Jiuxi

Chapter 432 Chapter 430 [Always worried about a thousand years old]

When the sky is dim.

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling a strong surge of fatigue.

After the court meeting ended yesterday, he still had no time to rest. After all, the emperor only gave him ten days.

Wang Yan, Guo Congyi, Hu Hai, Ning Yuanfu and Le Qinyi were all arrested, but the rebellion obviously involved more than just five of them. The problems within the Beijing army alone were extremely complicated, not to mention there were many more. People secretly provided help to the rebels.

Lu Chen put all these felons into the prison of the Sutra Weaving Department's main office, and asked Yang Jingxuan, who had rushed back, to personally guard and interrogate them.

At this time, he definitely couldn't trust the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. If he was handed over to these yamen for custody, there might be a sudden death in prison.

There is no doubt that the Beijing army needs to be completely reorganized. The emperor has other instructions for this matter. Lu Chen, Liu Shouguang and Zhang Xu are jointly responsible for it, and Qin Zheng is responsible for leading the secret agents of the Weaving Department to oversee the entire process to prevent anyone from engaging in malpractice for personal gain.

As for the specific measures, the first is to separate and imprison those generals and soldiers who clearly participated in the rebellion, secondly to directly deprive people such as Le Minghong and Zuo Yushan of their military positions and let them go to the prison of the Weaving Department to keep them company, and finally Further screen the officers and soldiers of each army to find out the bad apples involved in the rebellion.

All in all, this is an extremely energy-consuming undertaking.

A gentle voice sounded outside the screen.

"Won't the emperor give you a holiday? Ah——"

After the court meeting, Lu Chen invited a group of military and political leaders to the original Nanya office of the Beijing Army to coordinate and communicate with everyone, and finally formulated a complete inventory strategy.

Lin Xi slowly came closer and said softly: "Although you and I are inseparable and fight side by side, my martial arts is higher than yours, and my inner strength is deeper than yours. The most important thing is that I only kill enemies with my sword, unlike your brain." There are so many things to do, and I don’t even have time to relax. Of course, I’m not as tired as you.”

Lu Chen was slightly surprised that Ding Hui, Minister of the Ministry of War, was not involved. This person had always been the backbone of the Jiangnan clan and had made countless boasts in court on behalf of the clan. This time, he was as honest as a quail.

Both of them were exhausted, so they ate something hastily and then went back to their rooms to rest.

The maids in the mansion are very sensible and know that the Marquis does not like others to enter his bedroom at will, so unless Lu Chen calls him, they will stay outside honestly.

After lying on the bed for a while, all the memories flooded into his mind. Lu Chen went through yesterday's arrangements again, and only felt relieved after confirming that there were no problems.

"Are you awake? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

Lu Chen turned around and looked around, smiling and saying, "Senior sister, you got up so early? You should also rest more."

The autumn morning was a bit chilly. Lin Xi was wearing a soft silver light lily skirt, with a bare face and blue silk covering her shoulders.

Only then did he feel the pain in his body. Fortunately, after a night's sleep, his mind was much clearer, so he stood up and sat up.

Both the two prime ministers and the two commanders-in-chief Liu Shouguang and Zhang Xu were very supportive of Lu Chen's arrangements, and other officials would naturally not jump out and ask for trouble.

"This is just the beginning."

Of course, he has no time to explore Ding Hui's psychological activities now. In addition to the two ministers, there are also a large number of civil servants from aristocratic families who are related to the rebellion.

At this point, there is only one crucial task left, which is to seize the prisoner's residence, imprison their relatives, and inspect their family assets.

After everything was initially arranged and suitable personnel were selected to take over, when Lu Chen and Lin Xi returned to the Hou Mansion, the moon was already in the sky.

Lu Chen handed over this task to a person he absolutely trusted.

There was also a big earthquake in the court. Two of the six ministers participated in the rebellion, and they were two very high-ranking ministers, namely Ning Yuanfu, the minister of official affairs, and Le Qinyi, the minister of household affairs.

Fortunately, the two prime ministers were able to help Lu Chen share a large part of the heavy responsibilities, especially the ability of the right prime minister Xue Nanting was extremely outstanding. In addition, in the past few months, the emperor used the Hou Yu case to promote dozens of capable ministers and officials. At least Lu Chen doesn't need to do it himself.

The person who can directly enter this bedroom at this moment without any reaction from the maids outside is naturally the mistress of this prince's mansion in their hearts.

Lin Xi called out softly, and Lu Chen suddenly raised his hand to grab her wrist while she was walking to the bed, and pulled her over.

"Making nonsense again."

Lin Xi yelled, but did not resist or throw away Lu Chen's hand. She simply sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to tap Lu Chen's forehead.

Lu Chen grabbed her hand again and pulled her forward.

Lin Xi was helpless and funny, and of course a little ashamed, but she still obeyed his wishes and leaned on his chest.

Listening to his strong heartbeat, the atmosphere suddenly became charming.

"No fooling around."

Lin Xi murmured softly, but the soft tone really didn't have much lethality.

"Your Majesty is trusting me, or letting me establish prestige in the court. At the same time, it is also allowing me to completely isolate myself from the famous families in Jiangnan, and prevent me from getting together with those noble families in the future."

Listening to Lu Shen's calm tone, Lin Xi was slightly confused.

She understood the first half of the sentence, but the last half puzzled her, so she asked, "What does this mean?"

