(Cervical spondylosis, that's all I have for today.) Excuse me! The thief is in pain. ）

In addition to the matter of appointing a prince, another thing seems to be more urgent. During the three months in the capital, although the saint was kind to Guo Bing, Guo Bing still smelled an unusual atmosphere in the small talk during several family banquets.

The saint asked several times about the situation of the bandits in Hangzhou, and it seemed to be a casual question, but this made King Liang sound the alarm in his heart. The reason why he stayed in Hangzhou was to guard Hangzhou to monitor the bandits, and the reason why the emperor agreed to stay in Hangzhou was because Guo Bing had made a contribution to suppressing the bandits before. In recent years, the bandits have become more and more powerful, and they have done a lot of bold and reckless things, not only harassing the inland, but also posing a huge threat to the sea trade routes. The merchants in the coastal areas were full of complaints, and these things were naturally difficult to hide from the imperial court.

It's just that it is difficult for the imperial court to have spare strength to encircle and suppress the pirates, so it can only let it go. But in fact, these things inevitably fall on Liang Wangfu. If the bandits' situation is uncontrollable and there is a risk of causing a catastrophe, it can only mean one thing, that is, the existence of the Liang Wangfu in Hangzhou is meaningless.

Under such circumstances, Guo Bing couldn't help but worry that the imperial brother would take this as an opportunity to recall himself back to the capital and abandon the order of the former emperor. In the three years since he ascended the throne, the Holy Lord has actually been following all the rules of the previous emperor, and it is said that the situation of a son of heaven and a courtier has not only not happened, but even the various edicts issued by the previous emperor have also been followed. This is naturally the wisdom of the saint, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he needs to stabilize the throne and control the situation, so smooth transition is his first choice. However, now that the Holy Lord has ascended the throne for three years, the situation has gradually stabilized, and the people of the world have returned to their hearts, and what should be controlled is already in control, and it is time for him to dare to act.

Around the New Year, the Holy Lord quietly promulgated several new rules, replacing several rules of the previous emperor. There was not a single sound or reaction from the court, which was a clear proof that the Holy One was in control of the situation. Although those new rules are just some inconsequential regulations, the Holy Lord has already taken this step, and I believe that there will be more and more in the future, and the fire will become more and more violent.

As a fellow brother of the saint, Guo Bing understands the character of his brother. He is not a person who sticks to the rules, on the contrary, there is a heart of escape hidden under his modest and steady appearance, he is definitely an emperor who is different from his father. Therefore, in this situation, when the imperial brother asked about the pirates, he would never dare to turn a deaf ear. He believes that this is Lu Zhongtian's blowing for many years, and the imperial brother has become dissatisfied with himself. If he does nothing, the imperial brother will issue an order to summon him back to Beijing on the grounds that his repression is unfavorable, and the emperor's edict will also be abolished by him. And this is by no means what Guo Bing wants to see.

Therefore, this matter actually made Guo Bing more anxious than the matter of establishing the prince, and he had to find a way to deal with such a situation. The words of the royal brother are a kind of temptation, and after the temptation, they will move seriously. Before that, if he couldn't think of a way to deal with it, he could only return to the capital for no reason, and from then on, he would be under the eyes and ears of the imperial brother, and never think about making a difference. And after returning to the capital, he will have to face the two major forces in the court, as long as he is careless, he will be caught, leading to more cruel consequences.

This is by no means Guo Bing's unfounded worries, aside from the personality of this imperial brother, the disputes in the royal family in the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past 160 years are actually traditional, and many things are just covered and not said. Successive generations of emperors were extremely brutal in fighting for the throne and eliminating dissent. After the Great Zhou Dynasty unified the world, there was a palace disaster.

Today's royal lineage is actually inherited by Taizong from his brother Gaozu, and everyone recites Gaozu's style of letting the virtuous and sing praises for it, but that is actually just a statement on the surface. Gaozu was passed on to Taizong when he had several sons, and a fool would believe that he would do this. After Taizong ascended the throne, several sons of Gaozu died mysteriously, which is naturally not a normal thing. Many people know the fact that Taizong killed his brother to seize the throne and killed Gaozu, but no one publicly mentioned it.

