Chapter 120: Intercession
The hunting festival went smoothly, and the surrounding ministers echoed it, which seemed to imply that the Nanyue country was as good as possible, and the emperor was also a little complacent, so he ordered the prey he hunted to be cooked on the spot and shared it with everyone.
However, the hunting festival lasted for two days, which was an opportunity for Gu Xiqian, because Wei Zimo's affairs were demoted at the least, and he was removed from his official position and demoted to a commoner.
If it was just to be dismissed from his official position, it would be fine, but if Mu Chuan added fuel to the fire, Wei Zimo could be executed at any time.
In the evening, Gu Xiqian came to the emperor's tent and interceded for Wei Zimo.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to take back your fate, General Wei was indeed negligent this time, but the crime is not to death, and please ask the emperor to look at General Wei's merits over the years, and open the net." Gu Xiqian said.
"County Lord, I have my own measure in this matter, you can go back first."
I saw the guards walk in, and the emperor put down the books in his hands and waved his hand, obviously giving an order to evict the guests!
When he returned to the camp to take care of Qian, he saw that he was worried about Wei Zimo, and he didn't seem to care if he could leave.
The next day, the hunting festival ended successfully, under the worship of the priests, praying for the national fortune of Nanyue, Gu Miaoxuan also began to organize her own marriage.
However, Mu Chuan thought about being simple, which made Gu Miaoxuan a little unhappy, but he was thinking that the less people knew, the better, and because of King Ping's matter, Gu Miaoxuan's reputation had become very unbearable, and after some arguments, he decided to follow Jane.
However, Makikawa understands that this big wedding is only nominally binding the relationship between the two, and in fact there is still no change.
"Daddy, drink tea." Gu Miaoxuan said as she handed over the teacup.
King Xiang sighed, it seemed that he was a little helpless, but he didn't expect that his daughter's wedding would be so sneaky, it was just afraid that people would see the joke.
"Daddy, drink tea." Makikawa said, handing over the teacup.
"Humph!"
King Xiang snorted coldly, and seemed to look down on Mu Chuan, but this marriage was announced by the emperor himself, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to drink tea.
There was only one of them in the audience, and there was not even a person on Mu Chuan's side, only Mu Chuan was alone, and it looked like Mu Chuan had entered the Xiangwang Mansion.
There was no invitation, no wedding wine, and there was not even a trace of festivity in the Xiangwang Mansion, and some were just two people wearing red festive clothes, which seemed very inconsistent.
The wedding was extremely simple, and the gentleman Xiangwang's mansion didn't even post a happy son, just a simple two-person visit, tea, and then a little better.
At the dinner table, the two of them also tried their best to maintain a festive expression, and King Xiang was also a little helpless, but Gu Xiqian on the side wanted to laugh, the expressions of the two were too funny, Gu Rongzhi laughed even more, but later it was too festive, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the relationship between the two, just like their wedding, is simple.
The next day, the emperor thought about sentencing Wei Zimo, and Gu Xiqian came to the palace to plead with the emperor again, but this time, Mu Chuan was still one step ahead of her.
After the routine greeting, the emperor looked at Gu Xiqian's expression and knew what she wanted to do.
"County Lord, I know that General Wei's matter makes you difficult to let go, but the state has national laws, please don't plead." The emperor said helplessly.
"County Lord, although we are now a family, I still won't show favoritism to this matter, please bear with me." Makikawa also chimed in.
Gu Xiqian glared at him coldly, this person had already snickered if he didn't make any moths.
"County Lord, you are too lenient in this matter, if you have to intercede for everything, will the law of the country be changed? If someone asks you, you will be so forgiving? The emperor asked.
"That's not what the minister meant, it's just that General Wei is loyal to the emperor, and he doesn't look at merit but also hard work." Gu Xiqian said.
"Your Majesty, although General Wei has meritorious, but he almost missed the auspicious time for the royal hunt, and that is an assassin, do you have to wait until the emperor is assassinated to be convicted?" Makikawa asked.
Gu Xiqian naturally tried her best to refute, but for Mu Chuan's step-by-step pressing, she couldn't speak after a few words.
"Okay, I have my own measure, I think that General Wei has meritorious service in front, I can really give him the opportunity to make meritorious service, as long as he makes meritorious service a few times, he can be reinstated, and before that, his official duties remain unchanged."
"Emperor Xie!" Gu Xiqian said excitedly.
Mu Chuan had no choice, he didn't expect to almost execute Wei Zimo, but he fell to this result.
"Your Majesty, arranging assassins to assassinate is a big crime!" Makikawa reminded from the side.
"You just got married, and it's not easy to get killed, which is not good luck for you, and I'm also thinking about you." The emperor said with some regret.
"Your Majesty."
Despite what he said, Mu Chuan was still a little unwilling, but now that he has been convicted, he has to find another way.
