The old stories of the Qin family are all over the government and the public. Some old stories are not driven by anyone or any force. They are also not members of the Qin family, but they sympathize with the Qin family. But they are willing to tell them some little secrets that only they know and discover.

For example, there is a problem with the number of soldiers reported by the Liaodong Dusi every year. The four princes have a close relationship with the Liaodong Dusi, and some small evidence they have accidentally discovered and left behind.

The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry all have business contacts with generals who are in charge of military power outside. Some small problems may be difficult for the high-ranking officials to find out, but some low-ranking officials are different. They do the most basic work. What is the most original data, even the young generals below the school lieutenant who are in direct contact with the army.

They have a low awareness of secrecy, and they can say a lot of things. As long as they are willing, someone will know some secrets from clues.

Their parents or grandparents all had some relationship with the Qin family, Gu Jingyun couldn't force them, but he could learn some little secrets from them.

This is how the fourth prince's deadly secret was discovered.

They didn't have conclusive evidence to show that they were actually involved in military power, but it didn't matter, as long as the emperor became suspicious.

If they couldn't find it, it didn't mean the emperor couldn't find it. The imperial guards were not vegetarians.

"So he was in a hurry," Gu Jingyun said softly, "He was afraid that I would do more for the prince, Baolu, you don't know how many old contacts the Qin family has in the court, even I don't know. You say this Isn't it scary?"

Li Baolu was thoughtful, "So the emperor treats you preferentially, let you be the teacher of the grandson, and let you be promoted to a fourth-rank official as soon as you come up, but he doesn't want you to take real power?"

"That's right, neither my great-grandfather nor my uncle had any intention of using these old contacts, so they are just the chief assistant and the cabinet, good and loyal ministers, but I am different, and the emperor also knows that I am different, he is afraid. No one will not be afraid, I'm afraid the crown prince and grandson are also terrified in their hearts."

Li Baolu worried: "After that..."

"As long as my uncle and the others can return to the capital, will I still care about these contacts in the future?" Gu Jingyun curled his lips and said, "I'm just a teacher, don't worry, the prince is much more generous than the emperor, and the emperor can allow the grandfather to be at ease For a lifetime, it doesn't make sense that the prince and grandson can't even compare with the emperor."

Li Baolu didn't speak now, she propped her chin to look at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, "I don't know when I can go out, will the Emperor's anger dissipate easily?"

"He holds a grudge." Gu Jingyun glanced at her lightly, "So what do you think?"

Li Baolu was discouraged, "Give us a few books anyway, or give us some pens, ink, paper and inkstones. You can write something even if you can't read."

She needs to record many things. She never had time before, but now she has time but no pen, ink and paper.

Gu Jingyun lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Good idea, I can just write more lesson plans and things, otherwise I'm afraid I won't have time after I go out."

So when the palace servants brought them lunch, the two asked for pens, ink, paper and inkstones and books, and it was best to give them more paper.

The palace servant twitched his lips, and reported the matter after leaving. Director Su only pondered for a moment and said, "Give it to them."

And in the afternoon, the Prince's Mansion sent another big package, which contained all the things Gu Jingyun and the others requested.

At this time, the Palace of Qinzheng was peaceful, and everyone was waiting for the joint investigation results of the Imperial Guards and Dali Temple.

Yesterday's assassination shocked not only the emperor, but also the courtiers. Killing people in the streets of the capital in broad daylight was too vile and must be severely punished, even if the opponent was the Fourth Prince.

Even the fourth prince's people are very dissatisfied.

Who doesn't have many enemies as an official in the court?

But everyone is playing yang and yin, but they will never engage in such things as assassination. Once they start, they can't stop. They are just officials, so there is no need to risk their lives.

You royal people like to kill and kill yourself, what are you doing with these courtiers?

What's more, among the ministers who can appear in the Palace of Qinzheng, eight out of ten have some relationship with the Qin family. They have relatives, but they also have enemies. The courtiers and empresses all read his love, so they came here for another purpose, to intercede with Gu Jingyun.

Naturally, he couldn't say it clearly, because the emperor's excuse for detaining Gu Jingyun was that it was dangerous outside and the palace was safe, so he asked Gu Jingyun to hide in the palace for a while.

Ministers: Hehe.

Who doesn't know that you locked up people in a fit of anger. This is probably done by your fourth son. After finding out, are you going to deal with it, or suppress it?

Will Gu Jingyun be angered after being dealt with?

Doesn't it mean that the danger has not been relieved, and Gu Jingyun will be imprisoned in the palace for a lifetime?

You have been exiled to the Qin family, you don't even let your nephew go.

Of course, Gu Jingyun didn't worry too much, he clearly said that he was only a fourth-rank teacher, how could he run to gain power?

But that child is only fifteen years old, and because of his uncle, the ministers generously forgave him. The most urgent thing is to rescue him and keep him in the palace. Under the influence of Concubine Lan, he may die within a few days It's time to die hard.

The emperor's health was not good, and he was sad and angry before, but now he saw that the officials were so jealous of him, he almost spit out a mouthful of fishy sweetness, he suppressed the anger in his heart and the fishy sweetness in his throat, and stared at them like fire With one glance, he lowered his head to look at Wan Peng, "Wan Aiqing, tell me."

Wan Peng knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, those assassins have confessed that they were ordered by Liang Feng, an official of the Crown Prince's mansion. When I sent someone to arrest Liang Feng, he had committed suicide at home. All his wives and children in his mansion were missing. .”

