Sure enough, the chamberlain heard what he said, and immediately replied with a smile: "The prince will know when he goes, but don't worry, although the emperor lost his temper, he didn't rush at you." ”

As soon as these words came out, Gu Mingyuan suddenly understood, and said, "Let's go." ”

It's a good guess with him, it seems that it's really the left minister's business.

......

By the time I got to the palace, it was already close to noon.

Seeing him coming, the inner chamberlain standing outside the imperial study hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and said respectfully: "Greetings to the king of Huai'an, the emperor has been waiting for you inside for a long time." Wait a minute, the minion will go in. ”

Gu Mingyuan nodded, stood under the corridor and waited, and after a while, he saw the inner eunuch go and return, open the curtain for him, and said respectfully: "The emperor has summoned, the king of Huai'an, please." ”

"The son asks his father to say goodbye. ”

When Gu Mingyuan saluted, he glanced around without a trace.

The emperor sat on the throne with a very unattractive expression, and in the center of the ground knelt an old minister and a younger man.

That old minister is not a bystander, it is the left minister.

As for the younger ones, it was his second emperor brother Gu Mingli.

Seeing him come in, the emperor's expression softened a little, and he responded, "Well, get up." ”

Gu Mingyuan thanked him, and when he saw the battle in the hall, he didn't speak, just stood in place with his head down.

Seeing this, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Come on, show the king of Huai'an tea." ”

That's what it means to let him sit.

Gu Mingyuan thanked him again, sat down calmly, and saw that the two were still kneeling, still not saying much, but thinking in his heart.

The reason why he went out so early in the morning was because he got the news - the little guy who contacted the Zhou family died violently.

These days, Gu Mingyuan ordered people to stare at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he was very suspicious that this matter could not be related to Zuo Xiang's escape, but he didn't catch any evidence.

Gu Mingyuan originally wanted to investigate this matter, but who knew that he first learned the news that Zuo Xiang hurriedly entered the palace.

At the same time, someone from the Huai'an palace also came, and the emperor announced that he had been summoned to the palace.

The nail in the palace sent him a letter, saying that Zuo Xiang was here to ask for guilt, and the second prince was mentioned in his words, but he couldn't hear it from a distance, and he only knew that the emperor was angry.

Coupled with the meaning of the words of the inner supervisor at that time, Gu Mingyuan also guessed seventy or eighty.

Looking at this situation now, he is just muttering, what will Zuo Xiang say to the emperor?

The next moment, I saw the emperor say in a deep voice: "You just said that someone wanted to frame the blame for you, then I ask you, how can a dead man prove that you are telling the truth?"

Hearing this, Zuo Xiang immediately kowtowed heavily and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to guarantee with his life, but someone wants to make the emperor's heir kill each other." It's just that the princes are all wise and martial people, and no one is fooled, and the king of Huai'an is discerning, so those people are too busy to take care of themselves, so there is a matter of killing the little guy in my house. Now that the man is dead, the old minister still has some evidence, although he can't prove his innocence, but the old minister's heart is clear to the sun and the moon!"

As soon as he said this, the second prince on the side also kowtowed and said: "Father, the son knows that his talent is dull, but he still understands the ethics outline. This time, someone deliberately provoked the feelings between our brothers, and Zuo Xiang was also used as a chess piece, please be aware of it!"

The two of them sang and harmonized, and the emperor glanced at them with a cold expression, and the two of them, at the end, asked again: "Fourth, what do you think?"

Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Gu Mingyuan spoke up and replied: "Erchen came late, and I don't know what happened, dare to ask my father, what's wrong?"

He had been silent until now, and now he didn't know what he said.

The emperor looked at him, knowing that he was pretending to be confused, but he didn't poke it, but just waved his hand and said to the inner chamberlain on the side: "Explain to King Huai'an." ”

The eighteen secret guards are all in his hands, and this stinky boy has been following this case, so it's strange if he doesn't know, I'm afraid he wants to watch the excitement from the sidelines.

It's a pity that he called him over today, not for the sake of the card.

The emperor ordered, and the inner eunuch hurriedly explained the context of the future, because he said: "Back to the king of Huai'an, Zuo Xiang just entered the palace, the Tao said that a small guy died in the house, and he also left a blood letter, the Tao is that Zuo Xiang is very harsh on him on weekdays, so he retaliated with death, and also confessed that he bought the officials in the suburbs of Beijing to bury the monument." But Zuo Xiang was aware of everything, and after careful investigation, he found that this matter was not so simple, and there was another hidden secret, I am afraid that someone wanted to deliberately provoke the feelings between the princes. ”

When he said this, he paused and said: "Although Zuo Xiang has this suspicion, the evidence is insufficient, and the second prince is the former to prove his innocence. The emperor invited you to come over and also want to hear your opinion. ”

In fact, what he said was quite tactful, and the emperor at that time not only didn't believe it, but was very suspicious that this was a bitter drama between Zuo Xiang and the second prince.

Because of this, the second prince looked bitter and hateful, and rushed over to prove his innocence in front of the emperor.

After all, Zuo Xiang is his uncle, and the little guy died in Zuo Xiang's mansion, so it is normal for the emperor to be so suspicious.

Zuo Xiang is his biggest backer, and the backer naturally can't have an accident. Moreover, Zuo Xiang had already taught him a lesson before, and now he had to strengthen his relationship with Zuo Xiang.

When Gu Mingyuan heard this, he also understood what was going on, so he nodded and said, "I see, Erchen knows." Whether this matter is big or small, it all depends on whether what Zuo Xiang said is shirk or the truth. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Xiang immediately pleaded guilty and said: "What the old minister said is true, but there is no evidence, please ask the emperor to punish him." ”

Hearing this, Gu Mingyuan glanced at him and said lightly: "Provoking the prince is indeed a big crime." But Zuo Xiang is lucky, after all, that little guy is bent on death and wrote a crime that is almost like a confession, but it also indirectly helped you. ”

As soon as he said this, the emperor's eyes sank a little.

The reason why I didn't believe in Zuo Xiang before was also because of this.

This is really too much like a drama that was caught and hastily closed, not so much that the little guy committed suicide because of his crimes, but rather that Zuo Xiang used him to do something unseemly, and saw that the matter was about to be revealed, so he casually pushed out a murderer.

What's more, the emperor had received the results obtained by the eighteen secret guards before.

That's why he didn't believe Zuo Xiang and called Gu Mingyuan over, also because the eighteen secret guards were in Gu Mingyuan's hands, and the information he got was also read by this kid.

Seeing the emperor's gaze, Zuo Xiang only felt his heart sink, and then replied: "Maybe the person behind the curtain also has such thoughts." After all, that person even did something to provoke and frame the prince, and he must have ulterior motives. It's not a pity that Lao Chen died alone, but if the ambition of those wolves succeeds, it will be a disaster for me in Xichu!"