Chapter 606 Nightfall
The palace before dinner is always more lively than usual. Everyone has finished their day's work, and there is always a rest at night. Everyone is relaxing, and the noise of chatting and laughing is inevitable that it is louder than during the day.
However, it was extremely quiet tonight. Starting from noon, the Zhengjian eunuchs and the imperial guards of the factory began to arrest people everywhere. It is said that they all believed in the Sanyang Sect and planned to mess up in the palace tonight.
The arrest of people is not counted. Several big men in the palace were furious, saying that these religious believers were beheaded and that they would also investigate those who elected them to the palace and their relatives outside the palace, and all of them were strictly dealt with.
I don’t know how many people are going to lose their heads, how many people are going to be implicated, people in the palace are panic, they don’t know if they will be implicated, and people around them will be implicated, who is still in the mood to laugh here.
Emperor Wanli had returned to Concubine Zheng at noon, but was called by someone from Cining Palace in the afternoon. When he came back, his face turned gloomy.
Now Wang Tong and others are here, and Emperor Wanli also has a target to tell.
"My mother believes that Zhang Siwei Zhongjin and Zhongjin are reliable and are the right candidate for successors, and Feng Daban also agrees."
I thought that after Zhang Juzheng died of illness, he could control the government affairs, but I didn't expect that he would still be a puppet for others. The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and Minister of War Zhang Siwei was already in charge of the government affairs. Although he had no name, he was actually the secondary assistant. The order of the order was reasonable.
If Emperor Wanli appointed himself, that would be fine, but this motion was made from Cining Palace, which made Emperor Wanli extremely depressed.
I was suppressed by the iron triangle of Empress Dowager Li, Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng for ten years. Has it been ten years since I endured it, and a new triangle was pressed up?
"...But annoying, I have to agree..."
Finally, Emperor Wanli said angrily, Wang Tong shook his head, considered the words, and spoke:
"Your Majesty has no need to be angry about this matter. If you have determined the candidates, you can calm the minds of the people in the world. When everything calms down, it will not be too late for Your Majesty to plan slowly."
From Wang Tong's standpoint, it would be more beneficial if Shen Shixing, who had already had contact with him, could take the auxiliary position, but now it is not the time to care about this.
"It's going to be slow... I've been waiting for a few years, can I still...?"
"Long live, I'm just talking about it. Now it's not the time to care about this. After the past few nights, the traitors in the palace will be completely eliminated, let's talk about other things."
Zhang Cheng spoke up and said, but he couldn't say good mood. Zhang Siwei came to power, and Feng Bao suggested that his position in the palace had not changed at all, and he was suppressed.
The palace was in chaos, and all aspects were naturally not allowed to be neglected. The Cining Palace, the Ministry of War and the Censorate Office issued a document to inform the government that the troops in the capital should not move rashly and be vigilant at all times.
In the afternoon, Xia Yuancheng, deputy general of the Beijing Camp, summoned the generals of the Beijing Camp in the camp outside the city. He was fully dressed and ordered with a harsh voice:
"Now the capital is uneasy, and each unit is bound to restrain its troops and should not act rashly. If any violation of the order, the marching law shall be established."
At this moment, if you give an order to go to Beijing to quell the rebellion and seek the king, you may immediately be in chaos. However, the deployment of these battalions strictly guarding their posts is in line with the rules, and the generals will naturally obey.
It was dark, and although it was quiet everywhere, the various people in Zheng Guifei's palace felt very nervous.
Concubine Zheng had already given orders to not serve the palace servants who obeyed the orders in the bedroom. No matter what movement he heard at night, he would not come out of the room, otherwise he would be killed.
In the past few days, there were some strange eunuchs living in several rooms in the front yard. Many of Concubine Zheng’s palace servants saw it, and also saw Emperor Wanli often going in to chat and laugh. Moreover, since those strange eunuchs moved in, the palace maids and eunuchs on Concubine Zheng’s side were strictly ordered not to go out. All the errands were arranged by Zhao Jinliang.
Everyone didn't know what was going on, but they knew it was unusual. Seeing the masters' faces getting darker and more serious day by day, they naturally became nervous.
"I'll ask Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine to the inner room. There are three rooms in the front yard, and ten people can still see it. Eunuch Zhang and Xiaoliang will follow you in and serve you. It's enough if you have ministers outside."
Wang Tong looked west at the door. The sky light on the imperial city wall dimmed little by little, and the stars in the sky gradually became brighter. Emperor Wanli looked at the fully armed people in the room and felt his throat a little dry, but he felt extremely excited.
He was a little scared, but he felt that he was fighting with his friends, and he was vaguely feeling like he was going to fight with young men in the martial arts hall back then.
"I...I'll stay and help you"
Wang Tong raised his eyebrows, turned around and said:
"If your Majesty's body of thousands of gold is really damaged, what should you do if the country and country of the Ming Dynasty? Please rest assured that if you are here, you will be able to protect your Majesty's entire life."
