Bright Spring

After a while, many soldiers came in and surrounded the hall.Then some people went straight to the copybook next to them, rummaging through official documents.In such a scene, Guo Zi had the illusion that he had turned into a soul, and no one else could see him.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu, a burly man in heavy armor and wearing long and short weapons, walked to the entrance of the lobby.Zhu Gaoxu looked up at the public seat and said, "Guo Butang, what are you still doing sitting there? Come down!"

Guo Zi said: "I am the official ordered by the imperial court..."

Zhu Gaoxu rudely interrupted him: "It wasn't the Zhu family who sealed it for you, can you still ride on my king's head?"

Guo Zi was speechless and had no choice but to get down from the public seat.But he stood there with his head up very rudely, not wanting to bow his head to the King of Han at all.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at him and asked, "Xue Lu ran away?"

Guo Zi remained silent.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't continue to ask. When he walked to the entrance of the corridor at the back, he turned his head and said, "Invite Guo Butang to the piano hall at the back to talk. I have a few words, and I wanted to ask them a long time ago."

The two went to sit in the piano hall, and the noisy and chaotic atmosphere outside seemed to be quieter all of a sudden.Leaning against the wall, Zhao Ping folded his arms around his chest and stood there silently staring at Guo Zi with his legs apart.Other than that, no one else.

Zhu Gaoxu asked directly: "A few months ago in the Imperial Palace of the capital, what kind of trap was hidden in the Wen Building?"

Guo Zi said nothing.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Guo Butang, is this king still being polite to you?"

Guo Zi quickly said, "What Monk Qingyuan gave, Yuan Gong came up with the idea."

"Oh!" Zhu Gaoxu slapped his forehead, "I quietly went to the capital to meet Li Jinglong during the battle of Jingnan, and the mi|incense I used was prepared by the monk Qingyuan!" He glared at Guo Zi, "You people, how strange Vicious!"

Guo Zi said: "No one dared to hurt the life of the King of Han, just because he was worried that you would rebel. It is indeed the case now."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You guys, and the Donggong gang | feathers. What have you done? Guo Butang wrote it down truthfully, and I will forgive you and let the past go. This king is a very trustworthy person. When it comes to Do it." Of course, a long time ago, he never talked about credibility, and that was impossible.And too many people in the world don't talk about it, and now he feels that he can be forgiven after being cleansed.

Guo Zi said calmly: "The king of Han should believe that the death of the first emperor has absolutely nothing to do with the Holy Majesty and the East Palace! Before the Holy Majesty ascended the throne, he was already the crown prince; ordinary people would not do such beastly things, let alone the crown prince?

Not to mention that the Holy Majesty is definitely not that kind of person, but the ministers and officials of the Eastern Palace. How dare he plot for the treasonous and immoral things of killing the king and father?The old man knows that the king of Han is different from us, and he doesn't like us; but you also know that the court ministers are all educated people, and they still have some virtues and literary talents. "

Sure enough, he was a person full of ink and bad water. Zhu Gaoxu didn't force | him to confess, but he persuaded him... Zhu Gaoxu didn't admit it, but he felt that Guo Zi's words were quite reasonable.

The death of the first emperor Zhu Di, the possibility of being harmed by the prince is not great.The prince and others just want to kill Zhu Gaoxu, this is true!

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, and pondered: "Yang Rong's article is full of nonsense, full of slanderous lies! Come and tell me, what happened in the palace before and after the death of the late emperor?"

Guo Zi kept silent and stared forward with dull eyes, as if he had lost consciousness.

Zhu Gaoxu snorted, and thought: You are still alive after the city is broken, it seems that you don't want to die.

After thinking about it, he stood up and said: "Since Guo Butang has fallen into the hands of this king, this king has his own way to make you speak."

Guo Zi said: "What the King of Han said is very true. If the old man falls into your hands, he will inevitably be beaten into a trick. What can such a confession prove?"

Zhu Gaoxu said to Zhao Ping: "Lock Guo Zi up, and don't embarrass him too much. If it is not a last resort, this king will still give you some basic face. I hope Guo Butang will not take it upon himself!"

Chapter 4 and Four

The warm winter sun shines on the pavilions and pavilions of the capital, but the sky above the imperial city seems to be full of haze.

The news of Xue Lu's defeat had been spread to the imperial court's chief envoy; of course, the imperial court would not publicize this kind of thing. From the palace to the Thousand Steps Corridor, everything was shrouded in eerie silence.

All the emperor Zhu Gaochi heard in the past two days was bad news.Only one incident reported by the imperial doctor gave him some comfort.Zhang Fu's ten-year-old eldest daughter, Zhang Miaohua, the newly-appointed imperial concubine, has just been diagnosed by the imperial doctor as having a happy marriage after entering the palace for several months!

Zhu Gaochi took the opportunity to put down the military and state affairs that were very troublesome in his hands, and immediately returned to the harem to visit Zhang Miaohua.

There are many people in the imperial concubine's palace, including Empress Zhang and Concubine Zhang, who were appointed not long ago.After everyone bowed to the Holy Majesty, the queen continued to say some auspicious words, telling Zhang Miaohua to care about her meals, daily life and other things.

