Daming Palace, Yanying Palace.

Li Ang sat on the dragon chair like a clay puppet, and he looked at the empty court with empty eyes, and his heart was like ashes for a while.

Three days have passed since the palace change on the 21st, and the bloodstains on the jade steps of Hanyuan Hall and the corpses of the two provinces under the Zhongshu Gate have been cleaned up. Visible wounds are easy to clean, but what about invisible wounds? Can you forget it? In the past few days, as soon as Li Ang closed his eyes, there would be groups of bloody corpses shaking in front of him, including ministers who had died unjustly in prison, Jin Wushu who had been slaughtered, but more eunuchs who had died unexpectedly. One by one, they cried and grabbed the ground, screaming angrily and running to themselves to ask for their lives.

"Your Majesty." Qiu Shiliang, who was standing in front of His Majesty Dan, suddenly came out of class to speak, and Li Ang couldn't help but shudder.

"Is there something wrong with Aiqing?"

"This is the list of meritorious generals who have fought the rebellion drawn up by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials, please take a look at it Your Majesty."

The eunuch Li Haogu took the roster and held it to His Majesty, Li Ang took the roster with trembling hands, as he expected, the list was full of Qiu Yu's private individuals, and there was a name that was dazzling: Yang Hao. "It's really him, he's really that undercover agent!" Li Ang's lips trembled violently, and his heart ached like a river and a sea: I rely on you as a sibling, you can betray me.

"Your Majesty, please take a look-" Seeing that Li Ang didn't respond for a long time, Qiu Shiliang dragged out his voice and urged.

"Just do what Aiqing wants." Leon's voice was hoarse and choked.

"Your Majesty, this roster was drawn up by the Ministry of War in conjunction with the Ministry of Officials, and has nothing to do with the ministers." Qiu Shiliang corrected loudly.

"Oh, then, let's do it according to the meaning of the two parts." Leon waved his hand tiredly.

"Your Majesty—" Some of the courtiers wept loudly, and the two ironclad guards rushed forward viciously and dragged the weeping minister out of the hall. The other ministers were silent when they saw it, and no one dared to say a word.

Yu Hongzhi took two steps forward and said: "Your Majesty, Jin Wuwei General Han Yue participated in the conspiracy to rebel and abscond, Jin Wuwei has no leader, a plate of scattered sand, no one patrols at night, no one is on duty during the day, evil is rampant in Beijing, and the people are miserable. The minister asks His Majesty to appoint a loyal and capable minister to take over Jin Wuwei as soon as possible, so as to relieve the suffering of the people. ”

"Oh," Li Ang was shocked, this was indeed an urgent matter, and he asked Yu Hongzhi: "Is there a suitable candidate for Aiqing?" ”

"Si Nong Shaoqing's use in autumn can take on this role."

"What does Qiu Aiqing think?" Li Ang's casual questioning is actually very interesting.

Si Nong Shaoqing's use of autumn is Yu Hongzhi's dead party, and it is obvious that Yu Hongzhi wants to use autumn to control Jin Wuwei. Li Ang's intention of kicking the ball to Qiu Shiliang was to use this incident to test whether the two were reconciled, and if the two turned against each other because of this, it would naturally be better.

"The person recommended by the Fish Protector Army thinks it is extremely appropriate." Qiu Shiliang replied very cheerfully. This made Leon feel a frustration.

"The minister still has something to do." Yu Hongzhi didn't expect Qiu Shiliang to agree so happily, he decided to repay the favor, "The two guards of the golden knife and the dragon rider participated in the rebellion this time, and the minister asked His Majesty to immediately issue an order to remove the two guards, and choose a loyal and capable person to escort him." After Yu Hongzhi finished speaking, he added: "Qianniuwei is gloomy, and the minister thinks that it can no longer be used." ”

Li Ang sighed in his heart, he had already thought of this result. The performance of the golden knife and dragon rider who are his confidants in this palace change is really disappointing.

"Quasi-music, immediately issued an order to remove the golden sword and dragon cavalry guards, and the generals and schools under them are not allowed to enter the palace again, as for who to choose to escort with Luan. The two Aiqing will think about it. After Li Ang said these words, he pinched his eyebrows with his hand, showing a tired face.

