Bright Spring

Chapter 458 On Reasoning

Ms. Xu was always disliked in her natal family, which made her father Xu Zhang unhappy.Her relatives didn't take kindly to her.

The aunt Xu is also a relative, but because she got married, she didn't care much about Mrs. Xu's affairs, and often said some words of comfort.So as long as there is a chance, Mrs. Xu loves to come to her aunt's house, and she came again yesterday...

Right now, Ms. Xu is squatting behind a pair of bookshelves and shivering.Earlier, her uncle He Fu had his back to the bookshelf, but another "General Chen" came in, and somehow he found her!

Hearing her uncle's order "you don't come out yet", Ms. Xu finally stood up, put her head down and walked out of the bookshelf.

"So it was you!" He Fu seemed to be slightly relieved, "Why are you hiding here?"

Mrs. Xu was very scared, but after all she had seen a lot of the world, she spoke articulately: "The younger generation has my aunt's permission to come to the study to spend some time. Unexpectedly, my uncle came suddenly. I thought my uncle would leave soon, but really Some were afraid of you, neglected etiquette for a while, hid behind and waited... I didn't hear anything, I didn't understand anything..."

"Lie!" General Chen said.

He Fu also nodded and said: "You are trying to cover up."

Miss Xu said in a panic: "I really didn't understand what my uncle said to this general, and I will never say it!"

General Chen's face turned cold, he looked at He Fu and said in a deep voice, "It's a very important matter, I'm afraid we have to do something extraordinary."

"No." He Fu frowned and said, "She is the niece of Jiannei, the former Princess Zhao!"

General Chen looked surprised, and looked sideways at Ms. Xu.

When Ms. Xu heard this, her legs were also frightened. She faintly felt that General Chen wanted to kill people to silence him? !

At this moment, General Chen came over, and Madam Xu was shocked and said, "What are you going to do?" She turned to look at He Fu again, "Uncle..."

... He Fu didn't respond.

Unprepared just now, he suddenly knew that there was someone hiding in the study, and he was really shocked.But when he found out that it was Miss Xu, he had already calmed down, and his panic stopped instantly.He Fu didn't care too much about Chen Dachui's actions. At this moment in He Fu's house, Chen Dachui could not have killed him without asking He Fu a word!

Sure enough, Chen Dachui stood still and asked He Fu, "Since your niece is honored, please show me how to deal with it?"

Lady Xu looked at He Fu pitifully, "Uncle knows, I didn't want to hear it at first, and I definitely wouldn't say a word to others!"

He Fu pondered for a moment, then asked: "Can General Chen think of a proper way to take her away?"

Chen Dachui said: "There is a way. I can find someone to take care of me, but it's best if this lady is willing. We can't tie up a woman to go, otherwise we just need to meet a patrol on the road, and something will happen!"

He Fu nodded and said to Mrs. Xu: "This matter involves the lives of many people, not only the life and death of the He family, but also your father Xu Zhang will be implicated by you! Don't let anyone catch you, otherwise you mean I don’t know, Xu Zhang is also finished! For the current plan, I can only ask my niece Xian to live with a good friend of mine for a while, and he will definitely take care of you. Would you like it?”

Lady Xu asked, "King of Han?"

He Fu and Chen Dachui looked at each other, and He Fu finally nodded his head calmly.

Ms. Xu looked worried and helpless, but finally nodded.

Seeing this, Chen Dachui said: "Let's talk about the ugly things first, if Hou Ye's niece wants to escape on the way, or doesn't listen to the arrangement and talks nonsense, then we can only focus on big things!"

He Fu said: "My niece heard General Chen's words? You just need to follow his arrangement, don't be afraid, the King of Han can be regarded as your relative."

Ms. Xu said "hmm".

He Fu immediately said to Miss Xu: "Go find a pen and paper, write a letter and keep it. Just write it. You see through the world and want to become a nun, and you don't want your parents to find you." He then looked at Chen Dachui, " There is no hesitation, it is settled! I will write what you want now."

Soon the two of them finished writing things, Xu Niangzi kept the letter, and He Fu's letter was handed over to Chen Dachui.Not too long had passed, but it was already Youshi when He Fu left the imperial city, and the sky was getting dark now.

So He Fu personally sent Chen Dachui and Xu Niangzi out of a back door before returning to the study.

He sat on a chair and looked at the bookshelves behind him, his expression still dignified.There are family members living in the inner house, and no one usually enters or leaves this study room. Only He Fu uses it alone, and usually no one enters the study room.He was indeed negligent before, and never thought of checking the room first.

