In the county government of Huangsha County.

After running out of Qiliancheng by luck, he rode down the mountain, then crossed the desert, and then arrived in Huangsha County, and he was tired for several days without resting, nor did he stop eating, Rao was so, but after the anxious Gu Xuan took people back to the county government, he still chose to immediately summon Lu Yi alone.

In the inner hall, the rest of the people were retreated, and the two sat opposite each other on chairs.

Lu Yi solemnly bowed his hand to him and said: "It is the incompetence of the ministers that has made the prince suffer." ”

Don't blame him for being like this, no matter who sees Gu Xuan's miserable appearance now, I'm afraid that he will secretly feel sad.

This is a prince, how could he fall into such a situation?

In this regard, Gu Xuan, who was the party concerned, was full of calmness, although he could not hide the tiredness in his expression, he still maintained an indifferent tone and said: "The past is gone, there is no need to mention it again." ”

In this regard, Lu Yi comforted: "If you can set foot in the Eastern Continent in the coming day and be healed by the Spirit Clan, the prince's eyes can still be restored." ”

It is impossible to say that he doesn't mind this matter, after all, eyes are the window of human vision, without an eye, not only will life become very inconvenient, but the appearance is also much worse, he is only an eighteen-year-old boy, how can he really not care.

When Gu Xuan heard this, his heart suddenly moved, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't dare to think about things that are too far away, even if I find a boat to cross the sea of stars, the journey back and forth will take at least more than six months, not to mention that I heard that the relationship between the Spirit Race and our Terran is extremely poor, how can I waste time to heal me, and Huangsha County can't do without me now, I can't leave alone for a little personal matter, Sir, I don't need to say it anymore, by the way, Sir, what is the situation of the county government in the past few days that I am away?"

For Gu Xuan's choice, Lu Yi had nothing to say, after all, his analysis was right, now that he is gone, not to mention whether the Spirit Clan will help with this, after the key comes back, everything is gone now.

Hearing that Gu Xuan jumped away from the topic, he also took advantage of the situation to slip over, and hurriedly narrated for him: "On the day when the prince was in danger, a group of killers also sneaked into the mansion and attacked and killed us. ”

When Gu Xuan heard this, he was so annoyed that he was about to take the case, but in the end he held back, and suddenly remembered the mixed-race maid again, and couldn't help but ask, "Is Ruyu also dead?"

Lu Yi knew who he was asking, so he could only frown and nodded heavily: "The situation was urgent at that time, and I didn't have time to notify him." ”

If the girl chooses to continue to live in the yard, Ma Mingze will definitely inform her, but unfortunately she has already moved out at that time, and the situation is critical, and when there is a race against time, it is impossible to run around for her, so it can only be like this.

The world is impermanent, who would have thought?

Natural disasters, man-made disasters, and human lives are like weeds on the side of the road, which may pass away at any time, which is a helpless thing.

Thinking of the mixed-race maid who inspired him, Gu Xuan could only sigh helplessly, and then raised his head to look at Lu Yi.

"Have all the pensions been paid?"

Lu Yi hurriedly nodded and said, "Please rest assured, everything is arranged." ”

Regarding Lu Yi's ability to deal with government affairs and these things, Gu Xuan was naturally relieved, and he could only say hatefully at the moment: "These beasts are simply inhumane! I will definitely step through Qilian Mountain in the coming day to avenge this great revenge!"

In this regard, Lu Yi did not speak, but secretly made up his mind.

The members of the Illuminati, once they enter the WTO and choose their respective monarchs, then they are no longer a harmonious relationship between brothers and sisters, but turn into a struggle to the death.

Since the senior brother can not miss the old love, and he is so ruthless, he will directly put him to death, and he Lu Yi is not a pedantic person, and he will rely on his own means in the future, and when he meets, he will never leave his hand again.

Gu Xuan continued to inquire: "Did the previous plan go smoothly?"

