Chapter 036: Degraded to a common man

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The emperor did not go to the early court for days, the government was deserted, the people in the harem were panicked, Jiang Meiren and Xu Meiren hid in the queen's Hehuan Hall all day long, but they couldn't think of any effective way.

In the past, the emperor was still very fond of Rong Ya, and even Rong Ya could enter and leave Changming Palace freely, but now that there is Mrs. Li, Rong Ya's grace no longer exists, and she wants to go to Changming Palace to see, but it has become a luxury.

The courtiers were naturally worried, but this Xiao Taichang was still slandering the emperor, saying that Mrs. Li was the reincarnation of the fox fairy and came to help the emperor stabilize the country.

A group of people gathered in the general's palace, whether it was an old minister or a newly promoted minister, they were all saddened by the emperor's behavior, but they were helpless.

"General Gu, you have always been good friends with the emperor, what do you think you can do about this?" a courtier asked.

"Yes, General Gu, didn't you already go to see the Queen Mother last time?

"General Gu, you are strategizing on the battlefield, you have to help us come up with an idea!"

......

Gu Qingming looked at these people standing in front of him unchanged, some of them came to see the show, but some of them had a handful of snot and tears, and they really thought about Shen Ze's throne and the country.

He knew all of Shen Ze's plans, but when he saw that the general's mansion, which was usually full of people, suddenly gathered so many old ministers who were worried about the emperor, he still sighed in his heart.

Shen Ze doesn't like to be an emperor, he has known since he was a child that ascending the throne is the meaning of the Empress Dowager Qin, and he is also forced to do so. In fact, if Shen Ze was willing to be trapped in this dragon chair for the rest of his life, he should be a good emperor who loves the people like a son.

The premise is ...... There is no Empress Dowager Qin.

But Shen Ze's mind is not high in this temple, but far away from the rivers and lakes, if it weren't for the fear that the Queen Mother would usurp power and turn the Shen family into the Qin family's world, Shen Ze would have packed up his burden and gone to the sword rivers and lakes.

Listening to these people arguing for a while, Gu Qingming said bitterly: "Ladies and gentlemen, you came to the General's Mansion to discuss with me, just because you believe in me Gu Qingming. But Gu Mou has no better way, now the emperor has been boycotting the dynasty for half a month, unprecedented, and Mrs. Li is the demon concubine of the country is already an ironclad fact. ”

"It would have been great if there had been no Mrs. Li...... "I don't know who in the crowd said this, but everyone began to fall silent.

yes, how good it would be without Mrs. Lee. When Mrs. Li was closed in Yunguang Hall before, the emperor was still a good emperor who was diligent and loved the people, and he was courting every morning, discussing on time, and also caring about the people's livelihood and suffering, no matter what, at least he had been doing things.

But now, with a woman who doesn't know whether she is a fairy or a demon, she lingers in the hibiscus tent, abandons the government, and even locks herself in Changming Palace for half a month, not seeing the courtiers, the concubine, and even the queen mother.

"Listening to what the adults said, Gu had a way, but it was too risky. Gu Qingming said in a deep voice, "If this Mrs. Li no longer exists, I don't know if the emperor will recover." ”

"But why is this Mrs. Li not here?" the prime minister asked.

"I don't have to worry about this matter, Gu will arrange it. Gu Qingming said and sighed, "Although I don't know if I can succeed, Gu can only do his best and obey the destiny of heaven." If the plan fails, you can find another way. ”

Gu Qingming's reputation in the court has always been very good, a general who is honest and honest, a general who has made great achievements but never takes pride in his achievements, and is dedicated to the court and the country, but he has never been selfish.

Therefore, Gu Qingming's three words are still very reliable in the hearts of these ministers. They chose to believe him, so they all left the General's Palace.

That night, a black figure evaded the heavy guards and headed towards Changming Palace.

Gu Qingming, who was wearing a night robe, held a long sword in his hand, as if he had entered a no-man's land, and directly broke into Changming Palace, avoiding the guards, entering through the window, and stabbing at Mrs. Li who was lying in the emperor's arms with a sword.

The emperor, who was enjoying the singing and dancing with a beautiful woman in his arms, seemed to be obsessed, and pulled Mrs. Li to the side, and Gu Qingming's long sword fell on his arm.

Gu Qingming's eyes flashed slightly, fortunately, his martial arts skills were not weak, and his cooperation with Shen Ze for so many years was also tacit, if he stabbed Shen Ze's vital point, it would be a big trouble.

"Someone—there's an assassin—"

Shen Ze knew who it was, but he still shouted without any scruples. Soon, all the guards who were deliberately avoided by Gu Qingming rushed in, spears in hand, and surrounded Gu Qingming.

"Bold thief, dare to assassinate the emperor, and capture him before he can tie his hands!" The commander of the forbidden army roared, rushed out first, and fought with Gu Qingming.

The other guards trapped Gu Qingming and took turns to fight, using wheel battles to consume Gu Qingming's physical strength.

After Gu Qingming pretended to hurt a few people, he pretended to be stabbed and arrested.

The masked towel on his face was pulled away, and the commander of the forbidden army couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect that the loyal General Gu would actually enter the palace to assassinate one day. It seems that this emperor ...... It's ridiculous.

