Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 617 Aftermath
"It's okay, it's hard work for you to call the door in the middle of the night!"

The smile on Wang Wenzuo's face disappeared immediately after entering the door. He nodded to his tired-looking wife, who was obviously just waking up: "Yunying, go to the study, I have something to tell you!"

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study.

"What? I want to leave Chang'an immediately?" Cui Yunying's face changed drastically: "What happened tonight?"

"Yes, pack your luggage overnight, and you will leave as soon as the city gate opens tomorrow!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand, stopping Cui Yunying's words: "I will tell you the reason later, but now you must do as I say!"

"Okay!" Cui Yunying didn't ask non-stop questions like ordinary mediocre women, and she went out immediately to instruct the maids and servants to clean up.Wang Wenzuo heaved a sigh of relief, and said to Li Bo beside him, "You pick two capable men, go to Chengdu, and let Yiji Lianbode come to Chang'an. I am in urgent need of capable men now!"

"Yes!" Li Bo replied, "Then can the lord give me a letter?"

"You actually forgot about this!" Wang Wenzuo patted his forehead: "Forget it, you go out and prepare first, and come to me to pick it up later!"

"Yes!"

When Li Bo left the door, Wang Wenzuo was like a punctured balloon, paralyzed. Tonight, from the big changes in the Yang Mansion, to the East Palace to meet the Crown Prince, and then to follow the Crown Prince to the Daming Palace to meet the Empress. , and finally escaped from danger and left the Daming Palace. For several hours, his nerves were tense and his mind was spinning rapidly. It's a pool of rotten meat in the courtyard.Just now in front of his subordinates and his wife, he was still tense with a confident and calm look, but now he can't hold it anymore after being alone.

"It seems that I have really clashed with this imperial palace!" Wang Wenzuo said with a wry smile: "The two most dangerous times since crossing were not to attack the city and break through the field, but to face the Empress Wu in the imperial palace. Prepare a backup, otherwise it will only be three times, and the prince may not come to save me next time!"

Thinking of this, Wang Wenzuo fell into deep thought. After a while, he suddenly shouted: "Sancho, Sancho!"

"Master, what's the matter with you?" Sancho came in from the outside and asked in a low voice.

"I entrusted you with a matter, you do it in secret, don't be afraid of how much it will cost, but don't let a third party know!"

"Master, don't worry, Sancho is a strict man!"

"Okay, you immediately go around secretly looking for someone who is similar in appearance and height to me, and when you find it, bring it to me!"

"A person with a similar appearance and height to yours?" Sancho was taken aback when he heard this: "Are you looking for a substitute?"

"That's right, Chang'an is really not safe, we have to prepare a way out for ourselves!" Wang Wenzuo nodded.

"Master, please rest assured, the villain will definitely satisfy you!" Sancho lifted his spirits and lowered his head.

After Sanqiu retired, Wang Wenzuo thought for a while: "Sangqiu doesn't know many people here in Chang'an, and even if he finds them, they are locals. I'm afraid there will be accidents in a hurry, so I still write to Yangzhou." A letter, let Cao Sengnu also look for it, it should be faster!"

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Guangde Square, Jingzhao Mansion Prison.

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu!"

Lu Zhaolin was awakened from his sleep by the faint cry. He raised his head and looked around, only to realize that the sound came from a window next to him. He hurriedly leaned over and asked, "Who? Who is calling me?"

"it's me!"

Lu Zhaolin had already recognized the voice. It was a jailer named Fan Duer. He would send him some food and information on weekdays, so he hurriedly asked, "Is it Duer?"

"Yes, it's me! Mr. Lu told you good news, you should be able to go out soon!"

"Go out?" Lu Zhaolin was taken aback: "Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Fan Du'er smiled and said, "Do you know? The Zhou Guogong you offended at the beginning is dead. He is dead. How long can you stay here? Congratulations!"

"Duke Zhou is dead?" Lu Zhaolin looked bewildered. That night, Wu Minzhi's radiant face was still in front of his eyes, but now he was told that he was dead. Isn't this change too fast?

"That's right! It happened a few days ago! Even the gate of the mansion was sealed. It is said that he committed a serious crime, but the specific crime has not been promulgated by the court. There are only various rumors, but one thing is certain. , you don’t need to continue squatting here to suffer! God really has eyes!..."

