"Okay, Wu Zheng, are you the emperor and the king of Luoyang in the past? Could it be that my Great Wu Huo Dynasty will lose in the battle for the prince? Empress Dowager Jing said sharply while leaning over to Wu Zheng.

"A lesson from the past, I hope Your Majesty will think twice about the country!" Wu Zheng ignored the words of the Empress Dowager and admonished directly.

I only heard the "plop" He knelt on the ground and added: "Your Majesty, if what I say is not in line with history, the minister is willing to apologize to the emperor with death, and the queen mother's actions are indeed not a clear move." ”

As he spoke, his voice was low, and no one could hear the last words.

……

If it weren't for the princess of Changle County who solved the predicament in time at a critical juncture, how could the queen mother, who was about to explode that day, let go of this subordinate who dared to directly attack her authority?

The result of that banquet was that the emperor issued two edicts in a row, the first of which was to exempt Huo Yong from the Hajj and all powers in Beijing, and he was demoted to Luoyang, and he was not allowed to enter Beijing during his lifetime; The second way is to canonize Li Ji's son Huo Zhi as the crown prince and break Huo Yong's dream of coveting the prince.

Since then, Wu Zheng has often accompanied the emperor. Whether it was a hunting trip or a southern tour of the Nanjiang River, Huo Gang had to pull Wu Zheng up, and he also privately worshipped Wu Zheng as his own master. Whenever there is a major change or Dafa in the court, he must first ask Wu Zheng's intentions. Under the court, there seems to be no distinction between them and ministers. Huo Gang also often feels, "Win the hearts of the people in the world and protect the people, and the country and the people will be safe; Listen to the words and do good deeds, and Dawu will prosper. I have a sign, such as a mirror, every time I encounter something difficult to decide, ask the mirror? ”

He still clearly remembers that after the banquet that day, Prime Minister Zuo Zhou Zhi waited for Wu Zheng in front of Sima Palace. Zhou Zhi was sincerely appreciative of Wu Zheng's courage and courage today, and invited him to board his own car and make an appointment to work together to smear Wu's liver. While the two colleagues were talking about their interests, a sharp sword swirled and struck the groom in the neck.

Four years later, Wu Zheng once again won the emperor's admiration for his extensive wisdom and firm stance.

Under the calm surface of the Great Wu Dynasty, in fact, the ministers are ambitious, especially Huo Yong, although he has been demoted to live in Luoyang, Xiyue for a long time, but Changjun has never had his bottom line, but whenever there is any wind and grass in the court, even if Changjun comes to report when the secret report comes, Huo Yong will run out with clothes and shoes without wearing.

Yang Tian was once the son of Yang Guang, and Yang Guang was under Huo Yong. Although Yang Guang and Yang Tian are father and son, Yang Tianzhi's temperament is just the opposite of his father, when Yang Guang raised the army to the county, Yang Tian was also the deputy marshal, but in the end, the Great Wu Imperial Court won the whole picture, one of the important reasons was that Yang Tian rebelled against his father's will and secretly sent someone to send a letter to Huo Gang. Therefore, after Da Wu rebelled against Yang Guang, although they were like siblings, their father was killed, and their son was named a lieutenant by his father and stayed in Beijing to work.

Yang Tian secretly made friends with Huo Yong in private, Huo Yong wanted to protect the country in order to chaos, so he actually married his daughter who was 18 years younger than Yang Tian to him, and Huo Yong also knew that his daughter was unwilling in his heart, but this was also his only hole card in the end.

From the day Yang Tian rebelled against Yang Guang, Huo Yong knew from the bottom of his heart that this person was not a gentleman, but a villain among villains. Anyone who had a good personal relationship before, who would dare to mention the word Huo Yong in Changjun now, but the only one who still remembers him is this wolf in sheep's clothing-Yang Tian. But no matter what, after all, Yang Tian is still his son-in-law.

……

Both the government and the opposition knew very well that Yang Tian was manipulated by Huo Yongzhi, including the arrow that pierced Wu Zheng, which was also planned by Huo Yongzhi.

And the government and the opposition, hundreds of officials and the emperor, in the past four years, everyone has been reluctant to support Jing Ji as the queen. She is stingy, mean, bitter and impetuous, and she is in the palace all day long, either counting down the minister, or finding fault with the palace maid, without a little motherly demeanor. But Yang Tian wanted to go to that winter morning full of taste, and he didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick enough to advise the emperor to quickly establish Jing Ji as the queen, and the emperor knew that how could a rude person like Yang Tian have such an idea? Then he pointed his head at the king of Luoyang, and when he heard the name Huo Yong, the emperor was furious, and despite the dissuasion of Wu Zheng and the empress dowager, he wanted to abolish the crown prince Huo Yong and set up Huo Wu, the king of Hui, as the crown prince.

