Chapter 223 Imperial Guard (One more)

  After Mr. Zhao recruited, Zhou Gu and Su Xing were both surprised.

  Zhou Gu immediately asked: "Are you sure?"

  Older Zhao’s pale face nodded affirmatively, "The villain is sure, otherwise, how dare the villain say Princess Zhenmin? How can anyone in this capital know that Princess Zhenmin should not speak rashly? Give this little old man a hundred courage, and even the little old man dare not!"

   Princess Zhenmin, who has made great contributions to Daliang, is a taboo for the royal family. From the late emperors to the current reign of His Majesty, no one dares to speak out in the street.

  After all, that period of history was also a history of humiliation in which the Daliang royal family was incompetent and defeated by the Great Wei.

  Zhou Gu immediately made a decision, "Midnight, take them down, find a yard, arrange some people, and keep them under strict supervision."

  Older Zhao's complexion changed drastically, "Master Zhou, spare me!"

   "Don't worry, I won't kill you, but this person is very important, and your son, both of you have to stay in the Duke's Mansion for the time being." Zhou Gu added, "If you die if you don't want to go out, you should live in the Duke's Mansion in a down-to-earth manner."

  Older Zhao is not stupid. Hearing this, he immediately stopped making noise.

  Zhao Fei's face was pale, and he didn't dare to make trouble after hearing the words.

  So, Ziye took the two of them, locked them up in a yard, and dispatched a third of the government soldiers to guard it.

   Zhou Gu turned to Su Xing and said, "Brother Su, let's go find grandfather."

  Su Xing nodded.

  The two left Zhou Gu's yard together.

  Not far away, the butler came over with a few people, and the one in front of him was He Zheng, the leader of the Imperial Guard.

   Zhou Gu stopped in his tracks, "Commander He?"

  He Zheng cupped his hands, "Master Zhou, I have ordered you to come here to cooperate with you in the thorough investigation of today's old Zhao Yipinxiang storyteller case."

   Zhou Gu was surprised, "Your Majesty asked you to cooperate with me?"

  He Zheng nodded, "Exactly."

  Zhou Gu looked him up and down, smiled, "I've finished the interrogation, I was going to tell my grandfather, and then go to the palace to meet His Majesty, Commander He came here by accident."

  He Zheng heard the words and asked: "So, you don't need to cooperate with me on Thursday?"

   "Of course it is necessary. Commander He wait a moment. After I go to see my grandfather, I will follow you to see His Majesty." Zhou Gu looked as usual, and ordered the housekeeper, "Uncle Chen, take Commander He and a few brothers to the front hall for tea."

   After he finished speaking, he took Su Xing and left.

  He Zheng was left on the spot, unable to catch up to stop him for a while, so he could only listen to Zhou Gu's advice, and Chen Bo took him to drink tea first.

  Zhou Gu and Su Xingze came to the study, and after seeing the old Hu Guogong, they said with a bad face, "Grandfather, the interrogation is out."

   "So fast?" The old Hu Guogong didn't expect it, but within half an hour, the interrogation came out.

  Zhou Gu nodded, took out the portrait drawn by Mr. Zhao, and told Mr. Zhao's confession.

  Old Duke Hu Guo frowned immediately when he heard this, "It turns out to be a member of the Imperial Guard, and the Imperial Guard is under His Majesty's personal jurisdiction."

   Zhou Gudao: "Your Majesty just sent He Zheng to bring people here, saying to cooperate with me to investigate this matter." He frowned, "Grandfather, do you think it was His Majesty's handwriting?"

   "No." The old Hu Guogong shook his head affirmatively, "I haven't told you yet. After the court meeting, His Majesty kept me and asked about Su Rong's identity, so I informed His Majesty. Your Majesty is favored by Princess Zhenmin. She is older than Your Majesty. She has coaxed His Majesty since she was a child, and accompanied him to read and write. She has a great affection for his sister Qingping these years, right? Qingping is even better, although he is a cousin by blood, but he is no different from a compatriot of the same mother. Now that he knows Su Rong's identity, because of Zhen Min's affection, he will not publicize it so much. This is not good for Su Rong. Although His Majesty attaches great importance to power, he is not a heartless person, and he will not attack Zhen Min's daughter, at least if it does not involve the overthrow of the country. What's more, if the publicity of this matter is known to all, it will not be good for Daliang Sheji."

   Zhou Gu thought about it, "Grandpa is right."

  In these years, His Majesty has done a lot of things to suppress the Crown Prince and the Duke Protector's House, so much so that when His Majesty is involved, Zhou Gu will never think of him well.

  He asked: "Grandfather, do you think it is possible that that person deliberately let Mr. Zhao see those boots? Although they are only worn by the Imperial Guard, it doesn't mean they can't be used to push out the Imperial Guard as a cover."

