Bright Spring

"..." Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback for a moment.

The eunuch and Zhu Gaoxu rushed forward to support him, and the eunuch said: "Don't be afraid, my son, the emperor has no intention of hurting the life of Gaoyang County King, even if he can't get the criminal, it won't be like this."

Only then did the son get up with difficulty and took advantage of the situation, and said with a sad face, "Eunuch, please report to the Holy Majesty, my second brother is very remorseful, and has no heart to harbor criminals. The three of us all feel that the Holy Majesty is tolerant and benevolent."

The eunuch nodded immediately, and agreed: "Okay, okay. It's not easy for the eldest son to be an elder brother... yo! It's too late, and the slaves don't dare to stay for a long time, so they have to report back and wait."

"Send father-in-law out." The prince bowed very politely.

Xu Huizu said: "It's getting late, I'm leaving too, so Gao Xu can take care of himself." After speaking, he looked directly at Zhu Gaoxu's face with a very complicated look.

"With the teaching of my uncle today, the second brother will not dare to relax any more." The son immediately helped to answer.

...At this time, Wang Gui brought Du Qianrui to Wang Zhenliang's residence, and handed over the letter that Zhu Gaoxu had sealed.

But they did not see Wang Zhenliang.A servant quickly drove out and led them out of the mansion in a hurry.

When they approached Shangyuan Gate, they could see Mufu Mountain. They stopped at a place called Xiaozi Lane.On both sides of the small street paved with old stone slabs, there are mainly shops selling joss sticks, paper money, paper figurines, and the like. There are several large earthen vats filled with water for fire fighting at a distance.

There is an inconspicuous courtyard in the middle, which is used as a warehouse for storing cotton yarn, and Wang Gui and the other two were sent here.There was an old couple guarding the warehouse in the yard.

Not long after, Zhu Gaoxu's "friend" Wang Zhenliang came alone.

Wang Gui and Du Qianrui who were staying in the room hurriedly stood up, and were about to perform the ceremony, Wang Zhenliang stretched out his hand and made a gesture: "No common etiquette."

Wang Gui still bent his waist and said, "I'm paying my respects to Wang Qian. Is the lord of the maidservant's family all right?"

Here, Du Qianrui was a little surprised when she heard the title... She had seen this person before, and met "Mr. Hong" Zhu Gaoxu twice in Fule Yuan, calling herself "Mr. Wang".Now that I saw it again, I realized that this prince is not the son of an ordinary family, but an official.She couldn't help further guessing that Zhu Gaoxu and Prince Wang met in Fule Yuan probably not just for drinking, listening to music and composing.

"It's okay for the king of Gaoyang County." Wang Zhenliang said, "But you two, I'm afraid you will have to hide for a long time. The Holy One is furious, and he wants to question you."

Wang Gui's face turned pale and he said, "The servant has caused such a catastrophe..."

"The king of Gaoyang County knows it very well. This kind of thing can easily involve the people around him." Wang Gongzi said calmly, "Fortunately, the king of Gaoyang County has the foresight and thought of your loyalty, so he made arrangements in advance."

Wang Gui couldn't help crying when he heard this.

Wang Zhenliang glanced at him, didn't say much, his words were still calm, "The limelight is tight these days, so you don't go out. Wait for a while, see what Gaoyang County King wants, and then make arrangements." He paused and said, "By the way, the old man's surname is Li."

Wang Gui knelt down on the ground: "Thank you, Wang Qianshi, for saving me!"

Seeing this, Du Qianrui quickly thanked her.

"Get up, I'm just entrusted by others." After Wang Zhenliang finished speaking, he turned around and opened the door and left without saying anything extra.

The two walked to the door of the room and watched him leave.

At this moment, Du Qianrui asked Wang Gui, "Who is Mr. Wang?"

Wang Gui hesitated for a while, and then said frankly: "The son of the son-in-law." Wang Gui looked around and said, "The palace rewards the emperor's relatives, and it is inevitable that there will be silk and cotton gauze, which can't be worn out. Let's guess, his family Selling those things, the holy family is not as good as before."

Du Qianrui kept nodding.

Wang Gui glanced at her and said: "Our family has a kind word to Miss Du, the future life can only depend on the prince. You have no background and no backer. If something like this happens, won't people take revenge on you? Someone else will run over you with a little finger!"

Du Qianrui hurriedly said: "Thank you, father-in-law, for your kind words." Her expression was cloudy and subtly changing, and she murmured: "If it is not arranged by the prince, we may never see the light of day."

"It's good that Miss Du understands." Wang Gui said.

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Xu Huizu and the old eunuch who delivered the decree left the Shizi Mansion together.The people who waited for the gift to be delivered to the gate went back and closed the gate, Xu Huizu glanced back and immediately asked the old eunuch: "Mr. Wu, who came up with the idea in the edict?"

