In the imperial study, until nightfall, the doors and windows were still closed.

Mo Guhan, Shao Ziqing, and Chu Mubai all looked solemn.

The lotus seed soup sent by Xiang Shen was already cold when it was placed on the table.

"Do you have any proof for what you say?" Mo Guhan was startled from the dragon chair.

His Majesty ordered someone to pretend to be a lame beggar, lure the snake out of the hole, and arrested the two who wanted to kill and kill the two people on the spot. The minister personally interrogated him overnight and heard it with his own ears. Chu Mubai said conclusively: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can interrogate the two prisoners and interrogate them personally." ”

"Bang!" Mo Guhan punched the bookcase, and the solid pineapple wooden dragon case suddenly sank.

"Chang Zhiyi is simply bold!"

Chu Mubai and Shao Ziqing knelt down together: "The emperor is angry." ”

Mo Guhan snorted coldly: "I only know that the Chang family is corrupt and perverts the law, the party is the same as the other, and they do evil, but I really didn't expect that they still have such wolf ambitions!" ”

Chu Mubai lowered his head and was silent.

Mo Guhan looked at him, his eyes flickered, and his heart swelled. He didn't fully trust Chu Mubai at first, after all, he had a trace of relationship with the Chang family, so he was a little wary in his heart, and even planted his own eyeliner in the army to monitor Chu Mubai's every move.

Today's incident is related to the rise and fall of the Chang family, he can completely hide it, erase all traces, or go to Chang Zhiyi to ask for merit and reward, but he reported it to himself 1510, which is enough evidence of the crime of bringing ruin to the Chang family!

At first, he mistakenly blamed Yuehua, but now, he misunderstood Chu Mubai again. He really deserves to be Chu Lingchuan's son, the soldier brought up by Chu Lingchuan single-handedly, loyal and brave, brave and loyal, and of great use!

Mo Guhan personally helped Chu Mubai up and sat him and Shao Ziqing again: "Tell me the ins and outs of the relationship in detail." ”

Chu Mubai bowed his head, and after a little thought, he told the investigation in the past few days.

In desperation, he and Shao Xiang made a plan, pretending to be a lame beggar, and tried to pretend to be Lu San's appearance to lure the snake out of the hole. Sure enough, yesterday night, the other party couldn't hold his breath and acted again, wanting to kill people. One of them was killed on the spot, two were captured alive, interrogated overnight, confessed truthfully, and was involved in the assassination of the emperor on the last Shangyuan Festival.

The two confessed to the assassination, and confessed that they were the first-level killers in the Blood Hall, and the last time the emperor was assassinated on the Yuan Festival, as well as the pursuit and killing of Lu Sanyi, they were all done by the people in the Blood Hall. Because of their strict rules, they don't know much about some confidential events in the hall, and they don't know the reason for chasing and killing Lu San.

But one of them, forbidden to be tortured, confessed that he had happened to witness the man who had come to deliver his life in order to survive. At that time, maybe because the situation was too urgent, he couldn't wait for them to avoid it, so the man hurriedly ordered the hall master, saying that the master had an order to hunt down and kill Lu Sanqi and others, and he would rather be in vain than indulge, because the stakes were so important that Lu San must not fall into the hands of the emperor. ”

Mo Guhan groaned slightly: "Then how does he know that this master is Chang Zhiyi?" ”

Because at that time, the hall master seemed to have a lot of criticism about that person, saying that the last Shangyuan Festival assassination was because he did not respond properly, which caused serious damage to the cousin brother. Then the people who came to deliver the order were a little dissatisfied, complaining that he was too stupid and unfavorable, if he hadn't taken the master's token to transfer troops to cover secretly, and deliberately let go of the brothers of the Bloody Hall, now the Bloody Hall is only afraid that it will be wiped out by the ministers and Shao Xiang.

The two argued a few words about this, and the man angrily dropped a sentence: "If you miss the second master's major event this time, be careful of the head of the neck", and walked away. ”

Token? Troop transfer? Second master?

Mo Guhan's face became more and more embarrassed, gloomy, like a rain shower was coming, lightning and thunder.

"When Shangyuan Jiezhen was hunted down, Chang Zhiyi really sent troops?"

On the side, Shao Ziqing nodded firmly: "At that time, the people were in a panic and rushed to tell each other, disturbing Jing Zhaoyin, the city defenders, etc., the first person to send troops to kill the assassin was Chang Zhiyi, and the people in the Blood Hall did disappear immediately, and they disappeared without a trace." ”

"Dare to kill the king, Chang Zhiyi wants to rebel!"

"It's no wonder that the last time Lu San was arrested, he was so quick to reveal the news and was seized of the opportunity, Chang Zhiyi's power in the capital is pervasive, let alone in the army? It seems that in addition to the Chang family, it is already urgent and cannot wait. Shao Ziqing said in a deep voice.

Mo Guhan snorted coldly: "The last time Chang Zhili was concerned, I got to the bottom of it, and after a little temptation, it aroused the vigilance of the Chang family, and immediately impeached and investigated the two important ministers appointed by me as a retaliation, which caught me off guard.

I originally wanted to indulge him to be arrogant for a while, and I didn't want to clash head-on with the Empress Dowager, but now that the ambition of the wolf son of the Chang family has the ambition of seeking the king and usurping the throne, it will be absolutely intolerable. ”

Chu Mubai hesitated slightly, and was silent.

