"Lin." Gu Tingyu paused for a moment, "The Lin family is the biological mother of the minister's brother, she is quite doting on the minister's brother, and she is also filial and well-behaved to the imperial brother, this candidate should not be difficult to choose."

"I see." The staff member suddenly said, "The concubine understands, since she wants to assist His Highness in governing the world, she definitely needs a capable female official to assist Her Highness."

"Exactly." Gu Tingyu bowed, "Actually, the younger brother has always wanted the Lin family to enter the palace, but the younger brother's mother is still young, I am afraid she is not suitable to serve the imperial brother, but if she enters the palace as a concubine, the younger brother can rest assured that he will be entrusted with the important task."

The staff immediately chimed in: "The ministers agree with His Highness's proposal."

Gu Tingyu pondered for a moment and shook his head slowly: "Brother Chen thinks that the Lin family's qualifications are still shallow, and serving as a female official in the harem is too eager, and it is easy to attract criticism."

The staff thought for a while and said, "The ministers and others asked the emperor to give the Lin family a marriage and let her marry one of the ministers, so that they could block the mouths of the people."

Gu Tingyu said, "It's not appropriate."

"Why is it wrong with Your Highness?" The staff was puzzled.

Gu Tingyu said: "The imperial brother is the emperor, so naturally the imperial brother is the most suitable."

"But ......" the staff was still a little hesitant.

Gu Tingyu said: "There is no need to argue about this matter anymore, the ministers have made up their minds, and I ask all the staff members to go back and draft the decree as soon as possible."

Although the staff still felt that this was inappropriate, they couldn't force Gu Tingyu to change his mind, so he agreed: "The ministers will obey the order."

"If you don't have anything else to do, the younger brother won't leave everyone for lunch." Gu Tingyu said.

"Your Highness is gracious."

"The ministers are retired."

After everyone left, Gu Tingyu stood in front of the window, looking at the peony petals blooming in the courtyard, and fell silent.

Gu Tingyu is not a fool, he knows very well what he wants, so he dares to reveal his heart in front of the emperor.

In the past, he didn't dare because he had no power or power in his hands, but now that he has soldiers and horses, power, and military power, he has the courage to negotiate terms with the emperor.

Between the royal clans, the blood relationship is important, but the emperor also needs the help of the court, otherwise the greater the power of the royal family, the worse the influence on the emperor.

Gu Tingyu remembered Gu Tingxuan.

He is the prince and the concubine, his father died early, his knees are empty, and his only mother has been sick and weak for many years, and the emperor's expectations for him are not deep.

If he wants to compete for the throne, he must have the support of the emperor.

But the emperor would not support him unconditionally.

Therefore, he needs a capable father-in-law to help him match, or even secretly support, so that he can live safely after ascending the throne and pave the way for him.

Gu Tingyu didn't know what the emperor was thinking, maybe he didn't want to give the prince the country.

Gu Tingyu thought to himself, he didn't want to be able to rule the world with the emperor, he just wanted to be safe.

Gu Tingyu returned to the mansion, and as soon as he stepped into the door of the study, he saw Leng Shuang standing there, his face solemn, obviously encountering something tricky.

Gu Tingyu frowned slightly, walked to the desk and sat down.

Leng Shuang lowered his head and reported to him, "Your Highness, your subordinates have sent someone to check, the emperor has frequently summoned several old ministers recently, and three or four of them used to be the Queen Mother's people."

Gu Tingyu narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "The Queen Mother's people?"

Leng Shuang nodded: "Yes, according to the report from the spies, several people were once close associates of the Queen Mother, and they have been working for the Queen Mother all these years, since the emperor ascended the throne, their rights have become more and more inflated, especially after the death of the Queen Mother, they are even more arrogant, and many court officials have been bribed, including the emperor, the emperor has ordered a thorough investigation several times, but no evidence has been found."

"The emperor not only attacked the ministers of the court, but also the people around him?"

Gu Tingyu sneered and said, "The imperial brother is very relieved of his younger brother."

"His Royal Highness is the emperor's younger brother, and the ministers are naturally going all out."

"Well, in that case, this king can't disappoint the imperial brother."

Gu Tingyu said, "Then, this matter is over

I'll leave it to you, and don't let the royal brother notice anything wrong."

Gu Tingyu commanded, "The imperial brother's attitude towards the vassal king has always been vague, and if the imperial brother can't give a suitable reason, the courtier brother is not sure what the imperial brother will think."

"Yes, keep in mind, ministers."

Gu Tingyu told them a few more words, and then waved them to retreat.

After they left, Gu Tingyu called a confidant and asked him to quickly hand over the letter.

The next day, in the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, this piece of music is presented to you by Gu Tingyu, saying that there is extremely important news, you can take a look."

The emperor unfolded the recital, glanced at it casually, and suddenly his expression changed, and he suddenly looked up at the Lin family, his eyes were grim: "He actually dares to fornicate with the remnants of the Southern Barbarians? It just doesn't make sense!"

"The emperor is angry!" The eunuch hurriedly knelt on the ground and comforted, "Your Majesty, don't be angry, take care of the dragon's body."

The Emperor took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and said, "Where is he now?"

