In fact, Wei Chao had no choice but to be anxious because the changes in the palace were too fast.
Since Kebaba's death, his status in the palace plummeted, but his godson Wei Zhongxian was promoted. He not only became the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, but also was appointed as the commander of the Eastern Factory by the emperor's decree.
Wei Zhongxian has been making a lot of trouble outside these days, and it can be said that his power is rising.
If I don't make any more efforts, then I may really have no status.
Not to mention others, the eunuch Chen Hong who is currently serving the emperor has much less qualifications than himself.
Wei Chao did not think that Chen Hong was more capable than himself. Didn't Chen Hong get the upper hand?
While I was away, they all took over.
If I don't come out, I may really have no place for myself. This is not something the Wei Dynasty can accept.
In the imperial palace, all the eunuchs knew that losing one's status was worse than death. Especially for someone like Wei Chao who once held a high position, if he lost his status, he would rather die.
So Wei Chao decisively chose to come back, because he knew that if he delayed any further, he would really have no chance.
Listening to Wei Chao's answer, Zhu Youxiao could probably guess what he was thinking, but that didn't matter.
After glancing at Wei Chao, Zhu Youxiao said directly, "Okay, now that you're well, I have a task for you."
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao waved to Chen Hong.
Seeing this, Chen Hong respectfully handed over a question book.
Holding the memorial in his hand, Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "This memorial was submitted by Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong. Previously, the Jiannu invaded Liaodong, and Xiong Tingbi fought a good battle there. This is his memorial requesting credit. The court has already made a decision on this meritorious service, and the rewards are almost ready."
"This time, I intend to send someone to Liaodong to present the reward, but I haven't found a suitable candidate. Since you are almost well again, I will leave this matter to you."
"You must personally go to Liaodong and bring the rewards prepared by the court. I have only one thing to instruct you, and that is that there must be absolutely no mistakes in this reward, and absolutely no tampering is allowed. If anyone embezzles and the reward is insufficient, you will be held accountable."
That’s right, this is the new job Zhu Youxiao found for Wei Chao. To put it bluntly, it is to let him run errands outside.
The court had many things that needed to be conveyed to the local areas. Zhu Youxiao felt a little uneasy if all of them were to be done by civil servants or people sent from the cabinet.
He wanted to send one of his own people to keep an eye on things to prevent anyone from being disloyal to him, especially when it came to awarding rewards.
Once silver or grain leaves the warehouse, it can easily be embezzled by people under various pretexts.
In this case, you can get a group of people to focus on this matter.
Of course, you can't say this in name, because if you say this in name, people will think that you don't trust him.
Although they are really not trustworthy, we still have to do the face-saving work.
He let Wei Chao represent him in traveling around, such as this time he went to Liaodong, where he represented himself to award rewards.
In this way, it would appear that he was giving face to Xiong Tingbi of Liaodong, and it would also appear that he attached importance to Liaodong. This approach could be continued in the future, and Wei Chao would have to take people with him if there was anything.
This job is very hard, after all, you have to travel all over the country and be on business trips all the time.
Not to mention this era, even in the future when transportation is highly developed, no one wants to travel every day. Even if they are offered travel allowances or reimbursement for round-trip expenses, many people are still unwilling to go.
But he was the emperor, and Wei Chao had no way to refute what he said.
After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, especially Chen Hong.
Chen Hong has been serving Zhu Youxiao personally these days, and his status has risen rapidly. In addition, he has good connections with the Jinyiwei, so it is time for him to realize his ambitions.
How could he allow someone to take his place?
Especially since this person is Wei Zhongxian’s godfather!
Once Wei Chao stayed with the emperor, he would definitely get the support of Wei Zhongxian.
Even if it wasn't for Wei Chao, but just to oppose Chen, Wei Zhongxian would do the same. Just like when he approached Jinyiwei, the principle is the same.
Now, the emperor is not going to keep Wei Chao by his side. Wei Chao has been out there for a year or half a year, and his career has become cold.
This time, Liaodong was far away from the mountains and had a harsh climate, and Wei Chao was still not well.
In Chen Hong's opinion, if Wei Chao died on the way, or could not return alive after arriving in Liaodong, that would be really good news.
Although this idea was full of malice, Chen Hong could no longer hold back once he thought of it.
Wei Chao was completely stunned.
How could this happen? Why would the Emperor treat me like this?
You should know that he is so anxious to make a comeback just to fight for power and profit.
If you want to fight for power and profit, you must stay by the emperor's side, otherwise there is no hope at all.
Going to Liaodong by myself will not help in the struggle for power and profit.
Wei Chao felt a little sad. He felt like he was being targeted. Someone must have said bad things about him in front of the emperor.
However, Wei Chao did not dare to argue, so she kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will go back and prepare, and then set off for Liaodong. I will definitely complete the task assigned by Your Majesty."
At this point, I naturally cannot allow myself to refuse. Since there is no way to refuse, I will try my best to get the job done.
This is the experience of being a big companion in Wei Chao for so many years. Although I don’t know what will happen afterwards, I still have to do my job well.
Seeing Wei Chao agree so respectfully, Zhu Youxiao nodded in satisfaction, smiled and said, "Very good, not bad."
Wei Chao took his leave and walked out. He was no longer as high-spirited as when he first arrived. He looked depressed, even his steps were particularly heavy.
Obviously he did not get the result he wanted, but this was what many people hoped for, especially Chen Hong.
After Wei Chao left, Zhu Youxiao turned around again and looked at the sunset in the distance, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty." Chen Hong once again came to Zhu Youxiao's side and said softly, "The Queen Mother has sent a message that the wedding dress for Your Majesty's wedding is ready. The Queen Mother would like Your Majesty to come and try it on when you have time."
After hearing Chen Hong's words, Zhu Youxiao was a little dazed for a moment.
I'm actually getting married?!
After a moment's silence, Zhu Youxiao nodded gently and said, "Okay, I understand. If there's nothing else, come over tonight."
In fact, Zhu Youxiao really wanted to see what his wedding suit would look like.
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