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Emperor Deqing put away the Son of Heaven Sword, in his eyes, except for the three beheaded today, the rest of the people seemed to be unworthy of dying by the Son of Heaven Sword.

He finally took a look at the fourth prince, his eyes were full of sympathy and disappointment, but more of a kind of indifference, as if this noble prince who was paralyzed on the ground had nothing to do with him.

"Your mother has been destroyed along with her family, what about you?" Emperor Deqing's voice was extremely cold, it turned out that he had already discovered that Concubine Su Gui had jumped into the city and died.

It's just that he was too calm and indifferent, as if Concubine Su Gui was just a woman she never knew, not only did she have no pain, she didn't even have a trace of pity.

Husband and wife for one day, one hundred days of grace, this sentence is nonsense to the emperor, at least to Emperor Deqing!

The fourth prince came to his senses, turned his head, and found that Concubine Su Gui had disappeared from the top of the city, looking around, Concubine Su Gui was already in pieces under the empty and smooth city wall.

The fourth prince screamed, screamed, and rushed over like crazy.

Emperor Deqing didn't even look at it, but said indifferently: "Chuan Huang Da!"

So His Majesty's order was issued immediately, Huang Da rushed over, and knelt down on the ground: "My minister Huang Da sees the Holy Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"From now on, I will seal you as the garrison of the Kyoto garrison and reorganize the garrison." Emperor Deqing said simply and clearly: "These elite divisions I brought back can be incorporated into the garrison and take your subordinates to clean up the garrison." The battlefield is too bloody and bloody, it is not what Kyoto should be like."

Huang Daxie En, when even the commander-in-chief started the work of cleaning the battlefield, the rebel soldiers were outnumbered, and his majesty the emperor descended from the sky, the fighting heart had long since disappeared without a trace, so he accepted the rectification honestly. The captured garrison soldiers were quickly rescued.

His Majesty the Emperor did not stop there, surrounded by the guards, he quickly came to Chaoyang Gate, and Xue Poye had already led the generals of the Habayashi Guards, flew down and opened the palace gate.

The Empress Dowager and the ministers also got the news, they went straight to Chaoyang Gate in disbelief and waited here.

The palace gate opened, and His Majesty the Emperor was standing in front of the palace gate, looking calmly at the courtiers kneeling inside the palace gate, while the Queen Mother stared blankly at her son. Although she had experienced countless encounters and partings, this time The goodbye, but it feels incredible like in a dream.

Isn't his own son already dead?

The audience in the Lin Temple, isn't his son lying quietly in it?But the empress dowager recognized the person in the dragon robe in front of her at a glance. He was definitely her son.

Emperor Deqing stepped forward quickly, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully said: "Mother...!"

The Empress Dowager stepped forward tremblingly, hugged the Emperor's head lightly, and said softly: "The Empress Dowager knows that you are the Son of Heaven, and you are protected by God. How can it be so easy to leave the Empress Dowager?"

At this moment, someone reported: "My lord, the fourth prince...the fourth prince committed suicide...!"

The Empress Dowager's body shook, and sadness flashed across her eyes. No matter how rebellious the fourth prince was, he was her own grandson after all, and the old man was always sad in his heart.

All the backers of the fourth prince were wiped out overnight. He no longer had any power to rely on, and he was guilty of treason, so he had nowhere to escape. It might be a good choice to leave this world.

Xue Poye, who was kneeling beside him, heard the report, and his heart trembled. Prince Yin died, and Prince Fu also died. Who will be next?

Emperor Deqing stood up slowly and remained silent.

He closed his eyes, and after a long time, he said indifferently; "Although he went the wrong way, he is the prince after all... Let Taichang Temple handle it. As for Concubine Su... Let them be together!"

Although he was very calm, Xue Poye sneaked a peek and finally saw the imperceptible sadness from the depths of his eyes.

No matter how ruthless a person is, he is still a human being!

The courtiers were really pleasantly surprised to see that His Majesty the Emperor had passed away. No one dared to ask what kind of inside story it was, but seeing that the crisis facing the court had been resolved and the rebels had been restrained, everything else was in vain. It doesn't matter anymore.

Emperor Deqing passed by Xue Poye, and finally stopped in his tracks. Although his face was still as calm as water, his voice softened a lot: "You... didn't disappoint me!"

This is already the greatest affirmation for Xue Poye.

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The court meeting after His Majesty's "death and resurrection" began a few hours after the rebellion was put down. There was still a bloody smell wafting from the Qianlin Hall. Many officials who had not been baptized by blood were not used to this smell, but In the court hall, he didn't dare to cover his nose, so he could only endure it with all his strength.

