eurekapd Chapter 470 Dazai Makuu
Chapter 470 Dazai Makuu
The next morning, in the central hall of Prince Yi’s palace.
Zhou Chang slowly got up from the ground.
"Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness." The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had a smile on his face, but he was not Li Zhi.
"Congratulations, my king, for what?" Zhou Chang's face looked as if the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict owed her eight hundred strings of cash.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch's edict had no time to retract his smile before it froze on his face.
Zhou Chang's face was filled with gloom: "Whose idea was this?"
Zhou Chang thought about it for a long time, and it was not until he got on the carriage that he finally figured out some things.
Prince Duan's party wants to cooperate with Prince Yi, but Gu Yan didn't mention any conditions of exchange last time.
She didn't ask because she could guess it with her eyes closed, but the news that Princess Duan was pregnant was very different.
Whether Concubine Qin Sun did it intentionally or unintentionally, she revealed an extremely important piece of information.
According to the original speculation, the Gu family simply saw that Prince Yi had no background support. If the Gu family supported Prince Yi, it would be easier to control Prince Yi in the future, and the real power would still be firmly in the hands of the Gu family.
But now it seems that the Gu family's plan is more likely to first support Prince Yi to ascend the throne, and then play a trick of succession by passing the throne to Prince Duan's son.
Although this move is tortuous, it is not completely impossible.
Since Princess Duan is pregnant and is sure to give birth to a boy, why is she proposing to cooperate with Prince Yi at this time? Isn't this just paving the way for her son's future?
After realizing this, Zhou Chang couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
If this is the case, what Concubine Qin said today is not just a simple message, it is a profound warning.
Furthermore, if this group of people are planning in this way, they really cannot play this game with the Duan Wang faction, nor can they listen to Zhong Yu. It is better for them to get out as soon as possible.
After returning to Prince Yi's Mansion, he had no appetite to eat. Instead, he live-streamed the things he had bought and sold them.
After all the efforts, he only earned one thousand taels of commission, which made Zhou Chang very disappointed. If this continues, when will he be able to get rid of his identity as Prince Yi?
However, we had just decided yesterday not to cooperate with Prince Duan's faction, but early this morning, the other party came up with this kind of weird thing again.
Small favors were constantly given to win him over, and no matter whether he appreciated it or not, bystanders would probably think that Prince Yi was about to join Prince Duan's party.
"This... this is the order from His Majesty himself." The eunuch who delivered the order handed the imperial edict forward again, motioning Zhou Chang to accept it.
Zhou Chang remained unmoved and only asked: "What is 'Taizai Mushou'? What kind of official is this?"
The eunuch who was in charge of delivering the imperial edict had never encountered such a way of appointing an official position, but he really didn't know what kind of official "Taizai Mushou" was. He could only stare with his two big egg-white eyes, looking confused.
"What rank is this official?" Zhou Chang became angrier the more he thought about it, mainly because he didn't want to accept it.
The eunuch who was passing the imperial edict was holding the imperial edict but couldn't pass it on. His hands were sore, but he had to answer: "This... the imperial edict said that he was under the command of the Taifu Order and the chief of the Jincao Division. How..., he should be a third-rank official, right?"
"Only a third-rank official?" Zhou Chang showed his disdain without hiding it.
"Ah..." The eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict didn't know what else to say. He swallowed his saliva and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi, this is the imperial edict personally issued. You should accept it."
"I don't want it, you guys..." Zhou Chang flicked his sleeves and was about to drive them away.
The skinny monkey grabbed him from behind and said, "Your Majesty, this is an imperial decree. You cannot refuse it."
When Zhou Chang heard the contents of the imperial edict, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his head.
Did Gu and Prince Duan realize that Prince Yi had no power and was easy to bully and manipulate? Or what?
Not only was this official position unheard of, but it was also under the jurisdiction of the "Jin Cao Si", a place that did no good and only knew how to exploit the people by making up excuses all day long.
But after the thin monkey reminded him, Zhou Chang came to his senses from his anger and snatched the imperial edict: "Get out."
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had never been treated like this before. As soon as the imperial edict left his hands, he ran away without a trace.
"Not right, not right..." Zhong Yu shook his head repeatedly as he watched the eunuchs who were delivering the imperial edict disappear faster than the wind.
"Mr. Zhong, what kind of shitty position is this 'Taizai Mushou'?" Zhou Chang was so angry that he couldn't find the title from Prince Yi's memory, so he had to ask Zhong Yu again.
Zhong Yu shook his head and said, "I have never heard of it, and I have no impression of it even in the classics I have read. But according to the imperial edict, I am afraid it is the name of a newly added official position."
"Bang..." Zhou Chang threw the imperial edict in his hand directly to the ground.
"Ouch..." The skinny monkey rushed over to pick up the imperial edict, turned around and looked around, and confirmed that no one saw it before saying, "Your Majesty can't be angry... You can't do this."
Fortunately, in the central hall, apart from Concubine Lan’s tablet, there were only three of them.
Zhong Yu didn't take it seriously, but his face was full of worry: "I understand your feelings, Your Majesty, but there is nothing we can do about the situation."
"It's not the last step yet." Zhou Chang wanted to lose his temper, but he just couldn't suppress his anger. He turned around and sat down on the chair. "Mr. Zhong, what do you think I should do now?"
When Zhou Chang returned home yesterday, he told Zhong Yu all his inferences and ideas.
Zhong Yu didn't come up with a clear idea at that time.
There was no good solution now, so he could only say, "No matter what, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict just now said that this 'Taizai Mushou' was personally appointed by the emperor. The appointment of officials is not like other things, and the prince lost control in front of the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict just now, so he must go to the palace to express his gratitude."
"I thank him..." Zhou Chang swallowed back the curse words he wanted to say.
"Your Highness..." Zhong Yu sternly reminded, "Be patient in everything you do."
Zhou Chang took a deep breath. Zhong Yu and Prince Yi were like a teacher to each other. "You are right, sir. I lost my composure just now."
Zhong Yu looked solemn and said, "The most urgent matter is that Your Majesty should go to the palace to express your gratitude first."
"Okay, I'll go." Zhou Chang also knew that if she didn't suppress her anger, she would only get into bigger trouble. But this anger did not come from just her. It was obvious that Prince Yi's anger could not be suppressed either.
But now, there is nothing we can do.
Zhou Chang finally witnessed the strength of the Gu family. They could promote people and grant official positions to people at will, even to non-existent official titles.
Afterwards, she obediently brought the skinny boy into the palace.
First, he asked to see the Emperor in the name of expressing his gratitude, but the reply he got was that His Majesty was in poor health and needed to rest, and he already knew that, so there was no need to express his gratitude.
Zhou Chang secretly complained that since he was in poor health, how could he personally issue an imperial decree? It was all nonsense.
But at the same time, it was also a relief.
Then he thought about how little he gained from "selling goods" last night, and that he was in a bad mood, so he wanted to move to the Council of State and the Imperial Kitchen, two places with abundant "wool", to "plunder" them.