Empress Chu

"Everyone in the entire county can testify to what Mr. Chu is doing!"

"We follow Mr. Chu every day, is it also treason?"

"Mr. Chu bought the land under the mountain, let the poor children study, and let them farm the land to support themselves. Is this treason?"

In fact, what Chu Lan has done as the local garrison commander is also very clear. After all, he wanted to make friends before, but Chu Lan only wanted to talk about poetry and Taoism.

Talking about rebellion is really hard to convince the public.

"Tell you."

The general said in a cold voice, "The latest notification from the capital is that the Empress Chu's family intends to rebel and has fled in fear of crime. As the Empress's family, Chu Lan is naturally regarded as an accomplice."

There was a dead silence.

This is the news that he just received. The general thought to himself that when he received the news, he was also shocked and unbelievable.

His eyes swept over the scholars present, and now he knew how powerful and scared he was, right?

But at the next moment, I don't know who made the scolding.

"Nonsense! How could the empress rebel!" Accompanied by this sound, the dead pool of water boiled.

"That's right, how could the queen rebel!"

"The queen doesn't have to wait until now if she wants to rebel!"

"You officer, are you the remnant party of King Zhongshan?"

"We want to report to the police!"

"No, I'm going to report to the imperial court!" Accompanied by shouts, scholars who were standing still rushed towards the generals and soldiers.

The general looked terrified, what happened to these scholars?

Not only not afraid, but questioned?

Do they trust the queen so much?

Hearing the shouts of "Arrest these spies" sounded from the crowd, the chief general looked embarrassed, he came to arrest people, if he really wanted to be surrounded by these people, he would lose his lord.

"grown ups."

The soldiers asked anxiously, "What should I do? Arrest them all?"

The Lord General glanced at the scholars rushing in, and when he turned his head, there were also countless people rushing in from the city. They really wanted to arrest them, but they couldn't finish them—a fine layer of sweat could not help but break out from his head.

"My lord, my lord—" A soldier and guard galloped over, "The imperial court's new order—"

The chief general hurriedly reached out to take it, opened it for a look, breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hand: "Remove."

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, although arresting people was a bit scary, but it would be a bit embarrassing not to arrest them.

"What face, this is an order from the court."

The master general shouted, "How dare you disobey the order?"

The soldiers hurriedly shook their heads, he didn't dare, but he just felt that the order of the court had changed too much.

The order was waved, the soldiers and horses retreated like a tide, leaving behind the noise of the people outside the academy.

Knowing that the officers and soldiers had retreated, Chu Lan, who was hiding in the study, finally let go of her tense shoulders, closed her eyes and let out a breath.

"Master, what's going on?"

Jiang asked anxiously, "Why did you rebel?" She stomped her feet and wept.

"I knew that sooner or later we would be killed by her."

What did you think of.

"Master, shall we report to the government? Draw a clear line with her."

Chu Lan opened her eyes and shouted, "What nonsense!"

This was the first time that Jiang was stunned because Chu Zhao scolded her.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Chu Lan sat down and sighed, "We can't draw a clear line with her, we can only live if she lives, and we don't want to live if she dies."

This is fate, he admits it.

However, it was said that there was a rebellion, and the soldiers and horses retreated and did not arrest him. What's going on?

Is this life even escaped?

... The sun was getting brighter, and several officials gathered on the Royal Street of the Imperial City to discuss something in a low voice. Suddenly they heard the sound of horseshoes. They looked up and saw dozens of soldiers escorting this tall black car slowly passing by. Come.

This group of soldiers and guards carried bows and crossbows and hung heavy knives, and the sunlight cast a layer of gold on the iron armor.The carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, a guard raised the curtain of the carriage, and one of them bent down and walked out.

This person didn't wear iron armor or official robes. He was wearing a black robe with a gold inlaid jade belt. He stood upright with long legs and raised his head.He wears a golden beast mask on his face.

I don't know if I was frightened by this animal face, and the front of the palace gate was frozen.

The man with the animal mask and the golden mask passed over the officials and went inward. It was not until he passed through the palace gate that the officials felt that the breath was smooth.

"I heard that Third Young Master Xie ruined his face to save the emperor—"

"This is definitely not the attitude of Mr. Xie!"

"I heard that it's a new young master of the Xie family who will preside over the court in place of the third young master."

They looked inside the palace gate again, and looked at the tall man from a distance, in the flickering light and shadow, he was obviously dressed in plain clothes, but he was dazzling.

Chapter 3 Newcomers

The officials in the imperial city walked in twos and threes, looking the same as before, but different.

In the earliest days, the officials would be divided into two groups, one group surrounded Taifu Deng Yi, and the other group followed Xie Yanfang.

Later Taifu Deng Yi was gone, so Xie Yanfang was the leader.

Now that Xie Yanfang was gone, the officials seemed a little dazed because there was no one to follow.

"What to do next." Someone whispered.

"Wait." Someone sighed, "His Majesty will be in charge after a while."

Someone behind them snorted coldly: "So someone can't wait to murder the queen."

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at the official.

"Lord Xue, what you said is wrong." Immediately, an official raised his eyebrows and shouted, "It is obvious that the queen can't wait to murder other people."

"Whoever murders who knows who." That Master Xue did not show any weakness.

