Gao Shangshu felt that things were a little weird, and there was a faint chill in his heart.

He burned his face with several hot and humid towels in a row to dispel sleepiness and coldness, and then went to Chen Daxiang's house.

I don't know what Scholar Chen said to him, judging from the movements in the palace, they should not have given up the idea of setting fire to the palace......

But from that night onwards, the autumn rain in the capital became incessant, and it never stopped.

Probably because of the autumn rains, the palace never caught fire.

The raindrops falling from the gray clouds were dripping and chilling into the quilt, which was disturbing.

The mood of the princes of the court is naturally the most annoying.

One day, Scholar Chen privately called Gao Shangshu and said: "The opportunity is now, don't miss it." ”

Gao Cai understood what he meant.

Everything in the world, including fame, status, power, wealth, and even spiritual practice, will fall back when it reaches its peak, and so will public opinion.

Now is the moment when the people of Chu have the deepest resentment against Xu Xiang, if the imperial court does not seize the opportunity, when this time passes, those scholars and people may begin to miss the scholars who were once trampled in the mud by them, and then it will be more troublesome to do things.

That night, someone brought a message to Xu Gongzi in the edict prison, if he confessed to the ordnance case himself, the matter would end here, otherwise......

Xu Gongzi sat in the haystack, thinking about the cabbage and ink thrown on both sides of the street on the day he was escorted back to Kyoto by the cavalry, and a look of despair gradually appeared in his eyes.

Did my father really say that on his deathbed? If you don't have to do anything, nothing will happen?

Even if it was really what his father said, how could this be possible, it was not the first time that his old man had seen the wrong situation in his life.

Xu Gongzi remembered the conversation with his father many years ago, when he knelt in front of the hospital bed, with tears on his face, begged his father to think about what happened after his death. His father sternly rejected his request, saying that they would be fine if they didn't mention it again, and even banished him to the south himself...... But what about now? I was in prison, I was about to die, the Prime Minister's Mansion was besieged, and I was about to be copied.

"All the princes of the court and China used to be your friends and students, but now they want to dig you out of the tomb and whip your corpse, this is the case in history, why can't you understand it!"

Xu Gongzi looked at the white silk and the bottle of poison left on the ground by the visitor, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, revealing a nervous smile.

He suddenly shouted bitterly: "Gao Caigong!" You don't have to die well! ”

The prison was quiet, no one cared about him, only his terrible scolding echoed in the cell.

The white silk was tied to the top of the iron railing, floating gently, like a white flag in a cemetery.

Cracked with a snap.

Xu Gongzi fell on the haystack, a little confused, found the bottle of poison, opened it with trembling hands, and poured it into his mouth violently.

After a while, he found that the bottle that was supposed to be highly poisonous was actually filled with clear water.

Only then did he fully sober up, his eyes looked vigilantly at the dark cell, and he asked in a low voice, "Who is it?" ”

A man in black came out of the shadows and said, "What a problem, I hope you won't try to hit the wall again." ”

Xu Gongzi was very surprised, the edict of the Chu State was heavily guarded, and there were formations hidden within the stone walls, even the most powerful masters and cultivators could not sneak in.

"Who are you? Why save me? ”

"I'm just a subordinate, you think I'm willing to take care of all this business?"

The man in black had a broken hand, and his sleeve hung weakly, just like his voice: "I still have a lot of important things to do, and I was about to go to Zhao State to kill that eunuch, and then to kill Emperor Qin, but I was summoned here with a word." ”

After hearing this, Xu Gongzi's pupils constricted, and his voice trembled slightly: "Could it be that you are a man in black?" ”

The man looked at his clothes and said inexplicably, "You have bad eyes?" ”

Xu Gongzi muttered, "You're not dead yet." ”

The man in black he is talking about is naturally not a person in black, but a specific name for a person in this world.

Many years ago, there was a strong man in the world who liked to fight and kill people very much, it is said that only under Mo Gong, his combat power was extremely terrifying, and he did not know how many masters he killed in the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Qi and Chu. When the strong man appeared, he was dressed in black, so he was called the man in black.

I heard that the man in black later left the Central Plains and went to the Western Regions to cultivate and break through the realm, who would have thought that he would come back again.

