I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 313

Amidst the cheers of mountains and tsunami, Fang Xiu and Li Yaoyue came to the imperial palace in Jinnan.

Under the red wall and yellow tiles.

Li Yaoyue stood quietly, with a dazed look in her eyes.

After a lapse of one year, she finally returned to the place she was most familiar with.

In her memory, this is her home, with her beloved father, queen mother and brother.

Times have changed and everything has changed dramatically.

Li Yaoyue sighed in her heart, and walked towards the palace.

Fang Xiu followed behind Li Yaoyue.

On the side was the chief assistant of the cabinet, Xie Qian, who said in a respectful tone: "His Royal Highness the Regent has plans to inspect various departments during this period of time in the capital, and I will make arrangements early."

Fang Xiu glanced at him, and said calmly: "If you want to do something, I will send someone to inform you."

When he arrived in Jinnan City, his self-proclaimed identity changed from his true self to his lonely.

When Xie Qian heard this, he was silent for a while, and replied: "I understand."

Fang Xiu asked casually as he walked, "Is there anyone among the officials who has not gone out of the city to meet His Majesty this time?"

When Xie Qian heard this question, he wanted to answer directly, but after thinking for a few seconds, he decided to tell the truth: "As far as I know, there are some people who have never greeted you. Those who are above the fourth rank have the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Gao Yu. , he is very old, one year older than the minister, he is not healthy, and it is snowing heavily today, so..."

Fang Xiu interrupted before he finished speaking:
"Since he is old and in poor health, he is allowed to retire and return to his hometown, and let him take care of himself for the rest of his life."

Xie Qian was stunned, as if he realized something, with a troubled look on his face.

at this time.

Fang Xiu stopped, turned to look at him, and said calmly: "Continue, who else has come out of the city to meet him?"

Xie Qian hesitated for a few seconds before replying: "Above the fourth grade, there are Zuo Shilang from the Ministry of Households, the left and right censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Guozijian Jijiu, and Honglu Temple Minister."

Fang Xiudao: "What's the reason for them? Are they also sick?"

Xie Qian said: "I don't know."

When Fang Xiu heard this, he snorted coldly and continued to move forward without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xie Qian's heart sank to the bottom.

At this moment.

He had already realized that the first thing the Regent Prince had to do when he came to Jinnan was to clean up all the officials in the court who opposed Her Majesty the Empress and him.

The hundred officials who did not come out of the city to greet them, except for a very few who had special reasons, most of them were dissatisfied with Fang Xiu, a great prime minister who also served as the regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, these people will also be the first to be targeted.

Many of them are pillars of the imperial court, and the new minister of the Ministry of Industry who replaced Wei Dongzheng is a Jinshi of the same year as him, and is his good friend.

Today, it is a pity that he will retire and return to his hometown after less than half a year in the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry.

just.

From Xie Qian's point of view, even if he wanted to save these people, he probably couldn't do it.

After all, the forces of the First Village have long since taken over from Dongchang and Jinyiwei, spreading throughout Jinnan City.

Who came to welcome and who didn't, Fang Xiu would know when he asked.

There's no point in hiding it.

Thinking of this.

Xie Qian sighed in his heart, and continued: "Officials below the fourth rank, there are six ministers, chiefs, and the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I can't remember who they are."

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Gu believes what you say."

Hearing this, Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Fang Xiu's cold voice was heard again.

"Your Majesty's return to the capital is a first-class event for both the officials and the people. So many people in the city didn't know the news in advance, but they all came out of the city to greet them spontaneously. Those officials, who had learned the news in advance, why couldn't they come out?" free?"

"This"

Xie Qian opened his mouth, wanting to excuse those who didn't come, but seeing Fang Xiu's eyes that seemed to kill someone, he finally chose to remain silent.

Seeing that Xie Qian didn't speak, Fang Xiu continued: "They didn't come because they were dissatisfied with His Majesty and Gu. Gu knows better than anyone else what they are thinking in their hearts!"

"Since they don't want to be His Majesty's ministers, I will give them this opportunity. Today, all officials who have not come out of the city to welcome them, from the first rank to the seventh rank, will all be dismissed!"

"Give them a sum of money and let them go home and farm!"

Xie Qian was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously said: "Your Highness, there are some people who really have responsibilities and cannot spare time."

Fang Xiu looked at him, frowned slightly, and said coldly: "You are talking about it, how many people among the officials can't even spare this hour."

