in the sound of swallows

Chapter 165 Not reconciled?

Before he had time to look at Shen Guiyan more, Gu Chaodong left the palace with a pale face and went straight to Yuwen Mansion.

Yuwen Houde and Han Jiangxue seem to have a rift recently, probably because it has been a long time, and he is not as anxious to coax his wife as before. Yuwen Houde took Gu Chaodong out to drink, and did not say much to Han Jiangxue.

Gu Chaodong poured strong wine for him, and said all the flattering words in face, and only asked about Shen Guiya when he was almost drunk.

"If it wasn't for her, Xue'er wouldn't treat me like this." Yuwen Houde was full of resentment: "A mistake at the beginning caused eternal hatred...Sorry, I shouldn't talk about your sadness, my lord."

Gu Chaodong's face turned green, and he suppressed his anger and said, "It's okay, I'm not sad, as long as you tell me the truth, I won't hold you accountable."

Jiu Zhuang was cowardly, and Yuwen Houde didn't care that the person in front of him had a much higher official position than him, so he said with a big tongue: "The truth, the truth is that the woman lifted the lid of the coffin and ran away. She is still very glorious now." , It’s really powerful. It’s just that my lord, she has become the high priest now, it is simply impossible for you to find your wife back.”

"How is it impossible?" Gu Chaodong asked.

Yuwen Houde snorted twice: "She was extolled by the emperor, and now someone is behind her back, you go and say that is your wife, others will only think you are a lunatic, and the emperor will not admit it."

That's right, if that's the case, why did Yan'er still look for him?

Looking at the night outside, Gu Chaodong fell into deep thought again.

Gu Chaobei was so busy in the imperial study that he didn't even have time to sleep. He had already arranged for some city guards to be transferred from the neighboring prefectures and counties. Escort.

However, he still can't figure out what Wen Guozhang is going to do when he comes back.If he attacked the capital directly, then his defense would not be enough.But if people say that it is just a squadron returning to the court, and let the soldiers go out in disguise in order not to disturb the people, then his battle like this would seem like a small belly.

What is even more worrying is that the influence of the Chaozhong family has not been eradicated, and there are still Fu Xueshi in the harem. He can't handle so many things in a short time.

With a splitting headache, the emperor's face was no longer sloppy, but like a violent lion, frightening the cronies standing in front of him trembling.

"Your Majesty, let's eat some food first." Chasing Yun came in and said softly, "You don't need lunch, so you should have some dinner."

"Who is in the mood to eat?" Gu Chaobei even shouted at Zhuiyun, "I'll send it when I'm done!"

Zhuiyun coughed lightly, and said softly, "This is from the Yonghe Palace."

Gu Chaobei was taken aback.

The next few cronies looked up cautiously, and saw that the emperor seemed to have withdrawn all the violence in an instant. He picked up the spoon, stayed silent for a while, and finished the porridge in the bowl silently.

When I put the bowl back, I saw that there was still a note on the bottom of the bowl.

Gu Chaobei raised his eyebrows and opened it to look.

"The gentleman goes forward, the concubine is behind, eat more, don't worry."

Seeing the emperor's relaxed expression, Zhuiyun finally heaved a sigh of relief, and motioned for the person standing below to continue to speak.

Several confidantes, including Ye Wenwen, were very curious about what was written on it that could make a lion tame instantly.But the emperor had already put the note in his sleeve, looked at them with a pleasant face and asked, "How are the troops in Beijing deployed?"

With him in front and her in the back, does Yan'er mean to help him with other things?Although Gu Chaobei felt that with her temperament, it might be a little difficult, but she still felt good after looking at the note.

At least he's not alone.

Shen Guiyan has always been very quiet, and has never taken the initiative to attack anyone. After staying in the harem for so long, Gu Chaobei took her for granted as a kitten.

However, what the kitty delivered to his desk the next day was a thousand-person petition.

"Uncle Wen Guo served the country and the people. He was a good man. He died too unjustly. The three thousand students in the capital expressed that they would rehabilitate him." Shen Guiyan looked at the emperor and said every word.

In the imperial study room, Fu Xueshi, Gu Cheng and others were all there. Hearing this, they all reacted like the emperor.

Is Concubine Yan Gui crazy?

What kind of person is Uncle Wen Guo?Taking carts and circuses with refugees, searching for people's fat and anointing, and robbing people's daughters, nothing has been done, and the people complained, but because the Wen family protected them, no one in the court dared to speak out.When he was punished by heaven, many people clapped their hands and cheered.

Now Concubine Yan Gui actually said that the common people want to vindicate Uncle Wen Guo?

Gu Chaobei looked at the thick scroll in his hand twice, and said in a deep voice, "Uncle Wen Guo died as a punishment from heaven, how should he be rehabilitated? My concubine, don't mess around."

"This is not the meaning of the concubine, but the meaning of the people." Shen Guiyan knelt in front of the holy car, and said very seriously: "The rumors started somewhere among the people, saying that the high priest was a fake, deceived the emperor's trust, and killed him by mistake. Good man, please also ask the emperor to see the true face of the high priest as soon as possible."

Fu Xueshi frowned and said: "The ignorant and foolish people don't understand the destiny..."

