Self-interest is the most powerful motivator.
However, Liang Zhigong's only miscalculation might be that Yun Qing really didn't care how much power he had, and was even willing to give that power to the Prince of Pingjiang, using his strength to eliminate Liang Zhigong.
This decision was risky. Not to mention whether the Prince of Pingjiang would change his mind halfway through, even if he did not, if he arrived a little late, and the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Eunuchs were locked in a fierce battle, and then a hidden bird appeared behind him, it would be very easy for him to turn around and attack Yun Qing.
Liang Zhigong couldn't understand how she dared to do that!
In fact, Yun Qing was also worried, but she understood the principle of not putting all her eggs in one basket. Apart from Shen Tingsi, she had secretly called some of the Li family army into the city, along with the Death Servants, who would come out to help if things went wrong, but now they were obviously no longer needed.
Unexpectedly, the Prince of Pingjiang turned out to be a man of his word, and Yun Qing temporarily overturned some of her previous assessments of him.
With the addition of the Prince of Pingjiang's men, things became much simpler. Even as he was being taken away for judgment, Liang Zhigong was still shouting.
"When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked!"
"Li Yunqing, even if you get rid of me today, one day when he holds power, you will eventually end up like me!"
"I'm waiting for you... to come and be with me!"
...
The speaker meant something, and the listener took it to heart.
Lin Chen, who had just dealt with the chaotic scene, frowned upon hearing this. Just as he was about to head towards Yun Qing, he noticed that the young emperor had already appeared behind Yun Qing. He paused, deciding not to join in the fun.
Conflict inevitably leads to bloodshed. Looking at the scene before her, Yun Qing suddenly felt a little dizzy, and waves of nausea rose in her stomach.
As expected, even though I know history is inevitably accompanied by bloodshed, I still find it hard to accept, no matter how much time has passed.
A glint of light flashed in Xie Rang's eyes. He smiled and asked softly, "Grand Tutor, you don't need to take what that person said to heart. I won't do that."
Xie Rang knew who was genuinely good to him and who was blinded by greed and wanted to seize power. He and the Grand Tutor would not go that far.
[Little brat, you walk so silently, you startled me.]
Yun Qing shook her head: "I didn't care at all. He just wanted to sow discord. I won't fall for his trick."
Liang Zhigong was a powerful eunuch who once enjoyed great prestige, but now he has fallen to such a state. He wanted to use this to sow discord in Yun Qing's heart, so that over time, the relationship between the emperor and his subject would become estranged, and his goal would be achieved.
Looking at the scene being cleaned up not far away, and the Prince of Pingjiang walking in from outside, Yun Qing said in a low voice, "Your Majesty should think about how to handle the following matters. Perhaps his next target will be me."
With the fall of Liang Zhigong, the Pingjiang Prince's family will now hold absolute power in the court. The real internal strife within the royal family has only just begun, and Yun Qing, as the leading figure of the royalist party, is undoubtedly a thorn in his side.
Xie Rang felt a rare sense of tension. He pursed his lips and said, "I won't let him threaten the Grand Tutor."
Yun Qing said helplessly, "You're wrong, it's the imperial court."
"You'd better be more careful, Your Majesty."
...
The following day, the heinous act of Liang Zhigong colluding with the enemy to rebel and poison the emperor was announced to the capital.
At the same time, a series of solid evidence was also presented, proving that Liang Zhigong had framed loyal officials and committed corruption and embezzlement over the years. On the orders of the young emperor, the Imperial Guards ransacked his home on the spot, and some of his close associates were also punished.
The details are shocking.
Yun Qing couldn't emulate the tyrant's bloody purge of the court. He selected a few key figures to make an example of, and would replace the rest after the special imperial examination. Even so, it was enough to make them tremble with fear.
Fearing further trouble, Liang Zhigong was imprisoned by imperial decree and placed under strict guard by Yun Qing's trusted bodyguards. He was not to be allowed to leave even for a moment before being beheaded.
A large number of positions in the court became vacant. As originally agreed, the Ministry of War was filled by people under the command of the Prince of Pingjiang. Other vacant positions were filled by people selected from among the remaining candidates.
Yunqing has been busy with these things lately, practically running around non-stop. It's even more tiring than when she used to attend group meetings. I don't know what she's trying to achieve.
She did not continue to make things difficult for the envoys from Kucha and Wusun, after all, they had contributed to this effort. Both sides knew that they had offended someone they could not afford to offend, so they left as soon as the appointed time arrived. The other envoys who were not affected were not in a hurry and left the capital one after another according to the usual schedule.
After a trip to the palace, Shen Tingsi finally obtained the imperial edict he wanted. He looked at Yun Qing with a complicated expression: "This has caused quite a stir. I always thought you were capable, but I never expected you to be even more capable than I imagined."
Yun Qing said wearily, "You flatter me. I am no match for you. I can only rely on my words in the imperial court."
Shen Tingsi hesitated, then said, "But let me be frank, you'd better find a way to avoid trouble, otherwise... it's hard to say."
Shen Tingsi knew that Yun Qing was a woman and was impressed by her achievements, but her identity was always a sensitive issue. He could either keep it a secret forever, or if any information leaked out, he feared that the civil officials would attack him. At that time, would even the young emperor, whom she had raised, still look at her with the same admiration he would show to a teacher?
Yun Qing knew his worries, raised her eyes, and said irritably, "You should worry about your marriage with Miss Jiang. I know what I'm doing, and I'll find a way to get out of this when necessary."
Shen Tingsi jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on: "Really, why do you keep poking at my wounds? I shouldn't have said that!"
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