After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

In late spring, the spring rains continue.

On the brick floor in front of the main hall of Chongning Palace, there was a haggard royal youth kneeling on his knees.Since yesterday's court meeting, he has not eaten water or rice for almost a day and a night.

King Xie Gu Yan was the prince most valued by the king from birth, except for his deceased eldest brother, his father had only personally taught him.He is neither as naughty as Gu You, nor as withdrawn as Gu Xiu.From childhood to adulthood, the king seldom lost his temper with him, let alone made him kneel in the rain like this.

Kneeling down for a long time, his body was shaky, and he almost fainted.

At the court meeting yesterday, the official case reported by Jiang Li, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion, was a bad debt that he could not pick up cleanly.

According to the system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Enke is divided into spring and autumn.

Chunwei is located in Bianjing City, while Qiuwei is located in Jiangnan.It is held every three years, in order to select all the talents from all over the world

It is a great honor for a prince to supervise Enke on behalf of the emperor.It was also the first errand entrusted to him by the king when Zhang Zixing, former Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, died. He never expected that such a big mistake would happen.

This incident was originally a stupid thing done by a poor and crazy county magistrate in the south of the Yangtze River, and a brainless magistrate with two governors.Their original thought was that those who were deceived were also perverted.What's more, they didn't really leak the matter, and where to find out, they don't know what crime to be sentenced.The most important thing is that they are fighting under the banner of King Xun Gu Yan, and every time they take a sum of money, they will give 100 taels of filial piety to King Xun Gu Yan, and every time they take a sum of money, they will give 100 taels of filial piety to King Gu Yan.

By the time Gu Yan realized it, he was already inseparable from this matter.If he catches that group of people, everyone will criticize him as a person who betrayed his subordinates because of uneven distribution of spoils.He can only open one eye, close one eye, and let those people do whatever they want.

Unexpectedly, after Enke was over, there would be such a big mess, and people were killed.

In order to prevent the fish from being killed and the net broken, he spent a lot of effort to press down all those moves.He originally thought that those weak scholars would not dare to bully the strong with the weak, let alone make fun of their own wealth and life.

But he really underestimated these useless scholars, and he can really get out of it.

"His Royal Highness." The old eunuch Cui Shang dragged his fly in the dust, stood in front of the person and saluted him: "Your Majesty allows you to enter."

Gu Yan did not dare to be negligent when he heard the words, and followed the old eunuch into the king's study room with his knees that had been numb and swollen for simple activities.

In the study room, behind the king sitting at the table, the back is sinking like water, and the yellow scrolls in front of the table are piled up like a hill.Unsurprisingly, those memorials were all about Gu Yan.

Gu Yan once again knelt down on both knees, crawled forward on his knees, choked up in front of the king, and said, "Father...I know my mistake..."

"Don't be in a hurry to cry." Gu Hong picked up a memorial and tapped it on the table: "These are the notebooks sent by Shang Shusheng early in the morning, you and I can take a look together."

"Go back to the emperor...my son dare not." Gu Yan lowered his head, not daring to breathe.

"Don't you dare? What else are you afraid of? Jiangnan Enke has become like this. You tell me that everything is going well, and I will reward you in front of all the ministers, saying that you have done things properly." Gu Hong threw the folder in his hand to the ground: "Didn't you slap me in the face?"

"Father...Father, I know I was wrong...I was just confused..."

"Confused for a while? First, I was able to silence dozens of magistrates up and down in the area involved, and then put hundreds of officials under house arrest. Even their wives, children, and children were not allowed to walk around at will. I am really not in vain. You are really capable of making you a prince, huh?" The king smiled angrily, propped his forehead sideways, and rubbed the blue finger on his thumb with his fingertips: "Tell me, what do you think?"

"Father, my son just felt that he didn't want to worry my father because of this. Enke, which is held every three years, is a major event for the country. If...if..."

"You still know that this is a big deal? And you said you don't want me to worry?" King Gu Hong's voice suddenly rose, "If you didn't escape to the capital without these twelve candidates, are you going to hide it from me until the day I die? !"

"No, no, no... my son... my son dare not... my son dare not" Gu Yan only felt that his soul was in the sky, and his three souls and seven souls were all gone.

"You don't dare? You don't dare, you still do it like this!" Gu Hong patted the memorial in his hand again, and raised the corners of his mouth coldly: "Even so, they still praised you as a virtuous king and said you were an innocent victim." Deceived, you really have a good uncle."

