Died In Infancy! My Wife Is Actually A Villain

When other guards arrived, they immediately jumped into the air and ran towards Liu Yun's position. The two groups started a fierce battle. Countless afterimages flashed across the sky, and from time to time there was the sound of weapons colliding with each other, but if you looked closely, you could clearly see that the black-clothed assassins were at a disadvantage, and several of them had already suffered serious injuries.

After hundreds of rounds, the sound of movement suddenly stopped, and all the assassins in black had been killed.

Gu Chen ordered his men to take care of the body, and then returned to Prince Zhuang's Mansion.

....

"What! Gao Qian hanged himself?!"

As soon as Gu Chen returned to the mansion, Xiao Zuo rushed to Prince Zhuang's mansion and told him something unexpected.

——Tonight at Xu's hour, Gao Qinglian hanged himself.

"Cousin, can you tell me the specific situation in detail?" Gu Chen asked curiously.

Although Gao Gao died innocently, the sudden suicide in prison was somewhat beyond his expectation.

Xiao Zuodao: "Nangong Qin came to the prison to see Gao Lian this afternoon. I was worried that he was being careful and followed him all the time. When he was chatting with Gao Lian, I didn't notice anything unusual. After Nangong Qin left, , I was no longer so vigilant. But in the end, in less than an hour, Gao Qian committed suicide."

With that said, Xiao Zuo took out a note from his pocket and placed it in front of Gu Chen, "Your Highness, this was found in Gao Lian's cell after his death. If he guessed correctly, it should be Nangong Qin's today. It was given to him, but I didn’t find it at the time.”

Gu Chen took the note, looked at the six big characters on it, and his eyelids sank slightly.

If you die, the Gao family will live!

The meaning of this sentence is obvious. The Nangong family is forcing the integrity to compromise.

However, what Gao Qian didn't know was that even if he died, the Nangong family would not let go of the Gao family.

If Gu Chen hadn't taken action today, the strength of those assassins would have been more than enough to destroy a Gao family.

....

Prime Minister's Office.

"You said the people we sent out haven't come back yet!"

Prime Minister Nangong Jue sat on the chair above, looking seriously at Nangong Qin and Gu Mao below.

"Well, grandpa, I have sent someone to the Gao family to inquire about the situation. They should be back soon." Nangong Qin asked.

Gu Mao then said: "It shouldn't be! The experts I sent out are all fourth-grade warriors and above. It shouldn't be a problem to deal with a Gao family. Maybe something happened in the middle."

Nangong Jue frowned, feeling an ominous premonition.

At this time, a man in black clothes quickly flew into the room and knelt on the ground with one knee, "I have seen you all."

"How is the situation?" Looking at the man in black in the room, Nangong Qin asked directly.

This person was the subordinate he sent out to investigate the situation.

The man in black clasped his hands and said: "The Gao Mansion is peaceful and there is no movement. However, I found traces of fighting near the Gao Mansion, as well as blood stains that I had no time to wipe away."

"According to my subordinates' guess, they were probably killed!"

Nangong Jue said with deep eyes: "It seems that His Highness Prince Zhuang did it again!"

Except for Prince Zhuang, no one would dare to go against the Nangong family and the Prince's Mansion.

But he did admire the other party a little, since he could anticipate their every move.

Such an enemy is destined to be a powerful enemy in the future.

"How does this guy Lao Jiu know that we are going to deal with the Gao family! Damn, he ruins every good thing every time." Gu Mao couldn't help shouting angrily.

"It shows that he is very clear about us and knows that we will definitely eradicate it."

Nangong Jue glanced at Gu Mao, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly: "Mao'er, if you want to ascend the throne in the future, this Prince Zhuang will definitely be your biggest stumbling block."

"Grandpa, don't worry, I won't let him jump around like this all the time." Gu Mao said in a low voice with a cold look in his eyes.

Among all the princes, the one he fears the most is Gu Chen.

Unless the opponent is completely eradicated, he will have trouble sleeping and eating.

And his wife, Princess Zhuang...

A smile appeared on Gu Mao's lips, and he thought to himself: "I will support your wife. As for my ninth brother, you'd better go to hell!"

....

Morning next day.

The news of Gao Qian's suicide reached Emperor Wu's ears, which made Long Yan furious, and severely criticized Xiao Fang, the Minister of Punishment, for his poor supervision.

Gu Chen listened on the sidelines. Although he had a note from Nangong Qin to Gao Qiang, he did not present it to Emperor Wu to explain.

Because even if it is brought out, the Nangong family can deny it and deny it to death.

In the end, Emperor Wu had no choice but to cut the corpse of Gao Zheng into five pieces and demote all the members of the Gao family to pariah status.

In this matter, Gu Chen was considered to have made a great contribution and was rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and a hundred pieces of brocade.

After talking about high integrity, Emperor Wu looked at the people below and asked: "Now that the position of prefect is free, do you have any dear friends to choose to share my worries?"

As soon as he finished speaking, many ministers from the DPRK and the Central Government made comments one after another.

"Your Majesty, I have another candidate in my mind. He is currently serving as the county magistrate in Chenzhou. During his time in office, he was close to the government, loved the people, and was considerate of the people. He was deeply loved by the people in Chenzhou. He is definitely a suitable person to serve as the prefect of Kyoto."

"Your Majesty, Cai Kunzhi, the governor of Jiangdu, is young, promising and knowledgeable. In the past few years, Jiangdu has been well organized and prosperous under his governance. I think it is most suitable for him to serve as the governor of Kyoto."

"Your Majesty, Li Wei, the counselor of the Ministry of Rites, has outstanding abilities. Every imperial examination has selected many talents for the Zhou Dynasty. It is very suitable for him to serve as the prefect of Kyoto."

"Your Majesty, minister..."

The prefect of Kyoto is in charge of commercial taxes and cases, and can receive a lot of benefits overtly and covertly.

Among all the official positions in the Zhou Dynasty, he is definitely the most profitable official.

These officials seem to be selecting talents for His Majesty, but in fact they are looking for good jobs for their own people.

"Your Majesty, rather than transferring someone from a local or other position, I think it is better to choose someone from within the government. The handover will be much more convenient." Gu Chen said calmly.

"oh?"

Emperor Wu responded, then looked at Gu Chen and said, "Lao Jiu, do you have a suitable candidate here?"

"Master Kaishan Kaishan has served in the government for nearly ten years. He has a basic understanding of government affairs and has good personal abilities. He is a good candidate." Gu Chen said.

As soon as these words came out, Nangong Jue and Gu Mao frowned slightly, and suddenly an idea came to their minds.

Logically speaking, this government master should have been a clean and honest person before, but now that Prince Zhuang is speaking for him, it will inevitably make them suspicious.

You must know that all the account books and case documents of Gao Qiang are very secret, and it is almost impossible for outsiders to find them except those close to him.

This master is probably from Gu Chen a long time ago.

Most of the account books and case documents were obtained for him by this master.

At this time, Gu Chen added: "And it is also thanks to his help that I was able to obtain the evidence of high integrity this time."

He never thought of helping Kaishan hide this matter.

Moreover, from the moment Kaishan's identity was revealed, Gu Mao and others would probably suspect that the other party was already his.

Instead of doing this, Gu Chen might as well be honest and explain the matter directly.

In this case, Gu Mao and his party will be more hostile to Kaikaishan, and if Kaikaishan does not want to cause trouble, he will have no choice but to seek refuge with him.

"If it is as you said, this master is quite a talented person. Let him come to attend the morning court tomorrow and I will meet him personally." Emperor Wu said with a smile.