A crisp voice sounded in the middle of the room, and all the eunuchs and palace maids present quickly knelt on the ground, their heads were about to touch the ground, and several timid people began to tremble.

The emperor sat on the edge of the bed with great anger, his right hand on his knee to support his body, and slightly lowered his head to look at the look of thought in his eyes.

Chen Lin, the secretary of the ministry, was one of his most powerful ministers, and since he rewarded Dai Muzhi with poison in the prison, the emperor had been looking for someone who could replace the lieutenant.

After thinking about it, his favorite person is Chen Lin, because the latter has served as the secretary of the ministry for nearly ten years, and he is also more dedicated to the emperor.

Since the Ministry of Officials was also in charge of the money to all the ministers, as well as the tributes handed over to various places every year, and all kinds of silver taels distributed by the imperial court had to pass through Chen Lin's hands.

Therefore, after Dai Muzhi's death, Chen Lin became the most resourceful person in the court, and the emperor originally wanted to take him for his own use, but he didn't expect someone to start so quickly.

The names of the officials in the DPRK and China appeared in the emperor's mind one by one, and all the information about Chen Lin in the past few days, even the object of his unfriendly words to someone before, was all collected by the emperor.

In the end, a cold murderous aura erupted in the emperor's eyes, which frightened the concubine who had just wanted to comfort him.

"Old five, old five, you really hit the key position of me." The emperor secretly thought to himself: "You are demonstrating to me, then don't blame me for not thinking about brotherhood at all." ”

None of the palace maids and eunuchs in the room dared to raise their heads at this time......

The successive deaths of Du Gan and Chen Lin, both of whom were officials in important positions, made many scheming ministers understand one thing, and the long-feared dispute between the monarch and the minister may be officially opened.

Some far-sighted people can see that the death of the two ministers is just the beginning, and the ensuing struggle is likely to stain the capital of Xingzhao with a layer of blood.

No one is immune to this game, they have to keep their eyes peeled and choose their team, otherwise the slightest mistake is likely to be destroyed.

When the sky was just lit up with a touch of fish maw, Xing Tianze had already come to the study, and Wuxian was sitting on a chair at this time looking at the booklet in his hand seriously, and there was a deep wax oil in the candlestick on the desk.

Enough to be visible without a trace, so that the whole night did not sleep.

"What are the discoveries worth using?" Xing Tianze poured a cup of tea for Wuxian and handed it over.

"This is just Chen Lin's account book of bribery in the past, but the interesting thing is that the people who can be recorded in his book are at least the fourth-grade officials of the imperial court." After taking a sip of the teacup, Wuji's brows instantly wrinkled slightly: "Why is this tea cold?" It couldn't be the tea you made last night, right? ”

"So early, where will the king find you hot water, and you will drink it." Xing Tianze seemed extremely at ease: "Chen Lin is in charge of the treasury of the imperial court, and the people who are looking for him to do things can line up from the palace to the city gate, but the officials of the fourth grade have no value to use." ”

For the game between Xing Tianze and the emperor, officials who are less than or even Sanpin may die innocently without playing any role, and Sipin really seems to be a little light-hearted in their eyes.

Wuxian spit out the tea that had been drunk in his mouth, and he understood what Xing Tianze was thinking: "I didn't expect Chen Lin to be so timid, except for his own embezzled money and food, he rarely had any dealings with the officials of the three grades of the DPRK and China. ”

After a night of thinking, Traceless had already memorized everyone on the booklet, but he regretted it in his heart, Chen Lin's big fish was followed by only some small shrimps and crabs, which was not worth it for him to go out in person.

"It seems that the big fish are still hiding in the mud at the bottom of the water, but there is always a time when they come to the surface to breathe." Xing Tianze took a deep breath......

Twenty days passed quickly, and five more ministers were assassinated in the middle of the night, much to the panic of the court's ministers.

This has seen so much blood in the middle of the game, and no one can imagine how tragic the situation will be after that.

Tao Mingxi's actions these days made Xing Tianze feel a little surprised, she had always secretly run out of the palace, but there was no sign of activity for a while, but Zhu'er kept running back and forth in the mansion all day, and she was still holding a few pieces of wood in her hands from time to time.

No one understood what the princess was doing, Xing Tianze didn't ask too much, and what was even more unexpected was that Sun Yingru had locked herself in the courtyard every day and started to eat fast and chant Buddha without leaving home since Sun Yingru handled the funeral for Taiwei.

Without her commotion, the backyard of the Five Princes' Mansion suddenly became much calmer.

Tonight, Zhu'er was fortunate to get Tao Mingxi's permission again, and let her eat hot pot at the same table with Wuji and Xing Tianze.

Thick white smoke rose from the pot, and Zhu'er, under Tao Mingxi's instructions, was busy adding various dishes to the pot.

"I heard that it's not very peaceful in the capital lately?" Tao Mingxi took a big bite of beef and asked Xing Tianze.

"I didn't expect that although the princess has not left the palace in recent days, the news is quite well-informed." Traceless smiled and sandwiched a chopstick's green vegetables.

In the past 20 days, the emperor and Xing Tianze have had a lot of trouble with each other.

For example, the emperor blamed a minister who supported Xing Tianze for his incompetence.

Xing Tianze also found out that a minister who stood on the emperor's side was corrupt and derelict in his duties.

The two of them were fighting for a while, and almost all the ministers knew very well that these named officials were just outcasts in this game of chess, and it was impossible to get any chance to regain their lives.

And as long as Xing Tianze makes any major mistakes, it is impossible for the emperor to put him under house arrest, after all, all officials can play the crime of corruption.

"Just because I didn't go out doesn't mean I'm deaf." Tao Mingxi pursed his lips slightly.

"It's better that you don't leave the palace during this time." Xing Tianze gave Tao Mingxi a pair of chopsticks and mutton.

There was something that made him very puzzled that it didn't happen, four days ago it was supposed to be a full moon night, but the Gu poison in Tao Mingxi's body didn't attack.