The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

"Hey, where, where, this is just a small misunderstanding."

Yuan Zai's face was immediately filled with flattering smiles, and he glanced lightly, seeing that Lady Dugu was also accompanied by Jing Zhao, Yin Yi Gang, and Cui Youfu, and most importantly, Yan Zhenqing was also here.Yuan Zai felt that these people did not come by such a coincidence, but that Guo Nuan invited them premeditatedly.

This Concubine Dugu can't be offended, it seems that there is no way to catch Guo Nuan and send her to the prison of the Criminal Ministry this time.

Yuan Zai is very knowledgeable, considering that Guo Nuan also has a deep background, let alone arresting him and imprisoning him for a few days in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, what kind of torture to extract a confession is at most verbal threats, Yuan Zai still has a sense of proportion .

If Guo Nuan was really to blame, Princess Shengping would be the first one to refuse. This is the emperor's precious daughter. If her son-in-law hurt her body parts, Yuan Zai wouldn't have to do it.As for Guo Nuan's family background, Shuofang Jiedu envoy General Guo Ziyi.Yuan Zai is not too afraid.

In fact, Yuan Zai was not the old man Guo who ignored the position of Marshal in Guo Nuan's family, but Guo Ziyi had always admitted his death. The evidence of his son's private court was conclusive. Once convicted, Guo Ziyi, an old man, would not bother to smuggle.Yuan Zai was quite polite to Guo Ziyi.This Marshal Guo has always kept a low profile in the court and will not rely on his power to bully others.

But Yuan Zai was thinking about Guo Nuan and his princess wife. Princess Shengping would definitely not let her son-in-law be imprisoned.Yuan Zai should not be offended, and the harsh words to Guo Nuan in the lobby just now were just to scare Guo Nuan, so that he can keep a low profile in the future and stop meddling in other people's business.As for the old ghost Liu Yan who Guo Nuan had befriended, this guy has been on sick leave recently and hasn't been to work for a while.are semi-retired.

However, although Liu Yan, the deadly enemy, is on vacation at home to recuperate, it is estimated that the position of left minister will soon be resigned.But Liu Yan still has great prestige in the court. Guo Nuan, a rookie in the officialdom, Liu Yan will definitely not ignore him when he is in trouble.

If Concubine Dugu came forward to suppress the situation, Yuan Zai sighed, this kid has such a big face, he can invite the harem empress to suppress the battle.

Facing Dugu Empress' indifferent question now, Yuan Zai didn't care about his confidant Qiao Lin and his son being wronged by Guo Nuan's tricks in the lobby, so he quickly put his tail between his legs and be more polite, so as not to embarrass the empress. It doesn't do anyone any good to screw things up.

"Well, I can hear this matter clearly from next door. I know who is right and who is wrong. Prime Minister Yuan, you colleagues should unite and get along with each other so that you can contribute to the court. Occasionally quarrel. It's normal to have conflicts, it's fine for each of us to take a step back, there is no need to go to court so serious, it makes everyone feel uneasy, this is not adding to the emperor's troubles."

Dugu Niangniang looked at Yuan Zai, Yang Yan, and Qiao Lin and his son who repeatedly bowed down to say yes, and she spoke in a calm and dignified tone, which made them laugh and dare not have any objections.

"My lord Qiao Lin Shaoqing, is this what I said?" Dugu Empress asked Qiao Lin politely with a smile. It's a foreshadowing, for Qiao Lin.

Right now, Guo Nuan is protected by the Goddess Dugu Niangniang, so Qiao Lin has no choice but to swallow this resentment in her stomach for the time being.There is a saying that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Qiao Lin thinks that she is not a gentleman, but at least she is not a villain. However, ten years is a bit too long, and it is estimated that she will have to wait a year or two to find Guo Nuan's mistakes. Just take revenge.

"That's right, what you said is right, it's normal for colleagues to have some disputes occasionally, Xueshi Guo and I are just joking around, let's forget about it."

