Chapter 274: The Struggle for Military Power (15)
"Shameless woman!"
"Princess!"
"Lord Wang? Old general? โ
As soon as Gu Panxi walked out of the palace gate, he saw Shi Feiqing and Di Danqing, who were in a hurry, obviously using all their strength to rush back from King Zhao's mansion.
As soon as Shi Feiqing and Di Danqing saw Gu Panxi, they hurriedly looked her up and down to confirm that she was safe and sound, and only after she was not dressed or rotten, did they breathe a sigh of relief.
"Why did my father suddenly summon you to the palace at this juncture?" Shi Feiqing asked nervously.
Gu Panxi shook his head and said, "This is not a good place, Lord Wang, old general, let's go back to King Zhao's Mansion first." โ
Shi Feiqing and Di Danqing also thought so, and the three of them glanced back at the deep palace shrouded in shadows, and then quickly rushed back to King Zhao's mansion.
"Get out!"
Shi Wenzheng overturned all the meals sent by the palace maid for the second time to the ground, and then scolded all the creatures in his eyes, telling them to get out of their imperial study.
Li Yu has been following Shi Wenzheng for decades, since he was still the prince of the East Palace, he has been serving, until now, he has seen countless winds and waves, and he thinks that he has seen all the faces of Shi Wenzheng, but today's Shi Wenzheng is still so frightened that he subconsciously shrank in the corner of the imperial study, not daring to approach.
In the past, no matter how angry he was, it was just a waste of things and scolding the palace maid and eunuch, but today's Shi Wenzheng, just because the little eunuch who came to deliver the meal shook his hands and sprinkled some soup, he rose up violently and broke the little eunuch's right hand with a good inkstone......
The miserable howl of the little eunuch and the bloody scene are still vivid in Li Yu's mind, and if he breathes a little harder, he seems to be able to smell the smell of blood in the air that is difficult to dissipate.
Terror.
It's really scary!
Li Yu realized that he had lived too comfortably and steadily in the past, and for so many years, he faintly gave birth to the illusion that he had enough to understand Shi Zheng.
"Plum fish!"
"Yes...... It's the emperor! The minions are here! โ
Li Yu was so frightened that when he was out of his mind, he suddenly heard Shi Wenzheng calling him, and in a stunned state, he hurriedly responded, and then came to Shi Wenzheng with a fart, trembling and waiting for Shi Wenzheng's orders.
Shi Wenzheng said in a deep voice: "Prepare a decree for me!" โ
"Yes...... Be! โ
Li Yu took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, held the pen in one hand, and hovered over the tip of the pen on the blank holy decree with the other, trembling uncontrollably, almost throwing the ink spots on the blank holy decree, making a mess.
Li Yu panicked, for fear that he would repeat the mistake of the little eunuch who had just delivered the meal because of his trembling hands, so he gritted his teeth hurriedly, and then stabilized his right hand with his left hand, and said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, slave, slave is ready." What is the emperor's will? โ
As soon as Shi Wenzheng heard this, his face darkened a few degrees. Li Yu was even more afraid when he saw this, and the two of them trembled, almost drowning.
The faint smell of blood in the air seemed to become more intense at this moment......
"Proposed ......" Shi Wenzheng thought about his dignity and authority, secretly angry, he had no time to take into account the changes in Li Yu, and after thinking about it for a while, he opened Chrysostom, "I commend Chen Ziqing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, for his hard work, but I consider his advanced age, so I specially allow him to retire early, reward him with gold and silver brocade, and 100 acres of fertile land." โ
Li Yu wrote truthfully, and his heart was a little settled.
"...... again"
"Again?" Li Yu lifted the tip of the pen again, waiting for the following message from Shi Zheng.
Shi Wenzheng clenched his right fist, his eyes were red, as if he was about to burst out of fire, he gritted his teeth and said: "Promote Ma Rushu, the left deputy attendant of the Criminal Department, to be the new secretary of the Criminal Department." Take office on the same day, there must be no mistakes! โ
"I see......"
Shi Feiqing and Di Danqing were in the Zhao Palace, and after listening to Gu Panxi's narration, they sighed in unison, but they didn't say anything meaningful.
Gu Panxi understood that his narration had caused a lot of shock to these two people, so he sighed secretly and said slowly: "There is no doubt that now the emperor has regarded me and the old general as a thorn in the flesh, and there is no trust at all, and he is faintly moved to kill." From today onwards, we must be more cautious in our actions, so as not to leave an opportunity for the emperor to play on the topic. โ
Di Danqing just nodded, his face gloomy as if he were overcast.
Shi Feiqing grabbed Gu Panxi's hand, looked at Gu Panxi with a fixed gaze, although he didn't say a word, but at this time, silence was better than sound, Gu Panxi had already felt his determination to protect himself to the death. Gu Panxi's heart was moved, and he smiled brightly.
Clearing his throat, Gu Panxi said again: "I know that the old general is a loyal minister, and the prince is also a filial son, and it is really difficult for you to go against the emperor and even make further trespassing. But don't worry, for now, we have to tremble, and the emperor has to walk on thin ice. I believe that the emperor will not be so hasty as to force us to the desperate situation of choosing whether to kill the king and kill the father. โ
"What do you mean by that?"
