People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 712

In the long passage, Zhou Zhi walked forward calmly.

Years of secret meetings, everyone complained about the injustice of the court, and at the same time carefully disclosed the information to a few people in exchange for their seemingly casual but full of information chat, and various other matters. .

This is the place where several of their private parties and secret alliances meet, but it is not limited to them.

In this way, they can help each other, support each other, and move towards the most core positions of the center together in the court without the knowledge of others.

Zhou Zhi knew in his heart that there were countless secret meetings like this in Chang'an, but there were probably very few who could make it to the end.

After all, one person's betrayal in the middle of it is very likely to make everyone else suspicious by their companions.

At the end of the passage, a wooden wall blocked the front. Zhou Zhi stretched out his hand and pressed on the side. The next moment, the wooden wall automatically slid away to the side.

Silently.

The dim light fell into Zhou Zhi's eyes, Zhou Zhi stepped in, and in front of him was a beautiful four seasons ladies' screen.

The veil of green pine, the scenery of the four seasons, and the graceful dancing posture make people unable to move their eyes.

Behind the screen, there is bright candlelight, and the sound of splashing water can be vaguely heard.

Someone is taking a shower.

Zhou Zhi walked out directly from behind the screen and walked into the bright inner hall.

Qiniang, who is as beautiful as a flower, thin and plump, is taking a bath in the tub, with her back to Zhou Zhi, smooth and radiant.

Zhou Zhi's clear footsteps sounded, but Qiniang continued to stretch her creamy jade arms as if she didn't hear them.

Zhou Zhi's greedy eyes immediately looked down, but immediately after, the red rose petals completely blocked his sight.

The flame in Zhou Zhi's heart jumped suddenly, but he was forcibly restrained immediately.

Sitting on the bathtub, Zhou Zhi rested on Qiniang's jade shoulders from behind naturally.

Qiniang shuddered suddenly, then said timidly, "Cold!"

"If it's cold, ask someone to add some hot water." Zhou Zhi raised his head and looked outside the door. Just as he was about to say hello, Qiniang immediately took his hand and said in a low voice, "Forget it, it's getting late , we are all poor people, if there is more, it is better to have less."

"You!" Zhou Zhi stretched out his hand and pressed Qiniang's upturned nose, and then said softly, "You are still kind. If the eldest lady finds out about this, I'm afraid I will have to reprimand you."

"As long as Zhou Lang doesn't say anything, and the concubine doesn't say anything, how will the eldest lady know?" Qiniang turned around and raised her head, her palm-sized face was full of sorrow.

"Alas!" The fire in Zhou Zhi's heart suddenly rose up. He immediately stood up and walked to the table in the back to sit down. He poured a cup of tea by himself, and then said softly: "Yesterday, there was a letter from Hachiro. He has already entered a private school in Guizhou, and maybe in a few years, he will be able to come to Chang'an to take the imperial examination."

"Zhou Lang, after my criminal officer is not eligible to take the imperial examination." Qiniang said, she stood up directly from the bathtub, then pulled the towel on one side of the screen, wiped it slightly, and put it on. She put on the green mandarin duck clothes that she had put aside, and then walked directly to the bed without looking back.

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but sigh.

Qiniang was the daughter of one of his colleagues in the early years. She was later framed and dispatched to the poisonous place in Yunqian.

Maybe it was because of his intolerance to the environment, or maybe he had a demonic obstacle in his heart, and he died within a few years.

Qiniang was banished to the palace in her early years. Later, she appeared in Qinxiang Garden inexplicably. She happened to be discovered by Zhou Zhi, who had just arrived, and then he kept her for many years.

Qiniang also has a younger brother, and now in the whole family, only such a younger brother is still alive.

Zhou Zhi asked someone to cancel his criminal record in Guizhou, and arranged for him to enter the academy, which was regarded as fulfilling his friendship as a colleague.

Standing up, Zhou Zhi glanced at the door, as if he was about to leave, but in the end, he walked towards the bed.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Zhou Zhi reached out and stroked Qiniang's smooth jade shoulders, and then said softly: "Wait for me for a few years, wait for me to go up a bit, and then I will find a way to reverse the case for your father. There is absolutely no hindrance."

Hearing what Zhou Zhi said, Qiniang's whole body immediately relaxed.

At this time, the blue gauze curtains on both sides of the bed quietly fell.

With the invisible wind in the non-stop waves.

……

After a long time, the whole room was dark, Qiniang had already fallen into a deep sleep, but Zhou Zhi still had his eyes open.

At this moment, half of the bed under him slowly dropped.

Faced with this sudden change, Zhou Zhi remained expressionless, as if he had been prepared for a long time.

Half of the bed moved slowly, and finally went directly over the wall and came to another room.

The bed was moved up and sent directly to the top.

On the lonely bed, it was deserted.

Zhou Zhi took a deep breath, his complexion became fierce in an instant, but then his expression disappeared, only his eyes were still filled with incomparable vigilance.

Sitting up, Zhou Zhi picked up the clean robe on the side and put it on directly.

Getting off the bed, Zhou Zhi saw the man in Tsing Yi sitting on the side of the round table with a face mask on one side at a glance.

The man in Tsing Yi couldn't see each other, but the white hair hanging down his temples gave him an extraordinarily elegant feeling.

Zhou Zhi's face darkened. He had tried to find out the real identity of the other party based on this feature, but unfortunately, there was no way.

Chaozhong couldn't find anyone similar in terms of height, shape, and characteristic white hair. Zhou Zhi suspected that the appearance in front of him might be fake.

