Tian Mu couldn't figure out what happened to the Beiya Nilin Division that he was responsible for. Why is it that even the headquarters' defense is like a sieve, with loopholes everywhere?
Just now, when he came back from outside and entered the custody room of the guard house, he saw Shen Lie sitting swaggeringly in his seat, with his feet raised on the desk, waiting for him.
Tian Mu was startled and was about to shout for help. Unexpectedly, Shen Lie's eyes flashed with cold light, which instantly calmed him down. At the same time, he whispered: "Don't shout, otherwise I will take you within three moves." Dog life.”
Tian Mu knew very well that Shen Lie was not bragging. As a weak scholar with no strength, I would probably be unable to withstand even one move, let alone three moves.
He calmed down a little and lowered his voice and shouted: "Shen Lie! You are so brave! You dare to show up in the imperial capital at this time? Do you believe it or not, I gave the order..."
Before he could finish his words, the brush he was playing with in Shen Lie's hand suddenly shot out, and with a bang, it was nailed to the pillar next to Tian Mu. The pen barrel penetrated the wood by two inches.
"If you keep talking nonsense, you will be the next target." Shen Lie said as he picked up a pen from the table and kept turning it on his fingertips, with a relaxed and calm expression.
Cold sweat broke out on Tian Mu's back. He couldn't help but look at the brush stuck on the pillar, and then said without embarrassment: "Master Shen, I admire you from the bottom of my heart. You are indeed a hero." Yes. May I ask why your Majesty came to me? Is it to seek revenge? As I said before, if the official dies, you will definitely not be able to run away. "
Shen Lie smiled contemptuously and pointed to the seat next to him with his writing brush: "Sit down first and let's talk slowly. Don't worry, Shen is not here to kill you today. If I really want to kill you, I don't have to show up at all. And you are already a dead person, aren’t you?”
Tian Mu leaned forward and sat down in the chair, thinking quickly about how to save his life and escape, and said with a dry smile: "Master Shen, I know that you and I had a disagreement in the past. But that was the emperor's will, and I can't do anything about it. You personally, I don’t have any disrespect or hatred towards you as a subordinate."
Shen Lie did not comment on this, but nodded slightly, and then asked: "Tian Mu, as a long history officer, you are in charge of the Beiya Nilin Division. Why do you stand by and watch when the emperor is in trouble?"
Tian Mu was slightly startled when he heard this, and said in surprise: "You...you are not here to save the emperor, are you?"
"What's wrong?" Shen Lie asked coldly.
"Oh my God!" Tian Mu's eyes immediately widened: "His Majesty made you so miserable that you almost died in Nilin Division's prison, and you want to save him now? Are there really such stupid people in this world?! "
"What you said makes sense." Shen Lie nodded: "It seems that Shen really shouldn't save him. However, you should protect him."
Tian Mu waved his hands repeatedly: "Master Shen, I might as well explain it to you. The emperor has never really trusted me, and I, the director of Nilin, Shi, am also in name only. What's more, the one who is guarding the emperor now, All of them are elite guards from the Queen's direct lineage. If we send people to rescue, we can only die in vain like last night."
Shen Lie raised his eyebrows: "Last night? Do you also know what happened last night?"
Tian Mu didn't know that Shen Lie didn't know what happened in Fengyi Palace last night, so he was just deceiving him, so he said smoothly: "Xiaguan just came back from the palace and is responsible for cleaning up the mess left by Ouyang Lin. Apart from himself, not one of the twenty-odd Tiger and Leopard Cavalry troops was left dead, what a crime!"
Shen Lie reacted very quickly and immediately guessed that Ouyang Lin probably failed to take people to the inner court to rescue Li Bing, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
He snorted coldly and said deliberately: "Who is Ouyang Lin? He wants to accomplish great things with his little skills? What a joke!"
"That is to say," Tian Mu agreed: "Ouyang Lin thought too highly of himself and underestimated the Queen's methods. In the end, he needed the emperor to risk his life to protect her, so that he could escape alone. However, he could not survive for a few days. General Cheng Nan has sent flying cavalry to chase him, and he will surely die."
Shen Lie's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he secretly calculated in his heart: The incident happened last night, and Ouyang Lin shouldn't be able to run far. Yuan Bin and I came all the way east and didn't meet him. We probably fled in another direction. Although this person is ruthless, he is still willing to risk his own life to save him in this environment, which can be regarded as loyal. If you have the chance, you should inform the people in the Intelligence Department to pay attention and lend a helping hand to Ouyang Lin if necessary.
Seeing that Shen Lie didn't say a word, Tian Mu asked bravely: "Master Shen, the imperial capital is very dangerous for you, and Beiya is not a place to stay for a long time. Why did you find me?"
Shen Lie snorted coldly and said calmly: "If Shen asks you to rein in the danger and abandon the dark side, will you be willing to do it?"
Hearing this, Tian Mu showed a sly smile: "Your Majesty, I am just an ordinary courtier. Your Majesty does not trust me, so does the Queen trust me? Speaking of which, in fact, most of the officials in the court and I Likewise, I only know that I follow orders and act according to orders, I don’t belong to any party, and there is no distinction between light and dark.”
