Chapter 302

After Takahashi returned, he said he was ill and would not go to court again.

As usual, the emperor sent people to greet him and rewarded him with some things.

A few days later, Takahashi made a note, saying that he was old and sick, and he was really unable to afford the cabinet affairs, so he asked to retire from his old age and become an official.

As usual, the emperor forbids it.

Takahashi went up again.

No more.

And then on.

This time, the emperor finally agreed.

Takahashi really wants to leave, but the emperor doesn't necessarily want to keep him.

It's just a routine.

Just like the emperor's enthronement.

Whenever the previous emperor passed away, and the courtiers asked the new emperor to ascend the throne, the new emperor could not happily agree, as usual, he had to decline.

The courtier begged again, and the emperor declined again.

After so many times, the emperor finally reluctantly agreed, for the sake of the common people in the world.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, the head of the civil servants in the world, the emperor could not agree to resign, but had to earnestly persuade him to stay.

Tried and tried to persuade him to stay but it didn't work, so he reluctantly let him go.

On the day Gao Qiao left Beijing to return to his hometown, Gu Chang Yuan did not go to see him off according to his request.

But he sent someone to send Cheng Yi a sum of money.

The so-called Cheng Yi means money.

When an official resigns to return to his hometown, or travels far away, his subordinates or relatives and friends will send him a sum of money to cover expenses on the way home.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Takahashi has disciples all over the government and the public. He resigned from office and returned to his hometown. Naturally, there will be many people who give Cheng Yi a hand.

The crown prince has a teacher-student relationship with him, so this sum of money will be even more generous, enough for him to live the rest of his life with ample food and clothing.

Before leaving, Takahashi stood at the gate of the city, looking back at the place he had worked so hard for all his life, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

The personal attendant said: "Since the master is reluctant, why leave. You haven't seen the day when King Xuan came to power."

"I can't see it anymore."

Gao Qiao sighed, with a lonely expression on his face, "King Xuan has grown up, he is no longer the child he was back then, he has his own ideas."

"His Royal Highness King Xuan still respects the master."

"I know." Takahashi sighed, "I made a wrong move and put King Xuan in a dilemma. It seems that I am really old. Even if it is to not implicate King Xuan, for my own Fate, I must go too."

"Let's go, the master has been tired for most of his life, and it's time to return to his hometown to spend his days in peace. From now on, everything will rest, and the changes in the capital have nothing to do with us."

The old servant helped him up, sat in the carriage and left.

Gao Qiao was still muttering: "King Xuan has no bargaining chips, but how can he win against King Zhao? The Longevity Festival is coming soon."

The old servant shook his head, pretending he didn't hear, drove the car, and left the capital slowly.

Gu Changyuan stood at the top of the city wall, watching the carriage go away, gradually disappearing into the setting sun.

Apart from everything else, the love and care that Takahashi gave him was genuine, far surpassing that of the emperor's own father.

"Master," Ding Chunfang came over, "Old Gao Ge just left, the Three Kings couldn't bear it any longer."

"Ok?"

"I just got the news that Concubine Zhao just entered the palace to meet Concubine Shu and Princess Xinhua."

"Where is King Zhao?"

"Master Yingming, King Zhao went to Yannan County's palace first, but the door was closed. That's why Princess Zhao stepped out and entered the palace." Ding Chunfang was a little worried, "Master, this princess of Xinhua is always against you, in case She helped King Zhao..."

"Go back and talk."

Gu Changyuan got off the city wall, and really planned to get on his horse, when he saw an exquisite carriage slowly approaching, with the mark of Yannan County Prince's Mansion hanging on the carriage.

(End of this chapter)

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