My God, I am the emperor, the lord of mankind.

Chapter 24 Arrangement (newcomers please collect it!)

The Son of Heaven inherits the mandate of Heaven and governs the common people below.

It is a bridge and link that represents the communication between the mortals living on this land and the indescribable God.

He is a human god on earth.

If it were in the past, I, a small Liaodong general, would never have the chance to meet the emperor.

At this time, Li Zi was extremely excited.

Zhu Houcong stepped forward, took his hand, and helped him up, which moved Li Zi to tears.

Chen Song on the side suddenly felt bad when he saw this scene.

"I wonder why Your Highness is here? Eunuch Gu and the last general should have come to pay homage to you?"

Although excited, Li Zi still felt something was wrong.

he asked.

"The commander-in-chief Shi ordered me to greet the special envoy from the capital here."

Zhu Houcong pretended to be confused.

"I wonder what the general is here for this time?"

At this time, a soft voice came from behind.

"By the Queen Mother's decree, I have come to take His Highness to the capital to receive his destiny! It would be a shame to have His Royal Highness, the Prince, with his rich body waiting here!"

At some point, a kind-faced old eunuch trotted over.

After seeing Zhu Houcong, he knelt down with a plop and burst into tears.

"Empress Dowager Zhang's decree... destiny... could it be that, the emperor brother..."

While saying this, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but look sad.

Zhu Houcong's father was King Xingxian, and he was a brother to Emperor Zhengde's father, Xiaozong.

Zhu Houcong wants to call him "Emperor Brother", but that's not bad either.

"Exactly..."

Seeing Zhu Houcong's expression of sadness, Gu Dayong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but become a little softer when he looked at Zhu Houcong.

After hearing the bad news, everyone in the palace was in mourning after Zhu Houcong's death.

Gu Dayong stepped forward to hold Zhu Houcong, and he opened his mouth to comfort him but was choked with words. The emperor and his ministers held their heads and cried, so the rituals and music were suspended, the three armies shed tears, and the wailing of thousands of people present could be heard for miles.

Finally, Gu Dayong stopped crying.

"Your Highness, please don't be sad. The matter has come to this, and the world cannot be left without a master for a day. I would also like to ask the ministers to return to Anlu first to read the edict, bid farewell to the mistress, and follow us to the capital as soon as possible to inherit the destiny."

Yes, change comes later!
After all, when they left, although Zhang Yong, the eunuch and eunuch of the ceremony, designed to remove Jiang Bin, a close confidant of Emperor Zhengde, from his military post, deceived him into the palace, captured him and threw him into Jinyiwei's prison.

But who knows how many careerists will take the opportunity to jump out during this period.

From a selfish point of view, so many Ming court ministers who came to Anlu to mourn Zhu Houcong wanted to gain support when they returned to the capital.

If nothing unexpected happens, no one wants to stay in a small place like Anlu or cause any trouble on the way.

"it is good……"

Zhu Houcong wiped his tears.

As if he was overly sad, he was staggering when he walked.

"Old slave, help you..."

Upon seeing this, Gu Dayong reacted even faster than Zhu Houcong's personal companion Huang Jin.

The speed even made Huang Jin stunned for a moment when he faced this one of the "Eight Tigers of Zhengde", Quan Huan, who had personally led the army to quell the Liuliuqi peasant uprising in Hebei.

"My father-in-law, as the chief ceremonial officer, is responsible for the heavy responsibility of the world. It is better to let my great companion Huang Jin take care of this kind of thing..."

Zhu Houcong wiped his tears.

When Huang Jin heard this, he quickly stepped forward to help him, and Zhu Houcong turned to Luo An and said.

"During this period, everyone in the palace must obey Eunuch Gu's orders. If there is anyone who commits crimes secretly, Eunuch Gu can deal with them as he pleases without asking me."

Hearing Zhu Houcong's words, Gu Dayong first smiled bitterly, and then became happy.

He quickly kowtowed and thanked him.

Wait for Zhu Houcong and Huang Jin to return to the carriage.

Although Gu Dayong still smiled, his image of a good old man in front of Zhu Houcong gradually disappeared.

They were replaced by the Eight Tigers of Zhengde, who suppressed the rebellion, reorganized the Beijing army, and trained the soldiers and horses of Datong, Liaodong.

"Luo Qianhu, who spread the news that Xie Changjie asked the prince to welcome him from afar."

Luo An ignored Chen Song's extremely pale face and said in a deep voice.

"It's Commander Chen..."

Gu Dayong nodded.

"In that case...where is Lu Fang, the royal eunuch?"

"Godfather! My son is here!"

A middle-aged eunuch with medium build, equally kind face, and black hair answered.

"False orders! Deceive the Lord! Delay the sacred mission! How should I deal with it according to my Ming Law!"

"He will be sentenced to death! The waist will be cut off and the city will be abandoned! The family will be exiled for three thousand miles! The woman will be transferred to the Huanyi Bureau as an official prostitute! The man can be escorted to Liaodong to guard the border!" After hearing Gu Dayong's words, Lu Fang certainly couldn't let him go. Such an opportunity to show off in front of the new king, he immediately answered loudly.

"Good! Then handle it according to the law!"

Lu Fang waved his hand, and his Royal Horse Supervisor controlled the emperor's four guards, namely Teng Xiang's left and right guards, and Wu Xiang's left and right guards. The warriors of the four guards immediately swarmed up and captured Chen Song, who was shouting that he was wronged.

