Li Huan couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Dongyang's appearance, but he also sighed in his heart. There weren't many emperors like Zhu Houzhao.
At least when you get along with such a true-hearted emperor, you don't have to worry about being killed by him anytime.
Li Huan raised his wine glass and smiled at Zhu Houzhao: "I respect your Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao drank a cup with a smile, and then let Li Huan go. Seeing Li Huan's attitude of accompanying them all, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling at Li Huan: "Today is the night of flowers and candles in Qing's bridal chamber, Li Qing doesn't need to accompany you here."
I'll wait, otherwise, if the bride is left waiting impatiently, I don't know how she can blame us."
Li Huan smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty is joking."
However, Li Huan also stood up and walked towards the other guests and friends who came to congratulate him. Although he was said to have great authority, for today's wedding, in front of the guests and friends who came, he was just a groom.
You can't still hold on to your identity.
After toasting with drinks, Li Huan rushed over to where Zhu Houzhao was.
But at this moment, in the huge hall, the noise was obviously much less, as if there was an invisible pressure on the surrounding guests and friends.
Just seeing many people secretly looking in the direction of the emperor, Li Huan understood that this must be because Zhu Houzhao's identity was exposed.
After all, the emperor is sitting nearby, who can let go?
Seeing Li Huan coming, Zhu Houzhao stood up and said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, it's getting late, and I should go back to the palace. Otherwise, the elders will give me advice later."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao glanced at everyone around him. Apparently, Zhu Houzhao also noticed the change in the atmosphere. Zhu Houzhao also understood in his heart that his identity was exposed and if he stayed any longer, it would only affect the atmosphere of Li Huan's wedding today.
Li Huan was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty might as well return to the palace earlier. After all, it's already getting late. I'll see you off..."
After hearing Li Huan's words to persuade Zhu Houzhao to return to the palace, Li Dongyang looked at Li Huan with eyes full of satisfaction.
When Zhu Houzhao left, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others naturally got up to see him off. It was not until they saw the emperor leaving under the escort of the royal guards and the emperor's imperial guards that everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Smelling a little drunk, Li Huan walked into a room full of celebration.
When Li Huan walked into the room, the girl who was accompanying him hurriedly saluted Li Huan, while a nun stepped forward, saluted Li Huan, and motioned to Li Huan to lift Zhang Jin's hijab.
It was really the first time for Li Huan to get married in his two lives. At this moment, he felt a little nervous. He lifted up the red hijab and revealed an exquisite face. To say that he has extraordinary appearance is not an exaggeration.
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I don't know when, only Li Huan and Zhang Jin were left in the room. For a moment, the room was quiet.
However, Li Huan quickly came to his senses, walked up to Zhang Jin and smiled slightly: "After a long day of hard work, I'm afraid Madam is also hungry."
After saying that, Li Huan brought the snacks placed on the table and said to Zhang Jin: "Madam..."
Zhang Jin's delicate and pretty face showed a bit of surprise, but he quickly smiled and said: "Husband, let's combine the wine..."
Li Huan was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly showed a bit of embarrassment, and said hurriedly: "It's my husband who was negligent."
The Hexin wine was standing beside him. Li Huan picked up one of the glasses and handed it to Zhang Jin. Then the two of them exchanged glasses. Their bodies were naturally close to each other, and a faint daughter's fragrance, like the orchids in the empty valley, came to their faces.
Although Li Huan had already collected Forsythia long ago, Li Huan was not the kind of lustful person, and there was only Forsythia in the room.
Therefore, Li Huan would be lying if he said he was not attracted to Zhang Jin, who was extremely beautiful.
For a moment, Li Huan looked at Zhang Jin's face so close at hand, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
Zhang Jin could naturally feel Li Huan's scorching gaze on her face, and naturally felt a little shy and at a loss in her heart. However, before Li Huan could make any further move, Zhang Jin raised his head and said to Li Huan:
"Husband, you and I have had a drink together, and Zhu Lin..."
Li Huan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this, and a wry smile appeared on his lips.
The emperor once granted him a marriage to two rich and noble ladies. Even the wedding ceremony and the wedding ceremony were different from ordinary people. After all, other people only got married with one lady, but he had to deal with two.
Originally, he should be hugging Zhang Jin at this moment, and the couple should take a rest early, but most of the process was going on here, and Zhu Lin was waiting for him to remove the hijab.
With a sigh, Li Huan smiled apologetically at Zhang Jin and said, "I have wronged you."
