Baili Qingcang stayed in Princess Zhaohua's mansion for an afternoon, and finally happily returned to the palace, which made the queen drop the tea cup in her hand directly.

"Xia Jingyan is a fox, she has been dead for so many years and still makes the emperor unforgettable, her daughter is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and she can charm the master at a young age!"

Fang Xue's heart jumped, she bowed her head and didn't dare to speak, she has lived in the palace for many years, and it can be said that she has accompanied the queen all the way.

When the queen was still a young lady in the Zhao family, she was extremely proud, and after entering the court, because the emperor wanted to win over the Zhao family, she did not suffer any grievances, she was strategic and wise, but she lacked patience, especially on the issue of Xia Jingyan.

At the beginning, there was no one in Kyoto who didn't know the reputation of Miss Xia, no matter who it was, no matter whether her appearance was better than her, no one could beat Xia Jingyan's limelight, at that time, I don't know how many young ladies of the family hated her so much that they gritted their teeth and wished that she would die on the spot, and the queen was one of them.

Even the queen who has experienced nearly twenty years of court life, every time she mentions Xia Jingyan, she will angrily lose her usual style, and she can still torture the living when she dies, this Miss Xia is really special.

Zhao Huiying clenched her fists tightly, and her nails hurt in her palms: "Fang Xue, bring a meal, let's go see the emperor." ”

Fang Xue paused, pursed her lips slightly and said: "Niangniang, after the emperor went to the palace, he entered the south study, and he also gave an edict, no one will disturb." ”

"Bang!" The queen slapped the table, her slender nails skimmed off, revealing traces of bright red blood.

The palace maids hurriedly knelt down, and Fang Xue grabbed Zhao Huiying's hand: "Niangniang, you must take care of the phoenix body!" ”

"Take care? Hehe, what's the use of me taking care, Xia Jingyan and Shen Ninghua...... Hum! ”

Chu Junyi came to Shen Ninghua's room and saw her leaning on the soft couch reading a book, with a smile on her lips: "Ninghua, I heard that the emperor is coming over today?" ”

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes: "Your news is well-informed." ”

"Now at this juncture, the emperor's every move is particularly eye-catching, and it is not surprising that I know."

"It's spread in the palace?"

"Well, that's good."

Shen Ninghua smiled: "Thinking about this time, I don't know how many people have dropped porcelain in the room." ”

Chu Junyi smiled: "There is a lot of porcelain in the palace, and it can be repaired if it falls, so it won't get in the way." ”

"The emperor has already laid out the battlefield, when are you going to make a move?"

"This is the first time to try the knife, and the sooner and cleaner the better, and you can see the difference within three days."

"Who's the first ghost?"

"If you capture the thief and capture the king first, you will naturally start from the highest."

Shen Ninghua lowered his eyes, turned his fingers around the jade bracelet on his wrist, and nodded slowly: "Well, then let's move the Praetorian Guard first, he is the prince's person." ”

Chu Jun opened the folding fan in his hand with a swipe, and the jade fan bone flashed with a cold light, which reflected the coldness in his deep eyes, like a killing god high above, opening his cold and ruthless eyes, and looking at the vast beings with compassion.

The smell of blood fell throughout Kyoto as night covered the red color of blood, and overnight, the commander of the Praetorian Guard was killed, and the two squads that tried to resist were hanged. Someone had prepared the news before they could send it out, so Chu Junyi led people directly into the mansion, and the news of the killing was confiscated.

The nobles in the palace who used to have hands and eyes to the sky, but this night it was as if they were blindfolded and covered their ears, and they became blind and deaf, until the next day when they went to court and saw the empty position above the court, they faintly felt something.

Chu Junyi was wearing an official uniform, with a faint trace of dark red blood on the hem of his clothes, and there was no expression on his handsome face, he was isolated in the center of the court hall but did not move like a loose, and he couldn't see the slightest emotion.

The emperor finally started to go to court a few days after the resignation, and the civil and military officials waited in the hall early.

Baili Qingcang's expression is not very good, but compared with the previous few days, his complexion is already relaxed.

After waiting for a while, there was silence in the court, and no one stood up to speak for a reason, Baili Qingcang glanced at the courtiers in the court with cold eyes, and asked, "Can any Aiqing have a playbook?" ”

The courtiers lowered their heads, and Gu did not dare to speak out at this time.

Chu Junyi saw that no one answered around, so he got up and stood in the center of the main hall: "Back to the emperor, Weichen has something to report." ”

"Speak!"

"Weichen was ordered to investigate the Praetorian Guard, and it has been found that the leader of the Praetorian Guard, Li Wen, embezzled and took bribes, disregarded people's lives, relied on his official position to suppress his colleagues and oppress the people, and when he was arrested last night, he refused to admit his guilt, and was finally killed on the spot."

The faces of many officials changed suddenly, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, a dignified first-class officer, was actually killed on the spot? This Chu Junyi is crazy, he really thinks that he is the future concubine and the emperor's relatives, so he can be unscrupulous?

Chu Junyi's next words shocked them even more.

"In addition, there are two small groups of Praetorian Guards who refused to accept the investigation and intended to resist, and were also killed on the spot by Wechen, and some Praetorian Guards who intended to pass on the news were killed by Wechen on the spot, this is the list of those who subjugate the law, please take a look at the emperor."

