All in all, because of the sudden arrival of Zhang Tong and Guan Ning, the already small carriage was even more crowded.

Therefore, Zhang Tong sat outside the carriage.

He held the reins in his hand extremely unwillingly, and his body was covered with a small blanket that Yun Sheng kindly handed over to keep out the cold, and Ah Rong, who had been following the carriage all the time, came over from time to time to stimulate Zhang Tong, laughing at him for why he came to suffer with him, laughing at him for following them so stupidly for so long, and almost letting Gu Li be slaughtered as Mei Mozuka's person.

"Laughing fart?! ! Zhang Tong shook the reins and scolded.

To a certain extent, Guan Ning's position is as embarrassing as Yun Sheng, and even in Wu Zhidun's eyes, Guan Ning should have died a long time ago, but none of the two people he sent to solve this matter really listened to him.

The two of them have their own ghosts, and Wu Zhidun is just a cooperative relationship.

But Wu Zhidun, who is used to sitting in a position above 10,000 people under one person, has not figured out the relationship between them at all.

In fact, it stands to reason that the eldest grandson pheasant, as the prime minister, collaborated with the enemy and treason, and should have been beheaded all over the house, but only the eldest grandson pheasant was beheaded, his son and nephew were exiled, and his daughter was nowhere to be found, but she was actually secretly picked up by Zheng Taishi.

There is a vacancy for the prime minister, and Wu Zhidun should be on top.

But even if the first emperor died, there was no mention of putting Wu Zhidun in the position of prime minister, and now Li Hongzhi is the same, no matter Wu Zhidun or the empress dowager's various explicit hints, they all pretended to be deaf and dumb, and insisted on letting Wu Zhidun sit in the embarrassing position of deputy prime minister.

Zhang Zhen and Xiao Gongzi did not kill Guan Ning.

Because Guan Ning was originally a person under Wu Zhidun from the beginning, but

Later, Guan Ning wanted to return to the countryside, but he failed to complete the task many times, so he was sent to Fan County by Wu Zhidun to complete the last task for him.

However, this mission still ended in failure.

Wu Zhidun was extremely disappointed with Guan Ning, so he asked Xiao Gongzi to come and kill him to prevent future troubles.

Who would have thought that Xiao Gongzi changed his mind and let Guan Ning go several times.

At this time, when everyone was marching steadily towards the capital, Zhang Zhen and Xiao Gongzi were sitting in a room at a post station, drinking tea.

"You didn't do a good job of killing Guan Ning." Zhang Zhen glanced at Xiao Gongzi, who was sitting opposite the old god.

Xiao Gongzi raised his eyes, his gaze was lukewarm, and then he withdrew it, gently put the teacup in his hand on the table, and said, "So what?" ”

"You're not afraid that he'll go back, but you're asking?"

"He lied to me, made a fake deal with me, and wanted me to work for him? All these years, if you didn't have you as the driving force behind him, what would he be? ”

"When did you find out that Liu Rushuang was dead?"

"I haven't been back to the capital for so many years. That time, I asked a brother to go back for me, and by the way, I went to see Liu's family, but I only saw Liu Zhizhi, and I didn't see any trace of Shuang'er. Xiao Gongzi chewed a piece of tea in his mouth, and the bitter taste spread along the tip of his tongue.

"At that time, I became suspicious, but I still haven't gone back to Liu's house to find out the situation in person, and I can't leave Fanxian. I always thought that Wu Zhidun shouldn't have the courage to lie to me, not to mention, Shuang'er was already in poor health, and it was still worse in the past few years, and it was not necessary for Liu Zhizhi to protect her. ”

Xiao Gongzi paused for a moment, his eyes seemed to suddenly lose focus, and he said for a long time: "Until Yunsheng said that Shuang'er was dead, and as early as when she fled the capital, Shuang'er was already married." ”

Zhang Zhen pursed his lips, he was a little sympathetic, and he didn't plan to mock Xiao Gongzi.

Who told his whiteness to die too, or at the hands of his good brothers?

Speaking of which, he is actually a little worse than Xiao Gongzi.

Zhang Zhen shook his head and took a sip of the tea in his hand.

"How? They have at least a day and a half to set foot in the gates of the capital, when are you going to do it? Zhang Zhen asked.

Xiao Gongzi didn't seem to smile, but asked him, "Shouldn't you do it?" Why did you ask me? It stands to reason that if Shuang'er is dead, my deal with Wu Zhidun will be terminated. But you are different, you and he can be said to take what they need, you haven't helped him sit in that supreme position, he hasn't helped you take revenge, your cooperation is much longer than mine. ”

"So, you're not going to meddle?" Zhang Zhen was a little unkind, it seemed that as long as Xiao Gongzi said one more word, he could immediately call someone in and cut him down.

Xiao Gongzi looked at him, and the atmosphere between the two suddenly became cold.

He suddenly smiled and said, "How so? ”

Zhang Zhen didn't speak, and he didn't know where he pulled out the dagger and played with it in his hand. Looking at that posture, if Xiao Gongzi disagrees with it, he plans to do it immediately.

Although his kung fu may not be as powerful as Xiao Gongzi, he really doesn't believe that this surnamed Xiao dares to do it to himself.

Without him, without Wu Zhidun, Mei Tsuka would never want to climb out of the shadows for the rest of his life.

"When will you do it?" Zhang Zhen asked.

"On the Emperor's birthday."

Zhang Zhen frowned, and woke up the person in his dream with a word.

"You've planned it a long time ago?"

