Chapter 86

The next morning, Gu Taifu went to the court early, and after the hundred officials worshiped the emperor, it was the courtiers who reported some government affairs and were about to disperse, the emperor slowly spoke, "Gu Aiqing, I heard that Yunxin girl was kidnapped a few days ago and threatened you, I don't know that Xiyue girl is better?" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Gu was slightly stunned, the emperor even knew about Yun Xin's kidnapping, so it would be impossible for Xiyue to have a happy marriage in the future.

"I didn't expect Yunxin's matter to alarm the emperor, and now Yunxin has come back safely, thank you for your concern." Mrs. Gu said respectfully.

"It's okay if the child is fine, but I didn't expect that someone in the court would dare to kidnap the county lord and threaten to be the prince of the court, where is this threatening Gu Aiqing, it is clear that he is threatening me." The Emperor said angrily.

What is called the unfathomable of the Sacred Heart, this is it. The emperor was angry, which of the hundred officials dared to stand, and they knelt on the ground one after another, even if they had not done anything wrong, they had to kneel obediently, what if the emperor was not happy? Isn't it just the right time to vent your anger?

"Wechen doesn't dare." The ministers knelt on the ground and shouted.

"Don't dare? Do you guys really think that I don't know anything because I stay in the palace every day? The Emperor said angrily.

"The ministers are terrified."

Looking at the courtiers kneeling on the ground, King Xiang stepped forward and said: "Father, it's good that the county lord of Xiyue can come back safely, and the rumors have also heard about it, as long as the county lord is not harmed, it is lucky, as for the rumor that someone wants to threaten Taifu not to be too strict in this official assessment, it is simply a joke." ”

"Second Emperor Brother, is this trying to exculpate someone? The whole of Kyoto has already spread all over Kyoto, how can there be no reason for it! "King Huai is so tidy.

This time, Yun Mantian kidnapped Gu Yunxin, originally just for his own selfish desires, and it happened to be used by King Rui to deal with the Xiao family's party, King Rui had already found out that Hu Bowen, the servant of the household department, was Xiao Yuanshan's protégé, and over the years, he had taken advantage of his position, but he had helped Xiao Yuanshan a lot. And King Rui wants to take this opportunity to get rid of Xiao Yuanshan's henchmen in the court one by one.

"Ninth brother, you can't understand what you say, you and I are both royal heirs, how can you hope that there will be people in the court who fish in troubled waters." King Xiang said with a smile.

Since then, Xiao Sirui has taken up the innocence of King Ding, and after marrying into the Dingwang Mansion as a side concubine, the Xiao family has not only supported him alone. The eldest uncle said that it sounded good, and he asked Xiao Sirui to marry into the Dingwang Mansion to obtain information, but his mother wanted him to get along with other brothers and couldn't completely trust the Xiao family.

It can be seen that for these things, Queen Xiao has seen these things more thoroughly than King Xiang, and King Xiang also began to want to get closer to King Rui and King Huai after suffering several secret losses.

Although King Huai is not the emperor's favorite son, he is in charge of the security of Kyoto after all, and although his official position is not high, he is very important.

King Rui naturally needless to say, he is not only the emperor's favorite son, but also a hero in the hearts of the people, and the prince in the hearts of the courtiers

The candidate, perhaps because he is too good, jealous of his talents, made him cripple his legs, otherwise how can he get the trust of his father and let him deal with some affairs of the court now.

Therefore, if you get along with King Huai and King Rui, you can also improve your prestige, right? King Xiang's wishful thinking is good, and King Huai will naturally not be fooled.

"Ninth brother? Brother Xiangwang has never called me like that, and I am really a little flattered by the name of the ninth brother today. King Huai sneered.

Seeing that King Huai didn't buy it, King Xiang was angry in his heart, and just wanted to quarrel with King Huai, Xiao Yuanshan gave him a look, which made King Xiang dispel his thoughts.

Although Xiao Yuanshan married Xiao Sirui to King Ding, he also had an agreement with the queen, if he could overthrow King Ding, Princess Xiang must be Xiao Sirui, otherwise, the Xiao family would not continue to support King Xiang to ascend the throne.

Empress Xiao knew very well in her heart that for the Xiao family, there was originally only one choice for King Xiang, but now there are two, and King Ding is decisive and ruthless, and he has the conditions for an emperor.

When the emperor saw that King Xiang and King Huai were on the bar again, he shook his head helplessly, and this court had become a place for the two of them to fight. Seeing that the emperor's face was displeased, King Rui said in a deep voice: "Ninth brother, you must be respectful to Brother Xiangwang and not be presumptuous. ”

"Fifth brother, I just can't get used to Brother Xiangwang exonerating Hu Bowen, that Hu Bowen bribed Mrs. Gu and was kicked out by Mrs. Gu, and he kidnapped the county lord when he was resentful, such a bad act, if it is not punished, what if other officials follow suit?"

