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Chapter 128: The Humiliated Woman Beheaded and Abandoned in the City (11)

Under normal circumstances, Shen Yulan's assassination plan would be difficult to succeed. After all, no matter how powerless Emperor Qixiang was, he had many people protecting him. Those people's reaction abilities and skills would definitely not be too bad. When Shen Yulan made the first stab, they would definitely be able to stop her.

At the same time, Emperor Qixiang was not a weakling.

As a man who is not even thirty-five, it is not a problem for him to resist when he is injured.

But these are normal situations, ideal conditions.

The reality is that Emperor Qixiang has been eating ingredients that are mutually reinforcing and counteracting with each other these days, and the medicine he drank has damaged his liver and kidney meridians. At night, he also unconsciously took a large amount of aphrodisiacs. Although the time was short and not enough to make him bedridden, it definitely had an impact.

As for why the people nearby did not provide timely assistance?

The reason is also very simple.

Ding Shui had placed mental suggestions on everyone who could potentially come into contact with Emperor Qixiang, not to mention those who already had access to him. When they saw someone they subconsciously disliked being assassinated, even though they knew their duty was to protect Emperor Qixiang, they would unconsciously slow down due to their subconscious disgust.

Plus, everyone around slowed down.

So no one realized anything was wrong.

After pulling Shen Yulan away and controlling her, he still felt that Shen Yulan's movements were too agile.

"His Majesty passed away!!"

The personal eunuch's loud cries should have been filled with grief, but there was a hint of joy in them. This was undoubtedly the unconscious influence of mental suggestion.

This was actually the first time Ding Shui did this. She thought that if it succeeded, it would be the best, but if it didn't, at least she had to do something, otherwise she would feel uncomfortable. In fact, she herself didn't expect the effect to be so good.

As everyone confirmed that Emperor Qixiang was completely dead.

Except for Shen Yulan who was laughing, everyone else was panicked and scared even if they had received mental suggestion, because the emperor was assassinated and died, how could they, his close bodyguards and servants, have a good ending? At this time, they were more worried about their own safety.

Even now there is no custom of burying people alive with the dead.

But a failure to protect the emperor is enough to kill them.

Of course, no matter what they are thinking in their hearts now, they still have to follow the procedure and quickly notify the queen and several eunuchs in the palace. As for what happens next, they undoubtedly don’t need to worry about it. No matter what, the queen and several eunuchs will immediately recruit all officials into the palace.

It's better to suppress it a little and have other plans.

It has nothing to do with them!!
Shen Yulan laughed loudly twice, explained the whole story, and then vomited blood and died. She had already made up her mind to die when she saw Emperor Qixiang coming, so she swallowed the poison she had prepared in advance, which was sealed with a thick layer of wax. At this time, the stomach acid just corroded the outer layer of beeswax, and she died smoothly.

No need to endure torture.

You can also go with your parents.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch who received the news negotiated with the queen and reached a compromise. Then he summoned the twelve-year-old eldest prince and all the officials and nobles to discuss the prince's succession to the throne.

Everything was fine.

The same process applies to the normal death of an emperor.

But they should never have overlooked one person, Zhu Xiangyang, the governor of Hedong Road. Speaking of this, the blame should actually be placed on Emperor Qixiang himself. Zhu Xiangyang wanted rewards and relief money, and he agreed. Why not just give it to him and send the people and the army away?

But he refused and insisted on dragging it on.

He wanted to see how much money he could extort from those wealthy businessmen first, and then consider how much to give to Zhu Xiangyang.

Zhu Xiangyang was not in a hurry either. He even took advantage of the chaos to send some private soldiers out to join the Shaofu team, and at the same time, he did more than the Shaofu. The Shaofu would first extort money, and only start the process of confiscating property when the extortion failed. They would directly confiscate any house they saw, anyway, the blame would be on Emperor Qixiang.

Because of this delay, Zhu Xiangyang did not leave.

He hadn't left, and he was the Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor. Even if the titles were nominal, he was still one of the Three Dukes, holding two titles, and a hundred thousand troops were stationed in Luoyang. The entire court, including the Empress and the eunuchs, had the audacity to ignore him and not invite him.

What’s the difference between this and holding the Peach Banquet without inviting the Monkey King?
By the time Zhu Xiangyang learned that Emperor Qixiang had been assassinated and died, the Queen and the others had already discussed everything and started preparing for the coronation ceremony. How could Zhu Xiangyang tolerate this?
Don't be fooled by his surname Zhu, his personality is that of Sun.

Moreover, he is more confident than the one with the surname Sun. The one with the surname Sun is fighting alone, while Zhu Xiangyang has an army of 100,000.

