Zhou Gu directly ordered Ziye to tie up Zhao Laoer and Zhao Fei again, then dispatched his personal guards, escorted the two to the front hall, and directly asked He Zheng to follow him into the palace.
He Zheng didn't know anything, but Zhou Gu's identity and what he did must have been approved by the old Protector. And His Majesty asked him to cooperate with him, so he could only listen to Zhou Gu's words and actions.
Follow him and escort the people into the palace.
Zhou Gu's team of personal guards consisted of a hundred people, and He Zheng also brought a dozen people. Therefore, a group of people surrounded the escorting carriages of Zhao Lao'er and Zhao Fei, protecting them tightly and nothing happened on the way.
Son, entered the palace smoothly.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, He Zheng sent someone to report to the emperor. When the emperor had spoken, Zhou Gu asked his guards to go back, leaving only Zi Ye to follow him. Together with He Zheng, he escorted people to see the emperor.
The emperor did not expect Zhou Gu to come to see him so soon. After Qingping left, he had a headache and asked Eunuch Yu to help him rub his forehead.
Eunuch Yu had just massaged it for a while when someone reported that Mr. Zhou was escorting Mr. Zhao into the palace to see His Majesty.
The emperor signaled Eunuch Yu to stop and told him, "Send him to bring his people to see me."
Eunuch Yu should be.
Not long after, Zhou Gu brought Zhao Lao'er and Zhao Fei to the emperor. Zhao Lao'er and Zhao Fei had never seen the emperor before. They didn't even dare to raise their heads and knelt on the ground with two "pops".
Zhou Gu paid a courtesy visit to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I don't dare to delay what Mr. Zhao has told me. Your Majesty must make the decision, so I will bring him to see your Majesty."
He has grown up in front of the emperor since he was a child. He has not yet entered the court, so he does not need to call himself a minister, so he calls himself me.
Nodding, "Say it!"
Mr. Zhao was trembling and speechless.
Zhao Fei was more courageous, "Father, tell me quickly. Tell your Majesty everything you know. My son doesn't want to die."
Hearing this, Mr. Zhao became more courageous and tremblingly explained thoroughly who had found him and threatened him, what he should say about Princess Zhenmin, etc.
The emperor's face became uglier as he listened, "You said someone gave you a book? It recorded the affairs of Princess Zhenmin? And you said that the person's boots had the white tiger pattern specially made by the Imperial Guard?"
Mr. Zhao nodded, "Exactly, I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty."
He Zheng's face turned pale at this time. He who was standing immediately knelt on the ground. He thought that no wonder Zhou Gu didn't say anything after seeing him. He didn't ask him to interrogate anyone. He only invited him to drink perfunctorily.
After two cups of tea, he directly asked him to follow him to see His Majesty. It turned out that it involved the Imperial Guards he was in charge of.
The emperor's eyes fell on He Zheng and asked with a straight face: "He Zheng, do you know about this?"
He Zheng said quickly: "I don't know what a humble position is."
The emperor snorted coldly, "I don't know, I don't know. If you knew and did such a thing, I would have been blind and raised someone like you to the position of commander of the Imperial Guard."
He Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Zhou Gu handed the portrait painted by Mr. Zhao to the emperor, "This is painted by Mr. Zhao. Your Majesty has a look at it."
The emperor took it, took a look at it, didn't see anything, and threw it to He Zheng, "You, the commander, are the most familiar with people from the Imperial Guard. Please take a closer look and see if he is from the Imperial Guard. From now on,
From his stature to his eyes, even though his whole body is wrapped tightly, if he is a familiar person, he may not be able to recognize him."
He Zheng lowered his head and looked down, his expression slightly changed, "Your Majesty, I know this person from a humble position. He is from the Imperial Guard. His name is Feng Si."
"Where is he now?" asked the emperor. "Is he on duty in the Praetorian Guard today?"
He Zheng shook his head, "He took leave three days ago."
"Hurry up and take someone with you to find him at his home and bring him to see me." The emperor ordered, and glanced at Zhou Gu again, "Follow him too."
Zhou Gu said yes, thinking that His Majesty said he believed in He Zheng, but he still needed him to watch from the side. He was worthy of being an emperor.
So, the two of them left the palace together and headed straight to Feng Si's home, led by He Zheng.
Seeing Zhou Gu leave, Zhao Lao'er and Zhao Fei opened their mouths with pale faces, wanting to keep someone, but did not dare to say a word.
The emperor ordered Eunuch Yu, "Take these two down, and send someone to watch them personally. If there are any mistakes, you will die to apologize."
Eunuch Yu's expression changed and he responded quickly. He did not dare to be careless at all. He chose two trusted young eunuchs and took the person down. He repeatedly told him, "Keep an eye on the person. If something happens, the Za family's head will be gone."
Your lives will be lost."
The two young eunuchs said, "Don't worry, father-in-law. We will keep an eye on you and we will definitely take good care of you."
