It had been a few days since he met Gao Yue at an inn.
Due to the limited distance of the signal transmission, Guo Peng did not get much useful information. After all, he could not stay near an inn all the time. That would attract too much suspicion.
Although she took advantage of the time of the next court session to go again, perhaps because Gao Yue had changed her clothes, even in the inn, she could only hear a sizzling sound. It was likely that the monitoring device was flooded.
Later on, he gave up on listening in.
That night, thunder rumbled, accompanied by lightning and thunder. A heavy rain fell without stopping the entire night.
When dawn broke, a maid came in. Guo Peng was still sleeping soundly with Princess Red Lotus in his arms.
"Old Master, it's time to get up."
The maid stood by the bed and called out softly.
Princess Red Lotus was sleeping in his arms. When she heard his voice, she was a little reluctant to leave. She acted coquettishly and put one leg on Guo Peng's body.
It was raining outside the window, and Guo Peng did not want to get out of bed. He felt Princess Red Lotus moving about in his arms, half-asleep and half-awake, to show his dissatisfaction.
" Ha…It's so itchy. Annoying…"
Princess Red Lotus was half asleep and half awake. She shyly tried to push his hand away.
Guo Peng deliberately made things worse.
……
After laughing and fooling around on the bed for a while, she no longer felt sleepy. She opened her eyes and got up with the help of the maid.
When he got out of bed, he felt his legs go limp.
There was no doubt that she had accidentally overindulged herself last night, and now she was a little powerless.
With the help of the maid, he walked to the bronze mirror.
He was already used to being served. His eyes were hazy, and he did not move as the maid gently helped him take off his pajamas and change into the court clothes that he had prepared earlier.
The gentle land was really the tomb of a hero. Guo Peng had actually decided to control himself more than once. At most, he would do it once a day, but he would go back on his word every time. He could not help but sigh that it was no wonder so many heroes were unable to pass the beauty barrier.
He turned around and saw that Princess Red Lotus was only wearing a thin veil. Her hair was messy and she looked sleepy. However, she still looked at him with her eyes half-open.
"It's still early. Go back to sleep.”
He smiled and said gently. Then, he yawned and went out.
Princess Red Lotus felt a warmth in her heart. She rolled up the other half of the blanket that was still warm from the man's body and hugged it in her arms. She turned over and fell asleep.
Last night was too late, and she was still very tired.
It was still raining outside, but when Guo went out, his servant followed him with an umbrella. Soon, he got into the carriage. After the coachman confirmed that Guo Peng was seated, he whipped the horse.
The carriage pulled by four horses whistled as it drove away, causing countless splashes of water along the way. Many commoners on the streets were unable to dodge in time and were splashed with water. However, when they saw that it was a carriage pulled by four horses, they knew that the person sitting in the carriage was definitely someone they could not afford to offend. They dared not speak out in anger.
Guo Peng could occasionally see the scene outside through the curtain of the carriage. He wanted to ask the coachman to slow down, but when he saw that the coachman was drenched in the rain, he couldn't say anything.
Anyway, everyone is like this. Who cares?
Besides, there was no name written on the carriage, so no one knew who I was.
After entering the Qin Palace, Guo Peng tidied up his court clothes and walked into the main hall in an orderly manner. As his residence was not far from the Imperial Palace, he had arrived quite early. Many of the officials in the main hall had not arrived yet.
Even though Assistant Minister Chang was an empty position and did not have any actual authority, his status was very high. Guo Peng's position was very close to the front. At this moment, when he came to his seat, he saw Prime Minister Li Si standing a few steps in front of him, resting with his eyes closed.
"Prime Minister, you're early today!”
Mr. Guo greeted Li Si with a smile.
In the Imperial Court, Guo Peng rarely expressed his opinions and spent most of his time doing nothing. However, with his status as one of the Nine Ministers and his shamelessness, he was able to get to know the people at the top of Great Qin.
As soon as he came up, he was able to kill the sky, kill the earth, and kill the air. Everyone came to curry favor with him. Was that the treatment of the main character, or the treatment of the Super Supreme VIP Long Aotian?
Li Si turned around and saw that it was Guo Peng. He smiled and said,""So it's Minister Guo. I only came a little earlier than you. In the past, the ministers who came in the rain were generally later than usual. Minister Guo came early today.”
"Is that so? I just entered the court and didn't know about this. When I came this morning, I was worried that I would delay the court time. I didn't expect to come early.”
The two of them exchanged a few words.
Speaking of which, Li Si and the others had a good attitude towards this " nouveau riche " who had relied on the Qin Emperor's favor to rise to the top but had never shown any outstanding talent. Regardless of whether it was because of their relationship or other reasons, they would at least smile when they met. On the surface, they seemed to have a good relationship.
The ones who really looked down on them were the old Qin nobles, represented by Meng Tian and the others.
These days, with Guo Peng's many days of observation, he could be considered to have roughly understood some of the tricks.
In the Great Qin Imperial Court, there were two factions: the old aristocratic group led by Meng Tian and the new aristocratic group represented by Li Si.
The two factions were clearly divided. The old nobles looked down on the new nobles because of their status and family background. The new nobles united to warm up and the support of the Qin Emperor was not a waste of these old antiques.
Meanwhile, the Qin Emperor sat up high and tried to mediate.
The way of an emperor lies in balance.
Through these days of observation, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, was undoubtedly well versed in the ways of emperors.
This made Guo Peng even more cautious, not daring to act rashly.
As he had only recently been promoted by the Qin Emperor, Guo Peng naturally belonged to the new aristocratic faction. That was why Li Si and the others were on good terms with him on the surface.
After understanding the differences between these factions, Guo Peng tried his best to cater to them and find opportunities to get closer to Li Si and the others.
To Meng Tian and other old aristocrats, they were respectful and distant.
This was also something that could not be helped. Most of the old aristocrats had deep roots in the State of Qin and looked down on the new aristocrats. Even if someone Guo shyly stuck his face up, it was impossible for him to be accepted. Instead, he would cut himself off from the new aristocrat faction.
If the two factions were not on the same side, it would be impossible to survive in the imperial court for a long time, no matter how much Qin Shihuang trusted Guo Peng. Unless you were the son of God, the main character of the Super Supreme VIP Long Aotian.
"It's a pity that I don't have the Tiger Pendant. Otherwise, I would be a member of the Meng family and wouldn't have to be a rootless duckweed like now.”
Every time he thought of this, he felt that the heavens were very unfair.
I was clearly holding the Tiger Pendant in my hand at that time. Why didn't you give it to me after transmigrating?
Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do about it.
Guo Peng could only manage everything carefully. Before he was truly accepted by Li Si, he rarely expressed his opinion in the court.
Although he seemed to be in the limelight now, being a minister at such a young age and deeply trusted by the Qin Emperor, his future was boundless.
However, he knew his own business. Right now, he only had an empty position. He had no backing and no family background to speak of. The reason why he could have his current status was all because of Qin Shihuang. One day, as long as Qin Shihuang wavered a little and no longer trusted him, a word from him could knock him down into the abyss. At that time, even if he was lucky enough to keep his life, the road of Qin would not be able to walk.
Now that everything I have is in vain, how can I be willing?
Therefore, Guo Peng was now focused on building a good relationship with Li Si and the others. He wanted to integrate into the new faction as soon as possible so that his position would be stable.
Only then would he be able to take a step further. In the future, after the Qin Emperor died, he would be able to be truly unrestrained.
During these few years, I could only live in seclusion. Otherwise, all my hard work, including all the wealth and glory I had now, would go to waste.
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