The monarch and his ministers were having an intimate conversation with their own secrets, when suddenly Gong Shouli ran in with a look of panic. He ran too fast, and his legs and feet were not stable. Before he could reach the two of them, a dog gnawed him to the ground, and he took advantage of the situation.
Li Wanjiang kowtowed repeatedly and said that the big thing was not good!
"What's wrong? Is the sky falling?" Li Wanjiang frowned.
Now he is becoming more and more dissatisfied with Gong Shouli. He looks wretched, has a confused mind, is greedy for money and lust, and is daring...that's all. Just because he is not calm, he cannot take on a big responsibility.
Look at Xiao Chen! He is also a eunuch, why is he so outstanding?
But even if Gong Shouli had all his faults, he had one redeeming feature, that is, he was extremely loyal to Li Wanjiang, and besides, he had saved Li Wanjiang's life!
There are many heroes in the world, but not many can make Li Wanjiang completely trust him.
For example, Xiao Chen is definitely a handsome man, but he is not on good terms with Li Wanjiang. Moreover, this kid is too capable and has too many evil thoughts, so it is easy to lose control of him.
How great would it be if Xiao Chen was my confidant? Having him help me with things would save me a lot of worry...
In fact, Li Wanjiang had this opportunity, but he failed to grasp it. Xiao Chen also thought about being loyal to him more than once, but he didn't want it!
You are ruthless, I can only be ruthless.
"Your Majesty, the sky has really fallen. The prince... has passed away!" Gong Shouli said and squeezed out two tears to show his grief.
"Oh! It really hurts me!" Li Wanjiang burst into tears immediately upon hearing this, beating his chest and feet, tears streaming down his face, he was so sad that he couldn't help himself...
Seeing that the emperor was in such mourning, the imperial guards and eunuchs all knelt down and howled together, as if they were mourning for their heirs.
Xiao Chen originally wanted to express some sadness, but after trying hard for a long time, he still couldn't squeeze out a single tear. He could only pretend to be sad and ask the emperor to express his condolences and not to break the dragon's body from crying.
The prince passed away, which was a huge event. Everyone inside and outside the palace and Fengyang City were shocked by it.
The emperor was so sad that he was bedridden, and all the officials were panic-stricken and at a loss.
Under this situation, Xiao Chen, as one of the three eunuchs in the palace, could not leave with both emotion and reason... What if the emperor died due to excessive grief due to the pain of losing his son?
This is all impossible to say.
I have to let Zhuge Xiaosheng and the others go first, and it depends on the situation. It is estimated that it will only take three to five days...
Unexpectedly, Li Wanjiang got nervous again and insisted on holding the prince's funeral according to the standards of an emperor's funeral. This was definitely a big violation of the rules, but no matter how the officials tried to persuade him, Li Wanjiang refused to listen!
It's not your son who is emotionally dead, and I want you to tell me these nonsense!
The prince is the crown prince, and that is the future emperor. Unfortunately, my son cannot inherit my throne during his lifetime. I want him to become the emperor after his death!
If anyone dares to be nagging again, let him be buried with my son!
When the news spread, the price of white cloth in Fengyang City increased tenfold.
My son must not die like this in vain. I must avenge him. I will spread the decree to all places and immediately start to completely eliminate the rebels of Tianxuanhui!
The imperial edicts were all written with a red pen, as red as blood. This was the first time for everyone to see this kind of edict, and they knew that the emperor was serious about it this time.
Li Wanjiang had already carried out the prince's funeral to the standards of an emperor. The rebels of Xuanhui that day were assassinating the king and committing regicide!
Sin cannot be forgiven.
No one dared to object anymore, otherwise who could bear it if the emperor asked us to be buried with the prince in a hurry?
The manhunt in Fengyang City was particularly harsh. The previous manhunts were said to be strict, but in fact they were not. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of people, and it was impossible for them to go all over the place just to catch a few Tianxuanhui rebels. It was just
Tighten on the outside and loose on the inside, just deal with the problem.
This time it was different. The city's Imperial Guards, Jinyi Guards, Soldiers and Horses Division, Fengyang Mansion's Yamen servants, and soldiers mobilized from the Nine Admirals formed a search team of more than 10,000 people, conducting a carpet-like search from east to west.
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The city gates are strictly guarded, and no one is allowed to go out without a warrant issued by the Jinyi Guards! On the city wall, there are also posts every five steps and one sentry every ten steps to prevent rebels from climbing up the city wall and escaping.
Imperial order.
Anyone who harbors Tianxuan Hui rebels will have their whole family executed and their neighbors exiled to the army!
Anyone who is acquainted with the rebels and is acquainted with them will be exempted from crime if they voluntarily reveal themselves within three days. If they report the rebels, they will be greatly rewarded.
Anyone who reports an ordinary thief from the Tianxuan Society will be rewarded two hundred taels of silver. The higher the level, the heavier the reward.
For example, the altar master of Tianxuan Hui is paid 2,000 taels, the incense master is paid 5,000 taels, and the hall master is paid 50,000 taels. If one of them catches Xiao Xinghan, their rebel leader, he will be rewarded with 500,000 taels of silver, and those with jobs will be promoted to three levels in a row.
, ordinary people will immediately be promoted to the fifth rank!
Brothers from the Tianxuan Society are also welcome to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. As long as they voluntarily surrender, they will be exempted from guilt and will be rewarded.
A large-scale manhunt was also carried out in the palace, and Gong Shouli was personally in charge. This time, the old boy did not dare to show any signs of neglect, because the emperor said that if the manhunt is not thorough this time, then you will not want the head above you either.
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By the way, he also replaced all the Xichang brothers who were responsible for guarding Kunning Palace. He also came to Xichang to find Xiao Chen in a pretentious manner, explaining to him that he had no choice but to not believe Xiao Chen, because he was afraid that something would happen to him.
Our brain!
"What the hell are you doing with me! Don't waste your words with me. These guys are no longer my people. They are all greedy for life and fear of death. It's a shame that I treat them so well."
, you can't point them out at the critical moment, I see you arrest them all and interrogate them, killing them is the cleanest thing!" Xiao Chen said this.
He said the same thing in front of the brothers in the West Factory.
But the more he said this, the less Gong Shouli would do it. This was a psychological tactic, and Gong Shouli was no match for him.
"You don't need to teach me this, I have my own reasons! Let me ask you, what are the origins of your brother Xiao Ye and your cousin Duan Linger?" Gong Shouli also simply broke up with him, but in fact he had already broken up.
Already.
"They are all the hall masters of Tianxuanhui. How about I hand them over to you to receive the reward?" Xiao Chen was happy.
"Hmph! I just suspected that they were from the Tianxuan Society? I'm running errands with my own head on my hands, and I can't even keep a suspicious person around!" Gong Shouli yelled at Xiao Chen, holding his neck.
"Yeah? Your Eunuch Gong is illiterate, how can you still not understand human speech? I have already told them that they are the masters of the Tianxuan Society, and I am willing to hand them over to you for interrogation. Why are you still talking nonsense to me? Xiao Ye
, Ling'er, you go with Eunuch Gong right now, I will bear all the torture and no one is allowed to cry!" Xiao Chen.
Both of them nodded and said okay, since brother you have betrayed us all, what else can we say?
Let's go then.
"Eunuch Gong, have you forgotten? Eunuch Xiao is the number two person on their Tianxuanhui blacklist. How come there are people from Tianxuanhui around him?" Qianhu, a guard in Jinyi next to him, saw that the situation was not good and quickly spoke to remind Gong Shouli.