In the palace, Cide Palace is the sleeping palace of the Empress Dowager.

In the evening, in the Cide Palace, the Empress Dowager Xiang was sitting in front of the small Buddha Hall, holding a copy of the "Diamond Sutra" in her hand and reciting, with a pious expression. She was dressed in a gray robe and short-sleeved plain clothes, with a hosta on her head, no powder, her complexion was white and plump, and at the age of fifty-two, she didn't seem to have left many traces of time on her face, except for a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyebrows and a few strands of white hair faintly showing on her sideburns, she didn't look so old, her demeanor was graceful, and her charm still existed. In the smoke, the shadows are abundant, but it looks a little graceful and moving.

Empress Dowager Xiang is also a sad woman. She is the daughter of Xiang Jing, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Xiang Minzhong, smart and beautiful, married to Zhao Ji at the age of twenty, was made the queen at the age of twenty-one, and gave birth to a daughter in the same year, that is, Princess Yanxi, died after only living for twelve years, and gave birth to a son at the age of thirty-two, but this youngest son Zhao Shen died just after birth, and the pain of losing her daughter and child made her liver and intestines broken, at the age of thirty-nine, Shenzong Zhao Ji died, she was widowed, and the pain of losing her husband was worse. She enjoyed the glory and wealth of the world, but she also tasted the sorrow and misery of the world. As he gets older, his temperament begins to become a little extreme.

After Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne, the Empress Dowager Gao listened to the government in the court, and the Empress Dowager Xiang has always lived in seclusion, never participated in the government politics, and has always lived a simple life without quarrel with the world. Her biggest thing in daily life, in addition to eating fasting and reciting Buddha, is to ask and take care of her mother's family.

Her parents have passed away for many years, and the only living relatives are her brother Xiang Zonghui and brother Xiang Zongliang, who are very caring and favored.

"Niangniang, the king of Handong County has brought the little grandfather to see you!" The Empress Dowager Xiang was in the process of chanting the scriptures, and at this time, the eunuch Li Deshun walked in lightly with small steps, came to the Empress Dowager Xiang, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully.

"Oh, what are they doing at this time?" Hearing this, the Queen Mother put down the scriptures in her hand, got up and asked.

"I don't know!" Li Deshun lowered his eyebrows, reached out to support the Empress Dowager's left arm, and led her to the embroidery stool. He is the godson of the great eunuch Li Xian, in his forties, and has served the Empress Dowager Xiang for more than 20 years.

"Xiao Shunzi, go and invite them in!" Xiang sat down with the Queen Mother, rubbed her dry eyes, and then ordered Li Deshun to go out and invite someone. She has become accustomed to calling Li Deshun "Little Shunzi", and she has not changed when she is old.

"Auntie, my nephew misses you! You're going to be in charge of my nephew! As soon as he entered the door, Xiang Huaiyu rushed to the Queen Mother, hugged her thighs, and howled and cried.

"Sister, brother, I see you're here. You have to call the shots for Yu'er! Xiang Zonghui followed into the Cide Palace, and while saluting the Empress Dowager, he pretended to be angry and said.

"Oh, Yu'er, what's wrong with you?" Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Xiang Huaiyu kneeling in front of her, noticed the scars on his face, couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly asked.

I saw him, his face was red and swollen, his left and right sides of his face were full of palm marks, his already round fat face was even more swollen, and a mark appeared at the corner of his mouth, oozing some blood, which looked very miserable.

Li Deshun stood aside, looking at Xiang Huaiyu's miserable situation, pursed his lips, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and was very uncomfortable. "What kind of character did this little overlord provoke? was beaten like this! Li Deshun thought to himself, and there was a faint sense of happiness in his heart.

But what he never expected was that this was actually a bitter ploy co-starred by Xiang Zonghui and Xiang Huaiyu's father and son!

Before entering the palace, in the corner of the palace wall, according to the strategy they conspired with last night, Xiang Zonghui slapped Xiang Huaiyu more than a dozen times, trying to create the illusion that he was being bullied, but he didn't grasp the severity when he started, and he really fanned Xiang Huaiyu into a pig's head again!

Xiang Huaiyu shouted pain when he was slapped, and Xiang Zonghui was also distressed when he looked back. But that's fine, it's fake, it's real, it's very realistic, and the effect is out!