"Your Highness is resting in the side hall now."

The Emperor got up and went to the side hall.

When the emperor came to the side hall, he saw Gu Tingyu in a green robe sitting on a chair from a distance.

"See Brother Huang." Gu Tingyu stood up respectfully and saluted, his tone was gentle, his posture was humble, and he didn't seem to be annoyed by the emperor's reprimand, as if he had expected the emperor to be angry, and he didn't have a too surprised expression.

The Emperor stared at him for a long time before slowly spitting out a sentence, "You are much smarter than your brother."

"Thank you for the praise of the imperial brother, the younger brother is ashamed."

"I don't care what you want to do, I just ask you, are you really willing to be loyal to me? If you wish, you can take this letter to my uncle, and he will arrange everything, and as for you, you just have to obey him."

Gu Tingyu smiled faintly: "The younger brother is willing to obey the dispatch of the imperial brother."

Gu Tingyu was not disgusted with the emperor finding a backer for him, because it was beneficial to him and harmless.

When the emperor heard this, he smiled with satisfaction: Very good. You go and prepare, and when I make the order, we will start to act, but I hope you will do what I want. It cannot be violated. Gu Tingyu lowered his head and claimed to be.

In the next few days, Gu Tingyu was plotting how to deal with the prince, but the prince did not make any movement, as if he was waiting for something. The crown prince was an extremely perceptive man, and he knew that his brother could not ignore his provocations, so he was not in a hurry. The prince is not in a hurry, Gu Tingyu is even less anxious, Gu Tingyu believes that after a long time, the prince will definitely not be able to bear it and will definitely make a move. The Prince's patience is not to be feared. Moreover, Gu Tingyu believed that his brother had already started planning, so all he had to do now was to wait for the prince's move. The Prince's Mansion.

One dark night, Gu Tingyu was practicing martial arts. During this time, he had already mastered a lot of martial arts secrets, so he wanted to improve his martial arts quickly, just in case. Gu Tingyu has become more and more proficient in swordsmanship, and he can already faintly feel a trace of sword intent, and his sword moves are becoming smoother and smoother. The progress during this period of time made Gu Tingyu very happy. Suddenly, his ears moved slightly, as if he heard something outside. Gu Tingyu was shocked in his heart, and immediately stopped practicing his sword, held his breath and listened carefully, and after a while, his brows furrowed slightly. There seems to be someone out there. And it's two people. They were talking, and he couldn't hear clearly. But he knew what they were talking about.

"I'll just say it, this Gu Tingye will definitely not give up. He will definitely come to the emperor for trouble, we have to prepare in advance. A woman said softly.

"Yes, but what are we going to do?" Another man said.

"Leave this to me. You just have to do what I tell you. "The woman said.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you." The man said.

Gu Tingyu hid behind the screen, he knew that these two people were definitely going to sue, so before they could reach the door, Gu Tingyu had already quietly flashed to the door and opened the door. Seeing this, the two women immediately drew their knives to protect Gu Tingyu. The woman had a cold face, and she couldn't see what she looked like. The man is wearing a black power suit,

With a scar on his face, he exudes a smug aura all over his body.

Seeing this, Gu Tingyu frowned slightly, he had never seen this person, his figure had a strange feeling, which made people look very comfortable, not like a murderous maniac, but he could feel that the person in front of him was very dangerous. After the man saw Gu Tingyu, his pupils shrank, revealing a look of surprise, he didn't expect that he would meet Gu Tingyu in the palace, it seems that he came prepared. There was a fierce glint in his eyes.

Gu Tingyu snorted coldly and said: You are the remnants of the Southern Barbarians? The man was silent, he didn't expect to be exposed. Gu Tingyu continued: You are the remnants of the Southern Barbarians?

The man remained silent, noncommittal. Gu Tingyu looked at the man and sneered, he had already guessed it, but he didn't expect this person to admit it so happily, it seems that this Southern Barbarian remnant is not stupid!

Seeing Gu Tingyu staring at him and not speaking, the man was also a little panicked, how did Gu Tingye find out?

How did he know that he was a remnant of the Southern Barbarians? The man thought about it secretly, and couldn't help but curse in his heart, damn Gu Tingye, you dare to lie to me!

I can't spare you! The man thought, the corners of his mouth outlined a sneer, and then said: That's right, I am the remnant of the Southern Barbarians, I came to the emperor to take revenge, I want to break him into thousands of pieces, let him taste the taste of being cut by a thousand knives! Gu Tingyu listened, squinted slightly, and sneered: Very good.

Nanban remnants, this king is waiting for your good show. How do you do that? His tone was very contemptuous, and he didn't take the remnants of the Southern Barbarians in his eyes at all. When the man heard this, he suddenly became angry, but he knew that now was not the time to have an attack, so he took a few deep breaths, calmed his mood, and said slowly: It's very simple, don't you like to go against the imperial court?

In this case, you can help me get rid of the emperor, I can help you get rid of the emperor, and then let you be the emperor, my goal is the crown prince, and the emperor is the stumbling block of the prince.

When Gu Tingyu heard this, a look of surprise flashed on his face, he didn't expect this man to have such ambitions and want to be the emperor! He sneered and said, "Why should I believe you?"