nine thousand years old

Chapter 26 Divorce and Choice

Crunch!

The heavy door was slowly pushed open, some bright light surged in together with the cold wind, the fire in the charcoal brazier was blown brighter, and Zhou An, who walked up with Pan Renyi, suddenly changed his face. Change, froze in place.

What he saw was not his righteous brother Xiong Yuting, nor his niece and queen, but Wu Chong with a pair of gloomy eyes like a tiger, and Chen Bingli. He realized something was wrong, and his palms hidden under the sleeves clenched tightly.

"Zhou Shangshu, come in quickly!"

Su Hanyun's eyes flickered for a moment, and he welcomed them with extra enthusiasm. Even Wu Chong stood up from his seat, with a face full of spring breeze, and waved to the seat beside Chen Bingli,
"Zhou Shangshu, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhou An didn't know what this meant, but the situation in front of him was obviously a little abnormal, and the guards of the Tengxiang camp outside were staring at him, so he didn't dare to make the slightest change, so he sneered, and sat awkwardly beside Chen Bingli, and then He found that Chen Bingli looked at him differently, with a smile on his face, not as cold as before.

"Zhou Shangshu, this matter is thanks to you, I will remember, don't worry, with Chen Shangshu here as a witness, I will definitely not miss your reward."

When Wu Chong said such a sentence suddenly, Zhou An's face became more and more puzzled. He raised his head and wanted to speak, but was directly held down by Chen Bingli, who also said with a smile,

"Chen Shangshu, stop talking and listen to your majesty's reward!"

"This……"

Zhou An was at a loss, and had an ominous premonition in his heart, but he didn't know what was going on, so he frowned slightly.

"After the matter is completed, you, Zhou Anguan, will be promoted to a higher level, and you will be listed as a subordinate minister along with Chen Shangshu. Moreover, as you wish, the imperial decree will be announced to the world, choose your daughter to enter the palace, and directly canonize her as the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty..."

Wu Chong continued, Zhou An's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, his body trembled, he stood up abruptly, and opened his mouth to speak, no matter what was going on, he couldn't possibly agree, he and Xiong Yuting has already...

However, before he had time to open his mouth, he heard the huge luxurious screen shake violently as if someone had bumped into it, and then there was an angry and vicious scream,

"Zhou An, I didn't expect it to be you!"

"It's in vain that my father trusts you so much, and even treats you as a close friend with you. I even treat you as my own uncle, yet you secretly do this to us!"

"I'm going to kill you..."

"The Queen Mother..."

Zhou An's body froze, and his face suddenly froze. He figured it out almost instantly. This was a plan to alienate Wu Chong and Chen Bingli.
"Empress..."

Snapped!
Before he could speak, Su Hanyun indicated with his eyes, a young eunuch rushed over, pressed him to the ground, and covered his mouth with his hand, his eyes were red, struggling hard but to no avail.

Wu Chong stepped forward with a smile, glanced at him, and then said to the screen,
"Don't worry, Zhou Shangshu. Even if the queen knows, she won't pose any threat to you. As long as our matter is settled, the Xiong family will be doomed. What can old Xiong Yuting do to you?"

"Come here, take the empress down here, don't let her delay our business discussion!"

"Yes!"

A respectful voice came from behind the screen, followed by another muffled sound from inside, as if something had hit someone on the head, the queen's struggle and roar disappeared, and she was resisted by the little eunuch, and she fell into a coma.

Zhou An looked at the face that was still full of resentment, his eyes were full of unconcealable horror, and even a little despair.

After a while, the little eunuch took the unconscious queen away, and Zhou An was let go again. His eyes were in a trance, and he collapsed on the ground in a daze.

"Zhou An, can I talk to you?"

Wu Chong snorted coldly, waved his large fur robe, and sat back awe-inspiringly, staring at Zhou An with a pair of eyes that were cold and gloomy.

"you……"

Zhou An's face twitched, he didn't know how to answer, the current situation was beyond his expectation.

"Since you don't talk, let's talk!"

Wu Chong sneered, and winked at Su Hanyun, who stood up with a smile on his face, and threw the edict he had prepared in front of Zhou An,
"Zhou Shangshu, you need to understand what happened first. Xiong Yuting entered the palace last night and was already taken care of by His Majesty. However, there was a very powerful martial arts master by his side who risked his life to take him out of the palace, so he is still alive. !"

