The emperor believed deeply that it was very possible for officials in the DPRK to collude with these people.
"Father, if those people don't show up, we might as well take the initiative. Since they want to assassinate Mr. Gu, it must be that Mr. Gu's existence has violated their interests. Why don't we use Mr. Gu as bait to fish these people out first?
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The prince felt that nothing could be found through such an investigation. They would be too passive when the other party showed their flaws.
Gu Chengyu is a good bait, and now I can only aggrieve Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu's eyes suddenly turned sinister when he looked at the prince. He had ten thousand words to say.
Why didn't you say that you would become the bait? The identity of the prince should be more useful than him, right?
After receiving Gu Chengyu's unkind look, the prince immediately said: "Master Gu, don't worry, I will send experts to hide in the dark to protect your life!"
Gu Chengyu almost cursed, I believe you.
He said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know that those people have already given up the plan to assassinate Xianguan. It may be just a way to assassinate Xianguan. But Your Highness should be careful, those people may have arrived in the capital.
Maybe they are waiting for an opportunity to assassinate His Highness. Your Highness must have more secret guards around you, and you can’t give those people any chance!"
His Highness the Crown Prince looked at Gu Chengyu's cold white teeth and suddenly became speechless.
Then he said: "Really? You gave up? That's such a pity. I don't need to worry about my safety. I will definitely be cautious."
Gu Chengyu snorted coldly, no one would be happy if he was being plotted so openly.
"Okay, let's leave this matter to Gu Aiqing! Catch these people as soon as possible and ask them about their purpose."
At this moment, the emperor felt that he could no longer hold on, and was impatient to listen to the verbal exchange between the two. He waved his hand, signaling for both of them to leave.
Gu Chengyu and the prince left Chengqian Palace one after another. Gu Chengyu looked around and saw that there was no one here, so he asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, how often will the people you sent to follow Taoist Tianji get back to you?"
The prince looked around for a moment, and then said: "Go back once every five days!"
Gu Chengyu pondered for a moment and said: "Your Highness, haven't you noticed that the emperor's spirit is getting worse and worse? Although the imperial doctor has not diagnosed anything wrong, I feel that the fatigue shown by the emperor is not caused by daily hard work."
The prince turned around and glanced at Gu Chengyu, "I heard that Zhang Yuanzhang wanted to search for Xinglin masters among the people. We put our heads together and could always find out the cause of my father's illness. Now my father is just mentally ill and has no other symptoms. We don't have any other symptoms either.
So that this matter can be pushed to Taoist Priest Tianji."
Gu Chengyu understood what the prince meant. The emperor was old. Even if there was no such thing, it was normal for his spirit to gradually decline.
It would be a bit far-fetched to insist that it was Taoist Priest Tianji's plan.
The two of them walked towards the East Palace as they talked, "Father may have noticed his physical condition and became even more eager for Taoist Priest Tianji's longevity pill, otherwise he would not have sent Taoist Priest out of the palace to look for the medicine at this moment."
Gu Chengyu was helpless when he heard this. According to his observation, even if the emperor recovered, he would not be as energetic as before.
Seeing that he had to find a backer as soon as possible. He glanced at the prince, and then weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
Originally, he thought that the prince was indecisive, but he was also kind-hearted. Of course, there was no shortage of strategies, otherwise he would not have become the prince.
However, the other party's behavior just now still made him feel grudge, and using him as bait did not feel like a big deal in the minds of these superiors.
Gu Chengyu is now in the fourth grade, and with his own ability, he will not be unable to be promoted in the future. What he said just now can't help but show contempt for him.
Sure enough, as soon as you become a person with great power, you start to ignore life.
If the prince becomes a king, will he become like the emperor, full of schemes and suspicious temperament?
Gu Chengyu felt that the prince had shown such signs now. He was worthy of being a father and son. The prince had begun to understand the emperor's methods.
Although as a king, you should put the overall situation first and never be merciful, but you also have to look at who you are right.
As soon as Gu Chengyu entered the officialdom, he made a lot of contributions to the court. The prince's words just now made Gu Chengyu feel chilly.
Aware of the scrutinizing eyes behind him, the prince turned around and smiled at Gu Chengyu, and then said: "In the palace just now, I had no choice but to put Mr. Gu in danger. Please don't take offense to Mr. Gu. I have no concern for Mr. Gu's safety.
Keeping this in mind, I had originally planned to transfer the secret guards around me to Master Gu to protect Master Gu's safety. But then I thought that it was not safe to do so, so I dropped the matter!"
The prince's eyes were fixed on Gu Chengyu's, his face full of apology.
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness is serious. It is Xiaguan's duty to share the worries of the imperial court. It's just that this group of people has given up the plan to assassinate Xiaguan, otherwise they wouldn't have been silent for so long. Want to
If you want to find these people, you still have to find another way."
No matter what the purpose of the prince's apology was, he finally gave Gu Chengyu an explanation.
Regardless of whether he is being hypocritical or sincere, the grudge has arisen and will not go away so easily.
The prince gave Gu Chengyu a steady look, and then sighed, "I hope Mr. Gu can understand my difficulties, let's go! Later, I will give orders to interrogate Man Niu, and Mr. Gu will also participate."
The prince saw that Gu Chengyu had a smile on his face, but his attitude was obviously much more distant than before, so he knew that he was taking this seriously.
In fact, he is suffering too! Although he is currently in charge of the country, his father has not completely delegated power. These Daxing people sneaked into Dayan for unknown purposes. If they want to cooperate with Daxing, they will be in chaos in Dayan.
Moreover, the border officials still don’t know what the situation is. If they have colluded with Daxing, it will be a real internal and external trouble and cannot be prevented.
Are those brothers living a peaceful life in the fiefdom? The prince's spies spread the news that Prince Gong and Prince Jing are constantly making small moves. During the disaster relief in Jiangnan, both of them sent people there.
Perhaps they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make more money by raising food prices. But in the end, Gu Chengyu stopped this matter, otherwise the two of them would have really made a lot of money.
What is the purpose of making money? Needless to say?
Therefore, the prince has been very worried recently. He always feels that there is a gloom lingering in his heart that cannot be dissipated.
"Your Majesty, please spare the life of that barbarian bull. This person may still be of some use after he is demoted. After all, he is a Daxing person. When Master Yin goes to the border, he may be able to use him."
Gu Chengyu remembered his previous promise and immediately spoke out.
The prince nodded, and then walked forward. Looking at the prince's depressed figure, Gu Chengyu suddenly felt that the prince seemed to be more tired from life than the emperor.