Looking at the ministers below, the emperor put away his thoughts and said, "Do all of you think so? If you do, stand to the right and let me see how many of you think that merits and demerits can be offset?"
When the emperor said this, everyone was stunned. What did the emperor mean by this? Did he agree or disagree? He had a blank expression on his face, and it was hard to tell. For a moment, everyone was confused.
The minister who proposed to offset the merits and demerits has already consciously stood on the right. There is no other way. He has already said it. What else can he say? He can only persevere.
As soon as one person came forward, a second person followed, and a third person followed. Finally, even half of the court officials stood over. It seemed that they all supported those who had equal merits and demerits.
The emperor took a deep breath and cast a look at Gu Xiangning. Gu Xiangning immediately understood what the emperor was going to do.
After all, as the emperor, he must be impartial, so even if he is angry, he must restrain himself. Therefore, there are some things that Gu Xiangning needs to do for him.
Gu Xiangning looked at the ministers in front of him. These people were probably recorded in the emperor's little notebook. They were not up to the task, so he sneered and stood up.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the merits and demerits cannot be offset."
Some court officials did not think that the merits and demerits could not be offset, but they were all waiting for the people in the front row of the court to express their opinions. The people standing in the front row were none other than Wang Mu Yexiao and Prime Minister Gu Xiangning.
There were two other ministers, but neither of them expressed their opinions, and they did not dare to express their opinions easily.
"Oh? I wonder what Lord Gu thinks? Why can't the merits and demerits offset each other?"
The first person to stand up, Lord Yu, asked directly. Gu Xiangning glanced at Lord Yu and said with a smile: "Let's have a good discussion. If Gu Qi hadn't stood up to rebel, what would the situation be like now?"
After hearing this, everyone started to think about it. If Gu Qi had not stepped forward, the area of Shanzhou City would have fallen into the hands of Tianzhu Palace.
That’s right, there are other forces involved here, and Gu Qi was the one who worked with the court to expel the people from Tianzhu Palace and ruined the affairs of Tianzhu Palace. How can he be called a traitor
Since they can't be called traitors, then where did they come from? The crowd originally just didn't want one more person to enter the court in such a strong way, but now they suddenly realized that they couldn't stop it at all.
The emperor looked at Gu Xiangning, and all the ministers were speechless. He laughed and said, "Then it won't work if the merits and demerits are offset. Let's discuss how to reward him."
Lord Yu frowned, "But it is true that he led people to rebel. According to Gu's strength, he should have been able to inform the court before doing anything. But he didn't do that, which means that during this process, he was very likely to have rebellious intentions. It was just that he found that the Great Zhou was powerful and chose to accept his fate!"
Mu Yexiao turned around and saw that Lord Yu was obsessed with accusing Gu Qi of being a traitor. He couldn't help but frown and said, "All of this happened right under my eyes. Do you think I have a rebellious heart?"
Lord Yu's face suddenly turned ugly. He didn't know anything about this matter. The ministers immediately understood that the credit behind this matter belonged to the prince.
But now the prince has reached the top, if he reaches the top, he will sit on the throne. But he has no interest in the throne, so this Gu Qi is really lucky.
With Mu Yexiao's words, the quarrel stopped, and Gu Qi had no choice but to reward him. The emperor looked at Gu Qi with a smile: "Gu Qi, what kind of reward do you want?"
What kind of reward? Their Gu family can't take up official positions, at most they can only be imperial merchants, what kind of reward can they ask for? Looking at Lin Xing'er beside him, he suddenly thought of it.
"Your Majesty, please grant me and Xing'er a marriage. This is the only reward I want."
The ministers were stunned. What kind of reward was this? Could this person be poisonous? Why did he only want this reward? Isn't it good to be an official
For defending the territory for the country, he should at least be a marquis. But he only wants an imperial decree to grant marriage. He is simply a prodigal son.
The emperor smiled and said, "You are indeed infatuated. In this case, the imperial decree to grant marriage can be issued. Just consider it as a gift from me to you. However, other rewards should still be given. What do you think should be given, my dear ministers?"
As for the reward, everyone started to argue endlessly. Obviously, there was no conclusion for a while. The emperor was also tired of hearing it: "Okay, let's stop here for today and adjourn the court. Gu Qi, you can go home and wait."
Finally, he didn't have to stay in jail anymore. Gu Qi was very happy and left with Lin Xing'er. After they left, Lin Xing'er still couldn't believe it: "We are fine now. Will the emperor grant us a marriage?"
Gu Qi nodded: "Yes."
