Yesterday, they were still royal relatives and other people's guests, but in a blink of an eye they fell into a desperate situation. For a time, the Wu family was shrouded in a storm. Everyone realized that they had encountered an unprecedented crisis. When they were in the first dynasty, they could still retire and return home to avoid persecution in the officialdom, and during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, they could also avoid being involved in the dispute between the two countries. However, they were suspicious of the emperors, and they could not get rid of whether they retire or escape, unless they defected to the enemy country, but that was contrary to the concept they had adhered to for many years.

The Wu family also had a deep understanding of the persecution in the officialdom. In the second year of Jingding, Jia Sidao concocted the crime, and Wu Qian was dismissed from prime minister and exiled to Xunzhou. Wu Qian saw that Xunzhou City was often threatened by floods in the Donglong River, and the large area of ​​farmland north and west of Dongshan Temple was flooded for nine years, so he mobilized the people to build a flood control embankment of the Dalutian field. He was committed to benefiting the people and had remarkable political achievements. The people engraved monuments to commemorate them.

After hearing this, Jia Sidao was afraid that Wu Qian would come back from the east, so he appointed his martial official Liu Zongshen to be the governor of Xunzhou and secretly framed Wu Qian. In May of the third year of Jingding, Liu Zongshen pretended to hold a banquet to celebrate Wu Qian's birthday, and poisoned him in wine. Wu Qian died of poisoning. Before his death, he had a premonition, wrote a poem, and sat down. Thinking about the fact that he had just offended a powerful minister and was destroyed by his family. If he was suspicious of the emperor, he would destroy the whole family.

Now the Wu family has fallen into chaos. Some regretted losing discipline, which caused the disaster of family destruction; some were sad and angry, thinking that the royal family was ruthless; some tried to struggle to make a way out... But everyone found that this was all false, and the rules in the officialdom have always been the icing on the cake and the insult to the insult.

At this time, everyone was avoiding the Wu family and they were all closed to their doors to thank the guests, for fear of being caught. It was even more likely that someone could not wait to write quickly, preparing to write a letter tomorrow to impeach and accusation. At that time, jokes between friends on weekdays would be dug out at this time, becoming their crimes and becoming ironclad evidence of rebellion.

What is despair? At this time, the expression on the Wu family's face is despair. What is desperate? Just look at the current situation of the Wu family. And what is called turning around? When Wu Baochuan claimed that there is still room for maneuver, everyone could feel it in the urging voice of surprise and joy.

"Silang, tell me!" Wu Pu and the other brothers asked in unison.

"What happened today seems to be accidental. In fact, all the uncles and brothers know that when the younger sister was made the queen, they decided that it would happen. Even if the queen did not take the initiative to host the lantern festival without Qilang's collision with the saint, the young emperor who had already become wary would find other reasons to find the mistakes of the Wu family. As the saying goes, there is no reason to be a crime!" Wu Baochuan bowed to his uncles and brothers and said.

"Well, what Silang said is right. The Wu family is regarded as a trouble for his Majesty. Today's actions are only a matter of time." Wu Pu looked at the two brothers around and said, and they nodded slightly to agree.

"Your Majesty is afraid of our Wu family. It is nothing more than worrying about the prestige of the Wu family among the scholars of Jiangnan and the strength of the court that can control the situation, resulting in the fall of the imperial power and being under the cover of the embarrassment of himself; in addition, it is worrying that once the queen gave birth to a prince, she would become the crown prince under the control of my Wu family, thus forming a situation where foreign relatives interfere in politics, and even repeating the tragic incident of foreign relatives usurping the throne in the previous dynasty." Wu Baochuan continued.

"On weekdays, Silang either studied behind closed doors or visited friends. He never got involved in the officialdom. He didn't expect that he had such insight and could see things so clearly!" Wu Jie said half surprised and half praise.

"Uncle has been slandering, and my nephew is just talking nonsense. How can I compare to my brothers? If you say something wrong, I hope you brothers don't laugh!" Wu Baochuan smiled humbly, "The current emperor wants to kill Qilang in public, but in fact, it is a signal to the court officials to suppress our Wu family. This is also the reason why many familiar officials in the past have been closed. Therefore, when the situation is not yet clear, no one will risk sacrificing his career to lobby for the Wu family. Even the left and right prime ministers who are still in harmony with us will not."