Sure enough, when the Empress Dowager Xiang saw Xiang Huaiyu's miserable appearance, she was distressed, angry, and asked again and again: "Who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to beat you like this?" ”

"It's that damn Takeshik! Look how much he beat me! Auntie, you have to call the shots for me! Xiang Huaiyu began to pretend to be crying and selling miserable, howling dryly, and forcibly squeezing out a few tears. As soon as he twitched, he tore his fat face, his mouth was full of pain, and he hurriedly covered his cheeks, and the Queen Mother was even more distressed when she saw this.

"Which Takeshi? So bold! Xiang Empress Dowager hurriedly asked angrily.

"Sister, it's the martial arts that is the champion of both civil and military affairs! He is so arrogant that he doesn't even pay attention to our family! Xiang Zong returned to the side, observed the words, and hurriedly interjected.

"How could it be him?" The Empress Dowager Xiang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, thought for a moment, and then continued: "It shouldn't be! He is the champion of the new department, the official of the imperial court, and he knows that we are at home, how can he beat people for no reason? ”

Although the Empress Dowager Xiang is old, she usually devotes herself to her mother's family, and she also spoils her nephews and nieces on weekdays, but she is not confused!

"Yu'er, tell me, what's going on? Be honest! Empress Dowager Xiang thought about it and said to Xiang Huaiyu in a deep voice.

"Auntie! That's what happened......"

So, Xiang Huaiyu hurriedly made up the pre-made rhetoric, crying with tears in his nose, doing his best to exaggerate, and completely regarded himself as a weak and bullying good man, a victim of deep suffering, Wu Zhi and a scholar became an abominable villain, extremely arrogant. The more the Empress Dowager listened, the more gloomy and ugly her face became.

Li Deshun stood aside and listened, and he couldn't help but cramp at the corner of his mouth, and goosebumps all over his body: "Isn't this nonsense?" When did the wolf turn into a lamb? Bad guys have become good guys? He could only think in his heart, he didn't dare to say these words.

"Auntie, this Wu Zhi also said, and ......" Xiang Huaiyu looked at the increasingly ugly face of the Empress Dowager Xiang, and pretended to want to speak again.

"What else did he say? Say it! Empress Dowager Xiang's face was full of frost, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip.

"Wu Zhi also said, what is the Xiang family? A group of rough people who only know how to rely on the relationship between the straps to eat and drink, and don't learn and have no skills! My martial arts are eight buckets high, and I disdain it! Xiang Huaiyu pretended to hesitate for a moment before he made up his mind to speak.

"How daring!" After hearing this, the Queen Mother suddenly jumped like thunder, and the teacup in her hand was slammed on the table, splitting in half, and the tea spilled on the ground.

When Li Deshun heard this, he was also taken aback, this sentence was made up too ruthlessly, and it hit the key point of the Queen Mother, it is estimated that this Lord Wuzhi will shed his skin even if he does not die!

"Sister, look at how arrogant this Wuzhi is! not only beat Yu'er, but also made such wild words, humiliating our Xiangjia and the Queen Mother! Xiang Zonghui saw the stitches, and when he saw this, he inserted another sentence and made up for it. Li Deshun was beside him, and the corners of his eyes trembled when he heard it.

"This abominable Takeshi! Daredevils! Xiang Xiang's anger at the Queen Mother did not subside, and after that, he waved his hand at Li Deshun and signaled him to avoid.

Seeing this, Li Deshun hurriedly bowed down and withdrew from Cide Palace, leaving the space for the three of the Xiang family. He understood in his heart that Empress Dowager Xiang and Xiang Zonghui, father and son, were discussing how to deal with this Wu Zhi.

Although the Empress Dowager Xiang is also very wise, she is also a Lord who listens and believes! Li Deshun sighed lightly in his heart, and couldn't help but sympathize with Wu Zhilai.

The father and son of the Xiang family not only found the Queen Mother to cry, but also took great pains to find some big officials and small officials.

A few days later, rumors unfavorable to Wu Zhi spread in the palace and Bianliang City, and rumors spread everywhere: he did not follow the teachings, did not respect the teacher, misbehaved, and despised the royal family, was arrogant, and even copied the poems of others, etc., and so on!

