In Shangshu Province, the lights are on and off, the atmosphere is solemn, and as soon as the cold wind blows in, it seems to be condensed; The snow outside is cold, and the indoor is even more icy, since it was confirmed that there was a bloody case in Chen Liu, the eyes of the four people sitting in the middle have turned into daggers that can kill, cold and cold.

In order to compete for power and profit, Longyou Palace has reached a place where it despises the lives of the common people, and the new party, as an opponent, will no longer have the slightest mercy.

Pour! One side must fall, otherwise there will be no peace in this world!

Lin Xi's draft edict had not yet been written, and Zhang Dian said coldly: "Zizhong, add a sentence, Shang Qingren, the servant of Longyou's palace, conspired to obstruct the new policy, colluded with local rebels, and intended to incite rebellion in the world!" ”

Lin Xi nodded and continued to write.

The dark night outside the window, as dark as ink, feels that a night rain will fall at any time, and the thick clouds are pressed down low, as if the heaven and the earth will merge, making people's hearts heavy and breathless; Huang Lu suddenly asked, "Zhang Xianggong, who is in command of the forbidden army sent to Chenliu?" ”

"The commander of the Iron Cavalry is Guo An!" Zhang Dian raised his eyebrows and said: "Don't worry, Zeng Bu has just moved to the privy envoy, and he can't control Guo An." ”

Yang Yi flicked his sleeves and said: "Zhang Xianggong, this is not enough, not only can Zeng Bu not be allowed to control Guo An, Zhang Xianggong must let Guo An strictly seal Chen Liu, and try not to let the news be revealed, otherwise disgruntled people everywhere may look at the scenery and follow suit, and then the world will be turbulent, and the new policy can only be forced to interrupt." ”

"The old man has already ordered this matter to go on, but this itself is a conspiracy planned by others, we want to block the news, but I'm afraid it's difficult, only after everything is clear tomorrow, we will deal with this matter!"

Yang Yi understood what Zhang Duan meant, it was nothing more than to wait for the final blow to work, and then expose this conspiracy, and then return blood for blood, and use the most ruthless means to deter it.

At this moment, Lin Xi put his long pen aside, let out a long breath, and several people immediately stopped talking, and their eyes were all focused on the grass edict at once, which was written in thick ink, but it was destined to be red! Bloody red!

In the Longyou Palace, the lights were also on, and the Queen Mother kept pulling the Buddha beads in her hand, as if she was filled with lead in her heart, and finally couldn't help but open her eyes again, looked at Shang Qingren coldly and asked, "Qingren, didn't you say that it was today?" Why is there no news of Chen Liu's coming at this time? ”

Shang Qingren's heart was also up and down, and he was uneasy, so he had to smile and say: "The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry, the slaves have explained before, let them make the matter as big as possible, I'm afraid Qian Long wants to wait for the matter to get out of control before reporting ......"

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Xiang snorted coldly so frightened that Shang Qingren's heart trembled, his body was stiff, his head was lowered, and he didn't dare to say any more, so Empress Dowager Xiang reprimanded: "I'm afraid that the imperial army is about to arrive in Chenliu, and the news of his Qianlong has not yet come, do you still want to defend him?" Do you know that this matter is related to the safety of the Great Song Dynasty and the survival of the society, and that's how you do it? ”

"The Queen Mother is angry! The Queen Mother is angry! At this moment, the city gate has been closed, I am afraid that Zhang Dian and others controlled the city gate, so that the news could not be transmitted for a while, but the paper could not contain the fire after all, tomorrow the city gate opened, the government and the opposition must know that there was a big chaos in Chen Liu, the queen mother, even if it was late for one night, what matter, the chaos has been completed, and Zhang Dian and his gang can't play any tricks. ”

"I hope so!"

This explanation made the Empress Dowager Xiang feel a lot more at ease, since Zhang Dian and the others knew that there was a rebellion in Chenliu, and the army had been dispatched, it was of course reasonable to control the city gate, but Zhang Dian could not cover the sky with one hand after all, and the news would finally reach the capital tomorrow at the latest, and the Empress Dowager's face eased a little.

"Queen Mother, you better rest early! I'm afraid there will be a lot of big things to worry about tomorrow! ”

The inner palace has been locked, and it will be useless to wait any longer, so the Empress Dowager began to untie her clothes and go to bed under the service of Shang Qingren.

At this moment, a eunuch carrying a lantern hurried from the side of Baowen Pavilion, and the thick night made the lantern in his hand look like a ghost fire; As soon as he entered the scope of Longyou Palace, he immediately ran away, the swaying lantern illuminated his pale face, like a ghost traveling at night, as soon as he entered the inner hall, he shouted hoarsely: "Queen Mother, the big thing is not good, Zhang Dian and others have drafted an edict to abolish the Empress Dowager, together with Zhang Shiliang's confession, has been handed into the palace, the official family is reviewing, the Queen Mother ......."

"What?"

The Empress Dowager Xiang was shocked, lifted the brocade quilt and jumped out of bed, the speed was simply breathtaking, she didn't wear a coat, and ran out with her cloak scattered.

As he ran, he shouted bitterly: "Qingren, why don't you hurry up and inform Concubine Zhu, let Concubine Zhu go to Baowen quickly to stop the official's house, hurry!" ”

Longyou Palace was suddenly in chaos, the palace maid held the clothes, the eunuch chased after the lantern with a lantern, stumbled to the Queen Mother, and tried his best to run towards the Baowen Pavilion, slow for a moment, maybe the imperial seal will be covered on the edict, a little later, it may be the sky will fall apart!

