Furious, Confrontation in Court!
Late at night, the four gates of Chang 'an were closed, cutting off news from the outside world.
In Chang 'an Fortress.
The news of Gu Hao capturing Zhao Deyan, the Turkic national master, spread like wildfire throughout Chang 'an.
Only Taiji Palace, which had its doors closed, had yet to be exposed to this news.
For a moment, the officials in the court were all shocked.
Especially the important officials who had high positions and were qualified to participate in military affairs, they were all shocked.
"How dare he!"
After a certain old hater heard this news, he sat up in shock from his sleep and wrote a huge memorial.
"Preemptive strike?"
A certain official was sitting in the study, deep in thought and worried.
"Damn it, how did he know that Zhao Yicheng was killed by me?”
When General Hou, who was in the limelight, heard all the news, he was instantly shocked and furious.
“………”
Imperial City, Weapon Refinement Ground.
In a large tent.
Gail, who was washing Gu Hao's feet. "Master, you went to see the Turkic state teacher?" Bagatuo asked curiously.”
She had been staying in this Weapon Refinement Ground the entire time and was still unaware of what was happening in the outside world.
"Yes, I did," said Gu Hao.
Gail Bagado blinked and whispered,""How did it go?"
Gu Hao thought for a moment and said,"It's alright. I told him how his son Zhao Yicheng was killed."”
"What was his reaction?" Gail Bagado was curious.
As she asked, she didn't forget to help Gu Hao wipe his feet.
"He was furious and wanted to kill Hou Junji," Gu Hao replied truthfully.”
"Uh…" Gail. Bagatuo paused for a moment. She vaguely understood what Gu Hao meant when he said that Zhao Yicheng was killed.
"You're pushing all the responsibility to General Hou.”
Gail Bagado thought to herself, and then she could not help but frown.
Would this work?
"If that General Hou finds out, won't he find trouble with Master?”
Gail Bagado asked softly.
"Absolutely not." Gu Hao said with certainty.
Gail Bagado raised her eyebrows slightly. She resisted the urge to ask immediately and carried the foot-washing water far away.
"Why not? I think that General Hou is not even 1% as broad-minded as Master.”
Gail Bagatou returned to Gu Hao's bed and asked curiously.
Gu Hao had already laid down and looked at Gail. "Because I helped him arrest Zhao Deyan," Bagado said slowly.”
"They arrested Zhao Deyan?"
Gail Bagado was stunned for a moment before her beautiful eyes widened.
"You…you…you captured the Turkic Imperial Advisor Zhao Deyan?”
Gail Bagado looked at Gu Hao in disbelief.
"Mind your words. I was helping General Hou catch him.”Gu Hao corrected.
"Hehe ~"
Gail Bagado laughed dryly.
The shock in his heart was beyond words.
Zhao Deyan was arrested?
Gail Bakado still found it hard to accept.
That was the Turkic Imperial Advisor.
Under one person, above ten thousand people.
Even if the Turks were enemies of the Great Tang, they had to treat the Imperial Teacher with courtesy. How could they just capture him?
"Master, what do you think?"
Gail Bagado could not help but ask.
This matter shocked her.
"It was a last-minute decision," Gu Hao replied.
"Uh…then capturing Zhao Deyan should have a deeper meaning, right?”Gail Bagado asked curiously.
"Profound meaning?" Gu Hao pondered for a moment and asked," Do you think…he invited me over alone for some reason?”
"Didn't Master ask clearly before capturing him?”Gail Bagado was puzzled.
"I forgot." Gu Hao sighed.”
At that time, he had only been thinking about the purpose of the Turks coming to Chang 'an and had forgotten the purpose of inviting him.
Gail A strange look flashed across Bagado's eyes.
How could he forget?
There were still many questions in her heart, but she saw Gu Hao close his eyes. Bagado did not dare to ask any more questions.
The tent was very big, and her bed was about twenty feet away from Gu Hao.
………
In the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
The sudden addition of nearly a hundred Turks caused the originally cold prison of the Ministry of Justice to become lively.
As the Turkic Imperial Advisor, Zhao Deyan still received special treatment.
He was staying in a single room.
Curled up on the cold bed, Zhao Deyan was reminiscing about his life.
In his life, there were low periods, mediocre periods, peak periods, and stable periods…
Now, there was a period of humiliation!
He simply couldn't understand how the Great Tang could treat him like this.
"What went wrong?"
Zhao Deyan closed his eyes as he recalled his trip to the Great Tang.
"Could it be that the village massacre has been discovered?"
Zhao Deyan frowned.
He shook his head again.
If the massacre of the village was discovered, why didn't the young general mention it at all?
Looking at the tightly shut cell door, Zhao Deyan felt a sense of frustration and anger.