Seeing that Dugu Niangniang didn't pursue the case of helping her son cheat in the imperial examination, Qiao Lin also sensibly put aside the matter of Guo Nuan's private court.Otherwise, the two groups of people will be unhappy. If the commotion becomes too big, and the paper can't hold the flames and make troubles to the emperor, then it's not a matter of selfishness.It's an open secret.

Under Dugu Niangniang's dealings, this matter will be settled.Seeing that nothing was wrong, Yuan Zai immediately took a group of his subordinates to bid farewell to his wife and evacuated.

Guo Nuan knew that this matter was about to be completed, but at the last moment when Qiao Lin pleaded guilty, Yuan Zai would disrupt the situation. Otherwise, the cheating case investigated by Guo Nuan would not have been solved, and he would have gotten into a lot of trouble instead.

When Empress Dugu appeared, Yan Zhenqing and the others dutifully kept their mouths shut. If they did not come, they would not belong to the same party as Yuan Zai's party, so it was better to leave it to the third party of Empress Dugu to decide, so as to save some trouble of disputes.

Yan Zhenqing watched a large number of imperial guards outside the door supporting Yuan Zai and the others to leave. He sighed. Guo Nuan's plan was extremely meticulous and interlocking, but it was a pity that he lacked a little luck.It's good to be able to do this, at least the next scientific examination will let people like Yang Yan keep a low profile and have some concerns about cheating.

"Xiao Guo, this palace can only help so far in this matter. Don't investigate the case of Qiao Lin and his son's cheating in the imperial examination. If you don't have time, it will save you some trouble. It won't be too late if there are opportunities in the future."

After Dugu kindly reminded Guo Nuan, she also left with others.After Guo Nuan watched them off respectfully, all the police officers in the lobby were dismissed by him.Before I knew it, it was time for lunch.Only Guo Nuan and Yi Gang were left in the lobby.

"Hey, it's only one step away. It's a pity, but what Dugu Niangniang said is right. This time I lost my chance. As long as they commit crimes in the future, they will definitely trip them up." Yi Gang raised his hand and patted Guo Nuan's shoulder to comfort him.

Guo Nuan nodded silently, took a deep breath, and then smiled brightly: "Well, it's okay, I will take time to find opportunities to deal with them in the future."

After bidding farewell to Yi Gang, Guo Nuan immediately went back home.He was a little restless along the way, and his plans for the past few days have all been ruined.There are still two miles away from the princess mansion, and there are five or six familiar servants in the princess mansion waiting for me at the intersection.

An old servant saw the carriage of the son-in-law and immediately ran forward to stop it, and shouted anxiously: "My son-in-law, the grandfather has sent someone here, and he wants you to come to the palace as soon as possible, there is an urgent matter to discuss."

Guo Nuan jumped out of the carriage and was a little surprised when he saw the old servant panting. What is the matter in such a hurry?

The old servant couldn't speak clearly for a while, and was anxious and at a loss.Guo Nuan also couldn't get any effective information from him, so he immediately stepped on the carriage and turned around and rushed towards the capital.

I muttered in my heart why I am so nervous about the prince. I just suffered a setback at Yuan Zai, and I feel a little uncomfortable. Now I have to deal with the prince's affairs. Guo Nuan sighed. Working on other people's shit.In the end, it may be thankless, but instead cause a commotion and be accused of wrongdoing.

Hurry up, Guo Nuan misses Ah Fu who is studying in the academy, Guo Nuan is not very skilled in driving the carriage, and almost misses the oncoming vehicles several times, which is extremely thrilling.As for the sharp turn at a mountain pass, twice the carriage wheels on one side were suspended in the air during the sharp turn, and the carriage drifted.

Guo Nuan knew the prince's temper, but he had to put the matter of this great god in the first place, otherwise he would be unhappy, and Guo Nuan would be unhappy too.

