The Eight Winds of Rebirth

As soon as Emperor Zongzheng said this, the rest of the time was left to Jing Guogong to be the role of the hot scene, flattering and flattering everyone from the beginning to the end, and the scenery was infinite.

Afterwards, there was another dancer performing dances, touching light and interlacing. Such a scene was really not suitable for Gu Xiangtan to stay for a long time, so he sat for a while and then bid farewell to Emperor Zongzheng.

The sedan chair drove out of Ziwei Palace, Gu Xiangtan looked out from the window curtain, the palace walls stretched in the shadows, the sky was endless, sweet-scented osmanthus flowers floated in the clouds, and the night was as cool as washing.

During the mid-autumn festival, the whole family was reunited, but he was alone. Even though Gu Xiangtan had long been used to it, he couldn't live quietly now, and some thoughts came to him in his heart.

I miss my family members whom I can no longer see, and miss the person who is close to me but can't get close...

After thinking about it, Gu Xiangtan said to Xiao Luzi, "Get off the sedan chair."

As soon as Gu Xiangtan came out, Su Xi hurriedly asked, "Where are you going, my lord?"

Gu Xiangtan looked around. This is the path leading to the Sumeru Hall. Along the way, there is a small garden. There are many rockeries in the garden, and the lotus pond reflects the moon. It is very quiet and quite scenic.

"I'm here to admire the moon, you guys go back first."

Where can An Yin rest assured, Gu Xiangtan can only say: "Then Yanfang will follow, and the others don't need to stay."

In the end, everyone left with great difficulty, Gu Xiangtan said to Yanfang: "You stay here and watch, I'll go in and walk around."

Yan Fang exchanged a look with him, Gu Xiangtan shook his head at him, indicating that it was okay, Yan conveniently retreated silently.

Gu Xiangtan went to the garden and walked slowly along the lotus pond. After walking more than half a circle, he said softly: "Come out..."

After talking for a while, a shadow flashed faintly from the corner of the rockery.

Gu Xiangtan twirled a young leaf on the ground and put it in his hand to watch it carefully, without raising his head: "You followed me all the way, and when you were able to talk, you didn't say a word. Wouldn't it be a waste of work like this? ?”

For a moment, the shadow moved and came out from the darkness. The moonlight shone on his face, clearly illuminating his appearance.

It was Zhao Su.

Gu Xiangtan only heard a light slap, and looked back, only to see Zhao Su knelt down straight in front of him.

Gu Xiangtan showed surprise, stepped forward two steps, and hurriedly asked: "What are you doing? Just say what you have to say."

Zhao Su's face was full of grief and indignation, and the turbulent emotions in his eyes seemed to break his peaceful brows. He took a while to speak: "Lingfo, Zhao Su swears to the sky here, and everything he said afterwards is true. I don't seek fame, wealth, gold, silver and power, I only ask the Buddha to give me justice, and give you justice too!"

Gu Xiangtan was stunned: "Fair? What is fair?"

Zhao Su paused for a moment, then asked in a deep voice, "If I tell you, will Lingfo trust me?"

Gu Xiangtan thought for a while, and seemed a little embarrassed: "I won't hide it from you, I know who you are, and I've vaguely heard something about you. There are many things in the past, so it's not easy for me to interfere. If you want to ask me for this... ..."

Zhao Su shook his head: "No, I dare not stain your ears with those age-old grievances, and I will not embarrass Lingfo. tell you."

Gu Xiangtan's eyelids twitched: "The truth? Could it be about my parents..."

Zhao Su said nothing.

Gu Xiangtan stepped forward and grabbed him, anxiously said: "Did you see anything that day? How much do you know?"

Zhao Su still said the same thing: "Lingfo can trust me?"

Gu Xiangtan met Zhao Su's eyes, those eyes in the dark night had a sharp sense like a falcon, not at all as humble and introverted as the two times seen in the palace, inconspicuous.

Gu Xiangtan's fingers clenched tightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I believe it."

Zhao Su nodded, then frowned again, as if deliberating how to explain this clearly, he spoke slowly for a long time.

"In the middle of the night that day, I did witness the real culprit who killed the Gu family."

Gu Xiangtan shook, and heard himself asking in a cold voice: "Who is it?"

Zhao Su said: "The appearance of the Nanman people, about six people, holding a scimitar, tall and tall, when I went outside the mansion, I saw those people leaving in a hurry. At that time, the gate of the mansion opened, it was too late..."

"Why did the southern barbarians behead my parents?" Gu Xiangtan's eyes were filled with fear, and he shouted, if it was just the hatred of the country and the family, there is no need to use such an assassination method, and since Chief Gu Jing has no military power and does not care about the war, kill him What benefits does he have for the southern barbarians?On the contrary, in the past few years, he has become more and more speechless in front of Emperor Zongzheng. Even if he wants to destroy Daye's prestige, he should pick those humerus ministers.

"That's why there is something strange here," Zhao Su said, "It's not a foreign bandit, then it's just..."

Inside thief.

Gu Xiangtan's complexion changed, and he looked at Zhao Su: "Why did you go outside my Gu residence that night?"

Zhao Sudao: "Lingfo is really smart. I'm not going to hide it. In fact, when I come to the capital, I have to worship the three kings."

"How to say?"

