Chapter 415 After the War
"Is it really Lord Qin? Wasn't he said to be the first to suffer?" an officer asked in surprise.
Someone nearby also sighed, "It looks fine to me, and it doesn't look like anything serious has happened. Rumor has it that there are at least a thousand rebels heading to the Qin Mansion."
"You don't know that."
"What do you mean, you know the inside story?"
"I just got the news that none of those killed in the fire at the Qin Mansion were from the Qin family. They were all rebels who broke into the Qin Mansion!"
"Wow, really?"
"It's really satisfying. The rebels deserve to die."
"Good! Lord Qin is really awesome. He is a civil servant. If anyone says that a scholar is useless again, I will get angry with him."
Several officers and soldiers gathered together and chatted animatedly.
A leading soldier nearby shouted, "What are you all doing here? Don't you want to work?"
Suddenly, the officers and soldiers scattered like startled birds and returned to their own posts, as if they were not the ones chatting just now.
Go back to Cuihua Hutong.
Qin Chi had just laid down and taken a nap when someone knocked on the door. He was awakened and sat up, asking:
"Who? What's up?"
"Sir, someone has come from the palace and summons you to come in immediately." It was Qin Ba's voice outside.
Qin Chi could only get up, wash up, and then quickly dress up and put on formal official uniform.
When he went out, the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department had been waiting outside for half a quarter of an hour, but he did not dare to complain. When he saw Qin Chi, he stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
"Greetings, Lord Qin. I've come here specially to convey His Majesty's oral order. Please come to the palace immediately as we have important matters to discuss." The eunuch bowed slightly and spoke in a very respectful tone.
Qin Chi returned a half-bow with his sleeves drawn up, "Thank you, eunuch."
Then he looked at Qin Ba who was standing beside him.
Qin Ba immediately understood what he meant and unnoticeably stuffed a purse into the eunuch's hand.
The eunuch covered it with his sleeve, pinched his purse secretly, put it away with secret joy, and immediately walked in front, leading the way for Qin Chi like a lackey.
There's really no need for him to be a guide.
Because Qin Chi knew the way, and this was in Qin Chi's home. But the eunuch was used to doing this, and Qin Chi couldn't tell him that he didn't need to do this.
Qin Chi went out and got into the carriage.
Old Huo went to the kitchen and brought back a food box. He then handed the food box to Qin Ba, "This is breakfast for you, young master."
"Okay, Brother Huo is still thoughtful."
Qin Baxi took it with a smile and got into the car.
Old Huo sat on the shaft of the cart, holding his weapon.
The person driving the carriage this time was Qin Yi, who was disguised as a coachman. He only looked at Lao Huo for a moment and then looked away. He heard Qin Chi say from inside the carriage that they could set off.
Qin Yi drove the carriage towards the palace gate.
There were more than ten guards around, running around the carriage. The speed of the carriage was not very fast, so they were able to keep up and keep an eye on any abnormalities around them at any time.
The sedan chair followed behind this grand ceremony.
The sedan chair of the eunuchs who came to deliver the oral order was particularly conspicuous. However, the servants carrying the sedan chair had the badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs hanging on their waists, so no one came to stop them.
We arrived at the palace gate smoothly along the way.
In front of the palace gate, Qin Chi smelled a strong smell of blood without getting out of the car.
Qin Chi took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose.
Qin Ba opened the car curtain, and when Qin Chi got out, he raised his arm to block it to prevent Qin Chi from hitting his head.
When Qin Chi got off the car, he saw that the bodies had been dragged away in the square in front of the palace gate, but the blood had only been half cleaned up. Some officers and soldiers were carrying buckets of water to wash away the blood on the ground, and some were sweeping the blood on the ground with brooms.
"Qian?"
"Master Qin!"
"It turned out to be Minister Qin? You are so lucky. I thought you didn't get away with it."
Look in the direction of the sound.
Qin Chi saw other officials guarding the palace gate.
The imperial guards were guarding the palace gate.
There are three layers inside and three layers outside, and there are also Jinyiwei.
Xia Wei and Yan Xianqing walked towards Qin Chi.
The two are now very grateful to Qin Chi for his advance reminder, which allowed them to escape a disaster. The officials in the court who did not show up this time were either dead or injured and unable to get out of bed.
The two men came over and bowed deeply to Qin Chi.
Now that everyone was watching, it was difficult to express some words of gratitude, but after seeing the bow, Qin Chi understood the meaning and he returned the gesture.
"You two don't have to do this." Qin Chi said in a low voice.
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The three of them exchanged a few more pleasantries in low voices.
Xia Wei asked about the Qin Mansion.
Qin Chi walked side by side with the two men towards the palace gate, saying as he walked: "I often encounter assassinations, and there are clues pointing to the forces behind the rebels. When I learned that the rebels broke into the imperial city, I knew that the rebels were determined to kill me, so I could only hastily set a trap and spared the lives of all the rebels. It was really a fluke, but this time, I am homeless again. The house that I finally got is now in ruins, and it was a reward from His Majesty."
When he said the latter part, his face was full of heartache and regret.
Yan Xianqing comforted him, "It's okay. As long as you are alive, money is just a thing outside of your body."
"That's the only way I can comfort myself."
Qin Chi smiled bitterly.
To others, this is normal.
At this time, another carriage came and the person who got off was Li Huarong.
When Li Huarong saw Qin Chi, he deliberately kept his distance. Then more ministers came over, some of them with bruises on their faces.
Waiting for almost everyone to arrive.
The palace gates were wide open.
The officials saw several eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department coming out through the layers of guards. The leading eunuch said a few polite words and led the officials into the palace.
The direction we are heading is the Qianqing Palace.
The Qianqing Palace was not only the emperor's bedroom, but also where Emperor Chengdi of Ming Dynasty handled daily government affairs.
Emperor Mingcheng was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and sitting in front of the dragon table.
Sitting next to him was an old man who looked older than Emperor Mingcheng, with white hair and deep wrinkles on his face. His eyes showed the wisdom accumulated over the years. He sat there calmly, giving people a sense of peace. This man was Xu Lao, a trusted elder of Emperor Mingcheng and the chief minister of the Great Xia Dynasty.
There was another person in the temple.
It was the emperor’s eldest grandson, Helian Mian.
Emperor Ming Cheng trained him and clearly taught him as the crown prince.
The officials who entered the palace all bowed respectfully to Emperor Mingcheng.
Today, Qin Chi was particularly eye-catching among the officials, and Helian Mian looked at him several times in a row.
The reason was that everyone thought he was dead, but later they learned that he was not dead, but had killed thousands of rebels. His military exploits alone were higher than those of the soldiers who participated in the battle last night. Therefore, people were even more curious, and even Emperor Ming Cheng specifically asked about this matter.
The Prime Minister Xu Lao asked with a smile: "Minister Qin used the art of fire attack last night and burned thousands of rebels to death? I didn't expect you to have studied military books."
Qin Chi immediately said modestly: "I can't say that I have studied it. I just flipped through two books in my spare time and know a little bit about it. It's not worth mentioning."
Mr. Xu chuckled and didn't ask any more questions.
Emperor Mingcheng summoned all the ministers into the palace for a purpose. He quickly brought up the serious situation in the court and asked everyone to discuss a solution as soon as possible.