It was only because the official family used the forbidden army, only the next morning, the entire Bianjing City already knew that the official family was assassinated last night, and the assassin was killed on the spot. And the official family arrested Zuo Prime Minister Murong Fu as the mastermind behind the scenes.

The court officials who learned the news were already waiting at the gate of the palace before the end of the day, but they didn't wait until more than half of the hour before the inner servant came belatedly and said: "The official family is too frightened, and the court will be dismissed today!" ”

This is obviously an excuse to stall for time, but it is not unreasonable. The officials of the Shu Party discussed for a long time around Su Zhe, the right minister, and finally agreed that Su Zhe would ask to see the official's family, and the rest would go home to write a recital. The officials had just dispersed, and Fan Chun, the Qing of Dali Temple, stepped forward with his hands in his hands and said in a low voice: "Su Xiang, Dali Temple has not received any edict so far, and Lord Murong has not been sent to Dali Temple. ”

Su Zhe was taken aback for a moment, if Murong Fu was not sent to Dali Temple, then he should still be in the hands of the forbidden army. The forbidden army is under the direct leadership of the official family, which is really a reason why the heavens should not be called the earth! Su Zhe was about to ask again, but Fan Chun obviously didn't want to say more, so he drifted away. In the final analysis, this crime of treason is truly appalling. Although Fan Chun had the heart to defend the law, he didn't want to get too close to the Shu Party at this time, so as not to provoke the suspicion of the same party for no reason.

Su Zhe obviously understood this truth and did not entangle it again. As soon as Fan Chun left, he hurriedly grabbed the chamberlain who had come to summon him and asked to see the official's house. However, Zhao Xu still refused. This is clearly a posture of passive procrastination, waiting for the raw rice to be cooked and matured!

Which of the court officials who can get a place in the Daqing Hall is not a human spirit, how can they not see through the careful thinking of Zhao Xu, who is on the throne by blood? Therefore, in the afternoon of the same day, all kinds of greetings to Zhao Xu, questioning the assassination process, and requesting that Murong be handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation filled three large wooden boxes.

And Zhao Xu still didn't even look at it as a matter of course. Of course, he was not idle, but summoned Cai Jing again in the Funing Palace.

Cai Jing was a servant of the Ministry of Restoration because of his merits, and as soon as he went to Beijing, he presented the official family with a piece of criminal evidence about Murong's determination to restore the country. This is obviously a strict mistake! Because Murong Fu's combat effectiveness was really stronger than he imagined, he didn't even use the strength of his own henchmen to transfer this incriminating evidence from the hands of the official family to the hands of Dali Temple. After Dali Temple accepted the case, it only ordered Cai Jing to assist in the investigation at any time, but did not move a finger of Murong Fu. This big case was so light that it was suppressed by Murong Fu!

Originally, Cai Jing could go to the Ministry of Rites to report. It's just that after he saw Murong Fu's influence in the court, he was really afraid that Murong Fu had already set seventeen or eighteen traps in the Ministry of Rites waiting for his life! Weighing the two sides, Cai Jing had to take a leave of absence aggrievedly.

Until today, the official family was assassinated, Murong Fu was taken, and Cai Jing was ordered to go to Funing Hall to face the saint. Cai Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief, and clearly realized: his opportunity to soar has finally come!

"Official!" As soon as he arrived at the Funing Palace, Cai Jing immediately burst into tears and choked up. "Fortunately, the official family has nothing to do, and every evil turns into good fortune! God bless my emperor! God bless my emperor! ”

In all fairness, Cai Jing's acting skills are exaggerated and his lines are numb, far less than Murong Fu's natural sincerity. However, when the civil and military capitals of the Manchu Dynasty were in high spirits and wanted to ask for an explanation for Murong Fu, Zhao Xu really needed Cai Jing's comfort. I saw that Zhao Xu's eyes were slightly red, and he replied slowly: "Qing's intentions, I remember them!" Flat! ”

Cai Jing kowtowed again, and then slowly got up with tears in his eyes.

"Murong Fu is now being held on death row for the Japanese army. You go to the trial! ”

Zhao Xu's sentence was an understatement, but Cai Jing was shocked and pale, and hurriedly said: "Official, if the name is not right, it is not good!" ”

The official family was assassinated last night, and it is understandable to order the forbidden army to take down the suspect in order to protect his own safety at a critical moment. However, Murong was reinstated to the left prime minister, and he was the head of a hundred officials, how could he move lightly? Since it is a major crime of treason, it should be handed over to Dali Temple for examination and finalization, and it will be spread to the world to correct the public! But Zhao Xu detained people in the forbidden army for private interrogation, which was clearly a lynching. This move not only violated the laws of the imperial court, but also offended the entire bureaucratic class! The reason is very simple, if even the prime minister of the official residence can be arrested and killed by the emperor, then wouldn't other officials be even more insignificant? Is it a cooperative relationship or a master-slave relationship between the king and the minister?

