Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 625 The Man Who Entered the Palace
The queen took the confession that Lu Zhaolin drew before his release from the court lady, and looked carefully, and when she saw the detailed whereabouts of Lu Zhaolin after he arrived in Chang'an, she finally couldn't hold back, and cursed in a low voice: "How dare you do this, you son of a bitch!" !"

Zhou Xing, who was kneeling on the ground, was overjoyed when he heard the Queen's scolding. Of course he knew that the "rats" in the Queen's mouth did not refer to Lu Zhaolin, but those people Lu Zhaolin had met in the confession. The idea of ​​linking these dignitaries with the later openly denouncing the mistakes of "Thirty Years of Spring and Autumn" and characterizing it as a political act, with this, he is already invincible.

"You did a good job!" The Queen collected the confession, put it on the case, and asked, "But in this confession, Lu Zhaolin has nothing to do with Wang Wenzuo. Why do you think Wang Wenzuo is behind the scenes?"

"Your Majesty the Empress!" Zhou Xing kowtowed, "When Lu Zhaolin wrote this statement, Duke Zhou was well. Naturally, I didn't think that Wang Wenzuo was behind the scenes. But something happened later, which made me feel like this." idea!"

"Oh? Tell me!"

"Abiding by the order!" Zhou Xing kowtowed again: "At the time when Duke Zhou died suddenly, I was shocked. Lu Zhaolin's case was originally handled under the order of Duke Zhou, and his sudden death did not leave a word. Confess, the minister was in a dilemma at the time, and Nalu Zhaolin was not an ordinary scholar, he had quite a literary name, the reason for arresting him and imprisoning him was not plausible at all, and there were some opinions from the outside world. The minister simply let him go, thinking To see who is behind him, play hard to get!"

"Playing hard to get? This move is very clever!" The queen nodded in satisfaction: "And then? Then who came to look for Lu Zhaolin after he was released from prison?"

"Reporting to the Queen, after Lu Zhaolin was released from prison, he was welcomed into the house of a wealthy businessman surnamed Cao. The wealthy businessman surnamed Cao is a barbarian from the Western Regions. He mainly does business in Haidong. He has a nephew named Cao Sengnu. Work under Wang Wenzuo!"

"Cao Sengnu? Working under Wang Wenzuo?" A cold light flashed in the queen's eyes: "Where is Lu Zhaolin now? Why don't you go get him?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty the Empress, Lu Zhaolin has already left Chang'an, and I don't know where he is now!"

Hearing that Zhou Xing said that Lu Zhaolin had left Chang'an, the Queen's expression was gloomy. Zhou Xing subconsciously lowered his head to avoid staring at the other party. After a while, he heard the Queen's voice: "If that's the case, then first tell the world The prefectures and counties issued a letter to apprehend Lu Zhaolin!"

"Your Majesty the Empress is so clear!" Zhou Xing hurriedly kowtowed again, and asked cautiously, "Those people behind his scenes—"

"Deng Wang Li Jiong and Dongtai servant Hao Chujun, you can take them into custody and interrogate them severely! As for Wang Wenzuo—" The queen paused for a while: "Now is not the time!"

"Isn't it time yet?" Zhou Xing trembled slightly when he heard the words. In his opinion, Deng, Wang, Li Jiong, and Dongtai servant Hao Chujun had insufficient evidence, while Wang Wenzuo had solid evidence. Wang Wenzuo should be captured first and tortured before climbing Bite Deng Wang Li Jiong and Dongtai Minister Hao Chujun and others to wipe out this potential conspiracy group.But what the Queen meant was to do the opposite, start with Deng Wang Li Jiong and Dongtai servant Hao Chujun first, and get enough evidence from these people before dealing with Wang Wenzuo.

From his experience, this kind of method of building a big prison to clean up political opponents is generally to start with the little people on the fringes, follow the vines, accumulate evidence bit by bit, and finally take down the core targets that the higher-ups want to deal with in one fell swoop.In the eyes of the queen, Wang Wenzuo is the core target of this big prison, while Deng Wang, Li Jiong, and Dongtai servant Hao Chujun are just marginal people who can be detained and interrogated at will, in order to finally attack Wang Wenzuo. prepare for.

"That's right, Wang Wenzuo is a trustworthy person of the Crown Prince of the East Palace. If there is no real evidence, how can he be taken down casually?" The queen had a half-smile on her face: "Zhou Xing, you did a good job this time! I will reward you with five hundred bolts of silk, and I will first promote you to the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and then after Wang Wenzuo is taken down, I will promote you to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, how about it?"