Zhu Gaochi stretched out his hand and gently touched Zhang Miaohua's abdomen in public.Zhang Miaohua's childish face blushed suddenly, she said softly: "I have been married not long ago, the Holy Majesty can't see it now."

"Haha...that's what happened!" Zhu Gaochi laughed out rarely.

Empress Zhang looked at Zhu Gaoxu's appearance, pursed her lips and showed a smile; while Zhang Miaohua's aunt, Concubine Tai, looked sideways at the empress, paying close attention to her expression.

Zhu Gaochi said: "It must be a prince!"

After hearing this, the queen smiled and blamed her a little bit: "My sister is still young. The Holy Majesty said so. Don't be afraid to scare her. If you are a princess, you don't like it?" Pay a lot of dowry. Back then, my father spent a lot of money on my sisters."

The Queen said: "The Holy One is rich all over the world, and the national treasury will be recovered in two years."

At this moment, the eunuch Haitao came in with the princes Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Zhankai, and the two children bowed together and said: "I pay my respects to my father and mother."

Zhu Gaochi's face immediately turned down, and he said sternly: "Zhan Ji, don't run around with your brother all day long, study and write hard!"

Zhu Zhanji shrank his neck, bowed his head resentfully and replied, "Yes, father."

His younger brother Zhan Ai was still young, chubby and very obedient standing there, neither crying nor making trouble.

Originally, Zhu Gaochi liked Zhanyi very much, and thought that Zhanyi was very similar to him, and had a gentle temperament; but Guo Yan was involved in a very serious matter, and she is still locked up in the East Palace. Gradually, Zhu Gaochi became more and more indifferent to her son.Now Zhanyi has no relatives to take care of her, and has been handed over to the queen to be raised.

Zhu Gaochi asked a few words about the princes' studies, and waved them away.

At this moment, Concubine Zhang Taigui got up and said: "I don't know that the Holy Empress will come to the imperial concubine's palace today. Please forgive me for being rude. Please leave." She is the imperial concubine of the previous dynasty. It is rare; but it belongs to the elders in terms of seniority, and it is really inappropriate if they often appear in front of the emperor and empress.

Zhu Gaochi nodded, and said politely: "Taigui Concubine, go slowly. Come here, take Tai Guifei back to the palace."

Empress Zhang Shi also stood up, and said with interest: "I wanted to come and talk to my sister, but the Holy Majesty suddenly arrived. I will come and walk around tomorrow."

Zhu Gaochi said: "You say what you say, am I in the way?"

Mrs. Zhang showed a coquettish expression, glared at Zhu Gaochi, and immediately smiled again: "The concubine resigns."

... As the first wife of the emperor, Mrs. Zhang almost never interfered with the Holy Majesty's search for other concubines, or even court ladies.This incident caused many people in the palace to praise him as a virtuous person.

After the death of the first emperor, the Holy Majesty sought out all kinds of women. First, he changed to a different court lady every day;But over the years, one thing has not changed on the Holy One: He will sleep with his wife Zhang Shi in rare months.

After Guo Yan was imprisoned, Zhang Miaohua, as the daughter of the Duke, was born noble, well-educated and well-educated; she was still young, fair and tender, and was immediately favored by the Holy Majesty.In recent months, Shengshang spent more than half of the night in the imperial concubine's palace.

After Queen Zhang came out, she took a car and headed south to Kunning Palace.

As soon as a group of people surrounded the imperial chariot near the Jiaotai Hall, the eunuch Haitao chased after him.Mrs. Zhang turned her head to look, and Haitao immediately bowed and stood on the brick floor to salute.But Mrs. Zhang didn't say a word, and continued to go to Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhang went straight into the bedroom and said, "The weather is getting colder and colder, Haitao, go and add some charcoal to me."

"Hey!" Haitao looked willing and hurried to work.At this time, Queen Zhang waved her sleeves and told the other servants to go out.Miraculously, Haitao took out a bamboo tube from his bosom, and lightly blew on the charcoal fire, as if he had expected to do this for a long time.

Mrs. Zhang sat down gracefully on a big soft fur chair, and asked, "Did Xue Lu defeat in Sichuan?"

Haitao moved his mouth away from the bamboo tube, turned his head and said: "Go back to the empress, yes. The emperor was very angry when he heard the news yesterday! However, the traitor King Han once commanded the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan guards, so they have old acquaintances; Also, Qu Neng has led troops in Sichuan for many years. It is reported that there are many surrenders from various parts of Sichuan! This battle is indeed difficult for Yang Wuhou."

He paused, and then said, "Sheng Yong, Pingan, and Qu Neng are all under the command of the King of Han now. It is reported that when the King of Han fled from the capital to Yunnan, those old officials from Jianwen went to vote halfway. However, Brother Meng, the supervisor of ceremonies, said , perhaps the King of Han harbored them at the beginning of Yongle, with ulterior motives!"

Mrs. Zhang nodded slightly, frowned and sat on the chair.There was silence in the palace for a while.