In the early morning of Luoyang, the mist was kind, and the Wu family slowly stepped into the Ziwei Palace under the arch guard of the female guards, and the Qiuguan (Criminal Department) waiter Zhou Xing, the imperial history of the minister Lai Junchen, the right minister of Wenchang (Shangshu) Li Zhaode, the Fengge (Zhongshu) Sheren Su Wei, the Fengge waiter Liu Yuanzhi, Jia Dayin, and the ministers of Su Zheng Dafu Qian Wei have lined up to wait.

The ministers saw the queen of heaven, and Wu raised his hand lightly and said: "Okay, yesterday a banquet was held to congratulate my Jinwu army for its meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, and many rebellious ministers and thieves who disrespected the court and confused the place were pacified, and I (the Queen Mother of the Tang Dynasty can also be called me) is happy!"

However, this night's feast and drinking, when I went back, I couldn't sleep all night, I dared to ask Zhuqing, can you wait like me, you also can't sleep all night? ”

Although Wu is already sixty years old, he is still noble, white and beautiful, looking at the mountains like a woman in her thirties and forties, however, no one in the courtiers dares to look directly at him, everyone bows their heads, their eyebrows are pleasing to the eyes, and the atmosphere in the palace is very subtle and strange.

Today is not a big court meeting, since the beginning of the Gaozong period, the Wu family likes to engage in this kind of small-scale deliberations, such as the "North Gate Bachelor" back then, which was the initiative of the Wu family to grasp the power.

The ministers who are familiar with the Wu clan know that the larger the court meeting, the discussion is often inconsequential and trivial, and the more small the discussion, on the contrary, the discussion may be a major matter, and the slightest omission and negligence may cause big rights and wrongs.

Zhou Xing was the first to come out, he was born white and pure, his writing was weak, and he was not like a cruel and ruthless person, he saluted to the Wu family in a proper manner: "The queen of heaven can't sleep at night, it should be for Di Renjie to obstruct the counterinsurgency and secretly collude with the kings to rebel!" Di Renjie has already been sent to the prison of my criminal department, as long as you give an order from the queen of heaven, Weichen custody can make him come up with real evidence.

As soon as this fang is removed, it will inevitably deter the other Xiaoxiaoda, and from then on, the court will be too peaceful, and no one will dare to offend Tianwei again! ”

After Zhou Xing finished speaking, the echo reverberated in the empty hall, there was no expression on Wu's face, and the expressions on the faces of the ministers were different.

Zhou Xing faintly felt that something was wrong, he couldn't help but look up at the Wu family, the Wu family raised his eyebrows slightly, and said lightly: "What do you think?" ”

Right Prime Minister Li Zhaode stood up coldly and said, "Yesterday, in the Jinwu Guard, two more generals were assassinated!" Hehe, Di Renjie has returned to Luoyang, he was in the palace last night, could it be that he was still directing assassins to kill people at that time? ”

"Lord Zhou, it is far-fetched to say that Di Renjie is the mastermind behind the murder, he is Sima of Luozhou, there is a murder case in Hegong County, he sent someone to find out what is justified, it is justified, why do you have to say that his subordinates are assassins? Arrest people without evidence, and then bend them into tricks, Mo Feier and others think that Di Renjie is the likes of Er?

Di Renjie was unjustly killed, the damage was the majesty of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, and the damage was the prestige of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Zhaode has a dignified appearance, his words are sharp, Zhou Xing and the others have changed color again and again, and they want to speak several times, but they don't know where to start.

Yesterday's assassination case on the outskirts of Luoyang has reached the capital today, and this news shocked the gods, because Di Renjie was in the palace yesterday, how could he arrange to kill people?

Lai Junchen said with a gloomy face: "Li Xiang is right, but it cannot be ruled out that Di Renjie's subordinates deliberately killed people in order to kill him and surround Wei to save Zhao!" ”

Fengge's squire Liu Yuanzhi sneered: "Di Renjie is poor and poor, the world knows that there is only Li Yuanfang who is the personal guard by his side, and Li Yuanfang is also the guard trained by the Queen of Heaven herself, if there is really an assassin, it can only be Li Yuanfang."