"Of course not everyone will sit by and watch our Wu family suffer. They may write a letter to plead for us, and may give us a comment at the right time, but it will not be of much use. Instead, they will be regarded as a member of the party by His Majesty. Therefore, we should not be resentful because someone is closed and we should not be resentful because of their kindness. This is just a human nature. You must know that what Qilang committed is an unforgivable sin."

"Well, what Silang said was very much, and it was also a sharp attack. No one in the officialdom would risk losing his future and plead for a mortal who would die, even I would find it difficult to do it." Wu Baoli said with emotion.

"So at this time, we don't have to seek foreign aid to lobby His Majesty. This is not only not helpful in solving this matter, but will harm others. It is better to ask for help when the situation is clear. It is targeted and will win a good ending. Even if the Wu family is in trouble, they will take care of them from all sides because of guilt." Wu Baochuan took over the words.

"Silang's words are reasonable. Since now, the Wu family is easy to understand. They should not visit others, but also leave the guests behind. They should not go to the palace to ask for information from the queen." Wu Pu sets rules as the head of the family.

"Brother, are we just ignoring Qilang and letting him die?" Wu Lin was stunned when he heard this. He heard that although the eldest brother did not say it clearly, he intended to cut off the contact with the queen and let Qilang live and die.

"Everything in the world has cause and effect. Qilang did not cultivate virtue and committed a great sin today. Whether he was born or died depends on his fate. As for me, he should apologize to him when he meets him!" Wu Pu sighed with tears in his eyes.

"Uncle said this is a bad thing. Now we should do our best to protect Qilang's life so that things can turn around!" Wu Baochuan said in a shocking statement.

"Oh, why do you still have to go and save him even though you know it is unsuccessful?" Wu Pu asked in surprise. He couldn't see clearly what he was selling in the gourd.

"Uncle, the key to success or failure is actually the queen. If Qilang is beheaded, how can the emperor tolerate his pillow being the sister of an enemy, and he will inevitably depose his subordinate and be sent to the cold palace. However, if Qilang keeps his life, His Majesty will not easily depose the queen. If he does it with all his strength, it will really damage his majesty and end up with a frivolous reputation. The Queen Mother will not agree. In this way, His Majesty will pinch his nose and swallow this glass of bitter wine. If the Queen keeps it, he will not investigate the faults of our Wu family's poor education." Wu Bao said rumor.

"Silang, even if things are as expected, how can we convince Your Majesty to let Qilang go? Your Majesty is determined to control our Wu family to death, so how can we be willing to submit!" Wu Baoli asked in confusion after thinking about it. He knew that his vision was perfect, but the key to success lies in the little emperor, not in them.

"Second brother asked," Wu Baochuan nodded and said, "The reason why Your Majesty attacked our Wu family is simply because he is afraid of our influence in Jiangnan, rather than being a playboy Qilang. Therefore, the key to success or failure is how to prevent him from worrying that our Wu family will pose a threat to the imperial power."

"Well, what Silang said is reasonable, but the price is too high!" Wu Baoru nodded and said with a gloomy face. He also understood that the emperor would not have to worry about being light, but it would require exchanges with the connections and future and wealth of his children that the Wu family had accumulated over the past century.

"Sanlang, don't say too much, listen to Silang's words first. Even if our Wu family loses everything at the moment, it will be much better than the family being destroyed. And as long as the person is there and the queen is still there, we will have the possibility of a comeback!" Wu Lin waved her hand and said.

"The second brother is right. As long as the Wu family's children are still alive, it is worth paying some price to survive the current crisis. What do you think, brother?" Wu Jie also knew that the current futile struggle would only send the Wu family into a desperate situation. Compromise was the best way. He looked at his elder brother Wu Pu and said.

"My Wu family has caused this great disaster and implicated each house because of my eldest son. If I can protect you brothers, the eldest son is willing to bear it with all his strength!" Wu Pu certainly knew how much the price would be if His Majesty relieved. He stood up and bowed deeply to the two brothers and said with great guilt.

"Brother, don't do this. Our Wu family has today. We are all brothers who support each other to survive many crises. We can still survive this time safely and turn danger into a bargain. Today's affairs have exceeded our expectations, so brother doesn't have to feel guilty." Wu Lin and Wu Jie also quickly stood up and returned the salute. Wu Lin held their hands together and said.

"Oh, I am ashamed of my brothers and my father, and I have not been able to keep my family safe..." Wu Pu said as he burst into tears and sobbed and couldn't continue.

"Uncle, don't be sad, everything will be fine." Wu Baochuang came forward and helped Wu Pu and sat down.

