After that, Gu Shubai's life became more regular.
He is busy solving various problems in Xikun Kingdom every day. For example, to make the people of Xikun completely accept Bei Li, he must use cultural integration as a means.
He supported the establishment of schools in the local area, taught those children in the mountains to read, and also managed to introduce Beili's items from the border, such as fruits and vegetables and other special products.
He was doing so well that Kun Wushang had nothing else to do.
His greatest joy every day is to send someone to watch Gu Shubai, see what he did and said today, and try to find a trace of panic from the reports of his subordinates.
However he was disappointed.
Except for the few days after Sun Shilang announced the decree, Gu Shubai heard that Gu Shubai hid himself in the military tent every night without seeing anyone, his behavior these days is not unusual at all.
It seemed that the will had never appeared, as if everything was as usual.
Yan Zheng and Kun Yuyang, who were about to be driven crazy by him, also gradually calmed down, and began to help him deal with military affairs seriously. They cooperated tacitly and acted in a very orderly manner. Xikun's calm became better every day.
In the capital, Yu Fu passed through the upset for the first two days, and soon calmed down, and carried out a considerable personnel transfer in the court.
The first thing that bears the brunt is that Sun Shilang's military department was transferred away. Yufu transferred Gu Wenqing to this position, and let Gu Yi, who was already trained in the military department, cooperate with him.
It can be seen that Yufu's trust in the Gu family has not changed, not only did he not have the slightest doubt at this juncture, but he relied even more heavily on it.
At the same time, Zhang Jiuque, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was appointed as the Taibao, and he was in the same order as Tian Yunpo and Bao Taifu, which is particularly surprising.
"Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao all respect the three princes, which have been handed down from generation to generation. When I ascended the throne, there was only Taifu Bao in the court who was granted the title of Taifu by the previous emperor. I canonized Tiantaishi, and only Taibao was one." The vacancy is now filled.”
Yu Fu explained in this way in the court hall that Zhang Jiuque came out and did his part, "Although I have mediocre talents and virtues, I would like to repay Your Majesty's kindness with blood, thank you Your Majesty for your kindness!"
Yu Fu obviously got through with him a long time ago, but Zhang Jiuque didn't show any surprise on his face.
All the ministers in the court knew that he was upright and strict by nature, but they didn't expect that he was not humble at all. If His Majesty, such as the Taibao, offered him such a high position, he would really take it unceremoniously
Yu Fu looked down, the faces of all the officials were different, but she smiled with satisfaction.
She promoted Zhang Jiuque because Zhang Jiuque was a minister, but he was not very popular in the court. He offended many people in the important position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
Only such a person is the most suitable for the current Yufu, and only such a person can be completely loyal to her and check and balance the influence of Bao Taifu and Tian Yunpo in the court for her.
In addition, Yufu also gave many newly promoted officials who were recruited last year, and gave them more opportunities to serve in the court. An out-and-out exchange of blood.
It seems that the waves are calm, but in fact the tide is surging.
Many people have noticed that this is Yufu's move to gradually gather power after returning to Beili. She has grown up, she is no longer a child, and she is no longer the new king who has just arrived and is ignorant of Beili.
Now she has enough ability to control Bei Li and control the court.
For the courtiers, they don't know whether to be happy or worried. The happy thing is that she is becoming more and more like a practical king, and the worry is that she may not need these old officials less and less in her future political career.
Gu Hanmo stood at the base of the palace wall and looked at the ministers who came out of the court, seeing their expressions of joy or sorrow, and found that joy was more than sorrow.
He smiled unconsciously, thinking that he and the rest of the Gu family resonated with these ministers in some aspects.
They were happy with Yufu's growth and that she was able to take care of herself, but they were a little disappointed, worried that she would no longer need them when she matured.
The only thing Gu Hanmo knows is whether she needs them in court or not—
At home, they would all be waiting for her.
"Brother Gu."
