Zhou Zhong walked out of the prison, and the doctor of the punishment department who was waiting outside came to his ear and whispered: "Master Chen of the official department is here."
The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment were the pillars of the old party in the government. Zhou Zhong walked to the government office, looked at a figure standing in the government office, and asked: "Master Chen is here, is there something important?"
The Minister of Official Affairs turned around, looked at Zhou Zhong, and asked: "The above message is that the Minister of Rites must be severely punished. This is a big blow to the Zhou family and the new party, and we cannot let this opportunity pass."
Zhou Zhong said lightly: "Just being a minister of etiquette is not enough."
The Minister of Civil Affairs' eyes flashed and he asked: "Master Zhou, what do you mean..."
Zhou Zhongdao: "The source of this matter is Zhou Ting's wife, not the Minister of Rites. If she can be dragged into the water, the Zhou family will definitely keep her, whether it is for face or for other reasons. My purpose is Zhou
Without those two gold medals for immunity from death, it will be much easier for us to fight with the Zhou family in the future."
The Minister of Civil Affairs nodded and said: "The late emperor's gold medal for immunity from death was actually given to thieves who stole the country. It is indeed a shame for us. It would be best if we can let them use those two gold medals. But according to my guess, the Ministry of Rites
I'm afraid the minister will not reveal his mother-in-law, and it is impossible for the Zhou family to use the gold medal to avoid death for a mere minister of etiquette..."
Zhou Zhong glanced at him and asked, "Master Chen, don't you believe me?"
The Minister of Civil Affairs was stunned for a moment and asked: "Could it be..."
Zhou Zhongdao: "The Minister of Rites has confessed that he framed Li Mu because of his mother-in-law. Zhou Ting's wife was the instigator behind it. She is the mastermind behind it. This time, I will make the Zhou family pay a sufficient price."
The Minister of Official Affairs was shocked and said: "The Minister of Rites actually confessed her..."
Afterwards, he came to his senses and praised: "Master Zhou always surprises people when he does things. If we can get the Zhou family to hand over those two death-free gold medals, Master Zhou will take great credit..."
Zhou Zhong said calmly: "In order to help the main room, this is what I should do..."
…
In front of the Zhou Mansion, an uninvited guest came.
Zhou Zhong, the Minister of Justice, although his surname is also Zhou, is different from the Zhou family. When he stood in line at the court, he sided with the old party. Over the years, new party officials have often suffered at his hands.
Zhou Zhong came to Zhou's house alone. Although there was no official from the Ministry of Punishment following him, the eldest lady's husband was still in the jail of the Ministry of Punishment. Zhou Zhong would not do anything good if he came to Zhou's house at this moment.
Even so, the Zhou family's concierge did not dare to neglect him. After inviting him into the Zhou Mansion, he reported the matter as quickly as possible.
Zhou Zhong was sitting in the front hall, sipping tea. After a while, someone stepped into the hall.
Zhou Xiong, a member of the Zhongshu House, first walked to the main seat and sat down. Then he looked at Zhou Zhong and asked, "What is the important matter for Minister Zhou to come to my Zhou Mansion?"
Zhou Zhong put down his tea cup and said: "I am here for official business, so I won't make any detours. The Minister of Rites paid for the murder and framed the important ministers of the court..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Zhou Xiong, "The minister of the Ministry of Rites committed a serious case, and the Ministry of Punishment will sentence him as he should. The Zhou family abides by the law and will not interfere."
Zhou Zhong nodded and said: "That's good. Then I would like to ask Zhou Sheren to invite Mrs. Zhou out and let me take him to the Ministry of Punishment for trial."
When Zhou Xiong heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
He forced himself to calm down, glared at Zhou Zhong, and asked: "What does the case of the Minister of Rites have to do with the fourth lady? She is the wife of the dynasty, how can you try it just as you say?"
Zhou Zhong looked calm and said slowly: "Your Majesty has a decree. The case of Mr. Li being framed will be handled by the Ministry of Punishment with full authority. Anyone involved in the case, regardless of identity or status, will be severely punished. The Minister of Rites has confessed and paid for the murder.
Mrs. Zhou is the mastermind behind Mr. Li’s case. If the Zhou family doesn’t hand her over, they are resisting the decree. Does the Zhou family have to resist the decree?”
Zhou Xiong's forehead was throbbing with veins, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Your Excellency, please keep a fine line in your conduct and don't go too far."
Zhou Zhong said calmly: "If I hadn't left a trace, the people who came to the Zhou Mansion today would be the agents of the Criminal Department."
Zhou Zhong's words have made it very clear. As the minister of punishment, he does not need to personally take action to catch people who commit such things, but he has given enough face to the Zhou family. If he comes here alone, if the Zhou family is still so tough, he will give him face.