All the ministers didn't lift their eyelids, they just chuckled in their hearts, the fourth prince is more and more familiar with blame, but why did the prince kill Gu Jingyun?

I'm afraid that people all over the capital will kill Gu Jingyun, and neither will the crown prince. They are bound together by nature, unless Gu Jingyun changes to vote for the fourth prince, but is this possible?

The emperor was also angry, and he also felt that the fourth child was the one who blamed the prince, it was simply, it was unreasonable!

Then there is the hatred of the crown prince, but after so many years, he can't even deal with his subordinates!

The emperor asked with a cold look in his eyes, "Is there no other clue?"

Wan Peng bowed his head, "I am incompetent."

Wan Peng was single-handedly promoted by him, how could he be incompetent? Then it can only be that the fourth child hides it too well.

The emperor felt a chill in his heart, and his fear of the fourth prince reached an unprecedented peak.

He waved his hand to make all the ministers retreat, and the ministers hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, should Gu Shi speak to let him out of the palace? If you are worried about his safety, you can send the imperial guards to guard the gate of Gu's mansion. He is a foreigner and stays in the palace. It's not right in the end."

The emperor snorted coldly, "He rests in the side hall of the East Palace. The East Palace is not connected to the Harem Palace. What's wrong? I've made up my mind on this matter, so there's no need to discuss it again. Wan Aiqing stays, and the rest of you can step down."

There were still people asking for love, so Peng Dan glanced at that person lightly, and stepped back first.

The man's face was ugly, and he snorted coldly in his heart. He was still a senior in the Qin cabinet, and he was simply... ungrateful.

Peng Dan's performance was also seen by others, and they knew it well.

Peng Dan came to the fore after Qin Xinfang was exiled. If Qin Xinfang returns to the court, the power in his hands may change, so he should be very unwilling to have Qin Xinfang rehabilitated.

But understanding does not mean understanding, Peng Dan is Qin Wentian's student after all, and was under Qin Xinfang's care.

After the emperor and others had left, he said to Wanpeng, "Peng Dan couldn't have collected the information for the prince without telling me. How did the prince's family know that the fourth son was involved in military power?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have found out that when Gu Jingyun was teaching in Qingxi Academy, he took the opportunity to communicate with the officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Households and Ministry of Rites. The rank was as high as a servant, and as low as an eighth-rank recorder. Didn't they have a relationship with him? The Qin family is old, and it is Mu Qin's strength of character, and the news he got should be collected from officials like them. His Royal Highness Taisun also knows from this."

The emperor was silent.

Wan Peng paused and said: "Your Majesty, I have interrogated those officials, and what Gu Jingyun inquired with them is just ordinary news. I can't see the problem by looking at it alone, but if you combine it, you can see the northern border, Xishan Daying It is different from the Imperial Guard Army, the minister has served in the army for nearly thirty years, and he has such vision only after leading the Imperial Guard Army for ten years, and Gu Jingyun is only a yellow-mouthed child..."

"I know what you want to say," the emperor interrupted him lightly, "You want to say that Gu Jingyun is a great talent."

Wan Peng lowered his head, "Yes."

"It's really because he has great talent that I dare not use him. He behaves very well and is quiet and inactive, but no matter how good he behaves, it is useless. He is different from his great-grandfather, grandfather and uncle. The Qin family I have never liked to exercise power, but he likes it."

Wan Peng said in a low voice: "He should have saved his uncle..."

"Then do you think I can rehabilitate Qin Xinfang?" The emperor suddenly became agitated, glared at him angrily and said, "You also think I'm incompetent and wronged a good minister, don't you?"

"I dare not." Wan Peng quickly knelt down.

"You are lying," the emperor blushed, "I know how you scold me in your heart. Qin Xinfang was exiled, but he feels good. He saved half of the courtiers. He is a good minister and beautiful jade. What about me? I came out I took out the bad breath in my chest but was pointed at my heart and scolded for fifteen years, am I not the supreme under heaven, are you not my subjects, who allowed you to be so presumptuous, who allowed it?!"

"Your Majesty," Director Su looked at him worriedly.

The emperor covered his lips and coughed violently, and the bright red blood flowed out from between his fingers. Director Su was shocked, and hurriedly took out his handkerchief to cover it, and quickly cleaned it up.

Director Su glanced at Wanpeng. Fortunately, he kept kneeling with his head bowed and did not look up.

The emperor stared blankly at the bright red blood on the handkerchief, and then impatiently pushed Manager Su's hand away after a while, and asked with his fist clenched, "So the secret complaints are all true?"

"The Liaodong capital is far away, so we haven't been able to find out yet, but many people who were placed by the Fourth Prince in the Imperial Guard Army and the Xishan Camp have been found out, but the extent of their involvement remains to be ascertained."

The emperor was stunned for a while, and then said quietly after a long time: "Investigate, thoroughly investigate to the end, I want to know what my fourth child has done."

Hearing the words "thoroughly investigate to the end", both Wan Peng and Director Su's faces changed. It was these four words back then that Chu Chaotang almost shed blood and had to rely on Qin Xinfang to sacrifice himself to keep it. Thorough investigation".

Seeing their expressions changed, the emperor sneered and said, "After finding out, show me the evidence first, the punishment that should be used, don't make people panic."

Wan Peng and Director Su's complexion eased, and at the same time, their hearts trembled, and they said regretfully: If the emperor could be so awake back then, there would not be so many things.

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