little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 71 Minions
At this time, Chuxiu Palace included all the most distinguished people in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor, queen mother, empress and imperial concubine, and now all of these people's eyes fell on this little eunuch who appeared out of nowhere.But no one noticed that Concubine Zheng's tightly clenched hands under her long sleeves had quietly loosened.

Xiao Yinzi was nervous and trembling all over, but he still spoke cleanly and fluently. He pointed at Li Degui who was limp on the ground, "Your Majesty, he is the one who framed His Highness, and this slave can prove it!"

Wanli stared at Xiao Yinzi from his seat, curled the corners of his mouth for a long time, smiled and said: "Your name is Xiao Yinzi? But have you been working here in Chuxiu Palace? Why haven't I seen you? Who is this Li Degui? "

Every time he asked a question, Li Degui, who was kneeling on the ground, trembled. He had known the rules and Wanli's temper in the palace for a long time. If he dared to interrupt and say one more word at this moment, he would be dragged out and beaten to death by his order immediately. .

Although he didn't dare to speak, his eyes were like poisonous snakes, staring at the little apprentice kneeling beside him with extreme resentment.

"Your majesty, this servant has been working outside the second gate of Chuxiu Palace. It is only right that Long Live Lord does not know you. Li Degui is your master." His face turned pale and his body trembled. He didn't even hit the bus.

"Okay, tell me what you know."

Eyeballs rolled around for a while, Xiao Yinzi suddenly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed on the ground with a loud sound, "I am so afraid of death, I have never dared to speak about this matter, I beg Your Majesty to spare my life."

Wanli snorted coldly, "Just tell what you know, as long as it is true, I will absolve you of the crime."

Xiao Yinzi showed ecstasy, "Yes, Master's house has always been cleaned by slaves. In those few days, Master was very strange. The windows of the house were all closed tightly and no one was allowed to enter. The slave was worried that Master would get sick, so he quietly peeped through the crack of the door. After taking a look, I saw what Master was doing in his hands..."

"You servant is also careful. If you knew it long ago, why did you say it now?"

Xiao Yinzi spoke eloquently, "Your Majesty is wise, Master has always been strict with slaves, and he would beat and scold slaves for the slightest offense. Besides, slaves just glanced through the crack of the door at that time, even though they thought it was weird, they didn't dare to make wild guesses." What. Until that day when I searched the palace, the slave looked at that thing and thought it looked familiar, and I didn’t realize it until today when I thought about it.”

Wanli laughed for a while, and stopped after a while, "You are so cute, Li Degui, your apprentice has already said that about you, what else do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty, this servant has been wronged. This little dog has lost his mind and is biting and climbing! This servant has been working in the palace all his life. He knows what to do and what to say. Being a gu person is not enough to kill a servant." Dare to do it. Niang Niang, you know me best, please tell me something fair."

Embarrassment and resentment flashed across the face of Concubine Zheng who was named, "You are so audacious to do such a lawless thing, how can this Palace tolerate you! But you are indeed the most loyal servant in Chuxiu Palace , I will keep your benefits in mind." The first two sentences were harsh, while the last two were low and gentle.

There was a pun in the phrase, and whether others understood it or not, Li Degui understood it, and the wailing at the top of his throat stopped abruptly.He raised his face and stared blankly at Concubine Zheng Gui, his old face was full of tears and snot, looking disgusting and pitiful.

Wanli glanced at him with disgust, and then at Concubine Zheng Gui, whose face was as white as a sheet of paper, with a bleak and disgusted expression, "Xiao Yinzi, your master refuses to admit it, what evidence do you have to stop him? "

"Yes, I saw the master put all the unused things under the second blue brick next to the bed!" After saying this, Li Degui instantly collapsed on the ground like a wild dog whose bones have been pulled out. on the ground.

With a wave of Wanli's hand, two Jinyi guards came in outside the door with their small seals on their way.Not long ago, Jin Yiwei came in with a few things. In addition to a bag of gold, silver and jewelry, there was also an unused piece of Qian Xiangluo and some needlework.

