Chapter 44: Reaching the Peak

[800โ™‚ small รท said โ†’.], wonderful free reading without pop-ups!

Gu Changming and Miao Yu consciously stopped and glanced at him gently. Miao Yu only felt that there seemed to be sharpness in his eyes, which made people's eyebrows hurt, where did he dare to say more, quickly shut his mouth and said nothing.

Su Xu finally came out of the imperial study, but his shoulders were loosened, and he immediately wanted to find water to drink. There was a palace maid over there who brought tea, he took it and drank it, and Miao Yu's eyes were straight when he looked at it. On weekdays, Su Xu's official rank is a head higher than him, and he is almost always looking up, if he hadn't been careful in the past two days, it would have been impossible to be so close to Su Xu.

"I don't know how long I have to wait, and I can't all stand here and wait, if you want me to say that Sun Youxiang has some bad intentions." Su Xu waved his hand and said, "I'm not saying that he has any threat to the emperor, but what he wants to say may not be taken seriously." โ€

"Do you know what he's going to say?" Gu Changming took the tea cup for him, isn't this Miao Yu still waiting to listen to the corner, don't you know how to talk today?

"I really don't know, so I'm panicking." Su Xu's eyes turned slightly, and when he saw Miao Yu's expression, he suddenly understood, and there was something in his heart, and this was not the time to say it. He immediately changed his tone and said, "But the emperor has always been wise, and he can distinguish between right and wrong." โ€

The little phoenix no longer understands the rules of officialdom, and when he saw this overt and hidden arrow, he was a little glad that Gu Changming did not enter the ranks. Otherwise, you can spend a lot of time dealing with these people every day, and where will you have time to do other serious things.

The four of them stood in front of the door of the imperial study, and one stop was two hours. The little phoenix bent down to rub her knees, no matter how good her legs were, they couldn't withstand such a test, how did those officials usually hold it down?

The door of the imperial study opened at this time, and although the little phoenix knew that he didn't have to go in to greet the emperor, he quickly stood up straight and didn't dare to move.

Immediately, Gonggong Sun, who was waiting beside the emperor, came over and said in a low voice: "The emperor asks Gu Gongzi to go." โ€

Miao Yu didn't forget it, knowing that he couldn't catch up, Su Xu couldn't help but take a step forward when he heard that he had nothing to do.

"The emperor has explained, and only Gu Gongzi is invited." Grandpa Sun was mentioned in advance, and he didn't give in half a step.

Su Xu naturally had no opinion on Gu Changming, and let go of him a little stupidly: "It's okay, it's the same if he goes." โ€

Miao Yu gloated and smiled crookedly, and Grandpa Sun bowed his head and asked Gu Changming to follow him.

The two of them walked four or five steps one after the other, and Gu Changming suddenly said, "It's for their good not to let them go." โ€

He has seen this grandfather Sun outside the door several times when he went to the imperial study, and he must be one of the emperor's closest confidants, but every time he stands in the shadows, if he doesn't deliberately look at it, he can walk directly past him without noticing.

"The emperor said that Xiao Gu would definitely understand why he was only called to go in alone." Father-in-law Sun followed Gu Changming's line of sight, looked down, and saw that the bottom of his clothes was stained with scarlet, and said with chagrin: "Oh, how can you be so careless and make Gu Gongzi smile." โ€

Gu Changming didn't mean to laugh at all, and cautiously pushed the door in. Grandpa Sun drank behind him and closed the door.

Song Renzong still sat in the same position, as if he had been sitting there all the time, and no matter what happened, it would not change. At this moment, there was another person rolling at his feet, his face down, not moving.

Gu Changming's pupils contracted, and dark brown blood stains slowly flowed from the side of the person's face, which was probably contracted by Grandpa Sun just now when he was walking.

"He said a lot of things to me, some of which I believed, some of which I didn't." Song Renzong had a piece of paper with undried ink on it, on which the names of a dozen people were scribbled.

Gu Chang didn't squint, and strongly controlled his urge to take a second look. knew that it was the name of the person confessed by Sun Youxiang, and each of them was an official in the court, but I didn't know that the emperor would believe that a few of them were true.

"Before he died, he said something from the bottom of his heart to me, and I was quite moved to hear it. I never thought that before the words fell, he bled to death in front of me. The corners of Song Renzong's eyes couldn't help twitching, although the True Dragon Heavenly Son was not afraid of dying in front of him, after all, it was not a pleasing scene, "He came to see me with the determination to die, what do you say it is for?" โ€

"Your Majesty, I want to see the corpse." Gu Changming asked in a deep voice, most of the bleeding from the seven orifices was due to taking highly toxic drugs. You must know that Sun Youxiang was escorted all the way around, his clothes were searched many times, he never saw an outsider in the middle, and who handed over the poison to him!

"Look, I don't want to see it." Song Renzong turned his face sideways, his brows furrowed.

Gu Changming turned Sun Youxiang's corpse over with his possession, tested his fingers in the neck artery, and then opened his eyes to look at the pupils, making sure that this person was dead. In line with what the emperor said, Qiqi bled to death, his face was pale, there were blood stains on the corners of his eyes, nose and ears, and his death was tragic, and the most blood stains should have flowed out of his mouth, staining that small piece of carpet.

"Your Majesty, can Sun Youxiang enter the imperial study for an hour?" Gu Changming flipped up his collar and covered most of his face.

Song Renzong casually threw over a page of rice paper: "Just use this to cover your face." An hour passed from the time he began to speak. โ€

That is, at least an hour and a half before he had taken the poison. The poison was taken in the emperor's courtyard. Gu Changming quickly ruled out the possibility that Su Xu would pass on the poison. You must know that at that time, Sun Youxiang strongly begged to enter the palace, and Su Xu still couldn't react, and some natural reactions were that he couldn't hide his eyes.

