Chapter 111 - Court Disputes
Li Zhen walked into the bath room and saw that Ziyan had already prepared the hot bath water for him.
"What, you want to give me a mandarin duck to play in the water?" Li Zhen said with a wicked grin when he saw Ziyan preparing the water.
"I hate it! who wants to play in the water with you!" Ziyan's face was flushed by Li Zhen's light words, and she lowered her head shyly and walked outside.
"Yo! are you still shy?" Li Zhen said deliberately raising his voice when he saw Ziyan's panicked and fleeing figure.
After Li Zhen saw Ziyan leave, he couldn't wait to jump into the bathtub, and the filth of this body had to be washed more than ten times to get rid of the smell.
As soon as Ziyan went out, she ran into Long Xiao coming over, her face was flushed, and when she saw Long Xiao, she was even more flustered, and she didn't dare to raise her head and ran away.
"This ...... What's going on? I'm sure Li Zhen, this stinky boy, is flamming his tongue again. Long Xiao smiled, shook his head, and walked towards the bathroom.
"Wow! this smell is too choking, isn't it?" Long Xiao was dizzy by the violent smell on Li Zhen's body as soon as he entered the door, he wanted to talk to Li Zhen about the changes in the past few days, but he knew that this smell was more powerful when it met hot water, so he hurriedly closed the door and ran out.
"Cut! Is it such an exaggeration? Ask for your own hardship!" Li Zhen saw that Long Xiao came in and left without saying a word, and sighed helplessly, "Who invited you in?"
After most of the day, Li Zhenfang swaggered out of the bathroom, he sat next to Long Xiao refreshed, Long Xiao had been waiting for him here for a long time.
"Yo! Our Li Gongzi has been reborn from the ashes?" Long Xiao said with a smile when he saw that Li Zhen had changed his embarrassed attitude just now.
"You're making jokes again! You're having fun today?" Li Zhen said angrily.
"Don't dare, don't dare, my heart hurts to see your old man suffer!" Long Xiao said seriously.
"Cut! Fake, don't be blinded to me, I see that your smiling face is cramping!" Li Zhen glanced at Long Xiao.
"Haha...... I won't hide it, it's the funniest scene I've ever seen!" Long Xiao couldn't hold it back, and a hearty laugh gushed out.
"Endless?" Li Zhen looked at Long Xiao quietly and smiled for a long time, until he stopped and asked.
"Don't laugh, I've really laughed enough this time!" Long Xiao was about to burst out of breath when he laughed.
"Don't make trouble, I'll tell you something serious! We're in trouble this time!" Li Zhen said solemnly.
"Oh, what's the matter, making you so annoying?" Long Xiao finally held back his laughter, he saw that Li Zhen was so embarrassed that he must have met an opponent, he wanted to ask him earlier, why Li Zhen was so filthy that people really couldn't look at him directly, and now listening to him, Long Xiao also listened carefully.
"I originally rushed out of the prison, but I ran into a strange man who called himself General Agni, and I had some tricks, and I jumped into the moat to get out!"
"General Agni, why haven't I heard of such a number one person?" Long Xiao was also confused when he heard Li Zhen's words.
"Even you didn't know there was such a master of Ouchi!" Li Zhen felt even more incredible.
"Although I have lived in the southwest border for a long time, I know exactly what is happening in the capital, and I have never heard of such a master in the imperial court?"
"That's weird! The general made a silver spear, and his internal strength was strong, and I was kicked by him, you see!" Li Zhen revealed the burn mark on his chest after being kicked.
"This is a trace of fire!" Long Xiao said in horror when he saw Li Zhen's scalded black wound.
"When he and I were holding each other, the whole body glowed with a fiery red light, and I did not pay attention to his way before I became like this. Li Zhen said with palpitations.
"That's right! This thing is completely unexpected, but fortunately you came back safe and sound, what else did you find in the prison?"
"Speaking of the prison, I guessed it this time, all of this is arranged by the current saint, the emperor has long wanted to use me, this rebellion of the Wu Dynasty is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface, the situation of the court is surging, and things will soon become clear. Li Zhen couldn't help but feel an invisible pressure.
"Will the Holy Lord take a fancy to you today?" Long Xiao felt incredulous, he looked Li Zhen up and down.
"Don't believe it, I was called away by that Grandpa Hu last time, and the person I saw was the current emperor, but he didn't reveal his true identity, and Grandpa Hu told me all this time. Li Zhen smiled proudly at Long Xiao.
"Then is the emperor today a bright monarch or a faint monarch?"
"It's hard to say now, anyway, I know one thing, the current saint does not hold the real power of the country, he is now coerced by various forces, and he cannot convey his true intention to the people, so it is difficult for you to tell what kind of emperor he is. Li Zhen said indignantly.
"On top of the temple, rotten wood is the official! It is not easy for the emperor to be constrained by all sides. Long Xiao also agreed with Li Zhen's words.
"Do you know? Most of the civil and military officials in the court are Liu Ji's disciples, and they now want to force the emperor to abdicate and help Liu Ji ascend?" Li Zhen said.
