Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 163 These traitors must be severely punished!

"Your Highness, please calm down. We are helpless. As long as Your Highness is willing to issue an imperial decree to execute Ma Wensheng, Liu Jin and other treacherous villains, Your Highness will be safe and sound!"

Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng smiled grimly, and could not help but secretly glance at the empress's jade face. She was indeed extremely beautiful! When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will not be able to bear to abandon her.

At this time, Empress Dowager Zhang gritted her teeth and spat out three words: "How dare you!"

"It seems that the Queen Mother really won't cry until she sees the coffin. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a beautiful Queen died?"

Duke Chengguo Zhu Feng also spoke up, and together with Zhang Yong, he drew his bow and aimed at Empress Xia. He then said to the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng and Zhang Yong, "Don't mention it, this Empress is indeed carefully selected. Her appearance, figure, and temperament are indeed enough to make people feel that all the concubines and wives at home are pale in comparison!"

"No need to kill him! Save him for the new emperor!" said the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng.

"I understand! But if you two like it, it's not impossible..." Before Zhang Yong finished speaking, Chengguogong Zhu Fengyu smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness! I don't know what this phoenix body tastes like... hehe!"

"Does the Empress Dowager really not agree?" asked the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng at this time.

Empress Dowager Zhang gritted her teeth and said nothing.

At this time, Zhang Yongxian directly shot an arrow, which immediately hit the queen's right collarbone. The queen screamed miserably, and her phoenix robe turned blood red. She fell on the stone steps like a peach blossom falling to the ground, and watched helplessly as a cold arrow pierced through her collarbone. The pain was like tearing flesh and drilling into bones!
But the queen still gritted her teeth and looked at the Queen Mother Zhang with tearful eyes: "Mother, my child is in pain!"

"You bunch of traitors, you shall not die well! How dare you bully me, an orphan and a widow, like this!"

Empress Dowager Zhang started cursing and then became afraid. She herself was not afraid of death, but she was really worried that the emperor's daughter-in-law, who was personally chosen by her son and whom she loved so much, would be killed by this group of people.

"Zhang! You are just a jealous woman who allowed her brother to cause chaos in the government. You are disobedient to your mother! Today, we are giving you some face because you are still the queen mother. If you still refuse to issue an imperial decree, don't blame us for being rude. Then the queen will have to be buried with His Majesty! It can be considered as keeping her chastity!"

The Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng started to curse loudly, but he thought that since the emperor was dead and the future ruler would not be his descendant, he was not afraid.

Empress Dowager Zhang gritted her teeth, not knowing what to do for a moment.

At this time, the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng ordered: "Shoot the Queen with another arrow!"

So, Duke Chengguo Zhu Feng aimed at the Queen's right arm.

……

"Your Majesty is here!"

suddenly!

A whip sounded from outside the Cining Palace.

What followed was the rapid sound of tiles creaking!

Hundreds of Jinyiwei with superb martial arts had arrived in advance, and jumped down directly from the eaves of the Cining Palace. They fired their bows and crossbows at the same time, and immediately deflected the arrows of Duke Chengguo that had not yet been shot, and forced the officials who were forcing the palace, such as the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng and Zhang Yong, to retreat within an arrow's distance.

Ah!
Duke Chengguo Zhu Feng was also hit by countless arrows in the arm and screamed in pain.

Moreover, the two Jinyiwei immediately stood in front of the Empress Dowager and the Queen, forming a human wall to protect the safety of the Empress Dowager and the Queen.

Instantly, hundreds of Jinyiwei fell to the ground and drew out their Embroidered Spring Swords.

Soon after, hundreds of Jinyiwei came out from other places and surrounded Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng and others.

"Your Majesty is here!"

Another whip cracked.

"Your Majesty is here!"

Immediately afterwards, there was another whip sound!
"How could this happen! How could this happen! Didn't His Majesty pass away?" Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng looked behind him.

"Didn't His Majesty pass away? There was an explosion, and the Minister of Works Zeng Jian appeared holding a dragon robe," Zhang Yong also looked behind him in astonishment.

"Isn't His Majesty dead? Didn't you say that His Majesty is already dead?" Duke Chengguo Zhu Feng also asked loudly and hysterically, enduring the severe pain from being shot by several crossbow arrows in his arm, and also looked behind him.

The other civil servants also looked behind them.

Zhu Houzhao rode over at this time and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you!"

"Zeng Jian! How dare you deceive us!"

Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng gritted his teeth and cursed. At this time, Zhu Houzhao saw the blood-stained phoenix robe of the queen and immediately understood what was going on. He ordered directly: "Call the imperial physician Li, go quickly! Go quickly!"

