Gu Tingyu said again: "My brother only likes her. Apart from her, I will not touch anyone."
"Are you serious?" The emperor stared at Gu Tingyu suspiciously.
"Yes." Gu Tingyu said solemnly, "I have never deceived the emperor's brother, and I don't even bother to deceive the emperor's brother."
The emperor stared at him closely, as if he wanted to see through him: "No matter how I look at you, you don't seem to be sincerely interested in her. Rather, you seem to be using her as a cover."
Gu Tingyu looked at him honestly: "Brother Huang is wrong, brother Chen really likes her."
The emperor's eyes were cloudy and uncertain.
"If I remember correctly, when the emperor first came to the throne, I was not as good as a weak crown. The emperor also offered me marriages at that time, but he declined them all. I just hope that the emperor will not
Forcing my brother."
The emperor snorted and glanced at him indifferently: "Don't forget, I am your royal brother, and I am your only support!"
Gu Tingyu said calmly: "Brother Huang is right, my brother is your only support."
The emperor snorted coldly: "Since you understand this, get out of the capital as soon as possible."
Gu Tingyu said: "My brother is not leaving."
The emperor said angrily: "You won't leave? Do you still want to fight with me?"
"Brother Emperor, you can fight any way you want. Even if you have to chop off my brother's head, I will be happy to do so. I just ask your brother to let go of my wife. I don't want to harm her."
"Oh, she harmed your child, and you still plead for mercy on her behalf!" The emperor was furious.
Gu Tingyu said: "I don't dare to belittle myself, but I am indeed not a good husband. I have hurt her once, and I cannot hurt her a second time. I am willing to use everything to compensate her."
"Compensation?" The emperor raised his lips sarcastically, "What can you do to compensate her?"
Gu Tingyu paused for a moment and said, "My brother is willing to marry her as his concubine and spend the rest of his life with her."
The emperor snorted coldly: "What do you think this is? Compensation? Do you think I will allow my sister to be a concubine?!"
Gu Tingyu lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "My dear brother, I sincerely ask your royal brother to do it."
"Perfect?" The emperor gritted his teeth, "My palace is my private property. I don't need charity from others."
Gu Tingyu raised his eyes and looked at him: "Brother, don't worry, I just want to spend the rest of my life with her, and I have no intention of coveting the imperial power."
The emperor was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing, his laughter full of mockery.
He stood up and looked down at Gu Tingyu, "My imperial brother, you are so naive! Do you know who conquered this world?"
"My brother knows." Gu Tingyu lowered his head and said, "Because of this knowledge, my brother understands that my current status is hard-earned, so I will not be stupid, let alone live up to the emperor's expectations for me."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "I don't care whether you are sincere or not, in short, she must not stay in the palace!"
Gu Tingyu said: "Brother Chen will send her away, but I hope she can remarry after leaving."
A look of disgust appeared on the emperor's face: "Remarry? Is she worthy?"
"Yes, she doesn't deserve it." Gu Tingyu sighed, "My brother thinks so too, but I still want to give her a way to survive."
The emperor snorted coldly: "You are still too young. You know how much I paid when I first ascended the throne to get the glory and wealth I have today. I will never tolerate my country being stolen by a pariah."
"I know that I don't want to be an enemy of the emperor. As long as the emperor is willing to agree to my request, I will leave and never set foot in the capital again. I also promise that I will never let him
The emperor's empire has fallen into the hands of others."
Although Gu Tingyu is not old, he knows very well that the emperor is the master of a country, and his ambition will never stop here. After he has established a firm position in the country, he will continue to fight in the north and south, and finally seize the world that belongs to him.
.
His father was a violent and bloodthirsty tycoon, and so was he.
But he is luckier than his father, at least he has a choice
Right, and he still has a way out.
The emperor looked at him for a long time and slowly uttered a few words: "Is everything you said true?"
"It's absolutely true."
The emperor smiled coldly: "Why should I trust you?"
Gu Tingyu said: "Then the emperor wants his brother to issue a military order?"
The emperor shook his head: "It's too troublesome to establish a military order. Let's do this. As long as you satisfy me, I can give you whatever you want."
Gu Tingyu said: "Brother Chen only wants one thing."
"Say." The emperor glanced at him casually.
"This thing is not worth mentioning to the emperor, but to my brother, it is extremely precious."
"What?" asked the emperor.
Gu Tingyu pursed his lips and said, "My brother wants a dragon seal."
"Dragon Seal?" The emperor looked at him in surprise, obviously not expecting that he would suddenly ask for the Dragon Seal, and couldn't help but ask, "Why do you want the Dragon Seal?"
"Of course it's so that I can ascend to the throne one day in the future." Gu Tingyu looked determined, "I can't lose my mother, and I can't live without this country."
"Then tell me, what if I don't agree?" The emperor narrowed his eyes at him.
