Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 438 Blood Splattered Palace

Many Taiwanese ministers gathered in the front hall of Tai Chi, and the atmosphere was different from yesterday.

In addition to being anxious because of the suddenly much stricter security guards, the atmosphere of confrontation between each other is much stronger than yesterday.

Although the debate yesterday was very intense, most of it was just a discussion among the middle and lower level ministers, but today this kind of opposing sentiment is consistent from top to bottom.

Danyang Yin, as the governor of Gyeonggi Province, has a very important position. Although Chu Chong was not from Yuefu, he was also a civil and military officer after his southward journey, and his reputation and qualifications were extremely deep.After entering the hall, he sat silently in the banquet, his eyes occasionally glanced at Director Wang in the hall, but there was indifference in his eyes.

Before everyone arrived, Zhong Ya, the new great minister, had already looked back and forth frequently, and even couldn't help but said in a deep voice, "Why is Tingwei absent again? Bian Zhongren is a consistent and pure person."

Hearing this sentence, some of the Taichung Two Thousand Stones couldn't help but sneer.Bian Dun has never had a high reputation, and more than once he was timid to fight and missed the opportunity of the war. He was originally appointed as a Tingwei, and Taichung has already criticized him a lot.However, because of Taibao's strong recommendation, he was eventually appointed.

Even if they put aside their respective positions and just discuss the facts, such a person who makes mistakes again and again and has no responsibility can still rank high in the Jiuqing. It has to be said that the ruling party has failed in his duty!At this moment, Zhong Ya bluntly said that Bian Dun's nature is hard to change, and he can't shrink back after causing trouble, and he really said it directly in people's hearts.

When Director Wang heard this, his cheeks trembled uncontrollably, and his mood inevitably got worse.Yesterday they, all the villagers, gathered to discuss the matter. In fact, some people suggested that they should make mistakes and directly cooperate with the Danyang family to kick the Wu Xing family, who has been too active recently, out of the court.

However, not to mention that Jiangdong Xinjin has settled down at the moment, there should not be too violent turmoil.In Taichung alone, it is not easy for them to accomplish this task.It is true that Wu Xing's family does not have much say in Taichung, but they are not alone.

Although the Yuzhou Overseas Chinese Sect is somewhat weak because of the absence of Yu Liang as the leader, it does not mean that they are all scattered.If Qingxu's family behaves too aggressively, it will inevitably arouse their vigilance and even confrontation, just like now.

In this way, what was originally just a dispute between the Wuzhong family and the Danyang family immediately turned into a tit-for-tat confrontation between the North and the South.Because there is no proof of death, one party can safely plant the blame, while the other party refuses to admit it, and there is no result in the fight.

The reason why Director Wang hurried to the Hujun Mansion was to use strong means to suppress the disputed parties when necessary, so as not to let the situation expand further, especially not to spread out of Gyeonggi, so that all local towns could also join in the battle Come on in the debate.

But unfortunately, he was still one step too late.Although his influence on the Hujun Mansion is not limited to Gu He alone.But Wen Qiao was ordered by the empress dowager to temporarily command the guard army, which made him fall into a passive position.

Fortunately, Wen Qiao also understands the current situation. The purpose of seizing the Hujun Mansion is not to fight, but to maintain his sense of existence and right to speak, so that Director Wang will not be completely helpless.

Zhong Ya despised Bian Dun unceremoniously there, and Zhuge Hui in the banquet sighed: "This matter is indeed wronged by the court officer, but those murderers are not afraid of death, and they have already shown their will to die in the county mansion. If you die, how can others live. Ting Wei is in charge of the criminal proceedings, and he may be negligent for a while... Bian Zhongren should also be investigating what went wrong right now, and he will definitely give you an explanation."

"Give me an explanation? Could it be that Mr. Bian has the ability to seduce souls, and he can be questioned in Huangquan? Such an obvious slander has been made into an unsolved case. He is not a virtuous person, and he may not be able to distinguish right from wrong. The injured, The body and name of the trapped person are ruined, but Bian Gong has been missing for a long time, how should I give an explanation?"

Shen Ke was silent yesterday, but today he finally seized the opportunity, so why would he just sit and watch in silence.

"I'm going to be a non-Tingwei, but I have the idea of ​​doing it for you. Instead of worrying about other people's files, it's better to stick to yourself. Now the people in the capital are unable to return to their hometowns for a long time, and they suffer from hard labor. After the chaos, you must be quiet. , such a large-scale construction project to praise the credit, the slightest disregard for the power of the people, causing public resentment! Have you ever given an explanation to the court? Give an explanation to the common people?"

