The five hundred and sixtieth chapters repay the kindness with death [1 more]
Qian Ning came up with a look of apology, which made Zhu Houzhao frown. He looked at Qian Ning and heard Zhu Houzhao say: "Qian Ning, what is going on?"
Qian Ning lay there with a mournful face, lowering his head and not daring to look at Zhu Houzhao, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I have neglected my duty. I failed to live up to your Majesty's expectations and failed to take good care of Manager Gu..."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes narrowed, he took a deep breath and said solemnly: "What happened to Gu Dayong?"
Chu Yi sat aside and looked at Qian Ning calmly. At this moment, Qian Ning said in a trembling voice: "Manager Gu... Manager Gu was in prison and committed suicide when others were unprepared..."
His body trembled slightly, a sad look flashed in Zhu Houzhao's eyes. At the same time, he sighed slightly and said to Qian Ning: "Did Gu Daban really commit suicide instead of homicide?"
Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao had some doubts about whether Gu Dayong committed suicide. After all, Gu Dayong's case was very involved. If Gu Dayong was used as a breakthrough, a large number of officials would be implicated.
So when the Gu Dayong incident broke out, it is possible that no one wanted to kill Gu Dayong to cut off many clues. Gu Dayong was not dead. Some people only arranged things so that he could not eat well or sleep well.
When Qian Ning heard this, he couldn't help but show fear on his face and said: "Your Majesty, I will use Xiang's head to guarantee that Manager Gu definitely did not die of homicide, but really committed suicide in prison. Moreover, Manager Gu was in prison before committing suicide."
There are blood letters left on the stone wall, which can prove that Manager Gu committed suicide rather than homicide."
Gu Dayong committed suicide. Although he was suspected of dereliction of duty as the commander of the Imperial Guards, there was still a certain difference between the two when compared to Gu Dayong's dereliction of duty when he was killed in prison.
Zhu Houzhao heard that Gu Dayong actually left a blood letter and couldn't help but said: "What kind of blood letter? What did Gu Dayong leave behind?"
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao stood up suddenly and said to Chu Yi: "Daban, please follow me to the imperial prison. Gu Daban is dead. I have a fight with his king and ministers, and I should go and see him for the last time."
Gu Dayong died in the imperial prison. It can be said that everyone in the imperial prison looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.
When Qian Ning, Chu Yi, and Zhu Houzhao appeared in the prison, they keenly felt this strong atmosphere.
Walking into the prison, a filthy, pungent smell hit his face. Chu Yi's cultivation level could completely block his breathing, but it was the first time for Zhu Houzhao to enter the prison. As soon as he entered, he was the first to be hit by that smell.
The pungent smell was washed away.
Chu Yi handed a handkerchief to Chu Yi and said: "Your Majesty, please cover it up."
Taking the handkerchief, Zhu Houzhao blocked his nose and mouth. If he didn't value Zhonggu Dayong, I'm afraid Zhu Houzhao would have turned around and left by now.
Not long ago, in front of the prison where Gu Dayong was.
Along the way, Zhu Houzhao saw more than one prison. Among so many prisons, only the prison in front of him was located in the deepest part of the imperial prison and was also the most heavily defended. This only looked at the number of guards patrolling around.
You can see the difference.
Pointing to the prison in front of him, Qian Ning first glanced at Zhu Houzhao secretly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the body of Chief Gu is in the prison. After discovering that Chief Gu was dead, I ordered the sealing of this place."
At this moment, Chu Yi's eyes fell on Gu Dayong in the prison.
Gu Dayong sat there quietly with his body crossed. In front of him was a stone wall. On the stone wall in front of him, a blurry blood letter appeared in his sight.
Zhu Houzhao walked into the prison, and Chu Yi stood beside Zhu Houzhao. The two of them saw clearly what was written on the stone wall. Chu Yi was as calm as water, but Zhu Houzhao was quite rude and kept saying: "
Gu Daban, why are you doing this? Why did I ever say I wanted to kill you..."
It turns out that the blood letter on the wall only contains a few words: Your Majesty. I have been unfaithful to the emperor, and I will die now to apologize!
Although he looked blurry, he could still tell that Zhu Houzhao was no stranger to Gu Dayong's handwriting, and he could be sure that the blood letter was indeed from Gu Dayong's hand.
Gu Dayong just faced the stone wall with his back to Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi.
