Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

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

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

The first step is to take down the Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, and the second step is to take down the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

Break down one by one, divide and divide.

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

Now only Prime Minister Yuan Bo is left.

Other officials of the three major families in the court also cleaned up a large part.

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

It was just an accident that the Jiexiu Fan family was ordered to be killed in advance.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon chair, meditating.

After the fact that Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was taken down in the early court, Zhou Chen estimated that Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the others should have 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 a minister of the auxiliary country is not a simple person.

They are all old foxes.

Zhou Chen never underestimated Prime Minister Yuan Bo and others.

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

However, even if Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the others realized something was wrong now, it didn't matter anymore.

The Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment have been taken down.

Most of the party members and trusted officials they cultivated in the court have also been cleaned up.

The general trend has formed.

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

At most, it is to speed up what they are planning.

"Now, you probably can't wait to do it, or I will clean up all your party members in the court."

Zhou Chen muttered to himself.

At this moment, an internal guard came in.

"His Majesty."

"Just now the Empress Dowager sent a message to ask His Majesty to have dinner at the Palace of Compassion."

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

"I know."

Zhou Chen nodded.

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

Zhou Chen understood that the queen mother's intention was to bring the two brothers closer.

It is a pity that the queen mother's painstaking efforts may be in vain.

Some things can't be changed just by trying to get closer.

The most ruthless emperor's family.

Personal feelings are sometimes more fragile than anything else in the emperor's family.

...

Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo returned to the mansion with a serious expression on his face.

In the early morning, the minister of the Ministry of punishment was taken down, which made the prime minister Yuan Bo smell something unusual.

Checking the household department, this is a normal thing.

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

This seemed more like an investigation of the influence of their three great families in the court.

First it was the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and now it is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Most of their powerful officials in the court have also been investigated. Is this a coincidence?

Prime Minister Yuan Bo frowned and thought.

After a while.

"Come on."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo shouted.

"Master."

A black shadow instantly appeared beside Prime Minister Yuan Bo.

"Immediately spread the news that the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has been ransacked to the clan."

"Let the clan prepare more."

"The younger generation, if you can send them away, send them away first, and it won't be too late to let them come back when the dust settles."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo had to prepare for the worst.

It doesn't matter whether officials like the Household Department Shangshu and the Criminal Department Shangshu were taken down because of the investigation of the Household Department.

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

It doesn't hurt to be a little more prepared just in case that happens.

"Yes, Patriarch."

The black figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

...

Compassion Palace.

Zhou Chen, the Queen Mother, and Zhou Zhi had dinner together.

"Brother Huang, I heard that Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment was also found out for corruption in the early court."

"I really didn't expect it! It's really unbelievable that such an important court official like Minister of the Ministry of Justice is corrupt."

Zhou Zhi glanced at Zhou Chen and said.

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

"First is the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and this is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

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

Zhou Chen sighed faintly.

"Especially they are also involved in the death of the grand master in the four northwestern prefectures."

"Even if Xiaoyao Wang Zhouqian raised the rebellion in Daizhou, it is impossible to have only one Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the Cui family of Boling behind to fuel the flames."

"They thought I didn't know."

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

As soon as Zhou Chen said this.

Shu King Zhou Zhi's expression changed.

Zhou Zhi didn't expect that Taishi Wen Zhong died in the four northwestern prefectures, and he was actually related to the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

In this way, the prime minister, Yuan Bo, must be inseparable.

In an instant, Zhou Zhi understood everything.

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

Originally, Zhou Zhi thought that the reason why the three great families reached an agreement with him was because the emperor Zhou Chen wanted to deal with the wealthy families.

That's why the aristocratic family had to collude with him, the king of Shu, to protect himself.

But who would have thought that the real reason is that the three great families, like the Cui family of Boling, planned the Grand Master Wen Zhong, and there is no way to retreat.

Even the queen mother next to her changed her face after hearing Zhou Chen's words.

The Grand Master Wen Zhong died in the four northwestern prefectures, and the Minister of the Ministry of Household and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment were involved behind the scenes.

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

"Brother Huang, what you mean is that the grand master died in battle in the four northwestern prefectures, and he is also related to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and the Shangshu of the Hubu."

"Then you investigated the household department and issued an order to kill Jiexiu's Fan family, in order to deal with the three great families one by one and eliminate their power in the court?"

Zhou Zhi looked at Zhou Chen.

Originally, Zhou Zhi was still wondering, Zhou Chen, the emperor who first won the Minister of the Ministry of Households, and now the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, might have discovered the plan of him and the three great aristocratic families.

But now it seems that he is worrying too much.

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

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

Zhou Zhi also stopped entangled in this topic, but talked about other things one after another.

But he was thinking in his heart, although Zhou Chen didn't find out about his plan with the three great families, but according to Zhou Chen's intentions, the next step was to deal with Prime Minister Yuan Bo and the other two great families.

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

Once the emperor Zhou Chen was allowed to attack the prime minister and the other two great families first.

Then their plan was to draw water from the bamboo basket in vain.

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

Zhou Zhi thought secretly.

The meal is over.

Zhou Chen left the Compassion Palace.

