Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

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In the prison of Dongchang.

Cao Shaoqin gave an order, and the factory guards began to prepare instruments of torture.

After a while.

There were bursts of screams in the prison.

Cao Shaoqin looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who was hung up, screaming continuously under the torture of Dongchang, and the corners of Cao Shaoqin's mouth curled into a cold arc.

For such diehards, only after they have tried the torture of Dongchang can they know why the flowers are so red.

"Second governor, if such excessive torture is used, the subordinates are worried that his body will not be able to bear it."

A factory guard next to him couldn't help but said.

The 108 bells of torture in the East Factory simply represented the most extreme pain in the world, such as skinning and bone removal, that was just an appetizer.

A pampered person like Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice may not be physically able to withstand the torture of Dongchang.

It's okay for the others to die under the torture of Dongchang.

But this Minister of the Ministry of Punishments is a repeat offender, and without a clear order, he can't just die like this.

"Don't worry, with the governor here, he can't die even if he wants to."

Cao Shaoqin said gloomyly.

"go."

"All the people who were arrested by the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment will be brought over by the governor to be tortured together."

"The governor wants to see if the heart of our minister of punishment is as hard as his mouth."

Cao Shaoqin spoke again.

"Yes, Second Governor."

The factory guard took orders and left.

From time to time, screams could be heard in the cell.

...

After half an hour.

Cao Shaoqin looked at the note in his hand,

The above are some things explained by some people in the Shangshufu of the Ministry of Punishment who couldn't bear the torture in Dongchang.

Coincidentally, what one of the concubines of the Ministry of Justice confessed was the news about the plans of the three great families and the King of Shu.

This was overheard inadvertently by the concubine of the Ministry of Justice.

Needless to say, this was a pleasant surprise.

Although, what this concubine gave was not comprehensive, just a little, but it was better than nothing.

As for the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, under the torture of Dongchang, he has passed out twice.

But he just didn't say a word.

This made Cao Shaoqin's face dark.

I can't help but sigh in my heart, none of these figures who can stand in the court hall is Yi Yi's generation.

They are all old foxes, they have seen through the world, and they have seen that the only way to survive is to keep silent

Had they spoken, all their hopes would have been lost.

So, I put on a look like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, held my breath, and didn't open my mouth.

Cao Shaoqin put away the note in his hand, stood up, and left Dongchang directly.

Now that he had gained something, of course Cao Shaoqin immediately went to the palace to report to the emperor Zhou Chen.

...

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Zhou Chen looked at the note Cao Shaoqin sent up, his expression didn't change much.

Du Ruhui and Jia Xu have roughly figured out the plans of the three great families and the King of Shu.

With outstanding people like Du Ruhui and Jia Xu, if they can't even guess this point,

That's too incompatible with their famous name left in history.

And Cao Shaoqin sent up what the concubine of the Ministry of Punishment explained on this note.

Although it was only a little bit, it also proved that Du Ruhui's and the others' conjectures were not wrong.

Zhou Chen put down the note in his hand, raised his head and looked at Cao Shaoqin; "Cao Shaoqin, these few days, you have been watching Luoyang inside and outside, and you can't relax for a moment."

"The minister obeys the order."

Cao Shaoqin bowed and said.

"besides."

"Notify the factory guards in Runan and Rongyang, I want to know every move of the Yuan family and the Zheng family these days."

"The troubles of the Yuan family and the Zheng family cannot be let go."

Zhou Chen said again.

As soon as Zhou Chen learned of the plans of the three great families and the king of Shu, Zhou Chen had already sent Dongchang to send factory guards to Runan and Rongyang.

Therefore, in both Runan and Rongyang, there are Dongchang factory guards active, monitoring Yuan's and Zheng's families.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Shaoqin bowed again.

"Go!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

Cao Shaoqin turned and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

...

late at night.

The Prime Minister's Mansion was brightly lit.

In the meeting hall.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo sat in the lower seat, while Zhou Zhi, the King of Shu, was sitting in the main seat covered in black.

Zhou Zhi looked at the Prime Minister Yuan Bo below; "Prime Minister, I have a question for the Prime Minister."

"I hope the prime minister can answer the king truthfully."

Zhou Zhi looked at Prime Minister Yuan Bo seriously and said.

"oh!"

When Prime Minister Yuan Bo heard this, he was a little puzzled. Zhou Zhi, the king of Shu, asked him any questions, and he still had such an expression.

