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Chapter 592 Xiang Queen Mother: I am really blind, I chose such an emperor!

"Guo Provincial Envoy, you..."

When Gongsun Zhao saw Guo Kai, he almost couldn't believe his eyes.

The Minister of Interior and Hakka had gone with him to seal up Taoyaofang, Houjiang Guild and Tiexuelou. The cooperation was pleasant, and he also gave some kind advice. Gongsun Zhao had a good impression of him.

At that time, Guo Kai, although short in stature and unattractive in appearance, had a ruddy complexion and meticulously combed hair, and he was also a pampered figure.

But now he has deep wrinkles, a bent back, and even more white hair. In a short period of time, he is as old as a seventy or eighty-year-old man.

When Guo Kai saw this cold and serious face, he was extremely excited: "Judge Gongsun, you are finally back! The Queen Mother and the old slave are looking forward to you all the time!"

As he spoke, tears welled up.

Gongsun Zhao didn't know when he became so popular, but seeing Guo Kai's sincerity, he wanted to bow down directly, and hurriedly supported him: "Guo Provincial Envoy, don't do this, don't do that!"

Guo Kai really burst into tears, thinking of the Empress Dowager who was lying on the couch all day, he felt that the person in front of him was indispensable: "Where did Judge Gongsun go before? Fortunately, it's okay...Fortunately, it's okay..."

Gongsun Zhao gave a rough explanation: "I was assassinated before, suffered serious injuries, and was forced to recuperate outside. I have not returned until now. I hope Provincial Envoy Guo will tell you what happened!"

Guo Kai wept and said: "No wonder, that bastard Tong Guan ordered people to get rid of loyal ministers like Judge Gongsun before he dared to attack the Queen Mother!"

Gongsun Zhao's eyes became sharper: "The assassination of the Queen Mother was really planned by Tong Guan?"

Guo Kai said bitterly: "Not only the queen mother was assassinated, but he was the one from the beginning to the end! The recruiting in Wuyou Cave and the murder of the two county kings were all done by this thief!"

Gongsun Zhao confirmed the speculation, and said in a concentrated voice: "But Tong Guan is dead now, is there evidence for these things?"

Guo Kai gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! Not only the physical evidence, but also the personal evidence of participation, the old slave is!"

When Guo Kai took out the criminal evidence of the county king stolen from Tong Guan's house, he carefully told the process of him first blackmailing Tong Guan, then being blackmailed by Tong Guan, encouraging the queen mother to go to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, and finally being assassinated. Gongsun Zhao's face became extremely cold.

For Guo Kai, he felt both hateful and pitiful. He had served the Queen Mother all his life, concealed the truth for his own greed, and ended up harming himself and others.

But looking at this person, Gongsun Zhao thought of his brother Ding Run again.

Both of these two were used by Tong Guan, one against the Queen Mother and the other against him. As a result, Tong Guan died and the bamboo basket was empty. Road, suffering.

Fortunately, this man was discovered by conscience after all, and he was also an old man beside the queen mother. The physical evidence and Guo Kai's own testimony were undoubtedly great news.

Gongsun Zhao was in high spirits, and said in a deep voice: "I already know the whole story. Tong Guan died. Governor Guo thinks, is this over?"

Guo Kai's body froze suddenly: "What does Judge Gongsun mean?"

Gongsun Zhaodao: "Tong Guan is known by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, slandering the county king, plotting to assassinate the Queen Mother, and doing these rebellious things, what good is it for him? Who is Tong Guan behind, Guo Shengshi has never thought about it?"

Guo Kai had actually guessed it a long time ago, but the servant who lived in the deep palace actually had a deeper respect for that person, so his lips trembled for a long time, but he still couldn't say: "Old slave...Old slave..."

Gongsun Zhao stared at him: "Guo Provincial Envoy, would you like to see the Queen Mother die in such an inexplicable way, and let the murderer get what he wanted? Those who do such treacherous things will be punished, no matter who they are, they will be punished." No exception!"

Guo Kai's lips trembled: "The two county kings were killed, and the queen mother was hit hard. She almost couldn't get sick. Fortunately, judge Gongsun enlightened and wiped out the worry-free cave. Except for the century-old disaster in Bianjing, the queen mother is benevolent, but now How can there be such a cruel person who ended up like this!"

Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath, stopped making detours, and simply asked, "How is the official family doing?"

Guo Kai shivered and closed his eyes, as if he used this method to overcome his fear, and said in a low voice: "The officials come to visit the Queen Mother every day, other slaves may think that he is kind and filial, but the old slave can see clearly, every time he looks Seeing the empress dowager's drowsy look, although his face is sad, but his steps are brisk, he is looking forward...hoping that the queen mother will soon... woo woo woo!"

Gongsun Zhao's eyes suddenly showed a stern look: "In the past, Yingzong refused to attend Renzong's grand ceremony. Lost! After Shenzong ascended the throne, Han Zhongxian, as the prime minister, assisted Shenzong to sit on the imperial couch, and the three emperors supported the second master. Han Zhongxian was the hero of the strategy, and now Zhang Xianggong is not bad..."

The Ninth Five-Year Lord is the number one person in the world. It seems that he has the power to do whatever he wants, but in fact there are still many constraints. Filial piety is the most recognized emperor must obey. If the emperor is not filial, the courtiers can discuss it. Abolish.

To put it more bluntly, unfilial piety is the crime that can hurt the emperor the most. It is more serious than licentiousness, ignorance of government affairs, etc., because in the simple concept of the subjects of the world, an emperor even treats his own parents. If you can't be filial, what else can you do well?

This is why Li Shimin didn't care much about killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji in the Xuanwumen Incident, but he kept secret about him and Li Yuan. Later, he also tried to be a pure and filial son. Zhenguan spent the first few years in the East Palace The reason for giving up the main hall of the imperial city to Li Yuan for office work.

And Gongsun Zhao first mentioned that Han Qixiang, the three emperors supported the second master, and won the glory of the front and rear, and then brought out Zhang Dun, who was also a veteran of the three dynasties. Yes, enough to make people feel at ease.

Guo Kai understood what he heard, but he was not at all at ease: "Gongsun Judge's intention...is to waste... waste waste..."

Gongsun Zhao knew that he couldn't hesitate at this time, nodded his head heavily, and said bluntly: "That's right, the Son of Heaven is not filial and virtuous, so you can't be a king!"

Guo Kai was so frightened that his legs went limp, and a thought came to his mind: "You might as well not come back..."

But Gongsun Zhao immediately asked: "Can the Queen Mother still write imperial edicts? Especially edicts written by herself!"

Guo Kai settled down, but he still couldn't, and said tremblingly, "I don't know... I don't know..."

Gongsun Zhao frowned: "Guo Provincial Envoy, did you just come here to complain? There is still room for redemption, and it will be too late when the officials are in power!"

At first, Guo Kai was purely crying and didn't expect to be fair, but now he was pushed away by Gongsun Zhao, and he had some expectations, hesitatingly said: "Now that the important ministers are discussing matters, they don't come to Funing Palace. The Empress Dowager is sick, and she doesn't know how to write edicts..."

Gongsun Zhao hurriedly asked, "Can the Queen Mother still speak?"

Guo Kaidao: "It's okay, but most of the time I'm groggy. After seeing it, the imperial doctor just prescribed some conditioning medicine..."

This is the time limit is approaching, and it cannot be recovered by manpower. Gongsun Zhao feels that time is running out. He used to dislike the old-fashioned queen mother who was in power, which further intensified the conflict between parties, but now he does not want the queen mother to die in less than a year. Passed away.

It's a pity that things in the world often don't go as expected. At this point, we can only hope that Guo Kai and Queen Mother Xiang can reverse the situation.

After repeated persuasion by Gongsun Zhao, Guo Kai finally wiped away the tears on his face, and said seriously: "Judge Gongsun, please rest assured, this old slave will go back to the palace, tell the truth to the Queen Mother, and ask for an imperial edict."

Gongsun Zhao bowed and bowed: "This matter is related to the great Song Dynasty and the people of the world. This important task must be entrusted to Guo Shengshi!"

