The scumbags all want to turn back

Gu Zhaoting noticed Gu Yuanchen's gaze, leaned towards him slightly, and said softly: "This is the heir of Duke Royce, Andre Royce, the son of his brother."

I know, just seen the pictures, not sure if it is. "Gu Yuanchen said,

"There are rumors that he is actually the illegitimate son of the Duke and his sister-in-law, and the Duke's younger brother is not fertile." Gu Zhaoting said in a low voice, "But grandma doesn't care about this, and she doesn't want to cause too much trouble for herself, so she just lets them go." gone."

"Why do you nobles always gossip so much?" Gu Yuanchen sneered.

Gu Zhaoting smiled in embarrassment, and said: "You are also a member of the nobles now, don't keep talking like an outsider. As for why there are so many gossips... Who made these people too rich, Mr. Ren Find something to do."

"Just as Andre came over, they immediately stopped talking and accepted his condolences.

Looking at the back of Andre Royce, Gu Yuanchen suddenly said: "Zhao Ting, I want to talk to him, please help me arrange it."

After the funeral, Gu Zhaoting and Gu Yuanchen can stay for a while longer.A guard came over and whispered something in Gu Zhaoting's ear. Gu Zhaoting nodded and said to Gu Yuanchen, "You have already been invited." He pointed to a row of houses in the cemetery not far away, where the royal family's dynasties were displayed. Portraits of the members, and some small lounges, "What do you want from him?" he asked.

"Persuade him to abandon the dark and turn to the bright." Gu Yuanchen raised the corners of his lips, "He didn't directly refuse, which shows that he is not a diehard on Caitlin's side. We have great hope."

The rest room of the cemetery is not big, and the decoration is very simple. After all, it is only for people to rest and talk for a while, and no one would drink tea and enjoy it here.

As soon as the door opened, Andre turned around immediately, and when he saw Gu Yuanchen coming in, he was stunned for a moment, showing a smirk, and said, "I thought it was Your Highness I saw."

"I beg him to let you go." Gu Yuanchen sat down, and Andrei hesitated for a moment, and sat down opposite him.

"Speaking of which, you are my grandpa's nephew, that is, my cousin. It's a pity that you are a family, but you haven't met each other yet." Gu Zhaoting said with a smile, "I haven't seen my grandpa and grandma for a long time. Now, are they all right now?"

Andre said: "Uncle has been feeling unwell recently and has been recuperating at home. My aunt is in good health, but she still doesn't like to go out. She reads and embroiders in the study every day."

The two hypocritically talked about the relatives of the Royce family for a long time. Andre seemed a little impatient, but he continued to be polite with him patiently. However, he looked down at the time a few times and adjusted his posture constantly. He looked like he wanted to find an excuse to get out of here.

At this time, Gu Yuanchen suddenly said: "Uncle, I have a question, I would like to ask you."

Andre paused for a second: "What's the problem?"

"Because I used to grow up as a commoner." Gu Yuanchen said, "So I don't know much about the law of succession to the throne and the law of succession to the title of nobility. Female offspring enjoy equal rights, but the royal family and nobles seem to be using inheritance laws that have been outdated a long time ago. For example, only legitimate children are eligible to be ranked in the inheritance sequence, while male offspring are ranked after female offspring. Front."

Andre's heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively said cautiously: "Indeed, if my cousin had successfully married the late emperor, you would be the crown prince now."

"Things are impermanent." Gu Yuanchen sighed, "If my father is still alive, maybe he can also fight for me to inherit the power. After all, there have been special cases in history. For example, Queen Gu Fu, as the youngest sister, surpassed three The elder brother inherited the throne, such as Emperor Oliver, he is an illegitimate son. If you broaden your horizons, there is also the Yang family. I remember that one of their dukes is an illegitimate heir authorized by the emperor. , the Sun family, etc., in the hundreds of years of family history, there is always such a special heir."

Andre's expression suddenly became ugly, he stared at Gu Yuanchen, as if sitting opposite him was not his nephew, but a poisonous snake, about to expose the scandal of his life experience, just like his aunt who was just deposed, Threat him with this question.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot." Gu Yuanchen covered his mouth and smiled as if startled, "This is a sensitive topic for you, isn't it? What kind of illegitimate child..."

"What are you implying?" Andre looked at him coldly.

"I didn't imply anything." Gu Yuanchen said with a smile, "What's the big deal about an illegitimate child, and I am also an illegitimate child. Although I should have been a prince." He sighed long, "However, Zhaoting treated me very well. We are getting married, he is His Majesty, I am also Your Majesty, there is no difference. But..."

He narrowed his eyes, and his smile became sly and hypocritical: "I still feel unwilling. I lost the crown prince, and a duke title cannot be regarded as equivalent compensation."

Andre held his breath fiercely: "You—"

"I think the two duke titles can barely be considered a satisfactory compensation." Ning Yuanchen said leisurely, "Although I was born out of wedlock, there is a reason for my birth. From an emotional and rational point of view, there is no immorality in my birth. My mother is the Duke of Royce's own daughter, and he has no other direct heirs other than a scandal-ridden daughter accused of treason."

