"Old deer!"
Zhou Yi squeezed his eyes hard and shed two tears.
Compared with other times, these tears contained a little sincerity and more of finally being relieved.
Lao Lu heard too many secrets. It would be better to die in the hands of others than Zhou Yi himself.
Zhou Yi twisted the old deer's head straight and saw that the eyes on his face were blinded and the bridge of his nose was flattened. He carefully pulled out the iron nails on his body, found some clothes and put them on, barely regaining his human form.
"Our family will definitely avenge you!"
Such torture is extremely rare in the Inspectorate's dungeons.
Moreover, each wound is carefully arranged, or the intersection of meridians, or the gap between organs, to ensure that death will not occur before all punishments are completed. The torturer must be a martial arts expert.
"Three Yang Sect, White Lotus Sect, it will take hundreds of years for our family to uproot you!"
Zhou Yi's eyes flashed coldly, Lao Lu was his last favor, and from then on, only cold interests remained.
Call the chamberlain on duty.
"Go and tell Xiao Yinzi to find eighteen good-looking chamberlains. Our family promised Lao Lu that we will have a great show after his death!"
When Zhou Yi said this, he suddenly felt the coolness behind his back.
Suddenly looking back, there was no one behind him. There may be some extremely light skills in this world, but no one can disappear out of thin air in front of Zhou Yi's eyes.
Zhou Yi circulated his true energy, and dispersed in all directions like turbulent waves, sweeping roughly several feet underground, confirming that there was no underground cave or secret room.
"Could it be a gust of wind?"
After a while.
Xiao Yinzi took the eighteen sons he had chosen and specially changed into mourning clothes. The leader also held up a banner that was two feet long.
This was already a very high standard in the palace. After all, the death of a slave was usually buried in a sack in Enji Temple without even a tombstone.
"Daddy, we can't find a coffin, so we have to go out and buy another one."
"It's not peaceful inside the palace right now. Don't make a big fuss. Wait until you get out of the palace before carrying out the burial."
Zhou Yi ordered: "When you get to Enji Temple, you will cry loudly and miserably, just like your own parents are dead. Lao Lu is a relative and friend of our family, and we cannot disappear silently!"
"As commanded."
The servants agreed in unison and carefully placed the body on the stretcher.
After leaving the palace, he loaded the coffin that had been prepared and walked all the way to Enji Temple.
There was Dongchang Fanzi leading the way, and the palace servants were crying behind. The people they met were talking about it, guessing that some important person had died in the palace, and it was so pompous.
More than ten miles south of the capital, Enji Temple is located here.
The monks in the temple do not collect incense or do any rituals, but only handle matters such as pensions and funerals for the palace servants.
Master Xuanmiao, the abbot, was waiting outside the temple gate. When he heard that the Governor of Dongchang was attending the funeral in person, he immediately summoned all the monks who were familiar with Buddhist scriptures. They could not let those who cheated on the temple make the Governor unhappy.
Seeing the funeral procession approaching, three bells rang in the temple.
"Amitabha!"
Xuan Miao loudly announced the name of the Buddha, bowed and said, "The poor monk has long admired the name of Duke Du. To see him today is really extraordinary."
Zhou Yi sensed the mysterious true energy and seemed to have some connection with his old friend, so he asked: "What is the relationship between the master and Zen Master Huiming of Landa Temple?"
Xuan Miao replied: "That is the poor monk's uncle."
Zhou Yi said: "Chan Master Huiming argued with our family and said that our family was destined to the Buddha, so he called each other brothers and sisters."
"Greetings to Uncle Zhou!"
Xuan Miao Pu Tong knelt down on the ground and bowed down.
Seeing this, the monks behind him first looked at each other, then glanced at the ferocious Dongchang Fanzi, and quickly knelt down and shouted to Master Zhou!
"Yes, yes, our horse is also the most sensible in Buddhism when it comes to the rivers and lakes."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly and entered Enji Temple first.
