Zhao Xinran's marriage proposal was resolved, but Zhao Xuan secretly remembered Zhao Bixuan's stroke, and wondered why she was a woman in the deep palace, why she stretched her hand so long, even the secret affairs of Ji Guogong's palace. No matter how fond of her, Qi Yining would never talk about this kind of domestic ugliness in front of the palace concubine, which shows that she should have connections in the previous dynasty. Zhao Xuan doesn't like to be attacked by the enemy, so Zhao Bixuan has violated his bottom line by suppressing the direct descendants and raising the descendants in a different way.
He ordered someone to investigate Zhao Bixuan well, and wanted to cut off her hands. Thinking that she was that person's favorite woman, he couldn't control the violence in his heart. He was very surprised by the news that the spies came back. The person behind Zhao Bixuan was not Qi Yining, nor the old Marquis Wenyuan, but Qi Jinyu.
He still remembered that when Qi Jinyu sneaked out of the palace and got lost at the lantern fair when he was a child, it was Zhao Bixuan who led him to him and asked him to take Qi Jinyu back. This is the only time the two meet. But now it seems that they are still in contact in private. A man defending a woman like this, and also telling her the secrets of the previous dynasty to help her take revenge, this relationship is not simple no matter how you look at it. Why did Qi Jinyu approach Zhao Bixuan? Purely due to attraction between men and women? Or do you want to plot someone through her
Zhao Xuan suddenly wanted to see with his own eyes the expression on the man's face when he found out the true face of his favorite woman.
Zhou Yun Sheng soon gave Prince Gong a marriage. In order to prevent things from changing, the Queen Mother set the wedding in March of the following year, and frequently called Luo Lan to the palace to accompany her. Prince Gong's appearance was handsome and his status was precious, Luo Lan was happy, blushing, and followed him around the imperial garden. In addition to his back, he couldn't see the autumn chrysanthemums in the garden. Zhao Bixuan seemed to have masochistic tendencies, so she chose the two of them when they were alone and bumped into each other. Seeing the figure of Yan Yan who came to chat and laugh together, her eyes were red several times, and she returned to Fengyi Palace to be seriously ill.
What made Zhou Yun Sheng feel that this woman was irrational was that she actually asked for the second prince from the queen mother and brought it to the imperial garden together, causing the second prince to contract the cold and develop a high fever for several days. When the queen mother learned that this matter ate her heart, Qi Jinyu felt distressed, and felt more and more guilt and love for her.
While facing the two people's adultery fueling the flames, Zhou Yun Sheng tightened his control over the court. Whether it was him or the previous Qi Yining, they all had the ability to strategize and win thousands of miles. Although he slacked off for three years, so that part of the power fell into the hands of Prince An and Prince Gong, it took only one month to either disintegrate or recover. , of course, this does not include the military power in the northwest.
Zhao Xuan's servant can also act, and he took the initiative to hand in the tiger talisman the next day after he came back. There is also prestige, this tiger talisman is now a piece of broken copper and iron. And he repelled all the northwestern parts, but he did not kill them all. It seemed that the wolves drove away the sheep, slaughtered the fattest ones, and left the rest to eat slowly. In this way, he not only gained military merit, but also controlled the Northwest regime for a long time because of the instability of the border, which is really a good calculus. He even traded with various ministries in private and made a lot of money.
The spies sent by Zhou Yun Sheng couldn't find out more information, but judging from these scattered signs, Zhao Xuan's power and wealth are estimated to be no less than that of the emperor. If he is against his will, Zhou Yun Sheng is not sure that he can suppress it with all his strength, and the world will definitely be divided into half.
Zhou Yun Sheng took the tiger talisman and shook his head with a wry smile, but he did not intend to interfere in the affairs of the Northwest.
A month later, the royal family was going to hold the annual autumn festival. Zhou Yunsheng brought the list of hundreds of officials and ordered officials of the fourth rank and above to accompany the clan, and Zhao Xuan was naturally among them.
"General, when are we going back to the northwest? Although the capital is good, it's not our territory, so it's quite inconvenient to do things."
"Wait, I still have things to do." Zhao Xuanchong looked at Luan Jia who was not far away.
The general nodded, not daring to ask more.
