"I can't go back, and I can't go back."
"I have a public heart. Only I can hold up the backbone of this great Zheng."
The emperor is still the emperor. The moment of betrayal and separation caused him to be in a daze, but he soon regained his dignity and self-respect.
"What a shame, are you bullying me while I'm old?"
Thinking about the report just now, he vaguely saw that there seemed to be a big net suddenly rushing towards him. This feeling made the emperor hate it deeply.
A trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and he immediately ordered: "Pass on my order, Xu Tinglan of Siyuan Bureau, die immediately!"
"Thousands of merchants who guard Qi's gates have good moral character. If they have failed the emperor's favor, they will be isolated and examined."
"He Wuling, deputy commander of Jianzhangwei, was dismissed from his post and will be quarantined and reviewed again!"
The purpose of these decrees was to immediately cut off the nodes of the network, and they did not impulsively kill the general.
As for female officials, they were not human beings in the eyes of the emperor.
It was handled properly, but when he saw the eunuch quickly writing the metaphor and paying tribute, the old emperor looked at it, frowned, seemed a little uncomfortable, and did not use the seal immediately.
Zhao Xunzhong looked up and saw it, and quickly lowered his head.
The old emperor turned around a few times, took out a small seal and sealed it. There were four clear seal characters "Master of Changchun" on the decree. The seal was good, but the emperor did not hand it over immediately.
Since Wei Shizu used the private seal "Master of Jiyuan", emperors of all dynasties have used it. For example, Emperor Long'an's private seal is "Master of Jiyuan", but the emperor was "Master of Changchun".
"That's it!"
As the emperor spoke, the eunuch knelt down respectfully to receive him. The emperor then asked Hu Huaian: "How is the great grandson doing?"
"Your Majesty, please report the situation of your grandson three times a day."
Hu Huaian reported back one by one. In fact, there was nothing to say. The Taisun's information was normal. Even Hu Huaian felt that the Taisun was impeccable. But now who doesn't know that the Emperor is dissatisfied with the Taisun?
Hu Huaian could only tell the information he had obtained about his grandson as carefully as possible. As for the rest, it all depended on the emperor's wishes.
"You mean, the grandson met with the county officials one by one, arranged for an audit, and even scolded Zhang Dai with metaphors? But he didn't do anything else?"
After receiving a positive reply, the old emperor fell silent, lingered for a long time, and then actually smiled, which made everyone look at him.
"My great grandson has a way of being relaxed and calm. He can still keep his composure when faced with a big event. I really appreciate it!"
The old emperor smiled to himself, having waved away his confusion. He looked back and ordered his words clearly.
"Let Plan B be launched."
"Yes, I obey the order." Hu Huaian bowed and promised, and the hall immediately became filled with fear.
Siyuan Bureau
It was a busy scene, because it was already breakfast time, and people were coming in and out. Xu Tinglan, who was wearing a female official uniform, was also among the crowd. As a female official, she was directing people to work.
"Here and there, let's move all the things to dry out first." This woman, who doesn't look too young, can only be said to be average in appearance, but she has a dignified look and looks like she can read and write. The person in the upper position.
The maids and eunuchs she commanded were very obedient.
Under her command, although there were many people and the things were complicated, they were orderly and not hectic.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps hurriedly came, and with a shout, more than a dozen people rushed in. The leader of the group had a fair face, and looked at the person with a half-smile, but at first glance he was an old acquaintance.
Eunuch Ji was obviously much older than before, so he brought people into the Siyuan Bureau, which made Xu Tinglan a little puzzled. She didn't know what this menacing group of people were doing.
"Eunuch Ji, why are you here?" She stepped forward to greet him and asked.
Eunuch Ji said calmly: "Xu Tinglan, get ready to receive the order."
Accept the order?
Let her take the order?
Xu Tinglan is an old man in the palace. How could he not know that the attitude of this group of people is not good?
In the end, he actually came to find her?
Has she committed a crime?
Xu Tinglan felt uneasy, but she could only kneel down to receive the order.
"Xu Tinglan from the Siyuan Bureau...immediately die!"
Eunuch Ji simply read out the decree. The content was very simple and clear, telling her to die. However, because she was an old man in the palace, the emperor gave her some dignity and allowed her to commit suicide instead of letting outsiders do it.
Even though Xu Tinglan had been through the storm for a long time, her face turned pale instantly: "Eunuch Ji, I was wronged!"
Although she didn't know why the emperor wanted to die suddenly, she hadn't done anything she shouldn't have done recently, right?
Eunuch Ji lowered his eyes and looked at her, and said calmly: "I don't know whether you are unjust or not, but this is the emperor's will. Please go on your way."
Listening to Eunuch Ji's words, Xu Tinglan also knew that her death was inevitable.
The emperor's decree has been given, could he suddenly change his mind for his own sake?
Indeed, there is no need to say whether someone is wronged or not.
Moreover, when Eunuch Ji finished speaking, two young eunuchs had hung a hemp rope on the beam of Xu Tinglan's house, looking at her with bright eyes, as if they were about to send her off.
If she is shameless, then what is waiting for her is not to go on the road by herself, but to really be sent on the road.
Now that things have come to this, we still need to have dignity before death.
Xu Tinglan smiled bitterly, entered the room directly, and closed the door.
Her room has simple furniture and a cabinet, which contains some silver coins, jewelry, and clothes. Most of them are actually gifts from the emperor over the years, and some of them are gifts from the emperor.
Xu Tinglan glanced over them. These were all her honors, but she couldn't take them with her even when she was about to die, and it was meaningless.
She only took out a document from a cabinet, which was full of Juanli's slender words.
What was written was about the arrangements and work of the Siyuan Bureau, and every word was filled with her hard work. She read it blankly, then tore up the document. She said nothing else, left no words, and did not smash it. , just stepped on the round stool and hung himself on the high beam.
As the round stool was kicked over, the figure hanging on it continued to twitch and struggle. After a while, it finally stopped moving.
Only then did the people outside push the door in and let the person down.
After a while, someone who was responsible for the autopsy came forward, touched several places, and pricked the soles of his feet with a silver needle before saying, "He's dead."
Eunuch Ji stared at the corpse, then turned around and went out.
Not long after he left the Siyuan Bureau with his people, he heard some noise. Eunuch Ji took one look and took the initiative to avoid it. He saw two eunuchs with a dozen young servants, and five or six relatives. The military guards followed, and it was clear that this group of people also went to arrest people.
If you look carefully at the person who was caught, you will see that he is also a familiar face. It is none other than Shang De, the guard of Qian Hu.
Shang De was obviously caught by accident. He was unprepared before and was being held in a very embarrassed state with disheveled hair. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the constant shouting: "Unjustly accused! I am unjustly accused! Let me go! I want to See the Emperor! I want to see the Emperor!"
Eunuch Ji stopped and just watched quietly.
Until the group of people walked past, they did not immediately look back, but Wei Wei sighed in his heart. Suddenly he felt that although it was not autumn yet, the autumn mood was very strong in this palace.
