His Royal Highness Prince Zhong finally got the throne, and the court officials were so excited that they almost set off firecrackers to celebrate. On that day, Prince Zhong attended the first temporary government meeting as the heir to the throne to determine the coronation ceremony and the funeral ceremony of Emperor Taixing. People found a familiar face beside him: Xie Changling! Prince Zhong personally made suggestions to Li Liangcheng, "Xie Aiqing is talented and knowledgeable, and his career was delayed because of me. Now that the clouds have dispersed, I want to let Xie Aiqing enter the government hall to observe politics, serve tea and water to you, and learn how to govern. What do you think, Li Xiang?" The first request made by the future emperor to him was to arrange his confidant and beloved general to enter the government hall. What could Li Liangcheng, as the prime minister, say? Of course he agreed! It was impossible to refuse. Even if Prince Zhong proposed to use two million taels of silver to do things, he would not refuse. As an old minister, a mature minister, he would never refuse the first request of the new emperor. It can even be said that the first three requests of the new emperor cannot be refused and must be met. No matter how excessive the request is, it must be agreed to at once. The follow-up can be delayed or perfunctory, but it must not be refused verbally. "Mr. Xie is a pillar of the country. His entry into the political hall is a blessing for the court and the people of the world." King Zhong was very satisfied when he heard this.
"My dear Xie, you will follow Prime Minister Li in the future. Remember to read more, think more, and learn more. Don't speak casually. You are still young and lack experience. If you don't understand anything, consult Prime Minister Li boldly." "Your subordinate greets Prime Minister Li! From now on, it's all up to Prime Minister Li to order!" Xie Changling acted like a junior and was extremely respectful. There was no attitude of relying on the power of the future emperor to bully others. The whole person was like a modest gentleman, humble, low-key, and knew how to advance and retreat. Li Liangcheng was really satisfied, and the previous dissatisfaction disappeared. For the time being, Xie Changling was recognized. This child may be worth cultivating. Then Prince Zhong talked about the second thing, "The grandfather said that there are doubts about the death of the emperor, and I am very uneasy. How to deal with this matter, Li Xiang still needs to come up with a plan." "Does the grandfather have any evidence?" "The grandfather's words are absolutely targeted. The grandfather said that there are doubts about the death of the emperor, and there must be doubts. Alas... I only hate that I was insignificant at the beginning, and I couldn't share the worries of the emperor, and I didn't find the abnormality in time. In short, the grandfather will thoroughly investigate this matter. The palace may not be peaceful tonight, so Li Xiang should not go back and stay in the palace. I have already asked the palace to arrange food and accommodation. The country is in danger, and the court cannot do without Li Xiang. I hope Li Xiang will take care of his health and help me." "Your Highness, you are too kind. I should share your worries. These are my duties." The monarch and the minister talked happily and initially determined the tone of their future relationship. In the future, whether they will always be so harmonious or turn against each other, that is a matter of the future. At least now, the court finally has a backbone, and the court can operate. That night, the inner court of the palace was indeed not peaceful. The inner palace supervisor and the imperial horse supervisor, under the leadership of Qiu Defu, organized a large number of people and began to arrest palace servants in the palace. The twenty-four yamen and the palace servants around the concubines in the harem were not spared. They held a list in their hands and arrested people according to the list. They were sure to catch one. The list was given by the ancestor. The ancestor interrogated several important prisoners in advance. In the hands of the master, no one could hide the secret. A list was produced. All the officials who stayed in the front court of the palace that night were alarmed and went to the main hall to gather. They didn't know why and guessed for a long time but couldn't guess the truth. As a noble, Chen Guanfu's news was obviously better than that of the civil officials. He whispered to Yu Zhaoan, "It is said that the death of the previous emperor is in doubt. The ancestor personally investigated the case and has found out the truth." "The truth?" Yu Zhaoan remained skeptical. The truth could still be found out. Chen Guanfu smiled mysteriously, "It is said that it is related to the religious bandits." Yu Zhaoan was shocked when he heard this. Then he breathed a sigh of relief.
He said in great shock: "There are religious bandits causing chaos in the palace?" Chen Guanfu smiled and didn't say anything. His information was very accurate. As soon as the ancestor took action, he dug out the religious bandits hiding in the palace and directly destroyed their nest in one breath. None of them escaped. The religious bandits hid in the palace with the intention of doing something illegal. The death of Emperor Taixing was inseparable from this gang of religious bandits. Emperor Taixing was injured in the explosion and fell into a coma, but he was not dead. He would wake up after a rest. But because someone secretly poisoned him, he eventually died in a coma. The person who poisoned him was the religious bandit. The most powerful religious bandit even became the eunuch in charge of the imperial seal. According to the eunuch, he had tampered with the imperial items since the first day Emperor Taixing fell into a coma. Later, he directly poisoned and killed Emperor Taixing. When the truth was revealed, the ministers were shocked. They never expected that the center of the empire would be infiltrated by religious bandits. It was not one or two years, but a decade or two, or even twenty or thirty years of infiltration. It is even possible that the death of the late queen was also caused by these religious bandits. When Prince Zhong learned that his biological mother might have been killed by religious bandits, he burst into tears on the spot and said that he would destroy all religious bandits in the world. If he did not kill religious bandits, he would not be a human being. The court officials were all stunned and could not express their shock in words. The religious bandits killed the late queen, and then killed the old emperor decades later. The emperor and his wife were both killed. How awesome is this. It is not appropriate to say awesome. It must be said how crazy and horrifying this is. Is the security of the palace a sieve? So many religious bandits have been hiding in the palace, causing trouble for decades, generation after generation, but they have never been discovered or suspected. If the ancestor had not caught the key figures of the religious bandits and interrogated the truth with extraordinary means, how long would they be deceived? The inner court guards failed in their duties, the Jinyiwei failed in their duties, the imperial guards failed in their duties, the twenty-four yamen of the inner court failed in their duties, all failed in their duties. The court and the three judicial departments also failed in their duties... In short, no one can escape responsibility. Even the Hanlin Academy, a clean yamen, has to take the blame. One by one, no one can stay out of the fun. The scene was very ugly for a while. Prince Zhong cried for a while, wiped his tears, and asked Li Liangcheng very politely, how to deal with this matter? Li Liangcheng sighed, "It's up to you, Your Highness." Zhong Wang gritted his teeth and said, "These religious bandits are guilty of crimes that cannot be punished. Everyone should be executed and tortured to death. However, God is merciful, and I must learn from the lessons of the previous emperor. Imprison these people and send them to the imperial mausoleum for burial. Exterminate their three clans!" The implication: bury alive! Burying alive is not enough, the three clans must be exterminated. It means not a single person will be left alive. It seems to be milder than the previous emperor's torture, but it is just as cruel and decisive. Li Liangcheng's eyes twitched. He seemed to see the shadow of Emperor Taixing in Zhong Wang. I'm afraid that those great scholars who taught Zhong Wang have misjudged Zhong Wang. The so-called humility and acceptance of advice, haha... Let's wait and see.