Listening to politics behind a curtain?Kill the Queen Mother at the beginning!

Chapter 87
Beyond the Meridian Gate,

head rolling,

The beheaded criminals, together with the heads of those serious relatives and relatives in Shuo Wang's mansion, piled up to a total of forty or so heads, among which there were 30 to [-] of Prince Shuo's heirs alone. Horses really do their job well.

Although not everyone in the Zhu family is as capable of mating as this Prince Shuo, but over the past 200 years, more than a dozen generations have been passed down, and there are also 10,000+ royal relatives.

"It's becoming more and more like a lonely family..."

Luo Porridge wiped the embroidered spring knife on Prince Shuo's four-clawed python robe and looked up at the main hall. He never saw the bright yellow figure. Zhu Ming, who had wanted to save Prince Shuo's life before, made his decision , and never showed his face.

"Too……"

Luo Porridge put the knife back into its sheath, shook his head and said clearly.

In the final analysis, Zhu Ming was just thinking about his old love when he was a child. Although the status of this relative of the Qing Dynasty was noble, the weight in his heart was far less than what civil and military officials and outsiders imagined.

After all, he has too many relatives, and he can't take care of them, and he can't even remember the names of many cousins, because these people whose names he doesn't remember, let him hold the sharp knife tightly again, and become It is obviously not worthwhile to become dull and create a gap.

Of course, it is impossible for me to cut off one by one, because even if I do nothing all my life and cut off my heads without eating or drinking, I am afraid that I will not be able to cut off so many heads from teenagers to white heads.

It's convenient to wait for myself to sit in that seat, after all, at that time, they don't even need to speak, someone will chop off their heads and send them over.

"Wow..."

It was the sound of clear water splashing on the ground. Just after the execution was over, dozens of eunuchs came out with buckets and rags to wash the ground and wipe it clean. Perhaps too many people died at the Meridian Gate in the past few days.

The dark red blood stains had already soaked into the ground along the cracks in the bluestone, and looked like a chessboard drawn with red lines from the high hall.

"Don't rush to collect the corpse."

"Let's put the head into the character "death", let the other adults pass by and take a look when they leave the court, don't forget how to write this word."

Luo Porridge took a look at the official who was carrying the corpse, and then said, he personally carried the head of Prince Shuo and placed it on the bluestone slab first.

Soon,
Outside the Meridian Gate, a "death" character was written with blood as the line and human head as the ink. It looked very regular and clear from a distance, and it was only a few strokes. Nothing has changed.

As the saying goes, there are [-] characters in the world, but only the word "love" is the most murderous. There are countless emotions such as love, family affection, and friendship, which can kill people invisibly.

But according to Luo Porridge, only "death" is the most murderous. Compared with spiritual transcendence, he still prefers physical transcendence. The feeling of blood debt and blood dripping is the best to relieve hatred.

"Your Majesty, the country's moth has been eradicated!"

When Luo Porridge covered in blood appeared again in the hall, not to mention the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, even the [-]-year-old prince with his nostrils upturned, his relatives, and all the nobles subconsciously lowered their heads, Don't dare to look at him.

"Ah."

"Since the evidence is solid, let's also send people to arrest the officials in the yamen in the Gyeonggi area on the list."

Zhu Ming didn't know why, looking at the young man covered in the blood of the Zhu family, he didn't feel too much anger, so that so many people close to him died just now. Lots of ups and downs.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with the four major merchant gangs?"

Luo Congee bowed and continued to ask.

"The shopkeepers who bewitched Prince Shuo and raised the price of food in Shangjing will die today!"

"The masters behind the four major business gangs planned such a rebellious thing, and they all have to be buried with them."

"However, they are originally a clan system, and they are entrenched in various places. A large group of people gather together to do business. If one master dies, another one can be picked from the clan immediately. In addition, their ancestral homes are scattered all over the place. , intricate, I'm afraid it's not easy to kill..."

