Chapter 329: Restraining the Horse from the Precipice
Soon after, the city-wide inspection was in full swing, and there were some initial windfalls.
There were two or three high-ranking officials of Nanchen who turned up several illegal utensils in their homes, which were obviously taken out of the palace of Nanchen at the beginning.
In front of the Wuying Palace, which temporarily abandoned the military tent, several high-ranking officials who were turned out of the thief's background wept bitterly and argued that they were just preventing the demon concubine in the palace from harming the treasures of the country, so they moved the things out for temporary safekeeping.
"The heart of disobedience, the intention is to reverse!" After calmly listening to all the upside-down explanations, Xiao Hong's cold lips touched up and down, and he directly came to a conclusion.
The courtyard immediately filled the courtyard with a sigh of feces and incontinence, and the cries of the soldiers in bright armor became even more hysterical.
Wei Yuanrang rushed over and argued with Xiao Hong who couldn't hear the content clearly. Then he walked into the courtyard with an unusually painful regret on his face, drank off the savage and rude soldiers, and half-knelt down to support a fat red-robed official.
Mr. Wei, who has been wandering in the Northland for many years, accurately and sensationally called out the name of the old man who was full of fat intestines in front of him. The senior brother who used to study in the same academy as him when he was young is no longer the handsome and dignified man who let Wei Yuan let Gao Shan look up to him. The ability to recognize people is purely due to the information provided by the spies who infiltrated the Southern Dynasty in their early years.
The recognized official's eyes widened, and a trace of surprise appeared on his puffy chubby face, although he was still a little suspicious, he still reluctantly grabbed Wei Yuanrang's shoulder, and called the virtuous brother to cry bitterly.
"Brother Nian, no matter what, it's always important to save your life first! His Royal Highness King Yan...... Alas! Wei Yuanrang secretly glanced at King Yan who did not hesitate to dress up in black face on the first seat, sighed, and vaguely added some evidence to Xiao Hong's ruthlessness.
Confess to the crime and draw a detain. If the road to the official career after returning to the scene is blocked, can the lives of the family be saved without blame?
The man who was persuaded trembled, and looked at His Royal Highness King Yan who couldn't see the joy and anger clearly but was even more terrifying with tears in his eyes, and opened his mouth dryly, but he couldn't ask a word.
"Or expose the lawlessness in the DPRK and China, and ask for meritorious service. The foolish brother will help the young brother persuade King Yan again? ”
"This other person's sin, the lower official really doesn't know ......", the fat official hesitated a little. As early as when Nan Chen discussed the surrender of the Jing Dynasty, the officials had already made an offensive and defensive alliance, so the prospect army would encounter a quagmire like an arm and finger when it entered the city.
At this moment, I saw that several soldiers who had just left the escort had dragged an official back like a dead dog.
"Someone will always get ahead of the game!" , Wei Yuanrang shook his head helplessly and got up slowly.
"Brother Xian, save me!". A fat hand immediately slapped on Mr. Wei's arm......
The night of the third watch was dark, and there was a burst of crying in Wuyingdian. It's a headache.
The baby's cry gradually stopped under the trembling coaxing of the nurse. The older girl on the other side also took the gold and silver beans, pursed her mouth, and buried her head in the arms of a mother next to her.
Xiao Hong rubbed the corners of his forehead for a while before he came to his senses, and asked softly, "Are children so good at crying?" ”
Immediately, a frightened plea sounded.
On the one hand, Lu Harizi reviewed that he should not use the two little milk babies of the Gao family as evidence, and hurriedly sent them to quarrel with Xiao Hong's rest, but on the other hand, he scolded the irresponsible father and son of the Gao family.
Raiding the Gao family, Xiao Hong naturally used the most trusted old man. But the results were not satisfactory.
