After five days, the court meeting was finally held again in Ziji City.

Although Lu Chen's injuries were not completely healed, he still put on his court clothes early in the morning, left Chongde Lane, and walked north along Suzaku Street all the way to the north, walking briskly towards Ziji City.

On the way, Lu Chen could smell the faint smell of blood in the air around him.

Looking around the sides, you can see the traces of the aftermath of the fierce battle from time to time.

In recent days, those Xuanjia soldiers who came out of nowhere have been constantly dispatched, just like when the Queen Mother was in power at the beginning, and there are courtiers' mansions in Beijing from time to time who are patronized by them.

Tianji Pavilion University Scholar, Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar, Ministry of Officials, Household Department Scholar, Officials Department Zuo Shilang, Embroidered Clothes Guard Commander, Yulin Wei Commander, Ministry of Industry Zuo Shilang, Criminal Department Director, Household Department Director, and Officials are all in the matter......

From the first-rank officials to the seventh-grade petty officials, more than 300 courtiers and their families were arrested and sent to the prison, waiting to be released.

And the reason why the court arrested them was very simple -

In the dormitory of the Queen Mother, which was characterized as "controlled by evil spirits", Xuanwuwei searched for a large number of letters and ledgers with rebellious contents, all of which were more or less related to the arrested officials.

And it's directly related.

Thus, the first round of political liquidation after the fall of the Queen Mother began.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that these courtiers who were arrested are basically the people closest to the Queen Mother, and the hardcore henchmen of the Queen Mother.

They are either the children of the Zhao family, in-laws, or the children of the family who are close to the Zhao family, the disciples of the sect, and the relatives of the small family who are backed by the Zhao family.

As the saying goes, a person who has attained the Tao and a chicken dog ascends to heaven.

After the Queen Mother took power, she promoted almost all the people who were close to the Zhao family and could be promoted, and most of the high-powered official positions and important positions were replaced by her own people, firmly controlling the government.

Of course, if you want to maintain the normal operation of the imperial court, you must need capable people to really work, which is also the foundation of the court's power.

It is impossible for all of the Queen Mother's henchmen to be talented with outstanding ability, or to say that they completely abandon the literati style to kneel and lick the Queen Mother, and there are very few people who are outstanding in learning.

Therefore, not all the people in the court are the queen mother, but these people with real talent and learning can't change anything.

With the issuance of the official document stamped with the jade seal, and the armed forces such as the Yulinwei, the Xiuyi Guard, and the Praetorian Guard controlled by the Empress Dowager in Beijing were all defeated by the Xuanwu Guard, and the entire Luo Kyoto had fallen into the hands of those who could control the Xuanwu Guard.

The direction of the wind in Luo Jing has completely changed!

It doesn't matter whether Empress Dowager Zhao was really controlled by evil before, because no matter what, the interest groups headed by her will inevitably be uprooted one by one by the new people.

When the old forces are gone, they will inevitably be replaced by new ones.

And the key to this new force lies in the Cangming Saint King, who holds Luo Jing's absolute right to speak at this time.

His attitude will determine the future direction of Luo Jing and even the entire Great Xia.

But at this time, whether it is the bigwigs of the court or the wealthy families, no one can guess his attitude at this time before he comes into contact with the Holy King of Cangming.

After all, there had never been a precedent for the Holy King to intervene in the affairs of secular imperial power.

No one knew how he led tens of thousands of tiger and wolf divisions to descend to Purple Pole City without knowing it, eradicating all the forces of the Queen Mother's family, and they didn't know what his purpose was.

is not used to seeing what the Queen Mother is doing, and wants to do the right thing for heaven; or the Holy King of Cangming was the enemy of the Empress Dowager Zhao before he was selected by the holy relics; Or maybe he fell in love with the beauty of the empress, and did not hesitate to help her regain power in order to get a kiss to Fangze.

Or, he plans to "serve the Son of Heaven as an order", take the power of the minister as a starting point, take that step to the sky, and become the first Son of Heaven in the history of Central Continent to rule Kyushu with the supreme holy power of the holy relics.

Although the Holy Kings of the Four Realms have always kept to themselves, they have not done anything out of the ordinary for tens of thousands of years, as long as it is the Central Plains Dynasty with the jade seal, they will nominally pay tribute to it.

But just because something hasn't happened doesn't mean it won't happen.

Perhaps, this generation of Cangming Saint Kings has mastered some kind of ability to break the restriction that holy relics can only exert their power in the holy realm, and then they have developed ambitions.

After Lu Chen calmed down in the past two days, he thought a lot about the Cangming Saint King, and also consulted and collected a lot of information about the Four Realms Saint King, so as to analyze the current situation in Luo Jing in order to find a way to be dismissed quickly.

Therefore, he had a lot of speculations about the sudden disturbance of the Cangming Holy King.

In fact, it wasn't just him, but all the forces in Luojing, the center of the world, were racking their brains to guess the attitude and intentions of the Cangming Holy King.

It's just that they want to figure out the intentions of the Cangming Holy King for the sake of their respective families, teachers, and interests, and only in this way can they find an opportunity to grab resources to strengthen themselves.

And Lu Chen just wanted to be reasonably dismissed.

Among the many speculations, the biggest possibility is that the Cangming Saint King has mastered the ability to use the power of the holy relics in the outside world to a certain extent, so he wants to take that step to the sky, just like Er Zhurong in his original world.

