Although the Gu family had severed ties with Prince Duan's Mansion under Gu Yuanhe's instruction, there were still a large number of Gu family members who relied on Prince Duan for their livelihood in the past. Although Emperor Zaipei handed over the property rights of Xiaoyao Building to the King of Chu, discerning people

Everyone can see that King Duan will never give up.

Therefore, even though the Gu family has now severed ties with Prince Duan's Mansion, very few members of the Gu family still maintain contact with Prince Duan, including Gu Yuanhe's third son Gu Zhixi.

In terms of blood, this Gu Zhixi is King Duan's third uncle, and in Xiaoyao Tower he is King Duan's close collaborator. In earth terms, he is a partner.

Over the years, he has made a lot of money by relying on his identity as King Duan and his vicious tactics. However, he himself is still very optimistic about King Duan and believes that King Chu is not King Duan's enemy at all. After King Duan comes out,

This Song Dynasty still has the final say of King Duan.

So at the banquet, he focused his attention on Jiang Sinian. He wanted to see what kind of woman caused King Duan to suffer such a huge loss in business.

But he never expected to hear such breaking news at the banquet in the morning.

And this news also concerns his nephew.

The next day.

Gu Yuanhe got up early and simply picked up his old official uniform.

Generally speaking, idle princes like him are dispensable to the emperor, so there are no regulations that require them to go to court. A cultivator like him can enjoy a lot of leisure because of this.

But this matter concerns the current princess. Although it will delay his precious cultivation time, it is what he must do as a courtier to share the worries of the ancestor.

After simply putting on his court clothes, Gu Zhixi poked his head in and said, "Dad, the carriage is ready."

carriage……….

In Yanjing, due to the regulations on limited flight orders, most dignitaries will choose dragon horses with dragon blood as their travel tools.

To use Longma, you need to report to the Royal Guards in advance, and the imperial court also thoughtfully built a special expressway for Longma in Yanjing.

Normally, ordinary people are allowed to pass through those places, but after the dignitaries report to the Imperial City Guard, the road will be temporarily closed to allow their dragons and horses to pass alone. The effect of this can avoid collisions between high-speed dragons and horses.

Traffic accident.

Generally speaking, after normal dragon and horse registration, it would be delayed for nearly thirty days before being allowed to go on the road, but Gu Yuanhe was one of the four princes in the dynasty and had overwhelming power.

Therefore, after receiving the report from the Gu family, the Imperial Guard directly postponed all dragon and horse schedules for the past day by one day to ensure that today's road was only open to Gu Yuanhe.

In the early morning, the city of Yanjing is filled with mist. This mist seems to be unable to be blown away or dispersed, shrouding people's bodies, accompanied by waves of cool feeling, transporting people to autumn in a blink of an eye.

Gu Yuanhe sat in the dragon cart, and the wheels of the cart made a hissing sound as they ran over the bluestones paving the road.

Although it was early in the morning, hard-working people had already gotten up early. Although the road was empty because of Gu Yuanhe, people could be seen moving around in the mist on the left and right sides of the road.

At the end of the road is a splendid gate. This is the place where officials living in the East District must pass to enter the palace. It is the east gate of the palace.

It was still early in the morning, and there were already officials arriving in twos and threes wearing neat court uniforms.

When I saw Gu Yuanhe, although I didn't recognize him, I recognized the second-grade court uniform he was wearing.

According to the rules of the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, low-level officials must perform a bow when meeting senior officials to show their respect for the leader.

So when Gu Yuanhe got off the car, all the officials who had arrived in front of the east gate had gathered beside the car and bowed to him respectfully.

Gu Yuanhe didn't take it seriously and walked straight into the east gate.

After he left, the officials present breathed a sigh of relief and followed him in.

In front of the palace gate, I saw the second-grade court uniform on Gu Yuanhe.

The officials who had gathered at the entrance of the palace immediately came over and saluted Gu Yuanhe as before.

This is the center of power of the Song Dynasty.

Once here, no one dares to use any move anymore.

Otherwise it will be regarded as a great disrespect to the emperor.

Even the second-grade Duke did not dare to act too recklessly. After a simple nod, he walked into the palace first as the highest-ranking official present.

………

Qianxi Palace.

"Gu Yuanhe, the mediocre minister, pays homage to Your Majesty."

Gu Yuanhe knelt on the ground. As a free-standing duke who did not have to go to court, participate in politics, or worry, his only role in existence was to be the mascot of the Song Dynasty and to demonstrate the benevolence of the royal family. He was not just a mediocre minister.

It seems that the last time Gu Yuanhe went to court was thirty years ago when he received a reward as a meritorious official on the front line. After that, no one in the court saw this guy again.

