Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

Beijing, Xie House.

Northwest has a letter.

The housekeeper did not delay for a moment, took the letter and hurriedly went to see Xie Mao, the head of the Xie family.

My lord, there is a letter from the northwest elder nine.

Lao Jiu's letter, bring it in.

Lao Jiu was Xie Mao's spy in the northwest, and the most hidden spy.

Lao Jiu only sent a letter some time ago, how come another letter came after half a month.

Could something have happened to the Northwest? Or did what he told me to do?

Xie Mao took the letter, tore open the seal, and took out the letter.

Xie Mao first glanced at the contents of the letter quickly, then took a book from the shelf and looked at the letter.

It turned out that the letter sent by the spy named Ah Jiu was a secret letter.

It would have to be decrypted to know what the letter was really saying.

After a little effort, Xie Mao finally read the letter.

At this time, his face was blue and his eyes were angered.

Snapped!

Xie Mao slapped the table and said angrily, Gu Zhili deceives people too much, it really deceives people too much.

Gu Zhili is Master Gu.

The content of the secret letter said that Master Gu sent someone to arrest the spies that Xie Maoan had planted in Jinzhou.

Seeing this, the housekeeper was worried and couldn't help but ask, Master, is something wrong in the northwest?

Xie Mao was so angry that he walked back and forth in the study, Gu Zhili deceived people too much, and even arrested all the people who placed the official in the northwest.

Did he really think that this official would not dare to touch him? He doesn't care about the relationship between the two families, so don't blame the official for being ruthless.

When the housekeeper heard this, he was shocked, Master, our people have been arrested, what should we do now? The Luhou Mansion...

Xie Mao snorted coldly, A-Jiu will find a way to deal with the matter over Luhou's side. It really doesn't work, so I can only implement the second plan. At present, Gu Zhili bears the brunt. He dares to harm me, and I must make him look good.

Xie Mao was extremely angry,

I can't wait to slash Lord Gu with a thousand swords.

The spy in the northwest, who had been in business for more than ten years, was uprooted by Gu Zhili at one time, which made him not angry and distressed.

What made him shudder even more was how Gu Zhili accurately grasped the list of Northwest spies? Could it be that someone could not stand the torture and confessed?

However, no matter what the reason is, this Liangzi, Gu Xie's family is forged.

Master, it's not good!

The porter hurried to the study.

Xie Mao said with a straight face, What happened? The sky hasn't fallen yet, what are you worried about?

The porter took a breath, and then said, Master Qi, the governor of the capital, Mr. Zhang, was arrested by Zhi Jinwu.

what?

Xie Mao was shocked.

Lord Zhang, the governor of the capital, is the cousin of the queen and an important member of the prince's faction.

And Zhijinwu is the emperor's dog, eagle and dog, and everything acts according to the emperor's will.

Once Zhijinwu is dispatched, everyone in the capital is in danger, and the situation changes.

Over the years, none of the officials captured by Zhi Jinwu have come out whole.

Either die directly in Zhijinwu's prison, or they will be exiled.

All in all, it didn't end well.

The governor of the capital, Mr. Zhang, was taken away by Zhi Jinwu, which means that some people slandered in front of the emperor, and some people want to conspire to frame His Royal Highness.

Xie Mao was very clear from beginning to end that there was a strong anti-prince force in the capital.

Over the years, the two sides have come and gone, and they have been evenly matched.

Even on the side of His Royal Highness, in many cases, he can still have the upper hand.

But since the Empress became seriously ill, the situation changed suddenly.

The prince's situation turned bad.

For those who supported the prince, before this, several adults had been dismissed from office. Fortunately, those adults are not important people.

However, Master Zhang, the governor of the capital, was different.

Master Zhang, as a parental official in the capital, is in charge of the important land in Gyeonggi. He seems to be angry everywhere, but in fact, he secretly gave the prince's faction a great convenience.

If this position is replaced by someone who is against the prince's forces, it will not only be a loss for the prince's faction, but even his Xie Mao will have to be restrained everywhere.

Therefore, the prince's faction must not lose the position of the governor of the capital.

