"I've been very busy lately!"
Mr. Gu greeted in a stiff tone.
It is obvious that Mr. Gu's mentality has not yet adjusted.
"How dare you! Hurry up and pay your respects to the Empress." Xu Yousi shouted, scaring Master Gu half to death.
He looked bewildered, old, stupid, and pathetic.
Gu Jiu waved his hand, signaling Xu Yousi to shut up.
"Father, don't panic. These palace servants have been trained to be strict and loyal to their master. They have no ill intentions. Thank you for your concern, father. I have been quite busy recently."
"oh oh!"
How could Mr. Gu not be panicked?
Only when we actually met did I realize that my daughter's identity had changed.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Well, I came here today to discuss something with you."
"Father, please speak. I am all ears." Gu Jiu said politely.
Mr. Gu was a little nervous. "Do you think we should transfer Gu Ting and his brothers back to the capital from the border? And Gu Cheng has been exiled for many years. It's time for him to return to the capital to serve as an official."
Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow. "Which brother wrote to father, requesting to be transferred back to the capital? I haven't received any information at all."
Master Gu waved his hands repeatedly, "No one has written to me, asking to be transferred back to the capital. I'm old, and my legitimate sons are all away. What if something happens to them..."
"Is father not feeling well?"
Gu Jiu interrupted Master Gu and said with a look of concern, "Go get the imperial physician."
"No, no, no, I'm fine. It's just that as I get older, it's inevitable that I'll have some illnesses." Mr. Gu was so nervous that he almost spoke incoherently.
Gu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as father is fine, that's good. As for whether my brothers should return to the capital, I think we should consult them first. We can't take on too much responsibility and make decisions for them without authorization."
Master Gu frowned. "Now that you are the Empress, it would only take a word for you to transfer your brother back to the capital. Don't you want your brother to serve as an official in the capital and become your right-hand man?"
Gu Jiu looked at Master Gu with a half-smile, "Father, what do you think my arm is? The Gu family? Over the years, I have gone through all the ups and downs alone. Have I ever troubled the Gu family once?"
Master Gu was speechless. "They are your brothers. Life at the border is tough. Gu Ting has been there for over a decade. Aren't you worried? Don't you want to take a look at Gu Ting's children?"
"Now is the critical moment to achieve success. How can I hold my brother back?" Gu Jiu had already made a plan.
Master Gu then asked, "What about Gu Heng and Gu Gong? They have also been away from the capital for many years. It's time for them to return to the capital to seek official positions."
"Thank you, father, for thinking of my brothers. I will personally take care of this matter. Don't worry, father."
Master Gu frowned, "Gu Cheng has been exiled for many years. It's time for him to return to the capital to serve as an official."
"As for Gu Yan, I will also personally inquire about it. Father's kind heart is touching." Gu Jiu said casually.
Mr. Gu was unhappy and his face was very stiff.
He coughed lightly, finding it difficult to speak.
Gu Jiu didn't ask any further questions, just waited for him to speak.
Master Gu stammered, "Look, you're already the Empress, and I, your father, must also be called the Father-in-Law. According to the court's rules, the Father-in-Law should be granted a title, and there must be one or two vacancies. I wonder when your father's title will be granted?"
Gu Ji pursed his lips and smiled. This must be the real purpose of Mr. Gu coming to visit.
Gu Jiu said solemnly: "The matter of conferring titles depends on your majesty's opinion. However, before the late emperor died, he bestowed the titles of princes and dukes on the princes, and the Ministry of Revenue became very short of money and grain. My father's title..."
"How is it?" Mr. Gu asked anxiously.
Gu Jiu said bluntly, "I'm afraid I won't be granted the title for a while."
ah!
Master Gu's face was filled with disappointment, but he said anxiously, "Well, well, it's okay if the money and grain are paid later. The key is the title, and the status must be determined."
Gu Jiu nodded, "I understand what father meant. I said, Your Majesty is the one who makes the final decision on this matter. The court is currently short of money and grain, and peach blossom floods have occurred in many places, requiring disaster relief from the court. The matter of father's title will be discussed later!"
"How can we discuss this later? You are the Queen, and I am the father-in-law of the Emperor. The court rules are there, and we cannot ignore them!"
"Father, don't you understand what I mean? I said that we will discuss this matter later. It doesn't mean that I will not grant you the title." Gu Jiu's face was serious, and he was obviously unhappy.
Mr. Gu was speechless and his face turned pale.
