Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yan Qing, your wisdom is in the wrong place. I will never do this!"
Then he said in a cold voice: "Come here, take him out and kill him!"
Yan Hong's expression did not change as he took orders from left and right, but he heard Yuanniang say at this moment: "Wait a minute."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "This is the official business of the imperial court, Yuanniang, please don't worry about it."
I was slandering in my heart again - no wonder I called my old wife over, it was just to save my life!
Yuan Niang shook her head and said, "Do you think I want to plead for him?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's brows moved suspiciously.
Yuan Niang said: "I think your punishment for him is too light. You should skin him and remove the grass like you did to General Dou, and then question all the people in the Yan family!"
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated slightly: "It doesn't have to be like this..."
Yuan Niang said sternly: "If you don't do this, how will the world know that the current emperor is not a virtuous king, and behaves violently and has no tolerance for others? If you don't do this, I'm afraid that the virtuous people in the world will still harbor feelings for the emperor. With admiration and admiration, I feel that this emperor who overthrew Dou Jing and helped the country is really an unprecedented heroic figure!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so satisfied with being photographed by his old wife that he couldn't help but smile. He looked at Yan Hong again and snorted coldly: "It's just that this guy is plotting against me like this. It's really hateful!"
Yuan Niang immediately said: "Shang Shu Yan, what are you doing standing there in such a daze? Why don't you apologize quickly?!"
Yan Hong quickly prostrated himself and thanked the emperor for his grace.
Then he said: "I have no virtue and talent, and I am not worthy of being the official of the first Cao Cao in the Shangshutai. I now ask you to be the chief historian of the palace..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was tricked once, and then he had to bleed a lot. He worked honestly. Although he was persuaded by his old wife and had no intention of killing him, he didn't like him at all. He nodded and waited for his answer. , his sleeve was suddenly pulled by his old wife.
He lowered his head slightly and heard Yuan Niang say: "This guy teased you once, patted your butt after he was done, and went back to being his long history. Where can you go to reason with him? How can you be like this? A bully? Beat him first and then talk!"
Zhu Yuanzhang felt relieved: "Yes, yes, that's the truth!"
Yuan Niang asked Yan Hong: "I'll beat you twenty times, is it unfair?"
Yan Hong said: "It's not unfair."
Yuan Niang then said: "It's because he offended you that you can't ask him to go back and do that long history. Otherwise, if the news spreads, wouldn't everyone say you are stingy? He offended you. , you don't leave him idle and ask him to work for you, day and night - doesn't he want wages? If you give him wages, it makes no sense not to contribute, right? "
Yan Hong was asked to sneak out to fight.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted in his nose: "Don't think that I can't see it, you just interceded with him in different ways."
Yuan Niang smiled and said: "You just want to say whether what I said makes sense? This world is your Mu family's ancestral store. You are the boss and I am the boss's wife. Don't you have to be a good person and a bad person to grow up?" Will it continue to operate for a long time?”
Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent.
After a long time, he finally said: "Then give extra generous gifts to the courtiers who have been diligent in government affairs in recent days, as a way to comfort them, except for Yan Hong."
Yuan Niang looked at him sideways.
Zhu Yuanzhang made a sound: "There is really nothing I can do against you."
He waved his hand and said, "I will instead give Yan Shangshu a thousand taels of vouchers to enter the mansion at the foot of the imperial city..."
Yuan Niang: "..."
Hey, OK.
Chapter 68
"Your Majesty, it's not good! Huaguang Palace is in trouble!"
Before the chamberlain who came to report the news entered the hall, anxious voices came in first.
The expressions of all the chamberlains and palace people serving in the palace changed, and they all lowered their eyes in unison, looking at their noses and hearts, keeping silent, for fear of offending the emperor at this juncture and being sent away.
Li Yuanda raised his hand to gently rub his temple points, slowly raised his eyes, glanced around, and quickly integrated the known information in his mind.
I am the emperor.
Huaguang Palace is in trouble.
Where is Huaguang Hall?
A political hall, a lecture hall, a place where books and documents are stored, or a palace in the harem?
He calmed down and frowned slightly: "It's just a leak. Someone has to deal with it. It's so arrogant in the main hall and it's unbecoming!"
“Your Majesty—the precious concubine is still inside!”
The chamberlain fell to the ground, looking desperate and frightened, crying like a mourning heir.
Li Yuanda thought to himself: Precious concubine?
Who is this?
For a concubine, it shouldn't matter if she dies.
However, if the precious concubine is the crown prince's biological mother, it will be different.
How should I pursue the ban?
The queen's words would be disrespectful to the current queen, and I don't know if there is a queen in the harem now...
Or is it a posthumous title of imperial concubine?
Does this time and space have the status of an imperial concubine?
It's a little troublesome.
But the problem is not big.
Li Yuanda was especially lost in thought, but the face of the chamberlain who was standing beside him showed a bit of anxiety.
He is a confidant of the Holy Emperor, and he knows that the Emperor has a deep affection for the precious concubine. However, because of the precious concubine's background and the collapse of her mother's family, this deep love is mixed with some unexplainable things. Complex meaning.
But no matter what, the Holy Emperor likes the imperial concubine very much in his heart. Otherwise, how could a woman who was born in a brothel, even a poor woman, be awarded the title of imperial concubine and use the word "zhen" as the title.
The chamberlain carefully glanced at the expression on His Majesty's face, and saw that he was deeply shocked by the bad news, his eyes were vacant, and his soul was wandering elsewhere, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Then he asked the chamberlain who delivered the letter: "What on earth is going on? Why did everything go so well? What about the people serving the precious concubine? Is this how they serve the master?!"
