Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 254 Xiao Qin’s plan

Zhao Zongquan's first reaction was that this person was arranged by the Queen Mother because he was dissatisfied with handing over the jade seal and wanted to embarrass him.

After the eunuch who led the way entered the hall, he quickly walked from the side of the hall to the royal platform and whispered a few words to the eunuch on duty.

After listening, the eunuch on duty came to Zhao Zongquan and whispered the identity of the visitor.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Kang saluted.

"No gifts."

Zhao Zongquan waved his hand and said: "I heard that you are the widow of the late Mrs. Wang. You should know the consequences of beating the Dengwen drum. I wonder why you beat the Dengwen drum?"

"Your Majesty, I naturally know the consequences of beating the drum, but I have no choice but to do this." Mrs. Wang bowed.

Zhao Zongquan said nothing, waiting for Mrs. Wang's next words.

"Your Majesty, my wife's daughter went out of the city yesterday to offer incense and was kidnapped outside Bianjing City. However, the person behind her was of prominent status. My wife had no choice but to beat the drum and ask for your Majesty's decision." Mrs. Wang said.

"Is there such a thing?" Zhao Zongquan frowned slightly and said, "If you let me make the decision, then you know who did it? You can tell me first."

Mrs. Wang straightened up, pointed at a person, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, this person is the deputy commander of the front department, Gu Tingye!"

Mrs. Wang's words caused an uproar, and everyone looked at Gu Tingye.

Because Yuan Wenshao did it cleanly and the Wang Jiakang family deliberately blocked the news, outsiders did not know this news.

For a while, no one could tell whether it was true or false, but since the Wang family was beating the drum to complain, there was a high probability that it was true.

After all, false accusation before the imperial court is a capital offense. Even if Mrs. Wang is entitled to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, once the Wang family's false accusation is proven, although it will not be a death penalty, at least Mrs. Wang will be removed from the Ancestral Temple.

"Gu Aiqing, Mrs. Wang's widow has accused you of kidnapping her daughter. What do you have to say?" Zhao Zongquan looked at Gu Tingye and asked.

Now he has determined that this matter was instigated by the Queen Mother.

Gu Tingye was one of his confidants. He was sued just after he got the jade seal back.

If the treatment is light, it will be difficult to convince the public; if the treatment is heavy, it is equivalent to breaking one's arm.

What's more important is that the Queen Mother only handed over the jade seal, but did not remove the curtain and return the government.

If the Queen Mother intervened, he would not favor Gu Tingye.

It was not that Zhao Zongquan had never thought that the Wang family had made a false accusation, but after thinking about it for a moment, he felt that it was unlikely.

Once this kind of thing is confirmed to be a false accusation, the Wang family's crime will be serious, and the Wang family cannot be that stupid.

Therefore, Zhao Zongquan was very dissatisfied with Gu Tingye at this time.

Gu Tingye went out to salute and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is nonsense. Your Majesty has granted marriage to the sixth girl of the Sheng family. The Wang family and the Sheng family are related by marriage, and they will also be relatives of the minister. After all, Mrs. Wang's daughter is still My elder, how could I do such a thing?"

Zhao Zongquan didn't expect that there was such a relationship. He looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "As the saying goes, catching thieves and catching stolen goods, what evidence do you have?"

"Your Majesty, this is my niece Kang Wang. She was knocked unconscious after being kidnapped. She pretended to be unconscious when she woke up. She heard the thief talking and said that she was ordered by Gu Tingye," Mrs. Wang said.

Zhao Zongquan shook his head when he heard this and said: "This alone cannot be used as evidence. It may also be an attempt to avoid putting the blame on others. Gu Aiqing also said that he and the Wang family will soon be relatives. What reason does he have for doing this?"

"Your Majesty, I like to talk nonsense when I have nothing to do. Some bad things about the sixth girl of the Sheng family that I said before have been spread, and the people in Bianjing have been talking about it. Gu Tingye must have a grudge for this matter, so he asked people to treat my wife. Take her away and take revenge on your wife." Aunt Kang said.

"This is just your guess. There is no evidence. I will order people to investigate the matter thoroughly. For the sake of the deceased Mrs. Wang, you will not follow the drama after beating the drum." Zhao Zongquan said.

"Official!"

At this moment, the Queen Mother behind the curtain spoke.

"My son is here, I wonder what the mother's instructions are?" Zhao Zongquan turned sideways and bowed.

"The Dengwen drum has never been sounded since the founding of the country. Now that the Dengwen drum is sounded, the subjects of Bianjing will definitely pay attention to and discuss this matter. It is better to take it seriously and give an explanation to the people of the world." The Queen Mother said.

"What the Queen Mother said is true, but there is insufficient evidence to prove it..."

"The Ai family knows."

