Those years when I climbed the wall

The first snow after Yan Jing entered the winter, drifted gracefully for a few days.In the twilight, the snow is finally seen, the sky is bright, and the long-lost sunset glow adds a rare touch of warmth to the pale world before another cold night falls.

At the beginning of the night, the bustling city is still popular.Guo Kai steered his horse carefully around the street corner, then reined in the reins and took a slow step—while resting the horse, he also kept the "followers" behind him from falling behind.

A quarter of an hour later, he entered the house and ordered his horse to be led back to the shed. Guo Kai was about to go back to his room, but he heard that the princess had arrived and was waiting for him in the hall.For some reason, an ominous feeling suddenly arose in my heart: the day before yesterday I sent someone to the cosmetics shop to pass on the news of Guo Jian, so why is she here now?

Because of the cold weather, the door of the hall was closed.Guo Kai reported himself outside, and the door opened.

"A Jian?!" Seeing the answerer clearly, Guo Kai was startled: "Why are you back? Where are your parents? Could it be..."

"I...you..." The first time I saw him, I was terrified by his fierce eyes, and Guo Jian spoke incoherently.

"Brother, please be safe and don't be impatient." The woman's voice came from behind, "Ah Jian came back because he had doubts about the past and wanted to ask Big Brother what happened."

"Yes... yes!" Hearing this, the trembling and incoherent person suddenly found some courage, raised his eyes, but stared at the door frame: "Why did you deceive me and my mother..." He swallowed, "Tricked out of Beijing?"

Guo Kai was annoyed for a while, and instead of answering, he asked, "Where are your parents? Why did you come back alone?"

"Father..." From the corner of his eye, seeing Jin Fu approaching his side, Guo Jian regained his momentum: "Father, he is not sick at all! You made up the story and tricked me and mother into the old forest in the countryside, after all... What is the intention?

Guo Kai didn't answer, but his voice was stern: "Where are your parents?"

Knowing that he was really angry, Guo Jian's chest twitched, but like a puffer fish who had managed to gather his breath but was stabbed with a needle, he shrank back to his original shape in an instant, answering every question: "Where... are you still there?" place!"

"Why did you come back alone?"

"I... saw that my father was safe, and my mother was full of thoughts every day, but she kept her mouth shut when she asked, so I knew... there was a fraud, so... I sneaked back when my father and mother were resting at night."

"You..." Annoyed, Guo Kai took a step forward and grabbed him, "You thought I would harm you? Don't think about it. If something goes wrong, how can parents listen to me?"

"I..." Guo Jian was dumbfounded.

"Brother, calm down!" Jin Fu persuaded, "In any case, it's a done deal. Fortunately, both parents are safe, so let's spare Ah Jian for now, and then we can make a long-term plan."

Knowing that what she said was true, and this was not the time to get angry, Guo Kai waved his hands resentfully, walked back to the door, but calmed himself down.

After comforting the angry and frightened person who was full of grievances and daring to speak out, Jin Fu said, "Although Ah Jian is reckless, but elder brother has indeed concealed the inside story, since father is fine, why does elder brother excuse mother and Ah Jian to go out of Beijing? What's the hidden story here, so that the elder brother and I can't speak out?"

After a while of silence, Guo Kai said slowly, "I sent my parents and A Jian out of Beijing to avoid disaster."

"Avoid----disaster?" Hearing these two words, Guo Jian jumped again: "Avoid what disaster?"

"Implicit disaster." The predecessor's voice was calm.

"Plant...Plant..." Lips trembling, Guo Jian stared: "What??"

"Brother, what is going on?" Jin Fu also changed color.

Turning around and staring at the picture of living in a blessed place on the wall, Guo Kai concentrating on the words for a moment, as if to calm down the gap with the two of them, he continued: "I am now helping King Jia to train his troops." Although the voice was soft, it was no less than a thunderbolt.

Even the sound of breathing in the hall seems to have froze.

"This... this..." Guo Jian's lips moved, and it seemed that he hadn't figured out what his brother meant for a long time.

"This is treason!" Jin Fu told the truth.

Guo Jian rolled his eyes up, and Guo Jian collapsed.

"Since the two of you know each other well, you can't leave this door tonight." Guo Kai looked indifferent, "From now on, whether to stay in this house or go out to Beijing to find your parents, you two can discuss on your own."

half an hour.The hem of the clothes tightened, Guo Kai lowered his eyes, saw that Guo Jian had moved to his feet at some point, and pulled him with horror in his eyes: "You...why...are you trying to kill the whole family??!"

