"Uncle, uncle......" Xu Guogong's mansion hurriedly broke into the group, they hurried through the main hall, and before they entered the back hall, one person shouted urgently.

"What's the panic?" A middle-aged man in the hall was holding a book and reading it intently, when he was suddenly disturbed and said unhappily. It is Wu Qian's eldest son Wu Pu, the queen's father. Before the fall, he was tired of officials to the Ministry of Shangshu, and after the death of the country, he lived in seclusion in the countryside to teach his children, and after his daughter was made queen, he was named Xu Guogong and inherited the title of his father.

"Uncle, what's wrong?" The man hurriedly straightened his clothes, breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed to salute.

"San Lang, what's the matter, panic like this?" Wu Pu put down the book and sat up straight.

"Uncle Yu, something happened to Shichiro!" Wu Baoru is the eldest son of Wu Qian's second son, Wu Lin, and the third brother in the clan. This time the cousin was set up as the queen, this is a major event of the family, so the whole clan gathered in Beijing to operate, because at the end of the year, the whole family is not easy to get together, so they plan to return to their hometowns after the New Year, the opportunity is rare today The brothers went to the royal street to enjoy the lanterns, but something happened, they hurriedly came back to report.

"What's wrong? Is it that he fought with someone again and injured someone? Wu Pu frowned and asked.

"Uncle, this time Qilang caused a big incident, it is rumored that he intercepted the holy car that returned to the palace, and made wild words in public, and was taken down by His Majesty's guards on the spot, and now he is flailed in front of the palace to show the public, and he will be beheaded after the festival!" Wu Baoru sighed lightly and said.

"This rebel actually dares to intercept the holy driver, isn't this his own death!" Wu Pu was shocked when he heard this, and shouted at the case.

"Uncle is angry, or try to save Shichiro, Shichiro has not suffered since he was a child, and he kneels in front of the palace with a heavy flail, but I'm afraid that he won't survive tonight!" Wu Jue's eldest son, Baoguan, stepped forward and saluted.

"Didn't your brothers go out together? Why didn't he stop the saint and let him make this big mistake. Wu Pu pointed and saw a few humanitarians.

"Uncle, it's not that we didn't stop us, but as soon as Qilang left the house, he went with a group of people first, and he wasn't together at all, until he heard the noise of the people, and he learned that Qilang caused trouble, and when my brother arrived, Qilang had been escorted to the front of the palace to show the public, and there were Lin'an Mansion officials and imperial guards to take care of him, and he couldn't get close to the front at all." Wu Lin's second son, Bao Chuan, said with a wry smile.

"This rebel has never taken the right path, he is stubborn and abnormal, but it is good to receive some lessons this time, let him kneel in front of the palace!" Wu Pu listened to it and said hatefully, "What about Erlang, why didn't he come back?" ”

"Uncle, after the second brother heard the news, he went to find out the situation of acquaintances." Wu Baoguan hurriedly replied.

"Uncle, I'm a little strange, if Qilang only accidentally collided with the Holy Driver, His Majesty would definitely know his identity, but he still showed Qilang to the public with a flail, which seems to be aimed at our Wu family." Wu Baoru said thoughtfully.

"No, the little sister has just entered the palace, why does Your Majesty want to target our Wu family? Maybe he just wants to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, and he wants to pose as Vice Mingjun, and after the lights are turned off, Qilang will be returned! Wu Baochuan waved his hand.

"If Your Majesty just wants to establish power, how can you kill Shichiro? I heard rumors in the palace that His Majesty seems to be very unhappy with the opposite little sister, maybe he wants to take advantage of this to find trouble. Wu Baoru shook his head and said.

"Shichiro has always been open-mouthed, and I am worried that he will say something that should not be said in front of His Majesty, so he will be so ruthless." Wu Bao said.

"Uncle, do you want to send a message to the palace and ask the queen to ask His Majesty for a favor and pardon Qilang!" Wu Bao said to Wu Pu.

"Don't be impatient for a while, wait for Erlang to come back and discuss it, no one should act rashly at the moment, so as not to cause trouble for no reason." Wu Pu also calmed down at the moment, although he didn't know the reason, but he also knew that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, so he asked everyone to sit down.

Something happened in the house, and it didn't take long for people from all over the house to inquire, but no one could tell what was going on. Either thinking about asking someone to investigate, or wanting to send a message to the palace to ask for help, or thinking about getting people back first as a guarantee. But the people who sent it out soon came back dejectedly, saying that when they heard that it was someone from the Wu family who was visiting, they all closed the door and did not see it, and even those who witnessed it were silent and refused to say a word.

You must know that the Wu family was also a big family of eunuchs in the past, and no one dared to despise it, but now it has become a royal family, and it is even more hot. But at the moment, these people have become so indifferent, afraid to avoid them, obviously wanting to dissociate themselves from them. This couldn't help but make them vigilant, realizing that the matter committed by Wu Shuo was big, and the little emperor was already annoyed.

