Accompany the prince to study

After the Vajra Dance was over, eminent monks began to chant scriptures and sprinkle blessings for the believers. There would also be occasional relief and almsgiving activities. Amidst the looting by the refugees, the long-awaited event finally happened.

Emperor Wu maintained a calm face, but he was thinking in his heart, I just said, no one can withstand such a temptation!

However, there are some differences between the people behind the scenes and what Emperor Wu envisioned.

It really didn't hold back such an overt conspiracy, and couldn't let go of the opportunity at its fingertips, but he didn't choose to assassinate, but used another form.

A blind old man with a bamboo stick staggered out of the crowd, with ragged clothes and a gray beard.Before the guards with swords stepped forward to chase them away, the old man shouted: "The grass people have something to say, Your Majesty, the grass people have something to say!"

His voice was so loud and so miserable that no one would ignore him.

The people present have already focused their attention on the old man, thinking about whether he has any grievances against the snow in June, and must speak out here.The princes, princesses, and the accompanying courtiers and monks couldn't help but glance at the old man. Of course, they just looked at the old man without a trace, and then withdrew their gazes. They didn't dare to do something inappropriate before the matter became clear. Behavior.

Generally, when encountering such a situation of calling for grievances, Emperor Wu would not inquire hastily.

Because a single explanation of a certain matter heard from a certain population is just a specific perspective and point of view, and does not represent complete facts and truth.

Once they are about to come out in public, if the other party does not restore their own side on the spot, it is almost equal to being convicted.Once spread to ten, ten spread to a hundred, who is the real victim cannot be determined by the truth of the matter, but will become determined by what the public thinks.

Emperor Wu didn't like to see this kind of forced public opinion very much. Of course, he would not ignore the person who called for injustice, after all, the other party might really have something.He just asked the guards to take him down and explain clearly.

But this time, it was obvious that the old man was photographed by someone behind the scenes to cause trouble, and he would not leave.

If Emperor Wu asked the guards to come out, the old man would definitely try his best to struggle, and even create more unmanageable situations.

Emperor Wu didn't want the other party to leave either. Since he knew that the real culprit behind the scenes was coming to cause trouble, he would naturally not let go of any movement that might be the other party's action. He was even afraid that the other party would be timid when things came to an end. Emperor Wu hurriedly opened his mouth and would not regret it chance!

"Let this old man speak." Emperor Wu gave such an order.

He needs to give the other party plenty of opportunities to perform, because only by constantly doing more can he make mistakes and be found out.Come on, no matter what you want to say, let's have a fight first!

The blind old man knelt down in the direction of the square tremblingly, put the dirty and yellowed bamboo stick beside him, and kowtowed three times, as if saluting to the Emperor Wu whom he thought he was.The guards didn't even have time to step forward to correct the old man, and they would have the chance to straighten him up after the old man finished knocking.

Usually at this time, the salute is over.

Emperor Wu deliberately made a bad show, didn't say anything, and waited for the other party to salute him again.Emperor Wu couldn't be sure if the other party deliberately knocked in the wrong direction just now because he didn't want to salute him, but at least he could let the other party do it again.

Before the old man could wait for the "excuse me", he understood the Sacred Heart and kowtowed again.

This time, the old man kowtowed harder than before, and he didn't know if he was really excited, or just venting the humiliation of having to kowtow.

In any case, Emperor Wu was happy.

The sixth prince, who also suffered from eye disease, frowned unconsciously after hearing the old man described to him by the people around him.

"Who is the old man's name, how old is he, where does he live, and why?" Emperor Wu was not very good at adjudicating cases, and he was not very familiar with the process, because for so many years, there were no cases that required the emperor to try himself.All Emperor Wu could do was to imitate the big dramas at folk temple fairs he had seen when he was a child. He first asked the old man some basic questions about the time, place and characters, the cause, the process and the result.

"The little old man's name is Zhang Chongsan, and I don't know how old I am. I just remember that I was born in the last years of the previous dynasty when the famine was the worst. My family lives in Lijia Village near Xiurong City."

Mount Liutai is located in Xiurong, Bingzhou. Jin dialect is spoken in most areas, and only a small number of people can speak Mandarin of the Central Plains.

