Chapter 422: Taking a Stand

"This method is too indiscriminate, Zuo Xiang's person always likes to be pretentious, and he can barely remember that he is a scholar."

"Go and check on his side, as well as the right minister."

The rat has always trusted Gu Sheng, and when he heard the order, he immediately asked his subordinates to change the direction of the investigation.

On the other side, Yuan Baoer was processing the invitation post sent over.

I don't know if it's an appointment, but she received almost ten posts in one day.

When Gu Sheng came back, he saw her looking at the posts in both hands with a distressed expression.

He then picked it up and looked at it, then threw it aside, "If you don't want to go, you won't go." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Bao'er breathed a sigh of relief.

She really didn't want to go.

I don't know if it's because I've been confined in Tuman for too long, my personality has changed, or if I've become lazy because of pregnancy.

Her favorite state now is to stay at home, eat and drink, enjoy the scenery, plant fields, and listen to her little maid talk nonsense to herself.

Those occasions when she competed in clothing, expensive jewelry, and showed off her officials or family, she rejected it from the bottom of her heart.

Gu Sheng saw that she wanted to throw a hot potato, shook the post away, glanced at her, saw her eyebrows stretched, and the joy of the new low of the rule of law hesitated, but still said, "When the baby lands, you still have to go back to the court in the future, and face matters are always indispensable." ”

"Then wait until then," Yuan Bao'er didn't care too much.

This time, she plans to feed the child herself, so it is tentatively estimated that it will be at least about a year and a half.

Such a long time is enough for her to do psychological construction.

Yuan Bao'er put things aside without any burden and prepared to have dinner.

But the rat came in a hurry, and Gu Sheng could only leave early.

Yuan Bao'er was eating okay, but when Gu Sheng left, she felt a little lonely, so she didn't have much appetite to withdraw the table.

Two quarters of an hour later, Gu Sheng came in.

"I'm going to be away for a few days."

"Where?"

Yuan Bao'er was leaning on the pillow and talking to the melon, and immediately got up when she heard the words.

Gu Sheng helped her sit down, afraid that she would be worried, and explained to her in detail, "Something happened to a guard, I'll go over and deal with it." ”

Yuan Bao'er nodded and explained to him, "Be careful yourself." ”

Gu Sheng smiled and strode out with a cloak to protect against the cold.

Yuan Bao'er looked at his disappearing back through the half-open window, and her face was calm.

Melon was afraid that she would be worried, and said with relief: "My lord is so capable, I will come back soon." ”

Yuan Bao'er pulled the corners of her mouth.

The cloth guards have always been self-contained, even if it is just a guard, they also have their own management order.

Now that it can make trouble to the point of alarming Gu Sheng, I think the situation is so serious that the guard chief can't control it.

Gu Sheng knew that he understood the twists and turns inside, so he didn't whitewash Taiping's trivial matter.

Now there is no bigger thing than amending the Great Law.

Everyone knew what the emperor wanted to do, but they didn't know what he wanted to do.

This kind of emotion has been fermenting for a long time, and those rats who rely on the loopholes in the Great Law and eat the benefits of Great Xia will definitely not be able to sit still.

Yuan Baoer dared to conclude that nine times out of ten, these people tossed out this incident.

It's another big storm.

She sighed softly and rested early.

Since she became pregnant, sleeping is a matter of closing her eyes for Yuan Baoer, and there is no problem of going to bed too early and waking up too early.

The next morning, Yuan Bao'er woke up refreshed, she looked at the sunlight projected outside the window, was distracted for a while, called melon, "Go tell Ma Tang that the whole house is closed." ”

After receiving more than a dozen posts, Yuan Baoer did not rule out that some people would come to the door with a cheeky face.

After all, there are her daughters and best friends in the palace, and Brother Yuan has always respected her, and they always think that maybe she will know some secrets that others don't know.

But not really.

Yuan Baoer's current focus is on her stomach.

She just wants to have a healthy baby, that's all.

So those who are right and wrong, let those who have a weak heart make trouble.

She did the right thing, so she didn't bother with this.

Ma Tang's action was very fast, and it didn't take half an hour for the front and rear doors, side doors and corner doors of the huge mansion to be latched and locked.

Ma Tang is still not at ease, so he specially explained to the porter and the little servant, if he opened the door without opening his eyes, he would be punished as a traitor.

This punishment can be said to be very large, in Great Xia, no one cares if the traitor slave is beaten to death by the master's family.

No one is afraid of the threat of death, so when people from all walks of life tried to come to the house to investigate, they successfully ran into a closed door.

And it's sturdy, even if someone from the Hou Mansion doesn't call to open the door.