Li Tu cautiously jumped behind Gu Hanmo, tiptoeing like a rabbit, "What are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at the expressions of the adults. Your Majesty has made a big move in the court today. Some of these adults have been promoted, and some are going to retire and return to their hometowns. The expressions are very exciting."
Li Tu smiled and said: "Then what about you and brother? Are you promoted or demoted?"
Gu Hanmo suddenly thought about it, and looked back at her, "What if I get promoted, what if I get demoted?"
Li Tu thought about it seriously, with bright round eyes, "It's not good to be promoted or demoted, it's better as it is now. I finally figured out the way to enter the palace, and His Majesty also allows me to enter the palace from time to time." Look at you and brother, if you transfer to other places, I'm afraid I won't be able to find it!"
Only then did Gu Hanmo understand that in Li Tu's mind, he was the commander of the imperial forest army, or a small soldier on duty at the palace gate, the difference might not be that big.
His tone softened unconsciously, "We have neither been promoted nor demoted, His Majesty still trusts the Imperial Forest Army, and there is no transfer for the time being. By the way, why did you enter the palace today, where is Li Ming?"
He suddenly thought: "Liming is on duty today, why isn't he here?"
"shh-"
Li Tu hurriedly covered his lips with his fingers, "Keep your voice down, brother is lazy, don't tell others, okay?"
"Who said he was lazy?"
"My brother said it himself."
Gu Hanmo: "..."
Since he talked about being lazy so boldly, Gu Hanmo felt that if he didn't do something, he would be too indulgent. When he was going to find him, Li Tu hung on the corner of his clothes.
He glanced back, "Let go."
"Don't let go."
Li Tu pouted, "When my brother said you were lazy, he kept it from you. Now that he is lazy, you have to hide it from him, otherwise you will marry me."
How long has it been since Dawn threatened him with this cliché.
The problem is that he is not afraid now...
Li Tu raised his face to look at him, Gu Hanmo would change his face when he heard the word "marry her" in the past, why didn't he react at all today
Could it be...
"Well, for the sake of him also hiding it for me. As long as you tell me where he went, I won't tell it."
Li Tu nodded, pulled him to sit down in the pavilion and said slowly, "My brother went to see the Moon Fox Doctor, and he said that the medicine prescribed by the God of Medicine last time was almost finished, and he wanted to ask the Moon Fox Doctor to come again." Make some. Actually, I don't want my brother to go, because the Moon Fox Doctor is a bit fierce to my brother, and the God of Medicine said that the medicine can't cure my illness, but I just take one when I'm confused, and it can temporarily wake me up."
It turned out that it was because of Li Tu's illness.
Not long after Xun Chi participated in Yufu's wedding ceremony, he went back to Immortal Valley. Before leaving, Gu Hanmo deliberately got rid of Xun Chi to treat Li Tu, and the answer he got was that there was no cure. But he left behind a medicine bottle, which has a temporary healing effect on Li Tu's condition.
He said: "It's not that the Moon Fox Doctor is cruel to your brother, she has always been like this to people. But your brother may have found the wrong person when he went to find her, and the medicine left by the God of Medicine may not be prepared even by Moon Fox and the others." .”
Li Tu's eyes flickered, "I think so too. I don't want to be cured. In fact, I don't think I'm sick. It's just that you said I was sick, and you worked so hard to treat me. Is it because of my illness? You won't marry me?"
"no."
Gu Hanmo thought for a while, lowered his head and blushed, "Actually, I don't think you're sick, you're like this... pretty good."
Li Tu smiled in satisfaction, but then he was puzzled and asked, "Then you don't want to marry me because I'm not good-looking?"
Gu Hanmo looked up at her, she was clearly a slim beauty, but she didn't know how beautiful she was.
"no."
"Then are you because of me..."
Before she finished speaking, Gu Hanmo quickly interrupted, "Don't ask, you even got the result wrong, how could you find out the real reason?"
