Wang Cheng and Shu Liang were only responsible for bringing Jin Yiwei to Nangong and then supervising from the side.
Xing'an is responsible for the specific implementation.
Xing'an was the admiral of Dongchang before, so he was quite familiar with doing these things.
It's just that ordinary palace people are easy to talk about, but how to deal with the sixteen concubines really puts Xing'an in trouble.
A woman who respects the emperor is definitely not something that a mere eunuch would dare to execute.
Xing'an knew very well that once he did such a thing, he would immediately become a rootless duckweed that the current emperor did not care about and the emperor Gongrang did not love. At that time, there will be many people in the inner court who will add insult to injury, and one person will trample himself into the ground with one kick.
So before doing anything, be sure to ask for instructions.
But the biggest problem now is that Emperor Gongrang is asleep. Wang Cheng and Shu Liang were watching from the side and waiting for execution immediately, so they could only ask the Queen Mother for instructions.
However, what the Empress Dowager was most taboo about was the concubines in the harem being charming and seducing the Lord. Asked the Queen Mother for instructions, most of the sixteen concubines were still indifferent.
Xing'an bravely entered Emperor Gongrang's bedroom. At this time, Empress Zhou had returned to Kunning Palace to take care of the prince. Only Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Qian stayed in the palace to take care of Emperor Gongrang.
After entering the inner room and saluting, Xing'an carefully asked for instructions on how to deal with the sixteen concubines.
Queen Mother Sun and Queen Qian both frowned.
Although the Empress Dowager Sun did not know exactly how these women seduced the emperor, she also knew that these women with shady backgrounds were favored by the emperor, far more than those famous nobles and talented people. This alone is enough to prove that these women are abnormal.
Queen Qian received more specific information and had greater resentment than Queen Mother Sun. The day before yesterday, I accidentally overheard the maids gathering together to gossip, which opened up Empress Qian's eyes: In the past, when she attended the emperor's bed, she would always be at the bottom, and the emperor at the top, subtly, as a humanistic gift.
Come to think of it, the Zhou family and the Wan family are very different when they are sleeping. Unexpectedly, the sixteen concubines mentioned by the palace maid were really full of strange skills and endless ideas. They just flattered the emperor without dignity and without any bottom line, completely leading the emperor astray.
While Queen Qian was distracted, Queen Mother Sun asked: "Queen, what do you say?"
After hearing this, Queen Qian came to her senses and replied without thinking: "Since Your Majesty has made a clear decree, just act in accordance with the decree and kill all the palace people with sticks."
Empress Dowager Sun nodded and signaled Xing'an to do this.
After receiving the instructions, Xing'an left the dormitory angrily and came to Wang Cheng and Shu Liang.
Wang Cheng and Shu Liang were polite and looked like they were waiting for the orders from Manager Xingda.
The attitude of the two made Xing'an even more angry. If this really kills the woman whom Emperor Gongrang loves, just wait and see.
But the situation is stronger than the people. Xing'an tried: "Can you two be accommodating and implement it tomorrow?"
Wang Cheng looked at Shu Liang with a troubled expression on his face when he heard this.
Just as Shu Liang was about to speak, a young eunuch hurried over and whispered in Shu Liang's ear.
Shu Liang's expression changed greatly and he replied to Xing'an: "There is an urgent report from Shanxi. Wang Cheng and I will immediately go back to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to deal with it and report to His Majesty overnight. I will leave it to Duke Xing to handle the matter here."
After that, Shu Liang took Wang Cheng and left in a hurry.
Xing'an was dumbfounded. Wang Cheng and Shu Liang neither said yes nor no. Anyway, you can do it yourself.
Sandwiched between the Empress Dowager, Emperor Gongrang, and the Emperor, it was better now, and the world in which Xing'an was the only one injured was achieved.
After Wang Cheng and Shu Liang left, all the Jin Yiwei looked at Xing'an with questioning eyes, waiting for instructions from the Nangong Chief Manager.
Xing'an had no choice but to order: "Gather all the palace people together. Be polite and don't make too much noise, so as not to disturb the Empress Dowager and Emperor Gongrang."
After receiving the order, the Jin Yiwei took action and escorted all the palace residents in Nangong.
The palace people didn't know what was going on, so they were relatively quiet.
Unexpectedly, Xing'an announced to everyone: "You have neglected your duties and failed to serve the emperor. Your Majesty has ordered that you all be killed with a stick."
