Wan Gonggong, who was guarding outside the imperial study, saw Zhao Ziheng coming over, and after saluting, he hurriedly went in to pay homage to Emperor Zhao. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After getting the permission of Emperor Zhao, Zhao Ziheng entered the imperial study with a tray.

At this time, Emperor Zhao was reviewing the folds with a gloomy face.

Zhao Ziheng glanced at him quietly, then put the tray on the side of the table, picked up the decoction and said softly: "Father, the medicine is decocted, let's take the medicine first and then deal with these things." ”

Emperor Zhao was upset by the Gu family's case, and when he heard this, he put down the wolf's hair, rubbed his aching temples and said: "These civil and military ministers really made me unable to live in peace for a moment, and it is an unchangeable fact that the Gu family secretly hid the remnants of the north and plotted against them, but they want to give birth to something to clear the Gu family's charges, which is really bold." It seems that Master Fu is right, for so many years, the Gu family has formed a party for personal gain, and has been secretly cultivating its own power. ”

Zhao Ziheng didn't answer, but silently served the decoction in front of him. In fact, these are just his hands and feet in secret.

Human feelings are as thin as paper, not to mention the officialdom of intrigue and deceit. Since ancient times, there are many people in the officialdom who see the wind and steer and keep themselves alone, and it is already good if they don't fall into the well.

What's more, once the previous dynasty and rebellion are involved, basically there will be no good end, and it will be dismissed and demoted, and the nine clans will be connected at the worst. After all, it is a fact that the Gu family secretly hid the remnants of the north, even if General Gu is kind to people on weekdays, I am afraid that very few people dare to stand up and cry out for him at this time, at most they secretly regret and sigh.

"Heng'er, what do you think of the Gu family's case?" After drinking the decoction, Emperor Zhao handed the medicine bowl to the person in front of him, and asked aloud at the same time. In the past year, this son's transformation has made him very satisfied, from only focusing on the love of children to now caring about the government and helping him solve problems, which makes him feel extremely gratified.

Zhao Ziheng pondered for a moment, and asked instead of answering: "I heard that the female assassin caught by Master Fu committed suicide?" ”

Emperor Zhao's gaze flickered a little, coughed unnaturally, nodded and said, "Yes, I heard Master Fu say yesterday that the guards were negligent for a while, so that the assassin found a chance to commit suicide. At the end, he couldn't help but add: "The female assassin must have seen that the matter was exposed, and there was no hope of survival, so in order to avoid suffering, she committed suicide and was relieved." ”

Although he didn't agree with Emperor Zhao's words, Zhao Ziheng didn't want to clash with him head-on, because it would not be beneficial to himself or the Gu family's case.

He nodded casually, and then expressed his opinion: "What my father said is very reasonable, but Erchen thinks there is another possibility, maybe this female assassin is not the person who assassinated us in the first place, she was just pulled as a scapegoat, and after using it, she will be eliminated, so that she will die forever without proof." Otherwise, why did the Assassin commit suicide when the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs asked his father to investigate the case? Doesn't my father think it's too much of a coincidence? If the Gu family is convicted in such a hasty manner, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the ministers, especially those soldiers who fought for the south and the north for the great Chengcheng, I am afraid that they will be cold. ”

Hearing Zhao Ziheng say this, Emperor Zhao's face immediately sank, "You mean, Lord Fu deceived me and deliberately framed the Gu family?" ”

The reason why Emperor Zhao was easily angered was because this was where his heart was weak.

The case of the Gu family is a major case related to the situation of the entire court and the safety of the country, and it stands to reason that the person's evidence and physical evidence will be comprehensively investigated, and the conviction can only be convicted when the evidence of conspiracy is conclusive. But Emperor Zhao was suspicious, and he was afraid of the high power of the Gu family for a long time, and Emperor Zhao could tolerate it when the border was not peaceful before, but now, the four seas have been pacified, so his desire to collect military power and stabilize the imperial power has become more and more firm.

There is another important reason, Emperor Zhao is only in his forties, in the prime of life, but the body is inexplicably problematic, the mental state is good and bad, and the body seems to be worse day by day, which makes him more and more suspicious, and always feels that someone is trying to kill him, therefore, there is always suspicion about the loyalty of the minister, and now the Gu family has such a sensitive thing, it can also be said that it just hit the muzzle, how can Emperor Zhao easily let go of this opportunity.

Zhao Ziheng saw that Emperor Zhao was angry, and he didn't dare to fight hard, so he tried to slow down his tone and said: "Erchen didn't mean that, Erchen just hoped that his father would investigate the case well and not wronged the loyal ministers." ”

Emperor Zhao glared at him and said in a cold voice arbitrarily, "I don't need you to preach, I have my own decision on this matter." ”

Perhaps because he was too emotional, after Emperor Zhao finished speaking, he suddenly held on to the table and coughed violently.

"What's wrong with my father?" Zhao Ziheng hurriedly stepped forward to support him, but he was terrified to see blood flowing from the corner of Emperor Zhao's mouth.

