In the early summer of the eighth year of the Xiyuan Dynasty, many people in Shangjing still remember the turmoil on the night of the eighth day of the fifth lunar month.

After many years, they all still remember that night's firelight and iron armor, that night's shouting and fighting, that night's blood flowed like a river, that night, many homes in Shangjing City were razed to the ground by the fire, and there were no bones. Many of them were important ministers of the imperial court, and even the century-old noble clan or the noble clan did not escape the catastrophe of that night.

And among these many victims is also the regent who leans towards the government and the opposition. It's just that the regent's luck is better than others, although the regent's palace has also been attacked and vandalized, and everyone in the palace has suffered countless deaths and injuries, including many innocent women in the backyard, which shows that the perpetrators are cruel and tyrannical. It is reported that the Regent's palace was in flames that night, and the Assassins rushed in one by one, shouting for killing until dawn. The huge Regent's Mansion was destroyed, and after dawn, someone in the palace carried the corpse out, and it is said that the body was carried until the evening. I heard that although the regent was also injured that night, fortunately he did not worry about his life.

On the second day of the disaster, the regent, who had been absent for several days, finally dragged his injured body to the court.

The atmosphere in the court is particularly sluggish and weird, and the number of courtiers who come to the court today is about one-third less than in the past, including the prime minister of Zongzhengming, who has been very favored recently.

Although He Zhizhou's face was pale and haggard, as soon as he stood there, the little emperor on the throne suddenly turned pale, and the fingers that were clutching the armrests of the dragon chair were tightly twisted, as if the white knuckles were about to break in the next moment.

The little emperor's pale face was filled with deep fear and despair.

Especially when his eyes looked at the outside of the hall expectantly countless times, but there was never a figure of the person he wanted to see outside the hall, the little emperor knew that this time he had failed miserably.

There were so many people in the Ming and Ming dynasties, but there was silence at this time, as if there was no one. Everyone, including the little emperor, didn't even dare to come out in front of such a pale and graceful regent.

Anyone knows what happened last night. But among them, only those who understand know what happened last night. And those who still don't understand it have secretly guessed many times in their hearts, that is, they don't know the exact situation, just looking at the regent's absence for several days and suddenly coming to the court again, they know that the events of last night must be inseparable from him.

"Your Majesty, the hour is not early, do you want to continue to wait?" In the silence, the regent's usual cold and arrogant tone rang out unhurriedly.

The little emperor listened to He Zhizhou's mocking tone, and his thin body wrapped in a dragon robe trembled unconsciously. He bit his lip, barely stabilized his mind, and pretended to speak calmly: "Uncle Wang, what happened last night?" This morning, I received news that many important ministers in the Taoist Dynasty and Uncle Wang's mansion had been attacked by unknown people. I was very shocked and angry when I heard this, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, under the roots of the imperial city, or an important minister of the imperial court, how could someone kill him overnight? Even the prime minister of the sect ...... Prime Minister Zong is always gentle, and he cares about the people of Jiangshan Sheji Dawn, how can such a good official dare to kill him like this! Uncle Wang, you must find out about this matter, so that you can sacrifice the heroic souls of the courtiers who died last night! ”

He Zhizhou looked solemn, his eyes were like sharp blades and looked straight at the little emperor, "What the emperor said is extremely true, the murderers recklessly harvest human lives, and the blade refers to, except for the king's mansion, no one in the other people's mansions is alive." It can be seen that the murderer is cruel, and those who are killed are all important ministers of the court. Now the people of the DPRK and China are panicking, and if this matter is not investigated, I am afraid that all the ministers present here will also have trouble day and night. ”

All the courtiers nodded in their hearts, but no, this head was pinned to the waistband of their trousers, for fear that one would accidentally fall off. It doesn't matter if his head falls off, but the whole family also dies with no place to be buried, just like those courtiers who disappeared inexplicably last night...... Thinking of this, the courtiers couldn't help but bury their heads lower.

However, the courtiers of the regent faction, who firmly supported the regent, swept away the bad luck of being ridiculed and ridiculed in the past, and they were all in good spirits, of course, their hearts were full of joy, but they did not dare to bring it out on their faces.

After the death of so many people, you still have to do a lot of work to save face. Fortunately, they chose the regent at the beginning, but fortunately, this time, the regent won the little emperor without any suspense, and the future of them in the future is naturally very good!

"That's what Uncle Wang said." The little emperor's buttocks moved uneasily on the dragon chair, and he tentatively said with a more respectful and cautious attitude than usual: "I don't know where Uncle Wang plans to start investigating?" ”

"There's no need to check, this king already knows who the murderer is." The corners of He Zhizhou's lips hooked coldly, and the phoenix eyes that forced him to look at the little emperor were full of ridicule, "Prime Minister Zong Zhengming has bad intentions, colluding with people in the rivers and lakes to plot to assassinate this king and important ministers in the court, the evidence is conclusive, there is more than enough to die, this king has ordered the strangulation of Prime Minister Zong." As for the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the king has ordered all of them to be imprisoned and awaiting His Majesty's disposal. ”

The little emperor couldn't help but let out a small "ah", cold sweat trickled down, and soon sweat soaked his back. He couldn't imagine why such a strict plan would end in failure and cost Zong Zhengming's life.