"According to our estimates, after two hours, Xiong Yuting will wake up, and then the 40 garrison troops outside the city will march into the imperial city and make trouble. Your Majesty orders you to dispatch 12 imperial troops from Chang'an. Within hours, capture Xiong Yuting and kill the Xiong family rebels."

"Prevent the possibility of them committing chaos!"

"This decree is His Majesty's promise to you!"

"Think carefully!"

Zhou An's thin body shook, and he took the imperial decree in his hands. After the event was completed, he became a minister under his family, his daughter was named queen, and after that, he was given a gold medal for avoiding death, and the title of the Zhou family was hereditary from generation to generation. , the great week will not be destroyed, the title will not be lowered, and at the end is the huge Yin Hongxi seal.

His hands were trembling, with a hesitant look on his face.

"Zhou An, don't think about looking for Xiong Yuting, he won't believe you!"

Seeing his hesitation, Chen Bingli stood up frowning, looked down at him, and said with a sneer,
"Before the old man entered the palace, he ordered people to spread the news. Although the old man doesn't have much power, there are at least a dozen disciples who are also holding some positions in the Great Zhou court. It only takes half a day for this news to spread. Chang'an City!"

"Coupled with the Queen's testimony, you have to admit to this matter, and you have to admit it if you don't!"

"If Xiong Yuting gains power, your Zhou family will be doomed!"

"You have to think carefully before deciding..."

Zhou An's complexion became paler and his head was like a mess. Originally, the overall situation had been decided. After the Lantern Festival, the Xiong family would replace the Wu family and rank among the Nine Tripods, but now, how could it be like this?

He doesn't know what to do!

Xiong Yuting, will you believe in your innocence?
He's not sure!
And even if he really sent troops to deal with the Xiong family, would he be able to deal with the 40 garrison outside the city?

He is not sure either!

In addition, even if the matter is accomplished, will the emperor fulfill his promise and let himself go?
He still wasn't sure!
This is a difficult decision, which one is a narrow escape!

He collapsed on the ground, his eyes flickering, and the few wrinkles on his forehead were deeply squeezed together.

Wu Chong, Su Hanyun, and Chen Bingli were waiting for his decision, and as time went by step by step, the faces of the three of them also showed an unconcealable nervousness. If this guy disagrees, everything will really fall by the wayside. up.

"Zhou Shangshu, half an hour has passed, and you still have another hour and a half to think about it!"

The deadly and oppressive atmosphere was like a mountain pressing down on people's heads. Su Hanyun's eyes flashed, and he leaned in front of Zhou An, and said in a low voice,

"If it was our family, I would choose to help His Majesty, because even if you fail, your name will be left in history, and your name Zhou An will be immortalized forever. Besides, you may not fail, and there is still a chance of survival , if it happens, you will be among the relatives of the emperor, and the title will be hereditary, this is an unworldly treatment."

"As for helping Xiong Yuting, hmph, based on our family's understanding of him, even without your betrayal, after the incident, he will clean up all of you who have meritorious deeds who know his dirty side. His reason for dealing with you."

"If you choose this path, you must be doomed!"

"Is it hard to choose whether to strive for immortality or to bring about self-destruction?"

Zhou An's body trembled again, he gritted his teeth, his lips were pale, and a trace of sweat leaked from his forehead. This state lasted for less than a quarter of an hour, his pupils shrank, and he walked slowly from the He got up from the ground, kowtowed to Wu Chong, and said in a low voice,
"My minister, I would like to help His Majesty!"

"I hope that after the matter is completed, His Majesty will keep his promise and let the Zhou family go!"

"Haha, don't worry, I keep my word and never break my word!"

With a happy expression on Wu Chong's face, he slammed a few words and said awe-inspiringly,

"Zhou An, Chen Bingli, the two of you leave the palace as soon as possible, dispatch 12 imperial troops as quickly as possible, close the city gates, put the entire city under lockdown, and use all your strength to capture Xiong Yuting and the Xiong family's rebellious party!"

"As long as there is any resistance, you can cut it first and play later!"

"Yes!"

Chen Bingli got up suddenly, with awe-inspiring expression on his old face, and that Zhou An also sighed, stood up, and said in a low voice,
"Weichen, you must do your best!"

(End of this chapter)