Qiu Fu, the 65-year-old Duke of Qi, has gained some weight recently. He was guarded in the Guogong Mansion and was not allowed to go out, and the house was full of people arranged by Jinyi Wei to "protect" him; He has limited daily activities, a good appetite, and a rounder face.

His son Qiu Song also worked as an idler in the house. Only his grandson Qiu Lu is still an official in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and he has no real power, and Qiu Lu's same guards and retinue are all people arranged by the imperial court. However, Qiu Lu was able to enter and leave the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, which made Qiu Fu know a lot of things.

Qiu Lu's treatment is good. It is precisely because of the beginning of Emperor Hongxi's ascension to the throne that Qiu Lu was afraid of things and persuaded his grandfather not to disobey the court.

That evening, his grandson Qiu Lu came home from duty and came to Qiu Fu's room as usual to ask his grandfather how he was doing.

Qiu Lu's expression was very relaxed and happy, and when he stepped forward to serve tea, he said in a deep voice: "King Han is going to enter the Jingshi!" Sure enough, it was the grandfather who saw far away, and the grandson admired it. ”

Unexpectedly, Qiu Fu had no smug and excited expression, but his face was a little suspicious, and he advised: "Lu'er is in the official office, don't mention King Han." It's best not to come out, do the errands you should do, and don't see what you shouldn't do, let alone talk too much! ”

The grandson looked thoughtful.

Qiu Fu said coldly: "Back then, the 'Jingnan Army' had already arrived outside the capital city, what happened to Xu Zengshou?" We haven't done anything, and at this juncture, you don't want to touch that moldy head that doesn't have any bird use. ”

The grandson suddenly clenched his fists and said, "Grandson obeys his grandfather's teachings." ”

"Actually, I really didn't expect that King Han could do it to this point...... Qiu Fu said with a complicated expression, "I was just unhappy for him at the beginning, and I didn't accept his eldest brother!" ”

Qiu Fu was distracted for a while, recalling the past events of the year.

When Jingnan had just succeeded, Qiu Fu had repeatedly persuaded the King of Han to fight for the position of crown prince. In the "Battle of Jingjing", Gao Xu made the greatest contribution, and there was nothing wrong with asking for the position of the crown prince! Qiu Fu also said that the old brothers of Jing Nan all thought that Gao Xu could be the prince!

But Gao Xu's performance at that time was cringe, and he also said that the eldest brother was the eldest son and the prince should be the eldest brother, and everyone should be in harmony, and the eldest brother should not be embarrassed to get along; At that time, Gao Xu looked like mud couldn't support the wall! Qiu Fu was very displeased.

Unexpectedly, after the death of the first emperor, Gao Xu directly raised troops and swept the world, where did he think about how his eldest brother would deal with himself? His eldest brother has already proclaimed the emperor, and at this time, Gao Xu raised troops to oppose it, which is a life-and-death approach; Compared with only fighting for the prince back then, he is much more ruthless......

Now that Qiu Fu looked back and thought about it, he gradually realized that it seemed that Gao Xu's approach of showing weakness and forbearance in the Yongle Dynasty was right.

If it weren't for Gao Xu's attitude of not wanting to take the throne, would he have been able to lead his troops to fight Annan? How can we cultivate party forces in Yunnan? Maybe he will be placed in a place where there is no danger to defend and can be monitored by the imperial court; When it's really time to start an army, even he himself doesn't want to fight, how can he start an army if he doesn't have the strength?

Qiu Fu pondered: If Gao Xu had gone to fight for the crown prince, once he was unsuccessful, it was very likely that what he had just speculated would happen! Because since the first emperor chose the crown prince, it is impossible to plant the hidden danger of turmoil in the imperial court! For the sake of the overall situation, Gao Xu can only be sacrificed.

Gao Xu was not yet twenty years old at the time!

"The old man has never served a few people in his life, and Gao Xu is one." Qiu Fu muttered.

Qiu Fu glanced at his grandson who was bowing beside him, and whispered, "Grandson, remember my words. No matter what happens in the future, you must stand on the side of King Han, you can't be wrong! Will there be anything more unlikely in the future than '20,000 people from Yunnan to conquer the Ming Dynasty'? ”

The grandson bowed and said, "Grandson, remember the teachings of grandfather!" ”

…… One of the edicts under the Fusi of Beizhen is located in the Hongwu Gate.

Gao Xianning, the attendant of Hanlin, walked out of his office and went out through the back door; Then take a detour to Hongwu Gate, and you can see the gate of the Imperial Prison.

Gao Xianning held a stack of files in his hand and walked by here. He happened to see Dali Siqing and a group of others, walking in the direction of Hongwu Gate from the side of the Thousand Steps Corridor. And this is the time of the upper office.

Gao Xianning felt very strange in the past two days, he found it a few times: Xue Yan and Jinyiwei commanded Tan Qing to be together, and they were in a hurry.

However, the Holy Lord did not summon other ministers, only Xue Yan and others were active frequently...... And every time they hurriedly walked in the direction, they either entered the palace or went to the edict!

So early this morning, Gao Xianning found that Xue Yan and the others came out of the palace, so he pretended to pass by the Hongwu Gate and wanted to determine where Xue Yan and the others were going. After a while, Gao Xianning turned his head slightly, and sure enough, he saw Xue Yan of Dali Temple and walked into the gate of the Imperial Prison!

Gao Xianning didn't stop at his feet, and continued to walk north. He walked around to the thousand-step corridor, and then walked through the main gate of the Hanlin Courtyard and returned to the government office.

It was still snowing outside, and Gao Xianning walked into the lobby and slapped the snowflakes on his body.