From yesterday to today, Di Renjie's carriage has been outside the palace, and a person from the inner court went to take a look, and if Li Yuanfang was called, wouldn't it be clear that the matter would be understood? ”

Lai Junchen said: "Xia Guan can hear that in Hegong County, Di Renjie also cultivated two young talents, and these two are suspected of killing Wu Youmin, the son of the martial family. If these two ......"

"It's not worth refuting my lordship, as far as I know, those two people in Hegong County are said to be from Tian She'er, and they can come and go freely in my Tang Jinwu Guard, and kill my Jinwuwei Zhonglang General?" Liu Yuanzhi said coldly.

Lai Junchen was speechless, and was refuted to the point that he had nothing to say, Wu said: "Who else has anything to say?" ”

The audience was silent, no one spoke, Wu said: "Huanting, you go outside the palace and invite Li Yuanfang to enter the palace to see me!" ”

Among the maids, Tingting walked out of a girl in a red palace dress, looking at this woman, with a goose egg face, a high nose bridge, a tall and straight posture, and a really good appearance.

The girl sang, and then walked out of the palace quickly, trotting all the way to the outside of the palace gate, and sure enough, there was an ox cart parked outside the palace gate, and an old man was sitting in front of the ox cart.

"It's Li Yuanfang's son in the car?"

The curtain of the ox cart was lifted, and a young man in green clothes jumped down from the ox cart, he glanced at the woman in front of him, and quickly avoided his gaze, and his heart jumped with a heart of "poof, poof".

Li Yuanfang knew that the woman in front of her must be the female guard next to the queen of heaven, even if she wanted to kneel, the palace girl Ying Ying smiled and said: "Li Gongzi, the queen of heaven has a will, let you enter the palace to face the saint!" ”

After the girl finished speaking, she turned around and left, Li Yuanfang was stunned and didn't know how to respond, the girl turned her head and frowned: "Keep up?" Is it possible that you still have to ask the queen of heaven to prepare a sedan chair for you? ”

"Ah......" Li Yuanfang woke up like a dream, his cheeks turned red all of a sudden, he was deeply ashamed, he was so out of shape by a female guard.

He coughed lightly, touched his chest with his hand, which was faintly painful, and thought of the horror of last night, he almost couldn't come back, if he couldn't come back, there would be absolutely no chance for the adults to defend themselves today.

He hadn't figured out why the soldiers who had besieged him from all sides last night had suddenly withdrawn, but now he couldn't think much about it, he had to be on the highest alert when facing the saint.

Gathering his mind, Li Yuanfang walked up to the main hall and met the Wu family, the Wu family stared at him, smiled lightly, and said, "Yuan Fang, I haven't seen you for several years, right?" ”

Li Yuanfang knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "The grace of the queen of heaven Weichen is unforgettable, the queen of heaven asked Weichen to protect Lord Sima, although Yuanfang tried his best, but there was also negligence, the minister came to ask for death today!" ”

After Li Yuanfang finished speaking, he knelt on the ground, wept bitterly, and told the matter of Hegong County as it was.

He only said that he went to Hegong County to investigate the murder of Wu Youmin, and he omitted all the joints about Yue Feng and Qiangzi, and he didn't kill anyone in one bite, and finally he said eloquently:

"There are many adults in the temple today, don't you know that Lord Di is a person? The adult has always obeyed the Tang law, even if he is vicious, he will definitely use the law to control him, how can he use such violent and extreme means?

As for the assassination case of Jin Wuwei, it is even more nonsense, Lord Sima once worshiped the prime minister of Wenchang Pavilion, how could he be so reckless and break the law knowing the law? Such false accusations are simply not worth refuting! ”

Li Yuanfang's statement, except for Zhou Xing and a few other cool officials, everyone else said yes.

Wu Zetian laughed and said, "I know that Di Qing will definitely not do such a rebellious thing, Yuan Fang, you go to the Criminal Department later, and take Di Gong back for me to have a good rest."

This time, Di Gong finally returned to Beijing, so don't leave Beijing for the time being, stay in Shendu to share my worries first! ”