General Guo kowtowed to the ground and spoke sincerely.
Emperor Yong looked calm. After thinking for a moment, he found no flaw in Guo Xiuyun's words.
He asked again: "Does Guo Aiqing know who the scheming person is?"
General Guo shook his head, "Back to the Lord, the incident happened suddenly, and I didn't have time to pursue it. Now that I think about it, the man bribed the singing girl and the government servant, and there may be traces to follow."
Emperor Yong tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and then ordered in a cold voice:
"Huang Pei, send someone to capture all those government officials in Wannian County!"
Eunuch Huang agreed and made arrangements in a hurry.
At this time, General Guo seemed to have thought of something, and added: "By the way, Your Majesty, the singer also recited a wonderful poem."
"Oh? What a wonderful word?" Emperor Yong tilted his head.
General Guo quickly pushed Guo Gaoyi beside him.
Guo Gaoyi was obsessed with poetry. He had just listened to it once and remembered it firmly in his heart. Now he was repeating it again with trepidation.
"If love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night..."
Emperor Yong repeated in a daze.
"It's really wonderful. I've never heard of it before, but I don't know who made it."
"It seems that the other party is indeed prepared and very well prepared. No wonder Guo Aiqing is so scared."
General Guo nodded repeatedly when he heard this.
At this time, Emperor Yong suddenly turned his head and glanced at Tan Hanchi.
"Tan Aiqing, what do you think?"
When Tan Hanchi's name was called, he immediately stepped forward and respectfully replied:
"Your Majesty, this poem is really exquisite. The person who wrote the lyrics is not only delicate in mind, but also rich in emotion. I look at it... I don't know that the person who wrote the lyrics is a woman."
If Qiao Jiaojiao heard this speculation, she would definitely praise Tan Hanchi.
Oh my god, this smart guy is different!
Although the original author is Qin Guan, a great writer of Qin Dynasty, the person who copied it is indeed a woman!
When talking about the woman who wrote the lyrics, the words "Meng Guxue" naturally came to Emperor Yong's mind.
After all, she had just made a splash at the Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet, and she also outperformed all the students at the Eastern Suburbs Poetry Competition and composed the best poem.
Tan Hanchi continued: "Your Majesty, the person who plotted against Mr. Guo must be trying to take advantage of General Guo. From this point of view, this person should also be optimistic that General Guo can take over the military power in the south."
"And 'he' actually wants to control General Guo, which shows that his plans are very big..."
The most amazing thing about Tan Hanchi is that he always tells half of the story, leaving the rest to Emperor Yong's own guessing.
Because Emperor Yong was suspicious and would not easily believe what others said.
But if it was a conclusion he had deduced by himself, he would definitely believe it.
If he wants to control the military, his position is the only one who has the plot.
Is he the prince or the second son...
Emperor Yong's eyes flickered and he was worried.
Tan Hanchi looked calm and had everything under control.
The prince keeps himself clean and is in the position of heir apparent, so there is no need to risk doing such a thing. If the Holy One goes to investigate, he will find out about the second prince sooner or later.
If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing...
When General Guo heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
He didn't know when the Holy Emperor had such a favored and trusted new minister, and his every word was exquisite, it was indeed very extraordinary!
By now, things are clear.
"General Guo, please take your son outside for a while. I want to think about it carefully."
Emperor Yong's voice was calm and did not reveal any emotions.
Upon hearing this, General Guo kowtowed respectfully, and retreated outside the imperial study with Guo Gaoyi, who was all weak.
"Tan Aiqing, what do you think?"
Emperor Yong stood up and looked down at Tan Hanchi.
Tan Hanchi knew that Emperor Yong was testing him.
As the king of a country, Emperor Yong actually already had an idea in mind.
Tan Hanchi could guess what Emperor Yong was thinking, but he didn't dare to act too smart.
So he pretended to be solemn and pondered for a while, and then he respectfully replied: "Returning to your Majesty, I feel that it is appropriate to show kindness and power at the same time."
Emperor Yong raised his eyebrows with interest, "Oh? Tell me."
