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Chapter 174 It turns out that the ninth brother is the mother’s only son

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Cao Shaoqin left, Zhou Chen became a little distracted.

I don't know how much time passed, but a factory guard walked in.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War wishes to see you."

After the house guard and factory guard came in, he bowed and reported.

"Let him in."

Zhou Chen came back to his senses and said calmly.

The internal servants and factory guards bowed and exited the Yangxin Hall.

After a while.

The Minister of War, Minister of War, walked in in a hurry.

"I have met your Majesty." After the Minister of War came in, he bowed respectfully to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon throne.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at the Minister of War coldly: "Li Yuan, I asked you to guard the city and clean up the generals who had any changes in the city's defense, but something almost happened in the city's defense."

"Is this how you defend the city for me?"

Zhou Chen looked at the Minister of War and said coldly.

"Your Majesty, I failed in my duty and failed to fulfill your Majesty's entrustment, which almost caused the city defense to lose control."

"I am guilty, please punish me."

The Minister of the Ministry of War knelt on the ground with a bang and said sorry.

In this matter, he, the Minister of War, has an unshirkable responsibility.

Fortunately, the King of Shu fled in a hurry and the city defense did not cause any big trouble.

Otherwise, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, would really be left with nothing to eat.

Zhou Chen glanced at the Minister of the Ministry of War who was kneeling on the ground and said, "I'll tell you about the punishment later. Do you have anything important to do when you come to the palace to see me?"

Just now, Zhou Chen noticed that the Minister of War was in a hurry when he came in.

I figured there was something important going on.

"Your Majesty, Uncle Zhang Guo explained some things. I felt that the matter was of great importance and I did not dare to neglect it, so I entered the palace immediately."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The Secretary of the Ministry of War took out a booklet and said, looking a little uneasy.

oh!

Zhou Chen raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

What could have made the Minister of War look so uneasy?

Zhou Chen has never seen the Minister of War have such an expression.

A chamberlain guard who was standing next to him stepped forward to take the fold from the hands of the Minister of War and sent it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen took the booklet from the hand of the house guard and opened it with curiosity and glanced at it.

It was this glance that made Zhou Chen's face change and his pupils shrink tightly.

Zhou Chen did not expect that the content in this document was actually about his emperor.

Zhou Chen raised his head and looked down at the Minister of War kneeling below.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War felt a rush of pressure, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

"Did Uncle Zhang Guo explain everything above?"

Zhou Chen looked directly at the Minister of War kneeling below and asked.

The voice was calm and nothing unusual could be heard.

But the Minister of the Ministry of War didn't know why he felt a little nervous.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Minister of War lowered his head even lower.

When Zhou Chen heard this, he remained silent and his expression changed uncertainly.

No one knew what Zhou Chen was thinking in his heart at this time.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little depressing.

"Li Yuan, don't mention this matter to anyone."

"Go and bring Uncle Zhang Guo into the palace. I have something to ask him."

After a while.

Zhou Chen glanced at the Minister of War kneeling below and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Minister of War quickly responded, stood up and exited the Yangxin Hall.

After the Minister of War left, Zhou Chen looked at the contents of the folder in his hand again and frowned.

"No wonder the Queen Mother has always favored the Ninth Brother. It turns out that the Ninth Brother is the Queen Mother's only son."

Zhou Chen thought secretly in his heart.

Only now did Zhou Chen understand why the Queen Mother favored Zhou Zhi much more than him. It turned out that he was not the daughter of the Queen Mother.

…

Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother had already woken up after falling asleep for a while.

The Queen Mother propped herself up and was about to leave.

The old palace maid and the imperial doctor who were standing by said quickly: "Queen Mother, your body is very weak now and it is not easy to stay here."

The Queen Mother did not listen to the dissuasion of the old palace maid and the imperial doctor. She shook her head and said, "The Ai family is fine. The Ai family needs to go see and treat the child."

At this time, Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages King, walked in.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. Your Majesty is very weak now, so it would be better to stay on the couch and rest more."

"Your Majesty has already made a decree regarding the affairs of the King of Shu."

"My brother will bury the King of Shu properly."

After Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, walked in and saw that the Queen Mother was about to stay, he quickly spoke out to dissuade her.

"Eighth Emperor Brother, treat him..."

The Queen Mother looked at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian who walked in, her face was pale and she hesitated to speak.

The Queen Mother still couldn't believe that her son, King Zhou Zhi of Shu, died like this.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian sighed silently.

He understood what the Queen Mother meant but hesitated to speak, but the facts were the facts and could not be changed.

Seeing the silence of the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian, the Queen Mother's pale face became even more colorless.