In any case, the official position of the governor of the capital must be won first before the anti-Prince forces act.

Xie Mao made a decisive decision, Prepare the horse, this official is going to the East Palace to meet the prince.

Butler takes orders.

Xie Mao changed into his regular clothes, went out and got on a carriage, heading to the East Palace.

Entering the East Palace, Xie Mao asked the servant, Where is Your Highness at the moment?

The servant bowed and said, Sir Qi, Your Highness is currently discussing important matters with all the adults in Bowang Garden.

Xie Mao hurried to Bowang Garden.

Several core members of the East Palace have arrived and are waiting for Xie Mao.

Xie Aiqing, sit down quickly.

Prince Liu Xian is a middle-aged man over forty years old, slightly fat, and looks very kind. Like a scholar, not like a high-ranking prince.

In the DPRK, the prince is said to be generous.

Over the years, in the East Palace, no one has been convicted and sent to prison, let alone beheaded.

Even if someone made a mistake, at most they were sent away from the East Palace.

In contrast to His Majesty the Emperor, who frequently kills people and beheads them, looting their families and exterminating their families, the Crown Prince is indeed worthy of a generous reputation.

However, the prince is also generous when he succeeds, and he is also generous when he loses.

Everyone in the court knew that the biggest reason the emperor disliked the prince was because the prince was weak and too generous.

Xie Mao sat down on the chair, Have everyone heard that Master Zhang was arrested by Zhi Jinwu?

Everyone nodded in unison.

Immediately afterwards, everyone discussed it at a high speed.

Let's go to see Your Majesty and intercede for Master Zhang. What's wrong with Master Zhang, why do you arrest people with the golden eagle dog?

It is said to be corrupt.

Humph! Nonsense. Master Zhang is from a wealthy family, with a large number of servants and numerous farms, so why do you need corruption?

It's clearly a false accusation.

His Royal Highness, please make up your mind. It's too late, and Master Zhang may be in danger.

Everyone looked at the Crown Prince Liu Xian in unison.

Prince Liu Xian looked hesitant, obviously undecided.

Even, when it came to meeting His Majesty the Emperor and interceding for Master Zhang, the Crown Prince subconsciously wanted to back down.

Although the prince is over forty years old, he is still afraid of his father.

Especially since the prince's uncle, Duke Zhen Guogong, passed away, the prince became more and more afraid of His Majesty the Emperor.

Crown Prince Liu Xian even thought to himself that if he went to intercede, His Majesty the Emperor Laozi would definitely stare at him with hateful eyes. In a fit of anger, he might have picked up a sword, a knife, and threw it at him.

You can't hide, you can only bear it. He will also be scolded by His Majesty the Emperor Laozi.

For a person in his 40s, the thought of having to endure such pressure makes the prince feel empty and heartbroken.

It's not good to sit in this position, Prince.

Xie Mao remained silent.

Prince Liu Xian couldn't help but look at him, Xie Aiqing, if you have any thoughts, just say it.

Xie Mao glanced at everyone in the audience and said loudly: Master Zhang has been captured by Zhijinwu, at this moment, instead of thinking about how to rescue people, it is better to think about how to prevent the position of the governor of the capital from falling to the enemy. on hand.

Everyone here, you should all know that the position of the governor of the capital seems to be an air bag, but over the years, it has indeed brought us great convenience.

If you lose this position, the East Palace will be restrained, and even His Highness will be affected.

Master Xie, do you mean not to save Master Zhang? Master Liu, the guest of the crown prince, questioned Xie Mao.

Xie Mao snorted coldly, Of course I want to save people. But the people who were captured by Zhi Jinwu, may I ask, who among you is sure to save people?

And as far as I know, there is real evidence for Zhijinwu's arrest.

Knowing that you can't do it is not brave, but stupid.

You asked His Highness to intercede in front of the Son of Heaven. Have you ever considered it for His Highness?

Once His Highness speaks, what will the Son of Heaven think and what will be the consequences, don't you know?

Knowing that doing so will make His Highness be reprimanded by the Son of Heaven, yet you still force His Highness wholeheartedly. This is truly disloyal.