When they reached their destination, the guards had already set up the camp, and everyone dispersed after a short rest. Although the Qi brothers wished to kill each other in their hearts, they were very friendly on the surface. Prince Gong was the elder brother of the emperor who followed Zhou Yunsheng for a short time and wanted to go hunting deer with him. Zhou Yun Sheng saw that he was always looking at Zhao Bixuan, who was wearing a men's hunting suit and looked extraordinarily heroic and graceful.
Zhou Yun Sheng had planned to marry him for a long time, but suddenly shouted 'there is prey', and led a group of guards to gallop, quickly leaving everyone behind. Qi Jinyu chased her horse for a while, and when she saw that Zhao Bixuan couldn't keep up, she also pretended to be incompetent in riding, and slowly stopped by the side of the road. Not to mention how the two of them enjoyed the stolen time, Zhou Yun Sheng entered the dense forest and ran into a snow-white elk, and immediately chased after him.
The path in the forest was gradually covered with weeds. If you were riding a horse, it would be really hard to move. Zhou Yunsheng handed over the horse to two guards, and led Meng Kang to the depths. The masked man in black suddenly jumped down from the treetops at an astonishingly fast speed.
Seeing that he was attacking the emperor, Meng Kang hurriedly raised his sword to block, and he was defeated in just a few rounds, so he couldn't help panicking. Knowing that he was by no means his opponent, he immediately blew the whistle hanging around his neck and summoned the other guards. Zhou Yun Sheng stood at the periphery of the battle circle with a bow and arrow on his back, observing with interest the muscular lines of the man in black drawn by his armor.
That's right, the man in black is Zhao Xuan. Not to mention that he was only masked, even if he turned into ashes, Zhou Yun Sheng would not mistake him for it. He wanted to see what he wanted to do, but he soon lost his leisurely mood, just because Zhao Xuan attacked more and more ruthlessly, he actually wanted to kill Meng Kang.
His pupils shrunk violently for a moment, then he pulled out the sword from his waist and kicked the nearly dead Meng Kang out of Zhao Xuan's attack range. Meng Kang was dumbfounded. Before that, he had always thought that although the emperor practiced martial arts, his strength would definitely not be comparable to those of the soldiers who were used to seeing blood, but the reality told him that he was wrong. The martial arts of the man in black are rare in the world, but the emperor did not lose the slightest against him. The two collided with swords and soldiers, you came and I went, and dozens of moves were passed in a few breaths, and the moves were dangerous.
After the emperor suddenly joined the battle circle, the murderous aura in the eyes of the man in black quickly disappeared, turning into surprise and admiration. As he fought and retreated, he led the Emperor Dynasty deeper into the forest without a trace. Following the two's footsteps, he got rid of Meng Kang and the hurried guards within a quarter of an hour.
Zhou Yun Sheng didn't believe that Zhao Xuan was going to kill him, so he didn't hesitate to dig in even knowing it was a trick.
Seeing that the surrounding trees are getting thicker and thicker, and the layers of branches and leaves are obscuring the sky, making the surrounding light dim, Zhao Xuan suddenly intensified his offensive, picked up the sword in the emperor's hand in one fell swoop, and pressed him against the trunk with both hands. Bind him with a rope, then tear off the black cloth from his face and cover his eyes instead.
"Who are you? What do you want to do?" Zhou Yun Sheng asked knowingly. He was all too familiar with blindfolding.
Zhao Xuan did not speak, but pinched his jaw, forcing him to open his mouth.
The familiar taste penetrated into his mouth, making Zhou Yun Sheng almost cry. Due to the grievances of the past few months, he naturally couldn't let him succeed easily, and suddenly rebelled at the moment when he was addicted. Zhao Xuan nimbly dodged a yin-pulling leg and pressed the emperor against the tree trunk again.
"Do you know who Zhen is?" God knows how much Zhou Yun Sheng wants to cooperate with him, and being able to hold back this question has mobilized all his energy.
"Who are you and what does it have to do with me?" Zhao Xuan asked with evil thoughts, "Do you know what your concubine is doing?"
"Don't hurt her!" I'll kill her! Zhou Yunsheng scolded him in disbelief. He really couldn't hold it anymore, he clearly wanted to hug his lover and recognize him, but he wanted to pretend to be humiliated.
