The long street of Xuzhou at night is shrouded in the dim yellow light of lanterns. Outside the dilapidated official office, several men in dark clothes were slowly walking back and forth. Out of nowhere, there was a "Wang" dog barking.

Inside the yamen, Huang Binglian turned a page of the dossier in a "whooa", picked up an iron piece and gently plucked the wick.

After a while, he raised his head and said, "Zhou Duan is a big problem. ”

A man in a cyan robe next to him said: "The queen of the former Southern Tang Dynasty, the Zhou family, is now in the Daxu Palace...... She looks like a country and a city. Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Duan are relatives. ”

"So what?" Huang Binglian said coldly.

The man in the green robe opened his mouth to speak and stopped, but he seemed to swallow the words alive and fell silent.

"Twitter......" The remnants of the insects from the summer are still chirping.

Huang Binglian asked again: "Did the chamberlain search of Zhou Duan's mansion?" ”

Qingpao said: "Yes." ”

Huang Binglian picked up the cinnabar pen and wrote quickly: "Take the card ticket, transfer the accompanying forbidden army guards, immediately arrest Zhou Duan, and seal the Zhou Mansion." Torture Zhou Duan and related people, etc.! ”

"Yes!" The green-robed man stepped forward to take the thing, and was about to turn around, but finally couldn't help but speak again, "Huang Fuzheng, how do we torture you?" If Zhou Changshi is talking nonsense and indiscriminately involving people, do you want to continue to ask? ”

Huang Binglian said coldly: "Who are we afraid of implicating?" ”

The green-robed man said in a deep voice: "For example...... Left Auxiliary Government. ”

The corners of Huang Binglian's mouth showed a subtle expression, and he was about to speak. Suddenly, the barking of the dog outside became more intense, and someone said outside the door: "Huang Fuzheng, Zuo Fuzheng entered the city overnight, took the holy decree, and the city guard opened the door directly." ”

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On the first day of August, the Imperial City of Tokyo is in full swing.

Guo Shao has not been in the court for a long time, and he himself can't remember clearly, today is the first time in several months. He still struggled to walk, but he was able to walk slowly without being helped.

The civil and military officials came from the south gate of the Jinxiang Palace, and Guo Shao and others came in from the direction of the harem in the north. The Jinxiang Hall complex is simple and magnificent from the front, like the upright and justifiable imperial power, but the apse has a beautiful corridor that winds like a labyrinth.

This dynasty is not a special day, it is nothing more than a deserted pomp and circumstance.

Guo Shao stood alone with the eunuch Yang Shiliang in a corridor. Yang Shiliang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, all the civil and military officials have arrived, and the court meeting is ready." ”

When he heard Yang Shiliang's report, he nodded, but he didn't set off immediately, he still stood there and pondered, and said for a long time: "No matter when, just defending and not attacking is a great failure. ”

Yang Shiliang was thoughtful, and hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty is like the sky, wise and martial, ambitious and pioneering, not a retreating king. ”

Guo Shao was very indifferent to the compliment, and his tone seemed to be very calm, "No matter what, we still defended very well, and Xiao Siwen's conspiracy did not succeed." But is this worth celebrating? We have had so many deaths and have to shed so much blood......"

Guo Shao's suppressed composure showed some signs of getting out of control, "Do you think I'm willing to do this?" ”

In the countless wars in the past, there must have been more than 800 people killed in this bloodbath; But Guo Shao is very moved now, and he must have thought of something he cared about extra.

"The biggest black hand did not pay the price, Xiao Siwen and his henchmen retreated. They must be laughing at me right now! I laughed out loud at my embarrassment and madness. Such a ridiculous conspiracy can cause such a big storm, I am like a monkey being toyed with! ”

Yang Shiliang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it's all to blame for the incompetence of the courtiers, and there are disloyal people all over the court!" ”

"That's it, that's it." Guo Shao sighed, turned around and walked south. Yang Shiliang bent over and carefully supported Guo Shao.

After Guo Shao went to the palace, he did not refuse to be supported by others as recklessly, he was helped onto the dragon chair by the eunuchs, and it looked not as brilliant as before. Every move looked very weak, but his body was tossed like this, and he couldn't pretend to be strong.

The grand drum sound and chime rhythm could not make Guo Shao's demeanor more imposing.

"Your Majesty has no borders!" In the spacious hall, a cry came.

"Flat." Guo Shaodao.

After a while, Wang Pu, who was standing in the forefront, came out with an ivory card, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

Guo Shao didn't say anything, he only said two words in total. The eunuch Wang Zhong said sharply: "The official family asked the king to make the king, but it doesn't matter. ”

Wang Pu said loudly: "The minister impeached Luo Yanhuan, the protector of the country, during His Majesty's serious illness, colluded with the inside and outside, and failed His Majesty!" ”

Whispers suddenly appeared in the main hall.