The back hand left by Zong Zhengming was among the imperial doctors who left behind after visiting the patient that day. They all knew that He Zhizhou would never use the imperial doctors they had sent, so among the seven or eight imperial doctors, only one person they arranged was mixed in, and the purpose of this person was not to assassinate He Zhizhou directly, but to wait for the opportunity to approach and coerce the imperial doctor Liu who was deeply trusted by He Zhizhou in the palace. Things really went well, Imperial Doctor Liu got his hands on it, and the palace should send a signal, just waiting for the inside and outside to catch all the people in the palace, but they didn't expect the sudden change.

In order to be on the safe side, the little emperor transferred more than half of the silver guards around Zong Zhengming to the regent palace in the form of assassins, and gave the order to kill them. Unexpectedly, not only did He Zhizhou not die, but the silver armor guard folded in the palace, and even Zong Zhengming and those courtiers who were obviously inclined to him these days were wiped out overnight.

It was not easy for him to cultivate a cronie, and he used it at the right time, but he was strangled by He Zhizhou so easily. The little emperor is unwilling, but what can he do if he is unwilling? Even the silver-armored guard he sent to Zong Zhengming couldn't protect him, which shows how amazing the strength behind He Zhizhou is!

He also understood that He Zhizhou didn't fall for their plan at all, he just calculated it, and used the news of fake death to trick them into making a move, and then, through this incident, quickly and ruthlessly eliminated all the dissidents, and pushed all of them on Zong Zhengming's head, because the regent palace was indeed attacked, and the regent was indeed injured. This time, the regent used his hand with Zong Zhengming, but he gave him a slap in the face!

The little emperor remembered that when he heard the news that He Zhizhou had died last night, he was ecstatic, and he was overjoyed. He also fantasized that from now on, no one would be in charge of the government, and no one would be able to make him afraid, and he would be able to be a peerless and wise emperor, create a more brilliant era than Taizu, and even dominate the world in the future, so that the bright prospects of all nations coming to the dynasty would be excited, so he couldn't sleep with excitement.

However, the news that reached him before the early hours of the morning had turned all his beautiful imaginations into ashes!

He has worked hard for so long, planned for so long, and thought that his plan was foolproof, in He Zhizhou's eyes, is it like watching a jumping clown jumping meaninglessly, and then when he was most proud, he gave him a fatal blow, completely ruining his self-confidence and the little prestige that he had built up with great difficulty?

"Your Majesty, the family of the criminal minister Zong Zhengming is still waiting for Your Majesty's execution." He Zhizhou looked at the little emperor who was restless in a cold sweat, and reminded him again.

The little emperor didn't even have the courage to look at He Zhizhou at this time, his bloodless lips moved a few times, and finally waved his hand weakly, "Everything, but it's up to Uncle Wang to decide." ”

He lost this game, and it was almost all of his power that folded in. Even if he doesn't give up and doesn't give up, how can he find a courtier like Zong Zhengming who is as well-planned as Zong Zhengming? Presumably, through the regent's thunderous tactics this time, those courtiers who were originally neutral will all be biased to He Zhizhou's camp.

The little emperor was a little disheartened, but he couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately, the silver armor guard beside him was not transferred out. As long as they are still there, He Zhizhou will always be afraid of two points, and he will not dare to send someone to kill him if he fights with open fire.

He has been a puppet emperor for so many years, and he knows very well that he should clamp his tail and be a man now, and he can't provoke the murderous demon star of He Zhizhou again!

I just hope that the demon star will not be able to find the jade seal for the rest of his life, even if he is a puppet emperor, it is better than losing his life and having nothing.

He Zhizhou nodded when he heard this, then turned to face the courtiers, and said lightly: "Zong Zhengming has ill intentions and evil intentions, and assassinated the king and many courtiers, the crime is unforgivable, and the nine clans should be punished!" Someone will immediately escort all the sinners in the nine clans of Zong Zhengming to the case, and they will be beheaded after the autumn! ”

He Zhizhou gave an order without hurry, but word by word, it was like a thunderbolt, so that everyone knelt down involuntarily, kowtowed and said in unison: "The prince is wise!" ”

They keep saying that it is not His Majesty who is wise, but the prince who is wise! Everyone knows that the little emperor is gone.

Zong Zhengming is a royalist party with a clear banner, but now not only Zong Zhengming has ended up in a different place, but even the Zong clan, those innocent women and children are young, and the emperor doesn't even dare to protect them!

This move fell in the eyes of everyone, and it was really chilling.

Since then, with Zong Zhengming's experience, who else dares to support the little emperor without fear of death?

In this game, He Zhizhou won quite beautifully with the hands of the little emperor and Zong Zhengming.