I'm a detective for Dongchang

As soon as November passed, the sky in the capital became cold in a blink of an eye. Even a thick padded jacket couldn't resist the biting chill, especially in the early morning and late at night, even if you didn't do anything, you could still shake out. Wearing a sieve, unless the brazier can be placed indoors, it will be difficult to take a nap.

Of course, the Fotan Palace in winter is naturally well-prepared, but the charcoal is also divided into grades, not just anyone can afford 'Hongluo charcoal', high-quality Hongluo charcoal, black and shiny, The combustion is durable and the firepower is extremely strong, neither smoke nor smell, and will not pollute the indoor air. There are many houses in the palace and the population is also large. In the long winter, the amount of charcoal needed is quite considerable.

However, things like braziers, smoke cages and foot stoves are not rare items for the concubines in the palace. The famous concubines in each palace and hall have several. Luo Tan', as long as the concubines send a servant to report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they can get it as much as they want, but it is not a very worrying thing.

Whenever noon was approaching, the servants and eunuchs from various palaces and halls gathered in the Ministry of Internal Affairs with basins, waiting for the good charcoal to be distributed, and then took them back to their own palaces for their own mothers to use. It is a good time for the servants of the various palaces to brag and chat, and it is also a good time for all kinds of gossip to spread. Of course, the servants of the various palaces will never forget to use their own masters as an example and compare each other. It's not uncommon for friction to arise, no, the eunuch, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has not yet arrived, and the dozen or so court ladies and eunuchs at the front of the line have already quarreled.

"Hey, hey, hey, why squeeze? Standing while standing, only you Anfu Palace can squeeze. You are shameless and have the same virtue as your master..." A young eunuch who was squeezed out of the queue said angrily He slapped the brazier in his hand and cursed loudly, but he didn't think that halfway through the scolding, another brazier flew out from the crowd----"Bang Dang" hit his forehead, and immediately suppressed the little eunuch's cursing In the stomach, there was a clear and crisp curse: "Fart your mother, what kind of shit is your Yuande Palace, don't squeeze if you have no skills, and talk nonsense, be careful that your aunt will peel your skin. "

"Oh, fight, go, Xiao Gaozi, you are really an idiot, you can't even squeeze a girl." This voice sounded like the kind of master who sows dissension, and is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

"Cuihong, good scolding, Yuande Palace is not a thing, hit him, kill him!" Heh, this one is also a guy who is unwilling to be lonely, and he is purely a master who does not tire his waist while standing and talking.

"Xiao Gaozi, come on! The bottom is gone, so you can't even lose your face?"

Hahahaha, this sentence caused a burst of laughter around.

But he didn't think about it either, he was also a piece of shit, God knows whether he was scolding others or himself.

"Hit, hit, hit!" Huh!This one is the cutest, she is obviously a petite girl, she shouts and fights louder than anyone else, her face is full of excitement, for fear that there will be no excitement.

The eunuch named Xiao Gaozi was already in a fit of anger, but he couldn't bear it when he was aroused by these noises, and it didn't matter that this was the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he roared angrily, raised the brazier in his hand, and yelled vigorously at Zheng Zheng. Cui Hong rushed over, waved the basin in her hand, and started beating wildly.

This is a terrible situation, not only Cui Hong was hit a few times, but also the maids and eunuchs who were crowding to watch the fun also suffered.

The big guys are all people from various palaces, so there is no one who is willing to suffer. Those who are beaten will fight back, and those who are not beaten take advantage of the troubled waters to fish in troubled waters and fight Taiping fists; They fought into a ball, but seeing the fans swinging wildly in the field, the thin legs stretched horizontally, the pot dance made a sound of ping-pong, Sha Zi lifted the vaginal legs, punched the chest, and cross-eyed hands all came out, the beating was very enjoyable.

"Stop it, stop it quickly, stop hitting!"

I just yelled, but I didn't dodge it: "Oh, shit, even I dare to fight, come, come, take down all these bastards!" Seeing the chaos in the scene, he hurriedly stood up and tried to put up the air of the eunuch in charge to dissuade the melee, but he never thought that the group of uterine women and eunuchs would be red-eyed. Not only did no one listen to his advice, even Liu Song Du hit him together, and immediately made him so angry that he shouted regardless.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is an institution that manages the affairs of the palace, and it is responsible for rectifying the maids and eunuchs. Previously, because the maids and eunuchs who came to receive the charcoal were all important people in the palaces, the eunuchs in the institution did not dare to Take care, now that the eunuch in charge has given the order, he will not be more polite.Besides, these eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are not less angry with this group of guys on weekdays, and their actions are very fierce. Thirty to forty young eunuchs rushed forward, greeted unceremoniously with fists, sticks and sticks. In the past, people from all palaces were beaten to the ground in a daze, some were disfigured, some had their arms and legs severed, and the crowd was full of crying and shouting for their mothers.