The blind old man also spoke Jin dialect, which has an extremely complicated continuous tone modulation rule, and the glottal stop sound entering the voice made it difficult for the old man to completely distinguish what he said.Many of them are older ancient words, which have long since departed from the scope of meaning given by Daqi Mandarin today.

The old man spoke very fast, and his lung capacity would have to take a breath for three sentences, but it didn't stop him from speaking at the speed of shooting an arrow.It also leads to...

After the old man's righteous indignation and passion finished speaking, everyone knew nothing about him except that his name was Zhang Chongsan and he was from Bingzhou.

"Can the old man speak more slowly? Use official language as much as possible?" Emperor Wu had to say.

Although most people don't fully speak Central Plains Mandarin, they can still speak part of it. It is most common to speak a mixture of local dialect and Mandarin.Many officials were like this when they first entered the court, thinking that what they spoke was the most standard official language, but in fact it was a mixed product.It takes years of practice and integration to fully transform.

Even the great talent Lu Nanding also had this problem when composing poems. In the southern language family, he felt that the flat and flat sentences that already rhymed in the same way, but in the north, they still needed to be polished as appropriate.

The old man was taken aback for a moment, but he slowed down his tone as much as possible, added some weird Mandarin, and said it again.

What's more... I don't understand.

Emperor Wu had no choice but to pinch his frowning brows, and had to order Zhang Chongsan to tell it again.

Combat pays attention to one bang, then declines, and exhausts three times. The old man who is in trouble is now facing such a problem. No matter how full of emotions he is, he can't stand such consumption again and again.The most frightening thing is that no one really understands what he said.The local monks and ordinary people have already figured it out, but what's the use?

Even because Zhang Zhongsan spoke again and again, each time becoming weaker and weaker, everyone couldn't help but preconceived that the old man had no confidence in what he said, maybe he himself was not so sure.

Emperor Wu made a mistake, and he had broken the initial momentum.

It attracted a group of people who thought that Emperor Wu was a stupid emperor, and they looked sideways quietly, thinking that they really underestimated Emperor Wu in the past.It's not that he doesn't have means, it's just that he generally doesn't like to use them.

Emperor Wu didn't know why he had received such a lot of adoring gazes, and he was still a little complacent.

"Why don't you write it down? Can you write?" Emperor Wu came up with another idea that he thought was brilliant, but he didn't really understand it at all. At least after the third time, he could already understand it. It's confirmed, this old man is targeting the prince.

"Caomin heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince uses 犼 as a banner..." Such a sentence is so sensitive that it's hard not to notice it.

Emperor Wu, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and even King Changle and Grandpa Wen Zhuan were all shocked in their hearts, thinking that the one who should come still came.May be late, but never absent.

Emperor Wu and the prince should be more excited, because this means that the remnants of the previous dynasty are indeed at work!

At least there must be remnants of the previous dynasty involved.

This can help them quickly narrow down a large area of ​​suspicion, so they don't have to be like a headless chicken to suspect everywhere and get out of the net everywhere.It is gratifying and congratulatory, and I am moved.

However, it was also because of this sentence that Emperor Wu insisted on embarrassing the other party to write it again, and he needed to delay time to think of a countermeasure.

Zhang Chongsan was on the verge of despair after being tortured so much by Emperor Wu, but he still had to use the official words as much as possible: "The little old man suffers from eye disease, and he hasn't read many books since he was a child..."

In short, he is blind and he cannot write.

"Tell me, let someone else write it." The sixth prince finally couldn't help but interjected. He was born with eye disease and couldn't write, because he couldn't understand what writing was.However, not being able to write does not mean that the matter cannot be solved. Finding a local official who can speak Jin and write can easily solve all problems.

This is how the Sixth Prince completes his homework on weekdays. He is afraid that someone will be lazy or write scribbles in his name. The Sixth Prince will still let the other party read it to him again and again after the other party has finished writing. Can't fool him.

It took a long time to write such a word.

The patience of the onlookers had already been exhausted. If they hadn't understood the old man's words and wanted to stay and watch the fun, they would have left long ago out of boredom.In fact, there is disgust on the face now.

No matter what the black hands behind the scenes wanted to do with such a public place, less than one-tenth of the effect had been consumed.

