In Chang'an, there was a person sitting and lying in a bedroom of the Gu Mansion. If Xu Bin saw him, he would scream in surprise. That was Wang Yonggui, the county's chief registrar.

He was taking a nap on the bed. An oil lamp in front of the bed was shaking, as if it was about to go out. Only a weak light could still illuminate the area in front of the bed.

He is Wenyan's spy who was placed in Changling. His purpose is to do as much evil as he can. The only condition is not to be discovered by the county magistrate. If he can be framed, he will be framed. As long as he does all the evil things, he will be

The crime was assigned to the county magistrate.

He knew that as long as he did those things, he would definitely die, but he had no choice, because the conditions given by Wen Yan were very tempting. As long as he sacrificed for this matter, his family would be helped, and he would become an official in the court.

No problem.

Who is Wen Yan? He is Li Shu's right-hand man. His words represent Li Shu's words, so he is not worried about him not keeping his promise.

Since he has made a promise, he will not break his promise. After all, if he breaks his promise, he will not be convinced by the time. Who else will dare to work for him.

Suddenly, an object was thrown in from the outside, hit the window, and slid down the window. There was a loud noise, which shocked Wang Yonggui. He was so frightened that he immediately jumped to the window and asked: "Who is it?"

However, nothing was found. There was only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves outside, and the rest was not seen.

Wang Yonggui saw the cloth bag on the ground with a cautious attitude. He picked it up and looked at it in his hand. It seemed to contain strange things, which made him feel uneasy.

This feeling became stronger and stronger. Wang Yonggui seemed to be thinking about something, but he kept suppressing the terrible thing, as if he was frightened when he mentioned it.

Wang Yonggui placed the cloth bag on the table. Under the illumination of the oil lamp, he felt a little eerie and terrifying, as well as a little scared and uneasy.

Wang Yonggui opened the bag slowly and nervously, put his hand in, and suddenly stretched out his hand.

He seemed to have touched something cold, which made him pale with fright. I hope it wasn't what he imagined.

So he reached in again, trying to avoid contact with the cold object, and pulled out a piece of paper. He saw some blood stains on the paper, which made him even more frightened. He couldn't imagine what was inside the bag.

What is it.

Wang Yonggui opened the note with trembling hands, and his eyes became more disbelieving and desperate the more he looked at it.

His expression became more and more exaggerated, and anyone who saw him would be frightened by the despair and fear in his eyes.

He murmured: "This is impossible, this is impossible, is he lying to me, is he lying to me?"

Then he comforted himself again: "Yes, he is lying to me. He promised me that he would not lie to me, no."

Wang Yonggui was a little overwhelmed and took out the contents of the bag. On it was an ear, a pale ear, with a trace of wrinkles on it, and a mole on it.

When Wang Yonggui saw this ear, he burst into tears and his face was extremely distorted. He was extremely sad and heartbroken. This was his mother's ear!

Then combine it with what is written on this piece of paper.

His entire family is gone.

This is impossible, this is impossible, they have no reason to kill his family.

But what was before him was the truth, which he couldn't believe but couldn't help but believe.

Wang Yonggui seemed to have a tall building in his heart that suddenly collapsed. He was so desperate that he cried.

"Who is it? Who is it?" Wang Yonggui's eyes were filled with extreme sadness, and then were replaced by extreme resentment.

A dead person cannot be resurrected, but he can make the person who killed his mother look good.

Early the next morning, the people standing in the court felt that this court meeting was very unusual. They were all on tenterhooks and did not dare to relax their vigilance today.

Although there is no one on the throne now, the people below do not dare to act impudently and make loud noises, for fear that today's war will involve them.

The consultant felt a little heavy. He was forced to do it. He was even involved in this matter. How could he sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers?

Originally, he had mastered the essence of the 'Gou' Tao, and he was humble and developed, so he tried not to get into arguments with others.

As a result, Li Chen and Wang Cen conspired behind the scenes, and even he was involved. They sent people to make alarmist statements, and there was some truth in what they said. Their current enemy is Xie Ji. As long as this person is removed, they will be safe and sound.

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"The Prime Minister has arrived."

This sentence scared everyone to the point of getting goosebumps. This Xie Ji actually came back so quickly.

Xie Ji walked into the main hall with steady steps. Seeing the atmosphere today and thinking of recent events, he understood.

There was a dead man's face that had not changed for thousands of years, serious and calm, solemn and dignified.

He looked at everyone with equal eyes, but his eyes revealed a little bit of pride. He was not arrogant, but it made people complain in their hearts.

This is exuding a slight power that cannot be violated from the inside out, which is intimidating.

