Chapter 369 Ye Chutang meets Ye Anling
After Ye Chutang finished looking at An An, he saw smoke rising from the direction of the kitchen and immediately walked over.
Aunt Xu and Qi Hean were preparing breakfast.
"Aunt, Third Brother, stop doing it. I will go to the Song family with A Zhou and bring back some food."
Aunt Xu thought that the Song family must have a rich breakfast, and said with a smile: "Madam, you and the head of the family can eat at the Song family. You don't need to bring food back. Everyone is still recovering, so just eat some porridge in the morning."
Ye Chutang knew that Aunt Xu didn't want to trouble the Song family.
She said, "Aunt, listen to me. The Song family owes me a lot, and no food is enough to pay the interest."
Hearing this, Aunt Xu nodded.
"Okay, thank you ma'am."
"Aunt, Third Brother, it's still early, go and have a nap and recuperate."
After Ye Chutang finished speaking, he left the study and rode to the Song family with Qi Yanzhou.
The streets of the imperial city were still deserted, and even the grain shops were closed.
The sound of horse hooves echoed on the empty street.
The two soon arrived at the Song family.
In order to protect the Song family, Qi Yanzhou asked Dongying to arrange people to protect them early on.
Fortunately, the emperor is stupid and has not yet realized that the change of dynasties is the credit of the Song family.
Otherwise, he would have taken action against the Song family yesterday.
The Song family's door was open, and the doorman immediately came forward to help the couple lead the horse.
"Master Qi, Madam Qi, the master of the family is already waiting in the main hall."
When Qi Yanzhou led his troops to attack the city, Song Mingyu was already waiting for Qi Yanzhou to arrive.
Now that I have finally met someone, all the tiredness has gone away.
"Mr. Qi, Madam Qi, please take a seat."
After Ye Chutang sat down, he said bluntly: "Master Song, please send someone to deliver some breakfast to Prince Chen's Mansion."
Song Mingyu knew that Ye Chutang was very concerned about the Song family's schemes.
He smiled and replied, "Okay, before you two ascend the throne, all expenses of Prince Chen's Mansion will be borne by the Song family."
The rules in the palace are strict, and all food comes from the imperial kitchen.
Even if the Song family wanted to give it to the palace, it would not be accepted.
Ye Chutang looked at the good-tempered Song Mingyu and asked, "Is my brother feeling better?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Jingning came to the main hall.
His face was still pale, and it was obvious that his injuries had not healed yet.
But he was in a good mood, with a big curve at the corners of his mouth.
"You captured the capital three days faster than I expected. How did you do it?"
Song Jingning was really curious about why the emperor opened the city gates and the palace gates.
Qi Yanzhou was also curious and looked at Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang did not explain the doubts to the three men.
"Secret, can't tell."
Hearing this, Song Jingning tactfully changed the subject.
"When do you plan to ascend the throne?"
Qi Yanzhou took a sip of hot tea and said, "Let's deal with the palace affairs today, and have all the officials attend court tomorrow, and then we can discuss it."
He wanted to wait until corrupt officials were dealt with before discussing ascending the throne.
"That's fine. I'll go to court tomorrow."
Song Mingyu thought that Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang had not had breakfast yet, so she said, "Let's talk while we eat."
After saying that, the four of them moved to the dining room.
When the food was served, Song Mingyu ordered the housekeeper to deliver food to Prince Chen's mansion.
After giving the order, he sent away all the servants.
The four of them ate and chatted, all they talked about was the appointment and dismissal of officials in the court.
Since a new dynasty is to be established, the deep-rooted problems of the old dynasty must naturally be solved.
Many officials will be demoted or even dismissed.
The vacant official position needs to be filled, otherwise the new dynasty will not be able to function.
The appointment and dismissal of official positions was also the purpose of Qi Yanzhou's visit to the Song family.
The Song family's Huating Academy has trained countless outstanding civil and military officials.
Although many officials were assimilated by the corrupt imperial power.
But Huating Academy is not short of talents.
When one official position is destroyed, at least ten people can compete for the position, and the best will be chosen.
Qi Yanzhou looked at Song Jingning.
"Brother, I believe in you and the Song family. You will be the one to nominate the vacant position in the imperial court, but I will decide whether you can take up the position in the end."
After these words were spoken, Song Jingning felt a lot of pressure.
Although Huating Academy has trained many talents.
But they have never been officials, so he can't say for sure what will happen after they take office.
Seeing that Song Jingning didn't say anything, Ye Chutang knew what he was worried about.
She said, "Brother, rest assured. Ah Zhou and I will set up an inspection office to monitor all officials. The director will be the upright Prime Minister Qin."
Qin Zheng was previously coerced by the emperor and punished for pleading for the Qi family, and his entire family was thrown into prison.
Now the Qin family is still imprisoned in the sky prison.
