Gu Xiujin should be regarded as the person whom the emperor trusts the most after Wan Guifei, and she can also be regarded as the person who understands the emperor best besides Wan Guifei.
But until now, the one who least understands the Emperor's attitude toward General Lin Ye is Gu Xiujin.
When he first saw the emperor's unusual promotion of Lin Ye, Gu Xiujin felt that the emperor had finally found someone he was satisfied with.
Later, when he saw the emperor's constant probing and beating, Gu Xiujin felt that the emperor's attitude toward Lin Ye was not that trusting.
This made Gu Xiujin feel that the emperor might treat Lin Ye the same way the emperor treated Tuoba Lie.
However, after listening to the emperor's words today, Gu Xiujin fell into confusion again.
Because when the emperor said these words, his tone was full of expectations for Lin Ye.
After thinking about it for a long time, Gu Xiujin simply stopped thinking about it. These things were beyond his control. The only thing he could do was to understand these people and decide what attitude and stance he should take towards them. .
What he couldn't figure out, others couldn't figure out even more, such as Wang Luoshen.
Stone Bridge Villa.
After listening to Xu Xinshu's report, Wang Luoshen frowned involuntarily.
"All Lin Ye's people have left Geling City."
Wang Luoshen said to himself: "This means that the emperor used the things we provoked to put pressure on Lin Ye."
Xu Xinshu said: "It should be."
Wang Luoshen asked again: "Who killed Jiao Hong?"
Xu Xinshu leaned over and said, "It's because my subordinates were not doing well, so they left the matter to Li Huohou and the others. The original intention was to pretend to be Lin Ye's men and frighten him. It would be better to injure him, and then take the opportunity to spread the word." , What I didn’t expect was that Jiao Hong actually had some hidden diseases, and before he took action, he was frightened to death, so he simply made a fake scene to make it look like Jiao Hong had hanged himself.”
Wang Luoshen sighed and said: "It's okay if our people did it. I also wanted to get rid of him. After all, he does know more things. If we can use him to suppress Lin Ye this time, If he goes down, he will die, and he will be considered a worthy death."
He looked at Xu Xinshu and said, "If Jiao Hong died in the hands of His Majesty's men, then something is wrong."
Xu Xinshu said: "I didn't arrange it well."
Wang Luoshen waved his hand: "I don't blame you. You have done your best in everything these years, and I have pushed all the big and small things to you. No one can do everything without any omissions, not even a saint."
He asked: "Have you sent someone to keep an eye on Lin Ye's people when they return to Yunzhou?"
Xu Xinshu replied: "Looking at it, most of the people have gone back to Yunzhou. Only Lin Ye's senior brothers at Yunzhou Martial Arts School quietly turned back and went to Nushan Camp to meet Lin Ye."
Wang Luoshen smiled: "In this case, Lin Ye really has no one available in Geling, and his strength has indeed been withdrawn from Geling. Otherwise, there is no need to take the risk of letting his senior brothers come back."
Xu Xinshu said: "My subordinates also judged this way. Lin Ye has no one around him now. The Cowardly Army has not arrived yet. The Jianghu forces have been cleared out of Geling this time. He is the weakest at this time."
Wang Luoshen said: "We are at our weakest right now, so we can't act rashly. Now we have to change our perspective."
Xu Xinshu asked quickly: "Who are you referring to?"
Wang Luoshen said: "Xin Yanque."
He stood up and walked around and said, "Xin Yanque seems to be a little inflated now. He seems to be a little dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangements for him in everything."
Xu Xinshu immediately said: "He promoted Chen Weiwei privately. This alone is enough to show that he is dissatisfied with the emperor's arrangements."
Wang Luoshen said: "Xin Yanque is like a child who has been cared for and grown up, but only his body has grown up. In his temperament, he is still the same child."
Xu Xinshu said: "What do you mean, sir, next, we will try our best to control Xin Yanque?"
Wang Luoshen shook his head: "It's easier said than done. Even if he is a child, he is still a child personally taught by the emperor and the old master. Do you think you can reach him? Are you still trying to control him?"
Xu Xinshu opened her mouth, but in the end she did not dare to argue, although she did seem to think that she was much stronger than Xin Yanque.
"It's time to use the people we prepared in Qingyu Village."
Wang Luoshen said: "Xin Yanque has a somewhat rebellious temperament and has escaped from Shangyang Palace many times. For such a person, it makes no sense for you to use force to suppress him."
"What in this world is more powerful than the emperor and the old master?"
He looked at Xu Xinshu and said: "Such people need to be corroded by tenderness and honey. People who are not afraid of swords, guns and halberds will melt in the honey pot."
Xu Xinshu leaned over and said: "My subordinates understand, those people in Qingyuzhuang Diecuiyuan have been training for many years and are only waiting for today."
Wang Luoshen said: "Go ahead and make arrangements. Don't be so deliberate. I'll tell you again, don't underestimate Xin Yanque."
"My subordinates know."
Xu Xinshu saluted and turned to leave. The moment she turned around, there was a faint smile on her lips.
Qingyu River is rumored to have 30,000 beauties. There are also rumors that as long as you can tell where the girl you want is from, there will definitely be one.
There is another more obvious specificity in Qingyuhe, that is, all the guests who come are more willing to find girls other than Dayu.
The more different the physical characteristics are from the girls from the Central Plains, the more popular they are.
Therefore, some people say that it is hard to say whether there are 30,000 beauties in Qingyu River, but there must be thousands of beauties from different countries in Qingyu River.
In terms of overall strength in Qingyuzhuang, Qingyuhe is naturally number one.