He took a few steps forward and turned around. From the side, he could see Gu Dayong's face was calm. At first glance, he looked like he was asleep, but his body was no longer breathing.
Chu Yi came forward, put his hand on Gu Dayong's arm, and took a look.
Zhu Houzhao stood aside and looked at Chu Yi and said: "How are you doing, big companion?"
Chu Yi nodded towards Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, you can be sure that Gu Dayong did commit suicide, not homicide!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sighed with sadness: "Gu Dayong knew that I was in a dilemma about how to deal with him. He didn't want to see me in trouble, so he chose to commit suicide!"
It has to be said that Zhu Houzhao was too emotional. The more likely reason that Gu Dayong committed suicide was that Gu Dayong was very aware of the things he had done.
After so many evil deeds, even if the emperor was willing to spare his life, he would probably not be able to pass the critical test of the court and the civil and military officials.
The case of Gu Dayong was extremely involved, and I don't know how many eyes were watching it. Unless the emperor was willing to use his reputation, it would be impossible to save Gu Dayong.
Given the emperor's control over the court, if he insisted on saving Gu Dayong, there was a slight possibility of saving his life.
After talking to Chu Yi, Gu Dayong suddenly came to his senses, so he asked Gu Dayong to die to apologize.
Gu Dayong died to apologize, which made many people relieved. After all, if Gu Dayong was alive, those of them who were closely involved with Gu Dayong might be killed by Gu Dayong.
Recruit them.
Gu Dayong must die. In the court, facing the evidence of Gu Dayong's crimes one by one, it is absolutely impossible for the officials to allow Gu Dayong to escape punishment under the national law.
If Zhu Houzhao used the seal to punish Gu Dayong, that would be fine. If it were true that he was open to the outside world and showed favor outside the law, it would definitely have a great impact on Zhu Houzhao's reputation.
Gu Dayong committed suicide now, which made Zhu Houzhao, who was in a dilemma, breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, Zhu Houzhao could not help but feel some self-blame when he felt the change in his mood.
Because when Zhu Houzhao breathed a sigh of relief, he realized that deep down in his heart, he actually wanted Gu Da to die. For a moment, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but froze there.
Chu Yi noticed the change in Zhu Houzhao's expression and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, what are you..."
Zhu Houzhao came back to his senses and told Chu Yi everything about his inner changes. Then he looked at Chu Yi and said, "Daban, do you think I have changed? I actually hope that Gu Daban will die on his own, okay?"
Let me not have to be in a dilemma!"
Chu Yi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has not changed. Even if it were someone else, he might be just like your Majesty. No matter what, at least in this case, Gu Dayong died, and Your Majesty no longer has to worry about Gu Dayong.
Can’t sleep anymore.”
Looking at Gu Dayong's body, Zhu Houzhao sighed softly and said to Qian Ning aside: "Qian Ning, tell me my will to collect Gu Dayong's body so that he can be buried alive."
After leaving Jinyiwei's prison, Chu Yi said goodbye to the emperor and returned to Prince Wu's Mansion on his own, while Zhu Houzhao drove back to the palace.
Not long after, the cabinet received the case about Gu Dayong sent back by the emperor. Seeing the seal stamped on the case, several cabinet ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They were really afraid that Zhu Houzhao would try to find a way out by letting the grain go. They were even prepared to directly remonstrate with the emperor. Once Zhu Houzhao refused to use the seal, they would jointly remonstrate with him, and they would not let Zhu Houzhao's reputation come under any circumstances.
It was destroyed by Gu Dayong.
Now Gu Dayong has realized his own interests and committed suicide in the imperial prison. In the eyes of Yang Yiqing, Wang Hua and others, although Gu Dayong has many shortcomings, just because he can choose to commit suicide in order to prevent Zhu Houzhao from being in a dilemma
It can be seen that Gu Dayong is loyal to Zhu Houzhao.
It's a pity that no matter how loyal Gu Dayong was, he was always greedy and committed many things that were harmful to the country and the people.
Gu Dayong's death was not enough to quell the public's anger, nor was it enough to deter those who came after him. Above the court, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Gu Dayong had only one option, and that was death. One death would lead to a hundred deaths.
Tianjin Wei
As the gateway to Gyeonggi Province, with the implementation of the policy of opening up the sea, Tianjin Wei has developed more and more prosperously in recent years, and the port has also expanded several times.
