Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"Sight, vision, the lives of hundreds of people in the whole family are at the knife's edge!" Li Jingyou muttered: "But brother, what if you are wrong?"

"Li Er, this time your eldest brother saw the right person!" A voice came from outside the door, Li Jingyou looked back, but it was a scholar in Tsing Yi, and said joyfully, "Brother Guangguan, when did you come!"

"Just now!" The scribe in green said with a smile, "I followed Wang Wenzuo just now, and he went home directly after he left here, instead of going to the palace!"

"Second brother, did I see the wrong person?" Li Jingye said with a smile.

"That's not necessarily it!" Li Jingyou said unconvinced: "Maybe Wang Wenzuo was just hesitant, and decided to go out after thinking it over after returning home!"

"Hehehe!" The scribe in Tsing Yi said with a smile: "If it is possible for others, people like Wang Wenzuo need to go home before they can think clearly? If he comes out, it must be as soon as possible, and he will never procrastinate!"

"That's right!" Li Jingye nodded: "Brother Luo's words are on point, second brother, think about it, the sooner the better, the sooner the better, if it's late, it's hesitation, just don't Zhong, Wang Wenzuo will definitely not be unclear about this truth!"

Hearing this, Li Jingyou opened his mouth and was speechless. As the scribe in Tsing Yi said, if the person involved in the conspiracy wants to betray his companions to wash himself off, then the sooner the better, the sooner the better. The longer it takes, it means that you are hesitant and not loyal enough to the court, not to mention that someone came forward earlier than you.If you are an ordinary mediocre person, you may hesitate to make a decision, but people like Wang Wenzuo who have gone through life and death will either come forward immediately, or they will never mention it again, and they will never be the same.

"Second brother, go and get some wine! I want to have a few drinks with Brother Luo tonight!" Li Jingye said with a smile. It turned out that the scholar in green was the famous poet Luo Binwang in later generations. Caiming, although he entered an official position very early, his official career has been wasted. He is just a Changan County Boss at the age of forty, which made him quite dissatisfied with the status quo, and was gradually attracted to a small group with Li Jingye as the core. , Gained the trust of Li Jingye and acted as a think tank in the group.

"Brother Luo!" Li Jingye poured King Luo Bin a glass of wine and asked, "Wang Wenzuo sternly refused today. What do you think he is thinking?"

"Hehe!" King Luo Bin smiled and took a sip of his wine: "Brother Li, it's actually too early for you to say those words!"

"Early? What do you mean?"

"It means that the time has not come!" King Luo Bin pointed to his wine glass: "A good strategy is like wine, it needs time to brew, if the time has not arrived, the taste will be wrong!"

"Why do you say that?" Li Jingye looked into King Luo Bin's eyes: "He is in charge of the soldiers of the Eastern Palace right now, and he also has the right to order the soldiers of the Guanzhong government. This kind of opportunity is not easy, and he may change people someday!"

"Brother Li, you're still so wishful thinking!" King Luo Bin smiled and said, "You can't just think about yourself and ignore Wang Wenzuo. Yes, Wang Wenzuo has soldiers at hand, so this is a great opportunity for trouble, but have you ever thought about it? Now that he holds great power and the crown prince trusts him, if the rebellion succeeds, what more benefits will he have? This is the most important thing!"

"If the crown prince becomes emperor, wouldn't that be the greatest benefit for him?" Li Jingye asked.

"If he doesn't do anything, the crown prince will be able to ascend the throne in the future, and he will still be prosperous and wealthy at that time, so why take such a big risk now?" King Luo Bin laughed, "Besides, if you really start a riot as you said, The crown prince really may not be able to secure the throne, even if he can secure the throne, the crown prince probably won't be able to act without any scruples like today!"

Li Jingye's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he nodded after a while.King Luo Bin, as his mastermind, knew the plan in his heart very well.Although Li Jingye said to Wang Wenzuo that he wanted to help the crown prince ascend the throne early and let Li Zhi go to the harem to become the emperor, but the crown prince may not accept this favor.After all, the relationship between Li Zhi and his wife and the prince is very good at this time. The prince's brothers are still young, and the prince has also been given the right to supervise the country. Taking the risk of a military coup and ascending the throne early is not beneficial to the prince, but the risk is huge.Even if the coup succeeds, the crown prince will probably not only not honor the rewards after he ascends the throne, but will instead regard these "heroes" as careerists and troublemakers, and look for opportunities to kill them.