"Fu Xueshi also thinks that Uncle Wen Guo should be punished by heaven?" Shen Guiyan asked.

Everyone was stunned and looked up at him. Fu Xueshi almost bit his tongue, and quickly waved his hands: "I don't mean that, Uncle Wen Guo is really good to people..."

"That means you also agree with the people's point of view, that the punishment of heaven is unfair, and the high priest is likely to be a liar?" Shen Guiyan smiled: "Master Fu is wise."

Both left and right are wrong, Fu Xueshi's face is blue, it's not that he said it or he didn't say it, he shouldn't have said that just now!
Gu Chaobei finally understood Shen Guiyan's intentions, smiled in his heart, but said very seriously on his face: "Since thousands of people have written letters, then this matter should be investigated, and I will leave it to Xueshi Fu."

"Your Majesty, I have no time to clone myself recently." Fu Xueshi quickly shook his head: "I still need to repair the library..."

"It's okay, you can leave it to other people. This matter is related to Uncle Wen Guo, and it is only appropriate for you to go out." Gu Chaobei said seriously: "I will give you three days to find out. The truth. As for the high priest, he should be grounded in Tongtian Temple first."

"The emperor is wise." Shen Guiyan nodded in salute.

Looking up again, the two looked at each other from a distance, he didn't say a word, she didn't need to say more, they understood.

Fu Xueshi is in a dilemma, want to investigate the high priest?That is the person who is helping them now.But Uncle Wen Guo deserves to die, right?When the head of the country comes back, he will be the first to take his head.

Why did such a difficult problem fall into his hands?
When Shen Hanlu was grounded, she immediately understood that the emperor was going to attack her, so she immediately ordered Xiuping to write a thousand leaflets, which were distributed throughout the capital at night.

The leaflet reads: "In today's day, seek rebellion and win the throne. Don't listen to the words of heaven, and frame the priests. If I go to the mountains and rivers, I will be broken, and the people will be burnt, and no grass will grow."

It is not so much a word of heaven as it is a curse.People are most afraid of curses, and would rather believe what they have or not. For example, in modern times, where things are allowed to be reposted, and if they don’t repost something, the whole family will die. If you know it’s fake, there will still be a lot of curses. Tickets go to transfer.

This is the mentality of the people now, so in just one night, civil riots, people in the capital besieged the imperial city, and some threatened to revolt.

Shen Hanlu sneered in Tongtian Temple, waiting for the emperor to pick her up, so as to quell the public grievances.

However, instead of Gu Chaobei, she waited for Shen Guiyan.

"Fifth Sister, it's time to go home." When Shen Guiyan saw her, she said this.

Shen Hanlu was astonished. She changed her name and surname for a long time, and she has become herself. She has long forgotten that her name in this era is Shen Guiya, and she is Shen Guiyan's fifth younger sister.

With such a shout, the past seems to come flooding back, pinching her throat, making it difficult for her to breathe.

"Young Madam, come and change your clothes." Baoshan sneered, and asked the guards to hold the embroidered screen next to him, and began to remove the priest Shen Guiyana's robe, and put on a shroud.

"What do you want to do?" Shen Guiya opened her eyes wide in horror, looked at Shen Guiyan with her belly puffed up in front of her, and said, "I've already avoided you, why do you still want to go against me?"

Shen Guiyan waved her hand, and her mouth was blocked.

"Why?" Shen Guiyan looked at Shen Guiya and said, "Because you have trouble with my husband."

Shen Guiya couldn't speak, but her eyes were full of resentment, this woman who had a terrible life dared to arrest her like this without evidence, she is now the high priest of the court, with the support of Master Wen!

Fu Xueshi followed into the room, his expression was full of hesitation, but he still read according to the sacred decree in his hand: "Mr. Deceive the king and enter the palace. Now he pretends to be a god, kills Zhongliang in vain, and kills Uncle Wen Guo and a group of virtuous ministers under the theory of heaven's punishment. Let Shen Guiya return to his tomb. I also want to recognize the responsibilities of people who are unclear, and fast for a month to comfort the spirits of loyal ministers in heaven."

Pupils shrunk, Shen Guiya looked at the imperial decree in disbelief.

She deceived the king?She cheated?Although she had this idea at the beginning, but later the emperor used her instead!
Now... actually bit her back!
What a Gu Chaobei, when he sent her to the position of high priest, I'm afraid he had already thought about it. First, he would kill all the people he wanted to kill and everyone he could kill, and then put all the crimes on her head. He just had to say I listened to the slander and was deceived, so nothing happened!

How could she believe him!
With something stuffed in her mouth, unable to make a sound, Shen Guiya bared her eyes, looking at Shen Guiyan with bloodshot eyes.

Fu Xueshi is just going with the flow, if there is no high priest, then he will be gone, it is better than letting himself be hated by Wen Guozhang.

"Aren't you reconciled?" Shen Guiyan stood in front of Shen Guiya and asked her softly.

"Woohoo!" Shen Guiya was speechless, and wanted to hit Shen Guiyan's stomach with her head, but was tied to a pillar by Baoshan's order.

(End of this chapter)