Chapter 393 The Powerful Minister’s Scheme

Duanmu old lady and Jane Li Miao’s planning and not to mention, Song Yi smile this side, guessed a review of the truth that Shao want to kill their own fruitless, she is also too lazy to dwell on this issue – concentrate on thinking up a response to the strategy.

It was said that he was concentrating on pondering, but in reality, Song Yixiao couldn’t do much in her current situation other than raise her guard.

In the end, Gu Shao high position and power and deep Duanhua Emperor’s trust and rely on, no evidence, hastily testify that he such a pillar of the country, is not a joke.

“When will husband and Qing Yue get well?” Song Yi smiled so looked at the empty courtyard and sighed.

She still thinks that Jian Xubai and Jane Qing Yue are slow to recover, who would have thought that on the next day there will be bad news: the second prince is gone!

Duanhua emperor knee total of two emperors, although he is very satisfied with the crown prince, in order to prevent sibling rivalry, has been showing distant and do not pay attention to the second prince – but ultimately is the flesh and blood, not to mention that his son did not have more than enough to casually die do not care about the point.

Hearing the news Duanhua Emperor is very sad, the second prince and last year’s missing little prince is not the same, the little prince is a landing on the ground is gone. Father and son have never met, let alone get along with the feelings. And at that time, Emperor Duanhua was sad about the death of Emperor Xianjia, and was able to share the son’s attention naturally not much.

He was more concerned about Empress Wei at the time.

And although the second prince is only seven years old, in the end under his eyes to grow to the age of running and jumping and shouting “Father”, it is the time to make people like.

Duanhua emperor afraid of the royal brothers killed each other, so has been deliberately cold, many times the second prince timidly pull his corner, seems to want his father to hug, Duanhua emperor saw also pretended not to see: I thought it was for the sake of the child, to ensure that he later a life of wealth and prosperity, who would like to say that the child is no longer available – when the father of the this time to think again! The poor child in addition to the swaddling clothes in this life, but never had the slightest pleasant color, how can not feel guilty?

He originally in order to break the rumors that he disrespected his first mother, these days has been personally serving Empress Su, after hearing the news, even did not even say hello to return to their own chambers, visible heart of the degree of grief, has reached the point of loss of temper.

Empress Su looked at the situation, so she let Empress Wei also retire, the Empress Dowager hanging beam although was saved, but her voice was hurt.

This will not be able to make a sound, just pointing to the door to signal the queen to follow up to see – the queen is also really worried, confessed, leaving Shi Wan on behalf of their own service, but also retired.

Just she chased to the end of the emperor, good talk for a while, the end of the emperor is still depressed, finally or the dowager empress received the news, personally rushed over, pulling the end of the emperor’s hand to chat for half a day, the end of the emperor only regained his composure.

And the first thing the revitalized Duanhua Emperor did was to summon Gu Shao to inquire about the progress of the trail.

After learning that Gu Shao has not yet found out the results, Duanhua Emperor immediately frowned, “Gu Xiang has always had the talent of the sky and the earth, this time why delayed this long, but also no clue?”

Emperor Duanhua wasn’t a harsh emperor, to be fair, he was always kind, even talking to the attendants around him was all in a good voice. Especially Gu Shao is still the auxiliary minister that Emperor Xianjia specially found for him, right now this is considered very heavy.

“Back to your majesty, the main reason is that before Lu Yicheng self . The Lu family’s other people don’t know anything about it, which has delayed the progress.” Gu Shao knows why the emperor did not give himself face like before, anyone who has just died a son, the mood is not good either.

But he was also bitter – that day Jane Li Kuang suddenly came to visit, because he had to give a lecture to the Crown Prince, and just led a thorough investigation of the smallpox, busy even busy, how to have the time to see a disfavored in the Great Princess’s extra horse harnessed by the side of a team?

So a very dry refusal.

Jane Li Kuang originally listened to Jane Yiyu’s persuasion, only wanted to explore Gu Shao’s mouth, did not intend to disclose his side of the news to him. But he never thought that Gu Shao refused to see him!

So, both to gamble and to try and see if that handle was true or false, he told the steward, who had come out to refuse the guest, something he had not intended to say.

The housekeeper did not dare to be slow, went in back to Gu Shao – just as Su Shaoge ordered the vouchers to be sent to Jane Yiyu there, did not expect the whole process were Jane Li Miao and Duanmu old lady to see in the eyes of the same; Gu Shao did not think that this time directly collected to their own evidence of bribery is the Su family, he looked at the door of the Jane Li Kuang, only that it is the Jane Li Kuang’s father, Jane Ping The first time I saw this, I was very happy to see you, and I was very happy to see you!

Honestly speaking, the matter of charging Lu’s gift of industry, Gu Shao did not do it in a bad way.

