Bright Spring

Ma Enhui smelled danger for a reason.First, the couple (the emperor and queen) killed Ma Enhui's last son, Wengui, and an innocent child, for fear that Ma Enhui would retaliate in the future.Second, Ma Enhui has a chance to retaliate. She guessed that Hanwang's escape from the palace was related to the secret passage, and Hanwang might repay Ma Enhui's favor and release Ma Enhui.

However, even if Ma Enhui knew that there was danger, there was nothing she could do. She could only pray that the people in the palace would forget her.

But what if she was remembered?Ma Enhui racked her brains to think of a way, which is to pretend to be crazy. Since she is crazy, of course she can't retaliate|revenge others!

Whether it works or not, I really don't know.But this is the only way Ma Enhui can think of. She is like fish on a chopping board, she has no ability to resist and protect herself...

To live for revenge?

She really wanted revenge, and wanted those cruel people to experience the pain of losing their loved ones!

But sometimes Ma Enhui seems to feel that there is more than hatred in her heart.She had savored the feeling of wanting to live strongly; vaguely, she felt reluctance, reluctance to live.

But what is the difference between such a painful life and death?What is the joy in life, and what is the pain in death?

There must be some hope, some good thing, that made her miss it, and made her feel the sunshine.

Ma Enhui didn't dare to think about it anymore, she wiped away her tears, chewed the orange peel in her mouth, and muttered to herself: Don't think about that person, he is an enemy, let alone someone you shouldn't think about.

Not even the slightest bit of joy.

Chapter 569 I'm Not Here

Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi, who is over 65 years old, has gained some weight recently.He was guarded in the Duke's mansion, and he was not allowed to go out. The family was full of people arranged by Jin Yiwei to "protect" him; his daily activities were limited, his appetite was still good, and his face was rounder.

His son Qiu Song is also an idler in the house.Only his grandson, Qiu Lu, was still an official in the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies, and he had no real power, and Qiu Lu's same guards and followers were all arranged by the court.However, Qiu Lu was able to come and go in and out of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, which made Qiu Fu know a lot.

Qiu Lu was treated well.It is precisely because when Emperor Hongxi ascended the throne, Qiu Lu was afraid of trouble and persuaded his grandfather not to disobey the court.

That evening, the grandson Qiu Lu came home on duty, and came to Qiu Fu's room as usual to ask his grandfather how he was.

Qiu Lu's expression was very relaxed and happy. When he came forward to offer tea, he said in a deep voice, "The king of Han is about to enter the capital! Sure enough, it is the grandfather who sees far, and the grandson admires him the most."

Unexpectedly, Qiu Fu showed no complacent or excited expression. Instead, he looked suspicious and warned: "Lu'er is in the official office, don't mention the King of Han. It's best not to stand out, do what you should do, and do what you shouldn't do." When you don’t see it, don’t talk too much!”

The grandson looked thoughtful.

Qiu Fu said coldly: "Back then, the 'Jingnan Army' had already arrived outside the capital city. What happened to Xu Zengshou? Our family didn't do anything. At this juncture, don't touch that useless rot."

Grandson clasped his fists suddenly and said, "Grandson respectfully obeys grandfather's teachings."

"Actually, I really didn't expect that the King of Han could do this much..." Qiu Fu said with a complicated expression, "At the beginning, I was just for him, and even more so for his elder brother!"

Qiu Fu was lost in thought for a while, recalling the past.

When Jing Nan had just succeeded, Qiu Fu had repeatedly persuaded the King of Han to fight for the crown prince. In the "Battle of Jing Nan", Gao Xu was the one who contributed the most, so there is nothing wrong with asking for the crown prince's position!Qiu Fu also said that Jing Nan's old brothers all thought that Gao Xu could be the crown prince!

But Gao Xu's performance at that time was timid, and he said that the eldest brother is the eldest son, the prince should be the eldest brother, everyone should be in harmony, and the elder brother should not be difficult to get along with himself; The look of the wall!Qiu Fu was very displeased.

Unexpectedly, after the death of the late emperor, Gao Xu raised his troops and swept the world. How could he have thought about how his elder brother would deal with himself?His elder brother has already proclaimed himself emperor, and now Gao Xu raised his troops to oppose him, which is a life-and-death approach; compared to the year when he only fought for the crown prince, he is much more cruel...

Now that Qiu Fu looked back and thought about it, he gradually realized that it seemed that Gao Xu's way of showing weakness and forbearance in the Yongle Dynasty was the right thing to do.

If it weren't for Gao Xu's attitude of not being interested in the throne, would he be able to lead the army to fight An Nanguo?How can we cultivate partisan forces in Yunnan?Maybe he will be arranged to be a vassal in a place where there is no danger to defend and can be monitored by the court; when it is time to raise an army, even he himself does not want to fight. How can he raise an army if he has no strength?