The official sneered: "Really? Do you want to talk about your heart? It's a pity that no guard department arrested me to talk about right and wrong."

More than half of the people in the Arch Guard Division died in the hunting ground, and the rest were locked in cells. The gate of the Arch Guard Division was sealed, and the Arch Guard Division ceased to exist overnight.

It's like there is no queen in the court.

A trace of sadness flashed in the eyes of Mr. Xue, and his momentum became low. At this time, other officials persuaded them one after another and pulled the two away.

"Master Xue." An official said with a sigh, "The victory or defeat has been decided, so you can keep some words in your heart."

No matter who is going to murder whom, now that the queen is defeated, the loser is a bandit, but Xie's victory, Xie's is the hero.

Master Xue's face was tense, and he clenched the hand hanging by his side, is that all?Is it a thief if you lose?

"Look." The official said suddenly, and raised his chin facing the front, "Someone is going to the Taifu Hall."

After Deng Yi, there was no Grand Tutor in the court, but the Grand Tutor Hall was not idle, the Empress often went there to handle court affairs, and Xie Yanfang would go there when the Empress was away on a campaign.

The queen has fled as a thief, Xie Yanfang was injured, who is here?

……

……

Officials gathered outside the Taifu Hall, looking inside from time to time, and the inside was also full of officials, but it was not as noisy as before.

Holding the files in their hands, they looked at the man reclining in front of the desk.

The guards and servants stood behind the man.

The mask on his face made everyone's eyes trance, and the things in his hands made people trance even more.

Imperial jade seal.

"The third son is recuperating from a serious injury. Your majesty is still young. As a family member, I will take care of them." The man's voice was a little hoarse.

I can't see the face, and the voice can't tell the age, but the figure should be young.

Son of the Xie family.

The Xie family has always lived in Dongyang, and everyone doesn't know about it, so they are familiar with Xie Yanfang, and there is also a dead Xie Yanlai.

"What's the name of the young master?" an official asked, "Is he succeeding the third young master as Censor Zhongcheng?"

The man looked at him: "Don't ask me what to call me, I don't hold a position, I don't go to court, I just help to watch, and use the jade seal to review the memorials for everyone." After saying that, he pointed to the document in his hand, "Come on, read and listen to your business."

Although some officials looked complicated and hesitant, Xie's supporters obviously knew about it a long time ago, and they all stood up and reported what they had dealt with one by one.

The officials standing outside the hall saw this scene and looked at each other in blank dismay. What is this?

"At least the Grand Tutor of the State Supervisor still has a status." An official whispered.

Fame is also a bondage, court officials and people all over the world are watching.

This has no name or distinction, and everyone in the world doesn't know about it, but he controls everything. Isn't it the legendary Emperor Xie who claims to be king behind his back?

Some officials sneered: "The queens have all been removed, and the Xie family is the only one. Naturally, they can do whatever they want. They have the final say on whether they have a title or not."

"Come on." Some officials said helplessly, "Stay until His Majesty takes charge."

Is it okay to survive until His Majesty takes charge?Many officials who did not speak thought silently in their hearts.

There was a crisp sound, as if a memorial had been slapped on the table, which made everyone's hearts jump, and they put away their wild thoughts and looked inside.

An official blushed.

"Are you going to call for grievances for Empress Chu?" the masked man asked.

The sight behind the mask was chilly, and the swords of the guards on the side also gleamed coldly. The stagnation in the hall reminded everyone of that morning.

It is said that the emperor and empress came back from the hunting ground overnight, and told them that they would go to court the next day.

Everyone thought it was Zhu Yonglan who arrested the innocent and made trouble with the officials, which disturbed the emperor and queen, so they hurried back to the court. Unexpectedly, the emperor appeared when he went to court the next day, but the queen did not see it, and neither did Xie Yanfang. , There was also a group of soldiers and guards surrounding the main hall, and a servant stood in front of the hall and announced that the queen intended to rebel and absconded in fear of crime.

The whole hall was in an uproar.

The turmoil in the hunting grounds outside the capital also spread, as did the officials who witnessed the scuffle.

"Zhu Yong lured us there on purpose, we saw him charge in with a knife—"

"A lot of people fought, and the fire burned half of the mountain—"

Although more than half a month has passed, the officials are still in a trance.

The queen just disappeared.

But it didn’t disappear, and some officials still insisted on mentioning it, and still asked——

The official questioned in public was one, and now there are officials who have written memorials.

The other people looked at the official with sympathy and helplessness. How could there be so many people who are not clear-headed? Is it necessary to be the queen's accomplices and be arrested and ransacked all over the house to be happy?

But no matter what eyes were staring at him, the official raised his head without flinching.

"As the censor, I want to investigate the queen's rebellion."

"Important witnesses must thoroughly investigate the scene of the hunting ground."

"The empress was entrusted by the late emperor to fight against Xiliang's rebellion. She has a great reputation. If she doesn't find out, it will be difficult to secure the world."

The hall became quieter and suffocating, until the masked man let out a sneer.

"My lord," he said, "If a case is not investigated, it will not affect the world."

He said and threw the memorial at the official.

"No approval."

The official was hit by the memorial and took a step back, refusing to give up: "I am the censor—"