Huayan used the list left by Zhao Zaifu to quickly remove a wave of dark chess hidden in the court by Marquis Wuwei, and sent the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and the head of the Hanlin Academy to the prison of the East Palace.
In addition, in Zhao Zaifu's list, there is one deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, two centurion captains of the Imperial Guard Army, and one deputy commander of the Wucheng Bingma Division.
Hua Yan ordered Yun Yi to take the twelve cloud guards to deal with these people. After all, they are different from civil servants.
At night, as Hua Yan guessed, Marquis Wuwei escaped from Dali Temple.
The key to the iron chain and the key to the cell were given to Marquis Wu Wei early in the morning by Shaoqing of Dali Temple. In order to get rid of the suspicion of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he had already arranged for people inside and outside to cooperate with him so that he would not intervene. Therefore, even though he was arrested in advance and sent to the dungeon of the East Palace, it still did not affect Marquis Wuwei's smooth escape from prison.
Huayan eradicated a hidden line of Marquis Wuwei given by Zhao Zaifu in the daytime, but there is also a hidden line, which is not a high-ranking official, but an ordinary person who looks very inconspicuous.
There are the jailers and cell bosses of the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison, as well as the soldiers of the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Forest Army, and the Masi of the Five City Soldiers, and even shopkeepers and buddies who open shops in the capital, as well as the servants and servants of various official residences. housekeeper.
These people are inconspicuous on weekdays, but when they really come in handy, they are still very useful.
Although Huayan had prepared early in the morning and ordered people to watch the movements of the capital with the Dali Temple Tianpao as the core, Wuwei Hou almost ran away.
Therefore, when Quancheng couldn't find any trace of Marquis Wuwei, Huayan was accompanied by Yun An, and waited in Marquis Wuwei's mansion until he returned home to Marquis Wuwei who planned to leave by the secret passage at the bottom of the lake.
The night was as cool as water, Huayan was wearing a slightly thick cloak, standing under the moonlight in the courtyard, looking at Wuweihou who was walking hurriedly, she smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty is very capable, for you alone, all The people of the city are all moved."
When Marquis Wuwei saw Huayan, his face sank suddenly, and his relaxed and complacent heart sank to the bottom of the abyss in an instant. He looked at Huayan with almost black eyes, with a storm in his eyes, and gritted his teeth, "Huayan, why are you here?" here"
Huayan gathered the cloak on her body, and said with a smile, "Zi Zhan once told me that if he returns to Beijing and sees you, he will do something for him. Can Lord Hou guess what it is?"
Marquis Wuwei clenched his hands tightly, "Could it be that he asked you to kill me?"
"Not bad." Hua Yan smiled, "Master Hou guessed right."
"Niezi" Marquis Wuwei cursed bitterly.
Huayan shook her head, "Master Hou never regarded him as your son, so why did the evil son say that you killed his mother, but after he knew about it, he couldn't do anything to you. But his mother's hatred cannot be ignored. Therefore, he entrusted this matter to me. I have no burden to kill Lord Hou, he knows it."
Marquis Wuwei stared at Huayan, "Then why didn't you kill me earlier?"
Huayan played with the bracelet on her wrist, turning it around again and again, "If I attack early in the morning, how can I attract all the forces that Lord Hou has entrenched in the capital and kill him alone? After all the influence of the Lord is eliminated, the capital will be truly stable."
Marquis Wuwei was furious, bloodthirsty killing intent appeared in his eyes, "I'll kill you first"
Said, Marquis Wuwei bullied him, his martial arts are naturally very powerful, but few people have seen him make a move. It is said that when he went to Nanyang Mountain for Su Zizhan to ask for a teacher to accept his disciples, he once competed with Nanyang Zhenren, only one move from Nanyang Zhenren. Master Nanyang once asked him, Master Hou had such martial arts, why didn't he teach his son himself, Marquis Wuwei shook his head and said: "A father doesn't teach his son, so he can't be ruthless."
Master Nanyang went down the mountain and took Su Zizhan.
Yun An stepped forward and stopped Marquis Wuwei. At the same time, the hidden guards of the Eastern Palace appeared and protected Huayan together.
Yun Ankan had a draw with Marquis Wuwei, Yun agreed and joined in. The two fought against Marquis Wuwei and immediately gained the upper hand.
After a hundred moves, Marquis Wuwei gradually became weak, and the two of them pierced him back and forth with a sword.
Marquis Wuwei stared at the sword blade piercing through his chest and back, and stood there for a long time, his eyes widened.
