Father Han Gaozu

Chapter 395 A big event happened in Chang'an!

In Chang'an City, Xinghaoxiang cried.

Chai Wu, Wang Tianqi, and Hou Feng were under martial law in Chang'an at the fastest speed, and they were not allowed to enter or leave. When the soldiers were running quickly on the streets, the sound of their armors could frighten the children in the house. Dare to cry, the sound of horse hooves is indecisive, and the people hiding in the house are gradually getting used to the sound of horse hooves outside the house. They don't know what they are doing, but they are inexplicably afraid.

From time to time, I could hear the screams from outside the house, the piercing crying.

"Queen Mother! Impossible! Impossible!"

In Changle Palace, Zhou Chang knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, his face ashen.

"These rebels should be handed over to Tingwei to investigate and deal with. Those who are implicated and those who have not been implicated should be carefully verified. How can this be the case!!"

Ever since she learned that Wu Zui was trying to curse and kill the emperor, the queen mother was furious and immediately ordered Hou Feng, Wang Tianqi and others to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Immediately, Wu Zui was cut in half and his clan was executed, and all Wu Zui's retainers were torn apart and his clan was executed.

If this is the case, Zhou Chang can still accept it. After all, it is a rebellion. However, the Queen Mother immediately pointed the finger at those who have a good relationship with Wu. She ordered a search for witches throughout the city, and initially asked to verify their guilt. Later, it simply turned into being caught and executed without mercy. I don't know how many witches died tragically in the hands of the Queen Mother, and many of them were innocent people who did not participate in this incident.

Even Wu Zui's clan, neighbors, friends, people he once recommended, and even people who knew him, his villagers, began to be arrested and charged with crimes. More, in the future, it's not just about Wu Zui. All those who have raised witches in their homes and who ask the witches to do calculations for themselves, and even those who hide tortoise shells at home will be arrested and charged with guilt.

Zhou Chang couldn't bear it any longer. He came to see the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother's valet would not let him in. Zhou Chang injured one person and was caught by the soldiers before he was sent to the Queen Mother.

"Are you trying to cover up those rebels?"

"I'm not covering up!"

"It's just that the empress dowager's behavior has implicated too many innocent people. You want to kill all these people. This is not allowed by the minister!"

"Are you blaming me for my life?"

"The queen mother's current behavior is really hard to call a benevolent government! Because of the crimes of more than a dozen people including Wu Zui, the queen mother actually wants to kill 4 or [-] people. This is simply the behavior of Jie and Zhou!!"

Zhou Chang spoke more and more urgently, and even stuttered a little, but he still said what was in his heart.

Empress Lu just looked at him coldly, "I once owed you a favor, so I forgive you for the death penalty, but this time, come here, take Zhou Xiang down."

Zhou Chang raised his head angrily and was about to curse, but his attendant Zhang Qing tightly covered his mouth and dragged him out, cursing as he walked, "You old dog who doesn't speak well! He's still there! What are you talking about here?! Take it down! Take it down!"

Just when Zhou Chang was brought back to the house and placed under house arrest, the ministers gathered in the Xuanshi Hall.

"Zhou Xiang was just taken away."

"Well, what's the matter now, then Wang Tianqi and Hou Feng are both the Queen Mother's people, and they don't pay attention to us at all. Chai Wu also obeys the Queen Mother's orders, and doesn't get close to us unless the Son of Heaven is there."

Zhaoping frowned and looked at the ministers in front of him with helplessness on his face.

The Empress Dowager has never been a talkative person, nor is she a gentle and kind-hearted person. As a ruthless man who almost killed Emperor Gao, when she started to do it, it was not a matter of drinking or not drinking.There are times when many things are scarier than drinking.

The queen mother now seems to want to kill all the witches in Chang'an, and even the people who look like witches, and everyone who is most related to Wu will die tragically.

There are too many people involved, and many of them are indeed innocent.

For example, Jiuqing Feng Jing was arrested. Feng Jing was arrested because his daughter and Wu Zui's daughter were married to the same family, so they were implicated and went to prison directly.And this family who married Wu Zui's daughter is also an old acquaintance. Qin Tong, the general who followed Zhou Bo and the others to fight in Hexi, did not die on the battlefield, but was locked up because of Wu Zui. Ready to kill his clan.