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly dismounted and ran over, shouting:

"Pass on my order to seal off the capital! Anyone who dares to leave the city will be killed without mercy, regardless of their identity! Order the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Imperial Guards to arrest the nine clans of Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, and Zhu Feng, the Duke of Chengguo, and their students and old friends to make up the ten clans, and arrest them all!"

Upon hearing this, Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng and Duke of Chengguo Zhu Feng were so frightened that they trembled and knelt down immediately: "Your Majesty, please spare us! We were also instigated by the traitor!"

At this time, Zhang Yong was so frightened that his face turned pale. He had never thought that Zhu Houzhao was not dead. When he thought that he might become a criminal from a favorite minister, he hurriedly crawled in front of Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, I know my crime. I was instigated by the traitor!"

Zhu Houzhao was now anxious to see the queen's injury, and had no time to reprimand Zhang Yong. He kicked Zhang Yong aside and said, "Get out of the way, you bastard!"

Soon, Zhu Houzhao ran to the queen, picked her up, and hurriedly untied her phoenix robe to take a look. He saw a dark arrowhead stuck in her snow-white skin, which was very eye-catching! For a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Does it hurt?"

"To answer your question, my brother the Emperor, it doesn't hurt!" the Queen replied, clenching her fists.

Zhu Houzhao did not dare to move rashly. Seeing this, he just smiled and immediately looked at the Queen Mother Zhang: "Mother!"

Empress Dowager Zhang kept looking at Zhu Houzhao with tears in her eyes. When Zhu Houzhao called her, she couldn't help but slapped him in the face: "Asshole!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Ruyi knelt down at this time.

The other palace maids also knelt down!

Empress Dowager Zhang finally couldn't bear to beat him anymore. She just pointed at Zhu Houzhao and cursed: "You have also learned to use tricks and schemes now, right? What a scheming emperor! What a good trick to lure out the snake! Toy with the ministers in the palm of your hand! Very good, very good! Really good! You have toyed with your mother and your wife, right? You are really the wise emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Having said that, Queen Mother Zhang burst into tears. Perhaps only at this moment did she completely relax. After all, at that moment before, she really thought that she would lose her only son after losing her husband.

"Mother, calm down! I never thought these villains were so cruel and crazy that they dared to break into the Cining Palace and hurt the queen!"

Zhu Houzhao also knew that he had gone too far in this matter, and he could only bow his head and admit his mistake.

At this time, more and more officers and soldiers came over, and Qiu Yue and others also came to report:

"Your Majesty! Everything has been arranged as you ordered!"

"Your Majesty! All the wanted criminals have been detained!"

"Your Majesty! Doctor Li is here!"

Zhu Houzhao raised his head only after hearing Li Yanwen coming, and Zhang hurriedly said, "Doctor, come and check on my son!"

"I am offended!"

Li Yanwen came over to diagnose the wound. He only took a glance and immediately looked up, not daring to look again. "Don't worry, Queen Mother and Your Majesty, the Queen's wound is not serious and is not poisonous. The thief really just wanted to scare her and his strength was not strong. Now it has scabbed over, and the wound is only on the collarbone and the shoulder. Your Majesty can pull it out yourself! Apply the wound medicine I made myself, and there will be no scars!"

Li Yanwen said.

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao said to the queen: "Xiang'er, hold on, I will pull out the arrow for you!"

"Yes," the queen nodded, and a slight smile appeared on her pale face.

Zhu Houzhao decisively and quickly pulled out the arrow, sprinkled Li Yanwen's medicine on it immediately, and then pressed it with gauze. At this time, the queen had already bitten Zhu Houzhao's other hand, but Zhu Houzhao was unaware of it. When he felt the pain, he found a row of fine teeth marks on his hand.

Soon, the queen was carried back to the house by Zhu Houzhao to rest, and she did not have a fever overnight, indicating that her injury was indeed not serious. Zhu Houzhao was relieved and came to the front court again, looking at Ma Wensheng and others who had just been released: "Are you all okay?"

"I hope your majesty is alright!"

Ma Wensheng and others hurriedly bowed in reply.

Zhu Houzhao saw their indifferent expressions and knew that these reformist officials, like Empress Dowager Zhang, were also resentful of his trick of luring the snake out of its hole, so he asked, "Why, do you want to blame me too?"

"I don't dare!"

Ma Wensheng and others replied, and at this time, Jiao Fang said directly:
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, those officials who attempted to rebel by faking your Majesty's death should be severely punished, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!"

"I also think that these villains must be severely punished!" Xu Jin also echoed.

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