Shameless.
This also shows that the punishment for the fourth lady is about to be decided, and there is no room for negotiation.
Even though Zhou Xiong wanted to kill the Minister of Rites, he had to admit that the matter was getting serious.
After he calmed down, he looked at Zhou Zhong and said, "Master Zhou, please go back first. In an hour, I will go to the Criminal Department to handle the matter in person."
Zhou Zhong stood up and said, "I am waiting quietly at the Criminal Department."
A moment later, in a courtyard of the Zhou Mansion, a woman grabbed her scattered hair and yelled through gritted teeth: "You bastard, you bastard, I didn't agree with Qianqian marrying him at that time, but you insisted on marrying him. Now you can see him clearly."
What’s wrong with your face?”
Zhou Ting slapped her on the face and said angrily: "Shut up, if it weren't for you, how could things be like this!"
The woman covered her face and was stunned for a moment before she completely exploded.
She pinched Zhou Ting's neck and said crazily: "You dare to hit me, you dare to hit me!"
Zhou Ting knocked her unconscious with one palm and ordered the maid in the courtyard: "Take Madam back to her room to rest. Don't let her step out of the room without my order."
The two maids helped the woman back. Zhou Xiong looked at Zhou Ting and asked: "Fourth brother, this matter..."
Zhou Ting closed his eyes and said, "Go and ask Big Brother. No matter what Big Brother decides, I agree."
Zhou Xiong walked outside the courtyard and crushed a jade talisman. Soon, a figure suddenly appeared in the courtyard.
It was Shangshu who ordered Zhou Jing.
Zhou Xiong stepped forward and said: "Brother, at the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of Rites confessed his brother and sister... Just now Zhou Zhong came to the house to ask for someone, and I asked him to go back and wait. How should we handle this matter?"
Zhou Jing's eyelids drooped slightly and he said: "People from the old party will definitely not miss this opportunity."
Zhou Xiong sighed: "The Ministry of Punishment has to give an explanation, but we can't really hand over our siblings..."
Zhou Jing said: "I'm afraid what they want is not a human being."
Zhou Xiong was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and asked: "Brother, what do you mean, is their goal is the Zhou family's death-free gold medal?"
Zhou Jing stretched out his hand, golden light flashed in his hand, and two tokens appeared. He handed the tokens to Zhou Xiong and said, "Send these two tokens to the Ministry of Punishment."
After Zhou Xiong took it, he asked uncertainly: "Two?"
Zhou Jing said: "Either send two or none. The younger siblings are from the Zhou family, so Qian'er's husband is not?"
The significance of the gold medal for immunity from death was so great that Zhou Xiong was reluctant to give it up and did not understand it for a while. After being reminded by Zhou Jing, he quickly figured it out.
Either save both, or neither.
The Zhou family only has these two options.
As for saving one and giving up another, as one of the nine surnames of the Zhou family, if the Zhou family did such a thing, they would probably be ridiculed by the world.
The Zhou family cannot afford to lose this person.
For them, profits can be lost, but this kind of face must not be lost.
He put away the gold medal, sighed, left Zhou's house, and walked towards the Criminal Department.
After a while, the Ministry of Punishment and the Minister's Yamen came.
Zhou Xiong slapped a gold medal on the table and asked Zhou Zhong, "Here is the gold medal for immunity from death. Can I take the Minister of Rites and leave with me?"
Zhou Zhong picked up the token, looked at it, and said: "The late emperor gave me a gold medal for immunity from death. Even the death penalty can be avoided. Naturally, the crime of exile can also be avoided. Come, take Mr. Zhou to the heavenly prison and let the Minister of Rites out."
Zhou Xiong turned around to leave, but Zhou Zhong said, "Stay."
Zhou Xiong's eyelids twitched and he asked, "What else is there?"
Zhou Zhongdao: "The crime of the Minister of Rites can be avoided, but in this case, Mrs. Zhou is the main culprit. If the Zhou family does not send her to the Ministry of Punishments today, I will send someone to get her."
Snapped!
Zhou Xiong took out another death-free gold medal from his arms, slapped it heavily on the table, and said, "Is it okay now?"
Zhou Zhong nodded and said, "Please let me, Mr. Zhou She."
Zhou Xiong snorted coldly, turned and left.
Not long after, he walked out of the Ministry of Justice with the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, looked at him angrily, and said: "Remember, the Zhou family wasted a gold medal to avoid death for you. You should be nicer to Qianqian in the future, and don't be ungrateful..."
The Minister of Rites nodded. Zhou Xiong, who had turned around, did not notice that there was no trace of gratitude in his eyes, but only hatred.
