[Twelve Kingdoms] The way back

After Yingli went to Hezhouhou's mansion, she took the king's oral instructions and ordered Hezhouhou to go to Fenhua Palace to meet the lord immediately on the grounds that someone anonymously reported that Hezhouhou embezzled the disaster relief funds.

"For this kind of thing, it's enough for Xiao Sikou to send someone to notify me, so why come in person." Hezhou Marquis Mo Jing brought Yingli into the main hall, made a gesture of invitation, and asked people to watch tea.

"The State Marquis Mansion, I will take over for the time being." Yingli said without making any detours.

Mo Jing looked indifferent after hearing this, and said calmly, "Then I'll have to trouble you, little Sikou. Since the king wants me to leave immediately, I won't delay any longer. Xiao Sikou may stay here, and if he needs anything, he can tell his servants , we must fully cooperate with Xiao Sikou in investigating this matter."

Yingli nodded, picked up the tea and did not speak.

Zhaoyang left Hezhou on the second day after Yingli arrived, and went back to Fenhua Palace, asking Marquis Hezhou to meet her just to buy some time, and staying with Yingli in the hope that he could be there Find something.Concerned about Yingli's safety, Zhaoyang asks his envoy Jiao Zhu to follow him.

As soon as I returned to Fenhua Palace, I ran into Liu Qi head-on. Thinking that maybe I hadn't talked to Liu Qi for a long time, I asked Liu Qi to go for a walk together.Liu Qi followed her quietly as before, and he would answer whatever she asked.Without saying a few words, Zhaoyang felt bored, and after walking for a while, he went back to the study alone, and asked Qingshan, Lulin, Hesu and Changyi to come.

She really doesn't have the energy to figure out why Liu Qi is like this now, so she pressed the handrail to her forehead, and it seems that she has to take him to meet Liu Tai next time, and the same clan should be able to confide their hearts more.

After a day of driving, Zhaoyang was so tired that he fell asleep lying on the table while waiting.

This is what Qinglu saw when she brought Taifu Zhongzai and the others in. She turned her head and asked the Taifu and the others to wait for a while, then stepped forward and whispered in Zhaoyang's ear: "My lord, My lord, Taifu Zukazai and the others have already arrived."

Zhao Yang woke up from a light sleep, and saw the Taifu standing at the door, so he beckoned them in, without noticing that the hairpin on his head was hanging low, and a lock of hair slipped down by the ear.

Qinglu hurriedly reminded: "Master, your hair is messed up."

Only then did Zhaoyang realize that the hairpin on his head was crumbling, probably because it was disturbed when he slept just now.But since they were all called in, Zhaoyang simply took off the hairpin on his head, took off all the hairpins, and told Qinglu, "Go and get the comb and hair tie." Zukazai and the others said, "Sit down."

After they all sat down, Zhaoyang continued: "I called you here for the affairs of Hezhou. It was revealed that the Marquis of Hezhou oppressed the people and embezzled the relief money, which aroused public anger. A group of people are plotting to rebel."

Thinking about it in detail, it was not a trivial matter. Chang Yi was about to speak, but He Su got ahead of him.

"Since it was a conspiracy, where did the Lord know about it?"

Anticipating that He Su would ask such a question, Zhao Yang smiled faintly: "Teacher, it's up to you whether you believe it or not, as long as you do what I tell you to do."

"My lord, I don't know if I've heard such a saying, good advice is good for deeds, but you will make a big mistake if you go your own way, lord." Facing Zhaoyang's rudeness, He Su sneered.

However, to Zhaoyang, this sentence has a meaning that you can easily lose this baby like you.Zhaoyang was very confused about He Su. Sometimes he spoke coldly and hostilely to her, and sometimes he was respectful to her. Zhaoyang never ambiguous about a single thing he ordered.

Shang Long lived longer than her, naturally experienced more than her, and saw people differently from her. Hearing what she said, he laughed loudly: "You don't have to be wary of him. If you don't trust him, he will naturally He won't trust you, but he doesn't trust you and at the same time wants to do things for you, that's why he makes you feel that way."

At that time, Zhaoyang still didn't believe it, but Shang Long said: "He has already done what he wanted to do, why is he still helping you with those things. But you don't need to change your attitude towards him, just tell him if you have anything to do." Just do it.” After all, trust needs to be cultivated slowly.

Zhaoyang heard Shang Long's analysis, and now he heard He Su's words, and he understood another meaning completely.She smiled and said, "Will the Tai Tuo still help me with the matter of the investigation and the Marquis?"

He Su frowned slightly, turned his face away and stopped talking, which was a tacit agreement.

