14

The new top scorer, Zhao Chuyang, was appointed to Ningzhou as the governor of a county. After the decree was issued, the people who had thrown an olive branch to him all suffered from amnesia. The invitation cards that invited him to go out changed from a thick stack to a few pieces.

Although he had the title of the youngest and most promising governor, it was just a nice name.

Who didn't know that in Ning Zhou, even the Prefecture Overseer might not be able to compare to the County Magistrate of Sizhou or Yangzhou, a place with good feng shui, let alone the County Governor.

Of course, if Zhao Chuyang could really make some achievements, it meant that his official career would be smooth.

But for so many years, how many people had set foot in Ningzhou in high spirits, but in the end, didn't they come back in dejection or were simply buried in a foreign land?

There were many people who were more eye-catching than Zhao Chuyang. These bigwigs who looked at him with weight looked down on his weight and didn't have any expectations for him.

On one hand, Lu Yiming gloated and tried his best to be sarcastic. On the other hand, he silently remembered who those "ruthless" people were.

It wasn't that he was protective, but that he, Lu Chuanlu, was also a person with a mind. How could he make friends with such a blind thing?

Before the four people left the capital to take office, Gou Liang specially went out of the palace to give them a farewell party.

He said, "I wish the four of you a smooth journey and a great future!"

Because the tide of passion in September was coming, the emperor forbade him from drinking. This time, he specially sent He Taiji to follow him. So Gou Liang used tea instead of wine and drank three cups in a row.

Zhao Chuyang said with regret, "Brother Zigui's heart is like a valley. If you enter Ningzhou, I'm afraid it won't be long before Ningzhou can change its appearance. Now that I have your guidance, I will do my best to live up to Brother Zigui's kindness."

Being glanced at by He Taiji, Zhao Chuyang, who was suspected of instigating Gou Liang to be restless, hurriedly changed the topic.

Lu Yiming had always boasted of himself. In fact, Zhao Chuyang's heart was more arrogant than him. However, after reading Gou Liang's policy, he had to bow his head.

If he did not have such a close relationship with the Emperor, he would have been trapped in the capital. In a few years, Gou Liang would certainly have made a name for himself and become an extremely important official.

Zhao Chuyang clearly understood that he was still far from being comparable to Gou Liang, and the last trace of frivolous pride in his heart was wiped away.

If he was already like this, there was no need to mention the man who had once shamelessly boasted that he would defeat Gou Liang. After this incident, Lu Yiming really learned to lower his head to look at people.

Tang Qingfeng and You Chi both knew that it was because Zhao Chuyang and Lu Yiming had strength, and they were indebted to Gou Liang for the Emperor to treat them favorably. Although they did not flatter them, their gratitude was sincere. The meal was very harmonious, and the sadness of parting quickly dissipated in Tang Qingfeng's jesting. When they parted, Gou Liang also gave them a book of mountains and rivers.

What was drawn on it was the landform, real estate, local customs and customs of Ningzhou. It was very detailed.

"His Majesty ordered me to write books in the palace, and these days I have been thinking about these. Originally, it was inconvenient to leak it out, but because His Majesty's mind is firm in governing Ningzhou, he specially gave this reward. You should keep it properly and don't let this book fall into the hands of others. "

There was nothing to do in the palace, because he and the Emperor both loved county chronicles and travel notes, Gou Liang simply integrated the descriptions in the book, restored the original appearance of a place, and wrote astronomy and geography.

Such a book was not only beneficial to the state, but also related to the way of military operations. Therefore, if it fell into the hands of an enemy country or someone with ulterior motives, it would cause a disaster.

The four people all knew the pros and cons, so they restrained their excitement and agreed. They looked at Gou Liang with more reverence.

Gou Liang smiled and said, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as walking ten thousand miles. If there is anything in the book that is inconsistent with the truth, please write to me and tell me."

The four people did not refuse.

Soon after Zhao Chuyang and the other three left the capital, the weather turned cold, and the temperature dropped sharply in October.

It was time for Chu Qian, who was stationed at the border, to return to the capital. Gou Liang deliberately stayed in the mansion one day earlier for this reason. On the day he returned to the capital, he went to the Shili Pavilion outside the city early in the morning to pick him up.

"Brother!"

Near noon, Chu Qian and a group of carriages and horses hurried over.

Hearing the sound, Chu Qian stopped the horse and looked in the direction of the sound. Sure enough, he saw a handsome and white young man getting out of the carriage.

Although they had not seen each other for two years, Chu Qian still recognized him at a glance. Since childhood, Chu Qian thought that there was no second person in the capital who looked more beautiful and delicate than his brother.

Chu Qian was born in the same mold as General Chu. They had the same thick eyebrows and big eyes. When he laughed, his voice was like a bell. At this time, he jumped off the horse and patted Gou Liang on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, it has only been two years. When I see you, I have to call you Shangguan!"

