Song Mingyue

Chapter 76
Baoci Palace, the queen's bedroom.

Above the main hall, a woman in her 30s is dignified and in the middle. She is seen in a pearl crown and phoenix dress.

This person was the empress of the dynasty, Zheng Shi, who was looking at a letter before the case, her crescent eyebrows slightly frowned, thoughtful.

On the lower left of her stands a person, about 50 years old, dressed in court clothes, standing awe-inspiring.

After a long time, Zheng Hou raised his head slowly, looked at the old official, and asked, "I don't know what father wants?"

The old official was Zheng's father, Zheng An's eldest son, Zheng Shen. Hearing Zheng's question, he said angrily: "Zhao, Wang, and Xie's joint suppression of my Zheng family is already deceiving people too much. Then Zhao Haoben As a royal family, my Zheng family is also an in-law of the official family, so it should be my Zheng family. Instead, it tries its best to oppose my Zheng family and refuses to teach it. Isn’t it lawless? I also heard that it repeatedly gave small favors to the people, so that the people Thanks to Dade, it is quite suspected of stealing public opinion, so we must guard against it."

Empress Zheng remained silent for a long time before she sighed slightly and said, "My family was originally from a smuggling salt trader. How can I compare with Zhao's clan, Wang and Xie's centuries-old family? My daughter heard that my Zheng family is already in the four major palaces in Jiangning. One, richness is indescribable, why? It’s nothing more than the greatness of the Holy Grace, the daughter has received the Holy Grace, and the subjects in the south of the Yangtze River are all courteous. Since the daughter is a queen, she should convince others with virtue, and when it comes to my family, she should avoid suspicion. , how can you force yourself to stand out?"

After finishing speaking, she paused, and continued: "Daughter heard that grandfather has a bad reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the rumor that he wants to use Baizi as medicine to cure diseases, which is even more notorious... Fortunately, it did not arouse public anger. What if it gets out of control and spreads to the officials' ears?"

Zheng Shen was dumbfounded and remained silent.

Zheng Hou's voice became hollow, and he said slowly: "You two elder brothers, they are so rich, that's enough... two nephews, it's not right to hang out in Jiangning, why don't we let them both go to the Imperial Academy? In the future, being a part-time official can be regarded as an explanation to the two brothers, as for other grievances and disputes... After all, the daughter cannot interfere, and I hope that the father would better not interfere."

Zheng Shen opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, so he had to leave angrily.

Empress Zheng served her together with the two Wangs when Zhao Ji was King Duan.Zheng's personality is dignified, and she likes to read since she entered the palace. The chapters are organized in an orderly manner, and Zhao Ji likes her talent very much.

After the death of Empress Wang, Zhao Ji named Zheng as queen in October of the first year of Zhenghe. Later, some palace officials made crowns and clothes for her. Empress Zheng understood the righteousness. old crown.

Although it originated from a salt dealer's family, it can be regarded as a generation of virtuous queens after all. It is just a shame for Jingkang.

As for Zheng An and the others, relying on the queen's protection to harm the south of the Yangtze River, they all did it to deceive the queen, and it was not Queen Zheng's original intention.

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Zheng Mansion, lobby.

The real power of the Patriarch of the Zheng Mansion finally fell on Zheng Qing's head, which made Zheng Qing feel a little bit like a horseshoe disease after his grandfather returned to the west.

However, the second brother Zheng Hong refused to accept it after all, so Zheng Qing wanted to do one or two important things to convince Zheng Hong.

Whether the direct cause of Zheng An's death was directly related to Zhao Hao is still unknown, but Zhao Hao's breaking the case of Baiziyao made Zheng An's illness lose the chance of being cured, and the food shortage case caused the Zheng family to lose nearly one million yuan in wealth. These made the descendants of the Zheng family regard Zhao Hao as a thorn in their side.

In order to remove the thorn in Zhao Hao's side and frighten Wang and Xie's family, Zheng Qing did everything in his power.As he edited the book and sent it to the capital in a hurry, he asked his uncle and queen for help, and at the same time, he ordered Yinyi and the Yan gang to hunt and kill Zhao Hao with all their strength.

