Eight hundred and seventieth chapters of the truth
Zhang Ben didn't want to hear these useless nonsense. He looked at the swarthy young man, then at his brother, and asked: "Did you see with your own eyes the plum blossom pattern painted on the wall by the woman who was with General Long Bo?
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The two young men looked at each other, and the young man with slightly fairer skin whispered: "I didn't see it with my own eyes."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ben's eyebrows immediately stood up.
The swarthy young man immediately answered: "The pattern was painted with a woman's rouge. I smelled the rouge, and it was exactly the same as the smell of the girl. She must have painted it."
Zhang Bi frowned and was silent in thought. The information he and the two brought could be said to be incomplete and difficult to put to much use.
First of all, they have no idea what the relationship between Long Bo and the woman is. Secondly, they don't know the purpose of Long Bo and the woman doing this.
If Long Bo deliberately left the contact pattern made by Gongsun Shu carefully, his purpose was to lure the other party into taking the bait?
It is really difficult to win people's trust by trying to conclude that Long Bo has been bribed by Gongsun Shu through only such a few pieces of information.
The most important point is that Long Bo is not an ordinary person, but His Majesty's personal bodyguard. Even the ministers of the court must show courtesy to him. It is basically impossible to convict Long Bo through such an incident.
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Seeing that Zhang Ben didn't speak for a long time, the two young men looked at each other and asked cautiously: "Brother Ben, are you worried about Long Bo's revenge?"
Zhang Ben rolled his eyes at the two of them and said seriously: "If there is conclusive evidence that can convict Long Bo of death, I am not afraid of anything and dare to present the evidence of his crime to His Majesty face to face. The question is, what do you give me now?
Evidence? What is the name of that woman, what is her relationship with Long Bo, and what is her identity? Have you all found out?"
The two young men were silenced by Zhang Ben's barrage of questions. They looked at each other and lowered their heads. After thinking about it, Zhang Ben still felt that the matter was of great importance. He stood up and said: "Take me to that road."
Check out the alley!”
The two young men hurriedly nodded in response, stood up, and walked out. Zhang Ben took a few confidants with him and followed the two young men to the alley where Luo You left the plum blossom pattern.
Luo You originally wanted to take this opportunity to leave the palace to leave a secret code, and underneath the secret code, she would bury some important information she had written in advance from inside the palace.
As a result, the sudden appearance of two young men disrupted her plan and caused her to miss this rare opportunity.
Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua took a carriage and arrived at Feng Mansion. Zhang Kun got out of the car first, walked quickly to the door of Feng Mansion, and said to the servant at the door: "Excuse me, is Mrs. Feng at home?"
The servant didn't know Zhang Kun. He looked him up and down and looked at the two carriages behind him. He didn't feel like an ordinary person. The servant then bowed his hands and saluted and asked: "Is this gentleman looking for my wife?"
"Zhang Kun, please go in and report. Mrs. Feng will naturally meet me after hearing my name."
The servant looked at Zhang Kun again in surprise and did not dare to ask any more questions. He nodded and asked Zhang Kun to wait here. He turned around and walked quickly into the house.
After a while, Mrs. Feng Zhang came out of Feng's house in person. She looked up and saw that it wasn't Zhang Kun or who was standing outside the door?!
The servants in the Feng Mansion don't know Zhang Kun, but Mrs. Feng does.
Liu Xiu would occasionally hold banquets in the palace and invite ministers and their families to the banquets. As Feng Yi's head wife, Zhang was naturally among those invited. Naturally, she was no stranger to Zhang Kun, the emperor's chamberlain.
"It turns out it's Zhang Ye. I'm sorry for missing you so far. Please forgive me!" As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang saluted Zhang Kun. Zhang Kun quickly returned the salute and said, "Madam, I'm sorry for you."
"I should ask Mrs. Feng to forgive me!" Following the words, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua had already stepped out of the carriage. They walked hand in hand and came to Zhang.
Zhang turned around and saw clearly that the people coming were Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua. She was stunned for a moment and stood there stupidly, unable to recover for a long time.
