eldest son of Ming dynasty

Jin Yiwei took Gu Zuo away, causing riots by the pier.

Jiang Yong, Xing Guan, and Song Wen were inexplicably astonished, they were just ordinary recruits, so they were naturally afraid of the prestigious Jin Yiwei.

And what they didn't expect was that the so-called Zhan You was a fake name at all, and they didn't even expect that the person they met on the boat was actually Gu Zuo and Gu Liqing, the servant of the household department and the order of the young mansion!

This is a high-ranking official who can be called by name in the court!
After people go to peace,

Jiang Yong still found it inconceivable, "Listen to his words and watch his deeds, and he is also a loyal minister who is dedicated to serving the country. How did he go to prison?"

"A companion is like a tiger. This has never changed since ancient times."

Compared with them, Zou Cheng was much more comfortable when he transported salt from both the Huaihe River and Huaihe River.

The emperor arrested Gu Zuo so quickly, because he became suspicious of him, so no matter what he found in Yangzhou, even if he said it vividly, if the higher authorities didn't believe it, he would be as stable as Mount Tai.

Unlike some other officials, Zou Cheng was an envoy to transport salt after all, or a salt envoy from the two Huaihe Rivers, so he did not need to rent a temporary residence in the capital, and he himself had a house in the west city of the capital.

The house is not big, and he only entered twice. He is greedy and not so courageous. Many salt merchants wanted to give him a big one, but he didn't want it.Want this small and quiet place.

Zou Cheng was also arty, named it Xiyuan, and lived here for a few days every time he came to Beijing.

As soon as he entered the garden this time, the housekeeper who had been in charge of cleaning the West Garden was called over by him.

A girl washed the fruit for him, a girl rubbed his head, and the housekeeper bent obediently beside him.

"It's been a few days. Why did Master Xuan come to Beijing for the supervisor of ceremonies? Have you found out about this?"

The butler is a middle-aged man, with a low face and a protruding mouth, like a basin, and said carefully: "Master, forgive me. Right now...it's still not clear."

Zou Cheng's face immediately changed, "How much is May today? It's June, don't you know?!"

"This..." the housekeeper laughed like he was crying, "The supervisor of ceremonies must mean the emperor's meaning. Master, what is the emperor thinking in his old man's mind, young ones... there is really no way."

Zou Cheng was a little angry, but he was in a good mood when Gu Zuo was arrested today, so he didn't care too much about it.
"What about the others?"

"The other thing is... those masters felt that the situation was a bit wrong. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, they asked the masters not to wander around after entering Beijing. No one knows if there will be Jin Yiwei watching."

In fact, Zou Cheng originally planned to do so.

He's not an idiot, so why don't he visit people everywhere at such a sensitive time?
No one wants to talk to him at this time.

It's not the first day I've been an official, I still know this.

It’s just that when he does many things by himself, it feels completely different from what others ask him to do.

Now that these people say these words, it seems that they want to avoid him and hide far away, oh, when they get money, they are all hello and me, and now they have to distance themselves from him again?
Zou Cheng couldn't help feeling angry,
Squinting his eyes, he said leisurely, "Being an official in the same dynasty is like riding in the same boat. If I fall into the water, who can escape?"

Two days later.

Mao Yuwen entered the palace.

The emperor practiced archery in a short-inch suit, and said while aiming: "So, after our Master Transit Envoy arrives in the capital, no one will visit him, and no one will visit him. He stays in his house every day. ?”

"Yes, even the servants in the house only go out to buy food, and everything else is normal."

"Everything is normal?" Zhu Houzhao sneered, "Is there anyone else in the capital besides him?"

Mao Yuwen was thoughtful, "Your Majesty's meaning...it is because of this that it seems abnormal."

"Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Where's Gu Liqing, how is he in prison?"

Mao Yuwen reported truthfully: "Gu Shilang asked for a pen and paper and was writing an article. He also said that he had something important to report to His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao didn't know what Gu Zuo had seen and heard on the ship, so he subconsciously thought that the important thing Gu Liqing said was the Lianghuai Salt Administration, and he didn't take it seriously, as he already knew most of it.

"If you can bear your temper, then you can let him write. As for that Zou Cheng, you have been watching him secretly. Doesn't he not go out? Then suffocate him!"

"Yes. It's just that if there are no loopholes, the case will not be easy to investigate."

"Will not."

rub!
The emperor shot an arrow and hit the bullseye!

Then he turned sideways and said: "Gu Liqing was arrested and Zou Cheng entered the capital. Now there must be many people in the court guessing what I mean. Do they have any thoughts on the salt law? In this way, two things will definitely happen .”

"First, there will be people who can't help being worried every day, and have the impulsive thought of killing Gu Liqing. Maybe it won't happen in a day or two, but it's hard to say after a long time."

"Secondly, officials all over the world will also have doubts in their hearts, and some of them must report."

Besides, Han Wen has also accepted the task of secretly investigating, and it may be rewarding after a long time.

