in the sound of swallows

Chapter 80 Gu Tijurisdiction

Gu Chaobei glanced at Prime Minister Gu, snorted softly, and followed without any resistance.Shen Guiyan hurriedly followed with her skirt up, Jiang Shi was still beside her and kept asking: "What's going on? How can you hit someone if you're so good?"

Blame her, Shen Guiyan's heart is really complicated, she never thought that if she asked Gu Chaobei to "beat" the official, this person would do it directly like this.He is not such a stupid person, why did he get into such a big disaster?

She thought that it would not be difficult to use Sixi as a witness, collect some evidence of corruption by Beijing officials, and send those people to prison with the background of the prime minister's mansion, but unexpectedly, things turned out like this.

His Majesty had already been alarmed, so Prime Minister Gu wanted to beat him but instead protected him, but when he saw Gu Chaobei lying on the stool, Shen Guiyan couldn't hold back, and went up to protect him.

"Gui Yan, what are you doing?" Prime Minister Gu said with a sullen face, "I have to use family law."

"Today's matter is really Gui Yan's fault. My husband just misunderstood Gui Yan's words." Shen Guiyan looked at him and said, "Prime Minister, why don't you listen to Gui Yan's words. After listening, it's not too late to call."

Prime Minister Gu waved his hand: "You don't have to protect him, no matter how you say it, he deserves it, and I'm going to the palace later, I won't beat him too much, ten sticks won't hurt him."

"Then let me fight." Shen Guiyan took the family law from the servant's hands with both hands: "How about it?"

Prime Minister Gu frowned, how could a woman have enough strength? If she didn't beat her hard enough, if someone wanted to punish Bei'er severely, wouldn't she even lose a step?

Just as he was hesitating whether to agree or not, Shen Guiyan had already walked up to Gu Chaobei, winked at him, and then slapped him hard.

"Ah!" Gu Chaobei let out a pitiful scream cooperatively, it didn't hurt at all, it was still screaming miserably like piercing through the clouds.

The commander of the guards at the gate didn't follow in, but he was startled when he heard the movement.

Shen Guiyan seemed to have exerted all her strength, but the plank that fell on Gu Chaobei's body had no strength.The two couples cooperated very well, when the ten boards came down, Gu Chaobei cried out as if he was about to die.

Jiang couldn't help laughing, and was stared at by Prime Minister Gu, and immediately lowered her head and pretended not to know anything.The commander of the imperial guards ordered people to come in to carry them, and Gu Chaobei was dragged out half dead, ready to get into the car.

"You follow the old man into the palace." Prime Minister Gu looked at Shen Guiyan and said, "Maybe, I can help Bei'er escape."

Shen Guiyan looked at him with a softer look. Before, she always felt that Gu Cheng was harsh on Gu Chaobei, but now it seems that it is quite good.

Nodding in agreement, Shen Guiyan followed Prime Minister Gu into the palace. When getting into the carriage, Shen Guiyan ordered Baoshan to bring half a bowl of chicken blood, and began to wipe the corners of Gu Chaobei's mouth while sitting in the carriage.

"What is this for?" Gu Chaobei raised his eyebrows.

Shen Guiyan's face was serious: "The more miserable the better, now, Mr. Xiang, don't ask."

Prime Minister Gu sat in the middle, staring straight ahead as if he hadn't seen anything, and let Shen Guiyan draw Gu Chaobei in a miserable state, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth and blood stains on his clothes.

After taking the palace card, they went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The emperor and queen were there. Shen Guiyan walked in with Prime Minister Gu, and Gu Chaobei was dragged in by two guards.

The emperor was startled when he saw Gu Chaobei: "What's wrong?"

Gu Chaobei lay down on the floor of the hall, yelled twice, and saluted reluctantly: "I pay my respects to the emperor and empress."

"Excuse me, I just asked someone to take you into the palace, didn't I say that I would use torture?" The emperor frowned slightly, and glanced at the commander of the guard behind him.

The commander of the imperial guards was very innocent: "Your Majesty, the prime minister heard that Gu Tixia had committed a crime, so he used the family law first."

The emperor frowned: "The merits and demerits have not yet been determined, how can it be considered a crime? Gu Aiqing is too impulsive."

Prime Minister Gu came out and knelt down: "I have no way to teach my son. I can only punish him according to the family law. I hope it can offset one of his crimes."

The emperor was about to nod, but the queen next to him smiled lightly and said, "Family law can take the blame? This is the first time I have heard of it. Why should the prime minister punish Gu Tijutsu first, the emperor will naturally decide for his mistakes."

Prime Minister Gu gave a wry smile and stepped aside.

"Your Highness, Gu Chaobei, wantonly injured the imperial court officials. Not just one offender, but more than a dozen offenders in a row. His behavior was bad. I think we should punish fifty big boards with a stick, so as to serve as an example to others." The Queen looked at Gu Chaobei, said coldly.

Shen Guiyan frowned and glanced at the queen.Although she used heavy makeup, she didn't look as energetic as at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. The loss of her son must have hit her hard.

"Empress." The emperor said, "Gu Tixia doesn't beat people for no reason. Why did he convict him before he asked the reason?"

Empress Wen said coldly: "The concubine knows that the emperor is kind-hearted, but even though Gu Chaobei has become the prime minister, he has been ignorant of the truth and acting recklessly. Didn't the emperor say that all people are equal? ​​Then this person should be held accountable for committing crimes."