Liu Xiu rarely visited ministers' homes in person, and this was the first time he came to Feng Mansion.
I don’t know how long it took, but Mrs. Zhang came back to her senses. She was panicking and wanted to kneel down to give a big gift. Liu Xiu stepped forward, supported Mrs. Zhang, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Feng, let’s talk in the house!"
After all, Mrs. Zhang is a marquise (Feng Yi was granted the title of Marquis). She has seen the world and saw that Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua were both in casual clothes. She immediately understood that Your Majesty and the noble lady did not want to attract too much attention.
She immediately turned sideways and said respectfully: "Your Majesty..."
As soon as she started talking, Zhang Kun answered: "Master, please come inside."
Liu Xiu said to Zhang with a smile: "Mrs. Feng, please!"
Entering the lobby of Feng Mansion, Mrs. Zhang immediately knelt down, kowtowed to Liu Xiu and said, "I pay homage to your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "Mrs. Feng, there is no need to be polite, please come quickly." While speaking, he looked at Mrs. Zhang carefully.
It felt like she had lost a lot of weight than before. It was obvious that during this period of time, the Zhang family was often worried and angry about Feng Yi in the house. Liu Xiu felt quite guilty in her heart. Gongsun was fighting for the country in Sanfu and guarding the border.
He defended Weihuo in the north and Gongsun Shu in the south. This time he fought a great victory in Chang'an, annihilating Gongsun Shu's 100,000 troops and achieving unparalleled achievements. However, his family lived in fear in Luoyang.
How could Liu Xiu's life be easy in her heart?
He sighed secretly, turned to look at Long Yuan, and nodded to him. Long Yuan understood and called Long Zhun, Long Bu, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, Xu Fei, lifted a few boxes from the carriage, and carried them to the house.
, placed outside the lobby.
Several of them opened the lid of the box, and Ms. Zhang looked out in confusion. She saw that the box contained either silk and satin, or gold and silver utensils. Ms. Zhang looked at it with panic on her face and stammered.
He said: "Your Majesty, this... this is..."
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "It's all my fault that Mrs. Feng has been so worried during this period!"
His words frightened Mrs. Zhang. The person in front of her was the emperor, and the emperor actually apologized to her? Her legs softened and she knelt down on the ground again. Liu Xiu turned her eyes and looked at Zhang Kun.
, the latter was so smart, he immediately stepped forward, helped Zhang up, and said with a smile on his face: "Mrs. Feng, Marquis Ying has made great achievements in Chang'an this time, annihilating a hundred thousand invading enemies, which is very satisfying.
It also ensures that the third assistant is not lost!"
Zhang was confused. Wasn't her husband imprisoned in Tingwei's Mansion? When did he return to Chang'an? Seeing the confusion on her face, Liu Xiu immediately told Zhang about his conspiracy with Feng Yi.
Tell it once.
After hearing the cause and effect, Mrs. Zhang could no longer control her emotions and couldn't help crying with joy. During this period of time, she was living like a year, for fear that her husband would have trouble in Tingwei Mansion.
Everyone says that today we are a wise king, and this may be true. But back then, people still said that the great ancestor was a wise king. But the result was that all the birds were gone, the good bows were hidden, the cunning rabbits were dead, and the lackeys were cooked?!
My husband was granted the title of Marquis, and was worshiped as the General of the Conquest of the West, with a heavy army. Who knows whether this will arouse the fear of today? If he is the same as Gaozu today, wouldn't his husband be in danger?
Mrs. Zhang could not see Feng Yi, and Liu Xiu refused to receive her. She was in the house, thinking wildly all day long, and her heart was in her throat.
Now that I finally understood the truth of the matter, my tense nerves for the past few days suddenly relaxed, and I collapsed instantly. I knelt on the ground and cried into a ball.
There were differences between men and women, so Liu Xiu couldn't help but stepped forward to persuade her. Yin Lihua walked to Zhang's side, knelt down, held Zhang's back with one hand, and held a handkerchief in the other, wiping her tears and whispering comfort.