The monks in the temple quickly got up, guided the funeral procession according to the rules, and buried the old deer's body in the tomb. They found a central location and carefully built a seven-story pagoda.
Inscriptions, etc., have their own connotations of proficiency in writing.
The servant wrote a book, boasting fiercely about Lao Lu's achievements during his lifetime.
Xuanmiao personally wrote his name on the tablet and enshrined it in the Main Hall. Monks often chanted sutras and prayed for blessings, and offered incense every day.
The old deer had just been buried when a chamberlain named Xiao Cuizi suddenly threw himself on the seven-story pagoda and cried loudly.
"Dad! I hate to let you go..."
"Our biological father!"
His voice was shrill and his expression was so sad that the waiter nearby, who was pretending to cry, suspected that the dead people were Xiao Cuizi's biological parents.
Little Cuizi kowtowed, and his blood dyed the pagoda red.
A strange color flashed in Zhou Yi's eyes. He had only heard of a living person as his father, but this was the first time he saw a dead person as his father. It was rare to see such a servant in the palace who knew how to seize the opportunity and was willing to show his shame.
"What's his name? Where does he work?"
Xiao Yinzi replied: "Xiao Cuizi, who is on duty as palace supervisor, has just been in the palace for more than two years and is assigned to be on duty in the imperial garden."
"Royal Garden? It's very close to our family!"
Zhou Yi said: "From now on, he is Lao Lu's biological son. He will be renamed Xiao Luzi and transferred to the Yangxin Palace for duty. Our family cannot treat our old friend badly."
Xiao Yinzi asked: "Godfather, there is no shortage of children in Yangxin Palace, who should be replaced?"
The orthodox emperor mostly worked in the Yangxin Hall and summoned his close ministers to discuss matters. Over time, it became the core place of the palace, and all the servants wanted to work here in order to gain recognition from His Majesty.
All of the servants working in Yangxin Hall have backgrounds, and they will never get in based on their martial arts talent alone.
"No need to change. Our family heard that Xiao Pingzi is suffering from a serious disease and his time is short. When he dies, there will naturally be a missing child!"
Zhou Yi's voice was calm and calm, maybe because he had killed too many people, and speaking was as natural as eating and sleeping.
"My son understands."
Xiao Yinzi bowed and accepted the order. His godfather said that Xiao Pingzi had a serious disease and he would definitely die.
After the funeral.
Zhou Yi retreated to the left and right and stood alone in front of Lao Lu's tomb.
"Our family always hears you bragging about whom you were kind to and whose life you saved, but no one came to the funeral when you died. People in the palace who are struggling to make a living will die today and tomorrow, so there is no such thing as kindness... ..”
Death is like a lamp going out, and all the grudges of the past disappear.
Zhou Yi suddenly saw that he had been chatting with Lao Lu all night long in the cold palace, either judging the ancients or discussing the country's dynasty.
Every time Lao Lu had a unique opinion, Zhouyi kept it in his heart and turned it into his own understanding of the world. From then on, his speech and behavior were subtly affected by this, which can be regarded as a sincere teaching.
"From now on, there is no one in our family to talk to!"
Sighing, just as he was about to turn around and leave, an old voice suddenly sounded in Zhou Yi's ears.
"Eunuch Yi, we meet again."
A figure suddenly appeared next to the pagoda, as if it was standing there originally, but it was only revealed because of the sound of the voice.
Zhou Yi cupped his hands and said, "This junior has met Eunuch Wei."
"If we are not worthy of our seniors, our family may not be able to slay the Sword God in the Yi Gonggong Formation. From now on, we will judge it as our peers."
Eunuch Wei said, "We are here today, firstly, to pay homage to Eunuch Deer, and secondly, to convey His Majesty's oral instructions!"
coming!
Zhou Yi had a head-on confrontation with the queen in Kunning Palace, with the purpose of conveying his position to the Zhengtong Emperor. As expected, there was nothing new in the palace, and Eunuch Wei came to convey the order in the blink of an eye.
