Inside the house, Hua Zhi and her family were talking about their farewell feelings. Outside the house, Gu Yanxi didn't plan to rest either.
"Peony, follow me closely."
Shaoyao nodded hurriedly, "Where are you going, Brother Yan? Huahua will ask."
"I'm going to see someone. I'll be back before dark. Tell her not to worry."
"yes."
Although Shaoyao never gets involved in things, she is not ignorant. In fact, when she is on a mission together and encounters difficult situations, she will rely on her keen intuition. She has seen Chen Tu before. Once he was seriously injured and almost died. She stayed up for two nights to save him from the hands of the devil.
The prince must have had some ulterior motive in placing him in that small village, and it must be of great importance. And now the prince left to meet someone without even taking a rest. It could only be that Chen Tu reported something important, and this matter was related to Yinshan Pass.
Some people are really annoying, Shaoyao thought as she pricked up her ears to listen to the noise inside.
Gu Yanxi did not go to meet anyone immediately, but walked around the city first, then changed his face and rode towards his destination.
Among all the departments of the Yinshan Pass Yamen, the Household Department is well known to be the most lucrative and the most difficult to enter. Everyone in it has their own backers, and they all look down on others when they go out.
At this time, the people on duty were talking about the girl from the Hua family who came all the way from the capital, and there was a hint of admiration in their words.
The Hua family is not an ordinary family. They are well-known in Beijing. The delicate children raised in such a family can be seen from the fact that several of them fell ill as soon as they arrived. But a girl dared to come here. Not to mention anything else, just the weather where water turns into ice as soon as a drop of water turns into ice must have made her suffer a lot.
"If I had a daughter like this, I would accept it even if I didn't have a son."
"Who says it's not? It's so rare."
"It is said that the girl is very pretty. I don't know which family will be so lucky in the future."
A young man who had been sitting at a table in the back and had been silent sneered, "Come on, those people in the capital would never be interested in a girl who runs away like this. They want a girl who doesn't leave the house or show her face to the public. Besides, the Hua family is in such a situation now, who would dare to take her?"
This statement is unpleasant to hear but is irrefutable. Powerful and influential families want ladies from noble families, and no one would dare to marry a girl like the Hua family.
They wanted to pray for their nephews and nephews, but they also knew that even if the daughter of the Hua family was in trouble, it would not be their turn.
The yamen runner lifted the heavy curtain and came in with a chill. He looked at the brazier in the room eagerly, but he didn't dare to go near. He reported to the door: "Master Xu, there is a young man named Lu outside the yamen who wants to see you."
The man who had just poured cold water on his colleague's eyes flashed, and said coldly: "I don't know any Mr. Lu, I won't see him."
"Yes, I will go and reply to him right away."
The entire yamen knows that Xu Gui from the Household Department is not easy to deal with. It's not that no one has tried to make things difficult for him, but he has never moved from that position since he took it. Over time, everyone has come to understand that he is a man with a strong backing and it's better not to offend him.
After getting to know him for a long time, I realized that he only said bad things. He was much better than those who do bad things behind people's backs. For some unknown reason, he had a good relationship with people.
Seeing that he refused so straightforwardly, a colleague advised: "It may be an important person or an important matter. It's not busy now, so it's okay to meet him."
"That's right, go and meet him. If it's not something important, who would go out in such a cold weather?"
Only then did Xu Gui put down the pen in his hand, sorted out the things on the table, put on his cotton robe slowly, and went out.
Seeing the person outside the door, Xu Gui approached with an unchanged expression, "Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"I'm here to give you something on behalf of the Xu family."
Xu Gui's expression became better. He pinched a small piece of silver and threw it into the arms of the yamen runner. "Go and tell the head of the Household Department, Yu, that someone is coming to my house. Please take a rest this afternoon."
The bailiff responded loudly and ran inside at the speed of the wind.
Xu Gui took his people back to his residence. He lived in a small single-family house. The place was not big, but quiet.
After closing the door, Xu Gui knelt down neatly and said, "This subordinate greets the prince."
"Get up and talk."
There was no trace of Xu Gui's hateful look at all at this moment. Apart from his appearance, his temperament was completely different.
"Is there anything unusual at Yinshan Pass?"
Xu Gui hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his feelings. "On the surface, everything is normal at Yinshan Pass, but I always feel that something is wrong. From the beginning of last year to now, nine generals have been demoted here. In the past five years, only four were demoted. I don't know what the situation is in the capital, but Yinshan Pass is an important border area. I don't think it's a good thing that all the generals are demoted here."
After a pause, Xu Gui continued, "I have counted that each general brought more than 40 servants. This is the number that is on the surface. There are more in secret, but I have not found out the exact number. Those servants are not ordinary servants. From my perspective, they are all quite skilled."
Gu Yanxi nodded secretly in her heart. It turned out that she had put the careful Xu Gui here correctly. "Before coming to see you, I went around the city and found that the number of foreigners was much larger than the last time I came. But Yinshan Pass has been closed to the market. What are they doing here? What does Wu Yongke have to say?"
Xu Gui suddenly knelt down again, "I am not doing my job well. I just found out that General Wu has been ill for three months, and the news was only sent back three days ago."
Gu Yanxi frowned, "What disease?"
"This matter has been kept strictly secret. I have been investigating since I learned about it, but I have not found anything yet. He did not call in any doctors from outside, and he showed up as usual. He looked no different than before. If it weren't for irrefutable evidence, I would have suspected that he was not ill at all. But it is a fact that General Wu's control over the city is not as good as before."
Gu Yanxi stood up and paced back and forth. If it was just a common illness, Wu Yong would not be so secretive. The more he did so, the more it showed that the matter was not trivial.
The Wu family has been guarding Yinshan Pass for generations. Yinshan Pass is not only an important pass for them, but also their home and their foundation. Their desire for the stability of Yinshan Pass can be said to be more urgent than that of the emperor.
They also knew that as a border guard, military strength represented everything, so the children of the Wu family had always been able to ride horses before they could walk, and they had good kung fu. However, there were always some things that were beyond human control. Wu Yong was the only male in his generation, and this was a very dangerous thing. Once Wu Yong had any misfortune...
"Keep a close eye on those generals. Soon there will be people coming to listen to your orders."
"yes."
"Also." Gu Yanxi looked at him, "If anything happens at Yinshan Pass, do your best to protect the Hua family and ask for advice from Elder Hua. No matter whether you agree with what he says or not, you must execute it immediately."
"Yes, I will keep it in mind."
PS: This chapter follows the main line. Kong Kong doesn't like a story that always revolves around love. In comparison, Kong Kong prefers a grand pattern with grand openings and closings. Love, family and friendship are the nutrients of this story.
To answer another girl's question, the so-called character setting is the setting of the characters. For example, for Hua Zhi, before writing this book, I had to set what kind of personality she has, what her values are, how her love will go, as well as her background, her relationships, her ending, and all kinds of things that need to be set. This determines whether a character is vivid and whether he is outstanding enough to be remembered. Of course, many times you still need to improvise. If everything is limited, the character will actually have no spirit.
Besides, Kong Kong would not say such nonsense in the paid words.