When Chen Yaoguang learned the news and rushed to Dingkun Palace, the battle was already over. Fifty-one eunuchs, maids, and guests in Dingkun Palace were killed. The second prince Li Zhongkun, his wife, concubines, and children were all killed.
Chen Yaoguang looked at Li Zhongkun's corpse, which was still staring with an expression of disbelief, and then looked at the hideous wounds on the young corpses of two children, a boy and a girl.
He, who had always been kind, was filled with anger at this moment. To kill everyone like this, this matter must not be as simple as it seems.
After Chen Yaoguang left Dingkun Palace, he walked directly to Chengqian Palace, the palace where the eldest prince lived.
As a national master, naturally no one dared to stop him in the palace. Even when he entered Dingkun Palace where the corpses had not yet been cleaned, the guards had no choice but to let him go.
When Chen Yaoguang entered Chengqian Palace and saw the eldest prince Li Boqian, Li Boqian was actually wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
"The Imperial Master has come just in time. Let's see if this dragon robe fits me well. I am scheduled to ascend the throne in front of my father tomorrow." Li Chengqian was smiling all over his face. He was not at all like the one who lost his father yesterday and just returned home. He looked like he had killed all his brothers.
"Your Highness, I just came from Dingkun Palace. Before the investigation was clear whether His Highness committed the crime of regicide, he killed his entire family. Did His Highness do too much and didn't care about brotherhood too much?"
Although Chen Yaoguang did not fall out with Li Boqian, the anger in his tone was undisguised.
"It turns out that the Imperial Master is here for this matter." Li Boqian's smile gradually faded.
"The second child ordered the palace maid Ju'er to poison my father's medicinal soup and sent a killer to kill him. The evidence for these two things is conclusive."
"I didn't want to believe it. I went to Dingkun Palace to ask in person, and the second son didn't even let me go. With such arrogant ambition, I had no choice but to order the execution of the traitor. What's wrong with this?"
"Master Imperial Master, is it possible that the Xinghe Sect wants to interfere in my Taichu family affairs?" Li Boqian said with an upright face and a stern tone.
"But Your Highness, there is something fishy about this matter." Chen Yaoguang was still unwilling to accept it.
But this matter is indeed a family matter of the Li family. If the second prince is still alive, Chen Yaoguang can protect him. At this time, the eldest prince is already the sole heir of the Taichu Dynasty, and even finding out the truth will not help.
"I will be enthroned tomorrow. If the Imperial Preceptor comes to watch the ceremony, I will be happy. If the Imperial Preceptor still wants to speak for the rebellious ministers and traitors, don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Boqian shouted angrily, with an obvious threat in his words. .
"I admire the way your highness does things. I would like to advise your highness not to do anything without hesitation. Don't regret it when it's too late to regret it when everyone is betrayed and separated!" After that, Chen Yaoguang walked away without Li Boqian stopping him.
"Old man, you still dare to threaten me. If you weren't afraid of the Xinghe Sect, would you be able to get out of my Chengqian Palace? Anyone who stops me will die!"
Li Boqian looked like he was gritting his teeth at first, then thought of something, raised the corners of his mouth, and looked frivolous.
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Feng Jie finally finished the trial of the regicide and returned to his mansion alone. There was no one in the house. Feng Jie was not surprised. He took out a set of wine utensils, picked up the blue and white wine jug and poured himself a glass of ten-mile incense.
This wine is from Feng Jie's hometown. Several kinds of flower juices are added to the wine, which makes the wine not only soft and fragrant in the mouth, but also blended with the fragrance of flowers, giving it a very unique taste.
"I, Feng Jie, have been educated and sensible all my life. I was only able to get a good name at the age of thirty. I left my hometown and became an official in Beijing. Unexpectedly, not only did I fail to become a general or a prime minister, I also failed to become a leader. I spent my whole day wandering in a dark prison. My hands are stained with blood." Feng Jie laughed at himself, drank the wine in his glass, and poured another glass leisurely.
