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After the trial, Crown Prince Gao Yang went to the palace to report his work that night. On the surface, this incident attacked Empress Gao, but in fact it took away the foundation of Taiping Road.
Xianbei witch, legendary person, blood of immortality...
Obviously, this is also a top priority that is directly related to the survival of the high-line royal family.
However, the frightened Empress Gao, who had only been regent for three days, did not care about this. She was only worried about whether the central defender general Bai Feng would be dealt with as he should.
"Mother..." The prince bowed in respect and stood in the hall to comfort the people in the tent, "General Bai Feng is not an assassin. He saved you from the sea of fire."
The two maids were waiting beside the white gauze tent with their cattail fans held high. Empress Gao rested on the couch for a while and seemed to be still awake.
"I want you to tell me, did he get any punishment?"
The prince replied: "I have officially come here to discuss this matter. General Bai Feng is still detained in Dali Temple without punishment."
"What?" the queen angrily said, "He almost killed me, and you actually let him go back unharmed!"
The prince said: "Mother, there is something else going on in this matter!"
"What's the secret?" Empress Gao suddenly walked out of the tent, her eyes were misty and her expression was gloomy: "He is just a cockroach. For the sake of my brother, I personally conferred titles on him. Not only did Bai Feng not have any intentions. I’m so grateful, but you still want to threaten me with your dead brother?!”
Queen Gao kicked over the low table in anger, and the official documents and memorials on the table were instantly scattered all over the floor.
"Queen, calm down." The maids on the left and right, and the maids waiting in front of the door, immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"This son has not yet been cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. This is already a great mercy." After Empress Gao finished speaking, the prince remained silent and did not answer.
After a while, the emperor arrived, his voice coming first.
"See you, Your Majesty." The maidservants gathered in groups, all wanting to go up and greet him.
The emperor said: "Let's all get out."
"Yes." All the maids agreed in unison, and the leading aunt, like a patrolling water bird, lined up a group of young ones and then walked out of the house neatly.
After the door made entirely of mahogany was gently closed, Empress Gao became even more domineering, scolding Bai Feng by name and said: "Does the emperor still want to keep this man with a different surname? I gave up all my family property to follow the emperor all the way. , is it just to be humiliated like this by him today!"
The old emperor watched his married wife shed tears of shame and anger, and couldn't help but lamented: "My wife Gao could have accepted all this in person, why did he choose to walk away?"
"emperor?"
"It's nothing more than the fear of being liquidated in the future and causing the Gao family to suffer catastrophe - his biggest wish is to protect his relatives, or the entire Gao family army. The Gao family army founded by Gao Zhen originally existed to preserve the Gao family lineage. The old emperor looked at the prince Gao Yang and continued: "In that case, why don't we be a favor and preserve his bloodline? Although the Gao family army is nominally affiliated with the imperial court, in fact, Gao Jiajun and Gao Xijun rely on the reputation of the former Beizhen. We need the power of the private soldiers we support to pacify the country."
Gao Yang echoed: "Father, these words are very wonderful!"
"We let Bai Feng enjoy all the glory and wealth, and at the same time we are gradually restraining his hands and feet. Zhaojun, do you still remember how you entertained your brother?" The old emperor suddenly talked about the past, with a smile on his lips: "Bai Feng and the Xianbei Witch There is a close connection between them. Sima Guoshi finally obtained the 'blood of the witch', and the eternal dream of our Gao family is about to begin. Zhaojun, how could you ruin a major event just because of your anger?"
Empress Gao was at a loss for words and could only try her best to come up with all kinds of sharp accusations to persuade the other party: "But... Your Majesty, that Bai Feng is really an assassin! If you dare to enter the palace to threaten me today, you will dare to rebel in the future!"
"Mother." Gao Yang reiterated again: "General Bai Feng is really not an assassin! The mother was too frightened and misjudged for a moment."
"Shut up!" Queen Gao stepped forward and slapped the prince, saying, "Do you dare to disobey your mother?"
The old emperor was as steady as a mountain, and silently stretched out his hand to stop Empress Gao, and said: "My heart is like a mirror, and I have seen it all. General Bai Feng's 'bing admonishment' is a piece of advice that offends the ears and must not be ignored. As for his offense against the emperor's authority, he should be punished." , but the most urgent task now is the witch’s business. Find the Xianbei witch first, and other matters will be discussed later. Anyone who continues to falsely say that General Bai Feng is an assassin is disobeying the decree!"
So, the dust falls to the ground.
The Crown Prince breathed a sigh of relief - after a night's rest, he went to Dali Temple early the next morning to tell Bai Feng the good news. He did not hide his appreciation for this young hero in any way.
He asked the jailer to open the cage and let him in. The jailer didn't dare, but said wouldn't it be better to let Bai Feng come out?
Gao Yang laughed at himself: "You are right, I was too complacent and almost lost my sense of proportion... If I go in, wouldn't it mean that I am protecting General Bai Feng?"
Amid exceptionally restrained laughter, Bai Feng dragged his shackles to the interrogation room. All kinds of torture instruments were available here, but none of them would be used on him today.
"Do you know that Xianbei witch...ah, she's your wife. Do you know where she was taken?"
Bai Feng's emotions that had been aroused just now suddenly fell down again, and he replied: "If I knew, would I still believe General Huangfu's words and do such a stupid thing?"
"Hahaha, that's right." Gao Yang took out the famous snacks he brought, presented them to Bai Feng, and boasted: "I didn't expect that General Bai Feng turned out to be a sweetheart..."
"Like me, I hate Taiping Road!"
"Um?" Bai Feng just picked up the round and thick meat bun and took a bite. He fell silent after chewing a few times.
"They are different from you. They have no conscience and will do anything for the cause of cultivating immortality." Gao Yang also picked up a bun and ate it: "If General Bai Feng knows the whereabouts of Mrs. Bai, please tell me. If If anything goes wrong with Mrs. Bai, I will make Taiping Dao pay for it with blood!"
Bai Feng swallowed the mouthful of buns and asked seriously: "Your Highness, don't you want to live forever?"
"Hmph! Immortality?" Gao Yang quoted scriptures and elaborated: "In the past, the First Emperor Ying Zheng sent Xu Fu to the Immortal Island in order to seek immortality, and he also searched for people's fat and anointing to build altars and temples. This was an unjust act! Using the flesh and blood of the people As rubble and bricks on the road to immortality, are they really reliable? Those who are unjust will surely suffer the consequences of righteousness."
"General Bai Feng, I have always sympathized with you."
The young man ate the meat buns and kept nodding his head to express his gratitude. Under the respectful expression on his face, he had actually discovered the prince's conspiracy.
"Don't you just want to be the emperor as soon as possible? If the old man becomes immortal, you will be the prince for life."
