Chapter 189 It’s just a joke, Gao Xiaowan’s crisis
Gao Zhan pondered for a while, then looked at He Shikai and said displeasedly: “Yantong, why don’t you poke my sore spot now? Is my mouth itchy? ? You always give me bad ideas so that I can see them, but I can’t get them, and now they force me away and I can’t even see them!”
He Shikai, who was gloating about "Xie Zhen" just a second ago, immediately changed his face, made a look of fear and grievance, slapped himself in the face and said: "I'm a bitch, I'll never mention it again!"
Li Mi raised his lips crazily on the side, trying his best not to laugh out loud.
Gao Zhan turned his attention to "Xie Zhen" again: "Xie Qing, did you say that Princess Lanling really ran out of Yecheng to find Prince Lanling?"
"Uh...I don't know!"
Gao Zhan was stunned. No one in the wing dared to laugh out loud. There was constant laughter in the hall or other wings outside.
At first, only a few fragments of words could be heard. Later, the discussions and laughter became louder and louder, so loud that even Gao Zhan's Tianzihao room could hear every word clearly:
"You think it's funny or not, His Majesty, when he admires beauties, doesn't want young concubines or queens, but he actually wants a woman who can be his mother, who is also the biological mother of Prince Lanling. How will he call Prince Lanling when he meets her from now on? Would you say it’s embarrassing?”
"What do you know? Women in their mid-thirties are at their most charming and charming. Haven't you ever heard that a MILF still has her charm?"
"Besides, Minister Xie doesn't even feel embarrassed. Why are you so embarrassed?"
"That's true, as long as he doesn't feel embarrassed, you will be the ones embarrassed! Hahaha..."
Deafening laughter came. Gao Zhan was stunned when he heard it. He couldn't help but glance at "Xie Zhen" on the side, but he saw that this Xie Qing was really calm and calm, not surprised to the point of turning a deaf ear.
I don’t know if I’m really not listening!
"Xie Aiqing, did you hear what they said?"
Xiao Jinyu nodded and replied politely: "Your Majesty, I heard you!"
"You don't have any feelings?"
"No, I think Zu Zhongshu is right. As long as I am not embarrassed, they are the ones who are embarrassed..."
He Shi took it up in one breath and swallowed it hard. He couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Gao Zhan laughed:
"It turns out that the one who laughed the loudest just now was Zu Zhongshu!" After saying that, he looked at a Forbidden Army guard beside him, "Go and bring me the old pervert who laughed the loudest!"
"yes!"
When the imperial guard came to Zu Jue, Zu Jue was painting a nectarine painting. In the painting, there were several beauties half-covered in tulle. A group of scribes came to watch around them, and some people were spitting descriptions. It shows the scene of His Majesty giving beauties to his favorite ministers.
He was slapped on the arm, causing his strokes to become crooked, and a mole was placed on the beauty's face. Zu Jue was furious and was about to slap him, but saw that the person who slapped him was none other than His Majesty. The most terrifying person - Liu Taozhi!
Zu Jue's legs were so weak that he almost knelt down, but he didn't dare to say a word under Liu Taozhi's suggestion. He put down his paintbrush and came to the Tianzihao room dejectedly.
Seeing Gao Zhan, Zu Jue immediately knelt down. Before he could speak, Gao Zhan waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, you have such a loud voice, stop shouting, just call me Jiulangjun!"
"Yes, Your Majesty...Oh no, Kuro-kun!"
"Get up!"
Gao Zhan said something, and then mocked: "Today, Zuqing's family is quite strange. They didn't go to Fengyue Tower to escort the prostitutes, and they didn't use your big stripes to trick the noble ladies from the capital into having fun at home. They are quite elegant. Are you here to play?”
Zu Jue chuckled.
"Your Majesty, you don't know this. This is an elegant place opened by Princess Lanling. People who come here are not here to enjoy the scenery or have fun. They are here specifically to admire the stunning beauties!"
Seeing the mean smile on Zu Jue's face, how could Gao Zhan not understand the meaning, so he asked: "Then have you rewarded that stunning beauty?"
