Jia Lian of the Red Chamber

Huang Shangshu was dumbfounded when he heard that Gu Pei behaved like two people before and after, "There is such a thing? Don't you just get lowered?"

The head of the yamen servants hesitated to speak, but Huang Shangshu was the task of becoming a master. Seeing this, he hurriedly waved his hands: "You all go down, be more careful, from now on, sleep directly at the door of Gu Peima, Gu Pei we There are three good things and two bad things, before I get bad luck, I will definitely find bad luck for you first, go!"

The team leader wanted to retreat, Huang Shangshu raised his hand and pointed: "Wang Lu, wait a moment."

Wang Lu paused: "My lord?"

Huang Shangshu impatiently waved his hand: "What do you want to say, let go of your fart!"

Wang Luyan said: "Yesterday after dusk, someone suddenly came to visit Mr. Gu at Mr. Gu's house. Afterwards, Mr. Gu became emotional, then fell silent for a long time, and then fell asleep. The younger one thought that he was irritable because of tomorrow's interrogation, so he didn't pay attention. , Thinking about it today, I feel that the family must have come in to deliver some bad news, otherwise, he would not have voted."

Huang Shangshu's eyes lit up: "You mean, something happened to Gu's family, and this incident will affect the result of today's court hearing, so Gu Pei took the risk and fought with death, or he deliberately wanted to die in order to fight against him." Do you want to put him to death and survive, so as to avoid the current interrogation?"

Wang Lu said embarrassingly: "I can't tell you the specifics. After hearing what the adults said, the young ones seem to be like this."

Huang Shangshu sneered: "It seems that Gu Pei has really committed a great crime and lacks great virtue. No wonder his son died. Retribution, retribution!"

Huang Shangshu waved his hand: "Take good care of him. From now on, you will have to check what he eats and drinks. I will wrap the walls of the cell with cotton wool, and throw out all the tables, chairs and benches that can hit your head. Drink water and eat The porcelain cups and bowls used are all replaced with wood, and the cotton wool on the wall should not be wrapped with a quilt, lest he tear the quilt and hang himself.”

Wang Lu responded: "Understood, my lord, I'll do it now, my little one."

Huang Shangshu drove everyone away, and was stunned for a while. Seeing that the time was almost up, he went home and changed into his regular clothes. Instead of taking his own sedan chair, he walked to Hudongkou, rented a small green mule cart, and ordered: : "Five Phoenix House!"

As soon as Huang Shangshu got into the car here, Jia Lian received the news immediately.Hurrying out to Wufengkou, Jia Lian was riding a double-wheeled horse, and he was wearing a brocade robe. If he was riding a little donkey, he would be laughed to death.

Jia Lian set off later, but arrived a moment before Huang Shangshu.Feng Ziying had arrived early, and the two of them simply said a few words on their shirts, and they had already made an agreement to tie Huang Shangshu, an unaffiliated official, to their car.

Jia Lian is Yu Liuyue's adopted brother who has been made public in the royal family, so his future has already been tied to the eldest prince.He also decided in his heart to support the eldest prince, so the support of the six ministers is very important.

Huang Shangshu's life is not easy these days, there is Concubine Shu's pillow style on the top, and Gu Fei's run on the bottom. The Gu family is very influential in the imperial hospital.

Now, Gu Pei is believed to have committed suicide after being wronged by the Ministry of Punishment. Although Huang Shangshu was wronged, where would he go to redress his grievances?Therefore, it is predictable that Huang Shangshu, who offended Gu's family, will have a hard time in the following days.

Huang Shangshu's trip was not in vain, when he learned that Jia Lian had captured Gu Zhengyuan, the arsonist, and Gu Sanzhi who was sent to silence him, his excited eyes lit up.Based on his years of experience in officialdom, he knew that if nothing happened, Gu Pei would be considered finished.

As for Gu Fei who sent the assassin, it was hard to say.Because, Gu San is the son of the Gu family, suing the master as a slave is a great rebellion.

According to Emperor Qianyuan's love for Concubine Shu, whether Gu San's testimony can be accepted is still a matter of debate.

Huang Shangshu expressed his worries, and Jia Lian smiled and said, "Of course the testimony of Gu San cannot be trusted, can the censor hear about it and participate in the performance? Besides these two people, I also have two bribed gangsters. They I have the bank note of the Gu family in my hand, although there is no name on the bank note, but the bank note is from the bank number, so you can find out who it belongs to."

