When the time came to July 31, the Tang Dynasty and the ministers and officials were all glad to have spent this bleak July safely.

However, on this night, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was not at peace all night.

The three Li clan relatives had a civil strife, and several unknown servants and concubines died, and then the disaster broke out Xiao Wall, the family and nephews fought infighting, colluded with the people in the Lijing Gate, and presented the human and material evidence of the intention to rebel against the series, and the seller, Hou Sizhi's movements were still a beat slower, and when the official mission of the Lijing Gate arrived, the Meihua internal guard had already wiped out the three Li clan relatives.

In addition to these three in the eastern capital, there are two in Ruzhou and one in Daozhou, all of which have bizarre incidents, and the family members have turned against each other, and the ugliness of the family has been publicized, which has been taken advantage of by the Meihua internal guard.

There are six families, dozens of masters, and nearly 100 servants, and not a single living mouth has been left.

On the first day of August, walking on the street, you can smell the blood in the air.

Some of them don't know the inside story, they just think that the sudden attack at the end of July indicates that the following August, the days will still be in the bloody rain and bloody wind, and some people know the inside story, knowing that the plum blossom internal guard has nothing to do with the surprise killing, but it has nothing to do with the military queen, and it has nothing to do with the court situation, just because of the quick tongue of the moment, which angered the power policy.

The courtiers gathered at the gate of heaven to wait for the decree.

"Cool officials, deceive people too much"

"Forget your ancestors, not be a son of man"

Privately passed the news in a circle, everyone scolded a few words to get angry, and when it came to the joint of how to act, silently, or had to think in the long run, slowly moved the heart of the queen, could not make senseless sacrifices, reached a consensus, everyone looked at each other, deeply felt ugly to each other, and the face of the loyal and filial son of the old Li family was lost by force.

At the court meeting, after the discussion, the sycophant link was opened, and the courtiers took turns to sing praises for the martial queen, hollowed out their minds, and tried stupidly on the edge, not only wanting to get a meritorious service, but also not daring to take the risk of disapproval, and they were quite uncomfortable.

After a period of backwardness, serving the imperial history, Hou Sizhi, the head of Lijingmen, was listed, and everyone in the court held their breath and stared at it, secretly praying not to be bitten by this mad dog.

"The ministers and the marquis stop playing, the ministers are simply pulled out by the queen of heaven at the end of the micro, and the queen of heaven is fulfilled in marriage, the kindness is deep, and it is difficult to repay the body" Hou Sizhi opened his mouth, which caused the courtiers to be surprised, this famous white impermanence killing god, there was a gloomy and sad meaning, "However, he repeatedly failed to perform his duties, resulting in unsustainable official duties, and could not serve the queen of heaven's worries, and hereby impeached himself for incompetence, please ask the queen of heaven to surrender"

Empress Wu was on the throne, glanced at him, and said lightly, "Hou Qing's family is loyal, I know it, do you have any plans to go?" ”

Between the words, it was actually agreed to his resignation request.

The courtiers couldn't help but be surprised again, and their nerves were tense, and the pair of monarchs and ministers sang and harmonized, and it was inevitable that there would be no unknown risks brewing.

Hou Sizhi didn't see joy on his face, he was still sad, and said proudly, "The minister has no talent, and he has long had the ambition to follow the army, and he is willing to be ordered to drive for a long time, chase the death to the north, and guard the border fortress" These words were heroic, and they were full of the meaning of sacrificing their lives to die.

Empress Wu laughed, "Hou Qing's family is only thirty years old, why bother to be so self-contemptuous, when I am employing people, how can I abuse the sages at will, you have to follow Rong, the post of General Qianniuwei in the Eastern Capital is still vacant, so you will inspect the school, but this army is different, you must be cautious, if there is a difficulty, you can find a strategy or Yaohuan should be one or two"

"The minister is useless, the queen of labor bothered, the minister bows to the queen of heaven for her grace, and is willing to serve the queen of heaven for the work of dogs and horses, and then die" Hou Sizhi said and said, his feelings were moved, and he actually fell on the blue carpet, whining and crying.

The martial queen waved her hand, ordered the attendants to help up, and went out of the hall to rest.

With this at the bottom, the courtiers had their own thoughts, especially the Li family's henchmen, who frequently exchanged glances.

Hou Sizhi was like a ghost, at this time, he was coy, and he went ashore, afraid that he would notice that the water temperature was wrong, and the queen of heaven warmly encouraged him and placed a good place, like a great reward.

With Hou Si in front, wouldn't it be that the hungry wolves of the six deputy envoys could land safely, and they were gorgeous and unpunished with a key job that they could not afford to offend? This matter is absolutely impossible, it is already cheap to let one go, and you still want to escape, hehe, you must prevent the loyal ministers and filial sons of our Li family from dying.