After this little incident, He Fu felt a little less courageous!It is obviously not so easy to do the work of eating inside and outside.He Fu realized that as long as there is a small mistake, everything may be exposed!

……

Guo Zi, Minister of the Household Department, just returned to Beijing today.The court and the Palace of the Han Dynasty were at odds on the surface, but they would also trade in private; Guo Zi was the one the court exchanged for the chief history of the Palace of the Han Dynasty and the three family members.

Guo Zi traveled a long distance back to Beijing from Sichuan and was very tired, but he was in good health and had never been tortured.

On the day he returned to Beijing, Guo Zi received an imperial decree, asking him to go to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace to have an audience immediately.

Guo Zi didn't have time to contact his colleagues and friends in the court, so he was busy changing into his official uniform, and he was ordered to enter the palace to face the saint.

He walked all the way to the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.When he was brought in by the eunuch, besides the Holy Majesty, there were four ministers, Yuan Gong, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, as well as the eunuch Haitao, all of whom were confidantes of the Holy Majesty and people Guo Zi knew.

Guo Zi was so emotional that he knelt down on the ground and choked with sobs, "I kowtow to the Holy Majesty! I have failed to defend the city of Chengdu, and I deserve death!"

It has been nearly a year since the monarch and his ministers separated, but the voice of the emperor Zhu Gaochi seemed calm, "Guo Butang is dead. The fall of Chengdu is due to the collusion between the king of Huayang County and the guards of the Shu Palace. I have sent people to find out. The traitor turned to the enemy, this matter cannot be blamed on Guo Butang."

Guo Zi thanked him, and said again: "I have committed the crime of negligence! However, when the King of Huayang had an affair with the King of Han, I didn't even hear the news beforehand, and because of the presence of the King of Shu, I didn't dare to investigate him at will... ..."

"I know." Zhu Gaochi said in a voice, "I want to ask Guo Butang, what did you say when you fell into Gao Xu's hands?"

Guo Zi was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "From the beginning to the end, I never said anything to the rebel king!"

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, then said: "Gao Xu entered the palace last year and met you in Wenlou. Gao Xu should ask you about the death of my father, Emperor Taizong, right?"

Guo Zi gradually felt that something was wrong, and said honestly: "The rebel king asked about this matter as soon as he entered the city. Since the court has a conclusion, of course, I will not say a word until I die! I only said that the first emperor passed away. It must have nothing to do with the ministers of the sage; the sage was already the crown prince before he became the throne, and the ministers are also well-educated people, full of virtue and ability, well versed in the ways of sages, sensible, right and wrong, how can they have anything to do with this great rebellion? "

Zhu Gaochi asked, "What did Gao Xu say?"

Guo Zi said: "Return to the Holy One, the rebel king should believe it. The fact is true, and the reason is very clear, the rebel king has no choice but to believe it."

Zhu Gaochi said: "What else did you say?"

Guo Zi worshiped and said: "No more, Holy Master Mingjian! The rebel king was busy leading troops to plot | rebellion, he only saw the subject, and then ignored him. The Holy One can ask the palace people to inspect, and there is no injury on the minister! For important matters, I have not been tortured|tortured, and I will not confess easily!"

In terms of reasoning, Guo Zi is still very good at it.

When he met the King of Han before, he convinced the King of Han with a few words; now he only caught the fact that he was not tortured|beaten, and he convinced almost all the ministers on the spot.Both Yang Shiqi and Yuan Gong nodded subconsciously.

Zhu Gaochi suddenly said: "Then how did Gao Xu know that the late emperor died of poisoning?! How did he know?"

"Ah?" Guo Zi just heaved a sigh of relief, his expression changed immediately, and he asked again in surprise, "How did the rebellious king know about this?"

Yuan Gong opened his mouth and said: "The holy decree was to exchange Guo Butang back, and it took more than a dozen people! The King of Han is so aggressive, because he asked Zhang He to take the lead, insisting that the late emperor died of poisoning!"

Guo Zi's expression was pale, and he said: "I'm afraid there is a fraud in this matter! I swear to heaven that I never said anything about the poisoning of the late emperor."

Yuan Gong said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this matter may indeed not be leaked by Guo Butang. Guo Butang is honest, calm and resourceful, and he will not say such things until it is absolutely necessary."

Guo Zi lowered his head, and when he heard this, he was grateful to Yuan Gong.

Zhu Gaochi said: "Then who should have said it?"

There was silence in Dongnuange, and no one could answer this question.Guo Zi was even more unable to answer. He had been imprisoned in Chengdu before and knew nothing... Besides, he is the most suspected now. Who told him to fall into the hands of the King of Han?