Huang Shangshu nods his head: "It's possible to get rumors, but I'm afraid no one in this court would dare to fight against the Gu family, right?"

Jia Lian smiled: "What do you think of Wu Yu?"

Huang Shangshu frowned: "Although he doesn't tolerate sand in his eyes, because he offended too many people, he was caught and sent to Taipu Temple for a small mistake. Taipusi also despised his bad mouth and kicked him out of Beijing. , went to accompany the capital to manage the ranch, the key point is that His Majesty does not want to see him."

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, I just want to know, when the censor starts, will your lord have the guts to help?"

Huang Shangshu smiled bleakly: "I have already been tied to the chariot by you, I am afraid that I will die even worse if I am afraid of fighting halfway."

Jia Lian stretched out his palm: "From now on, I hope that seniors will support me a lot."

Huang Shangshu held Jia Lian's palm with a smile: "Young people are awesome!"

Huang Shangshu left first, and he wanted to go back to contact Mu Shengtongnian who was close to him, so that he would not be crushed by the Gu family in the court.

Feng Ziying was very suspicious: "Second brother Lian, Wu Yu has a bad mouth and is hated by the emperor, so he was kicked out of the capital with great difficulty. How can second brother let him return to Beijing in a short time?"

Jia Lian smiled and took out a memorial from his cuff and handed it to Feng Ziying. When Feng Ziying read it, it was Wu Yu who wrote to Wang Ziteng about the naval battle.Because Wang Ziteng was suddenly promoted and left the capital, this letter fell into Wang Zisheng's hands. Wang Zisheng didn't know if this person could be recruited, so he gave the letter to Jia Lian, and asked Jia Lian to see if this person was capable and worth recommending.

Feng Ziying frowned: "So what? Mr. Wang is in southern Xinjiang, and the water far away can't quench his thirst?"

Jia Lian took out another memorial from his cuff, but it was Wang Ziteng's recommendation of Wu Yu as the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Feng Ziying shook her head: "It's still too late?"

Jia Lian chuckled: "Lord Wang's recommendation memorial entered Beijing half a month ago, and it should be in His Majesty's hands at this moment, but I don't know why His Majesty has not sent it."

Feng Ziying stretched out her thumb: "I admire you, my brother is more informed than me, an official of the General Administration Department."

Jia Lian snorted, "You're from the General Secretary, but I'm not?"

Feng Ziying raised his forehead: "It's true, I've forgotten this chapter. It's just why the second brother judges that His Majesty will reactivate Wu Yu?"

Jia Lian said, "Do you still remember what happened to the Xu family?"

Feng Ziying nodded: "Who doesn't know, the entire censor at Yushitai bombed the Xu family like crazy."

In the middle of speaking, Feng Ziying clapped her hands: "Hey, this time the Gu family had an accident, and more than 70 people were killed. Why didn't Yushitai roar?"

Jia Lian gave a thumbs up: "Smart. The censors bit the Xu family like crazy, and made the Xu family disgraced. If the Holy Majesty didn't want to change the queen, the Xu family would disappear in smoke. Now, something happened to the Gu family, but the censors are blind It's as if the eyes are closed, and there is no sound, what do you think His Majesty will think?"

Feng Ziying snapped her fingers: "Someone is swaying the way!"

Jia Lian gave him a high-five: "Too smart, brother!"

The words have come to this point, everyone doesn't need to say anything more, now it depends on how many days Emperor Qianyuan can endure.

Before, Jia Lian hoped that the censor would come out and bite the Gu family, but now he hoped that they would be as silent as possible.Otherwise, it would be difficult for Wu Yu to return to Beijing.

After three days like this, the imperial censor of the capital is still silent.

In the evening of that day, Jia Lian received the news that Emperor Qianyuan approved Wang Ziteng's recommendation and ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to reinstate Officer Wu Yu and return to the Metropolitan Procuratorate as an errand.

Another three days passed.Although Gu Pei came back to life, it is said that his throat was injured, he had difficulty eating, and his breath was dying. Every day, the imperial hospital personally made ginseng soup to hang himself.