"This"

Xie Qian thought for a few seconds, but couldn't say a name.

Yes!

Officials in the capital, no matter how busy they are on weekdays, they can always spare an hour.

at this time.

Fang Xiudao: "According to Gu's knowledge, because of his advanced age, Gaotang of Honglu Temple passed away suddenly. As a filial son, he felt sad. It is human nature not to come to greet him today, so there is no need to dismiss him. According to the According to the rules, it is enough for him to return to his hometown, Ding You, and the rest will be dismissed.

I will leave this matter to you, and I will give you three days. I hope you can handle it properly. "

The voice fell.

Xie Qian's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart was greatly shocked.

He didn't expect that before Fang Xiu came to Jinnan, he would know all the little things that happened the day before.

It seems that the intelligence of the first village is much stronger than that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei!
"It seems that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is determined to give the officials a blow."

"If you disobey him, I'm afraid it will cause even greater turmoil."

Thinking of this.

He no longer hesitated, and said respectfully: "I understand."

Fang Xiu looked at him and said: "You should know that in the meeting of the ministers of state affairs, you are the only one from Zhou, which shows the trust of Gu and the two majesties in you. I hope you can live up to Gu and the two majesties and work hard , not to be influenced by the outside world.

It is not easy to dismiss hundreds of officials, but it is related to whether you are reliable or not. You should understand the meaning of solitary. "

The implication is that if this matter is done well, you will still be the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the only person in the Great Zhou court who can influence the decision-making of the two major courts.

If you don't do well, you have to consider whether it's time for someone else to sit in this position.

In fact, this matter is not difficult.

Who came to welcome and who didn't, just send someone to check and find out.

The key point is that after doing so, it is tantamount to completely offending this group of officials.

In other words, the dismissal of this group of officials was the certificate that Fang Xiu handed over to Xie Qian.

"I understand."

Xie Qian had no expression on his old face, and bowed respectfully.

Fang Xiu nodded, said no more, and continued to move forward.

Xie Qian followed behind him, looking at his tall and straight back, there was a hint of trance in his vicissitudes of life.

He still remembers, four years ago.

Dazhou and Dagan won the battle for Yongzhou.

At that time, the person who came to negotiate with him and signed the agreement to cede Yongzhou was Fang Xiu in front of him.

At that time, he was the winning side, standing in front of Fang Xiu, his waist was much stronger.

In the blink of an eye, four years have passed, and everything has changed as if the sea has changed.

This person who once signed the agreement to cede Yongzhou in front of him has become an existence that he needs to look up to.

In front.

Fang Xiu quickened his pace, walked to Li Yaoyue's side, and asked, "Your brother is imprisoned in the Palace of Yonghe, should you go back to the palace where you usually live, or go to see your brother first? "

A tangle appeared in Li Yaoyue's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, and replied flatly, "Let's go to the Hall of Eternal Harmony first."

Fang Xiudao: "The truth will go with you."

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue stopped in her tracks, looked at Fang Xiu seriously, and did not speak.

Although he didn't speak, everything was in silence.

She didn't want outsiders to be present when she was talking to Brother Huang.

If it was in the past, Fang Xiu would definitely put on the same cold attitude and reply: "You are not qualified to bargain with the truth."

But after getting along for so long, the two of them are not as tit-for-tat as before.

He just said: "Your imperial brother has been insane since he was forced to Zen. Although it may be just a disguise, but if you go alone, if he is really insane, you can't deal with him."

Li Yaoyue still did not speak, and stood quietly.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu shrugged and said, "If you want to go to see him alone, it's not impossible. Take the firecracker with you."

Saying that, he took out a small and exquisite firecracker from his bosom, and handed it to Li Yaoyue.

Li Yaoyue stared at the firecracker in his hand, slightly startled.

She knew that Fang Xiu had two powerful firecrackers in his arms all the time, and he never left his body on weekdays.

Unexpectedly, he would hand over the gun to himself!

"Don't look at me with such eyes, there is no hatred between you and me, the way I treated you before was to retaliate against you for using a substitute to fool the truth, and the second was to worry that you would be detrimental to the truth. After all, a woman like you, even if she is resourceful If the truth is true, I dare not say that it can be completely grasped.

Now, the situation in the state of Zhou has been settled, and you are the Empress of Zhou who I single-handedly supported. Our interests are tied together, so I don't need to treat you like before. "

Fang Xiu frowned and said casually.