Seeing this, Li Haogu shouted in a sharp voice: "If there is something to do, play early, and retreat if there is nothing." ”

There was silence in the court, and Qiu Shiliang and Yu Hongzhi were ready to leave.

"Retreat!" Li Haogu screamed, and the ministers withdrew from the hall in order.

Li Ang, who had been sitting upright, suddenly looked abrupt, and his body shook and almost fell off the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty is tired, help Your Majesty to go back to the Taiji Hall to rest." Li Haogu coldly instructed the few little eunuchs around him, but he himself stood motionless with his hands crossed.

……

The Yuhua Pavilion was as soft as spring, and Concubine Yang stood in front of the window staring at the cold liquid pool. She'd been standing there for an hour. After the palace change, the Daming Palace was noisy, and everyone was trembling and surviving. Li Ang hadn't been to Yuhua Pavilion for three days, and Concubine Yang felt that the sky was about to fall.

A man's nature is to be amorous and inattentive, and when they are most proud, his heart can fit into the women of the whole world, pretending to be your affection, pretending to be your love, pretending to be your flowery face, pretending to be your smile and hatred......

It's all floating clouds that have passed away, and there is really nothing to boast about. Only when he is most frustrated, the woman who can stay by his side is what he values the most. It's a pity that this person is not himself!

The palace maid who was mixing incense opened a spice box with red sandalwood inlaid with gold silk flowers and birds, took out a piece of purple and black spices and put it into the beast gold incense burner, and an intoxicating aroma suddenly diffused.

"What do you smoke?" Concubine Yang immediately smelled that this was a new spice.

"Hui Niangniang, this is Tianzhu Luotuo incense." The palace maid replied respectfully, and added another sentence after speaking, "It was just sent by His Royal Highness King An." ”

"Bastard!" When Concubine Yang heard the word "King An", she was immediately angry. She snatched the gold-painted incense box from the palace maid's hand and slammed it to the ground, and stomped on it a few more times. shouted and scolded the palace maid: "You dare to take this kind of messy thing back, do you listen to what I said?" ”

The more she talked, the more angry she became, and she picked up the jade ruyi on the table and was about to smash the incense burner. The palace maids were startled, that jade Ruyi was a gift from the current emperor, how could it be smashed?

Several palace maids stepped forward to dissuade them together, and Concubine Yang, who was red-eyed, crackled and beat the palace maids, and the palace maids all shrunk their necks and endured silently, dodging at this time would only provoke her to lose more temper.

Someone at the door reported: "Niangniang, Xiao Wu's father-in-law is here." ”

Li Ang had two eunuchs surnamed Wu around him, and in order to distinguish them, the palace maids called the older Wu Houyun Wu Gonggong, and the younger Wu Chengyuan called the little Wu Gonggong.

Concubine Yang suddenly stopped when she heard this, she rushed to the bronze mirror to straighten her sideburns, straighten her dress, and pinch her face, then turned around and said, "Please let him in." ”

A ten-year-old little eunuch walked in with low eyebrows, finished saluting, and said: "Your Majesty feels a little tired after sitting in the court and goes back to the Taiji Palace, Your Majesty says thank you for the kindness of Niangniang, and then come over to taste the venison roasted by Niangniang when you are free." ”

"Oh, that's right." Concubine Yang couldn't hide her frustration, and she waved her hand to drive the palace maids out. asked Wu Chengyuan in a low voice: "Is Your Majesty resting in the Taiji Hall these days?" ”

Wu Chengyuan guessed what she meant, and replied: "Your Majesty didn't go anywhere, so he rested in the Taiji Palace." ”

"Oh," Concubine Yang felt a little comforted in her heart.

"But ......" Wu Chengyuan suddenly changed his words, his face showed embarrassment, and he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Concubine Yang sneered secretly, Tingting stood up curly, took a beautiful jewelry box from the dresser, lifted the lid, and there was a pair of jade bracelets on the yellow satin lining, she smiled and said to Wu Chengyuan: "This pair of bracelets is too big, my hands are small, and I always take them off when I wear them on my wrist." You can bring it to you for me. "Wanrong is a palace maid, and she has formed a godbrother and sister with Wu Chengyuan, and she is very close to each other on weekdays. Wu Chengyuan happily took the bracelet and kowtowed again and again to thank him.