Just when everyone was guessing, there was a lot of public opinion in secret, I was afraid that Emperor Qianyuan would be extra merciful and release Gu Pei to go home for treatment.More people were secretly muttering that Emperor Qianyuan cared so much about Gu's family that he was afraid that the long-lost crown prince would be implemented.

The Gu family seemed to see hope.

Fourth day.

It was the day when Emperor Qianyuan went to the court to listen to the government and made a big fuss.

All the ministers went to court early.

The chief eunuch Defu yelled: "Loyal ministers obey orders, the emperor orders, if there is something to play, if there is nothing to leave!"

As soon as the words fell, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials came out to play: "My minister Gu Qing has something to play." Emperor Qianyuan nodded: "Come on!"

The Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, at present, the Tartars in northern Xinjiang and the Japanese pirates in the sea are ready to move and harass them repeatedly. There are also two rebels, King Zhongyi County and King Zhongshun, who have fled outside. , I thought that your Majesty should make a decision early to reassure the people." Emperor Qianyuan snorted: "According to you, how should I make a decision early? Shouldn't the Ministry of War make a statement on the frontier protection? How to take turns?" Did you go to the Ministry of Officials to do it for you?"

Pei Shangshu was taken aback.

Emperor Qianyuan spoke to himself again.

"Besides, I have already made arrangements to deal with the rebels in the northern border, and sent additional General Wei to guard the northern border, and Marquis Bowling to guard the coastal border. They are practicing day and night to patrol the northern border. The northern border has been temporarily peaceful. As for the two Anti-kings and traitors, the imperial court has issued arrest documents at sea, King Xijun has been ordered to go south to investigate, why does Pei Shangshu think that my arrangement is inappropriate?"

Pei Shangshu flinched a little when he heard the words, but he did not leave the room. He cupped Yufluoren in his hand and continued: "Your Majesty's response is naturally very appropriate. However, after all, Your Majesty was murdered by the traitor last time and has not yet fully recovered. I am overworked, I wish your majesty to share the labor with the princes, in this way, it will not only train the princes, but also reduce the burden on your majesty, so your majesty can recover from illness with peace of mind and recover soon."

Emperor Qianyuan snorted: "Oh, why don't we set up a prince if we share the labor with the prince? Wouldn't I feel more at ease if the prince supervised the country like this?"

Pei Shangshu was very excited when he heard the words, he just hinted that the emperor is already old, his body is not good, and he has internal and external troubles, so it is better to establish a prince as soon as possible to reassure the people.It's a pity that as long as someone proposes to establish a prince, he will be reprimanded by Emperor Qianyuan.Therefore, Pei Shangshu didn't dare to say anything, so he beat around the bush and proposed to divide the princes on the grounds that Emperor Qianyuan was in poor health.

Pei Shangshu cupped his hands in joy: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Qianyuan suddenly snorted coldly: "According to you, who is suitable for the crown prince?"

Pei Shangshu's head was still a little clear, and he didn't blurt out the person he wanted to support directly. He said: "I just put forward my own ideas. As for who will be the crown prince, I dare not say anything, because the establishment of a crown prince is not only a major event for the court, but also for the crown prince." Please let Your Majesty decide about the family affairs of the Son of Heaven."

Emperor Qianyuan smiled and asked: "What do you think about the words of the Minister of Rites?"

First of all, Gu Fei from the Household Department came out and said: "This is the emperor's family matter, please let the emperor make a decision!"

This is to support the establishment of the prince, and the emperor himself decides who to establish.In fact, the Gu family is quite sure.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials has a relationship with Gu Fei, he said: "What Gu Shangshu said is very true, I agree with you!"

Minister of the Ministry of Industry has little power, so he kept his mouth shut and remained silent.

Then, Cheng Wen, Minister of the Ministry of War, came out with a serious face: "I think that the emperor is in his prime, and it is too early to talk about establishing a heir at this time."

Huang Shangshu saw that someone objected, and was busy making a list of loyalty, he arched the jade fluorene in his hand: "I think what Cheng Shangshu said is true, I second my opinion!"

Emperor Qianyuan looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry: "Gao Aiqing?"

Gao Wenjue is the most slippery person. When he meets on weekdays, he nods and smiles, shakes hands and pats shoulders, chats and laughs at Yanyan, but he doesn't really get close to anyone.