Lu Chen stroked the green hair on her shoulders and said slowly: "Your Majesty asked me to take charge of the investigation of the rebellious party. I don't know how many people will be involved this time, and most of them are wealthy families with strong roots in Jiangnan. When the butcher knife falls, they will not remember that they deserved it for launching the rebellion. They will only hate Your Majesty and me, the person holding the knife. Although this is very unreasonable, many people will think so. And, in the end, Your Majesty will definitely think so. Let me oversee the execution."

Lin Xi frowned slightly. After all, she still behaved like a child of the Jianghu, advocating a clear distinction between grudges and grudges, the enemy and ourselves, and was not familiar with these ghosts and power struggles in the court.

"Why does the emperor do this?"

"This rebellion has been successfully put down, which does have many benefits for Your Majesty. For example, he can further take back his power, remove the rotten flesh in the court and the army, and lay an extremely solid foundation for his successors. However, this rebellion ultimately weakened the central vitality. A large number of officials were seriously injured, and more than half of the Beiya Sixth Army suffered casualties. The three Beijing camps were also facing a major purge. As a result, the strength of the frontier army showed signs of overpowering the center. At present, the two governors and I'm here, Your Majesty won't be too worried, but as a foresighted emperor, he must take precautions before they happen."

Lin Xi looked up at him and whispered: "Does the emperor regard you as a hidden danger?" Lu Chen raised his hand to brush her fair cheek and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, your majesty just doesn't want someone in Daqi who can't be controlled. , He is just a powerful official with great power, and he will not think of doing anything against me. "

Even so, Lin Xi sighed softly, and then hugged Lu Chen's back with both hands.

"Senior sister, have you ever heard a sentence?"

Feeling Lin Xi's soft and graceful body pressing against him, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel that his throat was a little dry.

"What are you talking about?" Lin Xi's voice was a little dull.

Lu Chen bowed his head and said in her ear: "Spend a warm spring night in the hibiscus tent..."

Unfortunately, this is one of the few verses that Lu Chen remembers from his previous life, and it is extremely appropriate to use it at this time.

However, when his lips touched Lin Xi's earlobe, the heroine couldn't help laughing and said crisply: "It's itchy..."

The charming atmosphere suddenly had a tendency to collapse.

Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he simply picked up Lin Xi with both hands, making the two of them lie side by side.

Their eyes met, so close.

Lin Xi's cheeks turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. She subconsciously placed her hands on Lu Chen's chest, bit her lip and said, "Junior brother, don't act nonsense, or I will beat you up."

"Then you beat me."

Lu Chen put on the posture of a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, and touched it with both hands without hesitation.

Lin Xi's heart trembled, and she felt an electric current spread throughout her body. There was a hint of pleading in her bright eyes: "There is someone outside."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "No one dares to break in."

After saying that, he kissed Lin Xi's lips.

The two of them have had many close contacts, especially when Lu Chen took Lin Xi on a tour of the mountains and rivers some time ago, and they often got into it shamelessly.

Lin Xi doesn't deliberately show off. Except for the last step, he gives Lu Chen everything he wants. However, the current environment is a bit special.

At least in her mind, the bed was different from other places, and Lu Chen's state today looked different from before.

Feeling his enthusiasm and wandering hands, Lin Xi gradually immersed herself in it. Just when she was hesitating whether to stop this guy's advances, a timid voice suddenly sounded from outside.

"Report to the Marquis."

Lu Chen took a deep breath, with a rare expression of embarrassment and anger on his face.

Lin Xi chuckled and looked at him with a bit of pride, not knowing how attractive she looked with her disheveled hair, Xiafei's cheeks and disheveled clothes at the moment.

"What's the matter?"

Lu Chen cleared his throat and asked awkwardly.

The voice of the maid outside became more and more cowardly, with some trembling: "To report to the Marquis, Captain Li is coming to the door. The chief steward invites her to have tea in the main hall, and asks the maid to tell the Marquis."

"Get up quickly."

It was Lin Xi who reacted first. She pushed Lu Chen away angrily, stood up quickly to tidy up her appearance, and then said shyly: "I have to go back and freshen up. You must not talk nonsense in front of Sister Bingxue, or I won't be able to spare you. "

Lu Chen smiled helplessly.

After a while, the two of them came to the main hall together and saw Li Bingxue sitting alone and enjoying tea.

After seeing the two people appear, Li Bingxue looked at them casually and said with a smile: "It seems that I came at an unlucky time."

Lu Chen felt that these words sounded familiar, so he asked, "Where did you start talking about this?"

Lin Xi was shy, fearing that Li Bingxue would find out, which would naturally make her even more embarrassed.

"I came too early and delayed your breakfast."

Li Bingxue said it over and then said to Lu Chen: "But you are still to blame in the end."

Lu Chenqi said: "I don't understand this even more."

Li Bingxue said: "I blame you for leaving that matter to me and Fei Yuying."

At yesterday's meeting, Lu Chen handed over to Li Bingxue the task of sealing down the residences of various criminals and arresting their relatives, which is also commonly known as ransacking homes.

This is an extremely lucrative job. Even if the soldiers of Feiyu Camp just touch each other a little, it is enough to feed and drink them. It is regarded as a reward from the imperial court for Feiyu Camp's long-distance attack on King Qin to rescue him.

As for Lin Xi and the Seven Star Army, Lu Chen naturally had other plans.

Lu Chen said seriously: "Is there some trouble?"

Li Bingxue shook his head and said: "It's not really a trouble, but it's not as easy as I thought. How about you guys go and take a look together?"

Lu Chen and Lin Xi looked at each other, then nodded and said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)