"Then the emperor brother will kill my younger brother. My younger brother will never resist." Gu Tingyu said.
"You..." the emperor took a deep breath and said coldly, "You can also want the dragon seal, but I must make you swear that you will never betray me or disobey me."
"Okay." Gu Tingyu said without hesitation.
The emperor stared at his eyes, trying to find the falsehood in his eyes, but he failed.
Gu Tingyu's eyes were clear and open, without the slightest trace of anger or resentment, not even hesitation.
The emperor stared into his eyes for a moment, and then sneered: "Since you are so happy, I have nothing to say. I will crown you Prince An tomorrow morning."
After hearing this result, Gu Tingyu breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down respectfully, and thanked the emperor for his kindness.
"Okay, I'm tired, you can go out first," the emperor waved his hand, motioning for him to leave.
Gu Tingyu stood up and retreated.
"Wait a minute." The emperor suddenly stopped him.
Gu Tingyu stopped and turned to look at the emperor: "Brother, do you have any other instructions?"
"Your queen..." The emperor hesitated, "Did you choose it yourself, or was it given to you by someone else?"
Gu Tingyu was slightly startled, and then said: "I chose her myself. I don't care about her. What I want is not a queen. I just want someone who can be by my side."
"Oh?" the emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "I remember you once said that what you want is a good wife. Logically speaking, you should find a gentle, considerate, smart and dignified woman to be your principal concubine. Wouldn't that be right?
Is it more in line with your wishes?"
"Brother Huang has misunderstood. I don't want to marry a wife, and I don't like women with complicated rules. I just want freedom and don't want to be bound by anyone."
Gu Tingyu's words were so loud and powerful that no one could question them.
The emperor watched him quietly for a moment, as if judging whether what he said was true or false.
After a while, he calmed down and said, "In that case, I'm sure."
Gu Tingyu said: "Thank you very much, Brother Huang."
"I would like to ask you, if you secure the throne in the future, to whom can you pass the throne to?" The emperor looked at Gu Tingyu with interest.
Gu Tingyu said: "I won't trouble my brother to worry about this. I will try my best to train the new crown prince."
"You mean your cousins?"
Gu Tingyu nodded: "Exactly."
The emperor sneered, "I don't believe you will hand over the country to them."
Gu Tingyu said: "Brother Huang, if you don't believe it, you can just wait and see."
The emperor looked at Gu Tingyu with a bit of amusement in his eyes.
Gu Tingyu met his gaze with neither humility nor arrogance, looking directly into his eyes without hiding.
He knows that if he can't
Once he gains the emperor's trust, he can't even hope to possess the Dragon Seal, so he must show enough sincerity.
After a long while, the emperor finally looked away and said calmly: "You go back first and come back to see me tomorrow."
Gu Tingyu bowed and saluted: "Brother, please retire."
After walking out of the imperial study room, Gu Tingyu breathed a long sigh of relief. Just now he almost couldn't control the emotions surging in his heart.
He knew that the emperor had believed him.
However, this does not mean that he is willing to give up.
He must master the military talismans and military power as soon as possible, so that he can protect his mother and what he wants to protect.
He must protect his mother and sister, even if he sacrifices his own life, he will never let anyone harm them.
The next day, Gu Tingyu came to the imperial study room as planned to meet with the emperor.
The emperor looked at him with a majestic expression: "I heard that the queen sent someone to assassinate you last night?"
Gu Tingyu said: "Reporting to your Majesty, this is exactly what happened, and my brother almost lost his life."
The emperor frowned: "I understand, you go down and rest first, and come back to see me after you recover from your injuries."
Gu Tingyu bowed his head in agreement, then bowed to say goodbye.
After returning home, Gu Tingyu summoned his staff to discuss how to obtain the dragon seal.
"The emperor has agreed to hand over the dragon seal to my younger brother," Gu Tingyu looked at his staff and said, "However, my younger brother hopes to borrow the tiger talisman of the Imperial Guard."
"What your Highness is saying is that you want to capture the 50,000 Imperial Guards outside the palace gate?"
"That's right." Gu Tingyu nodded and said, "If I can master the tiger talisman, even if I can't get the 50,000 imperial guards for the time being, it will still be a bargaining chip."
"However, those 50,000 imperial guards are all direct descendants of the emperor. If they are mobilized without permission, it will inevitably arouse suspicion. Besides..."
"Brother Huang will not suspect that I made the arrangements privately." Gu Tingyu interrupted him, "Brother I have been getting along with Brother Huang for a long time. I still know a thing or two about Brother Huang's temperament. Brother Huang knows a lot about Brother Huang.
I have high hopes. If my brother really dares to mobilize troops privately, my brother will never let me go easily."
The staff suddenly realized.
Gu Tingyu added: "My brother has not concealed it from the staff. What I want, apart from these 50,000 imperial guards, is also one person. This person must be loyal and able to help me with many things.