This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.
Every household kept their doors and windows tightly shut and was on high alert.
Wen Shuyi sat on the bed without sleeping.
The maidservant rushed over in a panic and reported, "Second Mistress, there are sounds of swords clashing outside the North Gate!"
Wen Shuyi's pupils contracted sharply. "Don't move around! Close the doors and windows tightly!"
The maidservant asked worriedly, "Should we go find the Second Master?"
Wen Shuyi smiled sadly: "He doesn't have time for us."
Last time, she shamelessly tried to please him and used the child to get close to him, but he was unmoved and didn't even care about her father's affairs.
These days, people in the capital are in a state of panic, but he never goes home.
He never truly considered her his wife.
Gu Ziyu was fighting fiercely, his armor covered in knife marks.
With his grandfather and father in charge, there shouldn't be any problems.
Liu Jin was truly cunning; he launched the coup two days earlier than the secret report had indicated.
We were caught off guard.
The number of troops Liu Jin had hidden in the capital was even greater than anticipated!
Several gunshots rang out.
Several soldiers around him fell.
Gu Ziyu dared not linger in the fight and quickly sought cover to take refuge.
The sound of arrows piercing the night sky rang out, accompanied by several screams.
The sound of gunfire ceased.
A group of figures approached in the darkness.
Unsure whether they were friend or foe, Gu Ziyu warned sternly, "Who is it?"
"Xiao Bin, a border soldier from Ningxia."
...
He Ying looked pleadingly at Marquis Guo Xun of Wuding, "My lord, please save the Liu family! Their crimes do not deserve death!"
Guo Xun looked troubled. "We still haven't found their whereabouts."
He Ying closed her eyes in despair, her hand on her belt. "As long as you are willing to save them, I am willing to serve you."
Guo Xun's face turned ugly. "How dare you, a young lady, be so disrespectful!"
Having said that, he turned and left.
Crane Shadow swayed weakly, her shoulders drooping.
How did things get to this point?
I cried out to heaven but received no response, and cried out to earth but received no help.
He was still doing his horse trading business well, while the heroes of the martial arts world were running around very smoothly.
Liu Liu and his fellow apprentices even had good relationships with the government, helping them to catch thieves and robbers.
She was waiting for Liu Qi to come back and marry her.
...
Several fires broke out in the capital, but the fighting in each location did not last long.
In the latter half of the night, it turned into the final work of reorganization and resettlement.
The commotion in the palace was quickly quelled.
Before dawn, Lu Xingjian took Su Wanwan and the two children out of the basement and back to Kunning Palace.
"There will be a prisoner presentation ceremony today, would you like to go and watch?"
Su Wanwan: ? ? ?
"Zhang Yong has returned to Beijing?"
"Hmm." Lu Xingjian sighed. "Liu Jin's men have taken control of the city gates, preventing Zhang Yong from returning to the capital."
"They also plan to stage a coup on August 15th."
"That old scoundrel, he really has rebellious intentions."
Su Wanwan frowned. "What do you plan to do?"
Lu Xingjian raised an eyebrow and threw the question back at him: "What's your opinion?"
Su Wanwan hesitated for a moment, "Do you still remember Li Guang from back then?"
Li Guang set fire to Qingning Palace, but his coup failed, and in the end, he only committed suicide.
None of his accomplices were prosecuted.
Lu Xingjian frowned, "A woman's kindness will lead to endless troubles."
Su Wanwan certainly didn't want to let Liu Jin off the hook either.
But rationally speaking, we have no choice but to do it.
"At the very least, you should show your attitude, that you want to be a kind and benevolent ruler, and that you still have some affection for your former subordinates."
"You should know that Zhang Yong and the others, like Liu Jin, were all eunuchs."
Liu Jin offended too many people; he killed no fewer than a thousand people.
There are countless people who want to kill him.
Why be the bad guy yourself?
Most importantly, it was necessary to appease the other eunuchs.
Who can guarantee that Zhang Yong, who is now so loyal, won't become the next Liu Jin?
And what about Ma Yongcheng and Gu Dayong? Won't they feel a sense of shared fate, like the fox mourning the death of its own kind?
We must not allow potential problems to fester.
Furthermore, the Ningxia rebellion was caused by its excessively cruel methods, which incited a mutiny. With the guidance of the Prince of Anhua, the uprising was successfully launched.
Lu Xingjian pursed his lips, his eyes becoming deep. After a moment of silence, he reached out and gently rubbed her fair earlobe.
He let out a long sigh.
"I'll listen to you."
He was ruthless and cruel, but lacked the flexibility that Wanwan possessed.
At daybreak, Lu Xingjian stood outside Dong'an Gate in military uniform.
All the civil and military officials who came to attend court were also waiting here.
Everyone remained silent about last night's turmoil.
Liu Jin was among them, his face ashen, but his usually arrogant posture remained upright.
All the officials turned their heads in surprise.
Did I hear wrong last night?
The sound of drums and gongs resounded through the sky.
Zhang Yong led his troops to escort Prince Anhua and eighteen family members, along with other prisoners of war, to the outside of Dong'an Gate.
Hundreds of people received the prisoners of war and presented them to the emperor.
They then left the palace through the Xihua Gate and were escorted to the Princes' Residence.
After presenting the captured prisoners, Lu Xingjian hosted a banquet to reward the three armies.
Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng were both present at the banquet.
Liu Jin watched the emperor and his ministers drinking and chatting happily, but he had little interest in it. Before dark, he went out and returned to his inner duty room in the Directorate of Ceremonial.
He gazed longingly at the writing implements, paper, inkstone, window frames, tables, and chairs in the duty room.
It was here that he obtained supreme power.
Everyone bowed down to him and submitted to him.
Even the toughest of people were ruined by him, losing everything and their families.
Even the emperor and empress were manipulated by him.
hehe.
Although the time was short, I still enjoyed the most brilliant moments of my life.
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