Wu Zheng knew that if Jing Ji could not be favored, the position of Prince Huo Yong would be lost sooner or later, and the canonization of Huo Wu was a matter of today and tomorrow, so he stood with the emperor almost without thinking. He knows very well that if he doesn't walk with the emperor, even if he seems to be a master today, he won't know whether his head will fall to the ground tomorrow or copy all over the house. But from the bottom of his heart, he still thinks that Huo Yong is not suitable to continue to be the prince, not only because of his own lack of virtue and talent, but more importantly, because of his own cowardice.

"The minister thought that King Hui was smart and clever since he was a child, with extraordinary talents, and behaved properly, and became the crown prince, which is the hope of the country." His direct advice made other ministers puzzled, but the emperor praised Wu Zheng from the bottom of his heart. Wu Zheng didn't expect that this would further deepen the resentment between him and the King of Luoyang, but he didn't regret it. He also often thinks: I would rather offend thousands of people than offend the emperor, not only the emperor is the ninety-five, but more importantly, what he said, to a certain extent, determines the life of his entire family. After all, if you compliment the emperor, at least in the future, your children and grandchildren will not be able to suffer.

Wu Zheng's generous speech, like iron, was also deeply shocked in the minds of other ministers, and everyone watched the general trend and said in unison with Wu Zheng in the court: "Abolish the prince, establish the king of Hui, rejuvenate the great Wu, and An Minbang." As a result, the court discussion of the abolition of the crown prince changed greatly with the emperor issuing three edicts in a row.

"The emperor's edict: Prince Huo Yong, who has no heroic temperament by nature, has no way to govern, but he is a relative of the royal family, and he is immediately named the king of Dongguan; Starting tomorrow, no resistance is allowed, if you do not obey, you will be abolished as the king of Luoyang, Xiguan. Lihui Wang is the crown prince, Mrs. Li Tian is the queen, and Wu Zheng is the right prime minister and Hui Wang Taifu. Chin this. ”

"Emperor Zhaori: Wu Xiong, the son of Wu Zheng, has fulfilled his duties since he performed his duties, and is now specially named Tai Lieutenant. Degraded Yang Tian as the deputy assassin of Luoyang Prefecture in Xiguan. Chin this. ”

"The emperor's edict: The abolished prince Huo Yong has a cowardly temperament, but as his mother Jing Ji not only did not lead correctly, but did the opposite, let it develop, and in the reign, he was perverse, resentful and resentful of hundreds of officials, I have been warned repeatedly, but I do not think of repentance. From today onwards, if you enter the cold palace, you will not be allowed to see it in this life and this life. Chin this. ”

Lord Jing, please make it clear who is responsible for this crazy assassination? Who dares to murder the minister in Changjun, ruin my heart, and mess with my court?

Jing Fan knew in his heart, but he didn't dare to jump to conclusions too early. Suddenly, hearing that Xia Guan was so suspicious, a thought flashed through his mind like a flash of lightning, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and cold sweat broke out on his head. He shouted to the deputy commander of the forbidden army: "Quick, you outflank King Gong's mansion with twenty people." He added emphatically: "The others guard the Wu Mansion, and this captain goes to the Zuo Prime Minister Zhou Zhifu to report." ”

The so-called Prince Gong's Mansion is Huo Yong's mansion, and since Huo Yong was demoted, it has been permanently sealed. But judging from Jing Fan's experience in solving cases, these assassins have not gone far, and if they are not mistaken, Prince Gong's Mansion is the biggest focus.

With that, he galloped out of the door, mounted his fast horse, and galloped away......

Before he arrived at Zhou Zhifu, he heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves behind him from a distance.

"Lord Second Lieutenant, Lord Second Lieutenant, Minister Li Zhi has been assassinated", and the other person quickly whipped up again: "Lord Second Lieutenant, Minister Zhou Shaofu has been assassinated." ”

In just a dozen minutes, more than a dozen ministers fell in a pool of blood.

One night in Changjun is not yesterday,

A sharp sword pierces the sky.

Heads fall into pools of blood,

The corpse was lying on the ground.

It was a long-term premeditated assassination, with such clear goals and the same means that even the location of the head seemed to have been carefully planned by the mastermind.

At three o'clock, Chaoyang Road was full of forbidden troops, and on Haidian Street and Chang'an Street, the army was also rapidly gathering.

When Jing Fan accompanied Zhou Zhi to appear in front of Wu Zheng's mansion with all his arms, several old ministers of the court also came one after another to announce the results - all the victims were ministers who supported King Hui as the crown prince. Under the snow, Zhou Zhi's face was as pale as earth, and his face was pale. Zhou Zhi didn't expect that overnight, the Great Wu Imperial Court lost more than a dozen loyal and good ministers, and he said in a low and powerful voice: "In the world of Great Wu, how can thieves make waves?" Second Lieutenant Jing listens to orders! ”

"Prime Minister, here!"