Concubine Yang sighed slightly, "I also know that asking this kind of thing makes you embarrassed, but Your Majesty hasn't come to me for a few days, and my heart is always empty." ”

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that Wang Zhaorong went to the Taiji Hall last night, played a game of chess with His Majesty and talked for a while, but it was just over an hour." Wu Chengyuan raised his head quietly, Concubine Yang's face was cloudy, and a look of jealousy shot out of her eyes.

Wu Chengyuan sneered in his heart, and then said: "But then Wang Zhaorong left again, and the slaves and maids were all waiting beside him, and it seemed that they were just talking." ”

When Concubine Yang heard this, her face soothed slightly. Wu Chengyuan smiled secretly in his heart, and deliberately teased her again: "Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs these days, and I haven't summoned the concubines for a long time." His Majesty didn't want to see Wang Zhaorong at first last night, but as he spoke, His Majesty's interest improved, and he talked and laughed with Wang Zhaorong when he played chess. Although he didn't stay overnight, when he left, His Majesty held Wang Zhaorong's hand for a long time and refused to let go, and there was clearly a look of reluctance in his eyes....... ”

"Don't say it!" Concubine Yang suddenly screamed out of frustration, and her face turned red with shame. Wu Chengyuan pursed his lips and smiled, hurriedly picked up the jewelry box, said "slave and maid retire", and hurriedly slipped away.

The palace maids guarding the door didn't know what was going on, so they rushed in together, only to see that Concubine Yang's red eyes were a murderous aura that they had never seen before. The crowd stood with their hands down, and no one dared to say anything.

Concubine Yang also felt that she shouldn't be so out of shape in front of the palace maids, she stood in front of the bronze mirror, closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, repeating it a few times, and her mind calmed down a lot. Then she carefully rubbed her red and hot face, and slowly spit out the depression, bitterness, jealousy, and grievances.

When she turned around again, her beautiful face was as calm as ever, and she even had a hint of a smile, "Put away the spices that King An gave you, and see if there are any things to send back to Princess An." The number of rites cannot be abolished. ”

……

Yang Hao still hasn't figured out where he offended Li Xun and made him think that he was an unreliable waver. It is conceivable that if Li Xun gains power in this palace change, he will never be able to get out of the gloomy and terrifying dungeon behind the Zichen Palace. After being imprisoned in the dungeon for a whole day, at dusk, the Shence army soldiers woke him up with a scoop of cold water, and he was honorably released from prison as a loyal minister persecuted by Li Xun.

At this moment, although the shouting and killing of Daming Palace has stopped, the internal purge has just begun, and a large number of eunuchs and palace maids have been executed under the hat of traitor.

The soldiers of the Divine Strategy Army who killed the red eyes took the distance from Li Xun as the only criterion for distinguishing loyalty and traitor. Standing on Li Xun's side is a traitorous minister, and vice versa is a loyal minister. On the one hand, Qiu Shiliang and Yu Hongzhi used the most severe means to crack down on Li Xunji's comrades, and on the other hand, they were busy using the palace to purge the courtiers and install cronies. Wu Chen is in charge of the work of winning people's hearts, and people like Yang Hao who were persecuted by Li Xun are the targets of his wooing.

It is reasonable to be escorted home from Daming Palace, and then the Xining Marquis Mansion is protected by the Shence Army. Li Futuo heard the news from the Ministry of War that he would be regarded as a meritorious person and promoted to the post of soldier and horse envoy of Hengsai Town of the Tiande Army. It is undoubtedly a relief to be able to leave this suffocating place.

However, when the Ministry of War was officially lowered, the official position was changed to Zuo Shence Army Qipinzan Military Cadet. Captain Zan of the Zuo Shence Army was the general in charge of the prison in the Left Army, and had the power to picket treacherous people. In this special period, the power held by Captain Qipinzan is unimaginable.

"This is the cusp." Although Yang Hao couldn't guess the specific intentions of Qiu Shiliang and Wu Chen, at such a sensitive moment, he pushed himself to such a position, and he was definitely not well-intentioned. However, if he insists on not going to work, if he angers them and is accused of rebellion, his whole family will inevitably be imprisoned. How can you be a man without responsibility in the world? Yang Hao secretly made up his mind that there was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, and he would also break through.