Before the officials left the palace, Zhu Xiangyang led his 100,000-man army and surrounded it. His reason was quite convincing: he was deeply indebted to the emperor, and now that the emperor had been inexplicably assassinated and deliberately not invited him, he thought there must be a conspiracy, so he wanted to surround the palace to find out the truth.

To repay Your Majesty’s great grace.

When they first received the news, all the officials, nobles, empress, and eunuchs in charge of the imperial guards were stunned, because they did not deliberately not invite him, but they really did not expect Zhu Xiangyang.

But obviously we can’t say that at this time!
If that's the case.

Zhu Xiangyang would probably only get angrier.

After all, deliberately not inviting him could be said to be due to fear of his power, etc., but simply forgetting about him would be a clear sign of contempt for him and looking down on him as the governor.

It would be strange if it doesn’t explode by then!!

"What should I do? What should I do? When I asked you to notify all officials above the third rank, why didn't you notify him? Oh, what should I do?"

Queen Wang, who is about to become the Queen Mother, is really anxious at this time, but she certainly cannot take the responsibility herself.

It can only be the fault of the person responsible for notification.

After another round of negotiation, they hurriedly beheaded the eunuch who was responsible for the notification, and sent someone to carry his head to the city gate, apologized to Zhu Xiangyang in a gentle voice, and said that they had beheaded the culprit, and hoped that Zhu Xiaoyang would withdraw his troops and go into the palace to negotiate matters.

"Bah, do you think I'm a fool?

Even if it was his negligence and he didn't notify everyone, can't he tell whether everyone is there or not? I, the Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor, haven't even arrived yet, and you've already decided on the position of Crown Prince. You clearly don't take me seriously!"

If they hadn't explained it this way, Zhu Xiangyang wouldn't have thought that those people might look down on him and ignore him. It wasn't until this moment, when he was furious that they dared to treat him like a fool and blurted out his words without even thinking, that he finally reacted and roared:
"Well, you are deliberately humiliating this officer!"

"Push it to me!"

Following his order, the people who had already surrounded the palace immediately began to attack the city gate. The eunuch in charge of apologizing was almost dying of anxiety, but he could do nothing because the shouting and yelling from below had already drowned out his voice.

Even if he shouted at the top of his lungs that this was a rebellion.

The people below couldn't hear it either.

The few imperial guards in the palace were unable to resist at all. In less than half an hour, the palace gate was successfully breached, and they entered through the Xuanwu Gate. The next step was of course to take control of the palace.

He led dozens of generals, both large and small, into the Purple Palace, where all Luoyang officials of the third rank and above had gathered. As soon as he entered, a minister stood up and angrily accused Zhu Xiangyang of rebellion and forcing the emperor to abdicate. However, Zhu Xiangyang didn't bother to argue with him and simply slapped him twice in the face: "You should thank me for my recent vegetarianism and Buddhist practice, otherwise I would have sent you to the Western Paradise long ago."

"You guys are all so brave!"

"Such a serious matter has occurred, yet you dare to conceal it from me? Is it the Grand Tutor who is not qualified to know this, or the Grand Master? Have you investigated the cause of His Majesty's death? Are you so hasty to establish a new emperor?"

Queen Wang didn't dare to speak.

It was her father, the Right Prime Minister, who stood up and said:
"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. Naturally, we should first establish a new emperor. After the new emperor ascends the throne, we can then conduct a detailed investigation into whether there were other people involved in His Majesty's assassination. As for not notifying you and not waiting for your arrival to discuss the selection of the new emperor, it's because you are, after all, a military governor and will be leaving in two days. Naturally, there's no need to bother you specifically."

And there is actually nothing to discuss about this matter.

Although the late emperor did not appoint a crown prince, the eldest prince is both the legitimate son and the eldest son, so he should naturally succeed to the throne."

It concerns the throne of his grandson.

If the Right Prime Minister doesn't step forward, who will?
"I'll be leaving in two days. Humph, what if I stay here permanently? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You just look down on me, a military commander born in a humble family. There's no rush for the prince to succeed the throne.

First, thoroughly investigate the assassination of Your Majesty."

Although Zhu Xiangyang was in a very bad mood and Shen Zhiyi wanted to chop all the officials from aristocratic families present to death, he finally remembered that he was an official, not a bandit.

You have to abide by some unspoken rules.

So this is the only way to vent my dissatisfaction.

"No, the country cannot be without a king for a day..." The right prime minister certainly did not want his grandson's succession to the throne to encounter any setbacks, so he immediately spoke again to stop him, but this time he was interrupted by Zhu Xiangyang before he could finish his words.

