Since Li Hongjian of the country, the court meeting has been changed to be held only once every seven days, but this does not affect the civil and military officials in the court, every day through the square in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, when they go to their own government office, they can naturally see two small piles of black shadows, standing in the cold wind.

According to Jin Wuwei, who was on duty at night, on the first night of the Xuanzheng Hall Square, in the cold wind whistling, mixed with terrible screams and crying, it made people's scalp tingle, cold down the back, and even made people feel the wind gusting, as if they were in a hell full of ghosts.

But in the second half of the night, as the cold northwest wind became stronger and stronger, it gradually covered up the terrible screams, or perhaps because the two of them had no strength to shout, so in the second half of the night, it became a whimpering cry, which made the square of the Xuanzheng Hall seem to be walking in the wind.

Therefore, when the hundred officials went to their offices on the second day, they peeked at the two motionless heads with anxiety, and no one believed that the two people who had been devastated by the cold wind all night could still survive.

But at noon, when the warm sun hung high in the sky and the cold north wind gradually died down, in the ears of the hundred officials, there was a faint miserable cry from time to time.

Three days, a full three days later, when the hundred officials were accustomed to the two black and dusty stones in the square in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, and they were about to tell whether they were earth balls or heads, there was a sudden rush of footsteps in the square.

All the officials wanted to be shocked at the same time, and when they wanted to open the window and look out, they were stopped by Jin Wuwei, who appeared outside at some point.

All the officials of the three provinces and six ministries stayed in their own offices, and none of them knew what was going on outside.

It's just that when the sun is about to set and they are about to go home after a day's work of affairs, they walk in the wide square, and when their eyes unconsciously sneak a glance over there, they see that the familiar head has disappeared, and the original place has been replaced with a tree the thickness of two arms, planted there.

No one knows whether Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi are dead or alive, and no one knows whether the bodies of two people are buried under the two trees that suddenly appeared in the empty Xuanzheng Hall Square, which were used as fertilizer for the trees.

However, the more such a result without a definite answer, the more it can make the officials of the DPRK and China uneasy, and the more it can serve as a warning to set an example.

People tend to be afraid of the unknown, but what is even more terrifying is that people will think about the outcome of things more harshly and mysteriously before they get a definite answer. Even after adding their own wild imagination and secretly discussing each other, the result will become more and more terrifying.

So the next day, many courtiers asked for leave, for the simple reason that they had nightmares at night, three dreams and three startles, and they had not recovered after excessive shock.

And all the officials who did not come to the court, naturally they did not have to wait for Li Hong's orders, and they were written down by the Huangmen squire, these people in Li Hong's view, if they are either too weak in psychological quality, or they are ghosts and flatterers.

Therefore, this list soon came into Li Hong's hands, and even Li Zhi and Wu Mei in the Zichen Hall also had such a list in their hands.

Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi, who were buried in the soil and frozen for three days, naturally it was impossible to resist the cold winter, and the northwest wind was like a knife, which had already taken away the lives of the two of them when the next night came.

It's just that because of the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no matter whether people are dead or alive, they must be buried for three full days, so on the third day, after Jin Wuwei took control of the entire Xuanzheng Palace, and forbade them to peep, he quickly loaded the two upright and hard corpses into the carriage and returned them to their respective families.

In the face of the two intact corpses, the family members were still moved to cry bitterly, while lying on the corpses and crying, they thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness.

Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and in this era, it is naturally also vividly embodied, even if a person is dead, as long as the body is intact, in the eyes of the family, it is already the royal family who is particularly kind to them.

But this result was deliberately concealed by Li Hong, except for Jin Wuwei, who participated that day, and the limited palace people who saw the results, no one could see clearly what happened on this day, in just a quarter of an hour.

Even Li Zhi and Wu Mei, although they paid attention to every move in front of the Xuanzheng Palace for the past two days, in their opinion, the truth was quickly hidden by Jin Wuwei in the blink of an eye, and then they made an ambiguous result that people can imagine at will.

"Back to Your Majesty and the Queen, there are many rumors now, the Jin Wuwei of that day were all transferred away by His Royal Highness the Prince, and even those palace people are all from the East Palace of His Royal Highness the Prince." Wang Lou respectfully faced the curiosity of Li Zhi and Wu Mei, and said cautiously.

Because of that day, due to a small negligence on his part, he and Hanaji also missed the real truth.