Gu Dayong looked at all this and saw that everyone in the palace was silent at the scene in front of them. He knew that with such an arrangement, he had to be the villain.

Although Zhu Houcong did not give any instructions, if he knew clearly that the Lord was in trouble, and this difficulty happened to be within his scope of authority, and if he was still wavering and unwilling to take action... then...

Gu Dayong sighed slightly in his heart.

He couldn't help but cast his gaze in the direction of Zhu Houcong's bicycle frame.

I am already old after all...

The emperor is young, and there are many people in the world who are eager to get close to him and please him.

Emperor, how can you really trust me, an old man who is notorious among officials?

When Chen Song was suppressed, he was sent to the government office for questioning and punishment when he returned to Anlu.

After the matter was over, everyone retreated.

Gu Dayong summoned Lu Fang.

In the carriage, he looked at his godson who was much younger than him.

A trace of subtle jealousy flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Huang Jin who was busy delivering replacement robes to Zhu Houcong's carriage not far away and sighed.

"It seems that this person will be the one to supervise the inner court in your place in the future!"

The inner court includes the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Factory Guards and the Imperial Guards.

Anyone who can receive this appointment is the emperor's confidant.

When she heard Gu Dayong's sigh, Lu Fang could tell that Gu Dayong was disappointed and spoke quickly.

"Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has handed over all the staff of the palace to his godfather. Naturally, he would not do this without relying on trust. Please don't think too much about it, godfather."

Hearing Lu Fang's words, Gu Dayong shook his head.

"Having the power of life and death is not necessarily a good thing, and washing horses and dressing clothes is not necessarily lowly. In our line of work, this truth should have been clear for a long time... If possible, I would also like to always be by your side, even if I don't have any position. It doesn't matter if you pour tea or water, Liu Jin's precedent is before you. If you arouse the emperor's suspicion, even if you have great glory and power one day, it is common for you to die the next day."

Gu Dayong said, looking slightly at Lu Fang who was aside.

"When the emperor and his courtiers arrive...the new ones are better than the old ones!"

He patted Lu Fang on the shoulder for the first time.

Lu Fang's body trembled, and Gu Dayong looked at him with a little more thought.

Finally, he made up his mind.

In other words, he was already prepared for bringing Lu Fang out specifically this time.

"In a few days, I will ask the Crown Prince to accept Huang Jin as my adopted son. I believe that with my achievements in training the Beijing army and managing the inner court for many years, the Crown Prince will definitely not refuse."

Gu Dayong's eyes were serious.

"On this journey, the two of you must be devoted to each other. When we arrive in the capital and the prince inherits the throne, I will request an order to guard the late emperor's grave. Who knows, in the future, my godfather's life will depend entirely on you..."

Yes, during the Zhengde reign, he had already enjoyed the taste of power.

There is nothing good in the world that he has not enjoyed except the imperfections acquired.

After this year, he will be seventy.

In the Zhengde Dynasty, as a close confidant of Emperor Zhengde, he knew that when he reorganized the Beijing army and rectified the officials, he offended countless people.

Now, when the emperor dies, all eyes are staring at him.

Liu Jin's fate of being exterminated was still vivid in his mind. The emperor was young and the mother clan was weak, so it was destined to be impossible for a powerful official from the previous dynasty to remain in the harem.

And Empress Dowager Zhang, who wanted to snatch Zhu Houcong into her lap... experienced the ups and downs of Chenghua, Hongzhi, and Zhengde... She is too old and may not live as long as herself.

You must plan ahead.

He looked at Lu Fang in front of him, who was crying silently when he heard that he would be leaving soon. This was his most proud disciple who had been raised by him since childhood. He couldn't help but feel a little unbearable in his heart, but he continued to speak.

"Before returning to Beijing, my godfather can do three final things to pave the way for your future. The first thing is to punish Chen Song, a servant who looks down on others, and win the favor of the prince. The second thing is to use my years of experience in The relationship accumulated in the court made you and Huang Jin become sworn brothers, and they used this as an excuse to establish a relationship with the royal officials. As for the last thing, you need to do it yourself..."

He stared at Lu Fang. The eunuch in front of him raised his head with firm eyes.

"What did your godfather say? But just say..."

He dipped the tea on the side and wrote an explanation in Lu Fang's hand.

"Zuo Changshi...he..."

Gu Dayong signaled him to be silent.

"Xie Changjie was sent to the palace by order of the late Emperor Shang. Even if he is negligent and careless in daily life, he must not be like Chen Song and other villains and send it to the government to make it known to the world... I have three doses of medicine here, which is a month's supply. I heard Jie Changshi has a disease called Xuhuo. When he arrives in Anlu tomorrow, after informing Jiang’s mother, you personally take the imperial doctor to his residence to prescribe and treat him..."

With that said, Gu Dayong took out a pack of medicinal ingredients that he had prepared long ago from the small cabinet next to the carriage and placed it in Lu Fang's hand.

"Remember... this matter can only be handled by you personally. How you adapt to changes and do it successfully depends on how much you have understood in the palace! Whether you can apply what you have learned!"

"If you can cure this heart disease for everyone in the palace, when the heir apparent inherits the throne in the future, you will definitely have a place in the inner court."

"This is the last of the three things your godfather can do for you... everything after that depends on your own destiny!"

(End of this chapter)