The husband's son-in-law

It is not far from Andingmen to Taiji Hall.

Gou Gui walked in the front with his belt on his shoulders, all eunuchs were like this, even if they carried their master on their backs and were in a place where no one was around, they couldn't stand up straight, bowed their waists and lowered their heads from time to time, looking timid and timid.

Without talking all the way, we arrived at the main entrance of Tai Chi Hall.

Gou Gui said: "Here we are, Master Gu. The slave will go in and let you know."

"Well, it's work."

Gou Gui was so busy that his waist was a little short, so he didn't dare to use the word "you Lao" to mean it. After reading the sentence, Mr. Gu is polite, he bent down to salute, and then entered the side hall.

In the side hall, behind the desk is Mr. Rong who is writing and approving memorials, while the Holy Majesty is sitting next to him fanning.Gou Gui is used to this, he is no stranger to it, he just lowered his head and didn't dare to take a second look, and said in a thin voice, "My Majesty, Mr. Gu has arrived, please wait outside the hall."

"Let me in." Li Wubing said.

Rong Ye stopped writing, got up and walked out, saying, "Just now the Jinwu Guard delivered the report, Mr. Gu went all the way into the city and went straight to the palace."

"Brother, you guessed right." Li Wubing also stood up to follow, "I'll go pick up Mr. Gu."

"Let's go together."

Gou Gui stood on one side with his hands down. The Holy One called himself 'I' instead of Zhen in front of Young Master Rong. When Gou Gui first came to Tai Chi Hall, he was frightened when he heard it for the first time, but later he got used to it.

The previous eunuch in charge of the Taiji Hall was the young apprentice of Zhu Gengzhong, the eunuch next to the late emperor. His master followed Emperor Tianshun to the Tianhe Palace, and his whereabouts are unknown now. It seems that he was chopped down by a rebellious minister.Anyway, after the new emperor entered the palace and ascended the throne, this little apprentice took over the power and became the chief eunuch of the new emperor, succeeding his master.

It's just that within a few days, he was pulled out by the Holy Master and chopped up.

One radish and one hole, the radish has no place to stand on the back, but it didn't stay for long, but this time it was not chopped, it was sent to other places to do rough work.

Gou Gui was originally a sweeping eunuch without a name. He entered the palace when he was seven or eight years old. He was conceived early. I can’t remember where the family lives. I only remember his surname Gou. Later, this surname was laughed at. I went and became a eunuch puppy.

He has a bad face, with wicked eyebrows and mouse eyes, and is as thin as a stick. He also imitated other young eunuchs and cleverly wanted to recognize a grandfather's master so that he could hug his thigh, but the big eunuchs all hated him and said he He looks unlucky, and he is not smart. If he serves a nobleman, it will be unlucky for the nobleman to see.

No one wanted a puppy, and the puppy didn't succeed, and had been doing the dirtiest and most tiring work in the palace.Eunuchs have no status in the palace, the lowest and the cheapest, the little dog is the eunuch who can step on and spit on the lowest eunuch.

Being bullied is commonplace, until the Holy Majesty listened to it and said: "You have no bones and lowly dog, then this dog will be the head of the Tai Chi Hall. What's your name?"

"Return to the Holy One." Xiao Gouzi knelt on the ground and trembled all over, but he was excited. He lowered his head and said, "My servant's surname is Gou. I don't remember his name. Everyone calls me Xiaogouzi."

"Then I will give you a word, precious word."

The most humble eunuch became the head of the Tai Chi Hall, Gou Gui.

When Gou Gui entered the Taiji Hall, it was his ancestral grave burning incense. He worked diligently and tremblingly, only the Holy One followed suit. Later, he found out that the Holy One respected the young master, and he treated him better than his own parents—naturally, Gou Gui had long forgotten his parents. Where is it called and what does it look like.

Later, when Gou Gui found out that he listened to Young Master Rong first, the Holy Majesty was even happier, and Gou Gui knew how to be an errand in Tai Chi Hall.

All the eunuchs in the front palace were waiting to replace Gou Gui, but unexpectedly, Gou Gui, the carrot who stayed there not long ago, was firmly stuck there this time, and the Holy Majesty valued it a little--this is already a must. It's over.

The previous father-in-law was not a hundred-minded, full of cleverness, but he was dismissed within ten and a half months. How could the unlucky Gou Gui sit firmly?Afterwards, after inquiring, could it be possible that Shang Sheng was kind-hearted and poor Gou Gui was bullied, so he took a second look?

There really was this idiot who imitated Gou Gui's performance of being bullied and showed it to His Majesty, but His Majesty didn't see it, Gou Gui found out, and ruthlessly sent him to the cold palace to serve him, so he couldn't run forward in this life.

...Later Gou Gui found out why the managers in front of him were gone.