Master Xie is serious. We are also for the sake of our colleagues, so it's not good to give up Master Zhang like this.

Xie Mao sneered, What you are doing is just to demonstrate your justice. But who has thought about His Highness?

As the so-called food for the king, loyalty to the king, we are in the East Palace at this time, and we should discuss not how to rescue Master Zhang, but how to reduce losses and how to share the worries for His Highness.

Ladies and gentlemen, ask yourselves how generous your Highness is to you, and have you ever really thought about it for His Highness?

His Royal Highness Liu Xian was moved.

Xie Aiqing really really planned for him. This is the true loyalist.

On the other hand, the reaction of others on this matter made him a little disappointed.

Knowing that Master Zhang could not be saved, he forced him to go to the emperor to intercede, which was obviously to roast him on the fire. This was not done by loyal ministers.

Seeing that His Royal Highness Liu Xian showed obvious appreciation to Xie Mao, some people were anxious.

Immediately jumped up and scolded Xie Mao angrily. Xie Mao, don't think that you are the loyal minister, we are all traitors.

Colleagues are in distress, but you have no sympathy and compassion, how ruthless and unrighteous you are.

Don't forget, Master Zhang used to take care of you. Are you still human?

You are so ruthless and unrighteous, how can you be a loyal minister?

Xie Mao stood up, held his head high, and said righteously, If Master Zhang is here, he will definitely agree with my approach.

Master Zhang is a loyal minister, and he must not want to see the position of the governor of the capital fall into the hands of the enemy because of his own reasons.

He must hope that we can seize the time and come up with good strategies to hold this position firmly in our hands.

Ladies and gentlemen, could it be that you do not want the position of the governor of the capital?

Some people disagree and want to fight with Xie Mao. Xie Mao could never be allowed to stand out in front of the Crown Prince alone.

It's a pity that the Crown Prince Zhan Shi and Lord Xu came forward to speak up and stopped the quarrel.

Enough, let's all say a few words less.

Master Xu, please enlighten me.

His Royal Highness Liu Xian also said: Please tell me, teacher, how to deal with this matter.

Master Xu stroked his beard, Your Highness Qi, the old minister thinks that Master Xie's words have some truth.

Now, the matter of Master Zhang is only temporarily put aside. What matters is the position of the governor of the capital, and must not fall into the hands of the enemy.

His Royal Highness Liu Xian nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as you don't let him go to the emperor to plead for mercy, everything is easy to say.

Crown Prince Liu Xian said: The royal father ordered Jinwu to take down Lord Zhang, just to change the pattern of the capital. At this time in this palace, if I recommend my own person, the royal father will definitely not agree. Maybe it will anger the father and the emperor. Let the father down the punishment.

Everyone nodded in unison, His Highness was right.

You look at me, I look at you.

Lord Liu, the guest of the crown prince, frowned and said, Your Highness can't recommend your own people. Do you want to watch the position of the governor of the capital fall into the hands of the enemy?

Master Xu looked at Xie Mao, Master Xie, can you do anything?

Xie Mao stood up and said, His Royal Highness, the position of the governor of the capital is destined to not fall into the hands of our own people, but it cannot fall into the hands of the enemy. There is only one way to resolve this situation.

What can I do? Xie Aiqing said quickly. Prince Liu Xian was a little excited.

Xie Aiqing was indeed a loyal minister, not only helped him out of the siege, but also came up with a solution for him.

Xie Mao thought that Gu Zhili, Master Gu, dared to ruin his good deeds, so he put Master Gu on the fire and roasted him.

The position of the governor of the capital is not a sweet pastry.

Gu Zhili, you wait for this officer, and this officer will let you know the fate of offending me.

Xie Mao paused for two seconds before saying: The solution is to hand over the position of the governor of the capital to the middleman. In this way, His Majesty will definitely not object. Even the enemy may not object.

middleman?

Who is the middleman?

Crown Prince Liu Xian hurriedly asked, Xie Aiqing, don't betray you. Tell everyone, who is this middleman?