Officials above the third grade in Kyoto all appeared at the court meeting this time.

Although many generals were wounded, even Wei Shantai and Li Zifu were wounded, but all of them just bandaged up and went to court with their wounds.

After the bloody rebellion, the court meeting still had a bloody atmosphere.

Without too many details, as soon as he went to the court, Emperor Deqing ordered the deacons and eunuchs around him to read out one name after another, and the guards in the golden helmet and feather forest in front of the hall pulled the ministers down one after another.

The courtiers did not dare to speak, even Lan Wuqing, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and the blunt censors of Yushitai did not appear at this time.

Everyone knows that this is the post-autumn settlement. After any era of rebellion, there will be a process of bloodbath, maybe dereliction of duty, maybe collusion with the enemy, in short, these people have enough crimes in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor to pull them out to carry out all kinds of crimes. punish.

Xue Poye, as the servant of the household department, is naturally qualified to attend the court meeting.

However, due to the rush of time, he is now wearing the Habayashi guard armor, but at this time, it is already harmless.

From the beginning to the end of this kind of cleaning work at the court meeting, only Emperor Deqing was seen coldly leaning on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, without saying a word, and the ministers who were pulled out screamed, but it did not affect Emperor Deqing. For a moment, he remained calm and calm.

After a delay of more than half an hour, dozens of officials were dragged out one after another, and the courtiers were all silent.

I don't know how long it took until the eunuch finally finished reading all the names, and then saw Emperor Deqing opened his eyes, sat upright, glanced at the ministers in Qianlin Hall, and said calmly: "Teng Aiqing, how is your illness?" ?”

In the court row, Teng Xifeng stepped out slowly, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully said: "I am fine now, thank you for your concern!"

"Get up and talk!" Emperor Deqing raised his hand.

Teng Xifeng thanked him again and got up.

"I know, you have been poisoned." Emperor Deqing stared at Teng Xifeng expressionlessly, and said indifferently: "The poison Li Wu gave you should be to control Hefengsu?"

"Yes!"

"It is said that this poison is colorless and odorless, so it is difficult to identify?" Emperor Deqing asked.

Teng Xifeng remained silent, and the hall was also immersed in a cold atmosphere.

"My lord!" After a long time, Teng Xifeng opened his mouth and said, "When Li Wu was poisoning, this official has already seen it. Although it is difficult to recognize the Crane Wind Crisp, this official can recognize it!"

There was a faint smile on the corner of Emperor Deqing's mouth, "Oh", and asked: "Since you have identified it, you are still poisoned?"

"Wei Chen was poisoned voluntarily." Teng Xifeng's voice contained a touch of helplessness.

All the ministers in the Qianlin Palace were shocked, and turned their eyes to Teng Xifeng full of doubts.Xue Poye also frowned, wondering in his heart, where in this world are there people who voluntarily poison themselves?What's more, this person is still an important minister of the court?

But Xue Poye thought for a while, and vaguely understood Teng Xifeng's thoughts.

Teng Xifeng didn't wait for Emperor Deqing to ask questions, and said, "I think that at that time, I'd better be poisoned."

Emperor Deqing sighed, and said softly: "Teng Aiqing, I know what you are thinking about. You have always been loyal to me, and I have never doubted this heart. You saw that I was gone, and you didn't want to get involved. In their struggle for power and profit, so they are willing to be poisoned and don't care about political affairs, is this the intention?"

Teng Xifeng kowtowed repeatedly, and said with a sob: "I'm guilty, I'm guilty. I have been with the Holy One for decades, and I have received all the favors. When I heard that the Holy Majesty passed away, I no longer have the heart to fight... I am old... I have failed the Holy Majesty, I beg the Holy Majesty to punish me...!"

Emperor Deqing got up from the dragon seat, walked down the golden palace slowly, gently supported Teng Xifeng, and said gently: "You don't want to participate in their struggle, I don't blame you, I will reward you." Having said that, Deqing The emperor's complexion suddenly changed, he became pale for a while, he stood still blankly, and with a sudden "wow", he spat out a large pool of blood, which even sprayed on Teng Xifeng's body.

"My lord...!" Everyone exclaimed.

Teng Xifeng hugged Emperor Deqing and sobbed, "Your Majesty...you...!"

All the ministers gathered around, seeing Emperor Deqing's pale face, clenched teeth, squatting all kneeling around, saying in unison: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body!"

Many courtiers cried out at this time.

