"Where are the people? Get out here!"

His temper was getting worse and worse. He stared outside the door with a sinister look, not knowing who would be the first unlucky guy. But the person who came in was Guo Silang in military uniform.

When he saw him, the emperor suppressed the anger in his heart.

"I didn't summon you today, what are you doing here?"

Guo Silang was his cousin, but since he was promoted to deputy commander of the Jingji Division, he had become increasingly alienated from him. Normally, Guo Silang would never enter the palace without an imperial decree, so why was he like this today? Sitting on the couch, the emperor looked carefree.

He had no idea that the weather outside had changed a long time ago, and thought that Guo Silang had something to ask him, so he had already adopted an attitude. His condescending expression made Guo Silang feel really sick, so he didn't waste any more words with him and started talking directly.

"After being the emperor for seven years, I wonder if my cousin feels really satisfied?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at him with displeasure.

"How dare you! Don't try to show off in front of me just because you are related to me by blood of the Guo family. Do you think I won't be willing to take action against you?"

"Reluctant? How could Your Majesty be reluctant to part with a cousin of mine who is of no use? You can kick my grandfather and aunt away, so who am I?"

"You are self-aware, but it's a pity that my grandfather didn't understand this, so he ended up being abandoned after his own death. This is not my fault. The emperor never allows others to sleep soundly."

Having said that, Guo Silang had nothing to say.

He took out a letter from home from his pocket and read it aloud.

"My grandfather passed away in Jinling City half a month ago. My grandmother followed him out of gratitude for our years of marriage. The Guo family was heartbroken by the loss of an elder, so they sent a letter asking us to go back to attend the funeral. Cousin, do you know about this?"

The emperor didn't care.

How could the Guo family's letters be faster than the royal family's news? So of course he knew about this a few days ago, but he kept it secret because he didn't want it to have too much impact.

To him, there was not much difference between his grandfather's death and life. All those who had been involved with the Guo family had been dealt with by Prime Minister Xing and Marquis Dingping, and the only one left was the troublesome Gu Shaoyu.

However, a lot of his military strength has been consumed in the past few years, so the emperor believes that in five years at most, all the past glory will become a thing of the past, and he will be the only powerful person in this dynasty.

Therefore, he coughed twice and looked at Guo Silang with a very calm expression.

"My grandparents are old, and their peaceful death is also a happy funeral, so I decided to posthumously confer the title of First-Class Duke of Protecting the Country on him. This title can be inherited. There are not many people in the Guo family who can support the family. I think you are very good, so when you go back this time, Silang, you should have a good discussion with your uncles and brothers to decide who to recommend to sit in this position!"

He is the first-class duke of the Protectorate, and has a good reputation.

It’s a pity that Guo Silang could still see through such an obvious plot to sow discord.

It is nothing more than using this high position and generous salary to share the spoils of their Guo family. If any of the many members of the Guo family have their eyes on this position, they will naturally know how to please the emperor. By then, the Guo family will not need any external intervention, and I am afraid that it will be a mess inside.

Thinking of this, Guo Silang no longer had any affection for his cousin, so he wiped the tears from his eyes. This was the last word of truth he spoke to the ruthless emperor in front of him.

"Your Majesty the Emperor likes to calculate people's hearts so much. You must know that those who do evil will eventually perish! My poor aunt has been buried in this palace all her life. Otherwise, she shouldn't be living the life she has now!"

After saying this, Guo Silang left the bedroom without even looking back.

After he left, a few palace maids walked in tremblingly at the palace gate. They were all junior palace maids, but there was no sign of the eunuch Liu who followed the emperor every day.

"This is outrageous! Is it his turn to teach me a lesson? The Guo family kid is so rude, I wonder if someone is instigating him to do this!"

Having said that, even if it is not, it will become so.

As for the candidate, Gu Shaoyu is naturally the most suitable. Anyway, he is naturally proud, so it is not surprising that he has such an idea. Maybe he is planning to win over the Guo family and give him a show of power! With a cold snort, the emperor shouted to the outside.

"Go, call Marquis Dingping to me."

The palace servant trembled, not knowing how to answer. The emperor became more and more dissatisfied and yelled at him.

"Are you deaf?"

"Your Majesty, the Royal Guards have just surrounded the palace, saying that no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission!"

When the emperor heard this, he was so shocked that he almost thought he was hallucinating.

How could this be possible? The guards had always been his trusted aides, how could they do this? Could it be that someone inside had been instigated to do something bad to him? Then how did Guo Silang get in just now! A series of questions flashed through his mind, and at this moment he was sweating all over and began to panic.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

He could be said to have fought his way out of a thorny road, but at that time he had Guo Xiang for civil affairs and Gu Shaoyu for military affairs, and Mr. Wen was the one in charge among the strategists. Many dangers were resolved one by one by these people before they even came to him.

Therefore, he always thought that his only rivals for the throne were his fourth brother and his companions. However, he did not know that if it were not for these people blocking him from all sides, his path to becoming an emperor would definitely be ten or a hundred times more difficult.

"No, no, I have made many arrangements over the years. How could I be trapped by the Imperial Guards so easily? No, someone, go find Eunuch Liu and the Imperial Concubine for me! Find them!"

He was furious, but it was of no avail.

If they could find them, they would have come here long ago, but now, they don't know where these people are going, how can they find them? The palace fell silent.

From the outside, it seems that there is nothing wrong, but only those who are in it know that this is like the process of a giant python swallowing, long and desperate.

Outside the imperial city, the Xing family.

When Xing Xiang saw Gu Shaoyu, he was really surprised. Countless thoughts already popped up in his mind, but he still had to pretend to be calm.

"General Gu, if I remember correctly, the court has not issued an order to summon you back to the capital. Why are you here?"

"Hasn't Prime Minister Xing always boasted of being extremely smart? It shouldn't be hard to guess that Shao Yu would be here!"

Xing Xiang clenched his hands into fists behind his back.

His face was slightly pale. If everyone else was standing here, it could only mean one thing: Sui'an City and even the Imperial City had been controlled.