novelaction Chapter 352 Burial of the 9th Princess
Chapter 352 Burial of the 9th Princess
After hearing Xie Ling's words, Gu Wei made a prompt decision and said, "No."
Xie Ling frowned, "Why?"
Zhou Ci Sui quietly reduced his presence and wanted to withdraw.
Just as he took a step and was about to turn his head.
Gu Wei glanced over and said, "Zhou Cisui, tell me why?"
Zhou Ci Sui felt sad and miserable in his heart.
The general himself didn't dare to go back to the chief clerk, so he used him as cannon fodder!
Facing Xie Ling's questioning gaze, Zhou Ci Sui broke out in a cold sweat, "My Lord must be worried about the Chief Clerk's safety."
After Xie Ling finished listening, she patted Gu Wei's desk and said, "You go ahead and talk."
Gu Wei gave Zhou Ci Sui a look, and Zhou Ci Sui quickly slipped away.
Xie Ling rested her hands on the desk and accidentally touched the pile of documents and letters.
In an instant, documents poured out.
Xie Ling was trying to clean up in a panic, but Gu Wei grabbed her wrist.
He smiled tenderly and tapped Xie Ling's forehead gently, "Don't worry about it, little idiot. I'll take care of it later."
"you........"
Xie Ling reached out and touched Gu Wei's face.
Gu Wei looked haggard, with a dark complexion under his eyes.
Gu Wei had not slept since the ten days since the rebellion. He would cover himself with a quilt and sleep for two hours every night. He would wake up at dawn and continue to deal with documents.
"What's wrong with me?"
As he spoke, Gu Wei took the opportunity to pull Xie Ling over, hugged her in his arms, and coaxed her gently, "Okay, don't be angry anymore. I know you are very capable, but with your personality, you will definitely go alone. I am worried about you. I will send someone to investigate that matter. Trust the ability of my subordinates, okay?"
Xie Ling sat on Gu Wei's lap, stepped back a little, and looked at Gu Wei's haggard face.
"Then you are allowed to go with me this time."
Gu Wei slightly widened his eyes, "Really? Don't you like going out alone?"
Xie Ling pinched Gu Wei's handsome face.
"Tomorrow at noon. No one will be waiting after that time."
After saying that, Xie Ling stood up, picked up half of the documents and went out.
Xie Ling did originally plan to go alone.
But looking at Gu Wei, this workaholic, I thought about it and decided to take him along.
Let him stay away from the county government for a while, and take a trip to relax and have a rest.
After Xie Ling left, Gu Wei was still immersed in the pleasure of his wife pinching his face.
He touched the place on his face where Xie Ling had pinched him just now and kept grinning foolishly.
In the evening, Xie Ling brought a bucket of her own chicken soup for calming nerves and knocked on the door frame. "Stop looking and have dinner."
Gu Wei raised his head, his originally calm eyes instantly filled with joy, and put down the brush in his hand, "Okay."
After dinner, Xie Ling warned: "Get some rest tonight and don't stay up late."
Gu Wei tilted his head and smiled gently, then bent his waist. His long hair that was draped over his shoulders also spread out, making his eyes look like stars and his face look like the bright moon.
"I obey your orders."
In an instant, the man on the street was as beautiful as jade, and the young man was unparalleled in the world.
Xie Ling really didn't know where Gu Wei got so many seductive tricks from, and she couldn't help but lean over and kiss his face.
Staring at the man's beautiful and charming peach blossom eyes, Xie Ling muttered to herself.
When she comes of age, she will definitely eat him up!
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Nanzhao has become more and more rampant recently, and five or six civilians are missing in Sinan almost every day.
There is a housing shortage in urban areas and houses are being built at a rapid pace.
Gu Wei sent several hundred more soldiers to patrol day and night a few days ago, but it was of no avail.
The number of people who should have been reduced continued to decrease, causing panic among the people. Many people would rather go into the city and stay in an inn than go back.
But there are only so many inns in the city, and a riot broke out yesterday because of the robbery of an inn.
Xie Ling had some vague guesses about this matter in her mind.
So I decided to go and investigate it myself to get to the bottom of it.
Nanzhao is next to Sinan, so if Nanzhao has any conspiracy or tricks, it would be easier to plan ahead.
The next day, Gu Wei woke up before dawn.
He quietly opened his eyes and carefully lifted the quilt.
But Xie Ling was still woken up.
Xie Ling rubbed her eyes and asked in a childish voice, "What are you going to do?"
Gu Wei looked at the girl's confused look and felt his heart melt into spring water.
"Be good, I'm going to take care of some things and I'll be right back."
After saying this, he put Xie Ling's hand under the quilt and then quietly left the door.
He is cautious by nature. Even though he had explained everything yesterday, he was still worried today and wanted to go to the county government office to take a look.
The stars were still in the sky, but the streets were still dark. The Sinan County government had already started working. Candles were bright, and the voices of the civil servants could be heard.
As soon as Gu Wei entered, he met Song Zhen.
Song Zhen is already sixty years old. When he served the court before, he looked very old, with white hair and a sullen face all the time.
Now that he has come to Beijiang, he is full of energy every day, gets up earlier than young people, and immerses himself in Sinan’s political affairs as soon as he opens his eyes.
Gu Wei saw Song Zhen, bowed and said respectfully:
"The student has met the teacher."
