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Chapter 46
"Are you Zhang Ran?" Wang An returned to Yangxin Hall with a brain full of strategizing. Wang An was already waiting in the corridor, with a dark-faced man standing next to him. He looked to be about forty years old and a full head taller.If it weren't for the fact that he didn't even have a beard, a lot of people would believe him if he said that he was standing guard outside in the wind and sun all day long.

"Slave Royal Horse Supervisor Zhang Ran, please greet me!" Not only was he tall and fierce in appearance, he even had a louder voice than Wang An, and he had to pay close attention to hear it.

"Wang An, go take a look around..." Hong Tao nuzzled at Wang An.

"Zhang Ran, I want to ask you to do something!" Hong Tao continued after Wang An checked the nearby rooms and corridors to make sure no one was there.

"Long live this slave, I will fight to the death!" Zhang Ran kept his kneeling position and did not dare to move. Hearing that the emperor wanted him to do something, he calmed down a little.

"Well, I will send someone to call Baizhong here soon. You will kill him on the charge of possessing a sharp weapon and intending to do evil. Then take charge of the Horse Prison in his place and lead the inner palace guards to arrest his accomplices." , can you hear me clearly?"

"...Bai Zhong is disobedient, and I will protect you to the death!" These words obviously exceeded Zhang Ran's imagination. He hesitated for a moment before hitting the floor tiles with his forehead, and completed the story word by word.

Why on earth...how does he know!But one thing you can understand is that if you refuse, the roles in the story may have to be changed.Bai Zhong became a loyal minister who swore to protect the emperor to the death, while he himself was the traitor with evil intentions!

In fact, he thought wrong. Not only would Baizhong not become the hero of the rescue, but he would also be implicated because of a subordinate who had evil intentions against the emperor. Then the Royal Horse Supervisor would have to be replaced by someone else.

This was the plan that Hong Tao came up with, forcing Zhang Ran to kill Baizhong himself, and then asked him to eliminate Baizhong's gang members, and then serve as the imperial eunuch, cooperating with the eunuchs he arranged to take charge of this important department of the inner palace.

From then on, Zhang Ran couldn't even think about being disloyal. As long as he dared to be half-hearted at any time, Baizhong's case would be revealed, and he would be immediately arrested by Dongchang and thrown into prison, where he would die suddenly.

The spring of the 32nd year of Wanli is destined to not be peaceful. According to the historical trend, the demon book case will turn the inner palace and outer court into a mess.After Hong Tao killed Emperor Wanli and changed history, no one paid attention to the demon book case for the time being, but major treason cases followed one after another, making the entire imperial city look particularly grim in the cold spring.

Bai Zhong, the master of the Royal Horse Supervisor, broke into the Yangxin Hall without being summoned, armed with a sharp weapon.Fortunately, the Royal Horse Supervisor Zhang Ran noticed in advance that the abnormality was following him and killed him on the spot.According to Wang An, who witnessed the incident, the emperor was only twenty steps away from Baizhong at that time, and the situation was very critical.

The role of the rescuer cannot be ignored, so Zhang Ran naturally replaced the position of the Royal Horse Supervisor. Li Shi, the former Prime Minister of the East Palace Dianbing Bureau, was appointed as the Supervisor of the Four Guards Battalion, and Wang Guotai, the former Prime Minister of the Diancheng Bureau Bureau, was appointed as the Supervisor of the Warrior Battalion.

Later, he cooperated with Dongchang to launch a large-scale investigation of eunuchs and palace maids. Anyone who was close to Baizhong was arrested and imprisoned. A total of more than 30 people were involved.

The outer court could only watch the cause, process and results of the assassination, or at most ask a few questions, but could not intervene at all.After all, this was the emperor's family matter, and it happened in the harem. The person involved was still a eunuch, so no matter how many people died, no one paid attention to it.

"Long live my Lord, the traitor's apprentice has been recruited." As the admiral of Dongchang, Chen Ju had to personally handle the whole process when encountering a major rebellion in the inner palace. However, he felt something fishy during the trial, and he was suddenly filled with fear.When he first heard about this, his first reaction was to believe it.The new emperor has attracted the attention of countless people since he became the eldest son of the emperor, and this has triggered more than one big controversy in the court.Now it seems that the content written in the demon book is not necessarily made up. Someone may really want to murder the emperor!

But the more the trial goes on, the more something is wrong. He is very clear about Baizhong's character. He is usually a bit domineering and not very broad-minded, but it is really impossible to collude with outsiders to murder the emperor.Clues can also be seen from the confessions of the arrested people. They were either ignorant of every question or made up in order to avoid severe punishment. None of them are the same.

The only explanation for this situation is that the wrong person was arrested, but you must not say such words from your own mouth. If the emperor finds out, he will be suspected of being a member of Baizhong's party.

Seeing that the arrests were continuing, more and more people were biting, and they couldn't bear to see so many innocent people being implicated, so they had no choice but to bring their confessions to the emperor for review, hoping that these people would be dealt with quickly and that they would be dead.

"Eunuch Chen... do you think I am a murderous person?" Hong Tao didn't even look at the confession. Youdao didn't say secret things in front of people. Chen Ju was not Wang An or Zhang Ran. He was waiting in the Chief of Ceremonies. Having worked for more than ten years and being in charge of Dongchang, there was no way he could be fooled by this little trick of calling a thief to catch a thief.

If you really believe it, then you have to consider whether Dongchang should be managed by someone else. As the emperor's eyes and eyes, loyalty alone is not enough, you must also have a good mind.

"Old slave, I don't dare..." With just these words, Chen Ju's back became wet, and he banged his head even through the thick carpet.

"Get up and speak! Eunuch Chen helped me a lot when I was the prince. As long as you live up to your trust, I will ensure that you spend the rest of your life in peace and you will be buried next to my mausoleum and continue to be with you after your death!"

Facing Wang An and Li Ran, they can be tempted with benefits and forced to fight to the death. When it is Chen Ju's turn, he has to change his methods, such as talking about feelings.The old eunuch's position as a minister has reached the ceiling, and he cannot be promoted. No matter how much money he has, he will not be able to take a single coin with him when he dies. Only what happens after death is more important.

Reputable eunuchs in the palace would find a temple to donate money to as their chosen burial place.They firmly believe that being a eunuch in this life will bring bad luck, and they very much hope that they can change their way of life and be normal people in the next life.

Hong Tao was trying to catch Chen Ju's weakness. In terms of good Feng Shui, no temple could be as powerful as the emperor's tomb.As long as you follow me, you can be buried next to the imperial mausoleum with just a kick, isn't that awesome?Do you want it?

"Long live the Lord, I'm afraid I can't wait any longer..." Chen Ju was almost dumbfounded, and he didn't feel the tears and snot flowing down his chin.Eunuchs are buried next to the imperial mausoleum. Isn't this nonsense?

Well, it's not impossible. Many emperors in the previous dynasties would bury their concubines after their death. It's not impossible to have eunuchs bury them there and serve them.But looking at the age gap, this possibility seems to disappear again.

"I got it wrong. I'm not asking you to be buried, and I don't intend to go ahead of you. One day, you can leave first. You don't have to find a temple to live in. You can be buried near the mausoleum for the time being, and you can keep me company when my time comes. You can't joke. , as long as you are willing, I can write an edict."

Seeing the old eunuch's appearance, Hong Tao felt a little pitiful.Bury them together. I am the emperor, and the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed now. They will be abolished one by one in a few years.As long as you dare to believe it, I will dare to agree to it. There is no proof for what I say and my words will prove it!
(End of this chapter)