The general's wife is sick

A huge explosion resounded throughout the capital. Apart from hearing the sound of the explosion, the houses a little closer to the imperial palace also felt a slight tremor under their feet.

With a sudden shock, Ji Liu's heart skipped a beat. In the capital, only the palace with enough gunpowder can have such movement.

I don't know how many people will be killed by this noise. Ji Liu was very excited when he made the gunpowder bomb and successfully exploded it in the experiment on the grassland, but the gunpowder bomb was used in reality and it was so close at hand. My heart is heavy.

Princess Guangyang stood up from the chair, and everyone in the mansion came to the courtyard one after another, only to see thick smoke billowing from the direction of the palace, and many people in the mansion were frightened.

Sister Chun and Cheng Cheng stood guard and covered their ears as soon as the explosion sounded, but they only had two hands after all, and they only cared about the nearest peace and war.

Zhan Yi was still playing with the Luban lock in his hand. Seeing that the ears of his two elder brothers were covered, he was obviously taken aback, then slowly put down the toy in his hand, and covered his own mouth like Sister Chun and Cheng Cheng. ear.

But Da Hui and Tuan Mo whimpered in fright, got up and paced back and forth in the room.

It was the first time for everyone to hear such a sound. Many people speculated whether the ground had cracked. Frightened children hid in their mother's arms, and many families gathered together, shivering in a corner of their homes.

At this time, Liu Xu, who was locked up by Xiong Zhengli in the east courtyard, broke through the gate and the guard cried and reported. The explosion just now shocked Hong Yan, and now her stomach hurts and her lower body is red.

Ji Liu's face changed, Hong Yan is now eight months pregnant, as the saying goes, if this child is born in such a chaotic time, his life may be in danger.

Because of the chaos on the street and Hong Yan, who has the biggest month in the mansion, has only lived for eight months. At this time, the mansion does not have a stable wife and can only rely on Ji Liu.

Thanks to Ji Liu's experience in giving birth, he calmly ordered his servants to boil hot water, boil ginseng soup, prepare scissors and other things in an orderly manner.

On the outskirts of the capital, the soldiers on guard from the Coastal Army blew their dangerous horns, and the Coastal Army immediately moved into action. Cheng Rulin's army was the largest army in the Chang'an Dynasty, but at this moment, this army, which is proud of its numbers, easily Dumplings were made by the Northwest Army.

Cheng Rulin looked at the Northwest Army approaching from three sides, his eyes cracked, "Impossible! In order to reduce the power of the Northwest Army, the Empress Dowager transferred 5 troops. How can Xiong Jinghai still have so many people?"

The deputy captain was also beside him. Seeing that his army was surrounded by so many people, he was equally shocked, but this was not the time to be surprised, "General, the Northwest Army has already surrounded, let's go!"

"Let's go?" Cheng Rulin opened the corner of his mouth and let out an evil laugh, "Blow the horn to attack, let me rush out!"

The deputy captain was dumbfounded. Cheng Rulin couldn't see the situation clearly because of his failure. Now that the Northwest Army has completely surrounded them, they are surrounded by people on three sides. Where are they going to go?

Even he wanted to change his clothes, find an opportunity to hide secretly, and slip out when there are few people.

In the end, Cheng Rulin, who resisted stubbornly and refused to surrender, was captured alive by the Northwest Army pouring in like a tide. The deputy captain was arrested before him, and before he was captured, he dropped the steel knife in his hand.

At the moment when he voluntarily surrendered, he was stabbed through the chest by Cheng Rulin from behind, killing him.

The gates of the capital city were wide open, and the two groups of Northwest Army troops inside and outside the city converged. Their shouts shook the sky, and the small group of city defense troops who were still resisting in the city immediately had a backbone when they heard the support, and they fought more aggressively.

Cheng Rulin was escorted in front of Xiong Jinghai. At this time, he was dressed in dirty clothes and messy hair, and he was very embarrassed, "Winners and losers are all men, and I will admit it now when I lose. But I want to ask you, has the Queen Mother ever 5 horses were transferred from the Northwest, why do you still have so many people?”

"Master has a capable daughter-in-law, why, are you envious?" Xiong Jinghai, dressed in handsome iron armor, looked down at Cheng Rulin.