It's cool to hit someone, but what about after the fight is over?Hearing the wailing sound of the audience, and seeing the ragged clothes and dripping blood of the wounded, Liu Song was a little dumbfounded.

Don't look at Liu Song is now the chief eunuch of the fifth rank, and his uncle Liu Youde is covering him, but if he wants to wrestle with the masters of the palaces, let alone him, even if Liu Youde is added, he is not qualified. It is easy to beat a dog. But what should the master do?Which one of the gang of empresses and princes is easy to mess with? Just a little finger can kill Liu Song, right?
"Come on, put all these bastards in custody and notify the palaces to come and get them." Now that there is no way out, if these maids and eunuchs from various palaces go back and file a complaint, they will be punished. Liu Song had a few lives that were not enough to kill, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and order a group of eunuchs to imprison all the people in each palace, but he hurried to the imperial dining hall.

It's almost noon, and today is not the day of the early court. Qi Tianyin, who is rarely free, is having a meal in the imperial dining hall at this time. Although the luxurious Qi Tianyin is an emperor, he is not very particular about his food, and he is fine even if he is alone. Unnecessary ostentation.There are seven or eight dishes of side dishes, one serving of soup, and one bowl of white rice on the small table. It is very simple, except for three or two little eunuchs waiting on the side, there is nothing unusual, and it is delicious .

Liu Song trotted all the way to the entrance of the Imperial Dining Hall, just poked his head out from outside the main hall, saw the emperor was eating, did not dare to go up to disturb him, so he desperately gestured to Liu Youde who was standing beside the emperor, and invited his uncle out the door of the temple.

"Why is there such a panic?" Liu Youde quietly walked out of the hall, seeing his nephew's panic-stricken face, he couldn't help frowning, and asked angrily.

"Uncle, something is wrong, the people from several palaces are fighting in the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Liu Song was always afraid of his uncle, but now seeing Liu Youde's face darken, he quickly swallowed his saliva and said with a pale face.

"What? What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Liu Youde was taken aback, and hurriedly asked in a low voice.

"Uncle, the thing is like this..." Seeing that Liu Youde was in a hurry, Liu Song didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly described what happened in detail. Of course, he didn't forget to add fuel and vinegar, and he didn't forget to defend himself for his recklessness. The people who hurt the palaces defended, and pushed all the faults to the little maid and the little eunuch, and finally asked very worriedly: "Uncle, what should we do now?"

Liu Youde has been hanging out in the palace for a long time, he is already an old Jianghu, how can he be fooled by Liu Song's nonsense, after hearing it, he immediately understands that this matter is not trivial, if it is not handled properly, not only Liu Song, but even himself will not be able to escape The anger of the empresses in the harem, once the harem raged, the uncle and nephew would probably have to finish the game, and when they were angry, they slapped Liu Song hard.

After slapping him, he suppressed his anger and tried hard to think of countermeasures. In the end, he came up with a plan.

"Did you see all the people fighting? Can you see the people in the palace?" Seeing that the nephew didn't understand his question, he kicked him angrily and pointed to the east.

Liu Song suddenly realized, and nodded vigorously in a hurry.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Liu Youde settled down a bit, and then gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Go back now, take care of everyone. Without the order of the Holy One, don't let people get close to those bastards. Go!" Liu Song had never seen his uncle get so angry, he was so frightened that he couldn't bear the shit on his face, he promised repeatedly, and hurriedly rushed back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs along the way, Liu Youde sternly Looking at Liu Song's embarrassed back, he stomped his feet angrily and slipped back to the main hall.

"What's the matter?" Although the movement outside wasn't too big, Qi Tianyin was startled. Seeing Liu Youde sneaking back, he put the bamboo chopsticks in his hand on the chopsticks, and asked in a calm voice.

