The emperor was angry, and the people below did not dare to slack off.

After a while, all the people involved except for the Lu family arrived - looking down from the Danqi, everyone's expressions were clear: Cui Ziyu was trembling, King Liang was confused, and Gu Shao was not shocked.

"Brother Huang, what is this?" Seeing that Emperor Duanhua looked down on them coldly and didn't speak, Empress Wei and Jian Xubai next to them were expressionless, and they couldn't see the blessings and misfortunes, Cui Ziyu had been neglected for a long time and didn't dare to make a sound; Gu Shao was calm and didn't speak; King Liang couldn't hold back, and after looking around, he wondered, "But what's the matter?" ”

"What do you say?!" Emperor Duanhua was full of anger, and when he heard the words, he didn't think about it before he said angrily, "You still have the face to ask me about the good things you have done?!" ”

King Liang, as the only half-brother of Emperor Duanhua, although the two brothers did not grow up together, they are close in blood, and after Emperor Duanhua ascended the throne, he has always been very decent.

This is the first time that Emperor Duanhua has been attacked, and he can't help but blush: "Please calm the anger of the imperial brother, the younger brother really doesn't know what he did wrong, so that the imperial brother is so angry?" ”

"You're still pretending to be confused?!" Emperor Duanhua threw the evidence found by the Lu clan in front of him, "I treat you like a brother and sister, you actually did such a thing!" How can I explain to the imperial grandmother!? How will he face his father in the future!? ”

Hearing the emperor mention the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xianjia, Gu Shao frowned slightly, King Liang still didn't know anything, but Cui Ziyu couldn't bear the panic, knelt down with a "plop", and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty!" Guilty of sin! ”

As soon as he confessed his guilt like this, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more tense, and King Liang asked "What crime did my uncle commit?" before Emperor Duanhua grabbed a wolf and smashed it down with a wolf on his head and face: "When are you still pretending to be here!" Looking at me, I usually spoil you and are lawless, aren't you?! ”

Speaking of this, he caught a glimpse of Gu Shao standing there calmly with his hands in his sleeves, and Emperor Duanhua pointed at him and scolded, "Look at what you, the prime minister, have done!" King Liang colluded with the Cui family to instigate the Lu family, who you were sheltering, to do a big rebellious act, and forced my sister-in-law and uncle to death, and the others didn't know about it! You don't even know anything, you really don't know where your great name came from!! ”

Gu Shao was stunned when he heard this, and there were waves on his calm face: "Your Majesty is saying that the eldest princess and her wife are coerced by others, so they took the narrow road?!" ”

"Say it for yourselves!" Seeing that Emperor Duanhua was so angry that he was already gasping for breath, Empress Wei was worried about his body, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help him and whispered comfort.

Emperor Duanhua gave the queen face, suppressed his anger, and pointed at Cui Ziyu and said, "Dare to hide half a word, and try the identity of my uncle's family, whether it can protect you!" ”

Cui Ziyu was already paralyzed on the ground at this time, and almost howled when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, the minister is really confused for a while!" I beg Your Majesty to be merciful for the sake of the Queen Mother! Ask Your Majesty to be merciful! ”

Of course, the Queen Mother he said refers to Emperor Duanhua's biological mother, Empress Dowager Cui, if Empress Dowager Cui is still there, she personally speaks to intercede for her mother's family, and Emperor Duanhua will definitely listen.

But now that Empress Dowager Cui is no longer alive, in the process of growing up with Emperor Duanhua, the number of times he has seen Cui Ziyu's own uncle is not as good as seeing his uncle Ji Guogong! Cui Ziyu's daughter Cui Jianlian humiliated Emperor Duanhua so willfully back then, and Emperor Duanhua naturally didn't have a good impression of this uncle's family.

Hearing the words at this moment, instead of being soft-hearted, he angrily took the case: "If you don't want to say it, drag it down with me!! ”

"That's it!" Cui Ziyu knew that the emperor was really angry, and he didn't dare to beg for mercy anymore, so he had to wipe his tears and snot, and explained the story tremblingly-

After Emperor Duanhua, Empress Wei and Jian Xubai, they all knew that the Cui family was unwilling to be snubbed by their nephew and tried to regain their favor. Helplessly, the Empress Dowager Cui is dead, and because of the earlier Cui Jianpian incident, they are at a loss to Emperor Duanhua, and they dare not come directly to the emperor.

