In the past two days, the whole court had issued memorials to impeach Wei Zhongxian for treason.
Wei Zhongxian was furious and knew who was behind this incident, but he knew that there was nothing he could do.
In desperation, he had to ask the holy lady to come forward and explain to him.
As the court became more lively, no one cared about the Tiger Character Banner's rebellion, because the target of the rebellion had become Wei Zhongxian, and more and more memorials were issued by the Chief of Ceremonies about Wei Zhongxian's rebellion.
Tianqi ignored the request of the outer court to deal with Wei Zhongxian. He kept complaining of illness in the palace and did not even go to court. The ministers of the court who came to see the emperor were also blocked outside the Huangji Palace.
As several days passed, the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian by the foreign court not only did not subside, but intensified.
On this day, Tianqi was busy with some carpentry work in the palace, and Wei Zhongxian was accompanying him.
Since the impeachment of the foreign court, Wei Zhongxian has stayed in the palace and never left the palace. He has been by Tianqi's side every day and carefully waited on him.
"This big car built by the emperor is so ingenious that even the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry can't compare with it." Wei Zhongxian stood aside and patted the dragon's fart.
Tianqi straightened up, stretched out his hand to touch the four-wheeled cart he had just built, and said with satisfaction: "I have built it several times, but this time I am most satisfied."
An internal supervisor standing nearby praised: "The four-wheeled cart driven by the emperor is much more powerful than the four-wheeled cart used by the Tiger Flag. They should really be allowed to see the emperor's cart." craft."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was no sound around him.
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong. He looked around and found that the palace people around him were looking at him with horrified expressions, which made his face turn pale.
He immediately fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I know my mistake, I know my mistake, I know my mistake."
Tianqi snorted coldly and walked out.
The inner prisoner was even more frightened. He kept tapping his forehead on the blue brick floor, and blood gradually came out from the knock, but he still did not dare to stop.
Tianqi left, but Wei Zhongxian did not leave.
The eunuch crawled forward two steps, hugged one of Wei Zhongxian's feet, and cried out: "Father, you must choose the younger one, the younger one is yours!"
After Wang An's death, the eunuchs and maids who stayed with Tianqi to serve him were all selected by Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian pulled his feet out of the opponent's hands with a look of disgust on his face, and at the same time said to the people on the side: "Hurry up and pull him down."
Several strong internal prisoners walked over, lifted the man up from the ground, and clasped his hands behind his back.
"Father-in-law, this little one belongs to you. You have pity on me, please let me go!" The eunuch cried and begged even harder.
Wei Zhongxian pointed with his hand and said, "Shut his mouth."
One of the guards pinched the man's chin and stuffed a piece of cloth into him.
The prisoner who was held by several people struggled hard, but couldn't break free. He could only let out a whimpering cry, and his pleading eyes never forgot to look at Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian waved his hand in disgust.
Several internal prisoners took the person into custody.
When the surrounding area became quiet, Wei Zhongxian looked at the prisoner who was being taken away, and said coldly: "You don't know how to live or die. If you dare to mention these taboo words in the palace, you are simply looking for death."
The surrounding palace people lowered their heads.
Wei Zhongxian glanced at these people and said immediately: "You all remember, when you are around the emperor, you must know what you can and cannot say, and be careful of the words that come out of your mouth."
"Yes." The palace people around agreed.
Wei Zhongxian dodged the foot that was grabbed by the prisoner before, and then said: "Okay, you all should step back!"
The palace people began to leave one by one.
At this time, an internal supervisor came over and said cautiously: "Mr. Factory, what should I do with this four-wheeled cart?"
Wei Zhongxian walked to the four-wheeled cart, touched it with his hand, and said regretfully: "What a pity for such a good thing. Forget it, chop it into pieces and send it to Guanglu Temple for burning."
"Yes." The eunuch agreed.
Wei Zhongxian did not stay here for long and followed Tianqi's footsteps to the Huangji Palace.
Seeing that Tian Qi's face was gloomy, he was not very happy. He took the bowl from the palace servant, brought it to Tian Qi, and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, please calm down, that ignorant eunuch has been sent away by the slave."
Tianqi hummed, took the tureen handed over by Wei Zhongxian, took off the lid, blew on it, put it to his mouth and took a sip.
At this moment, an internal prison officer walked in from the outside, stood a few steps away, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Luo Sigong, commander of the Imperial Guards, would like to see you."
"Oh? Luo Aiqing is here, let him in." Tianqi put down the tureen in his hand.
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, looked nervous now.
At this time, Luo Sigong came to meet the saint. He knew that there should be news from Datong.
Not long after, Luo Sigong followed the eunuch into the palace. He immediately lifted his skirt and knelt down on the ground, saying, "I am a humble minister, Luo Sigong, please see your majesty."
Tian Qixu raised his right hand and said, "Luo Aiqing's body is flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo Sigong stood up and stood respectfully in the hall.
Tianqi said, "Did Luo Aiqing come here this time because there is news from Datong?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Jin Yiwei sent to Datong have returned. This is sorted out by Wei Chen." Luo Sigong took out the fold from his sleeve and handed it over.
Wei Zhongxian walked over and his eyes fell on Luo Sigong's face.
Luo Sigong looked at Wei Zhongxian calmly.
"Master Luo, please give the zhezi to our family!" Wei Zhongxian said.
Luo Sigong didn't expect Wei Zhongxian to say such a thing. He was stunned for a moment, and then he hurriedly said, "Eunuch Wei, please excuse me."
Wei Zhongxian then took the fold and returned to Tianqi.
Tianqi took the folder from Wei Zhongxian, opened it and started reading.
After reading it, he slapped the book on the table and said coldly: "This businessman named Liu Heng is so brave. Not only does he raise private soldiers and cast iron cannons, but he also colludes with the Beibei. Even the last time He was the one who brought all the Northern pirates who invaded Datong to the border."
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this tiger-character flag is really treasonous. I request the imperial court to send troops to Datong to quell the rebellion." Luo Sigong knelt on the ground again.
Tianqi said to Luo Sigong who was kneeling on the ground: "Did the Jin Yiwei sent to Datong come back and mention the fact that Datong's general Zhang Huai defeated the northern captives?"
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside, became nervous.
Luo Sigong hesitated for a moment and said, "The Jin Yiwei sent by Weichen to Datong came back and mentioned the Beilu incident. They were indeed defeated by General Zhang. The Jin Yiwei who came back saw with their own eyes that the captured heads were used to pull several carts."
He originally wanted to say that the Jinyi guards in Datong also brought back a rumor about the Beilu being annihilated by the Tiger Flag.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
From the bottom of his heart, he did not believe that a few thousand private soldiers raised by a businessman could defeat the Beilu army. He even believed that the Beilu army was defeated by the Datong army.
