Sir, I can do it!

After Qi Wu regained the right to lead the imperial army, he quickly rectified the palace, and detained all the concubine Cui Guifei and Zheng Concubine.Li Kui led troops to surround Cui's mansion and Xiang's mansion.

Generals such as Shangshu Yuanyu of the Ministry of War, Princess Fuxi, Prince Yong'an, and Lu Dalin Zhancheng Shixun all organized soldiers to ambush at the gates of Shengjing.People in the rivers and lakes headed by Meng San and Jiang Si stepped onto the city gate one after another to assist the city gate defenders to defend the city together.Even the students from the major academies in the city picked up their swords and climbed up the tower without fear.

Wei Zhao was standing on the city wall, wearing full armor, with a Muhan sword hanging from his waist, and a bright silver gun in his hand.

The autumn wind in Shengjing is much gentler than that in Shuobei, the red tasseled helmet flutters with the wind, his face is as sinking as water, and his eyes are like cold stars.

The general of the Yongzhou army raised his gun and pointed at Wei Zhao: "Open the city gate quickly, I may spare your life!"

Wei Zhao's thin lips curled up: "Overthinking one's abilities."

The chief general of the Yongzhou army has made an agreement with the Cui family to attack the gates of the city once the affairs of the palace are completed.If the inside should cooperate with the outside, we will surely win Shengjing.However, it was two quarters past noon, and there was still no news from the palace, the general felt a little nervous.

The afternoon sun was a little hot and glaring. The guards on the city wall bent their bows and set their arrows.The war horse kicked wildly, a little restless.

The deputy general leaned over immediately and said, "General, there may be changes in the city."

The chief general frowned: "Now that the soldiers are approaching the city, there is no way out. If you rush in, you may have a chance to turn the tables."

The lieutenant general looked around: "The gates of Shengjing City are strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If there is no support from the city, it may be difficult for us troops to accomplish anything."

The chief general comforted the war horse, his mind kept churning, he suppressed his mind, frowned and said: "Wait a moment."

This moment was particularly long, and the commander's forehead was dripping with sweat. He held the rein tightly, and his palms were wet and sticky with sweat.

The deputy general reminded: "The time is up."

The chief general let go of the reins, and raised his arms hesitantly.The soldiers behind him also clenched their weapons, ready to go.

A tense atmosphere permeated inside and outside the city walls.

Wei Zhao on the city wall looked far into the distance, and when his eyes touched a fast horse galloping from a distance, his tense expression finally loosened a bit.

The fast horse galloped like a rapid drumbeat, adding a bit of chill to the already tense atmosphere.

The chief general's heart skipped a beat, he suddenly turned his head and saw that the person who came was the scout of the Yongzhou army.

The scout hurriedly fell off his horse, his helmet was crooked and he didn't even bother to straighten it. He panted and said, "General, the governor sent three thousand soldiers into the city to guard the city gate, and all of us were arrested by the governor. !"

The general's heart tightened: "3000 people! Wei Zhao's entry into the capital was only [-] soldiers and horses, and they all entered Shengjing City. Where did the [-] soldiers come from!"

Although three thousand soldiers and horses are not many, the city of Yongzhou is high and dangerous, and it is difficult to conquer as long as the gates are guarded.Moreover, the Fu Yin held the emperor's warrant and closed the city gate, which was equivalent to nailing the crime of rebellion to the Yongzhou army.Right now, his only option is to fight his way into Shengjing.Otherwise, if the delay continues, the army will have no food and grass supply, and the morale of the army will be chaotic.

He looked at Shengjing City, and there was no movement in the palace city. He thought that the sudden appearance of the Three Thousand Army in Yongzhou must have revealed the matter.

The Cui family failed to force the palace.

The deputy general appraised the situation and immediately said: "General, let's surrender."

The main general made a fist, and the corners of his mouth almost collapsed into a straight line.He looked up at the tall and straight figure on the city wall, gritted his teeth and shook his head: "Wait a little longer—"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the rapid sound of horseshoes again, and every sound was like beating on his heart, which was painful.

"General, it's bad! Jin, Jinshui River, was blocked by people transported by water, and all the people we sent were intercepted."

The master shook his body and almost fell off his horse.

Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked out of the city, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, revealing a cold smile.

