Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 454 The saint is about to die... Hurry up and open the champagne at halftime!

Outside the Gaoyang County Government House.

Wei Chengqing and Wei Xuanzhen stepped out of the carriage, surrounded by servants, and walked inside.

Compared with Wei Chengqing's high-spirited figure, Wei Xuanzhen was actually reluctant to come, and seeing no one to greet him along the way, she couldn't help but whispered: "Uncle, why should we condescend to the Xu family with such an attitude?" ?”

Wei Chengqing said with a smile: "It's just because the Duke of Gaoyang used to be the courtier who supported the Queen of Heaven the most. Didn't you just see that the carriage parked in the front yard is not limited to our family!"

Wei Xuanzhen understood, and nodded: "I heard that the sage could not sit on the dragon chair when discussing matters in the Zhenguan Hall, but sat in the imperial tent, and now even the prime ministers can't see what the sage looks like... "

The corners of Wei Chengqing's mouth curled up, and he said in a very low voice: "This means that it's almost time, Li Yuanfang can't be mad at last, heh..."

Just as his brows were brimming with joy, hurried footsteps sounded in front of him, and a refined man appeared and bowed from a distance: "My nephew is rude, I hope Duke Wei will forgive me! Forgive me!"

Wei Chengqing said with a smile: "General Xu's words are outrageous. Since you and I are called uncles and nephews, why do you care about these things? There must be a lot of visitors in the house recently!"

The elegant man smiled: "They are all familiar elders, walking around from time to time!"

The two sides laughed and went all the way to the central hall, and sure enough, they saw many acquaintances. Wei Chengqing's uncle and nephew saluted one after another, and everyone knew it.

At this time, the guest was received by Xu Jingzong's third son, Xu Jing, who is now a doctor of the Ministry of Industry and General You Yulin.

Xu Jingzong was a staunch Empress Wu's party. After his death, even the posthumous title was suggested by the anti-Wu Hou party to use the word "Miao". With such a confrontational hatred, it is naturally impossible for Xu Jing to change his family. He has always supported Empress Wu, but because of his father's relationship, He didn't have to be as blatant as Dou Luqinwang and Wei Chengqing later, so he was not always conspicuous.

But this time the sage's dragon body went from bad to worse, and the party members who supported Empress Wu finally gathered together to celebrate the arrival of victory.

The hall was full of excitement, but they didn't know that there were people watching inside and outside the mansion, watching all the people coming and going in Xu's mansion, and even getting greeting cards.

Ming Chongyan was dressed in a scarlet robe, and looked extravagant. Looking at the greeting cards of these dignitaries, he smiled coldly, but when he thought of the Xu family's relationship network, he felt a little dignified.

The ostentation of some aristocratic families is obvious, such as the Jingzhao Wei family, the Longxi Li family, and the Hongnong Yang family. The mountains are not dewy.

Xu Jingzong was the latter. Ming Chongyan knew that he had been appreciated by Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu, but he did not expect such a marriage relationship.

Xu Jingzong's second son married the Duke of E's mansion and married Yuchi Jingde's great-granddaughter.

Xu Jingzong's eldest daughter married the son of Geng Guogong Feng An. This Feng An is the grandson of the famous Mrs. Xian. During the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he once ruled Lingnan and was a super local snake-like existence. Even if he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Now Lingnan Road is also decided by this person.

The other direct descendants and even grandchildren all belong to good families. The key is that they are very low-key and don't make much publicity.

Ming Chongyan has dispatched manpower in the past few days to thoroughly investigate Xu Jingzong's family, and it is basically confirmed that this great Confucian is not the father of "Zuo Ming".

Xu Jingzong's character is despicable, he will do unscrupulous things, but he will not do stupid things like losing his wife and breaking the army. If he marries his daughter as a concubine, then his in-laws, such as Duke E and Geng, will lose face. It is obviously not worthwhile for the Changsun family to offend so many dignitaries.

However, just as Li Yan said, Xu Jingzong did not marry a daughter as a concubine, but he was also a great Confucian, and he knew who did such things with a high probability.

Of course, the Plum Blossom Inner Guard and Empress Wu have always been hostile. Under normal circumstances, even if the other party knew about it, they would not tell him. So Ming Chongyan took out the case file and locked a person.

Xu Ang, Xu Jingzong's eldest son, had an affair with Xu Jingzong's continuation house. After being discovered by his father, he was furious and exiled to Lingnan, only to be recalled later.

With such a notorious scandal, Xu Ang's future is undoubtedly doomed. Do you really think everyone is the first emperor?

Ming Chongyan wanted to track down the clues, so he started with Xu Ang and dug out everything the Xu family knew.

Looking at the gathering of guests and the exchange of dignitaries, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.

On the day when the sage walks out of the imperial tent, he will come to see the reaction of these people with his own eyes...

It must have been a lot of fun!
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Inside the Longevity Court.

Empress Wu continued to admire the flowers, but this time behind her was a group of well-dressed wives.

Even Wei Xuanzhen's daughter, Wei Shi, was among them, with a low-browed and pleasing appearance, as if the turmoil of Wu Yizong in the past did not exist.

Politics is always in flux.

In fact, Empress Wu is not willing to be so ostentatious now.