Zhaoyang went on to say: "For the account book, please ask Zhongzai and Qingshan to review it together to see if you can find any problems. As for how to arrange the guards and soldiers when Zhouhou is in Fenhua Palace, I will ask you, Lulin. gone."

Just as she was talking, Qinglu came over with a comb and a hair tie, Zhaoyang nodded and let her in, and then said: "There is one more thing, the position of Da Sikou should be changed."

Yuan Ya's incompetence is well known, and it will be a matter of time before he is replaced, but since he holds great power, replacing him in this way when the country is not yet stable may cause Yuan Ya's resistance and lead to rebellion, so No one ever mentioned this.

The current Changyi knows that Zhaoyang is not a faint king, everything she does must have her reasons, she has no objection, but raised her own concerns: "My lord, Yuan Ya has not made any serious mistakes at the moment."

"Zazai, I know what you are worried about. At worst, I will fight him. I have geese as my backing, so I have nothing to be afraid of." This is the first time Zhaoyang told everyone openly that she and Yan Wang There is an alliance relationship, "Yuanya is in an important position, but she is stubborn and sticks to the rules. Now the law needs to be changed, and the reform of Haike and half-beast is also on the agenda. Be clear. As for the reason, He Ling will come in handy at such a time.”

Seeing that Zhaoyang was determined to resign Yuan Ya, Chang Yi said nothing more. After explaining the recent events, Tai Tuo and Zhong Zai stood up and left, and then Lu Lin also left, leaving only the green shirt. down.

After Zhaoyang waved Qinglu back, he raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong? Qingshan, do you have any questions?"

"Zhaoyang, you don't want to withdraw the big Sikou because he slowed down the progress of the reform." Such an approach is too radical. According to Zhaoyang's temperament, if there were no other reasons, she would not have chosen to do this method, and it is impossible to calmly say things like going to war if the worst is the case.Obviously there are other better ways.

Zhaoyang looked at the green shirt and laughed: "I thought I could fool you"

"Takazai and Taifu may still believe you, but I won't, because I know you don't want political victims more than us." It's like Tatsuya's death.

The smile on Zhaoyang's lips gradually disappeared, she lowered her head and flipped through the book in her hand for a long time before she spoke again: "Qingshan, you are wrong, people will change, standing in my position, such things are no longer It's within the scope of consideration." Even if she couldn't bear it, so what, what should be sacrificed must be sacrificed.

Qingshan remained silent, quietly waiting for Zhaoyang's answer.

After a while, Zhaoyang rubbed his temples, and said again, with the same tone as usual, "But you guessed it right, I really didn't want to withdraw Yuanya for that reason."

"Do you want to find out the person hiding behind Yuanya?" Qingshan continued.

"Yes." Zhao Yang answered quickly, without any attempt to hide: "Since he is using Yuan Ya as a shield, I will remove Yuan Ya and see where he can hide. But" Zhao Yang Yang paused, clasped his hands together, "Why are you so convinced that Qingshan is someone behind Yuanya?"

Qing Shan hesitated for a moment, then immediately asked back: "If not, then why did you do it?"

"Don't you think the suspicion of Da Si Kou is not light? This way you can kill two birds with one stone." Before he was absolutely sure, Da Si Kou was also under suspicion.

Hezhou Hou arrived only one day later than Zhaoyang, Zhaoyang summoned him alone on the same day, and after a few casual words, he said that he would definitely be cleared of his crimes, and please stay at Fenhua Palace with peace of mind. .I don't know how long Hezhou Hou can be detained for this reason, but I can only hope that Yingli and the others can find out something.

Originally, Zhao Yang planned to bring up the matter of dismissing Yuan Ya in the morning court the next day, but what she didn't expect was that Da Si Kou attacked her before her butt was warmed up on the jade seat.

"I learned something that shocked me today, and I feel that it is necessary for all the officials to know."

Zhaoyang's heart skipped a beat, thinking that trouble was coming, but Yuanya's next words proved her idea.

"The current lord is the escaped murderer recorded in Liu Guofu!" Yuan Ya enunciated the words clearly, her voice was high and fierce, and the three words "murderer" with accents were clearly heard in the ears of everyone present. "Although it is said that as long as Qilin recognizes the master, the king does not care about his origin, but letting a murderer sit on the jade throne is where we will put Liu. If we let the murderer lead us, Liu will surely go to the road of destruction."

After Yuan Ya's words, the people below all looked at each other in blank dismay. It is true that what Yuan Ya said was not completely unreasonable, but the king was chosen by the Emperor of Heaven, what else could they do, could it be the other way around.

Ying Geng knew about this a long time ago, he sat at the back, looked at the senior officer Kou Yuanya who was at the front, then looked at his colleagues whispering beside him, and sighed lightly.

