Chapter 386 Cover the sky with one hand
Some operations depend on where they are used. If they are used in Chang'an, they are definitely seeking death. Not only will they be ineffective, but they will cause themselves to be involved.
If it is in Anxi, the feasibility is relatively high. Gu Qing has been in charge of Anxi for more than a year. Since Gao Xianzhi left, he has conquered the Anxi army, the officials of the Anxi Jiedushi Office, and even the people's hearts.
There is military spirit and popular support, the army is strong and the horses are strong, the city is prosperous, and most importantly, there is money.
When these conditions are combined, Gu Qing is basically the warlord of Anxi. The only restraints that prevent him from unbridled rebellion are Bian Lingcheng and Pei Zhounan.
Of course, there are no such conditions for rebellion, but it is still very easy to fabricate a person's life experience out of thin air in Kucha City and give her a temporary innocent background with both parents.
Gu Qing gave the order, and Wang Gui and his guards went out and wandered for an hour, and then the work was completed.
This is also the reason why Gu Qing has the confidence to stand in front of Bian Lingcheng and confront him at this moment.
As long as Gu Qing is willing, he can dominate Anxi with one hand.
"My parents are still alive? Are my family members innocent?" Bian Lingcheng sneered: "The person who is not sober is probably the Marquis, right? Huangfu Sisi was obviously a prisoner of the imperial court who slipped through the net back then. Her father Huangfu Weiming was involved in the Wei Jian case.
He was sentenced to death in the sixth year of Tianbao, and his family members were all executed. How can he have both parents?"
Gu Qing sighed, smiled helplessly at Pei Zhounan, and said, "Has Yushi Pei been to Fuzhi Inn?"
Pei Zhounan nodded: "I went to that inn when I was inspecting the public sentiment and had a meal there."
"Censor Pei must be quite impressed by the female shopkeeper, right? That female shopkeeper is known as the most beautiful woman in Qiuci, and she is unforgettable."
Although the question was a bit inappropriate, Pei Zhounan still nodded awkwardly: "I have seen the female shopkeeper before. She is indeed graceful and stunning."
Gu Qing said slowly: "If Pei Yushi has free time, you might as well ask the passers-by in Kucha City. Everyone knows that her name is 'Du Sisi'. This name was known to the people of Kucha City many years ago, and it is not something else."
'Huangfu Sisi', with a red mouth and white teeth, the Border Patrol Army not only killed someone's parents, but also changed their surname? It's a good thing that their parents are not in front of you, otherwise no matter how big an official you are, you would have been there sooner
The slap went up."
Bian Lingcheng was furious: "What nonsense! Huangfu Sisi is obviously Huangfu Weiming's daughter? Huangfu's family has been executed? Where did she get her parents?"
Gu Qing shrugged and said: "Her parents have always lived in the backyard of the inn? They just rarely show up. The waiters at the inn and the regular guests all know them? Don't you know?"
Bian Lingcheng's color suddenly changed? He shook his head in disbelief: "Impossible!"
Gu Qing sneered a few times, looked at Pei Zhounan and said, "Censor Pei, what do you say?"
Pei Zhounan said calmly: "Seeing is believing? It is useless for the Marquis and the border supervisors to argue here? Why not go to the inn to meet the parents of the female shopkeeper? The truth will be revealed."
Gu Qing smiled and said: "Pei Yushisi is very kind? Border supervisor? Why don't we go and see it together?"
Bian Lingcheng's eyes turned red? He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you'll know at a glance!"
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The backyard of Fuzhi Inn.
A middle-aged couple in their forties were standing awkwardly in the yard. The husband was smiling, while the wife was rubbing her clothes uneasily. Her face was a little sallow. She seemed to be in poor health. She would cover her mouth from time to time.
Cough a few times.
Huangfu Sisi's cheeks were still a little bruised, and she stood expressionlessly beside the middle-aged couple, glaring at Bian Lingcheng with hatred. Around the yard, the shopkeepers watched the excitement from a distance.
Bian Lingcheng stared at the middle-aged couple and kept sneering. He looked at them several times from top to bottom, and the sarcastic sneer on his face deepened.
Gu Qing stood behind him with a smile and said nothing, while Pei Zhounan frowned and doubtfully compared the looks of Huangfu Sisi and the middle-aged couple.
"Are you Huangfu Sisi's parents?" Bian Lingcheng asked with a sneer.
The middle-aged couple opened their eyes in confusion: "Who is Huangfu Sisi?"
Bian Lingcheng pointed at Huangfu Sisi and said angrily: "She! She is Huangfu Sisi!"
The middle-aged man glanced at her and then said displeasedly: "Shangguan, even though you are an official, you can't talk nonsense. She is obviously Du Sisi, the daughter of a villain. How did she become Huangfu Sisi?"
Bian Lingcheng said angrily: "Still pretending! Still pretending! When did she become your daughter?"
The middle-aged man looked confused and said: "She has always been my daughter, what's wrong with her?"
Bian Lingcheng said angrily: "What's your name?"
"Little Du Shenfang, this is my wife, Du Zhou. We are from Jingzhou, Guanzhong. Five years ago, we came to Qiuci City with the Tang Dynasty caravan and settled in this inn to make a living. This Shangguan also
Is there anything you want to ask?"