Yuan Bao'er, who lives in the inner courtyard, doesn't know this.

She walked leisurely, ate snacks and listened to the melon's funny or unfunny jokes.

Unconsciously, five days later, Gu Sheng returned.

Hearing that it was his master's voice, Ma Tang trotted over to open the door.

Gu Sheng listened to the clanging sound of unlocking inside, and was a little speechless.

Ma Tang respectfully welcomed him into the door.

"Someone is finding fault these days?"

He asked with a cold face.

He felt that it was a normal inquiry, but he didn't know that he had a thick murderous aura on his body, which stabbed even Ma Tang, who knew that he was serving him, tensed.

"Madame ordered the door to be shut, but some people did come to the door these days."

Gu Sheng snorted, threw the horsewhip to him, passed the people who were kneeling on the ground and trembled, and entered the study.

"Make a list of those people."

Ma Tang hurriedly took out the list from his sleeve and handed it over.

Gu Sheng swept his eyes and frowned.

"And those who climb walls."

"Yes," said Ma Tang in a low voice, "but it was thrown out by Madame's side." ”

Gu Sheng was not surprised, the top secret guards he arranged by Yuan Bao'er's side, it can be said that the most powerful female secret guards in Great Xia were all by her side.

"What about people?"

"In the firewood room."

"Very good," Gu Sheng sneered, took back the horsewhip in his hand, and strode over.

Ma Tang walked slowly, and when he arrived, he heard the howl of ghosts and wolves and the crisp sound of leather whips inside.

He stood far away with interest, and after about a quarter of an hour, Gu Sheng came out expressionlessly, "Send people to the government." ”

After explaining, he went straight to the backyard.

Yuan Bao'er was walking after dinner.

She hugged her stomach and walked slowly.

Melon, however, was not satisfied, emphasizing that she should go quickly and demonstrate in front. Zero Long Literature Network

"But I'm too tired," Yuan Bao'er complained.

She is no longer the girl chasing the wind, and she can't walk like a fly.

"If you can't do it, you have to do it," Melon insisted, "The doctor said that your body was injured earlier, and it is likely that the rebirth will be difficult to give birth, do you know how bad the medical care here is?" ”

"If there's anything, you're dead."

"Think about the eldest lady, how old is she? You're going to die, what is she going to do? ”

"People say that if there is a stepfather, there will be a stepmother, do you want to watch your two children being bullied?"

Melon turned his back to the moon cave door, not knowing that there was an expressionless stepfather standing behind him, still speaking righteously.

Yuan Bao'er saw it and hurriedly gave her a look.

"What are you doing, grimacing won't stop you from walking," Melon waved his hand, the imposing appearance of the mine overseer, "hurry up." ”

Yuan Bao'er twitched the corners of her mouth and gave up the hint, "Lang Jun." ”

Her voice was sweet and greasy, the melon turned her head, and the moment she saw Gu Sheng, she shuddered and knelt down.

Gu Sheng strode over, and when he passed the melon, he paused.

"I have only one wife in my life."

The implication is that there will be no stepmother.

But for a melon who has seen a lot of men who swear before leaving and let go of themselves after leaving, this is a fart.

But she wasn't stupid enough to refute it to her face.

Yuan Bao'er pulled Gu Sheng, "You go with me." ”

Gu Sheng couldn't stand her coquettishness, and helped her at the moment, and the two walked around the dried lotus pond.

Melon waited for the two of them to walk away before getting up and rubbing his knees.

I have to say, from the back, the man is tall and straight, and the woman is graceful and elegant, which is a perfect match.

But this was when they were alive, and they were still young.

If you really want to see whether you are happy or not, you have to see it for a few years, and the woman is no longer in Shaohua, so that you can see the truth.

She pursed her lips, and when she saw that she didn't need herself here, she quietly left.

Gu Sheng accompanied Yuan Bao'er for nearly half an hour before sending her back to the room.

Yuan Baoer didn't ask him about his errand, the two were too familiar with each other, just looking at his expression, they knew that the matter was completed, and it was likely to be overdone.

I have to say that Yuan Baoer knows him very well.

After the morning court the next day, Brother Yuan left him to go to the study to talk.

"I'm going to make it hard for you."

Gu Sheng killed nearly fifty cloth guards on this trip, and successfully deterred everyone who tried to rebel.

Later, he put the evidence in front of everyone, made sure that they were all against certain forces, succeeded in silting everyone's mouths, and established their prestige.

But that doesn't mean he's calm.

"If you endure a little longer, there are still some details that need to be adjusted, and I also want to add some of the rules of the cloth guard."

Gu Sheng raised his eyes at this time, "What does Your Majesty think?" ”

"I want to concretize the scope of Bu Yiwei's responsibility, so that the division of labor can be clarified, what do you think?"

