141 Buddha's Reconstruction and Princess Taiping's Mind
The next day.
The massacre incident in the suburbs of Jinling has come to light.
The chief culprit was Zhang Jian, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division at that time, and a group of high-level patrol officers from the Jinyi Division under him.
The emperor was furious.
A decree was issued overnight, ordering the Ninth Prince, Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui, to lead the military aircraft commander to immediately arrest Zhang Jian and a group of interfering personnel.
During this period, they encountered stubborn resistance from Zhang Jian and others.
The culprit was Zhang Jian, who was killed on the spot.
All the senior officials of Jinyi Division involved in the incident were arrested and convicted by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple.
This incident was so bad that it was actually one of the six departments of the Daqian court, Jinyi Division, who knew the law and broke the law. In order to establish a prestige and shock, most of them must have died.
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui, who was in charge of this matter, had also heard that Zhang Jinglong, the prodigal son of the Zhang family, had some troubles with Yan Wulu in Jinling City.
Therefore, under the powerful supervision of Yu Wang Zhao Lingrui and torture to extract confessions, the arrested senior officials of various Jinyi Divisions began to bite the target...
Although Zhang Jian, the culprit, was dead, behind the scenes, the Zhang family was found to have been found guilty of 11 serious crimes of corruption, enrichment, bending the law for personal gain, and buying and selling officials.
Zhang's home was raided overnight.
All the adult men of the Zhang family were arrested, their wives were exiled for three thousand miles, and all the women and children were sold as official slaves.
During the banquet.
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui once personally invited Yan Wulu to the Dali Temple Prison. He pointed at the beaten Zhang Jinglong through a hidden cell and said——
"Your Highness, although my father said that all the men of the Zhang family would be exiled, if you want this man to die, he will not survive tonight."
When Yan Wulu heard this, he turned to look at Zhang Jinglong...
He has completely lost the rich appearance he had before, and was beaten to pieces, like a pile of rotten flesh.
"Killing him will not bring the dead back to life."
Yan Wulu's eyes were a little dark, "...just keep him. Sometimes, living is actually more painful than death."
King Yu heard this and knew it well, "In that case, I will ask someone to take good care of Young Master Zhang during his exile."
Yan Wulu chuckled upon hearing this.
Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui also smiled calmly.
…
It is worth mentioning that——
When the honorable king Zhao Lingrui returned to the old emperor Zhao Purui, he reported that Zhang Jian was dead.
Originally, he was worried that the old emperor would take a look at Zhang Jian's body. However, perhaps the old emperor was busy dealing with the various chain reactions of the village massacre incident and had no intention of paying attention to Zhang Jian's small matter, so he simply responded, It's over.
Zhao Lingrui originally planned to have Zhang Jian's remains thrown into a mass grave.
but……
Yan Wulu suddenly stopped him.
Yan Wulu took back Zhang Jian's body from Zhao Lingrui. In addition to some missing pieces of meat, there was no missing other important parts.
"Zhang Jian is an early stage sixth-level warrior. How many people in the world can reach the early stage of sixth-level warrior at such an age?"
Yan Wulu muttered to himself.
Zhang Chunhua, Amaro and others around him were a little puzzled for a moment.
"I guess Zhang Jian's bones must be pretty good, right?"
"...Anyway, Yao Yingran from Yaowang Valley is idle, so he might as well do something for his master."
Yan Wulu said and suddenly smiled.
This is the first time that he calls himself Yao Yingran's master.
Amaro on the side was also a little puzzled when he heard this.
As for Zhang Chunhua, as someone who experienced the Yaowang Valley incident together with Yan Wulu, he naturally knew about the existence of the black-armored demon puppet.
Moreover, with her intelligence and understanding of Yan Wulu's character, she immediately understood what Yan Wulu meant.
"Your Majesty, do you want to... gather the 'Five-armored Demon Puppet'?" Zhang Chunhua asked.
Yan Wulu nodded slightly and then explained——
"I heard that there are five demon puppets in total, namely - black armor, black armor, red armor, red armor, and white armor. Among them, each demon puppet is comparable to the five in terms of quality. A powerful warrior from level 7 to level 7.”
"...Furthermore, these demon puppets have a spiritual connection with each other, which allows the battle formation to increase exponentially with each additional one. The combined strength of the five puppets is enough to compete with a ninth-level warrior."
Hearing this, Zhang Chunhua also agreed with Yan Wulu's remarks, "I'm just worried that the core evil spirits that create demon puppets are a little hard to find."
"This is not difficult."
Yan Wulu simply responded: "...My little aunt is the commander-in-chief of the Demon Suppression Department and is in charge of the entire Daqian demon eradication affairs. When the time comes, please ask her to find some demons, which will be better than the Zhenbei Palace. It’s much easier.”
