At night, a carriage drove into Xuanyangfang at a high speed, Cui Yu could not hide the excitement in his eyes in the carriage, the news that Pei You was dismissed from the right at noon made him excited for a whole afternoon, and he was still still happy, he was in a hurry to rush to the eldest brother's mansion to share this exciting news with him. ^UC eBook^ to see the latest^

The carriage creaked and stopped in front of Cui Yuan's house, Cui Yu immediately jumped out of the carriage and walked quickly to the side door, without reporting him directly into the mansion, but when he walked near Cui Yuan's study, the big housekeeper quietly stopped him.

"The second master should be careful, the master is in an extremely bad mood today."

Cui Yu was stunned, what's going on? There are special children in the court to send news to the eldest brother, he should have received the news of Pei Youba's right minister at this time, how could he be in a bad mood, is there something hidden in this?

Cui Yu is self-aware, he knows that his level of scheming is far inferior to that of his eldest brother and Zhang Huan, so in the past two years, he has completely followed the eldest brother's head, he just does his part of the official business.

With a trace of doubt, he walked quickly to Cui Yuan's study, the guard informed him, and then Cui Yu flashed into the study, the atmosphere in the study was very solemn, Cui Yuan and Cui Xiang were there, they didn't speak, they were waiting for his arrival, and now Cui Xiang has relinquished the position of head of the family to Cui Yuan, and he is only responsible for some chores in the clan.

"Big brother, what's going on?" Cui Yu had clearly felt the uneasiness in his heart from the serious eyes of his eldest brother, which had never been felt in all these years, and Cui Yu began to be secretly frightened.

"You sit down first." Cui Yuan waved his hand, and waited for Cui Yu, who was full of suspicion, to sit down, before Cui Yuan said something that made Cui Yu almost faint. "Our Cui family may be wiped out."

Cui Yudi felt dizzy in front of his eyes, he hoped it was a joke, but the eldest brother's unusually serious look told him that it was not a joke, it was true.

"Why?" Cui Yu swallowed into his dry throat.

"Tell him!" Cui Yuan sighed and said to Cui Xiang, he was really a little tired.

Choi Xiang nodded. Said slowly: "Does the second brother still remember before Zhang Huan ascended the throne?" He was assassinated in a mysterious way. That is, the incident where Ning Er was almost killed. ”

Cui Yu nodded silently. That happened at the same time as the Jiangdu incident. The mainstream theory is that Zhang Huan was retaliated against by those who were damaged in Jiangdu. But the government and the opposition privately said that this case was very likely to be committed by the Pei family. In order to eradicate Li Qi's future threats. Then the matter was closed. xt

But now the eldest brother has turned over the matter again. Cui Yu immediately realized. Their Cui family may be involved in this matter. He didn't have a jack. Instead, he quietly listened to Cui Xiang's words.

"The eldest brother has been suspecting that this matter may be involved in our Cui family. That's why I was ordered to do everything possible to inquire about inside information from various channels. Until last night. We've only gotten a little bit of an eyebrow from inside the monitoring room. This matter suddenly died down, and it was Zhang Huan's order. He ordered the Monitoring Office to destroy all information on the case. No mention is allowed. In other words. He has identified the murderer in this case. ”

"I still don't understand." Cui Yu hesitated for a moment and then asked: "The DPRK has been secretly rumored that this matter was done by the Pei family

He didn't finish his sentence. Cui Yuan, who had been silent, interrupted his doubts. "If it's really the Pei family's doing. So why is Ning'er still alive? Wouldn't it be more direct and more inspiring Zhang Huan's anger to kill together with Ning Er. ”

"But I heard that Lin Pingping was also in Zhang Huan's room at the time, and she was the one who saved Ning'er." Cui Yu had gradually realized something, but he still didn't want to think about things too terrifying.

"Why don't I want that?"

Cui Yuan sighed and said: "Xue Zhu has been allowed to enter the palace to visit Ning Er this afternoon, and the news she brought is that Ning Er fought with the assassin at that time, Ning Er is powerless to tie a woman, and the assassin can kill her with a sword." But why don't you kill her, have you thought about it? What does it mean to assassinate his son but not his mother, and to leave witnesses? ”

Cui Yu finally understood what his eldest brother was referring to, and his heart quickly sank into the abyss, and Zhang Huan ordered that no more investigation should be made into the matter, which means that he has determined that this matter is the Cui family's culprit.

Cui Yu suddenly looked at the eldest brother with some suspicion, could this really be what the eldest brother did secretly? sacrificed his son to blame the Pei family, he knew that the eldest brother was ruthless in his bones. For the sake of the family, he will kill his grandson ruthlessly.

