Gu Huaian just thought about the scene described by Shen Qianshan just now. Even though he was a doctor, he felt sick just thinking about it.
"Have you entered the city just now? Has anyone asked you what you are here for?" Gu Huaianhe stepped forward and grabbed the soldier. It turned out that he was from Huang Hao's army. There was no reason to do anything like this. Lie to yourself.
Xiao Bing shook his head helplessly, "No, when I passed by, there were only two guards at the city gate. I saw from a distance that there was no big problem inside, so I came back to report it without entering the city."
"Did anyone see you?"
Things are far worse than they imagined. Not to mention that the city seems to be holding some mysterious rituals and killing people casually. It seems that it is definitely not a trivial matter. Although the drought has passed now, it is very likely that it will happen. Something more serious was waiting for them.
"No, I just took a look from a distance."
Huang Hao became suspicious after hearing they asked so many questions, "What did you see? Tell me." It seemed that she was the only one in the fog now, feeling like a fool. It was really Feeling uncomfortable, Gu Huaian waved his hand and shouted to the team behind him, "Stand here first!"
This time's matter is likely to be more complicated than they imagined. It seems that this disaster relief incident has inadvertently caused a big problem. Feng Yao told Song Yu and Huang Hao everything he saw. Due to his current status, Shen Qianshan couldn't tell them everything, so he could only maintain an appropriate relationship with Gu Huaian. distance.
Things on Gu Huaian's side were not going smoothly, but he was far from expecting how serious things happened in Kyoto.
Gusu Liang's premonition was correct. After Gu Linjiang made a reservation at his brother's shop for a few days, he was indeed ready to take action against himself. However, he did not expect that Gu Linjiang did not take action elsewhere, but instead focused on Yingyin. His ambition It was really big, and he couldn't even hide it. He just set off rockets and burned down the Lingyin Pavilion.
Gu Suliang knew that when there was a fire downstairs, the smoke had already reached upstairs. Although he was panicked, he did not forget to deal with Gu Qiang's false identity. He carried the man behind his back and from the window, He jumped out immediately.
"Master, are you okay?" Zhui Feng lives downstairs and has already started to put out the fire with his people. At this moment, he is already disgraced. When he saw Gu Su Liang, he didn't forget to come up to see if he was okay. Nothing happened.
Gu Suliang shook his head, "Quickly find helpers to put out the fire!"
In the past few days, Gu Linjiang has been placing people in the company's departing stores, also to make Gusu Liang suspicious and to be more wary of the people inside Lingyin Pavilion, but fortunately, Lingyin Pavilion has enough people and the fire spread quickly. It was extinguished and no one else was harmed.
However, the fire that lasted most of the night still burned down only one shelf of Lingyin Pavilion, which caused great losses to Gusu Liang. Looking at the only remaining shelf, Gusu Liang felt in his heart I also feel a little frustrated.
Fortunately, Gusu Liang had more than just Lingyin Pavilion in his hands. After the fire, he could also accommodate other people in Lingyin Pavilion. However, it was only the next morning that the news of the midnight fire in Lingyin Pavilion spread throughout the world. Kyoto, of course, could not escape Shen Zhongbai's ears.
After Gusu Ran and Shen Siyin made an engagement, the Gusu family became relatives of the emperor. If someone dared to touch the Gusu family, they were clearly trying to make things difficult for Shen Zhongbai. Shen Zhongbai immediately ordered someone to go and find out all the ins and outs of this matter. The investigation is clear, so it is not difficult to investigate the relationship between this matter and Gu Linjiang from the clues.
"Have you heard, Prime Minister Gu? There was a big fire in Lingyin Pavilion a few days ago, and the whole Lingyin Pavilion was burned badly?" He held up his own cup next to him, and the two of them seemed to be chatting, but Shen Zhongbai's meaning was already obvious. Gu Linjiang didn't know what was wrong and actually reached out to Lingyin Pavilion. It was a bit too ignorant.
When Gu Linjiang did this, he didn't do it secretly. Shen Zhongbai was able to quickly investigate him, which was also expected by him. If he wasn't completely sure, he would never have done this. Appearing here generously.
"The emperor doesn't know. I have my own reasons for doing this. Has the emperor never been concerned? Did the second young master of the Gusu family appear too suddenly? Have you ever thought about the Gusu family? In the capital, if there really is a second young master in the Gusu family, why didn't everyone know about it before?"
After listening to Gu Linjiang's words, Shen Zhongbai thought for a moment, but still spoke back, "Prime Minister, what you said is wrong. Gusu Liang has already said it a long time ago. Gusu Ran has been frail and sick since he was a child, so he has been recuperating in the Jiangnan area. After recovering from his illness, there seems to be nothing wrong with coming to Kyoto to join his brother, right? Prime Minister, don't make any unreasonable excuses for your ridiculous behavior."