Lu Yi nodded and said: "Back to the prince, although such a big thing happened, the propaganda of the yamen has not fallen, and because of this attack, it has aroused the hearts of the people to hate the enemy, and things have gone a lot smoother." ”

The people are fierce and there are also the benefits of the people's strong customs, if it is like Yongzhou Jiangzhou, those rich places that have been peaceful for a long time, once they encounter the attack of foreign enemies, they are afraid that they will immediately be scattered, and even direct submission is also possible, Liangguo captured Jiangzhou that year, almost did not encounter any resistance, but in this difficult living environment, the people raised out, the most tenacious and brave, the more the enemy is pressed, the more united the inside, although it is not easy to discipline some, but they will even form a team on their own, resist foreign enemies, this is the benefit。

Finally hearing the good news, Gu Xuan immediately stood up and said happily: "Okay, without further ado, the conscription will start today! As long as there are enough soldiers and enough armor and weapons, as an outpost between the two states, after opening up as a trade bazaar, even if we collect taxes and take a profit, we can maintain the operation of the entire county, and we don't need to worry about anything else, but the next thing will depend on Mr."

When Lu Yi heard this, he quickly got up, bowed and said, "Minister, you will live up to the trust of the prince." ”

Suddenly, Lu Yi lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Lord Wang, what should I do with the woman before?"

Although he heard the idea that the prince didn't want to kill him at will on the city tower, after all, this person who had a common enmity with the Ma family brothers, this was an irreconcilable blood feud, the hatred of extermination, and the Ma family brothers were the first to follow the prince, and there was no merit and hard work, even if it was limited to their own ability now, resulting in a not very high status, but after all, the seniority was older than others, and it was not good to dislike the perception of these two people, and it was not good for Gu Xuan's reputation to spread out.

Gu Xuan was reminded by him like this, and then he remembered the woman called Black Narcissus.

If he saw her before coming to Huangsha County, he was afraid that he would kill her on the spot, such a ruthless, vicious woman like a snake and scorpion had done so many bad things and caused other people's families to be ruined, how could this kind of person stay?

It's just that after going through so much, he has changed something after all, and this kind of change, only time, can distinguish the good from the bad.

In the face of other people, Gu Xuan would subconsciously hide the thoughts in his heart, but in the face of Lu Yi, he said bluntly: "This person has a deep connection with the horse bandits, and from her, I should be able to dig out a lot of information, and from my heart, this woman's skills are good, as long as she is trained a little, she can be of great use, if she kills it like this, it is indeed a pity." ”

The basis of cooperation is honesty, and if you have to hide it from the mainland, it will complicate things.

Lu Yi understood now, the prince wanted to use her, so he definitely couldn't kill her casually, and it just so happened that he himself had the same idea.

At that moment, Lu Yi suggested: "What the prince said is extremely true, now the prince's subordinates are still lacking, only the intelligence yamen, the Wei country has mayflies, Qilian Mountain also has a separate Wutong Garden, and Da Liang has Tianluo and the earth net, both of which are first-class intelligence yamen, and when she was attacked before, she actually suffered from insufficient intelligence. ”

When Gu Xuan heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became interested, and he didn't care why Lu Yi knew so much about the intelligence yamen of several countries, so he hurriedly asked: "What does Mr. mean, we can start with her and set up our own intelligence yamen?"

Lu Yi nodded and explained: "That's right, Gongzi needs not only some power in his own hands on the surface, but also some power hidden underneath, invisible, but able to feel, only when others can't see through us, don't dare to act rashly, this is a silent threat!"

Gu Xuan immediately exclaimed: "What Mr. said is reasonable, but I don't think this woman is a person from the horse bandits, she should be just an opportunistic loner, how can we tie her to our side and let her be our person?"

Some people can work together with the same concept or dream, such as the prince Gu Cang and him Gu Xuan, since both of them don't like this world, and both of them are people who want to change the world, two people are comrades-in-arms walking side by side on the same road, this kind of relationship is the most reliable, because there is no thing in the world that is more noble than ideals, and there is no relationship that is more reliable than comrades-in-arms.