Huayan looked at him indifferently, thinking that Marquis Wuwei probably never dreamed of this way of death. He spent his whole life in secret, and the burden of restoring the country fell on his generation. how many things
When he was young, he was as kind and pure as the young men from other families. When he asked for marriage, was it because of her innocence and vivaciousness that he truly loved her, or because she was the daughter of the Mei family, the prince's favorite daughter of the Mei family? The younger sister of the young lady is the father-in-law of the future emperor. In order to gain the trust of the current emperor, he became a brother-in-law with him in order to plan
Huayan recalled the sentence that Su Zizhan added sadly, "Before he died, you asked him if he loved my mother. As far as I know, my mother loved him. Whoever you liked when you were young can't be remembered for a lifetime." .My mother has long forgotten."
Huayan looked at Marquis Wuwei, and felt that if she didn't ask, she would have no chance, so she helped Su Zi to ask.
Hearing Hua Yan's words, Marquis Wuwei suddenly laughed maniacally, "I love Ben Hou and I don't love her. If I say I do, I love Liu Fuxiang. Otherwise, how could Ben Hou snatch her away from Su Zizhan?"
Huayan was startled.
Marquis Wuwei turned his head, looked at Huayan, spat out blood and said, "Tell Su Zizhan that Benhou is waiting for him under the Nine Springs."
After saying a word, Marquis Wuwei slumped to the ground and closed his eyes.
Nanny Fang stepped forward and covered Huayan's eyes with her hands, "Don't look at the princess, if you look at it, your Highness will see it indirectly. Dead people are bad luck."
Huayan didn't take away Nanny Fang's hand, stood silently for a moment, and said, "Stop Wuweihou and go back to the palace."
This night, along with the death of Marquis Wuwei, all dangers in the Southern Chu capital were completely eliminated.
The emperor was afraid that Huayan would be shocked, so he sent someone to the East Palace to ask if Huayan was okay, and the Queen Mother also sent someone to ask, and they were relieved to hear that Huayan was safe.
In the early morning of the second day, in the court hall, Huayan promulgated the ten crimes committed by the Marquis of Wuwei, including the head of the Imperial Academy, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and others who were accomplices.
Because Marquis Wuwei was dead, he was dismissed from his title and buried on straw mats. The head of the Hanlin Academy and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple were beheaded outside the Meridian Gate to show the public. The rest of them were punished according to their crimes. It varies from eight years.
The court hall went through another round of baptism, civil and military officials were sparsely standing in the court hall, the huge Golden Luan Hall looked very empty.
Huayan made an exception and promoted several people who had performed well during this period of time to join the court, filling the court.
The ruling and opposition parties finally saw how powerful this Eastern Palace Princess is.
After getting off the morning court, Huayan felt a little dizzy and unwell, so Nanny Fang called Tianbujie in panic.
After Tianbujue took Huayan's pulse, he blew his beard and stared, "Why did I tell you so carelessly when I caught the wind and cold?"
Hua Yan leaned on the imperial concubine's couch, "How could I catch the wind and cold? I don't feel cold."
Mother Fang anxiously said from the side, "It must have been yesterday, the lake wind was too cold at night beside the lake in Wuwei Marquis Mansion, and it blew here." She regretted it endlessly, "It's all your fault, I didn't wear enough clothes for you."
Huayan reached out and patted Nanny Fang's hand, "How can I blame you for wearing such a thick cloak yesterday, I still feel sweaty."
"Okay, the cold is not a big deal, but you are pregnant, so you can't take heavy medicine. I'll prescribe some mild medicine, and you take it easy." Tian Bubu interrupted the two of them, thinking about it. He prescribed a medicine.
The fifth prince heard that Huayan was ill, so he said nothing to make her tired, and said that she would not be allowed to go to court tomorrow, but if there was something he couldn't handle, he would bring it to the fourth sister-in-law for advice.
Huayan didn't dare to be careless, and nodded in response, anyway, the capital is really impenetrable now, so she doesn't have to worry too much, it's more important to get rid of the cold as soon as possible.
After the emperor heard about it, he also agreed with the fifth prince's words and asked Huayan to recuperate well. Huayan has been really tired for a while, and she has been responsible for the big court affairs. From when An Shuli was around, she and An Shuli worked together to investigate the major families in the world, and after An Shuli left, she did The bureau drew out all the forces of Marquis Wuwei, and the capital was stable and peaceful. When the string she was stretched was loosened, she let out a sigh of relief, and naturally fell ill.
The Empress Dowager couldn't resist going out of the palace to see Huayan that day. Seeing her lying sickly and sweating on the bed, she couldn't bear to blame her. Being by my side, not persuading her, made her tired and sick.
Mrs. Jing Guogong is also blaming herself. It would be fine if she persuaded her forcibly. Who knew that she would suddenly become ill.
The queen mother was worried about Huayan, so she stayed in the East Palace and watched her recuperate.
After a few days of rest like this, Huayan's illness has not recovered. Not only has Fang Nanny been anxious, but also Mrs. Jingguo and the Queen Mother. Tian Bujue also frowned, feeling that Huayan's situation was not good.