The Queen Mother's trembling body was about to stand up, but she sat down on the couch again, her expression sad and gloomy.

Even if the Queen Mother stays in the harem for many years, she is still a woman and a mother.

She has the natural weakness of a mother.

The Queen Mother waved her hand.

The imperial doctor and some other palace maids and eunuchs all withdrew.

Zhou Xian, the Eight Sage King, hesitated for a moment and then withdrew.

The Eight Wise King Zhou Xian wanted to comfort the Queen Mother, but this kind of thing could be overcome by comfort.

When the Queen Mother saw that the old palace maid had not left, she waved her hand to the old palace maid and said, "You should go down first! The Ai family wants to be alone."

The old palace maid hesitated for a moment and then said: "Queen Mother, there was news from the uncle's house earlier that the uncle was also involved in the affairs of the King of Shu."

"Your Majesty has issued an order to arrest Uncle Guo, and his residence has also been raided."

The uncle's palace had sent a message to the palace before, and the Queen Mother was still unconscious at that time.

Now that the Queen Mother was awake, the old palace maid hesitated and told the Queen Mother the news.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression changed.

The Queen Mother did not expect that even her brother, Uncle Guo, would be involved in this matter. It was really a wave of upheaval.

Before the Empress Dowager could calm down about the King of Shu's incident, the uncle's house was confiscated again.

The Queen Mother sighed, glanced at the old palace maid next to her, and said, "Send someone to the Yangxin Hall to tell Your Majesty to leave a way for the Zhang family to survive."

"The Ai family has never asked your Majesty for anything. Let's treat this matter as a request from your Majesty."

"Tell His Majesty the exact words Ai Jia said."

Her son, the King of Shu, was dead, and the Queen Mother could no longer watch her family members being killed.

Therefore, the Queen Mother could only use this method to hope that Zhou Chen could spare the people of the uncle's house and let them live.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

The old maid understood what the Queen Mother meant and nodded.

The Queen Mother said nothing more and waved her hand.

The old palace maid quietly retreated.

…

Runan Mansion.

While Luoyang was in constant turmoil, Runan Mansion was also not at peace.

On the street, hundreds of factory guards wearing flying eagle uniforms, jade belts around their waists, and carrying crescent knives were very conspicuous.

"The East Factory is doing business, and the idle people are waiting to retreat."

These factory guards quickly passed through the streets of Runan Fucheng and rushed towards the Yuan family.

The person taking the lead was Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang.

Soon, Cao Zhengchun and the factory guards arrived outside Yuan's mansion.

"Who are you?"

"This is the Yuan Mansion, not a place where you can run wild."

"Why don't you leave quickly?"

The guards outside the Yuan Mansion saw how many people including Cao Zhengchun and others rushed towards their Yuan Mansion in a menacing manner.

Immediately, the guards outside Yuan's Mansion shouted in alarm.

"bump……"

Without saying a word, Cao Zhengchun waved his hand and struck.

The guards outside Yuan's Mansion were all blown away.

Cao Zhengchun took one step forward and stood upright in the sky above Yuan Mansion.

"The Yuan family of Runan colluded with the King of Shu to rebel and usurp the throne. They committed a heinous crime."

"Your Majesty has a decree to annihilate the Yuan family in Runan and to exterminate the nine clans of the Yuan family in Runan."

Cao Zhengchun's sharp voice spread throughout the Yuan family.

Even the surroundings of the Yuan family and half of Runan Prefecture could hear it clearly.

What?

Colluded with the King of Shu to rebel and usurp the throne?

Whether it was some people from the Yuan family or some people from Runan Fucheng near the Yuan family, they were all shocked and speechless after hearing the news.

No one thought that a wealthy family like the Yuan family, the head of the seven great families of the Zhou Dynasty, would collude with the King of Shu to rebel and usurp the throne.

This is simply incredible.

"Do it."

"Anyone who dares to resist will be shot by the Zajia without mercy."

Cao Zhengchun waved his hand.

Hundreds of factory guards rushed directly into Yuan's house.

"What a shame, our Yuan family in Runan is the head of the seven great families in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"The decree of an oral decree is like killing my Runan Yuan family. It is simply a joke."

Four figures ran out of Yuan's house.

He exudes a powerful aura.

Although the masters of the Yuan family all followed their ancestors and clan leaders to Luoyang, there are still a few who stayed to guard the Yuan family's lair.

"snort."

"Don't say you are the head of the seven great families. Even if you are the four great nobles, if His Majesty orders you to die, you will still have to die for the Miscellaneous Family."

Cao Zhengchun's face turned cold and he waved out his palm.

