Chapter 131 Being roasted on the fire
Lin Feng said sternly: "I don't know about this, Brother Xu, you are in big trouble! I have said all here, goodbye!"
Xu Mo bowed and said: "Thank you for your advice, Brother Lin, I will go and find out who opened this hole!"
The emperor returned to the palace angrily. It was not yet dawn, and Su Xiaoxiao was still sleeping sweetly in the same posture he left.
The emperor looked at Xiaoxiao and said to himself: "Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, who are you? If you do this, is there anyone I dare to use in the court?"
He was really worried that the water would be too clear to have fish.
At this time, Gu Huaiyu came. He walked hurriedly, but slowed down when he arrived at the inner hall.
As soon as he entered the room, he apologized: "Father, I was negligent last night. I didn't keep an eye on Xiaoxiao and let her disturb you."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Think about this girl. If she wants to leave, who can keep an eye on her? She came to give me a message."
Gu Huaiyu had naturally inquired about what happened last night in advance, but since the emperor wanted to talk about it, he was all ears.
"She came to give me a big gift last night. The one who instigated Gong Bufan to frame Su Bowen was the Minister of War Shen Tianyou!
My Minister of War was in cahoots with Gong Bufan who was in contact with foreign countries. One of them was in charge of the important affairs of the Ministry of War in Dashuo, and the other was guarding my territory. I can't imagine what Dashuo would face if this matter had not been investigated."
The emperor was very angry and very scared. Dashuo had been weak for a long time, and he took over a rotten stall with thousands of holes. For this reason, he worked diligently and did not dare to slack off.
He watched Dashuo get better little by little. It would be a lie to say that he had no sense of accomplishment. He was even a little proud. The late emperor had never had any expectations of him, but he became a better monarch than the late emperor.
Who would have thought that the court, which seemed calm on the surface, was actually turbulent in secret. The seemingly loyal courtiers were harboring evil intentions behind the scenes.
Although Gu Huaiyu was young, he understood the emperor's temperament very well, and he knew how to comfort the emperor.
"Father," in the past few years since you took the throne, you have greatly increased the military and the borders have been peaceful. You have also reduced taxes and restored production, and the people's lives have gotten better day by day. You are a good emperor of Dashuo and a role model for your sons and ministers!"
The emperor was a little frustrated: "Huaiyu, do you think I am too kind to them? They all intend to make small moves behind my back. ”
“Father, you are too kind. Officials in all dynasties have been like this. It’s just that father is wise. He has exposed the petty calculations of those people with ulterior motives! Most of the officials in Dashuo are good.”
For the first time, Gu Huaiyu realized that he was really good at flattering.
There was no other way. He couldn’t let father go on like this, nor could he give him the slightest possibility of being angry with Xiaoxiao.
The emperor laughed: “Are you blaming Xiaoxiao for your flattery?”
Gu Huaiyu’s thoughts were exposed, and his face turned red in an instant: “Father, Xiaoxiao also has good intentions.”
The emperor frowned: “Why are you in such a hurry? Do you think I am a tyrant? Su Bowen is her father, and it is understandable that she wants to find out the culprit behind the scenes, not to mention that her action has preserved the peace of southern Xinjiang. "
Gu Huaiyu was overjoyed, knelt on the ground, and said sincerely: "Father is wise, and having you is a blessing for Dashuo and the people!"
The emperor was comforted by Gu Huaiyu and had already figured it out. Which emperor in the world is not deceived by court officials and concubines? He has Su Xiaoxiao, so he has the confidence in his hands, which is much better than other emperors.
"You wait here for her to wake up, I'm going to the morning court!"
Gu Huaiyu looked at the sleeping Su Xiaoxiao and murmured to himself: "Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, what should I do with you? "
He was really worried that Xiaoxiao's talent would harm her. As the saying goes, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. There is no one in the court who is not a little tainted.
If they knew Xiaoxiao's ability, they would probably not be able to sleep well at night. Xiaoxiao is making an enemy of everyone.
He was really overthinking this. Su Xiaoxiao would not be so bored. She would only inquire about other people when necessary.
Shen Tianyou's affairs were soon investigated. He was a subordinate of Su Bingkun, the Duke of Zhenguo, and he often went in and out of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion in the early years. As a
result, he hooked up with Liu, the concubine of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. In recent
years, he stepped on Su Bingkun to rise to prominence, and he became estranged from Liu. He originally thought that he would never have any intersection with Liu again in this life.
But his only son The son of the Shen family died, and the second son of the Su family, Su Bohao, was her and Liu's child. In order to continue the bloodline of the Shen family, he went to ask Liu again.
Liu made it clear that if he wanted Su Bohao to follow him, he must show his sincerity and win the position of the Duke of Zhenguo for Su Bohao.
Su Bohao was uneducated and unskilled. If he wanted to inherit the family business smoothly, he had to get rid of Su Bowen.
And Gong Bufan was promoted by him. Gong Bufan's ambition was to rise up. Gong Bufan was ambitious, but was repeatedly thwarted by Zhang Hu. After
Su Bowen successfully suppressed the bandits, Gong Bufan had always suggested that Zhang Hu be executed directly. It was Su Bowen's constant mediation that made the emperor order Zhang Hu to be exiled.
He had always been brooding over this matter, so when Shen Tianyou asked him to deal with Su Ruowen, he did not hesitate at all, and He came up with a plan to kill three birds with one stone. He not only sold favors to Shen Tianyou, but also avenged Su Bowen. Most importantly, he got rid of Zhang Hu, the thorn in his side.
Who knew that the emperor sent Su Bowen, the suspect, to investigate the matter. It was unknown where he got the information, but he could always find the key witnesses accurately. In this way, Gong Bufan became a prisoner and was taken back to the capital.
In order to stabilize Gong Bufan, Shen Tianyou promised to replace the real one with the fake one and rescue him from prison. Gong Bufan regarded Shen Tianyou as his life-saving straw and refused to give him up even if he died. Who knew that he would be wrongly killed.
As for how Shen Tianyou was imprisoned in the Dali Temple, it was even more outrageous.
He knew that Xu Mo was a... The ruthless man did not want to make a big deal out of the matter, so he went through the Dali Temple jailer's door.
He was a minister of the Ministry of War, and he promised to just say a few words to Gong Bufan, so how could the jailer dare to stop him?
He also gave the jailer a hundred taels of gold and asked him to keep it a secret. The jailer was holding so much gold, how could he let it go? So he replaced the people on duty that night with his confidants, and rewarded each of them with one or two taels of silver, so that they would turn a blind eye.
Shen Tianyou entered the prison so openly, and the jailers thought he was just looking for a relative of the leader, so they were not surprised.
The jailer who was guarding the gate was killed on the way before he found the jailer.
The reason was that Shen Tianyou had hidden a killer, and asked him to kill the jailer and the jailer who were on duty that day.
The jailer was naturally killed after sending Shen Tianyou to prison. The 100 taels of gold changed hands before they even got warm.
Xu Mo felt mixed emotions. This matter really had nothing to do with him, but he couldn't get away from it. The emperor's eyes were sharp, and he felt like he was being roasted on a fire, already sizzling with oil.