The Queen Mother interrupted Zhao Zongquan and said: "There is insufficient evidence. It cannot be said that it was Gu Erlang. The Ai family had seen Gu Erlang when he was young and believed that he would not do such a thing. But in the end he He is the defendant. Before the matter is investigated clearly, it is better for him to be grounded at home."

"That's what the Queen Mother said."

Even though Zhao Zongquan was unwilling to do so, he couldn't make any sense out of what the Queen Mother said, and he couldn't refute it.

The government could only announce that Gu Tingye would be grounded at home, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple would jointly investigate the matter, and then announce his withdrawal from the court.

Yuan Wenshao walked out of the hall with his heart full of thoughts. He did not expect that the Queen Mother would use the topic as an excuse.

Now that Gu Tingye is confined at home, it will inevitably disrupt Zhao Zongquan's next plan.

If Zhao Zongquan wants to solve this problem, he must find out this matter.

Once it is found out that he did it, he will be in big trouble.

Yuan Wenshao was thinking about things when he suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulder and came to his senses.

Gu Tingye held Yuan Wenshao's shoulders and whispered, "Hurry up and clean up your tail. You must not be caught."

"But if there are no clues at all, how can you clear your suspicion? How about I find someone to take the blame and die without any evidence?" Yuan Wenshao whispered.

Aunt Kang has offended many people. If she wants to clear Gu Tingye's suspicion, she can still do it.

"Don't do it. At this time, you are doing more and more mistakes. It is easy to be caught. It is best to do nothing." Gu Tingye said quickly.

"Commander Gu, the officials would like to ask you to come over."

At this moment, a eunuch came over, stopped the two of them, and saluted.

"Remember, don't mess around."

Gu Tingye warned again, let go of Yuan Wenshao, and followed the eunuch.

All the way to the study, Gu Tingye saw Zhao Zongquan, who looked ugly.

"I see your Majesty!" Gu Tingye saluted.

"Look at the good things you have done. With your talent, if you want to deal with the Kang Wang family, do you need to use such despicable methods? I was originally planning to start the restructuring of the western suburbs camp in a few days, and you will be in charge of it. Commander of the First Battalion, at this critical moment, you are causing trouble for me!" Zhao Zongquan scolded.

"His Majesty!"

Gu Tingye looked aggrieved and said, "I really didn't do this!"

"It's really not you?" Zhao Zongquan looked at Gu Tingye and asked.

"It's really not true." Gu Tingye shook his head.

"You guys go down!"

Zhao Zongquan waved his hand and dismissed the eunuchs and maids in the palace. He frowned and said, "This is strange. The Queen Mother should not use this method of frame-up, and it doesn't make any sense."

Gu Tingye smiled bitterly in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, maybe this matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother, it just happened to happen."

"You can find out if you check it out."

Zhao Zongquan looked at Gu Tingye and said: "Be honest with me these days. In addition, I asked you to merge with the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion as soon as possible. Why hasn't there been any movement yet? I will soon reorganize the western suburbs camp. If you still If you don't merge with the Gu family and serve as the commander of the first battalion, how can you serve the people?"

Gu Tingye was different from Yuan Wenshao. Yuan Wenshao had made meritorious service in the Northwest Army before and had some prestige in the army. In addition to suppressing the rebellion, Gu Tingye and Shen Congxing led troops to support the northwest just a few years ago.

But at that time, it was Duke Dingguo who commanded, and Shen Congxing was also the commander-in-chief of the reinforcements.

Gu Tingye's role in it is not so obvious.

Without the Gu family's brand name, it would be difficult for Gu Tingye to serve as the commander-in-chief of the first battalion.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Even without the Gu family, I can convince the soldiers with my own abilities." Gu Tingye said confidently.

Gu Tingye is still very confident in his abilities.

He was trained by Gu Yankai as his successor since he was a child, and he learned a lot about military tactics.

Previously, he had stayed in the Jinling Army for a while under the introduction of Zhao Zongquan.

Although he only led troops to suppress bandits, it also gave him the opportunity to practice instead of just talking on paper.

Having witnessed it since he was a child, and leading troops to support the northwest, he has a certain understanding of all matters in the army.

He was confident that with his own ability, he could convince the soldiers.

"Do you think leading troops is as simple as you see? And what I mean by subduing the masses is not the soldiers in the military camp, but the officials in the court. Now that you are confined at home, I don't care what you think of, just quickly merge the government with me ." Zhao Zongquan said angrily.

"Yes, I obey your order!"

When Gu Tingye saw Zhao Zongquan saying this, he did not dare to refute.

"Okay, you can go back. Don't forget what I told you." Zhao Zongquan waved his hand.

"I resign!"

Gu Tingye saluted and exited the hall, thinking as he walked.

