Gu Yun hurriedly put on his clothes, and when he came out of the back room, he was surprised to find that Chang Geng was outside, but he didn't sleep. It seemed that he had just put on his coat, and a pocket-sized gas lamp the size of a bean was lit by his hand. book of.
The outer room is usually where the servants who serve at night live. Gu Yun is used to it. He doesn't keep anyone to watch the night. Only the old housekeeper comes over occasionally in the middle of the night to add some charcoal to the fire in the house.
"Chang Geng?" Gu Yun asked in surprise, "Why are you here? I thought it was Uncle Wang"
Chang Geng: "I'll wait until you fall asleep before leaving."
"You dignified the prince of the jade plate," Gu Yun frowned and pointed out, "What kind of grievance is it in the place where the servants stay?"
"It's just a false name, why don't you give your foster father to feel at ease," Chang Geng said lightly, he got up and took down the small pot that was baking on the stove, poured a bowl of medicinal tea and handed it to Gu Yun, "Do you want to enter the palace? If you don't If you are willing to wear Qiu, at least drink some hot pads first."
Gu Yun: ""
He was so nervous that getting a wife would probably not be more thoughtful than Chang Geng. As soon as the idea came together, he slapped himself in his heart and said, "You bastard, have you gone crazy?"
Gu Yun took the cup of medicinal tea and drank it. When returning the cup, their fingers accidentally touched each other. Chang Geng shrank as if he had been pricked by a needle, and then turned around as if nothing had happened. put it back.
Gu Yun looked at his back, his eyes dimmed slightly, and he thought to himself, "I can't go on like this. When I come back from the palace, I have to talk to him no matter what."
The palace servants were urging him outside, so Gu Yun could not delay any longer, so he had to go in a hurry.
In the first month of the month, when the frost was cold and the dew was heavy, Gu Yun's drowsy head was blown by the cold wind, and he woke up like a needle.
The maid who led the way did not dare to lift his head, and walked under the palace wall, with unicorn crossbows lined up on both sides at three steps, one post, five steps and one post. With the white steam, the gears in the neck slowly turned, making a screeching sound like a roar, making the glazed tiles on the red wall more and more rigid and impossible to look at.
The huge palace lantern floated in the air, covered with a hazy aura, and there was no immortal aura, but rather gloomy and ghostly.
Zhu Xiaojiao, the personal servant of Emperor Long'an, led a few people out of the Xinuan Pavilion. They happened to meet Gu Yun. They were some Westerners. The first one was white-haired, tall and slender, and his facial features looked like a falcon. , with threatening eyes, a tall and hooked nose, almost invisible lips, only narrow slits like knife marks.
Zhu Xiaojiao hurriedly took a step forward and saluted Gu Yun: "Master Hou—these are the envoys sent by the Pope from the west."
The white-haired man looked at Gu Yun carefully and asked, "Is this the Marquis of Anding?"
A layer of snow fell on Gu Yun's eyelashes, and his whole body was wrapped in a layer of chill, and he cupped his hands coldly.
The white-haired man put his hand on his chest very solemnly, and bowed at him and said, "I didn't expect Marquis Anding to be such a young and handsome man. It's a pleasure to meet him."
Gu Yun: "Excessive reputation."
The two groups of people passed by by mistake, and when the foreigners were far away, Gu Yun glanced at Zhu Xiaozuo.
Zhu Xiaojiao winked at him: "A few Yang Maozi didn't know what to talk about with His Majesty. His Majesty would be very excited, and repeatedly told them to invite the Hou Ye, the Hou Ye can rest assured, it's not a bad thing."
This old eunuch is notorious all over the world. He is a veritable jester and flatterer. However, he has a good relationship with Gu Yun, and he can be regarded as watching Gu Yun grow up. Once, he somehow angered the late emperor. Gu Yun met him by the way. That said a few good words, it can be regarded as saving his life.
Although Zhu Xiaojiao has a bad character, he unexpectedly repays his kindness. He always remembers this kindness. The rescue of Zhang Fenghan in the first few days is also thanks to him for helping him lead the way.
However, when he said this, Gu Yun did not dare to rest assured.
If the emperor is not too happy, he probably still has some confidence in his heart - most of them are ginseng and he bought Zi Liujin from the black market without permission.
Participate in it, anyway, Gu Yun has already asked people to deal with it, there is no evidence and no evidence, at most one battle of words, but the emperor is "in high spirits", what is going on
Gu Yun's eyelids jumped even more.