Zhao Xuan snorted coldly and sneered, "You can't help but care about her safety now, you really are the seeds of infatuation. When I tell you, Zhao Bixuan is also tossing around under someone like you at the moment, do you want to know who that person is? Who?"
"Who is it?" Zhou Yun Sheng turned his head to avoid it, doing what he wanted to do, saying nonsense, how many villains failed because of too much nonsense. Wait until the guards arrive, just wait to suffocate yourself to death!
Zhao Xuan said with a sneer, "It's yours..." Before he finished speaking, he cursed and said, "Don't touch others during this time, otherwise I won't be so gentle next time we meet."
Are you fucking gentle? ! Zhou Yun Sheng also heard the footsteps of the guards, his heart was full of indignation, depression, and a little regret, but he was relieved when he thought that he didn't know how to hold back when he went back.
Seeing the emperor with his hands bound and blindfolded, Meng Kang and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It is fortunate that the emperor is fine. Although they may lose their lives, they will not implicate the nine clans. The group hurriedly untied the rope and took off the black cloth. Just as they were about to plead guilty, Duke Yu who had received the flying pigeon biography sent by Meng Kang also arrived with a line of elite soldiers and knelt down in fear.
Zhou Yun Sheng rubbed his eyes, and when he saw the culprit kneeling at his feet, he suddenly became annoyed, grabbed a guard's whip and slapped him hard, and said with a smile, "General Zhao. It's a good time to come!"
Several lieutenants felt sorry for their generals. The security of the paddock is the responsibility of the Gyeonggi Guards and the soldiers of the five cities. What is the matter with General Guan
However, Zhao Xuan himself did not feel wronged. He was beaten by this man several times, and he took the time to sneak a look at his expression. He saw that his eyes were bright and flickering because of anger and humiliation. Countless times. Not to mention a few whips, even if he gave his life, he would be willing.
He secretly swallowed his saliva, turned his inner strength to resist, and broke the whip thrown by the emperor.
When the generals saw that the whip was damaged, and they acted too hard as the emperor, they felt more and more uneasy in their hearts.
Zhou Yun Sheng knew in his heart that these whips were tickling his lover. Not only would he not feel pain, but he might even enjoy it, so he had to stop and ordered, "Search the mountains for me, I must capture that traitor alive. !"
Zhao Xuan complied with his promise, and before he could stand up, another column of soldiers ran quickly, saying that Prince Gong and Concubine Huiyi had been assassinated.
"How is your concubine? Is there any injury?" Zhou Yun Sheng asked anxiously, vividly interpreting the image of his beloved wife as his life.
Zhao Xuan glanced at him, and the lust in his chest was replaced by malice. It seemed that he still refused to believe him. That's right, no one would rashly trust a person of unknown origin. In this way, next time we must teach him a profound lesson.
Zhou Yun Sheng rushed back to the camp at the fastest speed. From a distance, he saw Zhao Bixuan and Qi Jinyu's tent surrounded by guards, and a few imperial doctors came in and out, with a solemn expression. He walked over to inquire about the situation, and learned that Zhao Bixuan was fine, but Qi Jinyu was in critical condition with several knives in her body.
"Do your best to heal me." After Zhou Yun Sheng explained to the imperial doctor, he reported the letter to the Queen Mother in the palace. The queen mother immediately wanted to bring the person back, but was stopped by the imperial doctor, saying that the injury was too severe to move, and it would take another ten days and a half to wait.
Zhou Yun Sheng stayed with him in the paddock for a few days, and acted like a brother and brother. Only then did he lead the crowd back to Beijing. When he left, he admired Zhao Bixuan's expression of pain and fear. As for those assassins, none of them were caught. They were all strong in martial arts and well-trained. They fled to the edge of a cliff and jumped down and disappeared. The commander of the Wucheng Soldiers and the Gyeonggi Guard sent thousands of people to search under the cliff, but they didn't find even a rag head, as if it had disappeared out of thin air.
Not only was Prince Gong assassinated, but even the emperor was almost killed. The yamen responsible for the defense of the capital, such as the Gyeonggi Guards and Wucheng Bingma Si, were thoroughly cleaned by the enraged emperor. Some high-ranking officials were imprisoned, some were dismissed, and some were Relegated, and people turned around for a while. After the turmoil subsided a little, the important positions of these yamen were all replaced by the emperor's henchmen, and Meng Kang became the commander of the military division of the five cities.