Coming with high hopes but leaving with low hopes, this is exactly how he feels at the moment.
"When you asked me to resign, I did not hesitate. I listened to you and resolutely resigned. Now you are the queen, and I just want a title. How can you be so heartless?"
Gu Jiu lowered his head and smiled.
Mr. Gu is really good at flattering himself.
When he resigned from his official position, who was the one who cried, made a fuss, and then hanged himself?
Who else went to the prince's mansion to cause trouble?
It seems that Master Gu has forgotten all these scandals, but he has not forgotten to flatter himself and try to gain sympathy.
Gu Jiu's face darkened. "Is father blaming me?"
Mr. Gu was confused and couldn't understand why Gu Jiu suddenly changed his expression.
Gu Jiu said sternly, "Father ignored everything I said and even accused me of being unkind. How ridiculous! If it were someone else, I would have ordered him to be punished long ago."
Master Gu opened his mouth and said, "I, I, I, this is all a misunderstanding!"
"From the way Father speaks, it doesn't sound like a misunderstanding. Father, please explain clearly. Do you harbor any resentment towards me?"
"I have absolutely no resentment." Mr. Gu was smart for once and denied it eagerly.
Gu Jiu's expression softened a bit. "Since you have no resentment, I won't mind your careless words. I still have a lot of time to be busy, so please go back, father."
Master Gu was stunned on the spot, "Father, are you going back now?"
"Father isn't going back. Does he want to stay for lunch?"
Mr. Gu shook his head repeatedly, "I just want to get a definite answer."
Gu Jiu said with a straight face, "How can I tell Father anything without His Majesty's permission? Father, go back and wait for news. Once His Majesty has made a decision, I will send someone to inform you."
Even though Mr. Gu was unwilling, he was still asked to leave the flower hall.
As soon as he walked out of the Qin Palace, Mr. Gu couldn't wait to complain.
"She just became the Empress, and she's more impressive than anyone else. I'm the father-in-law of the emperor, the father-in-law of the country!"
"Master, please say less. If Your Majesty wasn't the Queen, you wouldn't be able to become the emperor's father-in-law." Butler Gu Quan advised in a low voice.
"This is outrageous! I am the father-in-law of the emperor and deserve a title. But she makes excuses for it. I don't think she wants to confer the title on me at all. The court has not yet issued an order to confer the title. Perhaps she is behind this."
"Master, please be careful with your words. Don't say this carelessly. If it gets out, you could lose your head."
"I am the father-in-law of the emperor. Who dares to chop off my head?"
Mr. Gu is a scoundrel and acts like an old rogue.
Butler Gu Quan could only try his best to persuade and ensure that Mr. Gu would not speak nonsense in front of others.
…
Stay until evening.
The couple drank and talked at night.
"I heard that my father-in-law came to ask for a title today?"
Gu Jiu nodded without hiding anything, "I didn't expect him to be so eager."
Liu Zhao held her hand and said, "Do you want me to issue an imperial decree to confer a title on him? He is the father-in-law of the emperor, and giving him a title would be a sign of respect for the court."
Gu Jiu said, "Wait a little longer, let him sit out for a while. The title is too easy to obtain, I'm worried that he will do something weird again."
"You have a lot of resentment towards your father-in-law." Liu Zhao directly pointed out the truth.
Gu Jiu smiled and did not deny it. "What he said and did is really hard to respect. His whole life has been ruined by women."
If Mr. Gu wasn't so lustful and didn't do stupid things for women again and again, he would actually be a capable man.
However, Mr. Gu's IQ is repeatedly reduced to zero in front of women.
Gu Jiu was extremely annoyed with him.
If he wasn't her biological father by blood, she would have ordered him to be driven out long ago.
Liu Zhao said simply, "You decide on this matter. Just let me know when you think it's time to confer a title on my father-in-law."
Gu Jiu leaned in his arms and complained, "I have a headache."
Liu Zhao reached out and pressed her forehead. "You have a worrying father, and I have a worrying mother. We both have this misfortune, so it's a draw."
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him and said, "You can't even speak."
Liu Zhao laughed heartily. "I mean, we're both quite pitiful."
It's not just pitiful, it's heartbreaking.
After a moment of silence, she asked Liu Zhao, "Do you plan to stay in the Prince of Qin's mansion forever? I see that the court officials are all worried about your accommodation."
