Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

After retreating, Zhou Chen returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Winning the Minister of Punishment, this is Zhou Chen's second step.

The first step is to win the Ministry of Household Book, and the second step is to win the Ministry of Punishment.

Break them one by one and divide them.

The leaders of the three major families with prestige and influence in the court have already eliminated two of them.

Now only the Prime Minister Yuan Bo is left.

The other officials of the three major families in the court also cleaned up most of them.

It can be said that Zhou Chen's plan is progressing fairly smoothly.

It was just an accident that ordered the extermination of the Jiexiu Fan family in advance.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon chair, pondering.

After the fact that the Minister of Punishment was taken down in the early morning, Zhou Chen reckoned that the Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the others should have also realized that something was wrong.

No one who can occupy the position of prime minister, served in two dynasties, and was appointed by the late emperor as the minister of the auxiliary country, is not a simple person.

All old foxes.

Zhou Chen has never underestimated Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the others.

Compared with the Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the others, no matter what Zhou Chen said, he lacked decades of experience ups and downs.

However, even if Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the others realized that something was wrong now, it was no longer important.

The Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Punishment have been taken down.

The henchmen and cronies they had cultivated in the court were also cleaned up for the most part.

The general trend has been formed.

Their power in the court has gradually been disintegrated, and they realize that something is wrong, what can they do?

At most, it's just to speed up what they're planning.

"Now, you should have to wait too long to start, or else all your partisans in the court will be cleaned up by me."

Zhou Chen muttered to himself.

Just then, a factory guard came in.

"His Majesty."

"Just now, the queen mother sent a message to tell her majesty to go to the Cining Palace for dinner."

After the factory guard came in, he bowed and said.

"I know."

Zhou Chen nodded.

In the past few days, Zhou Chen also occasionally went to the Cining Palace for dinner, and Zhou Zhi, the king of Shu, was also there every time.

Zhou Chen understood that the Queen Mother's intention was nothing more than to bring the two brothers closer together.

It's a pity that the Queen Mother's hard work is probably going to be in vain.

Some things can't be changed just by getting closer.

The most ruthless imperial family.

For the imperial family, personal feelings are sometimes more fragile than anything else.

...

Prime Minister's House.

The Prime Minister Yuan Bo returned to the mansion with a thoughtful look on his face.

Early in the morning, the Minister of Punishment was taken down, which made the Prime Minister Yuan Bo smell an unusual smell.

Investigating households is a normal thing to do.

But most of the officials found out are basically their powerful officials in the court, which is a bit abnormal.

This seems to be more like checking the power of their three great families in the court.

First it was the Minister of Household Affairs, and now it was the Minister of Punishment, and a large part of their powerful officials in the court were also checked. Is this a coincidence?

Prime Minister Yuan Bo frowned in thought.

After a while.

"Come on."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo shouted.

"Homeowner."

A dark shadow instantly appeared beside the Prime Minister Yuan Bo.

"Immediately spread the news that the minister of the Ministry of Punishment was raided."

"Let the clan prepare more."

"The younger generation, if you can send them away, send them away first, and it's not too late to let them come back when things are settled."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo had to plan for the worst.

It doesn't matter whether officials like the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Punishment were taken down because of the inspection of the Ministry of Households.

The important thing is that their next plan is the most critical.

It doesn't hurt to do a little more preparation just in case that happens.

"Yes, master."

The shadowy figure disappeared again in the blink of an eye.

...

Cining Palace.

Zhou Chen, the Empress Dowager, and Zhou Zhi ate together.

"Brother Huang, I heard that the minister of the Ministry of Punishment was also investigated for corruption in the early morning."

"I really didn't expect it! It's really unbelievable that such important officials of the court as the Minister of Punishment are embezzled."

Zhou Zhi glanced at Zhou Chen and said.

Zhou Chen nodded; "Yeah! I thought that such an important court official was the pillar of my Great Zhou, but I didn't expect it to be my Great Zhou's moth."

"First is the Ministry of Household Book, and this is the Book of Punishments."

"I really don't know how many honest ministers are in this court."

Zhou Chen sighed faintly.

"Especially when they were involved in the death of the Taishi in the four northwestern palaces."

"Even if King Zhou Qianqian of Xiaoyao raises a rebellion on behalf of the state, it is impossible that only the Minister of Industry and the Cui family of Boling are behind the scenes."

"They thought I didn't know."

"As everyone knows, there is something that can be hidden from me."

Zhou Chen said this.

