Chapter 99 Chapter 98 Living Ghosts in Hell

It was time to have dinner. Shui Jing watched Wei Huaien wash her hands carefully in the basin. Several times, she thought she wanted to hand over a towel after washing. For some reason, Wei Huaien was extra careful today and even washed her fingers several times.

Don't give up yet.

"Your Highness, if you keep rubbing it, your hands will be red tomorrow. Even if Your Highness likes vermilion, you don't have to rub yourself red, right?"

The places he licked always seemed to still have the warmth of his lips and tongue. Wei Huaien used the cover of the cloth to pinch out the crescent moon nail marks between his fingers and finally drove away the strange touch.

Shui Jing finally pushed Wei Huaien to the table, and discussed with Wei Huaien about tomorrow's sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, as well as meeting the emperor and being worshiped by hundreds of officials. He was even more nervous than Wei Huaien, the real owner.

"Sister Shui Jing, are you relieved now?"

Wei Huai'en pulled her to sit next to him and advised her to relax.

"There is really no need to worry about mistakes in the ceremony. There is Master Ruan at the Ministry of Rites. Mingfeng and I have also checked it many times. Master Xiao is also back, but..."

Shui Jing sighed and told Wei Huai'en his worries:

"I'm just worried that the supporters of Prince Duan and Prince Rong, as well as the ministers from Old Taifu Yu's faction, are still here at this time. I'm afraid that they will be the first to line up for His Highness tomorrow..."

"Soldiers will stop you, and water will cover you. If you have to worry about everything, how can you have time to do practical things? Now that I am in this position, am I still afraid that my subordinates will fail?"

Wei Huai'en patted Shui Jing's hand. She had also thought about this problem, but she was much more open-minded than Shui Jing. She even vaguely looked forward to uprooting the opponents who dared to show their faces tomorrow.

On a good day, Wei Huaien is also waiting for the fish to take the bait.

"Well, I hope I'm overthinking it. Your Highness's grand ceremony will be protected by the Empress and the Crown Prince, and no one will dare to make mistakes."

Shui Jing didn't know that the letter from the late Queen that Wei Huaien got in Mengshan was a sincere blessing.

"right……"

Wei Huai'en quietly turned his head away and picked up a dish that was a little further away. He tightened his grip on the chopsticks and suppressed the hatred that almost surged out.

To be honest, this was not a good life, it was all what she deserved, all the glory she had won back for her mother and her brother.

What's so rare about the throne? All she wanted was the throne.

Xuanyu Division.

Xiao Qi rushed out of the palace city before the key to the palace gate was locked. The black knights who Wei Huai'en saw dispersed on the palace wall are now waiting in the Xuan Yu Division. After Xiao Qi arrives, they will report one by one.

In order for Wei Huai'en's crown prince ceremony to go smoothly tomorrow, Xiao Qi could not wait to disperse all his forces to guard the throne and eliminate the slightest possibility of interference by officials who did not have the foresight to intervene.

Although Wei Huai'en also knew that the courtiers, scholars, and even the world were constantly criticizing her as the female crown prince. Words such as Si Chen, the world was turned upside down, and the court order was confused. Xiao Qi monitored the objections heard by the world.

His words will only become more poisonous, cruel and dirty.

Those people dare to point fingers at Wei Huaien, who has been in charge of the court conscientiously for many years, relying on a few drops of ink in their stomachs. There are even more ignorant people who think that women have taken advantage of them, so they oppose Wei Huaien's policies everywhere...

But they are still the easiest idiots to deal with.

As long as the Xuanyu Division's banner is raised, even the local officials who are acting treacherously and treacherously will not dare to be lazy again, let alone those people?

What's difficult is the officials in the capital.

They either hold on to the dead principles of purging Chao Gang, or they read half of the sages' books and don't know how to adapt. However, they are not afraid of death. Most of them are clean and honest people, so Xiao Qi can't find any clues.

Those thorns are waiting for the moment when they are suppressed by the power to make an impassioned speech. They want to die to express their ambitions. They would rather leave their names in history than accept any constraints or bribes. How could Xiao Qi give them such an opportunity.

It didn't matter to them, it didn't matter. Xiao Qi didn't believe that they relied on the few taels of salary from the official position. They had to reciprocate during the annual festivals, but also had their salary deducted for speaking out for justice from time to time. How could they support their wives, concubines, children, and parents with the rest?

You know the answer without even thinking about it.

Xiao Qi knew that Yan Guan had nothing to do with him, but their families and tribesmen were not all flawless. According to reports from his subordinates, those Yan Guan either had someone in the clan using their official names to cause trouble, or their family members were lending money to make money privately.

, or even illegal.

Emperor Yonghe turned a blind eye to the personal ethics of his courtiers. He was helpless. In the past few decades, there have been constant wars on the border. The bloody storm when Emperor Yonghe ascended the throne had to be ended with the treasury. The court could not afford higher salaries.

, we can only temporarily allow the officials to find their own solutions.

However, Wei Huai'en has just launched the New Deal this year. Because of the frequent good news on the border, it is expected that it will be stable for decades, the national treasury will be abundant, and the years will be prosperous, and the salary will be increased, so that officials will no longer have to worry about anything.

Even among those who had firmly opposed Wei Huai'en, there were some who were impressed by Wei Huai'en's outstanding political achievements in recent years, but some were stubborn and stubborn, so Xiao Qi had to take action tonight.

Those who are greedy, those who are derelict in their duties, those who seek personal gain with power, those who steal the merits of subordinates to get higher positions, those who are implicated by their clansmen and family members, one by one, their subordinates reported the good news that these people have died down, and only a few people are left who don't know how to deal with it.

One is this year’s flower-hunting event, for which a message has been drafted.