Zu Jue's face darkened and he immediately lowered his head: "No, but didn't I hear that Princess Lanling left the city and followed Prince Lanling to Jinyang?"
"If you really went to Jinyang, I will send someone to Jinyang to investigate!" Gao Zhan cut off his sentence abruptly, then asked in a low voice, "Who else is here today?"
Zu Jue then said: "There are Gao Rui, the king of Zhao County, Gao Xiaowan, the king of Hejian, Gao Xiaoheng, the king of Guangning, Bi Yiyun, the official minister, Gao Guiyan, the Taifu, and many other dignitaries from the capital. After all, the Xinghua Yanyu Tower is only open for two days in a month. If you miss it, you have to wait for half a month, so everything that should come has come today!”
"Oh? Is there such a rule? Then isn't it the right time for me to come today?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zu Jue said with a flattering smile.
"What were you drawing just now?" Gao Zhan changed the topic again, "Bring it to me and show it to me!"
Zu Jue's face turned pale suddenly, and sweat broke out on his forehead. Under the leadership of Liu Taozhi, he walked out of the wing honestly, took over the half-painted scroll outside, and handed it to Gao Zhan's hand, as if he was waiting to die. !
After Gao Zhan read it in silence, he suddenly praised: "What you just said was very good! Who has heard it said before?"
How could he still be praised?
Zu Jue smiled brightly and quickly claimed the credit: "Your Majesty, I figured it out myself!"
"Very good, don't say it again next time!"
After Gao Zhan said this, he suddenly looked furious: "I wish I could give you a hammer. You almost didn't paint me in this painting, right? Are you mocking me?"
Zu Jue knelt down with a plop!
“I don’t dare!”
The corners of Li Mi's mouth couldn't help but rise again!
Gao Zhan took a breath and suddenly became curious. These ministers usually worshiped and flattered him, but they didn't know how they talked about him in private. Thinking about this, he became even more interested and listened attentively!
Xiao Jinyu was thinking about what the hell He Shikai was planning?
…
The news that Gao Zhan was taking several ministers on a tour incognito spread to Lu Lingxuan's ears at a very fast speed.
"Mom, the rumors have spread. Now let's see how this Xie Zhen ends up and how he will explain it to King Lanling? No matter how famous he is, he will now become the laughing stock of Ye City!"
Lu Lingxuan asked: "What was his reaction when he heard the rumors?"
Mutipo lowered his head again: "He was very calm and said that as long as he doesn't feel embarrassed, others will be embarrassed!"
It's so... so shameless!
Mu Dipo cursed in her heart and looked up at her mother, but her face was not so pretty.
"It seems that a Princess Liyang cannot hurt his relationship with Prince Lanling. As long as he explains to Prince Lanling that he is trying to save Princess Liyang from His Majesty, Prince Lanling will not only not blame him, but will also be grateful. he!"
"What should we do?"
"If Princess Liyang can't hurt him, then let's bring in Gao Changgong's brother... Gao Xiaowan!" Lu Lingxuan's lips curled up slightly, "Gao Xiaowan is the eldest son of Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng. If Gao Cheng doesn't die, Gao Xiaowan will be great. He might succeed to the throne of Qi, and because of this, Gao Zhan was very afraid of him!
And as long as we light a little more fire and let His Majesty kill Gao Xiaowan, or even let Gao Xiaowan die in Xie Zhen's hands, then this hatred stained with the blood of close relatives will always create a rift between the two of them, right? "
After hearing this, Mutipo's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea! But how to light this fire?"
Lu Lingxuan's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a while, she ordered someone to bring in pen, ink, paper and inkstone, write down a line of words, and hand it to Mutipo. "Since rumors are a very useful knife, you might as well add another rumor!"
"Find a way to convey this message to the ears of He Shizhong, and he will know what to do!"
"Yes! Mother, I will send someone to do it right away!"
Just as Mutipo was about to leave, Lu Lingxuan called him back.