But some people can be tied up by interests, such as why some officials will support the three princes, and some will support the four princes, because they know that only when the people they support are in power, can they maximize their own interests, and what Gu Cang can't get at this time is also like the guy in Lao Huo Restaurant, because he wants to beg for food under Lao Huo's hands, so he will never dare to be a little disrespectful to him, even if he is of a different race, this is the binding of interests.

But Black Narcissus is a purely self-centered person, she doesn't know morality, and she doesn't care about the rules, anyway, what's the matter, it's a big deal to leave, so she can sell her hue in the desert and kill the bald man, just to snatch the priceless falcon, so when she meets Gu Xuan, who can easily take her life, she can follow behind without saying a word, because she knows that nothing is more important than life, and nothing is more precious than herself.

If you talk to her about ideals, it doesn't make sense, and it's useless to say that you want to bundle interests, because once she takes the money, she will leave immediately, not to mention that she knows that there are two enemies here, and these two people can't wait to eat her flesh and drink her blood, so once she gets the opportunity to leave, she will inevitably not be able to stay, and it is really difficult for people like her to be willing to do things for herself.

In this regard, Lu Yi just smiled at Gu Xuan inscrutablely: "Lord Wang, if you want to turn her into our person, it is nothing more than to move her to benefit and know it with affection, and then leave this matter to the minister." ”

Since Lu Yi was full of confidence, Gu Xuan didn't ask any further, just squeezed out a smile and said, "Then please sir." ”

Lu Yi hurriedly saluted and said, "I will live up to the trust of the prince!"

When Gu Xuan saw it, he couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, a little sad, and his heart was panicked.

Thinking of such a self, my mother knows, I shouldn't like it, it's obviously a bad person who should be cut with a thousand cuts, but because she still has the value of use, she easily spared her life, obviously a teenager who followed him all the way recklessly, but he had to deceive the other party with a clear conscience.

It turned out that he didn't like the saying that those who become big things are informal, because he felt that some truths were insurmountable bottom lines, and some small sections were irreversible.

But today, now, he finally understands this sentence a little, because it turns out that if you want to do something, sometimes you really need to hide your conscience, and sometimes you really need to violate your original principles.

If Gu Cang came to see it, he wouldn't care at all, because Majia Village had been destroyed, even if he killed Black Narcissus now, what would he do? But if he could spare her life and build a new world together, wouldn't it be great that other people would no longer have to worry about the possibility of their homes being destroyed? What's more, he, Gu Cang, would definitely give the two brothers enough compensation.

If it is Duanmu Shuofeng, it will be even simpler, on the one hand, he is a strong martial arts and a natural spy candidate, and on the other hand, he is just two useless mud legs, he doesn't need to think about it at all, for these big people, the people under him are only loyal and disloyal, and there is no difference between being able to use and not being able to use, there is no difference between good and bad.

But he, Gu Xuan, is not, he was originally a person who could distinguish the truth very clearly and speak very clearly.

In the capital, he can reprimand the decree personally issued by his most respected second brother for the sake of an old woman who sets up a stall at will, and he can offend the He family's family for an irrelevant shopkeeper, but why now, he can easily spare even a murderer.

And at that time, he didn't even hesitate for too long to make this choice, this subconscious behavior made him feel frightened and even disgusted.

What the hell happened, how did he become like this?

He was so dazed that he began to hate himself.

He actually wanted to ask his second brother if he had done something wrong, and he even wanted to ask his mother, who was far away in Yongle Palace, if he shouldn't be like this.

But he couldn't ask anyone, and he didn't dare to tell anyone.

Because he understands that what Huangsha County needs is a prince who will never admit defeat and will always be strong, not a hesitant, indecisive, and only crying waste in trouble.

And who can tell whether these things are right or wrong?