The long street in Xuzhou at night is shrouded in the dim yellow light of lanterns. Outside the shabby government office, several men in dark clothes were walking back and forth slowly. There was a barking dog barking from somewhere. Inside the yamen, Huang Binglian flipped through a page of the file, picked up an iron piece and gently flicked the wick. After a while, he raised his head and said: "Zhou Duan has a big problem." A man in a green robe next to him said: "The former Queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Zhou family, is now in the Daxu Palace She is so beautiful that she will be admired all over the country. "Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Duan are relatives." "So what?" Huang Binglian said coldly. The man in green robe opened his mouth to speak but stopped, but seemed to have swallowed the words and fell silent. ¡°Chi-chi-chi-chi¡¡± The remaining insects from summer are still chirping. Huang Binglian asked again: "Has the chamberlain searched Zhou Duan's mansion?" The man in green robe said: "Yes." Huang Binglian picked up the cinnabar pen and wrote quickly: "Take the ticket, transfer the imperial guard to accompany him, arrest Zhou Duan immediately, and seal Zhou Duan Government. Torture Zhou Duan and the relevant people!" "Yes!" The man in green robe stepped forward to take the things, and just as he was about to turn around, he finally couldn't help but say, "Huang Fuzheng, how can we torture Zhou Duan? Are you going to keep asking?" Huang Binglian said coldly: "Who are we afraid of involving?" The man in green said solemnly: "For example Zuo Fuzheng" A slight expression appeared on the corner of Huang Binglian's mouth. Open your mouth. Suddenly the barking of dogs outside became more intense, and someone said outside the door: "Huang Fuzheng, Zuo Fuzheng came to the city overnight. They took the imperial edict, and the city guards opened the door directly." On the first day of August, the imperial court in Tokyo. Guo Shao couldn¡¯t remember how long it had been since he went to court. Today was the first time he went to court in several months. He still has some difficulty walking, but he can finally move around slowly without being supported. The civil and military officials came in from the south gate of Jinxiang Hall, while Guo Shao and others came in from the direction of the harem in the north. From the front, the Jinxiang Palace building complex looks simple and majestic, like an upright and justifiable imperial power, but the back hall has beautiful corridors that are winding like a maze. This is not a special day, it is just the reopening of abandoned pomp and circumstance. Guo Shao stood alone in a corridor with the eunuch Yang Shiliang. Yang Shiliang bowed and said: "Your Majesty, all the civil and military officials are here, and the rituals and music for the court meeting are ready." He nodded when he heard Yang Shiliang's report, but did not set off immediately. He still stood there in thought for a long time and then said: "No matter when , just defense without offense is a huge failure." Yang Shiliang thought thoughtfully and hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, he is wise and ambitious, and he is not a retreating king." "Guo Shao is very respectful of compliments. Indifferent, his tone seemed very calm, "No matter what, we still defended very well, and Xiao Siwen's conspiracy did not succeed. But is this worth celebrating? So many of us died, and we had to shed so much blood" Guo Shao suppressed There were signs of losing control of his composure, "Do you think I am willing to do this?" In the countless wars in the past, the number of people who died must not be the same as the 800 people in this purge; but Guo Shao is very moved now, he must be thinking of him Something extra to care about. "The biggest gangster did not pay the price. Xiao Siwen and his gang members escaped unscathed. They must be laughing at me now! Looking at my embarrassment and crazy venting of anger, they laughed (this chapter is not finished, please turn the page). Such a ridiculous thing The conspiracy can cause such a big disturbance, I am like a monkey being played with!" Yang Shiliang said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it's all because of the incompetence of the ministers, there are disloyal people all over the court!" "That's it, that's it. Guo Shao sighed, turned around and walked south. Yang Shiliang bent over and carefully supported Guo Shao. After Guo Shao went to the palace, he did not refuse to be supported by others. He was helped by the eunuch to the dragon chair, and he did not look as glorious as before. Every move he made seemed weak, but with his body being tortured like this, he couldn't pretend to be strong. The majestic drums and chimes could not make Guo Shao's appearance more impressive. "Your Majesty, may you live forever!" A voice came from the spacious hall. "Pingshen." Guo Shao said. Not long after, Wang Pu, who was standing at the front, came out holding an ivory sign and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have something to report." Guo Shao didn't say anything. He only said two words in total after going to court. The eunuch Wang Zhong said in a sharp voice: "It's okay for the government to ask the king to envoy the king." Wang Pu said loudly: "I impeached Luo Yanhuan, the protector of the country. When your majesty was seriously ill, he colluded with both internal and external parties and failed your majesty!" There were whispers in the hall. Wang Zhong asked: "Wang Shijun, do you have any solid evidence?" Wang Pu held up a piece of paper and said: "A letter written by the Protector was found in the Zhou Duan Mansion of Governor Xu, secretly informing the official that the official was ill at that time, The people in the court were worried about Zhou Duan being suspected of dereliction of duty and accepting bribes. This letter from Luo Guogong showed that he had a close personal relationship with Zhou Duan. The tax revenue of the state, isn't it disappointing to do this?" Guo Shao said in person: "Luo Yanhuan!" Luo Yanhuan, wearing official uniform and black gauze, said with a livid face and cupped his fists: "Guo Shao is here! Raising his hand, "Look, is the letter written by you? Let the ministers next to you