In this way, even if Zhao Hao did not die, he would have to be sent to Bianjing to live a life like house arrest. This life would be useless, and he would no longer be able to fight against the Zheng family in Jiangning.

However, at this moment, Zheng Qing was extremely upset and furious.

The Jiangnan Salt Gang founded by my grandfather, although there is a leader, actually still obeys the orders of the head of the Zheng family.Unexpectedly, the Salt Gang is so powerful that Jiangnan is both black and white. It is known as the number one gang in Jiangnan, but now it has given up.

Yin Yi died in battle, and the head of the first sect leader, Chen Liang, was beheaded for no reason. Li Yuan, the hall master who led people to intercept Zhao Hao that day, became the new sect master and took office for only seven or eight days.

However, standing in front of him at this moment is not Li Yuan, the lord of the Salt Gang, but Zhan Fei, the only surviving hall master among the original hall masters.

Zhanfei is a person with good martial arts skills and is mature and prudent, but he is not domineering enough, more than stable, and does not have too much ambition. Although he has always been well-behaved and deeply trusted, he is not a suitable candidate for the leader of the Salt Gang. Li Yuan, who is more ambitious and ruthless, was appointed as the gang leader.

"Last night and overnight, the main rudder of the Salt Gang was almost wiped out..." This is the news that Zhan Fei brought to Zheng Qing.

Zheng Qing heard it like a bolt from the blue, and asked involuntarily, "What about Chief Li?"

"Leader Li also died in the line of duty..."

"Where are the people, so bold and reckless, could it be the Ming religion?" Zheng Qing asked in a hissing voice, his face pale with shock.

"It's not a human, it's a demon, it's an evil demon..." Zhan Fei replied tremblingly with a terrified expression in his eyes, his whole body couldn't help trembling, as if an evil spirit was rushing towards him.

Next, his voice was like a dream: "Cold fire...Countless cold fires are rushing, and before you can respond, they are dead...The cold fires scattered in all directions, smashing the brothers in the main rudder one by one In less than two sticks of incense, most of the brothers were dead... Fortunately, I hid under the table and was not discovered by them, so I was able to escape alive."

"Leader Li was besieged by five or six groups of cold fire. Although he fought hard to shoot down two groups of cold fire, he was still not spared... Except for the brothers who escaped early, all the brothers in the main helm were killed..."

Zheng Qing was so startled that goosebumps appeared on his back, and he asked, "Can you see where the monster is?"

"The monster flew around like a flame, and the one that was shot down on the ground was a bright red mass, and it couldn't be seen clearly... Finally, it suddenly disappeared... Even the monsters that fell on the ground disappeared... ..."

In Zhan Fei's voice, there was deep fear: "Children from the Zhao family, you are definitely not very human... That day in Ruyi Street, a monster appeared inexplicably, I am afraid it is also the result of it... The monster python encountered by the old officials is also the reason... It's no accident..."

Zheng Qing's face turned pale, and he was speechless for a long time.

Zhan Fei bit the bullet, murmured a few times, and continued: "The only solution now is to seek peace from the Zhao family, otherwise... otherwise we will all die without a place to die. Although the brothers of the Yan Gang are brave, how can they fight against demons? "

Zheng Qing suddenly became furious: "I will report to the government, capture this monster, and burn him to death!"

Zhan Fei shook his head and sighed: "Everything is speculation, what evidence is there to prove that Mr. Zhao did this?"

Zheng Qing was at a loss for words again.

At this moment, someone said outside the door: "Steward Li came back from the capital and asked to see a senior official."

Zheng Qing's eyes suddenly lit up again, and he said anxiously: "Come in quickly!"

The plump butler Li, with a dusty appearance, saluted Zheng Qing, and then respectfully handed over a letter.

The queen's autograph letter!
Zheng Qing hurriedly opened the envelope, and after skimming through it, the light in his eyes dimmed again.

After a long time, Zheng Qing was like a rooster who had lost a fight: "Since the sage (Song's name for the queen) said so, let the Zhao family go... Prepare the sedan chair, I want to visit your lord."

PS: I'm sorry... I went to Tiananmen Square yesterday and I was really tired. I wanted to come back and update two chapters, but I fell asleep like a pig...

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