The news that the majestic Wenjun Prince's imperial guards had taken Gu Shiba Niang away quickly spread to the ears of interested people, and this news shocked them extremely.
"These two brothers are indeed brothers and sisters. One dares to offend the emperor, and the other dares to offend the prince..."
"The Gu daughter's eagerness to save her brother is understandable!"
"Then she should go to Dali Temple to complain, and why should she provoke Prince Wen?"
"Yes, the prince is strictly prohibited from interfering in the court's prison matters. There is no use in asking Prince Wen. On the contrary, it will only add to the trouble..."
"Gu Jinshi is only seventeen years old, and his sister is naturally younger. It is already good for a little girl to come to the capital for her brother..."
For a time, there were comments of ridicule and sympathy.
When Gu Yu heard the news, he was not surprised. As the number one scholar, he no longer had to take the imperial examination. He could just wait and be ordered to report to the Hanlin Academy directly. However, because of the matter of Academician Li, the imperial examination had not started yet. , Jinke's three hundred tributes, except for the four who stay in prison, are still waiting for assignment.
Regardless of the results of the imperial examination, everyone's respective destinations have basically been decided. Taking advantage of this rare period that has not yet been officially announced, everyone is moving around to build relationships with each other in order to help each other in the officialdom in the future, especially those at the bottom of the list of specific diplomats. Those who were released, in order to have a smooth future, established good relations with their classmates who stayed in Beijing.
Gu Yu received numerous banquets and visits.
"Take them all..." He casually threw aside the invitation from someone handed over by the boy.
"Master, there are so many invitations, why don't you go to any of them?" The boy looked embarrassed, picked up the invitations and put them on the other side of the table, where there was already a thick stack.
At least now he is not in the mood to participate in these people's entertainment.
"This crazy girl..." he said to himself, while answering the boy's words, "Just say it's inconvenient at this time, they know what I mean."
In any case, Gu Hai and he were from the same clan. If such a big thing happened, he and Gu Yu were either busy looking for ways to smooth things over or they were afraid of being implicated and stayed behind closed doors. At this time, it was very reasonable for him not to attend the banquet or see the guests.
"I have already told her about Lord Zhu's relationship with Prince Wen, how could she..." Gu Yuwei frowned, very puzzled, and stretched out his slender fingers to touch his forehead, "When they were in Xianren County, with What special friendship does Lord Wen have?"
No matter what kind of friendship there is, Prince Wenjun will never offend Master Zhu or the emperor for Gu Hai, a young scholar.
"Yu'er." Gu Shen'an stepped in with a gloomy expression, "Brother Hai, I only have to rely on you."
Gu Yu took it respectfully and personally served Gu Shen'an tea before nodding.
"It's just that Your Majesty is very angry right now. I'll give it a try later..." He thought for a moment and said.
As the number one scholar appointed by the emperor, Gu Yu once asked for the privilege of pardoning the crimes of his relatives. Because of his worries, no one dared to think about it at first. Later, Gu Shen'an thought about it seriously and felt that it was better to let Gu Yu exercise this right. good.
"That's fine..." Gu Shen'an nodded, looking at Gu Yu quite apologetically, "This trip will definitely drag you down..."
Although the number one scholar all has this right, in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, no number one scholar has actually done this. Firstly, anyone who becomes the number one scholar has an extremely rich family background, and no one will commit crimes that can offend the emperor. If a family member really committed such a crime, it was not certain whether he would be able to participate in the scientific examination, so he just took it by chance. The emperor would never give this person the chance to be ranked number one through the registration of the academic department.
What a joke, wouldn’t that mean that you are denying yourself
Therefore, this is the first time that Gu Yu has been in this situation. It is conceivable that this will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the emperor, and his future will definitely be affected. Maybe he will find an excuse to be kicked out of the Hanlin Academy, and he will be released to the seventh rank as the number one scholar. A small official will never have the chance to achieve a great career in his life. The greatest career is just to be a prefect.
At Gu Yu's age and being well-liked by the emperor, he will definitely be trained intensively in the future, and his achievements may be much greater than those of Gu Shen'an.
But now, Gu Hai, an unlucky guy, suddenly appeared in the clan. Life and death were such a big deal that we couldn't really just watch him die, and that was when there was clearly a chance to save him.
But Gu Shen'an was very cautious about how and when to use this privilege, which was why he didn't tell Gu Shiba Niang.
It can only be used when the emperor really orders Gu Hai to be executed. This is to save one's life, not to absolve oneself.
