In the days when I was dressed as the king of a subjugated country

The student was naturally Gu Li, who was caught by the patrolmen of Shuntian Mansion when he was waiting for Yu Guangle's sedan chair at the Guandi Temple outside Zhengyangmen, he did not expect to encounter such an interesting thing.Xia Xingcheng's forced confession in the middle of the night was simply an eye-opener.

He chuckled, waved his hands, motioned him not to shout, walked to the door of the interrogation room, and put his ears on the door.

Then I heard Mu Hualing's voice: "Xia Yushi, in the court a few days ago, the king impeached Yang Shangshu and was dealt with by His Majesty. Are you in a panic?"

What Wang Guishi refers to is Wang Cheng, who was in the military department who challenged Yang Hongjian in the imperial court a few days ago.

"Prime Minister Mu, someone like Xia doesn't speak ill of others, and I didn't instigate Wang to impeach Yang Hongjian!"

Mu Hualing asked, "Isn't Wang Geshi from your hometown?"

Xia Xingcheng said: "Although he is my fellow countryman and has visited me before, I have never had any contact with him. This time he impeached Yang Hongjian, and the old man also questioned his disciples, but no one taught him to behave like this. Needless to say, this matter must have been done by the old man Zuo Shijue. He was sure that Yang Hongjian had just won the battle, and His Majesty was relying on him. At this time, Yang Hongjian was impeached and the king was imprisoned. Inside, if the old man is bitten out, His Majesty will definitely not forgive him lightly! He is here for the old man!"

Mu Hualing asked: "Then how do you know that you are jumping over the wall in such a hurry and messing up, that you are not in Zuo Shangshu's scheme?"

Xia Xingcheng was stunned for a while, then remained silent for a while, and suddenly heard a miserable laugh in the cell, Xia Xingcheng murmured: "This old man! This old man! I missed a move!"

"Xia Yushi, what happened tonight, the truth is that it never happened, you go back."

"...Prime Minister Mu, why did you let me go?"

"Xia Yushi, the truth is that I just think that factional disputes are harmful to the government and have no benefit. Although the rebels have retreated, the Jianlu is eyeing the north. Last year there was a famine in Shaanxi and Sichuan. At this time, it is the life and death of my empress Chu. At this time, if all the big officials and important officials of the imperial court still only fight for power and profit, and eliminate dissidents, the country will be ruined and the family will die overnight."

Xia Xingcheng thought silently, and sighed: "Mu Xiang really understands righteousness, but unfortunately, I have made mistakes and gone astray. Even if Mu Chengxiang let me go tonight, in the future, the others will definitely not let me go old man!"

Gu Li had mixed feelings in his heart. He had always regarded Prime Minister Mu as a good man who could only get along with each other, but he didn't expect that Prime Minister Mu had such a broad-minded vision.Gu Li sighed, since Prime Minister Mu wanted to let Xia Xingcheng go for a while, he went with the flow and pretended not to know anything.However, as Xia Xingcheng himself said, since he is an eunuch, he may have done many wrong things, so he will wait for the truth of Wang Zheng's case to come to light before he settles the case.

Gu Lichong waved to Kang Qizong and Fu Shaoge, called them to another place, and explained: "In a while, you will act as Prime Minister Mu tells you."

Kang Qizong hurriedly nodded his head in agreement, and Fu Shaoge agreed.

Gu Li thought for a while, then looked at Kang Qizong.Kang Qizong was trembling, and when he saw Gu Li's eyes, he immediately panicked and confessed, "Your Majesty, I made a mistake! I'm guilty!"

Gu Li asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Kang Qizong said: "It's my servant who is incompetent, but the yamen servants in the Educational Administration took His Majesty into prison, which almost caused a catastrophe! This minister deserves death!"

Gu Li snorted, and said in displeasure, "Are your mistakes and omissions only here?"

Kang Qizong's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Gu Li said: "Think about it carefully, come to see me at the Dezheng Hall tomorrow."

Kang Qizong had no choice but to promise.

Gu Li walked away, walked to the back door of the Shuntian Mansion Office, and saw a carriage driver waiting boredly.Gu Li got into the car and said, "Let's go."

Mu Hualing didn't know what was going on outside, so he talked to Xia Xingcheng, opened the door, and saw Kang Qizong and Fu Shaoge standing outside the door in an orderly manner.