After he learned that the Cui family intended to force the palace, he asked Wei Shuhua to order something from the brothers from the two cities, and left Shengjing by boat at night.After the Yongzhou army left the city, they informed the governor of the Yongzhou army's rebellion with an edict. The governor was afraid of being implicated, so he immediately gave up the military and political power of Yongzhou and handed it over to Wei Shuhua for unified dispatch.

The chief general of the Yongzhou army was not considered a reckless man. To be safe, he led most of his troops to besiege the city, and secretly sent an elite team to enter the city by water.It's just that he didn't expect that the water transportation of Shengjing's main river was already owned by Wei Zhao.

The lieutenant was burning with anxiety: "General!"

The chief general sighed: "It is surrendered. We have been convicted of treason, and we will end up beheaded all over the house. Although the current situation is not good for us, I guess there should not be many people in Shengjing except for those people on the city wall." There are already [-] troops in the imperial palace, and only [-] in Wei Zhao. Even if there are variables, the commander of the imperial army should have half of the soldiers at his disposal."

"So I guess, all the people Wei Zhao can use now are on the city wall. He just temporarily suppressed the imperial army. As long as we can rush in, maybe we can turn things around. It's a death anyway, so why not fight it. Success. Now, you and I will enjoy the inexhaustible glory from the achievements of the dragon."

He stared at Wei Zhao firmly, and ordered: "The whole army obeys the order and attacks the city!"

Wei Zhao looked calm, and only slightly raised his hand.The sergeants guarding the city immediately held up the bronze mirror. Under the scorching sun, the bronze mirror reflected a strong and dazzling light, and the Yongzhou army below covered their eyes with their hands.The army formation instantly became chaotic.

Stimulated by the strong light, the war horse roared non-stop. The chief general frantically controlled the horse, while yelling at the sergeant behind him: "Let me charge—"

Before he finished speaking, the deputy general raised his knife and dropped it, and the chief general's head fell to the ground.All this happened too quickly, and the general's body was still twisted backwards.Hot blood splattered, and the horse raised its front hooves violently, knocking the general down, and the moment the horse's hoof hit the ground, another burst of blood splattered.

The deputy general threw down his knife, covered his forehead with his arm, and shouted at the city wall: "The main general is dead, and the last general is willing to surrender!"

Hearing the words, the sergeants behind him also threw their knives away, and stepped aside consciously.

The dust has settled.

----

The third son of Wei set up a court to hear the conspiracy case of Cui and Lu.

Dali Temple was once again surrounded by enthusiastic people of Shengjing.

Shen Yuan presided over the trial, and the screen behind him separated the current emperor Li Huai.

Before the formal trial of the case, Mr. Yu, the crown prince, issued an edict of guilt on behalf of the emperor.

The edict said: "I inherited the kindness of my ancestors, and inherited the great rule with Liangde. I wanted to reform the system and reform, enrich the country and strengthen the army, but my mistakes continued. It is because I am not talented, arrogant, and do not listen to loyal words. I want to carry out the emperor's principles. I have no choice but to rely on people who are not human, and the roads are blocked. Over the years, taxes and corvees have been increased repeatedly, robbing the people of their financial resources, causing public grievances. Weinan and Huaizhong have rebelled successively, and the people have fallen into war. Every time I think about this, I can't sleep or eat. .”

"Domestic turmoil, foreign enemies invaded. I listened to slander, doubted the loyalty of the Marquis of the Kingdom, and handed over the military and political power of the Border Pass to the hands of traitors, and trapped the Marquis of the Town in the unrighteous. Stability is actually the pillar of the country. It is too late for such a virtuous person to be falsely accused of treason. Even though he died, he would have no face to see his ancestors. Now the treacherous and evil are in power and conspiring to rebel. Protect me from the Daqi State. I have learned from this painful experience, and issued this edict, thinking that the name of the Wei family is justified—"

Wei Zhao quietly stood aside, his eyes cold.

After Mr. Yu read out the imperial edict, Mingde passed on the imperial edict again.

"Wei Zhao, the third son of the Marquis of Zhenguo, is talented in nature and intelligent in martial arts. However, Beidi protects the family and the country, chases out traitors and defends the capital, and is the most important weapon of the country... Now we are specially named Wei Zhaojin Yihou, hereditary and unreplaced, and He is also the Minister of Regent, in charge of the affairs of the court..."

Wei Zhao closed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a mocking arc.

Shen Yuan looked at Mingde, Mingde nodded slightly.

As soon as the gavel was knocked, Shen Yuan sternly said: "Bring criminals to court!"

