When Shu Xiaohan and Wen Xiuzhu saw him like this, they quickly went over to take a look and discovered that the prefect of Yunzhou had already rescued his cousin, and that the concubine who was his cousin had already passed away.

Shu Xiaohan looked at the words "concubine" written on the back and clicked her tongue in amazement: "This prefect of Yunzhou seems to be deeply in love, but he's really quite the womanizer."

Gu Yuzhi nodded in confusion, blinked his big eyes, and asked innocently, "What do you mean by 'playing tricks'?"

Shu Xiaohan snorted: "What I mean is that the prefect of Yunzhou seems to really like his cousin, but you see, after his cousin entered Gu Yufan's harem, he got married not long after."

He not only married a principal wife, but also had two concubines.

She pouted and said, "After rescuing them, we can welcome them into the manor under a different identity, at least openly and legitimately. A mistress..."

Although Shu Xiaohan wasn't from ancient times, she knew that mistresses were considered shameful in ancient times, and even the children they had were not allowed to be seen in public.

Gu Yuzhi was too young to know the intricacies of the inner courtyard, so he naturally didn't know what "outer room" meant. After Wen Xiuzhu gave a brief explanation, he suddenly understood.

In addition, given the earlier mention of the prefect of Yunzhou exacerbating the conflict between the Prince of Qi and the King of Chu, Gu Yuzhi had a very bad feeling towards the prefect of Yunzhou.

He muttered under his breath, "Prefect Xie, I have a feeling that this Prefect of Junzhou is actually worse than the Prefect of Yunzhou."

The prefect of Yunzhou was bad in the open, while this prefect of Junzhou was bad in the shadows.

His big eyes darted around: "Is this what they call hypocrisy?"

Chief Secretary Xie nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

He glanced at Prince Qi, his meaning clear: this prefect of Yunzhou was going to be investigated thoroughly; the charges against this man could not possibly be so simple as just two pieces of paper.

He has been the prefect of Yunzhou for almost ten years, and Yunzhou is his absolute territory.

On the surface, he and Gu Yufan were at odds because of his cousin, but he knew exactly how that cousin, who rarely left the house, had caught the eye of the King of Chu.

Prince Qi nodded in agreement: "Time is limited, and the Jiangnan region is Gu Yufan's territory. Our people have been in various states for more than a year before they have finally integrated in."

He wasn't trying to excuse himself; it was genuinely very difficult for him.

Even though he saved so many people, wasn't he still nearly killed by someone who ambushed him last time?

Gu Yuzhi snorted and put away the evidence: "If that's the case, then this prefect of Yunzhou can't be trusted..."

He suddenly exclaimed "Eh!", clapped his hands, and said cheerfully, "I've got an idea!"

He looked at Chief Secretary Xie and Prince Qi and said, "Those few Jianghu forces haven't been assigned a place yet, so why don't we let them stay with the Prefect of Yunzhou?"

These people are not from Yunzhou, so they shouldn't be colluding with the Yunzhou prefect, right?

Chief Secretary Xie and Prince Qi exchanged a glance, their eyes both smiling: "Let's proceed as Your Highness has suggested."

The next morning, Jia Yi had already confirmed the reliability of the people staying in the guest rooms, and Guard Zhang had also returned to confirm that the prefects of Junzhou and Lizhou were on their way.

Guard Zhang, holding Gu Yuzhi's princely token, ordered the two prefects to return first and then dispatched troops to Shenzhou and Huzhou respectively.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuzhi had arranged for people from Tianquan Manor and Jiange Sect to assist the prefect of Yunzhou in going to Huzhou, while the leader of Shenyou Sect would assist the prefect of Lizhou in going to Shenzhou.

As for the prefects of Yunzhou and Ningzhou, they followed Guard Zhang and others, leading two hundred elite soldiers and two thousand naval troops to Jiangzhou.

Mr. Huo and Commander Zhu then led one hundred elite soldiers and two thousand naval troops to Yangzhou.

Now that the counter-offensive plan has been arranged, we must act swiftly and decisively and set off immediately.

Fortunately, everyone was fully prepared and ready to depart at the general's command.

Once the order was given, the people in the mansion busied themselves. Gu Yuzhi stood on the threshold, watching the guards hurrying by.

He pursed his lips and turned to look at Imperial Physician Qin: "Is Imperial Physician Qin, may I go to Jiangzhou with Guard Zhang this time?"

Prince Qi said that before they came to Jiangnan, the first batch of sweet potatoes and potatoes in Jiangnan had already ripened. Apart from the seeds that the government required to be handed over, the sweet potatoes and potatoes had already entered the market.

Because Vice Minister Su of the Ministry of Revenue clearly explained the precautions when distributing these seeds, the harvest of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the Jiangnan region was very good.

The price of sweet potatoes and potatoes has been relatively high in the past year or two due to a shortage of seeds, but in another two years the price of sweet potatoes and potatoes will definitely be very affordable.

According to Qi Shizi's secret investigation, the people of Jiangnan, especially the poor farmers, have a very good impression of Prince Wen.

Therefore, Gu Yuzhi felt that this time he could not do what he did before on Houhu Island and stay home under the pretense of recuperating from his injuries.

Despite Qin Yuanpan's disapproving gaze, Gu Yuzhi straightened his back, held up three fingers, and said, "I promise, I will obediently be a general in the tent and will absolutely not personally go into battle!"

He puffed out his cheeks and said, "I just want to talk to the people of Jiangzhou and tell them that I've come to Jiangnan."

Although Jiangzhou City was not sealed off, the people refused to leave the city gates. It was obvious that the corrupt officials in Jiangzhou were preventing them from leaving.

Therefore, Gu Yuzhi wanted to go to Jiangzhou so that the people would know he had arrived and that he could make decisions for them.

Recalling the evidence he had just seen concerning the prefect and garrison commander of Jiangzhou, Gu Yuzhi let out a harsh snort.

Regardless of whether Judge Qin agreed or not, he turned to Guard Zhang and said, "Guard Zhang, regarding the actions of the prefect and garrison commander of Jiangzhou, if they resist after we arrive, can we simply kill them?"

Guard Zhang nodded and said, "Killing them is acceptable. However, since these people are all close to Gu Yufan and know a lot about him, I believe it would be best to capture them alive."

However, the word "capture alive" has many layers of meaning. Being captured alive means being completely unharmed, and being captured alive also means having one's bones broken but one's brain intact.

Gu Yuzhi didn't understand the difference between them. He only thought that he couldn't hurt these two bad guys, and his face immediately scrunched up like a bun with anger.

Seeing this, Guard Zhang naturally understood that he had misunderstood him, and immediately added, "But on the battlefield, there are always unexpected events. Swords have no eyes, so it would be normal for these two to die on the battlefield."

Gu Yuzhi's big eyes darted around, and he seemed to understand what Guard Zhang meant. He nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I understand."

He turned to look at his bow and arrows, then at his right arm, puffed out his cheeks, and sighed.

It's all his own fault for being so weak; otherwise, his bow and arrow would have been the most blind one.

Gu Yuzhi glared at the courtyard, which had been noisy just moments before but had quieted down without him noticing. Then, he grabbed Guard Zhang's hand and said, "Let's go! Let's go!"

Guard Zhang hurriedly looked at Imperial Physician Qin, who sighed and nodded reluctantly.