Chapter 3485 Extra Gu Zhong 10
Zhou Man glanced at Eunuch Wu behind him and said, "Your Majesty has Lord Wu by his side. Lord Gu can only do so much. Feelings are something you can't force. If you don't believe me, ask Lord Wu. If there is a new emperor in the future, ask him if he still has the deepest feelings for you and is willing to serve you alone."
Eunuch Wu was shocked and immediately expressed his loyalty, "How can anyone compare to the friendship between me and Your Majesty? I have been serving Your Majesty since I was a child..."
The new emperor looked at Eunuch Wu and felt much better. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Alright, I agree. You can leave the Taiji Palace to Wu An."
Eunuch Wu lowered his head to hide the surprise in his eyes, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your trust."
Zhou Man also bowed repeatedly to the emperor and said, "I, on behalf of Gu Zhong, thank you for your grace."
The new emperor waved his hand at her in disdain, "Let Gu Zhong come and thank you in person."
Since Gu Zhong was able to escape, he naturally came to express his gratitude in person.
He was much more tactful than Zhou Man, which made the new emperor feel much more comfortable.
He knelt on the ground and cried to the new emperor, saying that he was actually very conflicted. He wanted to stay and serve the emperor, but he always thought of the previous emperor.
After all, the late emperor spent most of his time in Taiji Hall, and was always accompanied by Gu Zhong.
He had also grown up watching the emperor, so naturally he wanted to watch the emperor govern the Jin Dynasty and realize his grand plans. However, his health was not good enough, and his energy was not enough. In addition, he often thought of the days with the late emperor...
After listening to him cry for a long time, the new emperor finally felt relieved. He waved his hand and rewarded him with a lot of things, asking him to take them out of the palace to protect the house, and allowed him to take Gu Cai out of the palace.
Gu Zhong thanked him and left. Gu Cai immediately stepped forward to support him. Seeing his red eyes, he looked a little worried. "Godfather, didn't His Majesty agree?"
Didn’t Lord Zhou say that there is no problem?
Gu Zhong wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty has been so kind and has given me many gifts. You can go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect them later. We will go back and pack our things to prepare to leave the palace."
Gu Cai happily agreed when he heard it.
As a result, they didn't have to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get them. After receiving the imperial edict, Gu Ji personally delivered the things to Gu Zhong's house and also prepared the ceremony for Gu Zhong and Gu Cai.
Although he only moved from the palace to the inner city, Gu Zhong still accepted it generously.
He also advised him with a smile, "Do your job well in the palace in the future."
It seems to be the same as before.
Gu Ji's eyes were slightly red, "Yes, Master, don't worry, I will live up to your trust."
Gu Zhong didn't seem to mind his previous self-preservation and even invited him, "When you have the chance to leave the palace in the future, come and visit my small courtyard."
Gu Ji agreed immediately, and then personally escorted the person out of the palace respectfully.
Many people came to see Gu Zhong off.
Eunuch Wu also came with his men.
Regardless of whether everyone stood by and watched or took advantage of Gu Zhong's misfortune when he was sent to the Dali Temple, at this moment, everyone was happy and... envious of his departure.
Unlike the palace maids, who had many choices in their lives, the eunuchs only had one option: to die of old age in the palace.
Even the young eunuchs could only be raised in the imperial farm, which still belonged to the imperial palace.
And they are just little gadgets that depend on these things, and it will be difficult for them to escape from the magnificent cage of the palace throughout their lives.
And today, Gu Zhong walked out alive, and walked out openly.
So no matter whether there was resentment, hatred, love or gratitude before, everyone’s mood is similar at this moment.
Even Eunuch Wu had a lot of hope. He helped Gu Zhong to the door and said softly, "If you miss the palace, please come back to see us more often."
Gu Zhong was a eunuch, not an external official. If he went out, he would be a commoner. How could he possibly enter the palace?
But Gu Zhong still agreed. He was in a good mood today, so he agreed to it first.
