Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Guo Tianyang continued writing with a bitter face.

Now that things had come to this, having been tied to the thief ship, he could only follow the crown prince; there was no turning back!

Li Yuanzhao only called a halt after he had written more than twenty pages.

The handwriting on the pages became more and more潦草(lǎocǎo: illegible, messy).

Li Yuanzhao saw it, nodded in satisfaction, and then drove Guo Tianyang away, sitting down in the chair himself.

“Someone come! Tie up Eunuch Guo and gag his mouth!”

“Your Highness, listen to this old servant's advice, this matter is of great importance and needs to be discussed again from the beginning,呜呜呜呜呜……(wū wū wū wū wū: sob sob sob sob sob…)”

After speaking, he lowered his head and began to write on the paper that Guo Tianyang had written on.

The guards beside him didn't care about anything else at this time, and without hesitation, they first gagged Guo Tianyang's mouth.

Then they tied him up like a rice dumpling again and put him on the bed.

Guo Tianyang呜呜(wū wū: sob sob)ed twice, and seeing that no one paid attention to him, he could only look at the ceiling with a hopeless expression.

Li Yuanzhao didn't stop writing until after half an hour, carefully comparing it for a long time, and he was very satisfied.

Because there weren't many words, the effect could be said to be seamless.

Thinking about it, his father should not be able to see anything, after all, he was fighting wars when he was young, and his cultural level should not be very good!

How could my calligraphy not be better than his!

Li Yuanzhao smiled嘿嘿(hēi hēi: hehe).

He got up and said to Guo Tianyang: “Don't worry, wait until the person who delivers the imperial decree has gone far away before letting you go. It will be about two days, right? This prince has also prepared ginseng soup for you!”

Two days?! Guo Tianyang was struck by lightning!

He was going to be tied up like this for two days? How would that be convenient? The crown prince definitely wouldn't let him go.

He couldn't possibly have someone watching him while he relieved himself, right?

“Eh? Why are you crying again?”

Looking at Guo Tianyang's miserable appearance, Li Yuanzhao was no longer in the mood to make fun of him.

He turned to Liu Jin and the other two and said: “Liu Jin, go to the laundry room and get two sets of clothes for them to change into. Tomorrow, this prince will take you out of the palace. After leaving the palace, immediately rush to the Three Prefectures to deliver the imperial decree!”

“The speed must be fast. The three of you go together, delivering to one prefecture at a time. You must not give those prefects a chance to write memorials. You must control the time interval between delivering the decrees!”

“If you do it well, it will naturally be a great achievement! This prince will reward you handsomely! Your future is bright!”

“If you don't do it well or if others find out, hehe, you know the consequences!”

The three of them shuddered in their hearts: “We obey!”

After explaining the important matters, Li Yuanzhao turned to look at Guo Tianyang.

“For these two days, you will eat, drink, and relieve yourself here in this prince's place. This prince will block for you with Father Emperor, and this prince will find someone to take care of you. I don't think there will be any problem with not eating for two days. If you are thirsty, you can hit the bed with your head to call for someone. If you need to urinate, just do it on the bed.”

“This bed, this prince doesn't want it anymore!”

“呜呜呜呜呜(wū wū wū wū wū: sob sob sob sob sob)!” Guo Tianyang arched desperately, looking like a maggot that had seen fresh food.

Eating, drinking, and relieving himself all on the bed, for two days? You might as well kill me!

This old servant has cooperated with you so much, and you still want to insult me!?

Tears flowed from Guo Tianyang's eyes, and his heart was bleeding.

Ever since he met Fang Zheng, why were there so many邪门(xiémén: wicked, strange) things happening!

Wasn't it just taking some money from him!?

Li Yuanzhao glanced at him indifferently: “What are you叫(jiào: shouting)ing about! Those who achieve great things do not stick to trifles!”

“呜呜呜呜！！！！(wū wū wū wū!!!!: sob sob sob sob!!!!)”

You are using my trifles to achieve your great things???!!!!

Guo Tianyang wanted to cry but had no tears. He never thought that this kind of thing would happen to him in his life.

That night, Li Yuanzhao sneaked into the Directorate of Imperial Accoutrements again and returned the imperial seal.

.............

The next day at the morning court, Li Yuanzhao attended the court as usual.

