Your Majesty will suffer

It was getting dark, but Nan Gongji was still pacing in the room, not even aware that he was asked to come in to light the lamp!I thought about Yuan Shi's words repeatedly in my heart: Is this his advice from his own opinion, or is it. . .Do you mean to be more aggressive?Besides, about Xia Zhiwang's assassination case, I thought the turmoil was over, but when he brought it up today, it seemed to be a serious matter!Could it be. . .Alluded to?For a while, distracting thoughts abounded, and it was difficult to sort out the clues.

Ling Qi urged him to have dinner several times, but he turned a deaf ear to it.After thinking for a long time, I taught to call Shijie to have a talk.

It's already night, and now he needs to be called, Shijie thinks that His Highness is bored at night, so he just taught him to accompany him to relieve some boredom.Unexpectedly, when he entered the room, he saw Nan Gongji pouring a drink by himself under the window, looking frowning, and was surprised in his heart.

After sitting down and drinking two glasses with him, I asked why.

Nangong Ji said: "Nowadays, the palace seems to be quite suspicious of me because of the assassination case of Deputy Privy Envoy Xia Zhiwang."

Shijie frowned: "I heard that the assassins are all from Qiang Jie, but how could they involve me in Sichuan?"

Nan Gongji sighed softly: "It's not a coincidence that the case of Tuoba Tao has not yet been resolved, and now that the incident happened, it naturally arouses suspicion, and Xia Zhiwang is the person who made things difficult for me before, so this time, it is inevitable that I was not driven by me in Sichuan. These Qiang Jie people are committing murder!"

Shijie was annoyed: "This is a crime to be imposed! The imperial court has always been suspicious of me in Sichuan, and it is inevitable that it is not the purpose of using this question to achieve the crime."

Nan Gongji shook his head: "Ping in the northwest, the imperial court has no intention of fighting again. From my point of view, this is really a strategy of alienation by treacherous evil!"

Shijie's complexion froze, and he pondered: "This... I don't think so. Daliang has coveted me in Sichuan for a long time. Now that the northwest is flat, Emperor Liang is so happy with his achievements. It is inevitable that he will be interested in me in Sichuan again! Your Highness, don't forget, Tuoba's lesson."

Nan Gongji said: "Qiang Jie has long since ceased to be a minister, how can he compare with me in the middle of Sichuan? Besides, Tuoba Wen, a villain, ended up like this because of his fate, so how can we learn from it?"

Shijie was speechless for a moment.

After drinking for a while, Nan Gongji said again: "Your brother and sister entered the capital, and the palace has already learned that even though you have no official position at the moment, it is not appropriate to stay too long, so..."

Shijie hurriedly said: "I know this, but fortunately Rousu has recovered, so I will set off to return to Shu in these two days."

Nangong Ji nodded: "That's good."

However, Shijie sighed: "But after this farewell, I don't know when we will meet again... Besides, it is a troubled time right now, Your Highness, please take good care of yourself."

Nan Gongji's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he drank another cup, but felt mixed.

Shijie said again: "His Royal Highness has been in Liang for ten years, could it be... never thought of asking for a return at the right time?"

These words, like throwing a stone into water, stirred up a thousand waves in Nangongji's heart for a moment, coupled with a little bit of drunkenness, the resentment that had been dormant in his chest for a long time could not help revealing, and he sneered: "Seeking return? What do you do when you go back?" ? Is there still a place for me in Shuzhong?"

Shijie was taken aback when he heard that, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness...why did you say that?"

Nangong Ji seemed to be mocking himself: "There is no one else, but I have been away from home for a long time, so I have not fulfilled my filial piety, I have not listened to the teachings, I am not good at frivolity, and I have disappointed my father."

Shijie thought for a moment, then he seemed to realize something, stood up and worshiped: "Your Highness has been in the Liang Dynasty for ten years, and endured humiliation to protect the peace of the country! This move is known to everyone in the court. Your Highness has contributed to the country. Even if you neglect filial piety, you are helpless, Your Majesty. Knowing this, how can you blame His Highness?"