Look at the court clothes he was wearing. They were dark and dusty. His originally blue second-grade court clothes had not been washed for an unknown amount of time.

Several old friends of Gu Yuanhe in the court were also curious about why their old friend, whom they had not seen for many years, suddenly came to court on a whim.

I don't know what he wanted when he came today.

"Gu Aiqing, it seems that the last time I saw you was thirty years ago. Why did you suddenly go to court today?"

Emperor Zaipei looked down at the people kneeling on the ground and said slowly: "Get up and speak!"

"Idiot, thank you, Your Majesty."

Gu Yuanhe stood up slowly until his eyes met with Emperor Zai Pei's eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am only going to court for one thing."

Gu Yuanhe took out a report from his sleeve pocket.

This is information that Gu Yuanhe sent people to collect on Jiang Sinian overnight. The content is so detailed that even Jiang Sinian himself cannot remember many of the details.

Moreover, Gu Yuanhe also handed over two transparent glass bottles containing hair.

"This is the information about Jiang Sinian that I simply collected yesterday. The two bottles contain the hair of Jiang Sinian and King Duan respectively."

Gu Yuanhe gave a brief introduction.

On the imperial desk, Emperor Zai Pei held two transparent bottles and looked at them doubtfully, and asked Gu Yuanhe: "What does Gu Qing mean by this?"

Although he may know everything, he should pretend to know nothing now. There is no other reason than that he doesn't want the officials to know that they are being monitored by him all the time.

Because of the Prince Duan Mansion case, he killed the person who was originally in charge of intelligence tasks. Now the person in charge of this task is the worshiper who specializes in shadow training in the Enshrinement Hall.

His fighting ability is not good, but he is definitely good at monitoring. No one below the Tribulation Stage can detect him.

And he was Jiang Yichao's confidant, and Jiang Yichao was his confidant, so Emperor Zaipei felt so at ease now.

He did listen to the people under his command about what happened yesterday, and he had a certain understanding of it.

"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty first."

"Our Song Dynasty is about to add a princess with outstanding talents."

Although he knew what happened, Emperor Zai Pei was still intrigued by Gu Yuanhe.

Holding the dragon chair, he said with great interest: "Stop being so pretentious and say whatever you have to say."

All the officials in the court, including King Duan's ancestors, were all intrigued by what he just said, and they all started to make speculations.

The princesses of the Song Dynasty were at the same level as the king. Although they did not have the same inheritance rights as the king, their rights after becoming princesses were no different from those of the king.

In today's Song Dynasty, there are no more than eight royal children who are granted the title of king, and those who are granted the title of princess are even rarer. There are only three until now, and among them, two have just passed the line. It can be said that their endings

He will just live his life plainly with this title like most of the crowned kings.

The affairs of the king and princess are mostly handled by the clan government. What Gu Yuanhe did today is already meddling in the dog's own business. But because he is the current Duke of Cheng, Prince Duan's elders

The ancestors can't do anything to him, otherwise, even a third-grade official will not end up well.

But just because he was the Duke of the country, this topic aroused the interest of the courtiers even more. A woman worthy of coming to court for a Duke who has not been in court for many years is definitely a woman worthy of attention.

"According to my investigation yesterday, Jiang Sinian, the ninth disciple of Qingfengguan Wangdaojian, is a descendant of the royal family, and her biological father is the current King Duan."

Gu Yuanhe said: "Although she is only eighteen years old, she is already in the golden elixir stage. Such talent makes me stunned. I hope that your majesty will follow the ancestral system and grant Jiang Sinian the title of princess as soon as possible."

As soon as these words came out, the government and the public were shocked.

Who here doesn't know that the origin of all the crimes and punishments that King Duan is suffering now is a strange woman who was able to mobilize a large number of worshipers to come to his rescue.

Because there were so many officials involved in the Duanwangfu case, most of the officials in the court were promoted because of the case, and they became interested in this woman who affected their career.

But who knows Jiang Sinian best, it is the person who directly experienced this case, the ancestor of King Duan.

Because of this person, Prince Duan was sentenced to seclusion and self-examination. If it is true as Gu Yuanhe said, then recognizing her would be beneficial and harmless to the current Prince Duan's palace.

"Don't joke, Duke Cheng. Who doesn't know that the relationship between Jiang Sinian and Prince Duan's Mansion is very bad, not only because she was kidnapped by Prince Duan's Mansion to practice evil arts, but also because Prince Duan almost broke out into a bigger conflict. If this

Jiang Sinian is really of the blood of King Duan, isn’t that a big joke?”

There is more than just King Duan in the court. Although King Duan was the dominant family in the court before, there are still supporters of King Chu. And because of Zhao Qingyi, the officials in the court have undergone a major reshuffle. Most of the people standing now
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