Seeing that the Queen Mother has made a decision. Zhu Yijun was secretly happy and thought: Finally, all the hard work was not in vain! But with a solemn expression on his face, he said: "I didn't expect that my eldest companion would be so frantic, risking my safety in order to fulfill his ambition of getting rid of his political opponents. In the future, as time goes by, and with the previous examples, there is no telling whether the fake show will actually turn out to be true." "After that, he sighed. Although seemingly outnumbered, he turned the corner and put Feng Bao in a certain death spot.
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li showed a comforting look on her face and said: "Although you were close to Feng Bao when you were a child, he is still a slave after all. When the emperor grows up, it's time to change the people around him -" her tone was solemn and decisive. It can be seen from this that you must not deceive a woman, especially a woman who is in control of her own life and death. For example, a woman might get angry because you were drinking, causing trouble, or even looking for a escort, but she would not kill you. However, if you go behind her back and look for a mistress, the outcome will generally not be good. ——Zhu Yijun had deep experience in his previous life. Although Feng Bao was not Empress Dowager Li's husband, and Empress Dowager Li did not care how many women he had, politically, Feng Bao failed to find a correct position in the triangular relationship with Empress Dowager Li and Zhang Juzheng, and joined forces with Zhang Juzheng to deceive Empress Dowager Li, and The threat to the emperor's safety is the same as in real life when a husband goes to find the mistress behind the mistress' back and murders the mistress's children.
The mother and son discussed the plan for a while. Because Wuying Palace was making a lot of noise and they were still afraid of a long night and many dreams, they decided to seal the palace immediately while it was still early in the day. Empress Dowager Li called Cao De into the palace and asked him to arrange for someone to clean up the broken screen. She walked to the case and wrote a handwritten decree to Zhang Juzheng: "A lot of things have been lost in the palace recently. The palace must be closed to check for theft. In order to avoid foreign affairs. Surprised and suspicious, I wrote a special handwriting to inform the cabinet." After writing, he took out the royal seal of the Empress Dowager Cisheng from her purse and stamped it. He also asked the emperor to add a line below: "The Empress Dowager Cisheng is with me, so the outside world does not need to be surprised." Put it into a bag, seal it with wax, stamp the seal on the wax, call the eunuch, and send it immediately. Go to the cabinet to maintain your position.
The handwritten letter was sent, and Zhu Yijun conveyed the order, asking all the heads of departments and supervisors in the palace to come to Qianqing Palace to see him. However, the two of them took a chariot and went to Ciqing Palace to inform Empress Dowager Chen. Empress Dowager Chen paid no attention to the affairs of the government or the palace. When she saw mother and son coming hand in hand, she thought they were just visiting. When the screen retreated, Empress Dowager Li was looking at the pear blossoms. After saying that Feng Bao had deceived the emperor and ignored his superiors and other evil deeds, Empress Dowager Chen said angrily: "Why should I keep such slaves who use their masters as swordsmen? Just beat them to death!" Otherwise, when your wings are full in the future, you will inevitably have unbearable things to say!"
There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth and he said: "If you can bring assassins into the Qianqing Palace, how many followers does this dog slave have? This time, dig it out and take a good look at the hearts and minds of these beasts!"
Zhu Yijun was shocked when he heard this, and secretly thought that there was really no one in the palace who was easy to get along with! Empress Dowager Li hurriedly stopped her and said: "Sister, I have decided to discuss with the emperor that there is no need for a big fight, lest Gua Meng be implicated and form a big prison. Besides, Feng Bao, the chief ceremonial supervisor, was responsible for the late emperor's legacy. If it got too big, the palace would not be happy either. It looks good." After hearing this, Queen Mother Chen had no expression on her face and just nodded slowly in agreement.
The Empress Dowager Cisheng paused and said, "That's enough to get rid of his evildoers and cut off his party members. In order to fear that he will cause sudden changes, it is better to imprison the leader and find other reasons. In addition, the palace has not been tidy up for many years, but Take this opportunity to clean things up."
Empress Dowager Chen nodded when she heard this and said: "Sister, you are too careful. Are there slaves in the Forbidden City who are rebelling? But the palace should be cleaned up, otherwise these slaves will become more and more lawless. In this case, I will accompany you. Go with the emperor."
Empress Dowager Li was overjoyed and told the emperor's idea. Empress Dowager Chen laughed and said, "The emperor is just like you, too cautious." After saying that, she stopped talking nonsense and started to dress up according to etiquette.
Queen Mother Chen dressed up and took the chariot, and the three of them went to Qianqing Palace again. I saw that Feng Bao, Zhang Hong, Zhang Jing, Chen Ju, Sun Desheng, Wang Guochen, Liang Yong and other great officials had all arrived.