The current situation was completely beyond his expectations.
This made him feel powerless and fearful of the future.
………
It was dawn.
The four gates of Chang 'an City opened almost at the same time.
The county magistrate of Weiyang County, who had been waiting outside the city for half a night, and a group of yamen officers rushed into Chang 'an City.
The gates of Taiji Palace opened.
Several people flashed in and headed straight for the Political Hall.
For a time, the news from last night was surging.
"Taiping Village was massacred?"
When this news reached Chang 'an, it instantly ignited the topic of conversation in Chang' an, directly suppressing the heat of 'Top Scholar Gu forcefully imprisoning the Turkic Nation Master Zhao Deyan'.
Taiji Palace, the Hall of Political Affairs.
Wang De, Li Shiming's chamberlain, hurried to Empress Zhangsun's bedroom.
"Your Majesty."
Wang De called out softly.
"What is it?" Li Shi Min, who had just finished washing up, yawned as he walked out.
" I just received news from the secret guards," Wang De said respectfully." Last night, Gu Hao led two thousand Golden Guards and captured the Turkic Imperial Advisor, Zhao Deyan, and his men. They were thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice."”
Li Shi Min's expression changed drastically.
"What did you say?" Li Shi Min stared coldly at Wang De.
" I just received news from the secret guards," Wang De said respectfully." Last night, Gu Hao, the top scholar, led two thousand Golden Guards and captured the Turkic Imperial Advisor, Zhao Deyan, and his men. They were thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice.”
"How dare he?" Li Shi Min was furious and almost shouted.
At this moment, Empress Zhangsun walked over and asked with a frown,"
"Wang De, are you sure the secret guard is talking about Gu Hao? He was just a mere scholar, where did he get the authority to mobilize the Golden Guards?”
"According to the secret guard, the 2,000 Golden Guards were originally sent by General Qin Qiong to protect Scholar Gu," said Wang De."However, when they approached the meeting place, Scholar Gu suddenly attacked and knocked General Qin unconscious.”
"Knock Uncle Bao out?" Empress Zhangsun was even more puzzled." Where did that kid get the ability to knock Shu Bao out?”
" This…" Wang De was speechless.
He had his doubts about this.
However, this was the news he received.
Li Shi Min calmed down and said fiercely,""If the news is true, then Shu Bao supports Gu Hao's decision.”
"Shu Bao is a righteous person. He shouldn't have followed that kid to cause trouble.”
Empress Zhangsun said hesitantly.
"Humph." Li Shi Min snorted," That kid is full of tricks. It's hard to guarantee that Uncle Bao won't be fooled by him."”
"This…"
Empress Zhangsun frowned. She thought for a moment and said softly," Let's investigate first.”
"Go and get them all for me," Li Shimin said coldly.”
"Yes."
Wang De replied.
Then, he left the Political Hall.
Not long after, Wang De returned.
"Your…Your Majesty."
This time, Wang De's voice trembled slightly.
"What happened this time?" Li Shi Min's face darkened.
Empress Zhangsun looked at Wang De and had a bad premonition.
"The secret guards just reported that 386 households in Taiping Village of Weiyang County were slaughtered…"
Wang De said in a trembling voice.
"What?" Li Shi Min and Empress Zhangsun were both shocked.
Wang De lowered his head and did not say anything else.
He knew that His Majesty and the Empress had heard it clearly, but they just couldn't believe it.
Just like him, he could not believe it either.
A village was slaughtered near the capital of the Great Tang? This had never happened before.
"I want to know everything. What happened last night?!”
Li Shi Min roared.
“………”
Imperial City, Weapon Refinement Ground.
Qin Qiong dragged Gu Hao out of the big tent.
"Did you know something in advance last night?”
Qin Qiong asked in a deep voice as she pulled Gu Hao toward Taiji Palace.
"Know what?" Gu Hao was confused.
Just now, he had just washed his face when he was pulled out by the aggressive Qin Qiong.
"386 families in Taiping Village were slaughtered.”
Qin Qiong said in a vicious voice, his face gloomy and sorrowful.
"What?"
Gu Hao's expression changed drastically.
"Taiping Village is on the bank of the Wei River, very close to the temporary bridge," said Qin Qiong coldly.”
"It was Zhao Deyan and the Turks?”
Gu Hao's expression was very cold.
The two bloody invitations that Zhao Deyan had sent to Taiji Palace and the antique shop appeared in his mind.
Where did the blood come from?
Previously, he only thought that Zhao Deyan had stained the invitation with blood to express his determination to avenge his son.
He didn't think too much about it.
At this moment, when he heard that Taiping Village had been massacred, he completely understood why the post was stained with blood.
This blood came from Taiping Village.