As soon as Shen Mu spoke, there was a rebuttal from another party in the table: "Xue Jitian had a slight disagreement, and then suffered. Now that the murderer died in the Tingwei prison, I am afraid that someone has already celebrated in secret!"

boom!
Suddenly a crisp sound resounded in the hall, and everyone's hearts froze, and when they looked up again, they saw Wen Qiao's hand slamming on the table with Ruyi, their faces became serious, each of them froze, and they didn't dare to speak again .

"The mob committed murder, the people and ministers suffered misfortune, the murderer was brought to justice, and died in prison! That's all I know. You are so interested. There are still several suspenseful murders in China and North Korea. Why don't you distribute them and watch them all?" Let's see if you have any unique insights?"

There was a smile on the corner of Wen Qiao's mouth, but his eyes were solemn, and he lowered his head when he fell on anyone, not daring to look at each other.Since this gentleman came back to Taiwan, he has not made any eye-catching words and deeds, but once he made a move, people were caught off guard, and he did not dare to contradict him anymore.

"There is a great chaos in Xinping. Now there are many things to be determined inside and outside, and all kinds of businesses are waiting for business. You are all highly elected by the time, favored by the court, and admired by all people. It is the top priority at the moment to deal with your own desk. Its life is in charge of its own duties. All things are discussed and all things are asked. Where does this put the Taibao?"

Having said this, Wen Qiao bowed his hands to Wang Daogong, motioning for him to speak.

Hearing Wen Qiao's words, Director Wang was in a very complicated mood. He understood that after this incident, it would be impossible for Wen Qiao to stay peacefully in Taichung in the future.In fact, to the current position, no one is indifferent.No matter how well-behaved he was before, it was just an unprepared timing.

As soon as he seized the opportunity, he took the initiative to attack, Wen Qiao performed vividly.This time, his response to this accident was negligent. If it was in the past, he could turn around and make amends, but now that Wen Qiao is standing by his side, I'm afraid he may not be given a chance to calm down.

Just as he was about to speak, a general of the guards of His Royal Highness rushed in. He first saluted the Highness, and then said with a strange expression: "Jitian Ling Xue Gu is coming back to Taiwan, please see me."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was slightly taken aback. It is true that the focus of their debate these days has been Xue Gu, but in fact, everyone subconsciously ignored Xue Gu when they were thinking about the problem.

In fact, in the eyes of everyone, this Xue Gu is just an unlucky guy, just in time for him to cause troubles that he can't deal with.Fortunately, as a victim, he has his own reasons to escape. It might be a good choice to recuperate at home and avoid the disputes in Taichung.

Hearing this report, Director Wang subconsciously felt that something was wrong, so he got up from the table and said, "Xue Jitian suffered from this misfortune, so he should support his family to stay healthy. There is really no need to rush to work. You should also be considerate ..."

But before he finished speaking, someone in the banquet couldn't help but said: "Xue Jitian has suffered a lot from this evil incident. Now that the murderer died in prison, it is difficult to track down. If you can listen to Jitian now No matter what your opinion is, it will help to calm the dispute.”

As soon as the words came out, many people responded with their voices, each with a different light in their eyes.

On the other hand, Wu Xing's ministers all darkened.Xue Gu was attacked on the surface because he opposed the construction of a new capital, and even verbally attacked Wuzhong people. It is conceivable that if he enters the palace, he will definitely not say anything good.

After all, there are many people in this world who fear the world will not be chaotic, and the Wuzhong family has indeed been very high-profile in the capital recently, which will inevitably make people feel resentful.At this moment, the Lord of Suffering came forward, and more and more people voiced their support for Xue Gu's entry into the palace.

This kind of crowd gathering scene is actually not easy to control.Originally, Director Wang planned to directly call the heads of the various government offices, hold a closed-door meeting to communicate, and then let these chief officials go back and restrain their subordinates.

But after Wen Qiao took control of Taicheng, he directly notified everyone, probably because he wanted to show his existence directly in front of everyone.

Right now, everyone in the hall is talking and discussing, the situation is already difficult to control, Director Wang saw this, he could only wave his hand to ask Xue Gu to come here.

Xue Gu Nian was about 40 years old, and his appearance was not particularly recognizable, but his face was pale, with serious bloodshot eyes, and he looked extremely mentally ill.He went up to the hall wearing a cloth plain robe, his lips were slightly pursed, and his eyes were dim, making one look at him and feel sympathy.

After Xue Gu saluted and sat down with the princes in the palace, someone in the banquet couldn't help but said: "Mr. Xue, don't worry, you are being treated with such humiliation for speaking out for the villagers out of righteousness. If we reveal the truth, we fellow villagers will not allow Xue Junkong to suffer humiliation!"

In the hall, there were those who spoke righteously, and those who spoke softly and comforted him. Xue Gu just sat silently in the banquet, and he did not have the majestic posture he had when he was in Taichung a few days ago with high spirits and generous speeches.