"That's why I sent you out of Beijing!" Guo Kai said coldly.

"Then she..." Guo Jian looked back at Jin Fu.

"Her surname is Mu!" The other said simply.

"You..." Guo Jian supported the ground with all his strength, but failed to stand up after several attempts, so he could only look up at him: "Why do you want to do this?"

"Why?" Guo Kai snorted coldly: "Here, you should ask Jinshang! It was also because of military merits that I was relocated, but when I returned to Beijing, I only took the position of a seventh-rank commander. On the other hand, Shao Jingheng returned from the northwest. , is actually directly in charge of the front office of the palace, an extremely human minister! The kindness here is so different, it is more than heaven and earth? Although I have made many achievements and became the Marquis of Duyu, I still can't stand shoulder to shoulder with him and Shao! Returning to Yungu Tibetan soldiers, The mastermind of the Shao family is well known to the world, but Shao Jingheng still sits firmly in the front office as if nothing happened. It is ridiculous that I was born to risk my life and hunted down thieves and rebels, but I only received a casual compliment from the officials. This is fair. ?”

"You think that the officials are humiliating their talents, and the rewards and punishments are unfair, so you feel angry and want to use this method to seek justice." Jin Fu frowned: "Then, where is King Jia?"

A hint of sarcasm floated up the corners of his mouth, Guo Kai said indifferently: "Shao Jingheng conspired to overthrow Daxi, but the emperor just ignored it, but King Jia couldn't let it go. There is nothing wrong with it!"

With a sneer, Jin Fu finally showed her contempt: "It's just my own selfishness, but it's so high-sounding in your mouth, but it's really dirty and evil, everyone despises it!" Helping the person on the ground: "Ah Jian and I are not the same. I will be at your mercy, you can either kill people at this moment, or let us leave, and hide your name and hide in the mountains, and don't care about world affairs, and then your honor and disgrace will have nothing to do with us!"

Guo Kai shook his head and spoke contemptuously: "Let you go, how do I know if you are going to live in seclusion in the mountains, or go to Li Palace to inform you?"

"Then what do you want?" Sensing that his words were murderous, Guo Jian was furious, took a step forward, and finally mustered up the courage to face the elder brother whom he had been afraid of since he was a child.

"I've given you a choice." Guo Kai cast a glance at him, "Life or death is just a matter of thought!"

"You..." Guo Jian's eyes lit up, he changed his usual promise, and this time he spoke in one go: "You are selfish, even if you don't care about brotherhood, the unborn child is innocent, so you can always let it go ?”

"Baby?" Startled for a moment, Guo Kai looked at Jin Fu: "You..."

"She's pregnant! If you hurt her----" With his back straight, Guo Jian pulled the person beside him back a few steps, and suddenly raised the vase on the table and rushed forward: "I will die with you!"

Frowning, Guo Kai turned sideways, looked at the right moment and lifted his foot to hook, and saw the visitor fall down in response, the vase in his hand flew several feet, hit the door frame, and shattered into several pieces.

Knowing that he was doomed, Guo Jian raised his head and scolded: "Guo Kai, you are a traitor, you have committed chaos, you even cruelly tortured your family and relatives for your own selfishness, let's see how long you can live at ease!"

"It seems that you have made up your mind, and it is useless for the two of us to say anything," Jin Fu stepped forward to block Guo Jian, "Since this is the case, if you want to kill or imprison, you can do it yourself! But I have to warn you, Jia Wang Xinxing, even my own sister doesn’t dare to say for sure, if you conspire with him, you should do it yourself. When you suffer from our disaster in the future, don’t say I didn’t remind you!”

The words fell, but there was no expected disdain or rage.Guo Kai said calmly, "I know it myself."

"Then why do you still..." Guo Jian was puzzled.

Stepping forward to help him up, the hostility on Guo Kai's face disappeared at some point, replaced by a sense of relief that gradually rose between his brows.Immediately bowed to the princess: "The situation is unclear, the enemy is not divided, I had to offend just now, the princess forgive me!"

The situation changed suddenly, and Guo Jian and his wife were full of suspicion.After a long while, it was Jin Fu who realized first: "Brother just now, you are actually testing me?"

Nodding, Guo Kai revealed his embarrassment.

"This..." Guo Jian was still confused: "Why?"

Jin Fu closed her eyes, her voice was sad: "Yin Che..."

Guo Kai didn't say a word, and made his own acquiescence.

"He..." Jin Fu sighed, and opened her eyes: "What exactly does he want to do?"