Wanli nodded, pointing at Li Degui who was shaking his clothes, "Cruel and treacherous, with a heart of snakes and scorpions!"

The speaker had a heart, and the listener also had a heart. The face of Concubine Zheng beside her turned a little pale.

There are all the witnesses and material evidence, Li Degui's argument is indisputable, Wanli looked at Li Degui slyly, "This eunuch is too poisonous, killing him will only dirty the knife! Give him two hundred court rods, and if he doesn't die, drive him out. .”

Thirty canes have skin and flesh ripped open, and sixty canes have broken bones and tendons. It doesn't take two hundred canes. After one hundred canes, the person becomes a blood bag.

Li Degui knew that death was imminent, and he couldn't escape, so he turned his head and kowtowed to Concubine Zheng, and said with a wry smile: "Madam, although this servant is a eunuch, he also knows how to be loyal. At this time, this servant doesn't say anything, everything It’s all done by the slave! But when the slave has served you for a while, and there is no credit and hard work, can’t you give the slave a whole body?”

Concubine Zheng Gui, who was shocked by Wanli's words, dared to speak again, her pink face was twisted aside, her lips were tightly pressed and she said nothing.Seeing this, Li Degui sighed, turned to Xiao Yinzi and said, "Good apprentice, it is worthwhile for the master to teach you a trick. You can use a knife to kill people! Today the master is planted in your hands, so let's take a step down to Huangquan and wait for you." La la." After speaking, he laughed like crazy and kept shrieking.

Wanli was furious: "What are you waiting for, pull it down and beat it to death!"

A group of Jinyi guards roared, and a few came up and dragged Li Degui out.Along the way, Li Degui laughed sharply and piercingly, "Mother, the servant has gone, you must take care, the servant can no longer serve you..." The voice was tragic and stirring, and everyone who heard it did not change color.

Concubine Zheng squeezed her hands fiercely again, gritting her teeth and forcing herself to remain calm.From the beginning to the end, the Empress Dowager Li has not spoken, she knows her son better than her mother, just looking at Wanli's expression at the moment, she knows that the emperor already understands everything in her heart, since this is the case, there is no need to say more.Empress Dowager Li is a smart person and knows that it is the most appropriate step.

Sighing, she stood up, "The matter is over, and Ai's family is exhausted, the empress will accompany Ai's family back to the Compassionate Ning Palace."

Empress Dowager Li sees through what Wang and Empress can see through. A Gu person is far from enough to bring down Concubine Zheng. Although she is a bit unwilling, the Empress Dowager will let go and not pursue it.

Empress Dowager Li's letting go showed an attitude, which finally eased Wanli's livid face, "Mother, when Chang Luo comes, my son will ask him to go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to greet you."

Throw it with a peach, and repay it with Qiongyao?Empress Dowager Li sighed in her heart and took the queen back.

Chuxiu Palace was silent and dead silent.Wanli turned back to his seat and sat down, looked up and saw Xiao Yinzi was kneeling aside and did not stand up, "You can get up too, from today onwards, you are the chief eunuch of Chuxiu Palace, go to the inner treasurer to make a note, and from today onwards you will be on duty Bar."

Concubine Zheng's complexion changed, and just as she was about to open her mouth to say something, Wanli suddenly shot at her with eyes full of anger. At this moment, Concubine Zheng clearly felt the killing intent coming from Wanli... Have a murderous heart?Concubine Zheng, who couldn't believe it at all, was shocked, annoyed and wronged, "Your Majesty..."

Before the emperor could finish calling, Wanli stood up abruptly, and walked in front of Concubine Zheng with a few steps. With a crisp sound, the five finger marks on Concubine Zheng's tender face instantly swelled up!
Concubine Zheng cried out in pain, and fell to the ground, her hair puffed up, the corners of her mouth were bleeding, and she looked at Wanli in horror... He actually hit her?
"Don't challenge my tolerance again, if there is a next time, maybe I will really kill you!" After speaking, he stood up and left, Xiao Yinzi hurriedly stood up and ran to the door to see him off, but was kicked by Wanli fell to the ground.