Zhao Ziheng panicked for a while, and shouted outward: "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor, the emperor is sick." ”

Emperor Zhao felt something, his hand trembled slightly and touched the corners of his mouth, and when he saw the blood stains on his fingers, his face, which was flushed with coughing, instantly turned a little gray, his body shook, and he fell into the chair behind him.

Five days later, Emperor Zhao, who was still ill, insisted on going to the court and made the final decision on the Gu family's case with the Minister of Culture and Military Affairs.

After some fierce debate, Emperor Zhao issued a decree: General Gu secretly hid the remnants of the north trace, and assassinated the royal family, trying to plot wrongdoing, his heart can be punished, but he thought that he had meritorious service to the country, so he was demoted to a concubine, and his family was exiled to the northern wilderness, and men were forbidden to be officials and women were forbidden to enter the palace within three generations. And Gu Yunjin, who is the remnant of the north, will give a glass of poisoned wine at three o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.

Since she fainted once when she learned that Dai Jinchao was going to marry Zhao Ruojun a few days ago, Gu Yunjin has never had any more violent reactions, nor has she cried anymore, perhaps because she cried a lot, she found that she couldn't shed tears.

Because of this, her eyes were able to rest, and she gradually regained some of her vision, and she could see things near me vaguely.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the jailer came to deliver the food, and while putting the food much richer than usual, into the cave and said, "Eat more today, maybe you won't be able to eat tomorrow." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Although Gu Yunjin vaguely guessed something, he still couldn't believe it.

After the jailer put all the food into the hole, he got up and came to the iron gate, glanced at her, and said expressionlessly: "The emperor has made a decree, the Gu family is exiled to the northern wilderness for the crime of rebellion, and men are forbidden to enter the palace within three generations, and women are forbidden to enter the palace, and you are given death, if nothing else, tomorrow Gonggong Wan will personally come to carry out the emperor's order." ”

Although he knew that he would not escape death, however, when it really came to this day, the fear of death still made Gu Yunjin unbearable, and the only comfort in his heart was that no one in the Gu family died because of her.

More than 20 days ago, she still had everything that women in the world envied: the Gu family who loved her and loved her, the princess and princess who were extremely tolerant and loving to her, the husband who promised her to love her for the rest of her life, and the lovely and healthy children......

But today, twenty days later, she has nothing but pain and discouragement.

She didn't know what she had done wrong, why God had brought her to this time, and why she had been subjected to all this pain.

The Imperial Study.

"Smack!" With a crisp sound, Zhao Ziheng slapped heavily on the left side of his face, and immediately showed a few red finger marks.

Emperor Zhao angrily pointed at him and scolded: "I thought that you had grown up and knew that you were worried about state affairs, but who would have thought, your mind is still on that woman, she is not the Gu family, she is a remnant of the Beisu family, how can she be exiled to other places, have you ever thought about the seriousness of the matter." ”

Zhao Ziheng met his gaze without evading it, and insisted: "If you can't be exiled, it's better to be imprisoned in the prison for the rest of your life, she is alive, and she will not pose a threat to Dacheng Jiangshan, why does my father have to give her death?" ”

Emperor Zhao couldn't help but tremble with anger, and his anger was abnormal, "Evil barrier, you dare to be so disobedient to me for the sake of a woman, is she more important than your status as the prince of a country, you will be killed by this woman sooner or later." ”

Zhao Ziheng was silent for a long time before he slowly asked, "How important is Concubine Yu to her father?" I heard that my father did not hesitate to start a war in order to get Concubine Yu, forcing the emperor of Huanyue Kingdom to marry ......"

"Shut up!" Emperor Zhao was furious, and couldn't help but say another palm, "You are so bold, dare to talk to me like this." Come on, lock up this evil barrier, and don't let it out without my permission. ”

Gonggong Wan, who was guarding outside, bowed down and trotted in, and when he saw the father and son who were in trouble, he hurriedly rounded the field, "Prince, the emperor is all for your good, how can you make the emperor so angry, hurry up and make amends to the emperor." ”

Zhao Ziheng stubbornly refused to admit his mistake, and turned around and walked out of the study directly.

"You, ......" Emperor Zhao pointed at him, speechless with anger.

When the two of them were about to walk to the door, they heard Emperor Zhao's roar from behind: "Gonggong Wan, after putting this evil obstacle in the Shensi Hall, immediately give Gu Yunjin death, immediately give death!" ”

Gonggong Wan's expression was awe-inspiring, he bowed his head and said yes, and then followed Zhao Ziheng out of the imperial study.

Shen Si Tang is located in a more remote place on the west side of the palace, and the prince and princess who make mistakes are often locked up here for reflection.

Zhao Ziheng and Wan Gonggong walked on the road one after the other, silently measuring each other.

Zhao Ziheng looked calm on the surface, but the anxiety in his heart was only clear to him, if he didn't hurry up and find a way, Yun Jin would definitely die tonight, so he had to work Wan Gonggong.

But what he didn't expect was that Wan Gongcheng was waiting for him to find a way to save Gu Yunjin.