Anyway, this time it was a blunt knife,

Blunt enough to drive the people behind it crazy!
Mao Yuwen frowned, seemingly thoughtful.

Zhu Houzhao then said, "Tell me what you have, don't be coy."

"Yes. I'm thinking... If a person like Zou Cheng is content with having fun every day, wouldn't it be..."

"That's only because he has this blessing." Zhu Houzhao turned his eyes away, "I am the Son of Heaven, and if the Son of Heaven refuses to agree, he still wants to have fun every day?"

He is so beautiful!
Just doing a little action can scare him out of sleep!
Suicide in fear of crime is not a very distant term.

"Weichen understands."

Mao Yuwen was convinced, and it was Zou Cheng who was unlucky to meet this master.

This is something that can’t be helped. The emperor has the initiative in many cases, and he can fight in whatever way he wants.

Besides, Zou Cheng is in a sensitive period now.

For example, the Ministry of Officials announced on the second day that in view of the fact that Gu Liqing had served as the patrolling censor for too long and was now arrested and imprisoned, he could only resend the Lianghuai patrolling censor.

Such a position usually requires a high-ranking official with the rank of minister.

But this time, the emperor chose Zhao Shen, the minister of punishment!
As soon as the name came out, Zou Cheng was in panic all day long in the courtyard.

Zhao Shen is an official who has just been promoted by His Majesty, and he can be regarded as an obvious emperor.

And because he is good at investigating and apprehending cases, he is in the heart of the emperor.

What does it mean to send such a person to patrol the salt at this time?
And Zou Cheng himself is not in Yangzhou.No matter what the relationship is on weekdays, who knows what will happen when the time comes?
This is not just in front of the eyes, seeing that the situation is not right, no one even sees him!

That's what it means to be left out in the cold at the door.

In this situation, who would not be afraid?
So he was fidgeting, scratching his head, before death, even the beauty of the girl lost its charm, "Old Fu, go and see again, is there any news outside?"

The butler is helpless, how many times a day he goes out, and he doesn't allow real contact, what can he hear on the street?Rumor? !

"Master, don't wait any longer. According to the villain, everything outside is normal, and no one has made any moves."

"Why not? Your Majesty arrested Gu Liqing but didn't try him. If he doesn't die, I won't be safe. Could it be that they were all scared to death? They don't understand such a simple truth? Just let him spend his time in the imperial prison day?"

One of the staff he brought back from Yangzhou was also a little restless, "Emissary Zou, it must be wrong to go on like this. Gu Liqing is His Majesty's favorite minister. If he can't be killed at the beginning, once His Majesty's anger gradually subsides, it will be over. Besides, Gu Liqing also has colleagues in Beijing who can talk, and as time goes by, there are many people who intercede for him."

"Who said it wasn't?!" Zou Cheng was anxious like an ant on a hot pot!

But right now he can't do anything, he can't discuss it with someone, and he can't do it by himself, because it's too obvious. In the face of this smart emperor, he can easily make him suspect that he has ulterior motives. Isn't it time for all previous efforts to be wasted?

compared with him,

Even in the imperial prison, Gu Zuo was much more relaxed.

There was not enough light in the cell, so he borrowed a kerosene lamp and wrote something on the table with the weak light.

Sometimes I can write for a long time at once, and sometimes it is difficult to write. In this gap, I either sit and think hard, or stand facing the wall and mutter to myself.

The claustrophobic environment seemed to give him a boost, allowing him to devote himself to his own thinking, so that every time he wanted to eat, he found that the food brought in was already cold.

After a few days like this, his hair was already disheveled, his hands, face, and body were covered with greasy black ash, and he looked like a beggar in desperation. How could he still have the appearance of the emperor's favored servant?

I don't know the time in the prison, maybe three days have passed, maybe another five days, and I don't know if it is morning or afternoon, but for a moment, the door of the dungeon is opened.

What the people at the door saw was Gu Zuo's back, and what they heard was his murmuring words, his voice was very small, but he was indeed talking, but he didn't know what he was talking about.

"It was okay when I first came in, but now it's getting worse. No matter what others say to him, he can't stand it."

When Han Wen heard this explanation, his heart ached.
When he promoted Gu Zuo all the way from a small head of the household department to the present, how did he ever think that he would end up like this today?
"Mr. Li!"

"Mr. Li!!"

After shouting twice in a row, the man with disheveled hair turned his head slightly as if he still heard it, his eyes were still a little dazed and dull, and it took a while to react.

Then he was about to salute Hanwen in a hurry, but probably because he was weak and moved too fast, so he fell to the ground, and then got up and knelt down.

"Meet Da Situ."

"You, how are you?"

"I'm worried about Da Situ, the criminal officer is fine." Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, raised his head and begged and said, "Da Situ, the criminal officer is writing a book, and it will be finished in a few days at most. Da Situ If you are free, can you forward it to the emperor?"

Hanwen is also a man of temperament, he can't help but be in awe when he heard this, at this time, the size of the official position is no longer important!