The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Before Gu Xiangtan had time to think about it, Gao Jinting, who was listening to the movement, fell out of the sedan chair with a "slap", and staggered to chase the maid in the direction she was leaving, but was caught by Mou Fei and Bi Fu one step at a time. He stepped forward and was stopped by Kankan.

Gao Jinting refused to accept it, and tried to break free with all his strength. He seemed to have learned a few kung fu moves, and his skills were better than ordinary people. His face was flushed red, he was panting heavily, and the demeanor of the troubled young man in the past was completely gone at this moment, leaving only a look of embarrassment and madness.

Gu Xiangtan took a step forward, bent down, and handed the jade bracelet to him who was struggling constantly.

Gao Jinting couldn't help trembling when he saw this thing, he suddenly lost his strength and fell down, he stretched out his hand to take it, but he didn't seem to dare, as if he really took it back, just like the parting poem said before, there is no moisture Hey, it's hard to turn back.

Seeing his movements, Gu Xiangtan said lightly: "If you don't want it, I'll lose it. It's good if you don't think about it a little bit. From now on, let's do it all over again, as if we never knew each other."

After Gao Jinting heard this, he jumped up and snatched the bracelet from Gu Xiangtan, and fell to the ground again, while the jade bracelet was held tightly in his arms, like some lost and recovered treasure, unwilling to let it go open.

Gu Xiangtan listened to him chanting "Yi Ling..." softly, his voice was like crying and laughing, over and over again, it was unbearable to watch.

While Gu Xiangtan was in a daze, Zhao Yuan waved, and Bi Fu and Mou Fei stepped forward to send Gao Jinting back into the sedan chair.

Gu Xiangtan also returned to the sedan chair, took off the purple jade bead string on his wrist and played with it lightly, without saying a word all the way, until he approached the Sumeru Hall, he asked abruptly, "When are you leaving?"

Zhao Yuan paused and replied, "Next month."

It's only been half a month...

Gu Xiangtan nodded, said nothing, and walked out when the sedan chair landed.

Zhao Yuan looked at his back for a long time, and ordered the sedan chair to be picked up again.

Gu Xiangtan approached the palace but slowed down, looked up at the lonely bright moon in the sky, and murmured softly: "Life is unheard of, and after long lovesickness, how can I say goodbye to you, when I was in my prime..."

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Of course, Emperor Zongzheng couldn't hide the fact that Zhao Yuan entered the Shenwu Army Camp after recovering from his illness. Although he was full of reluctance, no matter it was Zhao Yuan's identity, his relationship with Hou Bingchen, or Zhao Yuan's martial arts skills, Zongzheng could not hide it from him. Emperor Zheng couldn't find fault, and there was no one available in the army at the moment, even if Emperor Zongzheng didn't want him to intervene, he couldn't open the mouth.

He threw the memorial in his hand onto Qu Guang who was kneeling in front of him, and said angrily, "Look at this, do you have anything to say?"

Qu Guang hurriedly picked it up, glanced at ten lines at a glance, and replied: "Master Xue has a clue about the case of Duke Yuguo?"

"What are the clues!" Emperor Zongzheng was annoyed, "After searching for so long, I still can't find Zhao Dian's cause, and the accusation is still laid on the Nanman people after going around, what a waste of work!"

Qu Guang hurriedly comforted him: "The emperor calms down, the emperor calms down, since the three kings dared to do it at that time, they arranged everything properly, how can they easily catch the sore feet?"

The emperor naturally understood this reason, he just knew that this matter was as difficult as reaching the sky, so he asked Xue Yiyang to do it, and it took such a long time, he thought he would do his best, no matter what, he should make some achievements to show himself Look, who would have thought that he was no different from those wastes who fished in troubled waters, and could not even find out some evidence that could fool Gu Xiangtan, but Emperor Zongzheng couldn't wait, and now Lingfo had a rift with him, Zongzheng The emperor must try to make up for it. If it is too late, he may be taken advantage of by those who are eyeing him, and he will regret it later.

Qu Guang saw it more clearly than him, and bowed to remind him: "Your Majesty, the reason why the three kings took action that day, apart from the old sorrow and new hatred for the Duke of Yuguo, was to use an excuse to deal with the rampant Nanman, but in fact they recruited troops for their own sake. Yes, but now that General Yubayashi is dead, and the twelve cities of Dongxian County have no leader, the three kings have already sent half of their capable people there to guard them. "A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find." If you can't be a general, you can easily become a military adviser, and look at the three kings, even if you take soldiers now, I'm afraid you won't be able to digest them for a while, so you should put aside your nightly thoughts."

Emperor Zongzheng felt reasonable: "Then you mean, this case is over?" Isn't that too cheap for Zhao Dian.

"Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. Although there is no evidence that the three kings colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country and harmed the courtiers, it is more than enough to punish him for the crime of neglecting his duties and lax governance."

Emperor Zongzheng seemed unwilling, but he had no other choice, so he could only smirk with unspeakable anguish on his face.

Seeing this, Qu Guang cupped his hands again and said, "It's hard to cook without rice. In the final analysis, the emperor is so embarrassing because no one is available. Instead of taking precautions, it's better to take light and re-select talents..."

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After more than a year, one of the three princes of Daye—the massacre of Yuguo Gonghe’s family was finally solved today.

Above the court hall, Gu Xiangtan stood with his sleeves folded under the hands of Emperor Zongzheng, silently listening to Xue Yiyang, the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, report the ins and outs of the case one by one, Gu Xiangtan only lowered his eyes, showing no expression on his face.