In the eyes of Emperor Zhao, Gonggong Wan was a slave loyal to him; In the eyes of others, Gonggong Wan is a big celebrity who is favored by the emperor, but no one knows that as early as more than ten years ago, Gonggong Wan was working hard for the Nanling Palace, to be precise, for the prince of Nanling.

Since the accident of the Gu family and Gu Yunjin was imprisoned in the prison, although the prince of Nanling was very ruthless on the surface, he has been secretly planning, and when the time is ripe, he can turn the clouds and rain.

Now, the task given to him by the prince is that no matter what method is used, Gu Yunjin's life must be saved, and the prince has also hinted to him that finding a breakthrough from the prince will lead to a turnaround. Shizi also said that if things don't work out, he can only rob the prison at night to save people, but this is very risky, and it will undoubtedly push the Gu family to the forefront again, and this method will never be used unless it is absolutely necessary.

Gonggong Wan quietly looked at Zhao Ziheng, who was walking in front, let out a long sigh, and said helplessly: "The prince knows that the emperor is in a bad mood these days, why do you want to anger the emperor?" Isn't this begging for your own suffering? Miss Yunjin can only blame her for her bad life, she was also tortured in the prison, and it was a relief to die. ”

Zhao Ziheng disagreed with his words, "If it weren't for her father's insistence on giving death to Yunjin, she would have lived well." This prince doesn't understand, Yun Jin can't do anything when he is imprisoned in the prison, why does his father still refuse to let her go? ”

Wan Gonggong said quietly: "As the saying goes, the grass must be eradicated, the emperor is afraid that the resurgence of the north will threaten the country, in the final analysis, the emperor is also thinking about the prince, the emperor has a problem with the dragon body, and it has not improved, and the country's heavy responsibility will fall on the shoulders of the prince in the future, and the emperor must be afraid that the prince will not be able to handle these things well when he is young, so he clears the obstacles for the prince in advance." ”

When Zhao Ziheng heard these words, especially the sentence 'There is a problem with the emperor's dragon body, and it has not improved', his mind couldn't help but move, and an extremely bold idea suddenly rushed into his mind. He was startled by himself, and quickly shook his head and waved away the crazy thought.

The two talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the Shensi Hall.

Gonggong Wan didn't stay long, bowed and saluted: "Prince, the slave still has something to do, so I will retire first." ”

Zhao Ziheng knew what he was going to do, his hands clenched involuntarily, endured a few endurances, and finally stopped him: "Father-in-law." ”

Wan Gonggong, who had just taken a few steps, stopped, and an unknown smile appeared on his face. He turned around and asked, "What do you command?" ”

Zhao Ziheng came to him step by step, and said in a hoarse voice: "My father-in-law has been serving by my father's side for more than ten years, and I think I will only obey my father's orders, right?" ”

Gonggong Wan was silent for a long time before he solemnly replied: "Yes, the slave will obey the emperor's orders, but they will also obey the prince's orders, because the prince is the future emperor." ”

Zhao Ziheng's eyes deepened, and he asked with bated breath: "What you said is true?" ”

Gonggong Wan lowered his head, "The slave swears, absolutely sincere." The slave also knew the prince's thoughts about Miss Yunjin, but the emperor had already ordered it, and the slave couldn't do anything. ”

Zhao Ziheng's eyes flashed with resolute and ruthless expression, "As long as my father-in-law is willing to stand on my side, I have a way to save Yunjin, although I may be questioned by the emperor in the future, I promise that I will not let you have an accident." ”

Gonggong Wan pondered cautiously for a moment, nodded heavily in agreement, and then the two quietly discussed for a moment in a secret place.

This night, when Emperor Zhao was reviewing the recital in the imperial study, he suddenly fell into a coma, and the palace was suddenly in chaos.

The next day, Emperor Zhao was still not awakened by the imperial doctor, so no one sent the cup of poisoned wine given to Gu Yunjin to the heavenly prison.

The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and when Emperor Zhao is not awake on the fourth day, under the persuasion of the prince Wan and the ministers, the crown prince Zhao Ziheng is in charge of the country.

At this time, Gu Yunjin's matter became a case that I didn't know how to solve, the emperor said that he would give poisoned wine in person, but now that the emperor has been in a coma, how should this glass of wine be given?

Zhao Ziheng knew that it was not a long-term solution for Gu Yunjin to stay in the prison, because Emperor Zhao would sober up sooner or later, so he listened to the advice of Gonggong Wan and ordered Gu Yunjin to be exiled to the southeast on the second day of the prison state. At the same time, the two also discussed countermeasures, and when Emperor Zhao asked about it in the future, he said that Gu Yunjin was unbearable to die on the way to the exile place. At that time, even if Emperor Zhao was angry, he would not really treat them well.

This naturally aroused the opposition of some ministers, but they did not insist very strongly, because they deeply understood the situation in front of them, even if Emperor Zhao could come to his senses, he was afraid that this throne would not be long in coming, and it would not be the prince's world at that time. (To be continued.) )