From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 675

"This matter has nothing to do with the Inner Court."

Zhuang Xuansu's face was also very ugly, but he gave an explanation immediately: "We have not received any orders from His Majesty. In fact, His Majesty would not order us to attack Princess Qinshui's mansion. There must be other murderers behind the scenes."

Zhou Yuan glanced at her and said, "Shenjing is such a small place. After I was assassinated by Cangzhou Tiejian, all the assassin organizations in Shenjing, big and small, were cleared out. I really can't think of anyone who can organize such a large-scale assassination."

"Master Zhuang, in this regard Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "The Inner Court only obeys His Majesty, and often performs tasks such as espionage, intelligence and investigation. In terms of maintaining public order, in addition to the Shenjing government office, it is mainly the responsibility of the Jinyiwei. "

Speaking of this, she paused slightly and said: "But tonight's assassination involves royal relatives and court ministers. The Inner Court will intervene in the investigation and dig out the mastermind behind the scenes as soon as possible. "

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "You can say that, but... I want to ask you a question. "

Zhuang Xuansu was full of doubts.

Zhou Yuan said, "Do you think His Majesty has other forces besides the Inner Court?"

Zhuang Xuan thought for a moment before saying, "Zhou Yuan, I suggest you don't blame His Majesty for anything that happens. You are His Majesty's favorite, why would she want you to get into trouble?"

"Your Majesty has other forces, such as the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Palace, but the former are not good at assassination, and the latter are not so clumsy. This is obviously an extremely immature assassination. The mastermind behind the scenes is obviously not good at such planning. We will find out soon."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need, I will do this myself. You can just report directly... It was the Wusheng Sect that caused the rebellion."

Zhuang Xuansu said, "I will report to His Majesty truthfully, including your last sentence."

Watching her back as she left, Zhou Yuan couldn't help rubbing his temple and sighed slightly.

Princess Qinshui said: "Zhou Yuan, the emperor sister would not do such a thing, don't think about it."

Zhou Yuan said: "I also think this is not the work of your majesty, otherwise it would not be so clumsy. I sigh that there are still people in Shenjing who dare to do this to me."

"It seems that I have to clean up Shenjing before leaving Beijing."

He stretched and smiled: "Let's go, it's time to rest, and there will be results tomorrow."

...

The next morning, Zhang Fei was already waiting in the front hall.

Zhou Yuan finished his meal before he slowly walked to the front hall and sat down, saying, "Have you found out?"

Zhang Fei said, "I have found out. They are from the East City Money Gang. This gang is not big, with only 60 or 70 people in total. They survive by opening casinos and brothels, and also take on some revenge killings."

"Qiu Yuanren has led people to arrest them all, without missing any, but they don't know who gave them the money. They only know that a middle-aged man with 5,000 taels of silver notes went there yesterday at noon and entrusted this task."

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Nonsense, this task is to assassinate the first-class Duke and break into the Duke's Mansion. Even if those people are dumber than pigs, they would never take on such a task."

"Their relationship must be complicated. I'll give you one day to find out the truth for me."

Zhang Fei said seriously, "I understand, and I'll do it right away."

Soon, Zhuang Xuansu came again. It was obvious that he had been busy all night and his whole state was not very good.

She looked a little pale, and whispered: "His Majesty asked you to come to the palace, maybe to talk about what happened last night."

"Okay."

Zhou Yuan followed her into the carriage, and seeing her closing her eyes to rest, he asked: "Did you really not sleep all night?"

Zhuang Xuansu said indifferently: "I dare not sleep. If the Duke loses his temper, we can't bear it."

"You are wronged."

Zhou Yuan hugged her, buried his head in her neck, smelled her hair, and said: "You can't be completely indifferent after something like this happens."

Zhuang Xuansu said: "Let me go, don't touch me, I'm just a stinky woman."

Although she said so, she didn't push her away.

Zhou Yuan held her on his lap, hugged her from behind, held her hand, and said, "Your subordinates are too immoral. Why do they complain behind my back?"

Zhuang Xuansu snorted, "If you don't want others to know, don't do it yourself."

Zhou Yuan said, "I didn't think clearly last night. I thought His Majesty was doing something with you again, so I cursed."