Lu Zhaolin was in no mood to continue listening to Fan Du'er's chatter outside the wall. He leaned against the wall and slowly slid down, tears slid down his cheeks, great pain surged in his chest, but he could only let out a low sobbing sound when he reached his throat.Fan Du'er outside the wall talked for a while, but found that no one answered inside. Hearing the sobbing sound from inside the wall, he immediately understood the mood of the people inside the wall.He whispered: "Mr. Lu, it's fine to cry! But remember, no matter what people ask you these days, don't say anything, and you will come out naturally! This food is brought to you by me. Alright!" After saying that, he threw a greased paper bag through the window, and Lu Zhaolin unwrapped the paper bag, and inside were four oily meat pies.

When Lu Zhaolin heard the good news, he ate meat pies again, and his spirit immediately improved a lot. He couldn't help but feel interested in writing poems. Without a pen and paper, he broke a tree stick and wrote and drew on the ground, thinking about it. Reading the phonological words, I suddenly don't know where I am, and time passes by.

"Mr. Lu is writing poetry, right?"

Lu Zhaolin raised his head in a daze, only to find a clerk in green clothes standing outside the railing, it was Zhou Xing, who was looking at the words Lu Zhaolin wrote on the ground with great interest, he quickly stretched his legs to erase the words on the ground, full of He asked cautiously, "What are you doing here?"

"Hehe!" Zhou Xing was not upset when he saw this, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, you don't have to be like this, you don't have to be like this! Do you know that Wu Minzhi, who persecuted you and put you in prison at the beginning, is dead, and it will take you two days to get out of prison. Considering your talent and learning, your future is limitless, and what happened in the past few days is just a bit of tempering! Mr. Lu, don’t look at this picture. He was also a Jinshi and an official at the beginning, and he also liked the way of poetry and prose. I just saw you on the ground. The poems and essays are curious, and I want to learn from you, Mr. Lu!"

"Don't dare!" Of course, Lu Zhaolin has not forgotten Zhou Xing's face when he judged himself before, and he knows that the other party is best at using words to incriminate people. If Wu Minzhi hadn't died suddenly, he would die in the hands of the other party this time. , I just want to eat meat and sleep skin, how can I still discuss poetry with the other party?
Seeing Lu Zhaolin's performance, Zhou Xing also knew what Lu Zhaolin was thinking. He was originally a vicious and vicious villain.Originally, he wanted to hug Wu Minzhi's thigh and go straight up, but suddenly Wu Minzhi died in such an unexplained manner, and Lu Zhaolin was not only talented in literature, but also had someone to take care of him in prison. Obviously, there was someone behind him. Once he cooperates, maybe this Lu Zhaolin will prosper. At that time, if people think about the old evil, wouldn't it be his turn to be unlucky?That's why he thought about whether he could resolve a little bit.

"Mr. Lu, are you still thinking about the previous incident?" Zhou Xing sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I had no choice but to, what kind of person is Wu Minzhi, if he can't catch all those people within ten months, let me Also come to prison to be with you, sir. Besides, I did my best to save him! Have you forgotten? As long as you do what I said back then, it will be fine to protect yourself!"

"Frame innocent people like you said?" Lu Zhaolin sneered and said, "It's fine for others, King Deng is the son of my benefactor, how can I be such a villain?"

"Sir, what you said is right!" Zhou Xing hurriedly laughed and said, "I just wanted to excuse you, but I didn't expect that you are an upright gentleman and would not be such a villain. Fortunately, the heavens have eyes and Wu Minzhi died early. But Mr. Life in prison is pretty good, and I'm going to work a little bit!"

"You—?" Lu Zhaolin showed suspicion.

"Of course!" Zhou Xing said with a smile: "Could it be that Mr. Fei thinks that you don't know anything about your food, drink, bedding, and clothing? Hehehe! Although I am a professional writer, I have read poetry and prose anyway, why haven't I heard your "" Liu Sheng", "Purple Liuma", "War City South"?"

Hearing that Zhou Xing mentioned his favorite work, Lu Zhaolin's expression softened a little. Seeing that Zhou Xing knew what to do, he hurriedly said something agreeable and coaxed Lu Zhaolin to feel comfortable before he left.After leaving the cell, he let out a long breath and thought to himself: "Finally, this old scholar has been dealt with. I hope I can turn the enemy into a friend, so as to save me from causing great trouble in the future!"

"Magistrate Zhou, Magistrate Zhou, I finally found you!" A yamen servant ran over panting, "Hurry back to the yamen! There is something urgent!"

"Is it urgent? What is it?"

"An envoy has arrived, saying that he is summoned from the palace!"

"In the palace?" Zhou Xing's face changed slightly, he took a deep breath, straightened his official robes, and said in a deep voice, "Lead the way!"