In the 17th year of Wanli, the witchcraft case came to an end. The main criminal, Li Degui, was breathless when he received a hundred sticks.

Qin Tianjian, who said that the heavenly wolf was fighting, was beheading Li Ruhui, and the rest of the servants died like a nest of mice.

The eldest son of the emperor, who was imprisoned unjustly, returned to the palace immediately, and was immediately summoned by the queen mother and empress, all kinds of gentle words of comfort, each with a reward.

Wanli was very exhausted in Qianqing Palace, but he still summoned Zhu Changluo.When the father and son met, neither of them spoke first, and the atmosphere was extremely delicate.Finally, Wanli spoke first.

"Your matter has been investigated. It was Chuxiu Palace Li Degui who framed you. Now that he has been executed, you are so innocent...don't worry about it."

Zhu Changluo was speechless for a while, and suddenly sneered, "What the father said is what he said. There are a few points that I don't understand, and I want to ask the father for advice." Without waiting for Wanli's permission, he fired directly.

"Li Degui is an eunuch, and he has no grievances with his ministers in the past and has no hatred in the present. Why should he harm his ministers? What did the Qin Tianjian say that the heavenly wolf committed a fight, and it was also controlled by Li Degui? The private treasury is so tightly guarded. How can Li Degui be able to do it if no one orders him?" Entering to fetch things? I don’t understand, please enlighten my father!”

The words immediately froze Wanli there, his face embarrassed and speechless, Huang Jin came out to smooth things over at the critical moment, "Your Majesty, your Highness has just come out of the Imperial Prison, and his body is not in good shape. Why don't you invite him back to the palace to rest first?" , talk to another day?"

After the stage was set up, Wanli quickly stepped down, "Since you are not in good health, you should go back to the palace to take care of it." After saying this, she felt a little regretful, and felt awkward when she was about to speak back. Zhu Changluo sneered inwardly, seeing From this expression, you can tell that this is because you are worried about your third son's illness, and you want to speak but you are too embarrassed to speak.

"I don't need to worry about my health, please trouble Eunuch Huang to take me to see my third brother first."

Looking at Zhu Changxun who was lying on the bed in a daze, although he had been mentally prepared, he was still startled when he saw Zhu Changluo. He reached out and tried it on his forehead...it was hot.

The maid next to her took a towel, soaked it in cold water and pressed it on Zhu Changxun's forehead. Zhu Changluo shook his head. This kind of high fever cannot be reduced by this method alone. He turned to ask Xiao Yinzi, the new chief eunuch of Chuxiu Palace, "Is there any Spirits?"

From when Zhu Changluo came in until now, Xiao Yinzi has been sneaking eyes on Zhu Changluo, and couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw Zhu Changluo's question, "Yes, yes... I don't know what's the use of Your Highness?"

"Go get the strongest wine and a clean towel!" Although he didn't understand what he was doing, Xiao Yinzi obediently prepared to go.

From Huang Jin's mouth, Zhu Changluo already knew these things happened in Chuxiu Palace, and Zhu Changluo was slightly moved when he heard Xiao Yinzi's sudden appearance.Reminiscent of Xiao Yinzi's performance that day in the palace search, it seems that I really underestimated this little eunuch!This little Yinzi is both ruthless and tolerant, with treacherous and deep scheming, if used well, it can be a help to oneself, but if used poorly, it is a poisonous snake that devours the master.

After a while, the wine was brought, Zhu Changluo picked up the fire bag, and shook it at the wine bowl, a bright blue flame rushed up, startling Xiao Yinzi beside him.Zhu Changluo glanced at him, and said in a low voice, "It's all thanks to you, so I won't argue with you."

Xiao Yinzi breathed a sigh of relief, with infinite joy in his eyes, and said in a low voice: "The servant is still useful, His Highness spared the servant this time, and it will be up to the servant in the future."

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