After the officials of the Ministry of Rites learned of the death of Lord Zhengmiao, the Qintian Supervisor, they left in a hurry, and the expressions on their faces were a little complicated and indescribable.

The chief eunuch motioned for Xu Liangshou to follow him into the side room, sat in the chair by himself, and said with a gloomy and ugly face: "Do you know what to do next?"

Xu Liangshou said respectfully: "Please make it clear to my father-in-law." ”

The chief eunuch gently tapped on the table and said, "Our family doesn't know the art of stargazing, so it's all up to you." ”

Xu Liangshou was silent for a moment and then said, "Does my father-in-law really want to write humiliation?"

The chief eunuch was already extremely anxious at this time, and shouted: "What are you talking about, don't hurry up and do this!"

Xu Liangshou stopped prevaricating, walked to the front of the case, and wrote down eight words with a pen.

"The dark moon invades the stars, and the country will be restless!"

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Many years ago, the Tang Qintian supervised the starry night and annotated eight words. Many years later, a moon appeared in the night sky, and the officials of Qin Tianjian did not even look at it, and wrote eight more words.

The face of the chief eunuch was extremely ugly, gloomy as if he was about to drip water, but the anger in his eyes was like a flame, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Xu, what do you mean by this?"

Xu Liangshou said calmly: "This official is the deputy supervisor of the prison, after the death of the lord, according to the Tang law and related regulations, in order, there is no need to discuss with the court, since the father-in-law wants me to annotate, I will annotate, what's wrong?"

The eunuch Shou Ling laughed angrily, pointed to his nose and said with a dry smile: "What a Lord Xu." ”

Xu Liangshou's expression was suddenly solemn, he knocked off the eunuch's thin fingers, and shouted: "I call you father-in-law, and say that I ask you to make it clear that you call yourself a humble position, but it is just to give some face to the nobles in the palace! I am a dignified four-grade court official, and you are a mere eunuch, you dare to be so rude to me!"

"Bold! presumptuous!" the chief eunuch trembled angrily, "Do you want to die!"

Xu Liang's face was like frost, and he shouted: "Death, you really think Tang Lu is an ornament! Sue you and the noble man behind you, I am not Master Miao." I don't have a bad kid who accidentally injured someone's life in a street fight, nor do I have a wife or uncle who took bribes! I'm just a lonely person! It's not so easy to think I'm dead! Get out of here!"

As soon as the words fell, he slapped the eunuch's face hard, and the applause was loud.

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The Tang Tianshu Office, which is responsible for managing cultivators on behalf of the imperial court, seems very mysterious in the hearts of ordinary people and even ordinary officials.

But the location of the yamen in the Tianshu Office is not mysterious, but it is a little remote. It's in a small building four miles east of Suzaku Avenue. and the garden of the military headquarters can be seen from afar.

After the heavy rain is over, depending on the sky, it should not rain again in a short time. But today, on the desk on the third floor of the Tianshu Office, there is a yellow paper umbrella, and the umbrella surface is slightly wet.

He Mingchi was holding a piece of snow-white silk cloth. Carefully and slowly wiping the water droplets on the surface of the umbrella, it was as if he didn't see the beads of sweat on Zhuge Wuren's forehead on the opposite side at all.

Zhuge Wuren is the chief official of the Tang Tianshu Department, and everyone knows that the queen is a loyal dog, and when the new emperor ascends the throne, his situation will inevitably become passive and panicked.

"As the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, Lord Zhuge should have known about the changes in the situation for a long time, why do you still want to run around in vain, do you want to overturn the edict of the first emperor? ”

He Mingchi tucked the silk cloth into his sleeve. Raised his head, looked at the other side and said calmly.

Zhuge Wuren looked at the young man in Taoist clothes opposite, the sweat on his forehead became more and more, he never thought that his whereabouts these days were all under the control of the other party.

He and He Mingchi are actually very familiar with each other, in the past few years. As the main source of strength of the Tianshu Office, the South Gate View has always been in charge of cooperating with him by He Mingchi. He has always respected He Mingchi, but that is mainly because he respects his teacher and his teacher, who is a national teacher, and it is not until today that he realizes that he was wrong.

He Mingchi's most respectable thing is himself.

"What the hell is Master He trying to say? I'm just drinking tea and chatting with some old people. If you want to frame me and want to overthrow the edict of the first emperor, I can't accept it. ”

Zhuge Wuren's voice was a little hoarse.