"Shi Huang Chang, the servant of the palace, impeached Shi Wanjun, the general of Zuobao Taowei, with the title of Mandate of Heaven, during the walking of Shannan Road, indiscriminate killing, insatiable" The first to jump out to test the direction of the wind are generally the officials, they are unscrupulous in their words, and they will not be convicted for their words, the most convenient, this Huang Chang is also smart, and he chose Shi Wanjun, a new cool official who has not been firmly established, although the official position is in the military, in essence, he is a party member of Junchen.

When Empress Wu heard this, she frowned, "The Six Dao Envoys were supposed to be the masters of the people, but they didn't expect that there were so many treacherous and filthy officials, which was appalling, especially Shannan Dao, and the Qiuguan Yamen checked that Shi Wanjun was in charge of the file, whether there was anything beyond the will and the purpose, don't boast or hide, play according to the facts."

There has already been an autumn official book to list the decrees.

After this disposition, the attitude of the Empress Wu was actually to talk about things, and she couldn't see her attitude towards those cool officials.

The loyal ministers and filial sons of the Li family, if they don't stand under the dangerous wall, they put away their minions in an instant, there is no movement, and let's see, they can't make senseless sacrifices.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Xu is family knew that he was ashamed, and the Li family's henchmen did not gather in one place, and they dispersed abruptly.

At the same time, Di Renjie, the secretary of Dali Temple, came out of the Qiuguan Yamen Prison, with a big belly, and after returning home, the first thing he did was to write a note, and impeached several cool officials, Zhou Xing, Qiu Shenji, Suo Yuanli, all in it, and the dogs who scolded these people were bloody.

After the martial arts circle, he stayed in the middle and did not send it.

Di Renjie was depressed, he found that the Jiannan Burning Spring that could be bought outside on weekdays was actually paid tribute to the royal family, and there was nothing to sell on the market, only some high-consumption stores had exclusive supplies, and the price was ridiculously expensive.

The Empress Wu still didn't do what he wanted, but he didn't move him either, I heard that he liked Jiannan to burn spring, and gave two altars, but unexpectedly, with these two jars of wine, Di Renjie's thoughts flowed, and the impeachment became more and more energetic.

The courtiers smacked the taste, smelled the wind, and impeached those people, and within a few days, they were piled up, and at first a small chamberlain could be hugged over, and then two people were asked to carry it, and then later, packed in a large box, to be carried by four people.

August 15, Mid-Autumn Festival night, Qinchunfang, Suo Yuanli's mansion.

Quan Ce and a group of plum blossom internal guards stood silently at the back door, the autumn rain lingering, falling on the hats they were wearing, ticking.

Ao Han couldn't change his temper, and insisted on being a thorn, "Commander, you said that if you kill people excessively, you can't be an adult, six Li clan relatives, a hundred and ten people, died because of your anger, are you still human?" ”

"Of course I'm a human being, I'm still a man, and I'm a man with a lot of anger," Quan Ce glanced at him and replied proudly.

Ao Han's breath stagnated, and the green snake lady and the black widow on both sides covered their mouths and turned their heads one by one, snickering.

"What is Ni Shan's crime? Want to use his life as a medicine primer? Ao Han finally held back another sentence.

"He himself knows" Quan Ce smiled, Ni Shan dared to take the lead at both ends, and passed the news of the plum blossom internal guard to Yushitai, he had to die, "I don't hate enemies, I only hate traitors"

"Squeak" The back door of Suo Yuanli's house opened, and two sneaky figures, carrying a corpse, stepped out of the door, and saw the figures at the back door, stunned on the spot.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, because Suo Yuanli privately assassinated the Meihua internal guard, slandered the government, and plotted against the law, he was caught red-handed by the Meihua internal guard, and then arrested Suo Yuanli's family, together with the criminal evidence, handed over to the Qiuguan Yamen, Suo Yuanli violently resisted the law, and was hit on the head by the black widow.

As a result, every five days, first Qiu Shenji, then Shi Wanjun, and finally Zhou Xing's turn, the prominent cool officials were all given the handle by the Meihua internal guard, but they changed their temperament and ate their habits, and all of them were handed over to the Qiuguan Yamen for interrogation, none of them were lynched, and in addition to the death penalty and living punishment, a framing punishment was creatively added.

By the end of August, Zhou Xing, who had the best luck, was sentenced to 3,000 li of exile, but thirty miles out of Beijing, there was an accident, the carriage spontaneously combusted, and the body was nowhere to be seen.

In late autumn, Luoyang, the eastern capital, is fierce, but it is unprecedentedly warm.

(End of chapter)