In Changle Palace, Li Mu handed the booklet to Zhou Wu and asked: "Your Majesty, what should be done with these people?"
Zhou Wu opened the booklet, glanced at it a few times, and asked Li Mudao: "What do you think?"
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "I feel that the Great Zhou Dynasty has been suffering from chronic diseases for a long time. The courtiers have formed cliques for personal gain. In order to attack dissidents, they will do anything they can. If we want to cure this kind of chaos, we need to use strong medicine. Your Majesty can do it."
Take this opportunity to support some close friends..."
Zhou Wu rubbed her eyebrows and said to Li Mu, "I'll leave this matter to you."
Li Mu bowed and said: "I obey your order."
The book given by Zhou Zhong records the crimes committed by many officials from both parties over the years. Some have been embezzled and bribed, some have bent the law for personal gain, and some have abused their power. These records, one by one, fill the whole book.
A month ago, Li Mu felt that stability should be the priority in the court.
Over the past month, Li Mu gradually realized that there was something fundamentally wrong with the Great Zhou Court.
Instead of maintaining superficial stability and letting them slowly encroach on the decaying Zhou Dynasty, it is better to cut through the mess quickly and use strong medicine to weaken the old and new parties while gradually returning power to the queen.
When the queen took complete control of the court, whoever passed the throne to the Zhou Dynasty would have nothing to do with the old and new parties.
Even if the Queen does not pass on the Zhou family or the Xiao family, and she gives birth to a son to pass on the throne, it is still her own business.
Or, if the Queen's cultivation reaches the eighth level, then no matter how strong the old and new parties are, with their absolute strength, they are not even qualified to protest.
In that case, let alone the imperial court, look at Zuzhou? Who else dares to bully him?
It's a pity that this can only exist in Li Mu's fantasy.
The Queen's seventh realm comes more from inheritance than from her own practice. Unless she encounters a greater opportunity, the seventh realm is the pinnacle she can reach in this life.
So far, what Li Mu knows? Including Xuanjizi, all the strong men in the seventh realm have been promoted to the upper three realms through inheritance.
Zhou Wu leaned on the dragon chair, supported her head, and said, "I'm a little tired. How many folds are there? You can read them for me."
Li Mu moved a chair, sat down at the table and said, "Your Majesty, please rest first. Wait until Your Majesty wakes up. The soup in the imperial kitchen is almost ready..."
Although it is unlikely that a strong man in the seventh realm will be tired, Li Mu has not forgotten that the queen's inner demons have not been eliminated? Suppressing the inner demons? But it is a very mentally draining thing, and the consumption of mental energy is no less than that of the same level.
A battle between masters.
With Li Mu here, she no longer has to worry about court affairs. Zhou Wu leaned on the dragon chair, closed her eyes, and recovered her mind.
Suddenly, a fog appeared in front of her eyes. When the fog dissipated, she was no longer in Changle Palace, but in the Imperial Garden.
Zhou Wu soon realized that this was a dream.
As a strong person in the seventh realm, she can control her body and consciousness, but dreams seem to have little to do with people's active consciousness, but are dominated by another kind of consciousness.
She wanted to withdraw her self-consciousness from the dream, but she heard a sound coming from the depths of the imperial garden.
This made her change her mind, and she became quite interested in the content of her subconscious fantasies.
So she walked slowly along the path of the Imperial Garden and walked towards the depths of the Imperial Garden. As she walked in, the conversation in the depths of the garden gradually became clearer.
"This orange is very sweet. It is a tribute orange from Jiangnan. You can try it."
"I want you to feed me."
"Nonsense."
"Huh, you're not even willing to do this for me, you don't love me anymore..."
"Okay, okay, open your mouth..."
…
Deep in the garden, there seemed to be a man and woman in love. Zhou Wu had never experienced love, and she did not feel envious.
She just felt that the fragrance of the flowers in the imperial garden could not cover up the sour smell in the air. Just as she was about to leave, the man and woman sitting in the pavilion suddenly turned around.
In the pavilion, she was peeling open an orange with a smile and putting the petals into the mouth of the person in her arms.
And the one nestled in her arms was actually...
Changle Palace.
Zhou Wu, who was lying on the rocking chair, suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, and there was even a fine drop of fragrant sweat on her forehead.
After Li Mu finished reviewing the last memorial, he glanced inadvertently and found that the Queen had woken up. Then he asked with some surprise: "Your Majesty, are you very hot?"
Zhou Wu looked at Li Mu, and the picture appeared in her mind again.
She realized that her inner demons seemed to be getting worse.
Li Mu noticed the Queen's absence, waved his hand in front of her eyes, and whispered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Zhou Wu came back to her senses and said: "I'm fine, you can go back first."
Li Mu said: "The soup in the imperial dining room is ready. I'll serve you a bowl..."
Zhou Wu waved her hand and said: "No, I will let Ah Li leave later. You can go back first."
Li Mu could only sort out the folds he had read, put the chair back to its original place, and said, "I'll go back first."
After walking out of Changle Palace, he sighed softly.
The reason why he came to Changle Palace was that he didn't know how to face the situation at home and wanted to sort out his thoughts first. The Queen obviously didn't give him this chance.
