Emperor and subject

Chapter 1: Family Reunion

"Yan'er, what can we gain from this northern tour?" The emperor sat on the high golden carved dragon chair, and asked Gu Wuyan, who was sitting on the left seat, kindly.

"Returning to father, I have seized 11 corrupt officials during this northern tour, and seized a total of 5000 taels of silver and 1 taels of gold." Gu Wuyan replied truthfully, "Most of these corrupt officials are located in the northern border towns and It has been corrupted for a long time, passed down from generation to generation. From father to son, from son to grandson, most of them are clans. As a result, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people in the north are far from those in the Jiangzhong area." But Gu Wuyan didn't finish.There are more than 11 corrupt officials in the north?After the baptism of time, this corrupt tree has already grown thousands of roots.It's just that these people happen to be part of her imperial sister's minions in the north.

"It's really unreasonable! There is such a corrupt place in my world!" The emperor gradually became angry.Although he didn't do any big things as emperor in this life, he also thinks that he is definitely not a foolish emperor. It was only when he was old that he realized that there was such a serious phenomenon of corruption and perverting the law in the imperial land he ruled. It was like a slap in the face for the achievements he had worked so hard to build.He immediately asked, "Can those 11 people be dealt with?"

"Father and emperor have all been beheaded."

"The Nine Clans should be punished!" the emperor said angrily.

At this time, Gu Jiangjie, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Father, think twice. The corrupt officials have been punished, but their family members are innocent. Punishment of the nine clans may cause panic among the common people."

"How can I set an example to others? I have indulged them too much these years! Cough cough cough..." The emperor couldn't hold it anymore, the fire in his heart was burning, which caused him to cough violently.Eunuch Song at the side hurried forward and took out a handkerchief and handed it to the emperor, who took it and coughed vigorously, covering his mouth.

"Your Majesty must protect the dragon's body! Don't get angry." Eunuch Song said anxiously from the side.

"Father, don't hurt your body because of these things, you should take care of your health." Gu Wuyan at the side also pretended to be worried.

"Yes, father. Don't talk about it." Gu Jiangjie echoed.

The emperor coughed for a long time, stroked the chest that seemed to be cracked, and barely stopped coughing. He casually looked at the handkerchief in his hand, and there were blood stains.The emperor couldn't help but smiled bitterly when he saw it, "I'm old, old. Yan'er, do you think I should be punished or not?"

"How can father and emperor Wanfu Wanshou grow old?" Gu Wuyan thought for a while and said, "I also think that the nine clans should not be punished. After all, there has been no such criminal law in the empire for decades, and I am afraid it will cause uneasiness among the people."

Of course they can't be punished, these are Miss Huang's minions, she is not in a hurry to pull them all out at once.

"Okay." The emperor nodded, and gave the handkerchief to Eunuch Song again.He picked up the tea on the royal table and drank a sip to moisten his parched throat, but he couldn't cover up the already somewhat old and feeble voice.

At this time, a little eunuch in black robes ran in from outside the imperial palace. He first knelt on the ground and saluted, and then said in a sharp voice, "Your Majesty, Prince Yu is here. His Highness Zhaoping and His Highness Zhaoding are going with Concubine Ning." Yanfu Temple prayed for the dwarf."

"Concubine Ning has a heart, you can step back." The emperor smiled.

"Yes." The little eunuch bowed out of the hall.

As soon as the little eunuch left the palace, a rather slender man entered from outside the palace.I saw the man wearing a silver crown and an embroidered green robe, holding a green bamboo fan with clear bones, smiling, his handsome appearance is just like a white-faced scholar full of knowledge.He also saw him walking to the center of the hall and bowing slightly to the emperor with a smile, "Long blessing, my father, my son is late. I hope my father does not blame my son, but my son just chatted with him in the Han Academy. It’s too much fun. But this minister has gained a lot of knowledge.”

"Yu'er, go and sit down. You are so eager to learn, and the emperor is too late to be happy, so how can I blame you." The emperor waved his hand and smiled.

Gu Yu then walked to the table next to Gu Wuyan and sat down, turned his head and greeted Gu Wuyan, "Imperial sister, I haven't seen you for a long time, she looks beautiful again." He smiled at Gu Jiangjie's inquiring eyes "Maybe it's been a long time, Miss Huang."

"En." Gu Wuyan simply responded and didn't want to say more.

Gu Jiangjie also smiled and said, "The emperor is becoming more and more like a scholar, why don't you ask the father for a title of bachelor?"

"Haha, Jie'er's suggestion is very good! I agree." The emperor nodded approvingly, and took another sip of tea.Being with one's own children is not a joy in life.He is getting old, and his heart is less and less ambitious than when he was young, and he just wants to enjoy his life in peace.Every one of his imperial sons is so outstanding, which makes him so proud as a father.But he is also worried, he is the emperor, even the so-called family relationship is full of interests.It's not like there is a hidden trouble under the harmony of the women there, he just doesn't want to see it.

"Father, I dare not be a minister. The title of a university scholar is not worthy of me. I have nothing to do all day long, obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and have not done any major things for the country. But the emperor's sister went to Beijing this time. The meritorious service of the tour is very great, and there should be a reward." Gu Yu declined, and he took another look at Gu Wuyan who was surprisingly quiet.

"Well, indeed." The emperor gave Gu Yu an approving look, and said to Gu Wuyan, "Yan'er, what reward do you want? Just say it, don't be polite to your father."

"For the country and society, this is the duty of sons and ministers. Regarding rewards, please let the emperor decide." Gu Wuyan said slowly.How could this reward be so desirable?

"Father, why don't you give the land of northern border to the emperor's sister?" Gu Yu interjected, shaking the bamboo fan in his hand.

"Very good! That's it!" The emperor said happily, and turned to the Eunuch Song who was beside him and ordered, "Little Song, hurry up and ask Li Niige to draw up a decree, and the land in the northern border will be entrusted to me."

"Yes..." Eunuch Song bent over and led the order to go to Lini Pavilion.

Gu Jiangjie, who was at the side, was very angry, and she also wondered what kind of wishful thinking her younger brother was planning, and she was willing to give up the piece of fat in Beijiang to the imperial sister.Are they allied?No, it shouldn't be!After all, there is only one seductive throne.

"Thank you, father." Gu Wuyan no longer refused, stood up and bowed, and sat down again, with no expression on his face.

"Congratulations, sister." Gu Yu laughed aside.

"Yeah." Gu Wuyan frowned slightly, and soon returned to normal.She took a sip of the already cold tea on the table.She also had some doubts in her heart. Her imperial brother clearly knew that her power was all over the north, but now he let the whole northern Xinjiang be named under her name, what is his intention?She glanced at Gu Yu who was always smiling, as if he was a brother who was really happy for her, but she knew in her heart that this was just a wolf in human skin.And why doesn't she know about her emperor's brother's secret affairs.

The old emperor chatted for a while, but he couldn't take it anymore, and started coughing again, so he had no choice but to say, "Father is getting old. Let's stop talking for today...cough cough cough..."

The three of them got up at the same time, and bowed respectfully to the old emperor, "Father, pay more attention to rest, and my son will leave first."

The old emperor could not help feeling a little melancholy when he saw his children leaving one by one.This is the palace!For the first time, he felt that if he came from an ordinary family and was an ordinary father, the scene would be too happy for him to dare to imagine.He looked at the dragon chair he was sitting on again, touched the golden dragon head with some nostalgia, and muttered to himself, "What else do I have besides you? Now my princes are also starting to snatch you. You...do you have any?" What's so good? Back then, I was fighting for you like this. I won, but I also lost...cough cough cough..."

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