After so many years of teaching, it is not an exaggeration to say that his understanding of Gao Zongxian is deeper than that of his father, Gao Sheng.
He immediately felt something was wrong, and soon learned from his cronies in the East Palace that this plan came from a eunuch named "Xiao Xian".
No one can imagine how complicated his mood was at that time.
On the one hand, there is anger against Gao Zongxian for imprisoning Xiao Xian.
On the other hand, it was a surprise for Xiao Xian——
Not only did he dare to threaten the prince to save his life without knowing his identity, but he also had such insight into national policy!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what you took away back then, I will teach you to return it back thousands of times sooner or later!"
After saying this, Xiao Zhengguo put the jade pendant back.
"Come here, present Da Chu's recent government decrees and the local situation to the truth!"
He wants to plan for the future of Chu State.
Plan for his grandson!
…
And on the other side, in the East Palace.
After learning about the relationship between Xiao Xian and Xiao Zhengguo, Gao Zongxian's attitude immediately changed dramatically.
He directly ordered someone to get a chair to sit on equal terms with Xiao Xian.
"Brother Xiao Xian, wouldn't it be better if you said you were a teacher? Why have you suffered all these years?"
"Before, I only verbally promised you to be the housekeeper. I have just ordered people to make clothes for you. Before tomorrow, you will be the real housekeeper of my East Palace!"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Xian nodded lightly, feeling the change in Gao Zongxian's attitude. He felt that it was very helpful, and at the same time he felt peaceful in his heart.
After all, with Grandpa Xiao's orders, Gao Zongxian must have dared not do anything to him easily.
only……
Xiao Xian recalled the scene when Xiao Zhengguo left.
"Why do I always feel that Grandpa Xiao's instructions have a deeper meaning?"
No matter what you think in your heart, it is always a happy thing that you are finally safe at this moment.
Xiao Xian calmed down, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, while dealing with Gao Zongxian and judging the current situation.
It is known that Gao Zongxian was infertile and had to use his own hands to get the princess pregnant in order to keep his position as crown prince.
The difference is that before, I had to worry about whether Gao Zongxian would kill him after the princess became pregnant. Now that he has the support of the grand master, Gao Zongxian will not be so impulsive.
After all, as the left prime minister, the Grand Master occupies a pivotal position among the officials of Chu.
At the same time, he was born in the Xiao family of the Thirteenth Family, and his support was very important to Gao Zongxian.
"..."
"Although I am proficient in battle formations, I really have no idea about the national policy. I will have to rely more on Brother Xiao in the future!"
"Your Highness, slave..."
"Brother Xiao, there is no need to belittle yourself. The teacher represents the interests of the family. Being able to ask you to help me in secret is enough to make me happy."
"The identity of the eunuch is just a cover-up. From now on, you and I will treat each other as brothers when there is no one around, and we only need to call ourselves ministers when we are outside. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the teacher?"
"Then please ask Your Highness to overstep your bounds."
Xiao Xian looked respectful on the surface, but his heart was already flying to the sky.
He is just a fake eunuch, and it is exciting enough to be able to replace the prince and visit the princess. Now the prince has even lowered his status.
Think about it, you are an employee of a family business, and your chairman is infertile. He came to you to get his wife pregnant, and even asked you for advice after the company made decisions.
Even in order to build a relationship with you, I even flirted with your elder brother in private.
What else could be more enjoyable than this!
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Gaozong said with a smile, "Brother Xiao is very courageous and has great talents. In the future, if I ascend the throne alone, I will need more help from Brother Xiao."
"That's natural."
Xiao Xian nodded, his understanding of Gao Zongxian's thick skin deepened in his heart.
He has great talent, but he can still understand it, and he has extraordinary courage?
Do you want to praise me for being very brave when I held your wife hostage?
Thinking like this, Xiao Xian's guard against Gao Zongxian deepened. People who can be so forbearing for the sake of status must be careful even if they seem to be incompetent in government affairs!
After all, Grandpa Xiao still has the relationship between North Korea and China and his family to rely on, but what about himself?
With complicated emotions, Xiao Xian couldn't help but cast his gaze out the window, but he saw an eager figure approaching from far away.
"Excuse me, please let me know. There is something urgent that I need to report to Your Highness."
Listening to the voice, it was Mu Qingfeng speaking.
"Let him in."
Gao Zongxian also heard it and directly ordered people to bring Mu Qingfeng over.
"I have met with Your Highness...I have met Eunuch Xiao."
Seeing that Xiao Xian was there, Mu Qingfeng was just surprised for a moment and then said hello naturally.
Xiao Xian nodded to show friendship, and then listened to Gao Zongxian support him with one hand: "I love you, no courtesy, but do you have anything important to tell me?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, an envoy from Baiyue sent a greeting card to the court today, claiming that he will come to pay tribute to our great Chu in seven days."
"Baiyue?"
Xiao Xian said softly, if he remembered correctly, apart from the time when Chu was founded, this was the first time in these years that Baiyue took the initiative to pay tribute.
Coupled with the recent frequent activities in Beidi, he couldn't help but feel strange.
Looking at Gao Xianzong again, he also frowned, but still said: "What did the father say?"
"They claim to be a vassal state of Da Chu and help Da Chu attack Beidi. Your Majesty is very happy and said that all the princes will be present in seven days to hold a ceremony to welcome the Baiyue envoy."
"Really? Then these hundreds of Vietnamese barbarians are quite sensible. As expected of my father's kindness, he did not conquer the South."
Xiao Xian was silent. He vaguely felt a little strange. After all, Beidi posed no threat to Baiyue.
On the contrary, Dachu in the Central Plains posed a greater threat to them.
It is obvious that conquering each other between Da Chu and Beidi would maximize their interests. Why should they try to please Da Chu at this time without doing anything to thank them?
Xiao Xian didn't understand, so he simply didn't want to think about it. After all, there were still seven days left, and Gao Zongxian would definitely take him with him. If something happened, the soldiers would just come and cover it up with water and earth.
"I know, I'll thank you for your help."
"No trouble, no trouble."
Mu Qingfeng smiled and immediately looked at Xiao Xian with burning eyes.
"Eunuch Xiao, although the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have criticized the matter of the Salt and Iron Official Camp that you mentioned before, His Majesty is very interested. I don't know..."
really.
Xiao Xian secretly thought, after all, if he just informed Baiyue that he was coming to pay tribute, he could send someone over.
Mu Qingfeng came to the East Palace in person, and indeed he had other purposes.
Thinking of this, Xiao Xian couldn't help but subconsciously turned his attention to Gao Zongxian——
After all, his end was still vivid in his mind after the last time Mu Qingfeng asked for advice.
Seeing this, Gao Zongxian couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and immediately made room for the two of them.
However, what he didn't notice was that just when he looked at Xiao Xian with gratified eyes, a figure flashed past the window and disappeared in the East Palace.