Yan Wulu said, and the two people around him also thought it made sense.
Among them, Amaro felt that this method of killing the enemy and then recreating it as a demon puppet——
"...It's like the Buddha reshaping it, it's really a great thing and a beautiful thing."
"……Amitabha."
Facing Amaro's praise, Yan Wulu's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that this monk's... interpretation of Buddhism was quite strange.
…
…
Jinyisi undergoes a huge change overnight.
As a result, the original delicate balance within Daqian Jinling was instantly broken.
Many forces hope to re-enter the lucrative Jinyi Division.
At the same time, Prince Zhenbei had also been in Jinling for many days.
Regarding the engagement between Prince Zhenbei and Princess Taiping, the court officials gradually brought it to the forefront of daily political discussions.
It is said that in today's morning court, the matter of when the engagement between the Crown Prince and the princess will be held, which has been accumulated for many days, suddenly broke out, even overshadowing the Jin Yisi incident...
The court officials headed by the Ninth Prince and Prince Yu Zhao Lingrui advocated cutting the knot quickly and suggested early engagement and marriage in order to maintain and consolidate the close relationship between Daqian and Beidi.
The court officials headed by the fourteenth prince, King Zhao Lingcheng of Jin, advocated that according to the ancestral system, it could not be changed within two years.
The old emperor Zhao Purui was sitting on the dragon chair, quietly watching the verbal battle between the two factions of courtiers in the hall.
A pair of weathered and penetrating eyes were full of helplessness and disdain.
In fact, when he issued the decree to capture Zhang Jian last night, he already knew that his nephew Yan Wulu was eventually involved in the fight between these princes...
"Prime Minister, what do you think?" the old emperor suddenly spoke.
His voice was not loud, but it instantly silenced the chattering courtiers in the entire hall.
Prime Minister Qin Shuzheng came out of the queue slightly, holding a white tablet in his hand, bowed and answered -
"Your Majesty, I believe that getting married as soon as possible will be conducive to the peace of the North and the stability of Daqian."
The old emperor didn't reply.
The courtiers who knew the emperor well could guess what the emperor was thinking at this moment - His Majesty did not want the Crown Prince of Zhenbei and Princess Taiping to get engaged and married too early.
However, the emperor did not want to say it himself.
After being silent for a while, the old emperor turned to look at another person with a prestigious position in the court, and said in a deep voice——
"What do you think, Prince?"
"Father."
Prince Zhao Lingfeng came out of the queue, raised his hands and replied respectfully: "...I think, instead of letting us quarrel like this to death, why not see what the Eighteenth Sister means?"
"...After all, this is a lifelong event for the eighteenth sister. Presumably, she should also decide some matters."
"Okay, it's up to the spirit core to decide!"
A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the old emperor Zhao Purui, and he was very satisfied with this answer.
Didn't Yan Wulu just give Lingxin a good beating at Lanyue Tower? With Lingxin's domineering and savage temperament, how could he let it go?
Zhao Purui straightened up slightly and said——
"In this case, I decided by the way that because of Zhang Jian's incident, the position of commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division is now vacant."
"...Then, let's let Lingxin temporarily act as the commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division. Anyway, she is good at dancing with a gun and doing some work of apprehending criminals, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
"...The court will end here this morning. If there are no objections, please retreat."
The old emperor Zhao Purui said simply and directly.
The ministers who can stand in the court are all human beings, so they naturally know that the emperor has made a decision on this matter.
The old emperor seemed to be open-minded and open-minded, but in fact, he was obsessed with power and was arbitrary.
All the courtiers knew this well, so they knelt down and bowed without saying anything more.
Under the shrill voice of the chief attendant, Wang Gonggong, he gradually withdrew from the palace of Qianqing.
…
A bright yellow imperial edict.
It was carried by the palace attendants and quickly transported to the palace of Princess Taiping Zhao Lingxin.
In Daqian, among the many adult princes, only the prince will live in the imperial palace, that is, the East Palace. Adult princes with titles such as princes will leave the palace and establish palaces.
As for princesses, underage princesses are like underage princes and usually live with their mothers and concubines.
Adult princesses are almost always married into the prince-consort's mansion, and live a life like a "female ancestor", being worshiped by the whole family.
And only Princess Taiping Zhao Lingxin is an exception...
The Daqian girl was fifteen years old and had grown up, while the Taiping Princess Zhao Lingxin was deeply doted on by the old emperor and was granted many privileges. Among them was the right to live alone in the palace like a prince.
At this moment.
In the palace of Princess Taiping, among the splendor and splendor, there are tulle curtains, highlighting a bit of feminine tenderness.
The decorations on both sides of the palace are filled with swords, guns, swords, axes, halberds, whips, hooks, locks and other strange and terrifying weapons.