"Does Lingfo know that Zhao Dian and Zhao Jie always love to raise falcons? In the capital, a top-grade falcon can cost as much as a thousand taels of gold, but in the Three Kings Mansion, there are countless such falcons, and most of their falcons come from Dong County. "

Dongxian County is located in the southeast corner of Daye, where the sky is dry and there is little rain. There is no way to support the hard-working people there, but it is the favorite place for the falcons to stay. Every year in the middle of winter, flocks of falcons will come here because of the warm climate. Flying to Dong County, you can see them everywhere on dead branches and in dry rivers.

"And at this time, Zhao Jie will personally go to Dong County to fetch hawks. He has raised hundreds of hawk catchers there. These hawks cost only a few taels of silver in Dong County, but they cost thousands of times when they are transported to the capital. Double the amount of silver taels, the three kings have almost become rich by relying on this all these years, but the falcon is just a bird for entertainment, and the three kings have too much effort."

"Flying bird...how else?"

"Lingfo doesn't know, the reason why the pheasant bird is precious is that it is fierce and unruly, and no one can control it. However, once it can listen to people's orders, it is an excellent messenger bird. It is hard to find whereabouts. "

"Taming falcons?"

"Yes, it's falcon taming. It's easy to find falcon catchers, but it's hard to find falcon tamers. It's hard to find falcon tamers out of hundreds of falcon catchers."

Gu Xiangtan understood: "You know how to tame falcons."

Suddenly remembered: "Could it be that the whistle heard at Guozi Temple that day..." was the sound of pulling away the falcon that was resting on Gu Xiangtan's shoulder and allowing Zhao Yuan to make a move. hair?

Zhao Su nodded, and took out a silver whistle from his sleeve: "This whistle requires skill to blow, and different whistles represent different meanings. If you don't have a few years of hard work, you can't master it. Zhao Jie's side There are two hawk tamers who don't trust me, so even though I followed him to the capital for more than two months, I still haven't been able to enter the hawk breeding hall in the inner room."

"But you still know their secret?"

"That's right, I didn't know about it by accident. One day, a pheasant was injured and fell into the backyard. I was lucky enough to see the letter tied to the pheasant's foot. When I saw it, I found that the Three Kings and One Party had a relationship with the Nanman People have colluded with the enemy and treason, the evidence of the crime is conclusive!"

"So, what you mean is that it was the Three Kings who instructed the Nanman people to kill my parents..." Gu Xiangtan asked quietly, his eyes wide open, as if he couldn't believe it, but also seemed unfathomable. He asked again as if talking to himself: "What good does it do for him?"

"Did Lingfo forget how he ascended to the throne back then?"

A mediocre ruler will harm the country, and a tyrant will perish.

However, in just eight words, the new king of the country was established.

"The Three Kings remember that the Ling Buddha caused him to lose the throne, which makes it hard for him to go around now. Although the previous generation of Ling Buddha has gone, you have come to the Gu family..." So for Zhao Dian, Gu Xiangtan is The person who prevented him from being on the throne said, "Of course, he won't do anything to you now. This is just one of the reasons. More importantly, Zhao Dian wants to test the depth of the emperor and shock all the emperors." He knows the fate of opposing him. If the emperor swallows the bitter fruit, Zhao Dian can blame the Nanmans for this matter, and then ask the emperor for troops and strengthen the guards of the imperial army because of the lack of manpower in the capital. , this move really serves multiple purposes.”

And Gu Xiangtan almost gritted his silver teeth when he heard it.

Zhao Su looked at his expression, and continued: "The Ministry of Punishment took over this case, and after trial and trial, there is no reason. Zhao Dian is not afraid that the emperor will tell you the truth, it is because the emperor is also afraid that you will know, because he is here. You have selfishness in your head."

The death of a Gu Jing is better than the government's pain and itch. If Zhao Dian can be caught because of this, Zhao You will naturally wish for it. If not, Gu Xiangtan will travel thousands of miles to Beijing for his parents' funeral.

In the end, only the Gu family was sacrificed.

Gu Xiangtan swayed and almost stopped, but was caught by Zhao Suyi.

"Lingfo, there have long been countless ghosts in this imperial city. No matter how loyal and kind people are, they can't stand up to the power. If they haven't arrived, they won't be rewarded, and I don't know when the King of Hades will be able to clean them up!"

These words were extremely rebellious, but Gu Xiangtan's spirit was out of his body, and resentment gradually arose in his heart, and he felt the same for Zhao Su's words.

Zhao Su said again: "Since I have told you this, I will not be afraid of death. I also know that Lingfo has a compassionate heart and disdains to hate them. It's just that the land is in danger and the demons are dancing around. If the wicked are not eliminated, I'm afraid it will be disasters." And others, once Zhao Dian takes power, the world will be in chaos and bloody, and if the three kings are removed from the eyes and the power is really won, how can he tolerate General Hou and other heirs? As for the crown prince With such virtues, can he really be the monarch of the world? Lingfo should think twice..."

Gu Xiangtan's face was almost pale, and he kept chanting "Amitabha Buddha" to calm his mind. Zhao Su looked at him and knew that he couldn't force him any more.

So, he took a step back, bowed again, and said lightly: "Maybe I was rude, but Zhao Su has always believed in the clear and clear retribution of heaven and is not happy with retribution. Lingfo can carefully consider it. Zhao Su is pure in heart and will go through fire and water."

After finishing speaking, he didn't stay too long, turned around briskly and hid in the rockery again, disappearing into the shadows.

Hearing the faint footsteps go away, the gloomy look on Gu Xiangtan's face slowly receded, he closed his eyes tightly, and let out a long sigh for a while.