Perhaps Lin Zhao's strategy worked, or perhaps the fifth column in Ping'an Prefecture finally broke out. At midnight on September 8th, the capital fell into calm after the lively outing, and everyone was still sleeping. Suddenly, the entire
The capital was ablaze, and at the same time the sound of fighting resounded through the night sky.
Lin Zhao accompanied Emperor Xiaode and stood on the wall of the palace city, looking at the entire capital, and reporting casualties to Emperor Xiaode from time to time.
This rebellion was originally meant to lure a snake out of its hole, so the preparations were very thorough.
Emperor Xiaode said that he asked Lin Zhao to take command, but in fact, Lin Zhao only acted as a secretary.
The real controller is the eldest son of the emperor, King Ding, who is fully assisted by the patrol camp, vanguard camp, Xiaoqi camp, and Jianrui camp. The Royal Horse Supervisor is responsible for palace confinement. Under Lin Zhao's deduction, the eunuchs and maids who wanted to take some action were given to them from the beginning.
It was under control, and there were no major casualties in the Forbidden City. As for why the Emperor and Concubine Xian De were frightened and bedridden, that was not Lin Zhao's business to ask.
At dawn, King Ding, Yang Feng, Feng Tang, Chen Ying and others entered the palace covered in blood and delivered the order: "The rebels in the capital have been eliminated."
Emperor Xiaode nodded slightly and said: "The casualties of the generals and the people in the capital will be counted as soon as possible, and the pension regulations will also be drafted and submitted. Lin Aiqing, please contact them and see how they are doing in Ping'an Prefecture?"
Lin Zhao accepted the order.
After a sleepless night, Emperor Xiaode was inevitably a little tired, so he asked Dai Quan to make some tea and asked casually: "Are there any casualties in the clan and noble family?"
King Ding reported back: "In the clan, the prince-level uncles Li Wangshu and Heng Wangshu have a simple family. Only some servants in the family suffered casualties, and the masters are all fine; Cheng Wangshu, Lian Wangshu, Lu Wangshu, and Jian Wangs
Uncles, Prince Zheng's family were all besieged by the rebels, and Uncle Cheng's family was better off. After all, the uncle Wang, the princess's aunt, the prince and the princess were all fine, and the other concubines, concubines, concubines, etc. were not counted one by one. Anyway, the backbone of the family was
They're still here. The other Uncle Wang is..."
King Ding sighed and said: "When I received the news and hurried to rescue, it was already too late. Several uncles were killed, and the princess and aunt were loyal and did not want to be insulted by the rebels, so they also committed suicide."
Except for a few who were shameless and joined the rebels in order to survive, the rest of the female family members committed suicide. Among the several families, there was only one bastard left in the family of Prince Lian's uncle. Because he was still young, he was hidden by his wet nurse in a rockery cave to avoid disaster.
; The eldest son of Prince Lu was protected by the soldiers and retreated into the tunnel, and all the concubines were killed; the little princess of Prince Jian's uncle's family was hidden in the cave under her body by the princess and aunt, and escaped with her life; the eldest son of Prince Zheng's uncle was taken by his maternal family to study
If you are not in the house, you will be spared."
Emperor Xiaode raised his eyebrows and said, "What about those at the level of county king?"
King Ding had already inquired about it clearly, so he came one by one: "...the idle clan family did not suffer any losses, but lost some property and a few servants, and a few more concubines and concubines. A serious master is safe. It's just that
The families of the ancestors and uncles of the Supreme Emperor's generation were hit harder, and the families of the higher-ranking families were almost destroyed. Uncle Yi's family was better off, with a simple population, but it was able to survive, but it was difficult for Uncle Yi's descendants.
, there were only a few concubines in the family, and now they were in poor health and old, and it was difficult for the step-concubine and aunt to get pregnant again. The sons and ministers saw that their aunt was supporting the palace independently, and it was really pitiful, so they left a few soldiers there to help.
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Emperor Xiaode slightly nodded his head, feeling really disdainful: Most of the emperor's generation spoiled their concubines and killed their wives. They had a lot of concubines and few legitimate sons, so it would not be a loss if they were all lost. The family property could be taken back, not only to subsidize the soldiers, but also to support the soldiers. It can also reward meritorious officials, and it may even benefit the national treasury. No matter how you calculate it, this deal is a good deal.
Lin Zhao stood under Emperor Xiaode and listened to them talking about the casualties of the officials, his eyes were lowered, and his heart did not waver at all.
Emperor Xiaode used the momentum of the rebels to cut off all the wrists of the Supreme Emperor in the clan. From then on, Emperor Xiaode had the final say in everything, whether it was the clan or the outer dynasty.
