On this day, Zu An went to the East Palace to look for Bi Linglong as usual, but unfortunately the other party still didn't see him. With so many people watching in the East Palace, it was hard for him to show any abnormality. He couldn't use a lot of tricks to coax people, and he felt in his heart Very depressed.
At this time, a eunuch came to Xuan Zuan to meet the emperor in the imperial study. The people in the East Palace were a little envious of this at first, but now they are used to it. This guy is indeed very favored by the emperor.
Zu An's head skipped a beat, thinking to himself, could it be that the emperor had noticed something about me pestering Bi Linglong every day these days?
Because he regarded the emperor as an imaginary enemy, every time he was called to the imperial study room, he would feel like he was facing a formidable enemy.
After Zu An left, Rong Mo in the room looked at Bi Linglong who was distracted and asked, "Crown Princess, what's wrong with you?"
Bi Linglong came back to her senses: "It's nothing."
Humph, it doesn’t matter whether that guy dies or not.
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Let's say that after Zu An came to the Imperial Study Room, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the smiling Eunuch Wen. Although it is not that reliable to judge the emperor's mood from Eunuch Wen's expression, it can still explain something more or less.
"See the Emperor." After entering the room, Zu An quickly glanced at the Emperor. Well, as expected, he still had the same Sima expression.
The emperor put down the memorial: "Has Yunan given you any trouble these days?"
Zu An replied: "Back to the emperor, the Yu family and the Bi family have had some minor conflicts these days, but they didn't come to see me."
The emperor smiled: "It's natural. Rumors have been all over the capital in the past few days. Even if the Yu family uses official power, they can't extinguish it. Since you don't have that much energy, they naturally can't take care of you for the time being."
"Thanks to the Emperor's wisdom and martial prowess, otherwise I would have been in trouble..." Zu An slapped him with a rainbow fart.
The emperor's face became more and more relaxed: "Are you wondering why I rejected Yu Xuanchong's resignation before?"
"I'm sorry, I'm stupid, I really can't understand." Zu An said calmly, and at the same time he was curious, why would the other party talk to him about this? There is no need for an emperor to explain to his ministers.
The emperor got up and went to the bookshelf nearby. He looked at the huge map hanging on the wall and said calmly: "The Yu family is in charge of most of the world's Yuanshi business. There are disciples and former officials all over the government and the public. Although Zuopushe, the minister, has a high official position, there are many Whether it is or not, it doesn’t make much difference to Yu Xuanchong.”
Zu An secretly nodded. The Yu family is as rich as the country. After Yu Xuanchong resigned, it won't take long for him to recover. In the final analysis, this time it is only Yu Nan's problem. And if it hadn't caused a storm in the city, even Yu Nan would be fine. , naturally difficult to use against Yu Xuanchong.
The emperor continued: "The Yu family has always been close to the King of Qi. I am afraid that they are not just Zuopushe, a minister, but the Yu family."
Zu An felt a shiver in his heart. The emperor had begun to gradually cut off the allies around King Qi. Once King Qi became a lonely man, it was time for the emperor to take action.
And the meaning of the other party's words seems not to be satisfied with the dismissal of the Yu family, but to destroy the entire Yu family?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder. The emperor in front of him was really cruel.
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As expected, the emperor's eyes fell on a piece of land in the north on the map: "The Yunzhong Yu family, as the name suggests, is based in Yunzhong County, which is also where the imperial court's largest Yuanshi vein is located. They have occupied it for so many years, and they should enjoy enough Blessed."
Zu An secretly mourned for the Yu family, and because the emperor was thinking about them, their fate was already doomed.
Suddenly, a peerless face in a carriage appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Madam Jade seems to be a good friend of you."
Although he knew that such dissuasion would not have much effect, since Yu Yanluo had helped him in the first place, he could not just sit back and ignore it.
The emperor turned around and looked at him with a half-smile: "You seem to have a good relationship with her. She even came to me specifically to plead for you."
Zu An's heart trembled and he said hurriedly: "It's just because I saved her life by accident in Mingyue City. I think she came here to repay this favor."
Who knows what the emperor was thinking, naturally he couldn't admit how good his relationship with the other party was.
The emperor then nodded with relief. You must know that Yu Yanluo was so magnificent back then, but she didn't know how many outstanding people were not seen by her. How could she have a good impression of this mediocre brat? "Don't worry. , Mrs. Yu is my good friend, and I will naturally arrange her properly when the time comes."
Zu An kept complaining in his heart, maybe this arrangement of yours is to be placed in your harem.
Although the emperor has refrained from sexual intercourse with women in recent years in order to prolong his life, he would probably make an exception for the most beautiful woman like Yu Yanluo.