If you think about it, it's a bit like that.

is also in the background of the era when the emperor is weak and the queen mother is in power, and he is also the king of the north, and he led the army of tigers and wolves into Beijing to seize power, and they all took the queen mother's mother and son away.

Thinking about it like this, Lu Chen felt even more that the Cangming Saint King was here to usurp the throne.

In order to achieve this goal, starting from a powerful minister, gradually controlling and encroaching on the imperial power of Great Xia, and at the same time establishing one's supreme position at the top is undoubtedly the most time-saving and labor-saving way.

If you think about it in this way, you can expect operations such as controlling the Jingshi under the pretext of controlling the Jingshi, entering the center of the empire, and supporting the puppet emperor at the same time, after all, this is the routine operation of the heroes to seize power and reach the peak.

Then, next, according to normal logic, if the Cangming Holy King wants to dominate the world, he has to strike at a small number of people and envelop a large number of them.

When the warlord shook hands with the powerful clan, the emperor should touch his head and cherish his few lives.

Therefore, in addition to eradicating the henchmen of the Queen Mother, the Holy King of Cangming will definitely find a way to establish his authority, and then give those powerful clans a little benefit, cultivate party henchmen, establish a pro-party, and at the same time establish his supreme authority at the top by pulling one faction and fighting another.

If that's the case... Then, as long as you find a way to become the "handful" of those who were hit by the Cangming Holy King......

This makes everything simple.

Of course, this is just Lu Chen's speculation, although the speculation in other directions is not very likely, it is also possible, so no matter what the plan is, it can only be implemented after confirming the attitude of the Cangming Saint King.

And the first great court meeting after the Luojing Revolution was the best opportunity.

You only need to observe the attitude of the Holy King of Cangming towards the empress and his ministers in the court, as well as some arrangements afterwards, to see some clues.

Thinking of this, after having an idea, Lu Chen gathered his mind, then took a deep breath, quickened his pace into the Xuanji Gate, which was guarded by hundreds of stubborn Xuanjia soldiers, and walked in the direction of the Taiji Palace.

"Huh? Huaiyu? ”

When passing by the Liuke Corridor, a slightly surprised voice suddenly came from behind him.

Huaiyu is the word of the predecessor, and Lu Chen immediately heard that the person was calling himself, so he stopped and looked back.

But he saw a handsome young man who was about the same age as him, but was dressed in a six-grade court uniform, trotting towards him.

After a little search of the memories of his predecessor, Lu Chen recognized the person who came-

The predecessor of the same brother, a son of a wealthy family from a wealthy family, Xiao Yi, is foolish.

"It's you, Ruoyu."

After a brief hello, Xiao Yi asked, "Why are you here?" Didn't it mean that a courtier who was ill could ask for leave and not come? You were only injured by the Queen Mother's Ling Tianfengwei before, and now your injuries are not healed, even if you ask for leave at home, no one will impeach you. ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then continued: "And now that the situation between the DPRK and China is unclear, at this time, we should try our best to avoid this troubled water, if you can't come, you won't come, now many courtiers are using the excuse of being ill to wait and see, what are you doing here if you are really injured?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen pretended to sigh.

"The attitude of the Holy King of Cangming is ambiguous, I can't rest assured that Your Majesty."

Hearing him say this, Xiao Yi couldn't help but be stunned, and the scene that Lu Chen had asked for His Majesty's life in the Taiji Hall before came to mind, even if he gritted his teeth and forcibly passed out against the supreme power of the Queen Mother, he refused to give in.

Looking at Lu Chen, a touch of respect quietly flashed in his eyes.

Recalling that when he practiced together in the sect, Lu Chen was always upright, as if he had a natural hatred and responsibility for the injustices in the world, and he was determined that if he could enter the office in the future, he would definitely be the emperor of the emperor, and the people of An, and open peace for all generations.

This amazingly talented junior disciple is such a pure person......

But even if he thought so in his heart, Xiao Yi couldn't help but lower his voice and reminded: "I know that you are loyal to Your Majesty, but what is the point of being in the court?" The Cangming Saint King has now completely controlled Luo Jing, and has also used a mysterious spell to isolate Luo Jing from the outside world, I am afraid that he intends to wait for the Cangming army to arrive and completely control Luo Jing with absolute power, so that no matter what he wants to do, no one can stop him. ”

"What's more, as one of the four great holy kings with the inheritance of holy relics, his strength is already extremely strong......"

In and out of the words, it is full of concern for friends.

It was precisely because he knew Lu Chen's temperament that he was worried that Lu Chen would not be good, just like he had suddenly offended the Queen Mother to death before, and he had also offended the Holy King of Cangming.

He admired Lu Chen's loyalty and loyalty, knowing that there were tigers in the mountains and favoring the tigers, but he did not approve of Lu Chen's reckless way of doing things.

However, before he finished speaking, Lu Chen shook his head.

"It's one thing to be able to do it, it's another thing to do it or not, no matter what, as a courtier of Shenghe, I can't watch Your Majesty be humiliated, as the so-called Lord humiliates the ministers to death, if Your Majesty is humiliated, what face do I have to live in the world?"

As he spoke, without waiting for Xiao Yi to speak again, Lu Chen took his hands behind his shoulders, took steps again, and walked towards the Taiji Hall with great determination.

“......”

Looking at Lu Chen's slightly thin but inexplicably tall figure that made people feel humble, Xiao Yi's handsome face gradually revealed a complicated color.