Horse on the World

Chapter 409 Unintentional Words
The bells of the Great Buddha Temple rang one after another, and accompanied by the sound of the bells, there were cheers one after another in the huge Luoyang City, and the new year came amidst the heavy snow.It is rare for Luoyang City to lift the curfew. Since the year after the death of Emperor Tianqi, Luoyang has been implementing the curfew policy. Luoyang, where the curfew was lifted, is brightly lit. There are two red lanterns hanging on the door, the difference is only the fine workmanship and the quality of the material.

The formerly bustling An Guogong Mansion is now deserted and deserted. The whole family has gone to Yizhou’s hometown, leaving Anguo Gongkong alone to guard the huge courtyard. Two red lanterns are swinging in the wind at the door. The door was locked long ago, and I retreated into the room with my sleeves and hands in place, enjoying a jug of good wine and a few dishes of food.

In the study room, the fine charcoal fire was burning brightly, and the room was warm and cozy. The gray-haired Mr. An Guo was sitting alone by the charcoal fire, with a thick woolen blanket wrapped around his legs, and holding tongs in his hand. He kept turning over the charcoal fire, but on the desk beside him was a whole set of tea sets. In the small stove, fine sandalwood was cut into small pieces of firewood, peeling and burning, and the teapot in the kettle The water is already boiling.

There was a slight knock on the door of the study, and An Guogong raised a pair of dim old eyes, "Here you come? Come in!"

The door was pushed open, and Qingfeng appeared at the door with a smile on his face, stepped into the study, and bowed to An Guogong Yingying, "Qingfeng has met Mrs An Guogong!" Behind her, Zhong Jing also appeared like a shadow, silent He gave a military salute to An Guogong in a loud voice.

The wrinkles on Old An Guogong's face stretched out one by one, and he said with a smile: "What are you doing so seriously, little girl? Come in and sit down. The old man is very happy today, and he is saying that he wants to watch the new year alone. How about you?" Here it is, wonderful, the old man is not lonely tonight!"

Qingfeng smiled sweetly, walked to An Guogong's side, knelt behind the small desk, and said with a smile, "Did the Duke prepare this set of tea sets for me?"

Duke An chuckled, "Of course, the emperor rewarded me with two taels of good tea a while ago, but I don't know much about the tea ceremony. I don't want to ruin such a good thing. I've heard that you Extremely skilled in tea ceremony, the old man was very happy when he heard that you were coming, he set up this set of furniture early, and waited for you to come. But he didn't expect to wait for you to come at this time."

Qingfeng skillfully arranged the tea sets one by one, and began to clean them, "Mr. Anguo has a big face, and there are layers of protection for your old man outside the New Year's Eve. It's really not easy to come in!"

Mr. An chuckled and said, "You came in anyway, the Investigation Department has great powers, and its reputation is well-deserved!"

"The left and right are just thieves, so they can catch your eyes!" Qingfeng said while making tea.A pair of jade wrists fluttered up and down, and in the blink of an eye, four or five small cups of green jade-like tea had been brewed and pushed in front of An Guogong.

Picking up a small cup of tea, regardless of whether it was hot or not, he poured it into his mouth in one gulp, swirled it around in his mouth, and swallowed it with a gurgling sound, "Good tea!" An Guogong praised, and glanced at Qingfeng, "Crafting better!"

Qingfeng smiled and bowed: "Master Anguo praises you!"

He stretched out his hand to pick up another cup, but An Guogong was not in a hurry to drink it anymore, he squinted his eyes and looked at Qingfeng: "Mingyan just left, and you are going to Beijing immediately, is there anything important that you need to tell the old man?"

Qingfeng smiled slightly, "Two things, one is a happy event, and the other is a worrying event for Qingfeng. I can't figure it out. I'm here to ask the old man to explain it!"

An Guogong raised his white eyebrows, "You can't figure it out? With your intelligence, if you can't figure it out, it will be useless if you come to the old man!"

"My general has always said that an old family is like a treasure. You have eaten more salt than I have eaten, and you have crossed more bridges than I have walked. It is extremely difficult for me. Here, maybe it’s nothing to worry about!" Qingfeng said with a smile.

An Guogong laughed, "You little girl, you know how to flatter, okay, okay, let's talk about happy events first, what makes you so happy?"

Qingfeng straightened his sleeves and said, "My general just had a great-grandson with you, Duke."

"Great-grandson, good!" An Guogong was overjoyed, "The Li family has added a newcomer. I should be a big white!" Grabbing a few cups of tea on the case, poured it into his mouth one after another, "Is it from your sister Yunrong?"

Qingfeng lowered her head slightly, "Yes, it is the birth of sister-in-law Yunrong. Princess Qingcheng will not give birth until three or four months after the next year!"

An Guogong's dim old eyes suddenly brightened, and his deep eyes fixedly stared at Qingfeng with his head hanging in front of him, as if feeling An Guogong's gaze, Qingfeng raised his head, and his clear eyes met An Guogong without any sign of weakness. The father looked at each other, the corners of his mouth were tightened, and a stubborn look appeared on his face.

