"It's not too early, the old slave will take King Ning to see His Majesty, please come here"

Gao Yi bent over and grinned.

Gu Qi turned sideways, followed behind Gao Yide, and asked, "Where is Your Majesty now?" ”

"Your Majesty is discussing in the Wuying Palace, please go directly to King Ning."

Gu Qi smiled slightly, his eyebrows and eyes contained a hint of deep meaning.

What can make His Majesty so nervous is not to think about it except for the matter of salt administration.

Xiao Yanqing had also said before that Dingguo Gong was tracking down the Li family in the past few days, and it seemed that it was His Majesty's instructions.

The moonlight dissolves, the scenery of the imperial city has always been the best in the whole Shengjing, elsewhere it is already a cold winter wax moon, not an inch of grass grows, but here is still full of flowers, chaotic red and misty.

As far as the eye can see, the palace is deep.

Gu Qi stepped up the towering steps of the main hall, the palace lamps had been lit, and the Praetorian Guards were strictly guarded on both sides.

Gao Yi had to stop, "King Ning will wait here for a while, and the old slave will go in first to report." ”

Gu Qi bowed his head, his black hair hung down to his shoulders, and a python robe reflected a cold light, making his side face more and more white and handsome.

"King Xuanning's Audience-"--

"Qi'er, can this trip to Jiangnan go smoothly?"

As soon as Emperor Jingfeng saw Gu Qi coming in, he immediately stopped talking about the government, beckoned, and motioned for Gu Qi to come over to his side, and his love was overflowing.

Emperor Jingfeng is nearly forty years old, and his appearance is different from that of his younger brother King Jin, he is very elegant, but the hair on his temples has been gray, obviously he is overly worried, he has reigned for six years, and there have been two princes under his knees, both of whom died early, and the heirs are extremely withered.

As the son of the eldest princess, Gu Qi has often been in the palace to accompany him since he was a child, and Emperor Jingfeng attaches great importance to this nephew.

Soon after the death of King Lao Ning, Gu Qi was promoted from the prince of King Ning to the king of Ning, which disappointed those who were expecting His Majesty to win the title.

Gu Qi stood beside Emperor Jingfeng, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Your Majesty is too worried, and this trip to Jiangnan is not without gains." ”

"Oh?"

Emperor Jingfeng looked at him in surprise. "Why did Qi'er say this?"

"The minister heard that the prefect of Liuhe County played the case of the two Huai salt administrations, and the minister has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and he has also gained something."

Gu Qi lowered his eyes and stood aside, his voice cold and low.

"The minister found that Gao Yuan, the political secretary of the two Huai Salt, had repeatedly pretended to be in the name of the imperial court. Selling salt privately, making huge profits, and ignoring the imperial power, his actions can be punished. ”

"This is the evidence that the minister has found, and the people around Takagaki have confessed. Your Majesty, please see. ”

"Takagaki?!"

Emperor Jingfeng's face was unconcealed anger, and he waved his hand, signaling Gao Yide beside him to present the notebook.

He took a closer look, and his anger grew, until at last he couldn't help but slam the notebook on the table.

"What a guts! How can my world allow him to be so corrupt! If someone comes, Gao Yuan will be taken into custody immediately, and the criminal department will interrogate me personally, and I must give an answer in the shortest possible time! ”

Emperor Jingfeng was obviously extremely angry, and his angry voice resounded through the hall.

"Yes, Lord's Decree"

The book of the criminal department is in the main hall. Cold sweat was already breaking out on his forehead, and he knelt on the ground, his body slightly slight.

"Your Majesty is angry,"

Gu Qi paused, looked at Emperor Jingfeng, who was like a flood bell, with a puzzled face, and asked, "I heard that the prefect of Liuhe County also reported the matter of salt administration, but what did you find?" ”

Emperor Jingfeng asked Gao Yide to hand Gu Qi a copy of the report, which was reported by the prefect of Liuhe County.

Gu Qi looked at the fold in his hand, and his eyes slowly deepened.