When he entered, Li Feng was looking down at a memorial. The Emperor Long An under the lamp was indeed not very flamboyant. He was a little more haggard than Gu Yun, who had just had a headache. Before he could greet him, Li Feng waved his hand and said pleasantly: "There is no one else here. Uncle Huang doesn't need to be more polite to me."
Li Feng turned to Zhu Xiaojiao again and said, "Go and ask if there is any ginseng soup in the afternoon, and bring a bowl of warm hands to Uncle Huang."
"There is nothing to be diligent about," Gu Yun sighed inwardly, "If you are not a traitor, you are a thief."
Li Feng didn't know how he arranged himself in his heart, so he asked briskly: "I remember Uncle Huang said last time that part of the Zi Liu Jin obtained by the traitor Fu Zhicheng came from Nanyang?"
Gu Yun: "Yes, Shu Chen is incompetent and failed to find out the source of this batch of Zi Liujin."
Li Feng didn't take it seriously: "Well, those traitors are very cunning, Uncle Huang is unfamiliar with life, and it is already a great achievement to break the secret way of thieves and people in a hurry and capture them in one fell swoop. If you call yourself incompetent , can't I throw out all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty in one go?"
Gu Yun couldn't figure out what medicine he was selling in the gourd, so he hurriedly said that he didn't dare.
"The black market of Ziliujin in Daliang is really rampant," Li Feng changed his voice and quickly got to the point, "I have been sending people to conduct a private investigation recently, and found that a large part of the sources of goods come from outside the country."
As soon as Gu Yun heard it, he understood that those in the country who had leaked from official oil had probably received news through various channels, and they kept looking at the wind one after another. What Jiang Chong and the others found were all small fish and shrimp digging private mines. Did not answer.
Li Feng: "Uncle Huang often walks around the frontier, and he has more knowledge than those of us who sit in the capital and watch the sky all day. Do you know where these smugglers usually haunt?"
Gu Yun: "Back to the emperor, usually on the grasslands of the northern barbarians."
"That's right," Li Feng laughed. "It's just that I didn't say everything - Uncle Huang, come and take a look at this."
Gu Yun hesitantly took the secret music that Li Feng threw to him, and swept it over ten lines at a time, and there was a sudden "hum" in his mind.
I saw that the secret play listed several routes for digging private mines and selling Ziliujin in detail. Most of Gu Yun knew it in his heart, except for the last one - "Loulan Kingdom" was suddenly written there.
How can there be Loulan
Gu Yun was stationed at the Xuantie Camp at the entrance of the Ancient Silk Road next to the Loulan Kingdom. He had never heard of the gang and knew that the two hundred and five families who drank and sang had Zi Liujin.
Where did this ensemble come from
What is the purpose of the emissary
Li Feng: "What?"
Numerous thoughts passed through Gu Yun's heart in an instant, and cold sweat was about to break out: "Your Majesty, Xuantie Camp has lived next to the Loulan country for many years, and I never knew that there was a Ziliu gold mine in Loulan. Who played it? What is the basis?"
"Hey, why is Uncle Huang so worried?" Li Feng laughed. "I didn't say that you have any connection with Xiao Xiao, who digs private mines, but it's not surprising that you don't know about it."
Gu Yun took a deep breath, barely restrained it, and made a gesture of listening intently.
Li Feng: "It's a long story at this point. In September last year, Uncle Huang took people to the southern border. When you were away, Loulan asked the remaining soldiers of the Xuantie camp for help, and wanted to encircle and suppress a group of sand bandits. Qiu Wenshan sent troops there, and they won a great victory. They hunted down more than a dozen sand bandits, and rescued a group of merchants from Tianzhu who were detained by the sand bandits. Because these merchants had my Daliang's customs clearance letter in their hands, General Qiu pressed The system escorted them to Xikou Station - but the station found out that the ultimatum of this group of merchants was fake."
Li Feng was in a very good mood. When he said this, he deliberately stopped for a while, as if he was trying to make a person's appetite. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Gu Yunse listening inexplicably and solemnly, without any intention of asking, the emperor. Couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
He had no choice but to continue: "According to the law, those who forged customs clearance documents should be forwarded to the Duhu for investigation and disposal, and the Northwest Duhu found out that these Tianzhu people are not caravans, but a group of Zi Liujin. 'Golden Douzi' on the black market!"
"Golden Douzi" is the desperadoes who smuggled purple gold.
