Emperor Longqing sounded several thunderous clapboards over the capital.
But after a few days, the thunder and lightning still did not stop.
Soon, under the joint torture of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Ministry of Justice, Qiu Chuying confessed something even more important - he was also instructed by someone back then, and he actually did have the imperial seal.
Emperor Longqing listened to it for the time being, but remained undecided. He suddenly stopped and did not even order anyone to search for it. It was really confusing and uneasy.
On April 19, Emperor Longqing suddenly issued an order, ordering Lin Sanshao, the deputy director of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, to rush to Yangzhou immediately to escort Prince Zheng back to the capital, saying that although the Ming family case had come to an end, the matter of the imperial seal still needed to be questioned, so he urgently summoned Prince Zheng back to the capital.
The sun is shining brightly, and there are birds singing and flowers blooming everywhere, but the capital city these days seems like a completely different world from before.
But after a few days, for some reason, the number of people on the street gradually decreased. The noble families all closed their doors and strictly forbade their subordinates to go out to inquire about the news.
On April 20th, the thunder finally exploded again.
The city was in chaos. The Five Cities Army and the deputy commander of the Beijing Imperial Guards colluded with each other, and together with the Beijing Camp guerrilla general Shen Liang, they temporarily controlled the situation and even took control of the six ministries of the cabinet, the Censorate, the Dali Temple and other important departments. The rest of the people colluded with the commander of the Imperial City Imperial Guards, Weining Marquis Lang Yuanqing, and broke down the palace gate in one fell swoop.
The nobles who had been staying indoors finally started to panic. All the male members of their families who held official positions had gone to take up official posts, and the rest were orphans and the weak.
Now they could no longer sit still and sent people out to inquire.
The Huang family was even more anxious. Madam Huang hurriedly sent people out to inquire, but five or six servants went out, but only two came back. These two were the ones who crawled out of the pile of dead bodies. It was said that the security outside was now even stricter. The King of Chu came out and said that the emperor had been assassinated and was now unconscious. He was now ordered by heaven to impose martial law throughout the city to search for the assassin.
Madam Huang finally regained consciousness after a few moments of trembling. She stood up quickly with shining eyes. She felt as if her heart had suddenly fallen from the sky. She asked in a lost voice, "What did you say?! King Chu?!"
The King of Chu is...
Want to rebel?!
Her eyes went dark, her hands clenched into fists, and she sat on the couch trembling. After a while, she gritted her teeth and muttered, "But... but we didn't hear any news at all!"
Besides, can this be done? If it can't be done, you will be beheaded!
Especially since they are the Princess Chu’s family!
There is no benefit in following this group of people, but when something goes wrong, their family will always be the one to bear the brunt of the consequences.
Madam Huang gritted her teeth, but she didn't dare to curse the King of Chu for failure. She was very hesitant and cautious in front of the Bodhisattva.
By the next day, it was heard that even more people were killed in the capital.
The Jinyiwei dispersed at the gate of Marquis Dingbei's mansion, and the second and third wives gathered in Ju'an Courtyard. They had been having a hard time eating and sleeping recently. The Ming family's case had been overturned, and they thought that they could finally put an end to these days of fear. The Wei family had finally gotten their wish after all the suffering, but they didn't expect that after only a few days, the King of Chu would rebel again!
The second, third and fifth masters all went to court to hear affairs, and even Wei Kun was not left at home - he held an official position in the Yulin Guard!
But now, there is no one in the mansion...
The second wife came up with an idea: "Now that the Jinyiwei have dispersed, we should go to the Zhennan Palace as soon as possible..."
Otherwise, something might happen in the capital at any time. There have been many cases of people taking advantage of chaos to cause trouble since ancient times...
The Second Madam was right to be worried, and the Third Madam also looked at Wei An.
She didn't know when it started, but she had developed the habit of asking the little girl's opinion on everything.
The baby fat on Wei An's face has been completely gone, and it is as white and translucent as a peeled peach, making people unable to take their eyes off it at first sight.
But the expression on her face was not pretty. Her beautiful and delicate face was pale without a trace of blood. After a moment, she shook her head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late."
The second and third wives were startled. They were already terrified, and now after hearing Wei An say that, they were even more panicked and didn't know what to do. When the second wife stood up, she even knocked over the teacup beside her.
The third wife held her daughter's hand, tried to calm down, gritted her teeth and asked: "Xiao Qi, what do you mean..."
The King of Chu was forced.
He had no way out. Emperor Longqing first issued an edict of repentance, then formally overturned the Ming family's case, and then asked the cabinet to discuss the Yunnan affairs. It was clear that he wanted to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.
And before that, Feng Shi also suffered... ... .
Both the internal and external clues have been discovered. If we follow the clues, Qiu Chuying will betray him completely.
If he doesn't take a risky move, he will just have to wait for death.
Now it seems that the network of power that the King of Chu has built up over the years is still of some use.
This was also due to the fact that the previous emperor was too indecisive, and the succession was left undecided for many years, which finally allowed Emperor Longqing to ascend the throne with his elder age advantage... ...
But now that the King of Chu has gained power, he will naturally take advantage of the chaos to deal with the Wei family first.
In the eyes of the people of the world, all troubles were caused by the Ming family. Now the King of Chu will naturally target the Wei family first.
However, the Dingbei Marquisate is located in a special place, adjacent to the imperial city, so it may not be easy to attack here, so it has been delayed until now. But now even the Jinyiwei have been dispersed, I am afraid the time has come... ...
Sure enough, Wei Rui soon found out that the King of Chu had found out that the emperor and empress in the palace were poisoned and murdered by the resentful Old Lady Wei and Concubine Zhuang, and even Concubine Feng was implicated.
In this case, the assassin must search the Wei family.
The second and third wives finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears, living in a state of panic all day long.
At this point, no one asked Wei An what to do. Even if a little girl had extraordinary abilities, what could she do under the sword
What's more, even the emperor and empress in the palace are now unknown whether they are alive or dead...
Wei An did not wait to die. He strictly ordered Tan Xi, He Sheng and others to lead Manager Lin to gather all the young and strong servants in the house, ordering them to guard the door strictly and divide them into several groups for patrol at night.
But even with weapons and arrangements, the second and third wives were still filled with uneasiness.
I'm afraid these people are not as strong as the Jinyiwei people in chopping melons and vegetables. If it really happens as Wei An expected, won't they be dead
Wei An turned around and comforted them: "It may not be so pessimistic... Aunts, don't worry, it may not be..."
The dark clouds that had been accumulating for several days finally completely covered the sky. The sky in the afternoon was as dark as night, and thunder rumbled.