Chapter Eight: Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard: Luo Yangxing!
“Your Highness, everyone has arrived.”
Just as Zhu Cilang was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang out.
He looked up and saw that it was his chief attendant speaking, while before him the floor was already kneeling with dozens of eunuchs.
Wang Cheng’en was among them.
Indeed, he ought to be there, as he was one of the chief eunuchs, specifically the Chief Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial.
Zhu Cilang rubbed his brow, forcing himself to clear his mind from earlier reflections before speaking.
“You all must have already learned what happened tonight.”
“For those who don’t know, you can surely guess. So I won’t waste words.”
“I only want to tell you this: from now on, the Ming Dynasty has changed its course!”
“Your master has been replaced!”
“If anyone asks, you shall say that His Majesty has suddenly fallen gravely ill and can no longer attend to state affairs, thus the Crown Prince is now acting as regent!”
“Understood?”
Though Zhu Cilang’s voice was gentle, it carried an unyielding authority that brooked no refusal.
At these words, all the eunuchs present shuddered.
Indeed...
The Crown Prince had truly rebelled!
Suddenly, one eunuch, seemingly losing his mind, lifted his head to look at Zhu Cilang.
“C-Crown Prince, is His Majesty... is His Majesty alright?”
Zhu Cilang glanced at the eunuch, a cold smile flickering at the corner of his lips.
“That is not the answer I want to hear!”
In the next moment, Li Hu stepped forward and swung his blade.
Rolling...
A bloodied head tumbled onto the floor before all the eunuchs.
Li Hu casually walked over, holding the head in one hand and the corpse’s leg in the other, tossing them toward the pile of bodies at the doorway like garbage.
Is the Crown Prince someone you can casually question?
Hmm...
The pile of corpses seemed to have grown taller.
It appeared the slaughter was still unfolding throughout the palace...
There was no helping it; no matter the time, there were always those unafraid of death.
This scene instantly terrified the other eunuchs present, their faces ashen, each lowering their heads even further.
At the same time, someone finally regained composure.
“Your servant understands. His Majesty the Emperor is gravely ill and can no longer govern the realm, so the edict was issued for the Crown Prince to act as regent!”
“I am willing to serve and die for His Highness the Crown Prince!”
Soon, other eunuchs responded as well, hastily raising their voices.
“I understand, I also am willing to serve and die for His Highness the Crown Prince!”
“Me too!”
“Me too!”
“Willing to serve and die for His Highness the Crown Prince!”
As expected, the tactic of killing a chicken to warn the monkeys was forever effective!
A smile appeared on Zhu Cilang’s lips.
Originally, after the rebellion succeeded, he intended to replace all the chief eunuchs and the supervising eunuchs, installing only those loyal eunuchs who had grown up by his side.
But...
He could not!
Because the eunuchs around him were too young.
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