this happens to other kings, it will be immortal to destroy the nine clans. It will also punish the three clans. But the emperor didn't even reprimand him. It's just passed so lightly. Jiao Yi said: "I think the emperor's wisdom lies in judging things on the basis of facts and not harming others." From ancient times to the present day, what king can truly do it. Bai Zizong smiled and said, "It should be said so." The emperor is a good emperor. The important ministers are loyal ministers. The people are all good people, but the regent is too small, and it is all this time. I don't know how to give alms and some food and drink to comfort our stomachs. After eating and drinking, it is time to go to court. Zhong Lei patted his head and said with a smile: "Hey, I'm so confused, how can I forget about eating and drinking." Then he called out to the outside of the hall, "Serve me food and drink, I am hungry." ”

After listening to the prince's words, the whole house knew that the crisis in the regent palace had passed, and many people couldn't sleep when they returned to their rooms, so they simply boxed in the courtyard. After being busy in the kitchen for a while, Yahuan brought the delicacies to the prince and a group of ministers, Zhong Lei went to bring two urns of incense and beckoned everyone to serve with his wife and children. Yingchun, Peony, Xuemei, Zhong Hong, Zhong Xiu, Zhong Tian, and Huo Qiu, Lei Long They were on the table, and Lotus Seed was waiting with four rings.

"You two princesses. After drinking the wine, Jiao Yi's words came, and said: "It's not that Uncle wants to say that you two, the whole of this chapter is spoiled by you two girls." Luo Huo nodded and said, "Yes." Just like the prince said, the two of you come out in everything, so that the people of Zhangfu don't know that there is heaven and earth. Let's just say that last time, even my son dared to fight, and they really regarded their master as the second emperor of Longqing. I'm looking at your father's face, and that's it. Even if the emperor asked about it, I also said that it was a misunderstanding, so that the emperor would not pursue it. ”

Lei Long said: "It is because of your sisters' interference in the affairs of Zhangfu that the people of Zhangfu will be lawless, there is no royal law, and there is no need to pay for killing people, and as a result, no one dares to provoke." Then asked Zhong Lei. "Brother Zhong, do you still remember that Prime Minister Yue Cheng once came to the court with his arms hanged?" Zhong Lei nodded and said, "This is naturally remembered." I also asked Prime Minister Yue at the time how he injured his hand. He stumbled, as if he said. Could it be that Prime Minister Yue's matter is also related to the Zhang Mansion?" Lei Long nodded and sighed, and Xue Mei said, "Dad, that old man Yue's arm was broken by Grandpa's wooden stick. Hearing this, Zhong Lei stood up in shock and roared at his daughter: "Xue'er, since you know this, why don't you tell your father." Xuemei muttered: "Isn't it okay, Dad, what are you fuss about." ”

Unexpectedly, Feng Li shook his head and sighed, saying, "It's not that it's okay, but it's a big deal." One-third of the territory of Longqing was fought down by Prime Minister Yue Cheng and the children of Zhongzhu back then, and he had the greatest credit. He has a very high reputation in the army, and he is very popular in the DPRK and China, and there are his people in the prefects of various states. When Prime Minister Yue was beaten by your grandfather, half of the ministers wanted to jointly write a recital to the emperor and ask the emperor to severely punish your grandfather, but he stopped him. When Peony heard this, he came to his senses and said, "So that's the case." Dad, that daughter took some time to go to Yue's Mansion and apologize to Prime Minister Zuo. Zhong Lei nodded and said, "It's time to go." It's just that my father is thinking, your imperial brother and sister-in-law were injured at the hands of your grandfather, how will you two face your imperial brother in the future. When it comes to dawn, what kind of eyes will outsiders look at you two princesses of Longqing, and how will my father face the ministers of the DPRK and China?"

And Tianxiao returned to the palace, asked the Huwei camp and the Ouchi guards to go back to the room to sleep, and took Dexi to visit Li Dasi's injuries first. Li Da was lying on the bed talking, accompanied by Shanhu, Shi Weida, and Qian Fu, and when they saw that the emperor was coming, they just wanted to kneel to greet him, Tianxiao hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "It's free." He asked with concern: "What do the imperial doctors say about your injuries?" Li Da hurriedly said: "Master, this little injury is not in the way, and if you take care of it for ten days and eight days, you can fight with people again." What about the injuries of the two ladies?" Tianxiao shook his head and sighed: "When I return to the palace, I will deal with the affairs of the regent palace, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will take advantage of the situation and enter Longqing." Zhang's Mansion is over, then this matter should also be over, I don't want to use the topic to play in Zhang Qi'er's matter. The regent is the hero of Longqing, I don't feel that he is the slightest threat to me, and I don't want to cause waves in the court, so I hurriedly went out of the palace to deal with this crisis, and persuaded Longqing's iron cavalry, tiger battalion, female barracks, light cavalry battalion, and Mulan army. He and the Shijia shield army quickly returned to their own station overnight, and the Royal Forest Army withdrew to the barracks, and they were busy until now before returning to the palace. I have your injuries in mind, so I'll come and take a look. Then rest and I am gone. ”