Lin Xing'er looked at Gu Qi with tears in her eyes: "Brother Qi, you are so good to me. How can you not want anything? You are a grown man, and you have made great achievements. How can you give up for me?"
Looking at the girl in front of him, with tears in her eyes, Gu Qi felt distressed: "You, that's because our Gu family can't become an official. Anyway, it's not possible, so naturally I have to ask the emperor to give me what I want. Let's go, we are back, let's go find Princess Ankang."
Lin Xing'er looked puzzled. Why did she go to see Princess Ankang at this time? Shouldn't we go home first? Although she was puzzled, she knew that her seventh brother would definitely not harm her, so she nodded and went.
Soon they arrived at the Bingjian Palace and found the gatekeeper: "Hello, please tell Princess Ankang, I'm Gu Qi, this is Lin Xing'er, we're here to meet her for an appointment."
The person who is going to the appointment? The guard naturally did not dare to hide it, but quickly reported it to the housekeeper. The housekeeper came out and invited the person to the house: "You two follow me in first and wait in the side hall. Our princess is outside, and I will send someone to invite her back now."
Recently, Beibei and his group just spent all the 50,000 taels. After finishing their work, they planned to reward themselves and were out shopping.
Cao Suixin also raised a question: "Those people are so pitiful. The casino is so rich, can I often rob the rich and give to the poor?"
Beibei's mouth twitched, and he looked at Cao Suixin in front of him: "Xin Xiaoxin, your idea is not right. The money in the casino is also earned by others. Besides, these people can only help occasionally, but they can't help them often."
The environment in Da Zhou is so good now, but these people with hands and feet still choose to beg. This can only show that there are problems with them themselves.
Cao Suixin said, "But I win money in the casino because of my ability."
Beibei: What a great luck.
"Don't forget, if mother knew you went to the casino again, you would be punished to kneel. You can't bear it. You don't plan to let your sister help you carry it, right?"
Uh! Cao Suixin blinked: "I know, I won't go."
Seeing that his junior sister was obedient, Beibei finally breathed a sigh of relief. Is it so easy for a lucky person to go astray
Oh my god! Beibei couldn't help but feel depressed. At this time, he saw a servant from the palace coming to find him: "Princess, two people came to the palace and said they are here to meet you. They said their names are Gu Qi and Lin Xing'er."
Beibei was stunned. That's right. Calculating the time, Gu Qi and Lin Xing'er should be here soon. She and Gu Qi did have an agreement to give Lin Xing'er an identity so that she would be worthy of Gu Qi.
"I'm going back now. If you don't want to go back, just continue shopping."
This is her own business, so she doesn't need to bring everyone with her. Fang Xiaoxi looked at Beibei and said, "I don't plan to go back. I want to try a delicious restaurant. What about you, Junior Sister?"
Cao Suixin shook her head: "I don't want to go back either. Senior Sister, you go back by yourself. I'll just wander around."
Beibei nodded: "Okay then, just be careful."
Anyway, there were guards from the palace following them, so she didn't have to worry about their safety. After Beibei left, Nannan looked at Fang Xiaoxi and Cao Suixin and said, "I'll take you to the lake. I know a boat with very good snacks."
Hmm? Fang Xiaoxi happened to have some ideas about snacks, so she immediately agreed: "Okay."
Cao Suixin looked at the two of them, his eyes rolling around. "I don't want to go. Brother, you take my sister with you. I want to buy some good things and have the escort agency send them to my father. I won't go with you. Anyway, someone is following me, so don't worry."
Nan Nan thought about it and agreed. She asked someone to take good care of Cao Suixin and took Fang Xiaoxi to go boating on the lake.
Looking at Fang Xiaoxi, he said, "Xiaoxi, during this time, I will take you to eat and play all the delicious and fun things in Kyoto. You can take a look at them all. If there is anything that can be brought to Xianyou Town, take it all with you."
Fang Xiaoxi was thinking the same thing: "Okay, let's start with snacks. Didn't you say we were going to go boating? Let's go."
She went there just for the delicious food. The two of them, accompanied by servants and maids, chatted and laughed as they reached the riverside. Fang Xiaoxi then saw an exquisite flower boat.
"Is this a flower boat? It looks so beautiful. Nan Nan, you seem to know these places very well?"
Nan Nan laughed and said, "The flower boat here is different from what you think. Come on, I'll take you on board."
The people on the flower boat saw someone coming. The owner of the flower boat came up to greet them and said, "Greetings, young man and young lady, are you two here to cruise the lake?"
Nan Nan nodded: "Yes, this flower boat is booked for a whole day, no need to receive other guests. Just go straight to the evening."
The abbot's face immediately lit up with smiles, he is a rich man.