PFC Chapter 133: All parties are waiting...
Chapter 133: All parties are waiting...
Of course, even if Jiang Taoer really had some evidence in her hands, now was not the right time.
There must be something going on in the Gu family to connect these things together. At the moment, Liu Sandao and others have not returned yet, so he is still missing the most critical link.
Only if Liu Sandao comes back will he be able to close the chain of evidence and defeat the Gu family in one fell swoop.
As for Song Pu...
At the moment, he is not very sure. After all, Song Pu is the spokesperson chosen by the aristocratic family, and the Song family itself is strong. Gu Jingzhi is not very sure, but Emperor Xia should not have any major problems implementing land reform.
The main reason is that these aristocratic families are too greedy. In just twenty years, the land they have occupied has reached an astonishing level.
This made Gu Jingzhi think of the Sui and Tang dynasties in his previous life. Even powerful dynasties like the Sui and Tang dynasties had to give in to the aristocratic families.
The resources controlled by the major families are truly terrifying.
Any choice made by the aristocratic family is very likely to affect the overall situation of the entire court.
If it weren't for Wu Zetian, who knows how long the troubles from the aristocratic families would have lasted.
His vacation will be over soon, and he doesn't know whether Liu Sandao will be able to come back by then.
Just when Gu Jingzhi was thinking about Liu Sandao and others, Liu Sandao and others had gone through untold hardships and finally won a brief respite.
Liu Sandao took three people on a small boat and breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the pier gradually moving away.
"Sir, we are finally safe!"
An internal guard said with some relief.
Liu Sandao heard this, but just shook his head silently: "It's too early to say it's safe now. This person is not an insignificant person. Even if we can escape the pursuit now, the more difficult things are still ahead."
"The front?"
The subordinates looked at Liu Sandao in confusion.
Liu Sandao sighed slightly: "When we came here, there were seven of us, but now there are only three left. What do you think?"
The subordinates felt a little sad when they heard this.
They had made great contributions in the north by following Gu Jingzhi. Facing thousands of Beili troops, they were able to break out of the encirclement intact. Unexpectedly, they only left with one person but lost four brothers.
Liu Sandao also felt a little regretful. Gu Jingzhi repeatedly told him that their target was the most critical person, not only critical to them, but also to the enemy.
He was told to study the route back to Beijing after he succeeded, but this negligence led to the death of four brothers in battle.
If he had not been alert later and left Jizhou Prefecture by water in the opposite direction, they would not only fail to complete Gu Jingzhi's instructions, but might even lose all their people.
Four days passed quickly, and today was Gu Jingzhi's first court meeting after the holiday.
Nothing special happened today, just some things that made people drowsy. During this period, Emperor Xia hinted to Gu Jingzhi twice.
But Gu Jingzhi did not do as Emperor Xia wished.
There was nothing he could do. After hurriedly leaving the court, Emperor Xia returned to the imperial study with a lot of doubts in his mind and directly summoned Tianshu.
"Last time I asked you to go to Gu Jingzhi, didn't you explain my intentions to him clearly?"
As soon as Tianshu arrived, Emperor Xia asked in a deep voice.
Tianshu said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have already conveyed your Majesty's will to Lord Gu. It seems that he has understood it!"
"Now that he understands it, why doesn't he get down to business?"
Emperor Xia was somewhat displeased. It was impossible that Gu Jingzhi would become afraid just because he got promoted, right?
I gave him such great power, not only the token representing the imperial power, but also the Great Xia Dragon Bird representing the authority of Emperor Xia.
If he still pretends to be timid despite all this, he should be given a good warning.
Tianshu heard this and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, news came from Jeju Prefecture that Guiyuanbo seems to have lost someone in his ancestral home in Jeju!"
"Ok?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia immediately understood what was going on. He asked, "Are you saying that the person missing from Gu Heng's hometown was most likely sent by Gu Jingzhi?"
"exactly."
Emperor Xia frowned upon hearing this: "This is too impulsive. If we alert the enemy, things will become even more difficult to deal with in the future."
"Your Majesty, I actually think that what Lord Gu did would be more beneficial to the case!"
Tianshu lowered his head and said softly, "When investigating a case, the most important thing is evidence. Without evidence, the final verdict of the case will not be convincing."
"Humph!"
Xia Di snorted coldly and said, "Evidence? Did they convince people with the case they handled back then?"
Thinking back to what happened in the past, Emperor Xia felt very uncomfortable.
Speaking of that case, wasn't it just about getting some random evidence and then convicting someone directly?
Tianshu opened his mouth but didn't dare to speak.
The reason why the case was closed so quickly and several senior officials in the court were directly investigated and punished was, to put it bluntly, because those people had too shallow a foundation.
But now it’s different. Now we have to deal with the aristocratic families.
Without strong evidence, I'm afraid the case will end up in nothing.
By doing this, Gu Jingzhi might indeed alert the enemy, but only by catching the key person can the case finally become a solid case.
"What about the other two people I asked you to send to him? Are they doing anything now?"
"This one……"
Tianshu hesitated and said, "I'm afraid Lord Gu hasn't got the key thing yet!"
"It's been so long..."
Emperor Xia grumbled slightly, "Gu Jingzhi is only a young man, and I've already given him a fourth-rank official position. I didn't expect that he couldn't even handle two women!"
"..."
Tianshu was very melancholy, really very melancholy.
Sometimes, His Majesty really is...
Got it!
You are the boss and you are right!
Of course, Emperor Xia only complained a few words. He knew that Gu Jingzhi had other ideas. If the emperor intervened too much, it would restrict the people below.
……
Emperor Xia was anxious, and Gu Jingzhi was also anxious. After all, there was no news about Liu Sandao and others.
I guess among Emperor Xia and Gu Jingzhi, the one who is most worried about is Gu Heng!
He had received news of the problems in his hometown a few days ago, but several days had passed and there was still no news.
These days, apart from court meetings, he didn't go anywhere, but just hid in his home and waited anxiously.
He didn't even dare to bother his old father-in-law.
Maybe he has had too many worries recently. If something else happens now, God knows whether Song Pu will abandon him.
There has been no progress on the matter of the Inner Guard Prison. Although Song Pu told him that Zhao Zhongli had been notified, there was no news at all about the seriously injured and dying man.
On the contrary, a chess piece was lost.
If he bothers Song Pu with the things happening in his hometown again, he will be scolded!
Gu Heng was walking around the study anxiously when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
The door opened, and Gu Heng saw the person coming and asked hurriedly, "Any news?"