The fifth year of Chongzhen - September 16th, sunny.
In the early morning, a group of tired and exhausted Jin Yiwei came to Xi'an from the capital thousands of miles away. Along with them, there were two imperial edicts issued by Emperor Chongzhen.
The first imperial edict was to commend a group of soldiers who had made military exploits in the process of chasing down the rogue bandits.
Whether they are given official positions or given financial gifts, there are rewards.
Even the original leader of the bandits: Hua Guansuo-Wang Guangen, was given the official position of deputy guerrilla general because of his meritorious service in giving up resistance and accepting recruitment, and his subordinates were all converted into official troops!
In the process of chasing down the bandits, Qin Feng, who made the greatest contribution and almost single-handedly reversed the situation, naturally received the most generous reward. In addition to gold and silver, he also received a double promotion in his official position!
In terms of recruiting troops for the battalion, he was promoted from the original third rank and deputy staff general to the third rank and staff general.
As for the Guard Army, they were promoted from the fifth rank, Deputy Qianhu, to the fifth rank, Yulin Right Guard - commanding the general affairs, and the official position is hereditary!
All the officers and soldiers of Tianwei Army were also rewarded!
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The second imperial edict ordered Yang He, the governor of the three sides, to lead his troops to search the Qin Palace to see if there were any prohibited items suspected of treason.
Previously, the lawless royal descendants of the King of Qin not only gathered to besiege the post house where Yang He was staying, but also openly waved the banner of "Killing women and committing treachery, Qing Jun sideways", and they were all arrested immediately.
Afterwards, Yang He immediately wrote a memorial and rushed it to the capital along with the flag on an 800-mile horse.
After receiving the memorial, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian was shocked and angry!
You must know that Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, rose up as a vassal king to quell Jingnan, overthrew the rule of his nephew Emperor Jianwen, and then seized the world.
Because they were not in the right position, they were worried that other vassal kings would follow suit and raise armies to rebel. Therefore, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and his subsequent emperors monitored the vassal kings very strictly, and anyone who acted rebelliously would be severely punished!
However, the King of Qin's line is the head of the vassal kings and has great influence among the royal family. They will be severely punished just because of a flag. I am afraid that the royal family will be dissatisfied and once they start to cause trouble, they will be in trouble.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to Yang He, the governor of the three sides, asking him to lead his troops to search the Qin Prince's residence to see if there were any prohibited items suspected of treason.
If there is, then the King of Qin and his family will be severely punished, and no one can find fault. If not, then small punishments, big warnings, and warnings will be enough to end the matter!
In order to speed up, the two imperial edicts were delivered to the city of Xi'an day and night by a team of royal guards on fast horses. After receiving the edicts, Yang He immediately took action.
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"Bang, bang, bang, open the door. Open the door quickly. Under the orders of the governors of the three sides, search the Qin Prince's Mansion!"
"Come in, hurry up, and occupy all the courtyards and corridors. Everyone in the palace will be under guard. No one is allowed to move around at will. Anyone who dares to disobey will be arrested!"
"promise!"
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In the morning, thousands of heavily armed Tianwei Army soldiers surrounded the Prince of Qin's Palace, then forced their way into the gate and occupied key points in the Palace.
Some of the officials and guards in the palace resisted a little, and were immediately beaten and tied up like rice dumplings. The rest immediately obeyed.
After controlling the situation, Qin Feng, wearing a golden lacquer mountain armor and holding a scale-reverse sword, escorted Yang He, the governor of the three sides, into the palace gate.
On the other side, when he learned that Tianwei's army had rushed into his palace, King Qin Zhu Cunshu, who was playing with several beauties, was furious. He immediately overturned the table in front of him, and then brought several close officials to confront him. , among them was Zuo Changshi Duan Yunliu, who was full of evil.
"Old Yang He, how dare you lead your troops into my palace. If you commit the following crimes, you will be punished. I will never spare you!"
"I am acting according to the order, please forgive me Qin Qian!"
"What, following orders?"
"Yes, King Qin Zhu Cunshu accepted the order!"