He did not control his strength. As the coachman, the deputy leader of the Night Owls felt the pain. However, Gou Liang did not care and smiled, "Brother, even if you want to greet them, you can't do it on the road. Let's go back quickly. Second brother and third brother are waiting anxiously. Father is on duty today. Otherwise, he would have waited here last night. "

"Haha, our fourth brother knows how to sweet talk now. Not bad, not bad."

Chu Qian glanced at the coachman sharply. Then he stopped Gou Liang who was going to greet his eldest sister-in-law. He said that there was no such big rule in the family. It would be easier to go home early.

Chu Jian and Chu Jia looked forward to it. For the sake of Madam Chu, they did not show too much joy.

Madam Chu also had mixed feelings. But she thought that with her son's current situation, he would have to rely on Chu Qian for a lot of things in the future. No matter what, she had to give some face to Chu Qian. So Madam Chu did not put on airs. She also waited in the outer hall with the twins.

Not long after, Chu Qian stepped into the door. Seeing him sitting in the hall, she did not talk to her two younger brothers first. She hurriedly brought her family to greet him.

He got married early. His husband had been staying with him in the frontier fortress. He was also a lucky man. After five years of marriage, he gave the Chu family two little grandsons and a little Shuang 'er.

Madam Chu did not know that General Chu and Chu Qian had already discussed to let Gou Liang adopt the infant grandson. However, he had always been a man of his words. Since he had made up his mind to shake hands with Chu Qian and make peace with her, he naturally did everything well.

Seeing him asking about her well-being, Chu Qian felt uncomfortable. She looked at Madam Chu in confusion and exchanged glances with her three younger brothers.

The twins were also puzzled. Gou Liang, who knew the inside story, smiled and did not say anything.

No one noticed the four brothers' glances. Madam Chu was chatting happily with Chu Qian's husband.

Chu Qian's husband left the capital with Chu Qian a few days after they got married. Before this, she had not interacted with Madam Chu. She had only heard about his strict and domineering personality in the boudoir. She could not help but feel nervous along the way. Now that she saw him being so kind, she relaxed. When he asked about the journey and how it was at the frontier fortress, she smiled and agreed.

When General Chu came back at night, the family had a happy reunion dinner.

On the 17th of October, the two Shuang 'er of the Chu family got married on the same day.

General Chu, who had always kept a low profile, held a big banquet. After the celebration, he was sad that his two sons were missing. He was drunk and hugged his late wife's memorial tablet and cried. Madam Chu was so angry that she could not eat for three days.

He did not talk about the future. He only talked about the present.

Gou Liang and Chu Qian each sent off the twins. Chu Qian married into the Princess Royal's residence. Gou Liang drank a few cups of wine and used the excuse that he was too drunk to go out for some fresh air. He was caught red-handed by Zhou Xun.

Looking at Zhou Xun, who was blushing and waiting for his reply, Gou Liang felt quite strange.

Although he was a popular heartthrob in these few worlds, no one dared to express their love to him except for his target.

But after listening to the feelings of youth, his heart did not waver. He said patiently, "I'm sorry, I can't accept it."

"Why?"

Zhou Xun was so happy that she felt like she was soaked in cold water. She bit her lips and endured the embarrassment, "Cousin Chu Mo, I know you don't like me. But not everyone gets married because of love. You can still live a happy life. Don't refuse me, okay? No matter how busy you are, you have to go home and marry a wife. I can wait for you. "

Gou Liang laughed, "Zhou Xun, thank you for your kindness. But my heart already belongs to someone. I don't want anyone else in this life except him. Before you fall too deep into the mud, go and find your true Mr. Right. You deserve someone better. "

Zhou Xun saw that he wasn't lying and suddenly felt sad. She stubbornly said, "Cousin is waiting for the person you like to marry him. I will always wait for cousin. As long as you don't get married, I won't give up!"

Then, she was afraid that Gou Liang would reject her again. She cried and ran away.

Gou Liang watched her run away in tears. But when he turned around, he was greeted with a big vinegar bucket.

The emperor said sourly, "He is infatuated with you."

Gou Liang looked at him speechlessly, "We are both Shuang 'er. It is impossible. He is just a teenager. Don't look for trouble with others. "

The emperor said unhappily, "Zhen hasn't done anything yet, but you are protecting her!"

He didn't really want to argue with an unmarried Shuang 'er. But it could be seen that Gou Liang had a good impression of that person. His heart suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable. He immediately wanted to find a way to marry Zhou Xun as soon as possible. The farther the better.

Did Gou Liang not understand him?

Just by looking at his eyes, he knew what he was thinking. Although he didn't care about Zhou Xun's fate, Gou Liang didn't want to spoil him.

