Imperial City

In any case, the people in the imperial dining room escaped unharmed, and after this incident, more than a hundred slaves in the Qianqing Palace finally deeply understood what is the mighty grace of the Holy Grace.

It is not uncommon to reward favors, because the emperor has rewarded many people, and many people have been lying on the dragon bed, but few of them can persuade the emperor to change his mind and withdraw his imperial edict. After all, you are not joking.

Thinking about coming to the palace, apart from the old ancestor and the middle palace, there is only Anxi.

But now what An Xi failed to do, Wei Qi did.Lord Lei Ting was furious, he not only saved several lives, but also coaxed the emperor to stretch his brows.

Impressive.

Taifu Zhao did not know the details of what happened in the East Nuan Pavilion that day, he did not know the details, he only knew that the emperor finally lost his composure, and if Anxi and a eunuch hadn't stopped him, the emperor would have chopped off people's heads during the Lantern Festival.

Zhao Taifu was complacent, feeling that the emperor was still young after all, and he was definitely not something he could bring down if he wanted to.

The news also reached Shoukang Palace at the same time, and the information obtained here was more detailed than that of Kunning Palace.

Therefore, the ancestors knew exactly why the emperor was angry, and who lost his anger.

Wei Qi was clever and loyal, and the empress dowager was relieved for a while.

Then after thinking about it, I felt something was wrong.

The grandson was raised by her alone. He is stubborn and will not listen to persuasion easily.

It's not a good thing that a slave can coax the emperor to change his mind with one thing.

This time this person is loyal and knowledgeable, next time if he has greedy thoughts, or if he has evil thoughts because of family feuds, will the emperor be able to detect it?

After all, there will be endless troubles.

The Buddha beads stopped, and he recited the scriptures sincerely. The luxuriously dressed old man opened his eyes, and there was a sparkle in his eyes.

She sighed, maybe she couldn't stay for a long time.

Wei Qi didn't know that he was already being feared by others, he was still immersed in the joy of saving Wu Jiacai, and he wanted to find opportunities to meet people.

A few days later, the haze of Yu Qing's case gradually dissipated, the New Year's Eve was over, and the palace returned to calm.

On the dragon couch that night, the emperor asked Wei Qi why the word "An" was engraved. After all, it is a bit strange that the seal only engraves a single character.

Wei Qi replied, because apart from the accident of Ping An, his nickname is also An, which his mother used to call him.

When he said this, his eyes were still downcast, his cheeks were flushed because of the emotion, but he showed a shy expression, which could easily be misunderstood, and he couldn't help wondering whether his eyes were full of affection at this moment.

The emperor was stunned, for some reason he didn't search to the end, he really didn't think there was such a reason, and he didn't know what it was like.

Perhaps, it was just a bit of joy, and even he himself couldn't tell the difference.

Wei Qi was feeling uneasy, he waited for a long time and did not come to respond, he raised his eyes and peeked, seeing that the emperor was still expressionless, thinking that he had offended.

He pleaded guilty, "This slave will die, but he offends His Majesty by engraving a nickname, and asks His Majesty to come down."

So he will always be stupid on the couch, never smart.

It was obviously for fun, and the emperor didn't find him offensive.

It is clear that at this moment his expression is calm, his eyes are deep, and he sees him chattering in a panic with cold eyes.

He looked angry, but in fact he was thinking in his heart: it would be soft to be really good.If I can keep making people hurt like this, I can pamper you for a long time.

He leaned over to cover Wei Qi's lips, how did it take him three or four years to realize the wonderful person An Xi picked.

If he was told that the word "An" in Wei Qike was just to remind himself not to forget the hatred in the past, how would he feel about it.

After all, there is no white marble bridge to connect the sky and the earth, so it is really difficult to connect them.

It's just that no matter how hard it is to understand that this moment is also tender and sweet, after a toss and turn, it took a full hour and a half before it stopped.

On the second day, there was another incident in the court.

