Iron Age

Everyone in the palace knows that the Empress Dowager dislikes the eunuchs the most in her life, especially the eunuchs who confuse the emperor and tell tales, so that there are no eunuchs serving in the entire Ci Ning Palace, and all of them are maids on duty.

The empress dowager hated Wei Zhongxian, thinking that he was a copy of the nine-thousand-year-old Huang Jinrong. After the reactivation of the school, I never dared to go to the Palace of Compassion

The Empress Dowager Nangong is quite different from the former Empress Dowager Li. She is not greedy for power or profit. Except for her son-in-law Liu Ziguang last time, she has never interfered in the affairs of the emperor. A lot, and no longer confronting her son-in-law, she just turned a blind eye and closed one eye. Besides, because the old man suffered too much when he was young, his body and spirit suddenly relaxed after entering the palace, and his physique was actually getting worse day by day. Last fall, when I went to see my grandson in Niaoyi Lane, I learned that her daughter Zeng Cheng had recovered from her brain disease. The empress dowager was so excited that she suffered a stroke. Fortunately, the imperial doctors rescued her in time, so she did not suffer from hemiplegia. However, the imperial doctor explained that the empress dowager needs rest , must not be subjected to any spiritual stimulation, no matter happy or bad, let her know

The emperor is a filial son, so naturally he strictly followed the imperial doctor's instructions. It was strictly forbidden for idlers to enter and leave the Palace of Compassion, and no one was allowed to chew their tongues in front of the empress dowager. Therefore, although there was a lot of rumors about the sudden death of King Fu, the empress dowager did not Know

If the Zhen Guo Gongfu really sent the information to the Compassionate Palace through some channel, the Empress Dowager might not be so anxious to have a stroke on the spot, but what is certain is that she will try her best to excuse her precious son-in-law. But it's all over

Wei Zhongxian walked back and forth anxiously in the room, and suddenly made a plan, and called a direct subordinate of the Imperial Order to whisper a few words, and the man took the order.

That night, a strange figure in black clothes suddenly appeared in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the maids screamed in fright. They could only tremble, but no one stepped forward to stop him. He ran to the empress dowager's phoenix couch and whispered a few words, then flew away. The empress dowager was sleepy, and suddenly woke up and saw a masked man. In a word, I was even more angry, and shouted to the female officer to get dressed and leave the palace, but before she could sit up, she lay down again when her eyes were dark, and the maids gathered around to take a look. When the words came out, the Compassionate Ning Palace was in chaos for a while, the voices of the assassins and the imperial physicians were heard endlessly, the gongs rang and the clappers rang, and the guards on duty at night were also alarmed, and groups of soldiers ran out to block the palace gates, hunting for the assassins everywhere

The emperor soon got the news that they came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the imperial doctors had already arrived. Faced with the empress dowager's condition, they were helpless. They said that the old man had another stroke and had a cerebral hemorrhage. , but can neither move nor speak, only eyes can see anxiety and anger

Zhu Youxiao was furious and asked what happened to the female officer of the Palace of Compassion and Peace. The lady officer was terrified and told the emperor that a snitch appeared at midnight and rushed into the Palace of Compassion and Ning and said a few words to the Queen Mother. Asked by the school what exactly was said, the female officer said that she did not hear

At this time, the official in charge of the palace guards came to report, saying that no trace of the assassin was found after searching the palace. The emperor was even more furious, and ordered that the guards on duty and the maids of the Compassionate Palace who were unfavorable to the guards be dragged out and beheaded. There was a lot of mourning, Wei Zhongxian appeared at the right time, and persuaded: "The emperor calm down, this matter is no wonder the guards and maids, the man in black may not be an assassin, I am afraid there is another mystery."

Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Say something quickly!"

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Reporting to the emperor, he entered the palace late at night just to say a few words to the empress dowager, and he was able to escape without being discovered. There is only one person with this motive and ability, and that is Zhen Guo. male"

Zhu Youxiao said: "You mean that Liu Ziguang went to the palace late at night to intercede with the Empress Dowager? No, I have already stabilized him. He has no reason to go into the palace to ask the Empress Dowager to discuss matters."

Wei Zhongxian said: "Your majesty, the one who entered the palace should not be Duke Zhen himself, but his family members. The concubines in the Duke's mansion are all smart people, and they should have guessed that the emperor wants to enforce the law and strictly punish Duke Zhen." , so they sent someone to secretly enter the palace to ask for help. In order to attract the empress dowager's attention, they made the matter more serious. They didn't know that the empress dowager could not stand this stimulation."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "There is some truth in what you say. I know that there is a strange woman in the Duke's Mansion, who is very good at light work. Back then, she often haunted the Imperial Dining Room to steal fish. No wonder the guards couldn't catch her. How about you Liu Ziguang, you actually caused my mother such misery, those kindnesses in the past, today we will cut them off with a clean knife!"

