I dare not

The author has something to say: The third child: In order to protect his wife, he is gradually becoming black... Beg for comments and starfish (^з^)-☆

next day

When Gu Qiao got up, the third prince had already gone to Fengtian Hall.

The palace lady came to wait for Gu Qiao to wash and change clothes, but he hurriedly said no need, I will do it myself.

Yesterday the round-faced little court lady packed all kinds of snacks for him. The three-tiered food box was filled to the brim, and there were some precious medicinal herbs.

Wu Heng drove him to the door of his house, and helped him move everything in.Gu Qiao watched him hurrying back and forth, and pulled him to sit down and drink water.

While pouring water for Wu Heng, Gu Qiao deliberated and said, "You know about Brother Wu Yong, right?"

"I know everything, Your Highness has already told me."

Gu Qiao paused, feeling sad, "I never thought that Brother Wu Yong and my father were the ones who killed him."

Wu Heng sighed leisurely, "Your Highness will definitely give me an explanation about my brother. I believe him. But you, who have been deceived by villains all these years, may feel even worse now. Your Highness is very worried about you."

"In fact, I have always known him. He is selfish, influential, and has a strong heart. But I used to think that people have all kinds of shortcomings. I always held the idea that he would not harm me at least, and ignored many doubts. Now it seems ,It is my fault."

Wu Heng looked at the person in front of him and thought of himself in the past.Before meeting the third prince, he had experienced many betrayals.Those who can only see themselves in their eyes, stabbing you in the back is a common occurrence, and they never feel a little bit of guilt.He doesn't harm you just because it's not time to harm you, and when he needs you to die, he won't hesitate to do it.

"You don't have to worry now, our Highness will definitely not harm you, just follow him and have a bright future!"

Gu Qiao smiled wryly in her heart, the relationship between him and His Highness is already messy enough, no matter what happens from now on, she will no longer be a straight minister with a good name, just hope that she doesn't end up in the name of a sycophant.

Wu Heng patted Gu Qiao on the shoulder twice comfortingly, stood up and grabbed the sword that had just been placed on the table, "I'm going first, Your Highness asked me to do something, and other guards will come over later .”

Gu Qiao nodded, "Let them sit in the house, they don't have to be on the roof every time."

"Okay, I'll tell them to come out into the yard."

Not long after Wu Heng left, Zhang Qi and two friends from the same class came.

Gu Qiao took out the snacks from the palace to entertain them, "Why don't you all have to come to the table today?"

Zhang Qi winked at him, "Today's court meeting, all the superiors have gone to Fengtian Hall, the three of us slipped out."

Gu Qiao just remembered that today is the first day of junior high school, "Then how do you know I'm at home again? The news is so well-informed?"

Zhang Qidao: "Yu Wang called us to go there last night."

"Oh," Gu Qiao understood, while setting up the stove to boil water and make tea, "The case is still under trial at Dali Temple."

A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes lowered his voice and said, "I heard that He Xiang wanted to bring him to our Ministry of Punishment, and it was His Highness the Third Highness who intervened, and he was successfully imprisoned in Dali Temple."

The speaker is Tao Hang, who is currently working as Yuanwailang in the Department of Criminal Justice, and is Gu Qiao's classmate in the academy.

Zhang Qi nodded, "Your Shangshu and Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment are all He Xiang's people. When they arrive at the Ministry of Punishment, the result of the interrogation is not what he wants. Be careful when you inquire about the news recently. Do something."

Tao Hang said, "Of course I know that."

Ma Weiyong, a little fat man who works in Shangshu Province, is a frequent visitor to Gu Qiao's house. He found a small ceramic tea pot in the drawer and poured the crushed tea powder into the slightly boiling heart of the pot. Stir it with a bamboo stick at a constant speed, and the aroma of the tea will fill the room.

Gu Qiao invited the guards in the yard to drink tea together, and everyone knew that the guards belonged to the third prince, so they didn't shy away from it at all.Tao Hang went on to say: "Since yesterday afternoon, the impeachment of Ouyang Chigong has been sent to the palace one by one. These people usually don't read what they say, and when something goes wrong, they just speak out for justice one by one. gone."

Zhang Qi kicked his feet under the table. They had agreed not to talk too much about Ouyang Chigong so as not to make Gu Qiao sad, but now they couldn't help talking again.

Ma Weiyong poured tea for everyone, "It's not just the two of them who can do this, and we need to find out the people behind the scenes."

Zhang Qi agreed: "The Lianzhou Gold Mine can smelt 70 taels of gold a year. This is just a figure on the books. In fact, it should be far more than that. Judging from the scope in the manuscript of taking care of adults, they have concealed at least half of it. "

Gu Qiao said: "There are millions of taels of gold hidden in Li Detang's other courtyard."

Several other people have never seen what a million taels of gold looks like, and they all expressed their desire to go and have a look.

"The gold has been transported to the national treasury now, and the war in the north is tense, which just relieves the urgent need." Zhang Qi works in the Department of Accounting Department, and knows the national financial revenue and expenditure situation well. "This shocking corruption case is really serious. There is no one before, and it is estimated that there will be no one in the future."

Tao Hang sighed: "It seems that Chen Jinshan is really a golden mountain!"

"Look," Zhang Qi snapped his fingers, "Even if 70 taels a year is out of their own pockets, 49-490 years is a total of 100 million, Li Detang privately embezzled 390 million, and there are [-] million left. Ouyang Chigong Before this incident happened, he was famous for being honest and clean, and Ouyang Zhiwen was not like that dude like Li Xiaodong, let alone He Fangzhi. They kept a lower profile than the other, where did all the money go?"