Many smart people have thought that it is possible for an old man to say a sentence, and find a local official to translate it directly, without the trouble of writing it down.However, when these smart people figured out this level, they also figured out a truth, couldn't Emperor Wu recall it?impossible!So when he did this, he must have his own deep meaning, and riding a horse was deliberately tossing, so they should not stand out.

In fact... Emperor Wu really didn't think of an easier way, he just followed the Sixth Prince's train of thought, moreover, the evidence in black and white is as solid as a mountain.

The mountain is cool and cool, but it is not as good as the long-term sun exposure. The old man is already sweating, and black muddy water seeps from the wrinkles on his face.

Anyone with sharp eyes could see the excessively fair skin exposed after his face was covered with wind and frost.

He is not as vicissitudes as he looks!

Zhang Chongsan didn't know what happened yet, and continued to act conscientiously.The local official who wrote to Zhang Chongsan was already frightened and sweating profusely.When he sent the paper tremblingly to the emperor, he wished he could reiterate to Emperor Wu that he was only in charge of writing and the content was not his. I hope His Majesty can see clearly.

——"The strange beast of Yan, who sucks the borneol, is a sign of catastrophe."

This is the essence of the old man's words.

The old man wrote on the paper with tears in his eyes, "How did I finally escape the persecution of the previous dynasty, and how much I thank Emperor Wu and his son for establishing a great enlightenment for the common people in the world. In the end, he couldn't bear to be restrained by Emperor Wu, so he made up his mind to follow the emperor. I came here, desperate to tell the truth despite the possibility of being smashed to pieces” is an epic story.

Many ministers who knew the content were once again moved by the old man's words, and it was hard to believe it or not.The main reason is that there are almost no flaws in what he said, and every step is reasonable.He was born in the previous dynasty, so it is indeed possible to know the truth recorded in the book; if he is blind, that is the iron proof of the persecution by the previous dynasty; and because the previous dynasty was bad, it is reasonable for him to be grateful to this dynasty; Dangerous people rush out from the crowd, all because this time is really an opportunity.

Everything is a coincidence, and everything can't be a coincidence. Such an appropriateness can only be the result of careful calculation.

The old man retells the story over and over again, but the content of what he said before and after is almost the same, and even the main tear-jerking words that move people are exactly the same. What does this mean?

It shows that he simply memorized the manuscript in advance!

However, it was beyond Emperor Wu's expectation for the other party to blatantly pour dirty water on the crown prince's banner.

Emperor Wu made two fishing attempts, and the people behind the scenes would naturally not be indifferent, and his way of retaliation was to counter-lead Emperor Wu's army.He did not choose to assassinate, nor did he choose to secretly arrange for him to play on the people in the court, but pointed out the inappropriateness of the prince in front of everyone. The crown prince's flag problem.

At the very least, even if Emperor Wu used power to arbitrarily destroy everything, he would leave a seed among the masses and princes, the stain of a prince.

Don't worry about not attracting other people to make trouble behind.

Emperor Wu was not stupid, and the opponent was not bad. It can be said that they were evenly matched, forcing Emperor Wu into a dilemma.

The prince sneered, but he didn't pay much attention to such a small trick. He didn't have a good way to crack it, but why did he want to crack it?

They just want to find the person behind the scenes now, and we will talk about the future things later.

The most important thing right now is: "Come here, let Gu take down this person who deceives the public and intends to frame the prince!"

The prince thinks that his father is too forward thinking, what good reputation do he want?He, the client, didn't care, and even felt that this was the best excuse sent by the other party, which was just enough for them to reasonably arrest the person so that they could further track down the murderer.

Some people acted according to orders and took down the old man who "would rather die than submit" on the spot; some people were terrified, thinking that the crown prince's power was indeed too great, and some intervention should be carried out.

Especially the onlookers who waited for a long time and finally waited for this scene, they are just like Emperor Wu in the past, they can only see the old man who seems to be synonymous with the weak being pressed to the ground in embarrassment, and the opposite is the high-ranking, domineering and powerful prince .One is a remonstrance to the death that is not afraid of death, and the other is arrogance and lawlessness...

Such a prince is really terrible.Do you still have a king in your heart, and do you know that Emperor Wu is his father?How could such a disloyal, unfilial and domineering person be their prince?

To put it bluntly, whoever is weak is right.