Mo Guhan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Does Chu Aiqing have other opinions?" ”

Chu Mubai pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty doesn't dare to hide this matter, and report it according to the truth, but there is still a trace of doubt in my heart. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"First, the subordinates of the Bloody Hall have already dealt with each other once, and they are all outlaws who are not afraid of death. It was originally a suspicion that this person could follow the hall master, and when he was an unusual person, he was so happy to admit such confidential information.

Second, he confessed to the matter, but when asked about other information about the Blood Church, he did everything he could to cover it up, and he didn't know it, or he couldn't ask any valuable clues.

His Majesty believed that although all the signs pointed to Chang Zhiyi, the confession of this person alone was not enough to convict. In particular, the Chang family is deeply entrenched in the court, and at that time, it will be hard to fight on the basis of reason, and it will inevitably rise up a wave of turbulence, and the court will be turbulent, and the emperor will need to think twice. ”

If Chu Mubai had dissuaded Mo Guhan so bluntly before, he might have been suspicious, but at this time, he was in a different mood and could analyze and think rationally and carefully.

"General Chu is right, we still need to think about this matter in the long run. It's just that it is imperative for us to eradicate the Chang family. ”

Shao Ziqing nodded, and also agreed: "Now is it better to uproot the big tree first, and then disperse its henchmen, or to weaken the Chang family's forces first, and then uproot them?" ”

"In the past, the plan between you and me was to slowly encroach on the power of the Chang family and seize the government little by little. This is more steady, but it takes too long, and we have just tried the knife to attract the vigilance of the Queen Mother. Now I can't wait. We changed the original strategy, first cut off Chang Zhiyi, as long as the Chang family does not have military power, then it is a fish on the case. ”

"In this case, just start from the Blood Hall to find out the crime of Chang Zhiyi's rebellion, as long as the evidence is conclusive, then the Chang family and the party have nothing to say."

Mo Guhan nodded: "Not only that, Lu San should also be a breakthrough there, General Chu, you still can't relax tracking Lu San's whereabouts, you are bound to find out the truth about the destruction of your father-in-law's mausoleum." ”

Chu Mubai was silent, looking worried.

"General Chu seems to have something on his mind?"

Chu Mubai was startled, raised his head, and shook his head categorically: "No." ”

"You're not a good liar."

Chu Mubai choked for a while, and said, "Your Majesty is just hesitating, should you avoid this matter?" ”

Mo Guhan stared at him closely, pondered for a moment, and then asked in a deep voice: "General Chu is loyal and courageous, I am convinced. Are you worried about the Queen? ”

Chu Mubai was broken by a word, hesitated for a while, and hesitated: "The minister believes that the queen mother is brave and loyal, and she has no second intentions, but she is worried that the Chang family will be despicable, and when the time comes, she will do whatever it takes to force her to comply, which will make her in a dilemma." ”

"General Chu, you have to remember, your surname is Chu, Yuehua is also surnamed Chu, you are the children of my famous Chang'an general Chu Lingchuan, and you have nothing to do with the Chang family. I trust you, and I trust Yuehua too, you don't need to care. ”

Shao Ziqing thought for a while, and also admonished: "General Chu's concerns are not unreasonable, and the last time he was always courteous, it was a lesson from the past. One day, the Chang family is in danger, and the Empress Dowager will inevitably do everything she can, making it difficult for the queen to be the queen's mother. The emperor works day and night for state affairs, while the queen mother is isolated in the harem, and the danger cannot be prevented. ”

Mo Guhan had already turned his back, and under the jumping candlelight, his face was dark and uncertain, as if he was covered with a layer of frost, which was unpredictable.

"You have reminded you very much, I will definitely be prepared, try to keep the queen out of the matter, and not give the Chang family any chance."

Chang Lingyan waited for the rabbit in the Qingqiu Palace, and waited for two days before finally seeing Mo Guhan.

As soon as Mo Guhan saw her, his eyebrows immediately frowned, and his face sank: "You don't serve in Ci'an Palace, what are you doing here?" ”

Chang Lingyan was bored, and when he saw Mo Guhan coming, he immediately refreshed himself, stood up and timidly bowed: "Ling Yan has just arrived, and he really has no place to spend time, so he can only talk to the queen's sister." ”

Mo Guhan's face was even colder: "Sister Queen? Seems to have lost its physique, right? After you entered the palace, didn't the Empress Dowager teach you the rules? ”

Chang Lingyan choked: "It's because Ling Yan is used to calling on weekdays, and he feels so close." ”

Mo Guhan turned around, and Yuehua handed over the hot and humid handkerchief: "I've been really tired these days, right?" ”

With a hot handkerchief, Mo Gu's cold and hard eyebrows and eyes softened: "The beginning of spring and the end of the year are the busiest every year, isn't it a little boring to stay in the palace by yourself?" ”

Yuehua shook her head, and before she could speak, Chang Lingyan had already preemptively said: "Lingyan has been talking with the queen mother, so naturally she is not bored." ”

"Get out!"

"Huh?"

Yuehua and Chang Lingyan didn't hear clearly, and they were a little stunned.

"I say! Can't you hear clearly? Mo Guhan couldn't help but raise his voice.

Yuehua was stunned, Chang Lingyan raised a pair of pitiful eyes, looked at Mo Guhan, the mist quickly gathered in his eyes, and Chu Chu felt pity.