"In addition to the fact that the Northern Expeditionary Army has just arrived in northern Xinjiang in the past two days, they will be used for a period of time in the future. After all, they have been in business for generations and have many channels to prepare food and grass. If they do it rashly, the harm will outweigh the benefits. , You have to wait until it's used up, and then uproot it after it's properly arranged."

"Recently, you just need to kill the few people who caused the trouble, beat them up, release that batch of grain first, and stabilize the grain price in Shangjing..."

Zhu Ming frowned after thinking for a moment.

"Of course, if you have your own method, Aiqing, you can try it. Just remember one thing, don't affect the supply of food and grass for the follow-up of the Northern Expedition."

"Sir, I understand!"

Luo Congee nodded and said, he also clearly knew Zhu Ming's worries, the four major business gangs were able to raise food prices so recklessly, so naturally they knew that the court would not be able to do anything to them for a while.

But I have some insidious methods.

"Forget it, you go ahead and deal with it first."

"Sir, retire!"

"and many more,"

"Before that, let's go to Prince Shuo's mansion."

Before leaving, Zhu Ming stopped Luo Porridge again, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Sir, take the lead!"

Luo Congee was taken aback when he heard the sound,
But he responded quickly.

He lets himself go,
Instead of letting the fans of Dongchang go,

The hidden meaning is self-evident.

……

Jinyiwei Campus,
More than [-] Tiqi, wearing splendid uniforms and hanging wild goose feather sabers from their waists, were silently waiting in the arena.

If you look carefully, you can see that everyone's backs are straight, their right hands are pressing the sabers, and they don't look sideways. Although the sabers are not out of their sheaths and there is no sound, the murderous spirit has already permeated the field.

Originally, following Luo Porridge's countless killings, full of murderous aura, and Qinglong's training, these thousands of Jinyiwei Tiqi, who were already good at first, were no less elite than the masters of a hundred battles.

After all, Qinglong trained them as killing machines. They don't need to have too much emotion, they just need to obey orders.

"The Commander is here!"

When Luo Congee stepped onto the high platform, everyone's eyes fell on the young man in the blood-soaked black and red python robe, his eyes were full of reverence, I have to say that Qinglong's brainwashing method is also quite good .

"Bai Xiaosheng, is there any change in the four major business gangs?"

Luo Congee asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to my lord, there hasn't been any change in their side for the time being. Now the grain and grass in the capital have been bought out. Just an hour ago, the sky-high price grain sold by the last dozen grain shops in the capital has been bought by the people. The government-run granaries in the city are even more empty, and their goal seems to have been achieved."

"According to the latest news from Die Zi, the four major business gangs have built dozens of granaries in manors outside the city, and are busy arranging manpower to load them."

"Look at what they mean, they don't plan to sell grain for the time being, and they want to wait until some people starve to death, and wait until the people have nothing to do, and then open warehouses to sell."

Bai Xiaosheng thought about it.

"Well, if that's the case, let's do it."

Luo Congee nodded when he heard the sound.

"Master Luo, let's not wait for a long time, until they gather all the food together, then we can save some effort in searching and transporting..."

Bai Xiaosheng wanted to speak but stopped talking.

"Enough people are starving to death..."

"It can't be delayed any longer."

Luo Congee shook his head and said.

"Can……"

"The lower officials have never seen that family doing funeral affairs, and there are eyeliners in the Yamen of Shangjing, but they have not listened to the informant's report that the family died of starvation..."

Bai Xiaosheng wondered.

"You just stare at the people in the city..."

"Naturally, I haven't paid attention to those who don't have household registration."

"Didn't you realize that there have been no beggars or refugees in Shangjing for several days?"

"Tell me where they all went?"

Luo Congee asked back.

"After all, they are human beings..."

"It's just that life is cheaper than grass, and no one has ever mentioned it."

Luo porridge said quietly.

I have been in this world for more than a year, and apart from this incident, I have also seen many excerpts played after disasters in various places.