Nangong Ji smiled contemptuously, noncommittal.

Shijie said again: "Let's talk about it, your highness is knowledgeable and talented, so you don't need to underestimate yourself. Thinking about it, the second highness is weak, and the third highness is frivolous, and they are not enough to compare with your highness. Why did the king have a second opinion on the matter of accumulating the throne?" think?"

Nan Gongji sighed secretly, how could he guess his father's intentions, maybe it was someone in the court who had ulterior motives, who moved his father by making false remarks in order to seek fame in the future?

Shijie thought for a moment, and bowed again: "It's just that His Highness has been away from Sichuan for a long time, and it's normal to have secret worries in his heart. However, I can swear on behalf of the Yuwen family that no matter what happens in the future, I will never change my heart to support Your Highness! "

Hearing this, although Nangongji praised it in his mouth, he just laughed it off in his heart: Yuwen's allegiance is definitely not something that can be taken for granted, and he, Nangongji, dare not expect extravagantly!

The sound of three drums in the distance had stopped, and the remnant seats had been removed for a while, but Nan Gongji was still sitting alone in front of the window, unwilling to fall asleep.

What Shijie said before he left, is now haunting his mind in various ways: the second brother is cowardly, the third brother is stubborn, and the father really has no choice but to give up.Unless, it is absolutely necessary!However, who is capable of persuading his father to do this, and who can still profit from it?My father is wise, so he won't be easily deceived by others. . .Is it true that as Shijie said, Daliang was afraid of himself, so he encouraged his father Yi Chu?

Yue Ling, is he really so inconsistent?Although I don't want to raise doubts out of thin air, it is indeed beneficial and harmless to get more and more involved with him in this matter!Just like that, why did he promise himself that he would never deceive each other?And vowed to keep the reserve for himself?

Distraught, he got up and pushed open the rear window, a burst of cold air hit his face, making the unsuspecting people shudder.

Ling, what are you thinking in your heart?

In any case, ten years of love, I have engraved in my heart, but you treat me sincerely, I will not let you down!So this time, you must not deceive me, otherwise, the relationship between you and me may really come to an end!

A few days after the Shangyuan Festival, Shijie was about to leave for Shu.Nan Gongji held a banquet with him to practice, and they drank until midnight before breaking up.

Suffering from alcohol and hangover, Nan Gongji didn't sleep very peacefully for half the night, feeling groggy and having constant nightmares.I don't know what time it is, but I seem to hear someone calling from the pillow, and I open my eyes to order him.It was not yet dawn, and suddenly he was startled, his head hurt more and more, and naturally he didn't look good.

Ling Qi didn't care about these things, and shouted "no" anxiously, saying that Dali Temple had sent troops to surround the mansion, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at the moment!

Nangongji was shocked, got up in a hurry, and asked why.

Make him stomp his feet: "I heard that the tribute wine that was sent to the palace just yesterday was poisoned!"

Nan Gongji was startled, and then remembered that before and after the cold food every year, Shuzhong would pay tribute with Shaochun wine produced in Jiannan.This time, it was the tribute wine that had just entered Beijing that caused a catastrophe!

As the sky was getting brighter, Nan Gongji had walked back and forth in the court countless times: tribute wine, poisoning, plotting treason. . .No clue, almost wiped out his mind.At the moment, there is chaos in my mind, and everything is in chaos.After thinking about it, I really don't want to sit back and wait for my crime, so I decided to enter the palace.Unexpectedly, he was strongly dissuaded by the order, saying that the current facts are not clear, so it is not appropriate to argue hastily; moreover, Dali Temple is conducting a thorough investigation of this case, and there may be a turning point in two days.