As for how to determine his official status, Zhou Zhi sneered inwardly, this person knows too much.

There are some news that even his junior minister doesn't know, but he actually knows better than him.

As for the origin, as long as you are not an idiot, you will naturally know it at a glance.

Sitting down by the round table, Zhou Zhi put his right hand on the round table, and a wooden hairpin fell on the table.

Zhou Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "You should already know about Wanxiang Pavilion. There is nothing we can do. Their people have been kicked out of Chang'an City by Qianniu Guard, Jinwu Guard and Secret Guard. There will be no more transactions." It’s possible. Just put the thing away and you can think of a way to see how much it’s worth.”

The man in green on the side turned his head slightly, and his cold eyes fell directly on Zhou Zhi, as if he had no intention of accepting it directly.

Sure enough, the man in Tsing Yi then pushed the wooden hairpin to Zhou Zhi's side again, and then said in a hoarse voice: "This matter is not over yet, wait a little longer."

"Isn't it over?" Zhou Zhi frowned, looked at the man in Tsing Yi, and said puzzledly: "Now, the King of Nanchang and Ming Shiyin have focused on me. If I continue, you won't be afraid that I will be exposed, and then you will be involved. .”

The man in Tsing Yi turned to look at Zhou Zhi, and said lightly, "If you're not worried, let's tell Qiniang that you framed her father back then, so please feel free."

A word from the man in Tsing Yi made Zhou Zhi froze in place.

It was Zhou Zhi who framed Qiniang's father back then, the year he was the best in his subject.

Now the grass on the man's grave is seven feet high, but Zhou Zhi is already a fifth-rank subordinate. As long as he is released, he will immediately become the governor of Xiazhou. Even if he is in the court, he has a bright future.

Who would have thought that Zhou Zhi could be what he is today because he framed his colleagues back then.

The most important thing is that after Zhou Zhi framed Qiniang's father to death, he accidentally saw Qiniang once, but suddenly felt "guilty" and took her into custody.

It's a pity that Qinxiangyuan has a strong background, otherwise, he would have got this person out long ago.

Perhaps, if he really got him out, Qiniang might have followed her father and, of course, her younger brother.

Their family may reunite underground at the same time.

Zhou Zhi's face suddenly darkened, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Even though he did everything seamlessly back then, many of their colleagues did not believe that Qiniang's father was guilty.

Many people who have been favored by Qiniang's father believe that Qiniang's father was wronged, and even now there are still people secretly investigating.

Above the court, the more you go up, the more enemies you will have.

Zhou Zhi is now involved in the Tubo incident and is already in extreme trouble. If what happened back then is revealed again, he will be dead.

Seeing Zhou Zhi's ugly expression as if he opened a dyeing workshop, the man in Tsing Yi smiled faintly, and then said: "Don't worry about the matter of King Nanchang and Ming Shiyin, they are indeed after you, but at the same time Yes, there are more than 30 people. These 30 people are very difficult to find, they can't find any useful evidence in a short time, and by the time the matter is over, you have already been transferred from Chang'an."

"Then wait until I'm transferred from Chang'an." Zhou Zhi pushed the wooden hairpin to the center of the round table again.

The man in Tsing Yi shook his head slightly, and said: "When you get the order, at least May will be at least. By that time, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have already started a war. You should know, when is the most suitable time to send this item to Tubo. "

Zhou Zhi's face was cold and serious, and finally he had to nod and said, "It's before the end of this month."

"No, before the end of this month, we must leave ten days for the Tibetan people to prepare." The man in Tsing Yi looked very decisive.

"Then it must be recently." Zhou Zhi looked at the man in Tsing Yi with an ugly face and said, "You and I both know that neither the King of Nanchang nor Ming Shiyin are incompetent people. They seem to be silent now. First, because they just After dealing with the Wanxiang Pavilion matter, I couldn't spare the time for a while, and secondly, I was just watching with cold eyes to see which of the people on the list would jump out on their own, and which one would reveal their flaws?"

"Therefore, we must be fast, so fast that all evidence of crimes will be eliminated before they react." The man in Tsing Yi looked at Zhou Zhi coldly.

"You're asking me to bet." The anger in Zhou Zhi's heart suddenly rose. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a pair of cold eyes of the man in Tsing Yi, and the anger in his heart disappeared in an instant. without a trace.

Zhou Zhi said coldly: "So what if we gamble, do you think those people from Wanxiang Pavilion will still show up in Chang'an?"

"Then it's none of your business. You just need to prepare things and wait for news at any time." The man in Tsing Yi pushed the wooden hairpin to Zhou Zhi's eyes again, his eyes were firm, and he would not refuse at all.

Zhou Zhi took two deep breaths, and finally picked up the wooden hairpin.

He looked forward and said softly: "Actually, you can directly contact the people in Wanxiang Pavilion for these matters."

The man in Tsing Yi shook his head and said, "No, this is a deal between you and the Tubo people. The Vientiane Pavilion and us are just in charge of matchmaking. The people who pay here are the Tubo people from the beginning to the end."

Zhou Zhi stood up, glanced at the man in Tsing Yi, and said softly: "Sometimes, I really don't understand. With your status and background, what can't you do? Do you have to associate with Tubo?"

"No, you're wrong. We have no connection with Tubo, not even the Vientiane Pavilion. The one who is really connected with them has always been you." A faint sentence from the man in Tsing Yi tore Zhou Zhi's face apart. The smirk he had been maintaining all the time, and his complexion also became ugly and terrifying in an instant.

However, Zhou Zhi had no room to refuse.

(End of this chapter)