Ye Wuzhi is really a good means. Not only did the relationship between the Li family and Gao Yuan be found, but the evidence was conclusive and undeniable, especially the fact that this recital avoided the important and trivialized, and specifically did not mention the relationship between the Li family and King An. The intention is quite profound.

After Emperor Jingfeng roared, his face changed significantly, and Gao Yide hurriedly picked up the ginseng tea, "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body." ”

Emperor Jingfeng waved his hand and pushed away the ginseng tea brought by Gao Yide, with anger on his face.

"His Royal Highness King Ning. Speak to Your Majesty. ”

Gao Yi asked Gu Qi for help, Gu Qi reached out and took the cup of ginseng tea, and sent it directly to Emperor Jingfeng, raising his eyebrows and laughing, "Uncle also taught Qi Er not to hide illness and avoid medical treatment, you have no jokes, this ginseng tea-"

Emperor Jingfeng shook his head and smiled helplessly, "You,"

He took the ginseng tea handed over by Gu Qi and took a sip.

Gu Qi slowly spoke, "Your Majesty's matter is widely implicated, and the minister implores Your Majesty to hand over this matter to the Criminal Department for trial, and the relevant people will be cleared up one by one." ”

Emperor Jingfeng pondered for a while before nodding.

"Qi'er just came back from Jiangnan, and I've been tired all the way, so let's go back and rest early, and the case of Lianghuai Yanzheng will be handed over to you and the Criminal Department for trial."

"Obey."

Emperor Jingfeng nodded with satisfaction, and a smile finally appeared on his dark yellow and sick face.

"Cai Ze, you step back first."

Cai Ze, the secretary of the Criminal Department, hurriedly withdrew from the main hall.

Gu Qi stood on the empty hall, his long body was jade, the white jade crown tied up his black hair high, and under the bright palace lamp, the whole person looked more and more clear.

Emperor Jingfeng squinted his eyes and looked at Gu Qi, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, "Qi'er has worked hard all the way, your mother is worried about you, and she asked me to summon you back as soon as possible, and now that she is back, she can also rest easy." ”

Gu Qi's heart was cold, and he raised his eyes silently, "Your Majesty is saying that it was the mother concubine who asked the minister to return to Beijing?" ”

Emperor Jingfeng immediately glared at him, pretending to be angry and said, "What, do you still want to stay outside for the New Year?" ”

Gu Qi said helplessly, "Uncle, you know that's not what you mean." ”

Emperor Jingfeng saw that his face changed, he couldn't help but shake his head, and sighed, "Qi'er, even if your mother is wrong, she is the one who gave birth to you after all, after so many years, she has lived in Qingmiao Nunnery, devoted herself to cultivating Buddhism, praying for you all day long, thinking about you, how can mother and son have an overnight feud."

"Your Majesty," Gu Qi didn't want to say this question, "The minister is tired, so retire first." ”

"You-"

Gu Qi saluted, and then walked out of the hall without looking back.

"Alas," Emperor Jingfeng turned his head to look at Gao Yide and complained, "Look at this kid, he is really getting more and more presumptuous, where do you still put me in your eyes." ”

Gao Yide grinned, "Your Highness is not favored by Your Majesty like this. ”

When Gu Qi walked out of the Wuying Palace, a cool breeze greeted him.

A person chased after him, a little father-in-law next to Gao Yide.

"Your Highness walks slowly—"

He walked quickly in front of Gu Qi, bent over with a humble expression, and raised the carved wooden box in his hand above his head.

"Back to His Royal Highness King Ning, this is the cloak given by His Majesty to His Royal Highness King Ning, the wind is strong at night, His Royal Highness King Ning should put it on and go back to the house."

Gu Qi opened the wooden box, and the fine Xuanhu cloak was brilliant and flowing, and the hair was smooth, even in the palace, it was a rare treasure.

"Your Majesty is really good to His Royal Highness King Ning, this Xuanhu is a tribute from the northern country, and the concubine Niangniang asked for it several times, but His Majesty was not willing to give it, it turned out that he was thinking of His Royal Highness."

Gu Qi smiled lightly and draped the cloak on his body.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for me." (To be continued.) )