The long-awaited voice finally appeared in his ears. Zhou Xing prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Queen!"

Zhou Xing had already left, and the smile on the Queen's face had disappeared. She was sitting by the window, and the shadow outside the window shrouded her fair face, half black and half white, looking rather pervasive.What Zhou Xing said just now weighed on her heart like a dark cloud outside the window.It was another conspiracy, a conspiracy against herself. In the queen's heart, the combination of rich imagination and Zhou Xing's report just now had drawn out a huge conspiracy web: against herself and herself many times. After the pheasant slave's plot failed, another new plot gradually matured in Chang'an City.What is different from the past is that this time those wolf-hearted conspirators also included Wang Wenzuo, a general trusted by the emperor, so that they could use the name of the prince and Wang Wenzuo's force to launch a military coup and force the pheasant The slave abdicated as the Supreme Emperor and let the prince ascend the throne as the new emperor.With Hong'er immature, he was naturally no match for them and Wang Wenzuo, so he could only be manipulated by them.

The nephew discovered the clues to this conspiracy. Just as he was about to send someone to investigate strictly, he was framed and died.Yes, this can explain why the old man Yang Sijian sacrificed his daughter. Yes, for the final victory, what is it worth sacrificing one or two children?This old thing, okay, okay, one day I will let him know the consequences of cheating on me!
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East Palace.

While Empress Wu was immersed in the fantasy dream she wove, Wang Wenzuo was preparing for the upcoming hunt.Although the five hundred entourages who came to Chang'an with him were all first-rate archers, he did not intend to let them participate-the reason is very simple, the target of this hunt is not the birds and beasts in the imperial garden, but to test the animals under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Palace. He already knew the strength of the army and the abilities of those who came to Chang'an with him, so he didn't need to look at it. On the contrary, he didn't know who could be used and who was useless.If he wants to make a difference in Chang'an next, he must rely on these people instead of his five hundred followers.

"My lord!" Yiji Lianbode whispered: "There is news from Zhou Xing!"

"Oh? What's the matter?" Wang Wenzuo put down the quill in his hand and asked.

"He entered the palace once yesterday afternoon, and when he came back, he was packed heavily. He must have received some kind of reward, and then today he has a decree for promotion, and he went to the Minister of Ministers to become a minister!"

"Shangshu Dushi?" Wang Wenzuo frowned. Shangshu Dushi is an official of the Shangshu Province who handles daily affairs.Shangshu Province is the most important of the three provinces of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the original Wannian county magistrate, he is naturally on the rise. Such a big promotion will definitely not be without reason.Moreover, the palace will not summon a Wannian magistrate casually, let alone a reward.

"Inquire about Zhou Xing's entry into the palace, especially the details, don't be stingy with money!" Wang Wenzuo said.

"As ordered!"

It didn't take too long for Yiji Lianbode, and he brought back detailed information in the evening. It was Wang Wenzuo's old acquaintance Liu Yuanzhen who entered the palace with Zhou Xing, and Liu Yuanzhen went first when he left, and when he left the palace, his face was full of embarrassment. Upper gloomy, obviously not happy.

"Liu Yuanzhen is an internal historian, and his official position is far higher than that of Zhou Xing! If these two people enter the palace together, it should be Liu Yuanzhen leading Zhou Xing. Zhou Xing is a person who was recommended, or just brought to testify!" Wang Wenzuo twitched his chin and nodded. He said to himself: "But Liu Yuanzhen left first, Zhou Xing left later, Liu Yuanzhen looked gloomy, Zhou Xing was rewarded and promoted, what happened at that time must be very interesting!"

"Ijilian Bode, you find a way to get Liu Yuanzhen to meet me in private!" Wang Wenzuo whispered.

"As ordered!"

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"What? Wang Wenzuo wants to see me?" Liu Yuanzhen looked at the man in front of her with an unsure expression on her face: "Is there anything for your master?"

"My lord and Mr. Liu are old acquaintances!" Yiji Lianbode said with a smile: "He wanted to visit after he returned to Chang'an, but he didn't want outsiders to gossip and cause trouble for Mr. Liu, so he had to ask Mr. Liu has set a place and time!"