Brother Yuan asked tentatively.

Gu Sheng smiled, "You are the king, I am the minister, as long as you think you can, you don't have to accommodate me, let alone relax the law on the cloth and the guard because of me." ”

Brother Yuan was a little surprised.

Gu Sheng said: "Revising the Great Law is not a trivial matter, from the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, only His Majesty has the courage to propose it. ”

"This is a good thing for a thousand years, Your Majesty must insist on it, and don't waver for other reasons."

"Emperor, sir," Brother Yuan was very moved, he also thought that he would support him, but he never expected that he would be so supportive, even ignoring the interests of Bu Yiwei.

Seeing him so excited, Gu Sheng was stunned at first, but he figured it out in a moment.

He laughed and didn't explain.

The explanation at this point is more like an invitation to credit.

Brother Yuan called him mainly to talk about this matter, since the misunderstanding was resolved, he could discuss with Gu Sheng in more detail and more specifically about the specific modification of Bu Yiwei.

Brother Yuan didn't suspect that Gu Sheng was biased towards him, because with his character and personality, he didn't bother to do such a thing at all.

Gu Sheng also listened carefully to his ideas and gave his own opinions.

Gu Sheng has been in the cloth guard since he was a teenager, although he was stuffed into the gilding, but he was willing to work hard and sharpen, and there was no errand in the cloth guard that he had not done, so he knew a lot of tricks and doorways.

This aspect is an area that Yuan Ge'er and Cui Jiu have never touched at all, and it is extremely difficult to formulate.

But these are no problem for Gu Sheng at all, the opinions he gave are very pertinent, and he will also suggest some adjustments in some places, such as relaxing the authority of the cloth guards at the bottom level, shrinking the rights of the upper cloth guards, and suggesting the establishment of a special department to receive opinions and suggestions, so that Brother Yuan can take time to review and ensure that the cloth guards are just a sharp blade in the hands of the imperial power, not a dagger for some people.

Brother Yuan listened to the opinions very carefully, and at this time, he confirmed more deeply that Gu Sheng really did not regard Bu Yiwei as his bag.

On the contrary, he has a little detachment and calmness, a bit like a bystander standing in the distance.

After he finished speaking, Yuan Ge'er only felt a little weird.

"Sir, are you going to leave me alone?"

He spoke quietly, visibly timidly.

Gu Sheng was surprised and smiled.

"Yes, but not now."

"Sir," Brother Yuan suddenly became anxious, "Don't go, I shouldn't be a cloth guard, really, I promise." ”

Gu Sheng shook his head, "This decision has nothing to do with Your Majesty and the government. ”

"When he was young, he wanted to make achievements and give the first emperor and ...... My aunt and the Gu family watched, but later," he smiled.

After knowing the truth of his life experience, he felt that his former self was a little stupid.

It's not kinship, even if he really reaches the position of being above 10,000 people under one person, those people will only hate why that position is not owned by her own son.

"After so many years of ups and downs, the minister just wants to guard his wife and children in the future, and plant flowers and walk the baby every day."

"No, I don't agree," Brother Yuan hurriedly got up from the stool in shock, wanting to pull the corners of Gu Sheng's clothes like he did when he was a child.

Gu Sheng also couldn't help him, looking at Brother Yuan, who was only a little shorter than himself, with gentle eyes.

"Your Majesty, people always have to grow up, and ministers can't always support you."

"When you reach the crown, the minister will retire."

Brother Yuan'er pursed his mouth, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

At this moment, he didn't want to be in charge of the emperor for several years, Gu Sheng seemed to see the poor little man who was picked up by him back then.

Gu Sheng's heart was soft for a moment, but it quickly hardened.

He is the emperor, and he has a heavier responsibility, and he cannot accompany him for the rest of his life.

Gu Sheng patted him on the shoulder, "There are still a few years, Your Majesty needs to grow up quickly." ”

Yuan Ge'er saw that there was no possibility to change his mind, so he just waited to let go of his hand, but his eyes looked like cubs waiting for the mother bird to feed.

Gu Sheng had a little headache, and quickly found an excuse to slip away.

Brother Yuan followed him to the door, and when he saw that he was obviously messy under his feet, he sighed faintly.

I only hope that Uncle Huang can hold on for a long time, at least to eradicate some forces in the court, and wait until he sits more stable.

He saw the waiter hurrying over, it was specially to serve Gu Jiayao.

He stepped over the threshold, cold and majestic, "What's wrong?" ”

As soon as the chamberlain saw him, he saw the savior, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Gu has a high fever, and she is no longer in the water at this time." ”