Things that originally had nothing to do with him ended up implicating him and almost killing him. The Zhou family gave up on him first, and now they show such an attitude. Who are they showing it to?
Ministry of Punishment.
In the yamen's office, Zhou Zhong opened a book on the table.
Turning to a certain page, he picked up the pen and lightly crossed out the two "Zhou family" written on the list on that page.
After that, he closed the book and said slowly: "There are seven more..."
…
As Li Mu walked on the street, the people of Shendu greeted him enthusiastically.
"That's good, Mr. Li."
"Captain Li is not yet married, and his daughter is also of the right age to be married. Should Captou Li consider his daughter..."
"Captain Li, I have two daughters at home, one is more beautiful than the other..."
"Captain Li, don't leave..."
…
Li Mu couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the crowd, and he didn't even bother to collect his telekinesis, so he ran away.
This case has been clarified, and it has been clarified so thoroughly that even the details of the case are clear to the people.
Now, everyone in the world knows that he is a virgin.
Along the way, there were countless people who wanted to marry their daughter to Li Mu, or wanted to marry him. Although Li Mu usually got along with them, he had no idea about their daughter.
All of this is Zhou Zhong's fault. For him to become famous in the capital of God in this way again, sooner or later Li Mu will come to him to settle his account.
Finally, when I got home, I saw several carriages parked at the door.
Beside the carriage, Master Mei was directing several people to move the things in the carriage inside.
Li Mu came over and asked, "What is this for?"
Lord Mei smiled and said: "This is what your Majesty has given you. There are precious fabrics, rare flowers and plants, and some rare tributes from various places. Later, your Majesty will also have the formations in your house rearranged.
…”
The carriage stopped in a row outside Li's house. If Mrs. Mei hadn't explained it, Li Mu would have thought that the Queen was moving into his house.
He really didn't expect that Li Si would also guess this.
Li Si said that the Queen would become enthusiastic again after a short period of indifference towards him. Looking at the boxes of rewards, Li Mu even wondered if the Queen wanted to flirt with him?
Li Mu didn't know whether she had met her inner demon or not, but it was true that she was inexplicably hot and cold towards him.
Li Si said that this is a routine between men and women. Only when they are hot and cold, and at a distance can they arouse each other's tension and sense of crisis. Looking back now, Li Mu found that during the days when he was left out, he was really worried about gains and losses and could not eat well.
I can't sleep well, all I can think about is the Queen.
But if you think about it carefully, it is impossible for the Queen to master such high-end routines.
Her emotional intelligence is not much better than that of Xiaobai, how could she come up with such a profound scheme.
He shook his head, threw this bold and unrealistic idea out of his mind, and walked into the house.
The queen gave many gifts, and Li Mu planned to pick some and send them to Zhang Chun.
Lao Zhang's protection for him in the court was no less than Li Mu's protection for the Queen.
Li Mu was very moved by this, and specifically asked the Queen to reward Zhang Chun with a house with three entrances. It was located in Beiyuan, not far from Li's house. Although he was not a neighbor, it was just a few steps away.
At this time, Beiyuan was a house not far from Li Mansion.
Zhang Chun stood at the door, directing the two palace guards, and said: "Move slowly, move slowly, don't damage things..."
Today, he finally fulfilled his wish to move to a new home.
Although the house only changed from two entrances to three entrances, the location is completely different. This is Beiyuan, where the real dignitaries of Shendu live. Living here, he can only go out and say that he is an official in the court.
.
Zhang Chun took Mrs. Zhang and walked around the new mansion and asked, "How is it?"
Mrs. Zhang said: "It's big enough, but the furniture is a bit old. Why don't we order some new ones?"
Zhang Chun shook his head and said: "There is no need to spend that wasted money. After a while, we will move to a bigger house. It will not be too late to move to a bigger house..."
Mrs. Zhang said in astonishment: "This is already big enough, do you want to change it to a bigger one?"
Zhang Chun nodded firmly and said: "Three admissions are nothing. If this continues, five or six admissions are not impossible. Just wait and enjoy the blessings... You clean up the room first. When it is done, I will take care of you."
You go and walk around Mr. Li's house..."
Mrs. Zhang sighed: "I could tell from the beginning that Capt. Li has a bright future. I asked you to bring him and Yiyi together, but you were still unwilling. Now there are so many women in the capital who want to marry him..."
"Shh..."
Zhang Chun covered her mouth and said: "I told you that I can't mention this matter again in the future. You must remember it. Otherwise, let alone the five-person and six-person house, two consecutive
No one has come in, and you don’t want us to take our daughter and squeeze into the small courtyard of the Yamen again, right?"