The king has long been prepared, I am afraid that some people will suffer.

It was also the first time for Chang Yi and Taifu to hear about this incident. Although they were a little surprised, they quickly calmed down. Chang Yi said sharply, "Da Si Kou, why did you mention this matter!" To express the position of Zai Zuka, he is defending the king.

Yuan Ya snorted coldly: "Don't Zai Zuo think that it is too absurd for a murderer to become king! Or, do you not care about the future of the Liu Kingdom at all? What she can bring to our Liu Kingdom will only be kill!"

Changyi breathed a sigh of relief, and found that he couldn't refute it. He couldn't make any guarantees now, what Zhaoyang could bring to Liu Guo, even if he believed in Wang and Liu would get better and better, but what about the evidence?

And the evidence that Zhaoyang is a murderer is now in front of everyone, people will believe which one they don't need to think about.

Liu Qi stood next to Zhaoyang, his lips fluttered, and he wanted to speak several times, but he didn't know what to say. He had known about this for a long time, since he saw Zhaoyang, including how Zhaoyang became Zhu Zhang told him everything about the murderer and how he was exiled in another country. He once thought that if someone questioned Zhaoyang, he would kneel in front of her again without hesitation to show his determination.But when it happened, he was a little overwhelmed.He looked at Yuan Ya, who was approaching step by step, denouncing the king righteously and righteously, and couldn't help feeling a little heartbroken.At some point, this man who has lived together for more than 120 years and is also a minister and friend has stood opposite him.

Zhaoyang glanced sideways at Liu Qi. In fact, she could understand Liu Qi's current mood very well. After all, it is difficult to let go of feelings, let alone Qilin who has a benevolent heart.

Yuan Ya clearly came prepared, he knew she was going to dismiss him, so he acted first.The king has no household registration, so no one has ever cared about what the king did before, and what she did afterward will only be written in the annals of history by the historian.But this is something after becoming a king, and her past is still recorded in the file.

Seeing Yuanya take out the familiar case book from his cuff, Zhaoyang has to admit it if he doesn't admit it.Taking a deep breath, Zhao Yang met Shang Yuanya's eyes: "Then what does Da Si Kou want me to do?"

Yuan Ya Jishou, with awe-inspiring righteousness, "For Liu, please go up to Mount Penglai to abdicate." Immediately after him, several people kowtowed in agreement.

Zhaoyang couldn't help laughing out loud, "If I refuse, Da Sikou will use this as an excuse to start a war with me. This is indeed a good reason." Zhaoyang's words were full of irony.

"The minister has no such intention."

"I heard that the king has less than one year left to live after he abdicates." Zhaoyang stood up slowly, "The words of Da Sikou are equivalent to telling me to die, my lord."

Zhaoyang took a few steps forward, condescendingly, and said word by word with a condescending manner: "But don't forget, even if I am a murderer, I am also the king of the Liu Kingdom. As long as I stay in the Jade Throne for a day, I will be the king of the Liu Kingdom." Wang, you have to kneel in front of me respectfully. If you have any grievances, you can only swallow it in your stomach, and if you have any dissatisfaction, you can only bear it. If you want to accuse me of anything, you have no right to do so. If you are not convinced If you have the ability, raise your troops to rebel, and I'll wait for you. If you don't have the guts to kneel here and beg me to abdicate, you might as well go back and think about how to keep me from deposing you."

For a while, the hall was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.Standing on a high place, Zhaoyang has a formidable aura, and has changed from his usual kind face, as if he was born with the aura of a king, making him unable to lift his head. There are shining broken stars in her dark pupils. It's like a god's residence there.

As if shocked by such Zhaoyang, Liu Qi finally took that step. He once again solemnly knelt in front of Zhaoyang, kissed his toes and said the solemn oath: "Respect the destiny of heaven, welcome the Lord, and never leave the imperial court. Do not disobey the order, and swear to be loyal."

When he uttered this oath for the first time, what he thought in his heart was that what this king would bring to Liu would definitely be destruction.But this time, another voice suddenly came out of my heart.

perhaps……

Maybe she will lead Liu to the peak.

A long, long time later, when Liu Qi and Zhaoyang talked about this matter, Zhaoyang was eating grapes and lying on the toffee chair, looking lazy. She smiled and said, "Actually, you are the first The second thought was not wrong, one day I will ruin all of this, but..." Zhaoyang didn't continue the rest of the sentence, she sat up and waved to the people walking slowly in the distance .

The author has something to say:

Because of the matter of graduation and job hunting, I willfully cut it off for half a year, I was wrong! ! ! ! ! ! ! 【kneel】

I'll finish it now