Song Jingning thought the Inspectorate’s idea was good, but it should not be given too much power.
Otherwise, the imperial power could easily be undermined.
"Chu'er, no matter what official position you hold, you need someone to keep you in check."
Ye Chutang nodded, "Don't worry, brother. There is a regent above the Inspectorate."
Qi Yanzhou added, "The regent is my elder brother, and the censor can impeach the regent."
The Inspectorate, the Regent and the Censors check and balance each other.
No one can predict what the outcome will be.
But during his and An'an's tenure, there would never be any abuse of power for personal gain.
Song Jingning had long guessed that Qi Yanzhou would give him a high position and generous salary, but he did not expect that he would be the regent second only to the emperor.
"Yan Zhou, you are still young. If I were to be the regent, I would definitely be criticized by all the officials."
The regent is usually appointed when the monarch is young and needs assistant ministers.
"As long as what I do benefits the country and the people, I don't care what others say."
"Since you have made up your mind, I will be the regent!"
After finishing the business, Song Mingyu asked Song Jingning.
"Old Five, when are you going to disclose your origins and change your surname to Tang?"
Song Jingning did not answer immediately and looked at Ye Chutang.
"Tang'er, what do you think?"
Ye Chutang hesitated for a while and said, "Let's make it public right away. When you become the regent with the surname Tang, we will go to pay tribute to our mother."
"Okay, let's do it."
After breakfast, Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang left the Song family and went to the palace.
Perhaps all the princes and princesses were killed, and most of the concubines also died. The atmosphere in the palace today is even more depressing than yesterday.
The palace maids and eunuchs stayed in the square outside the Golden Palace all night.
In late spring and early summer, the nights were cold and many people fell ill from the cold.
When they saw Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou appear, they immediately perked up and begged for mercy together.
The couple ignored him and went to the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor was still unconscious.
His hair was a dark red color, his body was hunched, and his purple face was much thinner and full of wrinkles.
Overnight, he seemed to have aged ten years.
Ye Chutang took out a silver needle and pricked the emperor to wake him up.
"Does the fire poison taste good?"
The emperor has recovered from the poison.
Now, his body no longer felt the desperate pain of being burned by fire and as if it was being torn apart.
But he cursed and screamed for too long last night, and his voice was ruined.
I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.
But in his eyes, hatred and fear intertwined, as if to crush him.
Ye Chutang stepped on the emperor's head.
"I won't give you the antidote. I want you to suffer and die from the poison."
After saying this, she removed the emperor's limbs and jaw.
Unable to move or bite his tongue, he could only passively wait for death.
At this moment, the emperor was like a disabled person who could not take care of himself.
His mentality collapsed. He wanted to scream and curse, but he could only make "ah ah" sounds, and his saliva was all over the floor.
Ye Chutang felt disgusted and quickly called the imperial guards who were waiting outside the palace.
"Lock Zhao Mingsheng in the smelliest and coldest water dungeon."
She wants him to experience the pain that the dog emperor has inflicted on the Qi family before he dies!
"As you wish, Madam Qi."
The Imperial Guards immediately lifted up the emperor, who was like a puddle of mud, and took him away.
Ye Chutang took Qi Yanzhou's arm and asked him with a smile.
"Are you relieved?"
Qi Yanzhou scratched Ye Chutang's nose lovingly, "Thank you, Madam."
“No verbal thanks accepted.”
This was not the first time Qi Yanzhou had heard this, and he knew what Ye Chutang meant.
The tips of his ears were pink and he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Give me the interest first, and then I'll thank you properly tonight."
Ye Chutang agreed generously, "Okay."
She pulled Qi Yanzhou out of the bedroom and said, "You go and deal with the eunuchs and palace maids. I'll go to the cold palace."
"Okay, see you later."
The two separated and went about their own business.
The Cold Palace is located in the most remote corner of the Imperial Palace, where concubines and even the lowest-ranking palace maids and eunuchs can be trampled upon.
When Ye Chutang arrived at the cold palace, the palace maids were bullying Ye Anling who was pretending to be crazy.
"You bitch, I let you bully Madam Qi, now you are getting your retribution!"
"If I kill you, I can look good in front of Madam Qi."
"Go to hell, you slut!"
Ye Anling, who was pretending to be crazy, was strangled by the neck. His face turned red and his eyes bulged out. It was obvious that he was dying.
Her instinct for survival made her grab the pearl hairpin on the palace maid's head and stab her neck.
Ye Chutang could tell from the palace maid's words that she was not a good person either, so he did not take action.
Who lives and who dies depends on their own abilities.
The palace maid quickly snatched the pearl hairpin and scratched Ye Anling's face hard.
"ah!"
The severe pain made Ye Anling scream.
She saw the sharp pearl hairpin about to pierce her neck.
The fear of death made her struggle violently and shout, "Help!"
Then, she saw Ye Chutang.
