Entrance to the Royal Palace:

Zhang Shao led ten warriors on horseback and a hundred Shu soldiers to swarm in, and several forbidden warriors guarding the palace gate didn't know what was going on, so they took up their weapons and blocked the door.

Zhang Shao whistled, the warriors dismounted, and the friction of the armor sounded particularly loud.

"General Zhang Shao brought people to this forbidden place of the palace, but did anything big happen?" A Forbidden Army leader walked over and asked.

Zhang Shao's face was gloomy.

"General Ben was ordered to enter the palace to capture the traitor, you can't stop it."

The leader of the forbidden army was slightly stunned.

"Your Majesty has not returned from the southern expedition, where did General Zhang's holy decree come from?"

Zhang Shao deliberately touched his body and spread his hands: "This is a secret decree from His Majesty to this general before leaving, and he came in a hurry and did not bring it with him." You wait for the first time, and after the general catches the traitor, someone will naturally send the will. ”

Naturally, the leader of the forbidden army did not believe it.

"General Zhang is a relative of the emperor, you can naturally enter the palace alone, if you take these many horses, the villain will not dare to let him go."

"Bold!" Zhang Shao roared, "If General Ben enters the palace alone, why bother so much. Someone came, and asked these brothers to go aside and rest for a while, and the rest followed the general into the palace to capture the thief. ”

With Zhang Shao's order, more than a dozen warriors rushed over and surrounded the forbidden warriors.

Although the warriors of the forbidden army were brave, they would definitely not be able to defeat Zhang Shao and many others, and without orders, they did not dare to hurt this uncle of the country, and in a few moments, they had already taken off their weapons and pressed them to the ground.

A warrior who had been arranged by Zhang Shao to respond inside in advance heard the voice and opened the vermilion door.

Zhang Shao walked in quickly with a long sword in hand.

Such a scene probably only happened once after Deng Ai's army entered the city. If others enter the palace gate with weapons, they can see it as a rebellion, and they will be exterminated by the Nine Clans.

At this time, Empress Zhang had just come to Cining Palace.

Since the Empress Dowager Wu knew that this beautiful and kind Qi'er had been committed to Liu Yong, her attitude towards Empress Zhang had changed greatly, and every time Empress Zhang came to ask for peace, Empress Dowager Wu would make an exception to talk to her for a while, and say something like asking her to take more care of Liu Yong.

This is true today.

As early as when Liu Chan was still alive, Empress Zhang respected the queen mother like her biological mother, and now, she is much closer.

Before the two could say a few words, a eunuch on duty ran in with a pale face.

"Back to the Empress Dowager, the big thing is not good, General Zhang Shao led several warriors into the palace for some reason."

Mrs. Wu's face sank.

"Nonsense, General Zhang Shao has been leading his men and horses to be stationed outside the city, and there is no edict to mourn his family, how can he be so unruly?"

"Slaves, slaves don't dare to lie." The eunuch's legs trembled with fright.

Empress Dowager Wu set her sights on Empress Zhang.

Empress Zhang stood up and knelt down in front of Empress Dowager Wu's legs.

"After returning to her mother, the concubine knew all about this matter, and was about to explain it to her mother, but she didn't want her brother to come so quickly."

Empress Dowager Wu was shocked.

"Could it be that while my emperor is on an expedition, your brother and sister can't try to rebel?"

"The concubine didn't dare, but Chen Ji secretly communicated with Nanyi, and tried to unite with the Manchu Dynasty ministers to jointly seek my Shu Han Sheji, and the concubine also acted on orders." As she spoke, Empress Zhang handed the letter written by Liu Yong to herself to Empress Dowager Wu.

Empress Dowager Wu's hands trembled.

Empress Zhang's nervousness was no less than that of Empress Dowager Wu.

The first half of the letter is Liu Yong's love for himself, and only the second half is the content of asking Zhang Shao to wait for the opportunity to kill Chen Ji, so to speak, Empress Zhang is nervous and a little shy.

Empress Dowager Wu was not in the mood to see Liu Yong's affection for Empress Zhang.

She had foreseen such a result a long time ago, otherwise she would not have asked someone to watch Chen Ji.

