The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Zhao Zhang stayed up all night, waiting for the results in the imperial study.

On the fifth watch, Director Du came in with breakfast, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, go and rest for a while, the imperial court is about to come, the slave just wait."

Zhao Zhang put down the book in his hand, picked up the bowl and ate a few bites, when there were hurried footsteps approaching outside, he put down the bowl and looked up at the door.

"Report..." A hurried voice came from afar.

Zhao Zhang only saw a soldier carrying a small flag running in supported by two guards, and asked with a frown, "What's the matter?"

"Urgent report..." The little soldier couldn't even kneel on his knees, panting quickly on the ground, "Report... Your Majesty, Little General Qian...Little General Qian was assassinated in Lingnan... died... Huhu..."

After hearing what he said, Zhao Zhang was furious immediately, and went up against the case, "Assassinated and killed? When did it happen? The military newspaper I received a few days ago clearly stated a great victory in suppressing the bandits, and the army is preparing to leave camp and return!"

A young eunuch fed the soldier a cup of sugar water, and the soldier finally gained some strength and knelt straighter, "Your Majesty, the suppression of the bandits has indeed gone smoothly. After the army entered Lingnan, the soldiers were divided into three groups. Under the leadership of the locals, The thief's den was successfully found, and most of the gangsters were successfully wiped out. The rest of the gangsters fled to the sea by boat. Because the army was not familiar with naval warfare, the warlord did not recommend going to sea to chase deserters, but General Qian felt that those gangsters were inhumane. He escaped, and when the army left, he would definitely come back and continue to do evil, so he insisted on going to sea to chase the fugitives, but who knew... who knew that there were hidden assassins on board the government boat we borrowed. They drugged the drinking water and finally kidnapped Qian Xiao The general forced the army to retreat...the warlord had no choice but to do so, but...but who knows, the other party broke his promise and became fat, and finally...the last thing he sent was the body of little general Qian..." The soldier choked up as he spoke, and the army died. After becoming the coach and the only legitimate son of the Qian family, all their achievements in this battle will be wiped out, and they will even be infamous because of it. Who wouldn't be afraid?

Zhao Zhang was stunned for a moment, then stood up and asked, "What about now? Is the army going home?"

"When Beizhi came back, Deputy General Yan was preparing to return. He ordered Beizhi to come first...to report the funeral."

"Report the funeral..." Zhao Zhang rubbed his eyebrows. This is really bad news. He thought it was a safe war, so he let Qian Jianyuan lead the army. The Qian family army is bound to be handed over to Qian Jian. Yuan's hand, but a general who has never been on the battlefield since he was a child can't be a good general, so he took this opportunity to train him. Who would have thought that he would return to the battlefield just once.

I really don't know if Mr. Qian can bear the news.

Zhao Zhang immediately made a decision, "You and I will go to General Qian's mansion together, and tell Old General Qian about this matter in person. If he has any doubts, he must tell you everything."

"Follow your orders!"

Zhao Zhang turned his head and told Du Fucheng, "The court will be postponed this morning until I come back. Also, send someone to Jinyiwei to inquire about the situation. I want to know the result as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Shengjia came out of the palace, which happened to be the time for the ministers to go to court, and all the civil and military officials were terrified, and they chased after them. It was not until someone came that they learned that General Qian was killed in Lingnan, and he was still fighting. After winning the battle, I really don't know what kind of bad luck I had.

When they arrived at Qian's house, the butler heard that Sheng Jia was coming and was so frightened that his legs limp. He thought that there was nothing in the house that could disturb him, but he hurriedly reported to Old General Qian and opened the door to welcome him with the whole family.

Zhao Zhang stood in front of the General's Mansion, staring up at the century-old General's Mansion with a puzzled look on his face. What was he thinking at the beginning?He thought: Mr. Qian is getting old, and he will hand over the military power to Qian Jianyuan in a few years. Qian Jianyuan is loyal, and he does not doubt it, but it is still a little too late to lead the army. If If he can improve after some experience, then it's okay for the Qian family army to continue to be in charge of the Qian family, but if he doesn't have that ability, it's okay for him to find a successor and replace Qian Jianyuan in a few years.

