Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

There are three halls on the altar, the main hall in the middle, and two side halls on the side. At this time, the Eight Sage Kings are in the left hall.

When Prime Minister Wang stepped into the hall on the left, he saw Baxian King standing by the window with his back facing him. It was raining outside, but Baxian King still opened the window. His straight and thin back made Prime Minister Wang feel lighthearted. With a sigh, the Eighth Wise King seemed to have lost weight, and the white robe seemed even more empty.If Lao Pang saw it, Lao Pang would not know how to feel distressed.well.Really!

Prime Minister Wang's footsteps were heavy, and at the same time he deliberately coughed heavily.

The Eighth Sage King turned his head to look at Prime Minister Wang, with his usual gentle and elegant smile on his face, "Please, Prime Minister Wang, I am sorry for coming here on a rainy night."

Prime Minister Wang shook his head and just sighed, "If Grand Master Pang can get out of the cage, if you can make the prince no longer worry, even if he broke his leg, I won't complain."

The Eighth Sage King listened and smiled, but he didn't say anything. His downcast eyes concealed worry and determination. He and Pang Ji probably had to stay together.

Wang Chengxiang looked at Baxian Wang's expression of bitterness and anxiety even though he was smiling, and he knew in his heart that the current situation is at an impasse, but it can only be temporary. Next, no matter where, as long as there is a move, the The current situation will change immediately, and no one knows what will happen!

"Have the tiger talisman been delivered to Bao Zheng?" Asked the eight sage kings, walked to the side chair and sat down, and stretched out his hand to signal Prime Minister Wang to sit down too. He and Prime Minister Wang have been close friends for many years. If it is said that the world knows him and Pang Ji best Only Prime Minister Wang and the deceased emperor brother were responsible for the matter.And the only person Pang Ji and he trusted most was Prime Minister Wang.Brother Huang's methods back then, now that I think about it, I still feel chilling!Only Prime Minister Wang did nothing but listened silently.Even, when he was forced to marry by the emperor's brother, he stood up and made a clever plan to save the siege.

"Delivered. The lord said that Bao Zheng is a smart person, but I think Gongsun Ce who is beside Bao Zheng is exquisite." Prime Minister Wang said with a smile, it was interesting that Gongsun Ce seemed to know him very well.

The Eight Sage King smiled, "You say Gongsun Ce, he is also a good person, but unfortunately, Gongsun Ce himself lacks interest in official career, I heard that he has good medical skills, and he knows very well about the things that people do, scholars can do things that people do, It is rare to have such an enlightened concept.”

"Oh? Haha, that's really interesting. Afterwards, I have to find out about this Gongsun Ce. I think my wife will be very interested." Prime Minister Wang said with a smile.

The Eighth Sage King couldn't help but smile when he thought of Prime Minister Wang's childhood sweetheart, who was illiterate but very intelligent and reasonable, from a poor family. Seeing the love and happiness that Prime Minister Wang mentioned about his wife, the Eighth Sage King couldn't help but envy .

Before meeting Pang Ji, he had fantasized that in the future there would also be such a confidante who knew each other and joined hands. Unfortunately, to avoid the jealousy of the imperial brother, he delayed the wedding, so he had a good impression of the three-way relationship. The girl from the Li family entered the palace.At that time, he felt sorry, but not sad.

But after meeting Pang Ji...it can only be a beautiful thought to join hands to grow old together.

——However, he has never regretted it. The most bitter and lonely days, the short-term memories of getting along with Pang Ji supported him to go on, even if the world is impermanent, so what?Even now, the future is difficult and dangerous, but thinking of Pang Ji, I don't feel afraid.

But if it's possible, he and Pang Ji, if it's possible, ... will live a good life, and he will be satisfied with seeing each other every day.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince was smiling lightly, but his expression was gloomy and determined, Prime Minister Wang couldn't help asking, "My lord, how is Grand Master...?"

The Eighth Sage King smiled lightly, "He's fine, after a while, Prime Minister Wang will go and meet you."

Prime Minister Wang listened and raised his eyebrows, "Is this okay?"

"The emperor just said that others are not allowed to visit, but the prime minister is the emperor's special envoy. The prime minister will go to see him, and the emperor will ask about it when the prime minister goes back." Ba Xianwang said, suddenly thinking of Concubine Pang, he couldn't help frowning and asked worriedly , "Do you know what happened to Concubine Pang?"