As soon as these words came out, several courtiers who were in charge of this official assessment agreed in their hearts, Gu Yunxin is the county lord and someone dares to kidnap him, if the daughters of these petty officials are kidnapped, it is still unknown whether they will live or not.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Weichen hasn't done it, His Royal Highness King Huai, you can't put the charge on Weichen's head with red mouths and white teeth." Hu Bowen kowtowed and shouted loudly.

"Wronged? Hu Bowen, this king will not wronged you, this king has brought evidence, see how you still quibble. King Huai glanced at Hu Bowen and said.

Immediately, King Huai respectfully saluted the emperor, "Father, the emperor has found the son, and now he is outside the palace, I don't know if my father wants to summon him?" ”

"Oh? Since the person has been caught, bring it up, and I will interrogate it myself. Arise all of yourselves, and look like each one. The emperor said in a deep voice.

The emperor spoke, and those courtiers stood up one after another, looking at Hu Bowen kneeling in the center of the hall, some people secretly wiped their sweat, and many of them planned to give gifts to Mrs. Gu, but when they heard that Hu Bowen gave gifts, they were directly driven away by Mrs. Gu, so naturally no one would be uncomfortable looking for them anymore.

Suddenly, there were two people dressed in patrol camp uniforms, escorting a woman in, the woman was covered with whip marks, and her fingers seemed to have been tortured, the emperor would not pay attention to these, after all, for some hard-mouthed prisoners, the purpose of torture was to make them confess, and what the emperor wanted, and this person answered the truth.

woman

Escorted and kneeling in the main hall, Hu Bowen turned his head and glanced at the woman, he had never seen this woman at all, and she definitely didn't know herself, so she was naturally not afraid of her biting herself.

Just thinking about it, the woman said coldly: "Since my deeds have been revealed, kill me, this girl won't even blink her eyes." ”

"Don't be stubborn, we found a silver ticket from you, as well as a portrait of the county lord of Xiyue, you are just taking people's money and people to eliminate disasters, why bother to bear the charge for others? If you tell the truth, the most you can do is exile, and if you assassinate the county lord, you will lose your head, and your family will also be implicated. King Huai said coldly.

"Family? I am alone, I have no family, and the people in the rivers and lakes originally lived a life of licking blood with knives, would I still be afraid of any exile? The woman sneered.

"This king knows that you are not afraid of death, but are you afraid of not dying or living? The punishment used by King Huai is still too light, and the king heard that in the barbarian tribe, to deal with disobedient slaves, it is necessary to make a hole in the top of their heads, and then pour mercury down, and the whole person. The skin peeled off, and this king has always been curious about whether this is feasible, so it is better to try you, anyway, you are not afraid of death. ”

"Your Royal Highness King Rui, you were also a famous person at the beginning, and the people in my rivers and lakes also admired you, but today I didn't expect that the prince would be so ruthless, and he was really a non-toxic husband."

"Dealing with a poisonous woman like you, this king will naturally not be polite. You must remember that my king, who tortured you today, has arrived in the underworld, but don't sue the wrong person. King Rui said coldly.

None of the courtiers present who listened to this speech were not afraid, originally they just thought that after King Rui crippled his legs, he would not have the courage he had before, but when he saw it today, the courage to do things did not decrease but increased.

Hearing that she was going to douse herself with mercury, the woman trembled slightly, "If I say it, you will let me go, otherwise, you will guard Gu Yunxin every day, otherwise my partner will do it when there is a chance, and next time, she will not be so lucky, and the tricks you use on me will also be repaid to her." ”

"Okay, as long as you answer truthfully, I promise you and give you freedom." The emperor said in a deep voice.

This woman is right, even if she dies, she has other companions, these people in the rivers and lakes can't be guarded against, it is better to agree to her request, as long as they find the mastermind behind the scenes, these people will naturally not make any more moves against Gu Yunxin.

"Okay, you are the emperor, Chrysostom Yuyan, this girl believes in you." After finishing speaking, the woman stood up, glanced at Hu Bowen, who was kneeling on the ground, and continued: "It's him, who spent 50,000 taels of silver tickets to ask us to kidnap Gu Yunxin, saying that if Mrs. Gu didn't give him a way to live, he wouldn't give Gu Yunxin a way to live." ”

"You slut, the official doesn't know you at all, why do you want to accuse the official?" Hu Bowen said angrily.

"Master Hu, if you hadn't given us a silver ticket and a portrait of Gu Yunxin, why would we have to get along with a boudoir woman? Is it just for fun? ”

"By whom have you been instructed to slander your own officials?

Target? Your Majesty, Weichen is really wronged, this woman's words can't be believed. She's lying, she's lying. Hu Bowen said hurriedly.

"Lying? Lord Hu, do you want to say that this king slandered you? But the silver ticket in this woman's hand was taken from your account by Lord Hu, who has been an official for many years, and has such wealth, which is really an eye-opener for this king. King Rui said coldly.

This Hu Bowen embezzled the tax revenue of the treasury, and King Rui had already found out about it, but he just wanted to keep all the evidence and expose it together, so that he could really break Xiao Yuanshan's arm.

(End of chapter)