"Ah... the little king accepts the order, long live my emperor!"
Zhu Cunshu is the prince and Yang He is the governor. According to the rules, the latter must kneel down and salute when seeing the former, otherwise it will be a crime of disrespect.
But today was different from the past. As soon as the imperial edict, which was golden in color and embroidered with nine dragons, was taken out, the arrogance of King Qin Zhu Cunshu was immediately extinguished, and then he led several subordinate officials to kneel down obediently and salute, shouting long live.
No matter how noble the prince is, he is still the emperor's minister, and he can only bow his head before the imperial power!
Next, Yang He read out the imperial edict.
The content of the imperial edict is very simple: First, he reprimanded the King of Qin, Zhu Cunshu, for failing to restrain his royal family members, besieging the post house and causing trouble, and then searched the Prince of Qin's palace to see if there were any prohibited items!
"Come here, search the palace!"
"As you command!"
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Following the order, the soldiers began to search the Chengyun Hall, Cunxin Hall, Qiyun Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, back garden, hall, rice warehouse...even the toilets were searched thoroughly.
On the other side, seeing that his palace was being searched, King Qin Zhu Cunshu was furious and was about to jump up to stop him, but was stopped by Zuo Changshi Duan Yunliu on the side.
"Master Chitose, they are conducting a search under orders. Do not stop them. Otherwise, it will be a crime of rebellion and will cause great trouble!"
"Damn it, I am a nobleman of Tianhuang, the grandson of Phoenix, but I am so humiliated today. I must avenge this!"
"Master Qiansui, a gentleman must take revenge. Ten years is never too late. After this incident is over, we can just seek revenge on Yang and Qin. They will be cut into pieces with a thousand swords and Ling Chi will be executed!"
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Duan Yunliu has been serving as Zuo Changshi for many years, and he is well aware that his prince's character is that of a straw bag who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He has never had any rebellious intentions and does not have the courage. Therefore, there is no one suspected of treason in the palace. Prohibited things.
As long as no prohibited items are found, the Prince of Qin's Mansion can pass this test. After the situation calms down, they can just find an opportunity to take revenge on Yang He and Qin Feng.
In fact, just as Duan Yunliu expected, the soldiers searched the palace for most of the day, searching it up and down, inside and out, and found countless gold, silver, pearls, jade, and rare treasures. There was not a single prohibited item suspected of treason.
Seeing this situation, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, coughed a few times and prepared to say a few polite words, then ended the search, led the team to exit the Qin Palace, and wrote a memorial to the emperor to explain the search situation. .
Just as Nazhi was about to speak, the soldiers' shouts came from not far away:
"Look, look, a yellow package was dug out here. There is a nanmu box inside, and there are ghost drawings on it!"
"What's inside? If it's anything prohibited, please hand it over to the Governor for inspection immediately!"
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While they were talking, the soldiers brought a yellow package covered with mud. After opening it, they found a small golden nanmu box one foot long, half a foot wide, and half a foot thick. It was extremely exquisitely made and had a small gold lock hanging on it. .
And on the small wooden box, there are various strange and terrifying symbols painted on it, which looks mysterious and unpredictable!
What is in the box and why is it buried underground in the palace? Could it be that it is a prohibited item suspected of treason?
"Open the box!"
"As you command!"
Qin Feng agreed, took out the sword against scales in his hand, and with just one stroke, the small golden lock broke into two halves. Then he used the tip of the knife to gently open the small wooden box, and saw that there was a small wooden box less than a foot high inside. The little clay figurine has all the facial features and is vivid, just like a young man.
What’s horrifying is that there is a sharp ghost-headed nail stuck in each of the little clay figurine’s head, heart, lower abdomen, and limbs!
There is a piece of bright yellow talisman paper next to the little clay figurine, with a line of text written on it. Because it has been too long, it has been blurred, and only the words Xinhai and Gengyin can be vaguely seen!
Seeing this scene, everyone present was shocked, and two words could not help but appear in their hearts at the same time - the art of witchcraft!
