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Chapter 108 I don't know if I gave you a dead body. Is King Zhenbei satisfied?

Emperor Jianping has been haunted by nightmares in recent days.

I don’t know why, I can’t sleep well every night. I have nightmares one after another, and there must be people from the past visiting. Slowly, I even take a nap like this. I can’t sleep all the time. No matter how tired I am from Zhezi's governance, no matter how relaxed I am by taking medicine, drinking and sleeping with women, the nightmare will come as scheduled.

Only he himself knows how many bad things he has done in these years in order to obtain this splendid country.Every night, the people who came to chat with him in his dream died in different ways. Some had a bloody hole on their head, a hole in their belly, their intestines and internal organs leaked all over the place, and some had a broken neck, a broken tongue and a long purple tongue...they were all different. As for the feet, there are all kinds of them.

These people reasoned with him about the past and tortured him with sharp, shrill voices——

"You clearly know that I am wronged, why do you want to condemn me to death!"

"Why do you want to raid my house? Didn't you make me greedy for so much money! Don't you know how much I gave you!"

"Scientific examination fraud, there is a problem with taxation in Jiangnan, just because others donated some money, you just exposed this matter lightly, and even killed me, the head of the Ministry of Punishment? What does the word "law" represent? Your majesty? Remember!"

"The concubine doesn't want to die, it's all framed by Concubine You Gui, why can't the emperor see it!"

What's more frightening is that Emperor Jianping also dreamed of the former king of Zhenbei. Death!

And every time before he wakes up, his dead father always leans against his face and asks: "Have I treated you badly? Concubine You Gui is my favorite person, don't you know? Why do you want to take it away? No Dutiful son—why don't you die!"

Eight out of ten times, he was tightly strangled by his father, and he woke up from the suffocation in pain.

These people are all here to seek revenge, and they will not let him go!

Emperor Jianping was so frightened that he quietly placed a hidden compartment at the back of the bedroom and worshiped the ghosts and gods, completely oblivious to Yao Meiren's lowered gaze and raised lips behind him.

Meiren Yao has her own thoughts. She is indeed loved and served Emperor Jianping very carefully, but she is not sincere. She is just a scumbag old man who can't be any more scumbag. He is not worthy of it!She just wants to live well, but in this palace, as a concubine, she can only live 'well' by relying on the emperor, she doesn't care about herself at all, after all, when she enters the palace, she no longer expects to be like other girls Marriage and childbirth, ordinary happiness, she doesn't care about the life and death of this scumbag old man, but after this round, she finally understands.

It is okay to offend Emperor Jianping, but it is not advisable to offend King Zhenbei. The future is uncertain...

Obediently make a living for yourself, plan the future for your nephew who just teethed, make sure that the things you put in your pockets can't be lost again, she is enough!

Because Emperor Jianping's mental state is obviously not right, the direction of the wind is slowly moving towards the second prince, and when he mentions it inside and outside the hall, it is full of praise. The second prince also smiles modestly, paying more and more attention to words and deeds, as if the overall situation in the future has been decided However, the emperor Jianping seems to be unimportant.

Emperor Jianping was very unhappy.

He is happy to see the crown prince and the second prince fighting against each other, because these two people are watching him, waiting for him to give him power. It has been decided, the second prince's confidence is getting stronger and stronger, and he does not even cover up his party members, and sometimes even dares to challenge him and refute his decision...

It won't work if this continues, he doesn't want to follow the way of the late emperor!

And this is obviously aimed at him, the nightmare every night...

Emperor Jianping thought all kinds of things, and his thoughts were very clear. He directly killed Concubine You Gui and sent the body to Huo Yan.

The moment Gu Ting saw the corpse, he squinted his eyes. Is this a demonstration?

It was the old eunuch Li Gui who brought the corpse over, and Li Gui also brought the words of Emperor Jianping, and asked with a low eyebrow, "I don't know if this is the case, is King Zhenbei satisfied?"

The situation is unclear, and the King of Zhenbei can't express his opinion casually, so Gu Tinghu Duzi poked at Li Gui with sharp eyes: "This father-in-law is so familiar, if I remember correctly, you have been to Jiuyuan, and you came with You Dachun." , is the supervisor here?"

