In the imperial study, Wu Zetian was full of anger, and Cheng Ji, who was in charge of investigating Zhang Jingxiong's murder, sent a preliminary investigation report, and there was a surprising news in the report, Zhang Jingxiong seemed to write the name of the murderer when he was dying, 'Murderer, Lu ......', what is Lu, ordinary people will think of King Luling, including Wu Zetian will also think in this direction.

Standing next to Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi, Shangguan Wan'er's expression was solemn, her eyes were full of worry, she knew that the situation was quite unfavorable to Li Xian, whether it was Li Xian's action or not, but as long as there were these blood words, Li Xian might have to be held responsible in the end.

Contrary to Shangguan Wan'er, these blood words made Wu Sansi feel as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and became hysterical, "Your Majesty, a person is about to die, his words are also good, Zhang Jingxiong's testimony before his death must be true, this matter is not the work of King Luling, and it must be related to King Luling, please Your Majesty order to search the Luling Palace, to see if the looted treasure is not in the palace." ”

Wu Sansi saw an opportunity from this incident, Zhang Jingxiong was killed, how could the Zhang brothers give up, he must use this opportunity to completely eradicate Li Xian, the king of Luling, so that his road to the crown prince will be a big obstacle.

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't bear it, and refuted Wu Sansi and said: "His Royal Highness King Liang's association is really rich, when he sees a Lu character, he thinks that it was done by King Luling, if it is written a Liang character, is it not done by King Liang?"

"You. You're just messing around. Wu Sansi pointed at Shangguan Wan'er and said angrily.

Shangguan Wan'er ignored him, and said to Wu Zetian: "Your Majesty, a word for Luling does not mean anything, it does not mean that it refers to the King of Luling, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if there is the meaning of the King of Luling, then how can it be proved that this is not a false accusation? How to prove that those words were written by Zhang Jingxiong, Your Majesty, the King of Luling has not been in good health in recent years, and everyone in the world knows it, how can he have the heart to kill Zhang Jingxiong?"

Wu Sansi snorted coldly, "He has no heart, it doesn't mean that the people around him don't have a heart." ”

"Enough!"

Wu Zetian shouted tiredly, stopping the quarrel between the two, she has been old for the past two years, her body is not as good as before, her energy is insufficient, the quarrel between Wu Sansi and Shangguan Wan'er made her dizzy, she was extremely unhappy and asked, "Why haven't the two generals Zhang come yet?"

"Your Majesty, here we are!"

The Zhang brothers walked into the study quickly and knelt down together, "Your Majesty!"

"Get up!"

Wu Zetian waved his hand, "How many times have I said it, you don't have to kneel anymore, you just don't listen." ”

"Kneel down to Your Majesty, our brothers willingly. ”

Wu Zetian's heart suddenly became happy, and when he saw that the two of them were bright-eyed and unusually handsome, he was even more pitiful in his heart, and beckoned: "You stand behind me." ”

Erzhang immediately stood behind Wu Zetian, and obediently slapped her shoulders and back, Wu Zetian was overjoyed, took the hands of the two and said: "I understand the pain in your hearts, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation." ”

Shangguan Wan'er saw that the saint was like an old hen protecting the two chicks, and she couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart, "The saint has been completely bewitched by the two of them. ’

At this time, Wu Sansi said flatteringly: "The two great generals, Yu Shitai has found a clue, and General Jingxiong wrote a few words before he died, 'Murderer, Lu.'" The Lu of Lushan. ”

After speaking, Wu Sansi looked at the Zhang brothers expectantly, and Wu Zetian asked them softly, "What do you think?"

This meaning, only the two of them thought that it was done by the King of Luling, Wu Zetian was about to do it, Shangguan Wan'er was suddenly anxious, she wanted to say a few more words, but she didn't know where to start.

Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi glanced at each other, and Zhang Changzong muttered, "I'm afraid." I'm afraid my brother can't read a few words. ”

This sentence was really unexpected, everyone was stunned, if Zhang Jingxiong was illiterate, those few blood words were obviously planted by someone.

Wu Sansi was unaware of the subtle change in the attitude of the Zhang brothers. He was still immersed in the idea of overthrowing Li Xian, and Wu Sansi suddenly said urgently: "I have contact with General Jingxiong, although he is not very literate, he can still write some words, these words are very simple, he should be able to write." ”

Shangguan Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief, she saw that the Zhang brothers did not want to delve into this matter, although it made her deeply surprised, but at least King Luling was safe for the time being, she took a step back in amusement and stopped talking.

Wu Zetian was also very surprised, this is not the character of Erzhang with clear grievances, she thought about it for a while, and then she understood, this is Erzhang is afraid of her own embarrassment, after all, Li Xian is her own son, Wu Zetian is even more relieved in his heart, these two Lang Jun are really considerate, in this way, Wu Zetian wants to ask for an explanation for them.

Wu Zetian pondered for a while, and said to Yu Shi Zhong Cheng Ji Ji who was standing at the door: "Ji Zhongcheng, you go to investigate this matter again, I will give you three days, and you must give me an explanation." ”

"Wechen obeys!" ......

Wu Sansi came out of the palace and hurried to his mansion, although he was relatively dull, he still reacted a little, when he saw that he was about to ascend the throne as the crown prince, this kind of thing happened, could this be related to his prince's affairs?

