He Yue wrote down my request casually, and said at the same time:
"Then regarding the choice of the city princess, I will also respect your preference. When the time comes, I will quietly say hello to the people below and choose a woman over forty years old from the city..."
"Don't really believe it!!"
He Yue put the letter paper aside, and suddenly asked me:
"What do you think about Flowstone?"
I glanced at He Yue and asked back:
"Why do you ask?"
He Yue put her hands in her sleeves, put them on her lap, smiled and said:
"It's just weird. It doesn't feel like something you would do... Lied, you should know what is a real shortcoming and what is [a shortcoming in the eyes of the public] for the really smart people in the world. It is clear and must be distinguished. For example, the talents they want to work for are mediocre, which is not a shortcoming for them. It doesn’t matter whether the boss understands this, the key is whether he is willing to give power to someone who understands this If my boss knows everything, how can I use the skills I have learned. From this point of view, the word "incompetent" is a shortcoming for the people and high-level people, but for those It’s not true for the well-educated people who have studied literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor’s family, [incapable] is just a neutral word in their eyes.”
I nodded.
He Yue said calmly:
"In fact, since the development of Yuxi City, there have been countless rumors about you. But haven't you noticed? The people's acceptance of those rumors is getting lower and lower. When you handed over the internal power to me, hundreds of people knelt down Protesting in front of the city lord's mansion; when you traded three cities for Fang Shisan, the army was shaken and everyone cursed, but there was no more radical blocking incidents. Not only the people, but the outside world did not treat you as well as it did at the beginning Repelled. Of course, the outside world here does not mean other lords, city lords and the people under their rule, but the circle of people with insight. After all, you gave me all the internal affairs and the army to Fang Shi Three, let them see that you are not greedy for power. This can be said to be a good start."
Having said that, I have roughly heard what He Yue meant.
I put down the official document in my hand and asked:
"You mean, the move of taking in Liushi can be regarded as ruining the good image I had accumulated?"
He Yue poked my cheek with a pen:
"Although I don't dislike you for this... But judging from the results, it is indeed the case. And you have a stalemate with Bai Huang and the others, right? No matter how you think about it, it's not worthwhile."
He Yue straightened her back and asked me:
"So, I want to ask you the reason. I'm not complaining to you, I just want to hear the reason."
He Yue's eyes are beautiful, often very clear, with a kind of intentional or unintentional charm.
Thinking that most of the blacksmiths he had finally settled down had left, and he could calmly ask me why, I felt a little guilty. He is basically like this. He never talks to me about how hard he is. Except for losing his temper occasionally, he has always been behind me to help me clean up the mess.
I scratched my head and said bluntly:
"I feel that the legend about Liushi is a bit strange, so I plan to keep him and find out the matter."
He Yue frowned slightly:
"Does it mean that he killed his wife and was kicked out by the family?"
I nodded.
He Yue breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"No wonder Shuang is not around these days... You asked her to go to Duke Huai's territory to investigate this matter? Prince Huai's Anbu organization is also a good hand, I don't think Shuang and the others can find anything."
I smiled and said:
"Then you still look relieved?"
He Yue tilted her head, looked under the table, and said in a calm tone:
"There is no way. A ruler is like a pot, and the likes and dislikes of the people will slowly change with the likes and dislikes of the ruler, but for us, as ministers of internal affairs, every decision is equipped with a series of long-term follow-up measures. If the boss is moody and changes from day to day, it will be difficult for us to do things. So whether it is Liushi or anyone else, I have no problem with whom you take in. I am just worried that you will change too fast to the extent that I can't keep up .”
It's rare to see He Yue feeling down, so I winked at him:
"You don't have to worry about this. My love for you is something that will never change!"
He Yue simply and neatly hit the straight ball back:
"If possible, I hope you can transfer this part of your love to Miss Baihuang. If I can bring Yunhai as a backup, I won't have to work so hard... Even so, even if I add my meager share, Miss Baihuang's chances of winning are still far from Alaiya's."
He basically finished his part of the documents, and after tidying them up, he asked again:
"There is no hope for Shuang. You left him to live in the City Lord's Mansion because you intend to find a breakthrough from him? Is there any way?"
I rubbed my temples and felt a bit of a headache:
"I also tried to communicate with him during this time, but his mental state is really worrying. Especially when he went to the street some time ago, he was hit by a child with a stone on his head. After he came back, he kept repeating to me [It is no longer necessary. Forget about people like me, it doesn’t matter when I die] and so on. I think he may have a special ability, and he can talk people to the point of autism. Listening to him, you will feel that life is too much without knowing it. You have worked hard. Such a person should go to the temple to chant scriptures."
He Yue replied calmly:
"I thought it would be damning to do so."
I spread my hands:
"So, what can you do?"
He Yue shook her head:
"No. After all, I have never been married, so I don't know what kind of experience it is. However, based on common sense, the bond between husband and wife should be very deep. I guess he would not be willing to share this with you directly. Private matters. You can't talk about that either, but if you're married..."
Before He Yue finished speaking, I just felt a series of electric currents flashing behind my head, and I slapped my thigh:
"This is it!"
This time He Yue was really taken aback:
"Are you going to get married?!... with whom?"
I saw that he was a little nervous, so I couldn't help laughing:
"I don't have any plans at the moment. But even though I won't get married, you should be able to consult him for [love troubles], right? After all, I'm a married person. Most of the love and love in youth are familiar with the road, right? Huh! As long as I start from this point and induce him to recall the sweet daily life when he and his wife knew each other, will everyone give some feedback, right?"