When He Mingchi Shi Ran walked into the Tianshu. When he didn't hear any warnings, his voice was almost hoarse, because he knew that whatever he said would be hard to hear.

"The reason why the first emperor agreed to the empress mother's establishment and let you be the head of the Tianshu Department was because you were an ordinary person, and you did not have a sense of sympathy for cultivators, nor did you have the innate awe of other ordinary people for cultivators, which was a strength, but it was also a fatal weakness. ”

He Mingchi said: "For so many years, who among the cultivators in the Heavenly Pivot Department will sincerely obey you, once you don't have the authority in your hands, you have no way to order them at all. ”

Zhuge Wuren felt that there was a poisonous snake sitting in front of him, and said: "I really didn't expect that your Nanmen Temple's infiltration of the Tianshu Office would be so terrible, but don't forget it, I am still the chief official, although those people dare not stop you from coming to see me, and they don't have the courage to help you kill me." ”

He Mingchi looked at him with pity and said, "I'm a cultivator, although I'm not as great as Ning Que and Chen Pipi, but if I want to kill you as an ordinary person, where do I need help from others?"

Zhuge Wuren shouted: "I don't believe you have the courage to kill a court official!"

He Mingchi said: "I really don't dare, but Lord Zhuge don't forget, now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he only needs a will to take your official position, what do you have left at that time?"

The beads of sweat on Zhuge Wuren's forehead instantly became more, and he said, "In that case, what are you waiting for?"

"His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and he is going to do something to the loyal dog of the queen mother, which falls in the eyes of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, it is not very good-looking, and the lord has been in charge of the Tianshu Office for many years, I believe that he also holds some secrets in his hands, and has some unknown power, and His Majesty does not want to cause unnecessary losses because of the battle of will between the monarch and the minister. ”

He Mingchi looked at him and smiled and said, "So Your Majesty wants you to resign." ”

Zhuge Wuren stared at him mockingly and said, "You think I'll be so stupid?"

"It's not about stupidity, it's about the current situation. Even if you still have some hole cards that are not in our control, but the general trend is already in our control, and you can't turn the sky. ”

He Mingchi smiled and said: "Lord Zhuge is sad that the first emperor has passed away and is seriously ill, and sincerely asks for resignation, Your Majesty and Her Royal Highness the Princess will take pity on your hard work and allow you to live in Chang'an City, if you want Your Majesty to take away your official position, then you will be sent to serve in other counties." ”

Zhuge Wuren listened to this. Hands trembled slightly.

"It seems that Lord Zhuge is also very aware of the difference. Yes, you have followed the queen in your life, I don't know how many bad things you have done, like a pig and a dog to call cultivators, I don't know how many sects you have offended, if you don't have the support of the imperial court, as long as you leave Chang'an, you will only have a dead end. ”

After saying this. He Mingchi picked up the yellow paper umbrella from the case and clamped it under his armpit. Out of the Heavenly Pivot.

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There was no sound of wind and rain outside the hall tonight, but Li Yu felt a little uncomfortable, and his feelings were also a little restless. Even after reading a few copies, I couldn't settle down, and I didn't even see what was written in the recital.

Now her own brother has ascended the throne as emperor. It stands to reason that her post as a supervisor should be invalidated, but both the new emperor and the officials of the two factions in the DPRK and China have tacitly asked her to continue to supervise the country.

The emperor asked her to continue to correct the folds, because she believed in the imperial sister's administrative ability, and expressed her gratitude and closeness, and the officials of the princess's faction insisted on this, but in fact, they did not trust the new emperor's administrative ability, as for the officials of the queen's faction. Who knows what is hidden in the dark?

Li Yu flipped through the thick folds casually, and suddenly her fingers stiffened slightly, and her expression became solemn, because at the bottom of the folds, she saw Zhuge Wuren's resignation.

The candle flame shone on the desk and the screen, and also on her uncertain face, watching the resignation of the queen's loyal dog. She remembered a lot of things that had happened in the court recently.

Since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Chang'an City seemed to be stable, but in fact, there was an undercurrent surging under the water, and those ministers and generals who were still loyal to the empress often contacted privately. You can guess what you say without asking.

There was also a big dispute in the court. The palace decided to change the yuan as much as possible, and the succession of the new emperor was completely determined. The officials of the queen's faction strongly demanded that the change of the era name be postponed on the grounds that the coffin of the first emperor had not returned and the queen mother was far away in the wasteland, at least until the first emperor entered the earth.