"It just so happened that my emissary had just arrived in the Western Regions, and before his feet were settled, he was hit by this group of 'Golden Douzi'. I just got a 'treasure map' recently, which marked that there are a lot of Ziliu gold mines in the underground of Loulan, so I just came to try my luck. You said it is strange, I actually figured it out before the Loulan people themselves. What do they have underground?"
Gu Yun suddenly remembered the gang of sand gangsters he caught four years ago, and his hair stood up.
He and Shen Yi had already secretly silenced that group of sand bandits, and after that, Gu Yun sent people to visit Loulan State more than once, but neither found the so-called "Ziliu Gold Mine" nor encountered similar incidents again.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, just when the matter was gradually put behind him, it was turned out in this situation!
And why is it Qiu Wenshan who ordered the troops
Qiu Wenshan is a general in charge of defense in Xuantie Camp, and he doesn't have much contact with the business route. Otherwise, if someone with experience comes, he will definitely not directly transfer the person without verifying the authenticity of the document. The Northwest Protectorate—The Northwest Protectorate is directly under the central government. Once it is handed over, Xuantieying will have no right to intervene in follow-up matters.
Gu Yun took Shen Yi away, but the three battalions were all there. Where did everyone go
Gu Yun: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, when did the sand bandits invade?"
Li Feng said: "At the end of last year, what?"
Gu Yun reluctantly smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that the minister is a little strange. The sand bandits in the Western Regions have been purged for a long time, why did they suddenly appear?"
His head hurt even more, as if the medicinal strength that was suppressed by Chang Geng's acupuncture and moxibustion had turned up again - yes, at the end of the year at the entrance of the ancient silk road, there is a grand gathering of nations. Sui Gong crosses the northwest to the imperial capital, and usually some Xuanqi people are seconded and paid for.
Why did it happen to catch up with this time
Why did the "Golden Douzi" just found in the front foot of the Northwest Protectorate, Emperor Long'an's emissary arrived in the back foot, and there was no room for manoeuvre.
And all kinds of things in between, why didn't he receive any news before and after
Gu Yun's mind was a mess for a while, and he was suddenly out of breath in the warm pavilion that was like spring all year round.
Li Feng said: "The Western Regions sand bandits usually patrol outside of Daliang, and it is inconvenient for you to send troops unless you receive a request for help. It is really not easy to deal with them. I specially brought Uncle Huang today, not to ask how many sand bandits there are there, but I want to give Uncle an important thing."
Gu Yun looked up at him.
Li Feng's eyes were fiery: "My secret emissary has now penetrated deep into the territory of Loulan, and I am afraid that it is inseparable. There must be a rare Ziliu gold mine underground in Loulan, does the emperor understand what I mean?"
Gu Yun's heart sank slowly, and he said word by word, "Forgive me for being stupid, and ask the emperor to make it clear."
Li Feng patted him on the shoulder, and Gu Yun seemed to be never warm, like a stone frozen in ice for three days anytime, anywhere.
"I have a heart with Uncle Huang. Right now, Uncle Huang knows about my internal and external troubles." Li Feng sighed. not easy."
Gu Yun carefully pondered the wording, and said euphemistically: "The emperor's daily management is the hope of all the people, and you must take care of the dragon's body. The ministers are not familiar with government affairs, but in the past few years, the ancient Silk Road has been built little by little. Be more active, the big businessmen in the northwest have begun to go out, the people of the Central Plains have always been diligent, and the minister thinks that it will not be more than three or five years.
He was euphemistic, but Li Feng was not stupid, of course he could hear the rejection.
Emperor Longan came to attract Gu Yun with great interest, but unexpectedly, he didn't even say a good word to flatter the horse, and as soon as he opened his mouth, a basin of cold water came down.
"Gu Qing," Li Feng suddenly changed his name and interrupted him rudely, "you really don't understand government affairs. Trade routes and business contacts have indeed made money in recent years, but can you guarantee that this will continue? Can you tell me clearly? I don’t know that, besides being able to fight and kill the enemy, Marquis Anding actually understands the way of business and market exchanges.”
Gu Yun knew that when he heard the word "Gu Qing", he should immediately shut up and take the lead, what to do.
He fell silent for a while, and for some reason, the gas lamp behind the emperor suddenly jumped erratically, and there was a soft sound of "呲la".
Gu Yun thought, he seemed to have sworn to Master Jiang a while ago, "I don't dare to despise him".
