Zhu Youxiao was still looking forward to this literary gathering. The reason was very simple: he had never participated in such a gathering before, and he was very curious about it in his previous life, so he was naturally looking forward to the opportunity this time.
Soon they arrived at the place where the literary gathering was held, a garden.
The garden is lush and green, with a cobblestone path leading into the depths of dense bamboo. Judging from its size, this garden is not very small.
After getting off the carriage, Zhu Youxiao looked around and turned to ask Chen Hong, "This place looks quite large. Who organized this literary gathering?"
This kind of literary gathering is not something that anyone can hold; it costs money. The expenses in such a place are bound to be high. Although there may be sponsors to hold this literary gathering, food, drink, and accommodation all cost money.
This is what Zhu Youxiao was asking about. Because whoever does this will need to provide the space and funds, and there are not many people in the capital who can do such a thing.
"Your Majesty, it's Wei Dazhong. He is Gao Panlong's disciple." Chen Hong said hurriedly.
Upon hearing that this person was Gao Panlong's disciple, Zhu Youxiao was stunned, then turned to look at Chen Hong with a complicated look in his eyes.
Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything, but turned back and continued, "It looks like quite a few people have been invited this time. Do you know what they're going to discuss?"
"Your Majesty, it's to rescue Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing." Chen Hong said with a bow.
Rescue these two people?
After hearing what Chen Hong said, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly.
Come to think of it, I really forgot about Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing. It's really that these ministers in the court have been finding various reasons to disturb me recently, and the presence of these two people is really not high.
It seems that he is still imprisoned in the Jinyiwei prison.
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong again and said expressionlessly: "After you go back, go and receive the thirty imperial cannons yourself."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao walked inside.
Chen Hong, who was standing behind Zhu Youxiao, suddenly showed a bitter smile on his face, and then felt relieved.
In fact, this was Chen Hong's clever trick. The matter of Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing was not mentioned in the court.
The reason was simple: no one wanted to stir up trouble between the two of them. Now they were locked up in the Jinyiwei prison, and no one cared about them.
For the ministers in the court, it would be the best outcome if Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing died in the Jinyiwei prison like Zou Yuanbiao.
There's no need for a trial, no need for a conviction, and then no one is held accountable. Under such circumstances, no one wants to mess around with this matter.
Even if someone wanted to take action, they would be suppressed by the bigwigs in the court, such as Xu Guangqi and others. Although Xu Guangqi and others were promoted by Zhu Youxiao himself, Zhu Youxiao would not think they were easy to deal with.
Even Xu Guangqi was the same. They had many tricks up their sleeves. Although they were loyal and patriotic, they actually had all the tricks in officialdom, without missing a single one.
Even if Xu Guangqi and others couldn't do it, there would be people behind them to give them advice. So Zhu Youxiao was not surprised at all that they did such a thing.
But the Jinyiwei couldn't stand it anymore. Zou Yuanbiao had already died last time. If Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing died in the Jinyiwei prison for unknown reasons again, it would be difficult to explain.
If that's what His Majesty wants, then that's fine. Even if Gao Panlong and the others don't die, the Imperial Guards will kill them. It won't be that difficult. It's worth taking the blame because it's for His Majesty.
However, His Majesty's attitude was unclear, and no one knew what His Majesty intended to do. Under such circumstances, the Imperial Guards did not dare to kill Gao Panlong and the others.
If you want to ensure that they don't die, you have to give them special treatment. Otherwise, the environment in the Jinyiwei prison is not very good, and the death of a few people is not a big deal.
But if we give them preferential treatment and His Majesty finds out later, and if His Majesty clearly wants them to die but we give them preferential treatment and don't let them die, how will we explain this to His Majesty?
Therefore, the Jinyiwei had to find a way to let His Majesty know about this matter, and it would be best if they could test His Majesty's attitude.
The Jinyiwei had no choice but to ask Chen Hong for help.
Chen Hong certainly didn't want to do such a thing, but he had no choice.
Chen Hong currently held a high position, being the highest-ranking eunuch in the palace, but his actual power was limited. Without the support of the Imperial Guard, Chen Hong would be trampled underfoot in a matter of minutes. This was a consequence he could not tolerate.
If I don't help the Jinyiwei, they will say, "You are always there when it comes to getting benefits, but when something really goes wrong, you just stand aside and do nothing." What should I do?
So Chen Hong had no choice but to go ahead and make today's arrangements.
Zhu Youxiao naturally knew this, so he only let Chen Hong receive thirty strokes of the cane. Otherwise, his arrangement today would have been a capital crime.
He was testing the Emperor's intentions, which was the most taboo thing to do. So even though he was beaten, Chen Hong looked relieved.
Now Chen Hong has told the emperor about this matter, and the next step is to wait for the emperor's reaction.
If the emperor doesn't react and pretends that he doesn't know about this matter at all, then Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing will continue to stay in the Jinyiwei prison as they are now.
If the Emperor had any other reaction, it would mean that the Emperor would issue an order to deal with the matter. No matter what the result was, at least the Imperial Guards knew what to do.
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