Now being named by Emperor Qianyuan, he had no choice but to express his opinion: "At first I listened to the proposal of the Minister of Rites, and felt that it made sense. After all, the court will establish a prince sooner or later, and the emperor can relieve the emperor's worries if he is established early. However, after listening to Cheng Shangshu I feel that Cheng Shangshu's words are reasonable, and I am thinking, if your majesty has not seen it clearly yet, but wants to let the princes experience it, it is better to let the princes take care of the six departments. In this way, your majesty will lighten the burden again. , and can carefully observe the abilities of the princes, so, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Emperor Qianyuan's mouth squirmed, but he didn't say a word of curse: glib, traitorous like loyalty!

Emperor Qianyuan didn't expect these old fellows to be so tactful, so he held back and looked at the few sons who were already attending the court. Except for the second prince who was weak and did not come to the court since he was young, there were six princes present.

Emperor Qianyuan wanted to hear the wishes of his sons, so he asked with a smile: "What do you think, princes? Every time you meet at court, you keep your mouth shut and don't say anything. Today, you can speak freely!"

To speak, the First Prince must start.Although the princes are very excited, they still have this awareness, and they are waiting for the eldest prince to come forward.

The eldest prince is still doing something in Xishan, his talent has not yet been revealed, and he doesn't have much influence in the court.Moreover, the first princess Yu Liuyue was very smart, and she told him not to pinch the best among his brothers in the court, but to follow His Majesty's wishes and show his talents appropriately.

Now, he has nothing to show, so he had no choice but to follow the emperor's wishes, and said: "I think my father is in the prime of his life, so it's too early to make a crown prince. Besides, as the eldest son of the emperor, I feel ignorant and know nothing about government affairs." I know, let alone younger brothers who are younger than Hai'er, they should be even more ignorant. Hai'er thought that the establishment of a crown prince might as well wait another ten, 20, or even 30 years. Let's see who we stand for."

Emperor Qianyuan showed a smiling face for the first time: "You are not ashamed, you are almost twenty, you are still young, you are still ignorant, you can speak, I am ashamed for you."

The eldest son of the emperor didn't take it seriously, and cupped his hands with a smile: "Is there anything you dare not say in front of the emperor, my son? Is there anything else I can ask my father?"

Emperor Qianyuan smiled: "What do you want?"

The eldest prince immediately beamed with joy: "I want to report to Father, my son wants to enter the Shotgun Battalion, but General Feng said that it is fine to enter the Shotgun Battalion, and you have to start as a corporal leader. My son thinks this is unfair, and my son has already worked hard to achieve a lot. So, father, can you tell General Feng that the boy will be transferred to be a captain, and he will be a corporal and carpenter, and the boy only wants to study shotguns and learn how to shoot."

The civil and military officials of the whole court secretly pursed their lips and laughed at the words. This eldest prince is really a good-for-nothing who crawled out of the belly of a court lady.Now we are talking about Prince Li, he wants to go to Xishan to learn how to shoot a gun, what else can he do, he is really born for nothing.

However, Emperor Qianyuan laughed loudly: "Feng Aiqing likes to be serious, I have approved you, and I will give him an order to let you go to the Shotgun Camp to be the chief."

The eldest prince bowed and bowed when he heard the words: "Thank you, royal father, I must go to the Shotgun Battalion to practice hard, and strive to become a general in three years!"

At this moment, someone suddenly participated in the Gu family's memorial, and he didn't need to write the memorial. Jia Lian had already made a list, and he just read it.

At this moment, Wu Yu was standing on the Golden Luan Hall, stirring up words.

He participated in the three major crimes of the Gu family.

First, let the son commit crimes, rob the minnv, force the minnv to death, and kill the father of the minnv.

Second, troops were sent to set fire to 73 Honghu fishermen.

Third, buy the witnesses in the case of murdering Gu Pei.

How dare someone play the Gu family?

The whole court was shocked.

Look at Emperor Qianyuan again, sitting upright in the court hall, with a solemn face, looking down on all living beings as high as a god's mansion.

Baiguan's heart trembled slightly.

Someone participated in playing the Gu family, Emperor Qianyuan not only did not think it was disobedient, but also showed such a solemn and solemn attitude.

Didn't His Majesty scold Huang Shangshu a few days ago?Why is it suddenly turned upside down now?

