It was none other than the young man who came with Xu Boping and Zhang Liang last time, Xu Geng, who was about the same age as Xu Boping.

Listening to the surname Xu, Gui Chongyang had a guess, waiting to see Zhang Liang call the other party "world brother", and he almost knew Xu Geng's identity, plus Xu Geng called his senior brother "big brother" last time, he knew that this should be Senior Brother Xu's clansman.

Zhang Liang was ashamed and uneasy, originally thought that with the identity of the magistrate, sheltering Gui Chongyang was just a trivial matter, who would have thought that he would have to ask Jingzhong for help in case of trouble, and he would have to worry about his cousin. But there is really no way, who let this involve a Xining Hou Mansion behind it.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, the Marquis of Xining has now lost the military power in the northwest, and he is downcast when he is ordered to guard the emperor's mausoleum, but the Song family still has two princesses, and she is still the princess of the same mother as the East Palace, and she cannot tolerate insults from outsiders.

In addition, the Zhang family was originally a relative and was the mother of the crown princess, if he really got involved with the Song family, what would outsiders think? I can't say that the Zhang family is arrogant with the East Palace, although the prince of the East Palace is the eldest son of the current grandson, the situation is not good.

To say that compared with the twenty-four sons of Emperor Taizu, only three sons have grown up today, all of whom are born from the same mother, and they should not be involved in the matter of seizing the heir, but now there is no peace in the court.

Now he is the king of conquest, and when he took his second son to fight in the "Battle of Jingyan", he kept his eldest son to guard the Yan land.

The situation of the father and son is quite similar to the situation of the three grandfathers and sons of Tang Gao in the early Tang Dynasty, that is, the eldest son has a reputation, and the second son has military exploits.

Unlike the early Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu originally favored the eldest son and suppressed the second son; Today, he suppressed the crown prince and connived at the second son, King Han.

It was not until the fifteenth year of Yongle that the king of Han became a vassal. However, the domain was also changed from Yunnan to Le'an Prefecture, which was only 600 miles away from the capital, so the Han King often found various excuses to enter Beijing and stay in the capital, which was really difficult to feel at ease.

With the example of the Han King in the past, the third son of the current Shangyan, King Zhao, had to follow the same example, and refused to become a vassal as an emperor.

If it weren't for the fact that the eldest son of the East Palace was named the imperial grandson in the ninth year of Yongle, the East Palace, which had to be liked today, would have lost its position under the joint attack of the two brave brothers.

Now he will be on the throne for 20 years, and he is over the age of six, and his temperament is becoming more and more tyrannical, and he cannot be disobeyed.

Even if the Marquis of Xining has a sore foot in front of him, the Zhang family, as a relative of the East Palace, is not easy to fight, otherwise he will not be able to bite back, and he will burn the fire to the head of the East Palace, making the East Palace have one more charge of "not getting along with each other".

Zhang Liang knew the severity, so he shelved the "poisoning case" of Barilla and hurriedly sent someone to Beijing for help.

Seeing that it was Xu Geng, Zhang Liang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

is also a relative, Xu Geng was born in the Xu family, the first family of Xungui, even if he is in the princess's mansion, he is more confident than the Zhang family, because he is the foreign family of several princesses. Even if King Han and King Zhao want to use this to frame the East Palace, they must weigh the consequences of offending their mother's family.

Not to mention, Xining Hou is still suspected of being a "daughter born in the outer room", and this revelation is a royal scandal. The severity of this is not something that tensors can determine.

Compared with the tensor of hairy hands and feet, Xu is much more stable.

"The eldest brother has sent someone to Gansu to check, and he has not replied yet, but Xining Hou did return to Beijing several times in the past few years, and he also took people to Tongzhou secretly." Xu Geng frowned.

If you really want to take care of the orphans of your subordinates, where is the need to be so sneaky?

Daming has a military registration, Liang Biao is dead, his son should have attacked his father's military position, even if Liang Jiazi was young, he could also grow up to attack his husband's position, but in fact, Liang Biao's nephew had already been attacked by his nephew, in exchange for Liang's wife did not bring his son back to his hometown to attach to her husband, but took her children and settled far away in Tongzhou.

This doesn't make sense, and although the young lady of the Liang family was born as a "posthumous daughter", with the twists and turns of the "son-in-law" of the Xining Hou Mansion, the clan and the steward have all come to Sanhe County, and now with the addition of property, it is even more different.

This is obviously not the treatment of "the daughter of the ex-husband of the outer room", Liang Xiucai is old, and he has not yet proposed marriage, and he has not received much help from the Hou Mansion when he takes the exam step by step.

Then there may be only one left, Miss Liang is not a "posthumous girl", but a "rape daughter" of the horse.

Such a slap in the face of the royal matter, if it reaches the ears of today, I don't know how much turmoil it will cause, this can't be the East Palace Department that lifts the lid, but the partial tensor is now the commander of Sanhe County, if you let others uncover this matter, you can't say that you will have to bear the suspicion of "covering up".

"Big brother said, don't cover up, act according to the law!" Xu Gengdao.

Hearing this, Zhang Liang was pale and speechless, but he also understood that this was the best choice in a dilemma.

The more you hide it, the easier it is to fall into the mouth, but the road goes straight and it is more open.

Jin Da was detained on the charge of "instructing people to take medicine", and if this is investigated according to the law, it is inevitable that the Gui family will be the sufferer and the "plaintiff".

When Gui Chongyang came over, Xu even directly relayed the words of "Senior Brother Xu". Senior Brother Xu's meaning is to let Gui Chongyang not worry, but to let Gui Wu go through the motions, he will ask someone to protect Gui Wu.

