The first male queen [crossing]

After saying goodbye to Xu Yanqing, Gu Junci did not go back to Chang'an directly, but went to Zhuozhou.

He remembered that Huo Situ and Yang Junfang were also from Zhuozhou, and Yan Huai and Wu Yaoqin also returned to Zhuozhou after resigning, so Gu Jun didn't even think about resigning, and went straight to find those former brothers.

The former Huo Yang Shenzhu opened a restaurant in Zhuozhou, but there were not many people eating, and the business was very deserted.

At this time, Yang Junfang would blame Huo Situ, thinking that the dishes he cooked were not delicious, so no guests came to the door.

Because Yan Huai and Wu Yaoqin still have titles, their lives are not considered poor. Yan Huai even opened a private school and taught some children to read and write.

Wu Yaoqin taught those children to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies, and their lives were also impressive.

After Gu Jun resigned to Zhuozhou, he drank wine with his former brothers for a whole night, telling how they fought on the battlefield and missed the little things when they got along, and then got drunk for three days and three nights.

No one asked why Gu Junci came here, and no one asked about the current situation in Chang'an. Even if they wanted to know about Xiao Yuan's situation, Gu Junci only covered it with a few words.

However, after staying in Zhuozhou for a few days, an invitation was sent to Yan Huai and the others. It was written that Yu Shiyao would marry a wife in Xingyang on the second day of the next month. The second arrived in Xingyang.

And Yu Shiyao married Miaoyin, the youngest daughter of King Su.

It is said that after meeting at Qingyun Guan, this wonderful voice took Yu Shiyao, a clumsy but careful person, into his heart.

At that time, the generals under King Qing's command had accidents one after another. This King Su originally wanted to propose marriage to Yu Shiyao, but then suppressed it, intending to find another marriage for Miaoyin.

But although this Miaoyin is timid, she is also dedicated in the end, and she believes that Yu Shiyao is Yu Shiyao, even if he will be dismissed from office, she will marry him.

The King Su and his wife were originally unwilling, but they saw that Miaoyin was already a person with ideas, and she was no longer as timid and ashamed to meet people as before, so they agreed. Fortunately, Xiao Boxu allowed Yu Shiyao and the others to resign , but in order to reduce the title, so it is still a marquis, and Su Wang and his wife are not worried that their daughter will suffer.

Therefore, after Yu Shiyao settled down in Xingyang, King Su and Miaoyin arrived in Xingyang.

Yu Shiyao never thought that he would have such a marriage, and seeing that although Miaoyin is a girl from a wealthy family, she is not a bit extravagant and lustful, and she is willing to fall in love with him, he is also very moved.

Originally, he was a member of the military, and he was always afraid that what he could not do well would scare people, so he was extra careful with Miaoyin. After going back and forth, both of them developed sincerity, and Yuan Rang Su Wang chose an auspicious time to get married. .

Yu Shiyao's wedding was so lively that everyone in the streets and alleys knew it. Even the beggars on the road received wedding candy buns from the Marquis's mansion, but there were not many people attending the wedding banquet.

There are no dignitaries in Xingyang, no rich and evil gentry, only the own people who have fought in the battlefield.

Yu Shiyao said that the list of guests was imitated, because he knew that he used to serve under King Qing, and now he resigned at home. own people.

It is rainy in summer, the sun is still shining fiercely in the morning, and in the afternoon, it is immediately covered with dark clouds, the wind is strong, and the bean-sized raindrops fall, mixed with the smell of mud, and the sweltering heat makes the whole person feel flustered.

After Yan Huai and the others returned to Zhuozhou, Gu Junci was the only guest left in the house.

Yu Shiyao saw Gu Junci standing in the corridor, and couldn't help walking over: "Listen to Brother Yan and the others, you are going back to Chang'an soon?"

Gu Junci put his hand behind his back and said, "I really want to go back, but isn't the weather not allowed? There's thunder, and it's stormy. I'm still a little scared."

Yu Shiyao also looked at the rain curtain with his hands behind his back: "Well, I won't go back until the weather clears up. His Royal Highness King Qing cannot do without you."

Gu Junci looked at him sideways: "Why do you express such emotion."

"I think when Qingyun Temple was just meeting the girl from Uncle Wenyuan's family, King Qing would come to pick you up regardless of the night, let alone now." Yu Shiyao said.

Gu Junci stared at him: "Brother Yu, this marriage, you have already enlightened. Didn't you punch me twice before, why are you enlightening me now?"

Yu Shiyao said: "Don't think that I don't understand anything because I'm a big boss. I can tell you that the current situation of King Qing is difficult. If there is no problem between you, you will definitely not leave Chang'an. It has been a year. Even if there is anything else, it's time to go, go back, return to Prince Qing's side, you will feel at ease in your heart, don't worry about it."

Gu Junci: "I'm not worried, I'm not worried about anything."

Yu Shiyao smiled: "Yes, you don't have to worry about it, how about you go back to Chang'an after my child has had a full moon?"

Gu Junci immediately cupped his fists: "Very good, I don't know when brother Yu will have a child, and when the child will be full moon."

Yu Shiyao looked at him quietly and ignored him.

Gu Junci then said: "I know brother Yu's good intentions, I know what I'm doing, there's actually no big problem between me and A Yuan, just look at it."