The expression of Zhou Zhi, King of Shu changed.

Zhou Zhi did not expect that Taishi Wen Zhongzhan died in the four houses in the northwest, and he was actually related to the Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Punishment.

So saying this, the Prime Minister Yuan Bo must be inseparable from the relationship.

In an instant, Zhou Zhi understood everything.

No wonder the three aristocratic families sent people to visit him in Shu, the king of Shu. It turned out that the three aristocratic families had no way out.

Originally, Zhou Zhi thought that the three major families had reached an agreement with him because Zhou Chen, the emperor, wanted to deal with the wealthy family.

Only then did the wealthy family have to hook up with him, the King of Shu, to protect himself.

But who would have thought that the real reason was that the three great families, like the Boling Cui family, planned Taishi Wenzhong, and there was no way back.

Even the empress dowager next to her changed her face when she heard Zhou Chen's words.

Taishi Wen Zhong died in battle in the four houses in the northwest, and there were actually people such as the Minister of the Household and the Minister of Punishment.

It was the first time that the Queen Mother heard such a secret from the emperor Zhou Chen.

"Brother Huang, what do you mean is that the Taishi died in the four palaces in the northwest, and they also have something to do with the ministers of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Households."

"Then you investigate the household department and decree the extermination of the Jiexiu Fan family, just to deal with the three major families one by one and eliminate their influence in the court?"

Zhou Zhi looked at Zhou Chen.

Originally, Zhou Zhi was still in doubt. Zhou Chen, the emperor, first won the Ministry of Housing and now the Ministry of Punishment. Could it be that he discovered his plan with the three major families.

But now it seems that he is overthinking it.

Zhou Chen smiled noncommittally, took a deep look at Zhou Zhi, and said nothing.

Although Zhou Chen just smiled undeniably and didn't speak, the meaning was already obvious.

Zhou Zhi no longer entangled in this topic, but talked about something else.

In his heart, he was pondering, although Zhou Chen did not discover his plan with the three great families, but looking at Zhou Chen's meaning, the next step was to deal with the prime minister Yuan Bo and the other two great families.

This is not good news for him, the king of Shu.

Once let Zhou Chen, the emperor, start with the prime minister and the other two great families.

Then their plan was to draw water from a bamboo basket.

At that time, he, the king of Shu, will not escape the disaster.

Zhou Zhi thought to himself.

Meal is over.

Zhou Chen left the Cining Palace.

As the emperor, Zhou Chen has a lot of things to deal with every day, and it is impossible to stay in the Cining Palace for too long.

After Zhou Chen left, Zhou Zhi also got up and said to the Queen Mother; "Mother, the son-in-law also retire first."

The queen mother shook her head and said, "No hurry."

"You sit down first."

"My mother has something to tell you."

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Zhi and said.

Zhou Zhi heard the words and sat down obediently.

After Zhou Zhi sat down, the Queen Mother looked at Zhou Zhi and said, "You heard what His Majesty just said!"

Zhou Zhi nodded, and looked at the Queen Mother with some confusion; "The sons and ministers naturally heard what the Emperor said, what does the Queen Mother mean?"

"Your Majesty has a saying that is quite right, that there is nothing you can hide from Your Majesty."

"East factory is pervasive, and both inside and outside the court are under His Majesty's control."

"The queen mother doesn't want you to follow in the footsteps of the free and easy king Zhou Qian."

"This is my mother's reminder to you, and it is also a warning to you."

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Zhi with a serious face and said.

In the face of the empress dowager's serious tone, Zhou Zhi was obviously taken aback.

In Zhou Zhi's memory, his mother-in-law seldom seemed to have been so serious to him.

"Mother, don't worry!"

"How could Erchen follow in the footsteps of the Fourth Emperor."

"My son is just a king of Shu. I have been ordered to come back to see my mother, and I will go back to the land of Shu after the new year."

Zhou Zhi said with a smile.

Regarding Zhou Zhi's words, the queen mother sighed directly; "Zhi'er, you are the flesh that fell from the mother's body."

"What do you think, you can hide from others, do you think you can hide from your mother?"

The empress dowager has gone through the ups and downs of the harem, and it is naturally not an ordinary person to be able to change from a palace maid to the empress dowager of today's mother-in-law world.

In addition, Zhou Zhi is from the Queen Mother.

Therefore, how could Zhou Zhi's thoughts be hidden from the Queen Mother?

"These days, when the queen mother eats with you, the queen mother will ask her majesty to come with you."

