Chapter 329: Fang La's Conditions and the Mocked Zhang Jie

"Marquis Fang is wise. I believe you will definitely not regret this decision in the future."

Qin Gui, having obtained the answer he wanted, instantly brightened up, knowing that this mission was more than half successful and success was right before his eyes.

He seemed to have already seen the day when he would record this merit in the Emperor's heart, be promoted to the Secretariat,

and assist the Emperor in harmonizing yin and yang and governing the world together with Prime Minister Wang Lun and Prime Minister Chen Wenyun.

Although he was currently just a Rank 5 Junior Academician,

he couldn't even be ranked among the Rank 2 or 3 Ministers and Vice Ministers in the Great Gan court,

but as the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a Han Lin who doesn't want to be a prime minister is not a good Han Lin.

Which of the outstanding scholars who passed the imperial examination and were selected as Han Lin academicians

didn't have a dream of governing the world with their own blueprint?

Although his heart was surging and he was exceptionally happy, Qin Gui's face became even more respectful and humble.

He who travels a hundred miles is only half finished; giving up halfway and letting the cooked duck fly away is not acceptable.

"However."

Fang La changed the subject and continued: "I also have one condition, and I hope the envoy can convey it to the Gan Emperor."

Qin Gui, hearing this, smiled confidently and replied:

"Marquis Fang, please feel free to state any conditions you may have.

My Lord is an unprecedentedly wise and generous monarch in the five thousand years since Yan and Huang,

and as long as it is not too excessive or contrary to reason and human feelings, my Lord will grant it."

When he was sent to persuade the Holy Duke State to surrender, he had already received Zhang Jie's authorization,

allowing him to make promises to officials and generals below Rank 4,

and then register them with the Ministry of Personnel after returning to Bianjing, and finally send them into the Forbidden City to be stamped with the Emperor's seal.

Even for enfeoffments involving the titles of Count or Marquis, he had the power to make recommendations.

With such great power in his hands, it was no wonder he was so confident.

Fang La noncommittally drank the fine wine on the table in front of him and laughed loudly:

"This matter will not only not make things difficult for the Gan Emperor, but it will be a great beauty.

I wish to send my daughter, Jinzhi, into the palace to serve by the Emperor's side, and I hope the envoy will convey this to the Emperor."

Zheng Biao and the others, hearing this, had somewhat strange expressions.

Equally famous as the Gan Emperor's wisdom and invincibility was his licentiousness regarding beauty.

Since ancient times, the first item on the agenda of the first day of a new dynasty was actually selecting palace maids;

this simply set a precedent for all dynasties, which could be described as unprecedented, and there might not be anyone to follow.

After the founding of the country, he plunged headfirst into the gentle embrace, taking all of Song Huizong's imperial daughters into his chambers,

and even marrying Li Qingzhao, the daughter of Li Gefei, one of the Four Scholars of the Su Gate.

Even more absurdly, he even brought Li Shishi, the famous courtesan of Fanlou, into the palace,

nakedly engaging in illicit affairs and locking up shared bicycles, which simply made all men with normal orientations

and physiological functions envious... oh, no, it made them despise him.

He even neglected state affairs because of this. If it weren't for the Left and Right Prime Ministers, Wang Lun and Chen Wenyun, who were known as the reincarnations of Zhuge Liang and Feng Chu,

supporting him, how could the framework of Great Gan have been built so quickly?

If it weren't for the fact that he had defiantly launched a personal expedition after the Great Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi had mobilized the entire country's army to invade,

and had crushed the Great Liao's seven hundred thousand troops outside Yanmen Pass and captured the Emperor,

letting people know that the gentle embrace had not worn away the heroic spirit in his chest.

Otherwise, it would really make people wonder if this hero who overthrew the Great Song would be depressed from now on.

However, after complaining about the Gan Emperor Zhang Jie's obsession with women,

they discovered that Fang La's move could be called a stroke of genius.

Although they had already planned to surrender to Great Gan, they were ultimately opponents before,

which destined their awkward status after entering Great Gan,

and because they were all commoners, monks, or believers before rebelling,

they had no foundation in the Great Gan court, and there was no basis for trust between the two sides.

With hearts uneasy, things were very difficult to handle.

But if there was Princess Jinzhi as a link between the two sides, their future days would definitely be much better.

Moreover, Princess Jinzhi was entering the palace to serve the Great Gan Son of Heaven; even if those Great Gan officials looked down on them,

for the sake of the Son of Heaven, they wouldn't dare to make things too difficult for them.

As for whether the Gan Emperor Zhang Jie would kill the donkey after the millstone was used.

They weren't too worried about this; after all, Great Gan occupied the absolute upper hand, and as long as the army pressed down,

they were almost certain to die. In this way, there was no need for such a method that damaged prestige and ruined character.

"Holy Duke is wise!"

Everyone silently gave a thumbs up in their hearts to Fang La, who had proposed this condition.

It could only be said that the Holy Duke was worthy of being the Holy Duke who dared to lead them to rise up and rebel against the Great Song.

"Please ask the envoy to convey this to the Gan Emperor!"

Zheng Biao and the others, having figured it out, bowed to Qin Gui in unison.

"This, this..."

Qin Gui, suddenly learning of such news, was somewhat at a loss.

"What kind of matter is this!" his heart roared.

He had received the Emperor's authorization and had great autonomy in matters concerning the Holy Duke State,

but this did not mean he could casually find women for the Emperor.

Such matters concerning the Emperor's family affairs, even among the civil and military officials in the court,

even those who had followed the Emperor since his days on Liang Shan, were all tight-lipped?

Even if the Emperor himself didn't care, if he were held in resentment by that lady in the harem,

and she whispered in the Emperor's ear, would he still be able to be an official?

Who in the entire Great Gan court didn't know that the Emperor valued feelings the most?

After ascending the throne, he not only rewarded meritorious officials generously,

but also was not stingy with the ladies in the harem, all of whom had consort titles.

And among these, the most focused-on was undoubtedly the position of Empress, which concerned the Mother of the Nation.

At that time, all the ladies were rubbing their hands, and their families were frequently active, contributing people and effort for Great Gan.

Scholar Li Gefei, the father of Consort Li Qingzhao, sold his old face and desperately tried to win over the old officials of the Great Song for Great Gan.

Squire Hu, the father of Consort Hu Sanniang, even sold the Hu Family Manor, which was the foundation of the family,

and even sent his only son, Hu Cheng, into the army as a vanguard to charge for Great Gan.

It could be said that except for a few ladies like the imperial daughters of the Great Song and Yan Poxi, whose identities were not suitable

and who really had no background support, everyone else had exhausted all their efforts.

And what finally made people drop their glasses was that the one who was enfeoffed as Empress and Mother of the Nation of Great Gan was Consort Pan Jinlian.

However, thinking that Consort Pan had been by the Emperor's side since he was young,

and even when the Emperor was physically weak in his youth and looked like he was going to die young, she never left him, they felt relieved.

Moreover, it's good that the Emperor is nostalgic.

If the Emperor were really the kind of cold and ungrateful person, they would really have to worry about their future. ===== CHAPTER 330 =====

If His Majesty were truly the kind of cold and ungrateful person, they would then truly have to worry about their own future.