"My lord, please tell me."

"The minister must know everything."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo nodded, wanting to see what Zhou Zhi wanted to ask him?

"Is it true that the grand master died in battle in the four northwestern prefectures, and you, the prime minister, were also responsible for it?"

Zhou Zhi looked at Prime Minister Yuan Bo and asked without blinking.

When Prime Minister Yuan Bo heard this, his face was obviously stunned.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo did not expect that Zhou Zhi would actually ask this question,

This made Prime Minister Yuan Bo feel a little uncertain. He didn't know how Zhou Zhi knew about it and why he asked him about it.

You know, not many people know about this matter so far, and it is very secretive.

"Why would your lord ask such a question?"

"Where did the prince hear this news?"

Prime Minister Yuan Bo did not answer Zhou Zhi's question, but asked Zhou Zhi instead.

"This king heard it from His Majesty."

"Prime Minister, I don't need to say more, you should know what this means?"

Zhou Zhi no longer needed Prime Minister Yuan Bo to answer.

Because this rhetorical question from Prime Minister Yuan Bo is the best answer.

What's more, Prime Minister Yuan Bo's obviously stunned expression was also seen in Zhou Zhi's eyes.

Hearing Zhou Zhi's words, Prime Minister Yuan Bo's expression changed immediately.

Of course the prime minister, Yuan Bo, knew what it would mean if it came from the mouth of the man in the palace.

It means that the one in the palace who checked the Ministry of Accounts and took down the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is just a superficial illusion.

The real purpose is to clean up their influence in the court one by one and cut off their wings.

If this is the case, then the family behind them is probably already under the surveillance of Dongchang.

Just waiting for the right time, the thunderbolt in the palace strikes.

The family behind them will be wiped out by the one in the palace just like the Boling Cui family, and will completely disappear in the long river of history.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo's face was serious.

It never occurred to him that the person in the palace already knew about this matter, and still kept silent.

It really deserves to be called the palace of the emperor, it is hidden deep enough.

If Zhou Zhi hadn't told the news today, Prime Minister Yuan Bo would not have thought of this.

"My lord, since my lord heard this from His Majesty."

"So the prince thinks, has His Majesty noticed about our matter?"

Prime Minister Yuan Bo looked at Zhou Zhi who was sitting on the throne.

Zhou Zhi's face changed for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "Probably not, otherwise we would be in the Dongchang Prison just like Shangshu Xingbu and the others."

"However, our time is running out, and we can't wait until the end of the year."

"If we wait any longer, I'm afraid the prime minister will also go to Dongchang Prison."

Zhou Zhi glanced at the prime minister and said.

Originally, they started planning at the end of the new year, but now things have changed, and the houses of the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment have been ransacked successively.

If they don't act quickly, their party members in the court will be wiped out.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo might also be ransacked.

At that time, it will be too late to think about it.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo nodded; "What the lord said is that the people from my Yuan family and Zheng family have already left, and they will arrive in Luoyang within two days."

"The Fan family's staff also rushed to Luoyang secretly."

"The matter in the palace depends on the prince. It is best to get the warrant from the queen mother."

"It will be much more convenient to act this way."

Prime Minister Yuan Bo said.

As long as you can get the queen mother's warrant, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Except for the warrant of the emperor Zhou Chen in the palace, the warrant of the empress dowager is the most authoritative.

"This king knows, and I will arrange everything in the palace."

Today, the palace has undergone several cleanings, and it is already different from usual.

Even the prime minister Yuan Bo and the seven great families who have been handed down for so many years have no possibility of being able to touch the palace.

Therefore, only Zhou Zhi, the king of Shu, can arrange the affairs of the palace now.

After Zhou Zhi and the prime minister Yuan Bo had a secret talk, Zhou Zhi quietly left the prime minister's mansion.

After Zhou Zhi left, the prime minister's gaze was a little erratic.

At this time, a skinny figure came out from nowhere.

"Old Ancestor."

Seeing the skinny figure walking out, Prime Minister Yuan Bo immediately stood up and called out respectfully.

Because this skinny figure is none other than Yuan Tianshu, the patriarch of the Yuan family in Runan.

Yuan Tianshu is not only the ancestor of the Yuan family, but also the magic needle of the Yuan family.

One of the few great half-step celestial beings in Dazhou.