The behavior of Wu Zui and others touched the Queen Mother's inverse scale, and the Queen Mother went crazy.

In the end, Wu Zui colluded with those people to curse the emperor, not many people know, and in the Queen Mother's view, as long as all those who may be related to him are executed, those who want to rebel will definitely be executed together.

Zhaoping had never missed Chang Liu so much, "Is there any news from His Majesty??"

"No."

"Hou Feng doesn't allow our people to leave the city at all."

The good brother shook his head bitterly.

Zhaoping glanced around and asked angrily, "Where's the Young Master Zhang??"

"Master Zhang of the Shaofu said that he is not feeling well."

"This old man."

Zhao Ping took a deep breath and resisted not cursing.

He looked around, but his eyes still reluctantly fell on Zhang Budo.

"Mr. Zhang. Do you have any solution to this matter?"

If it wasn't for the urgency of the matter, Zhaoping really didn't want to ask Zhang Budo, but there was nothing he could do. Han Xin ignored these matters, Liuhou had left Chang'an, Chen Ping was recovering at home, and Zhang Cang thought about saving his life. Dare to participate, Liu Jing was imprisoned by the emperor, Wang Tianqi was the empress dowager, Zhou Chang has been arrested, Zhang Shizhi has been arrested, and now he can still discuss this matter with Zhaoping, it seems that only Zhang Wusu is left.

Zhang Budo didn't look as worried as the other ministers.

"What are you worried about? The Queen Mother doesn't want to abolish Your Majesty, but just punish those who murdered His Majesty. What's the point?"

Among the eagle dogs of the Legalist family, only Zhang Shizhi was firmly opposed to the behavior of the queen mother, and the rest felt that the queen mother's handling was right. Like Zhi Du, this dog thief was already helping the queen mother. Zhang Budo Being able to continue to stay here is already much better than him.

"If His Majesty was still in Chang'an, he would never have allowed the Queen Mother to start killing like this!"

Zhaoping said solemnly: "You Zhang Budo is His Majesty's confidant, His Majesty's first minister, are you also afraid of the Queen Mother and dare not do things for His Majesty?"

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Budo was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, the hair on his body exploded, and he shouted in a sharp voice, "I can die for His Majesty! Why should I be afraid?!"

"Then why are you so calm?!"

"Those dog thieves murdered His Majesty, let alone the three clans, the five clans, the nine clans, I think they should!"

"That should be your Majesty's decision! They were born to be His Majesty's ministers. If they rebelled, they were His Majesty's rebels. It was up to Majesty to deal with them. How could the Queen Mother be able to dispose of these people instead of Majesty? Besides, Shang Fangfu Those alchemists here are all valued by His Majesty, they are not even witches, and the Queen Mother will definitely be extremely disappointed with us after they have to get rid of His Majesty and come back!"

As a benefactor for many years, Zhao Ping still knows Zhang Budo's lifeline very well. With just a few words, Zhang Budo was spared.

"You actually want me to save those who murdered His Majesty?!"

"I can't wait to eat its flesh!"

"Which of the officials present here hates Wu the most? However, Feng Jing, Qin Tong, Chen Tao, and Shang Fang's alchemists, what's wrong with these people? Among the so many people who have been implicated, many are Your Majesty is appointing innocent people who are ready to be reused. Those who are really involved in the rebellion, don't pay attention, but you must protect these people!"

"What about you? As the prime minister, what are you going to do?"

Zhao Ping said calmly: "I have no talent, and I can't do anything. I can only hope that you will do these things."

Zhang Budo glanced at him, "Okay, I'll find a way."

When Zhang Budo walked out of the hall, the armored soldiers at the door blocked his way.

"I'm going to urinate!!!"

Zhang Budo pushed away the soldier in front of him with disdain. The two soldiers hesitated for a while, but they did not stop him. After all, it was the third public.

Zhang Budo walked quickly with a cautious and cautious expression. The palace was also very serious. There were patrolling soldiers inside and outside. The attendants were not allowed to walk around at will. Undoubtedly, the destination is the Palace of the Prince.

Given the current situation, the only person who can persuade the Queen Mother is the Crown Prince Liu An.

