From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 171 The East Palace is a place where rules are followed
Kyoto, East Palace

When Guo Baokun walked into the East Palace, it was already dark.

All the attendants and maids he met along the way bowed to him, and Guo Baokun smiled and nodded in response.

He walked along the path of the East Palace and entered a side hall with ease, where he saw Mao Qiwu working at his desk.

"Fifth Brother Qi."

"How's it going? Are you not scared?!"

"How could that be? They're just a few petty thieves. But I didn't expect them to use military crossbows. Now, the Ministry of Works is in trouble."

Mao Qiwu was not at all surprised to know that he had just been assassinated. Over the years, the Eastern Palace had created too many miracles, and as the Eastern Palace's intelligence chief, Mao Qiwu was extremely well-informed and always knew things that others didn't know. He was no longer surprised.

"It's not just the Ministry of Works that's in trouble; this time it's going to be a major earthquake." Mao Qiwu raised his head and pinched his sore nose. "The Zhao family of Linhuai, they were the ones who instigated this assassination."

"The Linhuai Zhao family? Is that the seven-hundred-year-old sage family?!"

"Yes, it's them. You've ruined the most outstanding young people of their generation, the future leaders they were destined to be. Do you think they can swallow this?"
"The most outstanding young man, and he can even lift a tripod, is just a rabbit." Guo Baokun sneered, "A family with a history of 700 years, sounds scary, how many masters does he have?!"

"The backlash will be severe, so you have to be mentally prepared."

"What are the rules, Your Highness?!"

"Gui Zitian has already set off." Mao Qiwu said slowly, "The seven hundred years of inheritance have been cut off."

"I understand." Guo Baokun's expression turned serious. "What do you need me to do?"

"Do nothing, and follow the rules." Mao Qiwu said, "His Majesty has issued an order to go to Dadong Mountain to offer sacrifices and pray for the great celebration. The length of stay is undetermined. During this period, His Highness will supervise the country. You should restrain yourself and don't cause trouble for His Highness."

"Yes."

Guo Baokun raised his eyebrows, excitement flashing in his eyes.

Regent!!

The prince supervises the country!

This has never happened before!

"Don't go see the Crown Prince. He's very upset right now." Mao Qiwu looked at the excited Guo Baokun and said calmly, "Qin Yuan has been hung at the West City Gate. You don't want to be hung with him, do you?"

"No, definitely not." Guo Baokun thought of the prince's character, shuddered violently, and slipped away.

————I am the dividing line————

Kyoto West Gate

This time, there was no dispute between the delegation and the eldest prince.

Because in the original novel, Fan Xian deliberately took this opportunity to make enemies with the eldest prince, but now, there is no need for that.

Without the halo of the Immortal Poet, he is far less important than in the original novel. In addition, the prince's position is stable now, and there is no problem of taking sides or fighting, so he will not be stupid enough to cause trouble for himself.

Therefore, when the delegation arrived at the west gate of the city, the eldest prince had already entered the city.

He was now standing at the west gate of the city, looking down at the sturdy man hanging at the gate, covering his mouth and laughing.

Qin Yuan, the deputy commander of the Imperial Palace Guards, the commander of the Eastern Palace Guards, and the youngest ninth-rank warrior in the world, now only had a piece of fig leaf hanging from his waist, hanging on the gate tower of the West City Gate, clearly visible to passers-by.
Then, he saw another table at the west gate. Yan Bingyun had changed his clothes and was sitting there leisurely drinking tea. He couldn't help but laugh. This guy took over the East Palace yesterday and left in a hurry in the middle of the night without even saying hello to the delegation. He thought it was something important, but in the end, it was just like this...

He walked slowly to the table, picked up the teapot and started drinking.

After drinking the tea in one breath, he began to deal with the affairs of the delegation entering the city.

Today's West City Gate is much more solemn than usual. Even though the envoys and the welcoming personnel are all officials, they still have to undergo a lot of inspection when entering the city.

