Lei Yue Longmen

When the news of the Eldest Princess' death reached the forbidden center, Li Jingchen hadn't released the scroll yet, so he was startled when he heard the words? Startled, he saw the moon shadow outside the window, between the fourth watch and the fifth watch.There is still an hour before the court.She put down the book and asked, "Did Cen Zheng leave?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Miss Cen Zheng was sent away in the middle of the night. She probably doesn't know about it yet."

She sighed slightly, and seemed a little uneasy, "Did the eldest princess leave any last words?"

"Before the eldest princess left? Only Concubine Wu was by her side, and she didn't leave any last words. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"I just heard from the imperial doctor that the eldest princess's illness seemed to have improved before. This sudden death seems to be... like taking poison..."

Li Jingchen said calmly: "Understood? Immediately block the news and put it in the coffin. I don't want to hear any criticism from the court. In addition, the eldest princess of An Guo has been loyal to the royal family all her life and has made great achievements. The Ministry of Rites will pursue her posthumous title. The son of the eldest princess Wu Jingchai was made Marquis of An in the Jin Dynasty, and he was given the iron deed of Danshu, which can forgive all except the crime of treason. The six ministries were ordered to stop court for five days from today to mourn for the eldest princess.

"promise."

"Any thing else?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the report from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, before Miss Cen Zheng? It seems that the prison is too boring. I have asked many times if I can lock her up with an acquaintance? Chatting is also good. The prison is here to ask for orders. I don't know if this counts as a request to..."

The veins on both sides of Li Jing's temples were twitching, and he sneered in disbelief, "I want to relieve my boredom in prison, what do you think?"

"Yes, I will return to prison immediately."

"Wait!" The person who sent the message hadn't exited the door, when Li Jingchen called again. His complexion was very bad, and his tone was also very reluctant, "Tell the jailer that he will accept what he asks." After saying that, he beat the case and left.

"Your Majesty personally came to the Dachang Princess's mansion to hold the coffin and weep bitterly, and bestowed it? Only those who have made great contributions to the founding of the country? Some Dan Shu iron deeds, even the four families of Tu, Cheng, Zhou, and Wen don't have this kind of honor. It’s a great achievement.” Officials who came to offer their condolences sighed one after another.

"Hey, how did I hear that these four families didn't have the Iron Deed of the Alchemy? It was because Qingzong believed that the iron deed of the Alchemy was the source of disaster, so they didn't give it to them. Why did they give it to the eldest princess' mansion today? "

"Didn't you hear that? Although the iron deed that His Majesty bestowed on the Marquis of An has only one pardon authority, it does not have the scope of engraving and casting, which means that anyone can protect it."

All the ministers were surprised: "Is it true or not? Historically, the Tie Qi of Danshu only protects one's own family, and at most protects two generations of descendants. Can this Tie Qi protect other people?"

"Is this not clear? Your Majesty wants to borrow the hand of An Guohou to protect the Cheng family in the Southwest. You just didn't see the faces of the people in Zhennanhou's mansion. You are really happy. This time, even if they are found out that they framed Cen Zhi, Most likely it’s gone or gone.”

"Oh, the world is unfair, even the thunder of heaven can't kill them!"

Who would have thought that after the empress bestowed the Marquis of Anguo with the Iron Deed of Pill Book, the Zhou family in the Northwest would be most relieved.

"Amitabha, this shows that His Majesty has no intention to expand the case of Cen Zhi. Even if it is finally found out that the Tu and Cheng family conspired to frame the frame, a piece of Dan Shu iron deed should be able to protect the Cheng family. If the Cheng family is fine, our Zhou family will probably be safe." It's all right now?" Madam Zhou heard about it after she returned home, and she was really relieved.

But Zhou Xiaochuan was still worried, "Mother, don't you think His Majesty's move is too strange? If she really wanted to protect the southwest, why didn't she just reward Cheng Jiadan with the iron deed? Instead, she wanted to borrow the hand of An Guohou."

"Well, this is the strength of His Majesty today." Mrs. Zhou patiently explained: "Put it nicely, it is to concentrate the conflicts in the Southwest and the princess's mansion, and to put it badly, it is to attribute the world's grievances to the Southwest. After this incident, The imperial court's reversal of Cen Zhi's case is a certainty, and the Cheng family's deeds will be revealed in the open, and the public will be full of grievances, and An Guohou holds the iron deed of the Dan Shu in his hand, whether he saves him or not, the imperial court does not have to bear the responsibility."

Zhou Xiaochuan was curious, "What did the Cheng family do? What? And what role did our family play in it?"

"Well, it's a long story, and you also know that our Zhou family got involved in the later period. Your father was still very young at that time, and he had just succeeded Ningbeihou, so he didn't have much say in the four borders. Tu The Cheng family used your father while guarding against your father. It can only be said that young people suffer. At that time, the Tu family forcibly dragged the four borders into the water in order to wipe out the crime of killing good men and pretending to be meritorious. The late emperor at that time also He is very young, full of vigor, and yearns for reforms and sweeping away the evils, but his vigor can only be frustrated repeatedly when Yurui suffers from serious illness. Perhaps it is to gain authority in the court. After the Beijiang case is settled, the late emperor will not die Xin actually sent Cen Zhi secretly to investigate under the pretext of supervising food. Originally, the Tu family had a grudge against this, and now they are determined to fight against the imperial court. And Cen Zhi became a pawn in the game between the imperial court and Northern Xinjiang .

At that time, the Cheng family was shadowed by the Empress Dowager Cheng, and they were originally on good terms with the imperial court, but since the late emperor recognized his birth mother, the Cheng family did not say anything on the surface. side.And the Wen family has always followed the lead of these two families.When it was our Zhou family's turn to join the game, we actually had no choice.

