marriage contract

Gu Chengzhi thought for a while before he said, "Have you ever heard of the name Thousand Faced Ghost?"

"Thousand-faced ghost?" Chu Junyi was stunned for a moment, repeated the word twice, then widened his eyes, and said in surprise: "Thousand-faced ghost, thousand-faced ghost Hao Yuan?!"

"Yes, it's him. It seems that you have heard of it." Gu Chengzhi nodded slightly.

Chu Junyi frowned and asked: "I heard it, but... why did you mention him?"

"Shao Yan is a descendant of Hao Yuan." Gu Chengzhi replied lightly.

Chu Junyi was dumbfounded when he heard that, he really didn't expect Shao Yan to have a relationship with Hao Yuan.

Who Hao Yuan is can be known just by looking at the nickname "Ghost with Thousand Faces".

This person is a master of disguise, with a unique skill.

Once, a prince murdered the emperor, and he pretended to be the emperor by Hao Yuan's disguise technique. For three whole months, no one in the former court or the harem found out that the emperor had been robbed.

Later, it was the fake emperor who was assassinated and accidentally injured Yi Rong on the face, only then did he find out that the emperor had been dropped.

At that time, the prince Yili hated the prince who killed his father, killed the prince, and at the same time knew the existence of Hao Yuan.

The whole family of the Hao family copied and executed them, no matter they were male, female, old or young.

It was also from then on that the emperor hated this kind of skill very much, and it has been the case for several generations of emperors.

It wasn't until the first emperor succeeded to the throne that the situation improved.

However, Chu Junyi really didn't expect that there are descendants of the Hao family, let alone that they changed their surname to Shao, and Shao Yan is Hao Yuan's descendant.

"You let Shao Yan pretend to be you?" Chu Junyi frowned.

"Yes, this time when I left Beijing, Shao Yan followed me from a distance. When I returned to Beijing, Shao Yan took my place by Mr. Liang's side." Gu Chengzhi replied.

Chu Junyi looked at him, hesitated for a moment and then asked: "You know Shao Yan's life experience, then..."

"The emperor knows." Gu Chengzhi replied calmly, "Shao Yan surrendered to the emperor, that's why I took this step."

"Don't worry, Shao Yan has a clear head, he knows what is best for him." Gu Chengzhi leaned over and said in a low voice: "Hao Yuan's skills have been passed down, but Shao Chang killed himself for monopolizing his unique skills. How could he not hate Shao Yan's family? Compared with the man behind Shao Chang, Shao Yan is weak, so he needs to find a backer for himself."

"Your Majesty?" Chu Junyi raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, it is the emperor." Gu Chengzhi said with a smile: "Shao Yan has already dedicated his family's unique skills, just to find a place to live. The emperor's heart is kind, so he agreed."

Shao Yan is not the only one who is still alive in the Shao family. Shao Yan chose a path for himself after being exposed to some secret situations.

Once Shao Chang is arrested, the details of the Shao family may be exposed. Will Shao Yan be able to escape by then?

Presenting the unique family skills is a surrender, and I also hope that the emperor will not be shy and worried. Maybe the emperor will not care about only one Shao Yan, but it is indeed good to be able to master the art of disguise.

If Emperor Jingming was in power, or several emperors before him, Shao Yan would never have made this decision, and it was justified to remain anonymous.

It can be seen that the emperor is still very popular.

"Shao Yan...how did he arrange it?" Chu Junyi asked.

"There is no arrangement for the time being. After all, there is still Shao Chang, who is also afraid of disturbing others. When the dust settles, there is nothing wrong with giving him an official position." Gu Chengzhi added: "Shao Yan can change his appearance, and he can also see it. , During this period of time, he helped catch a lot of nails."

"Nails?" Chu Junyi asked in surprise.

"Well, people have been replaced in a few places, but luckily I found out now." Gu Chengzhi said lightly.

Chu Junyi was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "You have made a fuss about this, what did the emperor say?"

"I didn't say anything." Gu Chengzhi said indifferently: "The old lady is not dead, and I didn't do anything to her personally. Just based on what she did, I will not blame her for anything."

"I'm just afraid that others will have ideas." Chu Junyi sighed.

"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion." Gu Chengzhi held his hand and said with a smile: "I once asked, but the question was relatively cryptic, but I always remember what the emperor said at that time, only to this extent. , Your Majesty will not think that I am too much."

Chu Junyi nodded, and said again: "Where is the Yushi? They impeached you in a high way, insisting that the old lady's stroke was the cause of you."

Gu Chengzhi sneered and said, "Let them say, there is no evidence anyway."

The smartest thing about Uncle Gu is that he only released half of the truth. It is very difficult to hide the whole thing, but it is much easier to keep half of it.

There have been n kinds of theories extending between Mrs. Gu's stroke and her servant's hanging, and there is a tendency to develop into ghosts and ghosts. Not many people will believe it.