Xu Gongzi stared at his eyes and said, "You haven't answered my question yet, why did you save me?" ”

The man in black ignored him, directly broke through the iron fence, knocked him unconscious and carried him out - the blue bird sent a message to him to save the lives of these people in the edict prison, the general and the rest of the officials were hard, and they would not think of committing suicide, this Xu Gongzi was really a little troublesome, and it was easiest to deal with it in this way.

is so lazy and casual, the man in black is naturally Shen Shenfei.

But no matter how powerful an assassin is, it is impossible to confront the imperial court head-on.

Shen Shenfei left the edict with the unconscious Xu Gongzi and disappeared into the capital of Chu State, like a drop of water entering the sea, without making any waves.

The autumn wind and autumn rain were as sad as usual, and the news of Xu Gongzi's escape from prison did not make the princes of the court too worried, but made them feel a lot of relief.

So they can finally go one step further.

They can take advantage of this to copy the Prime Minister's Mansion, believing that even if they can't find the imperial seal, His Majesty will never show up, and they can cure the Xu family for capital crimes.

……

With such an idea, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Gao Cai came to the Prime Minister's Mansion together.

The door of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been smashed open, hundreds of sergeants have entered, occupied various important places, and have begun to search, the scene is extremely chaotic, everywhere are overturned cabinets, collapsed flower stands, and cries, and even the rockery in the back garden has been dug up, revealing a secret room full of gold bricks.

Gao Caigong frowned slightly, a little displeased, and instructed his subordinates beside him: "Do things in a proper manner, don't surprise the old lady." ”

The subordinates said in unison, but they were full of slander in their hearts, thinking to themselves, Lord Shangshu, you were the most important student in the university back then, do you still have to keep pretending now?

Suddenly there was a sound of shouting and scolding from the depths of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, Gao Shangshu's brows furrowed even deeper, and he walked over there.

The subordinate explained in a low voice on the side: "The back house has been controlled, but the back garden where the old lady lives is a little inconvenient. ”

Gao Shangshu didn't stop, and said in a low voice: "Have you put things away?" ”

The subordinate officer lowered his voice and said, "At the bottom of the suitcase, there is no problem. ”

Gao Shangshu snorted, didn't say anything more, and soon came to the back garden.

The back house was even more disastrous, and several servant women were pushed to the ground, blood coming out of their foreheads, and cloth and clothing were scattered everywhere.

Looking at the picture in front of him, Gao Shangshuli's eyes showed a touch of unbearable.

He doesn't know how many times he has been to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he often comes in the back house, and not long ago, he also fed the teacher here several times with his own hands.

Several subordinate officials looked at his expression and persuaded him appropriately, such as the importance of state affairs, such as how adults ......

Gao Shangshu's expression was slightly gloomy, looking at the chaotic scene around him, and he gave birth to a self-deprecating smile.

That dress was a royal robe.

For the past twenty years, he has been trying to persuade his teacher to ascend the throne and become emperor, but the teacher has never agreed.

Now that the teacher is dead, it can be regarded as filial piety to prepare a royal robe for him.

There was a huge pearwood chest in the old lady's house, and at the bottom of the box was the imperial robe.

Looking at the closed door, Gao Shangshu straightened his clothes and said calmly, "Master, please open the door." ”

There was a faint sound in the house, but no one opened the door.

Time passed slowly, Gao Shangshu's expression became colder, and he said sharply: "Smash the door open!" ”

Ignoring the cries and curses of the servants, a dozen sergeants climbed the steps and smashed the door open with ease.

However, the sergeants soon withdrew, and the expressions on their faces were unusually strange, as if they had seen ghosts.

A person walked out of the room, his hair was scattered, and his face could not be seen clearly, but the bright yellow imperial robe on his body was extremely eye-catching.

The official who handled this matter, looking at the imperial robe, his expression changed suddenly, and he wondered how the clothes hidden at the bottom of the box were found and worn on his body? But no matter who it is, wearing the imperial robe is a capital crime, and it came out of the old lady's house, how can the prime minister get out of it?

"Dare to add a royal robe! Take down this rebellious thief for me! ”

The officer shouted a command, but didn't notice the movement next to him.

Looking at the man in the imperial robe, Gao Shangshu's face gradually turned pale.

