Baoci Palace, the queen's dormitory.

On the top of the main hall, a woman in her thirties was dignified and in the middle, only to see her pearl crown and phoenix dress, born dignified and beautiful, with a solemn demeanor, and indeed had the posture of a mother in the world.

This person is the queen of the dynasty, Zheng, who is looking at a letter in front of the case, frowning slightly, thoughtful.

To the left of her stood a person, about fifty years old, dressed in court clothes, standing solemnly.

After a long time, Empress Zheng slowly raised her head, looked at the elderly official, and asked, "I don't know what my father wants?" ”

The old official was Zheng Shen, the father of the Zheng family, Zheng An's eldest son, and when he heard Empress Zheng's question, he said angrily: "The three mansions of Zhao, Wang, and Xie jointly suppressed my Zheng family, which is already too deceitful. That Zhao Hao is originally a clan identity, and my Zheng family is an official in-law, so it should be towards my Zheng family, but he tried his best to oppose my Zheng family and did not teach him a lesson, isn't it lawless? I have also heard that he has repeatedly given small favors to the people, making the people grateful to Dade, which is quite suspected of stealing public opinion, and it is necessary to guard against it. ”

Empress Zheng was silent for a long time, and then sighed slightly and said: "My family was born as a smuggler of salt, how can I compare to the Zhao family's clansmen, Wang, and Xie for hundreds of years?" My daughter heard that my Zheng family was already in one of the four major mansions in Jiangning, and she was unspeakably rich, so why not? It's nothing more than the grace of the saints, the daughter is blessed with holy grace, and the subjects of Jiangnan are all polite. Since my daughter is the queen, she should convince people with virtue, and when it comes to my family's affairs, she should avoid suspicion, how can she force herself to come out? ”

After speaking, she paused for a moment, and continued: "My daughter heard that her grandfather did not have a good reputation in Jiangnan, especially the rumor that he wanted to use Baizi as medicine to treat diseases, and it was even more notorious...... Fortunately, it did not arouse public outrage, otherwise what if it got out of control and reached the ears of the officials? ”

Zheng Shen was stunned and silent.

Empress Zheng's voice had become empty, and she said slowly: "Two brothers, it is enough to be rich like this...... The two nephews, in Jiangning, are not the right way, if they are both allowed to study in Taixue, they will be mixed with an official and a half-position in the future, and they can be regarded as having an explanation for the two brothers, as for other grievances and disputes...... After all, the daughter can't interfere, and I hope the father had better not interfere. ”

Zheng Shen opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything after all, so he had to retreat.

Empress Zheng, when Zhao Ji was the king of Duan, she served the Wang family together, and Zhao Ji was named a virtuous concubine after she ascended the throne, and then she was promoted to a concubine. Zheng's temperament is dignified, since entering the palace, he likes to read, and the chapters are well organized, and Zhao Ji likes her talent very much.

After the death of Queen Wang, Zhao Ji set up Zheng in October of the first year of Zhenghe, and later there were palace people to make crown clothes for her, Queen Zheng was well aware of the righteousness, when the treasury was not much, and the crown clothes were extravagant, so the palace people were ordered to reform the old crown when the concubine.

Although it started from the family of salt sellers, it is also a generation of virtuous queens after all, but it is only the shame of Jingkang, and the concubines of the Great Song Dynasty were all taken captive by the Jin people, which is not a good end, but it is a pity.

As for Zheng An and others, relying on the queen's shadow to bring disaster to Jiangnan, they were all carried out by blinding the queen, not Empress Zheng's original intention.

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Zheng Mansion, lobby.

The real power of the head of the Zheng Mansion finally fell on Zheng Qing's head, which made Zheng Qing a little proud of the spring breeze after his grandfather returned to the west.

It's just that the second brother Zheng Hong is not convinced after all, and Zheng Qing wants to do one or two big things to convince Zheng Hong.

Whether the direct cause of Zheng An's death is directly related to Zhao Hao is unknown, but Zhao Hao's case of breaking the Baizi medicine case made Zheng An's illness lose the chance to be cured, and the food shortage case caused the Zheng family to lose nearly one million Guan family wealth, which made the descendants of the Zheng family have long listed Zhao Hao as a thorn in their side.

In order to pull out Zhao Hao's thorn in the eye and shock Wang and Xie's family, Zheng Qing used all his strength. While repairing the book and rushing to the capital, he asked his uncle and the queen for help, and on the other hand, he ordered Yin Yi and the Yan Gang to chase and kill Zhao Hao with all their might.