She was very patient, and hoped to wait until Li Hong became seriously ill and completely lost the ability to handle government affairs, before exercising the power in the late emperor's edict that "if there are undecided military and state affairs, the queen will proceed with them" to unite the power of the foreign court.

Of course, due to the existence of Li Yuanfang in the will, it is unrealistic for her to hold the power alone, but it doesn't matter, Li Yuanfang will not affect the harem after all, even though she became the empress dowager after the death of the saint, it seems that she has no chance of being promoted to empress dowager The Pei family is important, but the political fighting abilities of the two parties are not at the same level. If the Pei family is obedient, it will be fine. If she dares to disobey her mother-in-law, she will be forced to death. It is logical to monopolize the power of the harem, and then control the outside court.

At that time, they will regain power, and now this group of wives are following, it's just a superficial bloom.

But because her reputation was lost before and her family was neglected, she could not refuse when all the families attached herself to her. She always smiled and commented a few words from time to time. When dealing with the queen's casualness, I dare not miss a word.

When the positions of the two sides returned to dominating and being dominated again, Empress Wu knew it was too late: "The Changshengyuan has not been this lively for a long time, everyone, come back, and don't have to accompany me, this old lady!"

All the wives looked at her radiant face, envied her with awe, and saluted together: "The concubine will leave, and I will come to the palace to see the queen mother tomorrow!"

Empress Wu smiled with satisfaction.

Back in the palace, she summoned her attendant again and asked about the situation in the palace today, mainly the situation in Zhenguan Hall: "I heard that the saint ordered to prepare for war against Tubo?"

Eunuch Cai said first: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it is indeed the case. The ministers are quite critical of this, and they all say that Liaodong has just recovered. It is not appropriate to go to war against Tubo again! Yushitai is still playing, and the inner guards have repeatedly tried to make meritorious service. The declaration of war is in fact an act of militarism and should be punished..."

Empress Wu smiled but said: "The recent actions of the sage are indeed somewhat urgent, but it is probably the last wish of the sage to wipe out the foreign enemies and make the border of the Tang Dynasty peaceful. At this time, we cannot disobey him, let alone attack the internal guards." If you want to guard against the internal guards instead, then Li Yuanfang is a daring person!"

These words were very blatant, Eunuch Gao quickly lowered his head, pricked up his ears to listen, and was about to write a briefing to pass on, but Eunuch Cai couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and even let out a little hey.

The sound was very slight, but Empress Wu's persuasive eyes immediately fell on him: "The saint's dragon body is sick, but you are laughing, are you looking forward to the saint Bintian?"

Eunuch Cai was stunned for a moment, and quickly knelt down symbolically: "I have lost my composure! I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me!"

His tone was very relaxed, as if these close aides, who didn't know that since the saint refused to let the queen mother assist the government, the one who was most looking forward to the opening of the imperial mausoleum would belong to the biological mother. Panic.

However, this time Empress Wu's voice was piercingly chilling: "Forgive me? The cursed saint, how can you forgive your crimes, drag it down, and let me kill you!"

Eunuch Cai was stunned, at first he couldn't believe his ears, until the imperial guards walked in from outside the hall and grabbed his shoulders, he collapsed to the ground, and the stench from his lower body gushed out: "Forgive! Forgive! This slave is loyal to the Queen Mother ! Loyalty ah ah ah -"

The terribly wailing sound gradually faded away. Empress Wu looked at the filth left by Eunuch Cai with disgust, and the maid hurriedly came over to wipe it, trembling with fear.

Eunuch Gao's head drooped even lower, almost pressed against his chest, but there was no surprise in the sadness in his eyes.

The reason why Empress Wu reused these eunuchs was because the ordered woman was scared away by Wu Yizong's evil deeds before, and she had no choice but to use the eunuchs. Are these servants comparable?
Therefore, the role of eunuchs has become dispensable besides serving as an eyeliner in the palace. After all, there are palace maids who are used by Empress Wu, and these personal servants know that Empress Wu has a lot of stains. If you want to attack her, it is possible to start with the servant.

Eunuch Gao has been with Empress Wu for too many years, and he has long seen clearly that this man is so cruel to other people, it is impossible to be kind to them who are physically handicapped. It's Empress Wu.

Sure enough, after finishing dealing with Eunuch Cai, Empress Wu turned around again, her eyes flickering fiercely.

Eunuch Gao didn't move at all, and his will to die had already sprouted.

But in the end, Empress Wu still didn't decide to beat the servant to death with a stick. After all, it's not yet the time for victory, and it's enough to get rid of the most insane ones. It's not too late to do some things in the future. His face calmed down, and he comforted: "Don't be afraid, you have always been diligent and conscientious, just do your job well!"

Only then did Eunuch Gao kneel down, and said in his usual resigned attitude: "Thank you, Queen Mother! Thank you, Queen Mother!"

Empress Wu waved her hand: "Go! Call the others in!"

Eunuch Gao replied: "Yes!"

He bowed again and wanted to get up, but the sense of fear between life and death spread at this time.

He obviously had a superb skill, but his legs and feet were weak, and he staggered back.

All the way back to his room, Eunuch Gao took a deep breath, wrote the briefing more carefully, and prayed silently:
"May the saint live a long life! May the Queen Mother be rewarded for evil!"

(End of this chapter)