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The inner hall of the yamen.

"You are Wannian County Magistrate Zhou Xing?" Liu Yuanzhen looked proudly at the man in Tsing Yi who was kneeling on the ground.

"That's right, it's my subordinate!" Zhou Xing didn't dare to take a breath. Judging from the official robe on the other party's body, the other party was at least twelve or three levels higher than himself, not to mention his status. Everyone knew that the emperor was sick. If you only favor one person, then the palace can only be the current empress, even if it is a white body who can speak in front of the empress, it is not something that a mere county magistrate like me can compare to.

"Get up!" Liu Yuanzhen nodded: "I won't go around in circles anymore, this time I came here under the order of Her Majesty the Queen, and I need you to find out the whole story of a case!"

"Here!" Zhou Xing stood up and asked cautiously: "My subordinate has the courage to ask, what is this case and who is involved!"

"Good question!" Liu Yuanzhen showed a reserved smile: "Let me tell you, this case is the murder of Zhou Guogong Wu Minzhi, and there are many people involved, including the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Siwei Shaoqing, Yang Sijian, and the commander-in-chief. What’s wrong, Wang Wenzuo, the general of the soldiers of the East Palace? Are you afraid?”

"It's really scary!" Zhou Xing said with a wry smile, "But now, I'm afraid the lower officials will have to accept it!"

"That's right, you really have to accept it!" Liu Yuanzhen said with a smile: "Her Majesty has already said that if you handle this case well, you will be appointed Minister of the Ministry of Punishment within three years, and if you don't handle it well, ha ha! Then I don’t need to say it!”

"Your official understands!" Of course Zhou Xing knew what Liu Yuanzhen hadn't finished speaking, but the aroma from the big fat meat of the Minister of Criminal Affairs had already completely excited Zhou Xing, ignoring the threat behind: "Please ask Liu Gong to replace the official!" Pass it on to Her Majesty the Empress, please rest assured that no matter what she wants to do with the case, the next official will do what she wants to do with the case!"

"Okay, okay! You are indeed a smart person, and talking to smart people saves effort!" Liu Yuanzhen smiled and said, "Remember, the empress wants you to find out the details of Wang Wenzuo and Yang Sijian, do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I understand!"

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British government.

"Brother Luo, you see what I said is right!" Li Jingye said with a smile: "Wang Wenzuo's visit to Chang'an is definitely going to set off a big wave and turn Chang'an city upside down!"

"Brother Li has far-reaching knowledge, and my younger brother can't match it!" Luo Binwang laughed and said, "When this Wang Wenzuo came to Chang'an, he let Wu Min die and ruined the marriage between Donggongxia and Yang's family. In this way, Donggongxia can only marry Pei Judao. His daughter, the one in the palace must be very upset right now!"

"That's right!" Li Jingye said with a smile: "The original arrangement was all right, but it was turned upside down in the blink of an eye. I would be upset if it were different. But this is a great thing for us!"

"Hmm!" King Luo Bin nodded. For their small group, the more chaotic the situation, the better. Chaos is the ladder for them to rise. After thinking for a while, he said, "But after this incident, the Queen will probably treat Wang Wenzuo We hate him to the bone, we should stay away from him, so as not to be implicated!"

"That's true, I haven't thought of it yet, thanks to Brother Luo!" Li Jingye nodded: "But I don't think the queen can do anything about it, Wang Wenzuo?"

"Impossible?" King Luo Bin frowned: "The emperor's health is getting worse and worse, and most of the government is now in the hands of the queen. If she wants to deal with Wang Wenzuo, why can't she deal with it?"

"The son of heaven is in poor health. It is true that the empress is in charge of the government, but there is still the prince overseeing the country! His Royal Highness regards Wang Wenzuo as his confidant!"

"The crown prince is the empress's own child. Could it be that the crown prince would disobey the empress' wishes for a subject?" King Luo Bin frowned: "Isn't that unfilial?"

"Hey!" Li Jingye smiled, he stretched out his hand to beckon King Luo Bin, and whispered in his ear: "The news came from the palace two days ago, that the prince and Wang Wenzuo entered the Daming Palace late at night to report the matter, the queen was furious at that time, Wanting to kill Wang Wenzuo, the prince entered the palace with a sword and saved Wang Wenzuo!"

"Entering the palace with a sword? Save Wang Wenzuo? Is there such a thing?" King Luo Bin was already dumbfounded: "Is this true?"

(End of this chapter)