Zhu Gaoxu led Wang Gui into the nearby study, but before he could ask, Wang Gui hurriedly said: "The slave maid is all according to the instructions of the prince, I bought a horse yesterday and didn't take it back to the house, and this morning I rushed to the city gate before opening the city, so I went to lead the horse to Jinchuan Gate." But when you go to the ground, you can see that the situation is no longer right! There are people at the gate of the city who have portraits, and they only look for those who go out, and not those who enter the gate...... The slave and maid hurriedly changed the city gate, and walked through four gates in a row, but they couldn't get out! ”

"So fast? No one said what to do with that, so I checked it? Zhu Gaoxu was a little surprised.

Wang Gui looked overwhelmed with horror.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you remember the person I met in the Fuller Academy?" ”

Wang Gui was busy pecking at the rice and nodded: "His name is Wang Zhenliang, his father is Wang Ning, the master of the horse, and his mother is Princess Huaiqing!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said "um" and whispered: "Wang Zhenliang is my cousin, my childhood playmate. The old friendship is still there, you go to him first, and let him settle down expediently. ”

Wang Gui suddenly looked grateful: "The prince took such a lot of trouble for the slave and maid, and called the slave and maid ......"

Zhu Gaoxu stopped him and said: "There is no need to say that, you are by my side before and after the saddle, and you have done nothing wrong, how can I sit idly by?" He paused, then sneered, "That was a bit of a surprise, but since you did it, you have to do it to the end!" Am I the one who easily submits to the towel? ”

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand, Wang Gui immediately ran to the table, chose a used brush, licked it on the tip of his tongue a few times, put his hands in Zhu Gaoxu's hands, and then put down the paper. Zhu Gaoxu wrote two lines of words in three times and five divided by two, and the next pen was actually very particular about the line of grass, which was not like what Wufu wrote.

"Let's go!" Zhu Gaoxu urged.

Wang Gui hurriedly and carefully accepted the letter paper, and bowed deeply, "The slave and maid take their leave." ”

Zhu Gaoxu then also went out of the study and met his third brother Gao Sui on the corridor. Gao Sui hurriedly shouted: "How long does it take for the second brother to go to the toilet? Someone from the palace has passed the decree, second brother is coming! ”

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and glanced in the direction where Wang Gui left, his face was not very good, and he went to the front yard with Gao Sui without saying a word.

By the time they reached the courtyard, a group of people had already set up a pomp. The door opened, and there was a team of armored soldiers standing on the side of the entrance hall, and several eunuchs were standing in the courtyard, waiting for Zhu Gaoxu with some impatience.

When Zhu Gaoxu waited over, the eunuch in the middle stepped forward with his head raised and said sharply: "The Holy Lord's edict, the king of Gaoyang County will receive the decree!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu and the other four people changed positions with the eunuch, let the eunuch stand in the north, and then several people knelt together. Only then did the eunuch say: "You Ling Du sows discord, and the slave and maid Wang Gui is guilty of instigation, and he will be imprisoned immediately!" Blame Gao Xu, so that he will not commit it again...... Chin this! ”

"Wait for the order, thank you!" The prince and the others bowed down together.

After everyone finished doing it clearly, the scene immediately changed, and the eunuch bent down and said with a smile: "Wei Guogong is also here." Xu Huizu said: "I just heard about the ridiculous thing my nephew did, so I was angry and came to question him!" ”

This scene is as if you have just finished a serious scene and started chatting behind the scenes.

The eunuch looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "King Gaoyang, the two people that the emperor wants to take?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I don't know where to run, did the eldest brother see it?" ”

Shizi looked stunned, "Wang Gui has always been a slave and maid serving his second brother, how does his brother know?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu calmed down, turned his head to the eunuch and said, "Does my father-in-law want to search the house?" ”

The eunuch pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary, there is a division that will arrest the important criminals." However, if those two go home, they will have to bother you to report to the government. ”

At this moment, the prince suddenly knelt on the ground, his voice was choked, and he couldn't cry.

"......" Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment.

The eunuch and Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and the eunuch said: "Don't be afraid, the prince has no intention of hurting the life of the king of Gaoyang County, even if he can't get the criminal, it won't be like this." ”

Only then did the prince get up with difficulty, and said with a sad face, "Please return to the saint father-in-law, my second brother is remorseful, and he has no intention of harboring the guilty, and the three of us brothers are grateful for the tolerance and benevolence of the saint." ”

The eunuch immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay, okay." It's not easy for a son to be a brother...... Yo! When the time is delayed, the slave and maid dare not stay for a long time, and they have to return to the courtesy, stay and stay. ”

"Send my father-in-law out." The prince bowed very politely.