He is also the only half-step heavenly and human powerhouse among the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is precisely because of the existence of Yuan Tianshu, a half-step celestial being, that the Yuan family can firmly rank first among the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yuan Tianshu walked to the main seat where Zhou Zhi had just sat, and sat down directly.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo saw Yuan Tianshu sit down and said, "Old Ancestor, you heard what the King of Shu said just now, do you think that person in the palace is aware of our plan with the King of Shu?"

Yuan Tianshu raised Lao Wa's eyelids, glanced at Prime Minister Yuan Bodao, "Does it matter if you realize it or not?"

"Immediately activate the Yuan family's most urgent news channel, notify the family, and let them be careful."

"Those young children who are sent away should also notify them immediately, and watch out for the factory guards to hunt them down."

"Since the person in the palace already knows that Wen Zhong's death has something to do with the Yuan family, then the person in the palace must have made arrangements for the Yuan family."

"Now the masters of the family have all been transferred to Luoyang, the house is empty, don't be taken away by the factory guards to the Yuan family's lair."

Yuan Tianshu said in an old voice.

Hearing Yuan Tianshu's words, Prime Minister Yuan Bo's face was shocked.

yes!

Is it important that the man in the palace is not aware of the plan of their three great families and the King of Shu?

Now most of the masters of the Yuan family have been transferred to Luoyang.

The Yuan family also became the target of the palace who must be wiped out because of the matter of the grand master Wen Zhong.

It can be said that the Yuan family's arrow is already on the string and has to be fired.

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Yuan Bo immediately nodded; "Yes, Patriarch."

The most important thing now is to inform the clan of these news, so that the clan is careful to guard against possible raids.

And the prime minister Yuan Bo suggested that those young children sent away by the Yuan family should also be careful of the pursuit and interception of the Dongchang factory guards.

This is the most important.

That's right.

Most of the Yuan family's manpower has been transferred to Luoyang.

Prime Minister Yuan Bo just did not tell Shu King Zhou Zhi that the Yuan family's troops had arrived in Luoyang, but chose to conceal it temporarily.

Because the prime minister Yuan Bo always knew that their plans with the King of Shu were only driven by interests, so they had to hook up together.

The two sides are not really of one mind.

There should be some concealment and precautions.

"Also, people from the Zheng family and the Fan family should be arriving soon."

"You have to do your best to help them cover up their whereabouts, so that no one can find out, and you can't let people from Dongchang smell it."

Now both the Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice have been arrested.

Then the Fan family and the Zheng family had to rely on Prime Minister Yuan Bo to deal with the concealment of their whereabouts.

"Don't worry, Patriarch, I will help them cover their tracks."

The prime minister Yuan Bo said that he was the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After two dynasties in Luoyang, he has already taken root in Luoyang.

It wasn't much of a problem for him to help some people hide their tracks.

...

Outside the prime minister's mansion.

On a tree branch in a corner not far away, Cao Shaoqin stood on a branch, frowning and looking at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The dark atmosphere in the prime minister's mansion made Cao Shaoqin's eyes flicker non-stop.

Especially one of the hidden auras made Cao Shaoqin feel a little bit of danger.

"Could it be that old man from the Yuan family also came?"

Cao Shaoqin thought to himself.

And beside Cao Shaoqin lay an unconscious factory guard.

Of the two factory guards monitoring the Prime Minister's Mansion, one was unconscious and the other disappeared.

If Cao Shaoqin hadn't rushed over, he wouldn't have been able to discover these obscure auras in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

With Du Ruhui and Jia Xu's previous conjectures, Cao Shaoqin didn't need to think too much, he also knew that these obscure auras in the prime minister's mansion should be the arrival of the Yuan family.

At this time, a factory guard came over quietly, saw Cao Shaoqin on the branch, and immediately bowed and said, "Second governor."

"Where did you go?"

Cao Shaoqin asked without looking back.

"Report to Governor, just now, my subordinates found a person who was moving strangely, and my subordinates chased after him, but lost him in the end."

This factory guard is the other person in charge of monitoring the prime minister's mansion.

"waste."

"That's what the King of Shu sent to lure you away."

"The King of Shu just left the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Cao Shaoqin turned around and looked at the factory guard softly.

When the factory guard heard this, he knelt down immediately; "This subordinate is convicted, and I ask the second governor to forgive me."

"Go back and receive the punishment."

Cao Shaoqin dropped the four words, jumped up, and left directly.

Zhou Zhi thought that he came to the prime minister's mansion secretly and no one would know.

As everyone knows, Cao Shaoqin just watched him leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.