After I became a widow

There was too much movement in Mizhou, and the news naturally spread to Kyoto very quickly.

The gold and silver that was equivalent to half the national treasury shocked even the emperor, several million taels of gold and silver!

Whether it is the officials in the court or the local officials below, who is corrupt and who is in collusion with officials and businessmen, the emperor knows all of them, but he has a rough idea.

When the water is clear, there will be no fish. The Son of Heaven knows that corrupt officials cannot be stopped.Officials, how can they be all honest officials, if only honest officials are used, then there will be no one in the court.

Furthermore, whoever was not an upright official at the beginning didn't always become greedy after sitting in the position for a long time, and the official position became bigger.

But he didn't expect these people to be so bold, each of them was richer than the imperial court.

There was one thing that the Son of Heaven and Xiao Beihuai thought of, that is, even rich households have so much money in their hands, so how much money do those officials who serve as backers for the wealthy households greedy?

The more the emperor thought about it, the more gloomy his face became. In addition, he only recently learned that someone could steal a majestic princess from the harem. Is this his palace and his world? He is in the eyes of the emperor.

"Come on!" the emperor said.

Xu Cai who was waiting outside immediately entered the door and waited for orders, "Your Majesty."

"According to my order, it is not good for the palace servants in Defei's palace to serve the little princess, so they will all be dragged out and chopped down."

"The guards on duty that day will be dealt with together, and none will be left behind."

From the day Su Jingqing left the capital, Ye Xiao reported that the little princess was taken out of the palace through the mouth of the governor of the capital, and the emperor ordered people to investigate the harem. Well committed suicide.

Then two guards took poison, and a court lady hanged herself, as if committing suicide in fear of crime.

But four people died without even making up a reason, which angered the emperor even more, and felt that the person who planned all this behind the scenes was teasing him as a fool.

He is a majestic emperor, and he will never allow this, so the emperor wants to rectify the harem. After a thorough investigation, he found a lot of things. His court officials put so much eyeliner in the harem, as if this is not his harem, but his The harem of those ministers.

There are also his concubines, who listened to his whereabouts, worked for his natal family, and secretly used insidious means to harm others. They were all gentle and virtuous on the surface, but in fact, none of them had clean hands.

The emperor was so angry that he became ill for a time, and everyone was afraid that he would get angry, so they consciously cleaned up the eyeliner, and found someone to intercede, and asked the emperor to forgive him this time because it was the first offender.

He also said that the involvement is very extensive, if they really want to fight or kill, I am afraid that there will be troubles, and the word that the concubine in the harem colludes with outsiders is not pleasant to spread, and it will damage the royal family's face.

These words also persuaded the emperor, he felt that he hadn't lived for several years, and he didn't want to cause chaos in the end.

The Son of Heaven wanted to leave Xiao Beihuai to deal with him later, so that it would be convenient for him to gain prestige.

The emperor is not worried that the eldest son will not be able to sit on the throne, he is only afraid that he will be too ruthless and deal with everyone, so keep some humble ones, those who have made big mistakes, and clean up the first ones, and the others who have made minor mistakes. Will be restrained, and the eldest son is also available.

The emperor thought well, and the person who made the mistake was conscious, so he planned to let this matter be lightly exposed.

Unexpectedly, he wanted to let these people go, but they didn't want it, and even thought about emptying the gold and silver of the court so that his people could make money for them.

The emperor was offended this time and made up his mind to shed some blood.

Dealing with the people and guards in Defei's Palace is just the beginning, and he will never forgive any ministers involved in Mizhou affairs.

As a result, the officials in the capital, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, began to panic again, and the concubines in the harem were also afraid, for fear that they would be the next concubine.

Concubine De is one of the four concubines, she was very favored when she was young, even she gave birth to an unknown daughter and was not hated by the emperor, that's why Concubine De dared to talk back to Concubine Zhong, confronting Concubine Zhong's henchmen everywhere .

No one thought that she would fall into this matter.

When the Son of Heaven is kind and soft, he is really easy to talk to, and when he is ruthless, he is really ruthless. With one order, no one in De Concubine's palace was left behind, not even De Concubine's close maids and mothers escaped.