The Queen Mother, who had placed a lot of people in these places, could only stare in anger. Do everything possible to plan for the past few years, did not expect to be a complete failure overnight. Now, she has every reason to suspect that this assassination was a drama directed and acted by Qi Yining.
The queen mother guessed right, the assassin was indeed sent by Zhou Yunsheng, and he had no intention of killing this pair of sons and daughters. Because the two are the children of destiny in this world, they always have an inexplicable power to protect them. To put it more commonly, it is the aura of the protagonist. Unless they kill themselves, it is difficult for others to succeed. Just like in the previous world, Xue Jingyi was already so weak, but she survived under his more severe stimulation every time, and took good care of her body. It was obvious that they didn't want to die, and no one could do anything to them.
Sure enough, those people only seriously injured Qi Jinyu and failed to take his life. Under his desperate protection, Zhao Bixuan was even more unscathed. However, his purpose was to control the defense of Gyeonggi, not to kill the two of them. It would be too comfortable to die like this.
When the queen mother learned that her son was seriously injured to protect Zhao Bixuan, she was so angry that she almost vomited blood, and immediately called her to the Cining Palace to punish her to kneel. Zhao Bixuan originally thought that the emperor would rush to save the siege as usual, but was disappointed in the end. She knelt all day and night, but that person never appeared.
Zhou Yunsheng didn't have time to take care of Zhao Bixuan's life and death, and on the day he was assassinated, he appointed Zhao Xuan to investigate the matter thoroughly. Now that four days have passed, he hasn't found any clues.
When Zhao Xuan arrived at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, he heard the voice of the emperor and Meng Kang questioning and answering from the palace.
"You are eighteen this year, and you are considered an adult. Have you ever thought about marriage?"
"Back to the emperor, three days ago, Wei Chen's mother-in-law decided a marriage for Wei Chen."
"Oh? Which girl is it?"
"It's the second daughter of the staff member Wai Lang Zhang, and the niece of Wei Chen's mother."
"Push it." The emperor ordered decisively.
"Ah?" Meng Kang replied stupidly.
"Push it, I am the master of your marriage."
Hearing this, Zhao Xuan was already full of anger. At first, he thought that this person was taking advantage of Meng Kang, but after so many days, how could he not see his sincere protection for Meng Kang? He didn't plan to let Meng Kang go to the northwest to fight for his life at all, but kept him by his side. The errands he seeks for Meng Kang are all in line with each other's temperament.
You don't need to have much talent when you are a soldier in the five cities, you just need to be ruthless, straight, and courageous enough to not be afraid of offending people. These qualities of Meng Kang are complete, and they have won the trust of the emperor, and they will surely become popular in the future.
Why did he care about Meng Kang so much? Be sure to ask next time. Zhao Xuan suppressed the depression in his heart and raised his hand to let the newly appointed eunuch go to report. In order to protect Prince Gong, Liuhe had already died in the paddock. When he died, his head was chopped off, and he didn't even leave a whole body. The emperor ordered someone to bury him with a good life, and turned his head to bring his apprentice Lin An to the imperial front.
For this assassination, it was damned dead, the one that should be withdrawn was withdrawn, the place that should be vacated, all the mysteries Zhao Xuan clearly understood. Excited to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Reporting to the emperor, Lord Yu Guogong is outside asking to see you."
"Let him in. Meng Kang, you go down, don't worry about marriage, I will definitely help you find a good one."
"Thanks for the grace of the emperor, Wei Chen will go back and tell his mother." Meng Kang was originally dissatisfied with the marriage, but he had to obey his parents' orders. Now that the emperor issued an order, he was naturally very happy and wiped with General Zhao. When he passed by, he almost cracked his cheeks with a smile, but in exchange for an eye knife that was as cold as ice, he couldn't help but shudder.
Zhao Xuan walked to the front of the hall to salute, raised his eyes and glanced at the throne quickly, his jaw tightened instantly. This man had just finished bathing, with blue silk draped over his shoulders and a bit of water vapor. He was wearing a pure black brocade robe loosely on his body, and a jade face that was even more polished, dazzling, and silky The wisps of ambergris escaping from the skin are refreshing.
Did he meet Meng Kang with such a face? ! Zhao Xuan wished he couldn't go back to the day of Qiu Ji and slaughtered that kid with a knife.