"Quickly order you to order people to go to King Gong's Mansion, and order all city gate divisions to guard strictly, and never let these people have a place to hide filth and dirt."

"Prime Minister, this lieutenant has asked people to go to Prince Gong's Mansion."

"Deputy Right Forbidden Army Commander, you take a group of people to strictly guard the city gates with the city gate divisions, and never let a thief slip through the net."

"No"

The commander of the right forbidden army was just about to leave, but he heard a sound of horses' hooves in his ears, and in a moment, Yanwei Liu Tong had already come to Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi said in a low and powerful voice: "The situation is embarrassing tonight, I hope that the ministers will return to the mansions as soon as possible to wait, and when the assassins of Prince Gong's Mansion are brought to justice, I will definitely sit in the court to try the rebellion, and let them confess to the secret operator, can you?" ”

At this time, the left and right internal histories who were responsible for the security of the Anling area of Changjun also arrived one after another, and Zhou Zhi didn't know where the anger came from, so he was furious for a while, and strictly ordered them to post a list of assassins in the whole city of Anling County, Changjun County, to prevent thieves from sneaking into the countryside and endangering the people.

"Liu Tong," Zhou Zhi said solemnly.

"The subordinates are here" Liu Tong arched his hand and walked in front of Zhou Zhi.

"After you catch the assassin, you quickly find a painter among the people, then you go with me to the trial, then let the painter draw the true face of the assassin, and then you quickly send someone to Xiguan Luoyang to post a portrait of the assassin's true face in the streets and alleys of all sizes. Can you do it? ”

"Please rest assured that the prime minister is loyal to the court, and the prime minister is the deputy chief beam of the country. I will never give up the life of the prime minister. Liu Tongfei blushed and said.

"Prime Minister, why do you want to put up the image of an assassin in Luoyang Prefecture, Xiguan, I don't know?" Liu Tong scratched his head and asked puzzled.

As soon as Liu Tong's voice fell, a trace of complexity flashed in the eyes of the ministers, and everyone looked at each other for a while and laughed. Suddenly, the ministers were talking.

"This villain who specializes in sycophants is a two-headed snake, saying hello here, and bad over there."

"Who would have thought that next time, he would rely on who he would slap on the back?"

"What are the ministers all talking about? Don't hurry up and go to your own duties. Zhou Zhi scolded with a dark face.

When officials from all walks of life have been ordered to leave, it is already a moment. Usually at this time, it is the time for Zhou Zhi to freshen up and prepare for the court. But in the face of this sudden turn of events, he looked at the vast snow, coughed lightly, and sighed: "Strange snow falls from the sky, there must be a big plan." ”

In the future, he had time to change his court clothes, so he hurriedly rode his horse to Changle Palace......

Li Tian's face has been covered with flying red recently, and every time she sees the ministers of the DPRK and China, she has to come forward to say hello, just like before.

Li Tian was originally the daughter of Zhou Zhi, and Zhou Zhi is a native of Yongzhou, Dongyue, according to local tradition, if she is a daughter, she has her mother's surname; If it is a boy, with his father's surname, and because his mother is surnamed Li, her surname is Li, and her nickname is Tiantian. It is said that when Li Tian was four years old, he became a poem in seven steps; When he was eight years old, he memorized the "Classic of Mountains and Seas"; When she was fourteen years old, she wrote verses to it, and no one in the Western Wu Kingdom could say the next sentence. Because Li Tian was too smart, and his father Zhou Zhi was the prime minister of the two dynasties, he was loyal to Dawu, so in the 12th year of the first emperor, the first emperor gave Li Tian to marry Huo Gang. But when Li Tian married Huo Gang, Dawu already had a queen, and now the general trend has changed, she finally trampled on her opponents one by one and stayed in Zuole Palace in one fell swoop.

She has read thousands of books of poetry, but as any girl is jealous, she is no exception. Although she is the emperor's side wife, in her foreground, Ji is Huo Gang's wife, and she is always careful about what she does. But now it was different, the moment she finally saw the Governor of the Internal Assassination Army, Yan Wu, beat Jing Ji into the cold palace in front of her, she was half happy and half worried, she felt a short period of guilt in her heart for Yang Tian being degraded, but this mood was quickly washed away by the worship of the palace ladies and the indescribable joy in her heart. Compared to the queen who is above 10,000 people under one person, don't say that she was demoted by one or two people, even if she sacrifices an army, what is it? It's just that Yang Tian, who originally wanted to ascend, he didn't understand why he stumbled? Why did he instigate him to mention compliments for Huo Yong in front of the emperor, in fact, they were all traps preset by Li Tian, and as for Huo Yong's plot to let Yang Tian compliment Jing Ji, it was just chaos, but who would have thought that he would fall into Li Tian's trap.