Chapter 133 Yonglin Hou Requests to See You
Chapter 133 Yonglin Hou Requests to See You
He had never realized before that Xu Rui liked Jiang Xiyu so much.
Xu Rui's heart sank.
If it were in the past, he would not have had any worries, but now Gulin was eyeing Jiang Xiyu covetously. With someone else coveting his bed, how could he feel at ease to suppress any bandits?
But now that he has received the imperial edict, he has no choice but to go.
"I am willing to serve the country and share the emperor's worries!"
Gu Wei nodded with satisfaction. "I know you've only just returned to the capital, and I'm reluctant to let you travel so far. But as you can see, there really is no one available in the court, so I have no choice but to inconvenience you."
How could Xu Rui not know what Gu Wei was thinking.
He had already made a great contribution by defeating the northerners before.
But despite such a great contribution, Gu Wei still did not give him a formal reward. No matter how well he said, he was still wary of him.
It's not just about him. Gu Wei is a suspicious person by nature and doesn't trust anyone.
In the past, Jiang Kun was loyal and patriotic, guarding the border, protecting the people, and making great military achievements, but he was still worried about him leading the army. He used many tricks to take the military power back from him.
Even though he has made great contributions now, he is still reluctant to formally give him military power.
If it weren't for this bandit suppression mission, there was really no one else available, and if he still trusted him, he would never have appointed him as a general and given him military power.
However, this time the bandit problem in the north successfully allowed him to gain military power, which was really a pleasant surprise for him.
Concentrating his thoughts, Xu Rui bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Gu Wei patted Xu Rui's shoulder with relief, "Of course I trust you. When you successfully suppress the bandits and come back, I will celebrate your success."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Rui thought of something and asked, "Should we kill all the bandits, or can we recruit them?"
Gu Wei narrowed his eyes sinisterly, "They are just a bunch of rabble, what qualifications do they have to be recruited?"
Xu Rui thought for a moment and said, "Killing is easy, but I'm afraid there will be too many bandits. If we kill them en masse, it will cause panic among the people and make them misunderstand that the emperor is violent."
Gu Wei frowned suddenly and asked with some displeasure, "So what do you think?"
Xu Rui bowed and said, "I believe those bandits are also Yun Dynasty citizens. They may have taken to the path of banditry out of necessity. It is better to recruit them and let them serve the country than to let them harm the people."
Gu Wei originally didn't want to worry about those rabble-rousers, but after listening to Xu Rui's words, he felt that there was some truth in them, so he frowned and said, "Well, you go and take a look first. If those rabble-rousers are really capable, then find a way to recruit them. If they are just shameless people who only know how to bully the people, then wipe them out."
"Yes." Xu Rui responded immediately, and raised his eyes to steal a glance at the ancient curtain.
As soon as Gu Wei saw his expression, she knew he had something else to say, "What else?"
Xu Rui lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I think the King of Qin is a man of deep thoughts. Your Majesty should make plans early."
Xu Rui's words touched Gu Wei's heart. His pupils shrank sharply. "What good ideas do you have?"
Since he was a child, Gulin has always been a thorn in his heart.
Gulin was seven or eight years older than him. When he was old enough to understand things, Gulin was already a young hero, full of vigor and vitality.
Even though he was infected with a cold poison, he still led his troops to war at the age of fifteen. He went to the battlefield, drove out the Dongyi people, and fought in the north. He was invincible and made countless achievements.
Back then, not only was he a child far behind, but even his father, the emperor, was very wary of him.
It can be said that if Gulin had not been infected with the cold poison, the imperial doctors said that he would not live past thirty, and the emperor's grandfather would have made him the crown prince.
After his father ascended the throne, he was still wary of Gulin and always warned him to be careful and guard against Gulin.
So he had to be on guard against Gulin.
Xu Rui lowered his eyes and flickered slightly. "I think the best way is to arrange for someone to be by the side of the King of Qin. If someone can constantly monitor the King of Qin's every move for the Emperor, the Emperor will feel more at ease."
Gu Wei narrowed his eyes, "You mean..."
Xu Rui reminded quietly, "The King of Qin has reached the age of thirty, and it is time for him to get married."
Gu Wei nodded suddenly.
A gleam of light flashed across Xu Rui's eyes.
If he dares to covet his woman, then let him get married.
**
Prince Qin's Mansion, under the wisteria tree.
"A-choo." Gulin, who was lying on the beauty bed, suddenly sneezed.
Seeing this, Wuyi quickly took a blanket and covered Gulin with it. "Your Highness, you shouldn't be exposed to the wind outside. Why don't you go back to the house and lie down?"
"It's okay, there will be guests arriving soon." Gulin said casually with a smile on his face, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Wuyi was confused. "Who's coming?"
He has always been with Gulin, so how come he didn't know that a guest was coming?
I don’t know what good things happened at the morning court today. He was clearly gloomy last night, but suddenly he said he was going to the morning court early in the morning, and when he came back he felt very happy.
Wuyi was about to ask when the gatekeeper came running in to report, "Your Highness, the Marquis of Yonglin next door wants to see you."
Wuyi looked at Gulin in shock. It turned out that the person he was talking about was Xu Rui.
But how did he know Xu Rui was coming to see him? Did they have an appointment?
However, the relationship between them was not good enough for them to meet at the Prince Qin's Mansion to reminisce about the past.
"Bring him here."
"Yes."
The concierge left immediately.
After a while, the doorman brought Xu Rui here.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Gulin lying under the wisteria tree, as beautiful as a painting.
Thinking that Jiang Xiyu would like Gulin's appearance with bright moonlight and extraordinary temperament, Xu Rui felt jealous.
At this point, Xu Rui was too lazy to beat around the bush with Gulin and asked bluntly, "It was the prince who came into our room last night, wasn't it?"
"Cough cough cough cough..." Before Gulin could react, Wuyi suddenly started coughing violently.
Wuyi choked and coughed, looking at Gulin in shock.
So when he ran out last night, did he go to see someone else's wife again?
She was even caught by her husband. Is this a sign of trouble?
Gulin glanced at Wuyi, and Wuyi immediately held back his anger.
He admitted it directly to Xu Rui, with a smile on his face, "I remember that it wasn't your couple's room, it was just her room."
Xu Rui was stunned. He didn't expect Gulin to admit it so shamelessly and even dare to openly provoke him. He immediately became so angry that his face turned black and he glared at him angrily.
Gulin was not frightened at all. Instead, he looked at him with a smile. When their eyes met, they had already engaged in a head-on confrontation, with sparks flying everywhere.
Xu Rui glared at Gulin angrily, "Your Highness, have you forgotten that she is my wife? Her room is naturally my room."
Gulin was not affected by Xu Rui's good mood at all. "I remember that she has always wanted to divorce you, and you haven't consummated your marriage yet."
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