"Well, with you brothers, I don't think my Wu family will decline." Wu Pu sat down and looked at the children in the hall, and said with great relief.

"There is not much time left, Silang should tell me quickly!" Seeing that his elder brother's mood gradually stabilized, Wu Jie asked everyone to sit down and urged Wu Bao to preach.

"Yes!" Wu Baochuan bowed to the top. He thought for a moment and told his strategy together, but he was still a little nervous. The premise for his plan to be realized was that the queen could calmly deal with this matter, and she must not act rashly, turn against His Majesty, or release Wu Shuo, the culprit without authorization. In this way, she would lose all the money and she would have no room for maneuver...

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‘Dong, dun, dun…’

At the fourth update, Zhao Bing turned over. After watching the lanterns last night, he arranged for the guards to block the palace ban, cut off internal and external contacts, and ordered the generals to return to the house and return to the camp after the yamen was opened. He saw that it was too late and did not go to Cining Hall to pay his respects, but he would still rest in Zhiyuan Hall, but he did not sleep well that night, but was thinking about how to deal with today's affairs.

"Official family, have you gotten up?" When Su Lan, who was sleeping on the side, hurriedly got up and asked softly.

"Well, today on the Lantern Festival, I will pay my respects to Cining Palace!" Zhao Bing said, then lifted the quilt and stood up and got out of bed.

"The official family has just updated the fourth day. At noon today, I will have to go to the empress dowager for a banquet. I will go to the city to enjoy the lanterns in the evening. I will have no time to rest for a while!" Su Lan quickly put on her clothes, but still persuaded her.

"I'm used to it, and I can't sleep even if I lie down!" Zhao Bing smiled and got out of bed. Su Lan quickly got up to serve him in dressing, and ordered the maid to prepare to wash.

"Meet the official!" Wang De, who was waiting in the room, hurried in to pay homage.

"Forget it, what's going on at night?" Zhao Bing wiped his hands and face, handed the scarf to Su Lan and said.

"The official family, the young man has already asked this morning. Last night, after Duke Xu's mansion heard about the accident, the two young masters in the mansion visited the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion, Xu Shangshu, Chen Shangshu and other several other people's mansions and the mansions, but they were all turned away and never came out after returning to the mansion. However, the lights were not turned off all night. I thought they were discussing how to deal with it." Wang De bowed and reported.

"Well, let me continue to order and withdraw all the personnel arranged by Duke Xu's mansion!" Zhao Bing nodded after hearing this and ordered.

"Yes, the official family, but I think..." Wang De agreed, but then he thought about it and said again.

"I blocked the door, how can they contact each other? I asked you to withdraw openly and secretly send people to follow you to see where they all go!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"Well, I understand!" Wang De nodded repeatedly.

"How is the Ciyuan Palace? Does she know?" Zhao Bing sat down, Su Lan combed his hair, and asked by himself.

"I know, I know before the official family returned to the palace." Wang De reported.

"Oh, she was so calm, but who had ever entered the palace and had ever been out?" Zhao Bing was a little surprised. He thought that the queen would definitely come to ask for her to plead for love when she knew it, but she did not come.

"The official family, the palace has increased its vigilance last night. Not to mention people, even a mosquito cannot fly in. But the Queen has gone out." Wang De smiled.

"Oh, what did she go out to do?" Zhao Bing asked anxiously after hearing this.

"Before the palace gate was closed, the Empress left the palace to feed the Queen Xianping's husband some water and food. According to the small yellow gate who went there, Queen Xianping complained to the Tiantian and repeatedly asked the Queen to plead with the official family to spare him. The Queen only said that he had committed a serious crime and had to deal with it with the Secretary for Disposal. She did not agree. She had never said anything again?" Wang De replied.

"Well, look at the palace ban. No one is allowed to enter and exit the inner palace without my will. At the same time, we must strictly check the mailboxes to prevent private property from being entrained and convey information!" Zhao Bing nodded, but was a little surprised by Wu Xi's calmness, and even made him wonder if he had done something too much. But then he thought about it, it was already an arrow on the string, and he must not miss the big thing because of his temporary softness. He thought about it and ordered.

"Yes, the official family, I understand!" Wang De polites again.

"Official family, is there something wrong in the palace?" Although Su Lan couldn't understand what the little emperor and Wang De were saying, she also heard that it involved the queen and her family, and couldn't help asking.
Chapter completed!