Liu De and Chun Yuyi chatted for almost two hours.
After leaving Chunyu Yi's master and apprentice to Shi Rang's care and arrangements, Liu De was preparing to wash his feet and go to bed. At this time, Wang Dao walked in, knelt down and worshiped: "Your Highness Qucheng is waiting for Gu Jie to ask for an audience..."
Forehead……
Liu De touched his head, and it took him a while to realize that this person had some relationship with him.
For example, in Chang'an now, Gu Zhenrou, who is assisting Ju Meng in doing things, is Gu Jie's nephew.
only……
Why did he come to see me? Liu De was suspicious.
Nine out of ten people who secretly come to see people in the dark at night will ask for something that is shameful.
Liu De thought about it and felt that he didn't seem to have any use for Gu Jie, a second-rate guy, so he said, "I just said I was asleep and asked Qu Cheng to come back tomorrow..."
"No..." Wang Dao nodded and accepted the order and left.
Not long after, Wang Dao returned and reported: "Your Highness, the Marquis of Qucheng said that he must see you now. He has a greeting card from Duke Si..."
"Yuan An?" Liu De rolled his eyes, asked the maid to dry his feet, put on wooden clogs, and said: "Then let him come in..."
This guy Yuan Ang just likes to do favors everywhere...
However, a guy like Gu Jie was very kind to others, so Liu De felt that Yuan Ang was a little obsessed.
Networking is very important if you say it is important, but it is worthless if you say it is not important.
For example, Yuan Ang was kicked out of the court by Chao Cuo years ago. How many of the courtiers he had always befriended and the nobles with whom he had cultivated favors spoke for him?
If Yuan An didn't have a great supporter, the Empress Dowager Dou, Liu De felt that apart from Shen Tujia, there wouldn't be many people who would pay attention to Yuan An and would take him seriously.
So, Liu De has never been too lazy to have too much involvement with the courtiers, nor too much contact with the Chehou Xungui family.
Dragons have dragon paths, and snakes have snake paths.
Instead of spending a lot of time and effort to establish relationships with those guys who are almost useless, it is better to flatter the emperor's father and Queen Mother Dou more and manage the relationship with Liu's prostitutes.
Just like now, it was because Gu Jie had Yuan Ang's invitation that Liu De couldn't be bothered to meet such an ant-like figure like him.
Not long after, Wang Dao led a middle-aged man who looked pretty good in appearance.
When the man saw Liu De, who was wearing a royal robe and a crown on his head, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed and said, "Gu Jie is waiting in Qucheng to pay his respects to His Highness! I ask how your Highness is doing!"
"Secret!" Liu De sat down and said to his left and right: "Get ready for your Majesty to sit down!"
When Gu Jie sat down, Liu De asked: "The Lord is visiting me late at night. Is there anything you can do?"
"Your Highness..." Gu Jie came out and paid homage with a smile on his face: "Please stand aside, I have a happy event to report..."
"Happy event?" Liu De chuckled and said, "Everything is forbidden to others. If you have a happy event, just say it directly..."
Regarding Gu Jie's deeds, Liu De felt like a mirror, this is a weird thing!
Just the process of abolishing and establishing the title of Marquis of Qucheng is enough to be recorded in the annals of history and ridiculed by future generations.
Not to mention that the two times this person was deposed were both for breaking the law and being deposed.
Liu De remembered that he had heard Zhang De say before that Gu Jie's latest revolt was due to his heavy bribery of Liu Piao and Zhou Ren, at least a thousand gold bribes for each family...
Therefore, Liu De sneered at this man's so-called happy event.
Gu Jie smiled awkwardly.
But he was thick-skinned and didn't pay any attention to the obvious impatience and disdain in Liu De's words.
He smiled charmingly and bowed softly: "Your Highness, at the request of the King of Huainan, I pay homage to Your Highness and ask Your Highness to help the king. As long as Your Highness agrees, the King of Huainan is willing to immediately give you fifteen hundred gold and thirty million as a thank you."
