After killing the man, Hua Qi watched as the people watered the ground and raised the wooden threshold so that the blood on the ground could flow into the ditch outside the house after being swept. He then walked down leisurely, patted the shoulders of several imperial attendants who did not join in the work but stood there like clay sculptures or wooden statues, and walked out of the execution hall leisurely.
When he went straight to the Qianqing Palace to ask for an audience, the official uniform that was once splattered with blood had already been taken off and changed into casual clothes that looked very out of place in the palace.
The news of him killing someone in the Lixing Hall had not yet spread throughout the palace... because most of the people guarding the gates were replaced by people he had personally discovered and taught, and it was impossible for someone to fly out with wings. Therefore, although the people entering and leaving the Qianqing Palace saw that he was dressed casually, most of them did not pay much attention.
However, when Chen Yongshou, who had come to greet him personally, came up to him, he couldn't help but sniff lightly, then frowned and asked, "Master Hua Qi, what's that smell on you?"
"What's that smell? Of course it's the smell of blood." Hua Qi laughed, and seeing Chen Yongshou's face suddenly frozen, he joked, "It's just killing a few people, why is Eunuch Chen so cowardly?"
What does this have to do with cowardice? You killed someone, but you didn't even clean yourself up before coming to see the emperor? And, I remember you didn't leave the palace today, did you? Where did you kill someone in the middle of the night? Although Chen Yongshou knew that the man in front of him could enter and leave the Qianqing Palace at any time, and it seemed that he was not just a family general who had made many achievements in the Duke of Zhao's mansion, he still couldn't help but get mad after hearing that simple answer. However, the man didn't mean to go back to bathe and change clothes, and the emperor summoned him directly, so he couldn't say much.
He gritted his teeth and led the person into the East Warm Pavilion. He took a look at the ranking list piled up like a small mountain next to him and felt even more overwhelmed. He didn't dare to stay any longer. Seeing that the emperor didn't have any instructions, he immediately tiptoed out. As soon as he raised the door curtain and stepped out of the door, he heard the emperor's voice coming from inside the door.
"Is everything done? Are there any of those guys who are dissatisfied with you?"
"Kill five of them, and they won't dare to disobey."
Chen Yongshou was terrified and hurried away. Hua Qi heard the footsteps and saw that the emperor looked nonchalant, clearly not caring about who he killed. He put away his smile and reported the truth: "They are all guys who are proven to be deserving of death. Chu Kuan provided some evidence, and I also collected some before. After killing them, I will bring in new people."
"Well, since I have given you these tasks, just do it." The emperor casually unfolded a scroll and looked at the names he had never heard of. He still looked at the scores of each question very carefully, and then he said slowly, "The reputation of the imperial attendants has always been spread privately. After rumors spread, they were inevitably demonized."
"Since you have taken over, then you should stand on the surface. Pick two young but reliable men, apprentices are fine, to serve as sparring partners for Sanlang and Silang, so that they can train their bodies well. Then, keep a few who occasionally do dirty work, and the rest will take the open path. For example, look at this ranking list that Zhang Shou made for me, dozens of paper rolls, all posted up, it will take a lot of manpower."