"Shut up, I'll chop you down if you keep talking nonsense.

What country cannot be without a king for a day? Why don’t you just not announce the death of His Majesty? Does it mean that without His Majesty the sun will not rise and the world will be destroyed?

It's all bullshit. Am I discussing this with you?
I'm informing you!

"Secure the Purple Palace and do not let anyone leave. Anyone who attempts to leave will be charged with treason and beheaded on the spot. Where are the assassins, the guards, and the servants who served Your Majesty? I will personally investigate Your Majesty's assassination, and repay Your Majesty for your kindness!"

When Zhu Xiangyang said he would chop you down if you kept talking nonsense.

The deputy general beside him had already drawn his sword.

After swallowing his saliva, the right prime minister was afraid to gamble his life that Zhu Xiangyang would not kill him, so he could only remain silent. The other officials had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter and were ready to give in for the time being.

Let’s wait until this is over before we take revenge.

A general from a humble family, just because he had a few soldiers under his command, dared to ride on their heads and shit and piss on them.

It's really outrageous!!

Zhu Xiangyang was quite satisfied with their attitude and quickly went to the side hall to interrogate the criminals. The guards who failed to protect His Majesty were naturally considered criminals.

The guards naturally told the truth and told Zhu Xiangyang what Shen Yulan said before she died. It can be said that they could not understand why Shen Yulan was so bold as to dare to kill the king.

Everything else is clear and straightforward.

"It can be said that there is a cause and effect!" After muttering a little, Zhu Xiangyang asked his men to take the guards, eunuchs and palace maids away, and then called his confidants over.

"Originally, I didn't have any ideas. After all, the previous emperor wasn't that easy to control. But now, the emperor's eldest son is only twelve years old, and the youngest is two years old. They are much easier to control than the previous emperor. What do you think? Should I be Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao? Should I support a puppet emperor?

Then I will be the regent and control the world?"

There is no doubt that as the situation changes, Zhu Xiangyang's mentality has also changed, and he has developed greater ambitions.

"My lord, no!
You know what happened to Dong Zhuo. He was directly attacked by eighteen princes.

If you really imitate Dong Zhuo, you might be able to attract the eighteen princes. After all, it is not a problem for the world to gather eighteen powerful military governors, big and small.

Cao Cao's situation is slightly better, but the current situation has not yet collapsed to that extent.

You have an army of 100,000, not a million."

Fortunately, an aide immediately advised him, and others also advised him that the current situation in the world has not reached the point of complete corruption, and it is not a good time to be the first to take action. Even if he really has an idea, he should keep a low profile for a few years and accumulate more strength and food.

Several deputy generals clamored to do it.

Zhu Xiangyang was not someone who refused to listen to advice. After pondering for a while, he finally listened to the advice:

"Well, it's true that I was impulsive.

But no matter what, we have broken into the palace, and we can't just get nothing out of it. You should quickly send someone to hint, or directly tell those guards, eunuchs, and palace maids who want to survive to involve more civil and military officials when they record their statements.

I've disliked those bastards for a long time, so I'm taking this opportunity to kill a bunch of them. It would be difficult to explain to the world if I kill them directly, but once they are involved in the regicide case, killing them would be more justified.

Come on, come on, everyone write down your names. Write down the names of those who have spoken rudely to us or disliked us.

Also, those with wealthy families should be listed as well.”

Since he wanted to accumulate more strength, he certainly needed financial resources, so Zhu Xiangyang immediately made a decisive decision to make the assassination of Emperor Qixiang a major case.

It would be best to involve all the civil and military officials in the court.

At that time, not only will he be able to justify killing those officials from aristocratic families and vent his inner frustration and dissatisfaction, but he can also make more money. By then, he can take away the national treasury, the silver that Emperor Qixiang has extorted recently, and the property of those officials involved in this case. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Just thinking about it makes me excited! Very excited!
I’m making a lot of money, making a lot of money, making a lot of money!
How can you make money faster in business than by simply robbing people?
The staff and military advisors below were still a little hesitant, after all, this was not a fair thing to do, but the generals next to them were like gorillas, shouting "Oh oh oh" excitedly.

Finally, we decided to do it.

It's just that the specific details still need to be discussed by the staff and military advisors. We don't expect it to be perfect or without any flaws, but at least we shouldn't make it too open and aboveboard. At least it should be acceptable for the sake of face. At first glance, it seems that there is no problem and those officials are indeed involved.

The next step, of course, is to collude with others in giving false testimony.

And they began to raid homes and arrest people on a large scale.