Because someone stretched out his hand in front of him, wanting to bribe the Tai Chi Hall, and someone from the Rong family wanted him to send a message to Young Master Rong—presumably the first one to die was like this.

Naturally, Gou Gui can't be fooled by this, he finally became Gou Gui, who in this world can give as much as the Holy One?It can't be wrong to hold the upper leg of the saint.

The news about the Tai Chi Hall was covered up tightly, and all the waiters in front of the hall were tight-lipped.Gou Gui grew up in the palace since he was a child, and has been bullied for so many years, so he is not a kind-hearted eunuch who has no means.

That is to say, at this time, when Gou Gui saw that Young Master Rong and the Holy Master greeted Lord Gu, he had a plan in his heart, and knew that he would only have more respect for Lord Gu in the future, so he must not be negligent.

"My minister, Gu Zhao, kowtowed to the Holy One." Gu Zhao lifted his robe and knelt down, and it was the first time we met, no matter how formal it was.

Rong Ye stood aside.

Li Wubing suffered this kneeling, and then helped Gu Zhao up himself, saying: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Your Majesty has waited so long, it's my fault." After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he saw the same look in His Majesty's eyes—don't be too polite, it's out of character to say these things.

Gu Zhao was silent for a moment, he didn't want to be like this, but he had to be more disciplined after his identity changed.

A smile appeared in Rong Ye's eyes, and he said, "It's hot outside to talk in the palace. Mrs. Gu's family has lived in Zhaozhou for a long time, so moving to Beijing will be a bit troublesome. How about Zhou Zhou?"

"He went back to the village with his father and Fubao, and he hasn't been back for many years." Gu Zhao said naturally.

The three entered the hall, Gu Zhaozi was one step behind.

"Gou Gui, order food." Li Wubing ordered, and after finishing speaking, he told Gu Zhao: "I was going to eat, but when I heard the rumor that you arrived, my brother waited and said to eat together."

Gu Zhao: ...Your statement made it hard for me to answer.

Is this the politeness of the monarch and his ministers, or is it a private reminiscence.

"Your Majesty and Mr. Rong really have deep feelings." Gu Zhao estimated and laughed.

The expression on Li Wubing's face was still the same as before, he just said: "Brother and I are one body, so we advance and retreat together."

"..." Rong Ye didn't know what to say.

Gu Zhao showed an expression of 'I'm so envious', and Xin Huangli nodded appreciatively even without illness.

This is the first time that the two monarchs and ministers met after their identities changed. One is the new emperor, the ruler of the world, and the other is the head of hundreds of officials. Emperor Guangwu and his first assistant Gu Ziqing should be the first ones.

One of the biggest jokes is: Emperor Guangwu trusted and valued Gu Ziqing, the chief assistant, so much that every time Gu Ziqing went to the palace to discuss political affairs, when he saw Emperor Guangwu, he hadn't knelt down to pay respects.

The high school students thought it was a joke at the time, but later found out that it was actually written in "Da Li Ji". Except for the first meeting between the monarch and his ministers, Gu Ziqing solemnly kneeled in the side hall of the Taiji Hall, after that, he never kneeled again except for important occasions.

If it weren't for the fact that the empress, the chief assistant and his wife are all loving officials, don't think too much about it.

Speaking of the present, Gou Gui passed on the imperial meal, and the three monarchs and ministers ate in the side hall.

"Master Gu, let's eat together, so don't be polite." Rong Ye said.

Li Wubing said: "That's right, I haven't thanked Mr. Gu for saving my life, and the bed ballista. If it wasn't for the bed ballista, it wouldn't be so smooth."

"You're welcome." Gu Zhao also said casually, "My family had to do something outside to save the Holy Majesty. The Holy Majesty woke up from a coma at that time, and it was also thanks to Young Master Rong."

Li Wubing nodded, "Yes."

"..." Rong Ye didn't want to mention what he said when Li Wu was in a coma, so he changed the topic and said, "The world has been set for the first time. On the [-]th, he still wants to beat Hui and Fan, and everything in Beijing has to be dealt with." Master Gu will take care of it."

This is the right thing to say.

"Will Mr. Rong go with you?"

Rong Ye nodded, "Yes."

Gu Zhao was a little surprised. In his impression of Rong Si in the past, Rong Si liked power. Now, from the merits of the dragon, and Li Wubing valued Rong Si not only as "brotherhood", but also to Rong Si. He's still a man, and he doesn't have a mole on his face. Isn't it easy to be an official?

Stretch out your ambitions as a man—unless Rong Si's previous ambitions have changed.

Gu Zhao glanced at Li Wubing, this pair of 'brothers' were not considered hot brothers anymore.He didn't talk about it anymore, the two of them didn't seem to pierce the paper - although they knew each other well, they should.

"Leave everything to the minister?"