This fell in the eyes of others, and they couldn't help but underestimate it with emotion. This Xue Gu had a taciturn and cautious attitude, as if he had been scared out of his wits.

Finally, Xue Gu sat upright in the banquet, coughed, raised his head to meet the eyes of the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "How lucky is Xue, who has been silent for half his life, and became famous once. Unfortunately, the reason for this fame is really Unbearable, not being well-known to the public, not being used in the country, but being harmed by despicable people! I am really ashamed of the people of the time, ashamed of my old friends..."

"Why do you need to be self-deprecating, Mr. Xue, you spoke generously the day before yesterday, and the words are still in your ears..."

"Oh? Thank you so much for your praise. But Xue himself is mediocre, and he has no novelty to invite everyone to hope. If you are eager to listen, everyone can speak, and you don't have to be alone."

Hearing this, the people who spoke earlier couldn't help but look embarrassed. This is not to say that they have no courage to speak out!

"Because of Xue's incident, many people in Taichung are boiling. Even at home, I can hear it. I was at home recently, and I was deeply aware of the previous day's discussion. There may be a moment of irritability and impoliteness. I really want to apologize, but since I said it , so there is no need to regret it. I still remember that when I was old and old, I couldn’t take a single word when discussing state affairs. Arguing and arguing, each other’s strengths and weaknesses complement each other’s losses.”

Speaking of this, Xue Gu's face was full of nostalgia: "It's sad and lamentable. The virtuous words are still in my ears, but the characters are no longer there. , lived up to the time, and shined through history. It is also my honor to be able to argue with a gentleman."

"But the world is difficult, but there are too many people with dark minds and ghosts. Things have come to this point, people can't tell. I am not a virtuous person, but I admire it deeply. I am limited in my talents and thoughts. I regret that I can't report to the community and protect the country. I implore all of you to stick to your duties and not to let the times down. Although I am a mediocre person, although it is not for the benefit of the time, I never want to be the evil of the time. I am so lucky to be able to exchange my life for the ruling and opposition Jingping. !"

Speaking of this, Xue Gu has already stood up from the banquet, his robe sleeves trembled, and the short blade with cold light has fallen into his palm, looking around the surprised crowd, he laughed loudly.

"Kita wait a minute!"

"Stop him now!"

Seeing this, everyone in the hall changed their faces in panic and were at a loss. At the same time, many people exclaimed, and the guards on duty in the hall rushed forward one after another, trying to stop it.

However, Xue Gu turned his wrist amidst a long laugh, and slammed it deeply into his chest!When Su Wei rushed over, he was already lying on the mat, his eyes wide open, and blood seeped out from under his clothes quickly, and soon spread in all directions.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall was completely stunned, Dao Wang swayed and fell down on the mat.And Wen Qiao was probably used to seeing bloody scenes, so he was able to maintain his composure at the moment, but urged the guards: "Quickly see if anyone can be saved?"

While talking, he walked down the hall quickly, and seeing someone getting up in horror and about to run out of the hall, he shouted loudly: "Everyone is in the seats, don't move rashly! The guards guard the door of the hall, no one is allowed In and out!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed to Xue Gu's side, pushed away a guard in front of him, and saw that Xue Gu's vision had lost sight and his breathing had stopped.

At this time, there are very few people in the palace who can have their own opinions, and everyone has more or less horror on their faces.Wen Qiao frowned, and looked directly at Shen Ke who was not far away. When he saw Shen Ke, his face was pale, his breathing was short, and his panic was the same as that of others, and doubts inevitably arose in his heart.

As the guards guarded the gate of the hall and rushed into the hall, the entire hall was in chaos for a while before gradually returning to silence.At this time, Director Wang also got up from the banquet again, and with the support of two old guards, he stepped down from the hall, staring at Xue Gu's body lying on the ground with the short blade still stuck in his chest, his expression became pale. It was livid!
Wen Qiao was breathing heavily from his nostrils. Originally, his legs and feet were inconvenient due to a stroke, but now he was walking like flying under the anger. He was walking around in the hall with his left hand tightly, but his eyes were like sharp swords in front of everyone. across the face one by one.

The guard general who was originally on duty was also sweating profusely at the moment, knelt at His Highness and dared not raise his head.Wen Qiao walked in front of him, raised his foot and kicked him over, roaring angrily, "Go to Tingwei..."

Speaking of this, his voice paused again, and he took out the seal from his pocket and threw it into the arms of the general of the old guard: "Quickly go and recruit Bian Dun to Taicheng, if he can't, he will be killed on the spot!"

Hearing these murderous words, everyone in the hall was even more shocked. At this moment, there was no more calculations in their hearts, they were just muddled, unable to figure out any clues for a long time.