Cheng Meng was taken to court, and he calmly revealed the crime of Song Maoli instigating Lu Chengyi to commit suicide, and confessed that Song Maoli conspired with Lu Ding to frame Zhen Guohou.

Lu Ding, the prime minister who was invincible yesterday, has become a prisoner today.

He leaned against the damp wall, looking at the palm-sized window, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"Perhaps back then, I shouldn't have opened the door of the house and treated you as a guest."

Song Maoli said, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be the prime minister who is under one person and above ten thousand."

Lu Ding regretted it, but he also knew that what Song Maoli said was true.He planned for Lu Zhan and married Cui's daughter as his successor.Use Lu Zhan's hand to pave the way for the Mochizuki case.Accumulated one by one, their power grew bigger and bigger, to the point of being out of control.

It wasn't until the last moment that Lu Ding realized that both he and Cui Shi were just pawns in Song Maoli's hands.

Just thinking of Wei's restoration of glory, Lu Ding suddenly laughed lowly: "Do you think that you won because of Wei Ru's death? No, you still lost, completely lost."

"Is it?"

The public trial continues.Brother Cui Feng and Cui Hao are on trial.

The Governor of Yunzhou submitted a document and truthfully reported: "General Cui of Shuozhou intends to withhold the food and payment of Yunzhou, and at that time Wan Yanmin attacked the city. General Wei had no choice but to borrow food from the government office, and promised to follow through. Interest is returned at the market price. It is not what the Cui family said, that the major general threatened and lured the people, and abandoned the people. Instead, it was General Cui who forced the major general to go out of the city to meet the enemy with food and grass as a threat."

Another remnant of Wan Yanmin's soldiers proved that Cui Feng forced Wei Xuan to death.And after Wei Zhao returned to Beijing, Cui Feng also wanted to occupy Shuobei to check and balance the court.There are all witnesses and material evidence, and Cui Feng is irrefutable.

He really wanted to say that everything was ordered by the emperor, but before the opening of the hall, Li Huai issued an edict of guilt, directly labeling the Cui family as traitors.In addition, it is an established fact that the Cui family launched a palace coup and forced the palace to rebel, and the death penalty is inevitable.

It was still a gloomy day in the morning, but now the dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the sunny sun first revealed, exuding gentle warmth.

Li Huai was a little tired, but Wei Zhao didn't intend to stop.He motioned for Shen to continue.

Shen Yuan cleared his somewhat hoarse throat, and then patted the gavel: "Bring Cui's daughter to the court!"

Mrs. Cui and Concubine Cui were pushed to the court together, and Li Huai behind the screen finally couldn't sit still.Concubine Cui Gui is his concubine, and if she makes a mistake, she will be punished according to the palace rules. How can she be escorted to the court, which is a disgrace to the royal family!He wanted to speak out to stop him, but Mingde pressed him down.

Li Huai opened his eyes angrily, but Ming De just pretended not to see him.A deep sense of powerlessness and fear filled Li Huai's heart, but Shen Yuan's words pulled him back from his thoughts.

"—Someone confirmed that Empress Wei's death was caused by Concubine Cui Gui." Shen Yuan took off a purse from the tray and handed it to the folk incense makers for inspection.

As a result, as stated in the documents returned by Changsun Ke, the spices used in the purse are poisonous incense.

Li Huai looked at the familiar purse from behind the screen, and his heart ached.He always wears that purse, so, so he is also the chief culprit who killed Shu Ning!

"You can plead guilty!" Shen Yuan said sharply.

Concubine Cui Gui has gone crazy, her face is numb.On the contrary, Mrs. Cui stepped forward suddenly, stretched out her sleeves and said: "Men's daughters have affection!"

Shen Yuan glanced at Wei Zhao.

Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked at Mrs. Cui, and said with a sneer, "Say."

Madam Cui looked behind the screen, the corners of her lips raised, and her voice was crisp and clear: "Someone told the daughter of the people that Empress Wei once had an affair with someone in Huguo Temple, and the former prince Li Pei is not of royal blood!"

Li Huai's tense nerves suddenly collapsed, and his brain slammed like a lightning strike.

Wei Zhao casually stroked the Mu Han Sword, and said in a cold voice, "Where is the evidence?"

Then, a little novice and a young man were brought up.

