Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Speaking of this, Wang Gui stood up, bowed, and said: "Speaking seriously, Lord Qin has no grudges against this old man! Thank you! Thank you!"

Guo Ye hurriedly returned the salute, and said, "It's not a matter of being kind. Mr. Wang doesn't blame Mr. Guo for being troublesome, so Mr. Guo is satisfied!"

"Then I don't know if Qin Guogong has any resentment towards Wang?"

"Then how can it be, we have no grudges in the past, and we have no enmity in recent days, but there was a small misunderstanding with Guo in Dade Temple, it was because you were deceived by the monks in Dade Temple, and you didn't deliberately have a relationship with Guo. It's embarrassing. How could someone Guo resent you, old man?"

"Since you don't have any resentment towards me, Wang Gui, then it's easy to handle. We Mingren don't tell secrets. In Dade Temple, the old man didn't lie to you. Those glass vessels were indeed handed over by the five noble families. What the old man stored secretly has nothing to do with the monks in Dade Temple."

"Uh...this..."

"You returned those glazed vessels to their original owners, which is completely just and enforced the law. But confiscating those glazed vessels into the palace, that can be called breaking the law for personal gain!"

Guo Ye said: "Old man, there are only you and me here, and I will tell the truth. I believe that you, the old man, did not lie to me. But... if you want to return the property to the original owner..." At this point, Guo Ye shook his head lightly, Said: "Mr. Guo will not obey his orders!"

"Why is that?"

"I think back then, when we were in Banqiao Town..." Guo Ye told Wang Gui about his grievances with the five noble families.

Finally he said: "Now you old man understand, there is a very bad relationship between Mr. Guo and the five great noble families. The purpose of seizing these glazed vessels this time is to avenge personal revenge. To put it bluntly, this matter is between Mr. Guo and Mr. Guo. You old man should not get involved in the personal grievances between the five great gentry clans."

Guo Ye paused for a moment, and added: "Of course, these words came out of my mouth, Guo Ye, and into your old man's ears. If you leave this door, Mr. Guo won't recognize you!"

Wang Gui nodded, and said: "Thank you Qin Guogong for telling you frankly. Mr. Wang really doesn't know the cause and effect of this. But..."

Speaking of this, Wang Gui fell to his knees with a plop!

He said: "Duke Qin, to be honest, for 20 years, apart from Your Majesty and the Empress, I, Wang Gui, have never knelt down to any living people! Not only that, His Majesty's own daughter, Princess Nanping, because she married my son, She is the supreme princess, and she has to kneel to me!"

Speaking of this, Wang Gui's eyes turned red, and he said: "Just today, the old man kneeled down for you, please raise your hand and return those colored glazes to the five great nobles!"

Guo Ye's face sank, and he said: "So, you old man must help the five noble families to make things difficult for me, Guo Ye?"

"Of course not!" Wang Gui said with a bitter face: "Although the old man recognizes his ancestors, he is unwilling to intervene in the personal grievances between you and the five great noble families. But don't forget, those glass vessels are from the five great noble families The gentry handed it over to the old man."

"I was entrusted by others. As a matter of loyalty, I should return these original glazed vessels to Zhao. You have withheld these things, and the five noble families will not care about that. They will only ask for it from the old man. If the old man can't return the things, why? Didn't you break your trust?"

"That's why the old man had to make such a bad move. Qin Guogong, can you return those glazed vessels for the sake of my old face?"

Wang Gui's kneeling really put a lot of pressure on Guo Ye.Not to mention how valuable Wang Gui's original status was, even an ordinary 70-year-old man kneeling in front of him, Guo Ye couldn't accept it calmly.

However, the pressure is only pressure. Wang Gui and Guo Ye are not related to each other, and they do not have any acquaintances. It is related to the ownership of Liuli, which is worth tens of millions. This pressure is not enough to make Guo Ye change his decision.

Guo Ye stretched out his hands, helped Wang Gui up, and said, "Mr. Wang, I'm sorry, please forgive Mr. Guo for not agreeing! We really don't have any hatred, but..."

Wang Gui waved his hand and said, "Mr. Qin, don't say any more! This old man should have thought of it a long time ago... This old face of mine is worthless... At this point, the old man has nothing to do... Let me go!"

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After sending Wang Gui away, Guo Ye couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.He thought to himself, it could not be better to send Wang Gui away in this way.If he knelt for a long time like he was at the door and acted like a rogue, it would be really difficult to handle today.