Xiao Gongzi took a sip of hot tea: "I have to think of a way out for Mei Mozuka's brothers, either swallow Mei Shi, or let Mei Shi disappear completely." Behind Mei's servant, he is the saint today, and you should know best what he wants to do. On his birthday, not only Wu Zhidun's people were going, I got the news that the students under Zhou Xuanming were also on the invitation list. ”

"Most of these people have extremely low official positions, and they are not qualified to participate in the emperor's birthday at all."

Xiao Gongzi glanced at him and said, "So you didn't take them seriously at all, and you didn't care about the news about them at all." Because of Lin Lubai's matter, you were in a mess. But don't forget, Zhou Xuanming died at my hands, what he is doing and what he is going to do, I know very well. ”

Zhang Zhen smiled instead: "Yes, it was at your hands that you died, but you didn't get the list." ”

"No matter how he says it, he is also the emperor's teacher, just talking about being smart, the whole court, including the eldest grandson prime minister who was cut off his head, is not half as smart as him. You should be glad you didn't declare it last week. ”

"Then do I have to thank you for killing him for me?"

"No thanks."

The conversation between the two ended again.

Until there was a knock on the door, a man dressed in black came in, arched his hand at the two people sitting in the room, and said, "They will arrive in the capital tomorrow afternoon." ”

"Is it deployed?"

"You're all set."

"Let's go down."

"Yes."

The man left, gently closing the door, Zhang Zhen frowned: "What did you arrange?" ”

"All the inns and restaurants in the capital, as well as small restaurants and stalls, as well as the people outside the city gate, I have added my own people. As for the palace, I'll have to leave it to you. ”

Zhang Zhen thought about it and immediately stood up.

He went to the Wu Mansion.

At that time, Wu Zhidun was sitting in Wu's mansion, and the ceramic teacup had fallen several times, until the next person reported that Zhang Zhen was coming, and he put down the teacup in his hand.

Zhang Zhen slowly crossed the threshold, looked at the fragments, and frowned slightly.

"You're finally here, the guy surnamed Xiao is not doing his job well, and the one in the palace is also aware of it, I'm afraid it's hard to pass this level." Wu Zhidun almost grabbed Zhang Zhen's hand, but he shook it lightly and dodged it.

He doesn't like to be touched for no reason.

"If you hadn't lied to him, how could he have done that? At the very least, he's helped you kill a lot of people. ”

"I can't help it, that Liu Zhi doesn't eat hard and soft, he refuses to cooperate with me, and I can't move him. If you think about it, I'll slaughter him all over the house!" Wu Zhidun was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and jumped out between his sparse teeth word by word.

Zhang Zhen glanced at him and sneered: "Is it like the eldest grandson's family back then?" ”

Wu Zhidun was stunned for a moment, and then noticed that Zhang Zhen was unhappy, and hurriedly scolded the subordinate standing aside: "What are you doing standing here stupidly? Why don't you go and pour tea for Zhang Gongzi?! ”

"Don't bother, I'm here to tell you today, Gu Li has already come back with people and things, we have already arranged it outside the palace, and the manpower in the palace depends on you. Before the emperor's birthday, all the people in the palace were replaced. And your side queen mother, she has scared the snake many times, and if there is any moth this time, I will kill her. Zhang Zhen said, flicked his sleeves and walked away quickly, and he couldn't help but say anything more from Wu Zhidun.

Seeing Zhang Zhen coming in a hurry and hurrying away, Wu Zhidun also knew in his heart, beckoned, called the housekeeper on the side, and said, "Did you hear what you said just now?" ”

"I hear you." The butler nodded repeatedly.

"Arrange to enter the palace immediately, I want to meet the Queen Mother, and our people will go into the palace one by one, pay attention to the movement." Wu Zhidun lowered his voice and commanded.

The housekeeper continued to nod, waiting for Wu Zhidun to finish speaking, and bent down to make arrangements immediately.

And Wu Zhidun also returned to the room quickly, bathed and changed clothes, and prepared to enter the palace.

As everyone knows, at this time in the palace, Li Hongzhi sat in the imperial study, unhurriedly watching the folds, Sanyu stood below, and from time to time a person walked in from outside, holding something about his birthday, handed it to Sanyu, and Sanyu handed it to Li Hongzhi.

"Your Majesty, these are the birthday gifts of some ministers who can't come."

"Can't come?"

"Yes, there is Zheng Taishi among them." Sanyu lowered her voice.

Li Hongzhi suddenly laughed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said, "He is smart at this time. ”

"Yes, the minion felt that someone had said something to him."

"No matter who told him anything, or he thought of it himself, tell him that if he doesn't come, I will send people to surround his Taishi Mansion."

"Yes, the minion will do it."

Li Hongzhi tapped the teapot with his finger that was a little cool, Sanyu understood, picked up the teacup, walked outside, and said to the outside: "The tea is cold, go change the pot to be hot." ”

Seeing that Sanyu was back again, Li Hongzhicai continued: "When will they arrive? ”

"Aei has already come back first, and the rest of the people will be tomorrow afternoon."

"Gu Li is also there?"

"Gu Li is here."

Li Hongzhi thought for a while, put the fold in his hand aside, picked up a new one, and said: "The people in the palace, from the palace maids to the eunuchs, to the guards guarding the palace gate, are all keeping an eye on them. ”

"Minions understand."

"What about the Queen Mother?"

"It's already being prepared."

Li Hongzhi sighed lightly: "I will be able to sleep well soon." ”