The Gao family can only be called the master of two sisters and brothers who are not a little old. It is said that the servants in the house had dispersed seven or eight months ago, leaving only a few old servants and a nurse to take care of the two children. At the time of their arrival. The servants who did not wait for the return of their master heard the news of the raid, and they panicked even more. Completely ignoring the two children.
"If we hadn't blocked the door earlier, this black-hearted minion would probably have thrown the child down and fled." , Lu Harrier's indignant shouting made the servants holding the child tremble with fright.
Although there is a difference between friend and foe, after all, the child is pitiful.
Xiao Hong walked in front of the two children. Silently lowered his head and stretched out a hand to reach out to the swaddling clothes. His hand hung in the air, then suddenly stopped, and then he quickly turned around and sat back in his seat.
"Are Gao Wei and the biological mother of the two children, Wang, missing?". The gentle face when he approached the child was gone, and Xiao Hong almost gritted his teeth when he asked Gao Wei.
"They left home the day before our army entered the city!"
And Gao Gong, who surrendered at the gate of the palace in the early morning, threw himself on the little emperor, and even when he learned the news that the Gao family was about to be confiscated, he still protected the young emperor tightly, and did not give half of the snack to his grandchildren.
"General Lu took the children down and settled them first! Mr. Wei, let's go and ask to see the little emperor. ”
The pale yellow candlelight dances gently, reflecting the tranquility and warmth of the room......
A fat white boy spread his hands over the top, salivating on his lips, and was sleeping soundly. Although the middle-aged man sitting at the end of the couch was full of red eyes, he still looked at the child with his clothes untied, and from time to time he reached out to help pull off the quilt.
The young and the young. For most mortals who can only care about their own flesh and blood, those who can treat the young sons of other families with all their hearts undoubtedly have a selfless and noble soul.
Xiao Hong, who thought he was unworldly, stood quietly by the door of the room, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a sarcastic smile.
Although he hadn't slept for two nights, he could still see very keenly, and Gao Gong quickly put his hand into the quilt as soon as he found him. He could also guess the small movements made by the covered hand.
Obviously, His Royal Highness King Yan of Jing Dynasty, who visited late at night, had a very unangry and self-righteous momentum. Before he could say a word, he had already made the young emperor cry out in pain, and before he could relax his eyes, he threw himself into Gao Gong's arms and cried loudly, shouting repeatedly: "Grandpa, grandpa......"
"Gao Gong, you dare to instruct Gao Wei to flee with the seal!" , Xiao Hong's angry shouts rang out.
Gao Gong, who was coaxing the little emperor in a panic, was stunned when he heard this, turned around woodenly, and the hand that was caressing the child's back couldn't help but add two more points.
"The sinner really doesn't know where Gao Wei is going, so how can he instruct him! Please also ask His Royal Highness King Yan not to spew blood! In the even more sad cry of the silly child, Gao Gong regained his composure, and hugged the young emperor in his arms to respond clearly.
Xiao Hong's action of raiding his family and taking people in Jianyang City. Gao Gong knows everything. But he understands better that compared with the Gao family who is clear and dead whether he copies or not, the little emperor who uses it to save his life is more important. Just as he also suspected that Gao Wei, who ran away with the jade seal, would not take care of the old father and children at home, Gao Gong did not plan to take care of his children and grandchildren.
"If Your Highness just because Gao Wei and the minister are father and son, he will casually climb the tainted ministers and be related to the loss of the seal, which will inevitably make the world look down on him. The old minister is loyal and dedicated. It's just that I just want to protect a little bit of the first emperor's seedling! ”
Gao Gong said impassionedly, while looking at the child in his arms, he couldn't help but burst into tears, "His Majesty Emperor Jing once showed the world when he ascended the throne in Luojing, and Chen Ding of the Jing Dynasty was related to his nephew, and the Xiao family will definitely treat the Chen Dynasty royal family well." The words are still in my ears, His Royal Highness King Yan is going to disobey the will of the Holy Will, and want to behave like this, the only remaining bloodline of Emperor Taiye? ”
"The sin that this king asks you is to be embarrassed by the young emperor of the Chen Dynasty?". Xiao Hong asked suspiciously, and then sneered: "It seems that just now, this king and his subordinates heard that he was calling you Grandpa?" First there is the rebellion of the Tibetan seal, and then there is the rebellion of trespassing, Gao Gong Gao Changde, you really have a heart of disobedience! ”
Gao Gong's face turned white with fright, and his hands and feet were cold and he couldn't exert his strength.