"Oh? Your Majesty actually thinks so?" Gu Linjiang stood up and continued, "Your Majesty, I went to Jiangnan specially. There is indeed such a young master in the Gusu family who is recuperating. However, I am looking for him. After visiting the doctor who had treated Gu Suran in Jiangnan, everyone agreed that the young master's illness had long been hopeless. If this was the case, then who was this Gu Suran who appeared in front of the emperor now? Where are the people?”
Gu Linjiang was able to dominate the court for so many years, naturally because he could figure out exactly what the emperor was thinking. Seeing Shen Zhongbai like this, Gu Linjiang knew that his goal had been achieved, and the entire fire was caused by Gu Linjiang A great gift from Gu Suliang. Since he was not prepared to stand on his side from the beginning to the end, you would not plant a curse by yourself and make him turn to Shen Zhongbai.
Shen Zhongbai has a suspicious character, so Gu Linjiang doesn't even need to present his own evidence. He only needs to tell Shen Zhongbai everything he has found out, and Shen Zhongbai himself will panic.
According to Shen Zhongbai's suspicious character, after discovering all the clues about this matter, he will definitely doubt the two brothers of the Gusu family. As for whether this Gusuran is real, Gu Linjiang will not care at all. Shen Zhongbai is suspicious. Gusu Liang's indispensable personality is definitely enough to make Gusu Liang unable to deal with him.
Gusu Liang himself was very badly affected by the smoke. He rested in the inn for two or three days and kept drinking tea. However, his throat still hurt terribly. Fortunately, he thought in advance that Gu Linjiang would do something to him and kill Gu Qiang. She was sent out of Kyoto. If Gu Qiang was here, he might not be able to keep her safe.
What's more, this fire might be just the beginning. If Gu Linjiang strikes again, he doesn't know how to deal with it.
After Gu Linjiang left, Shen Zhongbai did think carefully about what happened before. The last time he asked Si Yin to visit Gu Suran when he was seriously injured, he only took a look at him from a distance. Even his bodyguard wanted to When they went to take a look, they were all seriously injured by Gu Suliang.
At that time, because Shen Siyin insisted that this matter was all the fault of his guards, he did not delve into it further. Thinking about it now, it was indeed very suspicious. Could it be that this Gusu Ran was really something shady? person
The more Shen Zhongbai thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He put down the memorial in his hand and went directly to Shen Siyin's palace. Shen Siyin didn't know about the fire in Lingyin Pavilion and was still playing with the flowers and plants in his hand. Shen Zhongbai When I walked in, I just said hello.
"Brother Imperial, why are you free to come here today?"
"Si Yin, do you know about the fire in Lingyin Pavilion?" Shen Zhongbai was not prepared to beat around the bush with his sister, so he went straight to the point. This matter would have something to do with Shen Siyin, so let her know about it. Things are considered fair.
Upon hearing the news, Shen Siyin immediately put down the scissors in his hand, "Brother Emperor, what did you just say? Is there a fire in Lingyin Pavilion?"
Shen Siyin had a really good impression of the two brothers Gu Su Ran and Gu Su Liang, especially Gu Su Liang, a gentle and gentle gentleman. She liked her deeply, so she would naturally pay more attention to it, "What happened when did it happen?" Did anyone get hurt?"
"It probably happened a few days ago. I heard that no one was hurt. It's just that the two young masters of the Gusu family seemed to be badly affected by the smoke. They haven't seen anyone for a few days. Si Yin, you're welcome anyway. You should pay more attention to your consort, why are you completely unaware of such a big matter?"
As the emperor, Shen Zhongbai would definitely attract the attention of others if he rashly left the palace to inquire about this matter, but Si Yin was different. After all, Gu Suran was now her consort, so it was reasonable for her to pay more attention to it, but Shen Siyin seemed to have a very good impression of the two brothers from the Gusu family. Even when he spoke, he listened to one side and believed the other, especially towards them.
Shen Zhongbai frowned and expressed his concerns, "Si Yin, do you still remember the last time my bodyguard rushed up to see what happened to Gu Suran?"
After Shen Siyin heard that no one was injured, he felt relieved. He listened quietly to Shen Zhongbai's words and nodded, "That's natural. If nothing else, Siyin felt that the imperial brother's bodyguard was too much. It's so ignorant, someone else is being hurt, and he rashly stepped forward."
"Have you ever thought carefully about why Gusu Liang had such a strong reaction when he came forward? He is also a man. Is there anything else that he can't see? Brother Huang has always been very suspicious of this. Gu Su Ran suddenly appeared, so this time, I want Si Yin to help the emperor to see if there is anything wrong with Gu Su Ran... "