Before everyone could react, Gu Fei, Minister of the Household Department, came out panting to retort: ​​"I report to Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Emperor Qianyuan nodded: "Come on!"

Gu Fei said: "This minister wants to participate in the performance of Wu Yu. He fabricated the charges and spread rumors to slander him. Please His Majesty punish him for the crime of slander."

Emperor Qianyuan seemed to only hate that the world was not chaotic, and waved his hands above him: "Today is called Da Qi, and if you have something to say, just play it in the hall, as the saying goes, if you don't argue, you don't understand."

This is to let the ministers speak freely without being restrained!

After hearing this, Gu Fei took a step forward, holding Yufluoren in his left hand, pointing at Wu Yu and yelling: "Wu Yu, don't talk nonsense. Be careful, I will accuse you of bullying the king face to face."

The editor of the Imperial Academy was also a member of the Gu family, named Gu Wei, and he immediately came out to help; "You said that my Gu family committed crimes and set fire to the village. Do you have evidence? Be careful, I will accuse you of false accusation, false accusation If you sit back, you have to think about it clearly, can you afford it?"

Facing Er Gu's encirclement and suppression, Wu Yu didn't change his face: "What? Do you want to use force? You killed 73 people in the fishermen, and the killing went smoothly. Now, do you want to kill people in the palace?"

Although Gu Wei was in the Imperial Academy, he was full of poems and books, but he had a fiery temper. When he heard the words, he was so angry that he reached out and hit Wu Yu on the head with Yufluorene.

Wu Yu's forehead suddenly became red and swollen.Wu Yu didn't argue with him, and turned to Emperor Qianyuan and said, "I would like to report to Your Majesty, I will refer to the Gu family's crime again, and Gu Wei committed the crime of beating the superior. Dismiss his status as a Hanlin editor, the Hanlin is a model for the world, the place where the country is the prime minister, and this kind of rebellious person who does not distinguish between right and wrong and commits crimes below will not be tolerated."

Huang Shangshu had already looked for the right moment, and was busy giving a mouthful to a young man standing in the corner.

The young man took a step forward in New Year's greetings: "Qizou Your Majesty, Zhang Guangmei, a minister of the Imperial Academy, seconded Mr. Wu, and Gu Wei, as an editor of the Imperial Academy, is in charge of the world's educational books. He behaved recklessly, disrespected the superior, and beat the superior. It is really difficult to live again." Your Majesty, please be aware of the post of Hanlin!"

This Hanlin spoke very euphemistically, he just stated Gu Wei's crimes, felt that he was not suitable to be an Hanlin again, and did not convict Gu Wei.

Huang Shangshu was a little disappointed when he heard the words, he didn't expect his nephew to be so smooth.

However, he was willing to speak out, and it was not in vain for him to pull him out.

At this moment, Master Du, a scholar of the Hanlin University, came out and said: "Your Majesty, Gu Wei is a servant of this minister, and now he has made such a big mistake, it is all because of his incompetence in teaching, and please punish him."

Gu Wei hadn't pleaded guilty yet, but Grand Master Du had already convicted him.

However, this is also true, and even Gu Wei himself cannot refute it.

Gu Wei somewhat regretted his recklessness, the ten-year cold window was ruined at once, but now that things have happened, it is too late to regret.

He has already done his best for the family. At this moment, he took off his Wusha hat silently and put it on the ground: "The humble minister has nothing to do, disturb the holy car!"

Then, he bowed his body and exited the Qianqing Palace, kneeling in the court to plead guilty.

Seeing Wu Yu beheading a rising star of the Gu family with a single gesture of his hand, Gu Fei was so angry that his veins burst out.

"Du, what are you, a groom who feeds horses, what is your identity to point fingers here and criticize the court officials?"

Wu Yu sneered and cupped his hands: "I want Gu Shangshu to know that I have received a letter from the Ministry of Officials yesterday, a letter from the Son of Heaven, and I have been transferred to the Youqian Capital Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Today is the first time I have gone to court. Gu If there is anything unclear about the Shangshu, just ask questions, and the subordinate officials will definitely know everything and say everything."

Gu Fei was startled when he heard the words, his eyes flickered sharply, and suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought that he had made a mistake, that he shouldn't have tried to bribe the censor, and not allow them to speak.

Even if Emperor Qianyuan loved his concubines, he would not let them control the court!