Yu Shiyao patted him on the shoulder, turned around and walked towards his courtyard.

Unexpectedly, just two steps away, they saw the servants of the mansion coming towards them in the rain, with anxious faces, and after saying goodbye to Gu Jun and them for a while, they said to Yu Shiyao:

"My lord, there's a message from the capital that something happened to His Royal Highness Prince Qing, and he was imprisoned in Prince Qing's mansion by His Majesty. King Su asked my lord to be safe and calm, and he will continue to investigate in the capital."

Hearing that something happened to King Qing, Gu Jun was stunned when he resigned, he hurriedly stepped forward and dragged the servant, "Did King Su say why King Qing was imprisoned?"

The servant was intimidated by the furious Gu Junci, and tremblingly said: "The lord said... The lord said that King Qing was rude to His Majesty's concubine, and His Majesty was furious, so he put King Qing under confinement."

Gu Junci let go, trying to calm himself down.

The crime of being rude to the concubine was definitely not the only one that allowed Xiao Boxu to confine King Qing, who had made many military achievements.

Could it be that Xiao Yuan's arrangements in the capital were discovered by others?

He couldn't wait for Gu Jun's resignation, and after discussing with Yu Shiyao, he packed his bags and went back to Chang'an in the rain.

Xingyang is not too close to Chang'an, when Gu Junci arrived in Chang'an, it was already mid-July, [-] days' journey away, something happened in the capital.

However, he had just met Pei Sheng in the town near Chang'an, and it seemed that he had been instructed by Chief Chang Shan to wait here specially for him.

In the inn room, Pei Sheng looked at the dusty Gu Junci, and comforted him:

"The Taoist priest said, if you know that Ah Yuan is in trouble, you will definitely rush back to the capital, so let me wait for you here, the capital is not safe right now, if you go back directly to the capital, I'm afraid you will be taken advantage of by someone with a heart .”

Gu Jun said: "Did the Taoist priest say, how can we help Ah Yuan?"

Pei Sheng pondered for a while, and then said: "The Taoist priest said, now the only one who can speak in front of His Majesty is the Duke Protector, but if there is no evidence to clear King Qing's charges, it will be futile."

Gu Junci: "How did Ah Yuan offend the concubine?"

Pei Sheng said: "All of this has to start from Yaotai Temple."

Yaotai Temple is a temple in Chang'an City. It was built under the root of the imperial city, so it became the national temple of Daliang.

After the first empress passed away, her tablet was enshrined in Yaotai Temple. Xiao Yuan has always been the mother who loved him the most, so on the birthday and death day, Xiao Yuan would go to Yaotai Temple to burn incense, bathe, eat fast and worship Buddha, and enshrine the tablet of the former empress.

Last month on the late queen's birthday, Xiao Yuan went to Yaotai Temple to pay homage to the late queen as usual, but unexpectedly met Xiao Boxu's favorite concubine Chen Jieyu.

Chen Jieyu was originally a concubine of the former dynasty, who entered the palace when she was young, and had never seen the emperor since she was young, and when the emperor of the previous dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River, he never brought unfavored concubines with him, so he brought the unfavored concubines to the palace. All the concubines who passed away were sent back to Chang'an.

Chen Jieyu was also among them, but later when Xiao Boxu ascended the throne, An Le Hall was built outside the city to take care of these concubines from the previous dynasty, and Chen Jieyu was naturally unwilling to die alone in An Le Hall at a young age, so she bribed He asked the nanny in the palace at that time and asked her to meet Xiao Boxu.

Because of her youth and beauty, Xiao Boxu naturally kept her in his palace and named her Jieyu.

Xiao Yuan met Chen Jieyu on the day of the late queen's birthday, and for some reason, this Chen Jieyu ran out of Yaotai Temple crying. In the palace, no one can meet each other.

Not only Pei Sheng, but even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were very surprised by this move. Xiao Boxu ordered King Qing to be imprisoned, but the crime was only of neglecting the concubine. No matter what he said, he could not convince everyone.

The courtier Shangshu interceded for Xiao Yuan, but Xiao Boxu severely reprimanded him for not saying anything, and even lost his position and rank, no one in the court dared to mention it for a while.

Pei Sheng also went to find Xiao Yuan secretly, but Xiao Yuan never mentioned what happened in Yaotai Temple, kept his mouth shut, and would rather be confined than tell the truth.

Pei Sheng and Daoist Chang thought together that they originally planned to find Gu Junci, but the Taoist said that when King Qing was in trouble, Gu Junci would naturally return to the capital, so he waited for him in this town.

After listening to Gu Junci's expression, he also had a solemn expression: "I don't believe that A Yuan will be rude to the concubine. He keeps his mouth shut and doesn't tell the truth. Maybe there is a bigger secret involved in it, and he can't tell it."

Pei Sheng was also very puzzled: "What is the secret that is more important than his own safety? Does he know that if he is really imprisoned, what will happen to the world, what will happen to the country? Is it all in vain!"

Gu Junci pondered for a while, then got up and said: "Well, since all the sources come from Yaotai Temple, then we will start from Yaotai Temple, but we are too conspicuous, tomorrow, tomorrow morning we will enter In Chang'an City, it is bound to get to the bottom of this matter."

Thinking about it, Pei Sheng seemed to have no choice but to agree to Gu Junci's proposal.