The eunuch thought for a while, bowed his head, and said in a low voice, "Master Huang, Minister of Taichang Temple."

Xu Huizu stomped his foot, the vertical lines on his brows became deeper, and he sighed in a heavy tone: "Oh!"

Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly asked, "Does Duke Wei have a different opinion?"

Xu Huizu didn't answer, and said directly: "I want to have an audience, and tell the Holy One face to face, can you inform me about the matter of Duke Wu's return to the palace?"

The eunuch immediately replied: "Of course! Duke Wei wants to see His Majesty, how could our family not notify him!"

Then Xu Huizu and the eunuch's servant entered the Meridian Gate without hindrance, and stopped outside the Fengtian Gate, waiting for the eunuch to go in and report.The eunuch said: "Your Majesty is in charge of the imperial gate, so he should still be inside now. Duke Wei is here, waiting for news."

"Thank you, Mr. Wu." Standing here, Xu Huizu even spoke in a much more polite tone than before, and his voice was a little lower.

In the city of Nanjing, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful and there are pavilions and pavilions everywhere, there is not even a tree on either side of the imperial road, only empty avenues and magnificent palaces, a scene of desolation and grandeur.Although Xu Huizu was very tall, he looked very small standing under the palace city that showed the imperial power.

After waiting for a long time, I heard repeated words coming from inside, "Xuan, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu has an audience!" "Xuan, Wei Guogong Xu Huizu has an audience..."

Miyagi, which obviously has tens of thousands of people, is filled with echoes of emptiness.

Xu Huizu straightened his hat with both hands, tugged at the skirt of his clothes, and strode towards the imperial gate.

When he arrived at Fengtian Gate, he neither dared to look left or right, nor could he raise his head to look at the emperor behind the case, so he kowtowed outside the gate first.I could vaguely see a few civil servants sitting on both sides of the inside, behind the copybooks; the upper emperor was dressed in yellow clothes.

The voice of Emperor Zhu Yunqi came from inside: "Excuse me, come in and talk."

Or because Zhu Yunwen was too young, his voice was not thick enough, and his voice was a little thinner, and his speaking speed was also faster...Compared with Xiao Sha's magnificent imperial city, it always feels out of tune.But Xu Huizu didn't dare to be sloppy, and walked in cautiously.

Zhu Yunwen's voice said again: "The king of Gaoyang County is in trouble, I heard that Wei Guogong has objections to the punishment?"

Xu Huizu bent his body, his eyes were fixed on the floor tiles, at this moment he boldly tilted his head slightly to see clearly who the civil servants sitting in the imperial gate were, Qi Tai and Taichang Temple Minister Huang Zicheng.

He was a little hesitant in his heart, but on his own, it seemed impossible to report to the emperor alone... and he had to answer the emperor's question, so he immediately said: "Return to the Holy Lord, I think Du Shi and Wang Gui should be punished. It doesn't work. Why don't you take advantage of this matter and imprison the princes of King Yan in the mansion?"

"Oh?" Zhu Yunqi made a sound.

Xu Huizu bit his head and said: "When the king of Gaoyang County was young, he was cunning and fierce, and Taizu didn't like it. Now in Beijing, his arrogance is still not subdued. If he is allowed to wander around in the capital again, he may cause trouble again. .

This time the law was violated first, as long as the prohibition is enough to show punishment, it is reasonable and reasonable.It can not only prevent him from committing crimes again, but also put all the princes of the King of Yan under his control so that they cannot find ways to collude with the inside and outside..."

"There's some truth to it." Zhu Yunwen murmured.

At this moment, Xu Huizu noticed out of the corner of his eye what Huang Zicheng had done, the emperor seemed to turn his head and glance at the side of the hall.

After a short pause, Zhu Yunxuan's tone changed: "However, I have already decreed that we should not play games. Kuang Gaochi, Gao Xu, and Gao Sui came to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor's grandfather. Why did I find a reason to confine them?"

Xu Huizu was taken aback when he heard this, but soon understood...

Sooner or later, the imperial court will deal with the King of Yan... Although this matter has already been spread all over the city, the imperial court has not publicly acknowledged it; the correspondence with the King of Yan has also maintained harmony.Once the matter is put on the table, it will not make sense how to use the princes of King Yan to deal with King Yan.

Moreover, most of the ministers of various factions at the center of the imperial court still have suspicions and reservations about him, Xu Huizu, and Xu Huizu knows about it, so he won't speak out.

Xu Huizu understood the meaning of the sage, so he could only worship: "I am stupid, but according to my own opinion, I only hope for the sage's judgment."

Zhu Yunwen's voice said: "Understood, I will think carefully first, and Wei Guogong should not worry."