Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

Regardless of whether this question has anything to do with the current situation, Bao Zheng replied seriously after pondering for a moment, "Although His Majesty does not have the courage and ability to do great things, His Majesty has the determination to do great things!"

After hearing this, Grand Master Pang paused the hand holding the tea bowl, as if he didn't expect Bao Zheng to answer like this, he raised his eyes and looked at Bao Zheng, "The determination to do great things?"

Bao Zheng nodded slightly, and cupped his hands again, with a serious expression on his face, "Grand Master, in Bao Zheng's view, the future is unknown, but the starting point of the future lies in our today, and what we do today is the road to tomorrow." , Therefore, determination is the most important thing, when a person has the determination to accomplish something rather than bear infamy, even if he cannot accomplish something in the end, it will definitely not have a bad ending."

Grand Master Pang put down the tea bowl in his hand silently, looked at Bao Zheng with deep eyes, "It seems that you have found a lot of things."

Bao Zheng lowered his eyebrows, remained silent, and did not speak. The things he found could not support anything, but what he deduced from all kinds of clues shocked him even more, and made him feel quite powerless.

Grand Master Pang saw that Bao Zheng was silent, so he smiled and stood up slowly, "You don't have to be shy about anything. Bao Zheng, it doesn't matter if you found something or speculated. Since you and I have certain thoughts If you want to protect something, it’s okay for me to tell you straight.”

Bao Zheng looked up at Grand Master Pang, "Grand Master, before this, Bao Zheng wants to ask Grand Master whether the soldiers and horses will not enter Beijing in a day's time?"

Taishi Pang looked at Bao Zheng, "It's useless for you to ask me this question. The situation after one day is not in my hands."

Bao Zheng frowned.

Seeing this, Grand Master Pang walked up to Bao Zheng, raised his eyebrows and said, "Bao Zheng, you are very smart, but there are some things you still don't understand. The situation in the court boils down to the end. Want to be in power, powerful officials want benefits, clan members want to defend the dignity of the royal family. The emperor ascended the throne at a young age, as you said, the emperor is in the prime of life, and he has great determination. But those who stand in his way are me and the Eight Sage Kings. If he wants to control the world with one hand, I and the Eight Sage Kings in front of him are the biggest stumbling blocks. Behind me is the Pang family, who is my disciple, and behind the Eight Sage Kings are the clan relatives, who are his disciples and children In addition to this, there are other people who are intertwined. If the emperor wants to remove the stumbling block, then the Eight Sage Kings and I will be the first to bear the brunt."

Bao Zheng frowned and looked at Grand Master Pang, "Grand Master...the emperor wouldn't do that."

"Of course the emperor would not do this. The emperor taught by me and the eight sages would not be so stupid. However, there are always some things, and the emperor has succeeded." Grand Master Pang smiled slightly, and there seemed to be a strange smile in his smile comfort.

Bao Zheng frowned even more, he always felt that Grand Master Pang didn't say these words for him? ?

Bao Zheng looked around from the corner of his eyes, huh?That corner of the white robe behind the screen? ?Is it the Eight Sage Kings?

Bao Zheng understood in his heart, lowered his eyes to hide the dissatisfaction in his eyes, the Grand Master was wasting his time!Wouldn't it be better to say these words directly to the Eight Sage Kings? !

"Bao Zheng, no matter what happens tomorrow, you and I will do one thing." Grand Master Pang said seriously to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng cupped his hands, "Grand Master, please tell me." His tone seemed to be respectful.

"Keep an eye on Pang Tong, don't let him appear." Grand Master Pang said seriously.

Bao Zheng was startled, and looked up at Grand Master Pang, "Grand Master?"

"Pang Tong is very important to our Pang family, Feiyan and the others also need an older brother." Grand Master Pang said with a sigh in his tone.

After Bao Zheng listened, he nodded silently, "Bao Zheng understands. Then, may I ask the Grand Master, do you know Concubine Li?"