He definitely wants to return to the Gu family, after all, his father and mother are still enshrined in the Gu family ancestral hall.

If he really severed ties with the Gu family, he wouldn't even be qualified to go to the Gu family ancestral hall to pay homage.

Even if he does not break away from the Gu family, as long as there is no merger, if he wants to go to the ancestral hall to pay homage, he must obtain Gu Tingyu's permission.

Otherwise, we have to force our way in like last time.

What's more, since he knew that Xiao Qin's calculations were for the sake of title, he naturally didn't want to let Xiao Qin succeed.

But Gu Tingye's original thought was that he was kicked out of the Gu family, and even if he wanted to go back, the Gu family should beg him to go back.

But now the official's urging has somewhat disrupted his arrangements.

……

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Xiao Qin knelt in front of the Buddha statue, knocking on the wooden fish with her eyes closed, with a pious look on her face.

At this time, an old woman walked in and stopped behind Xiao Qin.

Xiao Qin stopped moving her hands, opened her eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Madam, I just received news that the old lady of the Wang family in the court this morning beat the news drum and accused the second young master in front of the officials that someone had kidnapped the Kang family. The officials ordered people to investigate the matter thoroughly and ground the second young master. I'm at home." The old lady said.

Xiao Qin stood up in surprise when he heard this and asked, "Then why did the Wang family sue Erlang?"

"I heard that it seems that the previous rumors about Bianjing were spread by people from the Nakang Wang family." said the old lady.

"It turns out it was her who almost ruined my life." Xiao Qin said with an ugly face.

Gu Tingye marrying a concubine is naturally very beneficial to her.

When rumors spread, she was also worried that the official family would cancel the marriage.

If Gu Tingye marries a well-matched man and has the support of his mother-in-law, she will be really difficult to deal with.

For this reason, she scolded those who spread rumors behind her back.

"Haha, although the Wang family is in decline, Mrs. Wang has many disciples and former officials, and she is worthy of enjoying the Ancestral Temple. I'm afraid the second son will be in trouble this time." Xiao Qin suddenly laughed.

"That's right, I heard that this matter is being discussed outside, and many people are criticizing the second young master. I'm afraid that the second young master will be impeached by those civil servants next." The old lady said with a smile.

Xiao Qin didn't feel happy for long before he frowned and said, "This is not a good thing for us. Gu Tingye is a confidant of the official family and has a good relationship with Shen Guo's uncle, King Huan. At most, he will be idle for a few days. "

Although she was happy that Gu Tingye was unlucky, it could not shake Gu Tingye's status in the end.

Moreover, Gu Tingye was at home, so if there was a war, he wouldn't have to go to the battlefield.

After he gets married, won't he be tender and affectionate with his bride at home every day?

What she hoped for was that Gu Tingye would die on the battlefield without any heirs. Now this was obviously not in line with her thoughts.

"How's it going with Dalang?" Xiao Qin asked.

"The eldest son's health is deteriorating. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on much longer," the old lady said.

"Let's go and have a look." Xiao Qin said.

When she came out of the Buddhist hall, Xiao Qin had a gentle smile on her face.

All the way to Gu Tingyu's yard, someone announced it, and Xiao Qin walked in.

As soon as I arrived outside the hall, I heard coughing coming from inside.

"Da Lang, I heard that you have been feeling unwell these past few days. Have you seen the doctor?" Xiao Qin walked into the room and asked with concern.

With Shao's help, Gu Tingyu stood up and saluted: "I've seen my mother. This is an old problem of mine. All the famous doctors in the world have seen her, so it won't be a problem."

"Oh, sit down and talk."

Xiao Qin stepped forward and helped Gu Tingyu sit down, and said with concern: "Having said that, it still needs to be seen, in case it is cured."

Gu Tingyu waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. What's the matter with mother coming here?"

"Dalang, the fourth and fifth sons came to me two days ago and said that your health has not been getting better and you have no heirs. Please advise me to adopt Ting Wei's son to you. I scolded them. With the blessing of this Bodhisattva, You must be fine." Xiao Qin said while paying attention to Gu Tingyu's expression.

Gu Tingyu had no reaction when he heard this, but Shao's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Although she has been comforting Gu Tingyu, she also understands that Gu Tingyu's current situation cannot last much longer.

Once Gu Tingyu dies, the title will be inherited by either Gu Tingye or Gu Tingwei.

And she and her daughter will have to live their lives based on other people's faces from now on.

If an heir can be adopted, the title can be inherited by the stepson.

Although she is not a biological child, she is a legitimate mother and has clan etiquette, so her stepson does not dare to disrespect her.

And her daughter is still the eldest lady of the Hou family. In the future, she can also be said to have a high family status.

(End of this chapter)