If we only talk about Diecuiyuan, it is not the leader in the brothel industry in Qingyuhe, but it can at least be ranked among the top three.
The largest, most luxurious, and most addictive place on this side of Qingyu River is called Haoyuan.
In fact, when Dayu first established its capital in Geling, the name Qingyu River only referred to the river named Qingyu River.
No one can remember exactly when it started that Qingyu River no longer represented a river, but an industry.
It seems that even if it didn't start from the founding of the country, it shouldn't be too long ago.
However, in fact, it did not take too long for Qingyu River to reach such a scale, less than forty years.
People always ignore the power of time. People's understanding of forty years is, if you think about it, half of a person's life.
Forty years, there are so many things that can change.
Qingyu Village is on the north bank of Qingyu River, and Haoyuan is on the south bank of Qingyu River. These two extremely famous places are diagonally opposite each other, and the straight-line distance is only about three miles.
From the outside, Haoyuan does not look like a brothel building, but like an ordinary people's home.
The small buildings with white walls and green tiles, combined with the light mist of the Jiangnan water town and the gurgling water of Qingyu River, look like the most ideal place of seclusion in the world.
There is also a small lake in the middle of Haoyuan, the water of which is the water of Qingyu River.
There is a small island in the middle of the lake. There is only a manor on the island, which is the residence of the owner of Haoyuan.
There are so many guests coming to Haoyuan every day, and there are many real big shots among them, but from the beginning of Haoyuan, until now, no one has the dignity to meet the owner of Haoyuan.
There was once a big shot who spent a lot of money just to invite the proprietor of Haoyuan to come out and meet him, but it didn't work out and he was ignored.
The more mysterious it is, the more outrageous it becomes as it is spread for a long time. For example, some people say that the proprietor of Haoyuan is actually a stunning beauty. Because she is so beautiful, she is worried that she will cause trouble when she comes out to meet guests.
Someone had a bad idea and spent a lot of money to invite masters from the Wuyue Realm, hoping to catch the proprietor and see him.
Early the next morning, the martial arts master was tied to a huge kite and was pulled by a horse to fly. When he finally fell, he fell so hard that his head was broken.
Early on the third day, the rich man who hired the man was found dead in his study room, with both eyes gouged out.
The warning meaning here is probably... whoever wants to see it, gouge out his eyes first.
This kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice. Only when it happens more often can those with evil intentions become really afraid.
There is still a rumor, but no one can tell you for sure whether it is true or not.
It is said that twenty years ago, a young master from a noble family in Geling City drank too much and was encouraged to reveal his identity as a hereditary marquis and insisted that the proprietor come out to accompany him.
An hour later, the body of the young marquis was hung at the door of his house.
At this moment, Zhuang Junji is in this Haoyuan, on this small island in the middle of the lake.
The proprietor, who was invisible to the world, was sitting opposite Zhuang Junji.
Zhuang Junji had been in Geling City all along. After arriving, he followed the eldest princess's wishes and went directly to Haoyuan.
But after living in Haoyuan for so long, he was entertained with delicious food and drinks, but he was not allowed to see the proprietor.
Today suddenly someone came and asked him to come over, so he hurried over.
In fact, he has always lived on this small island in the middle of the lake, but he has never thought of exploring this island.
Perhaps it was because he obeyed the rules that after observing him for a while, the proprietor decided to meet him.
Zhuang Junji didn't dare to look at the appearance of the proprietor. After all, it was very impolite to stare at someone. Besides, that was the proprietor of Haoyuan. It was said that she was in Geling, and the only places where she could stay were Zhenyuan Palace and She didn't dare to mess with these two places in Shangyang Palace.
Although he only took a glance, Zhuang Junji was still a little surprised. He thought that the proprietor must be at least fifty or sixty years old, or older.
Unexpectedly, what was waiting for him at this time was a woman who looked to be around thirty years old at most.
This woman had an indescribable temperament. Zhuang Junji thought carefully for a while and finally determined that in terms of flowers, the only flower that could even remotely match her was the orchid.
"Mr. Zhuang, are you thinking that I look younger than you think?"
The proprietor asked with a smile.
Zhuang Junji quickly leaned over slightly and said, "It's really rude."
The proprietor smiled and said: "That's because the proprietor of Haoyuan is my aunt. She never sees guests. She stopped taking care of the affairs of Haoyuan many years ago. I take care of them. Mr. Zhuang You can call me by my name directly, my name is Baizhu."
Mr. Zhuang said quickly: "I don't dare to call my boss by his first name. Is it okay to call him Mr. Bai from now on?"
Bai Zhu said: "Mr. Suizhuang."
She looked at Zhuang Junji carefully, then said with a smile: "As expected of the eldest princess, Mr. Zhuang's conduct is indeed very good."
She said: "For so many years, there have been so many people who have coveted the island in the middle of the lake, but they have not been able to enter. It is rare for me to live on the island in the middle of the lake for so long without leaving home."
Mr. Zhuang said: "Don't dare to mess with the rules of Haoyuan."
Bai Zhu asked: "We don't have to beat around the bush. Sir, why don't you just say it straight, why did the eldest princess ask you to come?"
Zhuang Junji sat up straight and said solemnly: "The eldest princess only told me. I only need to say that she asked me to come, and then the proprietor will understand what happened."
Bai Zhu's expression seemed to change slightly, and then he stood up: "Where is the letter from the eldest princess?"
Zhuang Junji took out the letter and handed it to Baizhu with both hands.
Bai Zhu opened the envelope, without reading the letter inside, and poured it out. A sandalwood tablet slipped out of the envelope.