When Emperor Wu saw such a dramatic scene, he was even a little ashamed, feeling his face was burning with pain.He thought of his past self every minute, and he couldn't help but reflect, was he so stupid in the past, just because he saw a certain scene, he had already made a conclusion?

The answer is obvious, yes, Emperor Wu has done this before, and it's not too rare. The prince is often the one who has been wronged, because he is really too strong.

"That's enough!" Emperor Wu couldn't help but uttered a voice, choking all the people who were arguing, he really couldn't stand it anymore.

When everyone began to think that Emperor Wu couldn't bear it with the prince, Emperor Wu followed the prince's words: "This man is full of nonsense, why don't you cover your mouth and take him away!"

Cutting through the mess quickly, not many people see it now, as long as the immediate crisis is resolved, no matter what is going on later, it can be repaired little by little.

Emperor Wu didn't expect the old man's words to be so provocative, and he should have known better if he hadn't just watched the show all the time.

The common people were shocked by Emperor Wu's "faintness", and felt that Emperor Wu loved children too much, even to the point where he could not distinguish loyalty from traitors.Protecting the prince like this, are you really afraid that something more difficult will happen one day?Your son is setting up a flag to eat your brains!

This method is good, but it will sacrifice the prince's reputation.

Gu Qiao couldn't bear it no matter what, he stood up impulsively, and before Emperor Wu shook his sleeves and left, he said loudly: "I have something to say."

Although the act of standing up was impulsive, but the moment Gu Qiao stood up, he had already thought of a countermeasure.This countermeasure is not necessarily perfect, but at least it does not need to sacrifice the prince's reputation.

"Your Majesty, please listen to me!"

Gu Qiao knelt down on the spot, kowtowed Zhang Chongsan even harder, and even saw blood directly, or the same sentence, it's more miserable, who wouldn't?

"The flag was drawn by me, please give me a chance to explain."

Gu Qiao didn't mention the prince in the slightest, because he didn't want to give people the impression that he stood up to fight against the prince. He directly and forcibly transferred all the previous targets to him, the painter.

Some people really woke up like a dream, yes, the people who draw the flag should be the key to the problem.

When Wen Daocheng saw Gu Qiao standing up, he almost went crazy. He didn't know what Gu Qiao was going to do, but looking at Gu Qiao's appearance, Wen Daocheng could only think that Gu Qiao was going to take all the responsibility for him. .Ji was drawn by Gu Qiao. If there is any catastrophe or ulterior motives, it is also Gu Qiao's problem, and has nothing to do with the prince who doesn't know what Ji is.

This is indeed an idea, and a "temporary worker" is introduced to take the blame.

Only Gu Qiao who really cared would be anxious, like a prince, like Wen Zhuan.They all felt that they had figured out Gu Qiao's intentions, and they also felt that this was the only way to do it for now, but they didn't want Gu Qiao to be the one to take the blame.Wen Zhuan even felt that it would be more appropriate for him to take the blame, and he was already prepared to do so. If he watched what happened to Gu Qiao today, Rong Rong would not forgive him, nor would he forgive himself.

But no one was as fast as the mad dog prince, Wen Daocheng spoke out directly, breaking the feeling created by Gu Qiao: "You come back alone!"

Wen Daocheng didn't care what the occasion was, and he didn't want Gu Qiao to "take the blame", so he would never sacrifice Gu Qiao for the sake of the so-called overall situation.

Even if Gu Qiao had already acted preemptively, Wen Daocheng still had ways to show his presence and sabotage Gu Qiao's plan.

Wen Zhuan was shocked, he didn't expect to see the prince not hesitate to use such a method to rescue a person one day.

The ministers present were no less shocked than Wen Zhuan. They used to worry about their future because of the prince's somewhat extreme character.But seeing that the prince would stand up for the people around him, they finally had a different idea.It was obviously not the best choice for the prince to do so, and he was still too impulsive, but it strangely made the officials feel at ease.

It's better to have a future boss who is humane than a real psycho who doesn't have any kindness at all.

Seeing the prince protecting Gu Qiao so recklessly, they seemed to see that someday in the future, the prince would treat them the same way.Thinking of it this way, it's really a bit much, but it has indeed gained a lot of favor for the prince.