An Guogong sighed, looked away, looked at the charcoal fire with a faint green light, picked up the tongs and fiddled a few times, "Although the old man doesn't go out, I still know something about your Dingzhou."

Qingfeng smiled calmly, "The old man knows that Qingfeng can't help himself in some things. Ah Jing often told me before that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. We are all people who are in trouble. The old man is someone who has experienced it, so he must be able to understand! "

There was a wry smile on the corner of Duke An's mouth, "It's not bad, but the measure of this is to be grasped just right."

"This Qingfeng can save!" Qingfeng said without hesitation.

"Okay, okay!" An Guogong shook his head, "Don't talk about these things, you talk about things that you can't understand, but the old man is so curious that he can stump you, but he hooks you. Get up the old man's competitive spirit."

Qingfeng took out a stack of documents from his bosom, and said, "Master Guo, these are some of the materials I abridged, and some of my analysis, you should take a look first!"

Zhong Jing moved the candle to the side of the desk, and An Guogong opened a thick stack of documents, and after reading only a few pages, his face changed a little.He looked up at Qingfeng who was making tea there again, and then lowered his head to read the things that shocked him.

An hour passed in a hurry, An Guogong put down the document in his hand, and let out a long breath, "Is this your judgment?"

Qingfeng nodded, "Later, I discussed it with the general carefully, and we all felt that it was very possible. If it was as I guessed, many things that I didn't understand before would be solved, but there is one thing that the general and I can't think of. Got it. That's why? Why would he do it?"

An Guogong narrowed his eyes, "I can't figure it out either. This is completely unreasonable."

"The late emperor died suddenly. As the Duke of the country, he should be the one who saw the late emperor's body?" Qingfeng asked.

"What do you think?" An Guogong said with a smile: "A fire broke out in the Tai Chi Hall, and everything was burnt beyond recognition. Even though the palace doctor had plastic surgery, it can only be argued."

"Those imperial doctors must have died, right?" Qingfeng said.

An Guogong nodded. "Judging from the outline of the figure and the objects that he carried with him, it is undoubtedly the late emperor. Besides, the empress is the person who is most familiar with the late emperor. With her confirmation, there should be no mistakes. So, I think your inference is Some are untenable."

Qingfeng shook his head a little annoyed, "So it's impossible for the late emperor to sneak!"

An Guogong nodded.

"My lord, what if the empress knew the inside story, and conspired with the late emperor?" Zhong Jing, who had been silent all the time, suddenly interjected.

An Guogong raised his head abruptly, glanced at Zhong Jing, his eyes were full of shock, and with a snap, the tongs in his hand fell into the brazier, splashing a large cloud of sparks.

Zhong Jing's inadvertent words shocked both An Guogong and Qingfeng.Zhong Jing said this because she didn't know the background of the Empress Empress, but it was this unconscious remark that reminded the two outstanding people in the room of another possibility.

The empress's surname is Xiang, and she is the daughter of the great Chu Clan family member Xiang Shi, and the Xiang family is another major force that conspired with the Xiao family to launch a palace coup this time. If the empress empress knows, then the Xiang family must know, and the Xiang family knows Even launching this coup, the significance of this is self-evident.

"If this is the case, the Xiao family is in danger!" An Guogong murmured.

"Sure enough, then Xiao's goal is not just Tianqi's goal." Qingfeng murmured, "He wants to mobilize the whole body by leading one, so that all the great families of Dachu will join in this competition. In the midst of war and death, wipe out the powerful families!"

The two looked at each other with horror in their eyes. If this is true, then Mrs. Li is also included in the cleaning.

An Guogong stood up, "Did the first emperor have such courage? In order to revive the royal family, he was willing to give up his own throne?"

Now that Emperor Zhaoqing has ascended the throne, if Tianqi really cheats his death and stealthily plots against the world, even if he succeeds, he will not be able to regain the throne and abolish his own son. After all, he is already a dead man who announced to the world .If he ascended the throne again, he would tell the world that the wars over the years have plunged the entire Great Chu into flames of war, displaced the people, and caused tens of thousands of people to die. Prestige is still gone.

"If you are willing to give up, you will gain something if you give up. The general once said to me that Emperor Tianqi is definitely not a fool. Maybe he is really a hero with great courage." Qingfeng said.

An Guogong was a little distraught, and turned around in the study for a few times. He, the Xiao family and other powerful people supported Emperor Tianqi back then. There was no other reason. It is easier to control, and King Ning is much superior in terms of talent and courage, but now it seems that they were all waiting, but they were all wrong.If Tian Qi is really still alive, then he should make corresponding preparations to plan this shocking situation. It is very likely that Tian Qi will start planning soon after he ascends the throne.In ten years, Tianqi has enough time to arrange everything and calculate all the possibilities.

(End of this chapter)