He originally thought that he was already considered a scumbag because he had many beauties and confidantes around him, but if these big guys in the capital only had twenty or thirty concubines, they would still get the reputation of not being lewd. Compared with them, he was really pure. Like little white flowers.
Suddenly, his heart tightened. Why was the emperor telling him this? I'm afraid there will be another hard job for me.
As expected, the emperor said: "Be prepared to go to Yunzhong County in a few days."
Zu An: "..."
The emperor did not consider his mood at all and continued: "A few days ago, the local officials of Yunzhong County jointly submitted a letter saying that the Duke of Yunzhong has been missing for a long time and asked the court to reconsider the title of Duke."
"Haha," the emperor sneered, "it seems that there are already people who can't wait to take over."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, wasn't Duke Yunzhong Yu Yanluo's husband?
This man was probably the happiest man in the world, but of course he has become the unluckiest man now.
He asked tentatively: "What happened to the disappearance of Duke Yunzhong?"
The emperor replied: "About a year ago, Duke Yunzhong suddenly disappeared from the mansion. No one knew where he went. At first, everyone thought it was normal. After all, it was very convenient for him to enter and leave the Duke's mansion with his cultivation. , but he didn’t come back after a long time, so everyone knew something had happened.”
"Did he go somewhere by himself or was it someone else?" Zu An asked hurriedly.
The emperor shook his head: "After the incident, the local government sent people to check. Everything was normal, and there were no traces of murder. The court was not at ease yet, and specially
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County officials were sent to investigate, but nothing was found. "
Seeing that his expression was calm and showed no trace of grief over the loss of a duke, Zu Anxin thought that it would be good if the emperor did not secretly enjoy himself knowing that Yu Yanluo lost her husband.
However, through his answers, Zu An also roughly judged that the disappearance of Duke Yunzhong was probably not caused by someone sent by the emperor.
At this time, the emperor continued: "Go to Yunzhong County to find out the truth about the disappearance of Yunzhong County Duke as soon as possible. In addition, don't protect the Yu family because of Yu Yanluo's relationship, otherwise I will not be lenient. Do you understand?"
Hearing what he said, Zu An immediately understood the meaning of his words. No matter what the reason for the disappearance of the unlucky guy this time, the Yu family would eventually take the blame and take the opportunity to wipe out the Yu family's influence.
So he said respectfully: "I am naturally willing to share the emperor's worries, but the injury I suffered last time in the secret realm was too serious and I have never fully recovered. Moreover, I also investigated the drowning case of Wang Qi's concubine and the murder of Yu Nan. I have to step down. In order to complete the emperor's mission in a short time, I have spent too much mental energy. Now I am already very weak. I have a headache when I think about the problem. I have a small health problem. If it affects the emperor's big plan, it will be a big deal. So I still ask the emperor to make another decision. Please be wise."
Are you kidding me? What does the Emperor think of me? Those capitalists in my previous life must have at least given me enough money. But in the end, he was good and threatened me every time. I am not a masochist, so why should I submit to others?
Of course, he is not determined to break up with the other party now. In his words just now, he pointed out the great contributions he has made these days, intentionally or unintentionally. On the one hand, it shows that there is hard work without credit, and on the other hand, he proves his unique value. As long as the emperor still has demands, he will be inseparable from him in a short time.
All these are the necessary skills for a political veteran taught by Sang Hong, the old fox who visited Sang's house these days.
Hearing what he said, the emperor's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a trace of anger arose in his heart. This bastard had only been in the capital for a long time, but he had learned how to bargain with himself like those old foxes in the court!
He didn't like Zu An to begin with, so he became more and more angry, always feeling like he was being provoked.
The anger value from Zhao Hao is +444+444+444...
Seeing the anger level that kept popping up in the background, Zu An was extremely nervous, although he was very sure that the emperor would not fall out because the other party was a mature emperor.
But I am always afraid of accidents. What if he goes crazy?
After a while, the emperor's voice sounded faintly: "My dear, you have been working hard these days. I will ask Eunuch Wen to go to the Imperial Hospital to pick some elixirs for you to soothe your nerves and replenish your qi. You are going to Yunzhong County. I will slowly recuperate on the way. In addition, I noticed that you don’t seem to like your current title of Viscount. Once you complete the affairs of Yunzhong County, I will upgrade your title to one level."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best." In this era, a title is a rarer thing than an official position. The offer offered by the other party cannot be said to be too high. Zu An knows how to accept it as soon as it's good. If he doesn't know better, maybe today There was no way to get out of the palace alive.
What's more, he really wants to change the name of this cuckold.
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