marriage contract

In the imperial garden of the imperial city, the emperor sat in a pavilion, throwing food into the water one after another.

These two days he was very annoying, not ordinary annoying, since Taoist Hegui came to Beijing, no, it should be said that since Qin Tianjian jumped out, he has not been happy.Now that there is heavy snow and hail in Fengtian Province, the officials below have started a new round of complaints, and this time the spearhead is directed at Gu Chengzhi...it can't be more annoying!

Daoist He Gui is still staying in the imperial city, the emperor dare not let him out, he just sent people there five or six times a day, intimidated and lured him in turn, and then sent cruel officials to torture and extract a confession, but it was all like this , that Taoist priest of Hegui still stood firm and refused to change his words... The emperor's heart is very stuffy...

When the fish fed into the water were about to turn over, the emperor finally clapped his hands and stood up. Eunuch Chen hurried forward and handed over the handkerchief. After watching the emperor wiped his hands, he asked cautiously: "The emperor wants to go back to work." Qing Palace?"

The emperor glanced at him, then turned his eyes to the water, waited for a while before saying: "Go to the Palace of Compassion."

"Yes." Eunuch Chen lowered his head and said yes, then stepped back to make arrangements.

The queen mother was naturally very happy about the emperor's arrival. She was busy with court affairs a few days ago, and she hadn't seen her son for many days.Now when I saw the person, I pulled him to look back and forth, neither fat nor thin, even the irritability between the eyebrows couldn't be concealed no matter what.

The queen mother was very worried and asked: "Is it so difficult to deal with the previous court? It seems that you have lost a lot of weight!" For the queen mother, as long as the emperor is upset and anxious, he will be thin if he is not thin.

"The queen mother is worrying too much, I just... oh..." The emperor finally couldn't help but sighed.

Seeing her son sighing, the queen mother couldn't sit still, she quickly took the emperor's hand and asked, "But what happened? Don't hide it from the queen mother!"

"It's really not..." The emperor just wanted to say it's okay, but looking at the worried eyes of the queen mother, he couldn't say anything, and finally said: "It's because of Gu Chengzhi, those ministers started to submit papers again, this time ...Well, anyway, the situation is not good, and Taoist He Gui refused to change his words..."

When the queen mother heard what the emperor said, she stopped talking immediately. When the hexagram first came out, she also said something like letting them get married, but the emperor and prince took turns to persuade her, so she can't say anything now.But looking at the frown of the emperor, the queen mother still felt a little distressed, and couldn't help asking: "Can't you withdraw the marriage?"

The emperor shook his head and said: "The Chu and Gu families will definitely not retreat. If they retreat, they will slap themselves in the face. Moreover, it is not easy for me to intervene in this matter. Now there are rumors and gossip outside. No matter what you do at this time, you will be born." Extra things come."

"Then, what about letting him get married?" the queen mother said again.

The emperor's face darkened a bit, and then he breathed out: "No way! If we really get married, what will he do in the future?! Stay in the backyard every day... This thing can't be done!" If he really couldn't say it, he wouldn't let Gu Chengzhi fall to this point.

"Even if you get married, you don't necessarily have to stay in the backyard. Sincerity is a man, how can you stay in the backyard! It's just a married couple. I haven't heard of anyone who can't take the imperial examination or be a prostitute if they get married. An official cannot lead soldiers to fight! After he gets married, he will go on the same way as before. Don’t you have to do other things! If you say he can take the imperial examination, he can take the imperial examination. If you say he can be an official, he can be an official. No matter whether it is the etiquette law or the law, it does not say that a man who is married to a man is guilty and cannot enter the court to be an official!" The Queen Mother did not understand why they all felt that if they were married, they could not take the imperial examination. In her opinion Getting married is just getting married, and it won't affect anything.

The emperor was stunned when he heard what the queen mother said, he had never really thought about it like this...

Scholar-bureaucrats, perhaps it should be said that the world is more orthodox, and those who deviate from orthodoxy are deviant, which is particularly important in the eyes of literati-bureaucrats.

But as the queen mother said, neither the etiquette nor the law mentions that men cannot marry men, and that they cannot be officials in the court after marriage.He also just fell into a misunderstanding in thinking for a while, thinking about this matter according to orthodox thinking, that's why he was so worried.

If Gu Chengzhi really got married, he could still be an official through the imperial examination. There are no express regulations on those things, it's just that no one has done that.As long as Gu Chengzhi is good enough to shut up everyone's mouths with his strength, it won't affect him to marry anyone.

And just like what the queen mother said, Gu Chengzhi was standing behind him, as long as he stood up for Gu Chengzhi, those elites in the court would not make things difficult for him because of an unwinnable lawsuit.

After the matter was figured out, most of the emperor's heart problems were cured, and his mood improved a lot.But there is a way, but it still depends on whether Gu Chengzhi is willing, if not...

The emperor sighed softly, and in a blink of an eye, the queen mother was still looking at him worriedly, "Don't worry, queen mother, son...son already knows what to do."

Seeing that the irritability between his brows had subsided a lot, the queen mother believed it, and just dragged him to talk about the family.

The emperor patiently listened to the queen mother's words, but felt a little emotional in his heart, there should not be too simple people in the harem.Because people's hearts are changeable, and it is easy to breed desires in the palace, making people different from before, but the Queen Mother has always maintained that frankness until now.

