The prince is very cruel

"As for my informant, I don't know where he is. He only communicates with me through letters."

"But don't worry, Your Majesty. I can promise you that within a year, I will find the blueprints and present them to Your Majesty!"

The implication is that you can't do without me.

As long as it was valuable, he bet that the emperor would not take action.

He was reluctant to expose this thing, but there was no way. Even with the relationship with the Pingwang Mansion in Bashan and Shu, the old emperor's desire to kill him was still strong, which was beyond his expectations.

The old emperor was choked and a little annoyed. He said unhappily, "Guan Ning, are you trying to keep me in suspense?"

"The blueprints are really not in your hands?"

Guan Ning was terrified: "Your Majesty, no!"

"How dare I?"

"I am willing to be loyal to Your Majesty, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to my loyalty. Otherwise, I would not have presented this to Your Majesty!"

The old emperor's eyes were burning, but he could do nothing about Guan Ning. He didn't want to break up with him, and he had to get this thing!

Hesitated for a long time.

"A year is too long."

"I'll give you six months at most. You have to sign a military order to me. I don't care what method you use, you must find the blueprints for me!"

"And the Imperial Guards will be involved!"

Guan Ning's mouth corners inadvertently rose. This is exactly what I was waiting for. If he said half a year, it would definitely be reduced to two months, so he just said one year.

Half a year is enough time for him to prepare for the next step.

But he appeared to be in a dilemma: "Your Majesty, these past six months..."

"Hmm?" The old emperor was displeased.

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty, I will find it within half a year." Guan Ning gritted his teeth, as if he was under a lot of pressure, but in fact everything was in his plan.

The old emperor's displeasure gradually eased, and he immediately smiled again, his expression becoming calm.

"Guan Ning."

"Don't be upset. I'm willing to give this matter to you because I trust you and want to hone you. You're only in your twenties, and your future is bright."

Hearing this, Guan Ning almost vomited.

"Just now you said you didn't want a reward. I don't think that's right. Let me put it this way. It's too early for me to appoint you as an official. Besides, the people of Guangdong and Guangxi hold hatred towards you. I'm worried that if you are promoted too quickly, it will be bad for you."

Guan Ning was contemptuous. It was obvious that he was afraid that his interests as the emperor would be damaged, so he said it in such a high-sounding way.

The old emperor continued, "I will give you ten thousand taels of gold, a thousand acres of fertile land, and a hundred maids. In addition, I will give you a golden medal of immunity from death!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was shocked!

The first three items were nothing, although they were a lot, but money was nothing to the emperor. But the golden medal of immunity from death was truly extraordinary!

With that thing, you can save your life even if you commit a capital crime. If this thing is taken out in the world, no one dares to touch Guan Ning, at least no one dares to do so openly!

"And I promise you, as long as you secretly retrieve the blueprints for me as soon as possible, I will keep the position of the prefect of the capital for you."

The prefect of the capital? ?

Even Eunuch Lu was shocked. This was too big a deal.

How many eunuchs and palace maids looked at Guan Ning with envy. The prefect of the capital was a third-rank official. He stood quite near the front during the morning court session, which was equivalent to the mayor of the capital.

"Your Majesty, how can this be done?" Guan Ning was frightened, but also showed enthusiasm and yearning.

The old emperor looked at his reaction and was very satisfied: "Why not?"

"You have repeatedly achieved remarkable feats, and you deserve a generous reward. I have high hopes for you. Of the younger generation, I have the highest hopes for you. You must not let me down!"

"You will be the future of the future court!" said the old emperor earnestly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I will do my best until my death!" Guan Ning shouted excitedly, almost crying, but he was actually very calm inside.

It's no use to him to paint a rosy picture or brainwash him.

After the Hongmen Banquet, Guan Ning lost all his good feelings towards the old emperor. He used to be somewhat grateful to him for helping him get away with so many supplies, but now all that was gone.

He even began to doubt the Guan family's extermination.

"..."

After one hour.

Guan Ning was sent out of the palace by Eunuch Lu. As it was too late, he did not ask to go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden. After all, this kind of thing would not matter once or twice, but if he went there too often, it would easily arouse suspicion.