The Empress's First Running Dog

Chapter 77: Your Majesty, the vanguard of the battle is the White Horse Envoy Zhao

Pei Kaizhi was so angry that he vomited blood?
This was something that had never happened even in the Imperial Palace, when he was at his most inappropriate.

For a moment, the faces of the officials in the distance were filled with excitement, and countless eyes were fixed on the "Empress's lover" who had a bad reputation but had nothing to do with them.

I couldn't help but wonder what Zhao Duan said.

Why was Pei Kaizhi so angry? There was a story behind it. This was everyone's first thought.

Unfortunately, due to the distance, no one except Ma Yan could hear the conversation.

"The Holy Saint has ordered that the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Pei Kaizhi, be detained in the Imperial Prison today."

Ma Yan stepped forward, lowered his thick hand bones, picked up the skinny old minister with one hand, and spoke loudly to all the officials.

Then he looked at Zhao Duan deeply, turned around and left out of the Meridian Gate.

This scene was like the King of Hell coming into the mortal world and taking away souls.

This is bound to leave deep psychological trauma on a large number of officials.

……

All the officials left one after another, until only Yuan Li and Zhao Duan were left in the square.

"Come with me."

The elegant and handsome chess player smiled, turned around and greeted him, then walked towards the empress's bedroom.

Aren’t you going to the Golden Palace?... Zhao Duan was reluctant to leave. He was quite curious and wondered what the similarities and differences were between the real feudal dynasty and the one he bought tickets to visit in his previous life.

"What did you say to him just now?" Yuan Qingyi asked curiously.

"Ah, this," Zhao Duan was a little embarrassed, and was too embarrassed to say that he had made a joke, so he said:

"That old thief was stubborn and refused to change his ways. I tried to persuade him gently. But I didn't expect that he would be so angry and not listen to my advice."

"..." Yuan Li was speechless.

With his wisdom, he could guess what Zhao Duan said.

Being young and full of vigor, but also being happy to repay evil and avenge evil, that's the way it should be.

Young people should be wise and courageous. If they are always calm and cautious like a rotting mummy in a dye vat, what kind of young people are they?

What's the point?
After winning a game with great effort, it feels refreshing to make fun of your opponent on the public screen, even if it is inappropriate.

It really suits my temperament... The Imperial Censor, who had disobeyed etiquette since he was young, was very pleased and said with a smile:
"If I were twenty years old and in your place, I would definitely humiliate this old bald villain. Why should I be so polite?"

Zhao Duan cupped his hands, showing recognition, and regarded him as a fellow traveler.

The morning mist gradually dissipated.

Zhao Duan asked: "So, did we win a big victory this time, or a small victory? What about Pei Kaizhi next? What about Pei Shi? What about Lu Liang?"

Yuan Li is full of energy:

"It's a great victory! Your Majesty's plan to kill him was well worth it. Although Li Yanfu tried his best to fight back, we won in the end. Pei Kaizhi's case of cheating in the imperial examination has been confirmed, and he is now in prison, waiting to be executed in autumn. But..."

As he spoke, he looked strange:

"He was already in poor health and relied on medicinal soup to recuperate. You made him faint today because of your anger. I'm afraid he won't make it to the autumn kill."

Zhao Duan looked innocent, he really didn't mean it.

Yuan Li added:

"As for Lu Liang, he should have been given a lighter sentence because he took the initiative to report it. But because of the falling out, Pei Kaizhi revealed a lot of evidence of his crimes... and he ended up being exiled to Lingnan."

Lingnan is thousands of miles away from the capital... Considering the mortality rate of exile, even if Lao Lu survives to Lingnan, he will probably be half dead... Zhao Duan was silent.

Well, the prerequisite is that the Huaishui Pei family does not send someone to kill him halfway to vent their anger.

Although he was the winner at this moment, Zhao Duan also witnessed the cruelty of the temple struggle in such a bloody way for the first time.

Pei Kaizhi said that the fate of chess pieces is not in the hands of humans, but Zhao Duan feels that the losing player is equally miserable.

If he wants to live comfortably until death in this cruel world, he must hold on tightly to the empress's snow-white and slippery long legs, and then kick to death all the wrongdoers.

