"Think carefully about who is suspicious around you."
The matter was of great importance, and Gu Cheng'an dared not not think about it carefully. In the Zeng Xian case, it was Fang Hongzhi who pushed Zeng Xian out. The money he got that time was actually far more than what was pinned on Zeng Xian. That was why he had to silence him.
Fang Hongzhi's weakness is too obvious. He is greedy but timid. He would only get 40 taels out of 100 taels, and give away the other 60 taels for safety. Such a person would not be a member of the Chaoli tribe and could be ruled out.
It was Zeng Xian's idea to exile the generals there. There had been no war in Yinshan Pass for many years, and things that were banned openly were secretly in great demand. The black market in Yinshan Pass often produced many good things, such as beautiful furs, rhinoceros horns that were rare in the Central Plains, etc., while porcelain, silk and tea from the Central Plains were sold at sky-high prices there. If one could get hold of these, it would be a huge sum of money even if one could make a profit from them.
But the one standing there was Wu Yong. As soon as he stretched out his hand, a knife appeared on the other side. Not only did he not get anything good, but he also killed several people.
Later, Zeng Xian said that if the person was not his, then he could find someone else. The place was too attractive to him, so he finally took action. Yes, all these things were instigated by Zeng Xian. Could it be...
Gu Chengan jumped up suddenly, "It's Zeng Xian!"
"It's not him." Gu Yanxi rejected it without thinking.
"How do you know it wasn't him?"
"He died, leaving behind a four-year-old child."
Gu Chengan was puzzled. "What does this have to do with whether he is a member of the Chaoli tribe? Can't people of the Chaoli tribe have children?"
"His child was born to his wife. When he got into trouble, his wife was pregnant, but she was also exiled."
The emperor turned around after hearing this.
Gu Yanxi grabbed a chair and sat down casually, staring at the second prince of the Daqing Dynasty through the mask. "Fang Hongzhi knew that his wife was pregnant. His purpose was to wipe out the roots, so he would not leave her in the capital. Do you know why Zeng Xian went crazy? The officers defiled his wife in front of him. They used this method to get rid of the child. In order to preserve his bloodline, his wife bled herself to pretend to have a miscarriage, and then died after giving birth to the child. Zeng Xian's legs were also broken by them. If it were you, would you hate them?"
Gu Cheng'an wanted to say that he didn't know, but he did know it, but he never cared about such a small matter.
"He hated you, so he went crazy. He found out that you were the one who destroyed his family, so he turned to you and gave you advice on how to kill Wu Yong and destroy the Hua family. He also negotiated deals with people outside the Great Wall on your behalf. You only thought he was useful, but you didn't know he was dragging you down to hell. He wanted a chaotic Daqing to be buried with his wife for the injustice he suffered."
Gu Yanxi said this calmly, Zeng Xian's haggard appearance appearing before his eyes. As a man of letters, that was the limit to which he could use himself.
"Because of your selfish thoughts, you have destroyed a family. Gu Chengan, how can you feel at ease?"
"I… "
"Think about it again." Gu Yanxi suddenly felt suffocated, interrupted him and got up and walked out of the bedroom. He missed Azhi. As long as he was with Azhi, he would feel at peace even if she smelled of medicine.
He has always known that there are no clean people in the royal family. Born and raised in this mud, the limit for them is to be as prudent and self-protective as Concubine Zhen, but most of them have been assimilated into the mud in the sewage and cannot be washed clean.
The emperor came over and looked at the panicked palace maids in the yard outside with him. Concubine Hui stood under the eaves and looked at this side nervously. She saw that he seemed to want to come over, but was stopped by the people of the Qishusi.
Even from such a distance, he could feel her sad eyes, but who is really innocent
The emperor turned his eyes away and looked at Yan Xi. This one was really innocent.
Patting his shoulder, the emperor sighed, "I am old, and I tend to be soft-hearted when I am old. Please understand me."
Gu Yanxi didn't answer, looking angry.
"Do you know why I don't want to see the things you collected with great effort?" The emperor pounded his chest. "I dare not see them. I don't want to know what he did. I don't want to know how cruel he is. I don't want to know anything. Zeng Xian was wronged, I will clear his name. Wu Yong was wronged, I will give him any compensation he wants. Although the Hua family was frightened, at least they are fine. As for treason, didn't it cause any irreparable consequences? I am the king of a country, can't I tolerate him this time? But if I see those things, I may not tolerate it. The eldest son has already wanted my life. I don't want to know that another son has that cruel heart. Anyway, I will not give him that position."
Gu Yanxi looked towards the door of the bedroom and saw Gu Chengan standing there with a pale face.
The emperor seemed to know nothing and continued, "The most taboo for a ruler of a country is to be easily influenced. Look at him. Concubine Hui is controlling him, the Tong family is controlling him, and even Zeng Xian can control him. He is just like someone who has his hands and feet tied up and lets others pull his left foot to move his left foot, and pull his right foot to move his right foot. But he thinks he is so capable. How can I hand over the country to such a person?"
"But you haven't given up on him."
"Why do you want to kill him? If he has a goal and works hard, he can be a capable minister even if he doesn't become a king. He can protect the Gu family's kingdom together with his brothers. What's wrong with that?"
The emperor turned around and looked at his stunned second son, "You always say that I value you, but have I ever treated you badly over the years? You brothers were taught by the same teacher, and everything you were given was in duplicate. Even if the eldest son has a little more than you, he still has the title of the eldest, but because he is the eldest son, he will be punished more severely than you if he makes a mistake. In order to maintain balance, I even have to consider which concubine to let into my bed. Why do I treat Tong Yi differently? Because since I ascended the throne, I dare not even treat the concubines I like in any special way, for fear that that special treatment will cost them their lives. Now I am almost dead, and I want to try what it feels like to favor only one person!"
Gu Cheng'an held onto the door frame and slowly knelt on the ground. He knew that from now on he would have no chance. The reason his father spoke out loud was because he had completely eliminated him.
"You guys always think this position is good." If time could go back, he would definitely stay away from it. He would not be alone for decades. It was really too cold. It would be great to be like Prince Ling. He could marry whoever he wanted, and there would be someone to clean up his mess even if he caused such a big trouble.
However, his son grew up in his presence and was close to him, so the emperor felt a little more balanced and gave up the idea of causing trouble for Prince Ling and making his life difficult.
The son he recognized in his heart helped him sit down, and the emperor felt very soft all over. "I will leave the rest to you. This time, I will take a close look at everything you find out."
With all kinds of feelings in his heart, Gu Yanxi swallowed them all and responded in a hoarse voice.
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