After the development of the Northwest, the problem of food and clothing for the people in Chizhou and Yuzhou was solved. The young and middle-aged people in other northern regions knew that the army in the Northwest was treated well, fed people, and paid a lot of wages. Almost all of them gathered and went to the Northwest. In a short period of time, the Northwest Army got fresh blood and was able to grow again.

Cheng Rulin was detained, but in order to prevent the hidden enemies in the capital from escaping outside the city, the city gate was still closed. Only after the Northwest Army and the City Defense Army thoroughly searched the capital, the city gate could only be reopened by the order of Emperor Xuande .

After capturing Cheng Rulin alive, Xiong Jinghai looked up towards the direction of the imperial palace. The thick smoke there had dissipated, but as soon as the gunpowder fired, the initiative in this battle would surely return to Emperor Xuande.

"Destroy the principal criminal into the capital, and imprison the rest of the soldiers for now." Riding on a black cloud, Xiong Jinghai said loudly, "This general knows that your rebellion was not your intention. Escape. But our emperor has a benevolent heart and governs the country with benevolence and filial piety. If you can keep yourselves safe in the future and make meritorious deeds, your sins will be forgiven."

All the soldiers looked blank. They came to the capital from the sea, and they came to the side of the Qing emperor.

General Cheng said that if they made great contributions in this war, they would definitely stand out in the future, marry wives and have children, but why have they become plotters now?

When they were collectively detained, the Northwest soldiers stood guard on the outskirts, and the coastal army knew that they were being deceived by the general, and they sat on the ground dejectedly like eggplants beaten by frost.

At this time, a Northwest Army tied his shoelaces for an excuse, and he asked in a low voice, "You were deceived by your general, the emperor will definitely not blame you."

Several people who listened to him looked up at him. The man smiled, untied the well-tied shoelaces, and slowly began to re-tie them. "I'm asking you, do you know Guo Liangliang who was transferred from the Northwest?"

"Guo Liangliang?" Hearing his words, one of the coastal soldiers immediately raised his head, "I know him. I took care of him when he was sick before."

"Ah? Brother Guo is sick? Is he better now?"

"Good morning, but General Cheng didn't bring them out."

The shoelaces on their hands were tied and untied, and the soldiers on guard continued to squat half-squatting and laughed, "You guys are rebelling against me, and you are not allowed to take them out! They are the direct line of the army of General Xiong. I heard them say that the Queen Mother It’s just a deep palace woman who doesn’t understand anything, she transferred Brother Guo and the others, and it was a waste of rice and money, and your generals dare not use it!”

Speaking of rebellion, the coastal army who spoke to him froze again.

It was a good idea to find out who they were, and this Northwest Army no longer sprinkled salt on these people's wounds. He stood up, and the cowhide boots on his feet were still strong after a long journey!

Xiong Jinghai escorted Cheng Rulin to the imperial palace. The city defense army took over the guards of the capital again. They are gradually investigating the places near the imperial palace.

All the way into the palace smoothly, Emperor Xuande has returned to the palace.

The surroundings of the Shangqing Pavilion were full of kerosene. Fortunately, the kerosene spilled by the palace people did not splash on the wall at first, which allowed the people in the Shangqing Pavilion to withdraw smoothly.

The raging fire engulfed the entire palace, leaving only the burnt ruins. The black lacquered wood did not reveal the original majestic palace, and the traces of gunpowder remained in the open space in front of the Shangqing Pavilion. The bucket is scrubbing the ground.

When the gunpowder bomb exploded, Emperor Xuande saw for the first time what blood and flesh were flying. He saw with his own eyes that an arm was blown up, splashing bright red blood and falling to the ground. The comic strips should be more impactful and shocking.

The Empress Dowager, King Rui and others were killed on the spot, and the people who were a little further away from them died shortly after their limbs were incomplete.

"The prime minister escaped, and the queen and her party members were imprisoned by me in the bedroom." Emperor Xuande said, "Jinghai, send someone to chase and catch Zhao Yongnian. I want him to live, and he will be sent to the prison first. After waiting for him to be interrogated... Zhu Jiu Clan!"

In the end, no one can be called the winner of this disaster. Emperor Xuande's harem was severely damaged, and many concubines and twin monarchs were bestowed to death by the queen. Emperor Xuande was puzzled that Ji Liu's elder brother, Ji Qingyun, was also one of them.

