Before the Lantern Festival in the first year of the holy calendar, Chang'an suddenly changed.

Li Kun, the Marquis of Shanyang, and his relatives and servants in the house were slaughtered.

Xia Guan's servant Wang Zhiben was assassinated in the mansion, injured in the lungs, and his life was in danger.

Zhao Xiang, the secretary of Zongzheng Temple, who was preparing to hand over the errand with Liang Wang Wu Sansi, was also assassinated by bandits, but fortunately, there were many officials and guards in the yamen, and the rescue was effective, he was only stabbed at the base of the thigh, and the blood flowed like an infusion, and there was no worry about his life.

However, Zhao Xiang's bad luck did not just come from physical trauma.

At the same time as he was assassinated, his wife was beaten by several women to arrest and rape, and one was arrested, a woman and four men, five meat worms in a naked stripe, rolling in one place, forgetting to die, entangled and screaming, and getting carried away.

The people shouted and tied, tied the five men and women in their original positions, lifted them with wooden poles, beat gongs and drums, and paraded along the streets, from midnight until the sun rose, and when the day came, they threw them in the streets, and let the passers-by watch, point and scold.

The strange thing is that the guards who came out with Zhao Xiang's wife to promiscuity did not show up for such a long time, and only afterwards found their bodies in a farmer's dung pit.

Everyone's stomach and intestines are swollen, and there are pickled feces flowing through the five senses, and they are drowning in it.

Until noon, the servants of Zhao Xiang's mansion went to the vegetable market to buy, and recognized that the naked wrapped in several naked men was his own housewife, so he panicked and returned to the house to report the news, Zhao Xiang heard the report, screamed, scolded the slut, the wound at the root of the leg opened, and blood gushed out.

Scolding and scolding, people still have to be rescued, and a large number of nursing homes were sent to rescue, these people covered their faces with coarse cloths, and it was really difficult to see people for such a shameful thing.

For a time, Chang'an City was full of rumors, a moment of swords and swords, a fierce atmosphere, and a foul smell for a while, and the streets were full of royal erosion scandals, which was wonderful.

Above the court, Empress Wu was very angry, and summoned Wei Yuanzhong, Changshi Liu Youqiu, Sima Wang Zhixian and others to the palace and scolded them for most of the hour.

"What should you be guilty of waiting for the king's fortune and enjoying the honor, but governing my western capital into such an ugly appearance?"

"The ministers are waiting for ten thousand deaths" Wei Yuanzhong took the lead and led a cadre of important ministers who stayed in the mansion to prostrate and plead guilty.

This old minister is a legend, the government is turbulent, the battle is fierce, the courtiers are exiled from time to time, and when they are lucky, they will be transferred back to the center, most of the purple-robed adults have experienced this curve, but Wei Yuanzhong is like this, up and down, and all of them are all tails, which is really a miracle.

The last exile, he went to the western capital of Chang'an, and this kind of exile, under normal circumstances, means that it is insulated from the center, and there will be no fifth resurrection.

"The old minister is not effective in governing the government, and his virtue is ashamed, resulting in the west is not quiet, and the people's customs are dirty, and he is willing to take full responsibility, blame the official, and dare to ask His Majesty for permission."

Wei Yuanzhong resigned and was responsible, his voice was dry, no sadness or joy.

When he arrived in Chang'an, he was once forced and held hostage by power and put into his camp.

This Chang'an Left-behind Mansion has become a place for the right policy.

Most of the officials under his hands are used to place the henchmen of Quan Ce, some are used to punish, such as Liu Youqiu's left-behind governor Shi, and some are used to control the situation, such as Sima Wang Zhixian, even Quan Zhu has been here once.

Gradually, these Zuo II officials have mastered the overall situation, and his stay is dispensable, and he has been forgotten by Quan Ce for a long time.

For an old and spicy old minister, neglect is the greatest torture and punishment.

Last night, there was a turmoil in Chang'an, if no one was behind the plot layout, Wei Yuanzhong would not believe it, it was obvious that this would become the second whirlpool of struggle after the Divine Capital.

Wei Yuanzhong decided to take this opportunity, took the responsibility, kept the confidants of the power policy, left a favor, and retreated bravely, so as not to change drastically in the future and be out of control.

"Hmph, it's a bit of a shame" Empress Wu's words were harsh, with a sneering look on her face, "I am accurate, your grade, I will not leave it for you, remember that you have served in the court for many years, and you will be honored with the title of state assassin, and you will leave Beijing immediately, return to your hometown, and you must not be delayed"

Wei Yuanzhong was stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

In an instant, my mind was filled with a million thoughts, and the ups and downs of the sea for decades flashed one by one.

The memory was fixed in Luoyang Mansion Yin's tenure, and at that time, he was transferred to the Eastern Capital Qianniu Wei Zhonglang General's power strategy, and he was heroic and came to visit him.

He remembered most clearly, Quan Ce said, "I am a melancholy guest of Hongchen and a cultivator of Futu"

Now, the so-called melancholy guest, the cultivator, is already a leader and looks down on the world.

Wei Yuanzhong took a deep breath, and a relieved smile slowly appeared on his face, "Minister, thank you Your Majesty Longen"

The chubby purple figure exited the hall and disappeared into the bright light of early spring.

Curtain call.

"Liu Youqiu, you are a person who has been a Xia official Shangshu, immediately take over as Chang'an to stay behind, and work with Yousi to quickly solve the case, bring the murderer to justice, severely punish and eliminate rumors, and clean up the royal reputation"

"The minister obeys the order", Liu Youqiu answered the order.

Empress Wu waved her hand irritably, "I only worked with you for three days, and I can't understand it, Wei Yuanzhong is a lesson from the past, and he is wrong."

"Yes" Liu Youqiu is very steady, not impatient, and the eight winds do not move.

"Hmm, stand down" Empress Wu saw that his demeanor was like that, and her anger rested for a while.

When Liu Youqiu and the others retreated, Wu Hou's expression became gloomy.

"Wan'er, in your opinion, these families have an accident, but there is an internal connection?"

Shangguan Wan'er didn't receive the inside report from the Quan Ce side for the time being, frowned and thought for a while, she could only follow her instincts, and only talk about things, regardless of people, "There is the murder of the Marquis of Shanyang, or against the royal family, there is the commander of the Northern Army and the Xia official squire, and it has something to do with the dispatch of soldiers, Wan'er is dull, I really can't understand what is the relationship between the two."

"If you say that these incidents are all isolated, but they are too coincidental"

When Empress Wu heard this, she glared at her sideways, and snorted, "You don't have to give that uncompetitive secret, since she has done it, how can she be afraid of people talking about it, hum ......"

After all, Empress Wu didn't say anything unpleasant.

The obscene scene flashed in his mind, and his chest was slightly hot, and he soon felt quite uncomfortable.

In its place came the noble and indifferent face of Quance.

"If the power is here, I'm afraid it will save a lot of worry......" Empress Wu bent her knuckles and pressed her temples hard, frowning, really too lazy to think about it.

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes rolled, and she said softly, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Quan just went out on order, and it is really inconvenient to change the order every day......

"If you want to investigate the case, Di Xiangye is better at it, it is better to order Di Xiangye to come to Chang'an"

In Shangguan Wan'er's words, the meaning of derogatory power policy is quite obvious.

Empress Wu was not pleased.

"That's it, let's let Liu Youqiu flutter first, watch the after-effects, and then talk about the side"