The voice of Xu Li at that time and the voice of Xu Tianze now seemed to overlap faintly. The voice crossed time and once again struck Emperor Gan's heart, making his eyes moist.
"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry on the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and open the balance of heaven for all eternity."
"Your Majesty, the Xu family has no great men, nor will they become saints. All the Xu family has is a heart that serves the people, the court, and the world." After Xu Tianze finished speaking, he closed his eyes and calmed himself.
Emperor Gan quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves. At that time, the plan changed. It was originally just exile, but it suddenly became a massacre of the entire clan.
Emperor Gan, Duke Zhenguo and Xu Li discussed and decided to stop the plan. At that time, Xu Li said something like Xu Tianze and was willing to die in the end.
Xu Li, Xu Jixue, and Xu Shiping, Emperor Gan silently repeated the names of these three people in his heart. These were the ministers of his Great Gan Empire.
Loyal and willing to sacrifice his life for the stability of his country.
"Okay, I can let you be the chief examiner of the imperial examination, but what can you bring to me?" Emperor Gan waited for Xu Tianze to open his eyes and asked the most essential question directly.
"It can help Your Majesty weaken the Nan family." Xu Tianze's eyes were clear, and he did not hide his intention to target the Nan family at all.
Because he knew that no matter how well he hid it at the beginning, as long as there was a big follow-up action, it would be difficult for Emperor Gan to not know about it, so it would be better to state his purpose directly.
"Why should I weaken the Nan family? You should know that the Nan family is the prince's maternal family." Emperor Gan picked up the tea at hand and took a sip, without a trace of flaw on his face.
"It is precisely because the Nan family is the prince's maternal family that it needs to be weakened. Otherwise, His Majesty would not have implicitly indicated that he wants Nan Xueyan to marry the Third Prince." Xu Tianze kowtowed on the ground in a high voice.
When Emperor Gan heard what Xu Tianze said, his eyes narrowed. He stood up and walked in front of Xu Tianze, looking down at Xu Tianze who was still in the kowtowing posture.
"You are very smart, as smart as your father and brother." Emperor Gan walked around Xu Tianze, he slowly walked to the window, looked at the palace wall outside, and then slowly continued.
"But you have to know that sometimes being smart is not necessarily a good thing." After saying that, Emperor Gan turned around and looked at Xu Tianze.
"I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance." Xu Tianze knelt on the ground, turned to Emperor Gan, and answered with his hands clasped.
"I grant you a token. Seeing the token is like seeing me. If necessary, I can execute first and report later, but only during the imperial examination." Emperor Gan said, throwing his personal token to Xu Tianze, "If you have nothing else to do, please leave."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Xu Tianze picked up the token on the ground, bowed respectfully to Emperor Gan again, and then left.
Emperor Gan sighed deeply, turned around skillfully and watched Xu Tianze's departing back from the window, just like he had watched Xu Li leave countless times before.
Brother Xu, you old fox are still as cunning as ever. Even your own son is under your control. Are you laughing at me again for not being able to see through people's hearts?
Yes, with such an outstanding son, I naturally know how to educate and raise him, not to mention that there is more than one.
This old fox has been competing with his son all his life, but he didn't expect that in the end his son would be better. Even if the princes are stronger than Xu Tianze in the future, the old fox will not be able to see it.
Then what's the point of him competing?
"My dear friend, what do you think I did was right or wrong?" Emperor Gan looked at Eunuch Quan who was standing quietly beside him and asked the question he often asked.
Eunuch Quan: ······
I knew that the arrival of the Third Master Xu was up to no good. Doesn't he know whether it's right or wrong? Ask, ask, and regret it if you want. It's as if asking will bring Prime Minister Xu back to life.
Eunuch Quan rolled his eyes inwardly, but maintained a faint smile on his face: "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, how could you do anything wrong? Everything you do is for the benefit of the people of the Great Empire."
Eunuch Quan praised Emperor Gan highly, then turned around and took a few steps back, not intending to pay any more attention to him.
When Emperor Gan heard what Eunuch Quan said, he had a look of surprise on his face, but when he noticed Eunuch Quan's actions, his eyelids twitched and he felt somewhat helpless.
Emperor Gan shook his head and did not ask Eunuch Quan any more. To put it bluntly, he just regretted planning such a plan with Xu Li and others.
I regretted not stopping when the plan changed, but continuing instead. I also regretted not taking good care of Xu Tianze, causing him to suffer such humiliation in the end.
In fact, the next day after learning what Jiang Xue had done to Xu Tianze, Emperor Gan planned to kill Jiang Xue directly, but was stopped by the Duke of Zhenguo.
The Duke of Zhenguo said that if he had taken action against Jiang Xue and the Jiang family in advance, Xu Li’s sacrifice would have been in vain, and their plan would have completely failed, which is why Jiang Xue lived a little longer.
As soon as Xu Tianze left the palace, he saw Dai Nian guarding the door. He rolled his eyes, pretending not to see him, and walked straight outside.
"Mr. Xu, the Duke invites you." Dai Nian moved sideways half a step and stood in front of Xu Tianze.
"Get out of the way!" Xu Tianze frowned slightly and scolded Dai Nian directly.
What do you mean the Duke invited him? To put it bluntly, it was Song Yu who came to ask him out. Dainian was the guy who followed Song Yu around every day, so how could he possibly believe that it was the Duke of Zhenguo who invited him?
Do you really think he is a brainless idiot? The Duke of Zhenguo has his own personal guards. Is it possible that there is no one else available in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?
"The Duke said that he has Prime Minister Xu's last words to give to Young Master Xu." Dai Nian looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to this side. He lowered his voice and said what the Duke had instructed him to say.
"Really?" After hearing Dai Nian's words, Xu Tianze pondered for a moment and asked Dai Nian for confirmation.
"I dare not speak nonsense." Dai Nian nodded and raised three fingers as if to swear.
Upon seeing this, Xu Tianze believed Dai Nian's words even more. He had long wanted to visit the Duke of Zhenguo in person. After all, Emperor Gan was present at the time, so he was somewhat hesitant and did not ask clearly about the situation of his father and brother.
However, he still needs to go back to the Second Prince's Mansion to discuss with Long Mujiang the next strategy for dealing with the imperial examination and the Nan family.
Xu Tianze pinched the token in his sleeve, and after a long time, he decided to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with Dai Nian to take a look.
"The prince is not in the mansion." Dai Nian thought that Xu Tianze cared about his prince. After all, he had heard some of the conversation between the prince and Xu Tianze at that time.
I think Mr. Xu felt a little embarrassed, afraid of running into his own son in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so he was hesitant. So he directly said that his own son was not in the mansion, also wanting to dispel Xu Tianze's concerns.
"Let's go." When Xu Tianze heard Dai Nian's words, he knew that he had misunderstood, but he didn't explain anything and got on the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
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