Zhou An left the palace and came to the Dongchang Yamen.

He has so much to do, mainly in arresting people.

Li Guangshan was in charge of the subduing of the Chuanhe Army, and Kang Longji would not leave the palace until he died. Zhou An's task is to cooperate with Yuan Shengshi to capture those important ministers and generals who had followed Wu Xukuan, whether they are escaping or waiting to die at home, they are all arrested!

Martial law has been imposed in Qianjing.

The turmoil continues!

After all, most of the soldiers and horses in Qianjing City used to be Wu Xukuan's people, although most of these soldiers and horses have now surrendered, but they still ran away, and in this part, the proportion of generals at all levels is extremely high.

The soldiers at the bottom do not need to run.

The empress really didn't blame them for the past.

It's just that they will be broken up and reorganized, and they will be transferred, and the soldiers will still be soldiers! But the generals, or the management, will almost always be washed in blood, and it is precisely because this bloodbath is inevitable that there are too many recalcitrant resistors.

Of course, there are also some obsessed big-headed soldiers, who are driven by those generals who want to flee, and flee together.

However, this is still in the minority.

After all, the empress said that she was not to blame for the past, and if she didn't run, she wouldn't have anything, and if she ran away, she would rebel and be punished by the Nine Clans.

Most of the soldiers in Qianjing City and their family members are also in Qianjing City.

The presence of loved ones can affect their decision-making.

The chaos went on all day again.

However, it was much better than the night before.

……

In the middle of the night, Zhou An returned to the palace.

On this day, Zhou An can't remember how many people Dongchang and Jinyiwei arrested, because some people were implicated and arrested, Zhou An only remembered the main ones, and he didn't remember the important ones.

However, Zhou An remembered how many people he ordered to be executed directly.

More than a thousand!

This is actually just a small number.

After the turmoil in Qianjing City is completely over, there will be at least tens of thousands of people executed! And if Wu Xukuan's henchmen are to be completely eliminated and a nationwide purge is to be launched, then at least more than 100,000 people will die.

I don't know how many people will be punished by the Nine Clans.

Qianwu Palace.

Brightly lit.

When Zhou An came to report, Kang Longji, Gao Hong, Su Chengguo and others were all there, Yuan Shengshi also came one step ahead of Zhou An, but Li Guangshan was not there, because he had already taken people outside the city to solve the problem of the Sichuan River Army.

After everyone reported it, the time came to the second half of the night.

The empress did not say anything alone with Zhou An.

Kang Longji did not say anything alone with Zhou An.

After Zhou An finished reporting, he returned to Ning'an Garden.

……

In the main hall of Ning'an Yuan, only candles were lit on the table, and most of the space in the hall was shrouded in darkness.

Zhou An entered the door and saw Our Lady of the Pure Land sitting at the table.

Earlier, she lifted the table and spilled the food on the floor, but now she couldn't see it, so it was naturally completely cleaned. Our Lady of the Pure Land sat at the table drinking tea, Zhou An entered the door, she glanced at Zhou An, then withdrew her gaze, and her face was expressionless.

Zhou An is going to rest.

I didn't sleep for two days and one night, and I had to rest.

He took off his robe, threw it on the screen, went to the bed, pulled the quilt and lay down directly, closing his eyes.

Quiescence.

For a long time.

Our Lady of the Pure Land sat at the table and did not move, holding the teacup in her hand, but did not pick it up, did not move for a long time, and did not know what she was thinking.

Zhou An opened his eyes and looked at them in a daze.

I couldn't sleep.

Both of them are preoccupied, Our Lady of the Pure Land is thinking about life and death, but in fact, what Zhou An is thinking about is also life and death.

Wu Xukuan's last words before his death really affected him.

It's not that Wu Xukuan's words will prompt Zhou An to rebel, Zhou An doesn't have that kind of thought, he finally defeated Wu Xukuan, Kang Longji is also going to die, Zhou An is about to fall into power, why rebel?

But, what will Kang Longji think? Does he think Zhou An will rebel? Even if he wouldn't do anything about it, would he say anything to the empress? What would the empress think?

Zhou An did not have Kang Longji's "background", he assisted four generations of emperors, although he betrayed Emperor Xuanzong, but when Emperor Xuanzong was in power, he also assisted wholeheartedly, and he never betrayed this dynasty.

Zhou An is different, his loyalty has not stood the test of time.

Zhou An didn't have a choice before, because of Wu Xukuan, Zhou An could only choose to stand in line, and he could only fight with Wu Xukuan to the end!

But now, Wu Xukuan is dead.

Kang Longji is also going to die.

Zhou An will lose the checks and balances.

There is no external force that can affect Zhou An's decision, and whether Zhou An is loyal or not will depend entirely on his own ideas.

These are not Zhou An's thoughts.

It's that other people think so.

Wu Xukuan hurts people!

Zhou An didn't know if he was thinking too much, but he had to think about it clearly, it was not a joke to accompany the king like a tiger, in which period of the past dynasties did not kill heroes? Zhou An must consider the possibility of "unloading the mill and killing the donkey".

In fact, this is also Wu Xukuan's reminder of Zhou An.

When a courtier's power is too great, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the emperor.

And the rights that Zhou An is about to obtain can be said to be unprecedentedly large, no matter how great Kang Longji's power is, it is also subject to civil checks and balances, not what he says, it is what! Similarly, no matter how great the power of civil officials is, there is a Kang Longji in the inner court, and Kang Longji also has the right to approve the red, and the two sides are mutually restrictive.

Zhou An is not subject to any constraints.

After Kang Longji's death, he will be the number one hero in eradicating the traitorous party group, and he will inevitably handle the reconstruction of the imperial court, his words and deeds will affect the court, and even, if Zhou An does a little too much, he can become the "emperor".

Will the empress have an idea about this?

Perhaps, the empress would not have had any ideas.

But if Kang Longji said something to the empress before he died, it may not be.

"What a pity! What a pity! If I can grow it now, where will I have this kind of trouble? Zhou An knew that he was thinking too much, after all, many things had not happened yet, and they might not even happen.

But he is in this position, and he can't help but not want to.

And he also knows that the ultimate solution to the problem.

Of course, it's to "marry" the empress!

Everything will be resolved because of this!

If you give birth to a child and become the crown prince, the empress will never worry about it again, Zhou An will rebel, Zhou An will not worry about what the empress will do to him, and the imperial power of the Wu family will still be continued!

"Grow out, grow out, grow out......" Zhou An's head was broken.

All along, Zhou An has had many ways to grow out, but they are all difficult, and they are all just possible.

And for the current Zhou An, the closest and most likely successful way to grow out is to break through the realm of external martial arts.

A normal external cultivation of the Tiangang Realm will gain the ultimate self-healing ability.

And Zhou An is in the Earth Hell Realm, and he has already obtained the ultimate self-healing ability.

This is because the "Gangshen Technique" is an immortal exercise, so in terms of effect, it is more advanced than the exercises of this world.

Speculate on this logic.

Once Zhou An breaks through Tiangang and achieves Tiangang's body, he is likely to obtain a higher level of ability than extreme self-healing - rebirth of severed limbs! This is the hope that Zhou An has grown.

Squeak!

The sound of chairs moving suddenly sounded.

It was the Virgin of the Pure Land at the table who stood up.

Zhou An tilted his head to look at the Virgin Mary.

Our Lady of the Pure Land turned her back to Zhou An, picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all, put down the teacup with a "doo", she turned around, walked to the bed and stopped.

looked at Zhou An lying on the bed with cold eyes.

"You've decided?" Zhou An asked.