The little chamberlain had a mournful expression on his face. He secretly looked at His Majesty's expression and said, "This fire..."
He was cruel and kowtowed: "The precious concubine set this fire herself!"
The face of the chamberlain changed again: "The imperial concubine set fire to the palace by herself? You are a bastard who is talking nonsense——"
"General manager Rong Zhen, for such a big matter, I can borrow ten thousand courages from my servant, and I won't dare to talk nonsense!"
The little chamberlain kowtowed like a fool: "Today morning, the imperial concubine's expression was not right, and her lunch was useless. She sat alone in front of the dressing table for several hours. The sisters who served her... Worried, he went to ask the imperial doctor, but was stopped by the imperial concubine. After that, the empress dismissed him as a nap and sent him out. When he came out again, he only wore plain clothes for mourning and a Hair, she said, said—"
The head chamberlain wished he could kick this stupid donkey's ass with his own feet, but because he was in front of the emperor, he couldn't bear it: "What did the imperial concubine say?"
The little chamberlain trembled with fear and said with a cry: "The imperial concubine said that she was blind, and she made a mistake because of her infatuation, and she also said..."
The chamberlain couldn't bear it any longer, so he swiped the whisk and said, "What else can you say? Don't be hesitant to answer your questions!"
The little chamberlain burst into tears: "The noble concubine called the Holy One by name, saying that she would make the Holy One regret for the rest of his life, and would make the Holy One suffer the most brutal punishment in the world——"
Such rebellious and disrespectful words!
After the words fell, the chamberlains and palace people in the main hall no longer dared to be silent, and they all knelt down in unison, as silent and frightened as a group of puppets.
The head chamberlain urged and urged, and finally squeezed out everything the little chamberlain knew like toothpaste, but he did not expect that the final result would be like this.
The harem cursed the emperor like this, which was a great crime. He was so busy that he knelt down. In the panic, he did not dare to raise his head to see the emperor's expression on the throne, so he never noticed the expression on the emperor's face. There was absolutely no sadness or anger at being stung by the one he loved deeply, just a frown on his face and a thoughtful look on his face.
Li Yuanda: This woman hates me.
She wants revenge on me.
She said she would make me regret it.
He also said that he would make me suffer the most severe punishment in the world.
In other words, she wants to take away my power, overthrow my throne, subvert my rule, and bring chaos to my court!
Understood.
Li Yuanda nodded and issued the order in an orderly manner: "Send the order, the water is flowing in the palace, and the force is very strong. Prepare the carriages and horses immediately, and the concubines, princes and princesses will accompany them to the palace."
"The imperial physician ordered me to check my pulse, and the other imperial physicians went to check whether the princes are in good health."
"Seal up the fact that the precious concubine set fire to the palace and cursed me. I will detain the relevant people. Anyone who reveals the incident will be killed without mercy."
"After I and the prince and princess leave the palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Shanggong Bureau will jointly inspect the inner palace to see if there are any hidden dangers or ominous curses."
"Order officials from three provinces and six ministries to temporarily leave their official offices and return home to check whether there are any missing household registrations, tax records, and important records of the Ministry of War."
"..."
"Close the nine gates of the capital, and send all the northern and southern armies back to the capital to stand by. Send orders to the governors of all states and counties to be on guard against changes in the vassal kings in various places. If anything goes wrong, you can kill them first and report later."
At the time of the sudden change, the emperor's composure and calmness quickly stabilized the situation. Orders were issued one after another, and the situation was immediately under control. At the same time, people were secretly muttering - what on earth happened?
If anyone wants to inquire, it is inevitable to send out spies. However, after hearing that the Holy Emperor and the numerous masters in the harem are going to the palace, accompanied by the imperial army, and that all the northern and southern armies have returned to the capital, they will immediately The dispatched eyes and ears were withdrawn and they stayed at home, not daring to make any further moves.
With such a big posture, you can tell at a glance that something is going on, and it is a big, earth-shattering event. If you jump out at this time, wouldn't you be rushing to court death?
Staying on top is the best.
The concubines were in the palace and saw the flames and smoke billowing from the Huaguang Palace. They could not help but rejoice in the misfortune and applaud secretly.
That foxy girl who came out of a brothel has been favored by the Holy Emperor alone since she entered the palace. Not to mention the concubine who came from a wealthy family, even the queen who was married to the Holy Emperor when she was in the palace has been left out. She shouldn't be like this. Blessings live in Huaguang Hall, look, burn it!
There is usually nothing going on in the palace, and it is boring enough. It is so easy for something like a flood in Huaguang Palace to happen, so how can we not send someone to inquire about it and make it a happy pillow before going to bed.
The concubines all sent people out, but they waited and waited, but no one came back. They sent people to look for them again, but there was no movement.
Forget about one or two, all the people sent by the palace concubine were detained. It must be someone among the emperor and empress who took action.
Ever since the precious concubine entered the palace and won the favor and overpowered the queen, the queen rarely took care of things. The authority of the master of the harem was suppressed by the emperor. If she continued to stand out in many matters, she would only get her own way. The humiliation is worse than chanting Buddha and copying sutras in the palace to cultivate one's moral character.
As soon as such a commotion broke out, the concubines understood that the matter involved here was very big and not something they could interfere with, so they all closed their doors tightly and did not dare to send anyone to inquire about the news. Just in his own bedroom, it is inevitable that he will whisper a few words to his confidants.
What happened to Huaguang Palace?
How is the precious concubine doing now?
Where did this fire come from?