Wang Zhong asked, "Wang Envoy, do you have any evidence?" ”

Wang Pu picked up a piece of paper and said: "The letter written by the Protector of the Kingdom was found in the mansion of Governor Xu Shi Zhouduan, and he secretly informed the officials that the official family was sick and the people of the court were panicked at that time. Zhou Duan was suspected of dereliction of duty and accepting bribes, and Luo Guogong's letter showed that he had a close personal relationship with Zhou Duan. Isn't it chilling that the Lord Protector has received great favor from the royal family, has a prominent position, and leads the tax revenue of as much as one state in the national treasury? ”

Guo Shao personally spoke: "Luo Yanhuan! ”

Luo Yanhuan, who was wearing an official uniform and black yarn, came out of the ranks, and said with a blue face and fists: "The last general!" ”

Guo Shao raised his hand, "Look, you wrote the letter?" Let the ministers next to him also take a look. ”

Luo Yanhuan took the letter, read it, and handed it to Wang Pu. Luo Yanhuan knelt down on one knee and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it was written by the last general." ”

Guo Shao asked again: "Your letter to Zhou Duan?" ”

Luo Yanhuan was silent for a long time, and the discussion in the hall gradually quieted down. So the eunuch Wang Zhong's voice was very clear: "Protector of the country, the official family asks you!" ”

"Yes......" Luo Yanhuan lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "It's the last general who secretly told Zhou Duan what happened in Tokyo." ”

There was an uproar in the main hall, and there was a humane, "Why did the Protector of the Kingdom secretly communicate with Zhou Duan?" "The Protector of the Kingdom is really worthy of the emperor's grace......"

Luo Yanhuan didn't say a word, knelt on one knee in the middle of the hall, didn't make any movement, like a statue, and let a group of civil and military people talk about it.

Guo Shao sat on the dragon chair, his face was pale and painful, and the hand in the sleeve of his robe was clenched, "I ...... Someone came, took off Luo Yanhuan's official hat, sent it to Dali Temple, and let the officials review it clearly before releasing him. ”

Luo Yanhuan bowed to his superiors after hearing this, took off his black gauze hat, and when the guards came in, he bowed and said, "Official, the last general will retire." ”

Guo Shao sat on the dragon chair, listened to his voice, and watched Luo Yanhuan's back go out from the main entrance of the grand hall.

Suddenly, there was a shout: "Official! Come on, come to save the official's family! ”

There was chaos in the main hall immediately, and he didn't dare to look up at the emperor on the throne, but the ministers also looked up at this time, but they saw that Guo Shao had fallen unconscious on the throne!

The surrounding eunuchs and palace maids surrounded Guo Shao and helped Guo Shao up, but he was obviously unconscious.

Wang Pu shouted: "Go to the Imperial Medical Office and call all the imperial doctors on duty!" Eunuch Wang Zhong said: "Carry it to the apse first, and call the miracle doctor Lu Niangzi!" ”

The order on both sides of the main hall was completely disrupted, and the ministers were panicked.

Surrounded by a large crowd, the emperor was carried from his throne. Wang Pu said loudly: "The official family is cured from a serious illness, the dragon body still needs to be recuperated, and fainting in a hurry is not a big problem, and the princes must not panic." ”

People looked at each other, overwhelmed. Wang Pu said again: "The Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the military generals of the National Government can enter, and the rest will go back to the government office and wait for the news from the center!" ”

Someone stood up to preside over the situation, and Wang Pu's official was big enough, so everyone finally settled down. The Great Dynasty stopped halfway like this, and there was no need for ceremonial music.

The next day, the imperial physician diagnosed that the emperor had recovered from his illness, but he was too weak to work hard, and it was necessary to recuperate for more than a month. The emperor decreed that the empress should be in charge of the country and temporarily lead the state affairs.

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Luo Yanhuan stayed in the office of Dali Temple and was not considered a prisoner. He could move around the office, and he had four officials who took care of his daily life, and several guards as guards. Eat and drink well every day, and the living room has a comfortable bedroom, and even a dining room and study.

No one interrogated him, and the officials of the entire Dali Temple were courteous when they saw him.

Even the family was put in to visit him, and the concubine wept and cried and packed some change of clothes and brought them to him. However, there are officials from Dali Temple who accompany their families to meet.

Luo Yanhuan saw the concubine crying and grinding in front of outsiders, and felt a little embarrassed, and said with a straight face: "The woman can't stand the fright, she hasn't seen it yet, hurry back and wait, and after a while, Lao Tzu will go out." ”

The concubine choked up and said, "Is Ah Lang really okay?" ”

Luo Yanhuan deliberately raised his voice and said, "I and the official family came from the Sword Mountain and the Sea of Fire, what's the matter?" ”

The concubine said: "I heard that the official family fainted in the main hall. ”

Luo Yanhuan said: "It's good to raise the official family, and the one who is in charge of the country must be the queen, and the queen is lenient, and there is nothing to do." ”

finally let the concubine leave with peace of mind, and Luo Yanhuan was also upset.

The letter in the main hall, he couldn't deny that it was written to Zhou Duan. Otherwise, implicating Li Chuyun will be detrimental to the descendants of the Li family, and it will not be beneficial to himself...... The emperor said hello a few days ago, Luo Yanhuan is not so ignorant!

He looked at the place where he was detained, and indeed felt that it was not that serious...... I can't wash it off. Will it be cut off in the end? This seems to be the most serious consequence.

Luo Yanhuan was anxious, and if he wanted to re-seal the country through huge military achievements, there were not many opportunities.

He eats and drinks here all day long, but he is bored and often cranky. Incidentally, I remembered that Wang Pu in the main hall accused the Duke of receiving as much as one state's tax revenue, and wondered in my heart: Is this a conspiracy of civil officials? In order to save money for the treasury, he has set his sights on Lao Tzu's fortune?

Luo Yanhuan grieved Li Chuyun's death again. As early as the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Gong took precautions and thought of the sinister civil officials, which now seems to be true.

Luo Yanhuan wandered around several rooms, thinking about it, and felt that it was useless for him to think about anything.