And the emperor is good to his brother King Liang, King Liang was brought up by the Empress Dowager Cui, and the Cui family has seen more times than Emperor Duanhua, Cui Ziyu thought that he could get the help of King Liang, so he privately asked King Liang for help and mediated in front of Emperor Duanhua, so that the Cui family could get the holy favor.

After that: "King Liang mentioned some micro-ministers, the minister is the brother of the Queen Mother, and he has a blood relationship with His Majesty, so he should share worries and solve problems for His Majesty!" After the minister heard this, he speculated day and night, but because of mediocrity, he was not sure. Later, the minister's wife met Song Lu for some reason, and was reminded by him, so he remembered that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the country had been rude to the Queen Mother and His Majesty, as the younger brother of the Queen Mother and the uncle of His Majesty, how could the minister not do anything? That's ......"

When Emperor Duanhua heard this, he dropped the pen holder again - Empress Wei hurriedly whispered a few words of persuasion, changed her majestic color, and asked on behalf of the emperor: "The Song Lu family has no relationship with the Cui family, how can you listen to the words of a strange woman?!" It's ridiculous! ”

"Everyone in the world knows that the Song Lu family treats Mrs. Yan Guo well, and Mrs. Yan Guo and Yan Guogong are affectionate, and Yan Guogong is trusted by His Majesty." Cui Ziyu immediately said, "That's why the minister will trust Song Lu's words!" ”

Empress Wei laughed angrily, glanced at Jian Xubai, and teased: "Ah Xu, this matter has become the mastermind of your husband and wife!" ”

Jian Xubai said indifferently: "Because of the will left by my father-in-law before his death, the minister's wife disapproves very much, in order to avoid the step-mother-in-law's insistence on transferring the property, before going to Liaozhou, the minister's wife ordered to alienate the Song Mansion on the surface, and only take care of it in secret, so as not to let the stepmother-in-law frequently mention the matter of the father-in-law's will!" ”

The implication is that the Yanguo Mansion and the Song Lu clan are not as close as Cui Ziyu said.

Cui Ziyu's so-called Song Lu clan has a good relationship with Song Yixiao, so Song Lu's mention has something to do with the Yan State Mansion and even Emperor Duanhua, which is not tenable at all!

"But the Song Lu clan has the jade pendant that His Majesty wears with him." Who would have thought that Cui Ziyu immediately retorted, "That jade pendant, the minister once saw it with his own eyes when he visited His Majesty!" The Song Lu family is a woman, and the Song family is thin, not to mention getting the jade pendant used by His Majesty, it is difficult to face the saints! And among the people related to the Song Lu clan, the one most likely to get this thing is the Yanguo Mansion! ”

"That jade pendant didn't you give to Song Lu's family?!" Empress Wei and Jian Xubai glanced at each other, their eyes were full of surprise!

- They all thought that Cui Ziyu managed to get that piece of jade pendant and handed it to the Lu family!

After all, as Cui Ziyu said, the current situation of the Song Lu clan has nothing to do with the royal family, how can it be possible to obtain the jade pendant that Emperor Duanhua personally rewarded to the King of Shu?

And even if the Cui family is not valued by Emperor Duanhua, there has been a posthumous Empress Dowager Cui, even if the power of the Empress Dowager Cui has been hit hard after the eldest princess of the country exposed that she had planted people around her, but in the end, it is the old man who Emperor Xianjia has been waiting for when he was in the palace, and after decades, he may have left some connections for the Cui family!

But now Cui Ziyu said that the jade pendant was obtained by the Lu family himself, and this matter is complicated!