"From this point of view, those so-called Jin Wuwei, I'm afraid it's not Jin Wuwei, I'm afraid it's his Li Hong's Central Army, pretending to be Jin Wuwei, there is no need to send someone to investigate, this matter, obviously Li Hong doesn't want to let the court have a clear result." Wu Mei lazily stopped, and Li Zhi signaled to Hua Ji, who went to Jin Wuwei to find out the truth, and said.

"Could it really be chopped up by Li Hong and buried under those two trees?" Li Zhi looked a little dissatisfied, although it was said that this Daming Palace was still the previous Taiji Palace, and there were countless dead people, but if there were two dead people blatantly buried in the square in front of the Xuanzheng Palace, it would be a little too unlucky, too much to collide with the majesty of the royal family.

Wu Mei thought about Li Hong's intentions, listened to Li Zhi's words in her ears, involuntarily glanced at him, and continued to say lazily: "He only has a quarter of an hour, if he wants to chop people up, he has to dig people out first, and then clean the blood stains after chopping them up, is this quarter of an hour enough?" ”

"Then it is possible that they were chopped into several large pieces and buried under the tree, because according to the news inquired by Hua Jiduo, when the ministers returned home that day, they could smell some blood from time to time." Li Zhi said more seriously.

Wu Mei shook her head thoughtfully, and then slowly said: "With Li Hong's character, I'm afraid he won't do this, he is doing this now, I'm afraid he wants to cover up, deliberately leave people a space for reverie, and then use this to punish those in the court who have ghosts in their hearts, or this list, can the Huangmen squire be so meticulous as this time?" ”

"Punishment? Everyone has been punished by him, and who else is he punishing? "Li Zhi's brain has recently begun to lack roots again.

"It's okay, you can think whatever you want, but the concubine dares to bet with you, under those two trees, there will definitely be no dirt, you can rest assured, and in the court, I am afraid that there are many people who have already guessed Li Hong's intentions, but now they can only know it by themselves, and they can't tell outsiders about it. Therefore, in order to keep Li Hong secret, the concubine will naturally not explain to you anymore. Wu Mei raised her eyebrows, stood up with a hint of arrogance and said.

is in her fifties, still maintained as if she was in her thirties, her slender and fair neck is still shining with white jade, and her tall figure is a little plump over the years, but she is still exquisite, and she is still proud of her capital, and it is also the pride that Li Zhi is still obsessed with.

Now the two have a lot of leisure time, so guessing Li Hong's decision-making every time in the court, or guessing the reason why Li Hong disposed of a certain matter, has become another way for the emperor and queen to spend time in addition to chess and mahjong.

And this, naturally, is the two of them, because two small officials from the sixth grade can also discuss the reason for an afternoon.

Di Renjie hurried to the Chongwen Hall of the East Palace, and after entering the Chongwen Palace, it was immediately like entering a world where the seasons were like spring.

The first day will soon arrive, and now the Chang'an City Political Workshop, as well as the inns, post houses and other places in Chang'an City, have already poured in a large number of people from foreign countries.

Since Zong Chuke met His Royal Highness the Prince who was only ten years old in Zhongnan Mountain, the whole person's career began to be in a state of steady progress, first from a five-grade county order to the position of the governor of Jingzhao Mansion from the third-grade, and then after a few years of tempering, he has been promoted to the right servant of Shangshu Province in the first two years, and has become a member of the court from the second grade.

And when he left the post of governor of Jingzhao Mansion, he naturally planned for His Royal Highness the Prince to be the next governor of Jingzhao Mansion, which is now, Ren Zhigu, who is also in the study of His Royal Highness the Prince of Chongwen Palace.

When Di Renjie entered the prince's study in the Chongwen Palace, he saw at a glance the figure of His Royal Highness the Prince, Li Hong, who was looking at the recitals behind the desk that was wide enough to be called a bed, and on the left and right sides of the "bed", there were naturally several thick stacks of recitals, and it was about to bury His Royal Highness the Prince's tall figure in it.

Walking on the thick and luxurious Persian carpet, the feeling of stepping on the clouds under your feet gives people a fluttering and soft feeling.

Several groups of sofas for courtiers to sit on are placed not far in front of the desk, and on the walls around the study, there are naturally some famous calligraphy and paintings, and there are also some green leaves and flowers that are not common in winter.

On the whole, the whole study is not cumbersome, but it seems a little too concise and clear, but it is also in line with the consistent character and style of His Royal Highness the Prince.