"Father...Father...this matter...this matter has nothing to do with my uncle, it is the fault of my son and minister alone, please don't punish my uncle..." King Xie Gu Yan's head fell On the ground, he knocked loudly, even harder than when he pleaded for mercy just now.

"Hehe, you really mean it." The king raised his hand and overturned the table.The memorials on the table, pens, inks, papers and inkstones were all over the floor.He pointed at Gu Yan's nose angrily: "Are you Han Ming's son! Or Zhen's son! Do you even know what your last name is?"

Gu Yan crawled across the ruins, hugged the king's thigh and said in tears: "Father, father, this son is your son. You taught me the first word I recognized, and the first word I said. You also taught me the sentence, Erchen is your son!"

Gu Yan's mournful tears finally exchanged a little compassion for the king, and a pair of big hands in a dilemma finally touched the back of Gu Yan's head: "Okay, you go out, these days you don't have to go to court again."

"Father..." Gu Yan reluctantly let go of the king's clothes, and retreated to kowtow not far away: "Thank you, Father...Thank you, Father..."

After King Xun Gu Yan left, the old eunuch Cui Shang brought a group of young eunuchs in to clean up the mess.

"Cui Shang, call Nan Xi over here." Sitting behind the table, the king seemed extremely tired.

Young Master Nanxi, dressed in brocade and brocade attire, arrived, leaning on the soft couch to serve the king, the scent of benzoin rose, the king's frown was finally relaxed, and all the people who followed and served breathed a sigh of relief.

The king leaned against Nan Xixiang's soft embrace, half asleep and half awake, there must be a decision on this matter.

Unlike Gu Xiu last time, this time he really hesitated whether to deal with Gu Yan.Today's papers either expressed their sincerity for Gu Yan, or they were apologizing for Gu Yan, or they were pleading for those cases.There are only a few letters that discuss the matter on a case-by-case basis, saying that Gu Yan made mistakes and should be punished.

Gu Yan's fault has far exceeded the range that a prince can bear.He was really reluctant to let him offend and kill Gu Yan.

What annoyed him the most was that Prime Minister Han Ming used the power he gave him to control his court.I really don't know if Jiangshan's surname is Gu or Han in two years' time.

Gu Yan was taught by him over the years.Those who teach and teach will teach him such a good son.I have learned the skills of exploiting the world and using power for personal gain.There are two faces in the front and the back, the ability is not great, and the plan is quite a lot.Not as caring as Gu You, nor as capable as Gu Xiu.Fortunately, he has been eccentric and doted on for so many years, but I haven't seen how much he has grown.

Later in the evening, a guest came to Duan Wang Gu Shen's house.

Although this guest came and went frequently, every time King Duan came out to greet him in person.The two entered the small study in the side hall of the mansion hand in hand, and no one in the family dared to disturb them.

In the small study, Gu Shen stood up from the wheelbarrow that he had been sitting on for a long time, his feet landed on the ground, and he walked steadily with every step.

Even Concubine Shu Ji didn't know about the recovery of his legs.Dragging a pair of useless legs into the court, as expected, not many people paid attention to him.

"Tan Qing, why is this hour here?"

"Your Highness, I got some news, so I rushed here." Cui Chong's forehead was sweating, and Gu Shen didn't shy away from it, and personally took out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead with him.

Cui Chong was the only official in Yushitai who did not listen to Han Ming's orders. Cui Chong's mother was a distant relative of the former emperor Rufei, who was also the aunt of Shufei.After all, Cui Chong is still Gu Shen's cousin.

Many years ago, under the arrangement of Concubine Shu and the king, he became Gu Shen's prince and junior teacher.Know the secret behind Gu Shen's frail body and disabled legs.In fact, Gu Shen is the same as him. He has been squeezed out by Yushitai because he didn't want to join hands with Han Ming and others, and he couldn't realize his ambitions.

So these years, he has gradually walked on the same path as Gu Shen.Buy people's hearts for Gu Shen, and use the contacts accumulated over the years to mediate for Gu Shen in the previous court.Now the party struggle is intensifying, the storm of seizing the heirloom is raging, and the forces of all parties are ebb and flow.

He couldn't let Gu Shen be swallowed by this torrent.

"Oh? What's the news?" Gu Shen smiled and took down a bottle of rose dew from the bookshelf, and mixed some water for people to quench their thirst: "Take a sip of water and talk slowly."

