Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 305 You Still Still Have Me ([-])
Huo Mingzhu didn't give the ministers too much time to think about it.

She lightly opened her lips and said, "Zhang Guozhang." This person is Zhang Lizhen's father. He was originally a county lord, but because of Zhang Lizhen's relationship, he became the head of the country. There is not a small circle of influence, and there are many supporters.

Huo Mingzhu decided to take this man into surgery.

These people are so rampant, they don't pay attention to Baili Jingqi and her at all, it seems that they think they dare not touch them, the founders of the country, Baili Jingqi entrusted this matter to her to let her Thunder means to crush these forces.

Huo Mingzhu didn't know that Baili Jingqi's plan was because he wanted to arrange things in the palace and make the next treasure hunt smoother, at least the backyard wouldn't catch fire.

Therefore, the purpose of handing over these people to Huo Mingzhu first is to warn other people that even if Huo Mingzhu is not in the palace, her eyeliner is still there, and she still controls their life and death.

As soon as Huo Mingzhu finished calling, the head of state Zhang came out, bowed and knelt down to Huo Mingzhu and Baili Jingqi calmly: "I will see the Queen Mother, Your Majesty."

Zhang Guozhang took such risks because he paved the way for his daughter. If he became a noble concubine, he would become a queen. However, with Huo Mingzhu, the position of queen might not be so easy.

The incident between Baili Jingqi and Huo Mingzhu will always be known to others.

Huo Mingzhu looked at Zhang Guozhang and said, "Zhang Guozhang, you gave Concubine Li Guifei's love potion?"

Huo Mingzhu opened her mouth and said straight to the point.

Zhang Guozhang's expression froze, he glanced at Huo Mingzhu with a serious look, and said to Baili Jingqi: "Your Majesty, the Emperor knows how loyal this humble minister is, and now you just let the Empress Dowager." So slandering the humble minister?"

Zhang Guozhang also thought that the emperor would be more worried because he was holding the emperor's feet in his hands. You must know that on that day, the emperor's reaction after taking the love potion was all watched by Concubine Li, who is also a man. Zhang Guozhang.

Comparing his heart with his heart, it is obvious that if he hints that he knows that the emperor has a hidden disease, the emperor will definitely worry.

Furthermore, Huo Mingzhu had Baili Jingqi under house arrest for a period of time, so everyone guessed that Baili Jingqi was afraid that Huo Mingzhu would seize power. In between, I am afraid that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

Zhang Guozhang thought that he had voted for Baili Jingqi. If he wanted to get rid of Huo Mingzhu, Baili Jingqi would cooperate greatly, but he didn't expect that Baili Jingqi said flatly: "Zhang Guozhang is naturally loyal. , It's just that you can answer the Queen Mother's questions, why do you want to involve loyalty, are you afraid that I and the Queen Mother will say that you are not loyal?"

"Of course Weichen doesn't mean that." Zhang Guozhang suffered a disastrous defeat in the first battle, his forehead was a little cold, he stretched out his hand to touch it, and it felt a little wet.

"Zhang Guozhang, since that's not what you mean, why don't you answer?" Huo Mingzhu struck while the iron was hot.

Zhang Guozhang hastily said: "Empress Dowager, I have been wronged, even if I borrowed my courage from heaven, I dare not do this." His answer was reasonable.

Others were very puzzled, how could anyone ask such a question, who would not admit it even if they did it, this is a great crime against the Jiu Clan.

Huo Mingzhu said calmly: "Then if that's the case, this thing doesn't belong to you either?"

As soon as Huo Mingzhu finished speaking, the two young eunuchs lifted up a box, opened the box, and found that it was full of gold, silver and jewels, and all the people present opened their eyes straight.

Although Zhang Guozhang wanted those things very much, he could only shake his head at the moment: "Of course it's not the humble minister's."

"So, it's really difficult, but Concubine Li said that these things were given to her by Zhang Guozhang." Huo Mingzhu smiled faintly, looking a little embarrassed.

Zhang Guozhang's complexion changed, he was thinking about the authenticity of Huo Mingzhu, but Huo Mingzhu didn't give him too many chances to think about it, but asked someone to invite Concubine Li.

Hearing that he was going to invite Concubine Li, Zhang Guozhang hurriedly said: "Going back to the Empress Dowager, I made a mistake, and this object was naturally given to Concubine Li by this minister, so I said, this is not my minister's."