These words seem to be calm, but they are in fact a bright question. I have been with You Dachun, and I am probably Concubine You's person, but now I bring Concubine You's body here, asking if Emperor Jianping asked, who are you? !

Li Gui's face remained unchanged, with a smile: "Of course this old slave belongs to the emperor. Some time ago, he was ordered to approach the noble concubine to investigate what the noble concubine did in private... I think the prince already knows by now."

Gu Ting didn't mention the night of the palace banquet, he saw Li Gui running errands for Concubine You, he only mentioned You Dachun, this man is really nice and clean.

Li Gui was not embarrassed when he didn't get a reply, and continued to clasp his hands and smile: "Concubine You Gui was thrown into the cold palace, and people outside didn't know, so they went in and thought too much, thinking that the concubine did something embarrassing and angered her." Your Majesty, it’s hard to say, that kind of thing is not uncommon in the royal family. When it happened, the emperor must be angry, and the punishment must be punished, but it’s not worth it. Deprived of the title and demoted to a commoner, and then thrown into the cold palace , is a death sentence for concubines in the harem, and there is no chance of getting ahead... The reason for the heavy punishment is because the emperor has found out something."

Gu Ting: "What's the matter?"

Li Gui: "Seven years ago, in the battle of Lieyan Valley in Jiuyuan, [-] souls of the Zhenbei Army were killed. It was written by the imperial concubine...the empress is too high-minded. Not only did she win over many subordinates, she may also have collusion with the high-ranking officials of Beidi." After the emperor found out the truth, he was very angry and ashamed. He gave so much love to his empress, but who knows that people's hearts are not enough, and the more he gets, the more dissatisfied, and he has to go higher and farther. In the end... I'm sorry King Zhenbei."

The old eunuch quickly raised his eyes to look at Huo Yan's expression, and said again: "Because he didn't know the truth, the emperor thought that the Zhenbei Army was negligent and lacked the ability to delay the fighter plane, so he severely punished the King of Zhenbei. After a long time, he slowly felt that something was wrong. How brave the King of the North is, how could he make such a mistake. Afterwards, he was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and he calmed down and checked slowly, only to find out that someone else deliberately harmed him. The person who stood at the end of everything was Concubine You. The emperor regretted it very much. Something has happened that cannot be undone..."

Only then did Huo Yan sneer: "So the emperor's move is to avenge the king?"

"My lord is wise!" Li Gui gave a long bow, "However, this cannot be said completely. The court's laws and regulations cannot be messed up. The emperor has always been fair. If you don't know, there is definitely nothing you can do. If you know, you will definitely investigate and deal with it fairly, and try your best to make up for it."

Huo Yan's eyes darkened, and there were more sarcasm and self-mockery.

Gu Ting was thoughtful, because of Huo Yan's expression, he inevitably thought of something deeper, and asked Li Gui: "Does the emperor know about the Zhang family's affairs?"

Li Gui replied respectfully: "I didn't know it before, but of course I understand it all now. Zhang Duo set up a bureau to block the prince privately that night. I'm afraid it was because of the old grudges. He was too angry. The emperor wanted to kill him, but he didn't want the prince to do it earlier. It's also appropriate, but it's not a pity for him to die alone, and it can't make up for the loss of the Northern Army... When the old slave came, the emperor had already issued an order at the same time to search the Zhang family and punish him severely according to the law. If the prince has any requirements, as long as Anything that does not go beyond national law can be discussed.”

Huo Yan sneered: "I don't dare."

Li Gui smiled apologetically: "Actually, there is one more thing. The source of Zhang Duo's daring to do such a thing to the lord that night was Concubine You Gui. Immortals can't stand their temper, if the prince is arbitrary, the emperor won't say anything."

Gu Ting thought to himself that this blame was really good, and they analyzed and understood what was going on in that night's dangerous situation. Before they decided how to take revenge, Emperor Jianping dumped the blame on Concubine You Gui, and even killed her. Sending it in front of them, I just feel that there is no evidence to prove it. Surely they won't know that he did everything?

Think they are all fools, have no brains!

After finishing what should be said, Li Gui pointed to the body of Concubine You Gui: "My lord, look... how to deal with this?"

Huo Yan didn't even look at him: "This prince's mansion doesn't collect garbage, why did my father-in-law bring it, why don't I take it back."