"The minister will tell you the truth: if the minister has the face to please His Majesty's personal jade pendant, why would he do such a thing?" Cui Ziyu said bitterly, "And Song Lu mentioned the matter of the minister's unfilial daughter, saying that Mrs. Yan Guo thought that the Cui family was His Majesty's uncle, and had plans to fight with the Cui family, so she gave the Cui family a chance to share your Majesty's worries - although the unfilial girl took her own life and had nothing to do with Mrs. Yan Guo's business, but the minister thought that it was Mrs. Yan Guo's kindness, and she agreed after consideration!" ”

His words were very bitter, and Emperor Duanhua remembered the scene when his biological mother was there, and the anger in his chest calmed down a little, but he still asked in a cold voice: "It was the Song Lu clan who sent people to Qiongzhou, and it was also the Song Lu clan who obtained my personal jade pendant - and she came to you, is it just to sell personal favors for Mrs. Yan Guo?!" ”

Cui Ziyu thought for a while and said, "Song Lu also asked a lot about the eldest princess and his wife, and the minister told her everything he knew. ”

- Although the Song Lu family was born in an official family, he was still young when he was in the room, and the Song family, the husband's family after leaving the cabinet, had nothing to do with the eldest princess of the same generation, and he did not know the contradiction between the eldest princess and the Duanhua emperor.

And since she wants to force the eldest princess and his wife to death under the banner of Emperor Duanhua...... In addition to tokens, of course, there must be something to say in order to gain the trust of the eldest princess and his wife.

From this point of view, Empress Wei and Jian Xubai have inferred wrong: the mastermind is not Cui Ziyu at all, but Song Lu's family!

"The minister thinks there must be something inside!" There was silence in the hall for a moment, and Gu Shao spoke again, "The Song Lu clan is just a woman, and she may not be able to do such a big thing, I'm afraid it is also used by others......"

"For people to take advantage of? Why don't you say it's for the tiger?! Emperor Duanhua couldn't bear to shoot the case again, pointed at him and scolded, "I know that you have a deep friendship with Song Jinan, and you have always taken care of the Song family!" Before Princess Wei died, you helped the Song family speak, and I agreed! For this reason, I have wronged my cousin and cousin-in-law! The smallpox incident before, I also read it in your face, and I never pursued the Song Lu family because of the Lu family! People don't talk about things for three years, and now what do you want to say?! ”

Gu Shao knelt down with a "plop", and did not argue, only said: "The minister is guilty!" ”

"You ......" Emperor Duanhua saw him like this, and became more and more angry - this old guy is indeed a good hand at handling government affairs, and when he encounters major events, such as the death of Emperor Xianjia, he is also very calm.

But in addition, in terms of sharing worries and solving problems for the emperor, there is simply no calculation! If Gu Shao was really not this material, Emperor Duanhua was not an unreasonable person, and he would not embarrass this old minister who was specially left behind by Emperor Xianjia.

But Gu Shao had been intriguing with Jian Pingyu for many years, and the two had been facing each other since they first entered the office, and they had been fighting all the way to the top - even if Gu Shao was defeated first, the means and changes shown in the middle were enough to make ordinary people breathtaking!

How could it be possible to say that he couldn't help the emperor every time?!

Although Emperor Duanhua's qualifications are not as good as Emperor Xianjia, he is not a fool, how can he not see that Gu Shao is not trying his best at all?!

Or does he not want to do his best?

And now Da Rui is in his prime, the four realms are peaceful, Gu Shao's identity and fame, it is impossible for him to do anything to collude with outsiders, so he doesn't want to worry about Emperor Duanhua too much-isn't this looking down on Emperor Duanhua? !

If it weren't for the fact that the current government affairs were indeed inseparable from Gu Shao; Second, Emperor Duanhua has not been on the throne for a long time, and at this time, he will kill or send the important ministers specially left by Emperor Xianjia to him, the impact is not good, and Emperor Duanhua has long wanted him to go back to Hongzhou!

Now seeing Gu Shao put on a tame confession, the emperor was furious in his heart - the reason why this old guy confessed his guilt so happily was because he couldn't really drive him away?!

The emperor was about to continue to attack, but at this time, there was a message from the inner servant outside the palace: "Song Lu's family has arrived!" ”