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Chapter 123: The Humiliated Woman Beheaded and Abandoned in the City (6)

Nearly two hours later, it was dawn.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor did not hold a court meeting every day. Usually, it was held once every five days. Sometimes, if the emperor was lazy, it was normal to hold a court meeting once every ten days. In case of urgent matters, a court meeting would be held temporarily. For minor matters, a few important officials would gather and report.

There is no need to hold a special court meeting to discuss it.

What happened last night was undoubtedly a big deal. At the same time, Emperor Qixiang had already planned to move the capital, so it was natural to hold a court meeting today. All officials above the fifth rank in the capital also attended the court meeting as expected.

Such a big thing happened yesterday.

There's no way there wouldn't be a meeting this morning.

After the previous series of procedures were completed, before Emperor Qixiang could even say that he wanted to move the capital, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of War, who had already understood what had happened a few hours ago, stood up together. The Minister of Justice spoke first:
"Your Majesty, late last night, someone, possibly not even a human, broke into the prison and released over a thousand female prisoners. The time of the break-in coincided with the Night Parade of the Ghosts."

"Also, the body of the woman who was beheaded and abandoned in the city yesterday also disappeared during the night roaming of the demons. The night watchman who was responsible for guarding the body testified that the two halves of the body suddenly disappeared right under his nose.

He searched frantically, but couldn't find it!"

As the Minister of Justice finished speaking and the other officials were still reacting, the Minister of War immediately spoke up:

"Your Majesty, late last night, around the time when thousands of ghosts were roaming the night, a large hole, about two meters high and one meter wide, suddenly appeared at the East City Gate. The hole was not only neatly cut, but also smooth and without thorns. I'm afraid it wasn't caused by humans.

At that time, the city gate was full of female ghosts demanding lives.

Someone might have taken advantage of the chaos to leave the city."

The two of them had already communicated with each other earlier, which is why they had the current order. Combining the two, everyone would naturally assume that the female prisoners who escaped from the cell had most likely escaped the city through the hole at the city gate last night. Their current whereabouts were unknown, which saved them the trouble of searching the city.

After hearing what the two of them said, not only was Emperor Qixiang somewhat bewildered, but so were the other officials who had not been informed. As the officials were discussing among themselves, Emperor Qixiang finally realized, "Could it be that the Night Wandering of Ten Thousand Ghosts was man-made?"

At this moment, this is all he could think of.

Otherwise, all this can't be a coincidence. Someone originally wanted to break into the prison, but it just happened to happen that there were ten thousand ghosts parading at night. How could there be so many coincidences in this world?

"Man-made? Who has such great power? Could it be the Lord of Mount Tai or the King of Hell?"

"Just to save those female prisoners?"

"Could it be that someone couldn't stand it anymore..."

"Could it be that one of those female prisoners is of unusual status, like a deity who has come down to earth to undergo trials and tribulations? Didn't people always say that Lü Dongbin was the Emperor Donghua who had come down to earth to undergo trials and tribulations? Maybe he only wanted to save one person, but saving one would be too obvious, so he saved everyone at the same time!"

"Why didn't you save her when she was being abused?"

"Perhaps being ruined is a calamity. A mortal body is just a shell to a god."

"If it's just a shell, why should I save it?"

"You...you just have to argue with me, right?!"

"It seems we can't handle this matter anymore. If we have to investigate further, what if we anger the person behind this?" "If there really are gods, why don't they know how to help the country? Instead, they didn't save so many people when they died. Now that they are dead, they are pulling their souls out and making a ghost parade at night. It doesn't seem like something a legitimate god would do. I wonder if it's some evil spirit."

"I'm afraid the world is going to be in chaos..."

"Isn't it chaotic enough now?"

Just as the officials were discussing, Zhu Xiangyang, the governor of Hedong Road and also the Grand Tutor, suddenly stood up:
"Your Majesty, Luoyang is now stable, and my officers and men are homesick. Moreover, as a governor, it is not appropriate for me to be away for too long. Therefore, I wish to take my leave now. I hope Your Majesty will grant me permission to return."

Zhu Xiangyang knew very well that the soldiers he brought with him had done nothing good in Luoyang City and had killed many people, but they might not have killed as many as the rebels.

At the same time, quite a few women were also abused.

After experiencing the night roaming of thousands of ghosts last night and receiving so much information today, he really felt that Luoyang was not very safe. At the same time, he also believed in karma, reincarnation, hell and the like and was quite nervous.

In addition, he had no intention of being like Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao, holding the emperor hostage to control the princes, so he naturally did not want to stay here any longer. He immediately left decisively and said he wanted to go home.

Although the Jiedushi were appointed by the emperor, it was only a hundred years ago that the Jiedushi became obedient. Nowadays, the Jiedushi are more like princes and warlords. If the emperor is in a good mood and can give them benefits, they are willing to listen to the emperor and help with some work.

Not in a good mood or not attracting their benefits.

That imperial edict is bullshit.

There was no open rebellion and fighting. Firstly, some Jiedushi really did not have such an idea. Secondly, there were quite a few Jiedushi in various places, and they checked and balanced each other. They knew very well that the first one to rebel and claim the throne would easily be besieged.

By then, they will be like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

Become a sacrifice to the true child of destiny.

"Grand Master, you have worked hard. Since your soldiers are homesick, I am not unreasonable..."

Although this matter was a bit sudden, Emperor Qixiang was still quite happy to see that Zhu Xiangyang, the governor of Hedong Road, who was stationed in Luoyang City with an army of 100,000, was willing to go back. So he immediately put aside the question of whether the night wandering of thousands of ghosts was a man-made thing and began to say polite words.

However, before he could finish his polite words, Zhu Xiangyang interrupted him: "Your Majesty, please stop talking nonsense to me. I have received your commendation for the victory, but the soldiers have not yet received their rewards.

I can't possibly bring my own troops and rations, and then have to pay for the rewards and relief after victory myself! "

"Then I would be setting up a small court, which is a serious crime of usurpation. I absolutely dare not do that."

The meaning is very clear, it means money.

The rebels looted most of the assets of the civilians in Luoyang and those who hadn't escaped in time. Zhu Xiangyang and his men were able to plunder very little. Even after Zhu Xiangyang successfully defeated the rebels, a large portion of the gold, silver, and jewelry disappeared, perhaps taken away by the surviving rebels who had escaped.

Or where is it buried?
Anyway, they searched for a long time but couldn't find it.

Zhu Xiangyang certainly didn't want to do business at a loss. Besides, it was reasonable for the court to give him rewards and pensions after winning the battle. So it was completely natural for him to ask the emperor for money at this time.

As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Qixiang's face turned dark.

He should have known that Zhu Xiangyang was not that easy to get rid of. Where was the money left in the national treasury?