As soon as Zhao Xu heard this, he understood that Cai Jing did not want to worry about the king, his face sank, and he snorted coldly: "Aiqing handed over the criminal evidence Fan Pure how to deal with it, Aiqing knows it. Speaking of this, Fan Chun was really a little wronged. The so-called incriminating evidence brought by Cai Jing was all the relics of the ancestors of the Murong family, and Murong Fu insisted that these incriminating evidence were all forged. Murong was reinstated to the top of the government, and he couldn't ask for prison to be punished, so Fan Chun had to order someone to go to Murong Fu's hometown to collect evidence. Due to the long distance and difficulty in obtaining evidence, there was no movement for a long time.

However, Zhao Xu's words were right in Cai Jing's arms, and Cai Jing immediately made an angry look, and said: "Lord Fan's questioning of the case cannot be fair and strict, and the official family should transfer him." ”

Zhao Xu heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, Cai Jing meant to ascend to the position of Dali Siqing by himself, and then take over Murong Fu's case. Unfortunately, this is a fantasy! Mo said that Fan Chun has never committed a crime since he took office, that is, Zhao Xu is really willing to scold Fan Chun with his face, and according to the rules set by the reform of official governance, the position of Dali Siqing should also be taken over by Shaoqing. So, who is the current Shaoqing of Dali Temple? It was the same year of Murong Fu, and Liu Kui, the eight-year leader of Yuanfeng! When the Empress Dowager lowered the curtain, Fan Chunren, who was the prime minister at the time, presided over the finalization, but the real implementation was after Murong Fu ascended to the prime minister's position. At that time, Zhao Xu was pressed in the harem by Murong Fu's sentence of "hysteria" and could not move. By the time he breathed a sigh of relief, the rules and regulations of the reform of the bureaucracy had been like invisible chains firmly binding the imperial power. Zhao Xu was not unwilling to give Cai Jing the position of Dali Siqing, but he was really powerless, so he had to shake his head gloomily.

Cai Jing also sighed faintly when he saw this, and once again felt the strength of his opponent, he was a little flustered.

Zhao Xu only had Cai Jing available now, and he couldn't make him escape from the battle, and said coldly: "The assassin's appearance last night was five points similar to Murong Fu, and he had a suicide note signed Murong Longcheng tied to his body. And the clothes he wore were embroidered with gold thread, and the female history of the palace who was good at needlework had already recognized that it was the style of the dragon robe! ”

Murong Longcheng and Murong Bi are all Murong Fu's ancestors, and now someone has come to assassinate them. Although he didn't know his true identity, he knew that he couldn't get rid of Murong Fu by looking at his appearance. With all the above evidence, if Cai Jing was not sure whether Murong Fu was really anti-against before, he was convinced now! "This ...... This...... Official, Murong Fuwei really deserves to die! ”

Seeing Cai Jing's righteous indignation, Zhao Xu couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and said in a dark voice: "What is bad now is just a confession from Murong Fu." ”

I saw Cai Jingli on the ground change color, for a long time, he finally turned his heart sideways, and said loudly: "The Lu of the food king, the worry of the loyal king!" Cai Jing knew in his heart that he was not a Shu party, and if even Zhao Xu stopped paying attention to him, then his career would come to an end.

"Good!" Zhao Xu stroked his palms and smiled, and got up to praise. "Cai Qing's family deserves to be the pillars of the country!" After saying this, his voice instantly turned cold, "At any cost, I will do my best to get his confession!" ”

Cai Jing also knew that Murong Fu's power in the court was really terrifying, and he was afraid that he would not be able to carry it for long with Zhao Xu's means. "Wechen understands!"

Who knew that Zhao Xu noticed that Cai Jing's face unconsciously flashed a touch of cruelty, and he was horrified in his heart, and even added a sentence by mistake: "Don't hurt his life!" ”

As soon as Zhao Xu's words came out, Cai Jing immediately raised his head and looked at Zhao Xu in disbelief.

Zhao Xu himself has also repented, but Chrysostom cannot change it. I saw that he was silent for a while and said, "If Murong Fu dies in torture, the court will definitely be restless!" ”

“…… Obey! Cai Jing was silent for a moment, and finally bowed his head in response.

On the second day, Zhao Xu still boycotted the court.