Speaking of which, I didn't value Qian Jianyuan too much. He already regarded the military power of the Qian family as something in his pocket. Now that the Qian family has no heirs, the ownership of the Qian family's army is a big problem.

"The old minister welcomes the emperor, and the emperor is blessed and safe." Old General Qian strode out with doubts on his face.

Zhao Zhang saw that he didn't look like a fake, he didn't seem to have received the news. Generally speaking, the important officials of the court have their own news channels, especially the generals who are in charge of the military, they have paid more attention to the dynamics of the army. Could it be It was because Mr. Qian couldn't stand the blow and Soyi didn't dare to deliver the news.

"Please hurry up, Mr. Qian, let's go in and talk."

"Yes." Mr. Qian glanced at the people behind the emperor suspiciously. Shouldn't he be going to court at this time?Why did the emperor come to Qian Mansion?

When he saw the Xiaoqi at the end of the team, his pupils shrank, and he pointed at that person and asked, "Your Majesty, is that person Xiaoqi of the Qian Family Army?"

Zhao Zhang stopped, and reached out to hold Qian Lao's arm, "Yes, Qian Lao, don't get excited, let's go to the mansion first." He gave the waiter at the side a wink, and soon, the waiter brought two imperial physicians together Follow in.

After arriving in the lobby, Zhao Zhang took the chair, coughed, announced the small flag, and repeated the news in front of Mr. Qian.

Hearing the news of his son's death in battle, Mr. Qian was stunned, and asked suspiciously: "Are you joking, my son... my son died in battle? How could it be?" Lingnan is not a cave of dragons and tigers. , how could he die?

He shook his body and fainted amidst the exclamation of everyone.

Zhao Zhang stayed in Qian's mansion for an hour, and left after Qian Lao woke up and looked at him. When he walked out of the mansion, the sun was rising. It should have been a sunny day, but Zhao Zhang's mood was clouded, and he ordered : "Go back to the palace!"

On the way back to the palace, a fast horse came galloping, and the Jin Yiwei on horseback was ordered to come, approached the imperial chariot and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, Lord Qianhu has caught the thief and brought Lord Gao back safely!"

The news that Gao Xun was kidnapped by the assassins was deliberately released by Zhao Zhang, unless his confidants didn't know that Gao Xun was the prisoner under high-profile arrest today.

Finally there was good news, Zhao Zhang looked better, and waved his hand, "Bring him into the palace, who else will be with him besides him?"

"Jin Yiwei found the trace of the thief in a secret road in the south of the city. After following the mark to find it, he successfully arrested the thief collectively. Mr. Gao was safe and sound. However, that person also arrested two of Mr. Gao's followers. Qianhu My lord will send the two of them into the palace together."

Zhao Zhang nodded, ordered someone to bring a horse, and rode into the palace.

He first went to the Golden Luan Hall, saw that Shen Jia's place was empty, and was very upset. He explained a few important matters, and then announced the news of Qian Jianyuan's death in battle, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to choose Qian Jianyuan according to regulations. Titled, and then retreated.

"Where is Gao Xun?" Zhao Zhang strode back and asked the imperial guards who followed him.

"Back to the emperor, Mr. Gao was placed in the side hall of the imperial study, and Commander Yao personally guarded it."

"Where are his two attendants?"

"Lu Qianhu took the person away just now, and said that it was a first-instance trial. Commander Yao originally disagreed, but Master Qianhu said it was your order."

Zhao Zhang raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. When he arrived at the imperial study, he asked Song Bingyang to lead someone to guard the gate, and then let Yao Zhan bring Gao Xun over.

Standing in front of the window, he thought carefully about what Gao Xun had said to him when he was in the palace, but he couldn't remember when he had provoked him, nor when he had thought about him.