Zhang Jin chuckled.
In another new house, candlelight danced and occasionally made a faint crackling sound.
Two maids who were accompanying the bride stood aside, and Zhu Lin, dressed in a rich dress with a red hijab on her head, sat on the edge of the bed.
At this moment, the maid who was accompanying the bride whispered to Zhu Lin: "Girl, my uncle has gone to Miss Jin's place. I don't know if he will come to your place tonight..."
A gentle and gentle voice said: "Yue'er, from now on, please remember to call Zhang's sister Mrs. Jin. Don't lose etiquette."
The two maids hurriedly agreed upon hearing this.
There was a sound of footsteps, and then the maid guarding outside the door said with a bit of surprise: "Uncle!"
Several people in the room were stunned when they heard this, and then they heard a creak, the door opened, and Li Huan walked into the room.
The two maids quickly saluted Li Huan and said, "I have met my uncle."
Li Huan nodded with a smile, walked over to Zhu Lin who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and then lifted Zhu Lin's bright red hijab, revealing her charming face that was equally both angry and happy.
Li Huan and Zhang Jin had a close relationship, but they had never met Zhu Lin. Although there were rumors in Beijing that Zhang Jin from the British Duke's Palace and Zhu Lin from the Chengguo Duke's Palace were both very beautiful.
Beautiful lady, but this is really the first time Li Huan has met Zhu Lin.
This is the case in this era. It is called a blind marriage and a dumb marriage. Almost 99% of newlyweds only know what the other person looks like on their wedding night.
When he saw Zhu Lin, Li Huan smiled slightly, picked up the drink on the table and said to Zhu Lin, "It's Mrs. Lao who has been waiting for a long time."
Zhu Lin said softly: "What are you talking about, husband?"
After drinking a glass of wine, Zhu Lin couldn't help but cough violently, apparently irritated by the drink.
Upon seeing this, Li Huan stepped forward and patted Zhu Lin's back gently, saying with concern: "It doesn't matter."
Zhu Lin stiffened. You must know that since he could remember, no man had ever been in such close contact with him, let alone touched her.
So at this time, Zhu Lin's pretty face was covered with a blush not only because of nervousness or shyness, but also because she drank a glass of water and wine.
It was obvious that Zhu Lin was really drunk. After just one glass of water, she felt a little more drunk, and her watery eyes were even more hazy at this time.
Coupled with the blush on her delicate pretty face and the festive wedding dress, Li Huan was stunned.
At some point, the maid serving on the side quietly left.
Under the flickering candlelight, the drunken Zhu Lin was even more charming. Li Huan's eyes flashed with brilliance. He stepped forward to hug the pretty lady and whispered: "Madam, it's getting late. We
Rest."
"Ah, Sister Zhang's place...well..."
Unfortunately, before Zhu Lin could finish her words, Li Huan hugged her and fell on the bed. Soon the curtains were lowered and pieces of clothing were thrown out.
Accompanied by a burst of orioles' cries, the candlelight danced.
The two maids guarding the door had their pretty faces flushed, and their eyes flashed with joy.
I don’t know how much time has passed, but Zhu Lin’s gentle voice came from the curtain, and she said with a bit of shyness: "Husband, you go to accompany sister Zhang..."
Li Huan's voice sounded: "Don't think so much. My husband will rest here tonight. Jin'er will understand."
Li Huan smiled bitterly in his heart. He said this even in this era. If he had been in his previous life, he would have never even dreamed of embracing people like him openly and openly.
Zhu Lin tried to persuade her several times, but unfortunately Li Huan had already made up his mind to stay here. If he went to Zhang Jin's place again at this time, both women would probably blame him.
Seeing Zhu Lin's persuasion, Li Huan simply turned over and pressed her under him. When Li Huan stopped, Zhu Lin, who was already extremely exhausted, relaxed and summoned the two maids in with all her strength.
After being served by two pretty and blushing maids, I freshened myself up. With my body full of fatigue, I snuggled into Li Huan's arms and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The sky is brightening
Mrs. Feng sat in the main hall early, waiting for Li Huan and his two daughters-in-law to come to see her.
When Li Huan walked in with Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin, Feng had a look of satisfaction on her face.
Although Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin both wore their hair in womanly buns, Ms. Feng could see the difference between the two women at a glance. Moreover, Ms. Feng also knew that Li Huan stayed in Zhu Lin's room last night.
