Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 26 King Jin is like his father!

In the palace of Prince Jin.

Guo Qian had already sat in a private seat in the central hall, and next to him stood two burly soldiers, both of whom were soldiers from Prince Jin's mansion.

But although they were soldiers of the Prince of Jin's Palace, they actually took orders directly from Guo Qian, the commander of the Wude Division.

The Wude Division was the name of the official post for the imperial guards and inner court soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was located at the Hanguang Gate, west of the south of the Chang'an Imperial City.

They are special guards in charge of palace prohibitions, imperial guards, intelligence gathering, and even inner court secrets of the entire Zhou Dynasty. They are directly controlled by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty.

Among them, in the Wude Division, those "scouts" and "spies" who are scattered among the people, do not wear official robes, and are mainly responsible for gathering information from various places are also called bad people.

As the emperor of Yongjin had been on the throne for nearly twenty years, his control over power had reached a level of perfection.

Guo Qian played an extremely important role in this. Because of his background, Guo Qian could not obtain higher power through his family background. He could only rely on the imperial power.

Therefore, after the death of Emperor Yongjin, Guo Qian immediately became the tears of the times and quickly withdrew from the historical stage of the Great Zhou.

However, as long as Emperor Yongjin was alive, Guo Qian's position was unshakable. It had nothing to do with his talent, but in the heart of Emperor Yongjin, Guo Qian was a trustworthy and loyal minister. This alone was enough to make other ministers far behind.

Guo Qian was naturally not a fool, but he could not show his intelligence in front of Emperor Yongjin.

The more striking reason why he was not valued after the death of Emperor Yongjin was that Guo Qian's background forced him to be loyal to the emperor, which directly affected the space for other ministers to compete for power and sanction the imperial power.

Why would the literati allow someone who could target and limit their power to be in the court?
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the literati, Guo Qian was no different from a eunuch, both of whom gained power by "pleasing" the emperor.

"Your Highness, Prince Jin." Guo Qian immediately raised his hand to salute, and said respectfully, "It is impolite to visit without reason. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Chu Shizhao recognized Guo Qian.

In the [Emperor's Growth Plan], a minister card is customized for almost every minister who has a certain degree of fame and influence.

Guo Qian's rank is purple, but he is neither a civil official nor a military general, but a 'close official'.

White, blue, purple and gold.

A very simple and rough classification: white is almost the fate of ordinary people, and blue only has relatively outstanding abilities in one aspect.

When it comes to the purple level, it can be said to be the level of a famous minister, but the ability may not be better than that of a blue-grade minister card. In many cases, a greater influence and higher reputation will also affect the grade level.

For example, when Guo Qian was the commander of the Wude Division, he had a purple-grade Close Minister card, but when Guo Qian was removed from his position, he would be downgraded to a blue-grade Close Minister card.

At present, in Chu Shizhao’s mind, the meaning of this change is that Guo Qian, without power, can at best only do what a blue card should do, but if he has power, he can do more things and become a famous official who influences the situation.

"Sir Guo, why are you here?" Chu Shizhao immediately said seriously.

Do you remember that the initial state of every simulation he conducted was under house arrest and surveillance?

This state is obviously thanks to Wu Desi. Apart from Wu Desi, who else can achieve this?

Guo Qian hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that Your Highness is selling some land deeds recently, so maybe there are some vacancies. I have some extra money and can help Your Highness."

He was sent by Your Majesty to observe the movements of Prince Jin.

But he couldn't say it.

Guo Qian himself still knows very well who gave him the power.

Just take the blame yourself.

As for why Guo Qian was willing to help Chu Shizhao so readily, the reason was very simple. He was different from the literati and he did not need to take a clear side.

Guo Qian has now reached the end of his official career. No matter how high he climbs, the commander of the Wude Division is the end of the road for an official like him.

He can help any prince who encounters some difficulties because his power comes from the imperial power. As long as the new prince is a smart person, he will not make too big changes rashly.

His Majesty's health is good. In Guo Qian's opinion, he will be safe for at least ten years. By the time ten years pass, he will have returned home in glory. No one can be held accountable.

We should also remember his hard work and great contributions.

So Guo Qian used the most stupid and crude method, which was to try his best to curry favor with every prince so as not to offend any of them.

Guo Qian also knew that if he was not clear about his side, his loyalty would not be absolute, and the next emperor might not necessarily like someone like him.

But the object of his main loyalty is still Emperor Yongjin. In the current situation, who can tell which prince has a greater chance of winning? By the time the situation becomes clear, he will no longer be around in the court.

"How much can Mr. Guo borrow?" Chu Shizhao's eyes lit up slightly, and he was secretly delighted.

Chu Shizhao sold all the land deeds he had.

The world is about to fall into chaos. Relying on hiring farmers to farm the land will result in too slow cash flow. It would be better to just sell the land directly.

If it wasn't for the Prince of Jin's Mansion, which belonged to the government and the imperial court and not Chu Shizhao's private property, he would have sold it as well.

However, generally speaking, even if Chu Shizhao dared to sell, no merchant dared to buy.

Guo Qian's statement was obviously a gesture of goodwill in private, so Chu Shizhao simply changed the matter from "giving" to "borrowing".

Because if it was a gift, Guo Qian could only give 100%, and he would only give 20% at most. After all, this was equivalent to giving it for free.

Who would give money like this for no reason?

Do you think he is really stupid?

However, Chu Shizhao changed his mind and defined this matter as "borrowing", a loan that must be repaid. If Guo Qian could give 100%, he could even give 120%.

He had to give Chu Shizhao some face more or less, and Chu Shizhao was borrowing the money with the royal credit.

Subconsciously, Guo Qian must have believed that Chu Shizhao had no way of running away because his father was still in the capital!
Besides, as a prince, it makes no sense for him to borrow money and not return it.

But we are tactical players, and our pericardium is dirty.

Chu Shizhao’s biggest advantage now is the information gap. He knows that the world will be in chaos, and he also knows that his father will die.

I, Chu Shizhao, did borrow the money and will definitely pay it back. However, these are troubled times and Mr. Guo’s whereabouts are unknown, so I have no way to pay it back.

Even if Guo Qian's whereabouts are clear, I, Chu Shizhao, will have to wait until the world is pacified before returning him.

By that time, Chu Shizhao would naturally be able to pay it back.

Don’t ask me how fast I pay it back, just say I haven’t paid it back yet and whether I’ve kept my word.

If Guo Qian happened to follow Chu Shizhao during the turbulent times, he wouldn't have to worry about whether or not to pay it back. Old Guo would probably think of it as a family investment.

Guo Qian looked at Prince Jin whose expression suddenly changed.

Suddenly I felt that the person in front of me was somewhat similar to Emperor Yongjin.

"Your Highness, how much do you want to borrow?" Guo Qian asked hesitantly.

"Mr. Guo, how much do you have?" Chu Shizhao asked seriously again.

?

Guo Qian felt that something was not right ever since His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin started calling him Lord Guo.

As expected, when the other party said this, he showed the demeanor of Emperor Yongjin in his past.

Yingguo is the father of the same kind.

(End of this chapter)