"This old servant obeys the order of the lord." Li Gui cupped his hands respectfully, "I have finished the words of the emperor, do you have any other orders from the lord?"

Huo Yan: "No, please come back, father-in-law."

Li Gui asked someone to carry the thin coffin, left the Zhenbei Palace, and returned to the palace to return to his command.

Of course he went back to the palace by himself. As for this thin coffin, it has already left the palace, so he can't go in again. Unlucky, he asked someone to carry it to Yizhuang in the south of the city first, and wait for the order from above.

Returning to the emperor's bedroom, the room was filled with the fragrance of tea and the atmosphere was calm. Emperor Jianping was drinking tea.

"Everything is done?"

"Go back to the emperor, it's done." Li Gui made a gesture while replying, and waved away the palace people.

Emperor Jianping put down the teacup: "How does King Zhenbei look?"

Li Gui answered cautiously: "My lord looks calm, no sorrow or joy."

Emperor Jianping: "Do you remember to hate me?"

"Probably not," Li Gui bowed his head and tied his hands, "You know this old slave, and you can see people with a bit of wink. If King Zhenbei is angry and rebellious, this old slave will definitely be able to see it."

It's a pity that he didn't know that Huo Yan had lost his temper a few days ago. It wasn't that he didn't have a temper, but he just suppressed it at the right time. Up to now, there is basically nothing that can make him change his face easily.

Emperor Jianping sighed: "Fortunately, I have loyal ministers to help me."

Li Guixiao flattered him: "The emperor is the son of heaven, he is lucky, so he will naturally have the help of those who are capable. It doesn't matter what small problems he encounters occasionally. There will always be someone on the saddle for the emperor, so that the emperor has nothing to worry about."

These words naturally alluded to the second prince.

The recent situation before and after the court can be understood by anyone with a keen eye. The second prince is now the emperor's heart disease. Of course, the emperor has repeatedly made the second prince displeased. Very nasty thing.

At this time, the support of the ministers is a help, especially the ministers who are extremely capable and have military power like King Zhenbei.

Emperor Jianping took a sip of tea slowly: "I am a noble concubine, she is indeed a good one, she has devoted her whole life to me, planned the way forward for me when she was young, shared my worries and problems when she was favored, and even died at a very good time. Solved a big problem for me, I don't know when I will meet such a woman again."

How Concubine You died, Li Gui knew very well, and of course he would not expose it: "The emperor gave so much love, the empress is not bad in this life, and she deserves her share for making the final contribution to the emperor. The empress must be in the underground I am very grateful, and hope to continue our relationship with the emperor in the next life, those who envy her must also secretly look at the emperor, waiting for the emperor to find out the favour."

Emperor Jianping felt relieved: "You are the only old man who can talk."

Li Gui: "Where, it's all about the kindness of the emperor, the little ones can't help it...it's just..."

"What are you hesitating about? Just say what you have to say."

"The body of this imperial concubine... the prince confiscated it, where will it be buried later?"

Emperor Jianping's eyes flickered: "Who would want disgusting dirty things? It's normal for him not to accept them, but he may not be willing to see me make a fuss. Just watch and bury them everywhere."

Anyway, the You family came from a grassroots background, so no one dared to shout loudly.

Li Gui understood very well: "Yes, this old slave will do it later."

Emperor Jianping still has hidden worries. He paid so much just to appease King Zhenbei's anger. King Zhenbei should not rebel, right?It was unexpected that Meng Zhen, the young prince of Guzang, had such a detoxification ability, so he couldn't deal with it.

……

Gu Ting followed Huo Yan back to the room, hesitant to speak.

Huo Yan had seen it a long time ago, turned around suddenly, took his hand and sat on the chair, and he sat in his arms very naturally.

Gu Ting:! !

Huo Yan hugged him like a big lazy cat, his voice was low and hoarse: "What do you want to say, say it."

Gu Ting: "Suddenly pushing the matter so cleanly, does the emperor know that his little trouble these days is your fault?"

Huo Yan sneered: "That's not a small trouble."

Sleepless day and night, it is very cruel to destroy people's spirit.

Gu Ting sullenly said, "It's his own fault."