The emperor was silent for a while, then looked at Gu Chaobei: "Gu Tixia, why don't you explain the matter first, why did you get angry and hurt others?"

Gu Chaobei lay on the ground and hummed, raised his face and looked up and said: "The lower officials are trying to please the lady, so they moved their hands."

The emperor's face sank, and the queen chuckled lightly, but she became more interested: "It's your wife who asked you to beat the officials?"

Cold sweat broke out on Shen Guiyan's back, and she knew that he would use her as a shield, so luckily he followed her into the palace.

Immediately came out and knelt down, the eyes of the queen and the emperor were all swept over: "Chen Shi is here too? What do you have to say?"

Shen Guiyan kowtowed, but didn't raise her head: "The emperor and the empress know that people are women who tell the husband to hit him, but the husband will be wrong, so there is today's matter."

"Oh?" The emperor sat up straight: "You actually told your husband that you can beat someone?"

"The women didn't say that." Shen Guiyan said: "The emperor's new government decree has something to say, there are corrupt officials, everyone can beat them. The concubine just won the public opinion and wanted my husband to expose the tax officials' corruption. However, Xianggong has not read any books, and he is reckless, so he went straight to beat someone."

The emperor was stunned when he heard this, and the queen also raised her eyebrows: "You are a woman who cares so much, what are you doing? You are also instigating your own husband, it is against women's morals!"

"Empress Mingjian." Shen Guiyan respectfully said: "Women's morality and women's tolerance for women's work are not lacking in women's work. How can it be considered as violating women's morals? When the husband is an official, the women should naturally tell what they know. I hope my husband can do his best. I think there is nothing wrong with it."

"You said that Gu Tisha beat corrupt officials?" The emperor listened, his eyes lit up, and he leaned forward slightly: "Is there any evidence?"

"Returning to the emperor, the state of the people is the best evidence." Shen Guiyan said: "In addition to other places, the farmers in the capital are struggling to live and have enough food. At the feet of the emperor, tax officials privately increase taxes to fill their pockets , but no one dared to speak out. The women are lucky to have married a good husband. They dare to speak and act, and make mistakes, and the common people applaud."

On the way into the palace, I heard common people discussing, it was the first time so many people praised Gu Chaobei.She also found it strange when she heard it, but this beating gave him something to do.

The emperor's eyes lit up, but the queen was disdainful: "If you hit someone and say you are a corrupt official, can you be exempted from the crime? There are so many people who look after the people in the capital, why didn't anyone come to report the tragedy you mentioned? I'm afraid you fabricated it out of thin air to get rid of the crime, right?"

"Where people who look at the folk customs go, the officials are clear, and the common people can't speak, so how can they see the real folk customs?" If you do it, you will definitely see what the woman said, and the half sentence is not bad."

The queen sneered: "Is it a bet with your life?"

Gu Chaobei was startled, and turned his head to look at her.

Shen Guiyan knelt upright, not afraid at all: "Yes."

"Oh, your life is worthless." The Empress said: "But I want to make a bet with the Emperor, if this Shen Guiyan has lied and the people don't have such a tragic situation, then the Emperor will allow his concubines on one condition, how about it?"

The emperor frowned: "Then what if the folks are really as Shen said?"

The queen smiled and said: "The concubine followed His Majesty's wishes and promoted her to be the imperial concubine."

The harem Nian has been favored for a long time, if it is not because she has not been pregnant after the miscarriage, the queen will definitely get rid of her.This time, he was willing to give in and be promoted, which was considered a big enough bargaining chip.Because of the position of imperial concubine, the Nian family will definitely be more prosperous in the future.

The emperor hesitated for a while, glanced at Shen Guiyan, and nodded in response: "Okay."

The empress turned her head and wanted to give orders, but the emperor embraced her with one hand: "Then let's go now, the empress and I have made a bet, plus Shen's life, it is enough for me and the empress to go out of the palace. "

"Don't you need someone to protect you?" The queen frowned: "You should also be careful, right?"

"Isn't there guards here? Just bring ten people and patrol the city." The emperor waved his hand and signaled Shen Guiyan to help Gu Chaobei up: "Let's go, let's go out of the palace together to have a look. "

Prime Minister Gu frowned, Gui Yan was too impulsive, and thanks to the emperor's good mood today, otherwise, how could they have fulfilled their wishes in normal times.

Gu Chaobei leaned against Shen Guiyan and said in a muffled voice, "What are you doing?"

Shen Guiyan was taken aback for a moment, and said in a low voice, "I'll help you."

"Save me? Can't you pay for yourself?" Gu Chaobei gritted his teeth and said, "If you marry me, your life is mine. How can you bet it with others? The emperor may not be able to say no to the queen today, but in the end I Most likely it will be fine, if you…”

"Sixi has been waiting in the mansion for a few days." Shen Guiyan pursed her lips and said, "I can't tell her to wait forever. I ordered the precious fan when I entered the palace today, and my life is safe. , it’s still my husband’s, and I won’t lose it.”

Gu Chaobei was so angry that he couldn't speak, and he didn't know how this woman was born, she was upright, and she meddled too much.If she doesn't take her own life seriously, she will lose it one day!
(End of this chapter)