Lord Shoufu, your wife has escaped!

The long candle in the imperial study room was burning high.Eunuch Zheng, Li Hongyuan's personal eunuch, stood aside without saying a word.

However, Li Hong didn't want to put him in prison directly, but called the imperial study room to question him, which shows that he still has trust in him.

Gu Mingzhou pondered for a while, and was about to speak, but Li Hongyuan suddenly shouted angrily: "Kneel down."

Gu Mingzhou was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head and met Li Hongyuan's eyes.

For a moment, he had a bad premonition in his heart.

This war without gunpowder took a long time, but no one thought it should not be fought, because it was related to the future direction of the court.

Now that Zhang Li's crimes have surfaced one after another, he can be pulled down when the time is right, but why does Li Hongyuan have such an expression?

Is it.....

Meanwhile, outside the door.

Zhang Li sat in the hall and waited for a while, then a eunuch came in with a fine porcelain jar and said in a low voice, "Master Shoufu, the wine is here."

"Leave it alone." Zhang Li was right opposite the Imperial Study Room, and he could see the scene in the room as soon as he looked up.

The door was closed, and the shadows of the two people in the room were magnified by the candlelight and reflected on the window. He only needed to lift his eyelids to get the situation in the room into his eyes.

Zhang Li took a sip of tea, and saw a shadow kneeling down, and then several memorials flew out.

The kneeling shadow was beaten, but he didn't dare to defend himself, and knelt even more respectfully.

"it's time."

Zhang Li smiled slightly, and ordered the eunuch to follow behind him holding the jug, but he pushed open the door without even summoning him.

"who!"

Eunuch Zheng was halfway cursing, and when he saw Zhang Li, he was stunned: "Master Shoufu, why are you..."

"Your Majesty, don't be so angry," Zhang Li said with a smile, pretending to be a peacemaker, "It's cold today, and the old minister brought a jug of wine over. You might as well drink it to warm your body."

It was an act of extreme disrespect to the emperor that he broke into the imperial study room without permission, but Li Hongyuan didn't express his position, as if he had tacitly agreed to something.

The shock in Gu Mingzhou's heart became more and more intense.

No matter how much they fought and investigated, in the end it was all up to Li Hongyuan to make the decision. Could it be that he had already bowed his head to Zhang Li?

Now Zhang Li's arrogance is already arrogant enough, if Li Hongyuan obviously shows fear, what will happen in the future? !

Others may still have the idea of ​​killing Zhang Li, but Gu Mingzhou knows that Zhang Li eats and drinks well, is full of energy, and at the age of 75 is still alive and kicking in the position of chief assistant.

If he retreats at this time, all previous efforts will be for naught. Doesn't Li Hongyuan know that?

Gu Mingzhou was anxious, but Li Hongyuan didn't notice it at all, he obeyed Zhang Li's words and sat down obediently in front of a small table.

Zhang Li glanced at him: "Master Gu, come and sit down too."

Before Gu Mingzhou moved, Eunuch Zheng came over and wanted to pour wine for the three of them with a jug, but Zhang Li shook his head.

What is he going to do?

Gu Mingzhou thought he wanted to pour the glass of wine himself, so he stretched out his hand.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it was stretched out, it was held down.

Zhang Li smiled and looked at him: "It's not easy for Mr. Gu to enter the officialdom, and he is a top three scholar who will not be able to emerge in a hundred years. Such a Wenqu star descends to the mortal world, but it is only a flash in the pan, which really makes people sigh."

"This glass of wine, let the old man pour it for you."

Gu Mingzhou opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhang Li in disbelief.

The meaning in his words was to poison him to death in front of the emperor!

Civil and military officials are all the emperor's courtiers, whether they are promoted or demoted, or ransacked their homes and beheaded, that is the emperor's right, how dare he, Zhang Li?

He poured this glass of wine in front of the emperor, also suppressing Li Hongyuan, implying a threat of killing chickens and monkeys - anyone who disobeys will die, do you want to try it too?

Gu Mingzhou knew that Zhang Li was in charge of the government and overshadowed the sky with one hand, but he didn't know that he had reached this point of arrogance!

Li Hongyuan on the side pursed his lips tightly, clenched his teeth tightly, and his cheeks bulged into the shape of masseter muscles.

As if unbearable to be humiliated, he slowly opened his mouth: "How should Gu Mingzhou deal with the meaning in the words of Mr. Shoufu?"

"For harming the imperial court and intending to seek rebellion, such a person cannot be kept," Zhang Li said, holding the winning ticket, with a look of pride in his eyes, "After drinking this glass of wine, ask his relatives and friends to go down to accompany him."

One mouthful is the crime of implicating the nine clans!

Gu Mingzhou couldn't bear it any longer, and said grimly, "Master Shoufu, with only one memorial, are you going to convict me?"

"A memorial is enough."

"Is this a memorial or an imperial decree!"

Zhang Li narrowed his eyes, turned his head to look at Li Hongyuan who was at the side: "Your Majesty, do you think this is a memorial or an imperial decree?"

Gu Mingzhou intended to ridicule him, but when the same words came out of Zhang Li's mouth, it became a threat.

Li Hongyuan clenched his hands tightly: "Does this wine have to be drunk?"

"Your majesty, you are young, and you have a good heart when you first ascended the throne, but you must also understand that some things can be tolerated, and some things cannot be tolerated," Zhang Li said with awe-inspiring righteousness. Absolutely intolerable!"

Li Hongyuan sighed, with a helpless face: "Since Mr. Zhang said so..."

Eunuch Zheng was stunned, and quickly took two steps forward: "Your Majesty, think twice!"

"Eunuch Zheng, shut up."

"But--"

Zhang Li looked at Eunuch Zheng contemptuously.

Do you think you have the right to dictate when you serve the emperor? You're just a eunuch.

When the members of Qingliu's party are settled, they will be the first to remove this guy.

Just as he was sneering, he heard Li Hongyuan speak.

"My lord, please."

Zhang Li's smile froze on his face, showing a funny arc.

Not only him, but the other two were also stunned, raising their heads in disbelief.

Zhang Li thought he heard it wrong: "Your Majesty, what did you say?"

"Rebellious officials and thieves who usurp power and seek rebellion are absolutely intolerable, I understand it very well." Li Hongyuan looked at him coldly.

No one expected that things would develop like this, because it was so unimaginable that Zhang Li almost laughed out loud: "Your Majesty, do you know what you are talking about?"

A chill flashed in Li Hongyuan's eyes: "Why, you want to resist the edict?"

This time, Zhang Li finally understood that Li Hongyuan was serious.

"The emperor wants to kill the minister?" Zhang Li gritted his teeth. "Could it be that the emperor is so confident that he can hold the border after the minister's death and prevent the Xiongnu's iron hooves from stepping into the Central Plains?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Li Hongyuan sneered and raised his voice, "Come in!"

The door opened, and a figure appeared.

Gorgeous eyebrows, cool smile, cold armor.

It is the current empress, who is also the general on the frontier, Feng Zichu.

"Report-"

"The ministers have lived up to their mission, the Xiongnu army has been defeated, and they have all retreated beyond the glacier!"

"Our army has won a great victory!"

Zhang Li's face was pale, he couldn't sit still, and fell on the chair.