When I arrived at the harem, I saw that the Li brothers, the Flying Demon Lady and the Flying Witch Couple, and the Bai family were all there, Fei'er was sitting on the edge of the bed and feeding Guo Jian soup, and Jixiang and Ruyi were wiping the house. Tianxiao said, "Dexi." You're all tired, go back to your room and rest, don't wait. Then he went to Xiao Zhao's bedside and saw that she was sleeping. It's like falling asleep. The little mouth was smiling sweetly. She gently put her hand into the quilt, put down the mosquito net, and turned back to the five Li family and said, "A few Aiqing." Forget about last night. It's the middle of the night, let's go back to sleep, maybe tomorrow will be busy. Seeing what Li Jun wanted to say, he shook his head and smiled, "I know what you're thinking." But you have to remember that the most suspicious thing is between kings and ministers, just like the relationship between husband and wife. As long as there is suspicion between husband and wife, the family will be broken. The same is true of the country, if there is suspicion among the monarchs and ministers, the country will soon die. And Jiao Yi, Lei Long, Feng Li, Bai Zizong, and Luo Huo and his wife all gathered in the Regent's Mansion, which doesn't explain the problem. On the contrary, I have to be grateful to Jiao Yi and these important ministers, otherwise the Imperial Forest Army would have been killed a long time ago, and there would be no more regent palace in Longqing. Li Jun nodded and said, "The emperor's analysis is that the minister remembers." The emperor also rested earlier, and the ministers retired. ”

Tianxiao didn't send it, sat down next to Fei'er, and said to Guo Jian as if nothing had happened: "I told you a long time ago, Longqing Niangniang didn't do it so well, but you didn't believe it, as if I bullied you." How about now, before I became a mother, I almost became a one-armed. Unexpectedly, Guo Jian said with a grin: "Your Majesty, fortunately, the concubine is the life of the mother, and this bone is hard, otherwise she would really become a one-armed mother." Seeing that Guo Jian was injured like this and playful, Fei'er laughed out loud and said, "If you really become one-armed, don't feel sorry for your brother Xiao." ”

Guo Jian smiled and asked Tianxiao. "Regent's Palace, nothing major, right?" Tian Xiao remembered what happened just now, let out a long breath, and said, "You really haven't seen the scene just now, whether it is outside the palace or around the Regent's Palace, it is very spectacular. Fei'er was stunned and said, "What's going on outside the palace?" Tianxiao sighed and said: "The people of the capital heard that the regent rebelled and led troops to attack the palace, so they built countless Taoist walls outside the palace, saying that they would live and die with the palace, which made me very moved. The entire capital was crowded with people, and it took me a lot of effort to get to the regent's palace. But when I got there, I was really surprised, the Royal Forest Army, the Longqing Iron Cavalry, the Tiger Xiao Battalion, the Women's Barracks, the Light Cavalry Battalion, the Mulan Army, and the Shijia Shield Army surrounded the Regent's Palace. ”

Fortunately, it is the day of the seven-day pilgrimage, and all the ministers of the country are in the court, but these courtiers have not seen the emperor for more than half a year, and they feel that their masters have matured a lot, and their words have become to the point, even the eyes when smiling look very majestic. "Ladies and gentlemen, I have gained a lot from my private visit to the palace and weifu, and I feel more. Without leaving the palace, I always thought that my courtiers were the best courtiers in the world, the people were the happiest people in the world, Longqing was the cleanest royal land in the world, and I was the best emperor in the world. But the truth is quite the opposite. The ministers are not for the people, the people are oppressed, the horse thieves are too rampant, and the wicked people bully the four towns.

Alas, it's because I, the emperor, didn't do a good job. As soon as these words came out, the ministers were so shocked that they all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "The ministers should die." Tianxiao was angry in his heart, and he didn't call it "flat", so he let them kneel down and continued: "I have not only found out the greed of the evil officials, but also the hardships of the people, and even more seen the lawlessness of the profiteers, as well as the desolation of half of the land of Longqing. In my heart, Longqing should be a clean place, but who expected it to be very dirty, and there are all kinds of things. From my point of view, if Longqing wants to be truly prosperous and prosperous, it is first necessary to administer the history of officials, promote the customs of the people, restore the township test, and hold scientific examinations. Alright, all get up. The ministers got up with the sound of "Emperor Xie". "Today, I will discuss seven major matters with you.

