At noon the next day, eunuch Haitao walked straight into Kunning Palace. All the eunuchs and palace maids on duty knew him, and no one stopped him.

As early as when Zhu Gaochi was the prince of Yan, Haitao was at the prince's house. He could not be a villain from Jianwenyu, nor could he defect to Gao Xu or Gao Sui. Therefore, Haitao is now the eunuch trusted by the emperor and the queen.

When Zhang saw him coming in, he first asked Zhu Zhanji about studying in the back hall of Wenhua Palace. Soon she asked all the servants around her to retreat.

Haitao only talked about the serious matter at this time. He whispered: "Report to the Empress, the palace maid whom the emperor favored is the man from Concubine Zhang's palace, named Nightingale. The emperor was happy and told her to accompany her day and night. When the emperor went to the Dongnuan Pavilion to review the memorial, he still asked Nightingale to serve. In the morning, the emperor secretly summoned the lieutenant Geng Tong to discuss matters, and he left and left, and the servants retreated, but the nightingale was in the partition..."

"The person in Concubine Zhang's palace?" Zhang had a little impression of this name.

Haitao bent down and said, "Grandma, I have asked clearly. The Nightingale entered the palace with Concubine Zhang, who is the maid in Concubine Zhang's boudoir."

Zhang's expression gradually became solemn. After a while, she became very angry and could not hide her anger: "Before the Southwest War, it was said that Xu Huizu's strategy had a great chance of winning, so why was he defeated in a mess?"

Haitao bent his waist lower, and he wanted to stick his head on the floor. He obviously couldn't answer this question.

Zhang took a few deep breaths, and her chest fluctuated with anger. She narrowed her eyes, and her single eyelids looked even smaller. She changed her question: "Who made the mistake in those generals in front?"

Haitao said: "Reply to the Queen, recently the emperor and ministers have often talked about the war in the southwest. The court officials may blame Gu Yong for not defending Guizhou City on the surface; but everyone blamed Gu Yong because of Gu Yong's father Zhenyuan.

In the memorial, British Duke Zhang Fu hinted that all the families of Gu Cheng, Hou Zhenyuan, were caught by the King of Han, and perhaps threatened, they deliberately burned the military rations! As a result, the Guizhou army and Zhang Fu's army could no longer continue to attack Kunming City."

Haitao quietly looked up at Zhang, as if he felt that the queen wanted to continue listening. Haitao continued: "Jin Zhong, Minister of War, submitted a report to various wars in the southwest.

First, the Marquis of Yangwu Xue Lu led the troops in Sichuan, worried that the King of Han and the Marquis of Xiping would meet, and the rebels would become more powerful. Xue Lu was eager to fight and fell into the treacherous plan of the King of Han! Xue Lu fought in Taiping Field in Chengdu Prefecture, and was unfavorable to attack the King of Han. He was defeated by the rebels at dusk and was defeated. Most of the Sichuan troops were with the King of Han, and Qu Neng had old age, and many surrendered. Xue Lu lost more than 100,000 troops!

The rebels should open the door to capture Chengdu City and quickly head south to Guizhou. At this time, the court adopted the strategy of Duke of Wei, and Wu Gao's army rescued Guizhou, Gu Chengjun, and Zhang Fu's army attacked Kunming.

The Jiaozhi governor was in war and there was not much food in the garrison. The rebel general Ping'an colluded with the Yi people to attack the food road. Zhang Fu's army was unable to arrive in Kunming City for a long time.

Wu Gao from Guizhou was deceived by the rebels' partial army in Maoyunba. He was worried about an ambush and stopped patrolling and was blocked in Maoyunba for more than half a month. The rebels of the Han King were able to capture Guizhou City! Then most of Gu Chengjun's military rations were burned down. Zhang Fu's army was short of food, and more than 200,000 troops of the two armies could not advance or retreat under Kunming City.

Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Cheng said he was ill, Zhang Fu temporarily took over military power, mobilized the entire army to retreat to Guangxi, and the morale of the Guizhou army was low, and most of the escape was halfway..."

Haitao narrated for a long time, and Zhang's anger gradually faded away for a while, and then fear and fear vaguely surged into her heart. She glanced at Haitao: "When there is nothing important, you don't have to go to Kunning Palace in the future."

Haitao bowed and said, "I will obey my decree."

Zhang waved his hand and sat on the big chair and thought for a long time.

The emperor had already noticed that she had interfered in the decision of the Southwest War? But she did that matter very concealed and careful, and did not directly interfere with the ministers' claims. She just asked Haitao to hint. The final decision was the result of the discussion between the monarch and ministers themselves!

Zhang thought about it before and afterwards, and always felt that the emperor could not hear the news. But she was not sure, otherwise the emperor would have been so popular with a personal palace maid from Concubine Zhang. What was going on?

She suddenly felt that she had made a mistake. The war ahead could not have much to do with her, a woman, but... Wu Gao! Zhang secretly admitted that she had an impact on Wu Gao's use. The most serious thing was that Zhang Fu's family might have become the most profitable party.

...Two days after the Criminal Department gave the officer Geng Tong a message to the emperor alone, he wrote a letter to impeach Guo Ming. Geng Tong's memorial said that he received an anonymous secret letter and sued Guo Ming for his enemies!

Geng Tong asked for an order to search the Guo Mansion and investigate the case. The emperor approved the report and sent Tan Qing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple, to search the Guo Mansion with Geng Tong.

When Guo Ming heard the news at home, he hurriedly walked through the central hall. He immediately saw a large group of people who had already broken into the gate, including the soldiers of the Jinyiwei wearing strong and sharp legs! The slaves at the door said in panic: "They broke in, but the young people couldn't stop them."