It was lunch time at this time, and officials from various government offices in the palace began to walk out in groups.
An official looked at Li Mu walking out of Changle Palace and sighed: "What is a favorite? This is a favorite. I go to His Majesty's palace more times than I go to Zhongshu Province..."
Another official said: "What he is holding seems to be a book..."
When his eyes glanced at the book in Li Mu's hand, he shivered inexplicably, crossed his arms and said, "It's getting cold, so I need to wear more clothes tomorrow..."
Li Mu walked out of the palace and walked all the way back to Li Mansion.
Standing in front of the mansion, he never stepped in.
It was hard for him to imagine what it would be like if Li Qing and Liu Hanyan appeared at home at the same time.
In Liu Hanyan's eyes, Li Qing is undoubtedly Li Mu's ex-girlfriend.
Although they have never confirmed their relationship, Li Mu cannot deny that Li Qing is indeed his first love.
If it weren't for fate, there might be someone else sleeping next to him every night.
When a wife meets her ex-girlfriend, or the current owner of the Li Mansion meets the former owner------it would be nice if the two don't fight. It can't be a happy sisterly relationship, right?
The door of the house suddenly opened, and Xiaobai ran out of the yard, wondering: "My dear friend, why are you standing at the door of my house?"
Li Mu rubbed her head, took a deep breath, and stepped into the house.
There was no awkward atmosphere as he imagined. Li Qing and Liu Hanyan were sitting in the courtyard talking, neither overly enthusiastic nor too distant.
Li Mu walked into the courtyard and said, "I'm back."
No one paid attention to him. Liu Hanyan looked at Li Qing and asked, "Where is Miss Li's previous room? I asked Wanwan to clean it up for you."
Li Qingdao: "No, I'll just clean it up myself."
Liu Hanyan shook his head and said: "This was your home before, and it will still be your home in the future. You are welcome in your own home..."
What Li Mu was worried about didn't happen. Liu Hanyan, who had always been stingy emotionally, was so generous and tolerant this time that he couldn't believe it.
Until night, when Li Mu was about to go into the room to sleep, the bedroom door slammed shut as soon as he reached the door.
Inside the room, Liu Hanyan said gently: "From today on, you will sleep in the study room."
Her voice was gentle, but her words were as cold as an iceberg.
Late at night, on the small bed in the study, Li Mu hugged Xiaobai and stroked her smooth fur, feeling a little warm in his heart.
Only she will never leave him...
Nanyuan, a mansion somewhere.
In the hidden room, there were whispers of conversation.
"Zhou Zhong has left the capital of God today and was sent to the border county."
"The two worshipers who escorted him are our people."
"This man cannot be kept. He has betrayed us and knows too many of our secrets. Unless he dies, he will always be a disaster."
"Don't worry, I've made arrangements a long time ago. He won't be able to reach the border county..."
…
A certain county in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Under the night, a stream of light passed through the sky and fell on a mountaintop.
A worshiper looked at Zhou Zhong standing at the bow of the flying boat and said, "Come down."
Zhou Zhong looked at the vast wilderness and asked: "Two adults, are we going to sleep here today?"
The worshiper said: "Why, you are a prison officer, do you still want to stay in a good inn?"
He looked at Zhou Zhong and couldn't help but ask: "Master Zhou, you are a smart man, why do you do such a stupid thing? If you don't do it as a good minister of the Ministry of Justice, you will not enjoy the glory and wealth, but you have to go to the north to die."
…”
Another worshiper said impatiently: "What nonsense are you talking to him about? Let's do it early. We can live happily outside for a while, and then return to the capital of God..."
Zhou Zhong looked at them and asked, "You want to kill me?"
The worshiper said: "Master Zhou, wouldn't you be so naive as to think that your majesty would be lenient to you and you wouldn't have to die?"
Zhou Zhong said lightly: "You are deceiving me."
The man sneered and said: "If I kill you, there will be no bones left that have been burned by the Samadhi True Fire. Who would know that you prisoners will eventually die in the hands of ghosts and monsters anyway."
Zhou Zhong asked again: "Do you really want to kill me?"
The man stretched out his hand, and there was a blazing flame floating in the palm of his hand. As he walked towards Zhou Zhong, he said: "In the next life, be a smart person."
Zhou Zhong looked at him and said softly: "The crime of deceiving the emperor should be punished according to the law."
puff.
The flame in the worshipper's hand suddenly went out.
It wasn't that he canceled the spell casting, it was that his spell had no mana support.
The moment Zhou Zhong finished speaking, his head and body suddenly separated. The wound was as smooth as a cut, and blood spattered three feet high.
After his physical body died, his soul left his body. His expression was full of fear, and he subconsciously wanted to escape, but he slowly dissipated in confusion and fear.
In the blink of an eye, a strong man in the fifth realm lost his body and his soul disappeared.
Seeing the strange death of his companion, the other worshipper turned pale and turned around to run away without hesitation. His body flashed through a stream of light and quickly disappeared into the night sky.
On the top of the mountain, Zhou Zhong said: "Come back."
The worshiper who had escaped rolled back and appeared in the same place as before.
Zhou Zhong looked at him and asked: "The official work has not been completed, where are you going?"