"Let's be reasonable," Gou Liang put down his pen and said with a serious expression, "Zhou Xun and I didn't cross the line at all. In the future, we will not have any form of interaction. If you don't trust me, should I also ask your harem of three thousand beauties?"

The emperor was startled. He clearly never considered the harem as a part of his considerations.

Then, he laughed, "Xiao Kener is jealous?"

Gou Liang wanted to punish him. How could he let him do as he wished? He shook his head lightly, "Since she is married to Your Majesty, they are the master, and I am the subject. The subject has no right to peck the master. "

"What kind of master are they?" The emperor was clearly not satisfied with this answer. His expression changed. He controlled his temper and asked, "You really don't mind at all?"

"Not yet."

Gou Liang's lips opened and closed, and he made the final decision.

The emperor threw away the pen he picked up again and squeezed him into his chest. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Is this true?!"

Gou Liang said, "I don't dare to lie to Your Majesty."

The emperor was furious. Just as he was about to interrogate him, he heard Tong Gensheng report from outside the room that the Minister of Works had something important to report. He glared fiercely at Gou Liang, "Xiao Kener, think carefully. Wait for me to come back before you properly answer my question!"

He left in a flustered and exasperated manner. Tong Gensheng followed behind and wiped away his cold sweat. The Minister of Works was also in trouble.

Although the emperor did not say anything harsh, the Minister of Works felt that he had not done a good job. He was no longer as angry as he was when he came.

Slightly clearing his head, the Minister of Works silently swallowed back the complaints and accusations of the King of Qin and King of Yang, who were unable to accomplish anything but were more likely to spoil things, and directly listed out a few of his sins. Then, he asked the Emperor for a favor so that he could take the initiative on how to renovate the Imperial Mausoleum when he disagreed with the vassal kings.

The emperor was impatient. He sent him away and hurried to the library.

He did not expect to find nothing. It turned out that Gou Hanlin had encountered a problem when he was writing and had gone back to the Hanlin Academy to ask for advice.

Look at how dignified this reason was. It made it so that the emperor could not immediately summon him back.

When it was time for the evening meal, the Emperor sent someone to inquire. Gou Liang was chatting happily with several seventy or eighty old Hanlin Scholars of the Hanlin Academy. Listening to what He Taiji said, from time to time the other side was laughing, basically they were not moved by the quarrel in the afternoon.

The emperor was so angry that he did not eat dinner.

Seeing that the palace door was about to be locked, Tong Gensheng personally went to invite him. However, he was told that Gou Liang was going to stay the night in the Hanlin Academy. He still had to ask for advice from the old Hanlin scholars tomorrow.

The emperor was so angry that he laughed. He tried his best to remain calm and said, "If he wants to stay, then let him stay."

The strength of his grip on the memorial crumpled the hard sealed memorial. After a long while, he threw the memorial aside and scolded coldly, "What kind of job does the Prefecture Overseer of Qin Province have? They have to ask me for instructions on such a small matter. What's the point of me keeping them?"

This was an unexpected calamity.

Tong Gensheng's hand that was cutting the wick was trembling. When he saw that the emperor was about to scold the Governor of Qin Zhou, Eunuch Tong gathered his courage and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Young Official Chu has a very good relationship with his senior apprentice brother. He respects the other person very much."

The emperor could not bear to hear that Gou Liang was close to someone. He was about to ask Tong Gensheng why he was making things difficult for him when he suddenly remembered that the senior apprentice brother of Gou Liang was the Governor of Qin Zhou that he had just vented his anger on.

Now, the Emperor threw away his imperial brush and stared at the crumpled memorial with displeasure.

Tong Gensheng looked at the emperor's sullen appearance. Although he was afraid, he wanted to laugh.

When he compared it to the smile on Gou Liang's face when he invited him back, Eunuch Tong couldn't help but sigh.

He could feel that Gou Liang was also angry. However, the angrier the emperor was, the colder Gou Liang's expression became. The angrier Gou Liang was, the calmer he was. He even had a smile on his face. However, it was this abnormality that explained the problem. The emperor was probably still angry and didn't notice it.

The loyal Eunuch Tong was thinking about how to act as a middleman for them, in case the two young men were too thin-skinned to put down their pride. Then, he heard His Majesty ask him, "Why doesn't he care? Could it be that he …"

Tong Gensheng was shocked.

Just as he didn't know how to explain, he saw the emperor shake his head and answer his own question, "No, he clearly has the same thoughts as me. Why does he not care at all?"

Although the emperor was angry, he understood Gou Liang better than Tong Gensheng.

Of course, he knew that Gou Liang was angry, but it was true that he didn't care.

He was angry because he cared too much and didn't like his attitude toward Zhou Xun or the people around him that he thought highly of. It wasn't because of the decorations in his harem.