"Imperial Order!" said a voice.

Guo Ming quickly knelt down in the yard. Geng Tong, the criminal department, walked to the upper seat, but didn't take anything. He shouted in public: "Recently, someone secretly told Guo Ming to contact the enemy. I asked for an order to search the Guo Mansion to argue the truth and falsehood. The emperor has an order and will report it!"

"I received the order to thank you..." Guo Ming stood up. His face turned red, "Who am I talking to? This is a false accusation! I am wronged, please see the emperor."

Geng Tong: "Whether you are wronged or wronged, let the soldiers of the Jinyiwei search and the truth will be revealed."

Guo Ming is the son of the founding elder Wu Dinghou, and he has a marriage with the royal family. A person with his status and status was actually searched for his residence? This matter itself is an insult and insult! And it means that he may be finished!

He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He turned to see Xue Yan, the minister of Dali Temple. He was like a drowning man grabbing a straw. Guo Ming rushed over immediately! In the last few months of the Jingnan Campaign, Guo Ming privately surrendered to the Yan army early, which was the way Xue Yan led. Guo Ming's daughter married the King of Han and was also a match made by Xue Yan. The two had a close relationship!

Unexpectedly, Guo Ming was immediately stopped by the officers and soldiers of the Jinyiwei. He said anxiously: "Xue Siqing, you are saying something for the Guo family!"

Xue Yan's expression on his face was very awkward, and he avoided his face and said, "We are all ministers of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. What is loyal and priests are more important than anything..."

Tan Qing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, waved his hand decisively and said coldly: "Search!"

A large group of soldiers rushed in from all directions. After a while, the soldiers turned the entire mansion upside down. The family and slaves in the mansion were in chaos, and the screams of women came from time to time.

Not long after, a general came out with a box. He presented it to Tan Qing and said, "Report to General Tan, the young men found a secret lattice in a study room and found this thing."

Guo Ming's face was ashes. His study did have a secret lattice, but there were only a few valuable jewelry and jade ware hidden inside.

Those treasures are not known where they are now, but the officers and soldiers of the Jinyiwei took out such a broken wooden box? Guo Ming had never seen the wooden box in front of him before... but he finally didn't shout. When he saw this thing that did not belong to him, he already understood it a little.

"Swish!" Tan Qing pulled out his waist knife, placed the box on the ground, and cut it on the locked wooden box with one knife, but only cut one gap. Tan Qing continued to cut a few times, then took it to his knee and fell into two pieces, and many open letters fell out of it.

Tan Qing picked up a letter, took it out for a while, then handed it to Xue Yan, and asked, "Who is Lu Zhang?"

Xue Yan said: "I remember that it seems to be a military general in the Guizhou Dusi; his clan brother Lu Bing was the commander of the Guizhou vanguard and surrendered to the rebels during the Yunnan mutiny!"

Tan Qing held the letter in his hand and said, "Guo Ming, what else do you have to say?"

Guo Ming closed his eyes and said, "What's wrong with the crime you want to accuse me?"

Tan Qing ordered: "I'm tied up and sent to the Northern Fushi Office's Imperial Prison!"

...The three judicial tortures Guo Ming wrote the file a few days later. It turned out that Guo Mingxin had been in contact with his son-in-law Zhu Gaoxu!

Lu Zhang, a Qianhu, a Qianhu Weiwei in Bijie, Guizhou, worked in Liaodong during the Hongwu period and had a good relationship with Guo Ming, who was an official in the Liao Palace at that time.

Later, Lu Zhang was transferred to the position of Bijiewei, the capital of Guizhou. Guo Ming sent secret envoys to contact Lu Zhang many times. When the rebels besieged Guizhou City, Lu Zhang led his troops to guard the Xicheng, but deliberately let the rebels go up to the city, causing the Guizhou City to be in crisis and eventually fell.

When the emperor heard the news, he was furious and issued an order to imprison Guo Ming in the imperial prison, and beheaded in the autumn. He exiled the entire Guo family to Liaodong.

When Zhu Gaochi was the crown prince, Concubine Guo was the concubine of Guo Ming. She was always locked up in Chunhe Palace. No one dared to mention it, nor was she named an emperor. Concubine Guo finally had a legitimate home: she lived in a calm little yard behind Rouyi Hall.

The yard is located in the northeast corner of the palace. It turned out that Emperor Jianwen's empress Ma Enhui lived in. Now Ma Enhui has gone to Fengyang and Guo Yan has moved there.

Zhu Gaochi didn't think Guo Ming was wronged at all because his daughter Guo Yan had not been able to escape the suspicion of murdering Emperor Taizong!

In the East Warm Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaochi had only one slave next to him today, and he became Haitao again. When the East Palace was in a drastic change, Haitao was also one of the insiders, and there was no need to hide those old things from this eunuch.

The minister who secretly summoned him to meet was Yuan Gong.

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand and asked Yuan Gong to approach him, saying in a deep voice: "Guo Ming has entered the imperial prison in the Northern Fushishi. Take this opportunity to go to the imperial prison and try to tell him the truth. Is the snake gallbladder medicinal wine he sent to the palace last year made of the silver ring snake? Did Guo Ming have a private silver ring snake?"

Yuan Gong bent down and said in a deep voice: "The emperor clearly understands that this time, the court must not change his words. Otherwise, wouldn't he admit that the court and the palace have told lies?"

"I know." Zhu Gaochi said coldly, "But I don't understand the death of the late emperor, I still want to find out the truth."
Chapter completed!