The first is my marriage, the second is to solve the shortage of food in Longqing, the third is to promote trade, the fourth is to punish evil officials, the fifth is the fiefdom of the five clans in the west, the sixth is public security, and the seventh is the law of Longqing. Before I talk about this, I would like to talk about three things that need to be done urgently. First, there is a rich man named Zhao Guangbing in Chuxiong Mansion, who is Shi Aiqing's father-in-law, who should be law-abiding, but he has networked local officials and wealthy businessmen to mix two buckets of sand in five buckets of rice to make fake profits, and they really have the courage to do so. People, I have all been arrested, all have been tried, and I am on my way to Dali. Ladies and gentlemen, look, how to deal with this matter. Zhong Lei heard this and immediately said angrily: "Longqing was originally short of food, and this year there was a flood, so I asked Yue Xiaoxuan to risk death to transport grain to solve the urgent need." I said Prime Minister Shi, your father-in-law is really despicable for harming the people like this, and he should be severely punished and punished with the law. Hmph, tell me for yourself, what should I do about this?"

Shi Guo has also heard of the adulteration in Zhao Guangbing's valley, and he not only blew the wind on the pillow for his beloved wife, but also persuaded his father-in-law not to come nonsense in his letters. Unexpectedly, today let the emperor catch the evidence, then he had nothing to say, so he knelt on the ground and trembled: "Your Majesty, punish as severely as you want." But the ministers have something to ask for the emperor's mercy. Tianxiao nodded and asked, "What are you asking for?" Shi said: "I beg the emperor to let go of the Zhao family, and the ministers are willing to cut officials for the people." Tianxiao shouted: "Cutting officials for the people, wouldn't it be too cheap for you." As an important minister of Longqing, you know what Zhao Guangbing did, but you don't report it, and it's not too much to punish you severely, you dare to intercede for your father-in-law's whole family, you really have the courage. Hum. I'm sure you've heard about last night's incident, and the regent's father-in-law has already asked me to do it.

You listen to me, do a good job for the country and the people, if there is any favoritism, I will destroy your nine clans. Then he said to Zhong Lei: "Uncle Zhong, I have asked Qu Jing to escort a group of prisoners to Dali and hand them over to you for disposal." Zhong Lei hurriedly said: "The minister's order." Tian Xiao said the second thing. "The imperial court has a saying that the three wastes are taxed and one is taxed, in order to encourage the people to pioneer more and produce more grains. However, there are many magistrates who disobey the yang and the yin, bully the upper and lower levels, and are lawless, which is shocking.

The officials asked the people to expand the three wastes and pay the taxes of the second wastes, one tax was handed over to the imperial court, and the other tax fattened their own pockets. Hmph, such evil officials will be beheaded all over the house, and if anyone pleads, then I will kill him together, and I will not tolerate it. Shocked that all the ministers didn't dare to squeak, Tianxiao said to Jiao Yi: "Jiao Aiqing, I have let Feng Guang and Qin Yin serve as ministers of the Qin Mission, investigate and deal with bad officials and evil officials in various places, and you will deal with them at that time." Jiao Yi received the order, and Tianxiao said again: "Before the court, I received an urgent report from the Huxiao camp, saying that Zhao Guangbing's second son-in-law, Li Hou, that is, a hall master of the Heavenly Demon Society, led dozens of masters and more than 1,000 brothers to ambush Qu Jing's department in a place called Sandaogang last night, trying to rescue the prisoners, and more than 2,000 people were killed and wounded. Fortunately, I was prepared early, and successively sent the Tiger Xiao Battalion, Qigun Town Mobei, Lu Chun and others to meet them, so as to repel this gang of gangsters. Then asked Zhong Lei. “

Uncle Zhong, how many good players have been recruited in the Yunnan Mansion competition?" Zhong Lei knew that Tianxiao was going to make a move against the Heavenly Demon Society in Longqing, so he said: "Your Majesty, there are seventy-four guards in the Great Interior, two hundred and fifty-eight in the Imperial Forest Army, and one thousand two hundred in the Huwei Battalion. ”

Tian Xiao nodded and said to Lei Long: "Lei Aiqing, I have already found out that the Heavenly Demon Society has seven branches in Longqing, with fourteen or five thousand brothers. I will ask you to transfer the Huwei Battalion, the Huxiao Battalion, the Royal Forest Army with 5,000 each, and the Ouchi guards to more than 100 people, and quickly exterminate all the Heavenly Demon Society brothers in Longqing, leaving no one behind.

Also, the brothers of the Heavenly Demon Society have been mixed in both the DPRK and the army, about 40 people, and you and Jiao Aiqing must also be investigated together. After listening to this, the ministers realized that the emperor was no longer the master of everything by the ministers, and began to have his own thoughts and opinions, and the era of being influenced by others was over, and today's emperor has really become the master of Longqing, otherwise how dare he do it with the regent and Prime Minister Shi Cheng's father-in-law. (To be continued......)