The Weiyang Palace on this night was exceptionally quiet.

Zhidu took dozens of patrol guards and walked in the corridor of the palace, all the way forward, and came to the door of the court.

Where, dozens of eunuchs and maids who had been guarded by the guards curled up in a ball, shivering.

That night, the stars were dim and there was no moonlight.

There are no fingers in sight near the courtyard, and only dim oil lamps can point the way.

"General Zhonglang, all the relevant maids and eunuchs are here...... an officer stepped forward and reported to Zhi.

"All here?" Zhidu took a silk book, stepped forward, and said: "I am Zhonglang General Zhidu, now, I will start to name the name, the person who is named must agree, if you do not obey, you will be killed!" ”

"No......"

"No......"

The eunuchs and maids nodded their heads tremblingly.

By the light of the fire, Zhi Du pronounced the first name: "Zhang De!" ”

A cowering, wolf-bèi unbearable eunuch immediately knelt down and said, "The slave is in ......."

As soon as Zhi Du waved his hand, a guard immediately stepped forward and pulled Zhang out of the crowd.

"General's spare life...... As soon as Zhang De was pulled out of the crowd, he immediately knelt down and begged.

"Don't worry......" Zhi Du was close to Zhang De's ear and whispered: "I didn't come to ask for your life, but I just wronged you to go to the salt pond of Shu County for a few years......"

As soon as Zhang De heard Zhidu's words, he immediately kept kowtowing and said, "No! Promise! The slave knows ......"

Shu County does have the property of the royal family, and it is a large scale. Phenomenal profits.

The output of the copper mountains and salt ponds in Shu County basically accounted for as much as 10% of the annual income of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Deng Tong was developed. It was because he helped the first emperor take care of the industry in Shu County, so he was favored.

Not only that, Shu County was usually the place where the Han family exiled the government, crossing Chengdu, to the west of Dujiangyan, and passing Linqiong, which was a famous Yandao area. Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been a place of exile for aristocratic political criminals and certain sensitive eunuchs.

At that time, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan Li, was sentenced to move to Yandao and placed under residential surveillance.

And Yan Dao has a salt pond. It is one of the properties of the Han royal family.

Zhangde is certainly well aware of this. Because, back then, he followed Deng Tong to that place.

For Zhang De, he can not die. It's a blessing.

Zhidu didn't bother to pay attention to so much. He only had one thought in his heart of carrying out the orders of the Son of Heaven.

He took the silk book, named them one by one, and counted all the names of the people recorded in the silk book, Zhi Du waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped forward, and the bright swords frightened many people almost to scream.

Zhi Du hurriedly stepped forward and glared at him. The men were immediately settled.

"The Son of Heaven has an edict, and it is not appropriate to serve Concubine Su. As a result, Concubine Su died of illness, and all of them were sent to Nanling to guard the tomb for the Empress Dowager, and sacrificed at four o'clock, there must be no mistake! Zhidu read out the verdict against them.

Immediately, as if they had been pardoned, they prostrated in thanksgiving.

Then there were soldiers escorting them through the secluded corridor of the court towards the outside of the palace, where several carriages had already stopped, carrying the eunuchs and maids who had been assigned, towards the outside of the city.

Outside the city gates, the carriages began to divert and move in different directions, and only the coachmen and the soldiers in charge of escorting them knew where they were really going.

As for Nanling? It's just a disguise.

These people may spend their entire lives in a dark environment of the Han family palace or the garden, salt pond and workshop of the Son of Heaven.

Zhi Du personally escorted Zhang De, got into another carriage, this carriage walked around the palace wall, and then, on the way, changed to another carriage, when the carriage reached the city gate, Zhi Du stepped out of the carriage, and instructed the coachman: "Handle it cleanly......

"No......," the coachman nodded.

Zhi Du bent down and wiped the blood stains on his shoes.

He escorted Liu De back to Chang'an this time, and one of his biggest missions was to deal with the aftermath and extinguish the mouth.

The other eunuch maids, as long as they confirm that they don't know much, can live.

But Zhang De knows too many people like this, but he has to die!

Zhidu slowly climbed the tower of Chang'an City and looked at the land in the dark night.

At this moment, his heart was as dark as the world in front of him.

"In this life, I am loyal to His Majesty...... Zhi Du held the sword in his hand and told himself: "I only need to carry out His Majesty's orders, and I don't need to have my own thoughts!" ”

Zhidu is of course very clear about what kind of impact it will have if this matter is disclosed.

Back then, how did Emperor Hui's crown prince die? No one forgets jì.

"I'll take this secret to the grave and won't mention it to anyone......," Zhi swore to himself in his heart.

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At the same time, Liu De summoned Shen Tujia, the eldest son of the prime minister, to wait for Shen Tujia overnight in his bedroom.

Liu De saw Shen Tu for the first time.

Shen Tujia is an old-fashioned and upright minister, who usually does not accept bribes and does not like to engage in nepotism, so he can only live by relying on the food and fortune of the feudal country.

With such a small amount of money, it is naturally difficult to maintain the expenses of the prime minister and usher in the delivery, so basically, every year, the Empress Dowager Dou will deliberately reward Shentu Jia more at the beginning of the year and the first month to subsidize it.

Even so, Shen Tujia's family did not have a particularly good life.

This can be seen from Shen Tu's contemptuous dress.

There is no decent formal dress on the whole body, and he wears a green coat woven from ordinary cloth, which is very different from the eldest son of Chehou.

Moreover, Shen Tujia's body is not as thin as Shen Tujia, he is very thin, and his face seems to be sallow, and he looks older than Shen Tujia...... But he's only fifty-six years old this year!

Liu De remembered that in his previous life, Shen Tu seemed to have only been in office for three years and then passed away.

However, Shen Tu's son Shen Tu has been sick for a long time, at least he was still alive before Liu De died in his previous life.

"How is the old prime minister's health now?" As soon as Liu De and Shen Tu sat down, he immediately asked.

"The minister thanked His Royal Highness for his father's concern, although his father had a stroke, but after conditioning, he was able to eat normally...... It's just ......" Shen Tu bowed his head and bowed: "When the minister came, the minister's father entrusted the minister to pass on the message to His Highness: The old minister is old and can no longer assist His Highness, it is a pity!" However, His Royal Highness should not care about the old ministers, and he should treat his mother's funeral with peace of mind, which is the fundamental ......"

As he spoke, Shen Tu couldn't help but sob.

Liu De sighed and said: "The pillar of the old prime minister's country, I also feel very sorry for this illness......

Liu De thought about the wording and asked, "Does the old prime minister have a successor to recommend?" ”

As unforgiving as it may seem, it is a reality.

Shen Tujia had a stroke, no matter how you look at it, his position as prime minister has reached the point.

Everyone knows this.

But unlike in his previous life, this time, Shen Tujia can exercise his power as prime minister and nominate a successor.

According to the Han system, the prime minister could propose a successor to the Son of Heaven.

Just like Xiao He's example of recommending Cao Shen.

And Liu De also urgently needs an old courtier who can continue to escort him.

It's not a person like Liu She who has no ability and prestige, and is completely overshadowed by other Jiuqing.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the minister's father has already played the Son of Heaven, and he has proposed Yiì Zhang Wuhou as his successor......" Shen Tu bowed his head and bowed.

Liu De sighed when he heard this.

Zhang Wuhou Dou Guangguo? (To be continued......)