In the quiet of the night, the moonlight is hazy, the clouds and smoke are misty, the Milky Way is pouring down, and the shadows of the trees are waving. In the right prime minister's mansion, it was quiet as if there was no popularity, only the right minister Zhang Zhaochi was pacing around in the study, panicking in his heart.

With a creak, the door opened, and a man in a black cloak walked in. He took off his hat and revealed that handsome face, this person was Huai Wang Jingqian.

"Oh, my Royal Highness Huaiwang, you are finally here." Zhang Zhaochi stepped forward in three steps and two steps, the sadness on his previous face eased slightly, and a flame of expectation burst out of his eyes, as if the person in front of him was his lifesaver.

Huai Wang Yin's gaze swept him casually, walked straight to the top and sat down, and said, "Did you send someone to do King Ning's business?" ”

"If I send him, will he still have the life to come back? This is definitely a deliberate frame-up! Besides, compared with the deduction of military salaries, the matter of Qiu Yu is nothing! Zhang Zhaochi sighed with a sad face, "Virtuous son-in-law, you must save your father-in-law, if you are found to have embezzled military salaries and deliberately delayed the delivery of grain and grass, I don't want this head!" ”

King Huai raised his eyes to look at him, snorted coldly, and said, "So far, even if you didn't do it, you are the murderer behind the scenes in the eyes of everyone." King Ning is the prince, and killing the prince is to behead the whole family, how do you let this king save you? As for the matter of deducting military salaries, this king is even more powerless. Gu Mingxu and Chu Zhizhong are both from their father, how can they be soft? Once it is found out, then you naturally can't shirk it! ”

Pale as paper, Zhang Zhaochi looked at him stunned, and it took him a long time to recover his strength, and he was out of breath, "Do you want to abandon the car to protect the handsome?" Don't forget, you and I are here to discuss this matter. ”

The low laughter echoed in the silent study, and King Huai's eyes flashed with a ruthless color, "This king has never participated from beginning to end, who will believe your words." Besides, has the Right Minister-sama forgotten your daughter? If something happens to this king, how much better will her end be! ”

"You-you villain, you are so grateful to your own appearance that you have done your best to assist you, and even my only daughter has been promised to you, is this how you repay your true appearance?" Zhang Zhaochi suddenly got up and slammed the table, the fragrant tea on the table was shaken by the sudden movement, and it was poured instantly, and the tea flowed down the corner of the table to the ground, drowning on the Persian pattern red carpet.

King Huai smiled gloomily, and swept his cold gaze at him, "What are you assisting this king for, doesn't this king know?" I don't hope that after this king ascends the throne, your daughter can ascend to the throne of the queen, and your Zhang family will be able to tilt the power into the opposition! And your sworn enemy, he married his daughter to King Rui, so you married your daughter to this king, and you didn't want to fight with him. Hmph, do you think this king is a chess piece in your hand? ”

Zhang Zhaochi's figure shook, his face became even paler, and he could only stand up by relying on the armrest of the supporting chair, "Hasn't Benxiang been giving you advice for the past two years?" Even the things of embezzling military salaries and delaying the delivery of grain and grass have been done for you, and there are countless things of forming parties for personal gain and engaging in favoritism and irregularities. It's not that Benxiang has done so much to pave the way for you to ascend to the throne, and now that something happens, you want Benxiang to fight alone, you are really a good son-in-law of Benxiang! ”

The corners of King Huai's mouth hooked, and his narrow eyes locked tightly on his face, "This king's good father-in-law, since you have done so many things for this king, it is not bad for this one." You can rest assured that if you bear it all right, this king will try his best to go to his father to intercede for you and ensure that your family is worry-free. And she will treat Xuan'er more well, and when this king ascends to the throne, she will naturally be a unique queen, and then your Zhangjia Dongshan will make a comeback. Don't forget, your Zhang family not only has this one daughter, but also several sons, for their sake, you should also bear the blame, so as not to affect them. ”

Zhang Zhaochi was unstable, and sat directly on the chair, his eyes were empty, like a puppet who had lost his line, and he couldn't lift his spirit. Half a sound, a burst of laughter overflowed from his mouth, Zhang Zhaochi shook his head slightly, squinted at King Huai, and said: "At the beginning, Benxiang chose to support you because he valued your ruthlessness, but now it seems that Benxiang really didn't make a wrong choice." ”

"That also requires the father-in-law's discernment, who has achieved great things in ancient times, who has not stepped on the blood of others, just like my father, ascending to the Ninety-Five, I don't know how many lives have been sacrificed." King Huai despised him contemptuously, took a sip of the tea cup on the table, the fragrance of the tea overflowed his mouth, making him feel comfortable physically and mentally, "The people who went to Xingyang City will return to Beijing soon, as long as they find out the account book, the matter will be revealed." The king showed his father-in-law the way. Putting the teacup on the table, King Huai stood up, "You will go to your father early tomorrow morning to confess your guilt, and your father will not affect the Zhang Mansion because of your affection for supporting him as the emperor." Otherwise, does the father-in-law also want to be exterminated like the former Zhenguo General's Mansion? ”