Meng Zhen said that kind of spice is just to make people dream. If you have not done anything wrong, you will have good dreams, good dreams, but you will sleep soundly. It is because Emperor Jianping did too many bad things that kept you awake.

"You haven't answered my question yet!" Gu Ting pushed Huo Yan.

Huo Yan took a deep breath on his neck: "Don't underestimate our emperor. What's the matter that he doesn't know? Meng Ce, the aunt king, is in the capital himself. He knows that the prince wants to Rebellion, he knows, how to cure poisoning, who can find the antidote, he also knows, my little trick, he can't see it for a while, how can he not realize it after a long time?"

Gu Ting: "So...you did it on purpose, and you didn't want to hide it at all?"

"Since it is useless work, there is no need to do it."

It's also time to let that person know that he, too, has a temper.

Huo Yan even suspects now that Emperor Jianping knew that the prince was rebellious, and even the East Day Camp had been prepared early, so when the incident happened, he immediately sent out the jade card. It seemed troublesome for him to go to the East Day Camp to borrow troops, but in fact It went smoothly and there was not much resistance. It was difficult to have such an effect if it was not arranged in advance.If you are poisoned, you will know who to look for. Concubine You Gui may be the bait he deliberately released. She hooked up with the crown prince. Wouldn't he be able to get more accurate information from the crown prince by the way?Knowing that Meng Ce was in the capital, he made a plan to kill Meng Zhen, and killed two birds with one stone at the same time. The small building fire station was set up for him, putting them all in danger, and they couldn't cope with each other. There will be too much loss.

This kind of emperor, scheming and tricks can be seen, some things will definitely be understood, and it is useless to try his best to deceive.

Gu Ting: "Is Yao Meiren in danger?"

In this game, they are the ones who borrowed from her.

Huo Yan shook his head: "The old man is reluctant."

Playing cards until now, the treasury is running low, and the court is crumbling. Emperor Jianping is no longer qualified to pick and choose, but he will seize any hope. Yao Meiren is at least a smart person. He has no choice, so he must use it.

Gu Ting: "So sending Concubine You's body is to ask you for peace, let you let him go, and try to stabilize the current situation?"

Huo Yan: "If he doesn't do this, I haven't doubted him that much yet."

Gu Ting: "Huh?"

Huo Yan narrowed his eyes: "Concubine You Gui is just a concubine in the deep palace. If she is favored again, how can she do so many things? Seven years ago, during the battle in Lieyan Valley, everything was not easy. She is a little smart and knows where she is useful, but there are some things that she cannot do without the permission of the superior."

Gu Ting was startled: "You mean...the emperor?"

That's right, a deep concubine with no power in her family, and You Dachun was brought up by the exclusive favor of her harem, and it's useless. Who can she win, and what can she win?

The so-called great things that can be achieved by her own ability must be guided by the emperor and let her do it.

The more I think about Gu Ting, the more frightening I feel. How tragic the battle was, the source of the Zhenbei Army had a problem, they were led into the bureau, the Zhang family did not help, and thirty thousand souls died. The root cause of everything is Emperor Jianping?

But Huo Yan had talked to him about this matter, including Beidi's secret work. Such a big conspiracy requires the cooperation of the two parties to complete it so perfectly. Is there a hole in his head for his hero general?What are you thinking?

Huo Yan didn't speak, just lowered his head and kissed him.It seems that only in this way can he heal the unbearable anxiety in his heart.The sun fell on the body, warm, and the spring breeze was quiet, bringing a light floral fragrance, gentle and sweet, just like this kiss.

"People's hearts... can be so dirty."

Emperor Jianping's ability is not outstanding, what he is best at is the art of emperor's mind and balance. Because of his disgraceful history, he hates others to look down on him the most, and hates others not to see him the most.King Zhenbei was too busy, the military situation at the border was always urgent, and he was summoned from time to time in the capital, so he couldn't come quickly. Of course, Emperor Jianping was dissatisfied, and the four big characters had already been stamped on it - "Great Achievement".

If you are dissatisfied, you will be suspicious, and if you have too many doubts, you will always find a way to rule it. If you conquer it, you are his people. In the eyes of Emperor Ping, it was a number, a lesson, a lesson for King Zhenbei.

"I wanted to kill him—"

Such a stinking royal family, what is there to be loyal to!