"Erlang, what did you find?" It wasn't until the second watch that Wu Baoli returned to the mansion, and without waiting for him to take a breath, Dalang Wu Baoqian asked urgently.

"Father, two uncles, it's not good!" Wu Baoli saluted upward.

"What the hell is going on?" Wu Lin got up and asked. He knew that Wu Baoli had served as a transit envoy on Huaixi Road, and that he had returned to the head of the Ministry of Rites after the dynasty, and that he had some connections in the court.

"Well, after learning of Shichiro's accident, I inquired with several of my colleagues, but none of them knew the details or would not say more. Later, after several rounds, I got some news from a steward in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion. Wu Baoli sighed and said, "On the third day of the first lunar month, His Majesty led the generals of the various armies to shoot arrows at the martial arts school in the name of archery, but he did not return for more than ten days. The Shangyuan Festival is approaching, and Zuo Xiang went to ask His Majesty to return to the palace to enjoy the lanterns and have fun with the people, but he didn't expect something to happen. ”

"What does this have to do with my Wu family?" Wu Jue was confused when he heard this, and asked suspiciously.

"The third uncle didn't know that because His Majesty was not in the palace this time, the Queen Mother ordered the Queen Mother to preside over the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. But as early as the time of Qiongzhou, when His Majesty had a clear decree and the country was in trouble, everything was simple. The Shangyuan Lantern Festival has been suspended for many years, but the queen does not know what to do, so she ordered all the departments in the palace to make lanterns, and ordered Pingjiang Mansion to pay tribute lanterns, and the yamen and merchants in Beijing should hang lanterns. His Majesty was furious when he heard this, and wanted to go back to the palace to ask for the guilt. ”

"Why did the queen act so recklessly, why didn't she ask the reason!" Wu Pu was taken aback when he heard this.

"If it was just this matter, the queen would have been reprimanded, but on the way back to the palace, Shichiro blocked the royal street, intercepted the holy driver, and uttered disrespectful words on the grounds that the guards who accompanied him broke the lantern on his head and burned his hair, and he made a big disrespectful remark, which angered His Majesty." Wu Baoli spread out his hands and said dejectedly.

"What disrespectful words did Shichiro say?" Even if Wu Pu has been an official for many years, he can't hold his breath at the moment, he knows that there are more people who have been offended for his words, and his unobtrusive son doesn't know what he said, so he asked anxiously.

"Shichiro...... Qilang stopped the holy driver and didn't say anything, and said wildly, asking Ni Liang, the commander of the imperial guards, to kowtow to him to make amends. And that Ni Dutong knows that he has saved His Majesty's life, and he is extremely loyal, His Majesty treats him like a brother, where does he put His Majesty in this way? The more Wu Baoli spoke, the more excited he became, "Your Majesty saw that the front was blocked, and personally stepped forward to inquire, Qilang didn't know Long Yan, and he made a lot of nonsense, not only humiliating His Majesty, but also claiming that he was the uncle of the dynasty, and His Majesty relied on the Wu family to get Jiangnan, and it was the Wu family who interceded for him to be able to get the Queen Mother's favor and permission." ”

"This ...... This rebel is going to destroy my Wu family! Wu Pu sat down after hearing the decadent Tang and sighed with a thump on his chest.

"Shichiro's words can be said to have hit His Majesty's sore spot, how can he just give up like this, in this way, not only will he harm himself, but also inevitably implicate the queen." Wu Jue's face turned pale in an instant, and the words he said could be described as heart-wrenching, this was no longer a wild speech, but a great rebellion.

"He is poking a hole in the sky, the little emperor is trying to find the queen's fault, Qilang has caused a big disaster again, who can save him!" Wu Lin also frowned.

"The two uncles are right, of course Your Majesty was furious, and not only beat Shichiro severely, but also ordered someone to behead him on the street. Later, he interceded with Lu Xiang, and took into account that it was the Shangyuan Festival, so he was temporarily exempted from his death, but he was flailed at the palace gate to show the public, and he was beheaded after the year. Wu Baoli said again.

"And how is the queen now?" Everyone understood the problem at this time, and Wu Lin asked instead.

"I don't know, after His Majesty returned to the palace after appreciating the lanterns, he ordered the guards to strengthen vigilance in the name of fire prevention, and there were guards stationed everywhere in the palace, and no one else was allowed to approach, and violators were killed. Therefore, the news in the palace has been cut off, and the situation is even more unclear! Wu Baoli said.

"In this way, Your Majesty is deliberately cutting off internal and external news, in case of revealing news in the palace, I'm afraid the queen's life will not be easy." Wu Jue gasped and said coldly.

"Not to mention the queen, when I returned to the house, I found that there were a lot more soldiers at the entrance of the street than usual, and there were unknown people snooping in front of the house!" Wu Baoli sighed.