On the side of Baowen Pavilion, Jiao Shou and Liu Ying hung their heads silently, holding their breath, not even daring to penetrate the atmosphere; The palace is routinely locked after nightfall, but in case of major events, the minister's recital can still be passed into the palace through a special small window, and once this urgent recital is handed in, it must be quickly sent to the emperor for approval.

At this moment, what Zhao Xu is holding in his hand is the confession and draft edict handed in by Zhang Dian and several people through the emergency channel, Zhang Shiliang's confession is clearly and unmistakably written, Chen Yan, the former Chongqing palace attendant, colluded with Sima Guang, Lu Dafang and others, and wanted to do something rebellious, and Zhang Shiliang's handwriting was on the confession.

And on the draft edict, the various crimes of the Empress Dowager Xuanren, one by one, one by one, aroused all the old hatred of Zhao Xu, he really hated Gao Tao and the Yuanyou party, these people not only ruined his father's new policy, but also put the basin on his head, and even said that he ruined his father's life's work.

These people have treated him as a marionette for nine years, from nine to eighteen years old, they have never seen him as an emperor, Gao Tao died and did not let go of power, none of the Yuan You ministers said half a word of justice for themselves, in their eyes, Gao Tao is the emperor, and he is just an ornament they use to block the mouth of the world.

remembered that Gao Tao scolded his mother unreasonably, and his mother kowtowed, and the scene of being helpless made Zhao Xu even more sad and angry.

And these people, after nine years of treating themselves as decorations, still want to abolish themselves!

Zhao Xu silently picked up the imperial seal, and his eyes fell on the grass edict with a heavy look, do you really want to cover it?

What kind of monstrous waves will the Great Song Dynasty set off with this cover...... Just when Zhao Xu was hesitating, a boiling voice came from outside the Baowen Pavilion, and the Queen Mother rushed into the hall in disheveled clothes, crying, and rushed to the imperial case to complain: "Official! How can you listen to slander and ignore the feelings of all the people of the world? When the Empress Dowager Xuanren was there, I served in Chongqing Palace every day, and the sun was on the sky, how could the Empress Dowager Xuanren ever have a last word?

At this moment, I have gone to bed, and I heard about this incident, which makes my heart palpitate endlessly, and my liver and intestines want to be broken, when the Empress Dowager Xuanren treated the official family very well, when the first emperor died, she repelled King Yong and King Cao, and insisted on establishing the official family as the emperor, but even the Empress Dowager Xuanren was ruthlessly chased after the abolition, it is better to give me a white silk directly, and the old body will hang this Baowen Pavilion is also clean......"

Xiang Empress Dowager's tears are raining down, she is not pretending, she is really palpitating, she is really sad; As soon as Zhao Xu's imperial seal was covered, it was no different from sentencing her to death, she cried loudly and complained endlessly, and the palace maids and eunuchs who came with her knelt on the ground, and wept endlessly, and the scene was miserable and panicked.

Empress Dowager Xiang's words not only failed to impress Zhao Xu, but made him even more disgusted: When you served Chongqing Palace every day, wouldn't it be clear to the eunuch Chen Yan who stole the national weapons for several months? Why don't you advise them? You are in cahoots with the Empress Dowager Xuanren, and you have repeatedly suppressed my mother, even if the Empress Dowager Xuanren has a last word, will you tell me?

To this day, you still use Queen Xuanren to press me? Judging from the behavior of the Empress Dowager Xuanren who did not give up her power until she died, she reprimanded King Yong and King Cao, and insisted on making her nine-year-old self the emperor, not because Xuanren was good to herself, but because she was young and easy to control, she had the opportunity to listen to the government; If she is really for my good, why didn't I remove the curtain and return to politics after my wedding? Why don't you let go until you die of illness?

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu's face was gloomy and abnormal, and he was about to open his mouth to let the Empress Dowager Xiang go back to the palace to rest, but a person stumbled into the palace.

I saw that Concubine Zhu was also disheveled, panicked, and cried as soon as she entered the hall: "Official! Empress Dowager Xuanren, she is your big mother! How can you chase her down to the ground? If you insist on doing this, how can I live......"

In the face of the Queen Mother's crying, Zhao Xu could turn a deaf ear, but in the face of his weak mother, Zhao Xu couldn't be ruthless.

Concubine Zhu has been cautious all her life, for fear that she will make a mistake and be talked about, now Zhao Xu wants to abolish the Empress Dowager Xuanren, and the Empress Dowager Xiang will inevitably be affected, how will people in the world think of her as a mother?

I don't have to say that she instigated her behind her back, letting her son chase after Xuanren and condemn the Queen Mother, so that she, a mother, can sit in the high position of the Queen Mother, if she really bears such a stigma, how can she have the face to live?

This is the concern in Concubine Zhu's heart, Zhao took care of her and cried one after another, and her heart slowly softened, she owed too much to this mother, how could she bear the stigma again?

When Empress Dowager Xiang saw such a situation, she cried a lot less, quietly stepped back, and let Concubine Zhu come forward, she knew in her heart that if there was anyone else in this world who could persuade Zhao Xu to change her mind, it was not Concubine Zhu!

As the saying goes, there must be something hateful about the poor!

And Concubine Zhu is such a poor person, she doesn't know the meaning of chasing Gao Taotao, she only knows that she can't let people talk nonsense; Gao Taotao and Xiang Tao treated her harshly at the beginning, she took it for granted, because Gao Taotao was a mother-in-law, and Xiang Dowager was an eldest woman.

She doesn't know that the essence of politics is life and death; She didn't understand what kind of bleak fate she would face once Zhao Zhao died; At this moment, she actually persuaded Zhao Xu with tears!

Zhao Xu, who was already a little hesitant and indecided, finally sighed gloomily, and burned the grass edict that chased Gao Gao in front of Concubine Zhu.

(To be continued)