Xue Poye was also very worried, and thought to himself: "Could it be that the Holy Majesty didn't just pretend to vomit blood in the hall before, he...he was really seriously ill? At this time, the overall situation has been settled, so there is no need for him to pretend to be sick?" My heart is full of doubts.

In the Golden Luan Hall, there were whimpers for a while, although there were sincere sorrows and the body of His Majesty the Emperor, naturally there were also those who pretended to be fake.

After a while, Emperor Deqing slowly opened his eyes, gently pushed Teng Xifeng away, and said indifferently: "I'm fine... Teng Aiqing, although I don't blame you, but you left Yu Lin when the capital was in danger. Wei, take care of yourself and fail to fulfill your responsibility to protect the royal family, this... is sinful!"

Teng Xifeng didn't kneel down, but just nodded and said: "I know that I have failed my Majesty, and I am willing to accept any punishment. My Majesty...you have worked hard all your life...you have to take care of your health...!"

His last words revealed his true feelings, and his voice trembled.

Although Teng Xifeng's martial arts cultivation base is only six, he can see that Emperor Deqing's body has reached the point of exhaustion. Although he doesn't know how this situation is caused, he is very clear in his heart. The harmonious relationship and tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects for decades may disappear in the near future.

"In your hometown, I have set aside enough land for you to use, go back!" Emperor Deqing patted Teng Xifeng's shoulder lightly, with a look of loneliness on his face, he turned around slowly, under the gaze of his courtiers, Down, back to the dragon seat.

"Thank you, my lord!" Teng Xifeng knelt down on the ground, his body trembling. After getting up, he looked at Emperor Deqing, and finally turned around and left.

Emperor Deqing watched Teng Xifeng leave all the time, and in the depths of his eyes, the sadness that was extremely difficult to appear in his expression flashed across. He coughed twice, and shouted: "Xue Aiqing, servant of the household department!"

Xue Poye was startled, but quickly stepped out, knelt down and said, "My minister is here!"

Emperor Deqing looked at Xue Poye, and said calmly: "Teng Aiqing resigned from old age and returned home, and you will take up the position of Chief Guard of Yubayashi first."

Xue Poye was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "Thank you, my lord!"

Next, the court meeting went on for more than an hour, mainly for the handling of the rebellion, such as investigating the remnants of the rebels, eliminating rebel officials, and promoting new officials to replace vacant positions. It was extremely complicated, but Xue Poye also He didn't want to listen, but just stood in the hall.

From the beginning to the end, the prince in front of the officials was always trembling, but Emperor Deqing didn't even cast a glance at him, as if this person didn't exist at all. When he saw the majestic face of His Majesty the Emperor, he dared not lift his foot.

After sustaining this for more than an hour, Emperor Deqing was obviously very tired, he waved his hand to dismiss the court, and went back to the palace to rest.

As for the mourning hall of the Lin Temple of Daodegong, it was wiped out as soon as it was confirmed that Emperor Deqing was still alive. The concubines in the harem who were full of thoughts felt incredible. Yes, regarding the news that His Majesty the Emperor is still alive, he just forced a smile.

Some even thought in their hearts: "This emperor is too nonsense, playing dead to play is really dishonest!" But they didn't know that it was this time playing dead that cost Emperor Deqing countless energy, and the result was as high as Everything that Emperor Deqing wanted to see.

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Huang Da became the garrison of the Kyoto garrison, responsible for managing the capital after the rebellion, reorganizing the army brought back by His Majesty the Emperor, and redeploying the capital city.

Speaking of which, after the mutiny, the most difficult thing to deal with was the rebellious garrison. Although one of the garrison, the Shenwu Battalion, did not participate in this mutiny, there is no doubt that the pressure brought by the Shenwu Battalion to the court would not be due to They did not take part in the mutiny without any reduction.

Under the emperor's instruction, the Ministry of War and the Privy Council finally issued a document after many discussions.

Among the three major battalions of the garrison, the slightly influential officers, whether they participated in the rebellion or not, went to Mobei under the control of Habayashi Wei, where there were the majestic old general Ren and the prince Zheng. Coupled with the powerful Beizhen Army, they are not afraid of making troubles.

As for the rest of the garrison, the Minister of the Ministry of War personally came forward to reorganize the three garrison troops, and inserted a large number of new troops, and even inserted a lot of old garrison soldiers. Divided into five armies, deployed five places outside the city of Kyoto, and these five armies no longer have the title of "garrison army", but under the imperial approval of His Majesty the emperor, they are called "Jingtong army".

In other words, in the Great Chu State, the garrison army that existed for a hundred years completely stepped off the stage of history after this mutiny.

