Above the court, the civil and military officials were talking a lot.
At present, all the core members of the Chen family are in jail, but there are still some who slipped through the net and are standing in the thatched cottage.
As soon as the empress came to court, an official jumped out impatiently, "Your Majesty, the rebellious ministers and traitors of the Chen family should be beheaded and punished according to the law!"
"I thought that I could expose the Chen family's sins to the world and punish them together!"
Officials one after another wrote letters asking for Chen's death.
Zhao An stood behind the empress, with a sneer on his lips.
This is almost as expected. Everyone pushed against the wall. Although the Chen family was overthrown, they could not directly clean up the court. Therefore, many officials who had colluded with the Chen family now became anti-Chen in order to avoid suspicion. of a sharp sword.
The empress said calmly: "The Chen family's crime is unpardonable, but the queen is grateful for her family ties and hopes to pardon the duke's wife. What do you all think?"
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. Everyone in the Chen family is rebellious and there is no use in keeping him here."
"I second the proposal!"
"I also second my opinion."
All the officials knelt down.
The empress said: "The queen is loyal to me. This time she killed her relatives and made great achievements in annihilating the Chen family. I don't want to let her down, so I have to think about how to deal with the female relatives in the house."
Next, the empress appointed a series of officials.
Among them were the die-hard concubines Yun Fei who came to Beijing to serve as King Qin. They succeeded several ministers, and Wang Chang, Zhang Qi and others were promoted. Even Marquis Tongwu who was imprisoned in Jingzhao Mansion was released and restored to the rank of martial artist. Although it is still an empty title, the future is promising.
And Zhao An was appointed as the supervisor of the black factory.
Black factories are a terrible curse for civil and military officials.
Last time Chen Guogong and Baiguan abolished the black factory. Now that Chen Guogong had just fallen, the emperor couldn't wait to reestablish the black factory. This was because he was worried that the court would still have powerful officials controlling the government.
Eunuchs are different from courtiers. The authority of eunuchs comes from the emperor, and the interests of the emperor are tied together. In addition, Zhao An is the most popular person in the imperial court. From this moment on, he holds the black factory and controls the harem. He can be said to have overwhelming power. Government and opposition parties.
All the officials looked at Zhao An with very complicated expressions, even awe and fear.
Gone were the jackals, and here came the tigers and leopards.
Zhao An looked at the empress in confusion. She seemed to have never mentioned this matter, because according to the agreement, after helping her stabilize the court situation, he would leave the palace and become a rich man in the world.
In addition, she should have rewarded the Cui family and Zhou family, but she did not do so.
After leaving the court, Zhao An said seriously, "What do you think, Your Majesty? Even if the black factory needs to be rebuilt, there is no need to move it to the stage. Moreover, you have rewarded so many people, but you have not rewarded the two holy sects. They are now among the people." The prestige is very high.”
The empress was displeased: "You didn't create such a high prestige?"
"The Holy Sect needs to be suppressed, but not now. They have withstood great pressure in the fight against the Chen family. Now that the Chen family has been destroyed, the court has imprisoned a large number of officials related to the Chen family, and they need talents to fill the gaps. Your Majesty We need to rely on the reputation of the Holy Sect, vigorously promote the imperial examination to promote Enke, and use them to achieve the reputation of emperor teacher and wise king, and then squeeze out their value before Xu Tuzhi can do it."
"I don't want to use the Holy Gate."
The empress sat down with a cold face.
Shengmen is also a member of a noble family. If he is allowed to become powerful, he will be second only to Chen Guogong.
"Now you, Eunuch Zhao, are the number one person in the harem and the director of a black factory. I want you to be fully responsible for the peace of the court and help me monitor the world!"
The empress's eyes were cold and unquestionable.
Zhao An felt a chill for no reason, and he didn't know if it was a sign of trust or something else. He always felt that as soon as she captured Chen Guogong, her personality changed a bit, becoming a bit harsh. It seemed that she had been suppressed for too long, and the wildness in her heart needed to be released.
Zhao An was still about to say something, but suddenly the empress said, "After much thought, I still feel that it is safest to leave the Chen family's female family members to you."
"Didn't you say that you want to banish all the female family members of the Chen family to the bitter cold of Mobei?" Zhao An was a little confused.
The empress said: "I have thought about it carefully. You said before that the queen has my prince in her belly. On the surface, I have to give her some face. Only the harmony and tranquility of the royal family can appease the hearts of the ruling and opposition parties. Therefore, the female relatives of the Chen family do not need to be sent to Mo Mo." North."
"You can't give it to me. Who do you think I am?"
Zhao An swore that he had no idea about his wife, but the empress didn't care so much, waved her hand and stopped discussing politics.
Zhao An left the imperial study room with a sullen expression.
Before the front leg left the palace, the back leg heard the news. The emperor issued an order to hand over the Chen family's female relatives to the black factory for strict investigation and disposal.
"The empress doesn't want to kill me..."
The more Zhao An thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
The black factory is a concrete manifestation of the eunuchs' chaotic power. The empress risked the disapproval of the world to reset the black factory, and then handed over the Chen family's female family members to the black factory. This wave of coquettish manipulations has a vague murderous intent.
And Mrs. Chen is the biological mother of the queen. If there is a slight mistake, the factory supervisor will be criticized by thousands of people.
Zhao An frowned and went to Tianyun Court.
Concubine Yun was packing her things and seemed to be in a good mood.
She walked forward with light steps and called sir happily.
Mrs. Chen is about to be executed after being imprisoned, and her family's hatred is finally avenged.
Zhao An took a cup of fragrant tea and asked curiously where she planned to go.
"I will ask Your Majesty to let me out of the palace."
Concubine Yun has avenged her great revenge and no longer plans to stay in the palace.
Zhao An looked at her gentle face and said out of nowhere, "Your Majesty may not agree to you."
"Why?"
Concubine Yun didn't believe it.
The emperor had always understood her feelings, and keeping her in the palace was meaningless except for having another woman who was a freeloader.
Zhao An thought for a while and told the emperor's decision.
Concubine Yun's smile gradually solidified, "This arrangement feels like putting you on a fire."
Zhao An shrugged. Stop thinking about it.
Just do as the empress asks and see if she wants to burn bridges.
In the afternoon, return to Tianshui Courtyard.
Today's Tianshui Courtyard is very lively. At first glance, there are huge crowds of people. It turns out that Zhou Ying is also there. No wonder there are so many people.
Zhao An didn't like to join in the fun. As soon as he arrived in the backyard, he saw Jiuyin wielding a sword with a sword under the tree. Her graceful figure and the long and narrow sword were dazzling.
At a certain moment, she threw the machete over and said indifferently: "Well done, Chen's cancer has finally been eliminated."
Zhao An nodded and was about to answer when he heard a hiss and was struck by the light of a sword stabbing at an angle.
Zhao An hurriedly stepped back to distance himself, and raised his knife to block!
There was a crunching sound.
At first glance, it was Zhou Qing who was holding the sword with a gloomy expression, "Boy, you and I agreed to fight, but you broke the promise!"
"Brother Zhou, don't be so serious. By getting rid of the Chen family this time, your Zhou family has done a great job. Besides, you have seen the benefits of printing. Just treat it as a betrothal gift from me to the Zhou family."
"Shameless!"
Zhou Qing's eyes widened, he raised his sword and struck again.
