Liang Zhirui ignored Gu Chengyu and started thinking.
If Gu Chengyu's guess was correct, could it be that he went to Fengding Mansion for that matter? Even if he had already become an official, he could still find out the news. He didn't know everything about the trends in the capital, but he still had a rough idea.
Three years ago, he also heard about the bandit case in Fengding Mansion. Because he was an important minister in the court before, he was very familiar with the situation in the court. Of course, he had guessed who was behind the incident in Fengding Mansion, but it was just that
Nowadays, people are considered favored. Who dares to touch his bad luck?
That person really does whatever it takes to achieve his goal! However, among the people in the court, who is not working hard to stir up trouble behind his back for that position?
But this thing is too much. Those merchants are also people of Dayan, how can they do it? This person is so ruthless, even if he ascends the throne in the future, will the world still be peaceful?
In the past few years, those people were roaming around and committing crimes in the North, but there was no movement this year. Could it be that they got the news and knew that the Holy Emperor had sent an imperial envoy to secretly investigate the case?
Liang Zhirui stroked his beard, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it became. In this way, it can be explained, otherwise these people would definitely not miss the opportunity to make money.
After four years, has the Holy One finally made up his mind to deal with him? I hope this time it will no longer be a big deal!
"Didn't you say that Governor Chiang was involved in this matter back then? Were you the one who caught those thieves?" Liang Zhirui suddenly thought that his young disciple had also had contact with these people back then.
Gu Chengyu had mentioned thieves to his teacher before, and the two of them had analyzed the matter, so they naturally knew what he was referring to.
"Yes! However, at that time, didn't Governor Chiang allow students to ask about this matter? The students didn't know the details after that."
Gu Chengyu was still an eight-year-old boy back then, and he had no fame. It was impossible for him to tell Gu Chengyu things that even he, the prefect of Jiang, was taboo about.
Liang Zhirui had only told Gu Chengyu before that it was someone in the court who did it, and would not say more. After Gu Chengyu returned, he combined his own understanding and felt that the truth should be similar to what he guessed.
"Well! It's right that he didn't tell you. You're still a little kid. It's not good for you to know so much." Liang Zhirui looked at the eleven-year-old boy and said with relief.
"Students often think about this matter. They are about to go to the Imperial College in the capital. They still have little understanding of the situation in the capital. If they get involved in partisan disputes due to ignorance, or if they offend someone, they will not even know how to die.
How did you die?"
Gu Chengyu wanted to understand the situation in the capital to avoid going to the Imperial College and getting a black eye.
Liang Zhirui also fell into deep thought because of Gu Chengyu's words. After a while, he decided to give Gu Chengyu a general introduction to the layout of the capital.
"Forget it! I always thought you were still young!" Liang Zhirui originally thought that Gu Chengyu was still young and had only devoted himself to her in the past few years, but he forgot that even the supervisors in the Imperial College were not easy to get along with.
"I have been away from the court for four years. Although I could get news in the past. But I have been away from the capital for a long time, and the situation in the court is changing rapidly. I can only choose some big situations to talk to you. The rest will wait for you to go.
When you get to the capital, just ask your senior brother."
"Oh! You have already met your senior brother and third senior brother, right?" Before going to the capital, he gave Gu Chengyu a post and went to see him with the post. The concierge did not dare to embarrass him.
Besides, as soon as Gu Chengyu came to Beijing, he wrote a letter to his disciples, asking them to take care of Chengyu in Beijing.
"The student has already met the senior brother and the third senior brother. The second senior brother is not at home. I only met his old lady and his wife." Gu Chengyu gave some details about meeting the senior brothers in the capital, but did not mention that the third senior brother He Jisheng asked the Imperial College thing.
But who is Liang Zhirui? He knows He Jisheng very well, "Have you ever told your third senior brother that you are going to be in the Imperial College?"
Gu Chengyu was silent for a moment, "I told you!"
Liang Zhirui didn't say anything after listening. Then, the two of them talked about the court affairs.
"The Holy Emperor does not have many heirs today. He has four sons. The eldest prince is 8 out of 20 this year. His mother is Concubine Jing. His maternal family is the Marquis Zhan Yuan Mansion, and his uncle is the Marquis Lu Xiangbo. As for the second prince, his biological mother is She is now the queen, and the second prince is twenty-six this year. His uncle is Shen Shikang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and his maternal ancestor has passed away."
After introducing the two princes, Liang Zhirui pointed to the tea bowl and pursed his lips. Gu Chengyu quickly understood and went up to refill the tea.
The steward of the outer study room was guarding the door. When he saw this scene, he grinned. His master and Master Gu had been together for a long time, and they were like children.
"Two of the three princes are twenty. Their biological mother is a virtuous concubine, and their maternal grandfather is Wan Xuenian, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As for the fourth prince, he is also nineteen this year. His biological mother is a palace maid, and she left after giving birth to him."
Liang Zhirui also sighed when he mentioned the fourth prince, and then explained to Gu Chengyu.
The fourth prince was also a poor man. On a whim, the Holy Emperor favored a palace maid next to the Concubine Xian. However, he did not give her a title. Once, the palace maid became pregnant, and the Saint said that the palace maid should be kept in the palace of the Concubine Xian to take care of her. , who knows that the wise concubine is unwilling.
Gu Chengyu could understand after hearing this. After all, she was the palace maid next to her, and no matter who she was, she would be upset.
Besides, there is no certainty about the heir. There are many children in the palace who could not be born.
If the child is lost, wouldn't it be the fault of the wise concubine? No one is stupid. There is no way for her husband to help her protect the child if he is slept with by another woman.
Gu Chengyu learned from Liang Zhirui's subsequent words that the Holy Emperor didn't know what was the reason why he did not give the palace maid promotion points. Maybe he wanted to give birth to a child and then give her a status together. But this palace lady did not have that fate after all, so She died of a hemorrhage while giving birth to her child.
The fourth prince was very thin when he was born. The imperial doctor diagnosed him as having been poisoned in his mother's womb. How long he can survive can only depend on his own destiny.
"So, the fourth prince is fine now?" Gu Chengyu thought about the teacher saying that he was nineteen years old, so he must have detoxified?
"How can it be so easy? The hospital is helpless and can only temporarily suppress his toxicity, but it often relapses."
What Gu Chengyu thought in his heart was that since his health was not good, he would definitely have no chance of becoming the emperor, and he would have to be an idle prince in the future.
"Then the court is now divided into three major factions? Does the Holy One have a prince he likes?"
Gu Chengyu excluded the fourth prince for the time being. His wife was not visible and her health was poor. At least on the surface, there should be no trouble.
As for the secret, he has no way of knowing. Since he has been ill for so many years, the court is convinced that it is either a real illness or a long-term plan. This remains to be observed in the future. 11