Chapter 26: People are in a panic, she is too inconspicuous
The old emperor was not surprised at all, and laughed so hard that he kept coughing. "You are so timid, you are still a little timid. Keep that little thing for yourself."
Zhao Changning also laughed awkwardly, and complained to the emperor with a hint of dissatisfaction, "You always make fun of me. From now on, I won't say anything..."
The old emperor looked kind and said with satisfaction: "Now, you are the only one who is caring and considerate around me..."
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With the execution of Hu Gou'er, eunuchs of all ranks were either killed, arrested, or exiled. In addition, there were constant impeachments from civil and military officials in the court, and human lives were constantly involved in lawsuits. The Silijian became completely defunct in name only.
The eunuchs and maids in the palace were leaderless, and people were in panic, and the situation was chaotic for several days.
Zhao Changning seized the opportunity and didn't even sleep for those days. After serving the old emperor, he worked around the clock to deal with things.
She basically holds the seals of the twelve prisons, four departments, and eight bureaus that are still alive. Of course, there are various forces and troublemakers among them, and there are even those who are still loyal to Hu Gou'er.
Without the suppression of the Imperial Household Department, the Cabinet's status became prominent and continued to rise. It was said that the homes of the cabinet ministers and officials of the first and second ranks were crowded with people, and carts of gifts blocked the roads. Local officials, in particular, praised the adults for their response to the matter.
It can be seen that everyone has hated the eunuchs for a long time, and everyone celebrated when they fell.
However, the emperor did not let those people be proud for too long. Now all memorials are handled by the Eastern Palace, and then sent to Zhao Changning for screening. In the end, those that cannot be solved will be handed over to the emperor. It can be seen that he relies on and trusts Zhao Changning more and more.
Of course, this incident also made many people dissatisfied and there were two arguments.
It was just because the emperor had spoken, and the situation was special, so everyone was afraid that there would be chaos in the palace, so they just turned a blind eye and accepted it.
For a woman who can only read memorials, it is not too late to deal with it after things are sorted out.
Zhao Changning's mind was as clear as a mirror. She was too inconspicuous and was a woman. The emperor didn't care about her, a little palace maid. It just so happened that the other gentlemen didn't care either. She still had time.
She looked at the red pen in her hand, feeling the power flowing through her body. Her heart surged with emotion, and she carefully wrote a neat word "pi" on the memorial.
As for the other memorial, she simply crossed it out and threw it to Yunsheng, "Go tell this lord that greetings are enough. There's no need for long speeches. It makes me dizzy and the emperor can't even bear to read it."
Yunsheng held the letter in his hands, looked at the black dots on it, and scratched his head embarrassedly, "Auntie, I, I can't read."
Zhao Changning looked up from the memorial, a little confused, and asked in surprise, "You can't read? Didn't you go to elementary school before entering the palace?"
Yunsheng nodded and shook his head.
"Then from today on, you will go to the inner study hall every day." Zhao Changning was not surprised and only instructed: "Two hours should be enough. Study hard."
She looked behind her and said seriously, "You guys too, when you have nothing to do, go to the inner study hall and study hard."
Everyone nodded with their heads down.
Yunhe came over at some point, smiling, and seemed to be very close to Zhao Changning, and there was a familiarity in their words.
"Aunt, we all came from the Inner Academy, you see..."
Zhao Changning looked at him and the eunuchs behind him with a half-smile and interrupted him, "Yunhe, back then your godfather sent you to Fujian to oversee the silver mines. Life there was pretty comfortable, wasn't it?"
Yun He's smile suddenly faded. She forced a smile and said nervously, "Aunt, that happened so long ago. Why are you bringing it up now?"
"I didn't bring it up." Zhao Changning rummaged through a pile of documents, pulled out a thin booklet, and said with a smile, "Someone brought up an old matter. You know that in your heart, don't you?"
Yunhe was so frightened that he didn't even dare to look at the memorial. He immediately knelt down, shaking all over.
"Aunt, save me..."
Zhao Changning saw him kowtow like crazy, his wretched face full of fear, and he couldn't help but sneer. This guy was not even half as good as Hu Gou'er.
"Did you ever think about this day when you were playing with those poor girls to death?"
Yunhe's face was covered with tears and snot, and her voice was trembling.
There has been a reckoning going on in the imperial court recently, with tragic consequences. Memorials have been pouring in from all over the country. He is glad to have his aunt as a backer, and is confident that those people will not dare to overturn the verdict, so his case may be resolved soon.
"Aunt, I was confused before. I was wrong. I was a beast. I shouldn't have done this. But I also played a role in taking down that Hu Gou'er. Aunt, he is the culprit. Please save me..."
When he said this, it was as if his Ren and Du meridians were opened, and he cried and begged: "Yes, it was he who told me to do this, aunt, it was he who told me to do this..."
"What did you say?" The eunuch behind him was terrified. "Did you betray my godfather?"
The three men surrounded Yunhe and beat him up, causing Yunhe to hold his head and wail.
Yun He shouted again: "It was Auntie, it was Auntie, not me. It was Auntie who caught Godfather's handle, you can't blame me..."
One of the eunuchs was filled with hatred and punched him again and again, "It's all someone else's fault. You are a good man, you thief and bitch, I will beat you to death and avenge my godfather."
Yunhe was beaten so hard that she couldn't even open her eyes. She cried and begged for mercy, "It really wasn't me, stop hitting me, oh, I just gave the news to my aunt, it was my aunt..."
The eunuch cursed again: "Aunt and godfather have been at odds for a long time. Everyone knows that their fight is their own business. Who doesn't fight in this palace? The winner is king. This is what godfather taught us a long time ago. But you are different. You actually dared to betray godfather. You are a bitch. I will beat you to death..."
Zhao Changning looked disgusted. He knew that this man was spineless, but it was rare to see someone so spineless.
Seeing that the fight was almost over, she stopped them, "That's enough. What kind of place is this? Why are you making such a fuss?"
The three eunuchs put Yunhe down and knelt down before Zhao Changning, "Aunt, we were wrong."
Zhao Changning looked at the three of them with a gentle gaze, "It's no wonder your godfather went to jail and even went to great lengths to ask me to rescue you. Get up, I have plenty of work to do."
The three of them were a little surprised and looked at each other, as if they couldn't believe that Zhao Changning was so easy to talk to.
Zhao Changning laughed and said, "Why? Your godfather said that the winner is the king. I'm fighting your godfather, not you. Are you scared? Or are you unwilling?"
The three of them knelt on the ground, exchanged glances for several times, and finally kowtowed, "Aunt, we are afraid that you may have some grudges."
Zhao Changning shook his head and pointed at the eunuch who had hit Yun He the hardest and had the biggest fists. "You're absolutely right. Everyone in this palace fights. There's no deep hatred. I fought your godfather to save my life, but I was lucky enough to win."
The eunuch with the biggest fist had a thoughtful look on his honest face, but he finally kowtowed and said, "I am willing to serve you, Auntie, and I want to thank you for saving my life."
The three looked at Yun He, "Aunt, what should we do with this person?"
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