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Mrs. Zhang cried for a while before she could control her emotions. She looked at Liu Xiu with a blushing face, her voice was choked with sobs, but she could not conceal her joy. She whispered to Liu Xiu: "I... I will make your majesty laugh.
Already."
Liu Xiu hurriedly waved his hands and said meaningfully: "Gongsun and I are righteous emperors and ministers, and we are brothers and sisters. Back then, I was chased by the prince and lived in Wuqi Pavilion. I was hungry, cold, and seriously ill. It was Gongsun's bowl of bean porridge that saved me.
Got me."
The reason why this incident was widely circulated and even passed down to later generations and became a good story is not because Feng Yi spread it everywhere to show off his own merits. On the contrary, Feng Yi never took the initiative to tell others about it.
But Liu Xiu himself often mentioned this matter to others. Every time he mentioned Wuqi Pavilion or that bowl of bean porridge, he would always be filled with emotion.
He seemed careless and didn't care about his tragic situation back then, but in fact it revealed Liu Xiu's big heart.
Liu Xiu did not list the events of his downfall as a taboo topic just because he became emperor. He often mentioned this matter to encourage himself to be diligent in politics and know how to repay kindness.
His thoughts seemed to drift to the past, and he said with emotion: "Every time I think of that bowl of bean porridge, I seem to be able to smell its aroma. But it smells so good!"
Zhang's eyes were wet and red, and she couldn't help crying again. Liu Xiu smiled at her and said, "I regard Gongsun as my elder brother. Logically, I should call you my sister-in-law."
"Your Majesty is absolutely forbidden to do so. I don't dare to be my concubine."
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "Gongsun deserves it, and so does my wife!"
As he spoke, he pointed to a few boxes outside and said: "Gongsun is away fighting, and the food and clothing at home will inevitably be tense. These sisters-in-law will accept them first. When Gongsun returns to the capital, I will give you a generous reward."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness!" Mrs. Zhang kowtowed to Liu Xiu with a tearful voice.
Today, Liu Xiu was in a particularly good mood. In the lobby, she and Mrs. Zhang even chatted about daily life, learned about the current situation of the Feng family, and asked Mrs. Zhang if there was any difficulty.
Seeing Mrs. Zhang shake her head, he said with a smile: "If Madam-in-law encounters any difficulties, feel free to come to the palace to find me. I promise that I will never avoid seeing Madam-in-law again."
Hearing what he said, Mrs. Zhang was amused and bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu stayed in Feng Mansion for more than an hour before getting up and leaving.
Madam Zhang sent Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua out, and when they were walking out, Madam Zhang said with a sense of guilt: "My lord has just given birth to the fourth prince, but today I have troubled you to make a special trip to the Feng Mansion. I am really sorry!"
"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. I stay in the palace all day long and have long wanted to come out for some air. I am able to leave the palace today only because of my sister-in-law's help!" Yin Lihua said with a smile.
At the palace gathering, the ministers were in the front palace and the female family members were in the harem. Mrs. Zhang didn't like the domineering Guo Shengtong very much, but she was very fond of the approachable Yin Lihua. Yin Lihua's appearance was too delicate and beautiful, and people who didn't know her would think of her.
She has a strong sense of distance, but if you have been in contact with her, you will find that Yin Lihua's temperament is extremely easy-going, and her easy-going is not the kind of easy-going that is pretended, but the easy-going that comes from the bottom of her heart.
Although I have a good impression of Yin Lihua, she is the emperor's concubine after all. If I want to talk about contact, I can only meet her once when I catch up with the palace banquet.
Liu Xiu, who was walking in front, looked back and saw that Yin Lihua and Zhang were having a lively chat and talked much more than when they were in the palace. Liu Xiu sighed in his heart.
He slowed down and waited for Yin Lihua and Mrs. Zhang to come forward. He said: "Usually, if Madam-in-law is free, she can come to the palace often. Lihua is also very lonely in the palace, and it is difficult to find anyone with whom she can talk.