He was truly decisive.
Immediately afterwards, King Ding reported to those noble officials and officials who had had trouble. Lin Zhao directly went in with his left ear and came out with his right ear.
Needless to say, most of them were once confidants or favorites of the Supreme Emperor. After Emperor Xiaode came to power, they not only still obeyed the Supreme Emperor's orders and fought against him, but they also often exchanged glances with several unconvinced princes and gave him arm-in-arms. Emperor Xiaode is looking for trouble. Do they feel regretful about the current situation? Those few who are not are also those who more or less stand on the opposite side of the national policy promulgated by Emperor Xiaode for the benefit of themselves or their families.
Of course, there are a lot of smart people in the world, and people can guess everything just by coming back to their senses.
After all, this rebel attack was a real thing. Everyone in the capital had guessed what was going on and didn't dare to say anything nonsense. The history books also read that Emperor Xiaode was really a master at taking advantage of the situation.
After hearing the report from Prince Ding and others, Emperor Xiaode pondered for a long time and said: "In the clan, those who have no children will have all their property taken back; those who have children will have their titles inherited by the crown prince; Prince Lian's Palace and Prince Jian's Palace... how old are the two children?"
King Ding replied: "Uncle Wang Lu's son is two years old, and the princess of Prince Jian's mansion is four years old."
After hearing this, Emperor Xiaode said: "It's not a bad thing to be two years old. Dai Quan passed the decree and adopted Prince Yi as the crown prince. As for the wet nurse in Prince Lian's palace, I cherish her loyalty and give her a good citizen, and then reward her." One hundred taels of gold, let her family go. Oh, by the way, the princess of Prince Jian's family will be taken care of by Princess Jing, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will give her two months of silver according to the princess level."
Dai Quan takes orders.
Emperor Xiaode said again: "For noble officials and eunuchs, according to the clan, those who have legitimate sons from the original wife will inherit them. If there are no sons, 10% of the property will be left to the remaining people, and the rest will be taken back. The things taken back will be between you and the household department, Prince Ding." Personally count them, and Jin Yiwei will supervise them."
King Ding accepted the order, and Lin Zhao raised his eyebrows.
He is not the capital of Jinyiwei now, but I believe that Jinyiwei will never dare to make noise in the Ministry of Hubu, because he is the Minister of Hubu.
Emperor Xiaode ignored him and said: "If there is land to be recovered, we will build several large villages and set aside farmland and breeding farms, which will be run by the Ministry of Household Affairs to provide a way for the retired wounded soldiers to survive. We will wait until everything is inventoried." Okay, you all go and take care of it together. Remember, this is a major matter related to the foundation of the country, so you must be careful. The major affairs of the country are between sacrifice and military affairs. If anyone dares to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, there is no need to repay me. I grant you the right to kill him first and report later. "He then said: "The same goes for you. If you dare to have any thoughts on this matter, I will give Jin Yiwei the right to kill him first and then report him later."
King Ding's heart trembled, and he knelt down and said, "I would never dare to do this. I have also been on the battlefield and seen bloody things. I would never dare to do such an unconscionable thing."
Emperor Xiaode said: "I know you don't dare, so I entrusted you with this matter. Get up, I just told you in vain."
With cold sweat on his back, King Ding slowly stood up and stepped aside.
Emperor Xiaode looked at Lin Zhao and sighed: "You are such a talented person, but you have to be a dandy in the capital. It is really wronged for you. Now the opening of Songjiang Prefecture is not going well. I have intention..."
As soon as I said this, I heard the little eunuch outside the door come in and report: "Sage, someone is coming from Fengzao Palace."
Emperor Xiaode said impatiently: "What's the matter? If Jia Yuanchun is ill, let her go to the imperial doctor and don't disturb me!"
The young eunuch lowered his eyebrows and replied: "It was Guo Hai, the chief eunuch of Fengzao Palace, who came here to report. He said that the imperial doctor had diagnosed Hua Pulse for Concubine Xian De, and she is already one month pregnant."
"What?!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Emperor Xiaode immediately became serious.
He has always had control over the birth of children in the harem. Therefore, since he came to the throne, except for the queen, there are only a few old people in the residence who have known Ansheng. He allows them to be pregnant. He does not allow other concubines to become pregnant unless necessary.
He was willing to let them get pregnant easily. Even so, the four princes under his knees were still noisy and the hearts of the whole court were filled with excitement.
How could he not be angry when he heard that Concubine Xian De was pregnant without his permission?