It's like when the third prince saw the prince accompanying Xie Lian in the dancing team, he unconsciously imagined that it was the prince's instruction to ask Xie Lian to go off the stage to pray for him.

Everything in the world depends on brain supplementation.

On the contrary, Emperor Wu didn't seem to follow the prince's wishes.Because it was obviously better for Gu Qiao to take this responsibility for his son than to see his son's reputation ruined in one fell swoop.He knew that he had wronged Gu Qiao, but he was the emperor, as long as he didn't order Gu Qiao to be killed, Gu Qiao would be fine.

When the limelight of this matter is over, what should Gu Qiao do or what will happen, and he will definitely make up for Gu Qiao.

Emperor Wu was moved.

Therefore, even though he saw the prince's eyes that were about to bleed, Emperor Wu was still ruthless, pretending that he didn't see it, and asked Gu Qiao, "Oh? What's your explanation?"

The prince looked at his father in disbelief.

Emperor Wu always makes people love and hate like this. One moment they think that Emperor Wu is a good person, and the next moment they think that Emperor Wu is not human at all.It is also the same now, Emperor Wu is desperate to save the prince, the prince should be grateful for his father's love and protection, but what Emperor Wu sacrificed for this is the person the prince cares about most, which makes the prince unable to be grateful.

He doesn't need such love, and he will never allow it!

Only the young Gu Qiao, who obviously has not experienced any big storms, can still kneel down calmly, continue to reply unhurriedly, and talk about his own truth, neither being disturbed by Emperor Wu nor for the prince. distracted.

He said: "The old man probably misunderstood, what I painted is not Yu."

From the beginning to the end, Gu Qiao, the original author, did not say that what he painted was Yu, he just drew a victory totem for the prince, which symbolizes fusion and unity. Based on the rabbit body, he added some other elements.No one has clearly affirmed that the prince is the flag, but everyone thinks so.

Even if someone really said in person that this painting is good, Gu Qiao can still push it back and say that he probably heard it wrong at the time.

It's rascally right.

but……

What's wrong with the rogue?No one stipulates that you can't be a rogue.Gu Qiao also learned some things from his second uncle's family. Although it is not good, it is useful.

Gu Qiao also has the most favorable evidence: "Jian's specific description is 'shape like a rabbit, horns like a deer, hair like a lion, neck like a snake, front claws like an eagle and back claws like a tiger', but neither deer nor eagle are in the same category. Within the two zodiac signs. The subjects drawn by the minister are restricted by the twelve zodiac signs. These are not horns, but petals. The petals on the flags of the princesses and thorns and roses represent that they are the most precious pearls and should be held above their heads. .”

The princesses revisited the painting in disbelief, as if it was true.To be so affirmed and recorded so carefully, it is not in vain for them to fight that battle.

This was Gu Qiao's selfishness at the beginning. Although he drew the totem according to the prince's order, he still tried his best to keep the totems of the princesses.

Unexpectedly, today will change the whole situation.

"If you have to say similarity, there are still some similarities." Gu Qiao continued, "But it's not exactly the same. As for the difference, it's probably because of the difference in Chen's works. This beast is not the same. There will be some weird eating habits."

"The divine beast drinks the morning dew and eats the evening wind, just like a fairy, how can it really eat?"

"Everyone hopes that what they create is a beautiful thing. Eating brains is too bloody for Chen's age. Those who know Chen also know that it is this kind of ghost that Chen is most afraid of."

When watching the Vajra Dance just now, when the ghost mask appeared, the prince would subconsciously block it for Gu Qiao.

He was really scared and couldn't control it.

It's really hard to find anything to refute Gu Qiao's approach.Of course, there must still be loopholes, but Gu Qiao thought of it temporarily, and it was his best effort to think of this step.He believes that it is impossible for others to think of a better way to refute him for the time being.

And as long as you get through today, that's fine.Memory can be deceiving, and where there are loopholes in the back, just make up for it.

Zhang Chongsan is stupid, can he do this?

of course can.

Emperor Wu has already opened his arms and smiled, which is so wonderful that no one needs to sacrifice.

"If the old man doesn't believe it, you can go and observe it at a close distance, or I will accompany you personally and explain a little to you?" Gu Qiao added, in short, the old man will not let go.This is a clue that finally came to the fore!