Eight ninth-level masters joined forces to attack. At this moment, it was really killing people who stood in the way, and killing Buddhas in the way of Buddha.
Almost instantly, the eight people rushed away from the Tiger Guard interception and arrived under the Duanmen city wall.
Su Mingzhe watched the eight people running amok. Many Tiger Guards were injured during the interception. He frowned and shouted to the black-armored warrior beside him:
"Eunuch Hong!"
"The old slave is here!"
Hong Sixiang is said to be one of the two great masters in Nanqing. In fact, his strength is only at the ninth level.
Of course, even if Hong Sixiang is only at the ninth rank, he is still much better than Li Chengze's eight generals.
Su Mingzhe pointed at Li Chengze, who was protected by everyone under the city wall, and said coldly:
"To capture the thief, capture the king first. Let the second brother stop!"
"Old slave, take your orders!"
In full view of everyone, Hong Sixiang tore off his black armor, pulled out his long sword, jumped off the city wall, and rushed towards Li Chengze under the wall.
"Hong Sixiang? Why is he here?"
The moment Li Chengze saw Hong Sixiang appear, he felt no luck in his heart.
Over the years, Hong Sixiang has been staying in Yanshou Palace to protect the Empress Dowager. Why did he come out today?
When the eight generals saw Hong Sixiang appear, they were a little numb.
This is the legendary great master.
The eight people looked at each other, then at Su Mingzhe who was surrounded by guards above his head, turned his head and charged towards Hong Sixiang, wanting to take Li Chengze away.
It's a pity that these eight people have beautiful ideas.
Hong Sixiang's movement was so agile that he caught Li Chengze in the palm of his hand almost in the blink of an eye.
"Hey, why don't you just surrender and capture me?"
Hong Sixiang saw that the eight generals were tightly surrounded by the Tiger Guard and were still fighting hard. He couldn't help but smile coldly on his face. He threw Li Chengze to the Black Cavalry of the Inspectorate who were surrounding him and rushed in with his sword.
At this time, with Li Chengze being arrested, the five thousand rebels gradually lost their fighting spirit and began to flee in all directions.
The Inspectorate's Black Cavalry and Tiger Guard cooperated and began to shrink the encirclement.
Only the eight generals knew that even if they surrendered, they would have no chance of survival, so they simply fought to the death.
The trapped beast continued to fight, and these eight people fought dozens of black knights to death before dying on the spot.
A rebellion took only half an hour from start to finish.
Su Mingzhe watched with a cold expression as "Second Brother" was escorted to the Procuratorate by cavalry, then turned around and went back to Weiyang Palace.
Not long after, the important officials of the court gathered in the imperial study.
Chen Pingping reported the situation first.
Fan Jian then reported the results of tonight's battle.
Lin Ruofu requested a thorough investigation of "the case of King Pingnan's rebellion".
Su Mingzhe left this matter to Chen Pingping.
Just when Su Mingzhe waved his hand and told everyone to go about their business, someone suddenly knelt down in front of the imperial case with a plop.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was Prince Jing, one of the four princes of Nanqing.
Prince Jing said with sadness on his wrinkled face:
"Your Majesty, my discipline is not strict, and I have close contacts with the rebellious King Pingnan. Please punish me!"
Prince Jing and his princess had a deep relationship and had only one son and one daughter in their lives.
As for his son Li Hongcheng, he had an irreconcilable relationship with Li Chengze. This was a well-known fact in Kyoto.
"What Uncle Jing said was all before I ascended the throne."
Su Mingzhe waved his hand and signaled Eunuch Hou to help Prince Jing up, and said in a leisurely tone:
"Since I came to the throne, Uncle Wang has locked the crown prince in the palace and never let him out again. I guess he has nothing to do with this rebellion. Uncle Wang, don't blame yourself."
The implication of Su Mingzhe's words was that Li Hongcheng had nothing to do with this rebellion, but the relationship between the two before was definitely still related.
Therefore, we still have to settle the score.
When King Jing heard this, he lamented in his heart and had to kneel down again, lamenting:
"Your Majesty has
unknown. The ministers were of despicable character and were burdened with sins. They secretly took charge of more than a hundred boats in Liujing River. They really let down the reputation of the royal family. I request that his clan be extinguished, demoted to a commoner, and driven out of the capital. "
(Your Majesty, I have demoted my son to a commoner, please spare his life.)
When Su Mingzhe saw this, his eyelids drooped slightly, he looked at Chen Pingping who was sitting in a wheelchair beside him, and asked in a low voice:
"Dean Chen, is what Prince Jing said true?"
Chen Pingping naturally knew this for a long time. When faced with Su Mingzhe's inquiry, she nodded directly and said:
"Your Majesty, most of the boats on the Liujing River are indeed the business of Prince Jing's Palace."
"The dignified Prince Jing actually monopolizes the business of the Fireworks Land. It is indeed outrageous."
Su Mingzhe nodded silently: "However, Prince Jing only has one son. If he is expelled from the clan and demoted to a commoner, I would not be able to bear it. Let's do this. Prince Jing's lineage will be demoted to the third rank as a warning." I will follow suit. My dear friends, do you think this punishment is okay?"
For a hereditary and irreplaceable title, if the eldest son ascends the title, there will be no downgrade.
If the eldest son is guilty, the second son will be demoted to the next rank.
If the legitimate son is guilty and the concubine assaults the nobility, he will be demoted to the third rank.
