The young man with the saber at his waist was the number one saber in the world, South Flower Saber. He wanted to speak, but when he saw the back of the tall man, he gave up.
No matter how heartless and courageous he was, he did not dare to speak ill of his future wife in front of his father-in-law.
Gu Xishan stared and asked, "Yuan Tingshan, did you really come empty-handed?!"
The young man who now had more than half of the power in Ji Bei smiled and said, "I just chopped off more than six hundred heads of northern barbarians. You want them? I'll send someone to deliver them to you later. "
Gu Xishan was slightly envious and asked in a low voice, "Yuan Tingshan, why don't I go with you to Ji Province? We haven't had a war for many years. Your business seems to be booming. I can even be a military officer for you. "
Yuan Tingshan, who was popular in both Liao and Ji Province, said disdainfully, "Military officer? Don't even think about it. Do you want to be a cart driver or not? "
Gu Xishan cursed.
Gu Donghai dismissed it with a smile. He had always been amiable to Yuan Tingshan, his brother-in-law. He had never put on airs as a descendant of a famous general, nor had he shown any contempt for the lowly Jianghu people in the eyes of the top nobles. On the contrary, this time, Wild Goose Castle had recognized Yuan Tingshan as their son-in-law. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Wild Goose Castle was in Ji Province, they would not dare to fight with the Gu family. Although their father had never verbally acknowledged Yuan Tingshan as his adopted son or son-in-law, he had brought Yuan Tingshan to the capital twice. This was enough to explain everything to the capital and Liao.
Gu Jiantang suddenly called out to Yuan Tingshan.
The latter quickly patted his horse and followed.
The three siblings consciously slowed down their horses.
Gu Jiantang said calmly, "You sent a report to Great Peace City."
Yuan Tingshan pursed his lips and did not explain anything.
Gu Jiantang's tone was still emotionless. "After Donghu marries you, she will no longer be part of the Gu family."
Yuan Tingshan felt as if he was struck by lightning, but he still did not want to lower his head. He said in a low voice, "General, don't worry. I can raise her!"
The corners of Gu Jiantang's mouth seemed to curve into a sneer. Yuan Tingshan pulled on the reins and abruptly stopped the horse.
Other than Gu Jiantang, Gu Beihu, who had made up her mind to follow her husband, Gu Donghai and Gu Xishan, who were confused, continued to follow Gu Jiantang to Fort Wu.
She asked carefully, "What's wrong? Did you make my father unhappy? "
Yuan Tingshan grimaced, looking like he had a headache.
The horsemen he brought with him also stopped by the side of the road.
Yuan Tingshan rubbed his chin and said, "Your father is really interesting. He obviously wants to eat the 200,000 Beimang soldiers, but he wants to be a stone Buddha. Even after I handed over the booklet, it would only benefit your father, but your father still refused! I just can't figure it out.
What's the point of being a pillar of the country! "
Gu Beihu was shocked. "Wasn't that memorial to ask for merit from the Ministry of War?"
Yuan Tingshan tilted his head and spat. "A few hundred barbarians' heads are nothing to me. I'll feel ashamed if I tell others about it! If I want to do something, I'll do something big. This time, I'm helping the Zhao Emperor kill a man. His head is worth a few hundred thousand barbarians! "
Gu Beihu was stunned.
Gu Jiantang turned his head and looked towards the south. His eyes were dark and complicated.
— —
In the Imperial Study of Great Peace City, the Emperor of Zhao walked to the center of the study, squatted down and used a pair of tongs to stir the charcoal in the brazier. Beside him, Song Tanglu, the Head of Ceremony Directorate who served the Emperor, bent his back and trotted over. His steps were quiet, like the steps of an agile cat, but one could see that this successor of Han Shengxuan was trembling with fear. There was a memorial in the hand of the Emperor of Zhao Clan, and Song Tanglu knew it very well. It was sent to him by Yuan Tingshan, a popular figure in Ji Bei. As for what was written on the memorial, when Han Shengxuan was still the Head Eunuch, he could read it first before deciding whether to submit it to the Emperor or to the Ministry of War. But now, the Imperial Palace had set up an Assistant Eunuch, and Song Tanglu did not dare to touch it anymore. The Emperor of Zhao Family held the memorial and placed it on the burning charcoal. But when he lit a corner, he hesitated and pulled his hand back. He knocked on the edge of the brazier and extinguished the flame.
There were four or five Life Attendants in the Imperial Study. They were all quite young, and they were still buried in their books. They did not seem to have noticed the strange scene.
The charcoal fire shone on the pale face of the Emperor of Zhao Family.
A Great Eunuch who was allowed to wear a bright red robe said softly outside the room, "Your Majesty, the Right Chancellor of the Imperial College, Jin Lanting, requests an audience."
The Emperor of Zhao Family's arms hung in the air. He was deep in thought, as if he did not hear the voice that was neither soft nor loud.
Song Tanglu held his breath and bent down. He did not dare to speak, but he stretched one hand behind his back and waved at the open door.
The Great Eunuch who was also bent down should not be able to see the subtle movement of the Ceremony Supervisor's palm seal, but he immediately moved back.
The Emperor of Zhao Family slowly came back to his senses and said calmly, "Permission granted."
Song Tanglu said softly, "Your Majesty."
The Emperor of Zhao Family grunted in acknowledgment.
Soon, Song Tanglu quietly brought in a small embroidered stool. The Emperor of Zhao Family sat in front of the brazier. The memorial was placed on the front lapel of his yellow dragon robe. It was placed on a beautiful dragon that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.
Jin Lanting, who had a beautiful beard, stepped over the threshold and was about to kneel down when the Emperor of Zhao Family said softly, "You're excused."
The Emperor of Zhao Family stretched out his hand. Song Tanglu hurriedly brought in another stool. Jin Lanting, who was flattered, carefully sat down after thanking him.
The Emperor of Zhao Family looked at the scholar from Beiliang. The haze between his eyebrows seemed to have lightened a bit. He said pleasantly, "Third Young Master, do you have something to report?"
Jin Lanting's expression was calm and resolute. It was as if he was possessed by a god. He looked like he was about to die. He said respectfully, "I do have something to report. I should have reported it to you, but I think I should still report it to Your Majesty face to face!"
Jin Lanting stood up, bent down, and took a few steps back. He knelt down with all his strength and prostrated himself on the ground. He said slowly, "Your humble servant Jin Lanting wants to impeach Grand Secretary Zhang Julu for ten major crimes!"
Your humble servant.
Grand Secretary.
In the Imperial Study, almost all of the Emperor's personal servants trembled.
The Emperor of Zhao Family was silent.
— —
In the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Zhao Zhuan stood alone under the golden birdcage with a dumb parrot. He was whistling happily.
He said to himself, "His purpose is to be the world's number one traitor since ancient times. He used power to avoid it. Let me calculate, how many crimes are there? "
"Controlling the power of the court and acting arbitrarily."
"Raising a border army for private reasons and squandering the national treasury."
"Colluding with the powerful eunuch Han Shengxuan."
"Framing the Valiant Martyr Han Family for personal reasons."
"Not doing enough to govern the country, leading to the restoration of West Chu."
"And? I can't seem to think of anything else even after racking my brains. "
Speaking of this, the Crown Prince smiled. "It's really been hard on our Third Young Master Jin."
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