The Weiyang Palace on this night was exceptionally quiet.
Zhidu took dozens of patrol guards and walked in the corridor of the palace, all the way forward, and came to the door of the court.
Where, dozens of eunuchs and maids who had been guarded by the guards curled up in a ball, shivering.
That night, the stars were dim and there was no moonlight.
There are no fingers in sight near the courtyard, and only dim oil lamps can point the way.
"General Zhonglang, all the relevant maids and eunuchs are here," an officer stepped forward and reported to Zhi.
"All are here" Zhi Du took a silk book, walked forward, and said: "I am Zhonglang General Zhidu, now, I will start to name the name, the person who is named must agree, if you do not obey, you will be killed" "No" "No" The eunuchs and maids nodded their heads tremblingly.
By the light of the fire, Zhi Du pronounced the first name: "Zhang De" A cowering and embarrassed eunuch immediately knelt down and said, "The slave is here."
As soon as Zhi Du waved his hand, a guard immediately stepped forward and pulled Zhang out of the crowd.
As soon as Zhang De was pulled out of the crowd, he immediately knelt down and begged.
"Don't worry" Zhidu leaned close to Zhang De's ear and whispered: "I didn't come to ask for your life, but I just wronged you to go to Shu County Yanchi for a few years first."
As soon as Zhang De heard Zhidu's words, he immediately kept kowtowing and said, "Nononu knows."
Shu County does have the property of the royal family, and it is a large-scale and staggering industry.
The output of the copper mountains and salt ponds in Shu County basically accounted for as much as 10% of the annual income of the Han Dynasty.
Back then, the reason why Deng Tong was prosperous was because he helped the first emperor take care of the industry of Shu County, so he was favored.
Not only that, but Shu County was also usually the place where the Han dynasty exiled political prisoners, crossing Chengdu and heading west of Dujiangyan.
Passing through Linqiong, it is a famous Yandao area, and since the Qin Dynasty, it has been a place of exile for aristocratic political prisoners and certain sensitive eunuchs.
At that time, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, was sentenced to move to Yandao.
Residential surveillance.
And Yan Dao has a salt pond.
It is one of the properties of the Han royal family.
Of course, Zhang De knew this very well, because, back then, he followed Deng Tong to that place.
For Zhang De, he can not die.
It's a blessing.
Zhidu didn't bother to pay attention to so much, he only had the thought of executing the orders of the Son of Heaven in his heart.
He took the silk book, named them one by one, and counted all the names of the people recorded in the silk book, Zhi Du waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped forward, and the bright swords frightened many people almost to scream.
Zhi Du hurriedly stepped forward and glared at them, and these people immediately settled down.
"The Son of Heaven has an edict.
You waited for Concubine Su to serve improperly, resulting in Concubine Su dying of illness, all of them were sent to Nanling, guarding the tomb of the Empress Dowager, and sacrificing at four o'clock, there must be no mistake" Zhi Du read out the ruling against them.
Immediately, as if they had been pardoned, they prostrated in thanksgiving.
Then, soldiers escorted them through the secluded corridor of the courtyard and walked towards the outside of the palace.
At the gate of the palace, several carriages had already stopped there, carrying these eunuchs and maids who had been assigned, heading out of the city.
Out of the city gates.
The carriages began to divert and move in different directions, and only the driver and the soldiers in charge of the escort knew where they were really going.
As for Nanling, it's just a pretense.
These people may spend their entire lives in a dark environment of the Han family palace or the garden, salt pond and workshop of the Son of Heaven.
Zhidu personally escorted Zhang De and got into another carriage, which walked around the palace wall.
Then, on the way, he changed to another carriage, and when the carriage reached the gate of the city, Zhi Du stepped out of the carriage and instructed the coachman: "Handle it cleanly" "No," the coachman nodded.
Zhi Du bent down and wiped the blood stains on his shoes.
He escorted Liu De back to Chang'an this time, and one of his biggest missions was to deal with the aftermath and extinguish the mouth.
The other eunuch maids, as long as they confirm that they don't know much, can live.
But Zhang De knows too many people, but he has to die Zhidu slowly climbed the tower of Chang'an City and looked at the land in the dark night.
At this moment, his heart was as dark as the world in front of him.
"I have this life, but I am loyal to Your Majesty" Zhi Du held the sword in his hand and told himself: "I only need to carry out His Majesty's orders, and I don't need to have my own thoughts" Zhidu is of course very clear about what kind of impact it will have if this matter is disclosed.
Back then, Emperor Hui's crown prince, no one will forget how he died.
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"I'll take this secret to the grave and won't tell anyone," Zhi swore to himself in his heart.
At the same time, Liu De summoned Shen Tujia, the eldest son of the prime minister, to wait for Shen Tujia overnight in his bedroom.
Liu De saw Shen Tu for the first time.
Shen Tujia is an old-fashioned and upright minister, who usually does not accept bribes and does not like to engage in nepotism, so he can only live by relying on the food and fortune of the feudal country.
With such a small amount of money, it is naturally difficult to maintain the expenses of the prime minister and usher in the delivery, so basically, every year, the Empress Dowager Dou will deliberately reward Shentu Jia more at the beginning of the year and the first month to subsidize it.
Even so, Shen Tujia's family did not have a particularly good life.
This can be seen from Shen Tu's contemptuous dress.
There is no decent formal dress on the whole body, and he wears a green coat woven from ordinary cloth, which is very different from the eldest son of Chehou.
Moreover, Shen Tu Jia's body is not as good as Shen Tujia at all, he is very thin, and his face seems to be sallow, he looks older than Shen Tujia, but he is only fifty-six years old this year Liu De remembered that in his previous life, Shen Tu seemed to have only been in office for three years and then passed away.
However, Shen Tu's son Shen Tu has been sick for a long time, at least he was still alive before Liu De died in his previous life.
"How is the old prime minister's health now" Liu De and Shen Tu immediately asked as soon as he sat down.
"The minister thanked His Royal Highness for his father's concern, although his father had a stroke, but after conditioning, he was able to eat normally only" Shen Tu bowed his head and said: "When the minister came, the minister's father asked the minister to pass the word to His Royal Highness: The old minister is old and decayed, and he can no longer assist His Royal Highness, and it is a pity that His Royal Highness cannot care about the old minister, and he can treat his mother's funeral with peace of mind, which is fundamental" As he spoke, Shen Tu couldn't help but sob.
Liu De sighed and said: "The pillar of the old prime minister's country, I also feel very sorry for this illness."
Liu De thought about the wording and asked: "Can the old prime minister have a successor to recommend?"
As unforgiving as it may seem, it is a reality.
Shen Tujia had a stroke, no matter how you look at it, his position as prime minister has reached the point.
Everyone knows this.
But unlike in his previous life, this time, Shen Tujia can exercise his power as prime minister and nominate a successor.
According to the Han system, the prime minister could propose a successor to the Son of Heaven.
Just like Xiao He's example of recommending Cao Shen.
And Liu De also urgently needs an old courtier who can continue to escort him.
It's not a person like Liu She who has no ability and prestige, and is completely overshadowed by other Jiuqing.
"Back to His Royal Highness, the minister's father has already played the Son of Heaven and proposed Zhang Wuhou as his successor" Shen Tu bowed his head and bowed.
Liu De sighed when he heard this.
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