"Gu Qingming! It's you!" Shen Ze threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground, and then shouted angrily, "Don't think that I don't dare to kill you, I actually have the courage to enter the palace to assassinate my concubine!"

The emperor's words made the guards understand that Gu Qingming was here to assassinate the demon concubine, not to assassinate the emperor, it seems that this General Gu is really a model of worrying about the country and the people.

"The emperor was confused by the demon concubine, and the minister was removing harm for the emperor. Gu Qingming spoke loudly.

"Hmph! Shen Ze had a cold face and ordered, "Suppress Gu Qingming and take care of it, tomorrow morning, I will punish him in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty!"

When the commander of the forbidden army heard this, the emperor will go to court early tomorrow? thought in his heart, he didn't expect General Gu's trick to be really useful, and the emperor who had been in court for half a month also remembered that he was going to court early?

However, they didn't say anything, so they pressed Gu Qingming down, and the commander of the forbidden army personally watched it and didn't let people escape.

And the movements of Changming Palace could not be concealed from the Queen Mother, after she heard the situation of the spy, she couldn't help but murmur: "I didn't expect Gu Qingming to really go to assassinate, but unfortunately it failed." ”

"For the sake of Mrs. Li, the emperor actually turned his face with General Gu, it seems that the emperor was really fascinated by the fox spirit. Jinxiu said on the side, "In a short period of time, the emperor's temperament has changed greatly, as if he has changed people." ”

"Early tomorrow morning, you arrange for someone to go to the palace to keep an eye on it and see what the emperor wants to do. The Queen Mother commanded.

"The slave knows. Jinxiu answered, and then waited for the Queen Mother to rest.

Early the next morning, the courtiers, as usual, walked into the court hall one after another, originally thinking that the emperor would not go to the court, but unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, suddenly came the voice of Luo Gonggong:

"The emperor has arrived--Mrs. Li has arrived-"

When the courtiers heard this, they were shocked, looked at each other with each other, and then discussed, thankful to Dade, although the emperor appeared with Mrs. Li, but he came to the court!

As soon as it was quiet, everyone saw two people sitting on the dragon chair, Shen Ze was sitting on the chair in a dragon robe, and Mrs. Li, who was enchanting in red, was sitting directly in Shen Ze's arms.

The courtiers twitched the corners of their mouths with disrespectful expressions, and then knelt down and shouted long live.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat. Seeing this, the emperor said straight to the point, "I have a very important matter to announce to you this morning. Come on, bring me in—"

Just when the ministers were still puzzled, two guards walked in from outside the hall, escorting a man in a night suit in, but this person ...... But it was Gu Qingming.

Although he was tied up and detained overnight, Gu Qingming had a calm and unhurried bearing, as if the world was vast, and it was all in his heart.

"Isn't this General Gu? What's going on?"

"Nightwear...... General Gu shouldn't have made any terrible mistakes, right?"

......

In an instant, the pot exploded in the court, and the ministers chattered, and no one knew what was going on.

"Your Majesty, you said you would seek justice for your concubines. Suddenly, a voice like a ghost in the hollow valley sounded in the court, crisping the bones of a group of people.

When he looked back, he found that Mrs. Li was snuggled in Shen Ze's arms, coquettish.

"Don't worry, concubine, I will deal with him immediately and give you a shock. Shen Ze comforted the beauty in his arms softly, and then said to the ministers, "Gu Qingming broke into Changming Palace last night and assassinated Mrs. Li, but he accidentally injured me, which is really an unforgivable crime. I decided to reduce his military power, demote Gu Qingming to a civilian, drive him out of the capital, and never return to Beijing. ”

Listening to Shen Ze's words, Mrs. Li immediately giggled, and she really looked like a red face.

And after hearing this, the courtiers knelt down one after another: "The emperor thinks twice-"

"Emperor Qiqi, General Gu is the pillar of the country, and he is also the god of war feared by Beidi and Nanyi, so you can't rashly cut your military power-"

"Your Majesty, for the sake of a demon concubine with a fox spirit, it's unfair to treat a general with great achievements in war like this-"

"If the emperor insists on going his own way, I am afraid that the country will be in danger. ”

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All kinds of officials and ministers played one after another, disagreeing with Shen Ze to demote Gu Qingming to a commoner and drive him out of the capital. After all, Gu Qingming is still the pillar of this court, and he is fighting against Qin Yuankai, if he is cut off now, isn't the military power in this court concentrated on Qin Yuankai alone?

This made those royalists anxious, and they knelt down to intercede for Gu Qingming, but the emperor did not agree.

"Even if Gu Qingming is a pillar of the country, he shouldn't have broken into my bedroom at night, and he stabbed me. Shen Ze said, "Now, I remember the past love and his merits, and it is already extremely generous not to kill him, don't think about how else I can forgive him." ”

"Your Majesty, I heard that General Gu's subordinates are all people who can fight well and are brave, I don't know how about letting them go to Sendai for the concubines?" Mrs. Li spoke again, and the startled courtiers were eager to sew needles into her mouth.

Every time she spoke, nothing good happened. The last time I listened to her, the emperor was going to repair Sendai; as soon as she opened her mouth today, the emperor demoted Gu Qingming to a commoner; if Gu Qingming's carefully trained soldiers were taken to repair Sendai, wouldn't this be a disappointing of General Gu and the Gu family's hard work for so many years?