Chapter 116 The Situation in Beijing
"You mean, after the general's family was convicted, you went to the camp to clean out the items and saw this account book during the crime scene. You hid it away until today. Because you didn't have much time left! So, you want to file a complaint?"
The prefect helped the old man, who had lived in the countryside for almost his entire life, and helped him organize his language again.
"Yes, yes."
"Is that really the case? It's indeed alarmist. I need to discuss this with my colleagues. You guys go away first!" The prefect said as he was about to leave the court.
The two walked towards the gate of the yamen. The prefect seemed to have remembered something and asked again, "You two, do you have nowhere to go?"
"We'll just wait at the gate of the government office. When you've reached an agreement, just send someone to let us know."
The prefect said, "How about this? You can temporarily stay in the back of my office. There are a few guest rooms there. You must be tired after the long journey."
The old man nodded and agreed. He glanced at his young grandson, worried that he could not bear the pain.
He naturally knew in his heart that the prefect was protecting his safety. If this matter were to be spread out, his life would be in jeopardy! Therefore, he said this.
Regardless of whether what he said was true or not... it wasn't up to him to decide! It all depended on what the higher-ups said. If they were determined to conduct a thorough investigation, then he would be the only witness, and then everything would work.
If I die, there will be no evidence!
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The prefect didn't even take off his official uniform. He went straight to the backyard, threw the account book on his colleague's desk, and told him everything that had just happened.
The colleague was stunned for a moment, then his eyes turned red. How could he not know what happened back then!
Who in the court didn't admire a great general with such impressive military achievements and profound knowledge of history and current affairs? If the events of that year had really followed the procedures, the general wouldn't have died a tragic death.
The bad thing is that the prime minister caught the man and killed him directly!
They didn't even have a chance to overturn the verdict. All these years, they knew that the young master was not dead and was waiting for them to come back and overturn the verdict! Now, the wait has finally come, the wait has finally come. He was busy wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Report it! Now that the opportunity has come, we have to seize it! What do you think?"
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
The two of them hit it off immediately and wrote a memorial and handed it over.
The Autumn Examination officially began. Gu Rongyu put on a white robe and lay in a coffin, sealing his meridians. Qingnan went to call the officials and told them that the person who went to Beijing to take the exam had died of illness.
Then he handed the document to the official. It said that the person was from Wanfu Village, Zhang Jin, who was married and his wife was the third daughter of the Chang family in Wanfu Village.
The officer asked, "What happened? Why did he die of illness out of nowhere? Was it because of the unfamiliar climate or was he already ill? I need to check."
As he spoke, he reached out and opened the coffin. He looked around and found that there was indeed no breath.
The official felt sorry for him. He was about to enter the examination room, how could he die? It was fate! He didn't make things difficult for Qingnan, and asked him to send the man back for burial.
Qingnan knew when to stop, so after sending the officials away, Gu Rongyu returned to the room to change his clothes, and the others lay down in the room, and then they headed towards Panzhicheng in a mighty manner.
Gu Rongyu also appeared as the last orphan of the Gu family!
Many officials who had admired the general wanted to meet him, but Gu Rongyu simply said that the time was not right.
The poison in the deputy general's body had penetrated deep into his bones. Even with Chang Xixi's spiritual spring to detoxify him, it could only delay the poisoning and could not save his life at all. In addition, his old illness from the battlefield many years ago was incurable.
evening.
The deputy general called Gu Rongyu, who had regained his identity, to his side and said, "Young Master, you have been in Wanfu Village for many years, and you only have a superficial understanding of the situation in the capital. Now that you are back, you must be extremely careful. The situation is changing every day. I can only tell you the current situation, but from now on you will have to rely on yourself."
"Thank you, Lieutenant General, for your training over the years. I will definitely live up to your high expectations!"
"Back then, I saved you! I just felt unwilling to do so, and I also wondered why the emperor was so trusting of others. I'm afraid he was afraid that the general's sharp edge would be too great, the people's outcry would be too loud, and he would forget about the emperor he was! But little did he know, the general never had second thoughts. He even thought that he would retire to the mountains and forests in the future and ask you to serve the country again!"
Gu Rongyu remained silent. How could he not know? Emperors are always suspicious. At that time, there were many officials following his father, and the people also loved his father.
The current situation is divided into four factions. The first is the conservative officials headed by the Crown Prince, who believe that establishing the eldest son as the crown prince is the foundation of the country and cannot be shaken. The second is a group of corrupt officials following the Prime Minister, most of whom hold real power. The third is the party of Prince Rui, whose biological mother is deeply loved by the emperor. If it weren't for the fear of the Queen's family power, the Queen's eldest brother would be guarding the border with 100,000 soldiers under his command. The fourth is the officials who do not stand on anyone's side and only do the classification work. These officials often join forces to keep warm because the fight between the three parties mentioned above has affected the fish pond.
Among these four forces, some are old acquaintances of the general, some are friends, some are retainers, and some have received favors from the general.
Among them, there is a fifth force, which is a group of officials who have always been loyal to the emperor. After the emperor's death, they will directly be loyal to the new emperor, but will no longer be loyal to the second master.
"I have already contacted those who are willing to redress their wrongdoings. They will submit a petition after the prefecture governor does. It all depends on the emperor's decision."
"Is the deputy general putting pressure on His Majesty?"
The deputy general laughed out loud, grabbed Gu Rongyu's hand, and said, "Your Majesty, you are well aware of the Prime Minister's mistake back then. He killed the general without a joint trial by the three courts. As a result, we are now under attack from all sides and have to fight wars every year, whether it's a small matter or a major one. He has long been fed up with it. And the concubine's brother has 100,000 soldiers under his command and is unable to move. If that day comes, our national strength will decline and this country will be destroyed."
"I see."
Gu Rongyu was not unaware of this matter, but he wanted to know more clearly the emperor's true thoughts and the deputy general's actions, and whether he could achieve victory in one fell swoop.
Those who wrote the petition will not be implicated!
The deputy general understood what he was thinking. No one wanted to send more lives in vain. He added, "Go without worry! Wait for the news. Within three days, there will be news from the palace."
"Within five days, you will be summoned! The first task will be to send you to the frontier to fight. If you return alive, you will be able to redress the injustice you suffered. If you die, the injustice will be redressed, but the Gu family will have no descendants."
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