Yu Shizuo, the son of Zhao Taifu's concubine's younger brother robbed the women in the city, and beat the woman's father to death with sticks.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, and as soon as this happened, he rubbed his brows and thought about it.

Zhao Taifu came out and said: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. It is the fault of the evil son of the Zhao family. I hope to be punished by the king's law."

The former smiled in his heart, showing a bit of unbearable expression on the face covered by the twelve-pronged crown, and finally said: "The Taifu is upright, he is really the minister of the Humerus of the Great Chu, since that is the case, I will follow the Taifu's wish."

"The king's law is like this, one life for another, sent to the prison of the Ministry of punishment, sentenced to death, leaving the whole body, and making the palace face."

Zhao Taifu was slightly stunned, closed his eyes and gritted his teeth to thank him.

Another good show.

The smart and cunning courtier knows that the sky is about to change, so he should put his tail between his legs and pretend to be a grandson. When the event becomes clear, he will push it forward. This is the way to be an official and the stable road to Qingyun.

Zhao Taifu and Zhonggong wanted to abandon the useless concubine to settle the matter, but his concubine could not be reconciled.

As soon as Taifu Zhao returned to the mansion that day, he asked his younger brother to stop him in the verandah of Chaoshou in the second entrance courtyard.

The two gradually had a dispute.

Taifu Zhao comforted her with kind words: "Zhao Jin, calm down, let's talk in the study."

Zhao Jin's only son is still in prison and will be executed in two days. How can he stay calm?

"Even if the concubine and concubine are different, you are brothers, and I, Zhao Jin, have called your elder brother for decades, but you are so cruel that you want my son to die! Both of your sons are officials, and your disciples are also officials." , only my son is going to die!

Before the Holy Majesty's will was issued, you hurriedly took the life of your nephew, what a vicious heart!My Zhao Huo is gone, the Zhao family will all belong to your sons, what a plan!If father is still here, he will scold you too! "

If a man is in a hurry, he will also act violently. It is not an exaggeration for Zhao Taifu's younger brother to say that he is hysterical.

The young servants bowed their heads and walked away, not daring to get involved.

Seeing his younger brother slandering him so much in front of everyone, Zhao Yuan also lost face, "Follow me to the study."

"I don't want you to be happy. My Zhao Huo is gone. Don't worry about your son. The Holy Majesty clearly believes in you. A few days ago, that idiot Yu Qing committed such a big crime of deceiving the emperor. The Holy Majesty didn't even suspect it." The Zhao family, my son is clearly alive, but you want him to die!"

"Enough!" Taifu Zhao scolded in a low voice, "Stupid thing! What do you know!"

"I don't know anything, but I know where all your greedy money is hidden!"

"Quickly, cover the second master's mouth, he can't hold back his mouth after drinking too much!" Zhao Taifu was shocked, he really didn't expect that his most terrible secret had been known to his younger brother.

"People come to the rockery in the back yard from time to time at night, and they treat me as a fool..." Before they finished speaking, people stopped their mouths.

Zhao Jin's obese body couldn't compete with the two strong servants, and his mouth was still yelling.

A drop of sweat broke out on Zhao Yuan's forehead, and he looked around very nervously.

The secret blurted out with the wind, no matter how scheming Mr. Zhao was, he could not avoid being flustered, he wanted to say that the night had transferred property but he didn't dare to act recklessly.

In case Tian Zi'an's eyes are nearby, the more he pretends to be nonchalant at the moment, the safer he will be. If he messes up, the heads of the Zhao family will fall to the ground immediately.

It's just that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind won't stop. The higher-ups are prepared, so how can there be no eyeliner among the servants walking around the veranda.

That night, the news was presented on the Qiaotou table. Under the oil lamp, the emperor curled his lips and sneered. He sent people to watch the three caves for a year. The place is in the Zhao Mansion.

The back garden of the Zhao Mansion is a bit remote, and servants are not allowed to go easily, and there is a curfew at night, and all places are locked, so they cannot walk around at will.

