Chapter 1000: What to do with the queen
On the emperor's birthday, such a major event happened, after the Manchu Dynasty returned to the mansion, no one could sleep, however, after Hua An returned to the palace, he slept very sweetly, He Zhong's conspiracy has been foiled, most of the people who should be arrested have been arrested, and the rest of the people are also being pursued, a boulder in Hua An was put down, and there was an indescribable ease in his body, he wanted to rest well for a night, and prepared to deal with He Zhong and his henchmen on the second day.
Just when Hua An was sleeping, more than 20,000 elite soldiers and horses under his command were carrying out operations inside and outside Luoyang City, arresting He Zhong's henchmen and all the people of the six major forces and their families.
Before the early morning of the second day, a large amount of evidence about the coup d'Γ©tat and rebellion of He Zhong and others was placed in the North Palace, in addition, except for Yin Jian and Zhou Meng, who escaped, as well as Shi Guofu and Murong Ying's soldiers and horses, the rest of the relevant people and their families were all arrested and pressed into the prison of Luoyang City.
And because the area of the prison is really limited, for this reason, each cell is stuffed full, all kinds of unpleasant smell of feces and urine fill the entire cell, people as soon as they enter the cell, there is a strong feeling of vomiting, most of the people who are pressed into the prison, most of... β Long... β Wind... β Text... β They are all the family members of He Zhong's henchmen, they all live a life of fine clothes and food on weekdays, when have they suffered such crimes, for this reason, all kinds of crying, complaining, cursing and despair, filling the entire prison, making the officials in the cell very dissatisfied. And from time to time he stretched out his whip and wantonly whipped those who shouted and cursed.
Although these people are all family members of former officials, these people who guard the cells are all well-versed in human affairs, and they naturally already know what is happening in the palace, and a full two thousand Hu soldiers and horses rushed into the palace. also killed more than a dozen ministers of the dynasty, what a crime this is, these prison officials naturally know better than anyone else, they know that He Zhong and his henchmen are capital crimes, and these family members also have to die together, they naturally have no scruples about treating people who are about to die, are they afraid that these people will turn into ghosts and find him trouble after death?
"What a noise. Shut up Lao Tzu. The cell officer scolded the man who, with the whip in his hand, stretched his hand out of the fence and shouted loudly.
"Ah......h
"It's almost dying, what a noise." Seeing that the sound in the cell was louder, the official suddenly became even more angry and whipped again.
The conditions in the cells are not good, and not only the prisoners in prison suffer. The officials in charge of guarding the prisoners also had to breathe in the foul air of the cell, and so on. Naturally, their mood will not be good, and their temper will also grow, and wantonly beating the prisoner is a kind of emotional venting, so that their hearts will become more comfortable.
"Wronged! We are all wronged. We are all wronged. As soon as he heard that death was imminent, a wail suddenly sounded in the cell.
"That's it, that's it, howl as much as you want! Howl to your heart's content! They're all dying anyway. The official was also helpless and sneered. He stopped the howling people, and paced to the outside of the cell, always staying in the cell, he could not stand the filth inside, and he wanted to go outside the cell to breathe.
In the North Palace, Hua An just got up and saw a large number of documents in the house, needless to say, these were all information sent by his henchmen about last night's events.
Hua An casually flipped through a few photos, and suddenly, he was very satisfied with the efficiency of his henchmen, with these iron evidence, he could justifiably execute He Zhong and others, so as to completely wipe out this force against him.
"Wang, He Zhong's henchmen were basically arrested, but there were also a small number of fish that slipped through the net, among them, the core of Zhou Meng and Yin Jian fled from the east gate of Luoyang City, and our three thousand troops chased all night, and they did not catch up, in addition, Shi Guofu and Murong Ying's two troops and horses were still in the area of Shouyang Mountain and Heping County, and our army was maneuvering, the terrain in the mountains was complicated, General Zhuge and General Wang were not familiar with the terrain in the mountains, and they did not dare to go too deep." A henchman, Masashi said.