Song Zhen was a man of great talent and fame in Beijiang. Gu Wei had been his student when he was young and had attended his classes in the academy.
Song Zhen quickly helped him up, "I told you not to do these empty formalities, but you never listened every time I told you."
Gu Wei chuckled: "Etiquette cannot be abolished. Only if I respect my teachers, will the common people and scholars of the whole Sinan follow suit and respect their teachers."
Song Zhen nodded approvingly.
Gu Wei's cultivation and demeanor are truly the best among all the students he has ever taught.
Thinking of his students, Song Zhen raised his eyebrows, "You can use my name to promote it in Beijiang, and even in the Seven Kingdoms. I have accumulated some prestige in the first half of my life, and I can attract a lot of talents for you."
Gu Wei widened his eyes slightly and shook his head decisively.
"No. I appreciate your kindness, but I am still a traitor. You are already old enough to listen to me, and I cannot let you bear the blame with me."
Even though the demise of the Li royal family was an inevitable trend, Gu Wei was still widely criticized among the people due to the deliberate instigation of the rebels.
They said that Gu Weiwang was born into a loyal and heroic family, that he was a traitor, and that he was unworthy of his ancestors.
Gu Wei didn't care. He was loyal, but not blindly loyal.
Don't be afraid of rumors in the world.
But he couldn't let Song Zhen, who had been upright all his life, bear the infamy with him.
Even for those Beijiang officials, Gu Wei did not announce their surrender.
In the eyes of the world, these people had been killed by Gu Wei.
Gu Weiyuan was willing to withstand the barrage of insults alone.
Song Zhen had a complicated expression on his face. He knew that he couldn't persuade Gu Wei, so he made a decision secretly in his heart.
After greeting Song Zhen, Gu Wei walked across the house and entered the study.
The moonlight dimly shone in. The young man stood beside the desk, looking at the documents awkwardly.
It’s Lu Yinli.
Yesterday, Gu Wei told Lu Yinli to come to his study to help him with paperwork, but the young man didn't even dare to sit on the stool. He just leaned against the corner of the desk and carefully flipped through the documents on the desk.
"Lu Yinli?"
Hearing Gu Wei's voice, Lu Yinli came back to his senses. After bowing, he asked, "My lord, why are you here?"
Gu Wei frowned: "Why don't you sit down?"
Lu Yinli shook his head: "Yinli dare not sit in the lord's seat without permission."
Gu Wei laughed.
If I have to be away for more than ten days, will Lu Yinli just stand there and deal with paperwork for more than ten days?
"Look at my chair. How is it different from yours?"
Lu Yinli looked at it and seemed a little unbelievable. "The lord's chair is more worn out than ours."
"It's just a chair. Don't worry about it. No matter how much you put on it, it's just an ordinary chair."
Gu Wei gently pressed Lu Yinli's shoulder and motioned him to sit down.
"sit down."
Lu Yinli stared at Gu Wei in shock.
In fact, Lu Yinli's impression of Gu Wei is still the invincible General Zhenbei and the letters that helped him get promoted.
He really didn't expect that the famous general was such a gentle person in private, without any arrogance at all.
Gu Wei is so magnanimous, so can he...
The thought in his heart became stronger and stronger, and Lu Yinli could not help but speak, "My Lord, I want to ask you a favor."
"But it doesn't matter."
Lu Yinli spoke incoherently, "I, I want to ask the lord to send a few soldiers to the bottom of Tiger Roaring Cliff to look for the body of the Ninth Princess of the previous dynasty."
When he said this, Lu Yinli's voice became extremely hoarse, and he slowly recounted what happened that day.
"My lord, I think she is a brave woman who wants to die to show her loyalty. She shouldn't stay at the bottom of the cliff like that."
After Lu Yinli finished speaking, he didn't dare to look up at Gu Wei's eyes.
He also knew that his request was a little difficult to express.
After all, she was a princess of the previous dynasty and ultimately an enemy of Gu Wei.
Will Gu Wei agree?
Just as Lu Yinli was feeling nervous, the young man's decisive voice came into his ears, like the sound of nature.
"Of course you can. Although the Ninth Princess is a woman, she is also a hero. Why didn't you tell me earlier? There are many ferocious beasts at the bottom of Tiger Roar Cliff. I wonder if anyone has been eaten. I will send someone to look for him now."
After Gu Wei finished speaking, he immediately left.
Lu Yinli was stunned at first, then he burst into laughter and laughed until tears came out.
He was happy that the Ninth Princess's body had been found, and he also felt grateful that he had met a wise leader.
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When Gu Wei had dealt with everything, it was already dawn.
Xie Ling stood at the gate of the yard with her arms folded across her chest.
Seeing Gu Wei coming, she turned her head away and looked up at the sky.
"You are half an incense stick late."
Gu Wei quickly begged for mercy and told the story of the Ninth Princess.
Xie Ling was no longer angry. She frowned tightly and looked very regretful.
"How could there be such a courageous woman in the royal family? How could she die? What a pity. How many people did you send to look for her? You must bring her back safely and bury her properly."
Gu Wei nodded, "Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
Xie Ling sighed.
"That's good. Let's hurry to the border. The sooner we can investigate, the sooner the people of Sinan will be out of danger."
At this time, Xie Ling didn't know who she would meet in Nanzhao.