Chapter 757 Is Gu Nanxi crazy?
New South Wales.
Although Xinzhou is at a similar latitude to the other sixteen states of Youyun, the weather in Xinzhou is warmer and spring comes earlier.
A spring breeze carrying the fragrance of flowers is blowing across the land of New South Wales, as gentle as a lover's breath.
The green water was rippling in the spring breeze. A pair of swallows had just flown out of the woods and landed on the vermilion railings of the small bridge, whispering to each other, but no one knew what they were saying.
A group of young men riding horses passed by loosened their reins and let their horses slowly cross the bridge. The warm wind blew in their faces, ruffling their robes.
"Gao Qilang, what are the rules of your family? I heard that there is a big move in Yunzhou, and it seems that they are mobilizing troops."
The young man who was speaking was sitting astride a horse. His mirror-like outfit outlined his agile figure, his hair flying in the wind, his sword-like eyebrows were handsome, his eyes were bright like stars, revealing his unruly and proud look.
The young man called Gao Qilang, wearing a light blue gown, with a white jade hanging from his waist, had an elegant posture. He held a horse whip in his hand and played with it nonchalantly: "Han Sanlang, why are you in such a hurry? Stop making alarmist remarks. The Xixia leader detained Madam Su San, and that's why Yunzhou mobilized troops."
Han Sanlang's face showed no trace of anger at being exposed: "Gu Nanxi is cunning in her tactics. Are you so sure that she is heading for Xixia instead of Yongzhou?"
Gao Qilang smiled, "What's the matter? Are you scared by the Yunzhou cannon? Gu Nanxi hasn't even started to move yet, and you're running all the way from Yingzhou like a frightened bird?"
Han Sanlang's expression froze and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
Their Yingzhou City was blown up with gunpowder by soldiers sent by Gu Nanxi. To this day, traces of explosives can still be seen at the city gate.
The apocalyptic scene that day left an indelible shadow in Han Sanlang's heart.
Han Sanlang took a deep breath and said with a smile: "We can't help it. We have fought against Gu Nanxi face to face, so we naturally know how terrible she is. Your Gao family is much luckier."
Isn't that lucky?
Most of the soldiers guarding Xinzhou that day were Han Chinese. Before the Gao family made their final choice, the soldiers opened the city gates and welcomed the Yun Guogong army into the city.
Gao Qillang snorted coldly. Han Sanlang was disparaging their Gao family. Their control over Xinzhou City was nothing special.
The two of them disliked each other, but due to the relationship between their families, they had to pretend to be on good terms. They felt sick to their stomachs.
Yu Silang silently appreciated the spring scenery, as if in his eyes, the birds perched on the branches were more important than Gu Nanxi.
Young people do not know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is, and they always want to compete with the sky.
The name that makes the elders in the family tremble with fear when they mention it is just like a cat or a dog in their mouths.
Little did they know that their parents were almost turning gray with worry at this time.
The Han family sent Miss Han, the younger sister of the Han family patriarch. She was usually decisive and ruthless.
In the past, a Tartar coveted her beauty and wanted to marry her, but she refused without hesitation.
The man tried to use force, but Miss Han pierced his vitals with a sword.
From then on, no one dared to propose marriage to the Han family.
Miss Han, who is so fearless, has a look of worry in her eyes: "The Xie family has dealings with Xixia."
That adult is the kind of person who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes.
Seeing that the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun had been occupied for many years, she showed them many preferential treatments.
But looking at what she did in Shuozhou and Hezhong Prefecture, it is obvious that she is not a soft person.
People with a soft personality cannot lead troops.
Miss Han didn't believe that the master could still tolerate the Xie family even though they were so outrageous.
"That's impossible. Can she fight against the Great Zhou, Western Xia and the Xie family at the same time?" The head of the Gao family stroked his beard and questioned.
How brave does one have to be to choose to start a war on two fronts when there is a fire in the backyard?
The head of the Yu family corrected him, "The Yan family sent a letter saying that she sent people to Goryeo, ostensibly to do business."
Even a three-year-old child wouldn’t believe this!
Goryeo had a very good relationship with the Zhou court, and Goryeo merchants often went to Quanzhou Port to trade.
If Yunzhou goes west, it can trade with the Western Regions and make much more money than trading with Goryeo.
It is understandable that Gu Nanxi wants to take action against Xixia.
Because Xixia controlled the Hexi Corridor and took kickbacks from it. Gu Nanxi was used to eating alone, so she naturally didn't want anyone to suck her blood.
Why did she attack Gao Li?
Goryeo is not Goguryeo. Its territory is not small at all and the land is barren. After conquering the country, they have to worry about how to govern it.
The head of the Yu family: "Who in the world has ever guessed her thoughts correctly? Anyway, judging from her actions, she must have some plans for Xixia and Goryeo. As for the Xie family..."
The head of the Gao family sneered: "You don't think she will destroy the Xie family, do you? Is she crazy? The Xie family did something a little out of line, but it's not to the point of destroying the family. Besides, isn't she afraid of disappointing us?"
The head of the Yu family's eyes flickered, and he hesitated: "What you said makes sense. We, the Sixteen States of Youyun, are different after all."
Gu Nanxi launched a heavy attack on Shuozhou, killing countless people. He was quite kind to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and was more patient, trying to win over the hearts of the people.
Under such circumstances, no action should be taken against the Xie family.
Bar?!
For some reason, the head of the Yu family's eyelids kept twitching, as if something bad was going to happen.
The Patriarch of the Gao family ignored the slight uneasiness in his heart, and seemed to be talking to the Patriarch of the Yu family, or also to himself.
"Relax. Unless she wants to be a tyrant, she will definitely leave some room for error. Besides, we didn't do anything, so she can't be angry with us."
It's nothing more than collecting a little more tax.
When reporting the land, I reported a little less.
When taking the imperial examination, he gave some preferential treatment to his own people.
When appointing local officials, try to recruit more of your own people.
When setting up workshops and mining minerals, I took a little more money from them.
Is this a big mistake?
Didn’t they also help the government build bridges and roads and govern the local area?
When you ask someone to do something for you, you need to give them some benefits, not to mention that they have to work hard to govern a state.
Is it too much to give a little preferential treatment?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that what I did was not wrong! Many of the governors of the Great Zhou Dynasty were even more extreme than I was!
The little emperor didn't do anything to them!
The heads of the Gao and Yu families both felt relieved.
The eldest daughter of the Han family's heart was beating wildly. She seemed to see the sky full of flames again, and in her ears there were thunderous explosions and painful wails.
Her face was pale and beads of sweat the size of beans were running down her forehead. The stool under her butt seemed to be nailed in, making her feel uneasy.
She suddenly thought of the Yan family. The Yan family was so low-key that they didn't even attend several gatherings. Did they know something?
When she thought of this, Miss Han felt a little regretful that she should not have come to the Chan family gathering.
What is this doing?
If it happened in the court, wouldn't it be considered forming a clique for personal gain?
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