"I'm not fighting alone, my helpers' combat effectiveness is beyond the limit." Gu Chengzhi said with a smile.

Chu Junyi: "..."

In the early morning of the next day, the censors impeached Gu Chengzhi again, starting with the conflict between Gu Chengzhi and the Gu family, and then Gu Chengzhi's years of refusal to visit the Gu family's door, and finally the old lady Gu's sudden stroke, and Gu's servants who were bizarre. Hanging himself, they had reason to suspect that it was Gu Cheng's hand.

As a little partner with explosive combat power, Jin Lu must jump out in time. He has long disliked those censors, and impeached him if nothing happened. The carps raised in Prince Jane's mansion are not as busy as them.

"Hey, let me tell you, you censors are really good. Apart from holding back every day to prepare for admission, you actually know medical skills. The imperial doctors in the imperial hospital dare not say who is so and so because so and so has a stroke. The censors actually We can be sure, it seems that the imperial doctors should go back to their hometown to farm together, and our Lord Yushi should be admitted to the imperial hospital." Jin Lu sneered.

The censors blushed from what he said, medical skills are ass, when did they say that their medical skills are better than the imperial physician? !

If this word spreads, it will offend people. Whoever has a headache and brain fever does not invite the imperial doctor? Doesn't this mean that the imperial doctor of the imperial hospital will hate them? !

"As for Mrs. Gu, she is not yet four or six years old. I don't even bother to mention her just by looking at the things she has done. Most of the strokes are caused by doing too many bad things. It's not like, I was knocked on the door by a ghost in the middle of the night." Jin Lu was full of disdain.

At this time, the censor realized that the "ghost" knocking on the door in the middle of the night should be Gu Chengzhi.

Jin Lu tilted his head to look at the speaking censor, and kindly suggested: "Let the imperial physician show you if your brain is not working well. Before, everyone in Mr. Liang's team can prove that Gu Chengzhi did not return to Beijing without authorization. What do you say? Do you mean Master Liang and the others are all blind? Or do you want to say that Gu Chengzhi knows the magic tricks and can return to the capital from thousands of miles away in the blink of an eye?"

Mr. Liang and the others all stared angrily. Their words had already been left there. Isn't it because they gave perjury if they jumped out to refute? !

When they said this, they were in front of the emperor. If the emperor thinks that they are lying, how can they be better than them? !

The censor who was glared at him instantly withered, and he still couldn't bear the anger of Mr. Liang and the others.

Another censor jumped out, this time pointing the finger at Gu Chengzhi's plan, and ordered others to do it.

Jin Lu sneered and said, "Hey, how much enmity do you have with the Gu family? How dare you harm them like this and instigate others to do it? You can tell, is Gu Chengzhi so stupid? How dare you let others know that he wants to harm his grandmother?" And you dare to say that a foreigner enters the inner courtyard of the Gu family. When you go back, the Gu family will find you desperately. I remember that the Gu family has two girls besides the two grandmas. Are you ready?" After speaking, he looked at Gu Chengzhi.

Gu Chengzhi glanced at the censor coldly, then nodded to Jin Lu.

"That's it." Jin Lu turned his head, and continued: "How much hatred do you have with the Gu family? This is not to ruin their girl, right? You can tell one, two, three things that don't exist in the first place. , Thinking about the bad reputation of other girls, can you benefit from it?"

The censor was speechless after being sprayed by him, and he wanted to refute but couldn't say anything. Who remembers that the Gu family had an unmarried girl, and he didn't want to have an enmity with the Gu family.

Jin Lv stopped talking to him, turned his head and looked away, and told others clearly: You are such a villain, I don't bother to talk to you.

"I know what you guys want to say. Don't you just think it's too coincidental that Gu's servants hanged themselves and Mrs. Gu's stroke happened on the same day, and you think this incident can bring down Gu Chengzhi." Jin Lu said disdainfully: "There are many ugly people." It's a joke, the Gu family didn't think about it, but you guys think too much, you look good when you pull Gu Chengzhi down in this way? I feel ashamed for you."

Several censors look at me and I look at you, and finally a representative made a speech: "The salary of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, we, as censors, must fulfill our duties. What the son said is only half right, and the king will Master Gu's dismounting won't do us any good, it's just to obey our duty, it's really too abnormal, that's why we're talking about it today."

Yu Shi paused for a moment and then said: "As the son said, it is indeed too coincidental that the Gu family's servant hanged himself and the old lady Gu had a stroke on the same day. Don't think too much about it. And Mr. Gu has a lot of rifts with the Gu family, Mrs. Gu... I have heard a lot about the things in the early years, so it is reasonable for Mr. Gu to retaliate."

"In common sense?" Jin Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you think Gu Chengzhi's revenge is right?"

"I didn't say that!" Yu Shi hurriedly said, "No matter what, murdering grandma is..."