Although Gui Chongyang is only twelve years old, he has not done many things, but he can read a lot.

Even if there is the protection of Senior Brother Xu, Gui Wu is just an ordinary person, Xining Hou's scandal is exposed, how can he not take Tensor, and he can't deal with Gui Wu of ordinary people?

Even if Senior Brother Xu asks someone to take care of one or two, there is nothing powerful in the end.

Gui Chongyang frowned and pondered, and after a while, he asked, "Brother Xu, will this matter finally 'go straight to heaven'?" ”

Xu Geng nodded and said, "Naturally, the matter involves the imperial family, and the state capital does not dare to hide it." ”

Gui Chongyang frowned and said: "But it is said that 'family ugliness should not be publicized', and I am afraid that I don't want this matter to be known to everyone!" ”

Xu glanced at Gui Chongyang, a little puzzled by the intention of his words.

Gui Chongyang hesitated for a moment and said: "In the end, the matter started because of me, maybe it is better not to alarm the state capital, otherwise when the state capital investigates, some things will eventually have traces to follow." ”

For example, Senior Brother Xu asked Zhang Liang to take care of Gui Chongyang, and with this "origin", it became logical for Zhang Liang to discover the Xining Hou Mansion behind the scenes because of Jin Da's lawlessness.

Xu didn't speak immediately, obviously hearing it.

Zhang Liang disagreed, and said: "You are still young, and you will have to go on a career in the future, how can it really make the Xining Marquis jealous?" ”

People have the heart to bully the soft and fear the hard, even if it is tensor who uncovers this matter, but in the end, because of the little person Gui Chongyang, the Xining Marquis Mansion is unwilling to get into trouble with the princess's mother's family, and if you can't say it, you will be angry with Gui Chongyang. Gui Chongyang is young, in poor health, and has a future to be determined, and Zhang Liang understands that his cousin will not agree to let him take such a risk. As for Gui Wu, because he is Gui Chongyang's cousin, there is always a time to borrow light, and now there is a place to compensate for losses, but there is no hindrance.

Gui Chongyang thought for a while and said, "Senior brother follows my father, takes care of my junior brother, and no one can say anything bad." Master Zhang is particularly protective of me because of this, and it is logical to investigate the details of Jin Dadi in detail. It's just that Gansu is remote, and it's not easy to verify the old things of the horses, so it is handed to the front of the palace and verified from top to bottom, which is not more convenient. No matter what the matter is, it is also the loyalty and patriotism of the senior brother. ”

Xu Geng looked at each other with Tensor, and he really didn't expect Gui Chongyang to come up with such an idea.

Before, everyone knew about Xining Hou's secrets, and they wanted to cover it up or expose it, but now they have a third choice. If you are someone else, this is too reckless, no matter if the truth is found out in the end, it will not be good, but who makes the identity of the "big brother" noble, and there is no need to be as comprehensive as a courtier, such an "incomplete" cannot be said to be comprehensive.

When the matter of the Marquis of Xining is verified, whether it is to uncover and dispose of it, or to cover the lid to hide the scandal, it is up to others to make up their minds, and it will naturally be beneficial and harmless to everyone in the East Palace.

Xu Geng hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that the eldest brother is unwilling to let you get involved." ”

Gui Chongyang said: "Senior brother didn't hide it from others when he traveled a few days ago, and this time Brother Xu will know about it, so to tell the truth, it is better to protect my junior brother than to protect my cousin Master Zhang." ”

Zhang Liang is an official body, or the princess's mother's family, even if he is an in-law, Senior Brother Xu has too close contacts with him, and he is suspected of "standing in line" and "forming a party", and he is Gui Chongyang, a twelve-year-old orphan son, even if Senior Brother Xu is particularly concerned, it is reasonable.

As for being hated, Gui Chongyang is not fearless, but he can't let Gui Wutou with peace of mind. Gui Wu is preparing to end, and his adoptive son-in-law's identity is also easy to criticize, so he hasn't had a few happy days, so don't let him get involved.

As for Gui Chongyang himself, he is still in the period of filial piety, and he is far from the end, so he can avoid the limelight. When he is a few years older and has fame, if Xining Hou is still resentful, then go and hug his brother's thigh.

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County School.

Mei Sheng sent Uncle Clan away, turned back to the room, and sat in front of the window, as if in a dream.

Mei Qingbai and Du Shi separated, and Du Shi left the Mei family with a pair of children, which sounded like a lie and turned out to be the truth. Mei Tongsheng's father and son are now infamous and not close to the clansmen, but Mei Sheng is already a talented man.

It was none other than Mei An's son Mei Qinglin who came just now.

People are old and refined, and Du's prison lawsuit this time was completely involved by Mei Qingshu and his wife, and finally it came to the point of separation, which hurt the reputation of the Mei family, and it was the face of Mei Tongsheng's room. Mei An has always thought a lot, and she is not afraid that Mei Tongsheng's father and son will hold a grudge, but she is worried that Mei Sheng will feel uncomfortable, so she specially sent her son over to tell him about it.

Chopping the bloodline, Mei Sheng has never put the mean and vicious Du family in his eyes, nor has he respected him as an elder, but he never thought that one day he would lose this generational relationship.

Mei Sheng suffered a lot from the Du family when he was a child, "A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late", and now he does not have the idea of falling into the well, but thinks of Mei Qingbai.

Is this merger just for fame, or is it something else? Why did the Du family allow it?