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue was silent for a few seconds, and reached out to take the firecracker.

She knew in her heart that Fang Xiu was right.

There really wasn't any bloody animosity between them.

In the final analysis, what Fang Xiu did to her was nothing more than imprisoning her in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a year.

However, the war between the two countries is not over yet, and it seems natural to do so.

If it were her, facing this situation, she would probably do the same.

Although she thought so in her heart, the obsession of the past year still prevented her from changing her role in a short period of time.

Therefore, he just nodded his head lightly, and then walked towards the Hall of Eternal Harmony.

Fang Xiu stood where he was, looked at her back, and shook his head.

this time.

After careful investigation by the first village.

He probably figured out the grievances between Li Yaoyue and his imperial brother.

If the first village's information is correct.

The previous Emperor Zhou had not confirmed the crown prince, mainly because of the relationship between Li Yaoyue and his brother.

No matter from which point of view, Li Yaoyue is more suitable to be an emperor than her emperor brother.

The only problem is that she is a daughter.

Although this land does not exclude the existence of the Empress.

However, the cases of passing the throne to women are still rare after all.

As for Li Yaoyue's elder brother, that is, Zhou Huang, although his talent is not as good as Li Yaoyue's, he has an inexplicable attachment to the throne.

Therefore.

Under the circumstances that the old emperor has been unable to determine the prince.

He gradually had evil thoughts in his heart, and poisoned the old emperor with chronic poison.

And bought the eunuchs in the palace, forged the will, and passed the throne to himself.

Using the layout of many years, he sent the Huben army to the capital to stabilize the situation.

Soon after the death of the old emperor, Zhou Huang and Li Yaoyue's biological mother also passed away.

no doubt.

With Li Yaoyue's intelligence, he can naturally detect something is wrong.

For so many years, she has always suspected that the death of her father was related to her brother.

On the one hand, she couldn't accept this fact, on the other hand, she wanted to find out the truth behind it.

In the pain, her personality gradually changed, and she developed a personality that was almost icy later.

Zhou Huang, who was in power, once wanted to kill people to silence him, so as to avoid future troubles.

But the only remaining conscience, and Li Yaoyue's outstanding business talent, made him unable to do anything.

In the end, he chose to marry him to Chang'an, out of sight and out of mind.

For Li Yaoyue, this is an unacceptable tragedy.

Her father, who once loved her dearly, was designed by her elder brother who took care of her since she was a child, and eventually lost her life.

The queen mother also died.

The few people closest to her in this world left her at once.

Even Fang Xiu felt that she was miserable enough.

"I don't know how Li Yaoyue will deal with her imperial brother after learning the truth."

Such an idea popped up in Fang Xiu's mind, and after thinking for a few seconds, he called out to stop Li Yaoyue.

"Wait!"

Li Yaoyue stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Fang Xiu, with doubts in her eyes.

Fang Xiu took out something that looked like a elixir from his bosom, handed it to her, and said, "If he doesn't want to say anything, after feeding him this, ask him again."

Li Yaoyue was silent for a second, nodded, reached out to take it, and walked away.

Fang Xiu stood where he was, watching her drift away.

At this time, there was a sound of hurried footsteps beside him.

Immediately afterwards, a shadow guard appeared beside Fang Xiu, saluted respectfully, and said softly: "The owner has a message."

Listening to the narration of the shadow guard, Fang Xiu gradually frowned.

"The remnants of the night kingdom. If I remember correctly, Tang Yixue and Tang Rou are the so-called remnants of the night kingdom."

The shadow guard nodded and replied, "Yes."

Fang Xiudao: "What are they doing in Jinnan?"

Yingwei said: "According to the owner's analysis, there are several possibilities. One is to assassinate the Great Zhou Empress, provoke a war between Zhou and Qian, and bring them an opportunity to fish in troubled waters; the other is to assassinate the master and provoke Qian The ultimate goal of the war between China and Zhou is also the same."

Hearing this, Fang Xiu was speechless and helpless, and asked, "How long has it been since the Kingdom of Night was destroyed?"

The shadow guard said: "More than eighty years."

For more than eighty years, I still struggled.

What's wrong with the leader of the remnants of the night kingdom?
Fang Xiu looked helpless, and asked again: "Does Tang Rou know about this?"

(End of this chapter)