Zhou Yun Sheng was tossed by this person last time, of course it would not make him feel better by calling him here this time, he was scolded and slammed, and he was showing his prestige.
Zhao Xuan gradually calmed down during the beating and scolding. Seeing his dry mouth, he stood up and poured him a cup of hot tea, and then knelt down, thinking to himself: Let you be at ease for a while, next time I catch you, you must have beautiful eyes shed tears.
After another half a month, Zhao Xuan finally found some clues under the urging of the emperor several times, and presented it to the imperial front as soon as possible.
Prince An couldn't figure out how those men in black had anything to do with him. It was a paddock and was heavily guarded. Not to mention whether he had the ability to send people in, even if he did, the target of his assassination shouldn't be. It was Prince Gong, but Emperor Sheng. Prince Gong, a prince who has just established a mansion, what is the obstacle to him, to send such an elite to take his life
The discerning person knew at a glance that the biggest beneficiary of the assassination was the man on the throne, but he wanted to plant the blame on himself. However, he didn't dare to say these words out loud, he just knelt on the Golden Palace and kept shouting grievances.
Zhou Yunsheng waved his hand and said that I knew, then turned around and detained him in the palace, and sent Zhao Xuan to his house to search. Zhao Xuan never expected that the emperor would entrust him with such important tasks one after another, and he seemed to trust him very much. But on second thought, could it be that there are traps set up here
Who cares about him, since that person laid it down, even if his body is broken, he has to jump down and try, but only if he is accompanied by that person. When they arrived at the De'an Palace, the soldiers searched carefully, wishing they could smash all the bricks out and grope them one by one. They did find some prohibited items, including private letters from Prince An and several ministers, which involved salt tax, Smuggling iron, buying war horses, hoarding private soldiers and other deadly content.
It can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is well known.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar, and Prince An, who was still in the palace, immediately went to the clan's mansion. After several rounds of interrogation, the evidence was conclusive and indisputable. middle. The officials he recruited either executed the nine clans, beheaded them for public display, or dismissed their posts for investigation, all of which ended in a bad way.
After the two rounds of cleaning, the courtiers went to the Golden Throne Hall and saw many unfamiliar faces who were promoted by the emperor. They all felt frightened and cold. It is said that the Son of Heaven threw millions of corpses in a fit of rage. Although Emperor Sheng's attack was not as exaggerated as that of millions of corpses, it was also called a river of blood.
The ministers who thought that the emperor was fascinated by the concubine and became increasingly weak and faint, and thought that they had found a chance to rise to the sky, have now completely ceased. When tigers also dozed off, the emperor was still the emperor who suppressed his relatives with thunder at the age of fourteen. Anyone who dared to play tricks in front of him would be courting death.
After gathering the court, he began to rectify military affairs again. In the four major garrison troops in Qi, except for the northwest garrison, the generals of the other garrison were beaten one by one, and some were accused of dereliction of duty, greed for ink, and false leadership of military merits. was beheaded. The three armies that used to be chaotic in the past have gradually become monolithic.
After the Qing Dynasty was purged, the triennial meeting began. As the younger brother of the favorite concubine of the dynasty, Zhao Jidong's performance is particularly eye-catching, and everyone is guessing whether he will be on the list this time.
"Of course there is, that's the younger brother of Concubine Huiyi, a serious uncle, the emperor can't help but love Wu Jiwu." Someone teased sourly. The facts were the same as what they had guessed. As soon as the emperor list came out, Zhao Jidong's famous name was ranked first, and he won Huiyuan. Those who were checking the results were incited by those who wanted to make a fuss, saying that the examiner used power for personal gain, sullying saints, etc. The above seemed to have expected it, and immediately posted the top ten files on the imperial list, so that everyone can see clearly.
Zhao Jidong's article is not only gorgeous in rhetoric, but also has a very unique point of view, which makes it even more excellent when compared with several other files. Regardless of whether it is a person who is on the list or a person who falls off the list, after reading his articles, he is completely convinced and never dares to spread rumors and cause trouble. Then in the palace exam, he also wrote a splendid article, which made Emperor Sheng feel delighted after reading it, and praised him for his brilliance and talent. The royal drank a few cups together, which seemed to be very important.