Guo Gaoyi was dumbfounded. He stood on the couch and trembled all over. He had no idea.
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she immediately shouted in panic: "Xiu Yun, you can't! If you go to see the Holy Lord like this, Gao Yi will die!"
Mrs. Guo also reacted. She crawled to General Guo's side and collapsed on the ground crying until she died.
"Husband, please think of a way to save Gao Yi! Don't be so cruel, he is our child!"
General Guo's face was full of disappointment, and he cried out: "When you did such a rebellious thing, did you ever think that I am your son, your husband, and your father!"
"I have been fighting on the battlefield for half my life, bringing glory to the Guo Mansion and giving you a life of fine clothes and fine food. How can you bear to stab me in the back?"
"It is a grave crime to cause trouble in the Spring Palace! The whole family of the Duke of Qing has been plundered and executed. If you still try to cover it up, once you are accused by others and brought before the Holy Lord, the whole Guo family will be in ruins!"
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she suddenly tilted her body and almost fell to the ground.
Guo Gaoyi reacted and hurriedly jumped off the bed to support Mrs. Guo. She looked pale and murmured:
"Why is this, why is this! My good grandson, he just wants to satisfy his father!"
Mrs. Guo had cried heartbrokenly, feeling regret and pain in her heart. She could only hold on to the hem of General Guo's clothes and beg:
"Husband, no matter what, at least save Gao Yi's life! It was me who was obsessed with it, and it was me who failed to persuade him in the first place!"
"Husband, can you twist me in front of the Holy Master? It's all my mother's fault. I'm willing to die for Gao Yi!"
General Guo ignored his mother and his wife and looked at Guo Gaoyi from beginning to end.
Guo Gaoyi couldn't help crying when he saw his grandmother and mother were so grief-stricken.
He is the most useless of the three brothers. He is incompetent in literature and martial arts. At first, he really just wanted his father to be proud of him.
It's too late, it's too late to say anything now.
It was impossible for him to let the entire Guo family be buried with him.
"Dad, I am willing to go with you to plead guilty before the Holy One. If you want to kill or behead him, I will have no complaints as long as the Guo Mansion is not implicated."
As soon as Guo Gaoyi said this, Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo were like five thunders hitting their heads. They couldn't cry at the moment, and they leaned on the ground and almost fainted.
General Guo pulled back the hem from Mrs. Guo's hand and said with a cold expression: "Come with me now!"
Guo Gaoyi put on his coat, kowtowed deeply to his mother and grandmother who were lying limply on the ground three times, and stood up resolutely.
"Gao Yi!"
"Child!"
Mrs. Guo cried until she fainted completely. Mrs. Guo beat her chest again and again, crying.
The door was opened, and Mrs. Guo was seen standing outside the door with her child in her arms, her face pale, obviously she had heard everything.
The child was still ignorant. When he saw his father, he made babbling sounds and stretched out his hand to hug him. The childish calls of daddy made everyone heartbroken.
General Guo couldn't bear to stay any longer and strode out.
Guo Gaoyi stood in front of his wife and daughter and couldn't help crying again.
"Take good care of Sister Qiu. No, if...if I can't come back, ask Mom to leave a letter of peace for you. You can go home. Mom will definitely treat Sister Qiu kindly."
Mrs. Guo's eyes were red, and she suddenly raised her hand and slapped Guo Gaoyi hard.
"You good-for-nothing! I will hate you for the rest of my life!"
These words were telling Guo Gaoyi that she would never leave the Guo family in her life.
Guo Gaoyi felt severe pain in his heart and did not dare to see his wife again. He touched his daughter's face and turned around to leave the hospital.
The child didn't wait for a long time to be in his father's arms, and cried loudly, which was also mixed with the low sobs of a woman.
General Guo looked gloomy and rode straight to the palace with Guo Gaoyi.
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Emperor Yong was still in the imperial study and had no government affairs. He was just used to sitting here quietly.
Suddenly there was a very low knock on the door, but Emperor Yong was not alarmed.
Huang Gong opened the palace door and stepped out. He saw the young eunuch reporting with a solemn face:
"Eunuch, General Guo has something urgent to ask to see His Majesty."
Eunuch Huang was slightly startled. During the day, he heard the Holy Sage chatting with Mr. Tan about General Guo.
"Just wait here."
Eunuch Huang turned around and entered the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, General Guo is asking for an audience outside the palace."
Emperor Yong raised his head in surprise and waved his hand: "Xuan."
Huang Gongzheng responded, and Emperor Yong added, "Call Tan Xiuzuan."
Emperor Yong remembered that Tan Hanchi was on duty at the Hanlin Academy tonight.
"Yes." Eunuch Huang hurried out.
When Tan Hanchi arrived from the Hanlin Academy, he happened to see General Guo leading his son into the imperial study.
He was slightly surprised, but then he couldn't help but feel admiration.
Brother Qiao just told him yesterday that General Guo's son was involved in the Chunwei fraud. Today, General Guo brought his son to confess.
If there was no handwriting from Brother Qiao, he wouldn't believe it.
Since Brother Qiao has taken ninety-nine steps, he will naturally not let Brother Qiao down with this remaining step!
The military power in the southern border must be handed over to the innocent and impeccable hands of General Guo!
When Tan Hanchi walked into the imperial study under the leadership of Eunuch Huang, General Guo was heartbrokenly confessing everything to Emperor Yong.
Guo Gaoyi knelt aside and touched his forehead to the ground, never daring to raise his head.
Emperor Yong's face turned gloomy when he heard this, and it was difficult to distinguish between joy and anger.
Seeing Tan Hanchi come in, Emperor Yong motioned for him to stand aside and listen.
After General Guo finished speaking, Emperor Yong asked calmly:
"Guo Aiqing, the Chunwei fraud incident has long passed, and the list left by Sheng Qishan has also disappeared. If you didn't tell me today, no one would know about it."
This sentence is a test.
Test General Guo's true intention, test the whereabouts of Chunwei's fraud list, and test whether General Guo is still qualified to take over the military power in the southern border.
If one move is missing, General Guo will probably lose the whole game!
On the way here, General Guo had already thought it through.
In front of Emperor Yong, you can't tell all the truth, and you can't all tell lies. Only 80% truth and 20% falsehood is a good strategy.
So, he told everything about how Guo Gaoyi was framed and almost killed tonight, but the two secret guards who took action in time really became the Guo family.
"Your Majesty, I'm scared. Someone is already plotting against my son. What kind of deep scheming must be there to start plotting before the candidate for the General of the Hussars has been decided."
"So I asked him sternly whether he had made any omissions in his daily life and whether he had done anything untoward."
"My son is cowardly and obtuse. He couldn't stand my questioning and told me about the fraud in Chunwei. I was so frightened that I felt cold all over!"
"Your Majesty, my loyalty to the Holy Majesty can be seen from heaven and earth. My son has indeed done something unforgivable and wrong, and he has betrayed the trust of the Holy Majesty."
"I dare not tolerate it, let alone cover it up, otherwise I will leave a clue and be used by people with ulterior motives in the future, and I will be even more unfavorable to the grace of the Holy Father."
"Therefore, I have the courage to ask for an audience all night long, asking the Holy Spirit to punish me and eliminate all hidden dangers. I have a pure and pure heart of loyalty!"
