Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 615

The few people in the palace are all the top figures in the royal family and the inner court. Although the chaos last night subsided by dawn, no one would be afraid if they thought about it. If they were a little careless, it would be a terrible disaster.

Zhang Cheng accompanied the driver last night, listening to the loud fighting outside the house, smelling the strong smell of blood and gunpowder smoke, not to mention seeing the corpses lying all over the yard, it happened before that, Emperor Wanli and him I once drew up a list of trusted guards, but was rejected by the Empress Dowager Li of the Palace of Compassion. In the battle last night, although the thieves were crazy, they were all rabble.

Not to mention that Zhang Cheng was the eunuch accompanying Emperor Wanli, and King Lu was in power. His side was really smashed to pieces, and I don't know how miserable the situation is.

What did Lin Shulu and King Lu say in the bedroom and what they were going to do? No one will ever know when they are dead and the lights are off. But what these people in the Palace of Compassionate Ning know now is that last night's incident was aimed at Emperor Wanli and tempted those people to do so. What he did was to become rich after King Lu came to power.

This is entirely possible. Once Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, even the lowest servants in the Xingxian Palace achieved real power positions above the seventh rank. When Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, what happened to the old people in Yuwang Palace? Let's see in Cining Everyone in the palace knows that when King Lu ascends the throne, there must be a group of cronies who will appoint him. Such a temptation of wealth and honor will really make people take risks.

With King Lu as the leader of Dayi, and Lin Shulu in the midst of planning, last night the palace and Beijing launched an attack at the same time. If Zhang Cheng hadn't said that Emperor Wanli had made arrangements in advance, no one would dare to go to the current situation. think.

The situation was almost out of control. If the Palace of Compassionate Ning did not control the imperial guards so strictly, Zhang Cheng felt resentful, but he also thought of another layer. If the Palace of Compassionate Ning deliberately controlled the imperial guards so strictly , so he was more respectful and careful when playing in the palace, and he didn't dare to say a word.

After Feng Bao finished speaking, he stopped. The Cisheng Empress Dowager Li sighed and did not speak again. The hall was quiet, but the silence was a bit long. The three eunuchs who bowed their heads looked up, only to find that this short During the time, Empress Dowager Li seemed to be ten years older.

Although she is called the Empress Dowager, Mrs. Li is only in her early forties this year. She is pampered and well-maintained, and she looks like she is only in her 30s. But at this moment, Mrs. Li looks like an old woman in her 60s and [-]s , extremely old, that awe-inspiring aura is completely gone.

"...What did Cao Yi find out at King Lu's residence last night!?"

The three of them looked at each other, and the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor said in a deep voice:
"Returning to your mother, the residence of King Lu was safe and sound last night, no one in the palace was killed or injured."

After finishing speaking, she lowered her head again, Empress Dowager Li stared at Zhang Jing for a few times, and said slowly:
"Someone set fire to the East Nuan Pavilion, and the two imperial guards to the west fought to the death with the thieves. The Ai family also knew about this."

Hearing this, Zhang Jing just bowed his head, but stopped talking. The East Nuan Pavilion is only a hundred steps away from King Lu's bedroom, and the two guards on the west side are both more than a hundred steps away from King Lu's bedroom. There was arson and fierce fighting, why Lu Wang's palace was safe and sound, and what kind of people were in the palace, how could he not understand this key point.

"...His Royal Highness King Lu said that Lin Shulu came in suddenly in the middle of the night in the name of a visit, and swung a knife to plot against him. Fortunately, a loyal internal official blocked him, but he shot Lin Shulu to death instead."

Feng Bao hesitated for a while, then added, Empress Dowager Li's expression was extremely depressed, but now she recovered a bit, she just smiled calmly, just as she was about to speak, someone outside informed her, but it was the female official Jinxiu.

In the past, this Jinxiu was the number one confidant of Empress Dowager Li, and her ranking in the Palace of Compassion and Ning was probably ahead of Feng Bao, Zhang Cheng and others. She informed her and walked directly to Empress Dowager Li's side, but today is very different from the past , entered the door, and knelt down at the door. Her face was extremely pale, and she knelt there and reported:
"Report to the empress, Diancui has been killed with a stick."

"The body was burned outside the city, and the ashes were scattered in Haizi!"

Empress Dowager Li said coldly, Jinxiu agreed with a hoarse voice, kowtowed again and turned around to leave the door, the three eunuchs in the room exchanged glances with each other, Diancui is the third female official in the Palace of Compassionate Ning, the imperial guards and eunuchs, After the palace maid's right to schedule shifts was taken back by the Compassionate Ning Palace, she was responsible for arranging the eunuchs' shifts.

The female officials in the Palace of Compassion and Ning are quite old, and there are generally eunuchs who are opposite food, and this eunuch who is opposite food is Lin Shulu's confidant Double Happiness. This morning, all parties reported it, and the Empress Dowager Li directly ordered this Dian Cui to be pulled down and beaten to death. .

Jinxiu went out, the eunuchs were about to continue, but there was another notification outside, Empress Dowager Li frowned, because the female officer Jinxiu had left and returned, and came in again.

"Report to your empress, His Royal Highness King Lu wants to enter the palace to visit your empress, and ask for your safety!"