"Very good." Huo Mingzhu nodded and smiled.

At this time, Concubine Li Gui, who was going to invite her, came over. She saw the jewels placed in the palace, and saw Zhang Guozhang kneeling in the middle. Her expression was not too frightening. Thinking about it, it was not a bad thing. She was even thinking, could it be? A reward from the Queen Mother to her father.

After she walked over and knelt down, Huo Mingzhu said to her, "Does Empress Li like that box of treasures?" Huo Mingzhu pointed to the box of jewels in front of her.

Concubine Li really thought it was a reward, so she hastily kowtowed and said: "I like it very much, thank you Queen Mother for the reward to the father-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guozhang quickly changed his face.

Huo Mingzhu laughed when she heard the words: "As long as you like it, as long as you like it, Zhang Guozhang, do you have something to say?"

Zhang Guozhang was already trembling with fright, and wanted to shake his head and say that he had nothing to say, but this was the last chance the Queen Mother gave him to defend himself, but, is there anything else he can say?
Such an obvious crime of deceiving the emperor happened in the court, under the watchful eyes of all the officials, how can he justify it?

Concubine Li Gui didn't know why, but she knew secretly in her heart that something she didn't know had happened, so she gave her father Zhang Guozhang a questioning look. head on.

Huo Mingzhu said at this moment: "This is really troublesome. Zhang Guozhang's words are full of lies. Just now Ai's family asked if he had given the emperor medicine, and he also mentioned the word loyalty. If Ai's family hadn't searched the palace of Concubine Li Gui After this, the Ai family really dare not test your loyalty to your father and daughter with such methods."

Huo Mingzhu suddenly angrily threw a bag of things onto the hall.

Concubine Li saw that it was actually her handkerchief, she naturally knew what was under the handkerchief, it was a love potion for the emperor.

Therefore, Concubine Li hurriedly pointed to Zhang Guozhang and said, "Empress Dowager, this matter was planned by the father alone, and has nothing to do with the concubine. The concubine was forced to put away the medicine, but the concubine Absolutely did not lay hands on the emperor, as for how the emperor got the love potion, none of my concubines know."

When Zhang Guozhang heard that Concubine Li had actually pushed him out to take the place of the dead ghost, he was heartbroken and told all the things directly. As soon as he finished speaking, he fell down and sat on the ground with a pale face, allowing the officials to point and point.

Huo Mingzhu did not continue to focus on their father and daughter, but shouted to Zou Danzi: "Where is Zou Danzi?"

"My minister is here." Zou Danzi hastily stepped out.

"You are guilty." Huo Mingzhu was always straightforward.

Zou Danzi naturally refused to admit it. Moreover, Zou Danzi was more cunning than Zhang's father and daughter. He had wiped out all the clues, and it was impossible for Huo Mingzhu to catch him.

However, Huo Mingzhu didn't put this matter on his head, but took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cao An.

Cao An unfolded it slowly, reading the contents in a shrill voice.

This letter was found on Su Wenqing's body, and it was stained with Su Wenqing's blood. The more Cao An read it, the paler Zou Danzi's face became.

Huo Mingzhu looked around and said with a smile to the officials: "Zou Aiqing sent a big gift to the Ai family, and the Ai family must return a big gift to Zou Aiqing."

After that, a little eunuch sent a stack of letters to Zou Danzi. Zou Danzi opened one of them and took a look. After seeing it, his expression changed.

It turned out that most of the wives and concubines in his backyard had relations with Su Wenqing. Among them, Zou Danzi's eldest son, since he was also Su Wenqing's own flesh and blood, this was an unprecedented cuckold and a shameful thing.

When Huo Mingzhu saw Zou Danzi's face, she knew that Zou Danzi didn't know about it, so she smiled and said, "Zou Aiqing, are you satisfied with the return gift from Ai's family?"

When the officials saw Huo Mingzhu's face, they were so frightened that they almost collapsed on the ground, and they couldn't help being so frightened that they already knelt on the ground. Huo Mingzhu wanted this effect. In the future, when the officials heard Huo Mingzhu's name, those sloppy intestines had to restrain themselves Be careful, otherwise you will suffer.

Baili Jingqi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "Zou Danzi, you are guilty."

Zou Danzi's feet softened.

(End of this chapter)