, If His Highness can protect the throne of King Huainan, King Huainan is willing to donate 500 yuan every year, 20 million yuan, and ten beauties..."
Liu De laughed loudly after hearing this.
After being reborn for so long, he finally met someone who came to bribe him for the first time.
Is this a recognition of his status or a sarcasm?
Liu De felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart.
Bribery was a common practice in the Han court, and Liu De had known for a long time that in his previous life, he had bribed court nobles and lucky ministers.
However, looking back now, Liu De felt unspeakably disgusting.
In fact, the butt determines the head.
Today Liu De is the quasi-heirloom, the future prince, and the emperor, and he owns all the country and the country.
How can one's own property be handed over to outsiders privately?
Especially, when Liu De thought that even the mighty general Wei Qing would bribe the palace concubine to protect himself,
When even generals like Wei Qing, heroes, and generals who have made immortal achievements, can only use bribes to protect themselves, who in the world does not bribe?
The county magistrate bribed the governor, the governor bribed the nine ministers, the nine ministers bribed the eunuchs, and the relatives outside the clan.
Moreover, these bribery behaviors are almost always blatant or even unspoken.
Just like now Gu Jie dared to use heavy bribes to impress Liu De, and later after Wei Qing bribed Mrs. Li, Liu Che, the idiot, actually praised Wei Qing and greatly appreciated...
"If it were me, I would scold him half to death!" Liu De thought in his heart, he stood up, looked at Gu Jie expressionlessly and asked: "Does the Lord think that I am short of the fifteen hundred gold?"
, 30 million dollars? Am I so poor? Or, in the heart of the king, am I, Liu De, worth so much? "
"Send off the guests!" Liu De waved his hand and said without mercy: "Junhou, I will report this matter to my father..."
After saying that, Liu De completely ignored Gu Jie's pleas and words and walked directly into the inner hall.
Wang Dao hurriedly followed in. As soon as he entered the inner hall, Wang Dao knelt down and cried: "Your Highness makes atonement... This slave is guilty and accepted a bribe of one hundred gold from the Marquis of Qucheng..."
Liu De glanced at him and thought he was smart!
Liu De naturally knew about this kind of thing. If he hadn't taken advantage of Gu Jie, why would Wang Dao report it again and again?
Please, eunuchs, especially eunuchs like Wang Dao, are very busy.
After the master refused the first time, he still wanted to marry him a second time. There was not enough benefit. A fool would risk offending the master and losing his favor for a second time for an unrelated person?
"The royal way..." Liu De looked at his most trusted and trusted personal eunuch and said, "It's good that you can take the initiative to explain. Take the bribe you received and take out another hundred gold for yourself.
Go and buy cloth, make clothes, and distribute them to children under the age of ten in Dayang County. In addition, I will punish you by cleaning the camp for three days!"
"Are you convinced?" Liu De looked at Wang Dao and asked.
"My servant is willing to submit..." Wang Dao was really frightened, because he had never seen the way Liu De looked at him just now, so terrifying, cold and ruthless. He knew very well who gave him his power.
"Don't accept bribes anymore..." Liu De patted him on the shoulder and said, "Tell me whatever you want and I will give it to you. But if I find you accepting bribes again, you know what the consequences will be. !”
"No, this slave knows..." Wang Dao kowtowed repeatedly.
Liu De sighed in his heart.
He finally understood why Liu An was able to escape unharmed in his previous life.
Simple, under such a powerful Jinyuan offensive, there are too few people who can't be tempted.
Especially Liu De's aunt...
But there is nothing Liu De can do about this situation. He can only maintain his innocence now, but it is impossible to restrain Liu Prostitute, Zhou Ren or even Yuan An, Chao Cuo and others.
"When I ascend the throne, eradicating this blatant bribery trend will be my top priority!" Liu De thought in his heart. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