Tan Hanchi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, even the unscrupulous person knows how to plot against General Guo. This shows that General Guo's decision to take over the military power in the southern border is widely expected."
"Now that Mr. Guo has made a big mistake, General Guo can choose to kill his relatives for justice and confess to the Holy Lord in time, which shows his loyalty and magnanimity."
"In this case, it would be better for Your Majesty to spare the life of General Guo's son. This is a kindness."
"But the son's fault cannot be ignored just because his father has merit. The Holy One can punish him impartially. This is the power of the emperor."
"With such kindness and power, General Guo, while convinced, will also be grateful for His Majesty's grace of not killing, and will swear allegiance to His Majesty to the death."
After Tan Hanchi finished speaking, he maintained his bowing posture for a long time.
That's all he said, and he didn't dare to say anything more profound.
Emperor Yong was silent for a long time, then suddenly walked up to Tan Hanchi and patted him on the shoulder.
"Tan Aiqing... you are deeply in my heart. Get up."
As Emperor Yong said this, he personally took Tan Hanchi's arm and asked him to stand up.
Tan Hanchi's eyes flashed slightly, and then his face was full of flattery.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Yong smiled faintly, and then raised his voice: "Huang Pei, call General Guo in!"
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Zongren Mansion.
Li Xusheng returned quickly, dodged the guards in the clan's mansion, and knocked on the second prince's door.
The second prince was sitting in front of the case, reading the poems written by Meng Guxue one by one.
He holds a pen in his hand, and whenever he encounters a question, he draws a mark with red ink on the side.
Looking around, dozens of large and small circles were drawn on sheets of paper.
The second prince frowned, his eyes showing surprise.
These poems contained many allusions that he had never heard of.
Moreover, their styles were so different, either bold or graceful, that it was hard for him to imagine that these poems were all written by the same person.
What kind of state of mind could prompt Meng Guxue, a ten-year-old boudoir lady, to write such a heart-stirring lament as "A bamboo stick can beat a horse easily with mango shoes, who is afraid? I can live my whole life in misty rain"?
The second prince vaguely felt that Meng Guxue might have some interesting secrets hidden in her body.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door, which brought the second prince back from his thoughts.
"Your Highness, it's me."
When the second prince heard this, he stood up suddenly and said, "A Sheng, come in."
Li Xusheng hurriedly opened the door and walked in. The second prince couldn't help but change his expression slightly when he saw his expression.
"Failed?"
Li Xusheng knelt on the ground with an annoyed look on his face and quickly told everything that happened tonight, trying not to miss any detail.
The second prince's expression changed several times when he heard this, and then he slowly clenched his fists.
Failed again...
Those two secret guards of the Guo family appeared so strangely!
He would never believe such nonsense that General Guo sent two secret guards to protect Guo Gaoyi at all times.
The most likely possibility is that someone has insight into his plan, or like him, has his mind set on Guo Gaoyi!
"Your Highness, if you fail to succeed, you have alerted the enemy. What should we do next?"
The second prince looked a little ugly. He had felt more than once that someone seemed to be always ahead of him and cunningly cutting off his way back!
"Have all the tails been swept away?" the second prince asked coldly.
Li Xusheng was slightly startled. Just as the dancer did something bad, the Guo family's secret guards rushed to the private room where he was.
In desperation, he could only jump out of the window to escape, and then immediately came back to report to His Highness.
When the second prince saw Li Xusheng's expression, his expression suddenly changed.
"Didn't you deal with those government officials?"
Li Xusheng suddenly stood up and realized that he might have done something bad!
According to the original plan, after Guo Gaoyi's charges were proven tonight, he would send people to kill those government officials to avoid being caught by General Guo.
Unexpectedly, tonight's plan failed. The government officials were in the same private room as the Guo family's secret guards, so he didn't have time to take action...
"Go quickly! Silence them all!"
The second prince shouted in a low voice, his handsome face slightly distorted, and he lost his composure in front of Li Xusheng for the first time.
Li Xusheng suddenly stirred up his spirit, said yes, turned around and ran into the night.
