Powerful

Chapter 208
Soon, following Emperor Chongde's words "discuss this matter later", the debate about the Fu family's private soldiers and power came to an end for the time being. Afterwards, the court officials left the Xuanzheng Hall one after another according to their ranks.

I don't know if it was because the court officials were still thinking about the Fu family's affairs, shocked by the minister's words to Fang Jixin, or because of something else, when the court officials left the Xuanzheng Hall this time, they were surprisingly quiet, except for the sound of "tapping" footsteps, there was no sound. Hear it.

When Shen Du left the Xuanzheng Hall, he was a little later than Ren Chi, the doctor of the Ministry of War.After leaving the palace gate, Shen Du deliberately slowed down and turned his head to take a look.Easily, he saw Ren Chi's upright face, which seemed to be mixed with a trace of resentment.

Heh, at this moment, Ren Chi must be thinking in his heart that the Fu family is so powerful, why the emperor has not dealt with it, etc. The trace of injustice on his face probably means that the emperor does not accept the faithful words.That's right, in the center of this self-righteous Bingbulang, the master of the Fu family's meritorious service is unforgivable!

Seeing the expression on Ren Chi's face clearly, Shen Du felt a little strange.An official like Ren Chi can't say that he is wrong, but he is just straight and close to stupid, he doesn't know how to evaluate it.It's just that such a temperament is not necessarily a good thing to be an official in the court.

There are too many examples of being stupid and harmful, does Ren Chi know?Shen Du stopped in his tracks, and was about to call Ren Chi, when he heard "cough..." a few times, obviously someone reminded him of something.

He followed the fake cough and saw Du Yu standing not far away. He seemed to be waiting for him specially, and it must be for the Fu family's affairs. ——Because of Gu Yan, Du Yu knew that Shen Du's concern for the Fu family was not ordinary, and he was afraid that if he cared about him, it would cause chaos, so he waited here on purpose.

"You come with me." Du Yu said, and walked towards the government office of Zhongshu Province with his hands in his arms.He is Shen Du's superior, with such a hesitant look on his face, it made other officials think that Shen Du had offended him, for example Zhi Zhi Gao He Zhen gave Shen Du a few worried looks.

Shen Du smiled, and followed Du Yu steadily.Du Yu walked very leisurely, like a stroll in a courtyard. The only thing that was out of balance was that his back was straight.Seeing such a straight back, Shen Du couldn't help but hook his lips slightly.

He found that the people around Shen Su had an obvious characteristic, that is, no matter what their status or age, their backs were straight.Du Yu is like this, Lu Qing is like this, even Qu Chan, the old housekeeper of the Shen family, is like this.Could it be that this is the so-called appearance comes from the heart and action comes from the heart?

"Xiaoxiaoxiao, can you still laugh? Now that Fang Jixin has a hand in it, the affairs of the Fu family can't be good. I called you here, just to let you not be impulsive, and talk about it after a while." As soon as he entered the exclusive place, Du Yu lowered his voice and said.

Cough... No matter what official position Shen Du is in now, how reliable he is in his usual work, even Du Yu sometimes subconsciously follow Shen Du's advice, but in his heart, Shen Du is still a much younger junior than him, and needs to be reminded frequently beat.

"Uncle Du, please don't worry. The emperor hasn't spoken yet, so I won't rush to join in the excitement. No matter what, we'll wait until Fu Tong comes from Xijiang." Shen Du replied solemnly, reassuring Du Yu.

"Why did Fang Jixin say such things suddenly? He has no enmity with the Fu family, so how could he put the Fu family to death?" Du Yu asked rather puzzled.Fang Jixin made a move, which was really beyond his expectation.If the Fu family is down, what good does Fang Jixin do?
"How could there be no benefits? Fang Jixin's little master, didn't he want to get the passage to Xijiang long ago?" Shen Du replied, his tone a little sarcastic.

Things have developed to the present, and even Fang Jixin has been involved, which is also beyond Shen Du's expectations.Fu Ming was assassinated, private soldiers appeared, courtiers impeached, this step followed one step after another, the net got wider and wider, what else would happen.

"You're right, but Fang Jixin has always been cautious. It's too obvious to intervene like this. He's not afraid of causing harm to the third prince? I don't think this is an easy matter." Du Yu said with a frown.

Without waiting for Shen Du to answer, he frowned again, and came to a conclusion on his own: "Let's see it first."

Shen Du nodded his head in agreement, and the two discussed some matters concerning the Ministry of Education, until he knew that He Zhen had something to report, and Shen Du left.

At twilight, the Gu family on Xuanping Street, Gu Zhan and Gu Chong'an were also talking about the Fu family's affairs, and both father and son looked worried.

Gu Chong'an had already given lectures at Yunshan Academy, and spent five or six days in a ten-day period staying in the academy with Gu Daozheng.But after Fu Ming was assassinated, he sued Meng Guitang for leave in order to appease Fu and deal with the follow-up.

Gu Chong'an knew that his wife's affection for the Fu family was very deep. After Fu Ming woke up, he breathed a sigh of relief. Later, the emperor issued an imperial decree to reward the Fu family. He was still happy for the Fu family, but it was a little too early. He couldn't be happy when he heard his father Gu Zhan talking about the court struggle.