Although the emperor never cared about the harem, even if Gou Liang knew that he was heartless to those people, he wouldn't know that he had never interacted with them. After all, the empress dowager had spent most of her efforts on this to keep it a secret.

Thus, how could Gou Liang remain indifferent to these people who had taken over him in name and appearance?

If someone took over Gou Liang's position and had once taken over him, the emperor would definitely think of a way to get rid of that person.

The more he thought about it, the more upset the emperor felt. In a fit of anger, he didn't ask people to invite Gou Liang back. Afterward, he dealt with government affairs inefficiently until late at night. It wasn't until Tong Gensheng asked him for the third time that he put down his brush and left.

When he returned to Zhengyang Palace, the emperor, who had just made a solemn vow, couldn't take it anymore and rushed to the Hanlin Academy.

This time, he was in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to change out of his dragon robe.

But when he entered the room, he heard Gou Liang's calm breathing. He was sleeping soundly.

The emperor thought to himself, "You've provoked me, yet you're still sleeping soundly!"

He pulled open the bed curtains with a bit of anger. Unexpectedly, the first thing he saw wasn't Gou Liang's face, but a pair of bright yellow underwear hanging from the top of the bed.

There was a couplet written in large letters on the crotch of the pants.

The first couplet: "A man who eats his words is not a man."

The second couplet: "A man who swallows his words is not a man."

The horizontal inscription: "Deeper in dew."

Good, he actually dared to scold him in a roundabout way. If he dared to go to his bed tonight, then he was Tong Gensheng, that rootless old thing — — not a man!

The emperor anxiously pulled off the underwear that was supposed to be on Gou Liang's body. At this time, Gou Liang, who had been pretending to be asleep, was looking at him with a smile. His eyes were provocative and seductive.

If he's not a man, then he's not a man!

The emperor pulled off his own clothes and threw them on the ground. He dove into Gou Liang's cup. His rough hands couldn't wait to touch his legs. Sure enough, they were naked!

To stop him from teasing him, the emperor scolded him in a low voice, "Little slut." His tone was filled with love to the bone. It carried a hint of surrender. He hugged Gou Liang and kissed him hard and hurriedly.

His eagerness put him at a disadvantage. Gou Liang hugged him and kissed him until he couldn't breathe. He still had the time to laugh at his lack of backbone. Gou Liang let him vent by kissing his neck. He didn't forget to say, "Be quiet. Scholar Wang lives next door."

The emperor couldn't wait to take him back.

Pulling open the deep robe that Gou Liang had deliberately loosely tied, while kissing and touching the crease behind his back, the Emperor stuffed a large object that was hard to the limit between his legs, his desire was already accumulating and waiting to be unleashed.

Gou Liang especially dampened the mood. He asked him, "Not angry anymore?"

His tone sounded a bit proud. The emperor bit him. He didn't know why, but when he saw his mischievous smile, he also couldn't help but smile.

"I'll let you laugh a few more times. See if I don't fuck you until you're crying and begging me to let you go."

The emperor said fiercely.

Gou Liang kissed him by his ear. "I couldn't ask for more."

The emperor couldn't help but laugh out loud. The things that had made him worried before suddenly became insignificant. He gently kissed Gou Liang. His eyes were filled with joy.

Gou Liang returned a sweet kiss and whispered to him, "Do you know why I'm not angry at all?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows.

Although he didn't say anything, his expression was serious. Even the fingers that were playing tricks on Gou Liang's back stopped.

Gou Liang said, "This official once saw a sentence in a medical book. It said that before a man's first yang came out, he would have a masculine aura. This official has smelled it on Your Majesty's body for many years."

The emperor was speechless.

Gou Liang used the tip of his nose to explore his neck. He said with an intoxicated expression, "However, it smells even better now."

The emperor, who felt that he had lost an adult in front of him, pried open his buttocks and took out his weapon. He wanted to let him know that even though he had lived for twenty-seven years and had no experience, he could still make him want to die!

The bed in the side courtyard of the Hanlin Academy was not as sturdy as the dragon bed. After a few rounds of tossing and turning, it creaked weakly.

Gou Liang begged him to change places, but the old bed only shook more violently. It wasn't until he was done that he carried him off the bed as he wished and continued to fight.

The next day, the old Hanlin Academy scholar who lived next door to Gou Liang appeared with a weak face.

He sighed and said, "Our academy hasn't been cleaned for a long time. The people in the Ministry of Works are becoming more and more slack. This night, at first it was the squeaking of mice, but in the second half of the night it was cats. Their cries were even worse. They made this old man unable to sleep. Zigui, didn't you hear? It's good to be young. You can sleep soundly. Eh, why is your face so good? "

Gou Liang the Wildcat refused to answer.