"Master Xiao, please take a look."

Xiao Qi shook open the rice paper that had been folded into several folds. It was probably taken out by his subordinates not long after he finished writing. There were a few ink spots on it, making the whole message a bit messy, but it could not hide its charm.

"Oh, it turns out that Wenda is not facing His Highness Jiarou, but me."

Every word of the accusation is that Wei Huai'en connived with his party members to deceive the saints, which almost showed signs of eunuchs and chaos in government.

Xiao Qi's name was mentioned many times, and it was obvious that Wen Da knew who was instigating these things.

"Hahaha……"

Xiao Qi smiled so heartily that he forgot that there were a bunch of Xuanyu guards standing in front of him waiting for instructions. The Xuanyu guards exchanged glances silently. Wen Da's message was no longer a secret in the Xuanyu Division. They didn't understand why Deputy Ambassador Xiao was

You can also be so happy to insult someone by name.

"I remember that Wen Da's son was just brought to Beijing from his hometown. He is...five years old this year?"

Xiao Qi laughed so hard at the eloquent piece of rice paper that he rolled it into a ball and threw it under his feet to trample on it. He looked at Xuan Yuwei, who was responsible for monitoring Wen Da, and his voice was like plucking a string, but he could not hide his murderous intent.

"Yes, he is almost six years old..."

Xuan Yuwei didn't know why Xiao Qi suddenly mentioned this.

"Catch him."

Xiao Qi leaned on the back of the Grand Master's chair, lightly clasping the armrests, and pointed out several courtiers that the Xuanyu Guards had not been able to deal with.

"Wen Da is an only son in the family. Only his grandmother and widowed mother helped him grow up. The child is now more valuable than him. As long as he is captured, his mother and grandmother do not even need to persuade him. Just his first wife who married him can do it.

Do me a favor...

Yu Zhiyan, Yu Taifu, and those disciples of the Yu family, let's deal with them together. You guys, throw the secrets of all the remaining disciples of the Yu family in front of the Yu family's door, and let everyone

Everyone knows that everyone else's lives now depend on Xuan Yusi's hands.

Do you want to compromise? Taifu Yu is willing to sacrifice his reputation and the future of his children and grandchildren, but he cannot be the master of others.

Let’s do it this way, listen carefully tonight, and tomorrow I will ask everyone to bow their heads to His Highness Jiarou respectfully, do you understand?”

"Yes, my lord!"

The Xuanyu guards dispersed after receiving the order, and the courtyard suddenly became empty, which made Xiao Qi notice the locust tree in bloom.

He smelled the slightest sweet fragrance, but he had no interest in watching it. The paper ball on the ground was flattened by Xuan Yu Wei behind him, and Xiao Qi went straight to Xuan Yu Division's private prison.

The fragrance of flowers and trees, what Xiao Qi is most familiar with in this Xuanyu Division is the smell of rotting flesh and blood in prison.

It's been a long time since I've been here, but I just walked down the stairs to the first floor of the private prison. When the Xuan Yu Wei behind him was still wrinkling his nose and having trouble breathing, Xiao Qi was already used to the fishy stench that had not been seen in the sky all year round.

"Master Fan, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you doing your best to serve me?"

The figure huddled in the tattered quilt in the prison seemed to be about to get up, but his arms were bent backwards and he couldn't even use any strength.

"Hoo..."

That figure made a noise like a broken bellows and didn't know what he was saying.

"Tsk, now that you've pulled out your tongue, why did you break Mr. Fan's arm? Now if Mr. Fan is willing to admit his guilt of having an affair with someone from Beizhai, how can he be held in bondage?"

Xiao Qi raised his eyebrows and looked around, and a smarter Xuan Yuwei replied with a smile:

"Your Majesty is teaching you that we have not taken good care of Lord Fan. My subordinates will help Lord Fan reattach his arm. I think Lord Fan will not care about rough people like us."

"Click."

A chilling sound of bone setting was heard, and the figure twisted in pain on the ground. After a while, there was only a faint sound of gasping.

Xiao Qi has already reached the second floor.

This layer was unexpectedly clean. Even though the moisture had caused slippery lichen to grow on the corners, and the candles on both sides were dying, only the size of beans were left. However, compared to the black blood grease on the upper layer that could not be washed clean, this layer was not even clean.

The floor tile textures are all clear.

"Let me go...let me go..."

A prisoner who was as thin as a skeleton grabbed the railing and lay on the ground. When Xiao Qi squatted in front of him with interest, he retracted his hand, as if even his fingers were afraid of being touched by the hem of Xiao Qi's clothes.

This floor is not for the imperial relatives to be tortured, but who would have thought that the almost inhuman figure in front of them was actually Prince Min, who once covered the sky with one hand in Yongzhou?

"Your Majesty, what can we do without eating? Don't make it difficult for our family to explain to you today..."

Xiao Qi winked, and Xuan Yuwei took the order to pry open the teeth of King Min and pour the snakes, insects, rats and ants in the broken bowl on the ground.

"Ouch... vomit..."

Xiao Qi looked coldly at King Min who was still vomiting. When he thought that this man was the one who was afraid of death and did not allow the Yongzhou garrison to support Wei Huai'en who was in the isolated city, he wanted to cut him into pieces with a thousand knives.

Unlike Wei Huaien, who was openly preparing for possible difficulties and criticism tomorrow, Xiao Qi just wanted to do whatever he could to make those people shut up completely and kneel at the feet of His Highness as obedient servants.

He has never forgotten what Wei Huaien once said about Xiao Qi, but he is even more cold-blooded and ruthless than Wei Huaien.

What do those people care about? In addition to reputation, wealth, and status, there are also the interests of countless people who pushed them to the top and are closely entangled with them.
To be continued...