Before she got married, the queen mother had such a temperament, and the queen at that time liked it very much, so she pointed out an imperial decree to the prince at that time, that is, the first emperor.

The first emperor also liked the empress dowager very much, and he was very protective of her power position. Later, the emperor grew up and was able to protect her.Therefore, she has not encountered any twists and turns in her work as a princess, empress, and empress dowager.

Now she thinks about something to eat and something to play every day. If she hadn't been frightened by the hexagram of Taoist Hegui, she would not have said those words.

Perhaps, only such a person would think that such outrageous things are nothing...

When the emperor returned to Qianqing Palace, it was already past noon, he was in a daze for a while, his thoughts went around countless times, and finally he sighed and said: "Chen Gang."

"The servant is here." Eunuch Chen bowed his head in response.

The emperor hesitated for a moment and still said: "Xuan Gu Chengzhi entered the palace."

"Yes!" Eunuch Chen went down to deliver the message himself, he knew that the emperor had made up his mind.

Gu Chengzhi had been waiting in Gu's mansion for two days, when Eunuch Zhu came to summon him into the palace, he suddenly had a feeling that the dust was about to settle.

He was already very pleased that the emperor could carry him to death for two days.This marriage is definitely going to happen, but the emperor doesn't nod, and the Chu and Gu families don't dare to act rashly, otherwise Mr. Gu's lesson from the past will shine brightly in front of everyone.

But now, the emperor's announcement of his entry into the palace probably means that he has already begun to compromise, and wants to ask him what he thinks.How could he think, he had no other choice but to agree to this matter.

Those people tried every means to force him to die, but he would not let them do so no matter what, he wanted him to live a life of pain, despair and confusion... a dream!He will live, live better than anyone else!One day, he will trample those people under their feet and make them despair for everything they have done before!

But now, what he has to do is to stop embarrassing the emperor.

The emperor has always wanted to compensate him because of the matter of the second master Gu, but he was tricked by the Chu and Gu families. The emperor was angry and felt a little guilty towards him.

The Gu family will no longer be able to point it out, and the only one he can rely on is the emperor, so he can't let the emperor's feelings for him be wiped out.Both left and right want to get married, so he should simply agree to it directly.

Gu Chengzhi entered the palace together with Eunuch Zhu, and both of them had a good idea of ​​why they entered the palace this time, so they walked in silence along the way.

When approaching Qianqing Palace, Eunuch Zhu still couldn't help but whispered: "Third Master, there will always be a way, and there is still a long way to go."

Hearing Zhu Gonggong's comforting words, Gu Chengzhi was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: "Yes, there is still a long way to go, who dares to say that God will always be on his side."

He paused and said again: "Thank you, Mr. Zhu."

"Third Master, you are being polite." Eunuch Zhu said with a smile.

When Gu Chengzhi saw the emperor, he was sitting in front of the chessboard, playing chess with himself.

Seeing that Gu Chengzhi was about to kneel down to salute, the emperor said directly: "Come and play a game with me."

Just as Gu Chengzhi was about to kneel down, he stopped. He lowered his eyes slightly, but still straightened up, and then came to the opposite of the emperor.

The game of chess on the table is already halfway through. Both black and white were aggressive at the beginning, and the situation is not too good.Even if the style of chess changed later and he took steady and gentle steps, he still couldn't completely change the situation.

"Sit down and finish this game of chess with me." The emperor originally wanted to explain to him directly why he came here, but he felt a little speechless. When he saw the game of chess played in the morning, he suddenly wanted to finish it. Then people waited.

"Yes." Gu Chengzhi replied and sat down.

The start of this game of chess was not good, and even if there was a remedy afterwards, it would not have much effect.However, both black and white have problems, and this game of chess is considered fair.

At the beginning, Gu Chengzhi also followed the steady pace ahead, but gradually the attack became more violent, and in the end, he was eager and eager to die with the opponent.

The emperor also saw this change in chess strategy, but he didn't remind him, he just made arrangements step by step.When Gu Chengzhi couldn't bear it and started to get impatient, he still reacted calmly. When he gained a clear advantage, he showed his ferocious minions like a tiger descending the mountain.

"I lost..." Gu Chengzhi sighed, seeing the situation where his side was almost swallowed up, he couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"Your mind is disturbed." The emperor looked at him calmly.

"Yes...my heart is in a mess..." Gu Chengzhi lowered his head, his heart was already in a mess.

The emperor's heart suddenly softened, he could understand how painful and sad Gu Chengzhi is now.He had watched this child grow up since he was a child, and he originally wanted him to assist the crown prince in the future, just like Master Gu Er assisting him.

But now, he suddenly didn't want to care what those courtiers would say, Gu Chengzhi was someone he valued, and he just didn't want him to suffer that much!

So what if you can take the imperial examination after getting married!So what if you can become an official after getting married!For the sake of that hexagram, you have to suffer that kind of suffering and suffer that kind of crime, why? !

"Then don't worry about the marriage, I will help you..." The emperor wanted to tell him that he would help him resolve the marriage, so he should not worry.

"Think twice, Your Majesty!" Seeing the emperor's expression, Gu Chengzhi naturally understood what he wanted to do when he heard what the emperor had not finished speaking, so he got up and knelt down on the ground, "Please don't interfere with Cheng Zhi's marriage! Chengzhi understands Chengzhi's love, so Chengzhi absolutely cannot let the emperor do this for me!"