Without exception, the number of people affected by the disaster will be mentioned. Of course, this report on the death toll is completely opposite to the decapitation request, and it is all said to be low.

Also without exception, no official will report how many beggars and refugees are missing in the city, and even their surnames are not worthy of appearing in the cold numbers.

"This……"

Bai Xiaosheng felt like a stick in his throat.

"Qinglong, listen to the order!"

"I order you to lead two thousand Tiqi out of the city immediately, and control everyone in the four major merchant gangs. If you encounter resistance, you will be killed on the spot."

"Qinglong, order!"

After Qinglong stood up and waved his hand, two thousand riders were separated into a queue and got on their horses. The whole process was orderly, except for the snorting of the horses and the sound of the armor colliding, there was no messy sound. In terms of order and prohibition, it is even better than the frontier army commanded by Pei Xingwu.

"The remaining 1000 people will all come with me, and they must complete the errands assigned by His Majesty before leaving the city."

Luo Porridge also raised his hand after seeing Qinglong leave.

……

Shuo Wangfu,
in the backyard,
At this time, it was the time of Chen, the sun was shining brightly, and it was not without the scorching heat of the noon sun. Ten maids waited on the side with melons, fruits and pastries in their hands, Yingying Yanyan was very lively.

He didn't pay any attention to the fact that his master was appointed by His Majesty to go to court. After all, he has done a lot of things that are rotten to the bone in these years. If His Majesty wanted to call him, it was just a lot of thunder and little rain.

"Sister, why doesn't this fish eat?"

After the pretty concubine dressed in silk and satin sprinkled a handful of fish food, the koi fish were still swimming slowly in the pond without waiting for the imagined scene of hundreds of carps fighting for food.

"You silly girl, you've been feeding too much these days."

"Look at the koi in this pond, they are almost fat, how can there be enough to eat." An older concubine beside him nodded his forehead and said.

"What should I do?"

"Give them some fresh food."

"Hey, it just so happens that I can't finish eating this early today, so let the fish in the water try it out." After the man said, he took the exquisite snacks handed over by the maid and threw them into the water.

"It's really a mouthful..."

The older concubine said angrily when she saw the koi scrambling to grab the cake after it entered the water.

"Since they like to eat, let them eat as much as they want, and bring a few plates of pastries for my sister to feed." The older concubine waved her hand and asked the servants beside her to bring another plate of pastries.

"Boom..."

When I took the plate,
Two pieces of pastry fell to the floor.

"Snapped……"

When the maid was about to pick it up, she had already slapped her across the face.

"It's really clumsy. I eat and drink from the Wangfu every day, and I have big breasts and raised buttocks. In the end, I can't do such a small thing well."

After the slap, the older concubine took out five liang of silver and threw it on the ground: "Take it and buy some plaster and apply it on. This swollen face is annoying to see."

The maid didn't care about the pain on her face when she saw Yin Zi, she knelt down happily on the ground and thanked her repeatedly, saying it was resentment, but it was not so much.

After all, the whole of Gyeonggi now belongs to the Wangfu, and the life is the best. Don't look at yourself being angry in the Wangfu, but when you go back to your hometown, even the ordinary government servants have to be respectful when they see you. Can build a big house.

"Sister, why are you angry?"

"Hey, we have added a few more sisters to the palace, and all the clever maids have been picked away. The maids around my sister are becoming less and less enough, that is to say, they will be replaced by those who are easy to use, and those who are unwilling to give up. , I still have to spend some money to go to the market to pick a few more."

The older concubine couldn't help touching her forehead and sighing when she heard the sound.

"Sister, you might as well wait."

"My sister heard that many people outside the city can't afford to eat. I estimate that after waiting for ten days and half a month, some people will sell their sons and daughters. At that time, we sisters will go outside the city to see it. It won't cost much. For two silvers, you can pick a few lovely maids."

"My sister is right."

The older concubine also opened her eyes and smiled when she heard the sound: "The lord has earned a lot of money this time, so I have to give some to you sisters. In addition, the lives of common people's children are cheap and they are sold cheaply. wealthy."

in the gazebo,
"A bunch of short-sighted women."

