Although he appears somewhat serious, he is still an adult from a noble family with a powerful background and real power.
Even if the eunuchs were not politically savvy, they knew that His Majesty should not have treated Lord He Hui this way.
He Hui smiled slightly and then waved gently at him.
“Your Majesty,” He Hui said, “I have important business to discuss with you, concerning the former Crown Prince.”
Gu Tang: "..."
"Come in," came Gu Tang's reluctant voice from the bedchamber.
He Hui took a deep breath and strode inside.
Only when he was about to step into the palace gates did he slow down and regain his composure.
Then, a strong aroma of alcohol wafted over.
He Hui looked up and saw Gu Tang propping his head up with one hand, looking at him with a half-smile, his eyes glazed over.
Chapter 73 The Pure and Innocent Emperor Forces Marriage Online (7)
Gu Tang's bedroom was actually quite simple.
Aside from the existing decorations, he has lived here for nine years and hardly added anything new.
Even the table and chairs he is sitting on now are items left by his father, the emperor.
He Hui's gaze shifted to the wine bottle on the table.
An antique white porcelain bottle, the rich aroma of wine in the imperial bedchamber, and the emperor who seems to be already intoxicated...
This was a side of Gu Tang he had never seen before.
He smiled and said, "It seems to be wine from the Andromeda Galaxy."
"Hmm," Gu Tang replied casually.
He changed his posture, still resting his chin on his hand, looking lazy and casual: "The Attorney General has a good eye."
"The wine of my Galactic Empire is stronger; often, even before it touches the palate, its pungent aroma is enough to intoxicate," He Hui explained with a smile. "If Your Majesty is in the mood, I can join you for a drink sometime and get thoroughly drunk."
"Hehe." Gu Tang chuckled.
"What business do you have that you must see me now?" He ignored He Hui's question and changed the subject.
Gu Tang asked, "I heard it's also related to my older brother?"
His older brother, Gu Feng, was He Hui's college classmate.
The two had a very good relationship when they were in school.
He Hui is a shining example of the law school, serious and rational.
Gu Tang had seen him many times when he was still a prince.
He also knew that his elder brother had jokingly promised He Hui that if he became emperor in the future, the position of Minister of Justice of the Galactic Empire would definitely belong to He Hui.
Therefore, in the second year of Gu Tang's reign, He Hui took office as Minister of Justice.
He and He Hui were not familiar with each other.
Their relationship was always limited to business matters.
Gu Tang spends most of the year away from the capital planet, and even when he does return, he hardly ever deals with legal matters.
However, whenever he returned to the capital, He Hui would always bring him a detailed report, informing him of all the matters that had happened while he was away.
Sometimes, it would take a whole week to finish talking about it, let alone a day.
Gu Tang was getting impatient, but He Hui persisted relentlessly.
Gu Tang refused to see him, so he came every day.
He could always make Gu Tang admit defeat, and could only spend several hours each day listening to his lengthy work reports.
At this moment, Gu Tang stopped looking at He Hui.
He poured himself another glass of wine and said, "If I remember correctly, I have given you a week to hear your report."
Gu Tang asked, "Is there anything else?"
"It's about the military..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Gu Tang hurriedly called for a halt.
He slammed his wine glass down on the table and looked at He Hui in disbelief: "Did... Deng Yunfei send you when he left?"
"No." He Hui shook his head.
Gu Tang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then what are you doing here? Since when did you become involved in military affairs?"
"I'm not here to report to the military." He Hui couldn't help but laugh.
When he's not smiling, he's the stern Grand Justice of the Empire, a figure feared by many powerful and influential people in the capital, and the incorruptible Minister of Justice.
When he smiled, his young and handsome features softened with the smile.
He truly has some of the reputation he had back then, being on par with Gu Tang's elder brother and known as one of the Four Young Masters of the Imperial Capital.
"Mmm." Gu Tang nodded vaguely.
He was clearly a little drunk; even with his chin resting on his hand, his head was nodding off.
She looked at He Hui with a hazy gaze, clearly not wanting him to talk about serious matters.
“It’s about my older brother,” he said.
"After Deng Yunfei went to the Northern Army, he opened the door to conveniences for everyone." He Hui said calmly, "In the past month, the number of aliens entering the capital from the northern border has been more than in the previous six months."
"I've heard that many people are using the names of former subordinates of the Crown Prince to lower Deng Yunfei's guard and allow them to come and go as they please," He Hui added.
"Oh." Gu Tang nodded. "Anything else?"
He Hui raised his eyes, his gaze fixed intently on Gu Tang: "Your Majesty doesn't mind?"
"What do I care about?" Gu Tang asked him in return.
He Hui remained silent.
He remained silent, then gazed intently at Gu Tang.
After a long while, he slowly exhaled and said, "I understand."
Gu Tang scoffed.
It's unclear whether he was genuinely drunk or simply because it was nighttime in his bedroom.
There, it was just him and He Hui.
He had fewer worries.
"Furthermore... you, my Uncle Wang, Deng Yunfei, and countless others who outwardly call me Your Majesty but inwardly have always been hoping for my elder brother's return."
He paused, then asked with a lazy smile, "Isn't everyone hoping that my elder brother didn't die? That he will one day return, reign supreme over the Galactic Empire, and make a triumphant return?"
He Hui remained silent.
"So I'm giving you this opportunity." Gu Tang picked up the wine he hadn't drunk earlier and tilted his head back to drink it all.
"I want to see if there really is such a thing as destiny or destiny." He laughed nonchalantly.
"If similar things happen again, there's no need to tell me." Gu Tang began to see the guest out. "It's late, you should leave."
He Hui did not move.
He remained silent, standing there with his deep eyes fixed on Gu Tang.
A while later.
Just when Gu Tang thought he wouldn't speak, He Hui suddenly said, "I didn't think that way."
It should be said that he may have had similar thoughts at some point.
In the first year of Gu Tang's ascension to the throne, he was just like all the former subordinates of the crown prince.
Heartbroken and disappointed, her heart was filled with resentment and hatred towards Gu Tang.
But soon, the appointment order for the Minister of Justice was delivered to the He family.
He Hui was surprised, confused, and took office in a daze.
Then he was even more surprised to find that the center of power in the entire Galactic Empire was still concentrated in the hands of the former Crown Prince's old subordinates.
Let's not even talk about key figures like him, Deng Yunfei, and Gu Tailin.
Even some ordinary people who used to follow Gu Feng were assigned to various departments.
By the time He Hui realized what was happening, the rumors about how the new emperor would ascend the throne were still escalating in the capital.
But the Galactic Empire has resumed its operations in an orderly manner.
Gu Tang may seem to have done nothing, but he did manage to quell a potential upheaval in its infancy.
These men were originally groomed by the empire to be the right-hand men of the crown prince and future monarch.
Now they've all found their place and are sitting in the positions that suit them best.
Deng Yunfei, an impulsive and passionate person, insisted on saying so.
Gu Tang was only trying to calm people down; he would definitely find a way to eliminate them one by one.
They absolutely cannot let their guard down.
Be careful of Gu Tang's next move.
Shortly after Deng Yunfei said this, a small star system affiliated with the Galactic Empire rebelled.
Everyone assumed that their emperor would send a former crown prince's subordinate to quell the rebellion, most likely a key figure like Deng Yunfei.
Then completely expel him from the center of power.
Even He Hui felt that this was a good opportunity for Gu Tang.
However, to everyone's surprise...