Since Guo Kai had no worries, he knew that he would say everything, so he answered the past and the future.After hearing this, Jin Fu's complexion was gloomy, and she remained silent for a long time: After all, she is a compatriot, so it's no wonder that she has been acting for a while, and it's hard to believe her actions.

Guo Jian felt really embarrassed for her. After hesitating, he hesitated: "King Jia is still young, and he wanted to do this...or he was confused..." His eyes flickered: "I don't know, it's because of coercion! Didn't you say that Gao... ...Gao Shiju? Maybe he was the one who threatened King Jia!"

Guo Kai shook his head: "King Jia is definitely not someone who can be manipulated by others! Besides, Gao Shi raised a eunuch who has become an official, why would he coerce the dignified prince into this conspiracy?"

"This..." Guo Jian was speechless.

"But when it comes to Gao Shiju," Guo Kai turned to Jin Fu, showing a little confusion: "As far as I know, he was in the palace in the past. Then why now..."

"Brother doesn't know something," Jin Fu sighed bitterly, "When your empress first entered the palace, Gao Shiju served her left and right. Because of her agility and loyalty, she was attracted by her as her confidant. Although he served elsewhere, he was still driven by her." In other words, this is a piece of pawn that the empress sent out to do things for her. The proof is that the senior officials have been promoted repeatedly for several years. Support."

Guo Kai pondered for a while: "The high-ranking scholar helped King Jia raise his affairs, could it be that he is also the Queen Mother..."

Jin Fu nodded: "He didn't say that recruiting and raising soldiers is a matter that consumes a lot of money. If it hadn't been planned in advance, it would never have been done! From this point of view, the empress made a second-hand plan at the beginning." Can't hide my sorrow, walking around Take two steps: "The change of cold food was a desperate battle for Fu Yinche's superiority! Because the empress was seriously ill at that time, she knew that there was not much time to come, so she put all her eggs in one basket and ordered the horse and infantry to pretend to be The rebel army rushed into the imperial city, intending to get rid of the officials and help Li Yinche, but something unexpected happened, Shao Jingheng heard the news from nowhere, led the army to serve the king, and the empress reaped the consequences, and was killed in the rebellion army." After saying that, he lowered his eyes, Squeeze your emotions.

"Although the previous plan failed, the Queen Mother still has a plan for the future." Hearing this, Guo Kai already understood, "This plan is to leave enough money for planning, such as 'Tuo Gu' King Jia Yu Gao Shiju and others. Let him continue to support King Jia, help him rise up, and seek great positions!"

Jinfu defaulted.

"It's no wonder..." Guo Kai said with emotion: "He had planned it for a long time! If he answered the suspense before, put it in the present, it will be solved..."

"Big Brother means...?" Guo Jian was three-point curious and seven-point puzzled.

Seeing that Jin Fu also turned her head, obviously asking for a question, Guo Kai collected his thoughts and slowly expressed what was in his mind.

King Jia's plan to rebel against him had actually already begun.

First, Gui Yungu's assassination case.After the incident, everyone first pointed their finger at Shao Jingheng, because he accompanied the driver that day and knew the whereabouts of the driver, but only Guo Kai knew: King Jia might also know about it!That day when Huo Lan came out of the mountains to ask for help, when he met him in the city, King Jia was by his side, although he claimed that he was drunk at that time and fell asleep in the car, but this is only one side of the story.Judging from the timing of Yu Jia's assassination, the possibility of him being the mastermind is high.

Second, the Yaohua Palace arson case.On that day, it was found that the mastermind was Peng Xuliang, an internal official, but he was an eunuch who murdered the king and conspired against him, just to repay the favor of the Queen Mother?It's far-fetched no matter how you think about it.At that time, the external discussions all accused Shao's party of doing evil, but ignored the fact that Shao Jingheng sacrificed himself to protect him.In fact, if the Shao party is eliminated, it only needs a little scrutiny. If anyone thinks who can benefit from it, he will be suspicious. If you think about it, the truth will be clear.Looking at it now, Peng Xuliang is just like Gao Shiju, a pawn left behind by Empress Shao to support King Jia.

Third, the assassination of King Jia.After the arson case in the Yaohua Palace, Shao Chenye led the Shao party to invite King Jia to be the heir apparent. This was originally to please King Jia and leave a way for the Shao family. Unexpected misfortune——The timing is delicate, and it is inevitable that the emperor will be suspicious. King Jia and Shao Dang are the same breed, and they have nothing to do with the arson case!At that time, King Jia knew that self-defense was futile and might even backfire, so he found another way, pretending to be assassinated, in order to completely muddy the water, making it impossible to investigate. I thought the official family couldn't tolerate my brother!In this way, even if the emperor has suspicions, he is afraid of outside discussions, and he can't do anything to him for a while.

