The old east wind comes to dream

Chapter 111

Emperor Tianshun, who hadn't clearly expressed his attitude before, this time, for the first time, gave an obvious signal in front of everyone - he supported Gu Zizhan.Even, it was hand in hand, teaching her how to control the courtiers, and how to use the situation to make things happen.

After the news came out, the direction of the wind in the court slowly changed.At the same time, Gu Quan became more and more anxious.

Emperor Tianshun did not have a quarrel with Gu Zizhan because of the birth of his great-grandson, but instead relied more and more on him.But he was always trapped in this capital, being consumed day after day, until the forces he could rely on were exhausted one by one.A trace of despair slowly rose in Gu Quan's heart.

The manpower he had in the Jiangbei officialdom was almost completely lost under the push of Xing Kang's mastermind, Gu Zizhan.Later, he was deprived of the position of prince, and the several fat posts he had led were also dismissed. Many court officials who were originally attached to him, seeing him lose power, naturally changed their direction.He has almost no income now, but still has to spend a lot of money to win over the remaining forces.If this goes on like this, before the time when the greedy wolf devours the sun, I'm afraid he will be unable to hold on.

And on this day, Gu Quan received a shocking news.

That little grandson, Gu Lang, was actually a girl!

Even, the one who came up with the news of stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix should be Emperor Tianshun himself!

Gu Quan couldn't sit still anymore.At this moment, he suddenly realized that he no longer had any hole cards to use.I'm afraid it won't be long, when these trivial matters in the court hall are settled, it's time for Emperor Tianshun to free up his hands and wipe him out completely.

After all, it is self-evident which Emperor Tianshun values ​​more between Gu Zizhan and him.Just because of this, Emperor Tianshun would never allow Gu Zizhan to be infamy.

Sure enough, within a few days, Emperor Lian Shi of the Taibao gave a memorial to Emperor Tianshun, rewarding those who had made great contributions in the battle against chaos in the northern border.At the same time, it was specifically pointed out that Liu Mulan led the rebel army to overcome the strong with the weak, defeated the many with the few, and severely injured many thieves, making great achievements in turning the tide of the war.Hereby, please seal her.After Emperor Tianshun agreed, he named Liu Mulan the Boss of Loyalty and formally formed a female army named "Huang Nie".And in order to commend the meritorious service of the rebel army, a battalion was specially added to the Dragon Knights, as the leader of the East Palace, the name was set as "Jiaofeng".

Liu Mulan's matter was not only Dazhao's first encounter, but she was also the first person to be knighted as a woman in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty.Naturally, there was another voice of opposition among the courtiers.

At this moment, Gu Zizhan brought up the old matter again, requesting the establishment of a new yamen to assess the conduct of officials full-time.

The two sides fought in the court hall, and finally, Emperor Tianshun made the final decision.He rejected the matter of the new Yamen, and handed over the responsibility of assessing officials' conduct and discipline to Yushitai.Yushitai is divided into two parts, and some people are still called Yushi, who are resident in the capital.The other part is called inspectors, who are assigned to various prefectures and counties to assist the chiefs at all levels to conduct daily supervision on local officials.However, the promotion and promotion of these inspectors are not controlled by the governors of the prefectures and counties, and are all in the charge of Yushitai.

In addition, Emperor Tianshun appointed Zheng Qian as Yushi doctor to take charge of the affairs of Yushitai.

The first thing Zheng Gan did when he took office was to write to Emperor Tianshun to expand the scope of inspection to six departments on the basis of the previous investigation of the household department.He even selected the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War as the first targets to be investigated.He also asked Emperor Tianshun to allow Yushitai to borrow people from the Huangni Army—the Huangni Army is independent from the Six Divisions, so it is convenient to act fairly.Emperor Tianshun agreed.

As soon as these news came out, Gu Quan was terrified.You know, he was originally in charge of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, and there are many people from him in the Ministry of War!This can't help but make Gu Quan more convinced that Emperor Tianshun, this time it's true, is going to attack him!

Gu Quan summoned his staff to discuss overnight, and finally came up with a way to escape from the capital.

The late emperor's memorial day is in September!

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September [-]th is the day when the little emperor's grandson, Gu Lang, was appointed as the emperor's grandson.

This day was another day when Gu Zizhan kept his feet on the ground.

However, on this day, when all the officials gathered in the main hall and Li Ruoyu happily read out the imperial edict, it happened that the king of Ningling County, dressed in plain clothes, went to the Meridian Gate to beat drums in person.

Outside the Meridian Gate, there are two big drums standing all year round.From the prince down to the common people, anyone who has a grievance that cannot be redressed can come here to beat the drums to complain and appeal to the imperial court.The two imperial drums have a special meaning. When the drums sound, it often means that the emperor is not aware of it.Because beating this drum is not only to sue the imperial court, but also to declare one's grievances and grievances to heaven and all people.Therefore, since the day Tai/Zu set up these two drums, the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning.There will always be dragon riders guarding here, intercepting those who intend to beat the drum.

However, on the day when the grandson of the emperor was registered, this somewhat secretive King of Ningling County, dressed in linen and plain clothes, beat the imperial drum in a bit of embarrassment.

Amidst the muffled drumbeat, Emperor Tianshun suppressed the raging anger in his heart, and finished the canonization ceremony.

At this time, Gu Zizhan, who had finished offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, happened to be stopped in front of the Meridian Gate by the surrounding people of the capital.

Seeing such a scene, Gu Zizhan was also shocked.But she reacted quickly, and immediately asked Liu Zan, who was accompanying her, to disperse the people. At the same time, she checked which team of Dragon Knights was on duty outside the Meridian Gate today.

