Yan Huisheng went to Tianlao in person, accompanied by the chief eunuch and the officials who drafted the decree beside the emperor. The chief eunuch was holding a tray with a wine flask and a wine glass in his hand. The official who drafted the edict held a volume of imperial edict in his hand.
When Yan Lin heard the voice, he immediately turned around and saw that it was Yan Hui's voice. He also saw the people following him and the wine pots and glasses. His face turned pale and he was extremely frightened.
This scene really understood what it meant to him as a prince.
He has known since he was a child that the emperor used this method to confer death on people.
"The second prince receives the decree." The officials who draft the decree are generally responsible for drafting the decree, and those who deliver the decree are all father-in-laws. He is not easily dispatched unless he is an important person.
Now the second prince Yan Lin belongs to this important figure. Yan Li, who has been demoted to a commoner and is hiding in the second prince's mansion, of course does not need him to go there in person.
Yan Lin stepped back in horror. When he saw the pot of wine, he felt as if he saw the God of Death coming to seize his soul. He backed away and knelt on the ground with a "pop", and echoed to Yan: "Prince, third brother , I was wrong, please spare Wei brother, Wei brother will never fight with you again..."
As soon as he started begging for mercy, it became smoother and he kept begging Yan for mercy.
Yan Huisheng looked at Yan Lin with indifferent eyes. After a while, he said, "Second brother, it's too late. This is the order from the emperor himself."
"Why is it too late? We are brothers. Please spare my life. I will obey you whether I am a cow or a horse in the future. I will never have second thoughts again." Yan Lin's face was pale. He did not believe that it was the emperor's subordinates. He felt that even if Yan Huisheng wanted to kill him, the emperor could no longer be his master. He would rather break his bones and beg Yan Huisheng to spare his life.
Yan Huisheng saw what he was thinking and said to him: "But it was your father who ordered you and Yan Li to die."
Yan Lin was shocked. Was Yan Li going to die too? Aren’t they all demoted to common people?
"Even though Yan Li was demoted to a commoner, he still felt unwilling to accept it. My father probably felt that I was really worried about keeping you here." Yan Hui said lightly: "Second brother, please keep some integrity. You don't have to ask me. My father's decree has been issued. , Gu will not go to help second brother beg."
He paused, "If after the eldest brother was demoted to a commoner, the second brother could take a warning and withdraw from the court at that time, Gu Xing might be able to see that the second brother is aware of current affairs and open up a little. After all, Gu is not trying to kill everyone. But the second brother not only failed to take warning at that time, but also took the eldest brother in and continued to plan. How can I tolerate you? "
He didn't have time to talk meaningless words with Yan Lin, and he didn't want to listen to him begging him to spare his life, so he waved to his side and said, "Go and send the second brother on his way."
The official who drafted the edict heard this and read out the imperial edict. The eunuch in charge was very skilled at pouring poisoned wine into people. Therefore, before the edict was read out, someone was holding Yan Lin in the prison and poured a whole cup into it. Poisoned wine.
The poisonous wine has a red crown and the onset is very fast, so the person will not suffer too much torture before death.
The last words Yan Lin uttered were, "Yan Huisheng, I curse you, you must not..."
Naturally, the chief eunuch couldn't let him spit out the complete words, so he immediately covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and asked him to swallow the two words by himself. At the same time, he said "Bah, bah" twice, "Second Prince." If you commit evil yourself, you can't blame others. His Royal Highness is blessed with profound blessings and good luck for thousands of years. No one can take away your good fortune."
People who grew up in the palace, especially the prince, were used to seeing life and death, so he had no emotion at all about Yan Lin's words before his death. Seeing that he had closed his eyes and died, he ordered: "Collect the coffin and give him a generous burial."
After throwing out four words, he was released from the prison.
There was no need for him to go to the Second Prince's Mansion, he could just send someone there. So, after the chief eunuch drank Yanlin's poisonous wine, he took his people to the Second Prince's Mansion to find Yan Li.
At the same time, the Second Prince's Mansion was blocked by the Royal Guards, and officials led people to the Second Prince's Mansion to ransack the property.
The main officials involved in the case from the Second Prince's faction were all sent to prison tonight with their men to search their homes, waiting for the imperial edict to be issued tomorrow.
Yan Huisheng acted very quickly. Yan Lin was sentenced to death. He could not allow the second prince's faction to cause chaos again. It is also necessary to find out where Zhang Ping is ambushing in Beijing.
That night, half of the palaces in Beijing were filled with cries of ghosts and wolves, and the prisons including the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Yamen of Beijing were overcrowded.
Yan Li was dragged up from the woman's bed by the eunuch in charge. He was so drunk that he didn't resist much. After drinking a glass of poisonous wine, he still shouted "Beauty, this wine" Why is it so spicy and unpleasant to drink? I don’t want it.”
After shouting, the person vomited blood. After vomiting blood, he seemed to have sobered up from alcohol. He opened his eyes wide and wanted to say something, but he couldn't, and he died soon.
He probably didn't understand until his death how he was fed poisonous wine, ending his period of drunkenness and dreams.
The imperial concubine Li was relegated to the cold palace long ago, and the virtuous concubine was concubine long ago, but the emperor still sent someone to deliver poisonous wine to the two of them.
The two concubines died more easily.
The serving maids and eunuchs were at their mercy.
After Libi heard the cries next door and sent someone to inquire, she learned that it was His Majesty who had killed Yan Lin and Yan Li's mother-in-law, and her face turned pale.
Who would have thought that Concubine De was already relegated to the cold palace and could not escape death.
She also thought that fortunately, she had done nothing. She had been honest and responsible over the years. Although she was framed and her mother's family was ruined, she was still alive and well. Not only did she keep her position, but her son was also fine.
His son was smarter than Yan Lin Yanli and had defected to the East Palace early. Probably because he was young, he was not used by His Majesty to fight against the East Palace. Therefore, he sincerely surrendered and the East Palace accepted this brother, which also benefited her biological mother.
The queen also got the news immediately and thought to herself that the emperor finally did something for the sake of the prince. At this point, the relationship between father and son is more important than the great cause of imperial power. The family of the ancestors is more important. Yan Li Even though he was demoted to the rank of a commoner, he still couldn't give up and followed Yan Lin. Although he entered Yan Lin's second prince's residence and didn't do anything serious, it also showed that Yan Lin and Yan Li were actually almost the same people. As long as death is not given, it will be a potential disaster. It may not be of any use to anyone on the surface, but once it is taken advantage of by someone with intentions, it may be stabbed in the back at any time.
Your Majesty has done a good deed for the court and the prince by eliminating this hidden danger so quickly.
She asked the chamberlain serving beside her, "What's the situation outside the palace now?"
The chamberlain replied: "The fourth prince took many officials to raid the houses of various governments. It is said that the jails are no longer full. The happiest person about this wave of house raids is the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. Finally, he no longer has to worry about how to fill the national treasury. ."
(End of chapter)