When Hua An heard this, he smiled slightly, and said: "A few days ago, this king has transferred 50,000 troops from Hongnong and Xingyang to the north, and I believe that these two soldiers and horses will soon arrive in Luoyang City. β
"The king wants to let go of Murong Ying's soldiers and horses." The henchman asked.
The corner of Hua An's mouth sneered, and he said: "This king and Yan Guo are bounded by Yishui and do not invade each other, and now, Yan Guo actually sent soldiers and horses to help He Zhong, intending to get rid of this king, how can this king just forget it, this king doesn't care about these soldiers and horses under Murong Ying's command, this king wants Youzhou and Pingzhou, you understand." After speaking, there was a smile in his eyes.
"The subordinates understand that the king means to go north to the Yan Kingdom and recapture Youzhou and Pingzhou." The henchman said excitedly.
Hua An smiled and said: "Zhou Meng and Yin Jian are just clowns jumping off the beam, don't worry about him, it's late autumn at this time, as long as the evidence is determined, everyone in the prison can be beheaded." β
"Your Majesty, He Zhong's sin is even the nine clans, and it stands to reason that Queen He is naturally within the nine clans of He Zhong, but Queen He's status is noble, and her subordinates dare not enter the palace to take people, so please ask the emperor to decide." The henchman said in embarrassment.
Hua An thought for a while, and said softly: "Queen He is the mother of the country, and now, the emperor is frightened and sick in bed, and it is indeed very inappropriate to enter the palace to take people at this time, Queen He, you don't have to worry about it, this matter will be handled by the king himself, you go down!" β
"Yes, Your Majesty." The henchman replied and turned to prepare.
Hua An simply finished breakfast, and then led a group of subordinates to the palace, such a major matter happened in the palace last night, he naturally had to deal with it.
At this time, in the palace of Emperor Sima Dan, Sima Dan was still lying on the dragon couch, and several imperial doctors next to the dragon couch were taking turns to diagnose and treat Sima Dan's condition, and in the entire dormitory, dozens of palace maids and eunuchs were standing. Even the Queen Mother Chu Garlic and Queen He Fani were all present.
At this time, the most lonely look, of course, was the queen He Fani, who was not only worried about the emperor Sima Dan, but also worried about his own family, and even. She was also worried about her fate, after all, the crime committed by He Zhong was a great crime of the Zhulian Nine Clans, and she trembled at the thought of thousands of Hu soldiers and horses rushing into the palace, she really couldn't figure out why her uncle wanted to cooperate with the vicious Hu people, and now, not only did her own life be guaranteed. Moreover, it also affected the entire family.
"Queen Mother, the emperor's body bones have not been very good, and the Queen Mother will have to worry more in the future." Queen He Fani said sadly, sounding like she was confessing her last words.
When Chu Lianzi heard this, her brows couldn't help frowning, she naturally knew that He Fani was He Zhong's niece. At this time, He Zhong committed such a serious crime, and he wanted to implicate his relatives. However, He Fani is a dignified queen of a country, how can she be compared with ordinary relatives, she is very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and naturally she will not watch the officers and soldiers arrest He Fani.
"The queen doesn't have to worry, as long as the mourning family still has a breath. It's definitely not going to leave you fine. The Queen Mother Chu Garlic said comfortingly.
"Queen Mother." A tear fell from the corner of He Fani's eyes and fell into Chu Garliczi's arms.
Chu Garlic gently patted He Fani's back, coaxing He Fani like his own child.
Outside the palace hall, a large group of ministers arrived here early. At this time, although the bloodstains inside and outside the palace have been cleaned up, the hearts of the ministers are still a little palpitating, more than 2,000 Hu soldiers and horses suddenly entered the palace hall, which is too shocking, and there are actually 10,000 elite soldiers under the command of the North King who suddenly came out to protect them, what is the hidden situation here, everyone is not very clear, however, one thing is certain, that is, He Zhong and Hua An have long known everything.
"Ministers are here so early!" Hua An walked into the ministers and greeted loudly.
"The King of the North is coming, the King of the North is coming." There was a series of small noises from the crowd.
"Last night, thanks to the preparation of the King of the North, otherwise, I would have waited for my life to be suspended, and even the emperor would ......" a minister complimented Hua An.
