The empress only knew that Gu Zuo was the governor of a certain place, but she didn't know where. So she looked at Li Twelve, who immediately replied: "It is Gu Zuo, the governor of Southern Wu."

The emperor frowned and said thoughtfully: "It might be more appropriate to ask Wang Zhongcheng to come and listen."

The empress was puzzled: "Sanlang, what's wrong with Gu Zuo?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Let's see what he wants..."

Gu Zuo was still waiting outside the palace gate at this moment. When he was thinking about what he should say to his Majesty and the Empress in order to better impress people's hearts, he suddenly saw a court official coming out of the palace gate. He thought he was a third-rank official by his looks.

I didn't know who it was, so I took another look through the car curtain.

Gu Zuo's spiritual realm is now nearly twenty feet wide. As long as he is willing, he can't hide any disturbance within the range. He heard someone in the carriage say: "Jiedu is back? What did your majesty say?"

The third-level official got into the car and sneered: "Gu Zuo, I thought I could stir up trouble, but it was just wishful thinking..."

As the carriage drove away, Gu Zuo felt a chill in his heart.

Sure enough, not long after, He Xiaoshan came out of the palace gate and said to Gu Zuo through the car curtain: "Senior Sister Li said that today is not going well. Please go back first and wait for another day."

Gu Zuo asked: "What happened?"

He Xiaoshan sighed: "I don't know what happened. Your Majesty heard that it was Senior Brother Gu who wanted to see Your Majesty, so he didn't agree."

Gu Zuo returned to the Xihe Gym and decided to meet Gao Lishi again, but Gao Lishi didn't just meet him. This had nothing to do with the friendship between the two and everything to do with Gao Lishi's job.

Two days later, Gu Zuocai met Gao Lishi late at night. Gao Lishi said, "We won't hide it from you. Things may have changed."

Gu Zuo asked: "What happened?"

Gao Lishi said: "Because of Prime Minister Yang, your Majesty summoned Xian Yuxiang, and Xian Yuxiang confessed that he indeed planned to ask you to pay money, the total amount of which is almost one million yuan."

Gu Zuo nodded: "Xian Yuxiang said that this money is for His Majesty?"

Gao Lishi said: "That's true. Xianyu Xiang said that he wanted to repay His Majesty. After all the money was raised, it went directly into the internal coffers. He didn't take any money. His Majesty's Sacred Heart was very happy."

"Your Majesty is so short of money?"

"Last time, His Majesty was very angry when the Wang brothers rebelled."

"Is it possible that you are angry at us for reporting Wang Fei?"

"Your Majesty thought that the money Wang Fei raised for him, but after the incident, it went into the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs... Gu Changshi, if you want to persuade Your Majesty now, you have to use money."

Gu Zuo was silent for a long time: "Your Majesty wants so much money, what do you want to do?"

Gao Lishi said: "This is not a question for my ministers."

Gu Zuo asked again: "What will happen next?"

Gao Lishi replied: "It is very likely that nothing will happen, so you have to be prepared."

The meaning of letting it go is not to hold Xian Yuxiang accountable, suppress the Lishui Edict and the letter from Nanwu Prefecture, and not deal with it. Once Xianyu Xiang escapes without guilt, he will inevitably launch revenge when he returns to Jiannan, so Gao Gao

Lux asked Gu Zuo to get ready.

"General, do you think it can be undone?"

"Of course it can be undone, but you should know how."

Now Gu Zuo really understood. If it weren't for the fact that this kind of thing couldn't be revealed to the world, I'm afraid the emperor would have issued an edict directly, asking Gu Zuo to serve the palace. There was Wang Xian in front of him, and Xian Yuxiang in the back, so he was favored by the emperor.

The method, to put it bluntly, is to give money. If Gu Zuo can donate more money to the emperor, the emperor will naturally favor Gu Zuo.

Although I had a premonition that I would be comatose in my old age today, I didn't expect that I would be so comatose. Logically speaking, the whole world belongs to you, so why bother to plunder it like this?