Xu Huizu said: "It's not early, I'm gone, Gao Xu is doing it himself." With a very complicated look, he looked directly at Zhu Gaoxu's face.

"With my uncle's teachings today, the second brother will not dare to relax anymore." Shizi immediately helped answer.

…… At this time, Wang Gui and Du Qianrui had already found Wang Zhenliang's mansion and handed over the letter sealed by Zhu Gaoxu.

But they didn't see Wang Zhenliang. A servant quickly came out and hurriedly led them out of the mansion.

Approaching the Shangyuan Gate, they could see the Shogunate Mountain, and they stopped at a place called Xiaozi Lane. The old stone-paved side street, on both sides of which are mainly shops selling incense, candles, paper money, paper people's funeral houses, etc., and there are several large clay pots filled with water every other way for firefighting.

There was an inconspicuous courtyard in the middle, which was used as a warehouse for storing cotton yarn, and Wang Gui and the others were sent here. In the courtyard, an old couple guards the warehouse.

It didn't take long for Zhu Gaoxu's "friend" Wang Zhenliang to come alone.

Wang Gui and Du Qianrui, who were staying in the room, hurriedly stood up, and were about to salute, when Wang Zhenliang reached out and made a gesture: "Vulgar etiquette is exempt." ”

Wang Gui still bent down and said, "Meet the king, is the prince of the slave family okay?" ”

When Du Qianrui heard the salutation, she was suddenly a little surprised...... She had met this person, and met with Zhu Gaoxu, the "Prince of Hong", twice in the Fuller Academy, calling himself "Prince Wang". Now that I see it again, I realize that this prince is not the son of an ordinary family, but an official. She couldn't help but further speculate that Zhu Gaoxu and Wang Gongzi met at the Fuller Theater, probably not just drinking and listening to music.

"It's okay to be the king of Gaoyang." Wang Zhenliang said, "But you two, I'm afraid you'll have to hide for a while." The saint is angry, and Chrysostom will take you for sin. ”

Wang Gui's face was pale and said, "The slave and maid have caused such a catastrophe......

"The king of Gaoyang knows in his heart, this kind of thing is easy to implicate the people around him." Wang Gongzi said indifferently, "Fortunately, the king of Gaoyang County was prescient, and he thought of your loyalty, so he made arrangements in advance. ”

When Wang Gui heard this, he couldn't stop crying.

Wang Zhenliang glanced at him, didn't say much, and his words were still calm, "It's a tight time coming, so don't go out." Wait a while, see what the king of Gaoyang means, and then make arrangements. He paused and said, "By the way, the old man who delivered the meal is surnamed Li." ”

Wang Gui knelt on the ground: "Thank you for your rescue!" ”

Seeing this, Du Qianrui also hurriedly thanked her.

"Get up, I am only entrusted by men." Wang Zhenliang said, turned around and opened the door and left, there was nothing superfluous to say.

The two of them went to the door of the room and watched him leave.

At this time, Du Qianrui asked Wang Gui, "Who is Wang Gongzi?" ”

Wang Gui hesitated for a moment, and then said frankly: "The son of the master of the horse." Wang Gui looked around and said, "The palace rewards the emperor's relatives and relatives, and it is inevitable that there will be silk and cotton yarn, and you can't wear it all." Let's guess that his family is selling those things, and the saint is not as good as before. ”

Du Qianrui kept nodding.

Wang Gui glanced at her and said, "Our family has a kind word with Miss Du, and the future life can only depend on the prince." You have no background and no backing, and when something like this happens, people don't get angry with you? Someone else's little finger will crush you to death! ”

Du Qianrui hurriedly said: "Thank you father-in-law for your kind words." Her expression was uncertain, subtle and changeable, and she murmured: "If it weren't for the prince's arrangement, I'm afraid we wouldn't have the light of day." ”

"It's good that Miss Du understands." Wang Guidao.

……

Xu Huizu and the old eunuch who passed the decree left the Shizi Mansion together. The person who was waiting for the gift to be delivered to the gate went back to close the door of the mansion, Xu Huizu glanced back, and immediately asked the old eunuch: "Duke Wu, who came up with the idea of the method in this holy decree?" ”

The eunuch thought for a while, bowed his head, and whispered, "Lord Huang of Taichang Temple." ”

Xu Huizu stomped his foot, the vertical lines on his brows deepened, and he sighed in a heavy tone: "Alas! ”

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly asked, "What different views does Wei Guogong have?" ”

Xu Huizu didn't answer, and said directly: "I want to meet and tell the saint in person, can you report the matter of Duke Wu returning to the palace to pass the decree?" ”

The eunuch immediately replied, "Of course! Wei Guogong wants to see the saint, how can our family not report it! ”

Xu Huizu then walked with the eunuch's attendants all the way to the noon gate, stopped outside the Fengtian gate, and waited for the eunuch to report first. The eunuch said: "The Holy Imperial Gate listens to the government, and it should still be in it now." Wei Guogong waited here, waiting for news. ”

"There is Lao Wu Gong." Xu Huizu stood here, and even his tone of voice was much more polite than before, and his voice was a little lower.

