Chapter 7: Another Clue
Chen Pi thanked happily, and then said with some doubts: "Yes." The small one was also puzzled, the small one checked, this Chu You was about to be kicked out of the palace, and this would be followed by His Royal Highness Eleven, but the front secretary of the palace gave him a promotion, which was a little unreasonable. ”
Zhao Xu understood after a little thought, and said with a smile: "The front division of the palace knew that I was assassinated, and they did this because they were afraid that I would be held accountable, so they came to show favor in advance." ”
Even if Zhao Xu is a puppet, in the end, he is the emperor, he was assassinated, if he chases after him, the palace secretary who is in charge of the security of the palace will definitely not be pleased.
Chen Pi suddenly realized and said, "That official, if we don't take the opportunity to ask for more benefits, we didn't have anything before." ”
Empress Dowager Gao's control over Zhao Xu is extremely strict, not only that power cannot be touched, but also that her words and deeds in the palace are restricted, which is inferior to the child Zhao Ji. It was this assassination that eased up with that rumor.
Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "You can't go too far." And our main task at the moment is to find out who is behind me, and if we don't find out who is behind me, they will come back sooner or later. ”
Chen Pi looked solemn and said, "Don't worry, the villain will definitely do his best to find out these villains for the official family!" ”
Zhao Xu smiled, looked outside and said, "Find a way to touch the outside, I want to know which people are loyal and who are suspicious." ”
Chen Pi understood and said, "The little one will find a way to arrange some people outside the palace to collect the news, and then inquire in the political hall." ”
Zhao Xu squinted his eyes, this tangerine peel was still very smart, and said, "Go ahead, if there is anything, tell me as soon as possible." ”
Chen Pi answered, and walked outside with an excited expression.
In the past, he was an errand runner, but now it is different, he is the chief manager of Funing Palace, he must do something well, and he can't disappoint the official family!
Zhao Xu saw Chen Pi go out, sat on the chair, looked at the book in his hand, and thought to himself.
The biggest threat comes from the people in the shadows, and he has to slowly break free from the shackles and gain the power to protect himself.
Now this start, it's just right.
'Slowly! ’
Zhao Xu's eyes shone brightly, and he looked at the guards patrolling outside.
When Chen Pi had just left, Zhou He also entered the Cining Hall and reported to the Empress Dowager Gao.
"The king of Suining and some guards who are about to leave the palace are riding horses and shooting arrows in the Qingshou Palace, and they almost fell off their horses, and were seen by the officials, who were furious and wanted to send these people to the Imperial City Division. Chen Pi has been settled, and the front secretary of the palace took the initiative to promote the leader to the detainees......"
Zhao Ji is now the king of Suining.
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Gao said with an impassive expression: "This Zhao Ji is really messing around, riding a horse and shooting arrows in the palace, and I don't know how many disasters he has caused!" I heard that the official family taught him a lesson? ”
Zhou He bowed his head and said, "Yes, I heard that this fight was not light." ”
Empress Dowager Gao was still calm as usual, and said: "The official family is right, Zhao Ji should be beaten, and those people should also be sent to the Imperial City Division." Official, what else are you busy with? ”
Zhou He knew what Empress Dowager Gao meant, and said: "The official family just went to find the king of Suining County, and the rest of the time was in the Funing Palace, and I didn't see anyone else." ”
Empress Dowager Gao thought about the rumor, her eyes turned cold, and she said: "The person who harmed the official's family must be found, if you can't find it, the mourning family will let people outside come in to investigate." ”
Let the foreign minister enter the inner court to investigate the case, and the face of Zhou and this chief manager will be disgraced.
Zhou Heyi gritted his teeth and said: "Niangniang give the villain some more time, and the villain will definitely find out for Niangniang!" ”
Empress Dowager Gao didn't want to know everything about this matter, and she wouldn't let outsiders in until she had to, so her expression was a little colder, and she said: "You said earlier that Gao Gongji entered the palace to take something, and he didn't see the official family?" ”
Zhou He lowered his head and said, "Yes, that's what Gao Langjun said." ”
Empress Dowager Gao frowned, judging from her many years of experience, this matter was unusual, but she couldn't be openly investigated, she thought about it again and again, and said: "You press this matter down to the mourning family first, and you can't spread it." Find an opportunity to bring him to the mourning family, and the mourning family will ask for clarification in person. ”
Zhou He responded, 'The Emperor's Assassination' is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of everyone in the palace, and no one can sleep without finding out.