Sitting in the gazebo, the princess looked at the playful concubines and snorted coldly, then she changed her mind and said worryingly: "I don't know if the prince's move will waste the love between you and your majesty... will it be?" It will not affect the image of Xuan'er, a close cousin, in His Majesty's heart."

……

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Luo Porridge led the troops galloping all the way, looking at the stripped bark and bare branches on both sides of the road, his heart became more and more depressed. After all, he still underestimated the current situation.

Most of the people are greedy for small profits and resell the cheap grain released by the government. In addition, most of the people in the city do not have the habit of storing food, so that in just ten days, people have already chewed on leaves and bark.

"Coming……"

Looking at the extremely wealthy mansion not far away, Luo Porridge muttered in a cold voice, he didn't want to, and he didn't bother to compete with the ordinary people for profit, but someone sang against him and racked his brains to take money out of their pockets regardless of life or death.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know what this place is?"

"Wangwangwang..."

Now that the court was not over yet, and he led the troops here ahead of time, they naturally didn't know what happened in the court, and the two house slaves guarding the gate were also arrogant and domineering, and they were used to leading the vicious dog and asking sharply.

"Pfft..."

Luo Porridge didn't say much,

The Xiuchun knife in his hand swung the two house slaves and fell to the ground.

"Wangwangwang..."

A few vicious dogs became fierce when they saw blood.

"My lord, don't dirty the knife, and hand it over to the next official."

Wang Ruling, who was on the sidelines, looked at the two fangs and sharp claws, the sleek, barking vicious dog and said.

"Tsk tsk, the dogs in this palace live better than the people outside. The fur is smooth and smooth, and there is a lot of meat. Don't waste it. Take it back and stew the meat..."

After Wang Ruling dealt with those vicious dogs very skillfully, he was short of another Jin Yiwei to carry him, and he followed behind in a hurry.

"Boom..."

The gate of the palace was suddenly kicked open,

"Ding Xiu, you assign 500 people to go straight to the warehouse, don't lose a tael of silver."

"Wang Ruling, lead people to surround the palace, don't let a family member escape."

Listening to the voices of Yingying and Yanyan coming from the backyard, Luo Porridge ordered in a deep voice, and then walked straight to the backyard of the palace with the Xiuchun knife in hand.

"what……"

Luo Porridge just stepped into the back garden,
A woman's exclamation was heard.

"Where did the unsightly thing come from?"

"Don't you know this is the backyard of the palace?"

A pretty little concubine who was admiring the flowers frowned and cursed at the soldiers entering the hospital. In the blink of an eye, she thought it was a guard from the palace who accidentally broke in.

"Noisy!"

"Pfft..."

Luo Porridge stabbed the Xiuchun Knife into her belly, looked at the charming concubine who fell to the ground, and felt no pity in her heart.

"Are you Commander Luo?"

The concubine also noticed the movement here, got up and walked out of the pavilion. The princesses of the princes were counted according to the grade of the Dali court, and they were also the first grade. They also entered the court with Prince Shuo earlier, so naturally they have seen each other. Luo porridge.

"I don't know what Commander Luo is talking about entering the mansion?"

"Why did you kill people from my palace for no reason?"

The concubine was not afraid to ask first, looking at the corpse in front of him, there was faint anger rising in her heart, and her tone was also ready to blame. You must know that even if you don't like these foxes, they are still the royal family. How can he act as an outsider?

"This official is naturally here by order."

Luo Congee's face remained unchanged.

"Come by order?"

"Why didn't your lord come with you?"

Princess Wang doubted.

Even if His Majesty wanted to deal with it, logically speaking, his own prince should come together instead of allowing him, a foreign minister, to break into the inner courtyard of the palace.

"Prince Shuo?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to come!"

"Where's Xuan'er?"