Zhang Zhaochi was already in a state of decadence at this time, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes depicted the baptism of the years he had experienced, although he was only in his fifties, he showed a drooping and old age. Watching King Huai walk towards the door step by step, he raised his head slightly, as if he wanted to hit his heart from his back, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, use my old life to exchange King Huai's peace and the lives of everyone in my Zhang family, it's worth it!" However, if you have to promise your true appearance, you must keep my Zhang family's bloodline, treat Xuan'er well, and don't abandon her or snub her! You have to swear! ”

King Huai walked to the door and stopped, a sinister smile appeared on his lips, he turned his head, and the Yin Owl's eyes met him, "Okay, I swear that I will protect the Zhang family, I will not let them suffer, and I will not abandon Xuan'er." If he ascends the throne as emperor in the future, Xuan'er will be the only queen of my Jingqian, and Zhangfu will also return to its current prosperous home. If you break your oath, you will die without a place to bury. ”

When Zhang Zhaochi heard his promise, he could be regarded as having a bottom in his heart. He slowly closed his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbidity, relentlessly, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go, as long as you remember today's oath, the old man will die well." ”

King Huai hugged him with a fist, "Father-in-law is righteous, and the son-in-law dare not forget today's oath." With a flickering chakra in his eyes, he showed a smile, and left Zhang's mansion after speaking. Oath? He wants to see if God dares to accept him!

The next day, the right minister Zhang Zhaochi took the blame and took all the blame, but he did not admit to finding someone to assassinate King Ning. After thinking about it for a few times, Emperor Xuanwu saw that he had been assisting him wholeheartedly for many years, and with King Huai pleading beside him, he opened the net and only gave him death. However, the head of the family who colluded with him was not so lucky, and the dozens of members of the family were all imprisoned, just waiting for the execution after the autumn. Although the Zhang family escaped, all the people in official positions were dismissed from office and demoted to the common people, and all the family property and houses were confiscated, and the Zhang family, who was once illustrious, never had a glorious day.

Later, Emperor Xuanwu promoted Guan Wenyan, the official historian of the Privy Council, to the post of right minister to replace Zhang Zhaochi, and promoted Su Shao, the head of the household department, to the secretary of the household department. And King Ning, Emperor Xuanwu not only rewarded a large number of treasures and tonics, but also promoted his mother's status, and directly from Zhaorong Jin of the Nine Concubines to the virtuous concubine. In this way, King Huai, who originally had the support of the right minister, was at a disadvantage, but this matter did not implicate him, and it was already the best ending for him.

Zhang Zhaochi's affairs came to an end, and the DPRK and China returned to their former atmosphere. Although Jing Rong had no gain or loss in this matter, he became interested in the new right minister.

This Guan Wenyan is just a disciple of a poor sect and has no background, but in just ten years, he has climbed from a general judge to the position of Zhengyipin, who is behind this who supports him all the way?

Jing Rong walked all the way from outside the house, and the whole person fell into deep thought, but his footsteps did not go to the study as usual, but went to the east courtyard that he had not set foot in for more than half a month.

The plum blossoms in the east courtyard are finally ripe under Mu Xuefu's waiting day by day, and the steep branches are waiting to be released, such as a valuable crystal, faintly floating with a quiet and elegant fragrance.

The west wind picked up, and the weather gradually became colder. The earth dragon burned in the house, the carrot charcoal in the carbon basin made a soft "rustling" sound, and Mu Xuefu sat by the window and enjoyed the first snow scene in early winter.

"Isn't it cold? The windows are still open. As soon as Jing Rong came in, he saw her leaning on a hibiscus jade rosewood chaise longue near the window, looking out intently.

Mu Xuefu turned her head and turned her gaze back, "It's too stuffy in the room, open the window to let in the air." It happened to be the first snow today, and I also wanted to learn from the ancients, drink and appreciate the snow, and cultivate my sentiments. After speaking, he picked up the wine glass on the incense table and put it in his mouth little by little. After not getting a response for a long time, he turned his head, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said with some drunkenness: "I haven't seen you for many days, and the prince's appearance is better than before, which is really pleasing to the eye." Does the prince want to have a cup too? ”

Looking at the exposed jade feet and fragrant shoulders from the exposed jade feet and fragrant shoulders to her cheeks, which were already a little red, Jing Rong slowly walked to her side, picked her up, shook the wine jug on the incense table again, pursed his lips into the word "one", and said, "Why did you drink so much?" ”

The charming and bright eyes lifted slightly, and looked at him with disgust, "I'll just drink a few glasses." ”

Mu Xuefu is already charming, but this anger is full of charm and charming. Jing Rong's throat tightened, swallowed his saliva, his voice was hoarse, and said, "This pot is going to be drunk, and you still say that you only drank a few cups?" ”

Mu Xuefu looked at him with confused eyes, and the wine surged up, and there was a trace of dizziness. She shook her head to sober herself up, but she couldn't resist the onslaught of alcohol. She was already drinking a small amount, and she drank many glasses unconsciously today. The color of intoxication in his eyes was even stronger, and the corners of his eyes were full of brilliant and romantic gestures, Mu Xuefu hugged Jingrong's neck tightly, and said softly: "Who asked the prince not to come over earlier, with you with me, I just have a few sips." ”