Zhao Mu walked up the jade steps step by step and sat on the dragon chair amidst the shouts of long live.
look down.
Everyone was kneeling on the ground, including Eunuch Yi, Eunuch Yuan, Tang Mingyuan and other outstanding figures. Zhao Mu couldn't help but feel a bit heroic.
"Everyone loves you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhou Yi stood at the left position, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is bewitched by the Sanyang Demon and is possessed by ghosts. This slave has newly learned the method of exorcising ghosts, and is willing to exorcise the Queen Mother!"
Zhao Mu's eyes lit up, this was a wonderful statement.
No matter how much the Queen Mother caused trouble in the harem, she was still Zhao Mu's biological mother. If she seriously killed her, it would become a lifelong stain.
On the pretext of being possessed by a ghost, an accident occurred during the exorcism, and it was the Sanyang Cult that killed the Queen Mother.
"Eunuch Zhou, go quickly and save your mother!"
"According to the order."
Zhou Yi waved his hand and led the masters from the Internal Affairs Department to kill Kunning Palace.
Eunuch Yuan then came out and said: "Your Majesty, I will go and guard the palace gate right now to prevent anyone from jumping over the wall in a hurry."
"very good."
Zhao Mu said solemnly: "I give you the right to make a decision on the spot. You can kill first and then report. There are artillery trained by Mr. Tang outside the palace gate, and they are all under the command of Eunuch Yuan."
Eunuch Yuan took the order and left.
Zhao Mu had a smile on his face. One was to clean up internal troubles, and the other was to defend against foreign enemies. As expected, the most useful and loyal one was the internal servant.
The rest have families and businesses, care about their reputation after death, and cannot support the emperor unconditionally.
Only the chamberlain is completely dependent on the imperial power and is willing to do any bad or dirty things. He only has a small hobby of being greedy for money.
Zhao Mu thought about this and ordered several servants to take care of things.
Or ring the palace bell to announce the death of Emperor Longqing and summon all officials to come to the Yangxin Hall to do business. Or he could go to the military camp with the imperial edict, and first cut off King Pingxi's military power for the sake of righteousness.
Or he could send a message to the clan to invite the elders of the Zhao family to come to the palace to support Zhao Mu's ascension to the throne.
One by one, piece by piece, proceed in an orderly manner.
Tang Mingyuan stood on the left, frowning slightly. He had long noticed that Zhao Mu had shown signs of being close to the eunuch, and now he trusted Zhao Mu more and more.
"Mr. Tang, are you worried?"
Zhao Mu said with concern: "Sir, you are my arm, as close as a brother. If you have anything to say, just say it and I will agree to it."
Tang Mingyuan quickly calmed down, he couldn't even compare to Eunuch Yuan, let alone Governor Zhou, he pondered for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty, the tax system reformed by the late emperor has benefited the country and the people, and it should be restored."
Zhao Mu hesitated and said: "This tax system will hinder aristocratic families and officials. If it is reinstated rashly, will it cause turmoil in the country?"
Tang Mingyuan sighed in his heart. Sure enough, he sat on the dragon throne. He didn't care about right or wrong, he only cared about whether the seat was stable.
Fortunately, Tang Mingyuan was not a pedantic person, so he changed his tone and said.
"Your Majesty is the eldest son of the late emperor. He overthrew the false emperor under the banner of rectifying the original source. It is even more important to restore the legal system of the late emperor to demonstrate the integrity of your majesty's accession to the throne!"
"It makes sense."
Zhao Mu nodded and said: "This matter will be handed over to Mr. Tang for implementation. He will be temporarily appointed as... Yushi doctor, who also serves as a cabinet minister, and will be given the emperor's sword!"
Tang Mingyuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhao Mu smacked his lips. Eunuch Yi and Eunuch Yuan both knelt down and thanked them. In contrast, they bowed down and looked a little disgraceful, and then ordered.
"If there are officials who violate the law, they can be arrested by the Supervision Department. When my father implemented the new system, the Supervision Department was indispensable. I should follow the old system."
"My lord, I obey!"
Tang Mingyuan felt a slight chill in his heart, and with a single word, most of the use of the Emperor's Sword was reduced.
Is this the emperor?