But soon, Guo Ye discovered that he was completely wrong.

Early the next morning, before Guo Ye got up, he heard Sun Zishan yelling outside the door, saying, "Teacher, something is wrong! Something is wrong!"

"What's the panic?"

"Wang Gui...he..."

"how?"

"he died!"

Chapter 1745 is in line with my wishes

To be precise, Wang Gui committed suicide by hanging himself.

Just last night, Wang Gui first gathered his family for a reunion dinner, and then went to rest early with his favorite concubine in his arms.When the concubine woke up in the middle of the night, she found that Wang Gui had been hanged on the beam of the room, and there was still a suicide note beside the bed.

In this suicide note, Wang Gui explained in detail the reason for his suicide, that is, Guo Ye Gong avenged his personal revenge and detained the glazed vessels belonging to the five major noble families.Wang Gui has no face to face the five great gentry, and he can only die to thank him!

Wang Gui is dead, but he still has a son.He has two sons, the eldest son Wang Chongji and the youngest Wang Jingzhi.That's all for Wang Chongji, just a small doctor of the Ministry of punishment.

But Wang Jingzhi is very serious. Although he is not a high-ranking official, he is the husband of the third daughter of His Majesty Li Er, Princess Nanping.In other words, he is the son-in-law of His Majesty Li Er.

My old father was forced to death, how can a son let it go?At that time, it was too late, and the palace gate had already been locked.Therefore, Wang Jingzhi and Princess Nanping beat the Dengwen drum together, woke up His Majesty Li Er from the bed, and asked him to give justice to Wang Gui, an old relative.

His Majesty Li Er comforted the two of them with gentle words, and managed to persuade them to leave.

With the sound of the Dengwen drum, all eyes are on!The news that Wang Gui was forced to death by Guo Ye quickly spread throughout the city of Chang'an as if he had grown wings!

After listening to Sun Zishan's narration, Guo Ye couldn't help screaming secretly, it's over!Now I'm in big trouble!

Pockmarks are not pockmarks, Wang Gui is a liar!There is a saying that when a person is about to die, his words are good.As soon as his suicide note comes out, without any evidence, I, Guo Ye, will have to bear the crime of avenging my personal revenge and driving the old prime minister to death!

It is foreseeable that I will be criticized by countless officials and censors this morning!

The people of the country pay attention to death, and I am afraid that even my allies will not speak for me.When the time comes, the crowd will be raging, can I still fight with the Confucian scholars?Although my eloquence is good, the problem is... I really don't care about this matter!

This is how to do?

Guo Ye thought about it for a long time, but in the end he just came up with a solution that was not a solution, that is to use the dragging formula!Guo Ye gave a memorial to His Majesty Li Er, saying that he was not feeling well and could not go to court.

He didn't go to court, of course it didn't mean the matter was over.In the early dynasty, the anti-Guo alliance headed by Shangshu Wei Ting of the Ministry of Justice, together with a large number of censors who did not know the truth, launched a severe impeachment against Guo Ye, and even demanded a re-investigation of the Dade Temple case!

As for His Majesty Li Er, who had a sympathetic heart with Guo Ye, he also used the dragging formula, and temporarily shelved the matter on the grounds that Qin Guogong was unwell and could not confront him face to face.

In the next few days, memorials to impeach Guo Ye flew into the palace like snowflakes, but all were kept by His Majesty Li Er.

Of course it can be delayed for a while, but it cannot be delayed forever.This wave of impeachment can be said to be unprecedentedly huge. Almost everyone believes that Guo Ye is doomed.The best result is to resign from all official positions and become a rich and idle person like Zhang Liang, Duke Xun.

On this day, Guo Ye was sitting bored, and suddenly Eunuch Shun came to deliver an order, saying that His Majesty Li Er had summoned him.

Guo Ye understands that it is useless to pretend to be sick now.He tidied up his clothes, cheered himself up, and followed Eunuch Shun to the familiar Wangbei Pavilion.

"Chen Guoye, I have seen His Majesty the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

"Get up, give me your seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Just as Guo Ye sat down, His Majesty Li Er sighed heavily and said, "Guo Ye, you have disappointed me so much!"

Guo Ye was so frightened that he quickly knelt down again, and said, "I have owed you a holy grace, and I hope your Majesty will punish you! But before you punish me, I still have a few words to say..."

"You speak!"

"Your Majesty, do you remember that when investigating the case of Monk Tianfu, I once told you that the mastermind behind this case is likely to be the five great gentry..."