"I didn't do it. Even if I had this heart, I wouldn't be now. Cui Yuan understood the meaning of his gaze, and he shook his head and denied that it was his own doing. He said with a melancholy expression: "I went to him in the morning, he was very enthusiastic about me, he didn't hesitate at all, and he didn't mention that incident at all, I have dealt with him for so many years, I really know him very well, if he hadn't decided that it was our Cui family, he wouldn't have comforted me, after all, Cui Ning is my daughter." ”

The room was very quiet, none of the three of them spoke, and the worry about the future of the Cui family made their hearts extremely heavy, and after a long time, Cui Yuan sighed, "What a trick and three birds with one stone, it seems that there is a more vicious and cunning wolf hidden behind us, he is far-sighted, so I have to obey." ”

Cui Yuteng stood up and said categorically: "I'll go into the palace now and make it clear to him that it wasn't our Cui family's doing." ”

"Nope! There's no need to rush. Cui Yuan hurriedly stopped him, "Don't talk about it now, at least wait until I sort out my thoughts." ”

Cui Yu sat down again in a dejected manner, and the room fell silent again, Cui Yuan suddenly glanced at him and smiled: "What are you doing to come to me tonight?" ”

The joy of Pei You being dismissed as the right minister was already missing in Cui Yu's heart at this time, and he said quietly: "At noon today, the emperor decreed that Pei You be removed from the post of the right minister of the Zhongshu Order and demoted to the secretary of the ministry, the eldest brother should know about it!" ”

"That's what I expected, and I wouldn't be the least surprised."

Cui Yuan sneered and said, "Do you think that only Pei You will be dismissed?" If you take a long-term view, I suggest that you take the initiative to resign as left minister. ”

This time, not only Cui Yu was surprised. Even Cui Xiang was shocked, and the two said in unison: "Why is this?" ”

"It's not about power struggles, it's going to be a system." Cui Yuan leaned against the wall slowly, his eyes filled with an unprecedented appreciation, "He is definitely an eloquent emperor, and in his hands, we will see an incomparably powerful Tang Dynasty." ”

Cui Yu and Cui Xiang have both said goodbye, leaving Cui Yuan alone in the room, his thoughts are still on the assassination case. Who did this? The methods are so vicious and the strategy is so clever, if they succeed, they will wipe out the Cui and Pei families.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door. Immediately, a deep voice sounded at the door, "Master, I'm here." ”

"Come in and talk."

A dark shadow flashed, and a burly young man appeared at the door, his expression was serious, his eyes were cold, and his gestures were calm, showing a kind of confidence. His name is Cui Lianxing, he is the grandson of the Cui family, he has been in the army in Shandong, after the Qinghe Army was handed over to Zhang Huan, he was transferred to Chang'an, responsible for the intelligence collection of Cui's family, he has about 30 people, all of them are strong in martial arts, and shrewd and capable.

He walked into the room. Bow down and salute, "Please command, the head of the house!" ”

Cui Yuan took a booklet from the table, handed it to him, and said, "This is some information about the assassination of the Zhang Mansion twenty days ago, and the clues are limited, but I hope you will find out the truth behind the scenes as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Cui Lianxing said a brief yes, took the booklet and left quickly.

Cui Yuan's eyes were solemn. He looked at the flickering candlelight and fell into deep thought again.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and the sky was falling with a light rain, and the air was hot and cool, but the pedestrians were hurrying, and it was soon time to close the door, and no one wanted to stay on the street any longer

Pingkangfang is still as lively as ever. Thousands of restaurants and brothels are still brightly lit and lively. Especially in the past few days, the news that the imperial court is going to open a system has spread all over the country. Although it was not held until the early autumn two months later, many anxious scholars had already arrived from all over the country, and everyone knew that this was the first imperial examination after the new emperor ascended the throne, and its importance was extraordinary.

The system is different from the regular course every year, there is no need for any application conditions, fishermen and farmers can participate, and there is no age limit, in order to select talents more comprehensively, but although the conditions are relaxed, most of the people who come to Beijing to take the examination are still ten years old, and the slight difference is that there are all age levels, both white-haired seventy-year-old men, and fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers.

Pingkangfang and Chongrenfang have the most inns, and most of the scholars who come to take the exam live in these two squares, in the drizzle, a carriage speeds past in front of Pingkangfang Jinyu Restaurant, and a mist stirs up behind the wheels, the people in the carriage do not seem to have come to drink and have fun, the carriage passes through one of the most prosperous green buildings, turns a corner in the fragrance of fat powder, and goes on a path, the road immediately becomes dark and silent, and after walking for a while, the carriage drives into a dark alley, where most of the people live are ordinary people.

At the end, the carriage finally stopped, and two sturdy men in black jumped down, and they slapped the door a few times rhythmically, and the door opened a crack, "Password!" The voice inside was fierce and vigilant.

"Eagles are miles away!" The two men in black gave the order, and then handed over the two silver glittering waist cards.

In a moment, the door opened, and the two men in black flashed into the courtyard, "Is the princess there?" One of them asked in a low voice.

"Don't call you a princess here, call Sanniang." The voices of the people in the courtyard were still very vicious.

"Yes! That Sanniang can be? We have brought the latest instructions from Mr. Mengyue. Although the tone of the black-clothed man was modest, when he mentioned the words Mr. Mengyue, there was a kind of arrogance that could not be concealed.

When the people in the courtyard heard Mr. Mengyue, their bodies shook suddenly, and their tones immediately became respectful, "Sanniang is in the inner courtyard, please come with me." The three of them walked briskly through a door, and their figures gradually disappeared into the misty night rain.