Thunder and rain, joy and anger follow one's heart.
Tang Mingyuan suddenly regretted that he should not have jumped into the field of power, and hiding in Jiangning as a son-in-law who had no worries about food and drink would have been more carefree and happy.
Saving the country and the people, and peace for all eternity, have nothing to do with themselves, they are more like shackles imposed on themselves.
Tang Mingyuan sighed helplessly. There was no turning back at this time. If he dared to hang the seal and leave, he would hang it on his head tomorrow.
"Zhengtong, Longqing, Daqing royal family are two generations of outstanding people. Due to some combination of circumstances, they did not last long. Zhao Mu ascended the throne. I don't know whether it was a blessing or a curse."
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Kunning Palace.
One after another came at full speed, led by none other than Zhou Yi.
There were hundreds of servants kneeling outside the palace gate. When they saw Zhou Yi's figure, they turned pale with fright and knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhou Yi asked: "What about the Demon Queen?"
The servants did not dare to respond and cowered for fear of falling into the Governor's eyes.
Zhou Yi waved his hand, grabbed an unlucky guy at random, and squeezed the servant's neck tightly: "Did you not hear our questioning?"
"Reporting to the Governor, the Queen... the Demon Queen has escaped."
The servant's face turned red and he begged for mercy: "Governor, spare my life. I have tried my best..."
Gaba!
Zhou Yi pinched the neck of the servant and said quietly: "We ask you to stop the Demon Queen first. Even if you die, you have to stop her. Otherwise, you are not trying your best."
"Duke, please spare my life."
The begging for mercy continued, and the servants already regretted that they had just died at the hands of the Queen Mother, and the clan members could still be on duty in the Supervision Department.
The death of the governor will bring no peace to the nine tribes!
"According to our family's rules, we will kill them all and fill up the well."
Zhou Yi said coldly: "On the happy day of His Majesty's accession to the throne, I will spare your life, but I have to do something for our family."
All the servants escaped from death and shed tears of gratitude to Zhou Yi.
"The Governor ordered."
"Chase down the Sanyang Sect!"
Zhou Yi said: "Everyone related to the Sanyang Sect will be thrown into the Dongchang dungeon. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
"Interrogate the Sanyang demon and collect all the techniques and classics."
Zhou Yi guessed that Lao Lu had turned into a ghost and had seen his true face. His talent for immortality had been exposed and he had to find a way to kill the ghost.
When Lao Lu hinted to be careful of the Queen, he was probably secretly related to the Sanyang Sect, from which he might be able to find a way to counterattack.
He hurriedly supported Zhao Mu's ascension to the throne, ostensibly for power, but in fact it was to regain control of Dongchang and facilitate the suppression of the Sanyang Sect.
"Do your best and obey fate! There is really nothing you can do about Lao Lu. If we hide in the mountains, no one can do anything."
Zhou Yi has prepared for the worst and will run away immediately once Changsheng is exposed.
While thinking.
There was a sound of footsteps, and Eunuch Yuan came with his servants. His voice was neither yin nor yang.
"Eunuch Yi didn't go on a killing spree. Could it be that the sun has come out from the west?"
"Eunuch Yuan, no matter what happens to you in the future..."
Zhou Yi clenched his palms, and the air crackled: "It will be easy for us to beat you to death now!"
Eunuch Yuan was not afraid at all and said quietly: "Kill our family to death and dominate the palace?"
The emperor must have a balance. If Eunuch Yuan dies, there will be no other servants to restrain Zhou Yi, and it will not be long before the army surrounds and kills the "treacherous eunuchs".
"Walk."
Of course Zhou Yi knew balance and did not want to cause trouble, so he left with his servants.
Eunuch Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He was betting that Eunuch Zhou knew the general situation and took into account the overall situation, so he said to the old eunuch who was following him.
"When our family goes to inspect the palace gate, you keep an eye on Eunuch Su as he eats and drinks. When will he eat and drink until he suffocates to death? When will it be over? Otherwise, our family will kill him from all nine clans!"
The old eunuch asked: "If he really dies, will he still kill the nine tribes?"
Eunuch Yuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at the old eunuch.
"You are also an old man in the palace, why are you so ignorant of the rules? The family must be neat and tidy!"
(End of chapter)