Your father and I only know that Cen Zhi was wronged, and the specific process is probably only known by Tu Cheng and his family.However, in fact? It is not difficult to guess.Cen Zhi's "classmate" who faked the news had a big problem with reality.Your father guessed that it was likely that the Tu Cheng family sent people to fake it, and as we all know, the Cheng family in Southwest China is best at making human @皮相相.They can't get rid of it? It doesn't matter. "

Zhou Xiaochuan nodded. He also felt that the Tu family alone could not make things so tight. The Cheng family really participated in it.That's why they jumped in such a hurry and did not hesitate to send killers to assassinate Cen Zheng.

"The final result is that the first emperor was forced to sacrifice Cen Zhi under the pressure of the four borders. Although our family was in vain with it? Notoriety, but the benefits went to Tu Cheng's family. You also know what happened later ?."

"Well, actually, since Cen Zhi hit the bell, your father has recognized? Tu Yuanshan's true colors, I regret it very much in my heart, but I never admit it on the surface. This time I sent you to rescue Cen Zheng along the way, probably to make up for the past. I owe you a little! I just didn’t expect His Majesty to make arrangements earlier.”

Zhou Xiaochuan felt thrilled after hearing what his mother said, "I didn't expect that the court battle is more dangerous than the battlefield, and there are undercurrents everywhere, lurking murderous intentions."

"So, you can't blame your mother for insisting on marrying your younger brother to Princess Kant. Parents rarely don't think about their children. If the Zhou family loses one day? The safety of your siblings is Father and Mother are the most concerned? The ones who care the most."

Zhou Xiaochuan was very moved, and got tired of being in Mrs. Zhou's arms. After a while, he suddenly said, "But mother, what if the Cheng family doesn't accept the result of Cen Zhi's reversal of the verdict, and still chooses to rebel? Will our Zhou family be implicated?"

"Don't worry. Since His Majesty gave it? An Guohou Tie Qi, Cen Zhi's case will be dealt with. As for whether the Cheng family accepts it, that is their own business and has nothing to do with this case. When the time comes, the imperial court will crusade. We still need to appease, and it has nothing to do with the Zhou family. Maybe the imperial court will send troops to the northwest. At that time, we will discuss the matter and do whatever we want."

"But mother, if the Cheng family dies and only our Zhou family is left in the four borders, will it be..."

"Actually, as early as the day your brother and Princess Kant got married, your father submitted his resignation to His Majesty, intending to resign from the position of Marshal of the Northwest, but His Majesty did not allow it."

"Is Daddy trying to test, or is he sincere?"

"Both." Mrs. Zhou did not hide it, "The tree is so big that it attracts the wind, but a single tree cannot support it. It is a lie to say that you don't worry about it. Your father? He is not a saint. Although he pretends to be indifferent on the surface, he actually cares about his ancestral Northwest Marshal in his heart." ?. How can I pass it on to your brothers and sisters?”

Zhou Xiaochuan's shoulders shook when he heard the words? Shaking, a little inconceivable, he said: "If mother didn't tell me, I really wouldn't see it at all. I couldn't tell."

Mrs. Zhou also laughed: "So, I often tell your father, 'The children and grandchildren have their own blessings, don't be a cow and a horse for the children and grandchildren.' Do you think? Which family's authority in the world can last forever? Although your father and I can do things for the children and grandchildren. You brothers and sisters seek stability in this world, but you have to rely on yourself in the future."

"Daughter understands. My daughter believes that although His Majesty has a city in his heart, he is by no means a narrow-minded person. My daughter will prove to her that the Zhou family needs the existence of the Zhou family. Also? Parents, please rest assured that the future of the Zhou family will be determined." Leave it to us."

Mrs. Zhou was so happy that she didn't know what to do.In most wealthy and powerful families, the most worrying thing is the children and grandchildren. No matter how big the family is or how high the authority is, if the children and grandchildren fail to become weapons, they will eventually decline.Every time Madam Zhou is in front of her daughter, it seems that she has accumulated a lot of merit in her previous life. She has no such worries in this life, and she is even very relieved.But once she got to her son, she became an ordinary woman who had to pay off debts for her children and grandchildren.Let's not mention this matter for now.

As expected by the Zhou family, driven by the cabinet's public discussion and the censor, the imperial court decided to adopt public opinion to restart the investigation of the Cen Zhi case.After a whole month, the truth finally came to light.This is an outright unjust case, and also a conspiracy enough to be recorded in history.

After investigation, in the seventh year of Qinghe, the rebellious minister Tu Yuanshan designed to frame Cen Zhi, who was called a pacifier but was actually a patrol envoy, in order to cover up his subordinate's crime of killing good men and committing meritorious deeds.

During the time when Cen Zhi was holding food for disaster relief, he first collaborated with Cai, the steward of Zhennanhou Mansion, to secretly assassinate Cen Zhi's classmate who was the county magistrate in Honglu County, and then pretended to be a classmate to spread the news of the disaster victims' rebellion to Cen Zhi. Lure Cen Zhi to the disaster area.

After Cen Zhi got the trick, he set up an ambush halfway and killed Cen Zhi's servant.Then, through a bribe in advance, a food security officer named Hou Xiyuan, who was the leader of the food security team at the time, deliberately transported the follow-up grain to the disaster area, creating the scene of Cen Zhi’s injustice of releasing grain without permission.Afterwards, he falsely claimed that he was instigated by Cen Zhi.

After Cen Zhi was taken to Beijing for "getting stolen goods together", the rebellious minister Tu Yuanshan bought the officials of the third division to coerce and induce unfavorable confessions of Cen Zhi.

In order to prove his innocence, Cen Zhi rushed to Qixia Mountain when the watchman was unprepared, touched the ancient clock angrily and died.