"Also, find that cheap maid Anu as soon as possible, otherwise I don't know when Xie Zhen will use this cheap maid to tamper with me in front of His Majesty!"
"yes!"
…
The discussion in Xinghua Yanyu Tower was still going on, but the protagonist of the discussion had changed from Xie Zhen to Emperor Gao Zhan. An unknown person snorted and said: "Xie Shilang risked his life and went with Prince Lanling." The peace talks with Yubi not only obtained an alliance with the Zhou State to cease war and repair, but also promoted the prestige of our Qi State, allowing the Zhou State to send envoys to our Qi State's Yecheng to personally welcome back Yu Wenhu's mother Yan, and also presented five hundred stones of grain and Materials and silk.
With such merit, everyone does not discuss it, but insists on discussing some ridiculous and shameful things.
Furthermore, if His Majesty hadn't suddenly developed his bestiality and insisted on abducting Xiao, the mother of Prince Lanling, into the palace, I'm afraid Shilang Xie wouldn't have done this! "
Hearing this, Gao Zhan's face turned completely dark, and Xiao Jinyu and Li Mi couldn't help but tense up.
"Who is this gentleman who is speaking?" Gao Zhan asked with a straight face, his eyes seeming to be cannibalistic.
Zu Jue lowered his head and replied: "It seems to be...His Royal Highness King Hejian!"
Gao Xiaowan, King of the River Stream?
Chang Gong’s brother?
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Xiao Jinyu's heart, and she suddenly thought that Gao Xiaowan passed away at a young age in her previous life. It seemed that she was killed by Gao Zhan. Could it be because of this incident?
As expected, Gao Zhan clenched his fists angrily, barely missing the photo on the table.
"Taozhi, go and bring this kid to me!"
Just when Xiao Jinyu was about to step forward to stop him, Gao Zhan said again: "Forget it, I'll just listen again. What else will he say?"
Immediately afterwards, someone asked: "What King Hejian means is that because His Majesty kidnapped Mrs. Xiao into the palace, Shilang Xie wanted her because she was the biological mother of Prince Lanling, so he asked His Majesty for her. In fact, I want to save Prince Lanling’s face!”
"It's also to save your majesty's face! In our country of Qi, the queen, as the mother of the country, has no relations with the ministers and scholars, and has no etiquette as a mother of the country. However, your majesty wants to snatch the wives of brothers and nephews, and has no etiquette as an emperor. It's ridiculous to me. The king of Qi is like this, but no one dares to advise his majesty to take the right path. If this continues, the country will not be a country!"
There seemed to be some truth in what he said. As soon as King Hejian finished speaking, no one dared to talk about Xie Zhen's affairs. Instead, they began to think deeply about the emperor's behavior.
In fact, everyone knows what kind of people we are today. In the past, King Gao Xiaoyu of Henan had admonished him, and King Gao Rui of Zhaojun had also admonished him. As a result, Gao Xiaoyu was killed by poison, and now King Zhao has also been reduced from his military post. , returned to Yecheng and served as Shangshu Ling.
So when Gao Xiaowan said these words, he undoubtedly spoke to people's hearts, but no one in the audience dared to express their opinions. What if they ended up like Gao Xiaoyu?
Gao Zhan's face looked very ugly. He Shikai, who happened to go to the hall to get a bottle of wine and came back, started to make a fuss.
"Your Majesty, this King of Hejian believes that he is the legitimate son of Emperor Wenxiang. He has always disrespected Your Majesty and does not put anyone in his eyes. I heard that the last time King Gao Xiaoyu of Henan died, this King of Hejian resented Your Majesty and went out of his way to I stabbed a straw man and shot it with arrows every day. That straw man refers to you, Your Majesty!"
"There are also rumors circulated in the Northern Wei Dynasty that the valleys in Henan are grown in Hebei, and the golden rooster crows in the poplar trees. Henan and Hebei refer to the rivers, and the golden rooster means that Gao Xiaowan will set up a golden rooster to amnesty the world!"
"Gao Xiaowan's disobedient heart is clearly exposed!"
