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Chapter 103 Eunuch Qu

People are happy when they are happy.

Early the next morning after the emperor granted the marriage.

Li Yi was in a good mood. After having breakfast at home, he took a group of personal soldiers and went to the office of the Dianqian Division.

After the imperial guards were reorganized at the beginning of the first lunar month, the office locations of the Palace Front Department and the Guard Department were also adjusted, and the official residences of the two departments were moved out of the Privy Council's office.

They were divided and each had its own independent government office.

Among them, the Palace Front Department moved to the vicinity of the Inner Palace, while the Guard Department moved to the Outer Palace area, to show the internal and external divisions of the two major systems of the Imperial Guards.

"Congratulations to Li Du Yu Hou!"

"Li Du Yuhou has become the son-in-law of the King of Wei. We are so envious..."

"When Li Du Yu Hou gets married, don't forget to invite us to the wedding."

When they arrived at the office of the Palace Front Division, the generals from various departments congratulated Li Yi, and he naturally responded with a smile.

Li Yi was already in a high position and had great power.

Now he has married the second daughter of King Wei, the Queen's biological sister, and the marriage was arranged by the Emperor himself.

Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly understand what this incident means.

"He's marrying the King of Wei's daughter, not you. What the hell are you doing here making a fuss so early in the morning?"

At this moment, a rough and loud voice sounded. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Shi Yanchao walking in.

Everyone fell silent immediately and dispersed as if they were avoiding the plague god.

No wonder this guy is disliked. It's like he's eaten shit when he opens his mouth, and what he says stinks.

Li Yi cursed inwardly, suppressing his displeasure. He forced a smile on his face and said, "Good morning, Shi Dushi."

When he shouted "Shi Du Shi", what he actually thought in his heart was "Shi Dou Shi".

This guy's mouth is full of stinky shit!

Shi Yanchao naturally didn't expect that Li Yi had given him a nickname in his heart.

He casually bowed and replied, "Li Duyuhou has become very rich now. He has become the son-in-law of the King of Wei and the brother-in-law of the emperor. Hehe, I am afraid he will have to take less than ten years of detours..."

"Unlike us, who fought tooth and nail on the battlefield, our current status is still not worth the promotion Li Duyuhou received in one year."

Shi Yanchao's words may not be mocking Li Yi. It is very likely that he just spoke from his heart. This guy always speaks like this, saying whatever he thinks.

But whether it is intentional or unintentional, these words are bound to offend people.

Although Li Yi had a good temper and a high tolerance, he still found it unpleasant. He chuckled and said, "I am fortunate to marry the King of Wei's beloved daughter. This is all thanks to your Majesty's trust and the King of Wei's appreciation. Envoy Shi Du is too kind."

He seemed to be walking down the stairs, but his last sentence "Thank you for your compliment" was a small response to Shi Yanchao.

At this moment, Zhang Yongde, who had just walked into the government office, overheard the conversation between the two and immediately said, "Marquis Li Du is right. Most people are not qualified to marry the King of Wei's daughter."

Compared with Li Yi's implicitness, Zhang Yongde's words were more straightforward. What he meant was that if you want to avoid detours, you must have the ability.

It can be seen that Shi Yanchao's popularity is indeed bad. Even Zhang Yongde, who is always known for his good temper, couldn't help but talk back to him.

However, everyone also knew what the emperor meant by transferring Shi Yanchao, a man who spoke without thinking, to the Palace Front Office.

Naturally, Zhang Yongde had no need to say nice things to win him over. Instead, he could act like he was not on good terms with the other party, which would make the emperor feel more at ease.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone got down to business. The Dianqiansi office was usually quite busy, with the busiest time being in the mornings, when the commanders of various divisions, as well as the generals at the wing and army levels, would be summoned for roll call.

Then all the generals will check the military orders issued by the Privy Council together on the spot.

Daily military orders are nothing more than the deployment of city defense and guard duty. These powers are in the hands of the Privy Council. Even a general of Zhang Yongde's status can only obey and does not need to worry about it at all.

As for the deployment of troops under special circumstances, it is basically rare to see it, and usually the emperor's approval is required.

There were many military generals present, but there were actually only three who could make the decision in the Palace Front Office: Zhang Yongde, Shi Yanchao and Li Yi.

And for the sake of checks and balances, if one of the three has doubts about the military order, it must be reported to the Privy Council for verification... This can prevent the occurrence of false military orders to a certain extent.

So no matter how unpopular Shi Yanchao is, as long as he is loyal enough to the emperor, his personality can ensure that his status will not be affected.

After the roll call and verification of military orders, the generals of each department left the Palace Front Office and returned to their respective camps to arrange military affairs.

The weather had been sunny for more than half a month, but this morning it finally changed and it started to drizzle.

After finishing the morning's chores, Li Yi finally had some free time and sat down to chat with Zhang Yongde.

As for Shi Yanchao, he was as eccentric as ever. He told Zhang Yongde that he was going to inspect the military camp, and then he left.

"I've never dealt with this guy before. I only heard that he was difficult to get along with. I thought it was exaggerated, but now it seems that the rumors are true."

Zhang Yongde didn't care about Shi Yanchao's attitude. He smiled and shook his head, saying, "He even knew to tell me before leaving. At least he gave me face, hahahaha..."

Li Yi smiled but did not respond. However, in his heart he admired Zhang Yongde's magnanimity.

If someone else had such a high status as him, they might not tolerate Shi Yanchao's temper.

It is no wonder that when Emperor Taizu Guo Wei was in power, he always asked Shi Yanchao to lead troops to garrison outside. I think it was not only because he was good at fighting, but his personality problem might also be another reason.

"Forget it, let's not talk about Shi Yanchao anymore."

Zhang Yongde waved his hand and then turned the topic to Li Yi.

"My dear brother, His Majesty has granted you this marriage, and I haven't had the chance to congratulate you yet."

"Brother, I'll ask for a glass of wedding wine first."

As he spoke, his address to Li Yi had changed from military title to dear brother, and his affection for him was evident in his words.

Ever since Li Yi proposed to reorganize the imperial guards at the court meeting last time, Zhang Yongde has begun to deliberately win him over.

Now that Li Yi is about to become the emperor's brother-in-law, the relationship between the two has obviously become much closer.

If you round it off, they can be considered half-brothers-in-law.

Li Yi naturally thought this was a good thing.

Currently, in the Palace Front Office, only Zhang Yongde can firmly suppress him and be able to establish a good relationship with the other party, which will definitely bring more benefits than disadvantages.

Hearing this, he quickly said a few polite words.

At this moment, a jailer walked quickly into the official room and saluted respectfully to Zhang Yongde and Li Yi.

He also told Li Yi that outside the government office, an eunuch who called himself Qu Tai came to see him.

"Qu Tai?" Li Yi had never heard of this name.

At this time, Zhang Yongde reminded him, "The one coming might be Qu, the eunuch who serves the queen."

(End of this chapter)