Nangong Ji thought about it carefully, but it was true: the poisonous tribute was intended to kill the king!This is treason, and I can still temporarily escape the disaster of prison, which is already a pardon.It is useless to have to go to the palace to meet at this moment, because I don't know the details of the tribute wine entering the capital, and I have no way to argue about the poisoning.Therefore, as Ling Qi said, acting rashly will do a lot of harm but not a single benefit.Because I had to give up this idea, but waited for the news in the mansion.

Two days after the incident, Marquis of Rong'an Nangong Dechang, who had just left Beijing, hurried back and went to the pilgrimage to see him. He pledged his life to guarantee that the Nangong clan would never be disobedient. Someone must have framed him deliberately!

It's a pity that things went against people's wishes. After many days of thorough investigation, Dali Temple found nothing, and the voice of questioning and punishing from the court has become more and more loud.After Yueling summoned the ministers of the two governments to discuss with each other, he realized that there were many strange things about this case: even if the Nangong family had a different heart, they would not choose such a clumsy method to kill the king.Tribute must be inspected before entering the capital, this is something everyone knows, he admires Nangong virtue so much that he is not so confused.

As long as things are up to the moment, there must always be a solution.

Lu Zijin said that since the opinions of the people in the court are difficult to settle, and it is not appropriate to rashly convict the Nangong family, we might as well find another way, but take this opportunity to try Nangong Dechong's "sincerity": order to call him to Beijing to express his feelings !Everyone thought it was a good plan, so Yue Ling followed suit and temporarily agreed to the proposal.But Du Yunzhi, on the grounds that it is difficult to settle the opinions of the people in the court, please put all the people in Nangong Mansion in prison first, and make a decision after De Chong enters Beijing!This really put Yue Ling in a dilemma, he hesitated again and again, and could only put Nangong Ji's subordinates in jail first.

On the day the decree was issued, Yu Bi and Yu Wen Shijie were sent to prison!As for this Yuwen Shijie, he really didn't know how to choose the right time. The incident happened on the eve before he left Beijing, and he, like everyone else in the Nangong Mansion, was detained in the mansion. There is no need to mention returning to Shu. Prisoner, it can be described as a disaster without any reason!

When Nan Gongji was helpless, he heard that Shang Jing ordered his father to come to Beijing to make a statement in person, and he was even more panicked for a while.For my father, this is really a dilemma: if he doesn't come, the court will suspect that Nangong's family has two hearts; but if he obeys the order, if Daliang repeats his old tricks, his father's safety will be unpredictable!Speaking of this, Nangong Ji has never forgotten how he was taught to stay in Bianliang!

Although he is full of worries at the moment, he has no choice but to deal with the body of the sinner. He has no choice but to submit to fate.

When it was time for cold food, the palace gave a cold food feast.

Although Nangongji was surprised, but he thought, this is an old rule, like this every year, tonight either the person in charge forgot about the situation in his mansion, or no one ordered him to dare to change easily, so he just gave it as usual.

In the food box, there are several kinds of cold food such as green group, fine barley, and Shenjiao. There are not many of them, only two pieces of each item, but there are five pieces of jujube cakes!Zhengjue was surprised, but he found another package from it, and wrote "Anzhou Dried Apricot", which he had never seen in previous years.

After a little thought, he laughed happily: "An Xing Wuzao, don't be impatient! It seems that Mr. Wang really should be more careful, the worst situation has not yet come!"

Nangong Ji lowered his eyes and pondered, his face didn't change color, but he sighed desolately in his heart: Since you want to comfort yourself, why don't you ask yourself to argue?

However, Ling Qi didn't understand his intentions, and still said to himself: "I just heard about it, and I think it's good news for Mr. Lang!"

Nangong Ji raised his eyes, not seeming to believe it, but he had no intention of stopping him from continuing.

Order him to say: "It is heard that Zhang Fang and Zhang Jinglue have returned to Beijing. This time, Du Xianggong will be elected as the Minister of Dali Temple! Now preside over the case of tribute wine."