When Zhou Man and his colleagues left the palace, they saw many people standing at the corner of the palace gate to see them off. They couldn't help but stop and ask, "Is Lord Gu leaving the palace today?"
Minister Zhang took one look and said, "A single eunuch has caused so much trouble."
Zhou Man frowned slightly and disagreed, saying, "After all, Master Gu has lived in the Imperial Palace for decades. Once he leaves, it will be difficult for him to return. Is it surprising that his relatives and friends are reluctant to let him go? Even Minister Zhang, who has served in a place for a long time, would be sad if he was suddenly transferred and left, right?"
Minister Zhang's eyes widened in shock. "Master Zhou, are you comparing me to a eunuch?"
Yang Heshu hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying, "The late Emperor personally arranged for Lord Gu to leave the palace. I heard that His Majesty has rewarded him with many gifts as a token of his gratitude for his years of dedicated service to the late Emperor. Since we're all leaving the palace, why don't we all go over and offer our congratulations?"
Old Master Tang also disliked eunuchs, so he remained silent, pretending not to hear their argument. He turned to Duke Zhao and said, "Hasn't the Tubo side sent a letter yet?"
Duke Zhao also disliked being too close to eunuchs, believing it was not good for the emperor to rely too much on eunuchs. He had often advised the late emperor to distance himself from the eunuchs around him, so he walked out while answering Old Master Tang's words, "No, wait a little longer. If there is still no letter from the empire or no envoys, the Ministry of War will send someone to the Tibetan border to hang out. He's just forgotten his status after living a good life..."
However, Minister Liu had a good impression of Gu Zhong, and the two of them had a good relationship. When he saw them leave, he smiled and responded to Yang Heshu, and walked towards Gu Zhong with them.
When Gu Zhong saw them, his attitude was gentler than before, but he straightened his back and saluted, "Greetings to Minister Liu, Lord Zhou, and Lord Yang."
The eunuchs behind him hurriedly followed suit and saluted.
Yang Heshu smiled at him and asked, "Is Master Gu leaving the palace today?"
Gu Zhong lowered his head and replied, "Yes, there were quite a lot of people seeing us off, and we disturbed the adults."
Minister Liu laughed and said, "When has this palace ever been quiet? We enter and leave the palace, and we're not all like clams. Who doesn't know how to speak?"
After saying this, he glanced at Zhou Man. As soon as Zhou Man met his gaze, he immediately said, "What are you looking at me for? I never make noise in the palace."
Everyone just listened to this. Even Yang Heshu didn't speak for her, but just stood aside and laughed.
Zhou Man glanced at the cart full of things behind Gu Zhong. After all, they were moving, and although many things could not be taken out of the palace, his daily clothes, shoes, socks, etc., plus some rewards given by the emperor and the previous emperor, filled up the cart. Now that people came to see him off and brought gifts, they probably had to carry their bags as they walked out.
Not to mention the road outside the imperial city, even the road from the palace gate to the imperial city gate is not close. I am afraid that more people will laugh at Gu Zhong along the way.
For the eunuchs, retiring after achieving success and living out of the palace is a great joy. However, in the eyes of the external officials who have their power at their fingertips, the eunuchs who leave the palace are just disabled people who have lost their only sharp claws.
She didn't know how many people were like Minister Zhang in private, not only looking down on them, but also with malicious contempt.
But she knew that Gu Zhong, having lost his position as the Grand Steward of Taiji Palace, had lost the right to talk to those people, so she said, "You have a lot of stuff. The horse will be tired. Please free up some and send it to my carriage. I will deliver it to you."
Yang Heshu turned his head to look at her, paused, and then smiled, "There's some space in my car, I can help take some."
Minister Liu looked at the two of them in surprise, thought for a moment, and then helped carry the two bags.
Gu Zhong, who had been smiling at his colleagues who came to see him off, suddenly had red eyes, but his smile became even brighter. He saluted the three people and said to Zhou Man who was standing in the middle, "Then I'll have to trouble you three adults.
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