All kinds of gossip and rumors were very loud, and for a while, the capital was in an uproar, and Wu Zhi changed from a talented man to a big liar who deceived the world and stole his name in an instant! Every day, there is an endless stream of literati who run to the door of the samurai to insult and denounce, and everyone takes pleasure in it and becomes famous.

When the warrior heard the news, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly, this was all a trick made by Xiang Jia, he couldn't argue, he could only wait and see what happened, and comfort everyone in the family in every way.

However, the sales of the champion series of wines have been greatly affected! When Qian Mu hurriedly found him to complain that his sales had plummeted, Wu Zhi could only comfort him, explaining that this predicament was only temporary, please rest assured and wait and see what happens. Qian Mu was suspicious, so he could only return to the champion building listlessly. Nowadays, the income from the exclusive agent of the champion series of liquor has become the largest source of income for the champion building, can Qian Mu not worry? Wu Zhi and Zhuangyuanlou can now be said to be in the same boat through thick and thin, sharing weal and woe.

All kinds of impeachment notes against Wu Zhi also flew into the palace and piled up on Zhao Xu's desk. Zhao Xu flipped through a few books, all of them were the same, one tone, and they were all bad things about martial artists, and Zhao Xu was very annoyed after reading them. The other pieces are estimated to be about the same, so Zhao Xu simply stopped watching them and put them all on the shelf.

In the early dynasties, Cai Jing, Xingshu and others also took the opportunity to fall into the ground, impeached Wu Zhi one after another, and asked the court to condemn Wu Zhi. The words of the crowd were scorching, which made Zhao Xu a little overwhelmed.

"What kind of enemy has this martial artist provoked, and he is so hated by everyone? A small eight-rank deletion official actually provoked public anger and attracted so many people to impeach him, which can be regarded as setting a precedent for this dynasty, right? ”

After retreating, in the imperial study, Zhao Xu slowly paced the square steps, thinking to himself, and after a while, he hurriedly ordered Hao Sui beside him: "You go and find Master Wu!"

Hao Sui went out in response and hurried to the Privy Council's deletion office, he was also quite worried about Wu Zhi.

After tea, Wu Zhi followed Hao Sui to the imperial study.

"I've seen Your Majesty! Your Majesty is auspicious! When Wu Zhi saw Zhao Xu, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Wu Qing's family is here, do you know your current situation?" Zhao Xu stared at him tightly and said in a deep voice.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows!" Wu Zhi said unhurriedly.

"Tell me, what's going on? Who did you mess with? Zhao Xu said straight to the point.

"That's the case, Your Majesty ......" When Wu Zhi heard this, he told Zhao Xu exactly what he had to do with Xiang Huaiyu and taught him a lesson.

"I see! No wonder ......" Zhao Xu listened to it, and suddenly realized, and then finally understood that when he went to Cide Palace to greet the Empress Dowager Xiang a few days ago, the Empress Dowager Xiang told him the true meaning of the sentence "This martial arts plant is misbehaving and embarrassing", it seems that this martial arts master is provoking the Xiang family!

Zhao Xu couldn't help but have two big heads, and he really didn't know what to do all of a sudden. One is a relative of the emperor, and the other is the champion he is optimistic about, which is difficult to do!

Zhao Xu has been meditating and practicing boxing for a long time, his body has become a lot stronger, and his spirit is much more abundant than before, this is all the credit of Wu Zhi, and he can't bear to punish him, besides, this matter is still the fault of the Xiang family, but he is also very embarrassed, after all, he still has to give the face of the Queen Mother, and he is embarrassed!

The warrior quietly looked at Zhao Xu, who was pacing around in the imperial study and was silent, and his intuition told him that Zhao Xu should not punish him too harshly, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"I know, the Wuqing family will retreat first!" Zhao Xu thought about it, glanced at Wu Zhi with a calm expression, and ordered him to go back.

"Retire!" Wu Zhi bowed, turned around and slowly exited the imperial study. Zhao Xu stared at Wu Zhi's back, full of thoughts.

A few days later, the imperial court's edict came down: remove Wu Zhi from the post of deletion official, change the county order of Weishi County, and take office from now on!

Weishi County is Gyeonggi County in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the grade of Zhixian County is also the eighth grade, but although both are positive eight grades, it seems that they are transferred at the same level, but the deletion official is the Beijing official, in fact, Wu Zhi has been demoted from the capital!