peasant queen

Chapter 198 The decree arrives

Although Empress Chen passed away, this cannot change the date of the new emperor's enthronement.

Her funeral can only be postponed.

However, because of the old emperor's dislike for Empress Chen.Therefore, the people in the Ministry of Rites did not pay much attention to it.

After Chu Yan ascended the throne, a simple funeral was held for her and it was over.She was not even allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum, which shows how much the old emperor hated her.

Empress Chen is dead, but Taishi Chen and his family are still in prison!

This matter, old emperor.

No, it should be called the Supreme Emperor now.

The Supreme Emperor did not intervene in this matter, and left it to Chu Yan to handle it.

Chu Yan hated Chen Taishi deeply, so naturally he would not let him go.It should be said that they would not let their family go, otherwise they would not have arrested Taishi Chen's family.

Chu Yan directly ordered Chen Taishi's family to be beheaded.No matter men, women or children.

Soon, the whole Chen family was pushed outside the Meridian Gate and beheaded.

When the body was restrained, the supervisor and beheader realized that something was wrong.It was found that the eldest son of Chen Taishi was missing, and the one on the ground did not belong to him at all.

The supervisor was startled, this is impossible.

He checked carefully before the execution, but he didn't expect that something went wrong in the end.

When the death row prisoner was replaced, the supervisor did not dare to delay, and hurriedly reported it to the new emperor, Chu Yan.

After Chu Yan received the memorial from the beheading officer, he slapped the imperial case angrily and said, "Investigate, let me investigate. Even if the capital is dug three feet, I still have to find out."

Many officials are also very surprised, how did this person disappear?
There were soldiers guarding the entire process from the prison to the execution ground, and no suspicious persons were found along the way.How did this person disappear?
In the end, the anomaly was discovered just below the opening.

It turned out that a tunnel had been dug under the platform of the execution ground long ago.Chen Taishi's people were replaced at the moment of execution, and when they found the small courtyard at the end of the tunnel, the building was already empty.

The reorganized imperial guards led people, and searched house-to-house in the capital three times but failed to find them.

Thinking about it, those people had already left the capital.

Chu Yan received the memorial sent up from below, and after reading it, he was so angry that he threw the memorial out.

But no matter how angry he was, the man ran away.

However, the rest of the Chen family were all dead.Including Grand Master Chen, it can be regarded as good news!
Chen Taishi died, and so did Queen Chen.

The next step is to deal with the henchmen under Grand Master Chen. Chu Yan first replaces the people in the key positions.

For the rest, no one can replace them for the time being, so let them be kept for now.Wait until there is someone in hand, and then slowly replace it.

Time passed day by day, and Chu Yan became more and more comfortable handling state affairs.

Seeing that his son handled it well, the Supreme Emperor was even more unwilling to be a director.Eat and drink in your own palace all day long to nourish your body.Sometimes, Concubine De would come over to see him.

The Supreme Emperor felt a little distressed when he saw that Concubine De always had to travel so far to see him.

In addition, his health was better, so he asked someone to move him, and he planned to live with Concubine De in another courtyard outside the palace.By the way, make room for his son, lest his son, an emperor, always sleep in the side hall.

The Emperor Taishang wants to move the palace, so this matter must be reported to Emperor Chu Yan.

When Chu Yan heard that his father was going to move out of the palace, how could he agree, so he immediately put down the memorial in his hand and rushed over.

He said to the Supreme Emperor who was tidying up and saluting: "Father, you live well in the palace, why do you want to move out?"

"I've lived in this palace for most of my life, and I want to go out to get some fresh air. Both your mother and concubine are not in good health, and I want to go outside the palace to relax and nourish our health." The Supreme Emperor put down the things in his hands and said to Chu Yan.

"Have you told the concubine about this...?"

"I've said it, and your concubine also agrees. From now on, the affairs of the palace will be left to you and your daughter-in-law."

"Father, why don't you wait for Wan'er to hold the conferring ceremony before leaving the palace! In a few days, Wan'er's family will come to the capital, so you must meet them!"

The Taishanghuang was right when he heard it. After all, he is the queen's family, so I still have to give this bit of face.

So the Supreme Emperor lived in the palace again.Leave the palace after meeting Jiang Wan's family.

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Jiang Chengshan of Fucheng received a letter from his niece-in-law Jing He, telling him to go home quickly.There is an imperial decree coming to Jiangyang Village, let him go home and prepare first.

When he first read this letter, Jiang Chengshan was taken aback.

They are from a small family in the Jiang family, how could they receive the imperial edict!But I dare not be negligent, what if there is an imperial decree!If you make a mistake, you will lose your head.

Jiang Chengshan thought for a long time, but went back and waited.

Don't dare to have an imperial decree, it's always right to wait at home.

It's just that he doesn't understand the process of receiving the imperial edict and the things to prepare.So he went to Cao's house and asked his father-in-law.

When Cao's family heard that Jiang's family might come with an imperial decree, Cao Shanzhang was also surprised.

He also heard that the capital has changed, and the new emperor has ascended the throne.

only?What does this have to do with the Jiang family?No, now is not the time to think about it.Cao Shanchang hurriedly told Jiang Chengshan the process of receiving the imperial edict.

He also specifically asked him to prepare more small-denomination banknotes and broken silver to reward those who came to proclaim the imperial edict.

Jiang Chengshan complied one by one.

In the end, Cao Shanzhang was still worried, and went back to Jiangyang Village with him to wait.

Jiang Chengshan returned to Jiangyang Village with his wife and father-in-law.Mrs. Liang was really surprised, thinking that something big had happened.

After asking, Liang smiled and said, "I thought it was something? Brother Shan, you must be thinking too much.

Our family is a farmer, how could there be an imperial edict sent to our family. "

"Sister-in-law, no matter whether there is an imperial edict or not, we have to prepare." Jiang Chengshan said seriously.

Cao Shanzhang next to him also said: "Sister-in-law, this is not a joke. It is going to be beheaded. Let's make preparations early."

Although Mrs. Liang still didn't believe it, she was also afraid that if an imperial decree really came.So he started to prepare according to what Cao Shanchang said.

In addition, they also brought back Jiang Rongjun and Jiang Rongyu brothers who were studying in the town.

Everyone waited for about four or five days, and finally a group of people came to Jiangyang Village.

Cao Shan took a look, wasn't the prefect the one who started it?Cao Shanchang rushed up to greet him, and asked in a low voice what was the matter?

Prefect Liao also knew Cao Shanzhang and knew that he was Jiang Chengshan's father-in-law.He was also a close relative of the Jiang family, so he told Cao Shanzhang about the coming from the Tian family.

In fact, Prefect Liao didn't know what happened, he only knew that the person who came was from the palace.But the other party didn't say anything specifically, and didn't dare to ask.

When they reached the gate of Jiang's house, the sedan chair in the middle fell to the ground.

A white-faced, beardless old man walked out from inside, holding a yellow scroll in his hand.He sang with his head held high and his chest high: "The imperial decree has arrived! Jiang Chenggui's widow, Mrs. Liang, accepts the decree."

Although Liang had heard about it from her brother-in-law Jiang Chengshan, she was still nervous.

It didn't make a big mistake for her to be followed by her, and she knelt down to receive the order according to her uncle's instructions.

The Jiang family who followed behind him naturally knelt down together.Including those surrounding villagers.

(End of this chapter)