The emperor came to the Imperial Household Department in person
Chu Kuan was shocked. When Lü Chan brought the emperor into the Imperial Household Department of Beihuang City with a bitter face, this small government office was in complete chaos. It was not that no one wanted to inform Chu Kuan, but Hua Qi, who came with him, squatted directly on the wall of Chu Kuan's yard, so the informers did not stop.
Moreover, in the eyes of the eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department, who all came out of the Inner Study Hall and had been educated in loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, Eunuch Chu was the most loyal example. Even if the emperor just broke into the Imperial Household Department through the main gate, there would be no accidents. So in the end, the emperor was allowed to follow Lu Chan directly to the official hall where the Imperial Household Department held the seal and did business.
At this moment, the emperor saw Chu Kuan, who hurriedly opened the door and saluted, and he just nodded slightly and walked straight into the door. He patted Chu Kuan on the shoulder as he passed by and said, "Don't be so polite. I have something to say to you. The rest of you, all stay away from me. Anyone who dares to eavesdrop on a word will be killed without mercy!"
Although the emperor was a maverick and still had the habit of doing everything according to his own preferences when he was young, the expression "kill without mercy" would never appear in his common words. Therefore, everyone from Lu Chan onwards hurriedly responded and retreated. Lu Chan, who was the last one to leave the courtyard, couldn't help but look up at Hua Qi squatting on the wall, and couldn't help feeling strange.
He was the most trusted guard beside Duke Zhao, bar none. It was said that the emperor had taken a fancy to him many years ago, but had never been able to recruit him. He just got his wish recently. However, how could such a guard who was once an outsider be so trusted by the emperor in such a short time, and still stay so brazenly when others retreated? Wasn't the three words "kill without pardon" directed at this person
After dismissing the outsiders, the emperor walked around Chu Kuan's not very spacious hall, and then said with a smile: "When I was a child, I felt that with your talent, if you took the imperial examination, you might have passed the examination and become the prime minister. When you were promoted to the chief secretary of the Imperial Household Department, others thought that you were already treated very well at your age, but I felt that you were still wronged."
Although the emperor looked natural and spoke in a friendly tone, Chu Kuan did not think that the emperor was really just the child he had watched grow up. Anyone who had been on the throne for nearly thirty years would have a very cunning mind. The emperor was just unwilling to compromise himself most of the time, so he seemed to be willful.
So, after a quick thought in his mind, he simply bowed and said, "I was able to be reborn because of the kindness of the Empress Dowager, I was able to study and learn martial arts because of the mercy of the late emperor, and I was able to take charge of the Imperial Household Department because of the emperor's respect for me. Therefore, I am determined to be loyal and repay the kindness of the three saints. As for the imperial examination and becoming an official..."
Chu Kuan raised his head directly, his face full of magnanimity: "Except for a small number of officials who are dedicated to the country and the people, and a small number of people who are truly incorruptible, and who are also upright and honest, not just good at talking, but who can assist the king, write books and educate the people, I don't care about the rest of those scholars!"
"If I were to be in the same group with these people, I would probably feel uncomfortable all over!"