In Di Danqing's eyes, life is small, and Qingyu and family reputation are big. If Shi Wenzheng really wants to do it to himself, then whether he resists or obeys, he is afraid that he will end up with the reputation of a chaotic minister and thief, and he will be humiliated.
This matter, as far as Di Danqing is concerned, is absolutely unacceptable. So at the moment, he is also extremely nervous, staring at Gu Panxi with a pair of tiger eyes, as if Gu Panxi's face is full of thoughts about politics.
Gu Panxi said lightly: "Ironically, the emperor's distrust of the old general is a layer of protection that the old general can rely on. Today's emperor regards the old general as a malicious person who colludes with the prince and me, and Di Jiajun is extremely loyal to the old general. In the emperor's opinion, if he acts rashly and uses some trumped-up charges to eradicate the old general, or attacks the prince or me who is in the same boat as the old general, Di Jiajun will inevitably rise up and resist. At that time, how will the defenders of the five hundred cities of Le'an Mansion resist this lion that swept through the Huns? Therefore, even if the emperor wants to deal with you and me, he will not dare to come hard, only by cleverly setting up a name, punishing us in a grand manner, and convincing everyone, this can be regarded as a proper strategy. That's why I said that we should be more cautious and cautious, and we can't leave a handle for the emperor to use the topic to play. โ
Di Danqing listened to it and had mixed feelings.
Shi Feiqing appeased Di Danqing and said: "The old general is not afraid of shadows, why bother with this? I believe that my father will wake up sooner or later, the old general is loyal and patriotic, and is not a person with ulterior motives. โ
Di Danqing smiled bitterly, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you for your love." โ
After speaking, Di Danqing asked again: "Speaking of which, princess, the emperor instructed us to find out the gang of bandits who attacked Zhao Wangfu within seven days. What should we do? After all......"
Gu Panxi said without thinking: "We don't do anything. โ
"Nothing?" Di Danqing was a little stunned, turned his head to look at Shi Feiqing, and found that Shi Feiqing's face was indifferent, and he seemed to agree with Gu Panxi.
"Princess, the emperor is ......"
"I know that the emperor asked us to solve the case within seven days, and I know that this is a headless case. After all, we made everything up. โ
"In that case, wouldn't we be even more ......?"
"Don't worry, old general, listen to me first." Gu Panxi raised his hand to intercept Di Danqing who interrupted him, "Old general, think about it, we can't find out about this case, and others, especially Shi Feidu, can't they find out even more?" In other words, as long as we are sure, there are indeed bandits who attacked Zhao Wangfu, but we can't catch people, and after seven days, the emperor can't do anything about us. The emperor has no way to overturn our rhetoric, so he can only blame us for not doing things wellโno, he blames us for not being in line with the times and not doing things effectively. Ha ha! โ
Gu Panxi said and laughed, obviously because he was tired of Shi Feidu, which made him feel deeply amused by the dumb loss for some reason.
"If we don't do things well, what can the emperor punish us? At best, it is a fine of some silver, and it is a big deal to hit some boards, even if Long Yan is furious, he can only put the prince and me, as well as the old general, in the prison for a few days. That's all. Speaking of which, these fines and money are beaten to the board and go to prison, and Shi Feidu has to accompany them. In that case, what do we have to worry about? You don't have to do anything, just send someone out to inquire about it as a matter of routine, and then spend the seven days in peace. โ
After listening to it, Di Danqing understood the truth, and felt that Gu Panxi's calculation was accurate, and a big stone in his heart landed on the ground, and then he thought that Shi Feidu's calculations were exhausted, and in the end he would only end up being implicated and punished for "ineffective work", and he couldn't help but feel funny, and followed Gu Panxi to laugh a few times.
Shi Feiqing continued: "Yes, shameless woman, senior brother hasn't come back yet." โ
"Oh?"
Gu Panxi was stunned for a moment, and his heart was cold, and he felt a little uneasy.
Mr. Liu's skills are so superb, but he has been delayed for so long just to dispose of the corpse?
Just when Gu Panxi was suspicious, Di Danqing explained: "Don't worry, princess, dog...... Alas, the dog's minions chased and killed Mr. Liu, the little brother Liuchuan and the old man that night, and they were extremely arrogant. We were outnumbered until we went deep into a dense forest, relying on our geographical advantages to win. The bodies of those thieves were left in the dense forest, and Mr. Liu dealt with them alone, so it really took some effort and some time to delay, which is really normal! โ
"Oh." Gu Panxi responded, his face relaxed, but he still felt that something was wrong in his heart.
"Yes, Lord Wang, what about Tang Leopard? Did Tang Bao return to King Wu's mansion? โ
Shi Feiqing nodded when he heard this, and said, "When we come back from the next dynasty, Tang Bao was called back by the Third Emperor Brother." โ
Gu Panxi nodded, and asked again: "Liuchuan and Zhao Zhong, are they both dormant around King Wu's mansion and secretly taking care of Tang Leopard?" โ
"Yes."
"Okay." Gu Panxi's eyes flashed, and he said lightly, "I believe that Tang Bao, the Infernal Affairs, will take care of his own words, which can protect himself without harming our affairs." โ