…
Just when everything seemed to be calm, the dark tide on the bottom of the sea finally came to the surface.
Unknown who spread the news of Gu Shubai's dismissal talisman in the army, the army was agitated and complained about the unfair treatment by the court.
"Those pampered adults in the imperial court live in nice houses in the capital and eat delicacies from mountains and seas. How do they know the hardships of our marching and fighting? We managed to live a peaceful life with the general. Are we going to let them pick things up? "
"Yeah, the general can't be wronged like this, why did the imperial court take away the general's talisman?!"
There was a lot of discussion in the army, but the response was too slow, which seemed weird no matter how you looked at it.
In the big tent, Gu Shubai looked calm, "Yan Zheng, you don't have to be too polite to persuade those excited soldiers. Take my soldier talisman and tell them that the confiscation of the soldier talisman by the court is purely nonsense. Anyone who dares to spread rumors will be dealt with by the law of war."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Kun Yuyang, "Yuyang, go and find out who is spreading the rumors. This kind of rumor came from the soldiers recruited in Xikun, and it is impossible for Beili's soldiers to have such an attitude toward the court. Fierce resistance means, your identity is conducive to investigation."
Kun Yuyang nodded knowingly, "Don't worry, whether it's malicious or unintentional, I will definitely find out this person who spreads rumors!"
Yan Zheng originally thought that as long as he took out the soldier talisman, these soldiers would soon have nothing to say, but he did not expect that the disputes among the soldiers who raised the incident became more intense.
"What about the soldier talisman of the Xikun army? And the national seal?"
"Is there any intention to take away the soldier talisman?"
Yan Zheng's ears hurt from the noise, he turned his head to look into the big tent, Gu Shubai must have heard everyone's discussion.
He stood on the high platform and said loudly: "Quiet me! Who is spreading such unfavorable rumors in the army? The general is His Majesty's husband, and the husband and wife naturally trust each other. You people control other people's husband and wife What are you doing? Are you full and full?"
"We are arguing for the general! He has worked so hard, how can he be treated like this by His Majesty!"
There were also soldiers from Bei Li who couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Your Majesty is not such a person. You people have never met His Majesty, and you know His Majesty's wisdom. How dare you talk nonsense?"
As soon as this remark came out, the discussion crowd restrained a little, and quickly said: "Your Majesty is young, it must be because the court ministers are jealous of the general to make such remarks, how can we allow the general to be treated like this?"
I didn't even listen to it anyway.
Yan Zheng frowned and looked at the crowd, feeling more and more suspicious.
This is by no means as simple as someone deliberately revealing that will, it is more like a premeditated and organized instigation, deliberately provoking rebellion among the soldiers in the army.
Seeing that these people could not be persuaded with the military talisman in his hand, Yan Zheng suddenly thought of what Gu Shubai told him, and he said... don't be too polite.
He seems to understand what it means not to be too polite.
"Come on!"
He raised his hand, and shouted angrily, "Arrest these few who are the first to spread rumors and cause trouble, and put them in confinement, and they will not be given food for three days! If anyone dares to talk nonsense in the army, the military law will not show mercy. !"
Hearing the four words of military law disposal, some people have a pain in their buttocks.
Thinking of the five soldiers who had a dispute with the old vegetable seller outside the city last time, they were beaten to pieces and bloody, no one dared to challenge the military law.
For a moment, the most excited soldiers were dragged down, and the rest of the soldiers suspected that there might be a problem with the situation.
If the court really made such a decree, and the general didn't want to explain himself, how could he think about dealing with the soldiers who defended him like this
It seems that the rumors are not credible.
In this way, the rumors in the army have temporarily subsided. Gu Shubai listened to the movement outside in the big tent, and heard the wailing of the soldiers who were dragged down. He couldn't tell whether he was relaxed or more worried.
…
"Do you want to play a yellow robe?"