It took a quarter of an hour for Guo Nuan to rush back to the capital in a record-breaking manner, and it was already afternoon.Arriving at the Crown Prince's East Palace, several servants had already arrived to welcome Guo Nuan.Going into the hall and entering the room, all the way deep into the courtyard, in a living room, Prince Li Shi was silently facing the scenery outside the lattice window.

"Prince, what's urgent?" Guo Nuan walked into the living room out of breath, and then asked curiously.

"I heard that you tried Qiao Lin and his son in Jingzhaoyin's private court this morning?" the prince asked calmly, with his hands behind his back to Guo Nuan, without turning his head.

Guo Nuan was stunned. This prince is really an eyeliner. There are many spies. The private court has not been more than two hours. Don't be idle, so I will expose what happened in the lobby of Jingzhao Mansion this morning, otherwise no one will have good fruit to eat.

Now that the crown prince asked questions when they met, it seemed that he had already received the inside information. Now that the crown prince had received the news, Guo Nuan couldn't help being surprised, maybe the emperor also knew about it.

Li Shi seemed to know what Guo Nuan was worried about, and then he continued leisurely, "Don't worry, Yi Gang secretly told this prince to know. The emperor and the others don't know the inside story, and I believe Yuan Zai will not spread it out."

Guo Nuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, this trouble should be hidden as much as possible, otherwise it will be of no benefit to everyone.

However, the emperor didn't know, but Guo Nuan keenly felt that something was wrong. He said that he had just done a secret thing, but unexpectedly, it was passed on by the eyeliner ambushing him around him. Guo Nuan was a little upset, as if this prince and uncle were always There is only one eye waiting for my every move. Although I have done nothing wrong, my right to privacy is not guaranteed.

Unhappy is not happy, but Guo Nuan is good at forbearance, he smiled lightly, but he didn't let the prince see his displeasure.

"About the process of Qiao Lin's case, the prince has heard Yi Gang explain in detail. Do you know why I summoned you today?" The prince's voice became colder, which suddenly lowered the atmosphere in the room a few degrees.Guo Nuan feels that the prince seems to be getting more and more abnormal recently. Could it be that the black-bellied prince was born?Always looked bad.

In fact, it is not surprising that Li Shi's attitude has changed. In the past six months, many local officials have been parachuted from the local area. After these people were transferred to the central government, they either joined Yuan Zai's camp, or the local transferred officials united to stand on their own. , combined to form a circle of forces wanting to join the Liu Yan camp and the Yuan Zai camp to form a confrontational posture of the Three Kingdoms.

The prince was originally on the front line of Liu Yan. Liu Yan advocated the political policy of reducing the local warlords and centralizing power with an iron fist, while Yuan Zai was a weak dove, always favoring the local separatist warlords. , dare not use force to suppress the turbulent Jiedushi forces, and is deeply afraid that there will be a second Anshi Rebellion. This is undoubtedly a political proposition of passive indulgence and waiting to die.

Of course, most of the local officials who are transferred from other places are officials who were promoted by the local Jiedushi. Of course, they tend to support the interest groups of the Jiedushi. The bureaucratic group, of course they don't like it. Local officials who have not joined the bureaucratic group headed by Yuan Zai will stand on their own.

Now the prince finally sees that in recent years, Liu Yan's line has gradually become stronger, and he has the strength to resist Yuan Zai's dove forces, and in the past six months, with a large number of foreign officials parachuting to the court, the group's balance has been disrupted, and the group's strength has also increased a lot. Unstable factors, what's worse, because Liu Yan Zuoxiang has been forced to take sick leave recently because of his old age, it seems that this pillar is about to fall.

How could the prince not be in a hurry about his own interest group's downfall? His father and emperor were also influenced by these forces and tended to listen to their advice from the foreign and bureaucratic groups. Instead, the prince was left indifferent and unwelcome.Unknowingly in the past six months, his temper has also become a little cold and narrow.This is also caused by anxiety.