Xie Mao's eyes swept across everyone's faces, and finally said solemnly: The middleman mentioned by the minister is Lord Gu Zhili, who is currently the prefect of Jinzhou, the heir of Pingnan Hou's direct line.

Huh?

Everyone was staring at Xie Mao, waiting for his next words.

Xie Mao walked to the center of the hall and talked eloquently, Master Gu Zhili is neither his own nor the enemy's person, and he has worked in the local area for decades, with sufficient qualifications and background. The most important thing is, Master Gu. Marrying a girl from a Weichen, in terms of it, our two families are always relatives. It shouldn’t be difficult to do things conveniently between relatives.”

Prince Liu Xian did not express his position in a hurry, but looked at Master Xu.

Prince Zhan asked Lord Xu, Master Xie, can you make sure that Lord Gu will listen to you? Will he be on the Prince's side?

Xie Mao smiled confidently and said firmly: I have a way to make Master Gu stand on our side.

Master Xu nodded secretly, There is a way.

Prince Liu Xian asked, So, everyone agrees with Xie Aiqing's proposal?

The people present exchanged glances with each other.

Finally, the Prince Zhan Shixu, Lord Xu, stood up and said, Your Highness, this minister thinks this is feasible.

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Prince Liu Xian thought for a while and said, It is inconvenient for this palace to come forward to propose Lord Gu to be the governor of the capital. Ladies and gentlemen, how do you think this matter should be handled?

Master Xu pondered for a moment and said, Why don't you ask the Empress to come forward and help Her Highness.

Prince Liu Xian frowned immediately, My mother is so ill that she can't get out of bed. How can I trouble my mother at this time?

Master Xu said with a firm expression: It is precisely because the Empress is seriously ill that His Majesty will not reject the proposal of the Empress.

Xie Mao stood up to support Master Xu, His Royal Highness, Wei Chen thinks that what Master Xu said is reasonable. The person who operates this matter is none other than the Queen.

Crown Prince Liu Xian frowned, I will think about this matter again.

Xie Mao said loudly: His Royal Highness, time waits for no one. If it is too late, the position of the governor of the capital will be taken away by the enemy, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Master Xu also said: His Royal Highness, this matter must be dealt with quickly and not give the other party a chance to breathe. Please make a decision quickly, Your Highness.

Please make a decision quickly, Your Highness.

In the hall, everyone shouted in unison. Forcing Prince Liu Xian to make a decision.

Prince Liu Xian was unable to ride a tiger, so he could only nod his head in response, Okay, I will go to see my mother today.

Your Highness is wise. Everyone shouted in unison again.

Prince Liu Xian was in a hurry to see the Empress, and everyone got up and said goodbye.

Master Xu walked with Xie Mao and asked in a low voice, Master Xie, what kind of person is Gu Zhili?

Xie Mao thought about it and said, I'm a literati.

Master Xu suddenly laughed, literati! Literati are famous.

Now that the world's reputation is in the East Palace, there is no worry that Gu Zhili will not be able to get on the Prince's boat.

Master Xu said with a smile: Master Gu, please thank you for your trouble.

Don't worry, Master Xu, this matter is on my shoulders.

Master Xu nodded, So good.

Xie Mao went out of the East Palace and got on the carriage.

He reviewed the follow-up plans and instructed the housekeeper: Prepare a generous gift and deliver it to the Gu family in person. I heard that Mr. Gu had a new concubine a few days ago, so I said I congratulate him on his concubine.

Little obedience.

The old man Gu in Xie Mao's mouth is the father of Master Gu and the grandfather of Gu Jiu.

This old man Gu has no other skills, but he is a veteran of flowers and likes women the most. A lot of age, but also took a teenage concubine.

In the past, Gu Jiu's grandmother, Mrs. Gu, was in charge, and Mr. Gu knew how to restrain herself.

Since Mrs. Gu passed away more than ten years ago, Mr. Gu has become more and more absurd when it comes to women.

No one in the family could control him, even Old Man Gu's eldest brother Ping Nanhou had no choice but to let him continue to be absurd.