After Li Huan brought the two girls to see Feng as a gift, Feng held the hands of Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin, looked at the two girls with great satisfaction, and told them: "Huan'er can marry you two, that's it."
For his blessing, my mother only hopes that you and your husband can be together forever and grow old together."
Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin said softly: "Don't worry, mother, my daughter-in-law will definitely serve her parents-in-law and take care of her husband."
Feng said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it would be even better if we could give birth to an heir for the Li family as soon as possible..."
As soon as these words came out, the two girls' faces immediately turned red.
Li Huan was happily married. Neither the Jinyiwei Yamen nor the emperor would disturb Li Huan at this time, so Li Huan ignored what was going on outside the window and stayed with his two wives.
On the second day, Li Huan stayed in Zhang Jin's room. The couple were in love and had a unique style.
Compared with Zhu Lin's gentleness, Zhang Jin looks as cold as a fairy on the outside, but is fiery on the inside, which makes Li Huan experience a different feeling from Zhu Lin.
For several days, Li Huan was immersed in Wenwen Township, which made Li Huan sigh, "The Tomb of Heroes of Wenwen Township, these words are really not false."
Time flies and the first month comes out
New year, new beginning
In the fourth year of Zhengde, the first major thing Li Huan did was to supervise and kill
To be precise, it should be a complete settlement of the case of Zhengde's three-year rebellion.
In the third year of Zhengde, dozens or hundreds of officials, led by Xie Qian, Liu Zhong, Fei Hong and others, attempted to murder the emperor, causing a sensation in the capital and even the entire Ming Dynasty.
The major conspiracy case was of great importance. Jinyiwei, Dongchang and the three divisions jointly investigated and handled it. It took about half a year to sort out this major case and make a judgment against the perpetrators.
On the fourth day of the second lunar month, the emperor issued an order to kill a group of rebellious ministers headed by Xie Qian. The prince Taifu, the chief governor of the Central Military Command, and the commander of the Jinyiwei Li Huan supervised the execution on the emperor's behalf.
Maoyan Lane Li Mansion
Zhu Lin had rosy cheeks and her cloud-like hair was pulled up into a bun, revealing her slender and white neck. Although she was wearing a thick winter coat, she could not hide her exquisite and graceful body.
At this time, Zhu Lin was helping Li Huan put on an official uniform, her eyes filled with tenderness as she smoothed out the wrinkles on Li Huan's official uniform.
On the other hand, Zhang Jin on the side said with a hint of hope in his eyes: "It's almost time. If we don't leave, I'm afraid it will be too late."
Hearing this, Zhu Lin couldn't help but raise her head and said to Zhang Jin: "Sister, it seems a little inappropriate for you to follow your husband to the execution ground. It's not suitable for us to go to such a dangerous place..."
Zhang Jin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I just planned to go out for some fresh air. Staying in the house these days has made me suffocated."
Zhang Jin has been practicing in Longhu Mountain since he was a child, and his temperament is naturally more outgoing. At least compared to Zhu Lin, a rich and noble girl. Even though Zhang Jin is older than Zhu Lin, in comparison, Zhu Lin is much more stable.
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Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Jin has an out-of-the-way temperament. After all, she is the legitimate daughter of a British prince, so it is impossible for her to develop an out-of-the-way temperament.
Zhang Jin naturally looked at Li Huan, and said with a bit of pleading in his bright eyes: "Husband, you promised me last night."
After hearing this, Li Huan couldn't help but flash a beautiful scene in his mind. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and nodded to Zhang Jin, and then said to Zhu Lin: "Madam, do you want to go out with us?"
Zhu Lin smiled and said, "I'm not leaving anymore. I'll just stay with my mother-in-law."
execution ground
At this moment, the execution ground had already been put under martial law by the people of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and the surrounding area was completely dark, filled with people from the capital who came to watch the excitement.
When Li Huan arrived at the execution ground, several adjutants who were responsible for the execution hurriedly came up to him and looked at Zhang Jin, dressed as a bodyguard, who was following Li Huan in surprise.
Although it is said that Zhang Jin's daughter disguised herself as a man, this so-called disguise as a man is of no use at all. Anyone who is not blind can see the identity of Zhang Jin's daughter's family.
It's just that Zhang Jin followed Li Huan, and if Li Huan didn't say anything, other officials would not dare to speak, no matter how courageous they were.
Sitting on the main seat, Li Huan's temperament suddenly changed. A chilling aura was revealed. As soon as the aura of controlling thousands of lives and deaths came out, several officials sitting next to Li Huan froze.