Fan Xian knew what was going on. He had received news last night that Lord Guo Baokun of the Daoshensi was assassinated on the street outside the Daoshensi. The assassin even used a military heavy crossbow. This was crazy!

As for Lang Bingyun, as the Secretary of the Eastern Palace, he sat at the city gate, as if he was supervising the work of Kyoto Prefecture and the Five Cities Military Department. With him here, Kyoto Prefecture and the Five Cities Military Department did not dare to slack off in the slightest, so the secret entry into the city was delayed for quite a while.

Fan Xian had no good solution to this problem.

After all, although Guo Baokun was assassinated and nothing happened, it is conceivable that a visible storm will sweep across the entire Kyoto and even the entire Qing Kingdom.

"You are now the Secretary of the Eastern Palace, responsible for handling the affairs of the Eastern Palace. What will the Eastern Palace do about this matter?!" After all the procedures were completed and the delegation's convoy began to enter the city smoothly, Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief, came to Yan Bingyun, and asked curiously.

Yan Bingyun glanced at him and said, "Lord Guo is an official appointed by the imperial court. He was assassinated in Kyoto. This is a matter between the imperial court, Kyoto Prefecture, and the Five Cities Military Commission. Because of Lord Guo's special status, this case will be handled by the Ministry of Justice personally. It has nothing to do with the Eastern Palace, so the Eastern Palace will not do anything."

"Is this the unified statement your Eastern Palace is making to the outside world?"

For some reason, Yan Bingyun's words were very clear and his meaning was very understandable, but he felt a creepy feeling in his ears. He didn't know if it was his illusion.

"The Eastern Palace has always followed the rules," Yan Bingyun said with a smile. "You should hurry into the city to submit the imperial edict. The state banquet is about to begin. Don't keep His Majesty and the ministers waiting anxiously."

"What about you?! Just watching here?"

"I am the Secretary of the Eastern Palace, and he is the Commander of the Eastern Palace Guards. This is part of our job."

"You two, stop nagging. I'm so thirsty. Yan Bingyun, we're colleagues from now on. Just give me something to drink."

"His Highness said that we must not eat, drink or speak for three days and three nights. Since you just spoke, add one hour." Yan Bingyun smiled calmly.

Qin Yuan: “……!”

"Not eating, not drinking, not talking?!" This was the first time Fan Xian had heard this, and he was curious, "Why?!"

"His Highness said that because he talked too much in Northern Qi, if he had any initiative, he would have taken Haitang Duoduo back long ago."

“Rob…Rob?”

"Yes, he knew that Haitang Duoduo was the Saintess of Northern Qi, and that Northern Qi would never agree to this marriage. So why didn't he take advantage of the dark night to drug her and snatch her back? He would only embarrass the Eastern Palace in Northern Qi and give them something to talk about."

"Can it be like this?!" Fan Xian's mouth twitched. "Luckily he didn't do that, otherwise, we might not be able to come back!"

"There are no taboos in the Eastern Palace." Yan Bingyun sighed softly, "By the way, His Highness needs a favor from you."

"Help? How can I help?!" Fan Xian was shocked and became alert.

"Some time ago, Lord Guo Baokun submitted a memorandum titled 'A Summary of the First Phase of the Action to Rectify the Daqing Officialdom and a Memorandum on Regularly Promoting the Rectification of Officialdom.'" Yan Bingyun handed over a memorandum. "Your Highness, aware of the current corruption in the Qing court, is preparing to establish nine standards and nine prohibitions for Qing officials based on this. Let me show you some of them and give you some feedback."

"Opinions, what opinions can I have? I'm young and inexperienced...!"

"It's because you're young, untainted by the court, full of energy, ideals, and talent that we're looking for you." Yan Bingyun said this with a strange look on his face. "The Crown Prince said this is the age of the young, and the rules should naturally be set by the young. As for those old hands in the court, either accept it or get out!"

(End of this chapter)