"The court officials are just busy with trivial matters. They don't worry about important matters, but only worry about my eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping all day long." Liu Zhao was particularly disgusted.
Gu Jiu looked at him and said, "Xingqing Palace is almost finished with renovations. Don't you plan to move in?"
Liu Zhao said as a matter of course, "I will stay at Xingqing Palace only if you move into the palace with me. I can't have you live in the palace while I live in Xingqing Palace. It's so hard to see each other every day, and you're still encouraging me to live separately. You're so heartless."
Gu Jiu chuckled, "I was thinking of you too, to prevent the court officials from nagging you all day long, like mosquitoes. Besides, living in the palace, the guards are all on high alert, and the entire palace is surrounded tightly. Fortunately, when we bought this house, we chose a good location, close to the palace. Otherwise, you would go in and out of the palace every day, cleaning the streets, and you would cause public outrage."
"Hearing you put it that way, I really do seem like a tyrant, wasting people's money and resources every day."
Gu Jiu laughed heartily. "This isn't the first time you've been called a tyrant by court officials. You've finally broken the record. You've only been on the throne for a short time, and you've already been called a tyrant. Be careful of your bad reputation after your death."
"Who cares about his reputation?" Liu Zhao didn't care.
He and Gu Jiu are both strong-willed people, and once they make a decision, they cannot be changed back with just a few words.
It is like this when living in the palace, it is like this when building civil engineering projects in the palace, and it is also like this when launching major actions in the court.
…
The first of the three things that the new emperor Liu Zhao did after he ascended the throne was to dismiss Lord Liu from the Council of State, without even having a decent reason for the dismissal.
Lord Liu stood in the Golden Palace, looking confused and incredulous.
He was dismissed from office?
How long has Your Majesty been on the throne, and you are so impatient to depose him?
The emperor is tyrannical and unjust!
What’s even more infuriating is that the reason for his dismissal was that he had secretly criticized the emperor.
Lord Liu was so angry that his face turned blue and his whole body was shaking.
"This old minister refuses to accept!"
"Even if you don't accept it, you have to keep it to myself." Liu Zhao was such a gangster.
Many court officials stood up and pleaded for Lord Liu.
"Your Majesty cannot dismiss Lord Liu!"
"To dismiss Lord Liu for a single slander is truly absurd!"
"Your Majesty, please revoke your order."
The court officials cried out loudly and were heartbroken.
My late emperor, look at the crown prince you appointed. Why did you choose Liu Zhao, a soldier and a hooligan? Even after he became emperor, he was not dignified!
He is a scoundrel and a tyrant!
The court officials wept bitterly and recalled the kindness of Emperor Chengzong Wende.
Emperor Chengzong Wende was extremely mature politically and always took his time and slowly promoted the replacement of court officials.
When dealing with his subjects, he is usually gentle and easy to talk to.
On the other hand, Liu Zhao, the rogue emperor, acted hastily and roughly, using direct and drastic methods. He gave his court officials no time to react, and most of his words ignored their opinions, preferring to act arbitrarily.
The Great Zhou is about to end!
Sooner or later, the Great Zhou will perish at the hands of Liu Zhao, this soldier and hooligan.
"A tyrant!"
An imperial censor was filled with righteous indignation and accused Liu Zhao of being a tyrant on the spot.
Liu Zhao was listening intently, "Whoever just called me a tyrant? Stand up!"
Several imperial censors stood up at the same time, looking as if they were ready to sacrifice themselves.
Liu Zhao was too lazy to waste words. "Strip them of their official uniforms and have them repair ditches outside the city for a month. They're all just talking nonsense because they've had too much to do. Why don't they go experience the suffering of the common people and truly understand the hardships of life?"
"Your Majesty, you can't do this!"
"Your Majesty, please revoke your order."
"It is disgraceful for the imperial court for a ditch to be dug outside the city."
"This is absurd! I sent them to dig ditches, and not only did it not harm the court's reputation, but it also made the common people applaud. In my opinion, you are afraid that if you set a precedent, you will inevitably have to dig ditches outside the city to experience it yourself. You all pretend to be righteous, but you are clearly selfish and despicable."
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Mercury retrograde in May!
Xiaoxiang sucks! I updated the third update early yesterday morning, but it didn't work on the PC or the app until that afternoon. I reported it to the editor and they fixed it.
I caught a bad cold again. I went to the hospital yesterday and got some medicine. After taking the medicine, I felt groggy and couldn't type.
As expected, today's update was delayed.
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