Soon, Liu Zan reported that the person on duty today was General Pei Gong of the Dragon Rider Guard.

Gu Zizhan's heart skipped a beat, and he felt that today's matter might not be good.

After the canonization ceremony was completed, Emperor Tianshun's expression quickly darkened.

After the courtiers were dismissed, Emperor Tianshun asked Li Ruoyu to follow Xiaowu General Lian Yongping, and quickly escorted the king of Ningling County into the palace.

It's just that although Emperor Tianshun dismissed the courtiers, Gu Quan had made it clear what he was asking for when he beat the drum, and even shouted repeatedly on the way into the palace, almost everyone heard his words.

——Emperor Tianshun treats one more than another, the first emperor died in September, but Emperor Tianshun only knew how to love his grandson, but treated the first emperor's sacrifices poorly.

He requested that he come to Fengdu personally to guard the mausoleum for the late emperor.

His yelling confirmed Emperor Tianshun's reputation as unfilial.Moreover, because of his appearance, everyone remembered that he is the biological father of the current crown prince.It was Emperor Tianshun who took away his only son and cut off his sacrifice.In fact, Gu Quan is using the name of Tai/Zu to insinuate himself.

Everything inside and out made Emperor Tianshun feel ashamed.

At this point, Gu Quan had put all his eggs in one basket, and had completely torn faces with Emperor Tianshun.

That night, with a gloomy face, Emperor Tianshun asked Li Ruoyu to find Gu Zizhan.

Gu Zizhan's face has been pale these few days, and his cheeks are sunken due to weight loss.When Emperor Tianshun saw her, he saw a bit of the appearance of the former prince.

The original rebuke seemed a little hard to say, but the depression in his heart was hard to get rid of, and Emperor Tianshun didn't have a good face, so he asked straight to the point: "What do you think about today's matter?"

Gu Zizhan's status was embarrassing at this time, and Gu Quan's disturbance made it difficult for her to come forward publicly.After hesitating for a moment, Gu Zizhan said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the request of the King of Ningling County should be granted."

Emperor Tianshun immediately became angry and cursed: "Presumptuous!" He kicked Yu An fiercely and scolded: "What's the matter, now that I have made you the crown prince, is it possible that you still think about that ambitious man? Do you really think that I am deaf and blind and do not know about the deeds that Gu Quan has done? I allowed him to live to this day because I wanted to save your face! I was thinking, after all, you have that one If he makes trouble in the future, you will definitely not punish him clearly, so let me be the villain and eliminate the hidden dangers for you! You are good, but now, you are still talking to him?"

A series of questioning came down, and seeing that Gu Zizhan was silent, Emperor Tianshun suddenly picked up a stack of memorials and threw them at her.Cursed: "Are you dumb? Can't even fart?"

When Emperor Tianshun had vented enough, Gu Zizhan slowly picked up the memorials, hugged them in his arms, met Emperor Tianshun's gaze, and said calmly: "Ache knows that His Majesty has always been thinking for me. His Majesty has treated me these days. The teachings, I will always remember them in my heart, the great kindness and virtue, I dare not forget them for a moment."

"Your Majesty treats me with sincerity, how can I live up to it?"

"It's just that today's incident was too much trouble. With Pei Gong's help, the request of Ningling County King has been known all over the world. Although his words are disrespectful, in the final analysis, he pulled out the late emperor's request." Name, to the courtiers and common people, this word of filial piety is really important. If your Majesty ignores it, I'm afraid it will stir up controversy and even damage your reputation."

Seeing that Emperor Tianshun gradually calmed down, Gu Zizhan said again: "So, the king of Ningling County asked to guard the imperial mausoleum, and I thought I could accept it first. But as for who to send, His Majesty can think more about it. After all, the heirs of the former emperor , and he's not alone."

Hearing what Gu Zizhan said, Emperor Tianshun gradually understood.

Indeed, since Gu Quan insisted that Emperor Tianshun treated his grandson favorably and ignored the first emperor, the key to this matter is that the sacrifice to the first emperor must be solemn enough.As for who to send to guard the imperial mausoleum, just like what Gu Zizhan said, Gu Quan was not the only one.

Emperor Tianshun raised his head, and his eagle eyes scanned Gu Zizhan sharply.

After a long time, Emperor Tianshun spoke slowly: "In the final analysis, he is your father after all. Do you have no admiration for him?"

Gu Zizhan looked into Emperor Tianshun's eyes, and smiled wryly, "I have completely repaid my father-son love and the kindness of nurturing King Ningling County after the incident in Jiangbei."

"Cutting flesh and bones, I have already died once."

As soon as she said this, after being shocked, Emperor Tianshun suddenly showed a bit of sadness on his expression.

The imperial study room was quiet, a candle burnt out the wick, and after a slight crackle, the wick was re-ignited, the flame fluttered a few times, and it became bright again.

After a long silence, Emperor Tianshun's old voice sounded.

"You children, you always like to be self-righteous. Some things, some feelings, are never a question of repayment, so how can you just forget it."

Gu Zizhan raised his eyes and saw that Emperor Tianshun was lowering his head, covering the corners of his red eyes.

Gu Zizhan paused for a moment, clearing away any sobs in his words, his voice was a little trembling. "It's just that sometimes, being a parent is not the same."

Emperor Tianshun let out a long sigh, waved his hand, and silently drove her away.

Gu Zizhan saluted again, bowed and retreated.

Another heavy sigh came from the door behind him that hadn't had time to close.