But this matter should not be false, but he never knew that a person would change beyond recognition because of admiration for a person. Back then, Gao Xun in his eyes was also a noble and noble son of a family.

He also wondered, if Gao Xun had expressed his feelings to him in the palace back then, would he have accepted him as he accepted Shen Jia?After all, he met Gao Xun first, and Shen Jia later.

But just thinking this way, he couldn't accept it, he didn't have extra thoughts about Gao Xun, if such a thing really happened, maybe he would drive him out of the palace in a fit of anger.

"Your Majesty, someone brought it here."

Zhao Zhang turned around and his eyes fell on the young man kneeling in the hall. He was wearing a black gown, neatly dressed and a jade crown on his head. Just to deceive the uninformed.

Zhao Zhang walked around Gao Xun, his lofty posture, his contemptuous eyes piercing his back, made Gao Xun tense all over.

"Since you know that I can't tolerate you, why don't you run away but hide in the secret passage of Chang'an City? What do you want to do?" Zhao Zhang squatted down in front of him, forcing him to look up at himself, facing such a shrewd person, Zhao Zhang needs to read the authenticity of his words from the expression in his eyes.

Gao Xun stared greedily at his face. This was the closest he was to Zhao Zhang. Even if he came to the capital and stood on top of the temple, there was no chance for a five-rank doctor to meet the emperor. This time, it was thanks to the eldest princess.

He has been obsessed with this man in front of him for many years. If he doesn't like men, that's fine, but he has such a relationship with Shen Jia, so why can't he?How could he be content not to fight?

"Your majesty must already know what I'm thinking about you, right? I'm very curious, how did you find out?" Apart from the few people closest to him, it is logical that no one else would know about this matter.

If the emperor didn't know about this matter, it would be impossible to find him so quickly.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I can't tolerate you because you moved someone who shouldn't be moved."

"Your Majesty!" Gao Xun raised his head, pointed to his face and asked, "How can I be inferior to him?"

Zhao Zhang narrowed his eyes and was a little annoyed, "What do you compare with him? In my eyes, you are just a child of a family who has been praised since childhood. If you have some talent and learning, you think that the world is invincible. Who will give you that?" self-confidence?"

"What about him? He's just a country bumpkin. He studied for a few years and was lucky enough to meet you. I'm afraid his position as the number one scholar was chosen by the emperor for his own sake, right? Not to mention why he was promoted so quickly. You should be clear, in the final analysis, his kindness is all from the emperor's favor, so what can he do?"

"Oh, just one thing, he won't go crazy because of envy of a person, and do outrageous things, he will be a hundred times stronger than you!" In Shen Jia's words, Gao Xun's three views are not correct, and such a person will do it even when he is an official. Not a good official.

Gao Xun turned his face away, a raging fire was burning in his chest, wishing he could end himself with a knife, so as to avoid such humiliation, saying that he was not as good as Shen Jia, he absolutely could not accept it.

"When you were doing these things, did you think about the Gao family? Did you think about the eldest princess? You used the eldest princess's wishes to achieve your own goals, and even tricked her to take the blame for you. Why not!" Zhao Zhang wanted to tell the world, let people see what kind of virtuous Mr. Gao is.

"Tell me, what else did you arrange?" Zhao Zhang got up, not wanting to look at that face again.

"Haha, this must be the reason for the emperor's eagerness to find Weichen, right? The minister planned Shen Jia, so naturally he had to be safe. Unfortunately, the arrangement on New Year's Eve was exposed by the emperor, and the plan in the Taimiao did not succeed. Otherwise, at this moment Well, Shen Jia is that treacherous minister that everyone scolds, and I can't wait to get rid of it soon! I also want to ask, how did you see the flaw? That is obviously a very common sentence.

Zhao Zhang put his hands behind his back and said, "Because I know that someone is going to kill Shen Jia. At such a critical moment, the hexagrams are suddenly different from the previous ones, so I am extra careful and change the content of the hexagrams."

"I see."