What the emperor said was a bit confusing, but Eunuch Zhao understood it immediately because he knew the inside story.
Is Your Majesty going to restore Su Zi's status as a grandson?
That's right, since we want to recognize this imperial grandson, we can no longer let him bear the name "Su Ziji". We have to give him a new one according to the naming rules of the imperial grandson of this generation.
Since the death of the former prince, His Majesty has given the right to name the young prince and his grandson to the prince's mother-in-law or his grandson's parents, and has never personally given names to them.
Su Ziji is of the bloodline of a prince who lost his father and mother. The emperor was unwilling to give him a name, so it was a more appropriate choice for the clan to decide on the name.
As for why the queen was not asked to help choose a name, she probably did not intend to give Su Ziji too much honor, and now ordering the clan government to agree on a name is tantamount to telling the clan clan: You can prepare Su Ziji now.
The matter of Zi Ji being returned.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Zhao was still a little worried that he might have made a mistake. This was a big deal. Just a moment ago, His Majesty was planning to settle the matter and not make the decision for Su Ziji. Why did he change now?
He asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what do you want?"
"It's what you think." The emperor sneered: "After all, my good sons are too leisurely. If you don't do this, how will you know who dances the most happily? If you don't beat them, they will really make a difference.
.”
Eunuch Zhao did not dare to criticize this kind of thing. After getting his own definite answer, he bent down and listened respectfully, calmly playing the role of the best listener.
After a while, the emperor finally lost his interest and said, "Okay, I don't need you as an old slave to keep an eye on this place for the time being. Let someone else come and take over. You can go and do the things I asked you to do. Be sure to keep an eye on me."
, let Su Ziji return to Beijing as soon as possible."
"yes!"
Seeing the eunuch go away, the emperor's eyes fell on the case again, stared at the letter, and said softly: "Although Emperor Long'an was first heroic and then dark, he was wise and martial, and his talent was actually top-notch. But in his later years, due to his energy to become an immortal,
There is also the trouble of fighting for the prince."
"Now it's my turn. I have to find something for you to do so that you don't just stare at me and ruin my big business."
"I was originally hesitant to recall Su Zi and grant him clan status, but now that I think about it, I have to let him come back and compete with my sons."
Outside the Imperial Study Room
Seeing Eunuch Zhao come out, a group of eunuchs gathered around him to please him. Seeing Eunuch Zhao casually selecting a eunuch to replace him, the other eunuchs all looked at the back of that colleague with jealousy, feeling very depressed.
Although they are all eunuchs of high rank, the competition is fierce. Several of the chief eunuchs like Eunuch Zhao are already a little older. Who can take over and become the future chief eunuch from now on?
In the fight.
It's just to see who can have more presence in front of His Majesty, and also to see if he has a presence in the eyes of the current head eunuch like Eunuch Zhao.
Eunuch Zhao was too lazy to watch the competition among these young eunuchs. He told them to run their business here and walked out quickly.
When several eunuchs looked at each other and sensed that something had happened, a young eunuch not far away rolled his eyes and turned around to leave.
"Pfft! What?"
In the palace, King Qi was sitting in the front hall drinking tea. He looked at a list of people who wanted to join him, and then he considered whether to accept them. When he heard the news from the eunuch, he spat out a mouthful of tea.
"My father wants to summon Su Ziji, but also wants to list him in the clan mansion?"
The eunuchs from Dauchi and several other places in the sect's mansion sent this news back at the same time. One of them might have made a mistake, but since several eunuchs had sent such news back, it was impossible for them to make a mistake.
King Qi was originally in a good mood. Although Wen Xunpeng was a bit incompetent, the news returned from Shun'an Mansion was full of twists and turns. In the end, the flood did not spread wildly and only flooded a distance outside the city. However, the dam and the diversion channel were indeed
It was bombed, tens of thousands of people were affected, and Shun'an Prefecture suffered a lot of losses. Regardless of whether the dam was closed or not, in the eyes of King Qi, it was just outweighed by the credit for building the dam before.
After Su Ziji's incident, it was obvious that he could no longer satisfy his father.
Even the King of Qi could guess that even though his father was angry about the bombing of the diversion canal and the dam, if we look closely at the matter, the implications would be extensive, at least it would cause considerable turmoil.
As my father gets older, he may not be willing to suddenly break the balance in the court for the sake of a Su son.
But who would have thought that things would actually develop in a direction that they thought was unlikely?
Su Ziji was not only fine, but also accelerated his pace of return. King Qi's eyes turned red when he thought of this, and he stood up suddenly: "Immediately summon some gentlemen to me to come here to discuss matters!"
"Yes!" The few servants who took the order immediately went to invite people.
When Wen Xunpeng heard the news, he was playing chess with Wang Sheng, a new official. Since he had regained some status recently, Wen Xunpeng planned to seek the throne again and become the prince's number one adviser again.
He himself was a bit alone, but his friend Wang Sheng happened to be here, and the two of them had a discussion.
While the two were chatting about the current situation in the capital, their servants came over to invite them.
"Your Highness called us over? Do you know why?" Wen Xunpeng and Wang Sheng both pushed their chess pieces and stood up.
That servant happened to have benefited from Wen Xunpeng. Since Wen Xunpeng and the others would soon know what was going on, he did not hide it and whispered a few words he heard to the two of them.
When Wen Xunpeng heard this, his expression changed. He turned to look at his friend and found that Wang Sheng also had a serious face.
When the two of them rushed to the prince's place, they saw Prince Qi's expression, and their hearts trembled even more.
The servant only heard a few words, and what he told the two of them was even more limited. When they came, they had already taken the matter seriously, but at this moment, the expression on the prince's face seemed to tell them that the matter might be more serious than they thought.
serious.
When the counselors arrived one after another and sat down, King Qi said with a gloomy face: "I got the news from the palace that my father wanted to summon Su Ziji back. Not only did he summon him, he also ordered the clan members today.
The government wants to re-negotiate Su Ziji’s name..."
"What?!"
King Qi's words immediately poured a basin of water into the boiling oil pan, which immediately shocked the hearts of the counselors present.
Wen Xunpeng considered it carefully and said: "Your Highness, this matter seems to be to recognize Su Zi's identity, but there must be something else inside."
Wang Sheng nodded: "What Brother Wen said is absolutely true."
"Your Highness, there is indeed something wrong with this matter. You had to scold me before, and now your Majesty wants to summon Su Ziji and list him in the genealogy. I'm afraid the drunkard's intention is not the wine, but your Highness."
King Qi suddenly became serious: "Mr. Wang, your words have reminded me of this."