Everyone was looking at each other in shock and confusion, not knowing what the emperor wanted to do when he gathered everyone together. Seeing that Empress Dowager Chen, Empress Dowager Li, and the Emperor arrived at the same time after not showing up for a long time, they were even more frightened. Feng Bao has been in the palace for so many years, but there has never been a moment like this - Empress Dowager Li has never hidden anything from him, but today is the first time. He felt uneasy and thought repeatedly about what he had omitted, but he couldn't think of anything.
The emperor sat in the middle, Queen Mother Chen sat on the left hand side, and Queen Mother Li sat on the right hand side. Everyone paid homage and knelt on the ground. Empress Dowager Chen did not cry out, her face was covered with frost, and she said: "Ciqing Palace lost a piece of Ruyi, but it was my dowry, and it was also a thought left by the old lady at home to the Ai family-" There was a low hum in the palace. With a sound, Feng Bao breathed a sigh of relief. I thought it was Empress Dowager Chen's wish, no wonder I didn't get the letter - it seems that Empress Dowager Chen will also arrange for someone to take care of her in the future.
The Empress Dowager Chen said: "I am not a troublesome person, but today I have to find this wish - I have just ordered the emperor to seal the palace, but I have to search it to prevent things from leaving the palace today. "
Liang Yong wanted to curry favor with the Queen Mother, so he knelt on the ground and played: "Your Majesty, please be merciful, my servants will search carefully and be sure to find Ruyi - I just don't know what the shape of Ruyi is?"
Empress Dowager Chen sneered and said: "You don't need to tell me about this Qiao Zong'er! A few days ago, a pearl shirt was lost in Princess Duan's palace. You have been checking for a few days. Where is it now? There are many thefts in the palace. You Isn’t it hard to take the blame? Kneel down! Reflect on the kindness that the late Emperor and the Emperor gave you, and feel whether your heart has been eaten by a dog!"
Liang Yong was stunned and bowed his head in silence. Some of the big guys laughed secretly in their hearts, and a few of them had ulterior motives and couldn't help but beat their own drums. Feng Bao cursed the Empress Dowager Chen in his heart: "Old Qianma, Grandpa has so many things going on right now, but you are the one who kneels down here. It's really unlucky!"
After saying that, Empress Dowager Chen stood up and led Empress Dowager Li and the emperor out of Qianqing Palace. The leaders and eunuchs in the palace were left kneeling in the palace.
Empress Dowager Chen ordered the young eunuchs around her to call about a hundred Han generals (Forbidden Army soldiers) outside the gate of Huangji Palace, and issued an edict: "Today, I will ask the chief eunuchs in the palace to kneel down in Qianqing Palace to reflect. You will do this." The Qing Palace is surrounded. If anyone dares to come out or deliver a message, no matter who it is, Tie Guduo will smash him in the face! If you don’t smash him to death, you will die! Can you hear me clearly?"
Most of the generals of the Han Dynasty knew the emperor but not the queen mother, and they were trained to know the queen mother's clothes. Seeing the emperor and the empress dowagers of the two palaces together, although he didn't understand what was going on, he was right to listen to the decree. The three most powerful people in the palace were all here. Although the decree was strange, there was no room for comment. Obey the order solemnly.
When Empress Dowager Chen saw that she had taken control of the leading eunuch, she ordered the palace to be sealed. For a time, the palace gates in the Forbidden City were locked, and all the palaces were also locked, and they were sealed into small independent units. Empress Dowager Chen called some of the eunuchs around her and said: "Today we will conduct a thorough search of the palace. You will be divided into ten groups, with ten people in each group. Bring extra ropes and search the palace in detail, including all areas of the palace." All the palaces and dormitories of the concubines and masters, including the rooms of the leaders and eunuchs, will be searched by me, and not a single thing in the whole palace will be missed."
Then he called some of the eunuchs around Queen Mother Li and said, "You should do the same thing. After they have finished searching, you can search again. If you find someone who has not been found by the front team, each person in the front team will be kicked out of the palace with forty boards." !” This was Empress Dowager Chen’s favor to Empress Dowager Li and asked Empress Dowager Li’s people to inspect the results of the palace search. Originally, Zhu Yijun asked Empress Dowager Chen’s people to inspect and accept the results.
In an instant, the team was formed, and everyone took out the palace account books from Queen Mother Li and began to search the palace. Queen Mother Li was afraid of scaring the children, so she called King Lu and the princesses to her side early, and everyone was waiting in the side hall of Qianqing Palace.
The Forbidden City is not big even though it is said to be big, and the inner palace is especially small. Within half a quarter of an hour, the front team who searched extremely carefully tied up some gagged eunuchs and palace maids and arrived at the entrance of the side hall of Qianqing Palace. Those who followed them were also There were some packages and such.