The princess subconsciously said that she had also thought of the worst outcome in her heart, but she was most concerned about her eldest son, after all, the position of the prince can be hereditary.

"I don't know that it's Xuan'er, but I think I've killed them all, so there shouldn't be any omissions..."

Luo Congee thought about it.

"Is this His Majesty's will?"

The concubine asked, holding on to the dizzying feeling in her head, but Luo Porridge didn't answer, but just quietly waited for Jin Yiwei to surround the entire palace.

"My princess,"

"We must go to the clan mansion to seek justice!"

The princess was shocked when she saw this, but she wasn't stupid, so she led her personal maid to the door, ignoring the messy female relatives in the backyard.

"Boom..."

At the moment she just turned around,
The Xiuchun knife suddenly swung a Zhenshou and flew up.

The personal maid has already fallen to the ground.

"you……"

"Did Your Majesty ever order you to come to the palace to kill people?"

The princess looked at the headless corpse beside her, her face turned pale with fright, but she still asked with the last bit of reason.

"Although Your Majesty didn't say it, you can send me here, isn't that what you mean?"

"Is it possible that you are really asked to go to the clan mansion to make trouble?"

Luo Porridge looked at the princess and sneered,

After all, His Majesty is also a person who wants face.

"Kill them all."

"I want no grass to grow in this palace!"

After Luo Porridge took out the knife again to finish off the princess, he looked at the plump female relatives in the backyard and said in a deep voice.

In the final analysis, no matter whether there is Zhu Ming's secret instruction or not, I will kill these people. One is to kill the grass and roots, so as not to leave any future troubles. He should bear the future retribution of the palace.

In this world of cannibalism, I have never believed in the truth that one person does things and one person is in charge, and I don't listen to the saying that the disaster is not as good as my wife, children, and children.

"Officer, take orders!"

The voice just fell,

The leader of a thousand households led people to kill them.

"My lord, the officer is back."

By the time Wang Ruling finished arranging the manpower and arrived, the corpses of female relatives were already lying in the back garden.

The latter looked at the empty backyard,

Feeling a bit lonely with the Yanling knife raised in his hand,

But with a turn of his eyes, he quickly landed on the koi in the pond, gathered the goose feather knife, trotted all the way, and kicked away suddenly, the stone slab used for changing water in the pond.

"Wang Tongzhi, what do you mean?"

Luo Porridge listened to the sound of rushing water and looked over.

"Reporting to my lord, the koi in the pond in the backyard is a little far away from the house, and there is such a large pond to cool down the water, I'm afraid it won't be scalded to death, so the lower officials let the water go first."

Wang Ruling smiled embarrassingly.

Luo Congee shook his head and didn't pay much attention to it. When there was no more wailing in the backyard, and when he was about to leave, Wang Ruling was the first one to run out in front of him.

"What are you going to do again?"

Looking at Wang Ruling's back, Luo Porridge frowned.

"Return to your lord."

"The next official went looking for that quicklime."

Wang Ruling turned around and shook the water stains on her body.

"Reporting to my lord, just killing people and setting fires, it's still a bit inappropriate for the lower officials to think about it."

"When spring comes next year, weeds will still grow on the wasteland of the palace. With the burning charcoal and the body fattening up, it might even grow better..."

Wang Ruling said seriously.

"If you sprinkle that quicklime, no matter if it is a snake, an insect, a mouse ant, or a wild flower and weed, as long as the lime is still there, you will never be able to grow on this land..."

Wang Ruling said firmly.

"..."

"What if the lime is gone?"

Luo Congee looked suspiciously.

Ever since Wang Ruling listened to the scholar's words in Qingshui County, every time he ransacked his home, he would definitely bury his head in his thoughts, not knowing what was going on in his head, and he couldn't tell what was wrong. Some.

"Please rest assured, my lord!"

"Every time Qingming comes, the next official must come to visit in person..."

"Add lime to this palace,"

"Dingjiao doesn't grow a single blade of grass in this land!"

Wang Ruling said resolutely.

(End of this chapter)