One is in order to rest the widows and orphans of the heart, after all, the Song family is now the rest of the people, it is not convenient to Gu Shao to move around, which move less, the love is naturally going to be thin. Lu and there is no other place for Gu Shao service, can only give money – Gu Shao to not accept, it is possible that she thought that Gu Shao suspected them of mother and son cumbersome, said it is not possible to toss and turn, sleepless nights;

The second is to take into account the huge wealth of the Song family, Lu’s one has never been out of the door of the young widow, the only son of the young, may not be able to keep many properties, thinking that this Lu’s since the delivery, then the first to accept, sent people to take care of, and so on, Song YiYao grown up, can be the head of the family, and then return.

This is also a roundabout way of preserving the family business for a former friend.

These two reasons Gu Shao are not afraid to speak out, with his care for Song Yuan over the years, no one can deny that he really can not say anything about his friends!

However, Lu plotted to assassinate Wei Meng Ying.

If this is the only problem, Gu Shao thinks that it can still be mastered after making a fuss.

What’s killing her – in order to get out in one piece after assassinating Wei Mengying, Lu even got her mother-in-law killed and made her mother-in-law the scapegoat!

That’s a big problem!

When a daughter-in-law kills her mother-in-law, it’s called regicide.

Just by looking at the wording you can see how heavenly this move is!

And Gu Shao, know that Lu did such a heartless thing, but also chose to shelter her – this handle if shelved in the hands of Song Yixiao, Gu Shao is not worried about: one to Song Yixiao, a woman in the back of the house, Gu Shao does not say that completely look down on her, and ultimately the scruples of the limited; Song Yixiao to pursue this matter, the focus will inevitably be placed on the mother’s vengeance, rather than with Gu Shao to fight to the death. Not with Gu Shao to fight to the death.

But now that Gu Shao suspected that the person holding these levers on himself was Jian Pingyu, the level of wariness and worry was different!

As a former defeated general, he was very clear about Jane Ping Yu’s ability, so after misunderstanding Jane Li Kuang’s hand about his own private acceptance of Lu’s gift industry evidence, is from Jane Ping Yu, Gu Shao is difficult not to suspect that Jane Ping Yu has been incidental to the Lu’s do things are also found out clearly!

With his understanding of Jian Ping Yu, since he dared to send his son to showdown with himself, he must have enough certainty to govern himself!

With such an inference, Gu Shao chose to counterattack without hesitation – it was what Jian Li Miao had speculated, to use the internal contradictions of the Jian family to send himself, an old rival, on his way!

In Gu Shao’s opinion, this matter is related to his political future, related to the future of the entire Gu family, and even more related to the evaluation of his life in the history of the world, it is a battle that can not be lost!

Well, where’s he going to find out who did the smallpox?

Full of ideas on how to screw over old rivals too late!

At this moment, while returning to the report, on the other hand, tried to put forward, “But … I have no evidence at the moment, but I have an idea!”

Emperor Duanhua frowned, “Minister Gu, please speak!”

“Previously, His Highness the King of Liang had advised that this matter might be related to the two kings of Su Xiang, and I thought the same thing at that time.” Gu Shao said, “After all, who would do such a heartless act for no reason? But two days ago, there is a person privately insisted to visit me, I read him and Yan Guo Gong relationship is very shallow, only that is too attached to the reason, so make an exception to see, just that person to see the minister, inquire about a number of things, but called the minister can not help but suspect!”

“Who is this person?” Emperor Duanhua had vaguely guessed, but asked anyway.

Sure enough, Gu Shao lowered his head, looking as if he was not in a position to say much, “Back to Your Majesty, it is none other than the father of the Duke of Yan, Jian Li Kuang!”

Emperor Duanhua’s face turned ugly, “You suspect him?”

“I just think it is very strange, Jane Li Kuang seeks to see claimed to be concerned about Yan Guo Gong He family – but its and the Jin State Grand Princess Her Highness is a husband and wife, Yan Guo Gong family now live in a separate courtyard, but what is the movement, are immediately reported to fly to the Grand Princess Her Highness. If he really wants to know the details, how should he go to Her Highness the Grand Princess? After all, how can my minister’s concern for the Duke of Yan be compared to that of Her Highness the Grand Princess?”

Gu Shao said, “Of course I also heard, Jane Li Kuang in the past quite a lot of anger with the Grand Princess Royal Highness, and the Grand Princess Royal Highness is not amicable. However, now is a very time, two of the blood of the first blood suffered a great disaster, so far the blessing and the disaster is hard to predict, should be the parents of the concerted efforts up, so as to do the children’s backing is not it? Why Jane Li Kuang but seek far and near, to find the minister there?”

“Of course, perhaps he does care about the Yan Guo Gong He family, and is there to urge me to find the real culprits as soon as possible!”

“But many of the things he inquired about at the time were, as far as I could see, trying to convince me that the Lu family was the real culprits!”

When Gu Shao spoke here, he saw that Emperor Duanhua’s face was already as black as paint, hiding the calculations that flashed under his eyes, he lowered his head and stopped his voice.

How could Emperor Duanhua not know the inside story of Jian Xubai’s narrow escape from death in Wuhuan? The emperor clearly held back his anger before cutting his teeth and saying, “Summon Jane Li Kuang!”

