In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

Chapter 585: When the prince of Anguo, Gu Liang, comes back, he will be given a position

"...your eldest cousin is currently a third-rank official in the imperial court. He will become a second-rank official in the Ministry of Rites."

"Where's your second cousin? He was conferred the title of Third Rank Light Cavalry General."

"As for your third cousin, he was promoted to the fifth rank of Dali Temple Secretary."

"However, we should wait until Bai Liezhao and Bai Qingze return from the battlefield before issuing an imperial decree to confer titles on them. We should not do it now. Otherwise, if we confer titles on them now, I'm afraid someone will get suspicious."

After hearing what the emperor said, the prince nodded with satisfaction.

It would be a good idea to have a conversation with them and ask the Bai family to pay some money so that they can be promoted and rise to prominence.

It's just... I'm bleeding again.

Thinking of this, the prince felt very sad and felt a little guilty towards these cousins.

But thinking of his uncle, the prince smiled and said to the emperor: "As for my uncle... he is indeed a loyal and patriotic man, but his health has been poor recently, so it is better not to reinstate him for the time being."

"Or... let him rest at home for a while."

The emperor nodded in agreement: "That's fine, that's fine."

Several other dukes and generals were listening to these words, their mouths twitching like they were having epilepsy, they were almost speechless.

Isn't this just exchanging money for a title?

However... only the Bai family can afford 20 taels of silver.

If they could use the money to exchange for titles and a full treasury, that would be fine.

Otherwise, if the national treasury is not full, it will have to collect taxes from the people of the world.

The people of the world are even more miserable.

Now, these 20 taels of silver are just a piece of meat for the Bai family.

But for the common people of the world, it is very likely that people will starve to death!

Taxes are already heavy. If we add more silver, money, and grain, what will the people do?

General Li and his friends had no objection.

General Li was secretly happy: Hey, Bai Yansong has hit a wall now, no one in his family likes him anymore, so he has to go against Bai Lu! !

Just as he was enjoying himself, he saw the prince not far away turned his head and looked at him with sharp eyes.

"..."

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Why is the prince always looking at me?

He discovered that...the prince seemed to be a little abnormal since he came to the imperial study with him.

He turned his head, looked at the prince with a bit of surprise, and smiled naively.

When the prince saw this smile, he choked, then turned his head and ignored General Li.

General Li scratched his head, wondering: Could it be that... I had offended the prince sometime?

This shouldn’t be the case…I don’t seem to have done anything.

Everyone quickly finished their discussion and went back to their homes.

The emperor did not deliberately leave behind a few generals, but left behind a seemingly unimportant person...well, to be precise, he left behind the Duke of Anguo alone.

Inside the imperial study.

The emperor kept comforting the Duke of Anguo: "Old Gu, I know... I am really sorry for you."

"After all, using your son as an excuse to tell everyone that you resigned in order to find your son... This matter... is hurtful to you in the end."

"But I have no other choice. You have to understand me."

"After all... this is for the people of the world."

Hearing this, Duke Anguo sighed, then knelt on one knee to express his loyalty to the emperor: "Your Majesty's intention, I understand it all."

"I understand everything. Your Majesty, although I don't have a son by my side, and I don't know how it feels to have a son sitting by your side, I do know how it feels to see a younger person die before you!"

"My family has already experienced this, so I don't want to let other families... endure this torment."

When the emperor heard this, he felt guilty and said to the Duke of Anguo: "Duke of Anguo, this is wrong. Your son is just missing, but you can't find him back."

"Besides, even if we can't find him, it doesn't necessarily mean he's gone. Maybe he's still alive and well out there."

"That's true, Your Majesty."

Duke Anguo nodded, thinking it made sense, and then he sighed and said, "After all, I don't have the good luck of Marquis Anguo. Although Marquis Anguo has gone through twists and turns, he has been found after all. Madam Zhao can finally rest in peace in the underworld."

"Unlike my family... Hey, my old partner couldn't even close his eyes when he died."

As the Duke of Anguo was speaking, he suddenly couldn't stop talking.

He raised his head and glanced at the emperor. Seeing that the emperor also showed an expression of pity, he quickly stopped talking. "However, I have said too much to Your Majesty. These are all my family affairs."

"...I didn't expect that I would say these things. It's all my fault for being so bad-mouthed. It makes me look very petty, as if I'm unwilling to let this matter go."

Hearing these words, the emperor felt even more guilty, and quickly said to Duke Anguo: "Duke Anguo, what are you talking about? I am not such a petty person, how can I blame you for your loyalty."

"Oh, okay, let's not talk about these unhappy things, let's talk about something happy."

"What if you go to Qingzhou to find your son?"

Duke Anguo thought about it, smiled bitterly and said, "Come to think of it, it is indeed possible."

"After all, I have been sending people to look for it in Liangzhou before, because Liangzhou is where Marquis Anguo and my youngest son were lost when they were young."

"But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that if my youngest son is still alive, he might not be in Liangzhou, but in Qingzhou."

"Perhaps the traffickers abducted him to Qingzhou, or maybe he went to Qingzhou on his own. In any case, maybe going to Qingzhou...will bring him some opportunities."

"Yes, yes, you have to think positively."

Hearing what the Duke of Anguo said, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly nodded and said to the Duke of Anguo, "Okay, okay, don't be too sad. When he comes back, I will definitely invite guests and announce to the world that... your Duke of Anguo's prince has finally returned home. Then I will arrange a position for your son."

"Even if he is neither good at literature nor at martial arts, I will more or less arrange a sinecure for him to ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing in the court."

Upon hearing this, Duke Anguo immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

However, Duke Anguo did not show any joy on his face. These rewards seemed generous now, but in reality... they had to wait until his son was found.