"Perhaps it's really bad retribution. When something like this happens, I can't resist despite all the reasons in my heart. This is my fate." He poured the wine from the cup into his throat again, and felt a pungent burning sensation. I don't know. Whether he was choked or not, there were faint tears in Feng Jie's eyes.
There was a sound outside the door, and when Feng Jie saw his family members walking into the courtyard, he felt much more relaxed as if a stone hanging in his heart had fallen to the ground, but in an instant his eyes became serious again.
"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back." Feng Jie took out a small pill from his sleeve and put it into the wine glass, filled it with wine, and the pill dissolved instantly.
Feng Jie looked at his family members who had not yet entered the house with some reluctance, and drank the third glass of wine in one gulp.
Tianlao warden Feng Jie was found dead at home. The funeral was simple and the body was quickly cremated and buried on Nanshan. During the funeral process, several strangers were among his family members.
After Feng Jie's death, the Taichu court took great care of his family, and his son was also appointed as an official in the court. This is something to be said later.
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On the night of Feng Jie's death, a fire broke out in the sky prison. The raging fire engulfed the entire sky prison. No jailer or prisoners escaped from the sea of fire, and they were all buried in the sea of fire.
There are rumors that the new emperor is about to ascend the throne, and Tianlao, a place of evil, has been engulfed by heavenly fire, which means that the Taichu Dynasty will be clean and upright from now on, and all evil will have nowhere to hide, which is a good omen.
Some people also say that everyone in the sky prison had been wiped out before the fire, which reminds them that the regicide suspect was imprisoned in the sky prison at this time.
Some people speculate that the royal family wanted to avenge Emperor Daxing and bury him with him, while others speculated that the purpose was to kill people and silence them and hide certain truths.
The imperial court in the early days of the Taichu Dynasty said nothing about this matter and severely punished those who spread the news. Under such a high-pressure situation, people stopped talking about it. The new Tianlao was quickly built and used, and the Tianlao fire was gradually forgotten. .
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At night, the eldest prince Li Boqian, who will be enthroned tomorrow, came to Yichun Palace, the palace of Concubine Xiao. The personal attendant was left outside the palace, and the maids in Concubine Xiao's palace were also kicked out of the palace. Only Li Boqian and Concubine Xiao were left in the palace.
Concubine Xiao was very beautiful, with a graceful figure, especially her pair of jade peaks, which were so large that men who saw her couldn't take their eyes away.
Concubine Xiao was the emperor's favorite concubine during his lifetime. The emperor often stayed at Yichun Palace overnight, and she was the most likely candidate to be canonized as queen.
At this time, there were only two people left in the palace. Li Boqian looked at Concubine Xiao from head to toe with a frivolous smile, and his eyes stayed on the plump part of her chest for a long time.
"Aunt Xiao is at the age of a wolf and a tiger. My father is definitely too old to satisfy you. Now that he has passed away, it is a pity to leave such a beauty like my aunt alone to guard the boudoir. I am young. When you are strong and old, you can satisfy your aunt." Li Boqian swallowed hard and was about to pounce on Concubine Xiao.
"Your Highness, please respect yourself. I am your father's concubine. Please do not do anything that violates ethics and make the world laugh at you!" Concubine Xiao ran away and shouted sternly.
"Ethics? Tomorrow I will succeed as the new emperor. All rules must be obeyed by me. I am the rule! Who dares to say one more word!"
"Bitch, obey me quickly, otherwise, you will suffer a lot."
The weak Concubine Xiao was no match for Li Boqian and was slapped to the ground.
At this time, Li Boqian completely removed his disguise, and like a beast dominated by desire, he pressed Concubine Xiao on the bed and tore all her clothes.
At first, women's screams, curses and scuffles could be heard in the palace, but in the end only some unpleasant sounds remained.
The eunuchs and maids outside the palace all looked nervous and turned a deaf ear to the sounds inside the palace.
In the middle of the night, Li Boqian left Yichun Palace with a happy face, leaving only a mess in the palace and a miserable-looking woman.