Liu Yuanzhen snorted coldly, of course he didn't believe Igillian Bode's nonsense, Wang Wenzuo and himself were old acquaintances, but the problem is that as Wang Wenzuo's official position has risen, the political lines of the two have gradually parted ways. He is a confidant of His Highness the Crown Prince, even if he cannot be said to be a deadly enemy, he can still say that differences do not conspire with each other, so what is there to see?
"That's unnecessary!" Liu Yuanzhen laughed twice: "There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Even if we meet in private, it won't be known by others. If it gets out, it will attract suspicion. How about that?" ! If General Wang comes to visit, I will sweep the steps to greet him, if not, forget it!"

Facing Liu Yuanzhen's refusal, Yiji Lianbode's expression remained unchanged: "My lord acts openly and aboveboard, so why would he not want to visit? This time I met Liu Gong not for anything else, but to settle some misunderstandings. Yesterday Liu Gonghe Wannian county magistrate Zhou Xing entered the palace to meet the queen, and afterward, Duke Liu left sadly. It’s fine if Duke Liu doesn’t want to see my Patriarch, so can you explain it?”

"You—!" Liu Yuanzhen's complexion changed drastically. He didn't expect that Wang Wenzuo would find out that he brought Zhou Xing into the palace to meet the queen yesterday. From what the other party said, he must know so much that he didn't already know.Obviously, the other party has his own eyeliner in the palace, and he is really reckless to the extreme.

"Do you know what you're talking about? Wang Wenzuo is so bold that he even planted eyeliners in the palace to monitor His Majesty and ministers!"

"Liu Gong's words are serious!" Yiji Lianbode smiled: "My lord is an old acquaintance with you. You don't know what kind of character he is? How could he do such things?"

Liu Yuanzhen snorted coldly, and stopped talking. Based on his past memories of Wang Wenzuo, the other party was indeed not such a bold and reckless person. Then there was only one explanation for what happened yesterday—he did all of this under orders, and even he sent Wang Wenzuo today. People come here not for themselves, but to represent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind him.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuanzhen hesitated. Wang Wenzuo was okay, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind him was another matter.Since ancient times, when the emperor was old, the ministers of the court had a very subtle attitude towards the prince. No matter how upright the minister was, he couldn't be tough in front of the prince.To put it bluntly, the world belongs to others sooner or later. Even if you are not afraid, won’t your descendants be afraid?If you offend the crown prince here, even if they are magnanimous and don't attack you, as long as your descendants are recorded in a separate book, all your decades of hard work will be in vain after death.There are many men who are mighty and unyielding, rich and not promiscuous, but there are really not many tough guys who don't even consider the future of their descendants.

"Your lord wants to see me, probably to ask about Zhou Xing, right? I went in that day and was repelled by the queen without saying a few words. I don't know what happened afterwards!" Liu Yuanzhen whispered, In fact, he was already softened.Igilian Bode was relieved when he heard the words, and he smiled and said, "Why does your lord see you, how does your subordinate know? Whether you see or not is up to you, I am just a messenger!"

Faced with Yiji Lianbode's pressing approach, Liu Yuanzhen finally nodded: "Forget it, I haven't seen him for many years, and I miss him a little bit, so how about it, let's go to Li's old shop in Xuanhuafang at noon tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow at noon, I'll be at Li's old store in Xuanhuafang. I'll remember it!" Yiji Lianbod bowed and said, "Goodbye!"

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The next day, there was a slight difference at noon.Xuanhuafang, Li’s old store.

"There is a banquet in the court, elegant guests frequently pour gold and wine, green tea is cooked in the garden, and the distinguished guests gather at Yuchuan's house!" Wang Wenzuo looked at the couplets hanging on the door of the building. The wooden boards with couplets had been dyed by time. Sauce purple, obviously has seen better days.

"My lord, we've already checked it out, and there's no one watching around!" Li Bo said in a low voice.

"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, and raised his legs to go upstairs. Yiji Lianbode had already reserved a box, and he led Wang Wenzuo up to the third floor, and walked through the stairs to a secluded place at the corner of the building. The gauze curtain was separated, Wang Wenzuo came in, and there was a square table by the window, and there was a person sitting beside him, it was Liu Yuanzhen.

"Liu Nei Mansion, I haven't seen it for many years, and its style is still the same! I am really envious!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and bowed to the other party, but Liu Yuanzhen's face was very complicated, and he reluctantly returned the salute: "Sanlang, you are now He is the prince's confidant. After the prince ascended the throne, he has the power to dominate the world. I can't compare with you! Yesterday your subordinates were so powerful that I couldn't do without you!"

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Wenzuo looked back at Yiji Lianbode, and shouted: "Mr. Yi, how could you do this? Liu Neifu is my old acquaintance. When I was in Baekje, if there was no support from him , I have today?"

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