"Your Majesty wants to anger the Wu family, and you won't do anything to us!" Wu Baoru gasped when he heard this. He had already realized that the situation was more serious than they expected, and it was not impossible for the little emperor to use the topic to play even the entire Wu family.

"Big brother, the matter is basically clear, Qilang angered Long Wei this time, and his life is only afraid that it will be difficult to protect, so let's think about how to deal with the aftermath!" Wu Jue thought about it and felt that there was no room for maneuver in things, and sighed.

"Third brother, don't say frustrating words, I think my Wu family is not a small villager without roots, how many old old ones are there in the government and the opposition, tomorrow will be a joint play, and then the queen will intercede by the side, can't Xiao Qilang be protected?" Wu Lin waved his hand.

"The second uncle's words are inappropriate, judging from His Majesty's arrangement, it is not aimed at Qilang alone, but our entire Wu family, otherwise we would not have insisted on beheading Qilang after knowing his identity." Wu Baoli said slightly.

"Erlang, you are in the court, you are well-informed, tell me why you are here for our Wu family." Wu Jue felt that it was not unreasonable when he heard this, and asked.

"It's a long story. I heard from my colleagues in the Ministry of Rites that His Majesty was very resistant to the matter of the post-establishment, if it were not for the Queen Mother's insistence and the repeated persuasion of the ministers, I was afraid that the little sister would be difficult to be made the queen. And His Majesty complained many times in private because of the huge cost of the wedding, and even wanted to cancel the wedding, so His Majesty was not satisfied with the little sister. Wu Baoli sighed.

"Your Majesty is still not satisfied with this marriage? The little sister is virtuous and virtuous, and proficient in poetry and songs, and my Wu family is the fifth official, three dynasties into the phase, who is comparable to the family today, and there is no one in the south of the Yangtze River. Wu Baoru said angrily.

"San Lang don't be impatient, listen to me finish speaking." Wu Baoli said, "After Wang Shi recovered Jiangnan and moved back to Lin'an, there were two major events in the court: one was the traitor Chen Yizhong's assassination and rebellion; The second is to participate in His Majesty's waste of national affairs in the past. These two incidents seem to have been caused by changes in the DPRK and China, but both Jiangnan scholars participated in them and acted as pawns. How can this not make Your Majesty jealous, and blame the Jiangnan scholars, and my Wu family is precisely because of the first official family in Jiangnan, how can they rest assured! ”

"Pifu is not guilty of his crimes, Your Majesty suspects that my Wu family has the intention of usurping power, so he will use this to play and suppress our Wu family!" Wu Baoguan said with a wry smile.

"Wulang's words are not far apart, but it is also our Wu Jiashu's big move, there are many old people, among which there are inevitably good and bad people, and there are people involved in both cases, especially the main culprit Li Zhen was born in the ministry, although his father was just a cabinet when he was in office, but he was also a protégé of the Wu family. And there are many scholars who have some relationship with us, so they call themselves protégés of the Wu family, and want to seek some benefits from them. Today, there are just some street scoundrels who have trouble with Qilang, but they have a relationship with the Wu family, so they are called the doormen in the uncle's mansion, picking quarrels and provoking trouble on the street, ruining the reputation of our Wu family! ”

What Erlang said was that His Majesty had long been suspicious, and this time Shichiro spoke wildly in public, which confirmed what he thought in his heart and gave him an excuse to do it. This time, our Wu family is afraid that there will be a disaster without reason. Wu Lin said in frustration.

"Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, thinking that my Wu family has served the monarchs in the past dynasties conscientiously, never dared to slack off in the slightest, and sent his daughter to the palace, but I didn't expect to still be suspicious by the king, this is really unreasonable!" Wu Bao, the second son of Wu Jue, who had not been silent, got up and said angrily.

"Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, Liulang can't speak falsely, and then invite trouble!" Wu Jue hurriedly stopped when he heard this.

"Father, there is no room for maneuver in this matter, now why don't you take advantage of the fact that the city gate of the Shangyuan Festival is not closed, go out of the city and return to your hometown as soon as possible, so as to avoid the catastrophe of destruction!" Wu Baoju said urgently.

"No, if you leave at this moment, it will confirm that our Wu family has a ghost in their hearts, and they have sat back and watched the theory of usurping power. And even if we can get out of the city, how can we escape the pursuit of the imperial court, do you want to be a traitor? Wu Baoli hurriedly stopped.

"My Wu family has been loyal and good for generations, and I must not do those things that betray the country and rebel against the king, otherwise how will I face the ancestors and ancestors!" Wu Pu stood up and asserted.

"Uncle's words, the little nephew doesn't dare to agree, so let's sit on the ground and wait for execution, and cut off the Wu family?" Wu Baoju stiffened his neck and said unconvinced.

"Don't panic, everyone, it's not like there's no room for maneuver!" At this time, Wu Baochuan stood up and said......