In the city of Nanjing, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the pavilions can be seen everywhere, there is not even a single tree on both sides of the imperial road, only the empty avenue and the magnificent palace, which is a grand scene. Rao is Xu Huizu is very tall, standing under the palace city of the imperial power, he also looks very small.

After waiting for a long time, I heard repeated words coming from inside, "Xuan, Wei Guogong Xu Hui ancestor is here!" "Xuan, Xu Huizu, Duke of Wei, came to see ......"

Miyagi, which is obviously tens of thousands of people, is full of empty echoes.

Xu Huizu straightened his hat with both hands, tugged at the placket of his clothes, and strode towards the royal gate.

When he arrived at Fengtianmen, he did not dare to look left and right, nor could he look up at the emperor behind the imperial case, so he bowed outside the door first. I only vaguely saw a few civil officials sitting on either side of the inside, behind the case; The emperor on the throne was dressed in yellow.

The voice of Emperor Zhu Yunwen came from inside: "Excuse me, come in and speak." ”

or because Zhu Yunwen is too young, his timbre is not thick and thin enough, and his speech speed is also fast...... Compared with the grand imperial city of Xiao Slash, it always feels uncompatible. However, Xu Huizu didn't dare to be sloppy, and walked in cautiously.

Zhu Yunwen's voice said again: "The king of Gaoyang County is in trouble, I heard that Wei Guogong has objections to the punishment?" ”

Xu Huizu bent his body, his eyes were staring at the floor tiles, and then he had the courage to turn his head slightly, and saw clearly who the civil official sitting in the office of the imperial gate was, and saw that it was Qi Tai, the secretary of the military department, and Huang Zicheng, the secretary of Taichang Temple.

He was a little hesitant in his heart, but it seemed unlikely that he wanted to secretly play to the emperor alone on his own...... I couldn't help but answer the emperor's question, so I immediately spoke: "Back to the saint, the minister thinks that it is useless to punish Du and Wang Gui. Why not take advantage of this matter to confiner the princes of King Yan in the palace? ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yunwen made a sound.

Xu Huizu said stubbornly: "When the king of Gaoyang County was young, he was cunning and fierce, and Taizu didn't like it. Now in Beijing, the arrogance is still not restrained, if he is allowed to wander around in Beijing at will, he may cause trouble again.

This violation of the law is the first, and the ban is enough to show punishment, which is reasonable. It can not only prevent it from committing again, but also put all the princes of King Yan under control, so that they can't find ways to collude with internal and external ......"

"There is some truth to that." Zhu Yunwen groaned.

At this moment, I don't know what small movements Huang Zicheng made, Xu Huizu noticed in the afterglow that the emperor seemed to turn his head to look at the side of the hall.

After a pause, Zhu Yunwen's tone changed: "However, I have already made an order, and I can't play with it." Besides, Gao Chi, Gao Xu, and Gao Sui came to Beijing to sacrifice their ancestors and grandfathers, why did I want to find a reason to imprison them? ”

Xu Huizu was stunned for a moment, but soon understood......

Sooner or later, the imperial court will have to deal with King Yan...... Although this matter has long been rumored throughout the city, the imperial court has not publicly admitted it; The correspondence with King Yan also maintained harmony. Once the matter is put on the table, it makes no sense how to deal with the sons of King Yan against King Yan.

Moreover, most of the ministers in the central court still have suspicions and reservations about Xu Huizu, and Xu Huizu also knows about it, so he will not make it clear.

Xu Huizu understood the meaning of the saint, so he had to worship: "The minister is stupid, but in his own opinion, he only hopes for the holy judgment." ”

Zhu Yunwen's voice said: "I know, I think carefully first, don't worry about Wei Guogong." ”

After hearing this, Xu Huizu bowed and said, "Thank you, retire." ”

He saluted and went out of the royal gate, and he couldn't help but sigh a little for a while. The saint even usually handles political affairs, and also lets Huang and Qi accompany him, which shows that the saint is extremely important. It is no wonder that the princes and ministers who advocated the "Tui En Law" deeply hated the "feudal faction" of the Huang and Qi parties.