Guo Chong and Guo Bing both have Taizong's blood flowing in their bodies, and the ferocity in their genes is indelible, Guo Bing pushes others by himself, and he also understands that if the imperial brother really uses a knife against himself, it will not be surprising. After all, there has always been a fire burning in his heart, and if there is a chance for him to kill the imperial brother and inherit the throne, Guo Bing will not hesitate to do so.

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In the hall of the dragon's head ship in the palace, the sun is still warm, the tea is still warm and sweet, and the face of Guo Bing, King of Liang, is still peaceful and calm, but in fact, his heart is a little restless. That's why he suddenly lost his temper just now and reprimanded Guo Kun's behavior, which was actually because he was irritable. He also made an unprecedented attempt to compensate for the loss of the shipwrecked people's ships, not so much because he had compassion, but because he suddenly felt that he should accumulate more reputation and do more good deeds, because it might help him, although it was only a psychological comfort.

"Daddy!" A crisp call sounded at the bow of the boat, and Guo Bing's frowning brows suddenly stretched. It was the voice of the pearl in his palm, and hearing her voice, Guo Bing temporarily threw the troubles in his heart out of the clouds.

Guo Bing looked at the door with a smile, and a girl in colorful clothes rushed in from outside the ship hall, with a bright smile on her face.

"Daddy, you're back, and you miss Wei'er." Guo Caiwei rushed to Guo Bing's side, her eyes full of excitement.

"Why didn't you wait on the docks, but you came to the ship?" Guo Bing smiled and reached out to touch her head.

"My daughter misses her father. I ran to the North Gate Pier and was out of the blue. I had to take a small boat to chase after me. Is Daddy okay? My daughter greets you. Guo Caiwei took a step back and saluted.

Guo Bing laughed and said, "Okay, everything's fine." It's you, we went to the capital, are you a tiger not at home and the monkey is the overlord? Did you do anything out of the ordinary? ”

"What did Daddy say, his daughter is very well-behaved, how could she do anything out of the ordinary? What about mothers? I'll go see her. The little county lord said with a slightly red face.

"Hehehe, it's good that you didn't do anything out of the ordinary, your mother is on the second floor, you go and say goodbye." I was just talking about you. ”

"Well, the daughter went." Guo Caiwei rushed to the second floor like a flying swallow.

Guo Bing had a smile on his face, and his heart felt a lot more comfortable. Stretched out his hand to take the teacup to drink, but saw Guo Kun frowning and walking in quickly.

"Kun'er, it's almost there, come on, sit down and have a cup of tea with your father. Let the people below arrange those things, and you don't have to take care of everything all day. ”

Guo Kun hurriedly said: "Thank you father, what about my sister?" ”

"Stay upstairs with your mother."

Guo Kun nodded, frowned, and said, "This Nizi, it really doesn't make people worry." ”

Guo Bing was surprised: "What's wrong with her?" You don't reprimand her as soon as you meet. She's also a big girl, and you, as a brother, also give her some respect. ”

"Father, you don't know yet. The person who accompanied her just now told me one thing, we haven't been in Hangzhou for a few months, and this girl is crazy. ”

"Oh? What's wrong? Guo Bing said with a smile.

"She, if she has nothing to do, she went to the Jiangnan Grand Theater to watch some Laoshzi play, and her soul was lost. It is said that he still learns to sing the lyrics in the opera at home, which is simply unorthodox. ”

Guo Bing laughed and said, "Oh? This leather monkey and this Yaxing? ”

"Father, don't get used to her, she is the lord of the palace, and she should look like the lord of the county. How so? That's not all, she didn't return all night on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, and she didn't know where she spent the whole night. The housekeeper was so frightened that he reported to the Hangzhou government to find someone in the whole city, and the city was full of storms. You know what? The next morning, she came back alone from outside the city. When I came back, I said that I went out to see the snow, and then I stayed outside for the night before I had time to come back. Tell me, is this like a word? ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? That's not true. It's okay to go out to watch the drama and play, but if you don't return all night, the whole city will shake, which is not possible. Guo Bing also frowned.