Su Mingzhe's punishment actually showed that Prince Jing was demoted from a legitimate son to a concubine.
"Your Majesty is fair in his dealings, and I respect you!"
Several ministers listened and nodded in agreement.
You must know that in the past, rebellion and serious crimes would result in rivers of blood.
Su Mingzhe's willingness to spare Li Hongcheng's life means that this rebellion case will not expand.
No one will be involved.
King Jing also quickly knelt down to thank him.
As for the boat business on the Liujing River...
Su Mingzhe turned to look at Mr. Hou next to him and said:
"Eunuch Hou, send someone to Zuixianfang in Liujing River and ask a girl named Yuan Meng there to come to Iron Guard."
When all the ministers present heard this, some were confused.
Today, how could I meet a boat girl on the Liujing River?
There were also a few understanding people, or rather smart people, who immediately guessed that this girl Yuan Meng was probably inseparable from Prince Jing.
Otherwise, why would Prince Jing's face suddenly turn pale?
When Su Mingzhe said the words "Yuan Meng", Prince Jing felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Sure enough, this emperor knew everything.
It seems that after returning home, his only son's legs will be broken, otherwise his life will definitely not be saved.
Later, Su Mingzhe decided on the nature of the rebellion, asked Chen Pingping to investigate the case thoroughly, and then asked them to leave.
"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the palace to rest?"
Eunuch Hou bravely blocked Su Mingzhe's arrow today, which can be regarded as showing his loyalty.
Su Mingzhe was very moved when he thought that Eunuch Hou died trying to block the Queen Mother's arrow.
"Let's go to Yanshou Palace first and visit the Imperial Grandmother."
Su Mingzhe killed Li Chengqian for no reason, and now he wanted to kill Li Chengze. He felt a little bit guilty, so he thought about taking more care of the old lady, so as to relieve his guilt.
Not long after, Su Mingzhe came to Yanshou Palace, but the Empress Dowager had not rested yet.
The old lady was not surprised at all about Li Chengze's rebellion, and she didn't even think that Li Hongcheng was involved:
"Qian'er, you are the emperor now. You can handle this matter on your own. There is no need to hold back for the sake of the old lady. Even the noble concubine and Prince Jing, if you can't do it, the old lady can also help."
"Grandma, you are serious. I don't know that this matter involves the two of them."
Su Mingzhe didn't expect that this old lady would be so cruel and ruthless. In her words, everyone's life would be no different than a feather.
The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, and then Su Mingzhe said goodbye and left.
Afterwards, Su Mingzhe went to Yanfu Palace and chatted with the Queen Mother for a while.
After leaving Yanfu Palace, Su Mingzhe walked a few steps along the moonlight and saw a brightly lit palace not far away. Various screams came from inside, which made him frown.
Eunuch Hou followed Su Mingzhe's gaze, his eyes moved slightly, and he reported:
"Your Majesty, that is Guangxin Palace."
"Go and ask what's going on inside. It's so late and it's so noisy. Don't disturb the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother's rest."
"Here, I'll be there soon."
Eunuch Hou got the order and trotted to Guangxin Palace in person.
Not long after, he trotted back again and replied anxiously:
"Your Majesty, when King Pingnan rebelled just now, Queen Pingnan and the Queen Mother took people to hide in Guangxin Palace. The eldest princess is dealing with them."
"Deal with them?"
Su Mingzhe was a little surprised:
"What is aunt going to do with them?"
"The eldest princess was just inflicting Lingchi's death penalty on the Queen Mother's maids."
Eunuch Hou said with unbearable eyes:
"Two have already been executed, and the third one is being executed now..."
When Su Mingzhe heard this, he let out a long sigh.
Li Yunrui was imprisoned in the palace for thirty years, and he had become a psychopath long ago.
"Guangxin Palace also belongs to the harem. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. You go and send those prisoners to the Iron Guards for processing."
"Here."
Eunuch Hou got the order and trotted back to Guangxin Palace.
At this moment, the sky above Guangxin Palace was filled with the smell of blood.
As soon as Eunuch Hou came in, he saw Imperial Concubine Huang Kao, the original Concubine Shu, and now the Empress Dowager Pingnan, lying in the middle of the courtyard, trembling all over. She could not see the traces of the most talented woman who was famous in the capital at that time. appearance.
Well, thank God, the royal concubine seems to be in good condition.
As long as the imperial concubine was fine, Eunuch Hou could completely ignore the other maids being dealt with by Li Yunrui.
"Eunuch Hou, why are you back again?"
Li Yunrui suddenly felt a little unhappy when he saw Eunuch Hou returning.
She just wants to have some fun, why do people always come to disturb her enjoyment?
Eunuch Hou also knew that the eldest princess had an ambiguous relationship with the emperor, so he did not dare to say anything, so he told the truth:
"In reply to the eldest princess, the emperor ordered the old slave to take these imperial prisoners to the Iron Guards for detention."
"Disappointment!"
Li Yunrui's delicate and beautiful face was suddenly filled with annoyance.
Eunuch Hou quickly accompanied the smiling face and said again:
"Your Highness, this man was taken away by this old slave."
"Since it is His Majesty's will, just take it."
Although Li Yunrui was unwilling to do so, he could not resist the order. In desperation, he waved his hand to signal Eunuch Hou to leave quickly.
Seeing that the toy he finally got was gone, Li Yunrui yawned, let his confidant maid support him, and went back to his bedroom to rest.
That night, the palace was silent.
However, the tide is raging outside the palace!