Everyone knows that the Empress Dowager is incomparably fond of the Crown Prince, even more so than His Majesty.

Zhang Budo knew that in this case, the best solution was to find Liu An.

However, obviously, the queen mother also knew this. In order to prevent a traitor from bewitching her beloved grandson, she ordered Liu An to study in the palace. Zhang Qing took four or five soldiers and stood at the entrance of the palace, not allowed to enter or leave.

There are also the Queen and others who are not allowed to go out.

Zhang Budo took a deep breath and looked at the sword on his waist. Unfortunately, there are five armored soldiers. If there are fewer than a few, he may still have a chance when Zhang Wudo appears in front of the Prince's Palace. Zhang Qing was taken aback, but when he saw that it was Zhang Budo, he felt a lot more relaxed.

He walked to Zhang Budo's side in a few steps, "Mr. Zhang, you lost your way and the Xuanshi Hall is over there."

"I'm here to find the prince."

"Prince is studying with peace of mind and can't go out. Please go back."

"What if I have to go in?"

Zhang Qing sighed helplessly, how come he always encounters such a guy today.

"Zhang Gong, I don't want to shoot you, please go back."

Zhang Budo slammed into it directly, Zhang Qing raised his elbow, blocked it in front of him, and slammed it directly on Zhang Budo's chest. After a while, you can breathe normally.

Zhang Budo stood up again, this time, he drew his saber.

His face was extremely grim.

"Come, come, today I just want to go in and find the prince who has the seeds to kill me. After I die, Your Majesty will definitely execute your nine clans!! Dig up your ancestors and raise ashes!! Come!! Kill!!! "

"As long as I'm alive! I'm going in! Unless you kill me! Come on! Kill me!!"

Zhang Budo placed the sword directly in front of his neck, roared loudly, and kept approaching Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing was obviously frightened, but at the moment he didn't dare to take another shot. He just kept backing away, his eyes were full of fear, and he shouted, "Mr. Zhang! Mister Zhang! I am under the order of the Queen Mother! Put down your sword! Let it go! Come down!!"

The soldiers around Zhang Qing are also constantly retreating.

At first glance, Zhang Budo was walking forward with five soldiers, unstoppable.

Zhang Qing retreated all the way to the door, and there was no way to retreat.

His hands also trembled, and he was really afraid of the lunatic in front of him.

Can the Queen Mother's order be obeyed?No, no, Wu Zui has already given the best answer.

Can Zhang not be suspected of dying?No, if Zhang Buxuan died here, well, the emperor didn't peel off his own skin? ?
Zhang Qing's eyes were full of despair. He stared at the sword in Zhang Budo's hand, hesitating for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "If that's the case, don't blame me."

"Bang~~~"

With a sound, Zhang Qing fell to the ground.

Liu Yan threw away the case in his hand and watched the other soldiers vigilantly. Liu An walked out under their swarms. The people around him were the unreliable second-generation sages.

Liu An looked at the murderous Zhang Budo in front of him, and couldn't help but sighed: "A true righteous man!"

When Zhang Budo saw the prince walking out, he naturally drew back his sword.

"Your Highness!"

Zhang Budo didn't dare to delay for a moment, and directly informed all the things that the Queen Mother had done in these days. The few soldiers not far away just stared blankly at the fallen Zhang Qing and the Prince, helpless. .

"I see."

"I can't die when I go to my eldest mother, Chen Tao and Shang Fang's alchemists. I will try my best to save the others, but you still have to go to Tingwei, and say I ordered them to stop, lest I have not yet done so. Convince the eldest mother, the heads are already rolling over there. This is my token, please hold it first."

"only."

Zhang Budo's attitude was rather indifferent, he turned around and left.

"Ann? Are we really going?"

By this time, Liu Wei was rather a little cowardly. As the most capable of fighting among these people, he was very cowardly when faced with such a major event.

"Of course it's up to you, General Qin Tong's daughter is so beautiful, how could she just die like this?!"

Liu Xiang said confidently.

Liu Xian also nodded, "It's really beautiful, and the voice is also nice and crisp."

Liu Qi also nodded, "Yeah, and it's soft to hold."

"Um???"

Soon, these people appeared in front of the queen mother. The queen mother dared to block others, but did not dare to block Liu An.