The man raised his hands, parted his black hair, revealed his extremely handsome face, and said with an indifferent expression: "I am the emperor, what do I wear if I don't wear the imperial robe?" ”

Few people in Chu have seen His Majesty the Emperor who has lived in seclusion in the palace for decades, such as the officials and sergeants who raided the Prime Minister's Mansion today, and they were stunned when they looked at the man who came out of the old lady's house, thinking that he was not a madman?

The seniority of the high-ranking Gongshang is very old, he has already entered the court when he was young, and he was fortunate to meet His Majesty at the enthronement ceremony twenty years ago. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was only a ten-year-old boy, and now he should be thirty years old, which is considered middle-aged, but why is the face after the black hair is separated still so good-looking, and there is no change?

His Majesty suddenly appeared in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the conspiracy was broken, and his face was like yesterday, these three things were like three thunderbolts that fell directly on Gao Shangshu's heart, making him subconsciously kneel down and mutter: "Long live, you ......"

The officers and sergeants reacted at this time, shocked and speechless, and knelt down unevenly.

The old lady walked out of the house on crutches, just in time to see the picture of the people in the house kneeling down like a tide.

Su Qingming turned to her and said, "I promised him, as long as I am still the emperor, I will ensure that you will be rich and prosperous for a lifetime." ”

Hearing this, the old lady's mood became even more agitated, and she knelt down tremblingly, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your pity." ”

There was silence in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then suddenly there was a burst of crying.

Those cries came from Xu Xiang's descendants, as well as those stewards and servants.

Today, the court raided the house, and there were already a lot of cries in the prime minister's house, but the crying at that time was grievance and fear, and at this time it was the joy and ecstasy after escaping the catastrophe.

Among the charges arranged by the imperial court for Xu Xiang, the most unclear is the seclusion of His Majesty, which is a great rebellion.

Today, His Majesty the Emperor personally came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Chrysostom concluded that who would dare to say anything?

Gao Shangshu knelt on the ground, listening to these words, his face changed suddenly, and he finally came to his senses.

If the situation continues like this, the preparations of him and the princes of the court and the central government will be in vain, where can he allow such a thing to happen?

Even if His Majesty the Emperor is not an idiot, he has been imprisoned in the palace for twenty years, and he is afraid that he will not know a single minister, so what power does it have? What if you die?

The power brought by ambition and greed supported Gao Shangshu Huo Ran to get up.

He stared at Su Qingming's eyes, and was about to shout the most critical sentence - this person is fake!

Dare to pretend to be His Majesty the Emperor, this is Ling Chi's great crime, it's not too much to kill you with a knife, right?

In order to hide the imperial robe that scholars often wear in private, the Prime Minister dared to let people pretend to be the emperor, and it is not an exaggeration to copy the whole house!

In a short period of time, Gao Shangshu thought about a lot of things, and many pictures flashed in front of him, and those pictures were full of blood.

The next moment, he realized that he hadn't shouted.

Hundreds of officers and sergeants knelt on the ground and looked at him with a very strange look.

Gao Shangshu opened his mouth with a frightened look on his face.

The only sound he could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

His heart was beating faster and faster, turning into a rapid drum beat, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

It's faster!

An indescribable pain erupted from his chest and instantly spread throughout his body.

If he could make a sound at this time, he would inevitably let out a scream like a wounded beast, but he couldn't, so he could only look at Su Qingming with a frightened face.

Looking at those eyes as deep as the sea, Gao Shangshu suddenly understood a lot of things. Why did the teacher never dare to usurp the throne, why did the emperor close himself in the palace, why did the prince of King Jing enter Beijing by order and then died, why did the fire in the palace not light when the autumn rain fell......

Unfortunately, he understood too late, and the strong remorse, despair, and fear made him cough in pain.

A mist of blood spurted from his lips.

There was an exclamation.

He continued to cough, bent over, like a boiled shrimp, blood spurting out, and finally even coughing up some pieces of flesh.

Su Qingming took the hairband from the old lady, tied up the black hair, walked past Gao Shangshu's side, and walked outside the Prime Minister's Mansion without looking at this person.

The old lady was on crutches, and sent him out with a humble face, and when she passed by Gao Shangshu's side, she spat in his face.

The spit was like a hammer, and Gao Shangshu fell directly to the ground, twitched twice, and never breathed again.