"What's more, Sima Qingshan and Dongfang Weiming, who I finally stayed, were said to have been sent away by her. This is also too capricious, Sima Qingshan and Dongfang Weiming spent a lot of effort to stay in the palace as guests, which is of great benefit to my palace. She was lucky enough to take advantage of our absence and drive them away. I'm. Guo Kun said angrily.

Guo Bing frowned and said, "Wei'er is not the kind of person who is out of proportion, what's wrong?" Well, I'll go home and ask her why. I'm talking to your mother at this time, and it's not appropriate to call it down. This little girl really doesn't teach people to worry. ”

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In the palace and back house, the atmosphere is a little weird. The little county lord with his head hanging his head had red circles in his eyes, and just now, in front of her father and brother, she told what happened on the night of Shangyuan, of course, excluding the several passions with Lin Jue that night.

The expressions of the prince and his son were a little dull, how could they have thought that such a dangerous thing had happened that night, and the little county lord almost died. And it's unbelievable that Sima Qingshan and Dongfang Weiming actually have that kind of relationship, and the reason why Sima Qingshan stayed in the palace was actually for other purposes, and the idea hit the little county lord.

"I really know people and don't know my heart, you see, the two people you left behind almost made Wei'er suffer. It's scary to think about. Guo Bing said in a deep voice.

Guo Kun's brows furrowed, he was thinking about something else, there were many doubts in the sister's narrative, and he felt that he needed to ask clearly.

"Girl, is everything you say true?"

"Brother, you don't believe me, can I still make up lies to deceive you?" Guo Caiwei's eyes widened.

"Kun'er, what do you mean by that? Do you want to suspect that your sister is not successful? Guo Bing was also dissatisfied.

"Don't get me wrong, father, I have to ask clearly. Since what the girl said is the truth, then I have a few questions I want to ask the sister. ”

"You...... Just ask, and I know all I can ...... Tell you. Guo Caiwei licked her lips with her pink tongue, feeling a little weak in her heart.

"Good. You said that Sima Qingshan used Lin Jue's letter to trick you into going to Nanshan. Then tell me, why did you go away happily at Lin Jue's invitation? And no one tells? Could it be that between you and that Lin Jue...... What's the stake? ”

"......" Guo Caiwei was silent, this is the most difficult place to explain, if you deny it, it is naturally unreasonable, if you admit it, I am afraid it will cause an uproar. My brother is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he directly grasped the point.

"Where...... What's the matter? It's just familiarity. I didn't think much of it. Didn't Daddy and Brother try to win him over? I thought that if I could help persuade them, maybe it would help. Besides, Lin Jue doesn't look like a bad person, he helped us in the matter of the birthday ceremony, and I can't refuse him. Guo Caiwei took out the rhetoric that she had discussed with Lin Jue and prevaricated.

Well, this idea is redundant, but it is not unreasonable. Wei'er, don't get involved in these things in the future, it's not something you are involved in. Daddy and your brother have to worry about these things, you know? Guo Bing was very satisfied with Guo Caiwei's answer, her daughter was not one of those ordinary women, and she was thinking about the major events of the palace.

Guo Kun frowned and said, "So how did Sima Qingshan know that with Lin Jue's invitation, you will definitely go to the appointment?" ”

"......, how do I know? Why don't you ask him? You left this shameless man in the mansion and almost hurt me, and you came to question me instead. I would like to ask you what you think of people. Guo Caiwei couldn't answer, but she could change the subject.

Guo Kun also couldn't answer Guo Caiwei's question, so he had to smack his lips and say, "That's it, let's put this matter down." Why did Sima Qingshan also want to go to Lin Jue? He tricked you into going...... Bad intentions. What did he do when he deceived Lin Jue? ”

"He hates Lin Jue, have you forgotten about last year's Oiran Contest? He made a fool of himself, so he held a grudge. Moreover, he himself said that after harming me, he blamed Lin Jue. In the name of Lin Jue, he tricked me into going to enjoy the snow, just to make a game. If we die in the Nanshan wooden house that night, when you find my body, you will find the forged invitation letter on my body, and then you will definitely think that Lin Jue harmed me, right? Sima Qingshan said that if Lin Jue was to be thrown in the valley and pretended to fall, then everyone would think that Lin Jue killed me, and then fell off the cliff and died. In this way, Sima Qingshan can get away with it. ”

Guo Kun nodded, this reason is not flawed, this is actually the reason he guessed just now, he asked it, just to see if Guo Caiwei's answer was flawed.