Give you some time. If you want to say anything else, write it down and I will send someone to send it to your family. For those who can’t write, I will send someone to the middle study room to ask some internal officials to write for them. "
As soon as these words came out, the palace people immediately went into a panic. Most of these people had seen the two previous mass executions, and they did not expect that such bad luck would befall them now.
These people couldn't care less about writing a suicide note. They were all crying and howling, rushing left and right, shouting about Tianqu everywhere.
The Jin Yiwei had received some hints from Shu Liang before they came, and they also knew that there would be sixteen concubines here who were respectfully favored by the emperor. So no one wants to be really ruthless and just pretend to be there.
Everyone even restrained their hands and took the initiative to dodge, for fear of accidentally touching the woman who was respectful to the emperor.
So not long after, in the dormitory, Queen Mother Sun and Queen Qian faintly heard the people outside the palace crying and howling, and howling and screaming.
Empress Qian hurriedly ordered her personal maid to go and check. After a while, the maid reported: "To the Queen Mother and Empress, the palace people were in complete chaos when they heard that they were going to be killed with a stick. The Jinyi guards were arresting them, but hundreds of palace people were temporarily afraid. It is difficult to eliminate.”
Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Qian were both speechless. What kind of errand was Xing'an doing? The great eunuch of the inner court who used to be very capable, why did he go back to his old age as he got older?
When people face desperate situations, they often show their amazing ability to survive. Even if there were hundreds of pigs running desperately, it would be enough for the Jin Yiwei to catch them for a long time.
What's more, Shu Liang only transferred 80 Jinyi guards. Each Jinyi guard was responsible for arresting four or five palace people, which was even more stretched.
Moreover, the imperial concubine Gongrang was also among them, and the imperial guards did not dare to catch her. Anyway, the law does not punish everyone, so let's just deal with it randomly.
The commotion had been going on for a long time, and even Zhu Qizhen was awakened by the sound of howling ghosts and wolves.
After Zhu Qizhen woke up, he reacted for a long time and then asked: "What's going on? Could it be that my younger brother sent someone to kill me?"
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Sun quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. This is because your brother suspected that the palace officials were neglecting their duties and failing to serve well, so he ordered them all to be executed with a cane.
Prince, please sleep peacefully. Xing'an will be with Jin Yiwei behind, and things will be fine in a while. "
Zhu Qizhen asked hurriedly: "What about my sixteen concubines?"
Queen Mother Sun was stunned when she heard this and didn't know how to answer.
Empress Qian stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, those sixteen concubines are not concubines, they are also among the palace residents. This is the emperor's imperial edict, and Xing'an does not dare to disobey it."
"Be bold, help me up!"
Empress Qian and Empress Dowager Sun looked at each other helplessly, and had no choice but to step forward to help her.
There was no way, Zhu Qizhen fell asleep, and Queen Mother Sun and Queen Qian could do whatever they wanted and cook the raw rice into cooked rice. Once Zhu Qizhen wakes up in time, it will be a failure.
After all, no matter how noble a woman is, she must adhere to the three obediences and four virtues.
Three obediences: obeying the father at home, obeying the husband when married, and obeying the son after the death of the husband.
Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Qian could not openly disobey Zhu Qizhen in dealing with the palace officials.
Zhu Qizhen walked out of the dormitory with the support of Queen Qian. Xing'an had already been waiting anxiously for the stars and the moon.
Now when he saw Emperor Gongrang appearing, he quickly knelt down on the ground with several royal guards around him and shouted long live.
The remaining people followed the sound and saw Emperor Gongrang standing on the steps at the entrance of the hall. They also knelt down and kowtowed, shouting "long live the mountain."
It's just that most of the palace people are crying.
Zhu Qizhen scolded Xing'an: "Xing'an, you are crazy. Do you know what you are doing?"
Xing'an felt aggrieved, and before he could reply, he heard Zhu Qizhen order the Jinyi guards: "Drag Xing'an down and give him thirty punishments.
Everyone in the palace is performing their duties, so there is no need to panic.
From now on, if anyone from the Jinyi Guards enters the Nangong without my permission, he will be killed.
As for the emperor's imperial edict, I will discuss it with my brother, so you don't need to worry about it.
Get out of here quickly. "
Hearing this, Jin Yiwei hurriedly pulled Xing'an and left in despair.
The palace people survived the disaster, kowtowing and crying to thank the emperor for his great kindness.
However, Zhu Qizhen just lost his temper and became emotional. Now that my spirit was relaxed, I felt light-headed and dizzy, my body tilted and I fainted.
(End of chapter)