The others bowed in unison:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Emperor Wanli only felt that his throat was blocked by something, and nodded vigorously. The atmosphere in the room was a bit heavy. Zhang Cheng next to him slapped his hands and said:
"This hasn't been fought yet. There may not be anything tonight. Why do you have to do it like the battlefield?"
After he said this, everyone woke up. At first, Emperor Wanli couldn't bear to laugh and laughed out loud. Everyone laughed. The atmosphere in the room became much better.
Wang Tong smiled and clasped his fists to signal. At this time, Zhao Jinliang shouted outside:
"The Imperial Concubine is here"
Wang Tong compared a gesture with everyone, and everyone turned their backs. Soon a faint fragrance of powder floated in the house. Hearing a gentle voice in the house said:
"The capital and life of the emperor and my palace will be entrusted to you."
If he turned around, he would see the appearance and shape of the imperial concubine. This was a great rude. Wang Tong and others all said with their backs:
"The Empress is so serious, this is the duty of my ministers and others."
After the house was quiet, the door of the inner room was closed. Wang Tong and his team turned around and looked at the completely dark sky outside. Wang Tong spoke and said:
"Chen Dahe, go up to the roof and stare around to see if there is any movement."
The eldest brother Chen, who was thin and very agile, was very agile. After hearing the order, he hurriedly walked out of the house. Sun Xin and Li Tao also followed him out, and they set up a bridge to lift the person up.
It was getting dark, and a soft sedan chair was stopped in front of the palace where Lu Wang Zhu Yili lived. Two little eunuchs in front of the door hurried over and lifted the curtains, and said with a smile:
"Eunuch Lin, you are here. Your Highness Lu said he misses you."
Lin Shulu smiled and shook his head. The people around him took out two silver letters and handed them to the little eunuch on duty. The two people smiled even more happily and flattered them and said:
"Your Highness Lu is really kissing you, saying that if you don't sleep by your side, you will be unable to sleep well."
"Your Highness is close to our family. That is the blessing we have cultivated in our previous life. Okay, please bring our family in."
After a few laughs, the two little eunuchs quickly let the person in.
When he arrived at Lu Wang’s bedroom, Lu Wang had already changed into a pale yellow nightgown. When he saw Lin Shulu coming in, he smiled and greeted him, saying:
"If Lin's companion is with him, it would be uneasy to sleep."
Lin Shulu looked at Lu Wang ci lovely and whispered:
"It's not too early, Your Highness Lu Wang goes to bed first, and everything will be handled by the old slave."
Lu Wang nodded vigorously, grabbed Lin Shulu's hand and shook it, and said solemnly:
"I'm going to sleep first, please let Lin accompany you everything."
"I am here to accompany Your Highness Lu. Your Highness, sleep well. Maybe when you wake up, there will be something good to wait for Your Highness."
The deep meaning of both sides' words seemed to be there or not. King Lu smiled happily and went into the quilt himself. The weather was hot and the quilt was very thin. Lin Shulu stepped forward and stuffed the quilt corners and said caringly:
"Your Highness, don't catch a cold."
After saying that, he sat on the chair beside the bed. Lin Shulu took out a pill from his arms and squeezed it, swallowed it directly, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest. At this time, a bird scream suddenly came from outside. Lin Shulu's eyes suddenly opened, and King Lu on the bed spoke:
"Parent Lin, I can't sleep, let's tell a story. I haven't heard of Parent Lin for a long time..."
Lin Shulu pondered for a while and said slowly:
"I have told the prince so many years, but I have no new stories... Let me tell you a story about our own family."
It was already rude to call himself "our family" in front of Lu Wang, but Lu Wang didn't seem to notice it, just turned around and looked at Lin Shulu.
"Our family lost their parents a year before entering the palace, and we five brothers..."
"The dragon energy is where the Buddha descends. If the dragon energy is not removed, the Buddha cannot descend. Brothers, follow us together."
"...Isn't that rebellion... We worship Buddha, why are we doing with a knife..."
"Now this time, it's impossible not to go. We want to worship Buddha in peace, but in the afternoon, the palace began to kill our brothers in the church. I have already received news from prison and will arrest us tomorrow and kill us..."
Li Quan held a sharp wooden stick in his hand, and the few in front of him were holding steel knives. Aside him were a large group of eunuchs with different expressions. After walking through three intersections, dozens of people had gathered. Some had a fever on their faces, some were panic, some were voluntary, and some were swept away.
The journey was quiet, and I don’t know if I was prepared. If I didn’t prepare, it would be too late. Li Quan looked around and thoughts kept moving. He thought of his dead parents, his elder brother, and his younger brother and sister who were still in Tianjin Guard, but he saw a level of the imperial guard in front of him.
Li Quan gritted his teeth and ran out of the crowd. He caught the eunuchs off guard and shouted behind him, but he couldn't catch up in a short time.
"Some people want to rebel, some people want to kill Long Live Lord"
Li Quan ran and shouted, more than a dozen guards over there were blocking the road... Why, someone in front of him waved his hand, was he calling him, but it was wrong, why were he sneering...
Chapter completed!