But for now, the emperor's meaning is very vague and unpredictable, which makes him very worried.
Gu Yu smiled, said something and left.
"In the eyes of the world, we are of the same clan after all... we can get away with it just by exterminating the clan..." he said unhurriedly.
These words made Gu Shen'an once again think of Gu Hai's actions, the impact it had on the entire Gu family, and the infamy his old father had to bear for this...
He couldn't help but have mixed emotions. In the end, emotion defeated his reason. He sighed and said, "This boy!" He raised his head and looked at the handsome young man in front of him.
"Actually, the reason Master Li and Brother Hai are in trouble today is not because they offended Master Zhu," Gu Yu smiled lightly.
But he offended the emperor.
But it’s hard to say this.
Gu Shen'an understood in her heart that when she looked at Gu Yu, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"If he could be as good as Yu'er, your little finger, our Gu family would have enjoyed great glory..." He said and banged the table, "I was lucky enough to save his life this time. I must send him far away to save money." I don’t know what day it will cause trouble..."
Gu Yu just smiled and did not answer, turning the pen in his hand.
"The Eighteenth Mother went to beg King Wen, but for some reason she seemed to offend him..." he said in a low voice.
Gu Shen'an didn't know the news. These days, his attention was focused on the Ministry of Punishment. He wanted to use his connections to find a way to find out what the Lord meant to Gu Hai...
"What?" Gu Shen'an was shocked. He had already reminded her? How...
Sure enough, they were brothers and sisters! Gu Shen'an couldn't help but feel regretful. He seemed quite calm, but he turned out to be a fool too!
"What does she want?" Gu Shenan almost pulled out a handful of hair.
At this time, Gu Shiba Niang was kneeling on the floor of a living room in Prince Wenjun's Mansion, looking at a pair of vermilion boots walking in from the door, and heard such a sentence in her ears.
"Ms. Gu, what's your purpose in giving this to me?" Prince Wen's voice came from above his head.
Gu Shiba Niang lowered her head and knelt on the ground. She was absolutely not allowed to raise her head without permission.
He is no longer the Cai Wen she knew.
"Do you think that by cursing me, I will be afraid of you?" Prince Wen continued.
His voice was cool and indifferent, because over time, Gu Shiba Niang had already forgotten what Cai Wen's pronunciation was back then, so she couldn't make any difference between now and the past.
There was no anger in his voice, just a touch that made people feel chilly. It seemed that nothing in the world could touch this young man.
"It's not a curse, it's a prophecy." Gu Shiba Niang whispered.
He was neither frightened by being suddenly taken away by the imperial army nor panicked by seeing the prince.
Her voice was also calm, but slightly lower, to show that she did not dare to compare with the prince.
"Prophecy?" Prince Wen's voice fell softly, accompanied by a piece of paper.
"..There was an earthquake in Qinzhou at the end of May in the seventh year of Jianyuan. In June of the seventh year of Jianyuan, a woman in Jiankang gave birth to a matching baby girl. In June, Prince Xiu and Prince Wenjun died..." He said without any emotion. Repeating these words, "Is this what you call a prophecy?"
"Yes." Gu Shiba Niang replied.
"What do you mean?" King Wenjun asked.
I can't hear the emotion or anger in my voice.
"Prince," Gu Shiba Niang lowered her head, remained silent for a moment, and then whispered in a low voice, "Do you believe that people can be resurrected from the dead?"
With these words, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Prince Wen.
And Prince Wen was also looking at her.
He is still the young man who is as elegant as bamboo, but a little less elegant and a little more noble and majestic.
On the face of the haggard girl, she looked calm and composed, or in other words, she looked as calm as an ancient well.
"Does this have anything to do with your prophecy?" he asked calmly.
Gu Shiba Niang didn't notice any abnormal fluctuations in his face and eyes. It seemed that Prince Wen didn't come back from the dead like herself... Then things would be even simpler.
She thought, and quickly went through the words she had rehearsed countless times before in her mind.
"I don't believe it either." She answered, lowering her gaze slightly, "So, I hope people can cherish life."
"In other words, I should help you so that I can save my life?" Prince Wen's voice was a bit playful. "Is that so?"
"It's not to help me. It's to help my brother," Gu Shiba Niang said with her head slightly lowered. "There is also a prophecy." She looked at him and licked her dry and cracked lips, "In June of the seventh year of Jiankang, Gu The sea is dead.”
"This is not a prophecy, but a fact." Prince Wen said with a smile on his lips.
He turned around, sat down on the chair in the middle, picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
"The prince is already ill, isn't he?" Gu Shiba Niang said.
