Chapter 2167: A Noble Family From a Poor Family

In the palace, when Gu Jinan took his turn to leave the palace, he was left as an errand by Emperor Jingyuan.

He finally couldn't bear it any longer. After writing an edict, he put down his pen, knelt down in the palace, and said, "Your Majesty, I have something that I don't understand, and I would like to ask your Majesty to clarify my confusion."

Without waiting for Emperor Jingyuan to respond, he asked: "Your Majesty has not allowed ministers to leave the palace to rest three times, but is it because someone in Dou's house has a life-or-death incident?"

The chief eunuch likes Gu Jinan very much and doesn't want him to seek death, so he takes the lead in scolding him: "Bold, Mr. Gu, as your Majesty's minister, you just follow orders and run errands. If you dare to question His Majesty, you don't want to live anymore."

Your Majesty has been in a bad mood recently because of the affairs in the Northeast. Be careful of letting your whole family lie dead!

Gu Jinan said, "Wei Chen knows he is overstepping his bounds, but the people in Dou's house are brothers and old friends with me. If something happens to them, Wei Chen can't just sit back and watch."

"You just became an official and you want to form a clique for personal gain!" Emperor Jingyuan was furious, grabbed the soup cup on the table and threw it at Gu Jinan.

Bang!

Gu Jinan did not dare to dodge, and took the blow forcefully. His forehead was hit with a gash, and he was bleeding profusely. However, he still knelt straight and asked: "Your Majesty, please clear up my doubts."

Emperor Jingyuan frowned, stared at his face wet with blood, and sneered: "You are not afraid of death. In that case, when Lu Bai knocks on the imperial city gate again, you will die with him!"

"Lu Bai went to knock on the imperial city gate? When did it happen? Why did he knock on the imperial city gate? But he was wronged?" Gu Jinan believed in Lu Bai.

Although Lu Bai has become a rogue in recent years, he is only rogue towards evil people and is still reasonable towards others. He must have suffered a great injustice before knocking on the gate of the imperial city to avenge his grievances.

"Hmph, he is a humble scholar who dares to knock on the gate of the imperial city and cry out for injustice without even having an official position, causing uproar in the city. This crime is tantamount to conspiracy and the Imperial Forest Army can kill him on the spot." After Emperor Jingyuan finished speaking, he stared at Gu Jinan and sneered. Said: "He committed such a serious crime, and you still want to help him? If you help him, you will die too!"

After hearing this, Gu Jinan did not answer immediately, but asked: "Your Majesty, please tell me why Lu Bai went to the imperial city gate to complain?"

He added: "Only by understanding the ins and outs can we make the right decision."

Emperor Jingyuan: "You are quite calm."

After saying that, he looked at the chief eunuch.

The chief eunuch took the order and told Gu Jinan what happened outside.

After hearing this, Gu Jinan said: "Lu Bai was a little impulsive, but he was right. The Five Cities Military and Horse Division was indeed suspected of abusing his power."

After a while, he suddenly looked at Emperor Jingyuan: "This is a trap. Why would Your Majesty set up a trap for him? He is just a poor scholar who loves to write stories and wants to spread the story of the soldiers' resistance to the army throughout Chu."

Got it right again.

Emperor Jingyuan was angry, why was Gu Jinan so smart that he guessed this was a trap just after hearing what happened?

However, guess what.

Emperor Jingyuan: "From the moment Lu Bai went to knock on the imperial city gate, his crime was really committed. You can't save him, and you can't leave the palace to help him."

The emperor's power is so great that anyone who dares to offend will be killed!

Gu Jinan understood that if Emperor Jingyuan told him the truth, it would be impossible for him to leave the palace. He also understood that if Lu Bai could not withstand the test, death would be waiting for him.

But he was just a young man in his twenties. When he learned that his friend was designed to die in this way, he still couldn't help but blush.

Ha, Emperor Jingyuan sneered disdainfully. Sure enough, he was still too young, and his background was not good. He was not trained through the accumulation of ancient books by famous teachers. He still couldn't handle the big events of life and death.