The words were suppressed in his heart, Huo Yan would not tell anyone, but when he was alone with Gu Ting, he couldn't help but want to say it.

Gu Ting understands him, and understands Meng Ce's previous reminder that it's not the right time.

Now is not the time to do anything.Emperor Jianping can die, but not now, not at the hands of Huo Yan.

"We're not here anymore, go back to Jiuyuan, okay?" Gu Ting held Huo Yan's face in his hands, and kissed him gently, "I'm homesick."

"go home?"

"Ok!"

Huo Yan was dazed by Gu Ting's bright smile, his heart was filled with indescribable tenderness, he hugged Gu Ting in his arms, and kissed him lightly, "Okay, let's go home .”

He likes Gu Ting's words, it sounds very warm when he returns home.

Jiuyuan is their home.

Huo Yan has excellent mobility, so he left as soon as he said, and he notified Brother Meng Ce, and Meng Zhen immediately jumped out, no, you can't go by yourself, together, I want to go too!The younger brother said so, of course Meng Ce immediately got ready.

Gu Ting doesn't have any nostalgia for the capital, he can leave very freely, there is only one thing - what about the marriage?

Huo Yan is also aware of this problem, now as long as Gu Ting is by his side, he will be excited, he can't hold it back, and he might go crazy if he doesn't get married.

Gu Ting: "Then I'll go back?"

Huo Yan clasped his waist: "No."

What good people can the Gu family have?He didn't want Gu Ting to go back and suffer that grievance, not at all.

"Then you accompany me?"

"I don't want to go either," Huo Yan closed his eyes, "I'm afraid I'll kill them by mistake."

Perhaps because of the loss of control that night, he is a little difficult to control his emotions now. He is fine when he is calm, but he might really kill someone when he is anxious.

"This matter is easy!" Ye Pengzhen happened to come over, "Leave it to me!"

Gu Ting quickly pushed Huo Yan away, a little embarrassed: "Why are you here?"

Ye Pengzhen: "I heard that you guys are leaving, so I'll bring you something, but I accidentally overheard your whispers, don't worry, you just go, please choose a date for the princess in the mansion, I'll take care of things here, sure. Let you have a good marriage!"

Gu Ting: "You..."

Ye Pengzhen glared at him: "If you say you, don't tell me if you want to leave, I won't be able to pack my things." After a pause, she was a little sad, and looked at Gu Ting softly, "OK It was easy to find such a pleasing person like you, I was very happy, but in a few days you will leave again, what is my fate?"

Gu Ting pursed his lips: "I didn't mean to..."

He blamed himself a little, Ye Pengzhen helped him so much, and he didn't have time to repay him.And this big sister is really nice, he is a little bit reluctant.

Ye Pengzhen couldn't hold back, and facing Huo Yan's wary eyes, she gently rubbed Gu Ting's head: "Okay, I just happen to be going to the Northwest to do business in the near future, and when we get together, don't Sad, huh?"

Gu Ting: "Then if you have any difficulties, you must tell me."

Ye Pengzhen couldn't help being soft-hearted, and touched Gu Ting's forehead again, and looked at Huo Yan who was standing aside: "That's natural, I have such a big backer as King Zhenbei, I'm a businessman, and I'm used to calculating, so why don't I use it? "

Gu Ting: "Then we leave early tomorrow, you sleep more and don't come to see you off."

Ye Pengzhen quickly wiped her eyes, and said in a low voice, "Then you can accompany me today! Tell the cook in the house to have a good meal, not to mention the food, but you have to cook the soup yourself!"

She doesn't like her tearful self, and she doesn't like it even more.

"it is good!"

Gu Ting went to work immediately.

Huo Yan came over and never left.

Gu Ting: "This is your palace, you just leave the guests alone?"

Huo Yan: "She doesn't need to accompany her."

Gu Ting poked his head around to see, really, Ye Pengzhen had already started playing with the little lynx, she was very happy to laugh, and chatted with the servants in a crisp voice, all of which were all kinds of news from the northwest... Really want to go do business.

Gu Ting looked at the sunshine under his feet: "You really don't want to bid farewell to the emperor?"

Huo Yan's eyes were cold: "He is not worthy."

"Isn't this a blatant slap in the face?"

"Then he has to suffer."

And, dare not move half a point.