At the same time, outside the Imperial City, Niuhang Street, Gaofu.
An obese middle-aged man walks up and down the eaves, looking at the gate from time to time.
He kept looking up and wiping the cold sweat on his face, and his eyes were full of anxiety.
I don't know how long it took, a woman came over, looked at his appearance, and said suspiciously: "Lord, why are you so hot before the summer?" ”
This middle-aged man is the nephew of the Empress Dowager Gao, Gao Gongji, who has a history of Ningzhou assassination, a regimental training envoy and other false positions.
He glanced at his eldest lady, his face was irritable, and said, "Is there anyone else in the palace?" Not only in the palace, but also anyone else? ”
The eldest lady Qin, the eldest lady Qin looked at him with a more and more puzzled expression, and said, "Didn't you say that you were closed these days?" Except in the palace, there are still people here. ”
Gao Gongji's fat face moved, flicked his sleeves and walked inside, and said, "No one will come in the future, and no one will come from the palace." ”
Mrs. Qin had already sensed that something was wrong with him, and then asked, "What's going on?" Something was wrong when you came back from the palace that day, what happened? ”
"Don't ask, don't talk too much to anyone, and take care of your subordinates!"
"When you say that, I'm even more uneasy, but you explain it to me......"
"I don't understand to you, just do what I say!"
……
After Chen Pi left, Zhao Xu was reading in the study, and suddenly raised his head for a while and shouted outside: "Zhao Ji! ”
After waiting for a moment and there was no movement, Zhao Xu walked out, looked out of the door, and saw that the stool was on the wall out of thin air, but the person was long gone.
Zhao Xu laughed twice angrily and said, "Okay, very good, you wait for me!" ”
……
Early the next morning, after eating breakfast, Zhao Xu stood in front of the steps a little bored, looking at the morning sky.
He didn't have a notebook here, and the jade seal was also taken away by the Empress Dowager Gao, so it can be said that he had nothing to do.
The sky quickly got tired of seeing, and Zhao Xu's gaze fell on the Yellow Gate, the palace maids, and the patrolling guards walking back and forth.
Chu You and the others had almost nothing to do, so they could only walk back and forth in front of the small gate of the Funing Hall to show warning.
Chu You and the others were numb at the sight of Zhao Xu, and their movements were a little stiff.
One of them whispered to Chu You: "Big brother, what does the official family mean by this?" Do you still want to clean us up? ”
Chu You was just about to shake his head, but suddenly his heart tightened, and he scolded in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense." ”
Chu You's prestige was extremely high, he shouted in a low voice, and the others immediately straightened their waists and didn't dare to say more.
Chu You glanced at Zhao Xu, as if he had thought of something, and his expression tensed.
Zhao Xu felt bored after reading it for a while, so he had to go back to read.
In his study, there is not much about Wang Anshi's reforms, because the dynasty hated Wang Anshi's 'forgetting his ancestors' and tried his best to slander him, and he also hoped that Zhao Xu would be a generous emperor like Renzong, rather than an enterprising Shenzong.
Zhao Xu looked around, took out Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian", and slowly flipped through it.
Sima Guang was a conservative leader, and his writings were strongly promoted by the current dynasty, and Zhao Xu was also indispensable here.
Looking through it slowly, I also found it interesting, and before I knew it, it was noon.
Chen Pi came back from outside, wiped the sweat on his head, approached and whispered, "Official, finally let the villain find out some." ”
Zhao Xu closed the book, sat up, and said with a serious expression: "Say it quickly." ”
Chen Pi glanced outside and said, "There was nothing unusual in the palace that day, but Gao Langjun came, and someone saw that he saw the official family that day, and then he didn't know where he went, and no one knew how he went out and when he went out." ”
Thinking of the three words 'Gao Langjun', Zhao Xu said to himself thoughtfully: "Gao Gongji? ”
He couldn't remember what had happened that day, but he vaguely remembered that someone was standing behind him and pushing him down the well.
Chen Pi nodded heavily and said: "The villain has also been checked outside the palace, the Gao Mansion has been closed for several days, and Gao Langjun has not left the house, which is very abnormal." ”
Gao Gongji is the nephew of the Empress Dowager Gao, with a noble status, usually likes to be lively, where there are many people, where to go, very luxurious, good name, suddenly closed the door to thank guests, it is indeed abnormal.