Zhu Gui chased him out, but he never found Xu Miaoqing's figure, which made him a little annoyed. When he returned to the hall, he found that someone was already standing at the door, it was Guo Huanzhi from the Guo family.
Guo Huanzhi, who originally looked hesitant, immediately firmed up his expression after seeing Zhu Gui, then walked over and knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, the clan leader has agreed to the conditions you mentioned."
"Oh? What conditions?" Zhu Gui looked at Guo Huanzhi and asked coldly.
Guo Huanzhi showed a surprised look on his face. Is the other party going to regret it again?
But before he could speak, Zhu Gui said, "Are the Guo family well informed? Do you already know what happened in court this morning? Since I can seize this expedition from General Lan Yu,
This opportunity means that the emperor has changed his attitude towards me. At this time, you have chosen to surrender to me. Isn't it a bit insincere?"
Zhu Gui's words completely changed Zhu Huanzhi's expression. He never expected that the young prince in front of him would be so wealthy.
Zhu Gui was right. The Guo family, who were still hesitating at first, decided to surrender to him precisely after receiving this news, in exchange for a chance for the Guo family to turn around.
Moreover, the head of the Guo family has repeatedly asked Guo Huanzhi to find a way to join Zhu Gui's army no matter what. In this way, no matter whether he loses or wins this war, the Guo family may have the opportunity to completely get rid of their status as businessmen.
This is what the Guo family has been striving for all these years, but they didn't expect to be exposed by Zhu Gui.
"Your Majesty, just tell me what conditions you have. As long as the Guo family can do it, we will definitely do it." Guo Huanzhi said with a firm face.
Zhu Gui nodded. This was the attitude he wanted from the other party. If it had been like this, he wouldn't have been embarrassing the Guo family. After all, as Guo Huifei, the relationship between the two parties was still very close.
"Let's do this. As long as the Guo family hands over the relationship network and upstream and downstream supply channels you have run over the years to me, I can consider what you want to say next." Zhu Gui was full of confidence.
Said with satisfaction.
Guo Huanzhi was shocked. He didn't expect that the other party had even guessed what he wanted. If the Guo family's old house hadn't been very secretive, he would have suspected that the Guo family had an informant on behalf of the king.
"Can the prince really allow me to go on an expedition with you? This is the only thing. If the prince agrees, the Guo family is willing to give you everything you want." Guo Huanzhi said with certainty.
"Do you want to go on an expedition with me?" Zhu Gui was obviously stunned when he heard the other party's words, and then he thought of one thing, that is, although the Guo family is a relative of the emperor, this status also restricts them from joining politics or the military.
"Yes, the prince is not aware of the difficulties of the Guo family. Although Concubine Hui is in the palace and can talk to her, the Guo family has inevitably declined in recent years." Guo Huanzhi obviously seemed hesitant to speak.
Zhu Guiqing understood the implication, that is, once Zhu Yuanzhang died and Zhu Yunwen came to power, the Guo family's status would decline, so they had to find a longer-term path for themselves.
However, the rule that the emperor's relatives were not allowed to interfere in politics was personally established by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. It would be extremely difficult for Zhu Gui to break it, but it was not impossible.
But is the Guo family really worthy of him sacrificing so much for each other? Thinking of this, Zhu Gui couldn't help but fall in love with Guo Huanzhi.
Guo Huanzhi also happened to raise his head and meet Zhu Gui's eyes. He seemed to see the other person's thoughts from those young but profound eyes.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to become your chess piece." Guo Huanzhi said with a spear in his head.
"Even if the king may ask you to betray the Guo family one day in the future, will you be willing?" Zhu Gui's eyes flashed.
Guo Huanzhi trembled, obviously not realizing that Zhu Gui would say such a thing. In his imagination, the Guo family should not have a conflict of interest with Zhu Gui, but now that the other party asked about it, it meant that he was testing him.
He pondered for a moment and continued, "Since Xiaodao has made his promise, he will only obey the prince's orders from now on."
Zhu Gui nodded, but it was obviously impossible for him to believe the other party based only on his one-sided words.
"Okay, since you said so, I will give you a test. Within three days, no matter what you can do, you must become the patriarch of the Guo family. Only in this way will you be worthy of being used by me."
Zhu Gui originally wanted Guo Huanzhi to kill the head of the Guo family and replace him, but he was afraid that doing so would make the other party bear a grudge, so he changed his story.
But even so, Guo Huanzhi still had a look of shock on his face. His status in the Guo family was neither high nor low. Originally, there was no possibility of becoming the next head of the Guo family, but he didn't expect that the king would let him
Do this within days.
If we follow the normal method, it is obviously impossible, and it is impossible for the Guo family to compromise with him or the acting king. Guo Huanzhi looked at Zhu Gui, but all he saw was a calm look on his face.
He thought again and again and said, "Please give me some advice, Your Majesty."
"Hmph, do you need me to teach you such a trivial matter? Then how can I expect you to be able to do it alone in the future?" Zhu Gui said seriously.
Standing alone? Zhu Gui's words made Guo Huanzhi's ambition burn brightly. Yes, since he couldn't become the next patriarch of the Guo family, why did he sacrifice his life to the Guo family like this?
But now that he has the support of the acting king, he can completely replace him, so Guo Huanzhi felt excited and said, "Okay, I will try my best to complete this matter and let the prince recognize the value of my existence."
After saying that, Guo Huanzhi walked backwards out of the living room.
At this time, Zhu Gui's eyes also became sharp. This time he only did it occasionally. No matter whether Guo Huanzhi succeeded or not, he would not let the Guo family influence his existence.
However, it would be best if Guo Huanzhi succeeded. The Guo family should have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, which would allow Zhu Gui to make a larger layout in Nanjing.
Thinking of this, Zhu Gui wrote a note, and then asked his soldiers to send it to the Qian Gang to hand it over to Zuo Erniang. Only the Qian Gang who had not been completely cleansed would be the most suitable to take action in this kind of matter.
After finishing the matter with the Guo family, Zhu Gui thought of Lan Yu and then went out, intending to ask about Lan Yu's subordinate who was captured by the city gate guards.
But as soon as he went out, he met Lan Yu and his men who were riding towards them on a tall horse.
The other party drove straight in and didn't stop until the door of Prince Dai's Mansion.