The carriage was speeding on the street, Wu Sansi was sitting in the carriage and thinking nonsense, at this time, he suddenly heard a few children's songs, 'Wu Sansi, hook Hu, collect ice jade, harm Zhongliang, if you are the emperor, the world will collapse, and the Wu family will be destroyed.' ’

Wu Sansi was taken aback, and hurriedly ordered: "Stop!"

The carriage stopped abruptly, Wu Sansi pulled the window, pointed to a few children not far away, and ordered the guards: "Go and catch those puppies for me!"

Several guards urged the horses to run, and several children were so frightened that they fled in all directions, and the guards caught one of them, and threw him in front of the carriage despite his crying.

The child trembled with fright and sobbed, "Everyone. They're all singing!"

At this time, more and more people came from all directions, Wu Sansi was upset, he didn't want to be watched, and shouted: "The carriage starts!"

The carriage started slowly, leaving the child behind and heading south, the child's mother stepped forward to hug her son and hurriedly retreated, and thousands of people around pointed and discussed.

Wu Sansi was extremely angry in his heart, this kind of children's rhyme is different from the usual rumors, this is called a proverb, it is a very powerful way to slander, on the one hand, the court will definitely investigate strictly, trace the source, and those who find it are generally capital crimes.

But on the other hand, as long as the prophecy exists, this rumor-monger will definitely be affected, and when he is about to be canonized as the crown prince, a proverb appears in the capital, even if the saint's intention remains unchanged, it will definitely delay the canonization of the prince.

And the hook Hu in the children's rhyme, collecting the ice jade, made him think of the rare ice jade that Yi Yu wronged him back then, only a few people knew about the ice jade, and now it has actually come out, and it also verifies the authenticity of the proverb, if it is known by the saint

Wu Sansi felt a chill in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the carriage to drive towards the mansion, so many things had happened, he wanted to find Mr. Ming to discuss the countermeasures.

As soon as Wu Chenghe's carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, a butler galloped up the steps and shouted in horror: "Lord Wang! Mr. Ming...... Something happened to Mr. Ming. ”

"What's going on, what's wrong?" Wu Chengsi felt a little bad in his heart and asked anxiously.

"Half an hour ago, my husband suddenly fell down and rolled on the ground in pain, and when we called the doctor, he was no longer ......"

"How is he now?" Wu Chengsi grabbed the butler's shirt and yelled.

The housekeeper lowered his head, "Mr. Ming has already gone." ”

Wu Chengsi only felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost fell to the ground......

At the beginning of the night, pedestrians go home, and even those who find it difficult to go home will find a wine shop to sit down and wash away the fatigue of the day with fine wine.

In the Fulu Fang, which is close to the south bank of Luoshui, a very ordinary carriage drove into the door, this carriage is exactly the same as the rental carriages that can be seen everywhere on the street, and even a little old, so that no one pays attention to it.

The carriage stopped in front of a narrow alley, and a middle-aged man stepped out of the carriage, looked down the alley, and asked with a smile, "Is that it?"

"Back to my lord, this is it. ”

The entourage hurriedly walked into the alley first to knock on the door, and the middle-aged man also walked into this alley dozens of steps deep.

At the end of the alley was a small house, covering an area of about two or three acres, and there was a big tree in the courtyard, and the attendant came forward and knocked on the door, "Who!" a young woman asked, and then there was a creak, and the door opened a crack.

It was a rather handsome young woman, she looked at a few people outside, and asked hesitantly, "Who are you looking for?"

The middle-aged man stepped forward and said with a smile: "I'm looking for General Su Honghui, is he at home?"

"My husband is at home, but there is no such person as General Su here. The young woman said coldly.

The middle-aged man laughed, "Then find your husband!"

The middle-aged man took out a post and handed it to the young woman, who was illiterate, she hesitated and said, "Please wait!"

She slammed the door shut and hurried back to the house, and the attendant was furious, and was about to slam the door, when the middle-aged man stopped him, "Don't worry about a woman." ”

After only a moment, a rush of footsteps was heard, and a man's angry rebuke, "How dare you be so rude!"

The door opened, and the bearded Su Honghui appeared at the door, and he bowed his head and bowed, "See His Royal Highness the Prime Minister!"

This middle-aged man is naturally the king Li Dan, coming to Su Honghui is Li Zhen's second strategy, head-to-head, Li Zhen hopes that Li Dan will come out in person, although Princess Taiping wants to come to Su Honghui for the royal brother, but Li Dan refuses to agree, and insists on coming in person, and finally Princess Taiping has to give in.

Li Dan smiled slightly: "This is not the place to talk, can we go in?"

Su Honghui hurriedly got up, "Your Highness, please come in!"

He let Li Dan and several entourages into the courtyard, and ordered women to go to sencha to entertain, Su Honghui was held accountable for Wang Xiaojie's death in battle, although the Ministry of War asked him to be beheaded, but Lou Shide spoke for him, saying that he had meritorious service and atonement, and finally Wu Zetian dismissed him from his post as a citizen.

Su Honghui's heart was full of grievances, he had to come to the capital from his hometown every year to complain, but there was no result every year, which made him a little disheartened.

Su Honghui's official residence in the capital has been taken away by the Ministry of War, he can only rent a small courtyard in the capital, and his concubine is responsible for taking care of his daily life