Of course, Li Jingye and Luo Binwang are very clear about this truth, so the crown prince's ascension to the throne is actually not the best choice for them. For them, the best situation is to use the prince as a banner to launch a coup and force Li Zhi and his wife to abdicate. Then let the prince die, and replace Li Tang's clan with a better use as his own puppet.Of course, this must not be said directly to Wang Wenzuo. For a scholar of the southeast Han tribe like King Luo Bin, chaos is the ladder to ascend; The highly centralized and autocratic imperial power in China is the biggest enemy, so for the two of them, the military coup that forced Li Zhi and his wife to abdicate is just the beginning, and the rest is far from over.

"Do you think Wang Wenzuo can think of so much?" Li Jingye asked.

"Maybe he may not be able to think so much, but he should be able to guess a little bit!" Luo Binwang said: "In the end, he has no foundation in Guanzhong. The only thing he can rely on is the favor of the crown prince and the trust of the emperor. If the emperor abdicates, The crown prince no longer trusts him, what will happen to him?"

"Then how can we get Wang Wenzuo to agree?" Li Jingye asked.

"wait!"

"wait?"

"Yes, he hasn't been in charge of the soldiers of the Eastern Palace for a long time now. If he waits for another half a year or so, he has mastered the soldiers of the Eastern Palace, and he will be able to control the soldiers of the Guanzhong government. It will be almost done!"

"I understand!" Li Jingye suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Once he has soldiers, he will naturally become more courageous!"

"Everything has pros and cons, we also have to guard against him having soldiers and eating alone!" King Luo Bin said in a deep voice.

"That's right, we really need to be prepared for this!" Li Jingye's expression became serious.

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Guangde Square, Jingzhao Mansion Prison.

"Mr. Lu!" Zhou Xing put a piece of paper in front of Lu Zhaolin: "You just need to draw a pledge on this confession, and you can go out!"

"Deng Wang, Hao Shilang, Pei Shilang, these people did not violate the law, why do you want me to come out to them?" Lu Zhaolin became anxious after reading a few lines.

Zhou Xing sneered and said, "What is the law? The one who thinks it is is the law! They offended the queen, and the queen wanted them dead! Isn't that enough? As I said, if you want to go out, you have to sign, or you Draw a bet, or I will let someone beat you to draw a bet, you choose yourself!"

Lu Zhaolin's body trembled, and he wanted to say no, but the blood-stained chains, leather whips, branding irons, and clamps hanging on the wall behind him froze his tongue. He really didn't know if he could survive the torture, maybe It is right to submit to the pledge.

Zhou Xing seemed to see through Lu Zhaolin's thoughts: "Draw it! You can't make it through, why not ask for it? Besides, you have been here for a while, can these people think of a way to save you? Since they don't care You, why do you care about their lives?"

These words broke through Lu Zhaolin's psychological defense, he lowered his head and said, "Okay, give me the brush!"

"That's right!" Zhou Xing laughed, and he handed the brush to Lu Zhaolin, and said with a smile: "In this world, people will not kill the world for themselves, and you did nothing wrong! It's just that you changed those people in your In terms of position, I will do the same!"

Lu Zhaolin took the brush and wrote his name at the end of the paper. His body seemed to be drained of air, and he collapsed.Zhou Xing hurriedly picked up the paper, looked at it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he said with a smile, "Come on, take Mr. Lu back to his room, so he can take care of him!"

Leaving the prison cell, Zhou Xing immediately got on his horse and rushed all the way to Zhou Guogong's mansion. When he arrived at the gate, he immediately smiled at the gatekeeper: "Xiaguan Wannian County Magistrate Zhou Xing, if you have something important to report to the Duke, please forward it!"

"Master is busy, no outsiders!" The janitor replied lazily.

"Your official has something important to do, it's about the rebels! Please be accommodating, I'm sorry!" Zhou Xing laughed, and quietly stuffed a small half of the copper coins in his hand. Shangcai got a little angry: "Forget it, since it's an important matter, I'll throw away my old face and go in and pass it on. Your name is Zhou Xing, the county magistrate of Wannian, right?"

"Yes, yes, it is the next official!" Zhou Xing hurriedly said with a smile.

The janitor entered the door, and after half a cup of tea, he came back and waved to Zhou Xing: "Go in! Follow that maidservant!"

Zhou Xing thanked him, entered the door and followed behind a tall and thin maidservant, walked through two floors of courtyards, and came to a hut by the lake.He waited at the door for a while, only to see a servant raise the curtain for him, and said in a low voice, "Be careful, master is not in a good mood today!"

