Late at night, the emperor was walking by. Wu Zetian, who was sitting high above, looked at Xu Shide, who was kneeling below, and said: "This is a good job, I will give you a reward!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Xu Shide continued: "I have something to ask of Your Majesty. This case started two years ago and ended today for two full years. I have never been home to see you, so I want to say something before the Emperor.

Taking leave to go back to my hometown for a visit."

"Are you going back to your hometown, or are you going to seize the Yue King's treasure?" Wu Zetian asked suddenly, which caught Xu Shide off guard and his face changed, and he subconsciously whispered: "What?"

Xu Shide reacted immediately and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what your Majesty means? What... what is the treasure of the King of Yue?"

"Don't understand? Okay, let me remind you, you should know the three books of Lan Shide by now, right?" Wu Zetian, who was already well aware of Xu Shide's reaction, couldn't help but sneer when he saw that he was still arguing.

He said in a loud voice: "Didn't you say that you no longer want to be my eagle dog and want to return to your hometown to be a rich man? What, what did you say, you forgot so quickly?"

"Your Majesty, minister..." After hearing this, Xu Shide finally panicked and stuttered, not knowing what to say.

"What? You still don't want to tell me the truth?" Wu Zetian said coldly. When she saw Xu Shide slumped on the ground, she immediately slapped the table and shouted: "Come here, drag this traitor out to me and cut his body into pieces.

Chop it into minced meat!”

"Ah... no, Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life, spare my life!" Xu Shide said with a trembling voice as soon as he heard this.

Zhou You, who had already brought two Qian Niu Guards in from the outside, saw Xu Shide's face pale and his body covered with chaff. He couldn't help but thought to himself: "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place! Where has the courage to plot against the prince gone now?"

"Tell me, what happened to the prince's rebellion? Tell the truth, if there is even one untruth, I will definitely kill you to pieces!" Wu Zetian scolded her sharply, and Xu Shide was so frightened that he did not dare to say anything secretly.

He told all his plans.

After hearing this, Wu Zetian's face turned a little dark, and then he shouted in a deep voice: "Someone, drag this traitor out, cut his body into pieces, and throw his body into the mountains to feed the wolves!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life... spare your life! Your Majesty..." Xu Shide hurriedly begged for mercy, but Wu Zetian turned around and didn't look at him again, allowing the two Qianniu Guards outside the door to come in and drag him out.

Seeing Wu Zetian standing there silently, Zhou You was about to leave quietly, but suddenly he heard Wu Zetian say: "Zhou You..."

"Ah... Your Majesty! I am here!" Zhou You responded excitedly, and then Wu Zetian turned around, looked at him with a faint smile and said: "What are you afraid of? Do you think of me as a man-eating tiger?

?Xu Shide deserved to die. He actually dared to serve me and frame the prince. Naturally, I will not show mercy to him. However, you have made a contribution this time and saved me from being deceived by this evil thief. I will reward him well.

you!"

"Your Majesty, I am a knight-errant. Your Majesty gave me an official status and became a warrior. It is truly a great favor. How can I not repay Your Majesty's kindness with death?" Zhou Youlian said with a look of fear.

, anyway, if it sounds good, it's not worth much. As long as it can gain Wu Zetian's trust, are you afraid that you won't be able to get along in this world like a fish in water?

Sure enough, Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Okay! It seems that I did not misjudge the person! Zhou You, from today on, you are the chief minister of the Inner Guards Mansion, and your status is second only to the chief minister of the Inner Guards Mansion.

Pavilion leader is an official position of the fourth rank."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Zhou You looked flattered on the surface, but he was secretly depressed in his heart. Damn, the leader of the Imperial Guard's Palace? The power is not small, but it is a shady official position! But I have to admit it.

, the leader of the Inner Guards Mansion is indeed Wu Zetian's direct descendant. He is probably more trusted by Wu Zetian than the Qianniu Guards, and he is also more likely to have access to some secret things.

After leaving the emperor's company and returning to the Imperial Envoy Post, I found that Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, Fang Yingyu and Zeng Tai were all here. None of them had slept in the middle of the night! After all, what had happened before was too dangerous.

, who can sleep now?

"Zhou You, what is going on? Why are you by the emperor's side?" Seeing Zhou You coming back, Di Renjie couldn't help but hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

Li Yuanfang on the side couldn't help frowning and asked: "Zhou You, are you the undercover agent sent by the emperor to your lord's side? It's a good thing that your lord and I trust you so much. I didn't expect you to..."

"Hey, okay, Yuan Fang!" Di Renjie waved his hand and said: "I believe that Zhou You is not that kind of person. He is a wanderer who is used to being at home. I am afraid that even the emperor will not be able to easily dispatch and assign him."

"Haha, adults still understand me," Zhou You said with a smile, then told Di Renjie about the conversation he heard between Xu Shide, Liu Chali and Li Gui in the mountain attic: "After hearing this, I realized

Something bad happened! The matter was pointed directly at the prince, and I didn’t dare to be careless. Just in time, I discovered that Xu Shide had other selfish motives and was not so loyal to the emperor. After following him all the way and seeing that he was going to see the emperor, I took the risk and went to see the emperor and informed him.

The emperor heard what I heard."

"I thought at that time, no matter what plans this Xu Shide had in the end or what articles he wanted to make, as long as the emperor knew what kind of person he was, he would definitely not end well," Zhou You continued.

After hearing this, Di Renjie was a little excited and hurriedly stepped forward to Zhou You and said, "Zhou You..."

"Sir, what are you doing?" Seeing Di Renjie salute him, Zhou You was flattered and even stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Zhou You, you must accept this tribute! This is for the Tang Dynasty, for Emperor Taizong, and for the late emperor to thank you for turning the tide in the crisis and saving the Tang Dynasty from being overturned!" Di Renjie said: "

If you hadn't been brave and resourceful, and took advantage of the opportunity, I'm afraid His Highness the Crown Prince would really be in danger."

"Xiao Hong also thanked Zhou Guard on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince," Fang Yingyu, who looked heroic in black clothes, also hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee.

"Hey, Mrs. Yingyu, please get up quickly!" Seeing this, Zhou You hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "No, what's going on? You and His Royal Highness?"

Di Renjie on the side also smiled and explained: "Zhou You, let me introduce to you. This Mrs. Yingyu is also called Xiaohong. She is the prince's personal maid. She came to Huzhou on the prince's order."

"Oh, so you are from the Crown Prince? Let me just say, your origin is unusual, but I really didn't expect that you were sent by the Crown Prince," Zhou You said with a fake smile.

Zhou You then looked at Zeng Tai and couldn't help but said: "By the way, Sir, how could Sir Zeng be an internal guard? What happened after Yuan Fang and I went to the theater and encountered a trap?"

Di Renjie also briefly said that he had received a report from Liu Da, the housekeeper of Liujiazhuang, saying that Liu Chali was killed. However, Di Renjie found out that the headless body was the gardener Jiang Laosi, and found out that Liu Da was the murderer.

Two Chang'an guests were killed, and those who threatened Zhang Chun and Wang Wu learned the identity of Liu Da's inner guard.

At the same time, Di Renjie also talked about the fact that the prince came to see him, and that the two Chang'an guests were actually the people sent by the prince to find Xiaohong. Later, Di Renjie also realized that Zeng Tai was an internal guard. If you like movies and TV shows, please sign in
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