Hu Guang, the first assistant of the cabinet, a scholar of Zuo Chunfang University, and a Hanlin editor who was sitting in the public seat and holding a pen to write, glanced at Gao Xianning and said: "There is charcoal burning next to it, and Gao Shi is reading and roasting." ”

"Thank you, Editor Hu." Gao Xianning said.

He silently walked to the brazier and stretched out his hand to bake the fire. Hu Guang looked up again and continued to write.

There are not many people in the lobby, and there have been fewer and fewer things in the Hanlin Academy recently, and most of the government affairs are just sending people to the imperial gate to write the holy decree.

Since the Hongxi Dynasty, the imperial court has been transferring troops to fight, and the emperor has not issued an order to revise history and books; Recently, these days, the Holy Lord has begun to govern again, and the ministers and temples no longer come to the Hanlin Yuan to discuss matters. The Hanlin Temple soon became idle.

Gao Xianning is still wondering what Xue Yan of Dali Temple is busy with?

In the Ming Dynasty, the Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate formed a three-power balance in the law; Dali Temple is not responsible for general cases. At present, the matter that Dali Siqing is asking about must be a major case, and it is very likely to involve the royal family and nobles!

At this moment, the scribe beside Hu Guang saluted the two officials and went out with the case.

There were only two people left in the lobby for a moment, and Gao Xianning took advantage of this time to turn his head and glance at the cold and shivering Jinyi Wei outside the lobby; He then said quietly: "In the past two days, Xia Guan has always seen Xue Siqing enter and leave the palace and the edict, will nothing happen?" ”

Hu Guang stopped talking when he heard this, and after a while, he finally couldn't help but speak: "I also heard that I saw Xue Siqing go to Guofuli. ”

"The mansion of the Marquis of Wuding?" Gao Xianning said.

Hu Guang nodded.

Gao Xianning said: "Guo Ming is not in prison? ”

Hu Guang said meaningfully: "Yes......"

At this moment, the scribe who had sent the file out earlier came back. Gao Xianning didn't say anything about it anymore, he straightened up, walked to the middle of the room, and said, "Xiaguan will go back to the study first." ”

Hu Guang returned the salute with a fist.

Gao Xianning buried his head and looked distracted, and slowly walked back to his study along the corridor in the government office.

He pondered for a long time, recalling all kinds of news and rumors he had heard in the court before, and then he couldn't help but have a bold assumption: Xue Yan was investigating the death of Emperor Xian?

And Guo Ming's eldest daughter is also very likely to be involved! Because Concubine Guo gave birth to a prince, her previous status in the East Palace was second only to Zhang's; However, after ascending the throne today, Concubine Guo not only failed to canonize the imperial concubine, but she hadn't even heard of where the person was for a long time, as if she had disappeared. Such a strange thing will of course lead to speculation.

Just now, I heard Hu Guang, the first assistant of the cabinet, reveal that Xue Yan has been to Guofu several times; It also made Gao Xianning believe in his own ideas!

Gao Xianning wanted to further confirm his guess, but at the moment he couldn't find a way, and there was no reliable person in Jinyiwei.

His fellow countryman Ji Gang, whose head left his neck last year and hung on the Chengtian Gate for a few days; The "Yang Yong" installed by the King of Han in Jinyiwei was also suspected of killing the eunuch Yang Qing and failed to get rid of the relationship, and now he is still locked up in prison and eats in prison. The princess's son Wang Zhenliang has a relationship with the King of Han, and now the Wang's mansion is full of brocade clothes and guards, and he has long been stared at to death!

Gao Xianning had nothing to do, and even hid fear in his heart. The traitor of the King of Han in Beijing, Gao Xianning's knowers, only one of them.

He thought about it and made a series of speculations......

The death of the first emperor should have nothing to do with the current party members. It's highly likely! After all, if Xue Yan was investigating that case, he would definitely have the emperor's approval; It is impossible for the emperor to find out what he has done.

It must have nothing to do with Ji Gang's red pill. Gao Xianning understands his fellow villager Ji Gang, who is greedy for money, power, and sex, and can't pass the level of greed, but he is quite sophisticated in dealing with people; Ji Gang is not that stupid.

Why Ji Gang died, Gao Xianning also knew very well in his heart, it was nothing more than that he had offended too many people, and he was pulled out to vent his anger for the Manchu Dynasty. If Emperor Taizong hadn't died, Gao Xianning would have also concluded that Ji Gang would take this road! Ji Gang doesn't carry the black cauldron, could it be that the bad thing was done by Emperor Taizong, who is wise and martial, and has unparalleled benevolence?

If Xue Yan can find out the inside story of the death of the first emperor and confirm the real evidence...... The King of Han is in trouble in righteousness!

First of all, there was no reason for the Han king to raise an army. Secondly, if the king of Han wants to ascend the throne and become emperor, it is even more morally unreasonable.

The "Battle of Crime" has been fought like this, and in the end, the King of Han will definitely not speak of any great righteousness; Whatever the claim, the Han king will seize the throne and have no choice. However, these things in the name can sometimes make it difficult for the superior to sleep.

The king of Han can also deny the truth found out by Hong Xichao, but if Hong Xichao makes it public in advance, the truth will reach the hearts of the world, and it will not be so easy to quibble. The government can only control the mouths of the world, and do not talk about it in the open.

The more Gao Xianning pondered about it, the more he felt that the hidden danger of this matter was very big!

After the drum beat of the unitary time, the officials of the Hanlin Academy immediately left the government office. Gao Xianning returned to the mansion rewarded by the first emperor, and he weighed it in his heart: whether to wait for a while and further confirm the guess; It is better to quietly leave Jingshi as soon as possible and report to the King of Han.

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