"Ye Chutang!"
After Ye Anling shouted these three words, the palace maid was stunned for a moment.
Ye Anling found the right moment, snatched the pearl hairpin back, and stabbed the palace maid's neck quickly, accurately and ruthlessly.
The maid instinctively dodged and her neck was cut, but her life was not in danger.
Ye Anling did not continue to attack the palace maid, but instead held the pearl hairpin tightly and ran towards Ye Chutang.
She knew she couldn't hurt Ye Chutang, but she still wanted to try.
If she missed this opportunity, she would never have another chance to take revenge.
Ye Chutang stood there without moving, and when Ye Anling came up to her, he kicked her in the bloody face.
Ye Anling flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground, and the pearl hairpin fell out of her hand.
She spat out a mouthful of blood, with four front teeth in it.
"Are you here to laugh at me? Kill me if you dare!"
Her front teeth had fallen out, and her speech was leaking, making her screams sound ridiculous.
Ye Chutang took two steps forward, looked down at the disheveled Ye Anling, with a smile on his face.
"Of course I'm here to laugh at you. You schemed and schemed but got nothing. Isn't that funny?"
Ye Anling was so angry that he spat out blood again.
"Don't be so complacent. When Qi Yanzhou becomes emperor and has three palaces and six courtyards, you will become his despised wife. Your fate will be even worse than mine!"
Ye Chutang looked at Ye Anling as if she were a fool and said words that were so infuriating that he could die.
"It seems you don't know yet, I will be called the Twin Emperors with Azhou."
"Impossible! A woman can't be emperor!"
"In your opinion, there are many things that women cannot do, but I have done them all, and what I received in return was not abuse, but admiration and gratitude."
Ye Anling was well aware of how good Ye Chutang's reputation was among the people.
She was jealous, but she couldn't do it!
"Even if you have a reputation, you can't be emperor!"
Ye Chutang was too lazy to waste time talking to Ye Anling.
As she walked out of the cold palace, she said, "Whether you are in the human world or the underworld, you will see it."
The palace maid with a wounded neck immediately knelt in front of Ye Chutang.
"Your servant Caihe greets Madam Qi."
Ye Chutang kept his distance from people with deep scheming minds. He ignored the palace maid and walked around her.
The maid failed in her facial recognition attempt and slumped to the ground in despair.
"It's over. I didn't seize my only chance to get ahead."
Ye Anling ignored the palace maid and shook his head frantically.
She was unwilling to accept the fact that Ye Chutang wanted to become emperor.
"No, no, she's lying to me!"
After denying it, she turned to look at the palace maid, seeking approval.
"That bitch can't possibly be emperor, right?"
The maid covered her bleeding neck and snorted coldly, "No!"
Having said that, she also felt that it was impossible for Ye Chutang to be called the Twin Emperors together with Qi Yanzhou.
Because women are inferior to men from birth!
But she gave up the idea of killing Ye Anling.
What if there is a miracle?
It is also a good thing to have someone to witness it with.
After Ye Chutang came out of the cold palace, she saw Han Liang who had been waiting for a long time.
After Han Liang bowed, he asked, "Madam Qi, how should we deal with the concubines in the cold palace?"
"Except Ye Anling, give them poisoned wine and let them have a quick death."
"I obey your command!"
When Ye Chutang arrived at the square in front of the Golden Palace, Qi Yanzhou had already dealt with the palace maids and eunuchs.
Those who were close to Zhao Mingsheng had their personal property confiscated, were beaten with 30 sticks, and were driven out of the palace.
Anyone who had contact with Zhao Mingsheng would be beaten with ten sticks and expelled from the palace.
If someone is about to die, their personal property will be confiscated and they will be beaten to death.
Those who enrich themselves and bully others by taking advantage of their power will have their personal property confiscated and will be driven out of the palace.
As a result, the number of palace maids and eunuchs was less than half.
But Qi Yanzhou still felt that there were too many people.
After all, he won't have three palaces and six courtyards, so he doesn't need to keep too many idle people.
Therefore, he released all those who were willing to leave the palace.
When Ye Chutang arrived, the total number of palace maids and eunuchs was less than three thousand.
These people are just enough to maintain the operation of the huge palace.
After Qi Yanzhou informed Ye Chutang of the treatment of the palace maids and eunuchs, he asked, "Atang, do you think the remaining people are enough?"
Ye Chutang didn't understand how the palace operated.
That’s all for now. Whether it’s too much or too little, we won’t know until we move into the palace. ”
"Okay, let's keep these people for now."
After saying this, he handed the palace maids and eunuchs over to Han Chong and asked him to assign them positions.
The huge square was soon deserted.
Qi Yanzhou turned around, looked at the magnificent Golden Palace, and asked Ye Chutang.
"Atang, what do you think of this palace? Do you want to renovate it according to your preferences?"
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