Huangfu Sisi glanced at Gu Qing quickly, then took a porcelain pot from the stone table in the courtyard, filled a cup with water and handed it to the middle-aged woman. He took the woman's arm naturally and said dissatisfiedly:
"Grandpa, this is the man who locked up my daughter and tortured me unless he said I was a prisoner of the imperial court. Fortunately, Lord Gu saved my daughter..."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then glared at Bian Lingcheng and said angrily: "Shangguan, can you give me an explanation? What crime did my daughter commit, and why did she become a prisoner of the imperial court? Why did Shangguan beat my daughter? I can't tell the truth.
Even if I risk my life to be exiled to prison, I will still sue the people against the officials and accuse you of abusing the people and setting up a trap!"
Bian Lingcheng was so shaken by the scene in front of him that he shook his head vigorously. For a moment, he thought he was hallucinating. The scene played by a family of three was so real that Bian Lingcheng couldn't help but wonder if he had made a mistake.
Pei Zhounan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly turned his head and raised his hand to call a shop assistant.
The shop assistant stood in front of Pei Zhounan slightly nervously. Pei Zhounan smiled gently and said, "Don't be afraid. I only want to ask you a few words."
"Uh, Sir, please ask."
Pei Zhounan pointed at the middle-aged couple and said, "Are they the parents of your shopkeeper?"
The shop assistant nodded: "Yes, we all call the shopkeeper and madam."
"Why didn't anyone know them before?" Pei Zhounan asked a very crucial question.
The shop assistant Qi Ai Ai said: "Because the old lady has always been in poor health and has lung disease. The desert climate is dry and often windy and sandy. The old lady cannot get wind, so she seldom goes out and has been living in a remote wing in the backyard. The old shopkeeper
I also accompany her and wait on her, and the innkeeper usually takes care of things in the inn."
Pei Zhounan sighed, turned to look at Bian Lingcheng, shook his head and said nothing.
Bian Lingcheng said angrily: "Lies! They are all lying! She is obviously an imperial prisoner!"
The store clerk looked confused and said: "What imperial prisoner? Is the shopkeeper an imperial prisoner? Impossible. When the shopkeeper's family of three moved from Guanzhong to Kucha City, the Jiedushi Mansion entered the household registration, and they were definitely a family of three.
That’s right.”
Bian Lingcheng suddenly excited and said: "That's right! Household registration, household registration can prove my words. Huangfu Sisi came to Qiuci City alone. Where did his parents come from? If you don't believe it, use the household registration to confront him!"
Gu Qing said calmly: "Okay, I will accompany you to fool around for a while. Come on, please go to Jie Mansion quickly to get the household registration."
The guard clasped his fists and left. After an hour of burning incense, the chubby Li Sima came to the backyard of the inn holding a thick stack of books and saluted everyone with a simple face.
In front of Gu Qing and the others, Li Sima calmly opened the household register. After looking through several books, he finally found Huangfu Sisi's list. On it were clearly written Du Shenfang, Du Zhou and Du Sisi.
The person's name and household registration were created in June of the eighth year of Tianbao, which was exactly five years ago.
Bian Lingcheng took a breath of cold air, his face turned livid, and his body was shaky.
At this time, he seemed to have fallen into a seamless trap. Everything was an illusion. Someone had laid out everything in advance, waiting for him to get into it.
After this confrontation, no one doubted Huangfu Sisi's identity. Overnight, she completely got rid of her status as a prisoner of the imperial court and could walk openly in the sunshine from now on.
Bian Lingcheng looked at Pei Zhounan desperately, but Pei Zhounan's expression clearly told him that today's matter was boring and ridiculous.
What kind of imperial criminals, what kind of Huangfu was Mingming, and the case that had been closed many years ago was uncovered by Bian Lingcheng, but the truth turned out to be nothing but nonsense.
Pei Zhounan couldn't help but secretly doubt his own intelligence. Why would he accompany this guy who is neither a man nor a woman to fool around? If he had such free time, he might as well stay in the room and recite "Long Live the Emperor" several times more.
"The border supervisors...enjoy your health and rest, and don't think wildly. I will not report this matter to Chang'an. I only hope that the border supervisors will do their duty as officials from now on, and will not do this kind of thing, which is extremely disrespectful.
"Pei Zhounan said and walked away.
Bian Lingcheng was heartbroken. He looked at Gu Qing who was smiling and silent, and then at the warm and cozy family of three in front of him. Bian Lingcheng stamped his feet vigorously and said in a trembling voice: "Censor Pei! It wasn't me who set the trap, it was Gu Qing."
He...he set up a trap to trap me into injustice!"
"Border supervisors, stop shouting, Yushi Pei has gone far." Gu Qing gently advised.
Bian Lingcheng turned around and looked at Gu Qing absentmindedly.
"Master Gu Hou is really...a good trick!" Bian Lingcheng said through gritted teeth.
Gu Qing smiled and said: "The means are ordinary. If you want to kill my friend, I can't let her stick out her neck and let you slaughter her, right? It's all for self-protection. Please be considerate to the border guards."
Bian Lingcheng pointed at the middle-aged couple and said angrily: "Where did you find them?"
Gu Qing said seriously: "No nonsense, they are shopkeeper Du's parents, their names are on the household register."
"Household registration..." Bian Lingcheng turned to look at Li Sima. Li Sima was startled by his cannibalistic gaze. He smiled, bowed and ran away in a hurry.
Bian Lingcheng laughed silently.
They found an inexplicable middle-aged couple, collaborated with the store clerk, and even asked Sima of the Jiedushi Mansion to change his household registration. It was a perfect match made out of nothing, and the imperial convicts suddenly became innocent people in Guanzhong.
It's so easy to whitewash someone.
Chapter completed!