Grand Master Pang looked at Bao Zheng and smiled slightly. It seems that Bao Zheng really lived up to his expectations, did Concubine Li also dig it out? "As for Concubine Li, what I can tell you is that she is indeed still alive, but as for where she is, I can't tell you." Grand Master Pang said lightly.

When Bao Zheng heard this, he stared at Grand Master Pang closely, "Since Grand Master doesn't know Concubine Li, can Grand Master tell you who attacked Grand Master when he was in Qinghe County?"

"The secret of the palace, I have nothing to say." Grand Master Pang stood up and said with a flick of his sleeves after finishing speaking, "Let's end this day, Bao Zheng, you go back."

Bao Zheng was a little reconciled. Since Grand Master Pang deliberately guided them to find Concubine Li, and Kou Zhu was indeed related to Concubine Li, it meant that Grand Master guessed or knew everything about today before the incident happened, otherwise it would have been too late. I won't paint them anymore.However, the grand master didn't say anything!

What does this mean?In other words, what purpose did the grand master want to use Bao Zheng to achieve?

After watching Grand Master Pang turn into the screen, Bao Zheng was silent for a while, then turned around and left the side hall slowly.

When he walked out of the side hall, Bao Zheng looked up at the sky, the sky was gloomy, and the rainstorm was coming soon.

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Gongsun Ce went to the Liuzi noodle restaurant and asked for a bowl of noodles. He looked at the smiling Liuzi who was laughing with the neighbors in the neighborhood, making noodles while laughing and joking. In the noodle restaurant, there was another middle-aged woman, smiling gently. Next to the middle-aged woman was a young woman with a puffy belly. When Liu Zi finished his face and turned to talk to the young woman, his tone was gentle, with undisguised pity...

"Miss, hurry up."

"Sanggong, I'm not tired, just looking at you, you're sweating all over your face."

"It's okay. Mother, are you hungry?"

"Not hungry, Liu Zi, you help your daughter-in-law to sit down first, she didn't take a good rest after standing for so long."

……

Gongsun Ce ate the noodles slowly, swallowing all the words and questions he was about to say.

Don't disturb this already happy family with those nasty court disputes.

Gongsun Ce put down the copper coins, finally took a deep look at Liu Zi, turned around and strode out of the noodle shop.

After walking out of the noodle shop, Gongsun Ce walked directly to Bai's Tavern.

In the Bai's tavern, Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao were playing with each other. Seeing Gongsun Ce approaching, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went up to greet him.

"Brother Gongsun! You are here!"

"Brother Gongsun, you are finally here. Hey, where is Brother Bao?" Zhan Zhao looked behind Gongsun Ce curiously, hey, why didn't you see Brother Bao?

"Brother Bao has something to do, so he can't come here now." Gongsun Ce said with a smile, raising his hand to pat Zhan Zhao's bald head, "Zhan Zhao, Xiaobai, Brother Gongsun has something to trouble you."

"Brother Gongsun, please tell me! Zhan Zhao and I will definitely not disappoint you and Brother Bao!" Bai Yutang's eyes were shining, he was almost suffocated, and now he finally had something to do.

Gongsun Ce patted Bai Yutang's shoulder with a smile, and gave some instructions in a low voice. Afterwards, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other and nodded solemnly. It disappeared quickly.

Then, watching Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao disappear, Gongsun Ce sighed softly with his hands behind his back.

"What are you sighing for?" The sudden voice startled Gongsun Ce.

Gongsun Ce turned his head and saw Pang Tong standing behind him at some point.

Gongsun Ce turned to look at Pang Tong vigilantly, lowered his eyes, and cupped his hands slightly, "Gongsun Ce has seen General Pang."

"Didn't you say it? I'm not a general now." Pang Tong looked at Gongsun Ce, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, took a step back, and sat casually on the table beside him. This kind of action is very chic for Pang Tong, but Pang Tong As the first son of the Pang family, as the most capable son of Grand Master Pang, and the flying star general of the Song Dynasty, such an action seems to be out of character.