Gu Zuo calculated carefully and found that Gao Lishi's method was actually a solution, wasn't it just to fight for money?

Xian Yuxiang promised one million guan, so this side will pay 1.5 million guan, two million guan, and gather the power of Lishui, Yongchang, Heishan, Tonghai, and Nanwuzhou. I don't believe that Xian Yuxiang can't beat him!

But the question is, is Xianyu plundering Xiang Xiang and sending money to the emperor for his future and official position? Is it his fault? What he relies on is Huaixian Pavilion, Nanwu Prefecture, which is the land of two half-edicts and eight prefectures.

The monks and common people, furthermore, rely on the spirit stone veins and the Chongxuan Department, which really have nothing to do with today's world.

After waiting for a long time, Gu Zuo said: "After the beast tide, Nanzhao was in dire straits, and it was really difficult to collect a large amount of money. The imperial court issued an edict to exempt taxes for three years, and the people were excited about it. Now if we have to repay it, I'm afraid

Something unexpected happened.”

Gao Lishi said: "This is difficult."

Gu Zuo asked: "If I can't repay the result, will the court take action?"

Gao Lishi said: "The imperial court also wants to have face, and will not deal with it openly. To serve the palace, it is voluntary and will not be forced. Don't worry, if the political affairs hall really dares to draw up an imperial edict, our family will stop it even if we risk our lives."

.”

Gu Zuo cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, General."

Gao Lishi sighed and said: "Why thank me? This is not for you, but for your majesty and the country." His words were full of desolation.

Gu Zuo was also in a bad mood and was in a bad mood. The emperor and the political affairs hall would not deal with anyone in this way for the sake of face, but they would not stop Xian Yuxiang from using his methods. How can it not be a sigh of relief when the state affairs are like this?

Gu Zuo was still a little unwilling, so he went to Chen Xilie's mansion again, handed in the greeting card, and waited outside the concierge. Although Chen Xilie was an affable person, he was the left prime minister. There was also a lot of traffic in front of the door, and people lining up to meet him.

Long queue, endless stream.

Gu Zuo was not crowded with them, and stood alone at the foot of the stairs. A carriage drove over, passed the waiting crowd, and arrived in front of the door. A fifth-rank official got out of the carriage, and everyone said in unison: "I have seen Dou Sheren.

.”

This person was Dou Hua, a member of the Zhongshu House. Although his rank was not high, his position was important. The disciple recognized Dou Hua and quickly invited him in. Dou Hua climbed a few steps and suddenly turned around, looked at Gu Zuo and asked

: "But the Southern Wu Changshi is in person?"

Gu Zuo cupped his hands: "Exactly."

Dou Hua smiled and said, "Are you here to tell Xian Yu Jiedu of his unfaithful behavior?"

Gu Zuo's face darkened, and he heard Dou Hua say to the officials in front of the door: "Everyone, this is Gu Changshi, the owner of the Huaixian Pavilion, who has become famous in Chang'an these days. The Chongxuan Department will seal eighteen sects this spring.

Huaixian Pavilion is one of them. By building a mere foundation, Dou acquired the land of two imperial edicts and eight states. Dou was impressed. Hearing that Gu Changshi was still selling fish for a living in his shop ten years ago, his ingenious plan won him thousands of dollars in Dinghu Gate.

He gained wealth by selling Baojing Pills and donated it to the governor of Nanwu. From this, he gained great fortune and owned a vein of spiritual stone. If you want to make a fortune, you can have a good relationship with Gu Changshi, and maybe it will be given to you.

If you come up with an idea, you can get millions of wealth for free!"

The introduction that was neither yin nor yang immediately made the whole street laugh, and Dou Hua entered the Prime Minister's Mansion with his head held high amid laughter.

Gu Zuo's face was as dark as water. He glanced at the people laughing in the street and ignored them. Not long after, a steward from the palace came out and said to Gu Zuo: "Gu Changshi, my husband-in-law said that there is really nothing I can do to help with Nanzhao's matter.

I don’t dare to accept the invitation, please come back, Chang Shi.”
Chapter completed!