After all, he had been an official for so many years, no matter how insensitive he was in politics, he knew that Fang Jixin had spoken out because of Shangshu, and things would definitely be serious.Now the question is, what can the Gu family do for the Fu family?
"I have already let the servants in my family spread the rumors. I hope everyone knows that the Fu family's private soldiers are just rumors, but it is expected to have little effect. Ren Chi and Fang Jixin have already planted a thorn in the emperor's heart, and this thorn is very difficult to remove. From the beginning, the key lies in the emperor's attitude." Gu Zhan explained for Gu Chong'an.

He really broke his heart for the Fu family. Let alone the merits of the Fu family, he only talked about the close relationship between the Fu family and the Gu family. If something happened to the Fu family, the Gu family would definitely be greatly affected.But what he can do is a drop in the bucket.

Suddenly, Gu Chong'an's eyes lit up, he thought of a way, and hurriedly said:
"Father, the influence of Confucian scholars is extraordinary. There are also people who are good at writing articles in Yunshan Academy, and there are many children of important ministers. If it is more difficult, you can ask Guo Zijiu Yeduan to come forward. If scholars want to distinguish right from wrong, they It won't tarnish the Zhongyi Fu family either. If not..."
"No, the Fu family is a matter of the military. If all scholars come forward to defend the Fu family, doesn't it mean that the Fu family can even influence the scholars? This will make things worse! No, absolutely not." Gu Zhan interrupted Gu Chong'an sharply. discourse.

There are not many fools in the court officials. If Shilin speaks out to defend the Fu family, maybe under the guidance of someone with a heart, the Fu family will be charged with "inciting people's hearts", and the situation will be even more dangerous.

Hearing what Gu Zhan said, Gu Chong'an knew that he was not thinking carefully.This method is not feasible, what else can we do for the Fu family?

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the servants had already come in to cut the wicks several times. Gu Zhan, Gu Chong'an and his son sat opposite each other until the candle oil piled up, but they didn't think of anything to do.In the end, there were only two low sighs.

Compared with the dark and windy weather in the front yard, the atmosphere in the Gu family's backyard is much better.Mrs. Fu in the Chaozhangyuan didn't know the potential dangers, but only knew that Fu Ming had woken up, and that his father was coming to Jingzhao again, so he felt much relieved.

"A Bi, you can go out with me tomorrow. Now Ming'er is recuperating in Jingjiwei, and the Fu family still has many servants in Jingzhao. I'm going to visit them." Fu said to Gu Yan.

She had earlier ordered Bao Qi and other maids to prepare medicinal materials and tonics, and was going to go out to visit the servants of the Fu family.

Gu Yan heard Fu's words, but hesitantly said: "Mother, there are many people staring at Gu's family now, and bringing medicinal materials to condolences like this will expose Chen Tongji..."

She did not expect that Mrs. Fu would want to go to Chen Tongji and bring medicinal materials and tonics to condolences.This concern is good, but now is not the time to go to Chen Tongji.The mother of the Gu family and the daughter of the Fu family went to Chen Tongji. Isn't this telling everyone that Chen Tongji is the stronghold of the Fu family?
Although Chen Tongji has suffered heavy losses and the hidden guards have withered, but Gu Yan still wants to keep this stronghold, she will never let Mrs. Fu go to Chen Tongji.

"It will be exposed... A Bi is right, my mother was only worried about it, but she didn't think about this level, so she shouldn't go." Mrs. Fu pondered for a moment, then said.

She is not a stupid person. She has not paid attention to Chen Tongji for so many years because she knows that she has no ability and does not want to cause trouble for Chen Tongji.If it hadn't been for Fu Ming's accident, and she had heard that many people in the Fu family had died, she wouldn't have thought of going to offer condolences.

It's really useless, even if you want to show concern for the Fu family, it seems that you are doing it wrong.For a while, Fu felt a little depressed.

Seeing Fu's obviously disappointed expression, Gu Yan thought for a while, and comforted him: "Mother, why don't Abi go and have a look for you, Abi disguise herself, no one should find out."

Gu Yan also wanted to go to Chen Tongji, to see how Chen Sanniang and the others were doing, and also wanted to know the latest news of Gyeonggiwei, so he just took this opportunity to go and have a look.

For Gu Yan's proposal, Mrs. Fu quickly agreed, followed by two guards with strong martial arts skills, and told her to be careful before letting her go out.

Chen Tong Kee is still open for business. Except that there are obviously fewer employees and they are obviously not energetic, it is no different from before. Of course, customers only come here occasionally.After all, those who do the bone breaking business will not be full of guests.

As soon as she saw Gu Yan, Chen Sanniang's eyes turned red, and she called out with a choked voice, "Girl..."

The huge blow made this tough lady a little vulnerable.Now that Chen Tongji is temporarily in charge of her, Chen Si's body has been buried, but the bodies of the bodyguards who died in Xishan are still in Gyeonggi Guard, and they can only be buried freely after the court thoroughly investigates the assassination.

"Sanniang, don't cry. My grandfather will come to Jingzhao soon, those brothers will be buried in the ground, and the people from Chen Tongji will definitely not die in vain!" Gu Yan assured Chen Sanniang with cold eyes.

Private soldiers?Even if they hide in a hole in the ground, she will dig them out!Just wait!

At the same time, an urgent secret report was delivered to Emperor Chongde's imperial case at the speed of riding thousands of miles away.
(Outside the chapter: The second update is here, I hope everyone will like it. Ha, is there any praise?)

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