Prince Lu was curious and opened a blue leather package, only to find a gold-plated and jade-inlaid bottle inside. Next to the bottle was a Mr. Jiao and two volumes of erotica. King Lu didn't understand, so he picked up Mr. Jiao and asked Queen Mother Li: "Mother, what is this?"
Empress Dowager Li was ignorant, but Empress Dowager Chen blushed and said hurriedly: "This is dirty stuff! Put down Zhu Yili quickly!" Because of her urgency, she called out King Lu's name. King Lu was startled and threw it to the ground. Empress Dowager Chen asked the palace servants to bring water for King Lu to wash his hands. Everyone around him who recognized him blushed, wanting to laugh but not daring to. Empress Dowager Li also understood what it was at this time and blushed. Zhu Yijun pretended not to see it.
As time went by, the people and things brought gradually became shocking. There were piles of various pearls, jade, treasures, and solitary books displayed in the palace. There were also piles of banned books, witchcraft blessings, and filthy things. The more people there were, the more people were tied up in front of the side hall of Qianqing Palace. Eunuch Yin, Zhang Cheng and other eunuchs around the emperor took the account books and counted the records, corresponding people and objects one by one, and recorded them in detail.
After a while, the eunuch Zhang Cheng came over and said in a low voice: "Queen Mother, long live, I found a copy of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and three sharp knives in Eunuch Feng's room. The servants dare not make the decision, so I came here to ask for instructions." After finishing, he handed over a scroll that was less than a foot long but thick and heavy. But the weapons could not be handed over and were left on the ground.
With trembling hands, Zhu Yijun unfolded this national treasure and saw that it was indeed the original treasured in the Forbidden City by future generations. When I saw the inscription and postscript, I couldn't help but feel happy. I thought that Feng Bao had indeed been vindicated. The ink was just like the original painting. Feng Bao actually wrote the inscription on top of the original painting. Also signed: "Imperial Commissioner, Governor of Dongchang Official School, who is also in charge of the Royal Department of Ceremonies, Eunuch Feng Shuanglin."
Zhu Yijun whispered: "Empress Dowager, this painting of Along the River During the Qingming Festival is a treasure of the country. When my father was here, he treasured it and hid it deep in the inner treasury, but his eldest companion secretly took it away." After saying this, he wrote Feng Bao's inscription and postscript. Show it to the Queen Mother of the two palaces.
Empress Dowager Li didn't know much about famous paintings, but Empress Dowager Chen knew a little about it. She snorted coldly: "Things that can't support the family are turning into thieves! They also hide weapons. I don't know what they want?" After hearing this, the officials around him knew it. Feng Bao has done something bad.
After searching carefully twice, I found that there was a dark crowd kneeling on the ground at the entrance to the side hall of Qianqing Palace. There were about two hundred people. The things in the hall could no longer be piled up. They were all placed on the steps at the entrance of the hall. The piles in the east and west were very eye-catching. Empress Dowager Li, who was in charge of palace affairs, felt that her face was swollen from being slapped by these people, so she blushed and apologized to Empress Dowager Chen. Empress Dowager Chen smiled and said, "Don't be upset, sister. This is the custom in the palace. Check it every few days. They will be more restrained, but it has nothing to do with you." However, she saw that a maid named Xi'er beside Concubine Shu was also tied up. He asked someone to bring her to the front of the palace and remove the gag cloth.
Queen Mother Chen asked: "Aren't you Xi'er? What did you do?"
Xi'er cried: "For the sake of the queen mother, please spare my life! I didn't accept the things Xiao Jixiang gave me. I really didn't know that he had stolen them! Please forgive me, master!!" while crying. Kowtow to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Because he was tied up, his posture was very embarrassing. He curled up and fell to the ground, with dirt all over his face.
These words reminded Zhu Yijun, and he gave Yin Xiang a few instructions in a low voice. Yin Xiang came out of the palace and gave orders, taking out the cloth balls from everyone's mouths. He said loudly: "You are not allowed to beg for mercy or make noise in front of the Queen Mother! If there is any love abuse, report it one by one. If you expose others, half of the blame will be spared!"
Upon hearing this, everyone shouted, I have a love affair to report!
Yin Xiang called some literate eunuchs he was familiar with and took those who were suspected of being cheating in love aside for interrogation. After a while, nearly a hundred people were interrogated. They knew that the emperor wanted to kill Feng Bao, so they could not help but lure the prisoners to bite Feng Bao's people. Zhu Yijun was so happy, but Yin Xiang and others were so busy that they were on their feet.
This search and interrogation took a long time, and all the departments in the palace were shut down. They were so busy until nightfall that no one in the palace even had dinner. Zhu Yijun was not concerned about himself, so he released the chief eunuchs who had not found any problems and asked them to pass on the food and those in charge of the lights to take care of the lights.
