Zhou Man glanced at Eunuch Wu behind him and said: "Your Majesty has Lord Wu by his side. There are limits to what Lord Gu can do. Things like feelings cannot be forced. If you don't believe me, ask Lord Wu. If there is a new emperor in the future,
, you ask him if he still has the deepest feelings for you and is only willing to serve you?"
Eunuch Wu was shocked and immediately expressed his loyalty, "How can anyone else compare to the friendship between this servant and Your Majesty? I have been serving Your Majesty since I was a child..."
The new emperor looked at Eunuch Wu and felt much better. After thinking for a while, he nodded, "Okay, I agree. I'll leave the Tai Chi Palace to Wu An."
Eunuch Wu lowered his head to hide the surprise in his eyes, knelt down and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your trust."
Zhou Man also bowed to the emperor repeatedly, "I would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your kindness."
The new emperor waved at her in disgust, "Let Gu Zhong come and thank you personally."
Gu Zhong was able to escape, so he naturally came to express his gratitude in person.
He was much more tactful than Zhou Man, which made the new emperor feel much more comfortable.
He knelt on the ground and cried with the new emperor, indicating that he was actually very conflicted in his heart. He wanted to stay and serve the emperor, but he always thought of the former emperor.
After all, the late emperor spent most of his time in Tai Chi Hall, accompanied by Gu Zhong...
He also grew up watching the emperor, and naturally wanted to watch the emperor manage the Jin Dynasty and display his grand plans, but his body was really not up to par, and his energy could not keep up. In addition, he often thought of the days when he was with the late emperor.
…
The new emperor listened to him crying for a long time, and finally felt comfortable. With a wave of his hand, he rewarded him with many things and asked him to take out the palace to control his residence. Maybe he would take Gu Cai out of the palace.
Gu Zhong thanked him and exited. Gu Cai immediately stepped forward to support him. Seeing that his eyes were red and he was a little worried, he said, "Godfather, did your Majesty not agree?"
Didn’t Mr. Zhou say that there is no problem?
Gu Zhong wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty has been so kind as to reward you with a lot of things. You will go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect them later, and we will go back to pack up and prepare to leave the palace."
Gu Cai happily agreed upon hearing this.
In the end, they didn't need to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get it. After receiving the order, Gu Ji personally delivered the things to Gu Zhong's house, and also prepared Cheng Yi for Gu Zhong and Gu Cai.
Although it was only moved from the palace city to the inner city, Gu Zhong still accepted it generously.
He also told him with a smile on his face, "I will work well in the palace from now on."
It seems to be the same as before.
Gu Ji's eyes were slightly red, "Yes, master, don't worry, my disciple will live up to your trust."
Gu Zhong didn't seem to mind his previous self-protection, and even invited him, "When you have the opportunity to leave the palace in the future, come and sit in my small courtyard."
Gu Ji agreed and then sent the person out of the palace respectfully.
Many people came to see Gu Zhong off.
Eunuch Wu also came with people.
Regardless of whether everyone stood by and watched when Gu Zhong was sent to Dali Temple before, or they were still adding insult to injury, at this moment, everyone was happy and... envious of his departure.
Unlike palace maids, who have many choices in life, chamberlains only have one choice: to die of old age in the palace.
Even the child chamberlains can only be raised in the imperial palace. The imperial palace still belongs to the palace.
And they are just gadgets attached to these things, and it is difficult for them to escape from the magnificent cage of the palace throughout their lives.
But today, Gu Zhong walked out alive, and he walked out openly and openly.
So no matter whether it was resentment, hatred, love or kindness before, everyone's mood is about the same at this moment.
Even Eunuch Wu had a lot of expectations. He helped Gu Zhong to the door and said softly: "If you miss the palace, please come back to see us more often."
Gu Zhong was a chamberlain, not a foreign minister. He was a commoner when he went out. How could he come into the palace?
However, Gu Zhong still agreed. I am happy today, so I will accept it first and then talk about it.