Mrs. Cui said: "On the day that Empress Wei was at Huguo Temple, it happened that this young novice saw her. Also, this young man is from your concubine Yu's family. The queen secretly brought it into the front yard of the monks. Later, the assassins suddenly appeared in the temple, just to cover up the fact that Queen Wei had disappeared for a while."

She raised her chin and said, "If you don't believe me, bring the little Mo Zi who serves the queen in Yongning Palace out for a trial, and the truth will naturally come to light."

Wei Zhao's eyes were stained with ink, he looked at Madam Cui coldly, and suddenly smiled, "Madam can really make jokes."

He clapped his hands together, and an officer pushed a man in.

The originally numb Concubine Cui suddenly exclaimed when she saw the man: "Cousin!"

Mrs. Cui's heart was shocked, she had clearly killed this person, how could--

She looked at Wei Zhao again, and saw that young Junxiu had a cold smile on his face.

He said: "It's not true, who is causing trouble in the palace and confusing the emperor's heir!"

The originally quiet crowd suddenly exploded. This is the big melon of the royal family.

"I just said that Mrs. Cui suddenly accused Queen Wei of being a cover-up for her niece."

"It's too vicious, to dare to pour dirty water on Empress Wei—"

As if feeling that the evidence was not sufficient, Wei Zhao asked the incense maker to test another purse.

Li Huai's face turned black and then green, green and then white.When he learned that the spices in the purse would not only make him lose control of his mind, but also damage his body and even sterilize him, he passed out on the spot.

As for how Wei Zhao sentenced everyone later, he was powerless to manage.

Mrs. Cui didn't want to use this to make a comeback, she just wanted to stab Wei Zhao hard in the heart.She laughed wildly, pointed at Wei Zhao and said, "Your Wei family is not innocent, the world will remember today!"

Shen Yuan slapped the gavel angrily, and shouted: "Don't pull him down yet!"

The court was dispersed, and so were the people who were watching.

Wei Zhao sat alone in the shadows, the afterglow of the setting sun hit the ground, and dust floated in the air.

Yu stood outside the courtroom and watched for a long time until it was dark.She stepped forward slowly and said softly, "I'm sorry."

Wei Zhao didn't respond.

The next day, Li Huai said that he was sick and left the court, the prince supervised the country, and Jin Yihou Wei Zhao assisted the government.

The first thing the prince supervises the country is to sentence a group of criminals.The verdict was written by Jin Yihou Wei Zhao.

Lu Ding and Song Maoli were sentenced to beheading, and the entire Lu family was exiled for three thousand miles, and they were not allowed to enter Beijing for three generations.The second son, Lu Chengyi, reported meritorious service and was not involved in any crime.

The Cui family was exiled for five thousand miles, and they were not allowed to return to Beijing for generations.The first offender was Cui Fenglingchi.

The judgment will be executed on the same day.

In addition, Mrs. Cui and Concubine Cui were sentenced to parade in the streets, and they were given white silk.Cui Hao was tied up in the downtown area, where the smell of wine and meat was fragrant every day, but he was not allowed to eat, and was starved to death three days later.

Wang Yi couldn't help sighing: "The good days of the Wang family are coming to an end."

Chen Jinghuai was stunned for a moment, and then just remembered that the Wang family also had something on their backs.If the Wang family hadn't fought for Princess Changle's marriage, Princess Changle might have been able to drag it on for a while, so she wouldn't have fallen off the cliff on the way to get married, leaving no bones left.

Then he turned his head to look at Cui Feng who had been cut into a stick and paraded through the streets, and couldn't help but sweat for Wang Yi: "He has changed."

But Wang Yi said in relief: "In this catastrophe, no one can change. This change may also be a good thing."

Chen Jinghuai didn't understand.

Wang Yidao: "Although the current crown prince has both virtue and conduct, he is still upright and benevolent. Now that the aristocratic family is in decline, Jin Yihou is the most suitable person when he takes advantage of the victory and pursues it."

Chen Jinghuai turned his head, which was not sensitive to political affairs, and said with a flash of inspiration, "It seems that Jin Yihou was plotted by the emperor."

Wang Yi smiled and said: "Not only is Jin Yihou plotted, but even his own son is not spared. Now Jin Yihou is powerful, and the prince is weak. The monarch is weak and the minister is strong. After a long time, no matter how capable the monarch is, he will feel grudges. "

"But I don't see Jin Yihou as someone who wields power."

Wang Yi smiled meaningfully: "Maybe."