There were fewer and fewer people in the hall, and Feng Bao knew something was wrong. But he couldn't get out of the imperial edict or go out. He tried to communicate with the Han general, but he couldn't get the point. Qing knows that he wants to do something bad, but he can't do anything about it, and he can only wait for his death in the gradually darkening palace. Until now, he didn't know why he was in trouble, but he didn't know that the emperor was like a poisonous snake, injecting venom into Queen Mother Li's heart step by step, and gave him a fatal blow today.
By the time the Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Prince, and the Princess had dinner, the palace was already brightly lit. Lin Xiaofu, the chief eunuch in Empress Dowager Chen's palace, Wu Youqing, the chief eunuch in Empress Dowager Li's palace, and Yin Xiang, the chief eunuch in the emperor's palace, finished checking the account books and came forward to report: "To the Queen Mother, long live the investigation in the palace has been completed. A total of three thefts were found. One hundred and sixty-seven cases, involving 198 people and 1,020 items; 1,401 prohibited items were found, including 9 witchcraft items and 1,390 others. Two cases, involving 685 people, cannot be placed here, so the people were tied up and placed in their respective residences." Queen Mother Chen hesitated for a moment, but said nothing.
Queen Mother Li asked, is there anyone in the palace who is dishonest?
Lin Xiaofu and Yin Xiang said: "Your Majesty asked us to cross-check. Except for the dirty hands and feet of a yellow gate in the Emperor's Palace, we did not find any obstruction."
Queen Mother Li breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If we masters also have these things in our houses, these slaves will die!"
Queen Mother Chen asked: "Is there anything about the chief eunuch?"
Yin Xiang reported: "In addition to Feng Bao, there are also the eunuchs who are the leader of the Zhidian prison, the leader of the inner official prison, etc., who have committed crimes such as theft. Nothing has been found in the rest."
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Chen asked Empress Dowager Li: "What do you think, sister?"
Empress Dowager Chen said: "The chief eunuch has all kinds of filial piety, and he is greedy for these small profits. It is really unforgivable-" Seeing Zhu Yijun about to speak, she interrupted: "The emperor is getting older, and it is not too late to correct these bad policies. Now But be quieter——" After speaking, he pouted towards the outside of the hall and said: "Such a movement is loud enough."
After a pause, he continued: "In my opinion, no matter how big or small, they are really beaten. The leaders are sent to Xiaoling to grow vegetables, and the rest are expelled from the palace. But there are two, one is that the late emperor got involved He cannot be expelled, but can only be demoted and do some miscellaneous work in the palace; in addition, the matter of witchcraft and blessing is a taboo in the palace, but it is punishable by death." Looking at Empress Dowager Li and the emperor again, it depends on their intentions .
Queen Mother Li remained silent and looked at Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun muttered: "Feng Bao is my great companion and the leader of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The emperor thought that it would be better to avoid corporal punishment and be sent to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, so as to preserve the dignity of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. In addition, those palace officials who are not involved in theft or witchcraft and blessings Women, after leaving the palace, will inevitably have no food and clothing, so it is better to leave them to their own devices. Those who are willing to stay in the palace will be demoted or punished with some hard labor. Others will be as the Queen Mother said." Seeing that he took care of himself, Queen Mother Chen and Queen Mother Li felt nostalgic. Love, quite pleased. Zhu Yijun also gave the poor women and servants in the palace a way out.
Give the order and someone will deal with it according to your opinions. Suddenly, the palace was filled with cries and cries. The nine palace servants with witchcraft blessings, including a talented man who had been favored by Emperor Longqing, were all given three-foot-long white silk silk, and their bodies were Hanging in a secluded palace. After he died, someone would come over to examine the body and send it to the incarnation site.
In the dark Qianqing Palace, Feng Bao was completely destroyed. Hearing the sound of drums, he was the only one left in the palace with the other three leading eunuchs. At this time, Feng Bao really believed that his hair would turn gray overnight, because although he couldn't see it, he knew that his hair must have turned gray. He murmured to himself: "Why? Why?" But no one gave him an answer. In the palace, there were only the low sobbing sounds of the other three eunuchs, but it was quiet outside the palace.
Feng Bao didn't dare to move or shout, for fear that if he broke the silence, someone would rush in and give him a bowl of wine or three feet of white silk. Gradually the sound of the watch drum changed, and it was already the fourth watch. At this time yesterday, he had already gotten up and arranged various matters for the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the East Factory. Bingbi and the eunuchs were already around him, listening to his oral orders and following them to maintain the normalcy of this huge empire. operation. Who is giving the orders now? Is it Zhang Hong? This bitch! I, Feng Bao, cursed him to die miserably!