"Damned Zhao Deyan, damned Turks!”
Gu Hao gritted his teeth and said angrily.
At the same time, he felt an indescribable sense of guilt.
To a certain extent, Zhao Deyan and the others had come because of him.
"Calm down." Qin Qiong said in a low voice," His Majesty summoned us and will definitely ask about these two matters.
Think about how to explain the first thing first.”
Gu Hao gradually calmed down.
Taiping Village had been massacred, so Li Shiming was definitely extremely furious.
He had wanted to use the excuse that he had helped Hou Junji capture Zhao Deyan to avoid this, but he couldn't use it now.
In such a serious atmosphere, there was no room for jokes.
On the way, Gu Hao and Qin Qiong met several officials in a hurry.
Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, etc.
Everyone's footsteps were very hurried. Clearly, they all realized the urgency of the matter.
After entering Taiji Palace, everyone went straight to the Political Hall.
Li Zheng Hall was Empress Zhangsun's bedchamber, and Li Shi Min spent most of his time here.
There was a palace in the Hall of Political Affairs that specialized in handling political affairs.
After everyone stepped in…
He saw Li Shiming sitting in front of the table with a gloomy face and a cold gaze.
"Sit."
Li Shi Min suppressed his anger and gestured for everyone to take their seats.
On both sides of the palace, there was a row of tea tables.
Qin Qiong led Gu Hao and waited for all the officials to sit down before they sat down at the back.
"Hmph, you two still have the cheek to sit? Stand forward."
Li Shi Min said coldly.
"Yes."
Qin Qiong replied expressionlessly.
Then, he stood up and stood in front of the palace.
Gu Hao followed closely behind.
"It seems that His Majesty is really angry. He doesn't even give Uncle Bao face.”
Fang Xuanling thought.
"My dear ministers should already know about the two things that happened last night.”
Li Shi Min said coldly," You two, give me a reasonable explanation, or else…Hmph!”
Gu Hao took a deep breath and said,""Yesterday, I received an invitation from the Turkic Nation Master, Xiao Deyan. He invited me to meet him outside Chang 'an City by the Wei River.
I'm worried that there's a trap, so I specially asked General Qin to send someone to escort me.
When I arrived at the meeting place, I didn't see the Turkic Imperial Advisor come to welcome me. I was unhappy and decided to teach them a lesson.
Thus, he suggested to General Qin that they send soldiers to charge over and show these Turks their might.
Who would have thought that General Qin would reject my proposal and even say that I was mentally ill?
This subject was even more displeased. Seeing that General Qin was very close to this subject, his brain heated up. He directly reached out his hand and knocked General Qin unconscious.
After that, I held General Qin Qin hostage and ordered the Golden Guards to charge over with me to capture Zhao Deyan and the Turks…"
After that…
The entire hall was silent.
All the officials sized up Gu Hao and Qin Qiong.
They didn't completely believe what Gu Hao said.
At the very least, Gu Hao said that he knocked Qin Qiong out with a single chop…
No one believed this.
One had to know that Qin Qiong's name of divine bravery was forged by relying on battles, charging into battle lines time and time again, as well as the scars on his body!
Qin Qiong's brows were tightly furrowed. He glanced at Gu Hao from the corner of his eye, feeling very puzzled.
What Gu Hao said was infinitely close to the truth.
He originally thought that Gu Hao would find an excuse to brush it off.
However, she never thought that Gu Hao would take all the responsibility.
"Uncle Bao, is that so?" Li Shi Min sneered.
Qin Qiong's expression turned serious as he shook his head and said,""That's not the case.
It was indeed the top scholar who had proposed to arrest Zhao Deyan and his group. However, this subject had agreed. The Golden Guards were all obeying this subject's orders.”
"Oh? Weren't you knocked out?"
Li Shi Min mocked.
This time, he was truly furious.
"General Qin was indeed knocked out."
Gu Hao said.
"This general's responsibility isn't something a mere scholar like you can bear?" Qin Qiong frowned and said indifferently.”
"I know that General Qin values me, but this matter was indeed my doing and has nothing to do with you.”Gu Hao added," I was born with great strength. It's normal for you to be knocked out by me. You don't have to worry about your reputation being tarnished.”
Qin Qiong frowned.
He really wanted to ask,"How are you going to bear such a huge responsibility?"
"Hmph, innate divine strength?" Li Shi Min sneered," Are you looking down on Uncle Bao or us?”
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but say," Top scorer, I believe you can knock someone out, but Shu Bao…you underestimate him."”
After saying that, he wanted to slap himself twice.
The current situation was clear.
Gu Hao wanted to take all the responsibility.
As Qin Qiong's best friend, Cheng Yaojin naturally didn't want Qin Qiong to get involved.