Jinxiu knelt on the ground, the hall was quiet, no one spoke aloud, Empress Dowager Li had a look of extreme grief on her face, but this look was only fleeting, she said in a deep voice:

"There is nothing wrong with Ai's family. Ai's family is tired. Last night was a thrilling experience. Let King Lu also go back to have a good rest. Let's greet you another day!!"

Jinxiu kowtowed again and went out, the palace door was closed, Empress Dowager Li swayed, closed her eyes slightly, and when she spoke again, her voice became much hoarse:
"Feng Bao, the palace servants in King Lu's palace last night were all trying to protect King Lu's safety, and fought to the death. The palace should take good care of them."

The three people below shook their bodies, Feng Bao took a step forward and asked:
"Your Majesty, those two people who saved King Lu..."

"Are you slaves really thinking that your family is confused!?"

Cisheng Empress Dowager Li's voice suddenly raised a little, and the three people below quickly knelt down and said:
"The slaves dare not!"

Although the queen mother's voice was severe, she was deeply tired, she shook her head and said:
"Prince Lu is not young, let's become a feudal clan soon this year. Going to Wei Hui's side can also settle his temper. As for the princess, I will find a clean family in the capital to find a suitable one."

Next is the order, Empress Dowager Li waved her hand and said:
"Feng Bao should go to King Lu to appease him first. After all, so many people have died, the palace also needs to take care of him."

Feng Bao bowed to say goodbye and left. When Feng Bao went out, Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng looked at each other. The queen mother was not in good spirits, tired and sad. If she continued to stay here, what kind of anger would Bao Buqi get? road:
"The Imperial Horse Supervisor has a position to supervise the eunuch. The Imperial Horse Supervisor is the shufu of the imperial army and cannot be vacant. What candidates do you have in mind?"

Several names quickly appeared in the mind of the eunuch Zhang Jing, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and just about to speak, the Empress Dowager Li asked Zhang Cheng beside him:

"Zhang Cheng, do you have any candidates?"

This sentence makes people understand that this is Zhang Cheng's candidate, which is also a kind of compensation to Emperor Wanli in a sense. Zhang Cheng bowed and said:

"Slaves can intervene in such a position, and the Empress Dowager and the Long Live Lord are invited... However, Zou Yi, the former head of the Sixth Section of the Ritual Supervisor, bears the burden of humiliation for the safety of the palace, and it is worth using."

Empress Dowager Li nodded and said slowly:

"Zou Yi's child, Aijia, knows that he works calmly and has a righteous mind. Aijia thinks that he is very suitable for the position of supervisor. Zhang Jing, you are the supervisor of the Yumajian, what do you think?"

The eunuch Zhang Jing, the supervisor of the imperial horse, and the eunuch Zhang Cheng, the supervisor of ceremonies, are both old people in Yuwang's mansion. They were both suppressed by Feng Bao, and they have a good relationship in private. No words, just bowed and said:
"The empress dowager has learned from you, Zou Yi is loyal and reliable in his actions, and he is suitable for this position!"

Empress Dowager Li nodded and said:
"Since this is the case, Zhang Cheng, you and the emperor should inform you of this matter, and make an appointment, Zhang Jing, the five battalions of the Yumajian must conduct a thorough investigation from top to bottom. ...But last night you dealt with it in a timely manner, the Ai family knew about it, and there were also Deng Pu and Hu Qi of the left guard of Longxiang, these two are good!"

When it came to "absolutely not", Zhang Jing almost knelt down to plead guilty, and then he was relieved after hearing the next few sentences. Empress Dowager Li said again:

"Let's go back and make arrangements!"

Zhang Jing bowed to leave, and before leaving, he glanced at Zhang Cheng, knowing that this was the empress dowager who wanted to ask alone.
"How did Wang Tong and others enter the palace? The emperor seems to have known about last night's chaos!?"

The question was indifferent, but Zhang Cheng knew what it would mean if the answer was wrong. He couldn't help admiring Wang Tong in his heart. When he left Zheng Guifei's residence early in the morning, Wang Tong gave a few words of advice, but he responded at this time. Zhang Cheng bowed, and replied respectfully:
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Long Live Lord is going to go tomorrow, and it can be seen from the reports from the Department of Public Security and other places..."

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In the courtyard of the palace where Concubine Zheng lives, the palace and the outside palace people have already started to wash the ground with alkaline water and scrub it over and over again with a mop to wipe away the traces of last night's fierce battle.

Set up incense burners in several places in the yard. There is no need to burn spices like money, but to suppress the blood and gunpowder. In fact, the smell in the yard at this time is very strange. Apart from the previous ones, there is also the heavy food. aroma.

"This is still the royal chef, the mutton bone soup is not as delicious as the one on South Street, and the scallions are not too sweet..."

Li Hutou was holding a large bowl of mutton soup in one hand, and a piece of noodle cake in the other, talking while eating. Wang Tong frowned, glared at him and scolded:

"Still talking nonsense in such a place, eat your meal quickly!"

Stared at by Wang Tong, Li Hu flinched and didn't dare to make a sound. Everyone in the room burst into laughter. At this time, the announcement of "Your Majesty is coming" came from outside, and everyone hurriedly put down the food and utensils in their hands and stood up. , During the conversation, Emperor Wanli had already entered the room. Seeing the messy room, the soup pots and plates randomly placed on the ground, he couldn't help smiling on his gloomy face, waved his hands and said:

"You don't need to be too polite, I'm hungry too, take a set of bowls and chopsticks, let's eat together!!"
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