Eunuch Wei said: "Your Majesty has ordered Eunuch Yi to guard the palace and guard it to the death. No major chaos will occur."
"This slave accepts the order."
Zhou Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Should our family submit the list of guards in the palace to His Majesty for review? If there are any omissions, they can be filled in earlier."
"Your Majesty has been ill recently and it is difficult to see people."
After Eunuch Wei finished speaking, he burned a stack of paper money in front of Lao Lu's grave and disappeared in a leap.
Zhou Yi looked in the direction of the palace, his eyes changing.
"After all, our family is a monk who has become a monk on the way, and we cannot be regarded as His Majesty's true confidants. In this case, if we still allow our family to defend the palace, we will not be afraid of fighting with him.
Queen joins forces?"
"Who in this world can refuse to have power in the government? Otherwise, our family will take risks!"
"Of course His Majesty can think of such a simple truth, so he is absolutely sure that our family can be wiped out even if they rebel..."
Zhou Yi pondered over and over again what was His Majesty's sure means of victory.
When Kunning Palace saw the queen, the usually calm and noble woman threatened her with force like a mad woman.
Zhou Yi knew that the queen was going to lose, and she was just struggling to her death.
After thinking about it, I felt that it was not safe. The palace was as big as the palm of my hand, and there were countless pavilions and pavilions. The tyranny of the innate master could be fully demonstrated.
The orthodox emperor would never leave his own safety in the hands of Eunuch Hai and Eunuch Wei, nor would he even allow himself to be in any danger.
Zhou Yi couldn't guess what His Majesty was thinking, so he put himself on the dragon throne to speculate.
"If we were the emperor and found out that the palace coup was imminent, we would definitely run away and come back after all the rebels were dead... run away? No wonder Wei Eunuch would go out of the palace to deliver the order!"
...
Return to the palace supervisor.
Zhou Yi thought about summoning the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies to inquire about His Majesty's recent situation, but soon gave up this idea.
Even if you call someone to come, you can't find out whether it's true or not. Eunuch Yuan turned the Chief Ceremony Supervisor into an iron barrel and forced him to question him, which would only alert the snake and spoil His Majesty's plan.
After being promoted to the Chief Admiral of the Internal Affairs Department, Zhou Yi did not cleanse or integrate the other nine prisons. The main jurisdiction was still the original three prisons, so as not to have too much power and make His Majesty afraid.
At this moment.
Xiao Zhongzi's voice came from outside the door: "Godfather, we found the guy who had an affair with an outsider."
Zhou Yi winked, Xiao Yinzi and others bowed and retreated.
"Bring it in."
"Meet Godfather"
Xiao Zhongzi knelt down in front of Zhou Yi, kowtowed, pointed at the white-haired old man behind him and said.
"This guy's surname is Wu Mingning. He is the chamberlain of the royal horse supervisor in the palace. He is secretly involved with King Pingxi. On the day my godfather returned to Beijing, he was the one who tipped off the news and the prince later blocked his way!"
Wu Ning was not frightened when he heard this. He stepped forward and knelt down and said, "I humbly pay homage to the Governor."
Zhou Yi was surprised and said, "Aren't you afraid of our family?"
The four words "Dongchang Du Gong" could stop children from crying at night in the Daqing Dynasty. People often threatened disobedient children by saying that they would send you to Dongchang to be eaten by the Du Gong!
"Of course our family is afraid of the Governor, but the prince has a life-saving grace and has to repay it!"
Wu Ning said: "Today, I also received instructions from the prince and took the initiative to reveal my identity and send a message. Otherwise, with my loyal father-in-law's methods, it will be difficult to find out our family for another three to five months."
Xiao Zhongzi's face turned blue, but he did not refute.
Wu Ning's status is low and inconspicuous. He is cautious in what he says and does. He is also an old man who has been in the palace for more than ten years. He does not look like a spy of King Pingxi.
Ten years ago, King Pingxi was only the local commander-in-chief and had not even visited the capital a few times.
Zhou Yi asked: "What message did the prince ask you to deliver?"
