After Zhao Xin announced this, he left the imperial garden with the queen.
Those concubines who survived unharmed only found themselves so frightened that their legs went weak and their clothes were soaked with cold sweat after the emperor and empress left.
Tonight, it felt like a trip to hell.
At night, Zhao Xin naturally stayed in Changle Palace.
The two of them had their first taste of love, so some sex was naturally inevitable.
The next day, Zhao Xin didn't wake up until noon.
As for the morning court, it doesn’t matter whether a puppet emperor attends or not.
After having breakfast with Su Qingyu, Zhao Xin returned to his palace.
The power has not yet fallen into the hands of others, so now is not the time to indulge in the gentle pleasures of life.
The entire palace was in a state of panic due to what happened in Yong'an Palace and the Imperial Garden yesterday.
From the concubines to the palace maids, everyone was terrified of the emperor's tyrannical methods and dared not have any other thoughts.
After those powerful eunuchs were cleared out, the Western Factory also promptly arranged its own personnel.
The palace was completely under the control of Zhao Xin.
The harem dealt with many concubines, and the power to manage the six palaces was given to the queen, and her position as queen was officially worthy of her title.
Taiji Palace, Qinzheng Hall.
Zhao Xin was discussing various matters with Liu Muzhi when a spy from the Western Factory suddenly came to report that the King of Beihai had rebelled.
After hearing this, Zhao Xin was not too shocked.
I just sighed and said that what was supposed to come has finally come!
Now, the Rebellion of the Seven Kings has officially begun.
Anyway, he can't interfere in this matter now. Cui Cen and Nan Cang will handle the rebellion.
Since the foolish emperor in the original novel was able to survive the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, it means that the threat posed by these seven rebellious forces was not that great.
The fact that Nan Cang was able to suppress it also indirectly proved that his ability was indeed very strong.
In his eyes, this rebellion might just be a small fight.
What Zhao Xin cared about was whether he could get a share of the bloodshed inflicted by the Nan family when the Cui family wanted Nan Cang to send troops to suppress the rebellion.
The spy, kneeling on one knee, continued, "Your Majesty, the East Depot fabricated a pretext and colluded with Cui Cen to frame a loyal and honest person. The person falsely accused was the former Chief Justice Kou Huairen."
Kou Huairen?
When Zhao Xin first heard the name, he felt it was very familiar, and then he suddenly remembered who this person was.
Kou Huairen is a very important character in the original novel.
This person hates evil and is loyal.
As the Chief Justice in charge of judicial affairs, he is even more capable of making plans and making decisions.
He is impartial and just, and solves cases like a god. He is the incarnation of Justice Bao.
Although he won high praise from the people for his strict style of impartial law enforcement, he also offended many people in the officialdom.
Especially the Cui family.
Cui Cen wanted to get rid of him, so he teamed up with Wang Jin to frame him.
As a result, Kou Huairen was dismissed from office and imprisoned unjustly.
The position of one of the Nine Ministers and the Chief Justice fell into the hands of Cui Cen's eldest son, Cui Zhihan.
In the original novel, Nan Cang and Kou Huairen even became good friends.
Thanks to Nan Cang's rescue, Kou Huairen was not framed to death by the treacherous officials, but was only sentenced to exile to the border.
On the road to exile, Kou Huairen was rescued by the protagonist and became his right-hand man, offering advice and suggestions, comparable to Xiao and Zhang to Liu.
Zhao Xin didn't expect that during this period of time, Kou Huairen was slandered and suffered in prison.
He was worried that he had no chance to deal with Wang Jin, and now the matter of Kou Huairen was just an opportunity.
Moreover, how could Zhao Xin hand over such a good minister to the protagonist, the future enemy?
Zhao Xin sat down on the table in anger and said to Liu Muzhi in a deep voice, "I have heard of Kou Huairen for a long time. He is a capable minister with integrity and honesty.
I didn't expect to be framed by treacherous villains!
I want to personally go and bring him out and redress his injustice!"
Zhao Xin's tone seemed firm, but there was actually a question in his words.
Liu Muzhi frowned slightly, then relaxed and nodded gently.
With Liu Muzhi's affirmation, Zhao Xin felt relieved and hurriedly summoned Li Cunxiao, ordering him to bring his men with him to the Imperial Censorate to pick up the person.
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The Supreme Court.
Inside the imperial prison, the light was dim, damp and cold.
From deep within the prison, the sounds of whipping and cursing could be heard faintly.
In the torture room, various torture instruments were placed on the shelves on both sides, each of which was covered with coagulated black blood.
A tall and thin middle-aged man was hung on a wooden frame.
The jailer whipped him hard with a whip covered with barbs, and each blow tore out skin and flesh, causing excruciating pain.
The sound of the whip had been dyed red by the blood, and the prisoner's clothes on the tortured person were tattered and also soaked in blood.
The smell of blood filled the torture chamber.
Ding Guangjian, the Minister of Justice of the Left, crossed his legs, leisurely ate melon seeds, and admired the torture being carried out before his eyes.
The man hanging on the rack was in tattered clothes, covered with scars, and looked hideous and shocking.
Seeing him drooping his head and remaining silent, Ding Guangjian shouted, "Spray water on him to wake him up before you continue beating him!"
He's already passed out, what's the point of being tortured?
A bucket of ice-cold salt water was poured over mercilessly, causing severe pain in the wound, which woke the unconscious person up.
Ding Guangjian had a sinister smile on his face, looking at Kou Huairen who was gasping in pain with smugness, and speaking with ridicule.
"Master Kou, does this feel good?
Humph, you used to be so high and mighty, so majestic and powerful!
Now the situation has changed. I'm afraid you didn't expect that you would end up like this, right?
Master, you should confess your crime quickly so you can suffer less, right?
You were my former superior, and seeing you suffer really makes me feel uneasy."
Ding Guangjian said that he felt uneasy, but his eyes were full of gloating.
Kou Huairen raised his head with difficulty. His messy hair covered his pale face, revealing only a pair of cold and mocking eyes between his hair.
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