His expression was calm, and there was not much difference from usual. He would even occasionally interject a few words when the officials below were discussing.

Although some of his words made people feel superficial, Emperor Jing was already very satisfied!

It seemed that the crown prince could indeed listen to advice.

Now he was much more sensible. If it were in the past, he would probably still be stubborn!

Fang Zheng had made a great contribution!

After the early court ended, Li Yuanzhao did not stay long. He returned to the East Palace and immediately greeted Liu Jin and the other two to set off with their packages.

He personally sent the people out of the palace before he咧开嘴笑(liěkāizuǐxiào: grinned).

Then he晃晃悠悠(huàng huang yōu yōu: leisurely) returned to the East Palace.

In the bedroom, Guo Tianyang's face was flushed, and the battle with his bladder and anus was unusually intense.

As soon as he saw the crown prince return, he immediately呜呜呜(wū wū wū: sob sob sob)ed.

Li Yuanzhao poured himself a cup of tea.

He said lightly: “Forget it, stop struggling. No matter what, I won't let you leave!”

“This prince has already sent the people who are delivering the imperial decree away, let them run for two more days... After two days, you will be free!”

“呜呜呜呜！！(wū wū wū wū!!!!: sob sob sob sob!!!!)”

Guo Tianyang's eyes were about to split!

I need to pee! Is it wrong for me not to叫(jiào: shout)! This old servant is already so old, and you are still torturing me like this!

Let me go, let me say a word!

“呜呜呜呜！(wū wū wū wū: sob sob sob sob)”

Guo Tianyang kept呜呜(wū wū: sob sob)ing non-stop, which annoyed Li Yuanzhao.

So he pursed his lips: “嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘嘘(xū xū xū xū xū xū: shush shush shush shush shush shush)”.

A series of crisp whistles sounded, and Guo Tianyang did not dare to叫(jiào: shout) anymore... He did not expect that the crown prince had become so阴毒(yīndú: sinister)!

This was the horn before the bladder's victory!

If he kept whistling, he would really lose face, and Guo Tianyang cursed Fang Zheng madly.

He collapsed on the bed without saying a word.

............

Two more days passed, and Li Yuanzhao changed into a bright red suit, appearing in the morning court with extraordinary骚气(sāo qì: flamboyant).

Emperor Jing did not ask much, but curiously glanced at him.

It was not a festival, why was he wearing such festive clothes?

Li Yuanzhao naturally kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. After the court was dismissed, he ran back to the bedroom in a puff of smoke.

Seeing Guo Tianyang looking lifeless, Li Yuanzhao immediately untied him.

“Alright! You are free!”

Guo Tianyang挤出笑脸(jǐchū xiàoliǎn: forced a smile), crawled off the bed gently, and said in a hoarse voice: “This old servant, thank you, Your Highness...”

Then he爬行(páxíng: crawled) on the ground.

Li Yuanzhao looked at this scene speechlessly: “What are you趴(pā: lying prone) on the ground for! Isn't it cold? You can go!”

Guo Tianyang's face twitched hard.

Leave? Although he had not eaten or drank for two days, the water in his body had not been completely consumed!

If he stood up, he was afraid that it would all leak out!

But he could not go out looking like this after all. Guo Tianyang扶着床架(fúzhe chuángjià: supported himself on the bed frame), the veins on his forehead exposed, and slowly stood up.

With just this simple movement, the cold sweat on Guo Tianyang's forehead came down.

He looked at Li Yuanzhao firmly and said: “Then... this old servant will leave. Your Majesty's side....”

Li Yuanzhao smiled slightly: “Don't worry, this prince told Father Emperor that you have a serious illness, you should go back and lie down first!”

“This prince will go to you again tonight, and we will go together to pay our respects to Father Emperor!”

Guo Tianyang smiled bitterly in his heart, nodded in agreement, and then left with a limp.

Looking at Guo Tianyang's slowly moving back, Li Yuanzhao smiled wickedly.

Eunuch Guo had not eaten or slept for two days, and the whole person had lost a lot of weight!

Moreover, his eyes were dull, his face was pale, and his limbs were weak.

Looking at him, there was not much difference from having a terminal illness.

Bringing him in front of Father Emperor... he would definitely believe it, and then he would proceed to the next step!

“Someone come! Send all of this prince's tonics to Eunuch Guo!”

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