Mu Hualing couldn't help wondering: "Master Kang, why are you sweating so much?"

Kang Qizong wiped his forehead and murmured: "It's just nervous."

Mu Hualing smiled and said, "Speak a few words with Xia Yushi, why are you so nervous?"

At this time, Mu Hualing's long follower finally came with the doctor, and Mu Hualing ordered him to save Fang Congjian and not let the clues be broken.

It's a farce tonight, and it's almost time to end here.Mu Hualing and Xia Xingcheng left together, Kang Qizong and Fu Shaoge looked at each other, Kang Qizong asked: "By the way, Fu Sicheng, how did you get into my prison in Shuntian Mansion? What did you do in the prison?" ?”

He originally thought that Fu Sicheng and Xia Xingcheng were in the same group, but when Xia Xingcheng wanted to convict Zuo Shijue, he stepped forward again. This person's every move is too confusing.

Fu Shaoge wished that everyone would forget about it, and said, "Minister Kang should think about how to play at the Palace of Virtuous Government tomorrow, right?"

Fu Shaoge turned around and left, walked to the back door of Shuntian Mansion, thinking that the coachman would be waiting at the back door, but there was nothing there.

Fu Shaoge:? ? ?

So have to walk home tonight?

But tonight, Fu Shaoge was not the only one who didn't know how to go home.

Gu Li asked the coachman to rush to the entrance of the imperial city, but the city gate was locked and he couldn't get in.He had no choice but to ask the coachman to drive the carriage to the southwest corner of the imperial city. When he got off the carriage, the coachman asked him for the fare.Gu Li didn't bring any money with him at all, he used Yu Guangle's money to buy food, and Chen Feng's money to buy medicine.

He had no choice but to fold the Four Seas Ping Ding crown on his head in half, handed it to the coachman and said, "Take this token and go to the Shuntian Mansion Office, and let the Governor of Kang Fu give you the money."

The coachman picked him up from the Shuntian Mansion Office, thinking that even if he wasn't a high-ranking official, he must be a distinguished guest of the Shuntian Mansion Office, so he didn't dare to make mistakes, took Gu Li's turban, and drove the carriage to the Shuntian Mansion Office. On the way, I happened to meet Fu Shaoge.

It was Fu Shaoge who hired his carriage, which is good, because it saves him another trip to the Shuntian Mansion Office.The coachman stopped Fu Shaoge, handed over the Sihaiping Dingguan, and said with a smile: "Officer, this gentleman wearing the crown has no money to pay for the fare, so let me ask the official for it."

Fu Shaoge: ...

Gu Li climbed over the wall and hurried to the palace.The southwest corner of the imperial city was still far away from Qianqing Palace, Gu Li was exhausted, and wondered what happened to Yu Guangle?Why was no one sent to fetch him?

Fortunately, after walking for a long time, they met palace people and guards. Gu Li asked someone to lift the chariot, took the crown, changed clothes on the chariot, and went all the way to Qianqing Palace.

He was wearing the clothes of an ordinary student before, and many palace people were secretly looking at him.Gu Li lamented in his heart, originally he wanted to sneak out of the palace, but he didn't expect to get out of the palace, he was bumped into by Ah Qin before he left the palace, and now he is in such a mess, the admonishers should come here tomorrow and scold me.

As soon as the chariot passed through the Huangji Gate, he saw Youzhen walking and crying alone, and there was no palace follower around him.

Gu Li hurriedly called him: "Youzhen! Youzhen!"

When Gu Youzhen saw him, she ran away crying and threw herself into Gu Li's arms, crying even more sadly.Gu Li carried him onto the chariot and asked, "Son, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Youzhen hiccupped while crying, and said to Gu Li: "Father! I have finally found you! Go and save Yu Banban!"

Gu Li hurriedly asked: "What happened to Yu Banban?"

"Someone is going to chop off his head!"

Gu Li didn't know what was going on, and Gu Youzhen's three-year-old child couldn't speak very clearly, so Gu Li had to order someone to leave quickly.

Gu Youzhen didn't know how long she had been walking, she lost one of her shoes, was tired from walking and crying, and fell asleep in Gu Li's arms.

Gu Li found a palace servant and asked where Yu Guangle was right now, and ordered the palace servant to lead the way. When he arrived at the Sili Supervisor, there was a row of eunuchs standing outside the Sili Supervisor, all of them silent.