After watching Mu Chuan leave, Gu Xiqian kowtowed and said, "Thank the emperor for not killing." ”
"I advise you, don't get involved in too many things, otherwise, even if you are the county lord, you will only get into trouble, let alone have any strange thoughts, step down." The emperor turned and returned to his seat.
In addition to the queen of the palace, Gu Xiqian thought about what the emperor said, which was obviously implying that he was keeping to himself.
However, Gu Miaoxuan's forces, the changes in the Wei Mansion, and his desire to leave Nanyue Kingdom, which one is not a big deal?
What's more, she is the one who wants to bring down Mu Chuan, these things are destined for her to walk on the tip of the knife for the rest of her life, and if she is not careful, she will never recover.
But since Wei Zimo was fine, she told Wei Zilan the news as soon as possible, so she went to Wei Mansion to buy things.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Wei Zilan's crying eyes red and swollen, and some black, as if she hadn't slept well for several days.
"Zilan, what's wrong with you?" Gu Xiqian asked suspiciously.
It turned out that after Wei Zimo was arrested, he ran around, but many people heard that Wei Zimo had offended the emperor, and they immediately didn't dare to agree.
"Don't worry, come, see what I have brought you? Your favorite snack! ”
Wei Zilan's expression improved a little after seeing it, and she ignored Gu Xiqian and ate it.
Seeing that she was in a better mood, Gu Xiqian also confessed to her this time.
"Actually, I also have some responsibility for your brother being sent to prison, I'm really sorry!" Gu Xiqian lowered her head and said guiltily.
Wei Zilan was a little puzzled, and Gu Xiqian told what happened at that time, including her own plan, because now she has missed this opportunity, so it doesn't matter.
"It's okay, I also know that you are embarrassed, if it were me, I would also help you, but I also thank you, if you didn't intercede with the emperor, my brother would probably be beheaded!" Wei Zilan sighed.
Seeing Wei Zilan forgive herself, Gu Xiqian also breathed a sigh of relief, and the two went to the prison to visit Wei Zimo together.
When the head of the prison saw Gu Xiqian, he immediately greeted him politely, plus it was General Wei who went in this time, and after Gu Xiqian's currying favor, Wei Zimo did not suffer much grievance.
"County Lord, I'm sorry, the plan failed." As soon as they met, Wei Zimo said with some guilt.
"It's okay, it's all my fault, I was overheard when I was discussing with King Xiang, if I guessed correctly, this person should be Gu Miaoxuan, so at that time, Mu Chuan would find the location of the assassin in advance." Gu Xiqian explained.
Unexpectedly, although Wei Zimo was in prison, he was still thinking about himself, and it was worth pleading with the emperor many times.
"General Wei, I'm really sorry to have affected you this time, but don't worry, I have convinced the emperor that as long as you make meritorious contributions, you can resume your original position, this is what I can do for you."
"Lord Xie!" Wei Zimo knelt down and thanked him.
At this time, I saw that my father-in-law came to the prison with the emperor's will, which was basically similar to what Gu Xiqian said, Wei Zimo finally changed out of his prison uniform and left the prison.
And at this time, outside the door, Mu Chuan and Gu Miaoxuan were also waiting for them to come out, and when they saw the three of them coming out, they had an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
"General Wei, it's really gratifying to see you out of prison, a little caution, not respect." Makikawa said as he handed over the gift.
"Lord Makikawa, I can't afford this gift, and I will ask you to raise your noble hand in the future." Wei Zimo said coldly.
"I also enforced the law impartially before, and if I said anything wrong, I asked the general to ignore the villain." Makikawa said with a wry smile.
Wei Zimo ignored it and continued to walk, and Mu Chuan was suddenly a little embarrassed.
"What is arrogant, this time it's just his luck, if the emperor hadn't deliberately sent his mouth, he would have been executed a long time ago." Gu Miaoxuan teased on the side.
"Don't talk about it, now that there is no climate in the Wei Mansion, let's just deal with Gu Xiqian next." Makikawa said coldly.
Gu Miaoxuan still felt a little uneasy, since Wei Ziyi's incident, she hadn't figured it out, obviously she was married to Xiangwangfu, but she dealt with her husband like this, although she was a little jealous of Wei Mansion at that time, but after seeing him frame Wei Ziyi like this, she may understand that her situation is the same as herself.
On the other side, Mo Xuanyin and Liuyun came to the capital, but at this time, they were stopped by the soldiers guarding them.
"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, the emperor ordered you not to go in."
"I'm here to find the county lord, she..."
"The county lord is fine now, and now the royal hunting festival is over."
Hearing that the hunting festival was over, Mo Xuanyin realized that he was late, and Gu Xiqian was still in the capital and had not come out, so he couldn't help but be a little worried.
"This, what's going on?"