Li Wubing knew what Gu Ziqing said, and said, "Just let go and do it, don't worry, Master Gu can't be a donkey, I swear by Li Wubing here."

"Your Majesty's words are serious." Gu Zhao said immediately, but he did relax a little when he mentioned it.

This donkey was a donkey that unloaded the mill and killed the donkey, but later Mr. Gu became the donkey of the production team.This is a later story.

Meals are fast - Li Wubing eats very fast, he is the first to put down his chopsticks after eating.Gu Zhao, a courtier, couldn't continue to eat, but he wasn't full yet, but seeing that Rong Si was eating too, he thought for a second, and took chopsticks to eat too.

Li Wubing just watched from the sidelines, talking occasionally.

Rong Ye made a bowl of soup for Li Wubing, and Li Wubing took it and drank it slowly.Holding the bowl and drinking one mouthful at a time, without using a spoon.

No royal protocol either.

So this meal was not very formal, nor was it so casual with friends, because they also talked about state affairs and talked about some royal gossip - Gu Zhao defined it in this way.

Emperor Tianshun's mother was beheaded by the second prince. Originally, the eighth prince's mother-in-law, the empress, was running back and forth, and when she heard that the second prince was approaching, she frightened to death due to lack of energy.In the harem, the concubines of the two emperors, Kang Jing and Tianshun, all moved to the suburbs of Beijing more than two months earlier.

The underage prince and princess of Emperor Tianshun lived there.

"I want them to go away, Gu Ziqing, think about how to do it." Li Wubing said while drinking soup.

Gu Ziqing: ...Huh?

Seeing that Mr. Gu had forgotten to eat, Rong Ye said: "Those people can't do anything, they are all driven out. It is said that the Holy One is mean to the blood of the late emperor's descendants. After all, they are left by the brothers."

Li Wubing sneered darkly in his eyes, "When I sit on the throne, this imperial palace is mine. No matter how much money I have, I would never spend a penny on these people. Who dares to let them come to me and tell me."

"Brother, I don't like keeping those people in this place. How can I not know what those virtuous ministers outside think? I'm not dead yet, so I'm thinking about my death, so that I can pick a good successor from the prince's garden with pure blood. In the past few months, those little bastards have come alive."

Rong Ye didn't like what Fourteen said about death, so he didn't persuade him when he heard about it. Li Wubing had already regressed, and wanted to be a wise king, but those people never gave up.

"Master Gu has been thinking about this too much."

Gu Zhao: ... Mmm.

"Shouldn't you stay here for a long time? After all, it's not the blood of the Holy One. It's better to move out early."

This point Gu Zhao is not flattering Li Wubing. The palace is so big, it is easy to raise a dozen children. The prince, the children of Emperor Tianshun will continue to stay. The struggle for imperial power will sooner or later become pawns. It is better to stay away now and live a safe life as a rich and idle person.

"Princes and princesses are still young, so it's not right to move out of the palace without anyone to educate them. However, the concubines and concubines in the other gardens are all capable and virtuous. Let them educate the young princes and daughters so as not to be lonely. When you are an adult, you should be filial to your elders, this is a good story."

No one cares about these children, isn't there a lot of ready-made elders?

These princes and children can be ennobled, princes and princesses are naturally impossible, even the lowest baron and county lord, the salary of that year was much richer than ordinary merchants, and now the concubines who live in Bieyuan, these women have no children , being thrown in the past is actually more lonely and boring, and old age must be miserable.

It is a great grace to be adopted by concubines now. In the future, if you want to rely on other people's children to take care of them, you must do your best to take care of them as your own son and daughter. When the child grows up, Gu Quan will not abandon it.

To sum up: Raising Tianshun Emperor's children is a good job for the concubines in Bieyuan.

After thinking about it, Rong Ye immediately said, "This is a good way."

"That Ziqing, you draw up the decree." Li Wubing was also very happy.

Gu Ziqing: ...Huh?The decree had to be written with all the bells and whistles and brilliant writing, and he had long forgotten that he had been writing documents as a civil servant for many years.

However, Mr. Gu nodded in agreement, thinking that he is going to take office and formally step into the cabinet now, so it would be difficult to get him by writing a beautiful imperial decree?There are ready-made people, second brother hehe.

After listening to the palace gossip, Tianshun Emperor's children's upbringing was settled, Gu Zhao thought, wouldn't the harem be empty, who else could there be?

Indeed, Concubine Yi, the mother-in-law of the Holy Majesty, is now the Empress Dowager.

But Gu Zhaozhi didn't mention it. After eating, he went to rest and change clothes, and then began to process the memorial.Gu Zhao: ...

The donkey precursor of the production team, but Mr. Gu's brain was not sharp at that time, he might have just had a full meal, and he felt that his office work was normal, and he never thought that any emperor could do this.It's like the great power is in your hands, so there is nothing to be afraid of your high achievements, I'm afraid you won't take the job.

