Nowadays, the situation in the court is delicate, and the civil and military ministers who have always been independent in their own affairs have come together by chance, and they are all particularly concerned about Lord Bai Song, who has never been in court early and has no official position.
There is no other reason. You can feel it from the emperor's recent attitude towards Bai Song.
First, he handed over the revision of "History of the Tang Dynasty" to him. Recently, he rescued the queen from desperate situation. Now, he allowed the queen to live in the Beiding Palace with peace of mind.
With such trust, even if we look at history, we probably won’t be able to find another Bai Song.
The reason why the civil and military ministers are completely restless is the appointment of some new people after the Spring Festival this year.
Without exception, members who passed the Spring Examination this year will be given priority for deployment, and have been placed in various departments inside and outside the court.
Although it is our duty to arrange people who are selected in the imperial examination to serve as officials, the placement situation this year is particularly balanced. Because it is too balanced, it is a bit strange.
Many ministers present had private contact with these young men of letters, and some tried to coerce and induce them to join various forces, but they were all surprisingly rejected.
It would be fine if one or two people refused to win over, but it would be a bit strange if everyone refused at the same time.
However, these candidates followed the advice of Zhang Liang, Minister of Industry, so some people suspected that everything was being manipulated secretly by the Beiding Palace.
These things can only be based on feelings, and it is difficult to find definite evidence. The civil and military ministers discussed privately and felt that the Beiding Palace was suspicious, and because the emperor's trust in the Beiding Palace was difficult to express clearly, he could only use this opportunity to let him know.
Your Majesty, check it out.
It is said that by investigating the dark forces in Chang'an City, the emperor might be able to discover what Lord Bai has been doing secretly.
Before going to court today, the civil and military ministers had made preparations in private. Now that Master Wei Zheng has started, the other adults have also agreed.
Above the court, Zhang Liang could not change the situation by himself.
Li Shimin saw that the opinions in the court were so strong, even if he didn't want to investigate, he still had to pretend to silence the civil servants and generals.
So after the dispersion of the dynasty, a group of elites from the Six Ministries, headed by the Secret Zhao Division, began to inspect the interior of Chang'an City.
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There was a sudden change in the capital, which soon affected the Beiding Palace.
Princess Mingzhu received the news immediately, and at the same time, she also received the news that some people had been arrested.
Bai Song was fine, but Zhang Liang found Bai Song as soon as he came out of the palace.
In the living room, Zhang Liang didn't have time to drink tea, so he quickly grabbed Bai Song and said: "The emperor has temporarily decided to cleanse the underground forces in Chang'an City. Although he did not explicitly target who, the pressure from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty was obviously aimed at
Sir, you are here."
Bai Song felt that the news was a bit sudden, but he didn't particularly care. He nodded and said, "I understand. I will ask my subordinates to be careful later."
"In short, everything is about stability. I have brought you the message and I will leave first."
Zhang Liang didn't want to stay long, he still had a lot of things to deal with.
As soon as Zhang Liang left, Princess Mingzhu came with her maid.
"Husband, I just received news that Mo Zhu was arrested by people from the imperial court."
"Mo Zhu was arrested?" Bai Song was stunned and a little surprised, "Isn't she running a bank? How could she be arrested?"
"It seems that the person who came was well prepared. He knew that Mo Zhu was a remnant of the Mo family, and took him away without giving her a chance to explain."
"Mo Zhu didn't resist?"
"No."
Bai Song breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's okay. It seems that this girl is quite sensible and doesn't force herself. Who caught her and where is she now?"
"Someone watched Mo Zhu being taken to the imperial city that was being renovated."
Bai Song thought about it and didn't reply immediately.
Princess Mingzhu added: "My husband made plans early because Jian Shisan heard that Mo Zhu had been arrested and had already headed towards the imperial city."
"What?" Bai Song was shocked, "You didn't tell me earlier!"
Bai Song was secretly feeling bad. Mo Zhu could be sensible and cooperate with the investigation, but what about Jian Shisan?
This can be said to be a rare master of swordsmanship in the world. He has a proud temperament, and he is very kind to Mo Zhu, like a brother and a father.
Now that he sees Mo Zhu being arrested, he doesn't care what the other person's reasons are, let alone whether he is from the imperial court or not. He may kill people if he doesn't say a smooth word.
If a life was taken, a simple matter would definitely become very complicated. Even if Jian Shisan was not afraid of the court and would probably leave, he, the one who took the blame, could not leave Chang'an, and he would have to go around to explain himself.
Thinking about it, Bai Song couldn't sit still and quickly asked someone to get on the carriage and go to the imperial city.
But Bai Song was still late. As soon as his carriage reached half way, screams came from the direction of the imperial city. It seemed that a battle broke out at the entrance of the imperial city, and the nearby people fled in all directions.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Bai Song stopped riding in the carriage, jumped off the carriage and rushed towards the direction of the fight.
Thick smoke kept coming out from the entrance of the imperial city. In addition to the retreating people, there were also officers and soldiers walking in the opposite direction.
Just when Bai Song was praying that Sword Thirteen should pay attention to the scale, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the sky above the imperial city!
Like dark clouds covering the sky, the area outside the imperial city changed from day to night. The scene was very strange and peculiar.
Bai Song stopped suddenly and looked at the expanding black shadow not far away, which made him feel a little scared.
This aura is vague and non-existent, giving people more of a cold and oppressive feeling.
The coldness in the shadow was different from the coldness in Bai Song's body.
The coldness in Bai Song's body was pure coldness, but the aura he was facing now had a coldness and strangeness.
Donghuang!
Bai Song knew why the battle broke out at the entrance to the imperial city.
It turned out that Jian Shisan encountered Donghuang's obstruction.
At first, Bai Song was afraid that Jian Shisan would make too much noise, but now he was already worried about Jian Shisan.
Bai Song is one of the people who best understands Jian Shisan's strength. Although Jian Shisan's true energy is not strong, his sword skills can make up for his shortcomings, and even ordinary masters are no match for him.
But we have to face Donghuang...
Obviously Jian Shisan's situation is even more dangerous.
Bai Song looked at the sky, and there were countless sword lights flashing under the black shadow, and another round of battle between the two began.
Bai Song ran wildly again and soon entered a space surrounded by black shadows.
As soon as he entered this black space, Bai Song realized something was wrong. In this dark world, people were instantly deprived of perception. There was no sound, no consciousness, and the only thing that could be used was vision.
The people who didn't know what was going on were lost and howled in terror, holding their heads and struggling on the ground, but there was no sound.
Bai Song looked at his hands and pinched his face, but felt nothing.
There is a large open square at the entrance of the imperial city. Bai Song can already see the two people fighting in mid-air from a hundred meters away.
However, Jian Shisan's situation was not optimistic. He had used all his strength to attack continuously, but Donghuang on the opposite side was able to move around easily without suffering any damage.