Empress Lu looked at the darts in front of her, still stern.

"Mother. Please temporarily detain the criminals and wait for Father to come back and deal with them!"

Liu An bowed with a serious expression.

Liu Qi and Liu Xian hurriedly followed him to pay their respects, but Liu Wei was a little scared, but also followed him to pay their respects.

Liu Xiang's face was full of decadence, his expression was dazed, and his eyes were blank.

"Ann, you are still young and you don't understand"

"No, eldest mother, I know very well, please calm down your anger a little, those who rebel should be executed, but whoever is implicated, it is up to my father to decide. I came this time, not to save Others, just don't want to make their eldest mother sad, I came here as a grandson, we are all, not pretending to teach the eldest mother how to do things."

"Oh? Why should I be sad?"

"Among the people you have arrested now, many of them are people that my father wants to reuse. If you don't tell my father, you will execute so many people. When my father comes back, you will definitely be very angry. , I'm afraid that my father will offend you, you have always loved my father, but my father is stubborn and impatient, I don't want to see my eldest mother quarreling with my father over this kind of thing."

"Where did you learn the art of vertical and horizontal? This is too unconvincing."

Empress Lu didn't mean to be moved at all, just shook her head.

Liu An immediately put on an aggrieved expression, "Mother. I don't know how to persuade me, but when my father comes back, he will definitely be very angry."

"It is because he is soft-hearted that there are so many people who are scheming. Kill them, at least for ten years, no one will dare to do this again. Your father is so powerful in his mouth, but he indulges him like this. Minister, Zhang Shizhi dared to stop me, Zhou Chang dared to scold me face to face, the ministers colluded with each other, agreed on marriage and you, how did you come out? Which minister? !"

"Mother. It's because of Father's character that so many ministers are willing to die for him."

In front of Tingwei's gate, Zhang Budo was surrounded by a group of soldiers.

He relied on the prince token to get out of the palace, but this token encountered obstacles in Tingwei's place.

The biggest obstacle came from the Queen Mother's first eagle dog, Hou Feng.

Hou Feng can be imagined as Empress Lu's Zhang Budo.

He only had Empress Lv in his heart, and he only obeyed Empress Lv's orders. He used to live in the family of Lu all the year round, not to mention the prince's token. Even if the prince came in person, he couldn't let him retreat.

"Zhang Gong. You steal the crown prince token, and you are going to take over Tingwei. Is this inappropriate?"

"I am the third Duke of the Han Dynasty. Tingwei should have obeyed my orders."

"I am here on the order of the Queen Mother. If you take a step forward, I will order."

Unlike Zhang Qing, Hou Feng was not afraid.

Zhang Budo sneered, "Old dog, you are more than that Zhaoping. I will definitely let you eat this token in my hand, do you believe it?"

"Chang'an's army obeys the Queen Mother's edict. Who is Duke Zhang going to use to let me eat?"

"Naturally use me!"

There was a roar from the side, Hou Feng raised his head, and a group of people rushed in all directions. These people wore splendid clothes and held strong crossbows. They directly blocked the door of Tingwei, surrounded everyone, and led them. The person is Liu Zhang, the king of Chengyang.

Hou Feng was taken aback, "Wai Wang still dares to participate in this kind of thing."

"Om~~~"

The arrow flew out and hit Hou Feng's shoulder directly. Hou Feng flew out and fell to the ground.

Liu Zhang put away the strong crossbow and said angrily: "I am under the order of the Son of Heaven!!! If you don't want to die, let me put down your weapons!! Otherwise, kill me!!!"

As he said that, he raised the edict in his hand high.

At that moment, the soldiers in the distance immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to resist, they went up to embroidered clothes, grabbed Hou Feng directly, and took the tiger talisman from him.

Zhang Budo looked at him suspiciously, "Your Majesty is back?"

Liu Zhang said earnestly: "The prime minister came to me and gave me the imperial edict, asking me to assist you. Probably because His Majesty is coming back, let someone send the edict in."

"Fart, the city gates are guarded by Hou Feng"

Zhang Budo looked at the edict in his hand, and suddenly woke up.

"Inner Dynasty, Zhaoping, this old dog is so daring, hahaha~~~"

(End of this chapter)