The emperor didn't make a sound, so Gu Xichao didn't speak either. For a while, the quiet needle drop could be heard in the hall.

After an unknown amount of time, a bright yellow hem suddenly appeared in front of Gu Xichao.

Looking up, the emperor walked in front of him, squatted down, and untied his body.

Gu Xichao moved his red wrist, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor helped him up and sat down, with a wry smile on his face.

"Three rebellions in a row in a few years, and almost succeeded each time, I am afraid that I am the No. 1 in all ages."

"Gu Aiqing, is it true that I am not a good emperor?"

Gu Xichao was silent for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "The holy master's ink painting, Danqing, piano, chess, poetry and calligraphy are all unique in the world, there is no one in the past and present."

The emperor smiled, "Gu Xichao, you are the only one in the world who can say that about me. I am indeed a good emperor. I can't talk about it in the past and present, but in this era, in calligraphy and painting, I do have the ability to be the king and the emperor." .”

He poured a glass of water and drank it up, covering the bitterness in the corner of his mouth.

"Misunderstanding Zhongliang, trusting traitors, my younger brothers, my favorite ministers, and the prince I rely on are all betrayed, and Gu Aiqing, you are talented, civil and military, and loyal, but you are almost sent to prison by me. one look--"

He couldn't help sighing, looking down at the reflection at the bottom of the cup.

The tea is shallow, reflecting his face.

At this time, it has been ten years since he ascended the throne, and he is still in his prime, which should be the best age for an emperor, but when he thinks about it carefully, he seems to have failed to do a good thing that an emperor should do in the past ten years.

So the remaining half of the sentence was also revealed.

"I am indeed not a good emperor."

Gu Xichao smiled, he was not loyal to the person in front of him, all he wanted from the beginning to the end was to get ahead, as for who the object of allegiance was, he didn't care.

If Cai Jin hadn't died back then, maybe he would have rebelled with him.

It's just that now he has taken Cai Jin's evidence of treason as a vote, and since the weight has been suppressed, naturally he will not change it easily.

Therefore, no matter what Gu Xichao said or did, it was not for him, but for his own future and his lifelong ideal.

Although the emperor in front of him seemed to reflect a bit on what he had done, he still looked naive.

"The king of Chu Zhuang has been silent for three years, and he became a blockbuster. The emperor is an upright man, and the imperial physicians in the palace are also skilled in medicine. The emperor will definitely do a lot in the future, so there is no need to be so self-pitying."

Gu Xichao comforted her, her words and deeds were measured, with an impeccable smile on her face.

"Gu Aiqing doesn't need to comfort me like this," the emperor waved his hand, "Since Liu Jie has been poisoned, he certainly won't be poisoned by those imperial doctors in the palace who can cure him."

"Now in the court, after much deliberation, I think you, Zhuge Zheng and I are worthy of entrustment. The crown prince is still young, and I need you two to help me a lot in the future."

"The prince is young, and the emperor's careful teaching is still indispensable."

"What can I teach him," the emperor smiled and shook his head, "I can't teach him anything."

"Once Liu Jie dies, there will be no one at the border. I have just named you General Zhenyuan, and the affairs of the border will be handed over to you. It's just that although Shenhou can temporarily replace the prince and grand tutor, you are better at discussing classics and history. I have to trouble you to take care of both ends."

Gu Xichao jumped in her heart, and immediately bit the tip of her tongue secretly to prevent herself from showing some inappropriate smiles.

Then he bowed and said: "My minister is deeply loved by the emperor, and will ensure the peace of the frontier. I also hope that the emperor can share this prosperous world with my minister."

A little smile appeared on the emperor's face, and just as he was about to speak, the imperial doctor came.

"Come in quickly."

Gu Xichao hastily stepped aside.

All the imperial doctors rushed in one after another, rushing towards the emperor, but he slapped him away in disgust, and moved halfway to Gu Xichao's side.

Ruthless, they also walked in upon seeing this.

Jiang Fu cleverly slipped to Gu Xichao's side, reached out her hand to catch his pulse, although her face was serious, there was a smile in her eyes.

"You can be with Yu Ze now."

However, as soon as she said a word, she was pushed aside by the later imperial doctor.

"What's wrong with the little girl? Go, go!"

Jiang Fu curled her lips in disgust, and leaned against the door, playing with her hair boredly.

However, it didn't take long for her to be dragged by the chaser.

On the emperor's side, the third imperial physician who took his pulse stroked his beard and shook his head.

"Your Majesty, this humble minister is incompetent, and I can't see any poison in you."

Although I had expected it, I was still disappointed when I heard the news.

He waved his hand, wanting to tell everyone to step back and let him be alone, but when he made the third swing, he suddenly touched a warm object.

Turning his head, there was a petite girl in bunt standing in front of him.

"Hello, Your Majesty."

She didn't want to get involved with the royal family, but Jiang Fu, who was dragged by her life before she could react, looked at the person in bright yellow robes in front of her.

He stretched out his hand in embarrassment and said hello.

"Who is this……"

"River……"

Zhui Ming was secretly stepped on by her, so she immediately changed her words: "Jiang... Doctor Jiang, she may be able to cure this poison."

Although the emperor felt hopeless, and the person in front of him was too young, he saw that Jiang Fu came in with those Jianghu people, and there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Jianghu. Maybe this little girl looks young, maybe Maybe forty or fifty.