Li Feng raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, suppressed his anger, found a step for the two of them, and said a little stiffly: "Forget it, you can go back to rest first, I have explained this to you, and think about it when you go back. It's not yet spring, and it's freezing cold in the northwest, so Aiqing doesn't have to rush back ""Your Majesty." Gu Yun closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly knelt down with the hem of his clothes. Is it a matter of temper and righteousness
"Your Majesty forgives your sins," Gu Yun said slowly, "Zi Liujin is of course important, but Shu Chen is stupid and failed to understand the deep meaning of the emperor's actions. The prosperity of the ancient Silk Road is not easy to come by, and the emperor really wants to do something unwarranted. Zi Liujin abandoned it?"
"Gu Qing has contributed to the existence of the ancient Silk Road. I know that I have worked hard for many years. Don't you feel sorry for me?" Li Feng talked to him patiently, "But such a big country is like a leaking air everywhere. The house is broken, and there is a little wind and rain, and I will be exhausted to tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, where is it not stretched?"
Gu Yun sneered in his heart, and it was inconvenient to bring it out on his face, so he had to look indifferent.
"It's cold on the ground, I see that Uncle Huang's face is not good, and the medicine is not dissipated, so don't keep kneeling." Li Feng's expression eased, and he tried to reason with Gu Yun, "I remember Mrs. Lin said when I was a child, the power of one country, Nothing more than 'God-given' and 'man-made' two arms, does the uncle still remember?"
Gu Yun: "Remember, he said, 'God bestows mountains and rivers and trees, soil breeds fish and livestock, and gold flows underground; human beings are the saying of saints, construction skills, fire machine steel armor', these two are like beams and pillars, and they can be relied on alone. It cannot be broken, and those who are kings should keep it in mind'."
"Uncle Huang is really unforgettable," Li Feng lowered his eyes and looked at him, "Now these two pillars are all hollowed out by worms, what should I do?"
Gu Yun actually wanted to say, "If you don't implement that ridiculous palm order method, you probably won't have so many bugs", but it's useless to say that, Lord Fenghan has thought about it behind closed doors with his dog son.
This question and answer reminded Li Feng of the time when the two studied together when they were young. Gu Yun was in poor health when he was a child. He was sick every three days and took medicine. But he is very conscious of being an "uncle". Although he is a little younger than King Wei, he will keep everything delicious and fun for them. He never fights for it. like him very much.
"Get up quickly," Li Feng's last anger faded away, "Uncle Huang is the sharp edge of the country, and I still have to rely on you to stabilize the Quartet."
Hearing the words, Gu Yun slowly leaned over and touched his fingertips on the ground slightly on his forehead.
Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this person made sense - Gu Yun has become more and more slick over the years, and he is also aware of current affairs. The word "Loulan" is a bit overreacted.
Loulan, Gu Yun has been there for more than five years, so he must have deep feelings, and it's not that he can't understand.
Thinking of this, Li Feng's heart softened a lot, and he even planned to reach out to support Gu Yun himself.
Unexpectedly, before he stretched out his hand, Gu Yun had already stood up and said calmly: "Your Majesty, although Loulan is small, it has always been friendly with me. Back then, when many countries in the Western Regions rebelled, our army was besieged in the deserted hills of yellow sand. After more than 20 days, the only people who informed me about the news and smuggled food and herbal medicines were the Loulan people. Later, many countries in the Western Ocean, Western Regions, Tianzhu and other places signed the new ancient silk road with me, and Loulan was among them—"
Li Feng's hand, which was stretched out in the air, froze like this. He was stunned for a moment, then became furious and shouted, "Enough!"
"It is unkind to raise troops to attack because of coveting the things of other countries; it is unrighteous to throw away old favors and break promises!" Gu Yun didn't mean to be enough. On the ground of the Diannuan Pavilion.
Li Feng was trembling with anger: "Shut up!"
He turned his hand and brushed over the four treasures of the study room, picked up a piece of inkstone, and smashed it out, Gu Yun didn't hide, let the square inkstone slammed heavily on the light armor on his shoulder, "chuck" There was a crisp sound, and the ink that had not yet been collected dripped down the chest of the Yunjin court dress of the Marquis of Anding.
Li Feng: "Gu Yun, what do you want to do?"
Gu Yun said his words without changing his face: "The unkind and injustice teacher is ominous. Although the 50,000 soldiers of the Xuantie Battalion are not afraid of death, they do not dare to accept this call. Please take the emperor back."
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