Chapter 947
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Xiao Ruxun soon stood at the gate of the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Looking at the palace, he was a little lost in thought.
But soon, a group of pale-faced people holding blades and confronting the Zhennan Army at the gate of the palace made way. An old man with white hair and beard in a red robe walked out empty-handed.
He should be the leader of this group of people protecting Zhu Changluo.
There was actually such an official protecting Zhu Changluo? Who was that?
"Your Majesty, this is Zhu Geng, the Minister of Rites. He arrived in the capital after Your Majesty left the capital to take up the post. This person has a personal relationship with Shen Yicheng, but he doesn't agree with Shen Yicheng's methods. He is also responsible for teaching the puppet emperor how to read."
Liu Huangshang quickly gave Xiao Ruxun a briefing on Zhu Geng's identity and actions.
It seemed that he was not directly responsible, but as a fellow countryman of Shen Yicheng, he was obviously one of the people who had been defeated. It was certain that his house would be confiscated. He was an absolute enemy, so there was no point in keeping him alive. Xiao Ruxun immediately lost interest in him.
Zhu Geng did not know that Xiao Ruxun had already become the emperor. He thought that he was facing Zhu Yijun's supporters and supporters. He decided to negotiate with Xiao Ruxun as an official of the same court. He agreed to Zhu Changluo's abdication, but he had to ensure his safety.
"Is Duke Qin here? Duke Qin, please come out and meet me! "
Zhu Geng wanted to talk to Xiao Ruxun face to face.
Xiao Ruxun walked out of the crowd and met with Zhu Geng under the protection of his guards.
"Zhu Butang, do you have anything to say?"
Xiao Ruxun looked at Zhu Geng.
Zhu Geng took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to talk about what has happened, and I don't intend to deny what has been done. But from the beginning to the end, His Majesty is innocent. He was only threatened by Shen Yicheng. I have no opinion if you want the Retired Emperor to return to the throne, but I hope you can tell the Retired Emperor that His Majesty is innocent."
Xiao Ruxun understood what Zhu Geng meant.
"I understand what Zhu Butang means. Actually, I would have done the same even if you didn't say it. Let them leave. I will guard this place."
Zhu Geng looked at the army that Xiao Ruxun had brought.
He heaved a heavy sigh.
Waving his hand, Xiao Ruxun signaled his men to lay down their weapons and leave. When they were about to reach the palace gate, Xiao Ruxun waved his hand.
Thump thump thump thump thump — —
Gunshots rang out.
More than fifty people were all killed, not a single one survived. Then, someone immediately went up to deal with their corpses.
Zhu Geng was stunned. Before he could react, the guards who were originally protecting Xiao Ruxun stepped forward and restrained him.
"Take him away."
Xiao Ruxun couldn't be bothered to continue talking nonsense with him and walked straight towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Xiao Ruxun! What are you doing?! What are you going to do … "
The noisy voices stopped abruptly.
Liu Huangchang walked out of the crowd and followed Xiao Ruxun's footsteps.
"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with that puppet?"
Xiao Ruxun asked as he walked, "Little Xuan, how do you think I should deal with it?"
"I dare not guess Your Majesty's heart."
Liu Huangchang didn't dare to say what he wanted to say the most.
Xiao Ruxun stopped and tilted his head to look at Liu Huangchang. Liu Huangchang suddenly felt a little nervous.
But Xiao Ruxun smiled at him.
"Little Xuan, you're just too smart."
After saying this out of the blue, Xiao Ruxun continued to walk forward. Liu Huangchang was stunned for a few seconds before he immediately strode forward and followed closely beside Xiao Ruxun.
Xiao Ruxun reached out and pushed open the main door of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He looked around at the empty palace and set his sights on a room on the right.
He walked forward and reached out to push open the door. Inside the room, Xiao Ruxun saw four people huddled together and trembling. There were one man and three women.
The four of them looked at Xiao Ruxun with terrified eyes as he pushed open the door and entered.
Xiao Ruxun sized up the four of them.
The little boy was obviously Zhu Changluo. His face was green and his body was trembling. His face was full of fear.
The three women were about the same. Although they were dressed extravagantly, they couldn't hide the fear on their faces.
They were probably frightened by the gunshots outside.
"That's the little puppet emperor and his empress, as well as two concubines. They've only been married for a little more than a month."
Xiao Ruxun frowned.
"Empress? Concubines? He still has the time to get married? "
"It was Shen Yicheng's idea. I don't know what Shen Yicheng was thinking. He wanted to give him a consort selection, but he couldn't leave the capital, so he settled it in the capital. At that time, His Majesty's army had already reached Tianjin, and everyone was terrified. They knew that Shen Yicheng wouldn't be able to jump around for long, so they didn't want to send their daughters into the palace. So, Shen Yicheng took them away by force.
Afterwards, more than a thousand families in the capital were forced to hang up white banners and cry. Under the boiling anger of the people, Shen Yi had no choice but to give up. But from the first batch of more than a hundred girls, he chose three of the prettiest girls to be his empress and imperial concubines. "
Liu Huangchang explained a little.
"The final madness? How boring. "
Xiao Ruxun continued to walk forward. He didn't expect that after taking three steps, Zhu Changluo would suddenly push the three girls around him toward Xiao Ruxun.
"They're all for you! All for you! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!!! "
Zhu Changluo curled into a ball in fear.
Xiao Ruxun frowned when he saw this.
The three girls screamed a few times and immediately knelt in front of Xiao Ruxun in tears, begging for mercy.
"You're someone who was once an emperor, so why don't you have any courage? No wonder you're a puppet!"
Xiao Ruxun had a bad impression of Zhu Changluo. He bent down slightly and looked at the three girls.
"Do you have any family?"
The three girls were crying and begging for mercy. They were probably scared silly.
"Stop crying! I'll kill you if you cry again! "
Xiao Ruxun couldn't help but scold them. This trick was clearly effective. The three girls were so scared that they immediately stopped crying and looked at Xiao Ruxun in fear.
"Do you have any family in the capital?"
They couldn't say a word.
Xiao Ruxun could only straighten his body and call Liu Huangchang over.
"Since they're from good families and were kidnapped by Shen Yiyi, they should have families in the capital, right?"
Liu Huangchang nodded. "They definitely have family, but the capital is in chaos now. I don't know if they've been harmed by the rebels."
Xiao Ruxun said, "Since we can't send them home now, why don't we find a place to settle them down and send them home after the capital is pacified?"
Liu Huangchang looked at Zhu Changluo.
"Your Majesty, these three girls have all been touched. What if they're pregnant?"
Xiao Ruxun nodded with a frown.
"You're right. If that's the case, men!"
A personal guard came to Xiao Ruxun's side and awaited his orders.
"Take a few men and escort these three girls to Zhou Yao's place safely. Tell Zhou Yao to prepare a room in the inner palace for them to live in. Don't be short on food and drinks. Then, find a physician to take their pulse. If they're not pregnant, arrange for them to be sent home to reunite with their parents after the capital is pacified. Reward them with a hundred taels of silver and warn their parents not to speak of this matter.
If they're pregnant … arrange for a reliable physician to abort them in a month at most. Let them recuperate in the palace before sending them home to reunite with their parents. Reward them with a hundred taels of silver and warn their parents not to mention this matter to Zhou Yao. "
The personal guard immediately nodded.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
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