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"My concubine pays my respects to Your Majesty." Nalan Zhengzheng's blue silk dress was embroidered with spring begonias with Bianliang embroidery, and three thousand black silks were rolled up high into a deer bun. The eight phoenixes swayed their tails, and the silk jade pendant made a ringing sound in their ears.The eyebrows of Yuanshan Dai painted with luozidai are delicate and light.The rouge is lightly applied, as if a touch of drunkenness is lighter on the pink cheeks.The corners of the pretty mouth evoked a faint smile.

"Get up." Situ Lieyu didn't look at her, and continued to look at Zhezi with his head down.

Nalan Zhengzheng was slightly embarrassed, "Your Majesty, Siyaotang has cooked the tonic, and my concubine brought it to Your Majesty while it was still hot." She knelt and raised the white porcelain bowl above her head.

"Leave it alone, Gu Guo knows how to drink."

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager ordered that the concubines must take care of Your Majesty. If the medicine is cold, it may not be effective."

"I know." Situ Lieyu gave her a disgusted look, the bowl of tonic was still steaming, and the black color exuded a disgusting smell.He stared disdainfully, picked it up and drank it in one gulp.

Nalan hurriedly went up to collect the bowl, "Your Majesty has worked hard."

"Is there anything else? If you have nothing to do, just leave."

"The Empress Dowager is here." A voice came from outside the room, Nalan Zhengzheng hurriedly stepped aside, bowed his head and remained silent.

"Greetings to the queen mother." Situ Lieyu got up, and the long beads on his body hit each other with a crisp sound.

"I heard that Zhang Juzheng's eldest son has done bad deeds, which has aroused the indignation of the people? What does the emperor think about this?"

"This matter actually alarmed the queen mother. I thought it was just a trivial matter. Zhang Luzhong would find out by himself. No matter how bad it is, Chang Wenzheng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is not an idle job."

"The Ai family wants to know how the emperor should deal with it if it is found out that something is wrong?"

"This is all done in an impartial manner. The emperor is as guilty as the common people when he breaks the law. What's more, he, the young master of an official family, actually committed murder and arson. If he is alone, the people of the world will not accept it."

"This......"

"The queen mother doesn't need to mention this matter anymore. I won't send Gu if I have to deal with business."

The Queen Mother choked back when the words just came out of her mouth.Zhang Luzhong is her most powerful confidant in the court. If his power is suppressed, the queen mother will be like a roc with its wings broken.

two days later...

"Chang Wenzheng, how's the investigation going?" Situ Lieyu sat on the dragon chair and looked down, all the results were determined in his heart, but he still looked like an ignorant and fair decision maker.

"I have found out that Zhang Jingzhi had a quarrel with Xiaomin to snatch a woman, and they used the power of the government to fight and fight, causing her death. After being coaxed away by the brothel owner, he still held a grudge and set fire to the brothel. The wind caused the fire to burn down the entire street."

"Zhang Luzhong, what else do you want to say?"

"I... have nothing to say." Zhang Luzhong knelt on the ground and burst into tears.

"Master Chang said, according to my law, how should I be convicted."

"Return to Your Majesty, the crime of murder and arson must be paid with life."

"No!" Zhang Luzhong almost shouted, "The old minister begs His Majesty to spare one of the younger sons for the sake of the old minister who has worked so hard for the country and society for many years. The old minister only has one son, Your Majesty!"

"Master Zhang only knows that he has only one son. Do you know if the person killed by your son has a wife, children and widowed mother? Do the dead and injured in the whole alley have any relatives? If the orphan is not treated fairly based on personal feelings, This makes the people of the world how to laugh about my royal majesty!"

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Luzhong lay powerlessly on the ground, trying to make a final struggle.

"Following the imperial decree, Mr. Zhang does not need to say anything, and retreats." Situ Lieyu swung his sleeves and walked away.

Since then, Zhang Luzhong lost his beloved son and fell into a slump, so he chose someone else to take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.