In the evening, a dark cloud rolled up from the east. Dark clouds swept towards the city, enveloping the entire city in the blink of an eye, signaling the arrival of night.

As the Kyocha Day approached, the movement of officials became more frequent. The battle between the open and the dark is even more intense, and many people are already planning to make a last-ditch effort, even to change their faction.

It was at this time that all kinds of gossip flew all over the sky.

There are words that slander others, words that cheer for others, and words that tell the truth, these true and false news make the entire court situation like a pool of troubled water.

Even if they all know that Xu Jie and Guo Pu have teamed up to deal with Wu Shan, but it has come to the mouth of the good deed. Today, Xu Jie and Guo Pu have turned against each other, tomorrow it is Wu Shan who has taken refuge in Xu Jie, and the day after tomorrow it will become Guo Pu and Wu Shan's love is stronger than Jin Jian.

In the same way, the officialdom in the capital has become chaotic and confusing.

No matter how chaotic the situation in the capital is, as long as it is night, the brightest place is always the Qinglou and the Jiaofang Division in the east of the city. A large group of distinguished dignitaries gathered there and enjoyed the life of drunken money.

Xiaoxiang Tower, the red lantern in front of the door has already been hung high.

Many sedan chairs and carriages stopped in front of the door, and a wealthy merchant or a richly dressed boy walked into the door, and the old bustard, dressed in fancy clothes, greeted enthusiastically, and soon the laughter and scolding of the Qinglou woman came from inside.

Although February has not yet passed, it is as warm as summer, with the collision of incense powder, alcohol, cups and cups, and the laughter and scolding of men and women constantly intertwined.

In the hall on the first floor, a cross-eyed boy was so drunk that his face was red, but he suddenly angrily accused loudly: "The Guo family is really not a thing!" ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the attention of others. Especially just now, many people know that this cross-eyed son is Guo Shangshu's cousin, and the Guo Mansion in his mouth is likely to refer to Guo Shangshu's family.

Faced with a matter related to the secretary of the court, he can't help but care a little more.

Zuodong's son-in-law personally poured wine for the cross-eyed son, and asked in confusion: "Why?" Didn't the Guo family already say it? The Guo family did not mourn, it was you who went to the capital to lie about the funeral! ”

Guo Yuntao's cross-eyed eyes looked at the boy who claimed to be surnamed Hua, and asked indignantly: "Nonsense! Brother Hua, if you ...... If Young Master Ben didn't report the funeral, what would I do when I went to the capital? Can't you get enough to eat? ”

"Brother Guo, don't blame, it's my son's gaffe, and he will punish himself with a cup!" The playboy apologized with a smile, and drank the wine glass in front of him, wiped his mouth with his sleeve and asked suspiciously: "Brother Guo, did the old lady of the Guo family really pass away?" Did you see it with your own eyes? ”

The next few tables were full of good deeds, seeing that there was a fresh gossip here, and they also raised their ears towards this side, paying attention to the development of the situation.

Guo Yuntao was very satisfied with the flattering attitude of this playboy, so he raised his chin and said proudly: "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, the death of Old Lady Guo is absolutely true!" ”

"Brother Guo, although we all believe you, why did Guo Fu clarify this matter and beat Brother Guo out of Guo Mansion?" The dude frowned and asked with a puzzled face.

Not to mention the two companions of the playboy, the other people in the entire hall were attracted by this question, and they all looked at Guo Yuntao, also wanting to know the answer.

The woman in the Qinglou sitting next to Guo Yuntao looked a little beautiful, exchanged glances with the playboy, and enthusiastically raised the wine glass and fed Guo Gongzi a sip of wine.

Guo Yuntao swallowed the wine into his stomach, only to feel hot all over, thinking about what happened in Guo's mansion before, he indignantly accused him in public: "He...... He just wanted to keep the position of the secretary of the ministry, and thought that he could continue to preside over Jingcha well, so he deliberately concealed it and did not report the funeral! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around.

The tables next to him were filled with scholars and wealthy merchants, and after hearing this, their eyes flashed with excitement in addition to shock, which was undoubtedly a very impactful gossip news.

When the court official Shangshu even hid the news of his father's death for the sake of power, this was enough to shake the officialdom of the entire capital.

After Guo Yuntao vented the indignation in his chest, he suddenly couldn't wake up a lot. He is not stupid, he knows the truth that trouble comes from his mouth, and Guo Fu is afraid that he will find trouble.

"Brother Guo, you are really a person in temperament, I didn't make a mistake with you as a friend!" The playboy sent over a high hat, and said to the Qinglou woman again: "Miss Xianyun, you take Brother Guo to wake up for tea!" ”

"Guo Gongzi, please go upstairs with the slave family!" Xian Yun showed a shy appearance, and glanced at Guo Yuntao affectionately.

Guo Yuntao naturally understood these secret words, looking at the beautiful and delicious beauty in front of him, even if he had no other thoughts, he followed the playboy to say goodbye and went upstairs with the girl Xianyun, and he was already going to be happy.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, let alone something that is said in public.

Even a little wind and grass can turn into a tornado. At the moment, the news brought by Guo Yuntao is no less than the next bombshell, especially with the help of well-intentioned people, the capital immediately turned into a major earthquake.

The next day, a bombshell news was circulating throughout the capital.

The father of Guo Pu, the secretary of the ministry, died on the first day of this month, and the first newspaper sent the deputy housekeeper Liu from his hometown to the capital to report the funeral, and the second newspaper sent his cousin and nephew to report the funeral.

But unfortunately, Guo Pu secretly sent Deputy Butler Liu back to his hometown, and in the face of the second cousin who came to report the funeral, he beat his cousin Guo Yuntao out of Guo's mansion on the grounds of his false report.

In order to be able to continue to preside over Jingcha and not affect his own development, Guo Pu kept it a secret, and lied that this was a fictitious thing, which can be described as a mad move.

If Guo Pu did not hide the death of his father, and honestly resigned according to the rules of the imperial court and went home to keep filial piety, then the person who is now presiding over Jingcha is no longer Guo Pu.

"Guo Pu behaved like this, and he was a scholar in vain!"

"Guo Pu is greedy for power and has no filial piety, he should be expelled from the court!"

"Such disloyalty and unfilial piety, people and gods are angry, and they should be eliminated!"

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All of a sudden, Guozijian and the scholars in the capital took to the streets one after another, and walked to the Dongjiang Rice Lane lined up with official sedan chairs, already to denounce Guo Pu's disloyal and unfilial behavior.

The official Shangshu, who was originally high above and admired by tens of thousands of people, became like a rat crossing the street, and became the object of condemnation by the scholars of the capital, and some people even said that they smeared Guo Pu.

But all this could not stop the passage of time, and the day of Jingcha on February 28 finally came.