There are only three masters left in the huge Qiongling Palace.

Concubine De and the two princesses sounded both funny and scary.

There are some people who are restless, but there are also innocent ones. The emperor not only embarrassed Concubine De by doing this, but also warned other people that if they are dishonest, people in Qiongling Palace will suffer.

So many people died in the palace in one day, and the outside of the palace was also uneasy. The emperor made a real move to scare them.

Some people wanted their family members to pack up their things and run away, while others went to intercede.

There is only one Su Jingqing who makes the capital uneasy when he is in the capital, and makes the capital uneasy when neither of them is in the capital. Someone said: "Prince Huai and Concubine Huai are alive, so we don't want to live in peace."

But it is very difficult to let them die.

As far as Mizhou, it can stir up the situation in Kyoto. If someone comes back...

How many of them can survive?

Thinking of this, all the faces of the group of people who gathered to discuss a solution turned ugly.

They all moved their minds, if they were not punished by the emperor and escaped the calamity, they would never let those two come back.

When the situation rises, there will be no shortage of conspiracy and conspiracy.

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Qiongling Palace

Concubine De was sitting in a daze in the empty bedroom, and there were two timid little girls beside her, who were watching Concubine De cautiously, not daring to speak, let alone cry, the younger one didn't even dare to cough, a picture of Little face flushed.

One is only five years old and the other is three years old. They have already learned to read people's faces.

Concubine De was immersed in her emotions and didn't notice their reactions, but Xiao Anlan who came in from the outside stepped forward and hugged Jingyang, patted her on the back, and whispered: "Cough it out, don't be afraid."

Jingyang looked at Xiao Anlan with eyes full of timidity for a moment, and coughed out after making sure that he would not be angry.

The coughing didn't stop for a while, it was so scary that my face started to feel hot.

Xiao Anlan coaxed her while patting her back, and walked around the room several times before Jingyang calmed down a bit.

Xiao Anlan poured another glass of water for her to drink, the water was cold, Qiongling Palace had no waiters, so he went to fetch the cold water last night.

After Jing Yang was taken out of the palace, she was sent back unscathed, but she was frightened and fell ill when she came back, and she hasn't recovered yet.

As for Jingyue, since she woke up with a head injury last time, she hasn't spoken much and is very afraid of people.

It is ironic to say that he is young and born noble, but he has suffered enough.

Xiao Anlan didn't let go of Jingyang, and hugged Jingyue together, and sat opposite Concubine De, "Concubine Mother, haven't figured it out yet?"

Concubine De came back to her senses when she heard Jingyang coughing, but she didn't make a sound.

Hearing Xiao Anlan's words, Concubine De was instantly irritable, "Dog man, there is no good thing!"

Xiao Anlan: "..."

I always feel like I've been scolded.

"Concubine Mu, there will be no pies in the sky. They have helped you so much, and you have to pay them back."

"Simply, they couldn't help being too anxious, and asked Princess Huai to make a move. Otherwise, what was waiting for us in the end would not be the palace servants being killed, but our lives together."

"Also?" Concubine De sneered, "It's not that my palace didn't give you benefits back then."

She glanced at Xiao Anlan, "You think it's easy to save your life."

Xiao Anlan smiled apologetically, "Alright, alright, concubine mother, don't be angry, it's my fault."

Concubine De was not comforted at all and said: "What's the use of admitting your mistakes, I can't blame you for what that dog man did, dare to plot against me, I must make him look good!"

This matter is simple to say, that is, Concubine De made a deal with the national teacher in the early years, thinking that the two were settled, but she didn't expect that she was planning to plot against their mother and son more than ten years ago, taking advantage of Concubine De's trust in him, The people around Concubine De became his eyeliner, holding the entire Qiongling Palace in his hands.

Then, when he needs it, everyone can do things for him, but Concubine De didn't realize it before.

If it hadn't been for an accident while dealing with Su Jingqing, Concubine De would not even have known that Jingyang had been taken out of the palace.

Concubine Zhong Gui was grounded, and the emperor delegated the management of the harem to the fourth concubine's hands. While Concubine De was out, people went back and forth quietly.

