The rumors in the capital were so popular that they soon became common knowledge, and as more people spread the rumors, more versions appeared. But after these rumors spread into the palace, they took on a different story.
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After going to court, the emperor left Chu Yuanzhou alone. He glanced at Chu Yuanzhou and said, "Yuanzhou, what happened last night?"
Chu Yuanzhou glanced at the emperor. The emperor was in his fifties this year. He only ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor at the age of forty-three. He had gone through fights between parties and friends. When he was a prince, he planned many things. He was especially concerned about the prince's fight for the throne.
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Chu Yuanzhou pretended to be stupid and said: "What is the emperor referring to?"
The emperor gave him a majestic look, and he immediately smiled and said: "There is a tigress at home, and I am not allowed to have a concubine to support my husband. I feel itchy and unbearable, so I went to hang out by the East Lake."
The emperor frowned and said, "Danghuang?"
"It's really just dangling." Chu Yuanzhou said extremely seriously but also extremely distressed: "Before we get to the point, my tigress is here."
The emperor's brows furrowed even more, and he said coldly: "Then what's going on with Yuan'er?"
"Last time, I had a quarrel with the eldest prince because of the matter in Zizhulin. I felt a little sorry, so I planned to treat the eldest prince to a drink to accompany me." Chu Yuanzhou explained softly.
The emperor snorted coldly and said: "Do you want to treat him to a drink of flower wine?"
Chu Yuanzhou said with a sad face: "I really didn't think that much, but I felt a little itchy in my heart, so I took the eldest prince there!"
"Bold!" the emperor angrily reprimanded: "The important court officials around you don't look like important court officials at all, but you actually instigated the prince to go to that place. Tell me, what crime should you do?"
Chu Yuanzhou looked at the emperor and said happily: "I think I should be dismissed and investigated."
"Dismissal and investigation?" The emperor saw his slightly happy face and felt that what happened this time was intentional. He said coldly: "You don't want to do things for me so much?"
Chu Yuanzhou said in a low voice: "Your Majesty also knows that my temperament is really not suitable for me to be an official. If I am asked to be an official, I would really rather go home and farm."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's eyes deepened and he said, "You really want to make me angry to death."
When Chu Yuanzhou heard this, he could only kneel down. The emperor glanced at him helplessly and said, "Your father came to see me early this morning."
Chu Yuanzhou didn't expect that the King of Chu would come to see the emperor. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The emperor sighed and said: "He counted many crimes against you. Yuanzhou, among the royal children of your generation, I think highly of you the most. Although.
You act very inconsistently on weekdays, but when you really do things, you are the best. Many ministers in the court were shocked by the Huaihe River disaster relief thing last time, but I have never believed it."
Chu Yuanzhou's eyes flashed, and the emperor looked at him again and said: "I know very well that there are not many ministers in the court who are as capable as you. I also know about you and your father.
Some. But there is no need to worry too much about the various things in between. I know in my heart what the abilities of these princes are, so there is no need for you to be in a dilemma."
The emperor's mind was unpredictable. He said a lot of things in this sentence, but everything he said was false. It was all up to Chu Yuanzhou to figure out and guess. There were even more hidden meanings, although not directly