The Juhua Hall suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at Guan Tong lying on the ground. After the imperial physician confirmed that Guan Tong was dead, their eyes fell on Fu Xiaoguan.
I heard that this fellow scolded Shi Chaoyuan and Prince Hui to the point of vomiting blood in the Yu Dynasty, but I didn't expect that he would actually ask the Left Vice Minister Guan Tong to death in the Golden Palace of the Wu Dynasty!
This guy... is so scary!
Fortunately, he is not a minister of the Wu Dynasty, otherwise everyone in the Golden Palace would be in danger.
Fu Xiaoguan sighed as he looked at Guan Tong's corpse, shook his head, and slowly said, "You'll suffer the consequences of your own actions. We made a bet. If you lie, your whole family will be wiped out. Now that you're dead, you won't be able to see it."
The ministers gasped in shock. This fellow was truly vindictive. Could it be that he wouldn't even let Guan Tong's family go?
But then, Fu Xiaoguan turned and looked at Zhuo and his group. He smiled and bowed, "Foreign official Fu Xiaoguan greets the Right Prime Minister. I have admired your name for a long time. Today I finally get to see you. I see that you are in great health and spirits. Your long beard is so beautiful. My heart is finally at peace."
Fu Xiaoguan's words puzzled all the ministers, including Emperor Wen, but Zhuo and his entourage responded to Fu Xiaoguan's words:
"I have long admired your name, my Lord, and today I finally get to meet you. You are truly a rare talent, a young man of the Yu Dynasty! After court, do you have time to come to my house for a drink?"
"Master Right Prime Minister, please keep this wine and drink it slowly. Drink more while you can. After all, I am much younger than you, so I have naturally been drinking for much longer than you."
This sentence was filled with a strong smell of fire and gunpowder. The ministers thought that this was the first time that Fu Xiaoguan came to the Wu Dynasty. Could there be any grudge between the two?
Could it be that Zhuo Donglai likes Princess Taiping, and Fu Xiaoguan is very likely to win the championship of the literary meeting and snatch Princess Taiping away?
No one knew what Fu Xiaoguan meant by this.
During the Lantern Festival, he captured all the assassins who attempted to assassinate Fu Xiaoguan at Lantingji and sent them to the Jinling prison.
After the interrogation, Ning Fachun, the prefect of Jinling, gave Fu Xiaoguan a file. Fu Xiaoguan then went to the prison three times. Through his own means, he found out that the four assassins in the hands of the fourth prince Yu Wenshu were actually from the Wu Dynasty.
But they were ordered by Zhuo and his entourage, the right prime minister of the Wu Dynasty!
This is shocking news.
Fu Xiaoguan did not tell anyone the news.
Because before this news, that is, last year he was kidnapped in Jinling City, and the person behind it was actually Zhuo Yixing!
So before leaving, he said to the Fourth Prince: You are the Fourth Prince, there is no need for you to take the blame for others.
The Fourth Prince was not taking the blame, he was merely covering it up.
He didn't want Fu Xiaoguan to involve the right prime minister of the Wu Dynasty in the disputes of the Yu Dynasty, and he didn't want Fu Xiaoguan to make this matter public, so he wanted to take the blame.
After thinking it over, Fu Xiaoguan did not publicize the matter, because the Yu Dynasty was already in trouble both internally and externally at the moment. He knew that even if he told His Majesty or Queen Shang, it would be of no use.
When he came to Wu Dynasty, he also wanted to ask Zhuo and his group, "I'm more than three thousand miles away, are you bored?"
Of course he didn't ask now, because Zhuo and his group were too powerful in the Wu Dynasty.
Zhuo Yixing stroked his beard and smiled slightly. "Life is so unpredictable. Look at Guan Tong. He was fine just now, but now he's dead." He shook his head with emotion and said, "Your Xishan Tianchun is really good. Ever since it was introduced to Guanyun City, I have been drinking it. I thought that if you die, the wine must not be lost."
Emperor Wen frowned. There seemed to be a deep grudge between the two. Could it be because of my decree?
Coupled with Nangong Yiyu's previous objection to this decree, he pondered for a moment and said, "I think it is inappropriate to use the winner of this literary competition to choose Princess Taiping's husband. This is due to my lack of consideration. I will follow the previous intention of the Left Prime Minister and withdraw this decree."
The ministers looked at His Majesty, their eyes full of approval.
They thought that the first place in the literary competition would most likely be taken away by that official Fu. In that case, Princess Taiping would have to marry into the Yu Dynasty! This was something they found difficult to accept in their hearts.
Now that Emperor Wen has rescinded the decree, I think it was probably because, firstly, he wanted to appease the Right Prime Minister, and secondly, he didn't want Princess Taiping to marry that young official Fu.
They all thought that Fu Xiaoguan would be very disappointed, but they never expected that Fu Xiaoguan's heart suddenly relaxed when he heard these words.
But at this moment, a woman in red rushed in from the side door of Juhua Hall.
She ran straight to Emperor Wen like an angry little lion.
"Father, what do you mean?"
Of course, she was Princess Taiping. When she heard that Fu Xiaoguan was summoned to the Juhua Palace by her father, she couldn't help but want to take a peek, but she was shocked by the bad news. She could not control herself and broke into the hall.
Emperor Wen frowned and said, "There is another hidden secret here, which you will know later."
"No, I won't marry Zhuo Donglai!"
When Princess Taiping said this, the ministers looked at Right Prime Minister Zhuo and his entourage, wondering if this old man would be very embarrassed.
"You are the emperor. How can you change your words so arbitrarily?" Princess Taiping turned and looked at Zhuo Yihang. "I admire Senior Brother Zhuo, but please tell him that he is only my senior brother. Please don't let him have any extravagant thoughts. Please don't use your power to threaten my father! This is the Wu Dynasty, the world belongs to the Wu family!"
This statement was so powerful that Zhuo and his party hurriedly stepped forward and saluted. "Princess, your words are too serious. How dare this old minister threaten the emperor? This is the emperor's idea. Even if I had the courage of heaven, I would not dare to ask the emperor to change his will for my useless grandson. This old minister... is wronged!"
Emperor Wen was angry, "Get out of here!"
"I wouldn't! I just want to know the truth!"
“…You’ll know later!”
"I want to know now!"
"Someone! Take the princess away!"
"Father, you don't keep your word! Fu Xiaoguan, you have to wait for me...!"
“…”
Fu Xiaoguan was very depressed. Aren’t you putting me on the fire?
Emperor Wen took a deep breath, looked at Fu Xiaoguan, and said seriously, "You must not marry Princess Taiping! You must find a way to stop her from doing that!"
Fu Xiaoguan widened his eyes. How could this be possible?
Emperor Wen also did not give him an explanation. Instead, he looked up at his ministers and said, "The Ministry of Works must expedite the construction of the new buildings in Hanling Temple. Qianji Pavilion will closely monitor Hanling Temple from now on. This is a literary gathering, and I will not allow any accidents to occur. I dismiss the court!"
"Official Fu, please stay."
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