The hundreds of officials listened to the sentence of killing, only to feel a chill in their backs, looking at Chu Junyi's gaze as if looking at a dead person, this person is really crazy, what kind of person is the Praetorian Guard, that is the emperor's direct general, it can be said that it was selected by thousands of people, many of them are the sons-in-law of the major officials' mansions, he has a fluttering killing in his mouth, I don't know how many families are eager to pull him out of the skin!

Chu Junyi didn't mind the eyes behind him that were eager to kill him, and stood calmly on top of the main hall, his indifferent back was stiff and straight.

Baili Qingcang looked at the name on it, and the light in his eyes was dim: "How many people are left in the Praetorian Guard?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there are a total of 563 Praetorian Guards, 120 were killed last night, 187 were detained, and the remaining 256 were left."

"Two hundred and fifty-six ......" Baili Qingcang muttered this number, the muscles in the corners of his eyes kept shaking, and finally even his eyes were filled with a layer of red light, the Praetorian Guard is the main force to protect the imperial city, and half of the people in this have problems, how did he sleep at ease before?

Baili Qingcang gritted his teeth tightly, his eyes swept over the few princes standing in the front row, and sneered in his heart, maybe he would be safe and sound, and thank his sons for their mercy.

"Can a person who is detained confess to a crime?"

"Back to the emperor, the detained people were temporarily locked in prison, and Weichen interrogated them overnight, and no one confessed for the time being."

"Interrogate well, and I'd rather kill by mistake than let go."

Chu Junyi's eyes flashed, and it seemed that he had made the right bet: "Yes, Weichen obeys the order." ”

The prince's face was tense, and the third and fourth princes were even more angry.

The third prince, who was the first to lose his breath, said loudly: "Father, even if the Praetorian Guard is at fault, they should detain people and let you cut them down, how can you not even investigate and kill them directly on the spot?" ”

The third prince spoke, and other officials also jumped out:

"Yes, Your Majesty, what the third prince said is reasonable, and this style of acting is simply lawless."

"The commander of the Praetorian Guard is a first-class member, even if the crime is unforgivable, it should be handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation first, and then decided by the emperor."

"I've only been doing the imperial history of Zuodu for a few days, and I dare to kill people directly, will I kill them directly to the ministers' homes one day?"

"Please ask the emperor to investigate and severely punish the imperial history of Zuodu."

Chu Junyi stood quietly in place, listening to the accusations of the courtiers, with a sneer on his lips, these ministers only thought about fighting for power and profit, have they forgotten that there is an emperor above their heads? This thing is not what he wants to do, but the emperor ordered him to do it, won't they all look up at the emperor's face?

The more the courtiers talked, the more indignant they became, and the anger in Baili Qingcang's heart became less and more vigorous, and in the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, and slapped it on the table: "Shut up!" ”

Suddenly, the Ya Que above the main hall was silent.

Baili Qingcang looked at the courtiers in the main hall coldly, and the look in his eyes was as cold as winter: "The investigation of the Praetorian Guard is an order issued by me, are you not convinced?" It was also me who gave Chu Junyi the right to kill on the spot, are you not convinced? So how are you convinced? ”

"The ministers don't dare."

"Don't dare? You all dare to forget my will, what else would you not dare? Baili Qingcang looked at the people present, with a cold killing intent in his eyes, "I have always been lenient to you, but don't think that I will be infinitely tolerant of you!" Just said that he couldn't stand the atmosphere in the court and wanted to resign from the Ministry of Rites, so good, I'm ready, come on, take off his crown and wear a flower feather, and drive him out of the palace! ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister is for the court, and the old minister is dedicated to the court!" The waiter of the Ministry of Rites panicked, and hurriedly knelt down to show his loyalty, looking at the allies around him, but unfortunately no one dared to pay attention to him at this time.

"Pull it down!"

Baili Qingcang's rigid methods suppressed the doubts of everyone in the court, and the prince and the others left with a pale face.

Chu Junyi walked out of the palace and went directly to Shen Ninghua's mansion.

Shen Ninghua was pruning the flowers and plants in the pot, and when she saw Chu Junyi coming in with a smile on her face, her eyes immediately relaxed: "It seems that today's results are good." ”

"Well, that's good." Chu Junyi took the kettle from the side and poured water into the flower pot while Ning Hua was not paying attention.

Shen Ninghua frowned and slapped him on the hand: "Don't make trouble." The Zhao family and the Lin family didn't even make a move? ”

"The emperor's rectification of the Praetorian Guard is just the beginning, they are calm, they will not come out so early, this is the best, I will take advantage of this time to sharpen the knife well!"

"This time, the crown prince did touch the scales of his father's rebellion, otherwise, his father would not let you kill directly."

"Well, after this lesson, they shouldn't be so impulsive anymore." Chu Junyi sneered, "Ning Hua, I didn't see the second prince and the fifth prince in the early court today, what are your plans?" ”

Shen Ninghua's expression cooled down, and his hands cut off a bud that was waiting to be released:

"Step by step, Baili Jinchuan has embarrassed me many times, and this time he used an obscene hand, and I will never let him go. As for Baili Jinze, don't be in a hurry to do it, step by step, it's more painful to cut meat with a blunt knife, isn't it? ”