Shi Zhengxiu walked through the crowds and looked at his colleagues gathered around the tables with a smile. He bowed to them one by one and toasted, and shouted: "When it gets dark, I will watch the stars.
When the time comes, I will go with you all to congratulate the emperor!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of thunderous applause.
He drank one cup after another, and in a blink of an eye he had arrived at Su Zongshan's place. He poured the wine for him himself and drank it with him. The latter was not in a hurry to take it, but instead asked with a smile: "How can we put on such a big array today?"
When the war comes, I guess you have no official duties?"
Shi Zhengxiu knew what "official business" he was talking about, and then smiled slightly: "What other official business can there be in my Si Tian Prison? You are joking."
Su Zongshan originally wanted to tentatively ask the Ministry of Industry about the progress of the matter, but he was so vague that it was hard to guess what his intentions were. While hesitating, he suddenly heard someone calling Shi at the door.
Before the prisoner could ask him again, the latter drank all the wine, said goodbye to him, and hurried out.
The weather was cold, and Shi Zhengxiu had just drank. He shivered several times as soon as he came out. He straightened his clothes, followed the man down the steps, and looked at him with a heavy expression: "How is the weather today?"
The Lingtai Lang replied hesitantly: "There are no clouds in the sky, and the stars are clearly visible. But... I haven't seen any auspicious signs. Is it you who made a mistake, or..."
"Can I still fool all the officials?" Shi Zhengxiu sighed and slowly lowered his head, "You are still not good at learning, so don't lie."
Ling Tailang saw that the commander's reaction was a bit abnormal, but he did not dare to say another word, so he had to step aside and let him stride into the Sitiantai.
Standing in front of Shi Zhengxiu was a high stone platform, with winding stone-gray steps extending from the top, straight to his feet, with the majestic momentum of Mount Tai. He looked at it already
It had been more than thirty years, but this time when he came to Si Tiantai, he felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation. Although there was no expression on his face, he felt already in his heart.
Already panicked, his ears were ringing, and his eyes were dizzy. He thought to himself, at this age, if he failed in this matter, he would only end up worse than being impeached and removed from office.
Tragic. But then I thought, if I continue to swallow my anger and continue to do shameless things for Su Zongshan, I am afraid that I will be betrayed by him sooner or later, and then I will really be speechless and doomed.
Thinking of this, he stopped and suddenly looked back. The bright lights in the official office were all in sight, and he had already walked halfway. Therefore, he did not look back, and stepped firmly on the stone slab with his two feet, and his pace became faster and faster.
firm.
Ling Tailang waited in the audience for a long time before Shi Zhengxiu came down. Looking at him calmly and calmly, he handed over a sealed note and said matter-of-factly: "Today's celestial phenomena are indeed auspicious.
Unheard of wonders
Please read out the divination results to Prime Minister Liu and other ministers. I will arrive later." Lingtai Lang took the note casually and ran into the official office. He opened the crystal curtain and hurriedly came to give it to everyone.
congratulate.
"Congratulations to Prime Minister Liu! Congratulations on participating in politics!" Ling Tailang smiled and bowed one after another, "The country is blessed, God has sent a good omen!"
Liu Zhennian didn't care about these things. He just listened to everyone praising them in unison and said coldly: "Then read it."
Ling Tailang opened the note with great interest and read from the beginning: "The minister Shi Zhengxiu said: month, month..." He seemed to see something at this time, his eyes widened suddenly, his whole body was shaking, and his tongue was licking his tongue.
Not straight anymore.
Niu Yuan, who was on the side, had been in a bad mood recently, just picking up vegetables and eating without even saying a word. Now seeing him hesitating in his words, he felt even more irritated, so he put down his chopsticks with one hand and said angrily:
"Say! Why did you stop? Keep talking!"
Ling Tailang was sweating like rain. He responded several times, but still didn't read. Seeing General Liu Zhennian look angry, he was so nervous that he read quickly: "Yue, the lunar eclipse is confusing, there should be someone in the palace."
When the ministers cause trouble, they are either thieves or thieves, which can even lead to bad things."
Everyone's faces turned pale. Their smiles still stayed on their faces, but they became extremely stiff. Their eyes were still looking at Ling Tailang steadily, but they just became in a trance, as if their souls were out of the body. No one dared to make a sound,
They didn't even dare to turn their heads, they were like a group of motionless sculptures, causing the noisy atmosphere to suddenly fall to freezing point, and the hall was completely silent.
Guifu seemed to want to resolve the embarrassment in front of him, so he smiled at Liu Zhennian, stood up, picked up a piece of fish, and drank a glass of cold wine, but no one responded to him, only his own place made a ding.
The sound made him even more embarrassed.
‘Crack!’
Liu Zhennian suddenly slapped the table hard, knocking off a porcelain bowl. It crashed and shattered on the ground. He stood up, with a pair of angry eyes like two balls of flame bursting out.
Staring at Ling Tailang: "Where do you and Shi Jianzheng live?"
Heart! You know clearly that it is a ferocious elephant, but you deliberately deceive me, and you still dare to throw a banquet like this! What, do you want to make fun of the truth and watch us make a fool of ourselves? If you still want to survive, put Shi Zheng to rest as soon as possible
Bring that old guy here and let me interrogate you!"
Lingtai Lang was new to the job, but he had never seen him get so angry. He was so frightened that he crawled out of the hall. He hurriedly took a hemp rope from somewhere else, and immediately his superior, Tiantai, killed the defenseless old prisoner.
They were tied up and brought to the front of Liu Zhennian.
The banquet was all moved away, and all the officials hid in the back room. Only Liu Zhennian was sitting in the hall, with his unsheathed sword lying horizontally on the table. The cold light was cold and threatening, and he was only a few inches away from Shi Zhengxiu who was kneeling on the ground.
Far away - just push forward slightly, this sword can cut off his head.
"Shi Zhengxiu!" Liu Zhennian clenched his fists and shouted, "What on earth do you mean! 'The troubled official in the palace' refers to me? Do you want me to die!"
Shi Zhengxiu was frightened when he saw the blade of the sword, closed his eyes and replied: "If I want to be your enemy, why bother to invite you to a banquet and do such a useless thing? This banquet is just to disturb those people.
Use your arrogance to break the sentiments of those people and let the Prime Minister eradicate thieves and clean up the officials!"
Liu Zhennian snorted coldly: "What do you think I believe? A mere Tianjian and Supervisor dares to discuss state affairs arbitrarily!"
"You should know that there are many rebellious ministers in the imperial court. I, a minister of Si Tian, have no choice but to ask the gods to remonstrate. It doesn't matter if you want to kill me, I'm afraid you won't deal with it.
Internal rebellious ministers. In that case, the disaster of the lunar eclipse will not be seen today, and it will also befall the imperial court in the future!"