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

After Zhou Chen left, Zhou Zhi also got up and said to the Queen Mother; "Mother, the son and minister also leave first."

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "No rush."

"You sit down first."

"My queen has something to tell you."

The queen mother looked at Zhou Zhi and said.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhi sat down obediently again.

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

Zhou Zhi nodded, and looked at the Queen Mother with some confusion; "Of course, all the ministers heard what the emperor said, what does the Queen Mother mean?"

"Your Majesty is right in saying that nothing can be hidden from His 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 Xiaoyao Wang Zhouqian."

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

The queen mother looked at Zhou Zhi seriously and said.

Facing the serious tone of the queen mother, Zhou Zhi was obviously taken aback.

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

"Mother, don't worry!"

"How could my son follow in the footsteps of Brother Four."

"My son is just the king of Shu. After coming back to see his mother, he will go back to Shu to be free after the next year."

Zhou Zhi said with a smile on his face.

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

"What do you think in your heart? Can you hide it from others? Do you think you can hide it from your mother?"

The queen mother has gone through the ups and downs of the harem, from a court lady to the queen mother who is now the mother of the world, it is naturally not an ordinary person.

In addition, Zhou Zhi was born by the Queen Mother.

So, 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 her."

"Zhi'er, you should understand the queen mother's intentions."

"There are already people in charge of the country in this great week, so you don't have to worry about it."

"There are some things that you have to learn to let go of, they are not yours, and it's useless to think about them."

"The queen mother hopes that you can understand this."

The queen mother looked at Zhou Zhi and said earnestly.

Zhou Zhi had a smile on his face, but after hearing these words from the Queen Mother, it gradually disappeared.

Zhou Zhi looked at the Queen Mother and said bitterly, "Queen Mother, I just feel a little unwilling!"

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

"Such an heir can't carry Da Zhou's eternal foundation at all."

"I really don't understand why the father chose the emperor brother at that time."

Now that the queen mother saw it, Zhou Zhi stopped hiding and said directly.

"shut up."

"Is the late emperor and His Majesty something you can talk about behind your back?"

"Facts have proved that your father's choice is not wrong. Your Majesty is the master of ZTE in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Don't say that kind of thing again."

The Empress Dowager scolded Zhou Zhi, her face was more severe than ever before, even with a trace of anger.

Zhou Zhi saw it, and said with a look of dissatisfaction; "Mother, if the emperor chose Erchen at that time, Erchen must have done no worse than the emperor's brother, or even better."

"Emperor brother, he is not born of the empress. If the empress had fought for the son at that time, maybe the son who is sitting in that position now is the son."

As soon as Zhou Zhi said this.

Needle drop could be heard throughout the inner hall of Compassionate Ning Palace.

The Empress Dowager's complexion changed even more, and she stood up directly.

"What did you say?"

The queen mother stared at Zhou Zhi firmly.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhi felt a little scared. He had never seen such a scary side of his mother.

"Mother, son... son minister..."

Zhou Zhi knew he had made a slip of the tongue, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Kneel down for Aijia."

"Say, who told you this?"

The Empress Dowager's voice trembled a little.

Like fear or something else.

For this matter, no more than one person knows the inside story in the whole big week.

The queen mother didn't know how her son knew about it.

"Mother, it was Erchen who inadvertently overheard the conversation between father and mother when he was young."

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

Zhou Zhi knew that this matter was no small matter, if he hadn't leaked the truth in a moment of impatience, he would never have dared to say it.

After hearing Zhou Zhi's words, the Empress Dowager's face softened a little.

Zhou Zhi didn't just hear it from other places.

Otherwise, if this matter spreads, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Have you talked to anyone else about this?"

The queen mother looked at Zhou Zhi who was kneeling on the ground and asked gloomyly.

"No."

"Mother, how dare I talk nonsense about such things."

Zhou Zhi shook his head and said.

The queen mother was completely relieved when she heard the words, and said to Zhou Zhi in a strict voice; "Remember, this matter is rotten in the stomach."

"If it gets out, even if you are the son of the Ai family, the Ai family will not spare you."

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

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

"Get up!"

"Go back to your Shu Palace. Without Ai's order, you are not allowed to take a step out of the Shu Palace."

"Give Aijia 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 Compassion Palace.

After Zhou Zhi left, the queen mother yelled directly.

"Tongueless."

"Queen."

An old eunuch with gray hair appeared in front of the Queen Mother.

"Go and invite the Eight Sage Kings to come to the Palace of Compassion."

"By the way, change all the people who have just been serving around."

"The Ai family doesn't want any rumors to spread."

A cold look flashed in the Queen Mother's eyes.

What Zhou Zhi said just now really shocked the Queen Mother.

If Zhou Zhi hadn't been the empress dowager's own son, maybe the empress dowager would have dealt with Zhou Zhi together.

No one who can fight a bloody path in this harem is a kind-hearted person.

The Queen Mother is of course no exception.

The queen mother doesn't want anyone to spread the words Zhou Zhi just said, so she can only change all the people in the hall.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Hearing the words, the gray-haired old eunuch immediately understood what the queen mother meant, and nodded directly.

"Go."

The Queen Mother waved.

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