Chapter 199: The Man Behind the Scenes
The head of the household who opened the door looked at Gu Rongzhi with a puzzled look on his face, "Lord Gu, may I ask what is the matter?" ”
I saw Gu Rongzhi smile and said, "My lord, there are some things, let's just say it clearly, I'm here to arrest you back." Gu Rongzhi said.
I saw that the other party looked puzzled, but Gu Rongzhi didn't care so much, and immediately glanced at the people around him, only to see a few secret guards go up and arrest them.
"Master Gu, what did the subordinate do, you want to arrest me like this?"
Gu Rongzhi responded arrogantly: "My lord, I naturally know that you are fine, but you are secretly doing a lot of unsightly things." ”
When the head of the household heard him say this, he suddenly thought of something, Gu Rongzhi shook his head, and said to the secret guard: "Take it away!" ”
After the end of the morning dynasty the next day, the emperor summoned Gu Rongzhi and asked about the investigation.
When Gu Rongzhi talked about the matter of the household servant, his face suddenly changed, but he didn't say anything, just told Gu Rongzhi to continue to work hard.
With the emperor's encouragement, Gu Rongzhi's courage was also increased, and he admired the ability to stack double floors.
When he came to the twin floors again, the old man greeted him very politely.
"Gu Gongzi, I don't know about this meeting gift, but you still like it?" The old man said.
Gu Rongzhi also said politely: "Sir's technique is clever, since I am here again, you also know what it is for, right?" ”
The old man didn't speak, just took out an envelope, and when Gu Rongzhi wanted to reach out for the envelope, the old man took back the envelope and laughed dryly.
"Master Gu, you must know that there is no free lunch in the world, you still understand the principle that you get what you pay for, right?" The old man laughed.
Gu Rongzhi also smiled, and then took out a money bag with a few ingots of gold.
"Sir, you also know my purpose, so I would like to ask you, can you keep the rest of the story secret? Or do you sell this information to me and then turn around and sell it to someone else? Gu Rongzhi said with a smile.
"How so? If Master Gu dared to question it, then why did he come back here? The old man retorted.
Gu Rongzhi suddenly felt that the old man in front of him was a little unfathomable, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
opened the envelope, only to see that there was a Shangshu lord's name written inside, Gu Rongzhi was a little hesitant when he first saw it, but the old man didn't seem to have a second envelope for himself.
"Sir, this letter of yours is very expensive." Gu Rongzhi said.
"Oh? Then Gu Daren thinks I'm selling cheaply? The old man said with a smile.
"I mean, believe in this person, that's not easy to deal with." Gu Rongzhi counted.
However, the old man stood up, opened the door and asked Gu Rongzhi to go out.
"Master Gu, if you don't believe the old man's words, you can leave, I will give you information here, as for what to do, it is your own decision." The old man said.
Seeing that the other party's face was not good, Gu Rongzhi immediately said politely: "Sir's words are wrong, I'm just curious, you actually know these things, isn't it fabricated out of thin air?" ”
The old man smiled coldly, "If I lied to Lord Gu last time, then this time you will definitely not be like this, besides, what you want is to eradicate dissidents, even if the other party is in a high place, isn't it something to deal with?" ”
Gu Rongzhi looked at the old man as if he was hinting at something, but for the list in the envelope, he had to grit his teeth and do it.
Sure enough, the Lord Shangshu really made an appointment to meet one of them, and the ambush people on the side immediately rushed out and captured them on the spot.
Looking at the other party's subjugation, Gu Rongzhi naturally believed in the intelligence of the stacks of twin floors, and even the emperor praised Gu Rongzhi's efficiency.
In just one month, Gu Rongzhi has already arrested several officials, big and small, which made everyone panic, and even the early dynasty did not dare to say a word, for fear that Gu Rongzhi would arrest him on what charge.
At this time, Yuan Yunnan looked at the news reported by the spies, and also laughed, everything was in his own plan.
The so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, what kind of person Prince Duan is, his subordinates will naturally not be much better, this is just a good use for Gu Rongzhi's lack of judgment, as long as the other party commits something, it will become Gu Rongzhi's target, which invisibly weakens Prince Duan's strength and prepares for the subsequent counterattack.
"If this continues, we can install our own people into the court, and then we will naturally get twice the result with half the effort." Mingkun said.
Recently at the border, Makikawa finally finished dealing with the matter of grain and grass, but he was panicked by the rumors of Mingkun's walk, and the morale of the army was shaken.
Just when the two were about to discuss things, they saw Mo Xuanyin walking in with someone, and Gu Xiqian on the side cracked his disguise and stood next to Mingkun.