But Gongsun Ce just watched quietly, without any surprise in his eyes.

In his previous life, he remembered that Pang Tong once sat at the door of Pang's mansion and hummed a song after being drunk. The song seemed to be a nursery rhyme. When Pang Tong hummed, his voice was very sad. The Eight Sage Kings seem to have passed away not long ago.Ah, yes, he remembered that at that time, before the death of the Eighth Sage King, Pang Tong once went to the Eighth Sage King's mansion. He ignored the obstruction and wanted to see the Eighth Sage King, because the relationship between Pang's mansion and the Eighth Sage King's mansion was very tense at that time. , the people in the mansion of the Eight Sage Kings refused to let Pang Tong in. It was Pang Tong who forcibly broke in, and the seriously ill Eight Sage Kings also insisted on seeing Pang Tong. Later, when the two of them met, they did not know what they said. Later, someone Said that seeing Pang Tong from the mansion of Eight Sage Kings had red eyes.

And that time, the nursery rhyme hummed after being drunk... In fact, Gongsun Ce once heard it. In the mansion of the Eight Sage King, the seriously ill Eight Sage King once hummed it to him. At that time, the Eight Sage King laughed and said yes When I was young, I went to learn to coax children.Everyone knows that, apart from being "forced" to marry by the current sage, the Eighth Wise King never had any women in his life, nor did he have any heirs.After the death of the Eight Sage Kings, it was the present sage who helped the spirit and changed the coffin.I don’t know, but the eight virtuous kings said that they specially learned to coax children, but did they coax the emperor?

——Or... Pang Tong?

"Gongsun Ce, look carefully, you and the emperor's temperament are quite similar." Pang Tong said abruptly.

Gongsun Ce came back to his senses, looked at Pang Tong, a little dazed, and then hurriedly cupped his hands to pretend to be panic, "General, don't be afraid, these words are outrageous."

Pang Tong snorted and laughed, "A traitor? Gongsun Ce, in your heart, Bao Zheng is probably the only one you value the most."

Gongsun Ce paused, but still bowed his head and bowed his hands respectfully, "The general was joking."

Pang Tong looked at Gongsun Ce, but he became a little lazy. Even though his temperament was somewhat similar, the two were still completely different. If Zhao Zhen... Tsk!Pang Tong got up suddenly, turned around and walked outside, and said indifferently again, "What you asked Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang to do is very good, but if the Five Rats want to hunt down the killer of Tsingyi Building, they still need to be cautious. Don’t startle the snakes.”

Gongsun Ce clasped his hands in response, "Yes, I understand."

After Pang Tong walked out, Gongsun Ce raised his eyes and calmly looked at the direction where Pang Tong disappeared. In Gongsun Ce's heart, Bao Zheng was naturally the most important thing. The emperor's words... If you have the people in the world in your heart, you will naturally have to be loyal.It's just that Pang Tong's words are always a bit strange. Pang Tong doesn't have much respect for the emperor. In his previous life, everyone knew it. Since the death of Pang Taishi and the eight sage kings, Pang Tong has become more presumptuous, but the emperor doesn't care much. Helpless connivance.

Forget it, what to do after thinking so much, the most important thing right now is the case.

Gongsun Ce was a little worried. He was much more familiar with court affairs than Bao Zheng. He was very clear about the current situation. It had nothing to do with the case. It was completely a game between the emperor and Grand Master Pang, and how the situation would develop was completely out of their control. up.

The Eight Sage Kings will not allow the emperor to have an accident, and the Yang family and other meritorious service will definitely do their best to protect the emperor, but Pang Taishi's faction will not allow Pang Taishi to have an accident. In addition...he also has a feeling that the Eight Sage Kings will not let him Grand Master Pang had an accident, so this time, it's not just a game between the emperor and Grand Master Pang, there must also be the Eight Worthy Kings here.