Guo Kai hurriedly supported him: "I can't afford to be judged by Gongsun. The old slave made a big mistake and it is irreparable. This time, I should pay off my merits and hand over the Queen Mother's edict. In the hands of Judge Gongsun!"

Gongsun Zhao nodded heavily, turned around and left without delay.

Guo Kai stood there for a while, then returned to the Compassionate Ning Palace in a daze.

In this deserted palace, there were no more courtiers, only the servants and maidservants who had been serving the Queen Mother all the time, and these people were looking for another way out recently.

When he came to the edge, he gently lifted the gauze screen, and saw that the master lying on the couch was frowning, his eyes were narrowed, his sparse eyelashes trembling slightly, he seemed to be asleep, but he seemed to be sleeping restlessly at all.

Guo Kai felt sad when he saw it: "Saint...Saint..."

This is the title for the queen, and it is also exclusive to this group of servants. Using this special title reflects their senior qualifications, but no one calls them that anymore recently. Instead, they hope that others will ignore this seniority.

As a result, after Guo Kai called twice, he slowly opened his eyes to the Queen Mother, with a smile on his lips: "Guo Silang...you are the most loyal..."

Guo Kai suddenly understood that the Empress Dowager Xiang had lived in the palace for most of her life, and recently she was taking tea to cool off, and she could see it very clearly in her heart, if she didn't say it on the surface, she didn't know how uncomfortable it would be.

This made him more determined, and said softly: "The official family did not come to pay respects to the saint today, the old slave just went to see it, and the official family is holding a banquet in Yanfu Palace..."

The Empress Dowager's eyes darkened: "Tomorrow is the official's birthday banquet... I was thinking about it... I wanted to celebrate him... It's not going to happen now..."

Guo Kai rolled his eyes and said again: "After the old slave arrived at Yanfu Palace, he heard the inner officials say that the officials now named the east gate of the palace Chenhui, and named many halls and pavilions , quite elegant..."

He murmured to the queen mother: "Chenhui...he is like the morning sun...the sun rises high..."

Guo Kai was going to tell the Empress Dowager what happened in the most tactful and least irritating way, so the first thing to do was to lower the Empress Dowager's favor towards the officials.

This is not difficult. When he described the laughter and laughter of the banquet in Yanfu Palace in detail, it was no surprise that the Empress Dowager Xiang's face became more and more ugly.

Sometimes there is a rift between the biological mother and the child, not to mention the mother and son in name such as the Queen Mother and Zhao Ji. When I am in the mood to name various palaces and pavilions, I will inevitably have a thought in my heart: Is he expecting me to die?
Guo Kai can tell Queen Mother Xiang responsibly: Yes!
Seeing that the emotions were set in place, Guo Kai originally wanted to take out the guilt and enter the official chapter, but he scanned the other maidservants around, fearing that the Queen Mother would react violently, so he said in a low voice: "This old servant has something to say, and I want to talk to the saint alone... "

The queen mother frowned slightly, but out of consideration for Guo Kai's loyalty, she still ordered: "You all step down!"

The sound was as thin as a mosquito, and it couldn't be heard at a distance, so Guo Kai had to repeat: "You all leave the hall, don't come near!"

The other palace servants and servants were stunned for a moment, then retreated: "Yes!"

Most of them were born out of curiosity after being unaware, and with the speed at which news spread in the Northern Song Dynasty imperial palace, it is torture for you to keep your whispers from being listened to, isn’t it?
And the eyes of a few people flickered. Thinking of these days, Yang Jian, the officer who took over as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told them about their affairs, and put his ear close to the wall, hoping to hear some movement.

"Bang!"

They talked for half an hour inside, and then the sound came, which really fulfilled their wish, and even vaguely heard some shouting and cursing, but after all, they were separated by a wall, and the voice was very weak and deep, abnormal People scolded with vigor, so outsiders couldn't hear what he said.

Only Guo Kai, who was lying in front of the couch in the palace, listened with both surprise and joy. Seeing all kinds of evidence from the queen mother, he still didn't believe it at first, but finally had to accept it, and scolded to the extreme with anger: "Nizi! Nizi! Old man You are really blind, you have chosen such an emperor!!"

(End of this chapter)