Sure enough, Mo Xuanyin, who came in, didn't notice that the person next to him was Gu Xiqian, so he said: "General Mingkun, I am very satisfied with your plan, but I received the news, it was the idea of a military advisor behind you, I don't know if you can introduce it for me?" ”
When Mingkun heard this, he was also confused, why did he know this? But since people are here, they can't let people go home empty-handed.
"Uh... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this, his temper may not be very good, and he is not convenient now, I will definitely introduce you another day. Mingkun said.
"Then in three days, I'll come back and say goodbye." Mo Xuanyin left after speaking.
At this time, Mingkun heard people outside talking about it.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is not very good, such a person, it is worth your life like this? I'll go and get him! A general said.
I saw Mo Xuanyin smile and said: "There are three visits to the thatched house in ancient times, I will visit another day now, it is out of courtesy, if you can impress the other party, it will be worth it." ”
In the evening, Mingkun told Dongfang Yi about this, which was just right for him, so he got ready.
Three days later, I saw Mo Xuanyin coming alone, and Mingkun pretended to be Xuan Xuan and took him to the inn in a nearby village.
When Gu Xiqian and Dongfang Yi were preparing, they saw that Dongfang Yi's stomach suddenly hurt.
"Ahh County Lord, I'm suddenly a little uncomfortable, you prepare inside, I'll go to the latrine. ”
At this time, Gu Xiayun panicked, "Wait, you're leaving, what if Mo Xuanyin comes?" ”
Dongfang Yi hurriedly took out a cheat sheet and handed it over, "If you don't understand anything, you can open the cheat sheet, and then hide behind the screen and not show up." ”
When Dongfang Yi wanted to explain a few words, he saw the sound of "grunting" from his stomach, Dongfang Yi suddenly felt so painful that his face changed, and he left the room and went to the thatched house.
After a while, I saw that Dongfang Yi did not come back, and there was a knock on the door outside, Gu Xiqian immediately hid behind the screen, and then opened the cheat sheet to prepare.
I saw Mingkun and Mo Xuanyin enter the room, Mo Xuanyin looked at the screen, only to see a shadow, and couldn't help sighing, "Unexpectedly, it's actually a strange woman, it's really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, Mo Xuanyin admires." ”
Mingkun saw that it was not Dongfang Yi, and immediately became anxious, but since Mo Xuanyin believed the person in front of him, he had no choice but to act to the end.
I saw that the two talked about a few major things in the world, Mo Xuanyin suddenly felt very strange, this voice sounded a little familiar, but he didn't dare to go over to look at it, for fear that he would annoy the other party by recognizing the wrong person.
Mingkun on the side also said a few words occasionally, basically hinting at Gu Xiqian, but Gu Xiqian was also very flustered at this time, for fear that Mo Xuanyin would come over to see, so he tried to keep his voice low and pretend to be cold.
However, the longer the discussion took place, the more Mo Xuanyin felt that the person in front of him was Gu Xiqian, but in his mind, he repeatedly remembered the hint that Gu Xiqian was no longer there, which made him calm down a little.
"I don't know, if the girl can join the Yunnan Kingdom, I promise to give the girl a high-ranking official, and ask the girl to consider it." Mo Xuanyin said.
"No need, I didn't study to be an official, I just want to live a life like a crane, so I understand your kindness, prince." Gu Xiqian said with a wry smile.
Mo Xuanyin felt that the other party had a familiar feeling, but if the other party refused like this, I am afraid that there would be no chance to meet in the future.
"Today's talk, I have benefited a lot, if the girl doesn't mind, please reunite in the inn in three days, and please appreciate your face." After saying that, he left the inn alone.
After Mingkun saw Mo Xuanyin leave downstairs, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ahh I'm scared to death, and if he recognizes me at this time, it will be a big problem. Gu Xiqian walked out of the screen and drank tea to suppress her shock.
At this time, Dongfang Yi, who came back, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Mo Xuanyin had left, but the two of them cast her malicious looks.
On the other hand, King Yan was very grateful for the help of the King of Yunnan earlier, and also wanted to make the friendship between the two countries stronger, so he sent an envoy to propose marriage, of course, the object of the marriage was naturally Mo Xuanyin.
However, when the spies at the border reported the news, Mingkun's face suddenly changed, and he discussed the matter with them.
"Hmm... This move is also easier to understand, this marriage can make Yan and Yunnan have a legitimate alliance, with the financial resources of Yan and the strength of Yunnan, it is naturally not a dream to defeat Nanyue and Lanling. Dongfang Yi explained.
However, Mingkun was more concerned about Gu Xiqian's expression, after all, everyone thought that Gu Xiqian was dead, and it would be understandable if Mo Xuanyin had the idea of remarrying because she was gone.
"County Lord, after all, it's inconvenient for you to show up now, and we're not worth it for you." Mingkun said.
This news may be an opportunity for Gu Xiqian to test Mo Xuanyin, and want to see how much he can be affectionate to him.