But fortunately, Xiong Jinghai was very strict in Beijing, and there were no serious damages to the homes of many ministers. The royalists were already on alert, and the government took precautions in advance.

Emperor Xuande immediately ordered that all the concubines and shuangjun who died in the cholera should be buried with a higher status.

After dealing with the chaos in the palace, Emperor Xuande came to the queen's bedroom alone. The queen's health has become worse and worse in the past two years. Before entering the hall, she could hear her coughing.

Going around the screen in the inner room, Emperor Xuande looked at the woman who once wore a phoenix coronet and Xiapei, who married him with a shy face.

"Queen!" Emperor Xuande called her.

The empress is dressed in imperial attire, dignified and noble, and every bead of the court is properly in its place. Her face is exquisite, just as she was dazzling on the day she was canonized. .”

"I haven't abolished the queen yet."

Emperor Xuande sat down on his own, and took out an imperial edict from his arms in front of the queen. This imperial edict was only a piece of yellow silk cloth, which looked like it was torn from the imperial edict.

"You poisoned Chu Ji back then and almost killed Zhengli. Now that you have tasted what it's like to be poisoned, have you thought about reincarnation?"

The queen coughed twice, covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief, to cover up the blood that had been coughed up, "Your Majesty, if my concubines believed in karma, they would not have done those things, watching the people whom the emperor loved die one by one in front of them. , Seeing those people who stand in front of King Rui and will hinder King Rui from ascending to the crown prince die one by one, the concubine only feels happy in her heart."

Even now, the empress is still unrepentant, Emperor Xuande stood up, and stepped on the imperial edict for the enthronement of King Rui prepared by the empress dowager, the edict without the jade seal is really a piece of waste paper.

He took out a white silk from his cuffs and unfolded it in front of the empress. Emperor Xuande said in a cold and steady voice, "I may be the first emperor in hundreds of years of the dynasty to personally bestow the empress to death. The reason why I didn't abolish you is because I Want to avenge Chu Ji personally, after you have tasted the torture of being poisoned by others, and the feeling of being unable to sleep at night due to poisoning, I let Chu Ji watch with my own eyes in the spirit of the sky, it is I, avenged her, it is I, I abolished you with my own mouth, and it was also I who killed you with my own hands."

Emperor Xuande walked behind the queen calmly, the queen smiled miserably, and watched the white silk fall from the top of her head, wrapped around her neck, and a tear fell from the corner of the queen's eye.

"I don't want to see you in the Imperial Tomb a hundred years from now, and Chu Ji certainly doesn't want to. If you see Chu Ji in Yan Luo Palace, don't forget to salute and say hello to her."

Bai Ling tightened around her neck, Emperor Xuande struck decisively and ruthlessly, leaving no chance for the queen.

The queen's white hands grasped the white silk in vain. She raised her head and tried to take a last look at Emperor Xuande, but she failed in the end.

Walking out of the queen's palace, Shen Lin was waiting at the entrance of the palace. A clean handkerchief was handed over. Emperor Xuande glanced at him, took the handkerchief and cleaned his hands, "After I was abolished today, the queen was demoted to a commoner. The king rebelled and was sentenced to death. Randomly find a few palace servants, wrap her body in a straw mat, and throw it into a mass grave. Her mother's family will also be convicted and killed."

Shen Lin should make a promise.

Not long after the master and servant left the Queen's Palace, Emperor Xuande stopped and looked back, "Order people to demolish this palace and rebuild it on the spot. By the way, how are Lao Wu and Lao Qi?"

Shen Lin half bowed his waist, "The imperial doctor said that I'm afraid I'll be disabled, and my legs and feet will be inconvenient in the future."

"Let the imperial physician try his best to treat them, don't tell them the truth yet, and let them recover from their injuries." The master and servant continued to move forward, and after two steps, Emperor Xuande asked again, "Shen Lin, where did you hide the jade seal in the end?" ?”

"Back to the emperor, the servant hid the jade seal in a disused stove in the dining room."

Emperor Xuande smiled, "You are clever."

Shen Lin also smiled and said, "Thank you, my servant, for your praise."

The figures of the master and the servant gradually recede in the palace...