Chapter 227

"Because I believe that you will win over the Empress, and the Empress will not exterminate meritorious officials."

"If either of these two things happens, the subsequent events will not occur!"

Gao Yang revealed a look of astonishment.

Whether Wu Zhao would kill meritorious officials or not, he couldn't say; after all, everyone has their own judgment.

But how did Gao Tianlong see that he would win over the Empress?

"May I ask Grandfather, where does this first point come from?"

Gao Yang asked curiously.

At the same time, the tense atmosphere in the room was suddenly dispersed.

Gao Tianlong stroked his beard and said, "Because you are handsome enough."

"Hiss!"

Gao Yang instantly gasped, then nodded with extreme seriousness, "Grandfather is worthy of being Da Qian's number one Chess Saint; your insight and observation skills make me admire you."

Gao Tianlong laughed loudly and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet; it's also because you are shameless enough and vicious enough!"

"You are different from all the scholars in the Seven Kingdoms."

Gao Yang's mouth twitched.

For a moment, he couldn't tell if Gao Tianlong was praising him or scolding him.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore; among the hundred officials of Da Qian, there are many handsome and talented people, and those who visit the Rouge Pavilion are countless, but why is it that only when you visit the brothel does the Empress care?"

"Not to mention the Nine-Turn Intestines; the Empress is busy with ten thousand tasks, yet she went to watch it personally?"

"This means that even if the Empress doesn't like you, she has a subconscious fondness for you; furthermore, being shameless, thick-skinned, and bold can arouse a woman's curiosity, which is in itself one of the great weapons against women!"

"Among the youth of the world, only your vicious schemes, your Capitalist Theory, and gunpowder can stir the Empress's emotions and make her feel a sense of mystery; no one else can do that!"

"You must know, curiosity is the first step to falling!"

Gao Yang heard this and widened his eyes.

He looked at Gao Tianlong and said in shock, "Grandfather, you seem to know a lot."

Gao Tianlong laughed loudly, "When it comes to vicious schemes and human nature, I am not as good as you, but when it comes to emotions and the imperial court, ten of you are not as good as me!"

A light that pierced through everything flickered in the depths of his eyes, "As you said, because Her Majesty is a female emperor, the feudal princes of the world are not convinced, and the Six Kingdoms might take this opportunity to bring their armies."

"But don't forget, a woman as emperor will have another trouble; in five or even ten years, what will happen to the position of Crown Prince of Da Qian?"

Once these words were spoken, they swept through Gao Yang's brain like a storm.

He looked at the determined Gao Tianlong.

"Will the current Her Majesty return the world she conquered to her uncles and brothers, or leave it to her own descendants?"

"If she leaves it to her own descendants, by adopting the Wu surname, the child's paternal clan must be able to suppress the feudal princes of the world and the civil and military officials; you brat have the most vicious schemes, plus the reasons I mentioned, you should be the Empress's first choice!"

"With a child, there is naturally no need to exterminate everyone."

Hiss!

As these words rang out, Gao Yang's eyes instantly lit up.

This was something he had overlooked.

According to this, him getting the Empress pregnant is actually very possible!

Sure enough, ginger is still spicier when it's old.

"But it doesn't hurt for you to prepare an extra path; if it doesn't work, I'll just die a few years early, and after I die, let the floods come."

"It's just that there is still a loophole in the Prince Rong Prefecture matter, which is that Prince Rong is not dead yet."

Gao Tianlong's face was cold.

Gao Yang saw this and said, "Her Majesty is using Prince Rong to fish, but the remnants in Changan haven't acted yet, and the Minister of Justice Lei Yun's loyalty is unknown; Her Majesty is still waiting."

"Otherwise, forcing Prince Rong to commit suicide in prison would have ended the matter."

Gao Tianlong's gaze was deep, and he said faintly, "Do you have a method?"

Gao Yang said faintly, "I have already submitted a memorial; Her Majesty will deliberately reveal to the Minister of Justice Lei Yun in these few days that she wants to force Prince Rong to his death."

"Then, with me and Lord Shangguan going to the prison to test him, we will know his loyalty; in five days at most, Prince Rong will surely die!"

A look of satisfaction appeared on Gao Tianlong's face.

He said, "It's good that you have a plan in mind, but your body is too weak; I will ask for the ancestral secret medicine of the old man Lu for you."

"In addition, you must exercise more; hang half a brick from three inches below your navel every day to exercise!"

Gao Yang suddenly widened his eyes.

"Grandfather, is that necessary?"

Gao Tianlong suddenly scolded, "Is the Empress so easy to conquer?"

"A hundred years ago, there was a strange man in the world who had no other skills, but he could rotate a paulownia wood wheel with three inches below his navel!"

"Relying on this, he sneaked into the harem, became a fake eunuch, made the Empress Dowager fall in love with him, and even went so far as to kill her own son to help him achieve a great cause!"

"The affairs of predecessors are the teachers of successors; don't you know how to draw a lesson or two from this experience?"

"But if you can't do it, and the Empress finds a few more favorites, then even if you rebel and seize the Da Qian empire, history books will surely ridicule you for ten thousand years!"

Gao Yang heard this and was dumbfounded.