The black court dress was embroidered with some unknown animal patterns with gold thread, but I saw that this court dress complemented Xie Ji so well.

"Why is it so quiet today?" Xie Ji asked and looked at the officials present. They usually chatted non-stop and even started fighting when they came in, but today it was surprisingly quiet.

"That's because when they saw the Prime Minister, everyone was speechless and choked. They didn't know how to describe their expressions, so they had to stand quietly at a distance to greet the Prime Minister." Someone saw Xie Jiwen speak out and thought this was a good opportunity to flatter him.

As long as the flattery is loud, even trash will ascend to heaven.

After hearing these words, someone's face became unkind, so he said: "It is difficult to achieve great things if you try to flatter others, take advantage of others, and do not correct your way."

This was a good scolding, and everyone cheered in their hearts, but their expressions did not change. But what about Xie Ji's expression?

Xie Ji said nothing and had no reaction. This old eunuch was dedicated to serving the public. He had served as a royal censor and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He valued etiquette very much. He was not used to Xie Ji's actions and often spoke out to give advice. However, he was criticized.

The emperor was indifferent.

However, the emperor did not do anything to this eunuch. Although he often drove him away, he always just let him go home and think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

I wasn't in court before because I had to stay away for a few months due to some family circumstances.

I was a little disheartened by the current situation. I submitted dozens of resignation letters, requesting to resign and return to my hometown to live in seclusion in the mountains. But each time, I was rejected by the emperor and refused.

Cui Zheng still has a glimmer of hope. As long as the emperor can stay away from the sycophants, everything can return to normal.

Naturally, we have disdain for these people who are just opportunistic and follow the trend. Therefore, they are not polite at all.

The official who was flattering Xie Ji wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. His face turned red. Why did he forget that this person was here?

When he comes to court, he will trash all the civil and military ministers of the court, including His Majesty. Fortunately, Your Majesty ignores him. Sometimes he is annoyed and even does not allow him to come to court for a period of time.

It has to be said that it is a miracle that despite offending the minister of civil and military affairs, he can still criticize people in court.

Xie Ji did not take action against him because he was not a threat. He only cursed and had no real power. What's more, all the civil and military officials were unhappy with him.

Moreover, he was His Majesty's first teacher. His Majesty was affectionate towards him, so he allowed him to scold him.

This person could have developed his own power in the court, but because of his bad mouth, many people stayed away from him.

Xie Ji thought that this was interesting, so he said to Cui Zheng with a slight smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but the court has lost some integrity."

It was okay that Xie Ji didn't speak, but when he spoke he completely angered him. His face turned red, he pointed at Xie Ji and said: "You are a traitor, a traitor, a traitor, a villain..."

Xie Ji saw that he was so angry that he asked in his heart what he had done. He could make him so angry just by saying hello to him.

"Old sir, please calm down, and then continue to scold when your anger subsides. I haven't listened to the old gentleman's instructions for a long time, and I miss him very much." Xie Ji walked over and patted Cui Zheng on the back to make him calm down.

Cui Zheng was startled by Xie Ji's words. What's wrong with this treacherous minister?

I had long heard that Xie Ji had been messing around in the court recently, which made the officials complain, so he hurriedly finished his work and hurried back.

Did Xie Ji take the wrong medicine? He usually ignores this scene, but has he changed his strategy today?

No matter what he does, he will still scold you anyway. As long as His Majesty does not repent, he will scold you until you die.

Cui Zheng didn't appreciate Xie Ji's gentle policy, so he just snorted and scolded him later to avoid wasting his words.

"Your Majesty has arrived." The emperor, dressed in formal attire, walked up to his seat and sat down. After everyone saluted and said hello, the court meeting began.

When the emperor saw Cui Zheng, his eyes lingered on him for a moment, and then he said, "Mr., has the matter been settled?"

"My dear minister, there is no problem. It's just that there are many traitors and sycophants in the court. I hope that your Majesty will be close to virtuous ministers and stay away from villains."

Qin Lun's face twitched as soon as he heard this. He had said it so many times, but he still returned: "Sir, what you said makes sense. We will discuss this matter later. Do you have anything to say today?"

Everyone is already very familiar with this scene, so there is no reason to be surprised. It is this scene every time, and they are no longer surprised.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

A man stood up and spoke righteously to the emperor.

The emperor nodded, and the man spoke eloquently: "Your Majesty, in a few days it will be New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, to see off the old and welcome the new. Please make arrangements early."

In fact, preparations for this matter started half a month ago. Now when I go to the street and take a look, I can see that people are coming and going, and it is very lively. All the big houses have red lanterns hanging in front of their doors, and couplets have been

Posted up.

It’s just that a lot of things have happened recently that I have forgotten about the New Year.
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