The cold wind howled outside the Xuanzheng Hall. The Dragon and Tiger Guards who originally guarded the inner palace were on duty three times a day. However, today was a special situation. The Dragon and Tiger Guards guarding the inner palace were already on duty, but there was still no team to change shifts.
The Xuanzheng Hall was filled with the strong smell of ** at this moment, and everyone held their breath and watched the changes. Everyone turned pale with fright when they heard Gao Jun and Lu Zuo, a pair of young men in the court, singing and singing. These two people clearly wanted to take advantage of the prince to frame Queen Ning. The emperor was still angry, so they added insult to injury and killed the prince!
After hearing what Lu Zuo said about "killing ministers", the Han Emperor already knew the whole story in his heart, but said calmly: "Tell me more!"
Lu Zuo said eloquently, "I was sleeping soundly at home last night, but unexpectedly, six masked men in black suddenly broke into the wing. At that time, I and the princess were so frightened that they lost their minds. Fortunately, the princess was very skilled in martial arts, and the couple were able to escape." , later on, five of the six assassins were executed, and one escaped. One of the leaders was none other than General Jinwu Guard - Deng Zhuo."
The eyes of the ministers once again focused on the prince Liu Yan. Now the situation has become more and more obvious. Deng Zhuo is Liu Yan's confidant. It can be said that without the prince, Deng Zhuo would not have become the general of the Jinwu Guard. Deng Zhuo assassinated Lu Zuo. Without the prince's instruction, who would have dared to be so bold?
Liu Yan had begun to waver. He had always been courageous. His body was shaking slightly and sweat was rolling on his forehead. He hesitated whether to argue with his reason. He secretly glanced at Grandpa Huang's back and saw that he still had his back turned. His mighty body was not showing up. Moving like a mountain. Liu Yan finally couldn't help but cursed at Lu Zuo: "Lu Zuo, what do you mean? Could it be that Deng Zhuo was ordered by me? You are from a mountain village..."
"Shut up!" Emperor Han shouted, then slowly turned around and looked at Liu Yan with cold eyes, "Don't you think it's chaotic enough?" Emperor Han then shook his head vigorously and pointed angrily. Asking Liu Yan, "You have been controlling the government these past few days and have brought chaos to the entire court. Isn't that enough chaos?"
Liu Yan burst into tears and knelt down to face the white marble steps, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson is unjust! Unjust..."
"That's enough..." Emperor Han shouted angrily, "Although I am not in the court, I know everything about what happened in the past few days. As a dignified prince of the Han Dynasty and the heir apparent of the country, you first eliminated dissidents and then designed a frame-up. Colleagues, then you hold a banquet to poison your uncle, and then send your henchmen to assassinate the minister. All kinds of crimes, which one is not a heinous crime!" The Han Emperor said the last four words, almost hoarse and flushed.
"Grandpa Huang..." Liu Yan burst into tears, "Listen to your grandson's explanation, grandson..."
"Okay! From now on, all the officials suppressed by Liu Yan, except those who are deceased, will be restored to their original posts." The Han Emperor looked at Liu Yan sadly, but made the final decision with difficulty, "From today onwards, all officials will be reinstated." Remove Liu Yan from all his positions, strip him of his title as prince, and imprison him in a prison until he is punished! Someone... take Liu Yan out."
"Grandpa Huang..." Liu Yan was at a loss at this time. He was so frightened that his face was livid and his expression was in a daze. He was still mumbling words, but he couldn't shout out, let alone defend himself. He could only kowtow in pain. Show innocence.
Four or five dragon and tiger guards came to the palace with copper sticks. Without any explanation, they used the copper sticks to lift Liu Yan over his head, and carried Liu Yan out of the palace gate in a uniform pace. All the officials were stunned when they saw it. Xun Mou and his son and Xu Bingde were so frightened that they did not dare to speak.
At dusk, dark clouds were surging in the sky, and the chill was approaching. It seemed that the spring chill was coming in the past few days.
An Jingruo had been standing at the gate of the Lu Mansion for a long time, but her husband still hadn't come back. The several batches of servants sent to inquire about the news all reported that he had not retreated from the court, which made An Jingruo even more worried.
When Jing An Ruo was standing at the door, waiting sluggishly, a group of people suddenly appeared on the street. The servant in front of the carriage looked very familiar. When Jing Jing Ruo looked carefully, he saw that it was his father's driver, so he hurriedly rushed forward to greet him. .
When Pingyuan Bo An Yuanshan saw his daughter coming to greet her, he got off the carriage directly. The Lu Mansion was not a few steps away, so the father and daughter walked into the Lu Mansion.
Jing Jingruo welcomed her father into the hall. After the two sat down separately, Jing Jingruo asked impatiently: "Dad, did you come here today because something happened at home?"
Anyuanshan smiled lovingly while drinking tea: "It's nothing important, but I have two things to tell you!"
Jing Jingruo's tense nerves relaxed. Because Lu Zuo hadn't returned home today, she was particularly afraid that there would be any connection between the two. However, she was still confused as to why her father had something important to do and wanted to come over in person. So he asked: "Why did you make this special trip?"
Anyuanshan chuckled, "The first thing is that your eldest brother has come back!"
"I've heard about this from Lu Zuo!" Jing Jingruo looked around and knew that no one was there, so she whispered, "I heard that Prince Liu Yan was afraid that his eldest brother would be proud of his troops, so he called him back. !”
Anyuanshan twirled his beard, still quite optimistic, "This may not be a bad thing, at least I can always be with you, which is better than suffering at the border!"
Jing Jingruo also laughed. After all, he has the mentality of a father, "What about the second thing?"
An Yuanshan asked, but before he could answer, he was laughing so hard.
"What can make daddy smile so happily? Is there some happy event?" Jing Jing Ruoxiao asked.
"Yes, there is a happy event now! Haha..."
"Oh?" Anjing Ruo couldn't wait to ask, "What's the happy event? Dad, please don't show off."
"I negotiated a marriage for your second brother a few days ago."
"Really?" Jing Jingruo also smiled, "This is a good thing! Which girl are you talking about?"
"It's not another family, it's Cui Hongmei, the sister of Cui Hao, the Minister of Punishment."
"Cui Hongmei?" Jing Jingruo pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought, "It turns out to be Cui Shangshu's youngest sister! This can be regarded as a good match. When are you planning to hold the wedding?"
"In two months, it will be mid-March." After An Yuanshan said that, he looked around the hall and asked, "Why haven't you seen Lu Zuo yet? Where is he?"
The sorrow in An Jingruo's heart came to her brows again, and she said anxiously, "I'm worried too? I was summoned by the emperor to go to court early this morning, but I haven't come back yet. I wonder if something will happen?"
Anyuanshan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and replied: "If something really happened, it is impossible that there would be no news at all. Nowadays, the situation in the court is complicated, and the prince's regent has made the situation even more chaotic. My father also heard that the prince was hosting a banquet. Prince Ning also poisoned the food and wine, and now Prince Ning is still at home uncertain about his life or death. If my father’s guess is correct, today’s court meeting will definitely be with the prince..."
"lady……"
While An Jingruo and his daughter were talking, the housekeeper Lao Pan ran into the main room panting, "The master is back..."