"What's so strange about this," Tao Hang said in a low voice, "buying officials, winning people's hearts, raising eyeliners, raising killers, which one doesn't cost money? Who would do bad things for them if they don't spend money? It doesn't take money to spend money. "

The guard who had been silent all this time suddenly said: "Yes, not only are there many killers over there, they are also very skilled. When we were in Lianzhou, more than a dozen of us were seriously injured, and... a few brothers were killed by them. Only then did His Highness fall into their hands!"

Everyone knew who was responsible for the attack on the Third Highness in Lianzhou, but this was the first time someone from the Third Highness spoke up in front of them.Everyone was silent for a moment, Gu Qiao said: "We want to recover this blood debt!"

Tao Hang sighed: "The problem is, we all know that this matter is related to He Xiang. The emperor may not know it. It depends on whether the emperor wants to find out the location. There is also Concubine He in the palace!"

Gu Qiao pointed out: "Yesterday His Majesty said it himself, strict investigation and severe punishment."

Zhang Qidao: "Did you find out that since His Royal Highness came back, the second prince is not as favored as before. I am afraid that he has already touched His Majesty's bad luck by attacking his own brother. If it is confirmed that he or He Xiang is related to the Lianzhou Gold Mine , the emperor will definitely be very angry."

Perhaps the prince's brother Yan Qiang would not touch the emperor's head, after all, he was such a high-ranking man, but he must be very angry about stealing his gold.If the fire is added at this time, He Fangzhi's power may be greatly reduced. Once the He Party loses power, the second prince will lose his trust - this is exactly what they want.

Coincidentally, the third child also thought so, but compared to several civil servants muttering behind closed doors, his method is very simple and rude.

Dali Temple Prison, in the cell of a repeat offender.

In just two days, Li Detang seemed to be leaking air, sitting wrinkled on the wet and cold ground.He stared blankly at the person in front of him, repeating what he had said dozens of times: "I recruited everything... I did it alone... I asked Lianzhou to transport gold for me every year... ...was squandered...it was all spent...the rest was hidden on Keqing Mountain..."

His trembling lips opened and closed, and his face showed a kind of dull despair, which was the dullness of knowing that he was bound to die.

Xiang Zenan stood not far from him with his arms folded, without talking nonsense to him, he said bluntly: "The laws of the Kingdom of Hao state that those who embezzle a thousand dollars of silver will be exiled, those who embezzle five thousand dollars of silver will be punished with death, and those who embezzle ten thousand dollars of silver— — Zhulian Nine Clans! Li Jianzheng, you are so courageous, you can get a million taels of gold if you make a move, do you think your wives and children can still live? What are you daydreaming about!"

Fear appeared on Li Detang's wrinkled face, and the cloudy eyeballs protruded from the shriveled eye sockets. He shouted: "No! Not right!"

"No?" Xiang Zenan sneered, "Oh, I see, someone promised you something?"

A chill rose from the bottom of Li Detang's heart. He had never seen such a third prince. The third prince, who was as gentle as jade, was as cold as if he had crawled out of hell. He shook his head tremblingly, "No! No !"

Xiang Zenan said: "Wu Heng, bring people in."

Wu Heng dragged a man in. He was beaten to the brink of death, covered in blood.

Wu Heng threw the person to Xiang Zenan's feet, and Li Detang's eyes were tearing up when he saw the figure, "Xiaodong!!" He crawled over on the ground with hands and feet, and gently hugged Li Xiaodong's head in his arms, like a hug. Like a baby, weeping bitterly and shouting: "Xiaodong! My son! How are you doing!"

Xiang Zenan said coldly: "He's not dead yet, but we won't know later."

Li Detang cursed, "Xiang Zenan, you bastard! You killed my son! I won't tell you anything!"

Wu Heng came in with a bucket of water, and it fell on Li Xiaodong with a splash.

Li Xiaodong shuddered, slowly opened his eyes, saw his father was hugging him and crying, he said weakly: "Father... save me... save me... I don't want to die..."

Li Detang hugged him and cried bitterly.

The corners of Xiang Zenan's mouth rose slightly, and he looked at him from top to bottom, "If you are willing to confess, I can guarantee that Li Xiaodong will be able to visit your grave next year."

Li Detang cried for a while, and finally said hoarsely: "I said, I tell you! I have an account book...but...but you must let my son...and my wife live..."

"No problem," Xiang Zenan said proudly, "If someone wants to kill them, pass me first."

Li Detang sniffled, and finally explained where to put the ledger.

Standing in front of the prison door, Ouyang Chigong, who was separated by a cell, listened carefully to the noise and cries here, gritted his teeth and waited for the third prince to settle himself.

The moment he heard Li Detang tell the account book, there was a kind of excitement in his heart that he would die together.He did not participate in the "division of spoils". He did not participate after he killed Gu Zhiwei and returned the forged blueprint to the court.

He Fangzhi guarded against him and did not let him participate, but he knew who was involved.

Well, it is better to perish together than to die alone.

Anyway, he wasn't the one who confessed. He Fangzhi would look for the Li family if he seeks revenge in the future.

He was thinking about how to deal with the third prince, but he heard that the third prince had already left with someone.The chains were locked, and only Li Detang's sobs were still echoing in the empty cell in the darkness.

Ouyang Chigong sighed and closed his eyes.