Half-step to heaven?

The faces of the four masters who rushed out from Yuan's house changed when they felt the aura erupting from Cao Zhengchun.

Unfortunately, before these four Yuan family masters had time to react, they were slapped away by Cao Zhengchun from the air.

After the four masters of the Yuan family fell to the ground, they struggled for a few times and then died.

Cao Zhengchun, the half-step celestial being, could not receive the palm with all his strength, let alone the four of them, even their half-step celestial being ancestor.

After dealing with the four masters who rushed out from the Yuan family, Cao Zhengchun did not stop, took one step forward, and continued to attack the interior of the Yuan family.

Although many experts from the Yuan family have left, there is a bit of emptiness inside.

But the Yuan family is said to be the head of the seven great families in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This Yuan family's home base still has a lot of power.

It's not easy to capture the Yuan family's lair with just hundreds of factory guards.

Therefore, Cao Zhengchun, the chief governor of Dongchang, had to take action himself.

Under the attack of Cao Zhengchun, a half-step celestial master, the Yuan family's defensive power was completely helpless.

Within a few minutes, the entire Yuan family had basically completely lost their ability to resist.

…

Rongyang Prefecture City.

The Zheng family's mansion is also experiencing a scene of suppression.

Zhang Liao led the Nanying Shenwu Guards to directly surround the entire Zheng family's residence, completely surrounding the entire Zheng family's residence.

Compared to the rampage of the factory guards, the attack of the Shenwu Guards is more inclined to the battle of the army.

At Zhang Liao's order, the powerful crossbow in the hands of the Shenwu Guards was like a meteor, directly piercing the tranquility of the entire Zheng family.

There were constant screams.

"kill."

At the same time, Zhang Liao also led the Shenwu Guards into the Zheng family's mansion.

The sound of fighting came from the Zheng family's residence.

The deafening sound of fighting shook almost half of Rongyang City.

Facing the clearing out by the Shenwuwei army, the Zheng family had no chance of winning.

Unless the patriarch of the Zheng family can return with the masters of the Zheng family, or all the private soldiers of the Zheng family gather together, maybe they can fight with the Shenwu Guards.

However, it is a pity that the patriarch of the Zheng family and the masters of the Zheng family have all been buried at the Shangyang Gate of the palace, and the private soldiers of the Zheng family have also been divided and surrounded by other Shenwu guards.

Therefore, there is only one outcome waiting for the Rongyang Zheng family.

That was to be killed by Zhang Liao and his Shenwu Guards.

…

Southern Xinjiang.

On the official road in the wilderness.

A group of people were driving a large number of carriages at great speed.

There were more than thirty guards on horseback escorting him around.

"Brother Ziming, where are we going?"

A young man sitting next to the carriage looked at a middle-aged man riding on horseback and asked strangely.

They have been attacking day and night for several days, but none of them know the specific destination.

The family members only told them to obey Brother Ziming who was riding on a horse quilt next to them.

Yes, the middle-aged man riding on horseback next to him is none other than Yuan Ziming.

And these people brought by Yuan Ziming were also the young disciples secretly sent out by the Yuan family.

Their destination is to exit the customs.

Yuan Ziming heard the young man's question and did not answer directly. Instead, he glanced at the young man and said, "You will know when you get there."

It's not that Yuan Ziming didn't want to tell these people the destination.

But Yuan Ziming was afraid that these people would cause some trouble after telling them the destination.

After all, these people are the leaders of the younger generation of the Yuan family, and they are used to living a wealthy life.

If they heard that they would leave the seclusion and go to that barbaric land, I am afraid that the younger generation of these families would not be willing to do so.

"Young Master, the eagle dogs from Dongchang are catching up again."

At this time, a knight guard rode over from behind and reported to Yuan Zi.

"These Dongchang eagle dogs are really haunting."

"However, we are about to reach our destination. Even if the Dongchang Eagle Dog wants to intercept us, I'm afraid it will be too late."

After Yuan Ziming heard this, he sneered.

Along the way, the Dongchang factory guards were like dogs, biting them tightly and not letting go.

If they hadn't sent out a lot of guards to block the Dongchang guards behind them, they might have been overtaken by the Dongchang guards a long time ago.

Now that they are about to leave the customs, they are no longer afraid of the Dongchang factory guards who are chasing them closely behind them.

By the time the Dongchang factory guards caught up with them, they had probably already left the border.

Is it possible that the guards in the Dongchang factory can still pursue them and chase them out of the confinement?

"Boost."

Yuan Ziming shouted loudly.

The group of them immediately speeded up the delivery.

(End of chapter)