Qiu Fu pondered: If Gao Xu had tried to fight for the crown prince, if he failed, the thing just speculated would very likely happen!Because since the first emperor chose the crown prince, it is impossible to plant a hidden danger of turmoil for the court!For the sake of the overall situation, Gao Xu can only be sacrificed.

Gao Xu was less than 20 years old back then!

"This old man has never convinced anyone in his life, Gao Xu counts as one." Qiu Fu murmured.

Qiu Fu glanced at his grandson who was bowing beside him, and warned in a low voice: "Grandson, remember what I said. No matter what happens in the future, you must stand by the King of Han, and you will never go wrong! In the future, there will be more than '2 Is it even more impossible for tens of thousands of people to conquer the Ming Dynasty from Yunnan?"

The grandson said: "Grandson remembers the teachings of the grandfather!"

... One of the prisons under Beizhen Fusi is located in Hongwumen.

Hanlin attendant Gao Xianning walked out of the government office where he was on duty, and went out through the back door; then he made a detour to Hongwu Gate, and he could see the gate of the edict prison.

Gao Xianning was passing by with a stack of files in his hand.He happened to see Dali Siqing and a group of people walking towards Hongwu Gate from the Thousand Steps Corridor.And this is the time for the on-duty office.

In the past two days, Gao Xianning felt very strange. He noticed several times: Xue Yan and Jin Yiwei Commander Tan Qing were together, and they were in a hurry.

But the Holy Majesty did not summon other ministers, only Xue Yan and others were active... and every time they rushed, they either entered the palace or went to prison!

So early this morning, Gao Xianning found Xue Yan and others coming out of the palace, so he pretended to pass by the Hongwu Gate, trying to find out where Xue Yan and the others were going.After a while, Gao Xianning turned his head slightly to look, and sure enough, he saw Xue Yan, the Minister of Dali Temple, walking into the gate of the Imperial Prison!

Gao Xianning didn't stop, and continued to walk north.He went around the thousand-step corridor, then walked through the main entrance of the Imperial Academy and returned to the government office.

It was still snowing outside, Gao Xianning walked into the lobby and patted the snowflakes on his body.

Sitting on the public seat holding a pen and writing, Hu Guang, the chief minister of the cabinet, a scholar of Zuo Chunfang University, and an editor of the Imperial Academy, took a look at Gao Xianning and said, "There is charcoal burning next to it, and the waiter Gao reads and roasts."

"Thank you, Editor Hu." Gao Xianning bowed.

He silently walked to the brazier and stretched out his hand to warm the fire.Hu Guang looked up again, and continued to write.

There were not many people in the lobby. Recently, there were fewer and fewer affairs in the Hanlin Academy. Most of the government affairs were just sending people to the imperial gate to write imperial edicts.

Since the Hongxi Dynasty, the imperial court has been mobilizing troops to fight wars, and the emperor has not issued an order to compile history and books; these days, the Holy Majesty has started to manage politics again, and ministers and ministers no longer come to the Imperial Academy to discuss matters.The Hanlin Academy soon became idle.

Gao Xianning is still thinking about what Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, is busy with?

In the Ming Dynasty, the Dali Temple, the Criminal Ministry, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate formed a legal check and balance; the Dali Temple was not in charge of general cases.Right now, the Dali Temple Minister is intervening. It must be a major case, and it is most likely a case involving the nobles of the royal family!

At this moment, the clerk beside Hu Guang saluted the two officials before, and went out with the copy.

There were only two people left in the lobby for a moment. Taking advantage of this time, Gao Xianning turned his head and glanced at the shivering Jinyiwei outside the lobby. He then said calmly, "In the past two days, I've been going down the hall. The official sees Xue Siqing going in and out of the palace and prison, so nothing will happen?"

Hu Guang hesitated to speak when he heard this, and after a while, he finally couldn't help but said: "I also heard that I saw Xue Siqing went to Guo's residence."

"The mansion of Marquis Wu Ding?" Gao Xianning asked.

Hu Guang nodded.

Gao Xianning said: "Isn't Guo Ming in jail?"

Hu Guang said meaningfully: "Yes..."

At this moment, the scribe who sent the file out before came back again.Gao Xianning didn't talk about that anymore, he stood up straight, walked to the middle of the room, bowed and said: "I'm going back to the study first."

Hu Guang clasped his fists in return.

With his head buried in a daze, Gao Xianning slowly walked back to his study along the corridor in the government office.

He pondered for a long time, recalling all kinds of news and rumors he had heard in court before, and at this moment he couldn't help making a bold hypothesis: Is Xue Yan investigating the death of the late emperor?

And Guo Ming's eldest daughter is also very likely to be involved!Because Concubine Guo gave birth to a prince, her status in the East Palace was second only to Zhang's; however, after becoming the throne today, Concubine Guo not only failed to be canonized as a concubine, she even hadn't heard of her for a long time, as if she had disappeared .Such a strange thing, of course, will lead to speculation.