In this way, even if Zhao Hao does not die, he has to be transferred to Bianjing and live a life like house arrest, and this life will be wasted, and he will no longer be able to fight against the Zheng family in Jiangning.

However, Zheng Qing at this moment was extremely unhappy and angry.

The Jiangnan Salt Gang founded by my grandfather, although there is a helper, it is actually under the orders of the head of the Zheng family. Unexpectedly, the Salt Gang shocked the black and white gangs in Jiangnan, known as the No. 1 gang in Jiangnan, but now they admit it.

Yin Yi died in battle, and the first hall master Chen Liang was also inexplicably cut off his head, and Li Yuan, the hall master who led people to intercept Zhao Hao, became the new gang leader, and he was in office for only seven or eight days.

However, what was standing in front of him at this moment was not Li Yuan, the leader of the Salt Gang, but Zhan Fei, the only remaining hall master among the original hall masters.

Zhanfei is a person with good martial arts, and he is old-fashioned, but he is not domineering enough, he is more than steady, and he does not have too much ambition, although he has always been well-behaved and trusted, but he is not the right person for the leader of the salt gang, so the Zheng family finally chose the more ambitious and ruthless Li Yuan as the gang leader.

"Overnight last night, the helmsman of the Salt Gang was almost wiped out...... this is the news that Zhanfei brought to Zheng Qing.

Zheng Qing heard it like a thunderbolt in the sky, and asked in a lost voice, "What about Gang Master Li?" ”

"Gang Leader Li also died in the line of duty......"

"Who is the people, so bold and reckless, could it be Mingjiao?" Zheng Qing was shocked and asked in a hissed voice.

"It's not a human, it's a demon, it's a demon...... Zhan Fei's eyes showed a look of horror, and he replied in a trembling voice, his whole body couldn't help but tremble, as if an evil ghost was rushing towards him.

Next, his voice was like a dream: "Cold fire...... Countless cold fires rushed in, and before you could respond, you would be killed...... The cold fire flew everywhere, breaking the brethren everywhere in the rudder one by one, and in less than two sticks of incense, most of the brethren were dead...... I was lucky enough to hide under the table and not be discovered, so I was able to escape. ”

"Gang Leader Li was besieged by five or six regiments of cold fire, and although he struggled to shoot down two regiments of cold fire, he still could not be spared...... All the brethren at the helm were killed in the line of duty, except for those who escaped as soon as possible......"

Zheng Qing was so shocked that a layer of goosebumps appeared on his back, and asked, "Can you see who the monster is?" ”

"The monster flew around like a flame, and the one that was shot down to the ground was also bright red, and it was impossible to see the appearance...... In the end, it all disappeared suddenly...... Even the monsters that fell to the ground disappeared......"

Zhanfei's voice was filled with fear: "The Zhao family is a child, and it is definitely not human...... On that day on Ruyi Street, a monster appeared inexplicably, and I am afraid it was also its doing...... The demon python that the old official encountered was no accident......"

Zheng Qing's face turned pale, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Zhanfei stiffened, snorted a few times, and continued: "The only way to do this is to ask the Zhao family for peace, otherwise...... Otherwise, we will all die and have no place to be buried, and although the Salt Gang brothers are brave, how can they fight with demons? ”

Zheng Qing suddenly became furious: "I should report to the official mansion, capture this demon, and burn him to death!" ”

Zhan Fei shook his head and sighed: "Everything is speculation, what evidence is there to prove that this is Zhao Gongzi's doing?" ”

Zheng Qing was speechless again.

At this moment, someone outside the door said: "Steward Li came back from the capital and asked to see the officials." ”

Zheng Qing's eyes suddenly lit up again, and he said urgently: "Come in quickly!" ”

The fat ball-like housekeeper Li, who looked like a dusty servant, saluted Zheng Qing and respectfully handed over a letter.

The Queen's handwritten letter!

Zheng Qing hurriedly opened the envelope, and after hurriedly browsing it, the light in his eyes dimmed again.

For a long time, Zheng Qingcai was like a defeated rooster: "Since the saints (Song's name for the queen) say so, let the Zhao family go...... Prepare a sedan chair, I want to visit Lord Fuzun. ”

PS: Sorry...... I went to Tiananmen Square yesterday for a walk, I was so tired that I wanted to come back and get angry for two chapters, but I ended up sleeping like a pig......