What he said was to clear himself up: When the emperor and the queen fight, I, a small person, cannot influence it, and I will not take sides. All actions are based on the holy decree.
Shen Lie looked at him and sneered: "Mr. Tian is really smart. With just one sentence, he completely dismissed himself. Since you said that you are neutral, Shen will not force you. I just hope that when you meet When things go wrong, you can be merciful and merciful, but don't make too many enemies. I'm afraid it won't be easy to repay them one day."
"Of course, there are many subordinates." Tian Mu rolled his eyes and asked: "Master Shen took the risk to come here just to remind me, right?"
Shen Lie smiled: "Of course, Shen came to visit because he has something to ask Mr. Tian for help."
Tian Mu narrowed his eyes and said word by word: "I guess, if I say I won't help, Lord Shen will definitely not let me live anymore, right?"
"Why keep a useless person?" Shen Lie asked.
Tian Mu screamed in his heart that he was unlucky, but he tried his best to keep his face calm: "Master Shen, if you deliberately cheated me, I will not be able to survive with the queen. Compared with the two, I might as well fight with you and die together!"
Shen Lie knew that this cunning guy was still playing tricks on him, saying that they would die together, just because he wanted to have more bargaining chips, so as not to fall into a situation where he was completely at the mercy of Shen Lie.
Shen Lie smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I won't force you to confront Cheng Wen. I just want you to write a memorial."
"What memorial?" Tian Mu asked warily.
"The emperor has been ill in bed for a long time and is unable to manage the affairs of state." Shen Lie looked closely into the other person's eyes: "I respectfully ask the queen to handle the affairs of state on your behalf and preside over the court meetings."
As soon as these words came out of Shen Lie's mouth, Tian Mu's jaw almost dropped on the spot: "You, are you kidding?"
Shen Lie sneered: "I risked my life to come here to see you, am I just joking?"
Tian Mu was stunned for a moment. When he realized that Shen Lie was indeed not being sarcastic, he couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and lowered his voice: "The Queen is listening to the government at the meeting, which is tantamount to openly plotting to usurp the throne. I will not be allowed to submit such a memorial to the whole world. Cursed to death?!"
Shen Lie looked at him leisurely and asked, "Do you think Cheng Wen will return the government to Li Bing next?"
"Of course not." Tian Mu responded without hesitation: "When the emperor regains power, the first thing he will do is to kill the nine Cheng family clans. No, maybe all ten clans will be killed. The queen has already embarked on a path of no return. There is no turning back."
Shen Lie said: "Since there is no turning back, we will have to usurp the throne sooner or later. You are the first to submit this memorial. Aren't you able to get glory and wealth at your fingertips?"
Tian Mu was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes and said: "What good does this do to you?... Oh, I know, the queen's usurpation of the throne just made Li Jiangyao famous and raised an army to attack! Right? "
Shen Lie followed his words and said: "You are right to think so. But please don't worry, I asked you to write the memorial. Even if Cheng Wen falls and is destroyed in the future, Shen will prove it for you. In this way, you Not only is there no fault, but it is meritorious.”
Tian Mu had a hesitant look on his face, obviously calculating his own pros and cons. But how could Shen Lie give him a chance to think more? He held the brush in his hand and threatened: "You have only two choices, either use this pen to write memorials, or use this pen to end your life. Choose one."
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One day later, "Meng Xi Dui", which was rated as "notorious" by later historians, shocked the entire government and the public.
Mengxi is the name of Tian Mu, the imperial censor.
Mr. Tian Meng Xi Tian, in his petition to the emperor, suggested that while His Majesty was recovering from illness, Queen Cheng Wen should act as the emperor's power, participate in court meetings and decide on state affairs in the form of listening to the government.
Tian Mu wrote more than 3,000 words in this wonderful article. Not only did he flatter Cheng Wen in various ways, but he also cited scriptures and listed the female monarchs who had appeared in thousands of years from ancient times to the Holy Tang Dynasty. The glorious achievements were used to prove the rationality of the queen temporarily holding the government on behalf of the emperor.
It can be said that this shocking memorial was enough to put Tian Mu Lingchi to death and make him infamy for thousands of years.
However, what is strange is that the publication of the memorial did not attract a wave of curses and opposition from both the government and the public. On the contrary, not only did everyone remain silent, but some officials praised and agreed, thinking that what Mr. Tian said was true.
In the face of the sharp saber, most people made a "wise" choice: even if they did not follow the trend, they would never stand up. Anyway, this world does not belong to my family. Whoever I love is in charge. I just want to live in peace.
Since there was no fierce resistance, the imperial edict from Emperor Li Bing soon came out from the inner court:
Accepting Tian Mu's suggestion, the long-suspended court meeting will be officially resumed on the first day of the next month, three days later, and the queen will handle the affairs on her behalf.
In addition, Tian Mu, the imperial censor, was loyal to the emperor and the country, wise and wise, and was a talent in governing the country. He was immediately promoted to the third rank of Zhongshu Ling and Jinzheng.
