Chapter 12 The dust has settled

In the thirty-first year of Hongguang, it is the twelfth day of the winter month.

This is a day destined to be remembered in history.

Because so many big things happened on this day.

Emperor Ling of Chu died, leaving behind a posthumous edict in which he ordered the crown prince Chu Long to succeed him to the throne. However, the imperial edict was tampered with by his most trusted eunuch Wei Minghuan, and the youngest third prince Chu Ming was elected as his successor.

The prince's east palace mobilized skilled and brave eunuchs, and with the support of Taishi Hua and other ministers and generals, launched a coup.

Immediately afterwards, the mother-in-law of the second prince Chu Xiong, together with a group of foreign relatives and dignitaries, mobilized the capital city guards to enter the palace in an attempt to force the palace.

The three princes fought fiercely for the throne.

But no one thought of it.

The eldest princess Chu Feng, who had been imprisoned for many years, was welcomed back by Xiao Hongwu, the commander of the Imperial Guards. Eight thousand imperial guards followed his orders.

He also invited an ancestor from the Xiantian Realm who had been in seclusion in the royal family for many years and gained his support.

Attack innately and destroy everything.

Immediately, the prince's bodyguards were captured, all his followers were wiped out, and Wei Minghuan, the chief eunuch of the palm print, was killed on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, many aristocratic families in Beijing responded to the eldest princess's call outside the palace.

The private soldiers and military guards who had been raised for many years were mobilized, and they cooperated internally and externally to defeat the city guards who attempted to invade the palace.

This turmoil spread from the inside out to almost the entire imperial capital.

The war in the imperial city burned from dusk until the early morning of the next day, and then finally came to an end.

In the end, the eldest princess, who was well prepared, won the final victory.

The most powerful prince and the second prince were killed on the spot, and all his supporters were implicated. They were killed inside and outside the palace with blood dripping and heads rolling in.

On the contrary, it was the cowardly and young third prince who saved his life.

Because in the history of Chu State, there has never been a precedent for a woman to ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor. Even if the eldest princess is talented and has planned for many years, the ancestral law cannot be changed. If she proclaims herself emperor forcibly, it will cause turmoil in the government and the public. Chu, which has just experienced this turmoil,

, can no longer bear any turmoil.

In the end, the royal ancestor spoke, and the eldest princess could only compromise temporarily.

He left the third prince who was easy to control and prepared for him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, while he stayed behind the scenes for the time being.

So far.

This palace turmoil, which was recorded in history as the "Dragon and Phoenix Tribulation", finally came to an end.

Everyone is discussing the impact and changes brought about by this turmoil. They are busy purging those who rebel against the party, suppressing political opponents, drawing a clear line with their former colleagues, or rushing to embrace the lap of the new rich...

No one would know that on this cold winter night, an old eunuch died quietly in the snow.

Except Su Chen.

…

the next day.

Morning light breaks.

Su Chen put on the mourning clothes sent by the Department of Internal Affairs, but it was not to express mourning for the emperor.

He pushed open the courtyard door.

The two guards who were originally guarding outside have been recalled.

Su Chen got up and went out. He had to go to the Internal Affairs Department to report the death of Eunuch Li, and then go to the back room to have someone take the body out for burial.

At this time, the bloodstains on the palace streets had not yet been cleaned up.

Many palace maids and eunuchs, under the supervision of the guards, dragged the corpses one after another, threw them on the carriage like debris, and then dragged them to the back room for centralized cremation.

Most of these people don't even remember their names.

Like dust, they quietly disappeared into the deep palace and became victims of the struggle for imperial power.

"In this world, human life is like grass..."

Su Chen sighed in his heart.

If he didn't have the Tao of Immortality, he might be like these people, either be killed quietly, or like Eunuch Li, die of old age in a place where no one cares about him.

But compared to before, Su Chen is much calmer now.

Maybe it’s because I’ve seen too many lives and deaths along the way.

He has begun to get used to it.

He didn't know whether this kind of "numbness" that was almost indifferent was good or bad, but all he could do now was just to let himself live better. No matter how many people fell on the roadside, he had to keep moving forward.

Walk.

"If you are poor, you can take care of yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. But as long as there are people, there will always be fights, for power, for wealth, for women, for longevity... No one can change this..."

Su Chen shook his head.

Put aside those sentimental things. If you think about these things too much, they will only become distractions on your own journey to eternal life.

…

"Slave dog, you are so presumptuous..."

"Let me go! I am the late emperor's concubine, and I am also the daughter of the Grand Master. Who do you think you are? You dare to touch me! Get out, or else be careful with your heads..."

When passing by Qionghua Palace, Su Chen heard a noise coming from inside.

Turn around and look.

I happened to see a group of guards escorting a beautiful young woman out.

She looked to be in her early twenties. She was dressed in silk and satin, gold and silver, and her makeup was so luxurious that her originally pretty face had a worldly look.

This woman was the arrogant Concubine Hua back then.

He used to rely on Emperor Ling's favor and the power of his family to be arrogant and domineering. He often beat, scolded and even killed the servants in the palace.

The original little car was beaten to death under her order.

"Let me go! Do you want to rebel? Although the late emperor is no longer here, my father is the grand master of the dynasty. How dare you..."

Concubine Hua obviously didn't know the situation yet. When she was taken away by the imperial guards, she was still shouting wildly.

Unexpectedly, the captain who led the team did not tolerate her and slapped her directly.

He said coldly: "Hua Rong followed the traitor Chu Long, intending to tamper with the imperial edict and seek power to usurp the country. This is a treacherous act. Your entire Hua family has been punished! The eldest princess thought that you were loved by the late emperor, so I saved your face.

, let you go to the emperor's mausoleum to be buried and accompany the late emperor forever..."

Hearing this, Concubine Hua suddenly turned pale.

All the strength in his body seemed to have been drained, his body suddenly went limp, and he had no energy to struggle anymore, allowing the guards to drag him further and further away.

Su Chen looked at all this with an indifferent expression.

I watched her build a tall building, watched her entertain guests, and now I see her building collapse. Everything in the world is impermanent, nothing more than this.

However, Concubine Hua also brought the blame upon herself.

If I had accumulated a little more virtue back then, maybe I wouldn't have ended up like this today.

After walking through the bloody streets, Su Chen quickly returned to the Department of Internal Affairs.

Three years ago, he was sent out from here. When he came back three years later, nothing had changed here, except that some of the familiar faces were now gone.

It seems that this palace eunuch is really a high-risk profession, and it is updated too quickly.

He quickly found the eunuch in charge of registering internal affairs and reported the news of Eunuch Li's death. The other party just nodded lightly, then found Kuiyuan's roster and checked it casually.

The man named Li Luosheng completely ceased to exist.

During the whole process, the eunuch looked indifferent and showed no emotion. Since last night, he had checked off the names of countless people.

Even the most emotional people are numb at this time.

Su Chen didn't bother to worry about this. After completing the report, he went to the backroom on his own.
Chapter completed!