"It's okay, I have already found an excuse for you. It can be said that Mr. Li misses his hometown, and you have gone back to find your relatives."
As an official of the imperial court, Gu Chengyu would have to give those people some face if he came forward to investigate.
"Then let's pack our bags and leave tomorrow!" Gu Chengchi heard what Gu Chengyu said and knew how dangerous this matter was, so he decided to listen to Xiaobao and go out for safety first.
The next day, Gu Chengyu had no choice but to hand over the sign to the palace again. He had no choice. Daxing's people broke into the territory yesterday and had no time to report it to the emperor. This matter was not explained clearly in the memorial.
After all, before the memorial is presented to the emperor or prince, it must be reviewed by the cabinet. Wouldn't it be known to Xia Qing and others?
Gu Chengyu didn't really trust Xia Qing, but who knew whether this person would hide this incident in order to retaliate against him?
Besides, the fewer people know about this matter, the better, so it is more appropriate to disclose it in person.
The emperor did not let him wait long. An hour after he arrived at Dali Temple, the emperor summoned him.
"Tell me! Is there anything you haven't reported yesterday?" Perhaps because he got up too early, the emperor looked very tired.
"Your Majesty, there was something I couldn't tell you yesterday, but I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look at it!"
Gu Chengyu handed the memorial to De'an. The emperor looked at Gu Chengyu and opened it to read.
After a while, the emperor sat up straight on the couch and said, "You mentioned this in the last message you sent, saying that you suspected that there were agents sent by Daxing waiting for opportunities in the south of the Yangtze River. According to your current memorial, you can
Can you now confirm that these people are Daxing’s masterpieces?”
Gu Chengyu nodded, "Exactly! One of the people captured by Wei Chen this time was from Daxing. His name was Man Niu, and he was sent to assassinate Wei Chen. Only after Wei Chen caught him did he confess
Got a lot of information.”
The emperor's originally cloudy eyes became particularly sharp at this time, "What's going on with the young master mentioned above? Who is this person? Who else are they going to kill?"
Gu Chengyu had countless thoughts in his mind. The young master must be reported. But whoever those people are looking for must not be reported to the emperor.
Because this matter will involve Xue Miao. As a member of the Xue clan, Xue Miao should not have to live in this world.
The emperor is already old. Even if he knew that Xue was wrongly accused, the possibility of overturning the case was not high. Therefore, Gu Chengyu would never bring up the matter now.
Whenever he thought of Xue Miao, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but think of what Xue Miao said that day. Originally, when he was on the way, his heart was still churning, and he wanted to go back and ask Liang Zhirui what happened back then.
But when he returned to the capital, Gu Chengyu hesitated. No matter what happened back then, the teacher was still his teacher after all, and he would never push the teacher out to vindicate Xue.
Speaking of being cold and selfish, how does Mr. Xue have anything to do with him? How can a teacher be so important?
Besides, he believed in the teacher's character, and the teacher would never do such a thing.
After thinking about this, Gu Chengyu was no longer anxious about the matter.
When I went to see Liang Zhirui yesterday, he didn't even mention it. The matter finally passed, and Xue Miao said that the teacher colluded with foreign countries, which is simply nonsense.
If the teacher had colluded with foreign countries, then the teacher would never have resigned and stayed in Jingyuan Prefecture for so many years.
This is not because Xue Miao is lying and has an ulterior motive. It is because there is some misunderstanding. The most urgent task now is to find the young master.
"This person's status is not high, so he only knows a little bit about these things."
The emperor couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard this, "Then after his mission failed, why didn't they send anyone to assassinate you again?"
"Their top priority is also to find that young master. Perhaps due to insufficient manpower or other reasons, they have temporarily given up their plan to assassinate the minister."
Gu Chengyu has now lost track of these people and does not know where they are.
"Then this young master is the key. Do you think those people will come to the capital?" The emperor held the book in his hand and stared at Gu Chengyu.
"This Wei Chen really doesn't know. After Wei Chen returned to Beijing, he didn't find anything unusual."
Gu Chengyu is afraid that those people haven't given up yet and will come back again, hurting his family. What should he do?
So he arranged for people to protect his relatives secretly, and so far no suspicious person has been found.
"It would be better to catch these people earlier. They dare to break into Dayan territory. What do the soldiers guarding the border do for food?"
The emperor was a little angry. Someone broke into his lair, but those people didn't even notice.
"Your Majesty, no matter how they sneaked in, the soldiers guarding the border still failed in their duties. Please send someone to investigate carefully. We must find out the source. Otherwise, more Daxing people will break in.
Isn’t our Dayan in danger?”
Gu Chengyu felt that this matter must be handled strictly, and the court immediately sent people to investigate. There must be people among those officials who were colluding with foreign countries.
"Besides, it would be difficult for us to find these people, so we might as well start from the source. If we find out the identities of these people, we can know their purpose."
The emperor closed his eyes and thought for a moment, "De'an, go and announce that the prince has come to my palace!"
The emperor's energy was already a little weak, but he still managed to keep his spirits up. This matter was no different than others. This was a major event that shook the foundation of the country.
"I will send officials to the border to conduct a detailed investigation. Since those people want to kill you, then you should be careful. There is no chance that these people will do it again. You should be prepared. It is best to capture them alive so that we can torture him to find out the information about them.
Come."
The smile on Gu Chengyu's face suddenly froze. Did she want him to be used as bait?
"My son, please see your father! Is your father feeling better today?"
The prince initially felt strange when he saw Gu Chengyu in the emperor's palace, but when he saw the zhezi in the emperor's hand, he felt a little strange in his heart.
As expected, the emperor still didn't believe him, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed Gu Chengyu to hand over the sign to the palace to meet the saint.
"Stand flat!" The emperor asked De'an to help him up and put a pillow behind his back. With this movement, the emperor's breath became a little unstable.
Gu Chengyu frowned, is the emperor's health already so serious?
"You tell the prince about these matters and how to solve them. You must listen to the prince's opinion."
Gu Chengyu recounted the incident again, and the prince was silent for a long time.
"That person was tortured and could only reveal this information in the end?" The prince turned his eyes to Gu Chengyu, with a hint of strangeness in his eyes.
Gu Chengyu felt a little unhappy when he heard this. What did it mean? Did he mean that he was hiding something, or did he fail to pull out the bully's words?
"Man Niu has been escorted back to the capital by Mr. Lu, and His Highness knows it. The minister is a scholar, and his methods may be a bit gentle. Why don't His Highness the Crown Prince send someone to interrogate him again to see if he can extract some useful information."