"The mother's intention, you should understand the child's treatment."

"There are already people in charge of the country in this big week, so don't have any extra thoughts."

"You have to learn to let go of some things. It's not yours. It's no use wishing you well."

"My mother wants you to understand this."

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Zhi and said bitterly.

Zhou Zhi's smiling face gradually disappeared after hearing the Queen Mother's words.

Zhou Zhi looked at the queen mother and said bitterly, "Empress mother, this son is just a little unwilling!"

"If you want to play civil and martial arts, the emperor's brother is the worst among the princes, not to mention the body."

"Such an heir can't carry Da Zhou's legacy for all ages."

"My son, I really don't understand why the father and emperor chose the emperor at that time."

Since the Queen Mother saw it out, Zhou Zhi stopped hiding and said directly.

"shut up."

"Can the late emperor and His Majesty talk behind your back?"

"It turns out that your father's choice was not wrong. Your Majesty is the master of ZTE in Da Zhou."

"Don't say that again in the future."

The empress dowager scolded Zhou Zhi, her face was never stern, and she even carried a trace of anger.

Zhou Zhi saw it in his eyes, and said with an unconvinced expression; "Mother, if the father and emperor chose the son-in-law at that time, the son-in-charge would definitely not be worse than the emperor's brother, or even better."

"Brother Huang, he is not from the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother fought for her son at the time, maybe it is the son who is sitting in that position now."

Zhou Zhi said this.

Needle drops can be heard throughout the inner hall of Cining Palace.

The empress dowager's face changed greatly, and she stood up directly.

"What did you say?"

The Queen Mother stared at Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi looked at it, and felt a little scared in his heart. He had never seen such a scary side of his mother before.

"Empress mother, son... son..."

Zhou Zhi knew that he had made a blunder, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Kneel down to Aijia."

"Say, who told you this?"

The queen mother's voice trembled.

Like fear or something else.

This matter, the whole big week knows the inside story absolutely no more than first-hand.

The queen mother did not know how her son knew about this.

"Empress mother, it was Erchen who inadvertently overheard the conversation between the father emperor and the mother queen when he was a child."

Zhou Zhi knelt on the ground, unable to withstand the pressure of the queen mother, and said truthfully.

Zhou Zhi knew that this matter was no trivial matter. If he hadn't leaked it out in a hurry just now, he would never have dared to say it.

Hearing Zhou Zhi's words, the Queen Mother's expression softened a little.

It's good that Zhou Zhi didn't hear it from other places.

Otherwise, the news of this incident would have unimaginable consequences.

"Have you told anyone about this?"

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Zhi who was kneeling on the ground and asked gloomily.

"No."

"Empress mother, how dare this minister talk nonsense about this kind of thing."

Zhou Zhi shook his head and said.

When the queen mother heard the words, she was completely relieved, and said to Zhou Zhi sternly; "Remember, this matter is rotten in the stomach."

"If it's spread out, even if you are the son of Ai's family, Ai's family can't spare you."

The queen mother warned Zhou Zhi, her face was never serious.

Zhou Zhi nodded immediately; "Don't worry, Empress, my son knows the seriousness."

"Get up!"

"Go back to your palace of the king of Shu. Without the order of Ai's family, you are not allowed to step out of the palace of the king of Shu for Ai's family."

"Give Ai's family a good reflection in the Shu Palace."

The queen mother sat down again and said to Zhou Zhi who was kneeling on the ground.

"My son obeys."

Zhou Zhi got up and left the Cining Palace.

After Zhou Zhi left, the queen mother shouted directly.

"No tongue."

"The queen mother."

An old **** with gray hair appeared in front of the queen mother.

"Go and invite the Eight Sages to come to the Cining Palace."

"By the way, replace all the people who just served around."

"Aijia doesn't want any rumors to spread."

A cold look flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes~www.wuxiahere.com~ Zhou Zhi's words just now really startled the Queen Mother.

If Zhou Zhi was not the son of the Queen Mother, maybe the Queen Mother would have dealt with Zhou Zhi together.

There is no one who can kill a **** path in this harem, but no one is a soft-hearted person.

The Queen Mother is no exception.

The Queen Mother didn't want anyone to spread the words that Zhou Zhi just said, so she can only change all the people in this hall.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

When the gray-haired old **** heard the words, he immediately understood the meaning of the queen mother and nodded directly.

"Go."

The queen mother waved.

The figure of the old **** disappeared in front of the queen mother in an instant.