"The news that just arrived tonight is about King Xun." Cui Chong took out a small box full of papers from his cuff and handed it to Gu Shen: "When King Xun was preparing a dowry with the princess last year, he paid six hundred A gift of pieces of Kesi. The [-] pieces of Kesi were collected by King Yu in the name of recruiting. Also, two years ago, King Yu checked the tax on salt and iron, and the local merchant tax was forcibly increased by [-]%. Here is a personal confession, witnesses and evidence, all of which have been kept by the minister. When is Your Highness going to speak to His Majesty?"

Gu Shen opened the box, took out the papers and flipped through them one by one, and rolled them back into the small box one by one: "Brother Tanqing, this matter cannot be returned."

"Why can't you go back? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"Right now, King Xun's affairs have been defeated, and his position is already in jeopardy. At this time, Shangzuo is making things worse. Did Brother Tan Qing forget that the punishment of King Zhan a few days ago caused the downfall of many officials?" Gu Shen stretched out his hand and rubbed his cheeks. Eyelids: "No matter what the father does to King Yu, you and I can't speak. The most taboo thing for the father is to watch brothers kill each other. Didn't that Master Han Ming step on the red line of the father, so he has been left out in the cold so far?" Is it?"

"Then, are these things useless?" Cui Chong looked at the small box in front of him, and half of his heart was lost just now.

"Of course these things are useful, but they can't be used now." Gu Shen said thoughtfully: "Also, how did Brother Tan Qing think these things came from? Why did Brother Tan Qing get them by such a coincidence? What? Isn’t that the smiling tiger next to Lao Qi doing something good? He wants to kill someone, and he’s looking for a knife for his master.”

"Your Highness is talking about that Han Mochu? Why did he do this? What's the significance?"

"Kill two birds with one stone, kill two birds with one stone. It can expose the old background of King Xie, but also make us suffer. It can also make his master look so loyal and righteous in front of the father. How can he predict all the good things in this world?" Gu Shen fiddled with the small box and looked at Cui Chong with a half-smile.

"Your Highness, what does your Highness mean that the King of War also has the intention to reserve the throne, and also wants to seize the heir?" Cui Chong frowned in confusion. He originally thought that Gu Shen was jealous of Gu Xiu because Gu Xiu had too much power in the army, and it would be difficult to control him in the future.He never thought that Gu Xiu also had the intention to reserve a position.

"Brother Tan Qing, what do you think? Do you think that King Zhan is really an ignorant martial lunatic? Do you think it's because there are only a few slaves in the palace of King Zhan who have no money? That's because they are afraid that someone will set him up. Eyeliner. The honorable family looking at the capital depends on how many guards he has. Zhan Wang’s mansion is the real iron bucket. Zhan Wang seems to be upright, but in fact he is standing up to himself in every way. This court supports Zhan Wang from top to bottom. , are all those who don’t need allies.” Gu Shen couldn’t help but clenched the box in his hand even tighter as he spoke: “Such people are the most difficult to deal with.”

"Your Highness, it's my fault that I didn't think carefully." Cui Chong blamed himself.

"Brother Tan Qing is also doing it for my own good, I understand." Gu Shen shook his head, and stretched out his hand to smooth Cui Chong's brow: "It's getting late, you should go back first, and organize the witnesses and evidence. It’s also of great use.”

Cui Chong nodded, told Gu Shen a few words to avoid the cold weather, then turned and left.

After Cui Chong left, Gu Shen picked up the small box full of confessions and threw it into the charcoal stove in the house.

Outside the door, a hunched figure knocked lightly on the door: "Your Highness, the concubine sent an old slave to ask, when will you go back to the main room?"

Gu Shen looked at the cart beside him, and said in a cold voice: "If you go back to the princess, I have something to do tonight, so you don't have to come and serve me if you spend the night in this small study."

The old butler replied yes, turned around and walked away.

Gu Shen closed his clothes and leaned on the bed in the small study, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Soon, he will never have to ride a wheelbarrow again.Soon, he can decide everything by himself.Soon, the obstacles in front of him will be trampled under his feet one by one.

Gu Shen had a dream that night.In the dream, he became the ninety-five supreme, the master of the world.Admired by thousands of people, surrendered by the whole world.

In the morning, he felt refreshed.

He propped up his body and prepared to get off the ground to change clothes, but he moved his body and rolled off the bed.

He tried hard a few times and found that he couldn't stand up at all.

Until the young servant outside the door heard the movement and came in to help.He was horrified to realize that his legs were completely numb.