At this moment, Xiao Hong waved his hand and motioned to the generals who followed behind him to grab the little emperor in his arms to the side.
The young emperor, who cried like a tearful child, was carried away by a tall man. In the bosom of man. also twisted his body and stretched out a little fat hand to Gao Gong stupidly, shouting one by one. It's all poignant.
"Emperor Young of Nan Chen will be properly sent to Luojing. And you ......"
"Even if Gao Gong is guilty, King Yan must escort me to Luojing Yousi for trial, instead of intending to convict and kill innocents in private!" , Losing his reliance, Huo Di stood up and straightened his spine, his eyes staring at Xiao Hong, who was expressionless. Roar out of your throat.
What will be the outcome of Gao Gong's retrial in Luojing? When the Jing army entered the city, Nanchen Chongchen, who immediately served the emperor and led the people, even if he had the crooked thoughts of coercing the Son of Heaven, would be condemned by Yousi as meritorious and innocent. In the imperial court, even the emperors of the pseudo-Chu and the pseudo-Qi who had been called the emperor seriously were pardoned and knighted, not to mention that everything was still unsuccessful!
In just two years, he was able to accompany the last one of the ministers designated by Concubine Zhang in Xiakou. Quickly mixed into the Nam Chan cabinet of prime ministers. Gao Gong's courage when he came to the scene was still much higher than that of his unbearable colleagues.
Wei Yuanrang sighed secretly in his heart, and reached out to pull Xiao Hong's sleeve tightly.
These high-ranking officials in the Nanchen court were completely different from those officials of the puppet dynasty at the beginning. Elsewhere, the demotion may be pushed back to a few years to be just a penniless poor scholar, or a farmer who has just washed the mud from his legs, and the resettlement and naturalization after the surrender are not complicated for the Jing Dynasty. However, most of the officials of Nanchen can gather from the north to the south to Jianyang, and most of them have prominent or noble family backgrounds.
If these demoted officials squeeze into the court with preferential treatment, there is a risk that they will not be able to lose their tail after a long time.
Wei Yuanrang acquiesced to Xiao Hong's petty selfishness, and indulged in his house raids in the city like a teenager, but he couldn't ignore Xiao Hong's impulse to kill people directly.
"Although Gao Wei is my son, his disobedience and disobedience are in the same stream as Concubine Zhang, and he has already drawn a clear line with the criminal ministers. A certain has asked Gao Wei, a veteran of the Qingyuan clan, to go out of the clan to genealogy, how could he be the mastermind behind instigating him to hide the national seal. The criminal minister really has the fault of raising and not teaching, but he really doesn't dare to have the slightest arrogance and disobedience......"
Seeing that Wei Yuanrang had the intention of protecting him, Gao Gong's crying voice became louder and louder.
"Full of nonsense, I made up a lie about the enmity of father and son, and I wanted to hide from the crime?" , Xiao Hong snorted coldly, bent his knees and raised, and kicked Gao Gong's lower abdomen.
The man who fell to the ground with a bang stared at the tip of the sword shining in front of him in horror.
Wei Yuanrang hurriedly stopped, "His Royal Highness King Yan!" ”
"Xiao Hong! What are you doing! There was a rush of frantic footsteps, and a louder roar rang out outside the door.
"Second brother?!" , Xiao Hong slowly turned his head.
Gao Gongchang, who was protecting his abdomen, breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud. (To be continued......)