Fourth, Guiyungu Tibetan soldier case.From the beginning to the end, Guo Kai did not believe that this was done by Shao Jingheng - because the method was too clumsy!However, if you add this to King Jia, it will be logical: firstly, the Tibetan soldiers in the suburbs of Beijing are planning for a long time, and only those who do not understand military principles will do this; Entering the imperial city in one go is really a fool's dream!And although King Jia is not well versed in military affairs, he is not stupid, knowing this truth but insisting on going his own way, it is obvious that he has a plan - medicine man!

What he said, although speculative, is well-founded and impeccable.Up to now, the last trace of doubt in Jin Fu's heart has disappeared, and she was speechless for a moment, as if she had mixed feelings.

"When did eldest brother become suspicious of King Jia?" Guo Jian was curious.

Mentioning this, Guo Kai felt annoyed from the bottom of his heart: "I was close to Jia Wang Su, and I should have seen the clues early on, but unfortunately, I was deceived by the appearance, and it was only after Zhou Qi's case that I began to have doubts."

"Zhou Qi—" Guo Jian touched his chin, "Tell me, the one who died in a restaurant and caused you to be wronged..."

Nodding his head, the corners of Guo Kai's mouth overflowed with self-mockery: "King Jia really wanted to win over me a long time ago, but it's a pity that I was too slow to understand, and I was quite disappointed when I thought about it. In the end, he had no other choice, so he broke the boat and poured that strong medicine. It made me wake up! I was considered the murderer in the case of Zhou Qi. I was already in a desperate situation, but it was Jia Wang who came forward to save me and escaped. Thinking about it carefully, King Jia is more suspicious. After all, he was the one who led me to the restaurant that day, and he was the only one who could quietly leave blood on my clothes. In addition to the rest of the coincidences and accidents, I couldn't help but Don't make this conclusion—King Jia has nothing to do with this matter!"

"In this way," Guo Jian was also annoyed: "King Jia had no good intentions in the morning! We are also really stupid, and we have been deceived by him for so long. It is too late to regret it now!"

"The matter has come to this, what's the big brother's plan?" Jin Fu interjected.

Guo Kai sighed: "This matter should have been reported to Ming Dynasty today, and dealt with as soon as possible, but the timing was unlucky, the official family left Beijing, and no one in the court could be trusted, and even though I pretended to surrender, I couldn't completely win the trust of King Jia. Now, when he leaves this gate, there are people following him wherever he goes, and his every move is under his control."

Guo Jian raised his jaw and thought: "But those people are not as good as you, can't you fight out of the city?"

Guo Kai sneered: "It's so simple, but I never thought of it?"

"Medicine man?" Jin Fu was right in his words.

Nodding his head, Guo Kai sighed bitterly: "I have learned the skill of the medicine man last time, and it is absolutely invincible!"

"Then what should I do?" Guo Jian was discouraged.

Jin Fu pondered: "How about I go?"

"No!" The two brothers said almost in unison.Guo Jian was so anxious that he was tongue-tied, Guo Kai had no choice but to persuade him: "First, you are pregnant, so you should not travel far; second, if you leave the city for no reason, it will inevitably arouse King Jia's vigilance. Once there is a mistake here, there is no room for remedy. "

"Then..." Jin Fu raised her eyebrows, "I have to think long term?"

"I'm afraid it's too late." Guo Kai's worried expression became more and more serious: "The senior scholar ordered me to go to a secret place to train troops for him the day before yesterday. After Guiyun Valley was defeated, in just a few months, he recruited hundreds of people, and now he is eager to train. Cheng, it seems that there is an intention to make trouble, so we must go to Datian to hear it as soon as possible!"

"I'll go!" A loud voice startled the frowning two.

"You..." Guo Kai looked sideways.

"When I came back today, only a few family members knew about it, and King Jia didn't know about it." Guo Jian puffed his chest out with a serious expression on his face: "Besides, even if I was caught by him, he only said that my bridesmaid left Beijing in a hurry and took less money. He was running out of resources outside, so he came back to get some, and he couldn't doubt it."

"That's true!" Jin Fu's eyes lit up.

It seems there is no other way.

Turning his head, it was the first time since he was a child that Guo Kai looked at his younger brother to express his respect.