The reason for putting filial piety first was very sufficient, and it was impossible for either Li Yu or His Majesty the Emperor to stop it, so they had to agree with the courtiers' construction, and decided to take advantage of the rain break to send a team to Helan City to welcome the spirit.

Li Yu was very aware of the importance of changing the era name to the throne, and this was originally the first major event after the new emperor ascended the throne, but she was forced to return in vain, so she guessed that her brother would definitely be very angry, but she didn't expect that he would start to do it without knowing it.

By the light of the candlelight, she carefully watched Zhuge Wuren's resignation, trying to see something deeper in the details of the words and sentences of the resignation, but she gained nothing.

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Because the coffin of the first emperor has not returned, the new emperor did not move into the main hall to live, or live in the side hall of previous years, but now the side hall is much more lively and prosperous than the main hall.

Tonight's palace suddenly became quiet again, except for the two most trusted eunuch leaders guarding the door, there were no other people in the quiet hall, only the two sisters and brothers.

"I heard my father relay the dean's words: Governing a big country is like frying a small fish, don't flip it casually, go with the flow, act cautiously, and don't be in a hurry. ”

Li Yu looked at his younger brother and persuaded softly: "You are now the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as long as you follow the trend, those jumping clowns can't shake you at all, why bother to make a rash move?"

Li Huiyuan said with a smile: "I thought it was something that made the imperial sister so nervous and cautious, it turned out to be just a resignation letter, yes, it was I who sent someone to make Zhuge Wuren resign, and everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows that that sinister villain is a dog raised by that woman, and I don't want to see that hateful face in the palace again." ”

Li Yu saw his expression, and knew that he had not listened to his own words in his heart, and said with a solemn expression: "You must know that Chang'an City is impossible to attack from the outside, and the only danger is from the inside. Your Majesty, you are now equal to Chang'an City, as long as you don't mess up, you can be for generations. ”

Hearing these serious words, Li Huiyuan lowered his head and was silent for a long time.

Then he raised his head, looked at Li Yu and said: "Actually, I also understand this truth, but as the imperial sister said, the danger of Chang'an City is inside, and within the two days when the edict was read, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites went to the South Gate Temple, and Zhuge Wuren went to the academy, don't you know what they want to do, Imperial Sister?"

Li Yu was silent, she was not worried about the matter of the South Gate Temple, especially with the death of the national teacher Li Qingshan, what happened that night could no longer be known to others, but the academy has not expressed its attitude, which is what really makes her feel uneasy.

The academy has always been closed, not to mention that those ministers loyal to the queen cannot enter, even the messengers she sent can only see the ordinary administrative staff of the academy, not even a single professor.

If it is because of the death of the master and the immortal, it is understandable that the academy is closed, but what are those professors doing? What are the people on the second floor of the academy who are qualified to influence the court now?

"Sister Huang, those people can't be willing, they don't want to admit it to death, my father chose me to succeed to the throne, treat these wolf-hearted things, blindly lenient will only be regarded as weakness by them!"

Li Huiyuan looked at her sister and said fiercely.

Li Yu's heart trembled slightly when he heard this, in fact, until this moment, Li Huiyuan really thought that the name on the edict was herself, and she didn't know what she had paid for it.

At this time, Li Huiyuan's righteousness was like a kind of sarcasm in her eyes, a sarcasm for herself. She suddenly felt a little sad and tired, and she didn't want to continue this topic, but she suddenly remembered that she heard the news when she was walking in the palace before, and her eyebrows frowned slightly and said, "What's going on with Qin Tianjian?"

Li Huiyuan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer.

When Li Yu saw this, he knew that it was really true, and reprimanded him sternly: "Miao Kezhi is upright and upright, and has an excellent reputation among the government and the opposition, you actually sent internal officials to force him to death, do you want to turn against the courtiers?"

Li Huiyuan bowed his head and was silent for a long time, and said, "I really did something wrong in this matter. ”

Li Yu knew that his younger brother's temperament had a very stubborn side, and he didn't expect him to admit his mistake so quickly, so he couldn't help but be stunned, but before she could react, Li Huiyuan raised her head.

He said calmly and firmly: "But I will not regret it, because I just want him to die." ”

Li Yu looked at him in a daze and asked, "Why......?" Why, exactly?"

"Back then, it was Miao Kezhi who annotated those damn eight words, forcing my sister to be forced to marry far away! I will never forget the night you knelt in front of my father's palace in my life, let alone the tears you shed on the night before you got married. ”

Li Huiyuan looked at his sister and said in a cold voice, "...... So he had to die. ”