However, Gu Jinan did not shed tears after all, and only asked Emperor Jingyuan: "Why did your Majesty set up a trap for him?"

He wants to know why.

Emperor Jingyuan didn't want to say it at first, but Gu Jinan was indeed a good young man and worthy of being reused. After a moment he said: "What did you use to solve the question in the imperial examination? That's the answer."

Gu Jinan: "... soldiers."

Emperor Jingyuan nodded: "Zhongchuhou holds hundreds of thousands of troops. He has the largest number of troops in the entire Chu State, but his heart is not in the court, but in his own family. Starting from the end of the year before last, he has also reached out to the entire northwest, trying to control The prefectures in the northwest. If we want to check and balance him, we can only use soldiers, people, and strange moves."

Zhong Huan said that since the hearts of the generals, officials, and nobles are no longer in the court, it is necessary to win over the soldiers and the people, honor the soldiers and the people, let the soldiers contain the generals, and use the people to consolidate the imperial power, only then can we turn the tide. , come back to life!

Gu Jinan paused and said, "Is this Lu Bai's unique move?"

Emperor Jingyuan nodded: "He is not afraid of death, dares to publicize the merits of the soldiers, and dares to ask for orders for the people. In this case, let him do it freely, but..."

Emperor Jingyuan sneered: "Before you want to let go and do it, you must withstand the test, otherwise you will be a waste and not worthy of my honor."

And as long as Lu Bai can withstand the test, he will give him unprecedented honor and make him the number one member of a poor family!

Gu Jinan said: "So, Lu Bai will still die?"

Emperor Jingyuan did not tell him the truth, but just sneered with contempt in his eyes... In the eyes of the emperor, the most worthless thing was human life. If Lu Bai could not withstand the test, would he still want to live? dream!

Gu Jinan understood and asked again: "If Qi Kangming and others follow him to knock on the imperial city gate, will they be guilty of the same crime as him?"

The chief eunuch hurriedly said: "Master Gu, don't say this anymore. Your head is still bleeding. Come with me to the side hall to stop the bleeding and bandage it."

But Gu Jinan didn't move, and said to the chief eunuch: "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but I want to ask for clarification."

Donkey!

Emperor Jingyuan was angry and gave him a sentence: "Same sin and death together. If you are reluctant to bear it, I can also grant you death with them!"

After saying that, he was tired of seeing Gu Jinan and waved his hand: "Get out of here!"

The chief eunuch quickly grabbed Gu Jinan and said, "Master Gu, thank you quickly."

Gu Jinan was silent for a while, and finally thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for telling me the truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief eunuch dragged him out of the main hall and went to a small side hall outside the main hall. This was a place for ministers to rest and wait for summons.

The chief eunuch took out a handkerchief, pressed Gu Jinan's bleeding wound, and told the palace attendants: "Go and get the imperial doctor quickly, hurry up."

"Yes." The chief eunuch spoke personally. The palace people did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to ask for the imperial doctor.

The imperial doctor came quickly, bandaged Gu Jinan to stop the bleeding, prescribed medicine, and asked him: "Are you feeling dizzy and nauseous? Can you see clearly?"

Gu Jinan shook his head: "No, I can see clearly... I'm fine, the doctor doesn't need to worry."

Then he said to the chief eunuch: "Thank you very much, Mr. eunuch."

The chief eunuch looked at him, sighed in his heart, and said: "Master Gu, you must know that the toughest things are easy to break... Go back and rest first, and come back to work tomorrow. As for other things, it depends on fate."

It was rare for a chief eunuch to say such a thing. Gu Jinan was very grateful and stood up to say goodbye. He declined the invitation from the palace attendants and left on his own.

The chief eunuch was worried about him, so he asked a palace servant to follow him from a distance to prevent him from fainting on the way. There was a reason why the chief eunuch was so kind to Gu Jinan.

It's just that this reason cannot be said now, or it may never be said in a lifetime.