Well, at least it should be like this before he becomes a martial artist and can control his own destiny.

Before they knew it, they arrived outside the imperial study.

"I will go and report to His Majesty and request credit for you. You wait outside." Yuan Li said, and then smiled, "His Majesty still doesn't know about your contribution." At this moment, Zhao Duan saw teasing and expectation on the face of this old fox.

You didn't deliberately hide the news until now just to scare her... You are such an important minister of the country, but you still have such bad taste. Isn't your character really ruined...

Zhao Duan was too tired to complain and just lowered his head and waited.

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……

Xu Zhenguan was in a very good mood today.

In the past few days, the court was filled with swords and gunpowder, and she seemed to be just sitting high on the throne, watching the situation.

But as one of the chess players behind the scenes, how could she not be anxious?
If she fails, not only will she lose a great opportunity, but her momentum which has been growing steadily since she ascended the throne will also be severely undermined.

This made countless enemies who were watching her openly and secretly become restless and realize that the empress could be bullied.

Fortunately, we won a great victory in the end.

After Xu Zhenguan left the court, he walked back to his bedroom with light steps and the corners of his mouth raised and never let go.

At this moment, she seemed to have just taken off the "emperor's" coat, revealing the cheerful smile that a young woman should have.

First he took off his dragon robe and changed into white casual clothes.

Thus, the majestic and graceful empress turned into a cold and otherworldly fairy.

Xu Zhenguan took a shortcut and went to the imperial study.

The war is over, and it is time to review the situation with Yuan Li and reward each other based on their merits.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

When Xu Zhenguan stepped into the imperial study, Yuan Qingyi had been waiting for a long time and stood up and shouted.

The Queen of Dayu smiled and said:

"Mr. Yuan, please don't be polite. In this great victory, Mr. Yuan has made great contributions. I would like to congratulate you and share your joy."

The king and his ministers smiled at each other.

The imperial study was filled with a happy atmosphere.

The two men sat down and first reviewed the situation briefly, and discussed the follow-up, including the reaction of the Huaishui Pei family and Li Yanfu's next move.

Then, Yuan Li suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, an interesting thing happened after the court was dismissed just now."

"Oh?" Xu Zhenguan's eyes showed curiosity.

Yuan Li said: "Before leaving the Meridian Gate, Ma Yan was ordered to come and take Pei Kaizhi away, and Zhao Duan accompanied him. He happened to run into the distraught Pei Kaizhi."

"Zhao Duan entered the palace?" Xu Zhenguan was slightly surprised.

She hadn't been summoned for anything recently, so she didn't know why the "little imperial guards" appeared at the Meridian Gate.

Hmm, accompanying Ma Yan, could it be that he is here to watch the fun... The empress did not think much about it.

This big drama in the court attracted the attention of the whole capital. It made sense that Zhao Duan was curious and wanted to join in the fun by relying on his relationship with Ma Yan.

Yuan Li smiled and nodded: "Then, both sides blocked the road. Zhao Duan said a few words to Pei Kaizhi, and he was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot and fainted in the square."

"Is this true?" Empress Dayu was startled and couldn't help but shook her head and laughed:

"Pei Kaizhi has really lost his composure. The minister who used to be so powerful is now angry with a mere messenger on a white horse."

Xu Zhenguan sighed slightly, and then became curious:
"What did he say to make the former minister lose his composure like this?"

Yuan Li has a weird smile:
"He just said that he was trying to comfort the other party. However, I think that the reason why Minister Pei lost his composure had little to do with his words, but had a lot to do with the person of Envoy Zhao."

At this time, Xu Zhenguan finally noticed something was wrong. A strange color flashed across her clear eyes as she slowly said:
"What does Lord Yuan want to say? Don't try to tempt me."

Zhao Duan? Pei Kaizhi?
How could two people who have nothing to do with each other be connected?

Yuan Li smiled and bowed:
"I would like to inform you that the first person to strike the blow in this battle of 'Beheading Pei' was the White Horse Commander, the envoy, Zhao Duan."

Thanks: Jiangdong people gave 1500 coins as reward, Li Shipu gave 100 coins, and Yiqi Juecheng gave 100 coins as reward for support!

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