Although the spies were suspicious, they still failed to grasp the evidence. Finally, one day, they thought of a way to lure Zhao Jin, who was staying behind, to come out.

Sure enough, Zhao Jin's behavior during the day was very suspicious the next day.

In the morning of the second day, another report on the impeachment of Taifu Zhao written by the censor was sent to the imperial court.

No matter how much the emperor trusted Zhao's family, he had to issue an order to investigate.

The matter was handed over to Yan Zhengji, there is no dynasty today, and at that time Taifu Zhao was fighting with the emperor in the inner study.

A booklet was handed over gently, the top part of which was half false and half true, Taifu Zhao's expression still changed after seeing it, but he quickly calmed down.

The two places are true, I think the Holy Majesty didn't find out much, but it's just a matter of deceiving people first, as long as the incident of last night is concealed, this disaster can be avoided.

However, at this moment, Yan Zhengji, the commander of the imperial guards and a team of imperial guards rode to the gate of the Zhao Mansion on horseback.

"Returning to the emperor, I don't know who handed this letter to the imperial court, but this person's heart can be punished, and what the above said is all nonsense. Just from the flood relief in the southwest two years ago, it can be seen that these are all fabricated.

The southwest flood relief is supervised by the young Fu Ma Qiyuan (Shu Concubine's father). Your Majesty, you also know that although the minister and Lord Ma are both loyal, they have disagreements. How could they get together, let alone corrupt the people to save their lives? Such immoral things as money. "

Zhao Yuan spoke forcefully, and the emperor listened quietly.

He naturally knew that this story was false, so the excerpt was written by someone he instructed.

However, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, how could he care about the truth? What matters is that he will be sent to the Zhao family today.

"The king's words are reasonable, but there's nothing wrong with them. There's a lot of noise outside. There are rumors all over the street that there are treasures hidden under the rockery in Zhao's garden. I believe in the loyalty and integrity of the king, but I have to treat everyone There is an explanation."

The emperor knocked on the edge of the table with a pen in his hands, and couldn't be more leisurely and casual.

It's just that what he said next made Zhao Taifu feel cold all over his body.

"That's it, I'll send people to the King's back garden to take a look around for a while, and I'll come back as soon as I go."

Zhao Yuan trembled, and the upright look on his face almost couldn't be maintained.

"My lord, Weichen's house is old. The rockery loosened a few days ago and injured a servant in Weichen's mansion. Recently, I sent a stonemason to overhaul it."

The emperor watched him dying with cold eyes. How could the layout of the past two years make him escape again? There was only two points of truth in the document, but another very true proof was now under his elbow.

It's just that as soon as the money nest is found, it's just a hair.

"Isn't it just right? You don't need to check the rocks for renovation. You can come back and resume work just by looking at them."

The emperor took a sip of tea, sighed, tapped the jade-tube Langhao pen twice, and set up the pen to write the imperial decree.

"Come on."

"The slave is here."

"I passed on my will, that Yan Zhengji, a branch of the imperial guards, went to Zhao's mansion to investigate the impeachment of the imperial censor for accepting bribes."

He paused, and added: "You don't need to disturb the Queen's family, just go and have a look around and come back."

"Hey." It was said that the eunuch retreated with the emperor's random scribbled will.

At this moment, Zhao Yuan hoped that what the emperor said was true, even though he himself knew it was impossible.

The Zhao family fell.

Yan Zhengji held the solemn imperial decree in his hand and went straight to the back garden of the Zhao Mansion. The servants knelt and shivered. He ordered the imperial guards to pry open the rockery directly, revealing a dark room underneath.

There is nowhere to run.

The earth-shattering news spread from the Zhao residence to the palace, people gathered along the street, and the news that the Queen's natal family was about to collapse spread like wildfire.

There was a dead silence in the Kunning Palace, and the Empress Dowager who worshiped the Buddha in the Shoukang Palace smashed the Buddhist beads in her hand.

From then on, the emperor had no scruples and became the son of heaven who could really do whatever he wanted and was in charge of the world.