Before dawn on the third day, Zhao Xu was picked up from the bed by the ministers of the political affairs hall. The princes of the political hall trespassed into the harem, and Zhao Xu was naturally very dissatisfied. However, the reasons of the ministers are also high-sounding: they are afraid that the official family will be assassinated and injured, and someone deliberately blocks the news and plots against him! Of course, now that the official family is safe and sound, everyone is at ease! The ministers of the political hall made this strange move, and Zhao Xu could no longer refuse to go to court under the excuse that the dragon body was not safe.

At the end of the day, Zhao Xu appeared in the Daqing Hall dressed neatly. After walking through the venue to express their concern and condolences to the official family, the officials immediately turned to the main topic and asked about Murong Fu's whereabouts. In this regard, Zhao Xu had already been mentally prepared, and only snorted coldly: "The assassin has the suicide note of Murong Longcheng, the ancestor of the Murong clan, in which he regrets that Chen failed to revive Dayan, and teaches his descendants not to forget the will of his ancestors. On the night of the assassination, the Assassins also shouted for the restoration of Dayan. Murong Fu is the descendant of his Murong clan, how can he be innocent? ”

As soon as Zhao Xu's words fell, Su Zhe immediately knelt down and said: "Official, Lord Murong has always been loyal to my Great Song Dynasty and has worked hard and made great achievements, and the evidence on this assassin's body may not be true!" Xu is an assassin who has the intention of framing Lord Murong, please check it out! ”

As soon as Su Zhe knelt, many ministers in the palace knelt on the ground, and said in unison: "Please check the officials!" ”

Su Zhe's words, Zhao Xu naturally couldn't listen to them, and only replied without yin or yang: "First there is Murong Pen's suicide note, and then there is Murong Longcheng's suicide note." Such a coincidence, according to what I have seen, I am afraid that it may not be groundless! ”

As soon as Zhao Xu mentioned Murong Pen, Fan Chun hurriedly played: "It is not trivial to assassinate the official family and plot to restore the country, please ask the official family to hand over this case to Dali Temple and the previous case for trial." ”

"No need!" I saw Zhao Xu reply with a mocking expression, "Fan Qing's family is old and old, and the case is dragged with mud and water!" If it weren't for the fact that Murong Bi's case had not been solved for a long time, then the culprit had not been punished, how could I have been assassinated? ”

Zhao Xu's words were honest, and Fan Chun fell to his knees at the moment and did not dare to speak.

Su Zhe saw that Zhao Xu was angry with others for no reason, and was busy speaking up. "Official, there is no evidence that Lord Murong is plotting rebellion! Whether the suicide note of Murong Longcheng and Murong Bi is true or false has not yet been confirmed, and there is no clear proof whether the assassin was sent by Lord Murong! ”

"Whether Murong Fu is the mastermind behind the scenes, you will know in the first instance!" Zhao Xu said coldly.

"In this way, please also ask the official family to hand over Lord Murong to Dali Temple! The imperial court has its own laws, and it should not be wasted! Su Zhe said aloud.

But Zhao Xu was only silent.

Zhao Xu is so unruly, and his honest head is as angry as Su Zhe, so he only blushes and says: "What is the reason why the official family is unwilling to hand over people to Dali Temple?" Even if Murong Fu really rebelled, he should be punished by Dali Temple, please think twice! ”

This time, all the civil and military officials in the entire Daqing Hall knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Please think twice!" ”

Even though he had already prepared in his heart, he could see the appearance of the hundreds of officials in the court who were like forcing the palace, Zhao Xu was still shocked and angry, and couldn't help but scold loudly: "You are so open for Murong Fu, but you have already been bought by him, and you have the same intention of rebellion?" ”

Zhao Xu's words obviously touched the anger of the public, and the hundreds of officials in the court were full of hatred, and they immediately shouted loudly.

Some said: "What is the official saying about this?!" ”

Some said: "The loyalty of the ministers can be learned from the world, and the officials are suspicious for no reason, how can it be done by the king?" ”

Some only stiffened their necks and replied loudly: "Loyalty is against the ear!" Good advice can be hard to swallow! ”

When Zhao Xu saw this group of surging emotions, he was already scared in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Retreat from the dynasty!" ”

"The official family can't go!" Unexpectedly, before he got up, Huang Tingjian, who had just been transferred back to Beijing, had already shouted. "What a big case of the prime minister's rebellion? If the ownership of this case cannot be clarified today, the official family will not be able to leave! His two sonorous voices were so powerful that even the attendants around Zhao Xu were shocked, and they didn't dare to move, let alone leave with Zhao Xu.

The morning pilgrimage of the day is long and almost endless. However, no matter how the officials coerced and lured, Zhao Xu still refused to reply to Murong Fu's whereabouts, let alone promise to transfer the case to Dali Temple. Until the halfway point, Zhao Xu was so angry and angry that he almost fainted on the dragon chair, and the officials reluctantly stopped.

However, this is just the beginning!