Nan Gongji was stunned, although he still had doubts, but if it was true, it would be a good thing indeed.

Zhang Fang's return to Beijing is actually not news. Shengyi wanted to move him to Yushitai, but was opposed by Lu Zi, and Zhang Fang also resigned from the top!Therefore, under the protection of Du Yunzhi, he was granted the command of Dali Temple and ruled over the prison.The reason for saying this is because Du Yunzhi is well aware of his character: straightforward and unyielding!However, Yushitai is a place for many intrigues?Du Yunzhi thought that when he first returned to Beijing, he should stay away from right and wrong and keep a low profile, so he made this suggestion.

Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened, Zhang Fangcai was newly appointed, and what he encountered was the case of tribute wine, which attracted the attention of the court!In the unlikely event of a mistake, dismissal from office is a minor matter, and what's more, it is not surprising that you will be sent to prison or even exiled.However, Zhang Fangguo was protected by God's will. Just after reading the case file, things suddenly turned around --- someone claimed to be willing to plead guilty!

The confessor was none other than Su Yubi, who had been by Nangongji's side for many years!

Yu Bi confessed that because he knew that the central government of Shu would bring tribute wine to Beijing before and after the Cold Food Festival, he calculated the timing and sent people to wait at the gate of the city.As for the reason, it is because after being an old minister of the former dynasty, the Yue clan betrayed the old master and tried to usurp the power, which made him feel resentful; in addition, since he followed the Nangong clan, he thought he could make a fortune, but he didn't want to have to follow the young master for decades. Living in seclusion in Bianliang City, he was depressed and frustrated, so he came up with the plan of poisoning and alienating.

It's just that things are about to come true, that the Nangong family may face a catastrophe, but he suddenly feels remorse, because the young master Nangong Ji has always treated him with courtesy, and the two of them have shared hardships in Bianliang for many years. They are called teachers and students, but they are like father and son. At present, the young master is innocent and suffers, fearing that the disaster will be more dangerous, he can't bear it, and after some hesitation, he finally decides to confess his sins to the Savior!

This confession sounds reasonable at first glance, but upon careful consideration, there are many inadequacies, which are difficult to scrutinize.What's more, these are all one-sided words. Zhang Fang didn't dare to judge lightly for a while, so he sent someone to investigate for the time being.

People from Dali Temple came to search, and everyone in the mansion was naturally panicked for a while.Or the search failed, and the next day, he and a group of servants were ordered to go to the court for interrogation.

Nan Gongji was frightened and worried for a whole day, he didn't know the taste of food, and couldn't rest in sitting or lying down.

When night fell, Fang saw that he had returned home slowly, but his complexion was gloomy, so he guessed that something was wrong with the governor.Asked about it, I heard the bad news: the night before, Yu Bi had committed suicide in prison!

The night was silent, with light rain pattering outside.

He was speechless for half the night, so that he could accompany him silently, and he didn't know what it was like in his heart.

The person under the window, the initial shock has passed, and now the sadness is gradually subsiding, and he is contemplating before the case.

The lights started to flicker again, making him look around, but he couldn't see where the windows and doors were not closed tightly, so he thought it was time to refuel.

When the lights came back on, the sound of drums in the third watch outside had also sounded.

After being silent for the middle of the night, the man finally spoke at this moment: "Dali Temple told you, what's the matter?"

He ordered him to say: "It seems to be an investigation and arrest of the accomplices! It seems that Yu Bi didn't get the details of Dali Temple from Yubi, so I want to investigate it from the government!"

Unexpectedly, Nan Gongji sneered: "Fellow? It seems that I think highly of him!"

It made him startled, before he could say anything, he heard him say again: "I think Dali Temple didn't get anything in the mansion yesterday?"

Ling Qi nodded: "That should be the case, otherwise there would be no need to send me for interrogation today."

After hearing this, Nangong Ji just looked up to the sky and sighed.

In the room, it was silent again.