What's funny is that after the incident was exposed, Concubine De was threatened, and a letter came from the other end, saying that if Concubine De dared to reveal that he did this, then Xiao Anlan's identity would be exposed, and their mother and son would surely die .

Concubine De was afraid, she didn't dare to bet with her son, and then she became angry.

His temper was so strong that the entire Qiongling Palace had been executed and it still persisted.

"Mother and concubine, don't worry, it will be fine when Brother Huai comes back."

"We are afraid of his nonsense, and he is afraid of us. He dare not expose himself now."

This national teacher looks very mysterious, but once that mystery is uncovered, he is afraid that there will be nothing left.

"I can't swallow this breath," Concubine De didn't have the temperament to suffer.

Xiao Anlan said: "It's not like doing nothing, we must at least let people know who caused this situation."

You can't let those ministers hate the wrong people.

Xiao Anlan suggested, "Since my concubine made a mistake this time, she should confine her feet in Qiongling Palace and meditate on herself for half a month."

Concubine De looked at Xiao Anlan, "What do you want to do?"

Xiao Anlan said: "There will be a Buddhist meeting in Cilian Nunnery in two days. Recently, there are many things in Kyoto, and many people go to offer incense to pray for peace."

Especially in the homes of officials with a guilty conscience.

Concubine De nodded in response, "Understood."

"Then what about these two little girls?" Concubine De asked Jingyue Jingyang who was being hugged by Xiao Anlan, "Who will raise them?"

There is no one in Qiongling Palace now, so they can't take care of these two weak little girls.

"Leave it to the emperor's grandmother, I will go and see it every day."

The honorable princess has become a burden with nowhere to go, what a crime.

After the mother and son finished speaking, Xiao Anlan took the two little girls to see the queen mother, and the concubine De went to see the emperor and offered to ground her feet.

The Son of Heaven is now somewhat angry with Concubine De, and when he heard that she was going to contemplate behind closed doors in Qiongling Palace, he immediately agreed, and even changed the time from half a month to a month.

Concubine De scolded him as a dog in her heart, she was very submissive on the face, and when she stepped back, she gave the emperor a disappointed back, which made the emperor soften his heart, and then ordered Xu Cai to arrange a few maids for Concubine De to serve.

The gate of Qiongling Palace was closed, and there were guards outside the gate, and no one was allowed to enter at will, except those who brought food.

The Buddhist meeting at Cilian Nunnery was also held as scheduled, and many wives of officials attended.

After the Buddhist meeting was held, the ministers in Beijing knew that on the day Princess Huai left Beijing, the emperor summoned the national teacher.

The emperor respected this national teacher so much that he could even take a carriage when entering the palace.

As for the frame of the national division, no one dared to check it.

So how Jingyang Princess was taken out of the palace couldn't be more obvious.

Why did the national teacher smuggle Princess Jingyang out of the palace to threaten Princess Huai? They don't know, and it doesn't matter, as long as the matter is done by him.

The direction of the wind in the court soon changed, and it became the teacher of the state.

It is said that the national teacher deliberately deceived the snow disaster in Mizhou, so that the court did not respond in advance, resulting in countless casualties and displacement of the people.

The second is that the national teacher was not sincere and did not figure out the epidemic in Mizhou, which made the people sick and put King Huai in danger.

The third said that the national teacher colluded with foreign thieves to murder the princess.

One by one, it sounds like a heinous crime, but the reason is very good.

Master Dayong's duty was to predict the good and bad fortunes of the country. He was dishonest and intended to murder Xiao Beihuai, the heir of the emperor, and colluded with foreign thieves. If he didn't defend himself well, this disaster would be difficult.

In order to protect themselves, these ministers also tried their best.

The news from Mizhou reached Kyoto, and there was no heavy snow blocking the way, so the news from Kyoto reached Kyoto quickly.

After Xiao Beihuai and Su Jingqing received the letter from Kyoto, they couldn't help laughing, the dogs bit each other so quickly.

Kyoto is strangely lively, it can be more violent.

In the end, when they went back, they all bit off a piece of meat from each other, and it was bloody.