The newly formed Jingtong Army, His Majesty the Emperor has stricter control. Although the soldiers of the Jingtong Army are still mainly soldiers left over from the garrison, the backbone of it is the soldiers of the old garrison, and the newly recruited soldiers It also occupies a huge share in the Jingtong Army. Although the garrison was given some military power in order to appease the garrison, the control of the entire Jingtong Army has actually been completely in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor.

After the mutiny, rewards and punishments were carried out in an orderly manner. His Majesty the Emperor's repeated heavy blows made all the officials who handled affairs cautious and efficient.

This time the royal family was destroyed, and the Yongguo Company's apprentice family, which survived the disaster, immediately made a request to resign from the title of the royal family after the mutiny, and His Majesty the Emperor agreed immediately with a swipe of his pen.

Although the queen mother is a member of the Situ family, she is also a member of the royal family, so she turned a blind eye to all rewards and punishments after the mutiny, and did not participate in them.

However, there was still one thing that went wrong.

After the mutiny, Liu Tuo, the son of Duke Liu, mysteriously disappeared. When the garrison was counting the rebels, the important figures who survived the rebels seemed to disappear that night, without a trace. People searched all over the capital, but there was no trace of him, so the Ministry of Criminal Justice had to issue a document and draw a picture of him, and he was wanted all over the country.

Although His Majesty the Emperor knew about this matter, he also understood that the royal family was gone, and a little Liu Tuo, no matter how capable he was, would not be able to cause much trouble, so he did not anger too many people because of this matter.

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Regarding this mutiny, there is a person in the palace who has been secretly watching.

In Wuyan Palace, the Fifth Prince Liu Ziqian was reclining on a soft couch, drinking tea leisurely, with a strange smile on his face, he said leisurely: "I said before, the old guy doesn't die so easily, it must be His conspiracy, it's a pity that I, a cripple, can see things, but the royal family can't see it, stupid people, this kind of fate deserves it."

"You didn't remind Liu Tuo!" A cold voice came from not far behind him, of course it was a shadow hidden in the darkness.

"No need." Liu Ziqian said indifferently: "I'm just guessing, no matter whether the old guy is really dead or fake death, someone needs to test it out. What's more, the royal family is too powerful, and if it is not dead, it will also become a stumbling block for me. , and in this world, only old guys can take care of the royal family, no matter who wins or loses, it will not harm us."

Shadow was silent, and suddenly said: "I always thought that Liu Tuo was your confidant!"

"He is my confidant." Liu Ziqian said indifferently: "But he is my tool. When this happens, he will always do something."

"Now that your tool is no longer sharp, why did you ask me to rescue him out of Beijing?"

"Because...!" Liu Ziqian said with a faint smile, "He's still useful."

There was silence again.

"You can breathe a sigh of relief now." Liu Ziqian sighed: "The old guy is not dead yet, you still have a chance, so don't be depressed."

"I think he's going to die soon." Shadow said coldly: "He fought in the square. He seemed extremely powerful, but he was actually at the end of his battle. He rushed into the ranks of Nine Dao warriors two years ago, but he didn't You know, that day is also doomed to his death."

Liu Ziqian took a sip of tea lightly, elegant and dignified, and said slowly: "You said that he was injured in the nine realms, and his heart and lungs were injured. It is really not easy to live to this day."

"I also admire him very much. If he were an ordinary person, he would have gone mad and died that day, but he suppressed it by force. This is his ability." Shadow said: "But now he is not close to death. Far, if I don't do it again, I'm afraid I really have no chance."

"Are you sure you are his opponent now?" Liu Ziqian asked lightly.

The shadow said: "I have to try, he must... die by my hands!"

There was another silence. In the icy atmosphere of Wuyan Palace, this kind of silence made people feel creepy.

Liu Ziqian sighed softly, picked up a green tangerine, peeled it, put the tangerine flesh into his mouth, and chewed it lightly. It seemed to be very comfortable to eat. After eating a slice, he said softly: "The royal family It was destroyed, and those officials at all levels with intricate backgrounds were also killed. With his decades of Kyoto Prefecture and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, this time it can be regarded as the entire army. Si is also dead... The old man himself probably knows that he is going to die, so what is he doing all this for?" His brows were wrinkled, and the expression on his ugly face was strange: "Why do I feel that he seems to be dying?" He is making some preparations... preparations after his death, he wants to clean up some things that shouldn't exist, sweep away some forces that are too strong... Who is he doing this for? For the stupid thing of the crown prince?" He himself first Shaking his head, he said with certainty: "No, he wouldn't do this for that stupid prince, so who is it for?"

It's a pity that there are not many people in the world who really understand this issue.