Gu Hao frowned and looked around.
His gaze landed on a pillar behind Cheng Yaojin's seat.
"Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, I can demonstrate.”
Without waiting for Li Er's response, he walked straight towards Cheng Yaojin.
"What do you want to do?" Cheng Yaojin glared.
Demonstrate?
Demonstrate it on me?
"Excuse me." Gu Hao said.
"What?" Cheng Yaojin was stunned.
"Excuse me," Gu Hao frowned and said.”
“………”
Cheng Yaojin stood up and gave up his seat.
Under everyone's gaze…
Gu Hao leaped over the coffee table and landed beside the red pillar with the dragon and phoenix carvings.
He stomped on the ground with both feet and focused his energy into his dantian…
He punched out.
Boom!
There was a loud bang.
Crack!
The thick pillar was instantly broken.
Instantly, the hall fell silent.
Only the sound of the pillars breaking could be heard.
Everyone in the hall was shocked beyond words.
Seeing that everyone was staring at him blankly, Gu Hao smiled shyly and retreated to his original spot.
"Your Majesty should believe it now, right? I really knocked out General Qin with one palm last night.”
Gu Hao said seriously.
Everyone came back to their senses.
When she looked at Gu Hao again, her eyes were strange and curious.
Qin Qiong was stunned.
Before this, he already had some understanding of Gu Hao's strength.
However, he did not expect it to be so terrifying.
What was even more unexpected was that Gu Hao had successfully slandered her.
If he could even break such a sturdy pillar with a single punch, it was only natural that he would be knocked unconscious by the punch.!
He felt a little…aggrieved.
"Do you know what it means to take all the responsibility on yourself?”
Li Shi Min, who had regained his composure, said in a dark voice.
"The facts have proven that I haven't done enough," said Gu Hao. At that time, I should have cut them into pieces.”
"Hmm?" Everyone looked at Gu Hao.
"Are you saying that Zhao Deyan and his men were behind the Taiping Village tragedy?" Du Ruhui asked hesitantly.”
Everyone paused.
In fact, they all suspected the same thing.
"Who else could it be?"
Gu Hao sneered." The invitation that Zhao Deyan sent into the palace was stained with blood. Isn't that obvious enough?”
Li Shi Min's expression changed.
That post was indeed stained with blood.
"The worst thing still happened.”
Du Ruhui thought.
Gu Hao reminded him yesterday, and he was already worried about this.
Unexpectedly, it still happened.
"Is there any other evidence?" Li Shi Min asked coldly.
Gu Hao paused and nodded.”
"Where? What is it?"
Li Shi Min asked.
"I think I burned it," Gu Hao said after a moment of silence.”
"Hmm?" Everyone looked at Gu Hao.
"What do you mean?" Li Shi Min frowned and asked.”
"You mean those clothes?" Qin Qiong hesitated.”
"Yes, now that I think about it, those clothes are very clean. They should have taken them from Taiping Village.”Gu Hao sighed.
"What exactly happened?”Li Shi Min said coldly.
"Yes."
Gu Hao replied. Then, he briefly told everyone about how he burned those clothes last night.
After a long period of silence.
"This isn't direct evidence," Li Shiming said in a low voice.”
"All the suspects have been arrested and brought to justice. Your Majesty can send someone to interrogate them.”
Gu Hao said lightly.
He realized that Li Er seemed to be making excuses for the Turks.
It was as if they wanted to prove that the people of Taiping Village were not killed by the Turks.
"Hmph, when you arrested them, you already knew that Taiping Village had been massacred?”Li Shi Min sneered.
"I captured them to prevent such a tragedy from happening," said Gu Hao.
The facts have proven that I didn't do anything wrong this time.
If this subject was given a second chance, this subject would kill them directly.”
"Don't make it sound so nice. You captured them for your own selfish reasons.”
Li Shi Min coldly said," Do you know what it means to have the Turkic Imperial Advisor imprisoned?”
"This means that the interrogation is very easy, and no one has escaped.”
Gu Hao said.
His heart sank.
What Li Shiming really cared about was Zhao Deyan being imprisoned.
Not the villagers who died tragically in Taiping Village.
"You don't know anything."
Li Shiming looked at Gu Hao expressionlessly and said coldly," The Great Tang is not ready to fight the Turks. Now that you have captured the Turkic Imperial Advisor Zhao Deyan, the war will probably break out earlier.
Once that happens, do you think about the millions of people at the border? How innocent are they?"
“………”
The ministers fell silent.
They all knew that His Majesty was truly angry.
Qin Qiong lowered his head and sighed.
Last night's operation was indeed too childish.
Gu Hao looked at Li Shiming and asked calmly,"
"Aren't the people of Taiping Village innocent?”
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