"The Queen Mother Chitose is talking to the Queen Mother, Uncle Guo is not allowed to trespass?" A palace maid tried to block Zhang Shao, but was pushed to the ground by Zhang Shao.

"You wait to guard the four palace gates, and wait for General Ben to go in and meet the Queen Mother." Zhang Shao instructed everyone.

The soldiers of the Shu army immediately separated and guarded several exits of Cining Palace.

Zhang Shao entered the palace with a sword.

"Brother can't make a mistake, and he hasn't come to see the Queen Mother Chitose." Empress Zhang was afraid that Zhang Shao would be wild in front of Empress Dowager Wu, so she hurriedly shouted.

Although Zhang Shao was reckless, he also knew how to grasp the proportions, put away his long sword, and walked over quickly, but he just bowed down and said, "Wechen has seen the Queen Mother Chitose, please forgive Weichen for being in armor and not giving full courtesy." ”

Empress Dowager Wu raised her head for a long time.

"Chen Ji has done disobedience several times, and he should be beheaded according to the law, but he has followed the mourning family for many years, and he has also had great kindness to the mourning family and the emperor, and this matter needs to be decided by my emperor himself after he returns. General Zhang brought a sword into the palace to see the mourning family, and he was suspected of rebellion, and the mourning family was also kind to you, so don't blame it. ”

Empress Dowager Wu was worthy of being Liu Bei's favorite concubine in her later years, and with a few words of understatement, she was about to drive Zhang Shao out of the palace.

Zhang Shao was stunned.

"Weichen came to capture the thief by order, but was said by the Queen Mother to be suspected of rebellion, and Chen Ji secretly communicated with Nanyi, intending to seize my Shu Han Sheji, but was said by the Queen Mother to be a person with great merit, is the Queen Mother so affectionate to Chen Ji? Will it help me plot my Shu Han's intentions? ”

"Presumptuous!" Empress Dowager Wu's face turned pale, and she pointed at Zhang Shao and shouted, "You brought a sword into the palace and coerced the mourning family to hand over people, what is it if you are not a rebellion?" ”

Zhang Shaoke did not have such sharp teeth as Empress Dowager Wu, and when he was said like this, he immediately lost his words. However, since it has become like this, I simply don't care about anything.

"Someone."

The soldiers guarding the door heard Zhang Shao's voice and immediately broke in, but when they looked up and saw Empress Dowager Wu's iron-blue face, they retreated a few steps back.

"Ask all the brothers to come in and search the Cining Palace, and if anyone obstructs them, they will all regard them as Chen Ji Tongyu." Zhang Shao commanded.

The Shu soldiers looked at each other, not knowing whether they should listen to Zhang Shao's words at this time.

Zhang Shao was anxious, his eyes widened.

"The order has been issued, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"

Everyone woke up suddenly, and promised to do it.

"Wait." Empress Zhang shouted.

Zhang Shao looked at Empress Zhang with some puzzlement.

Now, Empress Zhang can't be silent anymore.

"Queen Mother, Chen Ji's big crime is already very clear, if the queen mother insists on refusing to ask me to arrest people, the concubine can only go out of the palace immediately to find His Majesty back, let that Nanyi invade my territory and humiliate my people, how can the internal thieves be involved? Could it be that the queen mother just watched my Shu Han great rivers and mountains ruined at the hands of villains like Chen Ji? ”

"Slut, why do you need to teach the mourning family a lesson!" Empress Dowager Wu waved her hand and was about to hit Empress Zhang's delicate little face, but stopped halfway through.

Empress Zhang didn't move, just looked at Empress Dowager Wu.

Empress Dowager Wu's hand slowly drooped.

"Ling'er!"

No one answered.

Ling'er, who had been standing behind Empress Dowager Wu, didn't know where to run at this time.

Empress Dowager Wu gritted her teeth and called "Someone is coming".

Several palace maids who were so frightened that they hid in the corner timidly dodged out and came to the Empress Dowager Wu in shock.

"Spread the will of the mourning family, and asked Chen Ji to come to see the mourning family, so he said that the mourning family had something important to find him." Empress Dowager Wu said weakly.