“Your Majesty must not!” Gu Shao hurriedly stopped him at the sound of his voice–what kind of joke is this? He now only thought that Jian Pingyu had prepared a dragnet for him, how dare he let the emperor explicitly call out Jian Li Kuang to confront him?

Thought he ignored his old rival, has been caught in the passive, Gu Shao believes that the biggest advantage of his own eyes, is that Jane Ping Yu is far away from the Sangzi, remote control command Jane Li Kuang and Jane Yiyu father and son, ultimately, not as flexible and resourceful as he personally in the Cuihua Mountain.

So if he wanted to send his old rival to the Yellow Springs without himself being harmed, then he had to fight fast and snatch at Jane Ping Yu before she really lashed out!

At this moment, he then solemnly said, “Your Majesty! After all, Jian Li Kuang is the husband of the Grand Princess and the father of the Duke of Yan! I am only speculating, I have no evidence. You directly summoned him for questioning, then asked out not, but I instigated their father-son relationship! Your Majesty, you also know that Jian Li Kuang has always favored his eldest son, and is quite distant from the Duke of Yan, so will not make things worse between father and son! If word gets out, it will also undermine Your Majesty’s wisdom!”

As a new ruler who is still trying to raise his prestige and authority, it’s not a good idea to listen to the wind or anything like that!

Seeing that Emperor Duanhua heard this, his face was pensive.

Gu Shao knows that this emperor as always good coaxing, so again and again, “not to mention that once asked out is, although the great eldest princess of the State of Jin and Jane Li Kuang between the gap, in the end is a husband and wife! Two days ago, the Queen Mother’s move, already let Cui Hua Mountain up and down are talking about it, His Majesty for this several days in a row to serve the Queen Mother’s couch, so that the rumors have to be salvaged. If you dispose of Jian Li Kuang again, what will the people think?”

“After all, the fact that Princess Su is the pearl in the palm of His Highness, the Grand Princess of Jin, is known to all in the court!”

“At that time, it is not unlikely that the front and back courts will think that His Majesty’s deep knot in his heart towards the two kings of Su Xiang has already transferred his anger to Her Highness the Grand Princess!”

Emperor Duanhua gritted his teeth and said: ”Minister Gu doesn’t need to worry! I know that my aunt, the Imperial Aunt of Jin, has long hated Jian Li Kuang, and if she knew that he had done such heartless acts, even if I wanted to spare Jian Li Kuang, the Imperial Aunt would never agree!”

This Gu Shao believed, but his purpose was to send Jian Ping Yu on his way not to get a district Jian Li Kuang ah!

Therefore, he said with a straight face, “I am also aware of Her Highness the Grand Princess of the Kingdom of Jin’s deep understanding of justice! The problem is, I have also heard that the Grand Princess of Jin is a model of a loving mother, who favors and tolerates her children, including her righteous daughter and daughter-in-law!”

“Jian Li Kuang and Her Highness the Grand Princess have a weak conjugal bond, and there is no fatherly love for the Duke of Yan, but allow me to be honest, he is extremely kind to the Third Duke of Jian–and the Third Duke of Jian has great respect for him as well!”

“May I ask how Third Prince Jian should conduct himself if this matter becomes publicized?”

“Third Duke Jian is in trouble, and Her Highness, the Grand Princess of Jin, sees it in her eyes, so how can she not be heartbroken?”

“However, I believe that Her Highness the Grand Princess will not ignore the grievances of the Duke of Yan!”

“There is a saying that the heart of the hand is all meat, at that time, but tell His Highness the Grand Princess, who is sandwiched between the two sons, what to do?”

These words spoke to the heart of the Duanhua Emperor, said earlier, the emperor is very remember his great aunt Jin Guo Da Chang Princess good, even Jin Guo Da Chang Princess in front of his face hard to whip his only brother of the same mother, he didn’t stop not to say, but also to help kick the king of the Liang a number of feet.

It was clear that he respected this aunt.

So if it was just for the sake of Jian Li Kuang and Jian Yi Yu, Emperor Duan Hua didn’t care.

This so-called aunt and cousin, with him and did not get along, said relatives, feelings are really limited.

In front of the revenge for the murder of his son, how can such a small amount of love be enough?

But Gu Shao mentioned the Grand Princess of Jin – Duanhua Emperor immediately hesitated: ”Last year, the father died, the imperial aunt and grandmother are in grief, the degree of sadness is by no means below me! So much so that in the first month of this year, the imperial aunt did not have the heart to organize the birthday! Speaking of the imperial aunt is also a grandmother of people, if not for the special circumstances of the peace child, are to do great-grandmother! Even from the royal aunt last time to beat up the third brother to see, body and bones are still quite strong, but to worry for the sons again, I do not know if I can not stand it?”

Gu Shao waited without moving.

After a long time, Duan Dian finally came from the Duan Hua Emperor’s inquiry, “According to Gu Xiang, how should this matter be dealt with?”