The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

After Lu Zhaolin was silent for a moment, he sighed and said, "It's so easy to bury him alive."

Yao Xingde took the order and went out to deliver the message.

There was a hint of regret on Lu Zhaolin's face: "I originally didn't want to pursue Concubine Wen."

When he was young, he often went to the palace of Concubine Wen to make trouble. Concubine Wen's temperament is gentle and compassionate at best, but too soft at worst.

It is normal for such a person to be unable to control his son and his natal family outside the palace. Lu Zhaolin didn't think about venting his anger.

Jiang Shiying held his hand and said, "Your Majesty is tolerant. However, the concubine feels a lot of guilt in her heart and doesn't know how to deal with herself."

The two sighed over this matter again, then put it aside and never mentioned it again.

In the next few days, the capital was filled with turmoil.

First, Prince Gong and his family were all sentenced to be beheaded.

I heard that when Princess Gong was imprisoned, she was still cursing. He scolded Prince Gong who usually doted on his concubines and destroyed his wife, but now when he committed the beheading, he took her family with him, and made Princess Gong's family die with them.

The others who followed Prince Gong that day also did not fare well. The clan disciples, who had always had their eyes on the top of their heads, all lowered their heads and became honest.

Then, Concubine Jin, who was originally declared to be "suddenly ill", was suddenly demoted to a commoner by an edict. Instead of being thrown into the cold palace, she was directly sentenced to death.

Her mother's family, the Yan family, had already been convicted, and the whole family was sentenced to exile. Now, the order was directly issued to exterminate the three tribes.

Lu Zhaolin's imperial edict did not specify what crimes the common people of Yan and the Yan family had committed. Therefore, as soon as this decree came out, many people in the previous court looked at each other.

Shangshu Ling immediately went to the palace to ask for an audience.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what crimes the Yan family has committed. Are the punishments for the Yi clan too harsh?"

You know, even Prince Gong's family of in-laws and uncle's family were involved in the case of Prince Gong's forced palace, but only one family was sentenced to beheading, and the three clans were not implicated.

Lu Zhaolin did not answer, but talked about another matter: "A few days ago, Wude Si discovered the bloodline of King Xianduan in Yunzhou."

Shangshu Ling asked seriously: "Can you confirm, is it really the bloodline of King Xantuan?"

Lu Zhaolin put his head on his hands: "Judging from the portrait, the child's appearance is very similar to that of Third Brother when he was young. Among the people following him, there was one who was Third Brother's retainer."

The minister ordered: "Your Majesty, this child must not be kept."

Lu Zhaolin seemed to be unable to bear it: "After all, it is the last trace of blood of the third brother——"

Before he could finish his words, he was cut off by Shangshu Ling, who was almost presumptuous: "Your Majesty! When King Xuan Duan conspired to rebel, the late emperor personally made a decree to kill all his heirs. How could there be any blood left behind? In my opinion, this is The child only has a slight resemblance to King Xantuan in appearance, yet he has the audacity to pretend to be a relative of the emperor! Your Majesty must execute him according to law to uphold the majesty of the royal family!"

He spoke righteously, but Lu Zhaolin seemed to have some doubts: "In case, he really is the third brother's child."

The minister ordered: "If this were to happen, according to the late emperor's decree, he would have lived for more than ten years. Please don't indulge the fugitive because of your concern for flesh and blood."

After Lu Zhaolin pondered for a moment, he slowly said: "Forget it, let someone send the child away with a glass of poisonous wine. Don't let him suffer too much."

The minister bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is kind."

When they stood up, the emperor and his ministers looked at each other, and everything was in silence.

After waiting for Shangshu Ling to come out of Ganquan Palace and return to the capital hall.

As soon as he entered the door, many colleagues gathered around him: "Your Majesty, Lord Shangshu Ling, can your Majesty explain why you want to suppress the Yan family?"

Shangshu Ling shook his head.

His Majesty did not say anything about this matter clearly, but according to his guess, it is most likely related to the remnants of King Xianduan.

However, judging from His Majesty's intentions, he does not want to make it public.

Someone asked: "Then we still need to write a letter of remonstrance to His Majesty?"

Shangshu Ling frowned and looked over. The person who asked the question was a young Yanguan. He had just joined the Yushitai a few years ago, and it was a time when his mind easily got hot.

The Yan Guan looked a little nervous as he looked him over.

Before Shangshu Ling could speak, someone next to him said: "Since Your Majesty has issued an order to destroy the three tribes of the Yan family, it means that the Yan family has committed countless crimes. As His Majesty's ministers, you and I just obey His Majesty's orders." That’s the order.”

Na Yanguan said: "You should know what this decree is for."

The person who just spoke sneered: "You can submit a letter if you want, but don't involve us."

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Officials from various ministries in the capital are still discussing the Yan family's will.

At the same time, in Ganquan Palace, Lu Zhaolin was discussing merit and rewards.

"Among the properties copied from Prince Gong's Mansion, there is a five-story house in Deyi Fang. I looked at the drawings submitted and found that the construction is very good. I will reward you." These words were said to Lin You. of.

Deyifang is very close to the Imperial City, and the people living there are all wealthy families.

Although Lin You was the commander of the Wude Department and could be called the emperor's confidant, he was only an official of the fifth rank. In addition, he came from a poor family and had little accumulation from his ancestors. Even if I save my salary for a lifetime, I still can't afford to buy a house in Deyi Square.

Lin You didn't shirk it, and directly saluted and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Lu Zhaolin nodded to him, then looked at Tao Xinfang: "Xinfang has made great achievements this time, what do you want?"

Tao Xinfang's achievements are no less than Lin You's.

In the beginning, Tao Xinfang discovered the traces of the remnants of King Xianduan in Yunzhou.

Afterwards, it was Tao Xinfang and Lu Zhaolin who came up with a plan to lure the snake out of its hole and implemented it step by step.

Lu Zhaolin asked Tao Xinfang what he wanted, but he had already made up his mind to raise him to the position of a sixth-grade commanding officer and focus on training him.

Tao Xinfang walked to the palace, knelt on her knees, clasped her fists and said, "Your Majesty, I have a younger sister who is currently in the cold palace. I am bold and want to ask Your Majesty to take more care of my younger sister."

"Oh?" Lu Zhaolin raised his eyebrows: "Who is your sister? How did she end up in the cold palace?"

Tao Xinfang said: "My sister entered the palace in the third year of Yongxing election. She was once named a talented person, given the title Qing, and later promoted to a beauty. On the Chinese Valentine's Day last year, she was demoted to a concubine because she pushed the imperial concubine into the water. People are thrown into the cold palace."

"It turns out it's her." A look of surprise flashed across Lu Zhaolin's face, and then he heard him say in a deep voice: "Aren't you afraid that if you plead for Tao Shuren in the cold palace, I will turn my anger on you?"

Tao Xinfang said: "Your Majesty is my monarch, and I should tell the truth and be honest about your Majesty's problems. I know that my sister has made a big mistake, so I dare not ask for your forgiveness. I just want to ask for your mercy and allow her to live in the winter." You have carbon for heating, you have three meals to fill your stomach, and you don’t want to be overworked by others.”