"If someone kills your mother, will you take revenge?" Jin Lu interrupted him.

Yu Shi was so angry that his eyes were red.

"Looking at you like this, I know that you will definitely take revenge, and who said that Gu Chengzhi murdered his grandmother?" Jin Lu sneered, "Whether you saw it with your own eyes or heard it with your own ears, you can figure it out with your elm head." The truth is, you think too highly of yourself."

"It's said that Mrs. Gu had a stroke. Are you deaf? It's not like you don't know what happened to Mrs. Gu's death. The servant who murdered the master was devastated. The ashes are all light, and it is the master's kindness to let them live for so many years. If you think the servant who betrayed the master should not die, fine, I will send someone to greet your relatives later, and then give them to you. Treat yourself like a Bodhisattva." Jin Lu glanced at him with a half-smile.

Ignoring the censor's sudden change of expression, Jin Lu turned his head to look at an official and said, "Master Chen, I heard that you and your father are quite at odds. Your father has invited the imperial physician twice this month. You must be unfilial. This is what makes your father sick."

"Nonsense!" Master Chen roared angrily.

Turning his head to look at another official, seeing that official was terrified, Jin Lv grinned and said, "Master Wang, don't be nervous. It's really admirable that you, as a concubine, can win a Jinshi. But your biological mother and aunt have passed away long ago. I heard that it was your aunt's hand. I think you must hate your aunt so much, then you must be responsible for your aunt's bedridden illness. How about it? Does it feel good to avenge your biological mother?"

Mr. Wang said righteously: "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense! This official said to mother..."

But Jin Lv turned his head before he finished speaking, and looked at one of the censors who impeached Gu Chengzhi, with an unclear smile on his face, "Master Huang, how does it feel to have an affair with your father and concubine?" Is it very well? You know what happened to your father's illness, right?"

Master Huang's face was pale, he shook his head a few times, and opened his mouth for a long time without uttering a word.

Seeing this scene, there was still something that the people present didn't understand. The censors stared at Mr. Huang with almost cannibalistic eyes, their faces turned blue and red, as if they had been slapped eight hundred times.

Jin Lu gave two "tsk tsk", mockingly said: "Standing upright."

Hearing this, the faces of the censors became even uglier.

At this time, the emperor who had been sitting on the high platform coughed twice dryly, breaking the weird atmosphere below.

Jin Lv straightened his expression, and said respectfully: "My Majesty, I really think this incident is a coincidence. Is Gu Shaoqing to be convicted just because Gu's servant hanged himself and Mrs. Gu's stroke happened on the day of Mrs. Gu's death? Wei Wei The minister felt that something was wrong. Gu Shaoqing was dedicated to his duties. Who would have thought that he would be splashed with dirty water just after leaving Beijing for a while. How has Gu Shaoqing ever retaliated against the Gu family in these years, not to mention revenge, even a word of complaint I never said it. Is it because Gu Shaoqing is not close to the Gu family, so the Gu family will be blamed on Gu Shaoqing for their old age, sickness and death? Today is the old lady Gu's stroke, and when the old lady passes away in the future, will some people still say that it was Gu Shaoqing? Hand? Mrs. Gu is very old, and there are many people who have strokes and are younger than her. Could it be that they are all murdered by their descendants? Therefore, I feel that the fact that Gu Shaoqing murdered her grandmother is nonsense, and I hope the emperor will clearly investigate. "

Jin Lu's ability to disrupt the situation is very strong, but what he said is also reasonable. It is too one-sided to blame Gu's family's life, old age, sickness and death just because Gu Chengzhi has a lot of rifts with the Gu family. There is no evidence and only guesswork. The case of impeachment remains untenable.

Moreover, Jin Lvcai's map cannon is very powerful. Whoever can live without shame with his family members can be said to have a quarrel. If there is any unfortunate accident, the impeachment is intentional, and this day will not be over. up.

Officialdom pays attention to face, but there are many people who don't pay attention to it, and Jin Lu is one of them.

Jin Lu is the emperor's nephew, and he grew up in front of the emperor. In terms of affection, he is not as good as Prince Jinrong, but he is much better than other princes.

The emperor has to consider orthodoxy, and will not leave hope for other princes, but it is impossible for Jin Lu to inherit the throne, so the emperor has no worries about being nice to him.

Jin Lu doesn't need to please others, as long as he can hug the emperor's thigh, it is enough for him to be taboo by the emperor.

Just like when he tore off the fig leaf just now, the official's face was ugly, and Jin Lu was of no benefit, but the emperor didn't care, maybe the emperor instructed him to do this.

And the most unlucky person today is Mr. Huang, the censor. His fellow censors probably hated him to death. He was called face to face by Jin Lv, and his future is bleak.

The emperor coughed dryly, looked at Gu Chengzhi and asked, "Does Gu Aiqing have anything to say?"