The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

If this continues, the country might be taken over by the Zhou family.

The government was controlled by a eunuch and the country changed hands.

Wouldn’t it be a huge joke if it gets out?

Therefore, a few days ago, after Yu Shiqi and others left Lin'an and came to Yangzhou.

A coup took place in the palace, and the aristocratic family was naturally behind the scenes manipulating it.

The main purpose was to directly assassinate Wei Xingzhou through force and take over the defense of the palace.

Further control the government, then eliminate the minions of the Wei Party and cut off Zhou Ziming's arms.

As for Zhou Ziming's wife and children, they had already been firmly under control.

The plan was meticulous, but Wei Xingzhou had lived in the palace for more than fifty years.

Step by step, he had already completely replaced the entire palace with new blood.

Every change was as natural as his perception of breathing, and had already seeped into his blood.

The few spies planted by the major families were also under his surveillance.

No disturbance in the palace escapes his eyes.

As soon as the incident happened, Wei Xingzhou learned the news as he approached the palace gate.

The Imperial Guards and the East and West Factories were dispatched at the same time.

It is conceivable that the plans of the aristocratic families failed in the end!

Not only that, after suppressing the coup, news came from the palace that the little emperor had suddenly fallen ill and was bedridden.

The news is still being blocked. Only senior officials in the court know about it for now, and it has not been spread out yet.

Everyone was secretly worried.

After the incident calmed down, Wei Xingzhou pretended to kill all the people in the palace who had failed to serve him well.

Those people were actually just spies planted there.

The strategy of killing two birds with one stone was used to perfection, which not only eliminated dissidents but also served as a warning to others.

In a moment, blood flowed like a river in front of the main hall, and the cries of the palace people for help were endless.

The young queen mother was sitting beside the dragon bed at this time, blankly, her eyes filled with helpless pain and sorrow.

After a while, she took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her son's forehead, muttering, "My son, we have a miserable life. At a time like this, those ministers can only use the interests of the country to force me to make a decision, but what can we, an orphan and a widow, do? We can only take it one step at a time. I hope you get better soon. I won't ask anything else!"

After saying this, two lines of tears unconsciously slid down the corners of his eyes.

The wailing sound at the door of the bedroom lasted for nearly two hours.

The blood dyed the dragon-shaped white jade steps at the entrance red, and with the corpses on the ground, the scene looked horrifying!

At this time, the person behind all this came slowly over in a sedan chair.

There were close attendants on both sides of the sedan chair.

Someone approached the sedan window and whispered, "Lord Wei, there's really no need for you to come over in person. Everything has been handled as you instructed. I doubt they'll dare to come again anytime soon!"

Upon hearing this, the people in the sedan were silent for a moment. After a moment, a majestic and powerful voice with a hint of vicissitudes of life rang out: "The emperor is the ruler of a country, and I have watched him grow up. He is now bedridden. It is only right that I go to see him. It is the proper etiquette between master and servant."

Seeing this, the people outside the sedan said no more.

Everyone who has dealt with Duke Wei knows that he is extremely concerned about etiquette.

He had already gone beyond the bounds by giving one piece of advice, and if he continued to give advice he would probably end up in trouble.

In this way, the sedan chair swayed until it stopped at the door of Yanping Palace.

The attendant bowed and helped lift the curtain of the sedan chair.

Wei Xingzhou came out of the sedan chair.

This eunuch, who was said to have great power in the court, had a stout figure and eyes as sharp as knives, as if nothing could be hidden from his eyes.

It’s so hard to look directly at!

Although he is over 60 years old, he does not look old.

He was wearing a simple navy blue robe with a sachet hanging from his waist, and one could faintly smell the scent of mugwort.

It is not like what people imagine, with gorgeous clothes, beautiful jades, shining golden crowns, and a bloated mind.

If you don't say it, even if you say you are a famous scholar, people will still believe it.

Wei Xingzhou walked up the stairs slowly with his hands behind his back. The palace maids serving on both sides all stood with their heads bowed, not looking around.

It can be seen that the power has been accumulated for a long time!

The Queen Mother, who was accompanying her son's bedside, just glanced at the person coming and said nothing.

Wei Xingzhou didn't care. He bowed and sat aside.

The imperial physician stepped forward with great discernment and reported, "Your Majesty, the Emperor's high fever has subsided somewhat, but he remains unconscious. I am currently discussing a new prescription with others at the Imperial Hospital, and I believe he will soon recover."

After hearing this, Wei Xingzhou just said "hmm" lightly and waved his hand gently.

The imperial physician said nothing more, bowed and retreated silently, acting like a wooden man.

The Queen Mother looked at this behavior in front of her. Although she had seen it countless times, she was still angry.

Especially at this time, he didn't know whether his son was alive or dead, and he felt extremely resentful.

Wei Xingzhou was extremely sensitive to people's emotional changes. Without even looking up, he picked up his teacup, flicked the tea leaves, and said calmly, "I know the Queen Mother must hate me right now. I can only say that all this is fate. Since you chose this path, you should bear the consequences, right?"

The Queen Mother chuckled coldly upon hearing this and said sadly, "Did I have any choice back then?"

Wei Xingzhou raised his eyelids and said, "Of course, you can choose to die. I promised you that I would let you go easily. This is already merciful."

The Queen Mother tightened the handkerchief in her hand and said nothing.

"Since you don't want to die, just be obedient. This will be good for both you and me, isn't it? Even if I die, do you think they will let you and your son live again? Don't be naive. As long as I'm here, you can live one more day."

"Haha, then shouldn't I thank you?"

"No need to thank me, we are just getting what we need. Take good care of the emperor!" Wei Xingzhou said the last sentence before putting down the teacup, standing up and slowly leaving.

As he was leaving, he inadvertently glanced at the full moon under the night sky of the Imperial City. He couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "It's the night of the full moon again. It's all fate!"

Life and death are determined by fate and cannot be forced!

Just like he once wanted to die but couldn’t, this is fate!

Since it is fate, he has to accept it. He wants to see what his final fate will be.

Will he be hacked to pieces, or will he have a peaceful end? !

After thinking this over, he looked towards the north again and whispered, "The rest of the journey is up to you!"

Then he got into the sedan chair and slowly returned to his residence.

This matter had a significant impact on the court.

Many people are making secret arrangements.

It also indirectly affected the transfer of the six ministries.

Everyone far away in the north is still unaware of this.

Only a few military generals with prominent family backgrounds got wind of the news.

Among them was General Luo.

He really had no idea what would happen next.

This is why today’s test scene happened!