Wei Zhongxian said: "The Duke of Zhen's mansion has already started to move, and the emperor has to hurry up to do it. The slave thinks that these women in the Duke's mansion are not idle people. If they are allowed to escape, there may be endless troubles. The slave suggests cutting the weeds and killing them as soon as possible They caught them all"

Zhu Youxiao said: "This is very true. Originally, I planned to only take Liu Ziguang's life and spare his family. It seems that I am really a woman's benevolence. Come on, tell the Eighth Captain of Xiyuan, I want Hold an imperial meeting"

Let's read the literature together for the first release of this book. To support the genuine "Iron Age", please log in to Xiyuan. , replaced the original maid with her confidants and eunuchs, the empress dowager suffered a stroke and couldn't speak, so naturally she couldn't object, so she had to let them go

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao frowned, and the eight captains had different opinions. Although they were all young talents, none of them had actually been on the battlefield, and their plans were not mature. In the end, Huang Zongxi proposed a plan for Zhu Youxiao satisfactory solution

Killing Liu Ziguang on the charge of murdering the clan is an established policy, but according to this plan, the crime will only involve Liu Ziguang, and his family members will not be implicated. It is most appropriate to destroy the family for reasons of chaos, and it can also cover the mouths of the world. After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao was full of praise, and immediately ordered the eighth school lieutenant to formulate a detailed military plan

Among the eight school lieutenants, Jin Yiwei Qiu Wu is the most capable, and Yuan Chengzhi is the most familiar with military books, so Zhu Youxiao asked Yuan Chengzhi, the general, to sit in the center and command the overall situation Qiu Wu is responsible for beheading Liu Ziguang. There is a division of labor. Xu Sanpi leads the Jinyi Guards to arrest Liu Ziguang's best friend of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division. Zhao Xingde leads the Yulin Army to attack the Red Shirt Army in the south of the city. Sun Gang is responsible for reporting false news to force the town government to rebel. It's just a great achievement. Speaking of which, Zhu Youxiao is still very reasonable. He understands that the relationship between Sun Gang and the Liu family is too deep. He is afraid that he will be in trouble at that time so that he will not be allowed to rush to the front line. Of course, there is something in it The uneasy factor is in it. As for the three young men in Huang Zongxi's family, they are responsible for leading the soldiers of the Beijing camp to martial law throughout the city, and they are used as a reserve team.

After finishing the arrangement, Wei Zhongxian said with a worried face: "Liu Ziguang has only taken Hua Gong Powder for three days, and I am afraid he still has a lot of power left. It must have taken a lot of trouble to kill this person. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, the slave has a plan, but said lest His Majesty will commit crimes"

Zhu Youxiao snorted and said, "What's the matter with me? It's best to reduce casualties. I forgive you for your innocence. Tell me."

Wei Zhongxian thanked him, and then said: "If you want Liu Ziguang to be punished, you can only use hostages to coerce him. Liu Ziguang has a lot of wives and concubines, so naturally he doesn't care about those women, but if you threaten his son, great things will happen."

Zhu Youxiao said: "You mean to use my nephew to force him to commit suicide? What if he refuses?"

"Then let him watch his stupid son's head fall to the ground with his own eyes! Otherwise, he will also bring the eldest princess up, and I will not believe that he is not crazy." Wei Zhongxian said sinisterly

Zhu Youxiao took a deep breath: "I'm afraid Liu Ziguang is not crazy, but my imperial sister is crazy first, it's not appropriate."

Wei Zhongxian said: "Your Majesty is merciful, but it is purely worrying. To say something disrespectful, the eldest princess's mind is not good. It's okay to be stimulated a little bit. Maybe it will be forgotten after a little stimulation. Your Majesty will help you later." Wouldn't it be great for the princess to find a scholar to be her son-in-law?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a long time before saying: "Forget it, my sister is destined to have such a doom, so I will do as Xiao Weizi wants."

In the early hours of the morning, as soon as a white belly appeared in the sky, the back door of Zhen Guogong's mansion was knocked. The three longs and two shorts were the secret signal for internal communication. The back door opened immediately, and the guards were surprised to find that the person who came was Sun Gang, the admiral of Nanchang.

"Take me to see Madam quickly, something serious has happened!" Sun Gang said eagerly

Not long after, candles were lit in the living room, and Peng Jingrong and other people sat in the hall in neat clothes and listened to Sun Gang's report of the new news.

"Your majesty is ready to attack. There is no news from the lord. Even I can't go in to visit. I heard that the empress has invited many eminent monks from Tubo to deal with the lord. I have seen it all, they are specially monitoring us, I heard that Master Ma Sizhong, the soldier of the Five Cities, was locked up last night, I am afraid that I, the admiral of the Nanchang, will not be able to sit for a few days, this is really a disaster." Sun Gang frowned locked road

Everyone looked at Peng Jingrong, her beautiful eyebrows were also tightly frowned, she thought for a long time before saying: "Are we really going to force us to rebel?"