Prime Minister Wang gave a wry smile, "When I came here tonight, I heard that Concubine Pang was reprimanded by the queen mother and grounded. She said that she frequently went out of the palace and interfered in the government... oh..."

The Eighth Sage King frowned. The Empress Dowager is a girl from the Liu family, and the Liu family has always had roots, so they were not used to concubine Pang... At the beginning, the emperor would be selected as the prince, which had a great relationship with the secret affairs in the palace, and among them The queen mother knew what Pang Ji had done. Without Pang Ji's support and secret actions, the emperor would not have been selected as the crown prince. I am afraid that the crown prince would still be the son of Concubine Li, a girl from the Li family.But after many years, this matter has long been a taboo in the palace. Those who participated in this matter also disappeared, disappeared, and now the capital still knows what happened back then, except for myself, only Pang Ji, oh , and Kou Zhu, she is the one who has been honored by Concubine Li and is loyal to Concubine Li.Thinking about it this way, Kou Zhu's death... Could it be related to what happened back then!

And the queen mother stood by and even put Concubine Pang under house arrest this time. Could it be that she wanted to use this to completely cover up what happened back then?If this is the case, it seems that the Queen Mother's brain is still as small as ever!Did she forget about Pang Ji and Pang Tong's son?Did she just forget about Pang Ji and Cui Mingchong's son-in-law?Did she forget that Pang Ji still has half of the party members in the court?Has she forgotten that Pang Ji has one-third of the world's soldiers and horses in his hands? !Did she forget that the border of the Song Dynasty was not yet stable at this time, how could the Yang family army consolidate the country of the Song Dynasty? !

At this time, concubine Pang was placed under house arrest in the palace. Did she want to arouse the anger of those who were loyal to Pang Ji? !

Pang Tong has come to the capital, if he hears that his sister is under house arrest, what will he think? !What if he led troops to force the palace in a fit of anger? !

What if one-third of the soldiers and horses in the world in Pang Ji's hands went to Beijing in anger? !The frontier soldiers are loyal and loyal to their Great Song Dynasty, but it has always been Pang Ji who has led soldiers to train and give them three meals and food and clothing!It's not the emperor and queen mother who haven't even seen each other!

bump! !

The Eighth Sage King waved his hand violently, and the teacup on the table smashed to the ground!

Prime Minister Wang stared blankly at the face of the Eight Sage King who could not conceal his anger, and sighed, "It is really inappropriate for the queen mother to do this, and it is not a good strategy for the emperor to keep silent. But, lord, you still need to calm down at this time."

The Eight Sage King closed his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "The emperor ordered me to guard Pang Ji here, and preside over Pang Ji's case. He said he was the guard, and he said he was the presiding judge, but he put me under house arrest together. Your Majesty I know what I'm thinking. It's nothing more than trying to force me, just like the emperor brother forced me with Pang Ji back then!"

When Prime Minister Wang heard the last words of the Baxian King, his expression changed suddenly, he stood up abruptly, and lost his voice, "Impossible! The emperor was not born back then, how could he know what happened back then!?"

There are only two people in the world who know about the Eight Sage Kings and Pang Ji, one is him, and the other is the former emperor!The former emperor would not have told the emperor about this.God, this is off limits!Not to mention the reputation of the eight sage kings involved, but also the royal family and the world!

The Eighth Sage King laughed softly, but the laughter revealed an unspeakable bleakness and sadness, "It's impossible, but the truth is so. Wang You!" Suddenly, the Eighth Sage King looked at Prime Minister Wang fixedly, and shouted Saying Prime Minister Wang's name, he paused word by word, "I beg you one thing, don't tell Pang Ji what I said later, no matter what the situation is!"

The Eight Sage King's words made Prime Minister Wang feel very bad all of a sudden, Prime Minister Wang bit the bullet and said with a wry smile, "My lord, please tell me."

"Promise me first!" The Eight Sage King looked directly at Prime Minister Wang with scorching eyes, determined to get a promise.

Prime Minister Wang looked at the Eight Sage Kings, was silent for a while, then took a deep breath, looked directly at the Eight Sage Kings, "My lord, I promise you."