  Old Huguogong nodded, "It's not impossible, it's right to think of all aspects of everything."

   "Then what should I do? Should I go directly to see His Majesty, or should I deal with He Zheng and find out what he has to say?" Consultant Zhou.

   "What do you think?" The old protector threw the question back to him.

  Zhou Gu had thought about this matter on the way here, "I thought that if His Majesty didn't send someone, I would naturally have to secretly investigate the Imperial Guards, but now His Majesty directly sent the Imperial Guards to cooperate with me in investigating this matter. If you pass me a clear path, I can go directly to the palace to find Your Majesty."

  The old Huguogong didn't nod or shake his head, instead he asked Su Xingze, "Xingze, what do you think?"

  Su Xing handed over to the old Hu Guogong, "The younger generation thinks that what Zhou Gu said is that since His Majesty is harmless to Xiao Qi, since this matter has been intervened, and it involves the Imperial Guard directly under His Majesty's jurisdiction, he should go to see His Majesty."

  Old Duke Huguo nodded, "Okay, Brother Gu, you can go! Take the evidence and take someone there directly. Let that old man Zhao tell His Majesty face to face, and then explain your doubts to His Majesty, and see His Majesty's decision."

  Zhou Gu was affirmed, nodded, without delay, and left the study of the Great Protector.

  Su Xingze naturally couldn't enter the palace with Zhou Gu, Zhou Gu left, and the old Hu Guogong left Su Xingze behind, and closed the door to talk to him.

  He looked at Su Xingze and asked directly: "Xingze, the old man asked you, Su Rong and Guixue that night..." He paused here and stopped talking, believing that Su Xingze understood what he wanted to ask.

  Su Xing pursed his lips, and said bluntly: "Old Duke, my seventh sister has already agreed to marry Master Ye Er."

  The old Huguogong had expected it, but now it was confirmed by Su Xingze, and he was still silent for a while, "What did Ye Guixue promise her? Ye Xiangfu supported her to ascend the throne?"

  Su Xing nodded and said truthfully: "Young Master Ye used a tiger talisman of 100,000 soldiers and horses as a betrothal gift for Seventh Sister. The Yexiang Mansion will support Seventh Sister, and she will return to Master Xue at night, and she will be her husband in the future."

  The old Huguogong took a breath, "The tiger talisman for one hundred thousand soldiers? Did the King of Southern Chu have a long-awaited plan?"

  Su Xing nodded. As expected of the old Huguogong, he guessed it through a sentence, "It is said that five years ago, the king of Nanchu knew about the existence of Seventh Sister, and endured it until now. It was also in that year that he chose Ye Guixue as his husband to train."

  The old Hu Guogong was immediately annoyed, "At that time, Su Rong and Zhou Gu had a marriage contract."

  Su Xing was silent.

  After the old Hu Guogong got angry, he immediately understood that although the King of Southern Chu was far away in Southern Chu, he had a clear view of the situation in Daliang Dynasty and knew it very clearly. He should have already guessed that Su Rong and Zhou Gu would definitely resign.

  He was silent for a moment, his beard trembled, and he said angrily: "Then Chu Rong has a lot of eyes, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the opportunity to pull Zhen Min into his arms back then, and later she was tempted.

  He scolded angrily, "The cheapest thing in the world is him."

  Su Xing listened to the old Huguogong scolding the King of Southern Chu, but didn't answer, and waited for him to scold him enough.

  After the old Hu Guogong scolded a few words, no one was in front of him. It was useless for him to scold, so he said to Su Xingze: "That little girl Su Rong is able to take on big things. She is better than Brother Gu. She doesn't indulge in the love of her children. Standing in her position, the decision she made is right."

  Su Xing didn't comment on how Zhou Gu was, and he couldn't accept the praise of Su Rong.

  The old Lord Huguo sighed, "A little girl who has been assassinated for many years can be trained and taught by Xie Yuan to be tough, a boy who has been raised by the Huguogong Mansion and the East Palace. Although she is smarter than ordinary people, she has not yet become a great weapon. The difference is a thousand miles away. This difference is his hurdle. If he can't get over it..."

  He paused, stopped talking, and said to Su Xingze: "Those who achieve great things do not hesitate to lose, and gain only by losing. Xingze, please spend more time with Brother Gu and help him get through this hurdle."

  Su Xing nodded and agreed, "Don't worry, Seventh Sister said the same thing, I will try my best."

  Old Duke Hu Guo nodded. Hearing that Su Rong had also instructed him, he was quite relieved, and said to him: "You just heard about it. I have already told His Majesty that His Majesty originally wanted to summon Su Rong immediately, but I dissuaded him. Now is not the time, and there is today's matter. After you return to Shen's residence, you can tell her everything, and let her be calm. There is nothing to do in the near future, just wait with peace of mind."

  Su Xing should be.

  (end of this chapter)