Wu Ning glanced at Xiao Zhongzi and said, "This matter is so important that we can only talk to the Governor alone."
Xiao Zhongzi had no choice but to retreat, with fierce resentment flashing in his eyes. He dared to put on my little shoes again and again in front of his godfather.
If Wu Ning doesn't die today, he will definitely punish all nine of his clans in the future!
"Report to the Governor."
Wu Ning said in a low voice: "Your Majesty asked our family to tell you that His Majesty is not in the palace and the Beijing camp has been handed over to the Feng family. What should I do?"
Zhou Yi secretly said that it was indeed the case. The Zhengtong Emperor did not play any exciting games with the queen at all. Instead, he pressed his army to sweep away the ghosts in the palace and cleanse the world in a dignified manner.
In the storybook, those emperors risked their lives and attracted rebels, which is obviously impossible to exist.
After all, a gentleman is not conducive to threatening the wall!
His Majesty has thousands of troops and horses that are not used. Instead, he fights the rebels in close combat. It can only be said that it is necessary for the story.
Zhou Yi's mind raced, and he instantly targeted several people who must be eradicated. Two of them were at the forefront, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Eunuch Yuan, everyone knows Eunuch Yu who is in charge.
His Majesty's departure from the palace is such a big event, but our family has been hidden from it!
"How to do what?"
Zhou Yi knew what he was asking, so he raised his hand in the direction of the capital camp and said, "We have received His Majesty's decree to guard the palace and prevent Xiaoxiao from causing trouble!"
Wu Ning hinted again: "This is a great opportunity. All the blame can be placed on the Queen."
"Bold!"
Zhou Yi sternly scolded: "You guys don't understand the rules in the palace, how dare you make unreasonable comments about the palace. It seems that our family is going to rectify the internal affairs of the palace."
Now is indeed a good opportunity.
The Feng family was in charge of the capital camp, and Zhou Yi was in charge of the internal affairs department. They used the queen to cause trouble and caused his death. By falsely passing on the imperial edict and pushing the young prince to the throne, the predicament of the Feng family and Zhou Yi can be solved, and their power can be further enhanced.
This is indeed a great temptation, and few people can bear it, but Zhou Yi dare not and cannot agree.
King Pingxi is in charge of the capital camp, and he is supported by the generals of the Zhengxi Army. When he gains power in the future, his next goal is to eradicate Zhou Yi.
Furthermore, who knows who Wu Ning is?
Zhou Yi didn't believe anyone, so he always spoke and acted impeccably. He would always praise the emperor's grace when he spoke, and no one would tell anyone when he really planned to act.
"For the sake of the prince, we will spare your life, but if you break the rules, you will be kicked out of the palace."
"Thank you, Lord Governor."
Wu Ning repeatedly hinted and got no response, so he had no choice but to leave. The prince did not have the support of the chamberlain. Unless he really raised a flag to rebel and usurp the throne, it would be difficult to hold the emperor as regent.
These are not troubled times, and there is no room for military leaders to act recklessly.
Zhou Yi looked at Wu Ning's leaving figure, his expression changed, and he tapped his fingers on the table.
"Should I report to His Majesty that King Pingxi intends to rebel and overthrow this potential enemy? In this way, there will be one less person in the capital who can compete with our family!"
"No! Doing so will cause an imbalance..."
"There is no one in the court to balance with the civil officials, and it is difficult for the outside world to contain the King of Zhenbei. The country is often unstable, and the world is in chaos!"
The Book of Changes does not care whether the world is in chaos or not, but the power of the Internal Affairs Bureau comes from the imperial power. In troubled times, who cares about eunuchs without Maozi, only the one with strong soldiers and horses is the king.
The war is fierce and dangerous, how can we be as stable as we are now.
"It's no wonder that Your Majesty holds King Pingxi in high regard. He is truly responsible for the safety of the country. It's no wonder that King Pingxi wants to rebel."
"You are more important than His Majesty, are you still far away from death?"