, looking at Li Huan with eyes full of awe.
Even Zhang Jin, who was standing next to Li Huan, also withdrew his eyes and looked around. Looking at Li Huan, whose temperament had changed drastically, a strange look appeared in his eyes.
"Bring the criminal in charge!"
A prison officer shouted loudly, and immediately he saw groups of prisoners and their relatives being led to the execution ground.
At a glance, there were probably no fewer than thousands of prisoners and their families waiting to be executed.
Such a major case involves a large number of people. Under normal circumstances, if there is really a conspiracy, this major conspiracy case may involve tens of thousands of people.
It's just that Zhu Houzhao was kind-hearted by nature. When the list of people to be killed was finally presented to the emperor, Zhu Houzhao hesitated for a long time, and finally he opened up one side and only killed the three tribes who had rebelled against the officials, while the rest of the implicated tribesmen were exiled.
In Qiongzhou, your descendants will never take the imperial examination.
But even so, the total number of criminals who will go to the execution ground today is as many as seven or eight thousand. Although this number cannot be compared with the three major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, it is still countable in the future.
It's a big case.
Watching a famous criminal being brought up, the executioner was in place, waiting only for Li Huan, the chief supervisor and beheading officer, to give the order.
On the execution ground, the criminals were kneeling in the darkness. The people around saw this scene from a distance, and their eyes were filled with anticipation.
Scenes like this are familiar to many people in the capital. Li Huan also supervised the execution, and some officials such as Luo Wenxiang died here.
Only this time, the number of people was obviously much larger, which made the people around him look forward to it even more.
Killing corrupt officials can be said to be the most popular thing for people all over the world to see.
Li Huan glanced at the criminals below, stretched out his hand to twist the token on the table in front of him, slowly threw it out, and shouted in a cold voice: "Behead."
"cut!"
As hundreds of executioners shouted, swords flashed and blood spattered.
In just a few seconds, hundreds of criminals fell down, blood flowed, and a bloody smell filled the air.
Most people would never be able to bear such a bloody scene. For example, most of the officials who accompanied Li Huan to supervise the execution could no longer stand the scene and all lay there vomiting.
Li Huan, however, sat there as steady as Mount Tai, with a calm look in his eyes.
Li Huan had seen such a scene more than once. The people he killed were all those who deserved to be killed. Li Huan naturally had no guilt or intolerance in his heart.
At some point, the figure of Zhang Jin who was standing next to Li Huan disappeared. Li Huan was not surprised. It would be strange if Zhang Jin could endure such a bloody scene.
With Cao Yu secretly guarding him, and Zhang Jin's own cultivation level not bad, Li Huan was not worried about Zhang Jin's safety.
From noon until it got dark, the executioners changed one batch after another, and even the people who prepared the corpses in advance also took away the corpses one after another, but the blood flowing on the ground was like a stream.
, dyeing the surrounding earth red.
The people who were watching the excitement had already turned pale. Many people could not bear it anymore and were frightened and left. Only a few people were still watching from a distance.
When the last criminal to be executed was beheaded and the sky turned completely dark, Li Huan let out a deep breath, gave some instructions, stood up and left.
In Li's Mansion
With a wry smile on his face, Li Huan stepped over the brazier under the watchful eyes of Feng, Zhu Lin and others, and was sprinkled with water by Forsythia before he was allowed to enter the living room.
Feng looked at Li Huan and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, how can I entrust you with the murder? I heard that nearly ten thousand people were killed today. It's unlucky. It's really unlucky..."
Li Huan smiled and said: "Mother, my son only went to supervise the beheading, not to kill himself."
When Mrs. Feng heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes at Li Huan and said, "You boy, you really think that my mother doesn't know that almost all of those people were arrested by you."
Li Huan chuckled and said: "But these people are treasonous and treasonous in plotting to kill the emperor. They have their homes confiscated and their clans destroyed. They all brought it upon themselves."
Feng glanced at Li Huan, then looked at Zhang Jin, Zhu Lin, and Forsythia who were sitting beside her and eating with her. She couldn't help but sigh: "Our Li family has very few heirs. Tomorrow I will go to the temple to honor Huan for my mother."
My son, please pray for blessings and ask Bodhisattva to bless my Li family and make them prosperous."
Li Huan couldn't help but dumbfounded, but he had no intention of trying to persuade Feng. Since Feng wanted to go to the Bodhisattva, let her go, otherwise she would definitely feel uneasy.