This made Emperor Zongzheng feel a little uncertain for a while, and said cautiously: "My condolences to Lingfo, I will give you justice." After finishing speaking, his face turned cold, and he looked at the people facing down with anger, "I just heard what Lord Xue said just now. The thief is very similar to the villain who kidnapped the Lingfo on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, no matter in terms of body shape, appearance, weapon used, or behavior. The defense of the capital city is also dangerous, so that the Southern barbarian thieves can feel like they are in no one's land! Come here, remove the deputy general Chen Wei, Ma Pingtian Wusha Bobofu, the commander of the imperial army, and the commander of the East and West Battalions..." Emperor Zongzheng continued Applying for more than a dozen official positions, "all of them will be thrown into prison and await their punishment!"

Seeing the guards dragging people down, and hearing a series of shouts of "The Emperor, spare your life...", the third king, Zhao Dian, looked ashen. These are naturally his people, but he just couldn't get angry, not to mention the death of Hu Tiandong, yes. His vitality was seriously injured, and now he needs to make a long-term plan. In addition, the emperor did not pursue his serious crimes, but found a small soldier to perform the operation. It was lucky for him. The three kings knew that they should restrain their edge and take countermeasures. It was hard to move forward and backward with his chest, Zhao Dian was so suppressed that his face turned black for a moment.

And Emperor Zongzheng looked at Zhao Dian's expression, and the unhappiness that had been pent up in his heart dissipated a lot, thinking: You also have today, now I will forgive you, one day you will die without a place to bury you!

Emperor Zongzheng waited to say more, and suddenly heard Xue Yiyang say: "I still found some things, and I want to present them to the emperor."

Emperor Zongzheng was inexplicable, looking at the things brought by Eunuch Sun, his expression became stiffer the more he looked at it. There were mostly secret letters on it, and the corners were wrinkled. After a long time, the ink marks on it were still clear Recognizable.

Xue Yiyang didn't wait for the emperor to ask questions, and said directly: "When I thoroughly investigated the case, I found some clues in Yu Guogong's mansion, so I followed the clues to sort out the above evidence. People from Zhongshushe, Liu Zhuo, Cheng Xuanbi, In the 36th year of Jiarui, accepting bribes and delaying the military aircraft; the official doctor, Fan Yong, from the second to eighth years of Zongzheng, nepotism, buying and selling official positions, and embezzling tens of thousands of taels of silver; Yushi Zhongcheng, Ban Fuyong, engaged in malpractice for personal gain, and deceived the superior and the inferior , Corruption and perversion of the law..."

Xue Yiyang listed the crimes of these people one by one, one by one, clearly and plainly, and there were evidences and reasons to prove it, so that no one could deny it, so not only Emperor Zongzheng turned pale when he heard it, but also Lian Sanwang Tong was unexpectedly on the spot.

How can this be the evidence hidden by Duke Yu? It is obvious that Xue Yiyang and others have collected it for a long time, and they just wait for this grand pass to be made public. Presumably this is the highlight of his thorough investigation of the case, and even Emperor Zongzheng has kept it secret. .

For a while, a needle could be heard in the court hall, and there was a dead silence.

The officials of Daye protect each other and follow the example. Everyone knows it well. For them, the way to be an official is to turn a blind eye. Even the emperor doesn’t care. Wouldn't it be too arrogant to stand alone?Do you really think you are a spirit Buddha?

So at the moment, Xue Yiyang's behavior has completely messed up the original official atmosphere, but Gu Xiangtan is on the sidelines, Emperor Zongzheng can't pretend to be stupid, and although Xue Yiyang is a second-rank official, he is not ordinary He is also Hou Bingchen's and Cao Qin's adopted brother, the adopted son of the great prince, Emperor Zongzheng didn't even dare to tear Zhao Yuan face to face, he only dared to vent his anger on the pill, how could there be so many people? Ask Xue Yiyang directly?

Fortunately, most of the people on Xue Yiyang's list have retired and returned to their hometowns, and most of the rest are not considered to be in high positions, the highest is no more than fourth rank.

Emperor Zongzheng's heart turned sharply, and he looked at Qu Guang, who was sitting down. The minister of the Ministry of Rites was still calm, and shook his head secretly to the emperor, signaling to be calm and not to be impatient, and we will discuss it later.

Emperor Zongzheng let out a sigh of relief, and then slowly said: "This matter is of great importance, and needs to be investigated carefully. If Xue Aiqing's words are true, she must not be lightly forgiven!"

I wanted to retreat in this way, and go back to clean up the mess, but the three kings took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, although there are omissions in the defense of the capital, it must not be impossible for a day, otherwise wouldn't it Even more chaos?" This Yongjun only arrested people, but forgot to make up for the vacancy. Although the minds of the three kings were also confused by Xue Yiyang, they were at least more experienced than Zhao You, and remembered to fight for more benefits for themselves. .

Emperor Zongzheng was stunned for a moment, and then remembered, his old face blushed slightly, and he scolded Zhao You to the bottom of his heart. He nodded and looked at the newly married prince. He heard from Qu Guang that the prince had married him. Emperor Zongzheng was quite happy when he thought of a place to go, but now he saw the crown prince lowered his eyes and bowed his head, so he didn't answer this question anyway.

Emperor Zongzheng couldn't help but said: "The deployment of the forbidden army is of great importance, and it must not be ignored casually. The person appointed must be a man of literature, classics and military strategy to be able to take on the big job. I wonder if there is anyone for my love?"

So everyone spoke one after another, but none of them was what Emperor Zongzheng wanted to hear, and Zhao Mian was like a tight gourd, no matter what, he would not open his mouth, and only made Emperor Zongzheng scratch his heart and lungs with anger.

In desperation, he asked Gu Xiangtan casually, thinking that there must be no one to recommend the Lingfo Buddha, so he awarded it himself, but after hearing this, Gu Xiangtan slowly raised his head, frowned and thought for a while After that, he nodded slightly.

Gu Xiangtan said: "There is..."