Kun Yuyang, who was ordered to investigate the source of the rumor, sneaked into the palace behind his back and found Kun Wushang.
At that time, Kun Wushang was sitting on the porch of the bedroom listening to the sheng music, and the musician was sitting far away on the rockery, playing music, and the fairy music swayed down.
Kun Yuyang came dressed in a military uniform, and he came here to question his crimes with iron and blood, which was a big spoiler.
Kun Wu waved his hand sadly, "I don't understand what you are talking about, I only know that you have ruined my good music, and it's the time when you are playing with deep affection."
Kun Yuyang looked into the distance, and with a wave of his hand, Yue Ji sensibly picked up the silk and bamboo, bowed and stepped back.
She sat down beside Kun Wushang, "What do you want to do?"
Gu Shubai asked him this question, as early as a month ago, and now Kun Yuyang came to ask him again.
Kun Wushang looked innocent, "Did I do something to make you unhappy?"
Kun Yuyang stared at him for a while, and finally sighed, "Seventh brother, do you think I came to Xingshi to inquire about crimes? You are wrong. I am here to help you. Do you think that Gu Shubai really doesn't know about you?" It's weird, don't you really suspect that this matter has something to do with you? You underestimate him too much."
Kun Wushang's expression became more serious, and he smiled slightly, "So what?"
"so what?"
Kun Yuyang raised his voice, "I know you have always had Yu Fu in your heart. You have always liked her since you were in Immortal Valley, and you couldn't get her affection even though you tried your best. You think you have given the imperial seal and soldier talisman You can provoke the relationship between the two of them, aren't you afraid that this is just a trap? Maybe they deliberately played this scene for you to show you your true colors!"
"Am I afraid of being exposed?"
Kunwu smiled sadly, "What do you think Yufu is to me? I went to Immortal Valley with the name of the Seventh Prince of Xikun. All the brothers and sisters knew that the people of Xikun had other purposes. My status gave me a high regard, but instead I crowded out and oppressed everywhere. Only Yufu, she is the only sunshine that shines on me, and it is she who turned my life in Immortal Valley into the best time of my life."
"Now that the woman I love the most is married to another man, I just want to know if he is worthy of being with Yufu. If their relationship can't even withstand this kind of provocation, why should I hand over Yufu to him? "
He spread his hands and arms, with an unreserved look, "I never thought of hiding anything. I handed over the imperial seal and the military talisman. Gu Shubai would naturally doubt it. But the relationship between the two of them Is the suspicion really because of me? I am just a needle to pick out the suspicion, and put the things that already exist clearly under the sun."
Kun Yuyang suddenly thought of Gu Shubai's words, he said that if Ning Xuan was still alive, he wondered what he would think
She sighed and understood the intention of Kun Wu's injury.
Kun Wushang smiled at her and said: "Think about how Yufu rejected Gu Jiuge, Ning Chengzhi, Yin Shuo, and even Tian Yunpo for Gu Shubai... Naturally, there is also me. She has done so much for Gu Shubai, saving her life again and again, but what about Gu Shubai? Do you also feel that their relationship is vulnerable, so you are worried that my actions will bring terrible results? "
"Of course not."
Kun Yuyang looked at him seriously, "Seventh Brother, I'm really worried about you. Have you ever thought that if they can successfully pass this test, will they appreciate you or hate you?"
"I do not care."
Kun Wushang looked indifferent, "I don't care if they hate me, as long as it proves that Yufu didn't choose the wrong person, I'm willing to die."
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Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin rebelled against Chen Qiao, and his subordinates put yellow robes on him and supported him as king.
This allusion is not very appropriate to use in this chapter at first glance, but in fact it is still appropriate. The soldiers supported him, sought justice for him, and asked him to raise troops to protest. The protesters became rebels and became kings~
There are many such allusions in history, and of course many of them are made up. The general wanted to rebel, and then said that the generals supported me and forced me, hahaha~