So he thought of the dead horse as a living horse doctor, and nodded.

Seeing that he agreed, Jiang Fu, who had been added 30 years old for no reason, took his pulse, looked at the coating on his tongue, and asked some questions.

"The solution is possible, but it will take some time, and because I haven't made this kind of antidote before, your majesty...may have to try many times..."

And there may be some side effects during the test, such as dizziness or something...

Jiang Fu didn't say this.

Unlike the blue-winged worm, because many people have already determined the general direction after research, this poison does not even have a name. If Yuan Lezi likes to collect some medical book fragments, Jiang Fu might not know the prescription. Therefore, when developing an antidote, one by one trial and error is required.

If she was an ordinary person, she would not be concerned about these things, but the identity of the person in front of her is not ordinary after all...

And after all, she also came to help Yu Ze. As a free-flowing person from the rivers and lakes, she didn't really want to get involved in this muddy water.

Jiang Fu was struggling, thinking about how to refuse decisively and politely.

At this moment, Chu Liuxiang spoke.

"Your Majesty," he cupped his hands, "Since Liu Jie poisoned this poison, he must know the antidote. Why don't we ask Liu Jie first, and it would be great if we know the antidote. Let Miss Jiang study, how about it?"

This is indeed a good way.

The emperor pondered for a while, and agreed.

So not long after Liu Jie was pushed into the dungeon, he was brought out again.

Soft whip, soldering iron, tiger stool.

Numerous instruments of torture were lined up and placed neatly in front of him.

Chu Liuxiang uttered a white coat, and stood with his hands behind his back, with two yamen servants standing beside him.

The taller one on the left flicked the soft whip vigorously, made a "pop" sound, and said sharply: "Liu Jie, where is the antidote! I advise you to do it quickly, so as not to suffer from physical pain!"

"I have no antidote."

Liu Jie sat on the ground with disheveled hair, and said lazily.

"Still quibbling!"

The yamen servant next to him saw that he was about to whip a whip, but Chu Liuxiang raised his hand to stop it.

"Who gave you the poison, he must have an antidote."

Chu Liuxiang stared at him with burning eyes.

Liu Jie took a fixed look at him and suddenly smiled.

"You didn't come to ask me at all."

"You're here to find him."

Liu Jie grabbed the withered grass on the ground and threw it forward in boredom.

"Yes."

Chu Liuxiang answered decisively.

Yu Ze had been looking for Gao Xian for ten years, and now he finally found it, but because he was injured and couldn't kill the enemy with his own hands, he naturally had no reason to let him go.

"Where is he?"

"I don't know," Liu Jie lay down on the ground and closed his eyes, "They were still in the palace when I left, but now they don't know where they are going."

"them?"

Chu Liuxiang frowned, and suddenly found that things were not as simple as she imagined.

And in the corner not far from the cell, a pair of soap boots were exposed. After hearing this sentence, the soap boots moved and quickly disappeared around the corner.

Chu Liuxiang turned her head as if feeling something, but found that there was no one in the corridor.

Chu Liuxiang only thought that she was being overwhelmed, and turned her head to continue listening to Liu Jie's story.

"There is also a woman who has been covering her face. I have never seen her face."

Xu felt that there was no hope of turning things around, Liu Jie seemed very loose, and spoke out all at once, as if he was faintly trying to drag him into the water.

"To be honest, I still don't know why they want to help me. I did recruit a lot of people from the rivers and lakes for the convenience of riots, but you also know that temples and rivers and lakes have always been well watered, so those who come to apply They are people who are greedy for fame and wealth, or who have committed a crime and have nowhere to go, and want to find a backer."

"Except for the fact that the latter is not as good as one-thousandth of the soldiers in our barracks, I will naturally not recruit them. Although the former is easy to control, you have to know-most people in the Jianghu are proud of their talents. I'm working with other people, so I'm not very comfortable with it."

"Is that maid who poisoned the emperor one of those people?"

Chu Liuxiang asked.

"No," Liu Jie shook his head, "She was found by Qimei. I originally planned to make do with those gangsters, let them commit crimes in Beijing, and attract the attention of Shenhou Mansion and Six Doors. Take the opportunity to let people sneak into the palace, wait for the opportunity to kill Zhao Zhe, and at the same time raise troops to force the palace."

"But two months ago, Qi Mei and Gao Xian suddenly appeared in front of me. They told me about the blue-winged insect and this poison, and helped me revise the plan. resigned."

"They are very strange. They don't want an official position. They just asked for some gold, jade and jewelry as a symbol, and they refused to tell me the origin. They only said that no matter whether the matter is completed or not, they will leave once the matter is completed."

"To be honest," Liu Jie turned around and looked at him with his head propped up, with an inexplicable look on his face, "Sometimes, I think they came to watch the show, to watch the rebellion scene I painstakingly planned by jumping up and down."

"I'm also curious about who they are, but I don't know anything except a name, but you shouldn't be able to find them now. It's been two hours since I left the house, and they should have left long ago, but if you I found the way, please burn it underground for me, I am also curious."

After finishing speaking, he chuckled lightly, turned over and lay back on the pile of straw, humming an unknown tune softly in his mouth, no matter how threatened the yamen servant was, he would not say a word.

Chu Liuxiang frowned after hearing this, but now that the clues are limited, he still decided to let the servants inform Wuqing and them, while he rushed to Wu'an Palace without stopping to see if he could try his luck.

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