Fu Xiaoguan looked up at the sky, and the sky also looked at Fu Xiaoguan and sprinkled snow on his face.
He suddenly woke up and realized that he had been getting further and further away from them without realizing it!
This made him feel a chill and extremely confused - I came to this world to enjoy life and enjoy the fun brought by friendship!
I never thought of becoming an emperor, so why am I now getting further and further down the path to becoming an emperor?
no!
If this continues, in another three to five years, I will be no different from any emperor of any dynasty in history - locked up in these high walls, and all I can see is the sky in these four corners!
I am the widower!
Apart from my wife and children, the only other people left are a group of capable ministers, but there is no friend with whom I can get drunk in a brothel!
How the hell is this the life I want?!
"Liu Jin!"
"Your Majesty, I am here!"
"Go to Sifanglou and reserve a table. Tonight, I'm inviting Fan Tianning and the others to the Sifanglou."
Liu Jin was startled, thinking the emperor had forgotten, and quickly reminded him, "Your Majesty, didn't you book this evening's banquet at the Peony Pavilion?"
"...No, I've changed my mind. I'll go to the Sifang Building. Don't make a fuss. Don't let the Queen Mother and the ladies know. Anyway, keep this to yourself. I'll go alone."
Liu Jin's eyes widened instantly, and it took him a long while to come back to his senses. "Your Majesty... If there's any danger, even ten thousand heads of mine wouldn't be enough to chop off!"
He plopped down on his knees in the snow and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry I can't obey your command. This concerns your Majesty's safety. Your Majesty is concerned about our country, the Great Xia!"
Fu Xiaoguan was in a terrible state. He felt like he was not worthy of being the emperor. If it were not a critical time for the reform of Daxia, he would have abandoned his responsibilities and run away.
Even going out for a banquet is extremely difficult, where is the carefree life we were promised?
This is free and easy!
Fu Xiaoguan glared at Liu Jin fiercely, but suddenly smiled brightly, his tone becoming gentle: "Alright, alright, I understand your difficulties. Let's proceed according to the original arrangement. Get up, get up. It's cold kneeling in the snow. Your knees will hurt when you get old."
Liu Jin jumped up and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master."
"Okay, go squat in the imperial kitchen and ask the chefs to make the dishes more exquisite."
"I'll go right away!"
Liu Jin ran away happily, and Fu Xiaoguan called over the young eunuch Zhao Hou who was standing in a corner studying.
"Xiao Zhao,"
"Ah, the slave is here!"
"You used to belong to Eunuch Jia. You know what the relationship between Eunuch Jia and me is like. Now that I have you by my side, I hope you can become the person I care about most!"
Zhao Hou was shocked when he heard this. He had only been with the emperor for a short time and had always followed Eunuch Liu's orders and done some menial work. Did the emperor mean by this... that he was going to promote me?
Zhao Hou turned over and knelt in front of Fu Xiaoguan, "Your Majesty, I will always be the one closest to you!"
"Okay, that's your loyalty that I appreciate. Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Hou was so happy. After so many days, the emperor finally spoke to him. As soon as he heard this, he regarded himself as his confidant... Eunuch Jia, I hope your spirit is in heaven!
But then, Fu Xiaoguan looked at Zhao Hou and said, "Remember, if you want to be the person I trust the most, don't have your own ideas. Just do whatever I tell you to do. Do you understand?"
Zhao Hou bowed and said, "I understand. Even if Your Majesty asks me to kill someone, I will do it!"
"There's no need to kill anyone. Leave the palace now and go to the Sifang Tower to book a table. Also, park a carriage outside the palace. Once you've booked the table, wait for me in the carriage. I'll go out and meet you later. Do you understand me?"
Zhao Hou opened his mouth wide and looked at Fu Xiaoguan. No, you asked Eunuch Liu to go just now, but Eunuch Liu refused. Now you ask me to go. Is this really appropriate?
"What are you standing there for? Do you still want to be my closest person?"
"Ah... I think, just..."
"Go!"
"I obey your order!"
Zhao Hou walked away feeling very nervous, always wondering if he had fallen into the trap set by His Majesty.
But he is His Majesty. Even if it is a fire pit, he has to obey His Majesty's will and jump into it even if it is a fire pit!
Thinking of this, Zhao Hou felt much more at ease. Didn't Eunuch Jia say when he was alive: "Obey your Majesty's orders in everything and do everything according to your Majesty's wishes, that's all that's right."
Fu Xiaoguan happily left the imperial study. He did not return to the harem, nor did he go to the Three Ministry Hall. Instead, he ran to the Imperial Guards Office in the inner city - he wanted to find the chief of the Imperial Guards, Ning Siyan.
Ning Siyan was roasting a chicken. He never expected that the emperor would come to his shabby place to check on him!
When Fu Xiaoguan appeared in front of him, he was so scared that his hands trembled and the chicken almost fell into the fire.
"No, Your Majesty, what brings you here?"
"Hey, don't be nervous, roast the chicken, roast the chicken, don't get it fucking confused."
Ning Siyan looked at Fu Xiaoguan in astonishment. She always felt that something was wrong with the emperor today, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
He looked at Fu Xiaoguan suspiciously, "Aren't you here to check on him?"
"What the hell? I smelled this roast chicken in the imperial study. Come on, it's almost done. Let's eat it together once it's cooked."
Ning Siyan always felt that the emperor was setting a trap for her - after the chicken was roasted, he would confiscate it and then charge her with dereliction of duty... But seeing Fu Xiaoguan sitting by the stove, it didn't seem like it. What on earth was he doing?
I heard that the year-end summary meeting hasn't ended yet, and there's still a lot of work waiting for him to arrange next year. He should be very busy, so why did he suddenly come here today?
Ning Siyan couldn't figure it out, so she had to sit next to Fu Xiaoguan and roast the chicken carefully.
"After we eat roast chicken, I'll give you a mission. Send someone to intercept all the officials who are supposed to arrive in Beijing for the meeting today. Have them wait for me at the Sifang Building. You go too."
Ning Siyan's hands trembled, "What are you going to do in Sifang Building?"
"I'm welcoming them at the Sifang Building!"
"Oh, then I'll dispatch the imperial guards to surround the Sifang Building."
"What the hell! Don't treat me like an emperor. Just like when we were at Mirror Lake Villa, you're my gatekeeper. Don't do anything weird, don't disturb the people, and don't alert the other officials in the court. Do you understand me?"
Ning Siyan looked at Fu Xiaoguan in astonishment again, thinking that the emperor had a strange idea. Could it be... could it be that one of these officials brought a little one to His Majesty?
That’s not true. I didn’t see any scandal about him during this trip.
By the way, this guy went to Hongxiuzhao when he was in Jinling, and then Hongxiuzhao closed. He didn’t ask me to accompany him that day... Ning Siyan suddenly laughed.
"I understand."
"Do you really understand?"
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this for you. Do you want to arrange for them to stay at Jinghu Villa?"
"That's a good idea. Many officials don't have property in Guanyun City, and living in Honglu Temple isn't a good idea. Let's arrange for them all to live in Jinghu Villa!"
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