This monk didn't even blink when he started to slander others. Li Mi and Xiao Jinyu were both dumbfounded.
With this sycophant at his side, many loyal ministers and good generals will be killed by him!
Li Mi was about to step forward to say something, but Xiao Jinyu stopped him and took the lead to step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I think that rumors and a straw man alone are not enough to prove that King Hejian has disobedient intentions.
If it is a rumor, If I can be convicted, I can now fabricate rumors about He Shizhong to stir up trouble, confuse His Majesty, and frame Zhongliang. So, can I also convict He Shizhong?"
"You - you are talking nonsense!" He Shikai puffed his beard and glared in anger, "Are you trying to excuse King Hejian because he is Gao Changgong's elder brother?"
"Your Majesty, I don't care who the other person is. I only stand on the side of justice. If Gao Xiaowan really has disobedient intentions, I am willing to kill this person for your majesty. If not, please don't kill the wrong loyal minister!"
He Shikai then smiled and said: "So, Sir Xie, are you going to guarantee Gao Xiaowan? If Gao Xiaowan really has a disobedient heart, will Sir Xie be punished for the same crime as him?"
Xiao Jinyu ignored it, only looked at Gao Zhan and said: "If your Majesty trusts me, I am willing to go and investigate this matter!"
Gao Zhan's eyes were already full of displeasure, but after hearing Xiao Jinyu's words, he calmed down his anger slightly and said, "Okay, I'll leave it up to you to investigate this matter!"
"It's really disappointing. What was originally a nice private trip has turned out like this. I'm a little tired. Let's go back!"
"yes!"
…
After Gao Zhan finished speaking, he stood up, led Liu Taozhi and seven or eight Forbidden Army guards and strode out of the Tianzihao room. Zu Jue, He Shikai, Li Mi and Xiao Jinyu followed closely behind him. Although there were discussions outside, It has stopped, but the cheers for throwing pots have already started.
Gao Zhan no longer covered himself up, and walked swaggeringly outside the Xinghua Yanyu Building with his head raised in front of everyone.
"Zu Xiaozheng, you don't have to follow me. Let's have some fun here with all my dear friends!"
"yes!"
Hearing this, Gao Xiaowan, who was picking up an arrow and about to throw it into the pot, turned pale, and turned his gaze to Gao Zhan, who was already striding out the door.
"Zuzhongshu, who was that person just now?"
Zu Jue looked at Gao Xiaowan with the eyes of a dying person, nodded and sighed: "It's your Majesty!"
The arrow in Gao Xiaowan's hand fell suddenly!
"However, Mr. Xie has provided a glimmer of hope for the prince. I hope the prince will take advantage of it in the future!"
…
After coming out of Qidilifang, Gao Zhan wanted to get on the carriage and drive towards the palace in Yenan City. However, just as he stepped on the stool, a group of masked men suddenly came over with knives and killed him. The leader shouted: "Hunjun, I will let you keep your life today!"
Led by Liu Taozhi, seven or eight Forbidden Army guards immediately surrounded Gao Zhan and protected him. In addition to Xiao Jinyu and He Shi who were driving beside Gao Zhan, Li Mi also rushed forward and started fighting with those people.
Gao Zhan was a little scared and nervous. After all, he was on patrol incognito today and he didn't have many imperial guards with him. Moreover, this was also the first time he encountered such an assassination outside the palace.
The people who came seemed to be very skilled in martial arts. Liu Taozhi and a few Forbidden Army guards were having a hard time dealing with them, so they just asked His Majesty to quickly get in the carriage and leave!
Gao Zhan was so frightened that he lost his mind. Under Liu Taozhi's shout, his only thought was to get on the carriage and run away. But at this moment, Xiao Jinyu saw an archer ambushing not far away!
As soon as he noticed it, an arrow shot through the air!
An idea suddenly flashed in Xiao Jinyu's mind!
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Before Gao Zhan could react, he felt a figure standing in front of him. He only heard the sound of porridge, and the smell of blood hit his nostrils.
(End of chapter)