also read it." Luo Yanhuan took the letter, read it, and handed it to Wang Pu. Luo Yanhuan knelt down on one knee and said, "Reply to Your Majesty, it was written by the last general." Guo Shao asked again, "Did you write a letter to Zhou Duan?" Luo Yanhuan was silent for a long time, and the discussion in the hall gradually became quiet. So the eunuch Wang Zhong's voice was extremely clear: "Duke Protector, the officials want to ask you something!" "Yes" Luo Yanhuan lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "It's the last general who informed Zhou Duan about what happened in Tokyo." There was an uproar, and some people said, "Why did the Protector of the Kingdom secretly communicate with Zhou Duan? The Protector of the Kingdom is really unworthy of the emperor's favor" Luo Yanhuan said nothing, kneeling on one knee in the middle of the hall, without any movement, like a statue Generally speaking, a group of civil and military officials are allowed to talk about it. Guo Shao sat on the dragon chair, his face pale and painful, and his hands in the sleeves of his robes were clenched, "I come here, take off Luo Yanhuan's official hat and send it to Dali Temple, so that the yamen can examine him clearly before releasing him. After hearing this, Luo Yanhuan bowed to his superior, took off his black gauze hat, and when the guards came in, he bowed and said, "I will retire at the end of the official family." Guo Shao sat on the dragon chair, listened to his voice, and watched Luo Yanhuan go. The back figure left the main entrance of the majestic hall. Suddenly there was a shout: "Official! Come quickly, come and save the official!" There was a chaos in the main hall. At first, they did not dare to look up at the emperor on the throne. At this time, the ministers also raised their heads and looked over. But Guo Shao fell unconscious on the throne! (This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) The eunuchs and maidens gathered around and helped Guo Shao up, but he was obviously unconscious. Wang Pu shouted: "Go to the Imperial Medical Office quickly and call all the imperial doctors on duty!" The eunuch Wang Zhong said: "Carry it to the back hall first and call the miracle doctor Lu Niangzi!" The order on both sides of the main hall was completely chaotic. , the ministers were panicked. Surrounded by a large crowd, the emperor was removed from his throne. Wang Pu said loudly: "The official's serious illness has just recovered, and the dragon's body still needs to be nursed back to health. It's not a serious problem if he faints in a moment of anxiety. You must not panic." People looked at each other and were at a loss. Wang Pu said again: "The Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, the Duke and the military generals can enter, and the rest will go back to the government offices and wait for news from the central government!" Someone stepped forward to take charge of the situation, and Wang Pu's official position was high enough, so everyone finally came to an end. Somewhat settled. The great dynasty ended in this way, and there was no need for rituals and music. The next day, all the government offices received a report from the palace. The imperial doctor diagnosed that the emperor had recovered from his illness, but was weak and could not work hard. He needed to rest for more than a month. The emperor issued an order to let the eldest queen supervise the country and temporarily take charge of the country's affairs. ¡¡ Luo Yanhuan stayed in the government office of Dali Temple and was not considered a prisoner. He can move around the government office. There are four subordinate staff who take care of his daily life, and several guards as guards. There is good food and drink every day, there are comfortable bedrooms in the living room, and even a dining room and study room. No one interrogated him, and all the officials in Dali Temple were polite when they saw him. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? His family members were even let in to visit him, and the concubine, crying, packed up some changes of clothes and brought them to him. However, officials from Dali Temple accompanied their families to the meeting. Luo Yanhuan felt a little ashamed when he saw his concubine crying and moaning in front of outsiders. He said with a straight face: "Woman can't stand the fright. I haven't seen it yet. Go back and wait. I will go out after a while." The concubine choked with sobs. "Is Alang really okay?" Luo Yanhuan deliberately raised his voice and said, "The official family and I came here from the mountain of swords and the sea of ??fire. What's the matter?" The concubine said, "I heard that the official family passed out in the main hall." Luo Yanhuan said. : "It will be fine if the official family raises her. The one who supervises the country must be the eldest empress. The eldest empress is lenient and there will be nothing wrong with her." It was not easy for the concubine to leave peacefully, and Luo Yanhuan was also upset. He had to admit that the letter in the main hall was written to Zhou Duan. Otherwise, implicating Li Chuyun would be detrimental to the descendants of the Li family and would be of no benefit to himself The emperor said hello a few days ago.??, Luo Yanhuan is not that ignorant yet! He looked at the place where he was detained, and he really didn¡¯t think it was serious The smell couldn¡¯t be washed away. Will he be demoted in the end? This seems to be the most serious consequence. Luo Yanhuan was very anxious. There were not many opportunities to regain the title of Duke through great military achievements. He eats and drinks here all day long, but he is bored and often thinks wildly. Occasionally, I remembered that in the main hall, Wang Pu accused the Duke of receiving as much tax revenue as a state, and I thought to myself: Is this a conspiracy of the civil servants to save money for the national treasury and keep an eye on my salary? Luo Yanhuan was saddened by Li Chuyun's death. As early as the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Gong took precautions and thought of the dangers of civil servants, which seems to be true now. Luo Yanhuan walked around in several rooms, thinking about it, and felt that nothing he thought was useful. (End of this chapter)