"He has a good time, no wonder he can say that he wants to die in front of me, it's simply hateful!" Song Renzong just wanted to throw the paper ball on the table to the ground, and when he looked at the list on it, whether it was true or false, it could not be thrown away at will.

"This poison is so powerful that it can drag on for so long." Gu Changming didn't say a word, this Sun Youxiang is also a ruthless character. He had seen this kind of poison before, although it could not kill people immediately, and the poisoned person would have a stomachache until the poison penetrated into the internal organs, and the intestines penetrated and rotted to death.

Therefore, Sun Youxiang's death was tragic and he couldn't bear to look at it directly. However, from Su Xu's words, Sun Youxiang talked eloquently in front of the emperor without revealing the slightest flaw, and this person's patience has reached the pinnacle.

The more Song Renzong thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and swept all the books on the table to the other side of the corpse, and shouted: "Come on, come immediately!" โ€

In the blink of an eye, a team of guards came in from outside the imperial study, waiting for them.

"Go and search the courtyard for me, and I can't spare any of them, and find poison that can kill people. He must not be able to carry poison with him at will, there will definitely be a special container, go and return quickly! "Song Renzong sent an edict to summon people again. The four corners of the imperial study jumped down lightly, exactly the same as the outfit that Dai Mianshan had when he appeared, with black clothes, black pants and black scarves masking his face.

"Take the body out and place it, and no one is allowed to touch the person until the poison and delivery route are found." Song Renzong explained this clearly, he couldn't breathe, and he closed his eyes and tried hard to calm down.

As everyone knows, such a big movement startled the three people who were still waiting outside.

"Master Su, did the emperor call someone to go in just now?" The more the little phoenix thought about it, the more wrong it became, "It's not like a good thing to listen to sounds." โ€

Although Su Xu blamed her for being open-mouthed, her words were good, and the emperor's tone was not good, it was almost to the point of being angry. shouted another team of guards, he was afraid that Gu Changming, like his father, had committed a taboo in front of the emperor and was going to be taken down on the spot, and the previous one was only fished out of the prison, and he really didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Fortunately, the team of guards went in and out, and they didn't tie Gu Changming together, and the emperor's voice came intermittently, and suddenly it was silent again.

This silent state is even more terrifying than sound, and the little phoenix doesn't dare to ask again, her hands are twisted together, and she can't speak nervously.

And Song Renzong in the imperial study stretched out his hand and pointed to the list on the table: "Xiao Gu, take a look at that." โ€

"Don't dare." Gu Changming's hands hung down at his sides, and his body did not move.

Song Renzong was hit with a soft nail, and instead of being angry, he laughed and said, "I let you see it, why don't you dare?" โ€

"The emperor also said that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, in case I read it all and remember it in my heart, I am afraid it will be difficult to forget it in the future. So don't dare to look at it until you confirm whether the list is wrong. Gu Changming said bluntly, "If the emperor wants to find out, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns, and it will take a lot of time." โ€

This sentence can be regarded as talking about Song Renzong's heart, and after determining that Sun Youxiang had a problem, he immediately went to his hometown to get the person back, sent it to the Criminal Department and locked it up for many days, and then transferred it to the prison. In the meantime, instead of asking about the organization behind Sun Youxiang, Wu Wei and most of the guards of the prison were put into it again.

Song Renzong doubted that if Sun Youxiang had been locked up in the courtyard for a long time, how many people would be implicated. As soon as a person dies, any clues are broken, which is equivalent to giving up all the previous achievements, and the mood is terrible.

He didn't say who was behind it, he just smiled at me. I can understand the meaning under that smile, that is, it is spending more effort and effort, and it is also in vain, he can't catch that person at all, he is ridiculing me, ridiculing my ability! Song Renzong's eyes showed a fierce light, and he pinched the list in his hand, "I'd rather kill a hundred by mistake than let go of one." All the people above should be checked, check thoroughly! โ€

"Your Majesty, please think twice, maybe this is Sun Youxiang's purpose." Gu Changming just now made up his mind not to look at the list, so as not to knead the dough with wet hands and not be able to shake it off. The situation in front of him can't afford him not to look at it, otherwise if Sun Youxiang uses his own life to set up another game, how many people will have to back him up?

"Could it be that I got the list, but I can't do anything?" Although the corpse at Song Renzong's feet was disposed of, there was still a bloody and pungent smell in the imperial study, which made people very uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, this place will be cleaned by the palace people, since the carpet is dirty, you can replace it with another, it is better to go out for a walk first and breathe." Gu Changming persuaded in a good voice, "Although it is dark, you can still walk freely with a lantern." โ€

Song Renzong was about to refuse, but suddenly thought of something critical, and flicked his sleeves and said, "It's okay, I really want to go out to breathe." โ€

"Please put away the list, Your Majesty." Gu Changming cautiously asked for instructions again, not to be tampered with halfway, or to be taken away directly without leaving any evidence.

"Then you go out first, and I'll be there later." Song Renzong was able to listen to his persuasion and let him go ahead so that he could collect the list.

As soon as Gu Changming walked out, Little Phoenix and Su Xu hulala surrounded him. The little phoenix was so anxious that the corners of her eyes turned red: "Brother Gu, are you okay?" โ€

"How can he still swagger out when he has something?" Miao Yu sneered beside him.

"Shut up, no one treats you as a dumb person!" Su Xu turned his head and scolded in a low voice, if he wasn't afraid of alarming the emperor, he would have gone up and tore Miao Yu's mouth apart.