"The king of the north has a meritorious escort, and I believe that the emperor will trust the king of the north even more in the future." Another minister complimented.
Hua An smiled slightly, and said, "Speaking of which, this king is also a little ashamed!" In fact, a few days ago, the king heard that He Zhong and his henchmen may make a rebellion on the emperor's birthday, but the king still believes in He Zhong too much, and thinks that Uncle Guo will probably not do such a thing, so he only deployed enough guards in the palace, and did not put all the martial law inside and outside Luoyang City. Insufficient prevention has harmed them! After speaking, he had a look of remorse.
Obviously, the reason why Hua An said this was entirely to relieve the doubts in the hearts of the ministers, if he didn't say this, how could he explain that more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command suddenly appeared in the palace? Of course, even if Hua'an explains so, there are still some ministers who feel that Hua'an is really lying and has not fully told the truth in his heart, but Hua'an's power is already in full swing, even if someone sees some problems, they will not say it, so as not to offend Hua'an and have an adverse impact on their careers.
Of course, the vast majority of ministers still sighed, they all felt that if Hua'an had taken a step to prevent it, it would have completely eliminated the bloodshed in the palace, but it was a pity that things had happened, and no matter how much sighing there was, it was useless.
"King Bei, since everything has happened, it is useless to blame yourself, right now, we still have to deal with He Zhong and his henchmen as soon as possible!" A minister said.
"Yes! King Bei, He Zhong and his henchmen actually dared to collude with the Hu people, it is really bold and reckless, and they must be dealt with severely, otherwise, how can they warn future generations. Another minister, Masase, said.
Hua An smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said: "What you are saying is that this king has ordered his soldiers and horses to arrest all relevant people, although there are some fish that have slipped through the net, but it does not affect the overall situation, and the confessions of relevant people are also here, you can take a look, if you don't have any big opinions, you can deal with it." After speaking, he stretched out his hand and asked his henchmen to hand over a large number of confessions to the hands of the ministers, so that they could watch carefully.
"Oh, He Zhong really planned it a long time ago!"
"That's right, he's planning to get rid of the North King!"
"He Zhong is a person, his heart can be punished, and he must not be spared."
"If the public does not change their stubborn nature, they must also be dealt with severely, and they must not be spared."
The ministers, after reading the various confessions, said loudly.
"King Bei, according to the crime committed by He Zhong, it is necessary to connect the nine clans, but Queen He is the mother of a country, how can this be good?" A minister asked suddenly.
When Hua An heard this, he pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "It's not a secret, this king is also having a headache about this matter!" I don't know, you have a good plan. After speaking, he looked at the ministers.
"The prince is guilty of breaking the law and the common people, He Zhong and the queen are close relatives, and they should be connected."
"It's nonsense, the queen mother is the world, how can it be connected because of this."
"Xia Guan thinks that if Empress He and He Zhong are accomplices, they should be implicated, and if Empress He doesn't know about this matter, she can be pardoned."
The ministers took counsel aloud.
When Hua An heard this, he thought for a while, and said: "Queen He's matter, let's put it aside for the time being, since you have no objection to the crimes of He Zhong and his henchmen, then this king will officially convict He Zhong and others, and after three days, all the relevant people will be beheaded, do you have any opinions?" After speaking, he looked at the ministers in front of him.
"The king's disposition is fair and fair, and the old man has no opinion." An old minister said.
"He Zhong and his henchmen actually dared to lead Hu Ren into the palace, such a big crime must be beheaded, no, it should be divided into five horses, Ling Chi is right." Another minister said excitedly.
"The emperor is still unconscious, this is the sin of He Zhong and others, and he should be beheaded." A young minister, said loudly.
Seeing that all the ministers supported the execution of He Zhong and his henchmen, as well as their families and relatives, a smile appeared on the corner of Hua An's mouth, as the saying goes, if you cut the grass to the roots, he will naturally not leave any trouble.
"Since you don't have any opinions, then, this matter is decided, and everyone should go to work! Only a few important ministers can be left with the king to visit the emperor. After Hua An finished speaking, he walked straight in the direction of the harem