After dinner, Li Huan was about to go to rest with Zhu Lin when he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps.
Li Huan raised his eyebrows and went to see a young eunuch leading Qiu Ju hurriedly over.
When he saw Qiu Ju, Li Huan couldn't help but frown.
At this time, if nothing unexpected happened, the palace gate should have been closed long ago. Unless something big happened, otherwise it would be difficult for even Qiu Ju to leave the palace.
But now Qiu Ju came in a hurry, which made Li Huan a little worried, maybe something happened to the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao practiced the Xuanwu Breathing Technique and also practiced the Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu. It can be said that both his physical fitness and his cultivation are unmatched by ordinary people.
In this case, it is enough to ensure that Zhu Houzhao avoids all kinds of accidents. Otherwise, if he falls into the water and dies inexplicably, wouldn't he become a laughing stock?
But even so, Li Huan couldn't guarantee whether there would be any accidents.
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Li Huan glanced at Qiu Ju and frowned: "Brother Qiu, why are you here at this time? Could it be that something happened in the palace?"
Hearing this, Qiu Ju said: "Something big has happened. He rushed 800 miles away and went straight to the palace. After receiving the news, His Majesty immediately ordered to convene several ministers in the cabinet, Duke Ying, Duke Cheng and other ministers.
The Duke enters the palace, and there are you, brother Li."
After confirming that Zhu Houzhao was not in an accident, Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he also secretly guessed what happened that made the emperor unable to wait even one night and decided to summon important ministers to the palace at night.
After all, after the palace door is locked, it will not be opened unless something big happens. Obviously, this matter must be big.
Qiu Ju looked at Li Huan and said, "Brother Li, quickly change your clothes and follow me into the palace."
Taking a deep breath, Li Huan nodded slightly and signaled Cao Yu to greet Qiu Ju.
Under the service of Zhu Lin and Zhang Jin, Li Huan changed into his official uniform as quickly as possible, and then hurried away in the direction of the imperial city with Qiu Ju.
On the carriage, Li Huan and Qiu Ju sat facing each other.
At this time, Li Huan said to Qiu Ju: "Brother Qiu, what happened? His Majesty summoned the important officials to the palace late at night. Could it be that the Tatars invaded in large numbers, or that the local chieftains in the southwest rebelled?
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After listening to Li Huan's words, Qiu Ju shook his head slightly, with a bit of a wry smile on his face and said: "It's not that our family doesn't tell us, it's actually that our family doesn't know what is going on."
As he spoke, Qiu Ju looked at Li Huan and said: "The eight hundred miles were rushed to the palace. Your Majesty only took one look and his expression changed drastically. Then he issued an order to summon you, brothers Li, to the palace."
Soon Li Huan came to the palace gate. Several carriages were parked outside the palace gate. Li Huan just glanced and recognized that among the carriages, there were those belonging to the chief minister Li Dongyang and the British Duke's. In the carriage, it was obvious that Zhang Lun, Li Dongyang and others had already entered the palace first.
After entering the imperial city, Li Huan and Qiu Ju headed straight for the Qianqing Palace.
On weekdays, Zhu Houzhao would either stay in the Leopard Room or the Queen's Kunning Palace, but most of the time he would rest in the Qianqing Palace.
After all, the Qianqing Palace is where the emperor handles government affairs and rests. Zhu Houzhao summoned important ministers to the palace late at night, so naturally it was in the Qianqing Palace.
When Li Huan walked into the Qianqing Palace, Li Huan saw Zhang Lun and Li Dongyang sitting there with a solemn expression.
Seeing Li Huan walk in, Zhang Lun stood up and walked towards Li Huan and whispered: "I've met my uncle."
Li Huan waved his hand and said: "The British Lord is too polite."
Li Dongyang also stood up with a solemn expression, nodded towards Li Huan and said: "Master Li is here!"
Li Huan nodded slightly towards Li Dongyang.
While speaking, Li Huan cast his eyes on Zhang Lun, and said with some confusion and surprise: "Does the British Lord know why your Majesty summoned us to the palace late at night?"
Zhang Lun took a deep breath, looked solemn, and whispered: "Someone has rebelled!"
Li Huan couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, with a look of astonishment on his face. He exclaimed almost out of reflex: "What, how is this possible? Who is the rebel?"
No wonder Li Huan had such a reaction. The news was really shocking. Not to mention Li Huan, the British Duke Zhang Lun and his chief assistant Li Dongyang suddenly learned of the news and reacted like Li Huan.