"Thank you very much!" Zhou Xing took out dozens of copper coins from his bag, handed them to the slave, and went into the back room by himself, only to see Wu Minzhi leaning on a soft bed with a bearded man in his arms. Ji, holding a wine glass in his hand, was already six to seven points drunk.Seeing this, Zhou Xing couldn't help crying secretly, knowing that he knelt down to salute first, and then presented the confession with both hands: "This is the confession of prisoner Lu, please read it carefully!"

Wu Minzhi took the confession from the handmaiden, threw it aside without looking at it, and asked, "Your name is Zhou Xing, right?"

"Xiaguan is right!" Zhou Xing hurriedly lowered his head, secretly happy in his heart, as long as he could make a good impression on this man, he would be able to show his strengths, and his career would rise.

"Lu, did Lu Zhaolin recruit?" Wu Minzhi asked with a huff.

"Called!" Zhou Xing said: "His behind-the-scenes instigators include Deng Wang, Hao Shilang, Pei Shilang and other 13 people. They are the ones who colluded to form a party in an attempt to burn your face and ruin the state affairs!"

"13 people?" Wu Minzhi asked.

"Yes!" Zhou Xing raised his head cautiously, and took a sneak peek at Wu Minzhi, wanting to confirm what the other person was thinking: "There are 13 people in total!"

"I mean, why are there so few?" Wu Minzhi sneered, "They didn't want to deal with me, but they wanted to attack me to cause trouble for the two majesties! Such a big event must have many accomplices, how can there be only one party?" How many people are there?"

"Yes, yes!" Zhou Xing replied hastily: "The lower officials really did not think carefully. After returning this time, they will be tortured immediately, and let the guy confess all his accomplices!"

"Go!" Wu Minzhi shook his head: "Remember your words! We must take down all the accomplices one by one, and never let them go!"

"Your official understands!" Zhou Xing kowtowed again, and just then he walked back on his knees, stood up when he reached the door, and stepped over the threshold. At this time, there were already bursts of snoring in the room.

When Wu Minzhi woke up again, it was already late. He tiredly got up from the brocade couch, and the maidservant at the side hurriedly brought soup. He drank, rinsed his mouth and spit it into the basin: information?"

"No!" The maid replied: "At noon, Wannian County Magistrate Zhou Xing came to see you!"

"Wannian county magistrate Zhou Xing?" Wu Minzhi frowned, and thought for a moment before remembering: "Yes, I remembered, it was him! It seems to be about Lu Zhaolin's case, what did that fellow say? By the way, It’s a matter of strictly investigating the party behind the scenes! Look at my memory!”

"Is there anything else?" Wu Minzhi asked.

"Si Wei Shaoqing Yang Sijian sent someone to send a famous assassin, saying that there is a banquet at home tonight, please go!"

"Siwei Shaoqing, Yang Sijian?" Wu Minzhi thought the name sounded familiar, and tried to recall it for a while before he remembered: "It turned out to be that old man. The crown prince chose his daughter. This old dog has a bit of luck!"

"Are you going then?" the maid asked.

"Forget it, for his daughter's sake, let's go and have a look!" Wu Minzhi stretched and stood up.

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Yang Sijian's house.

The golden crown on Yang Sijian's head is made of gold thread, nearly a foot high, and it reflects colorful red light when he moves a little bit. Wang Wenzuo is very curious about how the opponent's slender neck supports its weight. His daughter sits on his On the right side, behind him is a statue of a white jade lady with the style of the Western Regions, like a pair of sisters.

The future princess is wearing a light yellow silk dress, and the skirt is composed of countless small pearls and jade pieces to form various flowers, which looks very pretty.As the future concubine of the prince, she should have chosen the bright yellow color given by the palace, but she still chose her own clothes, but her family background is no less than that of the palace. Her father Yang Sijian was born in the Hongnong Yang family. Grandson of De Wang Yang Xiong, son of Sui Sili Xiaowei Yang Chen.

The prince looked equally handsome. He was wearing a bright yellow robe and a black veil on his head, and his eyes were never far from his future bride.How nice to be young!Wang Wenzuo picked up the wine glass and took a sip. I am afraid that he will never truly fall in love with a woman like the prince. Life has long since polished away all the innocence and credulity in him. Although he does not regret it at all, but for the present There is still a trace of jealousy in the hearts of the young couple.

But are these guests really as happy as they appear?Wang Wenzuo glanced at the surrounding crowd, and everyone's face was full of sincere smiles.Who knows?The residents of Chang'an City are all born actors. (end of this chapter)