Concubine Xiao's mood gradually stabilized and she no longer cried. She stood up shakily, put on complete clothes, tidied the bed, invited the palace maids into the palace, took out the torn clothes and burned them, and ordered someone to bathe her.
After bathing, Concubine Xiao sat in front of the mirror to dress up. She covered the bruises on her face and neck with a thick layer of makeup. She looked at herself and regained her dignified appearance. She brushed her cheeks with her slender fingers. Her originally weak eyes gradually became clearer. Become determined.
She stood up slowly and asked all the maids to retreat, leaving only Concubine Xiao in the palace.
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When a person encounters a happy event, even his sleep is extremely sweet. Li Boqian slept very well that night. When he woke up, it was only an hour before he ascended the throne and became emperor.
Li Boqian changed his clothes and washed himself while being served by the palace ladies, and even kneaded the beautiful buttocks and breasts of the palace ladies. The palace ladies seemed to be used to it and no one resisted.
Just as Li Boqian was happily enjoying the service of the palace ladies, a eunuch stumbled into the palace.
Li Boqian knew this person, and he was the eunuch in charge of Yichun Palace.
Li Boqian frowned and looked at the guy who disturbed his interest with a displeased look.
"Your Highness, it's not good, Concubine Xiao...she committed suicide by hanging from a beam!" The eunuch in charge was lying on the ground and said in panic.
Li Boqian was also very shocked and sad, and immediately sent someone to deal with Xiao Guifei's funeral affairs with the eunuch in charge.
After the eunuch in charge left, Li Boqian stood there, his expression gradually becoming angry.
"This damn bitch, ignorant of good and bad, is so damn unlucky, bah!" Li Boqian spat heavily, furious, and full of filthy words. His words and actions were no different from those of a street gangster, and he did not look like an emperor who was about to succeed to the throne.
The waiters around him were completely indifferent to this. They had long been accustomed to the master's capriciousness and did not dare to show it. There were countless maids and eunuchs in the Chengqian Palace who died unexpectedly due to many things.
Concubine Xiao's affairs were quickly settled. It was rumored that the concubine was overly sad because of the new death of Emperor Daxing, and became ill with longing, so she followed Emperor Daxing.
The eldest prince, thinking of his loyalty, allowed him to be buried with Emperor Daxing, beside him.
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The auspicious time has come, and all the civil and military officials are standing outside the funeral palace in order according to their rank. Emperor Daxing has been buried in the golden nanmu coffin inside the funeral palace.
The eldest prince, Li Boqian, dressed in a dragon robe and solemnly paid homage. He took the imperial seal from the eunuch who was a close confidant of the Daxing Emperor. The sound of drums echoed inside and outside the funeral palace. The chanting officer loudly said: "The new emperor has succeeded to the throne, worship!"
All civil and military officials immediately knelt down and bowed three times and kowtowed nine times.
Suddenly, an old eunuch in the funeral palace grabbed the drumstick and rushed towards the new emperor. The Imperial Army soldiers immediately stepped forward to take him down.
Li Boqian and Long Yan were furious. When he was about to speak, the old eunuch interrupted him loudly.
"Li Boqian, the accession to the throne has been decided. This old slave is going to die today to advise you. No matter what means you use to get to the throne, don't be a fatuous emperor!" The old eunuch was excited and resisted desperately. Even the soldiers of the Imperial Army were unable to do so. suppress.
After the old eunuch's mouth was gagged, Li Boqian's face turned livid and he immediately ordered the old eunuch to be pulled down and executed by Ling Chi.
When the old eunuch was being taken away, he burst out with an astonishing force and broke free from the escort of the imperial army. He shouted loudly: "Li Boqian, if you persist in your stubbornness, Taichu will die!"
More soldiers came forward to take him away. Li Boqian glared angrily at the commander of the imperial army. The commander was frightened, sweating profusely, and quickly knelt down to plead guilty.
The old eunuch's words vaguely lingered in everyone's ears, like a bell echoing inside and outside the funeral palace, gradually spreading to the entire Taichu Dynasty, but it was not clear whether it was an alarm bell or a death knell.