The emperor is a master who is not easy to fool, even if he gave Liu Youde a few more courage, he would not dare to spit nonsense, but seeing his master's face down, Liu Youde's forehead was covered with sweat, he didn't dare to hide it, so he rushed to grab it Going forward, he knelt down on the tunnel and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Ministry of Internal Affairs came to report: the palace people in the East Palace, Anfu Palace, and Yuande Palace had a quarrel because of queuing up to receive charcoal, and then they fought, and people from all palaces were involved one after another. In a scuffle, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' dissuasion was ineffective, and everyone had to be taken down. Due to the fierce fighting, everyone was seriously injured. This matter was all caused by the Ministry of Internal Affairs' ineffectiveness. Don’t dare to make decisions on your own, please make a clear decision, Your Majesty.”

"Hmph." When Qi Tianyin heard that it was people from various palaces making trouble, he immediately lost his temper, patted the table and said: "Decree: All those who participate in the fight will be given thirty court sticks, and they will be sent to the clothing bureau to serve as hard labor." , strictly order the palaces to restrain the subordinates, and if there are any more offenders, I will punish them severely!"

Hearing the emperor's oral order, Liu Youde's heart suddenly turned cold.

The life and death of those maids and eunuchs is trivial. If this imperial decree is really carried out, the face of all the palaces will be cut to pieces. How can Liu Song, who started as a chrysalis, escape the wrath of your empresses? Liu Youde himself might have to die, but the problem is that Qi Tianyin has opened his mouth and is angry, how dare Liu Youde say "no", seeing that things will get out of hand, he can only fight , gritted his teeth secretly in his heart, knelt on the ground and climbed a few steps, kowtowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, please calm down. This servant thinks that this matter is small, but... the reason behind it is big, even if this group of people is dealt with. Presumptuous people are not the way to cure the root cause. Moreover, although everyone is at fault, no matter how you deal with it, it is not an exaggeration. However, if the root cause is not resolved, there will be many future problems. As a servant, it is really difficult to do something , I hope His Majesty will learn from you."

Although Liu Youde's words were cryptic, but the inner meaning could not be hidden from Qi Tianyin, the left and right were just hinting to him that this dispute was caused by the palace people in the Tai's womb.

After the crown prince was grounded, rumors spread everywhere, and the fighting between several concubines with princes escalated, and even the situation in the harem changed, hmph!Could it be that they are all hoping that one day I will change to become the crown prince? !

"Why, are you scared?" Glancing at Liu Youde who was kneeling on the ground, he said coldly.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that slaves are lowly people, and death is not a pity, but the peace of the harem is related to the stability of the court. The slaves have no talent or virtue, and they dare not take charge of the affairs of the palace. With this heart and soul, Go to His Majesty to see clearly." Liu Youde, who had been forced to the corner of the wall, also went all out, kowtowed his head and said loudly.

"Presumptuous! Are you threatening me?" Qi Tianyin slapped his face with a livid face, so hard that the dishes on the table jumped up, and the vegetable juice splashed all over the table. It was a mess, even the sleeves were stained in several places.

Seeing the emperor's fury, Liu Youde didn't dare to say any more, he just kowtowed desperately, with such force that there was a loud knock, but after a few strokes, blood was seen on his forehead, he didn't dare to wipe it off, just kowtowed blindly head on.

"Huh!" Qi Tianyin snorted coldly, got up suddenly, paced back and forth in the main hall, his livid face gradually eased, and at the end, he sighed and stared blankly in one direction, not saying a word for a long time , After a long time, he turned around, looked at Liu Youde who was still kowtowing, and said, "Well, get up, I have a decree for you. From now on, if anyone in the harem dares to speak ill of the East Palace or make troubles again, all the servants will be responsible. According to the law, get out!" As soon as the voice fell, Liu Youde walked out of the imperial dining hall and went straight to the imperial study regardless of Liu Youde's answer or not.

When Qi Tianyin said this, it was equivalent to giving Liu Youde absolute authority. This authority is incredible. It looks majestic, but in fact the risks inside are astonishing. Let alone whether Liu Youde has the ability to subdue the empresses of the palace, Even if there is, he can't ignore the reaction of those powerful princes and generals outside the palace. If he really offends someone with a ruthless hand, he will die without knowing how. Rao Liu Youde can be regarded as a man of deep scheming. Senior, he broke out in sweat when he heard it, and he was about to say some excuses, but he saw that the emperor had already walked away, and he was stupid on the spot for a while...

Qi Tianyin, who returned to the imperial study, immediately called Lu Shun——
"Tell Yuan Yanxi that Lu Xizhi will enter the palace!"