"You are such a capable person, after all, I am still afraid that you will really go against me."

The last sentence obviously touched Zhuang Xuansu's heart. She curled her lips slightly and said, "We are more capable."I'm doing this for your majesty, not specifically to attack you."

"Also, shouldn't you release my 43 men? Do I have to beg you?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Sending people to Jizhou, isn't that targeting me? How are you going to beg me?"

"No."

Zhuang Xuansu struggled for a while, but couldn't break free, so he said, "If you bully me again, I'll tell my sister."

Zhou Yuan smiled and didn't care, but whispered, "I can release your people, but what happened last night must be defined as a riot by the Wusheng Sect."

Zhuang Xuansu turned around and almost kissed his lips, so he quickly moved away and said, "Wusheng Sect, isn't it your power?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Not many people know about this, so I have to do something about it."

Zhuang Xuansu changed color and said, "You want the Wusheng Sect to kill people? "

Zhou Yuan laughed and said, "Why, others can do something to me, but I can't fight back?"

"I will go to the southwest in a while. Shenjing cannot leave hidden dangers. You have to help me keep an eye on it when the time comes."

Zhuang Xuansu didn't say anything, just lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhou Yuan pinched her chin and turned her head over.

He looked into Zhuang Xuansu's eyes and said seriously, "Over the years, we have shared hardships and life and death many times. When we were in Datong, you already knew what I was doing."

"Xuansu, if you want to help me, you should have your own code of conduct in your heart. You know what to do and what not to do."

Zhuang Xuansu's heartbeat accelerated violently. She hurriedly pushed Zhou Yuan's hand away and sat aside.

She couldn't stand Zhou Yuan's tone and such a serious attitude.

She just whispered, "I only listen to His Majesty. I will do whatever His Majesty tells me to do."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "She asked you to do it to me? ”

“Your Majesty won’t.”

“What if!”

“I…”

Zhuang Xuansu whispered, “I will persuade Your Majesty.”

Heh, with the way the eldest sister does things, once she decides to do something, no one can persuade her.

But Zhou Yuan didn’t think that the eldest sister would be so out of her mind. She has always emphasized that in her heart, the people of the world are the first, and the imperial power is the second.

But Zhou Yuan saw clearly that in the eldest sister’s heart, the imperial power and the people of the world are equal, and even… the imperial power is slightly higher.

This means that if it is beneficial to the imperial power, she doesn’t mind letting the people suffer a little.

Of course, when it has nothing to do with the imperial power, she is still a good king who loves the people like her own children.

When she arrived at the Ziwei Palace, Empress Zhaojing saw Zhou Yuan’s expression and knew that something was wrong.

She was also smart, and hurriedly said: “What do you mean by the Wusheng Sect making trouble? Who are you going to attack?”

Zhou Yuan said: “Whoever attacks me, I will attack him. ”

Empress Zhao Jing said: "The north has just been settled, and the court needs to be stable. Now the Great Jin has a lot of things to rebuild. Don't kill them all at once. I always need someone to help me do things. ”

Zhou Yuan said: "Big sister, we have a vast territory and abundant resources. We have never lacked people who can do things. At this critical moment, the more important thing is to remove the thorns in the court, otherwise it will be difficult for everyone to work with peace of mind. ”

"Now the new law in the Central Plains has been a great success. The payment of taxes and the harvest of grain are examples, and there are also a large number of newborns. ”

"The ancient Central Plains, the worst place a few years ago, has become the foundation of the hope of the Great Jin today."

"I hope you will focus more on the Central Plains, follow the Central Plains's method, and extend it to the entire north."

Speaking of this, he took a deep breath and said: "Our business has just begun. We must eliminate all those unstable factors before we can be bold enough to do it."

"When the whole world is like the Central Plains, it will be a real era of revival. "

Empress Zhao Jing was silent.

Of course, she paid the most attention to the Central Plains, which was doing very well, so she fully agreed to send Deng Su to Sichuan as the governor.

Zhou Yuan's words made her feel quite moved.

Therefore, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! You said that the Wusheng Sect was in turmoil! Then the Wusheng Sect was in turmoil!"

"But... the court needs authority, and I will give you two days at most."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "That's enough."