Gongsun Ce frowned and sat down, tapping on the table with his fingers. The situation must not be chaotic, the emperor must not be in trouble, Grand Master Pang must be in trouble, Grand Master Pang must be in trouble, there must be a balance...

"A Ce!" A deep voice sounded.

Gongsun Ce regained his senses, raised his head, and saw Bao Zheng approaching in a hurry, Gongsun Ce hurriedly stood up and went up to him, "How is it?"

Bao Zheng's face was gloomy, but facing Gongsun Ce, Bao Zheng's eyes were still extremely soft, "Ace, it seems that we have been tricked."

Gongsun Ce was taken aback, what do you mean?

Bao Zheng then told Gongsun Ce the conversation he had with Grand Master Pang in detail.After finishing speaking, Bao Zheng said calmly, "Regardless of Grand Master Pang's intentions, you and I can't stay out of the matter now, and we can't watch the current situation be chaotic. Ah Ce, my idea is that this time Where it started, it will end there.”

Gongsun Ce nodded, Bao Zheng's words are correct, they can't stay out of the matter, the only plan now is to solve the current predicament!

And maybe... Taishi Pang might have such a purpose?Gongsun Ce thought to himself, but seeing Bao Zheng's gloomy face, he didn't say anything. So far, Bao Zheng has never been calculated so clearly.Although Bao Zheng seems calm and serious, impartial and selfless, but Bao Zheng's competitive spirit is not inferior to him.Gongsun Ce is sure that Bao Zheng will definitely have another move after that!

——In the previous life, when Bao Zheng and Pang Fu were fighting wits and courage, it was like this.

"Now, Ah Ce, let's straighten things out." Bao Zheng said, pulling Gongsun Ce to sit down.

"Well, the matter started with the sacrificial ceremony. Kou Zhu was found dead in the temple where the sacrificial ceremony was held, and there was only Grand Master Pang in the temple. Grand Master Pang said he came here on order, but it was obvious that the order had been tampered with and tampered with. The imperial decree also disappeared in Kou Zhu's stomach. None of these can prove Grand Master Pang's innocence." Gongsun Ce spoke slowly and carefully.

"No matter what the current situation is, we have nothing to do with any side-effects. What we have to do is to investigate the case and find out the truth!" Bao Zheng said calmly, looking at Gongsun Ce, "Li What do you think about the concubine's matter, Ah Ce?"

Gongsun Ce was stunned for a moment, and the middle-aged woman with a gentle smile in the Liuzi noodle restaurant flashed in his mind. Gongsun Ce said in a low voice, "Teacher Pang didn't seem to say anything, but in fact he said a lot. First, Concubine Li was indeed framed by someone. Second, Concubine Li left and was taken away, and another prince left safely with Concubine Li. Third, in this matter, as Concubine Li's confidant Kou Zhu, she may Is it ignorance?"

Bao Zheng thought for a while, nodded, and pulled Gongsun Ce up, "A Ce, let's go to the palace right now, and look for Yu Shi Huang Ming!"

Gongsun Ce was taken aback, Yushi Huang Ming?The weird Huang Ming who told them the truth about the replacement of the civet cat for the prince in his previous life?

Before Gongsun Ce could react, he was dragged by Bao Zheng and ran out of the Baijia Tavern. Gongsun Ce had to try his best to keep up, and asked puzzledly, "Hey, wait, what's going on with Yu Shi Huang Ming?"

"Prime Minister Wang said that when I came back, I met Prime Minister Wang, and Prime Minister Wang asked me to find Yu Shi Huang Ming."

"Oh……"

Gongsun Ce suddenly realized that only a few people knew about the unofficial history of the Song Dynasty written by Yu Shi Huang Ming himself, and in his previous life, the youngest daughter whom Prime Minister Wang cherished most was married to Yu Shi Huang Ming.It seems that Prime Minister Wang has been seeing his son-in-law for a long time!

But with only one day left, can they...can stop the situation from getting worse?