Chapter 74 Guo Youzhi’s choice!
The news of the imperial examination soon spread throughout the country, and the happiest people were the common people.
They hated the world and had no way to serve their country, but now the imperial examination system had completely opened a door for them.
"The current prince is truly a saint, so wise!"
"If you don't know how to praise others, then don't do it. How can a saint be compared to the prince? The prince's actions have never been surpassed since ancient times!"
"We finally have the opportunity to serve our country. I hope we can enter the official career together!"
"Gentlemen, let's encourage each other!"
These poor scholars have studied hard for more than ten years but have found no way out. They really don’t understand what the words of sages in this book are for.
Now that all the hard work has paid off, I have finally found a place to put my talents to good use.
In fact, Xiao Yan had long known that if this matter really came to pass, his prestige among the people would be unprecedented.
It must even be absolutely higher than his prestige during the New Deal. As long as his prestige among the people is established, he will have absolute confidence in governing the country well.
But there is still one thing that we have to face, and that is the 30,000 Royal Guards.
Even Guo Youzhi, these are all things I have to do.
Hu Mansion.
"Master Guo, what do you mean?"
"Did you climb up to your current position by yourself? If I hadn't helped you, you would never have achieved what you have today in your lifetime."
"Now that your wings are strong enough, do you want to fly solo?"
"I'm telling you, don't even think about it. It's easy to get on my boat, Hu Zhenghe, but it's not so easy to get off."
Guo Youzhi laughed when he heard this: "Everyone says that Lord Hu is tyrannical and overbearing. I thought it was all rumors, but it turns out to be true."
"But why don't you listen to what I have to say first, sir?"
Hu Zhenghe was very disdainful at this time. He could easily kill a small minister.
"Okay, you tell me, I'll give you a chance!"
Guo Youzhi smiled and said, "Master Hu, putting aside the faction, what do you think of the Crown Prince?"
Hu Zhenghe didn't know what Guo Youzhi wanted to express, so he frowned and said nothing.
"You have to admit that the prince's talent is indeed extraordinary, beyond you and me."
"What do you think will be the final outcome if you make an enemy of such a person?"
Hu Zhenghe slammed the table and stood up.
"Hmph, I just think the time is not right. Otherwise, do you think a yellow-haired kid like you can challenge me?"
"Don't forget, those 30,000 Royal Guards are in my hands!"
Hearing this, Guo Youzhi laughed again.
"Hahaha, sir, you really have some wild ideas."
"Thirty thousand Royal Guards are under your command? Have you ever mobilized them?"
After hearing this, Hu Zhenghe seemed to realize something.
"What do you mean?"
Guo Youzhi looked at the nervous Hu Zhenghe and shook his head and said, "Sir, don't forget who is secretly contacting these 30,000 troops."
"Have you contacted the commander of the Royal Guards directly?"
After saying that, Guo Youzhi threw an envelope to Hu Zhenghe.
Hu Zhenghe frowned. This action made him very unhappy.
But Hu Zhenghe still opened the envelope, and the contents inside immediately shocked him.
"Guo Youzhi, are you planning to step on me to get to the top?"
"Do you know what will happen to you if this letter reaches heaven directly?"
The content that made me feel at ease was actually a contact letter between Guo Youzhi and the commander of the Imperial Guard, which clearly stated their operational instructions.
Only actions approved by both Guo Youzhi and the commander of the Imperial Guard would be mobilized by Hu Zhenghe.
Even if the commander of the Imperial Guard agreed, but Guo Youzhi disagreed, Hu Zhenghe would not be able to transfer the 30,000 troops.
This was something Hu Zhenghe had never expected.
"You can try it. You are involved in this. You should know that if I die, you will not survive!"
"Besides, I know too much about you. I don't want to be your enemy, nor do I want to be your enemy!"
"I cannot afford to offend either of you, so I'll give you a chance to live!"
The reason why Guo Youzhi did this was entirely because of the kindness that Xiao Yan had shown to his mother before.
This is different from Hu Zhenghe finding an imperial physician for his mother. The imperial physician only prevented his mother from dying immediately, while Xiao Yan cured his mother.
What I have done for Hu Zhenghe is enough to exchange for these favors.
Even at the moment when Xiao Yan proposed the imperial examination system, Guo Youzhi understood that Xiao Yan was absolutely a benevolent monarch.
With such a benevolent monarch, no one can stop the development of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not even Hu Zhenghe.
Therefore, the wisest choice is to get rid of the intersection with Hu Zhenghe as soon as possible, because he has already seen Hu Zhenghe's end.
“Okay, okay!”
"Guo Youzhi , you have guts. I hope you won't regret your choice today!"
Hu Zhenghe knew that he couldn't do anything to Guo Youzhi today, but he could kill him secretly.
"Then I'll take my leave. Oh, by the way, sir, let me remind you that if anything happens to me, everything you do will be sent directly to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, including the evidence!"
Hu Zhenghe was furious when he heard this: "Are you threatening me?"
Guo Youzhi shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I just want to protect myself!"
After saying this, he turned and left the Hu Mansion.
“Crack!”
Hu Zhenghe smashed the teacup directly, but it was not enough to offset his current anger.
With this sentence, Hu Zhenghe absolutely dared not touch Guo Youzhi at the moment, and even had to protect him secretly.
As long as Guo Youzhi was killed, he would be blamed, because he didn't know who Guo Youzhi arranged to convey the message, and he had no initiative.
"Guo Youzhi, I'm not done with you!"
Hu Zhenghe had great trust in this core member of his camp, because he knew that the interactions between them would never lead to Guo Youzhi's betrayal.
He even saved his mother's life.
But in Guo Youzhi's view, all these have been repaid, and even the things that happened between them were not taken seriously by Guo Youzhi.
Guo Youzhi would naturally not leave any hidden dangers for himself when doing things, so when arranging these things, he would clear himself of all charges and basically used Hu Zhenghe's name.
"Someone, send two deadpools to follow Guo Youzhi!"
The housekeeper didn't know what Hu Zhenghe meant: "My Lord, do you want to..."
Hearing what the housekeeper said, he immediately became even more angry: "What do you mean by that? If he does anything wrong, I will hold you accountable."
"Let the two Deadpools protect Guo Youzhi. Nothing can happen to him."
"If anyone tries to harm him, he must be protected!"
Hu Zhenghe is now feeling extremely disgusted. No matter how much he has calculated, he never expected that Guo Youzhi would be divorced.
Although he did not express his support for Xiao Yan, this was a huge loss for him.
"puff!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
“My Lord, my Lord…”