Only then did the Eighth Sage King smile slightly, and then he spoke slowly, with a hoarse voice, "The matter of Kou Zhu has something to do with the case of Concubine Li back then. I met someone who was the son of Concubine Li in Qinghe County , Those people are against the party, and they may be Concubine Lin who was framed by Pang Ji. If, in the next few days, the current situation cannot be solved, I will use another method to solve the current situation. At that time, you want Help me persuade Pang Ji, you tell him..." After finishing speaking, the Baxian King looked at the pale Wang You with apologetic expression on his face, "I'm sorry, Wang You, Pang Ji and I are always tired of worrying about us. "

Prime Minister Wang just looked at Ba Xian Wang with a pale face, "Zhao Defang, can I go back on my promise just now?"

The Eighth Sage King listened, but laughed lightly and waved his hands lightly, "I'm sorry, Wang You, you don't have this chance anymore."

Prime Minister Wang immediately burst into tears, raised his head, and wailed in his heart, madam, I am in big trouble for my husband this time!

*****

He said he wanted to investigate Kou Zhu, but in fact, Bao Zheng got all the information from Pang Tong on this stormy night.

"I don't understand. Why do you insist on investigating Kou Zhu?" Pang Tong looked at the soldier talisman on the table, frowned, and looked at Bao Zheng with a stern expression. He clearly had the soldier talisman of the Jingdu barracks in his hand. And the person who gave Bao Zheng this military talisman was none other than Prime Minister Wang, but this military talisman, this capital barracks is a soldier that only the Eight Sage Kings can mobilize!

——The meaning of this, Pang Tong understands, the situation is in danger!I'm afraid that next time, I'm afraid there will be a confrontation between swords and soldiers.

That being the case, what's the point of investigating the case? ?

"Because Kou Zhu is the key person to solve the current situation." Bao Zheng said in a deep voice after finally reading the old letterheads and documents in his hand.

Pang Tong pointed at the soldier talisman and said solemnly, "Bao Zheng, do you know what the arrival of this soldier talisman means?"

"It shows that the Eight Sage Kings may not be able to control the situation in the court, and he himself has been placed under house arrest!" Bao Zheng said flatly, "He can no longer leave the altar."

Pang Tong's face darkened, "You know?"

"We knew it as soon as we entered the altar." Gongsun Ce said softly. At first, he always thought it was strange that the Eight Wise Kings were on the altar, but after the soldier talisman arrived, he suddenly understood, "Why didn't the Eight Wise Kings leave for a day? After passing the altar, Taishi Pang was under house arrest. At this time, the court needed important officials to maintain the daily government affairs, but the Eight Wise Kings did not come to the court, and they did not even leave the altar! And the soldiers guarding the altar The grand master said that he was his cronies, but since they are cronies, don’t they know what happened to the altar? So, I’m afraid that the soldiers of the grand master’s cronies are gone. Or, are they all at the main hall? Then, a very important reason, is it true that the Eighth Wise King cannot leave? No, he can leave, but there is a reason why he must stay on the altar."

"And that reason is the Grand Master!" Bao Zheng said slowly and in a deep voice, "Eight Sage King attaches great importance to the Grand Master, and he is afraid that if he leaves the altar, something unpredictable will happen and even... harm the Grand Master. Something. Someone is using the safety of the grand master to hint or threaten the eight virtuous kings, and they must stay on the altar."

Pang Tong clenched his hands into fists, and his face was filled with anger, "He even threatens the eighth uncle! That is the eighth uncle! The eighth uncle who treats him best in the whole palace!"

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce looked at each other, this him, needless to say, must be that one.

Listening to Pang Tong's tone, I'm afraid this is not as simple as a murder case, and the people involved in it are those who hold authority in the court...and that...

After Pang Tong finished speaking, he took a deep breath, tried to calm down his mood, and looked up at Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce. Although what he said was inappropriate and involved secrets in the palace, both Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce It is a person who knows the severity, and he is not afraid.

"What should we do next?" Pang Tong asked.

"I think we still need to go to the palace tomorrow." Gongsun Ce said, and at the same time, said seriously, "General, may I ask, how many troops does the General have?"

Hearing this, Pang Tongtong smiled, "Why? Mr. Gongsun is very curious?"

"The capital must not be chaotic." Bao Zheng said calmly, and then asked abruptly, "If the current situation is not favorable to Grand Master Pang, or the current situation is not favorable to Song Dynasty, general, guess what the Eight Wise Kings will do?"

Hearing this, Pang Tongtong's expression changed.