"So, do you mean that Lin Jue broke free from the rope and killed Sima Qingshan and Dongfang Weiming? Does Lin Jue have that ability? ”

"Brother, didn't you hear clearly, Dongfang Weiming was killed by Sima Qingshan, Lin Jue burned the rope while they were talking, and killed him while Sima Qingshan was not paying attention. He felt that he couldn't keep it quiet, after all, he had killed someone, so he begged me to keep it a secret for him. Besides, this matter is related to my palace, and it's not good to make trouble, so I haven't made a noise. And he also saved my life, otherwise Sima Qingshan's dog thief wouldn't know how to torture me. He said that when you come back from the capital, he will come to report the matter. Who would have thought you would be in such a hurry to ask. I can't hide it from you. ”

"Well, it makes sense for him to think so, after all, he has a human life in his hands, and it is Sima Qingshan's life. It's right to hide it, this matter can't be made public, and it's not good for my palace. The corpse was burned and it was also very good, and it was clean and beautiful. Sima Qingshan is innocent, Lin Jue killed him and saved you, and this king has to thank him. Guo Bing nodded.

The way to deal with the aftermath of the matter is actually very in line with Guo Bing's thoughts, this matter must not be made public, otherwise the palace will become the laughing stock of others. Let Sima Qingshan and Dongfang Weiming disappear from the world forever, and no one can pretend not to know where they went. Anyway, Sima Qingshan himself threatened to leave the palace, and when someone asked, he casually found a few people to testify, saying that he and Dongfang Weiming left while the prince was not returned, and the palace had nothing to do with it.

"Girl, the last question, I know it's a bit abrupt, but I'm going to ask you anyway. After Lin Jue killed Sima Qingshan, why didn't you hurry back to the city? In the deep mountains and old forests, there is just such a wooden house, is it ...... Have you been in that hut all night? Guo Kun asked in a deep voice.

Guo Caiwei's face turned red, and she stomped her feet and shouted, "Daddy, what did you hear my brother ask?" ”

This time Guo Bing did not stand on Guo Caiwei's side, he also frowned and said in a deep voice: "Wei'er, you answer honestly, and my father also wants to know why you didn't return overnight?" ”

"I ...... I, you bully me. I'm going to tell my mother to go. The bad guys you got into the house almost hurt me, and instead of comforting me, you interrogated me like a prisoner. You don't care about me at all. Guo Caiwei suddenly covered her face and cried.

Guo Bing was a little unbearable, Guo Kun said in a deep voice: "Sister, you don't know how worried we are after we know about this incident, you are my favorite sister, although my brother is a little fierce to you on weekdays, I care about you a little, but you ask yourself, how is my brother to you?" As for Daddy, not to mention, Daddy is simply doting on you. Aren't we asking this because we're worried about you? You tell me, did Lin Jue be rude to you? Don't be afraid, Daddy and Brother will call the shots for you, don't be held hostage. No matter what happens, you are the county lord of my palace, my father's favorite daughter, my good sister, and we will not dislike you. ”

Guo Caiwei said angrily: "What are these words? What dislikes me? What's wrong with me? Lin Jue is ...... It's a gentleman, you didn't sleep on the campfire all night to protect me, what are you thinking? I didn't come back overnight because I couldn't go down the mountain when it was dark, do you want me to fall to my death under the cliff? That's it, I knew this was the case, I went down the mountain in the middle of the night and fell to my death. Save me from pouring dirty water on me, woo-woo. ”

Guo Kun frowned and was about to speak, Guo Bing was already panicked and reprimanded, "What else are you asking?" Are you going to force your sister to death? Wei Ermo cried, it was our fault, we didn't mention it, no one mentioned it. ”.