Rather than being furious as he imagined when his taboo was touched, Prince Wen just put down his tea cup and nodded.
"So I will die because I injured a finger while hunting?" He said calmly, while stretching out his left hand, with a thin strip of cloth wrapped around the little finger.
"Yes or no," Gu Shiba Niang lowered her head again and replied, "No, there are two other predictions that can be confirmed..."
Today is May 20th.
There was a crisp sound of the tea cup lid being knocked against my head.
"Gu Xiang," King Wenjun stood up, "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
"Yes, if my brother dies, the king of the county will also..." Gu Shiba Niang lowered her head and said, and did not say the taboo word for nobles again until she clicked it.
"Isn't it?" Seeing that she didn't say anything further, Prince Wen couldn't help but raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.
"No, no," Gu Shiba Niang replied, raising her head with a calm expression.
"So?" he asked next, holding on to his jade belt with one hand.
"So, if my brother does not die and breaks the prophecy, or if my brother dies, the fate remains the same." Gu Shiba Niang replied.
Prince Wenjun looked at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled, his smile quickly faded, he waved his sleeves, and stood with his hands behind his back. He was not angry and proud.
"Gu Xiang, do you think these words can scare me?" he asked.
"Then please ask the king to punish your daughter for cursing the king, and then the king will wait for the fate to come, and what you have in mind, king, will be handed over to Prince Zhe." Gu Shiba Niang raised the question. At first, he said calmly.
After hearing her first few words, Prince Wen's expression was normal, but when Prince Zhe heard the last sentence, his expression changed involuntarily.
These three words, Prince Zhe, absolutely shocked him.
King Xiu had many wives and concubines, and although he did not have many children, they were much better than the current emperor, and they were basically able to support them.
As the eldest son, he is survived by seven brothers and sisters. Prince Zhe is his third brother.
Why didn't she say second brother or fourth brother? Why did she choose third brother Zhe
Could it be that what she said was true
The slight change in Prince Wen's expression did not escape Gu Shiba Niang's vigilant scrutiny, and it was only then that she breathed a sigh of relief.
There is a saying in the art of war: attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority. If you want to persuade noble people like Cai Wen, you have to seize their weaknesses, throw out temptations based on this weakness, and tie them to your own interests. Only in this way can they be treated seriously.
It seems that in that life, King Zhe replaced King Wen and became the emperor. In this life, although King Wen is not dead yet, King Zhe still poses a threat to his status.
This is actually thanks to the stubbornness of fate, which wants everything to return to the established obsession. This is naturally a disaster for her, but it is also a good thing, because she knows the stubbornness of fate, so she has greater confidence to throw out her memory of what happened. The things that have happened in the past, in this life, will be realized one by one according to the established arrangements without any forced or deliberate interference by humans.
Gu Shiba Niang suddenly wanted to laugh. Destiny, again, you may be powerful, but you are not necessarily omnipotent. At least her brain, her thinking, and her every move are her own. Destiny It can't be taken away, it can't be blocked, it can't be blocked.
.And she can even use the established trajectory of fate to obtain information that is beneficial to herself and help her change the established fate of her family.
This brings us back to what puzzled Gu Shiba Niang: can fate be changed or cannot be changed
There was no point in thinking about this issue anymore. She just had to do what she should do and what she could do.
Seeing that Prince Wen had indeed been persuaded, Gu Shiba Niang held back the ecstasy in her heart and said calmly: "Whether what I said is true or false, the Prince will send someone to inquire when he arrives." Chattel, this is not something that I, Gu Shiniang, can control on my own... "
It's true that Prince Wen also knew that these things were beyond the control of one person.
"Gu Xiang..." Prince Wen looked at her and suddenly changed the subject, "Are you really not afraid at all when you act so boldly?"
This kind of behavior is really too ridiculous and too bold.
"For my brother, I'm not afraid of anything," Gu Shiba Niang looked at him, shook her head and said, "The big deal is that we just die together. There is nothing scary about dying for your brother and relatives."
"There is nothing terrible about dying for your brother and relatives?" King Wenjun muttered and repeated, looking up and smiling.
He ignored Gu Shiba Niang, smiled, threw up his sleeves and strode away.
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I was so sleepy that I was stuck in traffic on the 310 National Highway all day and all night. I got to the hotel at 9 o'clock today, opened my notebook and started writing. I can't even open my eyes now, so I won't check. I will go to sleep and talk about it tomorrow. (To be completed.) Continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.