"It's up to heaven, the emperor decreed..."
The attendant's high-pitched voice sounded.
Taiping Princess Zhao Lingxin, led a group of palace maids, respectfully received the imperial edict from her father Zhao Purui.
The edict has been read out.
The maidservant next to Princess Taiping Zhao Lingxin took the father-in-laws who delivered the decree to receive the reward.
Zhao Lingxin himself, slightly absent-minded and with an unpredictable expression, sat back behind the main hall.
Zhao Lingxin always had a hot temper, and the maids around him did not dare to come forward or ask any questions.
He just waited quietly for Zhao Lingxin who was in a daze.
…
Outside the Royal Palace.
Qin Jing is currently going to the palace at the invitation of Princess Taiping Zhao Lingxin.
Passing through the main hall of the palace, several courtiers passed by.
Qin Jing vaguely heard their conversation——
"Your Majesty has entrusted the Princess with such an important position. I am afraid that the purpose is to make women strong and men weak, so that the yin will be strong and the yang will be weak, so that the east wind will overwhelm the west wind."
A minister spoke plausibly, but his words were somewhat obscure.
"Her Royal Highness is your Royal Highness after all. She is your Majesty's heart and soul. There is nothing wrong with thinking of the princess."
"The princess is already loved by all, and now she holds the important position of commander-in-chief of the Jinyi Division. The Prince of Zhenbei is helpless in Jinling, and he is afraid that he will become... afraid of his wife like a tiger."
Several other ministers responded respectively.
Qin Jing hid behind the red pillar and watched them pass by quietly...
As the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister, Qin Jing also has some channels of her own for collecting information.
Although the matter of Princess Taiping and Prince Zhenbei at Lanyue Tower had been deliberately concealed for a long time, it could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Qin Jing is not particularly clear about what is going on in the court today.
But thinking about the great changes in the Jinyi Department last night and the conversation between the courtiers just now, Qin Jing's intelligence was able to roughly guess what decree the old emperor had promulgated.
"...No wonder the princess suddenly summoned me to the palace."
Qin Jing said, her beautiful and narrow eyes slightly raised, looking elusive.
…
I passed through the corridors of the palace several times.
Qin Jing came to Zhao Lingxin's palace.
Zhao Lingxin was still holding the bright yellow imperial edict, resting one hand on the eucalyptus in a daze. Even if Qin Jing had come to her side, she was not aware of it.
"Your Highness Princess...are you in a daze?"
"Ah? Sister Qin Jing, you are here!"
Zhao Lingxin came back to her senses, she immediately stood up, pulled Qin Jing to her side and sat down, "...Father, did you hand over the Jinyi Division into my hands?"
"That's a good thing."
Qin Jing replied calmly, "...In addition to having a noble status, the princess now holds the power of the Jinyi Department. When the time comes, even the prince of Zhenbei will be overpowered by you, the princess."
.”
"Yan Wulu?"
As Zhao Lingxin spoke, he also thought of the tall figure dressed in Beidi brocade that appeared in the Lanyue Tower that day.
Every move the other party made at that time was as clear as if it were engraved in my mind.
"...It's hard to imagine that with his behavior, he would be overpowered by me?"
"It feels like he is..." Zhao Lingxin said, but hesitated.
Qin Jing looked at the princess beside her who treated her as if she were her biological sister, and thought that the delicate girl who was not afraid of the sky or the earth was now worried.
Qin Jing chuckled for a moment, but she was still extremely calm and asked——
"Your Highness, have you met Prince Zhenbei?"
"Not only have we met, but we have already started fighting." Zhao Lingxin pouted.
Qin Jing's face was full of curiosity...
In desperation, Zhao Lingxin embellished the story about Lan Yue Tower to cover up her ugly appearance, and relayed it to Qin Jing.
After a while.
Qin Jing pinched her fair chin and thought -
"If this is the case, the Prince of Zhenbei has committed a crime of disrespect. The princess can... report it to Your Majesty and ask Your Majesty to make the decision."
"My father has to take care of the overall situation. With the Zhenbei King Yan Dong and the Zhenbei army here, my father will not really take action against Yan Wulu." Zhao Lingxin replied absently.
Qin Jing was stunned.
Of course she knew this, and in fact, even if Zhao Lingxin hadn't said anything, the old emperor would have known everything about Lan Yue Tower.
Therefore, Qin Jing is just saying it casually.
But she didn't expect that this unruly and willful Princess would let go of this opportunity for revenge.
"Then, do you want to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or Prince Yu, Prince Jin and others?"
"The three royal brothers all love me the most."
"...Especially Nine Emperor Brother Zhao Lingrui, he is the best to me. If he knew that I was being bullied, he would never let him go." Zhao Lingxin said vowedly.