After Mr. Gu finished reading the pile of memorials, it was already dark. Mr. Gu stretched his waist and was at a loss, "Should I go home? My family has to buy a mansion, right?"

The eunuch holding the lamp didn't understand and dared not answer.Fortunately, Manager Gou came, and he still bowed respectfully and passed on the message: "Master Gu, the Holy Majesty said that you should rest in the side hall tonight when it is late, so that you can officially take up the post tomorrow. coming."

Gu Zhao: ...Huh?Isn't it official office this afternoon?

"Choose a mansion? Let me see." Master Gu said something, and was quickly hit by the mansion selection, "Is it free?"

Gou Gui is at a loss.Master Gu quickly cut the language: "I mean, does the Holy One care about the rewarding house?"

"Naturally, Mr. Gu, the Holy Majesty said, you can choose as you please." Mr. Gou said hastily, spreading out the maps.

Gu Zhao took a look, good guy!

When he was a Hanlin, he had seen it when he was a buyer. Now this circle is next to the imperial palace, not the first ring, but the inner city - it used to be that people who have blood with the royal family can only live there.

how close!

"All for me to choose? How inappropriate this is, let me see—" Mr. Gu looked around the inner city.

General Manager Gou said with a smile: "Now the mansion is much empty, Mr. Gu, please take a look, Mr. Sheng Rong said, you choose a big one, like here, it was originally the mansion of the traitor, which is a bit unlucky, but The layout is good too, everything is well-chosen, there are a total of eight courtyards and four gardens..."

The traitor is the second prince who assists the king.

Gu Zhao: ...

Mr. Gou is a little bit straight.

Gu Zhao pointed to the empty mansions in the inner city and asked. The Fuzheng Palace and Prince Cheng’s Mansion are the largest recently. There is also the eighth prince who was originally imprisoned by Emperor Kang Jing. It's empty now—

He was sent to guard the imperial mausoleum.

The only brother who survived without illness and can still live in the Inner Imperial City is Prince Shun, who has few heirs and married a daughter of the Lin family.After experiencing the struggle for imperial power, because he has no heirs, he is free from all misfortunes, and he is really a wealthy and idle person in a smooth manner.

There are even more empty houses on the first ring road, those who stood in line with Emperor Tianshun, or those of the second prince, and those who condemned Li Wudiao and had a bad bloodline...

These mansions are actually very good, with good locations, all kinds of furniture, and the use of high-quality materials. If you choose, you can move in directly with your luggage, and you don't need to buy new furniture.

"Where is the strict and strict family?" After Gu Zhao asked, he felt embarrassed by the boss.

Unexpectedly, Director Gou quickly pointed to a place and said, "My lord, the mansion of Lord Yan is here."

Gu Zhao saw that the location was also very good. He thought that the second brother didn't suffer any serious treatment on the surface, but he was depressed because of his ambition. He looked around and chose the nearest house in the ring.

"Here."

Gou Gui recommended a lot of houses for princes to live in, but Mr. Gu chose this one, and he felt a little disappointed for Mr. Gu, but he didn't show it on the surface, and quickly cleaned up the map, saying: "My lord, the Holy Majesty said, you have worked hard, madam If you haven't arrived, the matter of the inner house will be taken care of by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, do you think so?"

The House of Internal Affairs is in charge of the internal affairs of the palace. What furniture is peeled off and the paint is broken, the window paper is replaced with new ones, the dead flowers and plants in the garden are hoeed and replaced with new ones, tea sets for drinking water, pots and bowls for the kitchen, sheets, bedding, and curtains are provided. You get it.

Just live there.

Gu Zhao: "...Success, thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern and consideration. I'm sorry to be with you."

Gou Gui was overjoyed, he was too busy doing what he should do, so he backed down.Others call him Gou Boss, and Mr. Gu calls him Companion, it's just to give him face.

As soon as the people left, Gu Zhao sat at the table and was dazed for a while.No matter how you think about those words passed by Gou Gui, it is not Li Wubing's actions - Li Wubing is not so careful, it should be said by Rong Si.

Having dinner together today, Gu Zhao knew why Rong Ye went to war with Li Wubing.

Anyway, he complained in his heart, and others didn't know, so Gu Zhao made it clear.

Li Wubing is like a mad dog, then Rongsi is the leash to tie the mad dog.

The country seemed to be stable, but the upper emperor seemed a little unstable. Gu Zhao now only hoped that Rong Si could be tied to Li for a lifetime without illness, and this rein would last a lifetime.

Otherwise, there will be chaos, and the people will suffer.

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Li Wubing: Lord Gu is definitely not that donkey

Many years later, after assisting Lao Tzu, assisting his son.

Gu Ziqing: ...is this a donkey? ! ! ! [The donkeys in the production team didn't bring them to do this!