Feng Si's home is in Nancheng, where most ordinary people in the city live. It stands to reason that Feng Si serves in the Imperial Guard and his salary is good, which should make his family live a richer life. However, Feng Si has a sick old mother.
There is a younger brother who spends a sum of money every month to seek medical treatment for his mother, and also spends money to support his education. Therefore, his family does not live a wealthy life, with only three small tile-roofed houses and a small courtyard.
When He Zheng and others broke in, Feng Si was not at home. There was only an old woman lying on the bed. The old woman was startled when she saw so many people from the Imperial Guard, and she struggled to sit up from the bed.
,"You are……"
Zhou Gu saw that she was almost out of shape because of her illness, so he stopped her from going to the ground and asked her kindly: "Auntie, where is Feng Si? Let's come find him."
"Feng Si, his brother got into a fight and injured his leg. He took a leave of absence and took his brother to the doctor to change the medicine." The old woman answered.
"Why don't you invite the doctor to your home?" Consultant Zhou.
"Invite the doctor to come and pay the doctor for running errands. Spend more money," the old woman said.
Zhou Gu nodded, "Where did you go to the medicine hall?"
"Not far away, at the east end of the street, it's called Li Qizi Pharmacy." After the old woman finished speaking, she asked cautiously: "Why are you looking for him..."
"He is serving in the Imperial Guard. Some things were not handed over, so he took leave. I came to him specifically to inquire." Zhou Gu appeased the old woman's uneasy heart, "Madam, please rest. We will go to the pharmacy you mentioned."
Find him."
After saying that, Zhou Gu signaled He Zheng to leave, He Zheng nodded, and the two of them exited the old woman's room and went straight to Li Laizi's Pharmacy.
At this time, there was no one in Li Laizi's pharmacy. There was only an old doctor, limping, treating the leg of a boy about ten years old and changing the dressing.
After Zhou Gu and He Zheng walked in, He Zheng asked the young man, "Are you Feng Si's younger brother? Where is your brother?"
The young man was a little thin and frail, "My brother was called out."
"Who called him? Where did he go?" He Zheng asked.
The young man shook his head, "I don't know. I didn't see anyone. I just heard someone call my brother outside the window, and my brother went out. He left for a while."
Li Laizi said from the side: "It only takes two cups of tea."
He Zheng looked at Zhou Gu.
Zhou Gu immediately walked out of Li Qizi's medicine shop and said to He Zheng, "Scatter the people and go look for him. His brother is here. He shouldn't be far away."
He Zheng also thought so, nodded, waved his hand, and the rest of the Imperial Guard scattered to look for him.
Zhou Gu did not stay here, but walked a few steps along this alley with He Zheng.
Not long after, the Imperial Guards came to report, "Report to the commander, Feng Si died in an alley in front of him, his throat seemed to have been sealed with a sword. He died not long ago, but his body is still warm."
He Zheng's expression changed.
Zhou Gu's expression also changed slightly, and he and He Zheng immediately rushed to the alley. They saw that the Imperial Guards had surrounded the alley, and no one moved to protect the scene.
When the two came closer, the imperial guards dispersed.
He Zheng knelt down to check, then stood up and looked at Zhou Gu, "It is true that he died not long ago."
Consultant Zhou: "Who discovered it first?"
"It's my subordinates who are with him." Ziye pointed at one of the guards.
Zhou Gu nodded. Since Midnight followed, he had ruled out the people who came from the Imperial Guard today. He glanced around and found no signs of fighting. It was obvious that he was someone familiar with He Zheng, otherwise he would not have been called here to speak.
Killed with one sword, he said to He Zheng: "Please do an autopsy on me!"
He Zheng nodded.
Zhou Gu told Midnight, "Go and invite the best widower."
In the middle of the night, he went immediately.
Zhou Gu turned around and went back to Li Qizi's Pharmacy and asked the young man: "You said you didn't see anyone, but the person who could call your brother out after calling him out must be someone your brother knows. Didn't you hear that?"
Who is that voice?”
The young man shook his head, "The voice sounds strange, I don't recognize it."
"Uncle Li, where are you?" Consultant Zhou asked Li Laizi.
Li Laizi shook his head, "What? Didn't you find anyone? I was applying medicine to this kid behind my back, but I didn't see anyone."
"My eldest brother shouldn't be able to walk far. He has to carry me back after changing the dressing every day. The dressing is changed very quickly." The young man looked at Zhou Gu's clothes and his noble air, and said carefully: "How about you be patient?
etc?"
Zhou Gu looked at the young man and couldn't bear to tell him that his brother had been killed. Feng Si was the backbone of the family. If Feng Si died, how would his mother and the young man survive?
He Zheng walked in at this time, heard what the young man said, and said to the young man: "After your brother was called out, just before we found him, he was killed and died in a dark alley not far away.
If you think about it carefully, who is it that called him out?"