Due to his limited status, Ji You was seated far away from His Highness, so he couldn't see the specific details, but Xue Gu's generous statement before committing suicide could be heard clearly.Although the end of this person was already doomed, but watching the other party die in front of him, after all, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He didn't expect Xue Gu to choose such a heroic method, and he didn't even think Xue Gu had the courage to die.

So right now, the shock in his heart is also great. Xue Gu shouted at the moment before his death that he would exchange his life for Jingping of the government and the opposition. In chaos.This way of death is indeed much more heroic than dying in a poisoned dark room and leaving a book behind, it can shock people even more, and it can gain the reputation of being innocent.

It seems that Xue Gu has also thought about it for a long time, even if the ending has been determined, he still wants to maximize the value of this life.The big things in life are life and death, driven by fame and fortune, but life and death are so insignificant!

"Wu Yi kills! Wu Yi kills... Everyone, is this the result you want to see?"

Director Wang's expression turned from livid to bleak, and his tone became even more desolate.But no matter what his expression was, it was not enough to vent the surging emotions in his heart.From yesterday to today, he imagined many situations and measures to be taken, but he never imagined that the counterattack would come in such a way!Unexpected, caught off guard!
Ji Mu walked out from the table, took off his coat and cloak and covered Xue Gu's body, looked at Wang Dao and Wen Qiao and said in a shy voice, "Do you want to inform Xue Jun's family? How can the Tai Chi Hall be a place of reverence and solemnity for a long time? Corpse..."

Director Wang looked serious and nodded slightly.And Wen Qiao ordered the guards: "Guard this palace, no military order, no one is allowed to come in and out at will!"

Next, he looked at Director Wang, and then at the two thousand stone officials who came down from the hall, and sighed softly: "We are all to blame for this kind of thing. Do you want to go to Jianping together?" Garden pleading guilty?"

What can everyone say, they can only nod silently.So Wen Qiao turned around and said to the other people in the hall: "I am wronged, you are temporarily staying in the hall, I will go to Jianping Garden to ask His Majesty the Empress Dowager to order, and we will discuss it after returning."

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"Why didn't you tell me about such a big event! Even if a woman has a shallow view and can't come up with any suggestions, she should always share the joys and sorrows. This is the love of husband and wife!"

Princess Xingnan stood with her hips akimbo in front of Shen Zhezi, her pretty face flushed with anger, that her husband was framed in the capital, and she still heard it from outsiders, which made the little girl feel extremely bad.

Shen Zhezi put down the pen in his hand, and said with a smile: "It's just some idle gossip, it's not a big deal, so don't be nervous."

"No matter how difficult you can do it, I'm not nervous about you! Today, I had an appointment with Princess Donghai for a trip, but she was late. I sent someone to ask her, but I was surprised that I was still in the mood to travel. You are angry Not angry?"

When Princess Xingnan talked about this, she was both angry and happy: "My husband is a talented man. The storm can also be drizzled with a clear breeze. No matter how difficult it is, he can take a big step. How can I not be in the mood? If you had told me earlier , You can just return the words directly, and if you talk back now, it will be a little bit less meaningful."

Shen Zhezi smiled when he heard this: "You only think about others and you are not as lucky as you, so you will inevitably tremble in fear when things happen. Wuyan Xizi has different appearances, and it is difficult to talk to each other. Since you can't travel anymore, you can wait Rest at home."

The princess saw that there were many papers spread out on Shen Zhezi's case, so she didn't bother anymore, but asked again before quitting: "Is it really a big deal?"

After sending the princess away, Shen Zhezi went to write again.Although he was in the eastern suburbs, he communicated with Taicheng almost every hour, and the latest developments of the situation were clear.

Wen Qiao's move to call Suwei's console city should be to prevent the situation from spreading further.This desire for stability is normal.But this kind of calmness suppressed by force is not what Shen Zhezi wants.Since someone is going to make a fuss, let's make a fuss and vent all the hostility once, so that even if you want to make a fuss in the future, you will lose the energy and confidence.

Not long after, a letter was written, and after the ink was dried, Shen Zhezi sent someone to send it to Yu Yi in Xuancheng.Earlier, he sent letters to both the capital and Kuaiji. If someone wanted to provoke, he would accompany him, but he had the final say on how big the battlefield was!
Sitting in the room until the afternoon, I received two more news from Taichung during the period.It wasn't until evening that Shen Yun hurried in outside and said: "Brother, Duke Yu has already passed Pogangdu."

Shen Zhezi nodded, stood up and moved his limbs, and then asked someone to fetch the armor and put it on neatly. Before leaving, he told Ren Qiu: "Pack up your luggage. If things go well, I will be back tomorrow afternoon."

　Sorry sorry, it's Dazhang again, I've been waiting for a long time. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)