"What? The court has already begun to force the palace?" Long Xiao was startled.
"There are Wang Lang and others on the outside, and the army will mutini at any time! There are courtiers from all walks of life coercing and threatening! It is the missing Liu Ji who is planning all this!" Long Xiao also had a clear understanding of the current situation.
Once Liu Ji succeeded, the court became the world of the Liu family, and Liu Ji was arrogant and extravagant, nepotism, and then it was a disaster for the people of the Wu Dynasty. Li Zhen stood up and paced back and forth in the room.
"Then what do we need to do?" Long Xiao also planned to work with Li Zhen to stop this sudden change in history.
"Don't act rashly now, and maybe we'll know the answer by tonight. Li Zhen smiled mysteriously.
"Why do you have to wait until tonight?" Long Xiao didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Li Zhen's gourd.
"I went to the prison this time, don't look at it for a long time, I have experienced a lot of things......" Li Zhen told Long Xiao about his recommendation to Gonggong Hu in the prison of the original Song Pavilion University scholar Duan Qing.
"I've heard of Duan Qing, his knowledge must be enough, he is deeply influenced by Confucian culture, and he doesn't need to ask much about his loyalty to the imperial court, I'm just worried that he will be alone and it will be difficult to block Youyou's mouth. Long Xiao was unimpressed by Duan Qing's move.
The Wu Dynasty did not get up early for many days, and today the bell of the main hall rang for a long time, and hundreds of civil and military officials came to the early court, and the stormy court situation made waves again today.
The ministers saluted, the emperor sat down, the daily early dynasty by the head of each ministry to tell the recent situation of each ministry, the political situation of the Wu Dynasty at the beginning of Liu Ji was controlled by Liu Ji, most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were Liu group disciples, and those who opposed Liu Ji have been eradicated cleanly, leaving only some officials who dare not speak out, it is difficult to compete with Liu Ji.
Liu Ji disappeared for no reason, and the heavy responsibility of presiding over the court situation now falls on his son, Prime Minister Liu Zhi.
Liu Zhi's face was grim, a thick beard hung on his chin, he was dressed in a python robe, and sat safely on the first seat on the left hand side of the hall, which was the chair that his father only sat on on weekdays, and the others stood on both sides, which reflected the status of Liu ‖'s father and son in the court.
"The emperor, the ministers have important things to play!" The first to speak was Zhou Youshan, the head of the ministry, who was attached to the temple of Liu Ji, calling for wind and rain in the court, doing all kinds of evil, and was the number one eagle dog under Liu Ji.
"Come on. The emperor looked at everyone in the hall with a nervous expression, and when he saw Zhou Youshan speaking, he knew that there was nothing good.
"Over the past 100 years since the founding of the Wu Dynasty, the country has been peaceful and peaceful, the country has prospered, and the four seas have surrendered. However, in recent years, our border troubles have been everywhere, disputes have continued in various places, the killing on the rivers and lakes is surging, the people have no place to live, and the subjects have no way to live.
The emperor sat on the dragon chair and listened more and more angry, this thief spoke too rampantly, there was no gentleman and minister at all, and all these bad things of the court situation were detained on the emperor's head, if it weren't for Liu Ji, these court silverfish, who were eating away at the emperor's power little by little, how could this great country be corrupted into this scarred appearance.
"You...... What do you want to say? Please speak clearly!" The emperor spoke angrily, and his sword eyebrows condensed violently.
"Your Majesty, haven't you understood? Chief Zhou means that you are not worthy of being the king of the Wu Dynasty, please abdicate?" Liu Zhang, the director of Dali Temple, stood up directly from the crowd and said without hesitation, the Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar, Liu Zhang is Liu Ji's nephew, he does not learn and has no skills, and he has become the chief of Dali Temple by virtue of Liu Ji's green clouds, which is really a joke through the ages.
"You ...... Want to rebel?" The emperor didn't expect that today they would start to force the palace nakedly above the court.
"Your Majesty, calm your anger! They don't mean to rebel, but to let the Wu Dynasty live forever!" Liu Zhi sat on the chair and closed his eyes, hearing the emperor's anger, he knew that it was time to close the net.
"Liu Zhi, you make it clear today, you are not afraid of leaving a stench for 10,000 years if you partner in the palace?" The emperor stood up directly from the dragon chair angrily.
"Your Majesty! History is written by the victors, do you think we will let you leave your name in history? Who is not necessarily the person who has left a stench for 10,000 years?" Liu Zhi said coldly, he didn't take the emperor in his eyes at all, and it was only a matter of time before he was driven out of the dragon chair.
"A good history is written by the victors, I tell you, history will not be written by anyone, history is passed down by the people all over the world, no one can block the mouths of the people, you don't want to cause trouble to the dynasty, reverse black and white!" Duan Qing walked in outside the hall in the uniform of a university non-commissioned officer, although he was old, his voice was loud, neither humble nor arrogant.