When Zhou Man and his colleagues went out of the palace gate, they saw many people standing in the corner of the palace gate to see them off. They couldn't help but stop and asked, "Master Gu is leaving the palace today?"
Zhang Shangshu took a look and said: "A eunuch can actually mobilize troops and mobilize people."
Zhou Man frowned slightly and disagreed: "After all, Master Gu has lived in this palace for decades. Once he leaves, it will be difficult to come back in the future. Is it strange that relatives and friends are so warm and reluctant to leave? It is because Zhang Shangshu has served in one place for a long time.
Yes, it would be sad to be transferred and left suddenly, right?"
Zhang Shangshu's eyes widened in shock, "Master Zhou, are you comparing me to a eunuch?"
Yang Heshu hurriedly tried to smooth things over and said: "Master Gu's departure from the palace was arranged by the late emperor himself. I heard that your majesty rewarded him with many things as a reward for his dedicated service to the late emperor for many years. Since we are all about to leave the palace, why don't we all go over and say congratulations?
"
Mr. Old Tang didn't like eunuchs very much, so he didn't say anything. He just pretended that he didn't hear their argument and turned to Zhao Guogong: "Is there still no credentials from Tubo?"
Zhao Guogong also didn't like being so close to the eunuchs. He thought it was not good for the emperor to rely too much on his servants. For this reason, he often warned the late emperor to alienate his servants. So he answered Old Tang's words and walked out, "No, wait a little longer. If
We still have no credentials or envoys, so the Ministry of War sent people to wander around the Tibetan border. This is like living a good life and forgetting about our identity..."
However, Liu Shangshu had a good impression of Gu Zhong, and the two of them had a good relationship. When he saw them leaving, he smiled and agreed with Yang Heshu, and walked towards Gu Zhong with them.
When Gu Zhong saw them, his attitude was gentler than before, but his back was straightened and he saluted, "I have met Liu Shangshu, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Yang."
The chamberlains behind him all followed suit and saluted.
Yang Heshu smiled at him and asked, "Master Gu is leaving the palace today?"
Gu Zhong lowered his head and replied, "Yes, there are quite a few people seeing you off, and it has disturbed all the adults."
Liu Shangshu smiled and said: "When has this palace ever been quiet? When we go in and out of the palace, not all of us are clams. Who can't open his mouth to speak?"
After saying that, he glanced at Zhou Man, who met his gaze and immediately said: "Look at what I do, I never make noise in the palace."
It would be nice if everyone just listened to this. Even Yang Heshu didn't speak for her anymore, he just stood aside and laughed.
Zhou Man glanced at the cart full of things behind Gu Zhong. After all, he was moving. Although many things could not be taken out of the palace, they were his daily clothes, shoes, socks, etc., plus some rewards given by the emperor and the late emperor.
The car was full, and the people who came to see him off were also giving gifts, so they probably had to carry their burdens and go out.
Not to mention the road outside the imperial city, it is not close from the palace gate to the imperial city gate. I am afraid that more people will see Gu Zhong's jokes along this way.
For the chamberlains, it is a great joy to retire after success and leave the palace. However, in the eyes of the foreign ministers who have easy access, the chamberlains who leave the palace are just disabled people who have lost their only sharp claws.
She didn't know how many people were like Zhang Shangshu in private, who not only looked down on them, but also treated them with malicious contempt.
But she knew that Gu Zhong, who had lost his identity as the general manager of the Tai Chi Hall, had lost the qualification to talk to those people, so she said: "You have a lot of things, the horse will be tired, so take some and send them to my car.
I'll send it to you."
Yang Heshu turned to look at her, paused and said with a smile: "I also have some space in my car, I can also help carry some."
Liu Shangshu looked at the two of them in surprise, thought for a while, and then helped to pick up two bags.
Gu Zhong, who had been smiling when facing his colleagues who came to see them off, suddenly became red-rimmed, but his smile became brighter. He saluted the three of them and faced Zhou Man who was standing in the middle.