Andre stood up violently, knocked his knees on the small table in front of him, and almost knocked the table down: "You, you want to inherit the title of Duke Royce! Don't be too greedy!"

"I remember the highest record of imperial titles accumulated, but there are seven duke titles." Gu Yuanchen took a sip of water unhurriedly, "Besides, I am the emperor's own son, and I only have two duke titles, which is too shabby. .Although the process may be a bit tortuous, but with Zhao Ting's support, the title must belong to me."

Andre stared at him, gasping for breath, almost speechless, after a while he sat down again, and said in a cold voice, "What do you want to do?"

Gu Yuanchen didn't answer directly, but changed the subject: "Speaking of which, what good is it if you go against the empire? Sanchez offended me thoroughly, and his fief is located in a remote place, so the empire couldn't reach it for a while. It is possible for him to be proud for a while. However, the Duke of Royce’s fief is not too far from the Central Star. On one side is the fief of the duke inherited by Zhaoting, and on the other is the fief of the Duke Chu who is loyal to the royal family. .Do you think, after you betrayed the country, can you continue to live freely in the fief, or run away like a bereaved dog?"

Andre said bluntly: "Your Excellency, don't slander people at will. I have always been loyal to the empire and the royal family."

"Or maybe, you are waiting for Gu Ran or someone else to come to power, and give you more titles, powers, and fiefs based on your meritorious deeds?" Gu Yuanchen shook his head amusedly, "Uncle, open your eyes." Look carefully with big eyes, who is here with me, and who is there with you, do you really think that a talent show host, an abolished queen, and a group of nobles whose fiefdoms are far away on the border can bring you what you want? something?"

Andre pursed his lips tightly.

"How can it be, I don't want to argue with you. I don't care about your real identity. Anyway, you are my relatives, right? Grandpa doesn't even have an heir who can pass on the surname. I am also very sad. Think about it Come on, uncle." Gu Yuanchen stood up, "However, you have to make a decision quickly."

And when Gu Yuanchen put his hand on the door rail, Andre gave his answer: "What do you want me to do,"

After the funeral, Gu Zhaoting and Gu Yuanchen did not return to the palace.Caitlin is still finding various excuses to refuse to leave the palace, and even if she moves out now, Gu Zhaoting will not go back until the palace is cleaned up again.Right now, Gu Yuanchen is temporarily living with him in the prince's exclusive villa outside the palace. Although it is said to be a villa, it is not small in scale. It replaces the hospital building it occupied before and becomes a new office center.

A spacious reading room on the second floor was requisitioned as a temporary meeting room. In the middle, a holographic projector projected a huge three-dimensional galaxy map of the empire in the air. The territories of different nobles were circled in different colors, and the lord's name was marked at the corner. Surname and first name of current owner.

Gu Yuanchen took a projection marking pen and walked around in the holographic projection, marking the nobles that Andre had revealed to him that he had contacted with them, and marked them one by one according to the size of their determination to betray.

When he finished marking, Han Xun stepped forward to take his pen, and said while marking: "These are just scumbags, Caitlin can't rely on them... These few, I have thought about it for a long time, even the local garrison, The military can't control it anymore, can it?" He turned to ask Mu Jingfeng, and the latter picked up another stick and ticked a few names.

"In these fiefdoms, at least half of the soldiers in the garrison are from other fiefdoms that are relatively far away." Mu Jingfeng said, "In order to prevent the local government from colluding with the garrison, the troops change their bases every five years. The choice will also give priority to non-local soldiers. However, because there are voices of opposition in the army, it has not been implemented to the end, and the garrison arrangements of some fiefs, the fief lords still have a foot in it." He frowned and sighed. But soon he returned to the expression of talking about business, and continued, "Therefore, the probability of instigating rebellion in these fiefdoms is very high."

Everyone deleted, deleted, and deleted, and finally circled a few hard bones. Except for the fiefdoms of the three nobles including Gu Ran in the hinterland of the empire, the others are fiefdoms at the border.

"Gu Ran and these two guys seem to be going crazy, and I'm afraid there is a tough battle to fight." Han Xun chuckled, "These few..." He looked at Gu Yuanchen and said softly, "Are you serious?" Don't you want it?"

Instead, Gu Yuanchen went to look at Gu Zhaoting, who had a stiff expression on his face, took a deep breath, and finally broke into a smile, and said, "I listen to Yuan Chen, and you always know more about national affairs than I do."

Gu Yuanchen touched his face soothingly: "If you are willing to give up, you will gain if you are willing. These places have already been alienated from the empire and the royal family, and there is no need to keep the obedience of face. What's more, we don't need to worry about it. Instead of worrying about it, they should focus on the territory that really belongs to us."

"I understand." Gu Zhaoting forced a smile, "Besides, this is supposed to be your country, so you can be the master."

Seeing that his mood was stable, Gu Yuanchen turned around and continued discussing with Mu Jingfeng and Han Xun.

In the palace, the black cloth hung in the main hall for the funeral has not been removed, and Caitlin, the deposed queen who still refused to leave, started a new complaint.She suspected that the first emperor had not received timely and effective treatment, and believed that he was actually killed by Gu Zhaoting and others.As the emperor's wife, she called on citizens to unite on TV and urged the government to order an investigation into the real cause of the late emperor's death.