Chapter 832 Tight Skin
After Gu Nanxi left, someone asked.
"Ailian, do you really want to join that Sunshine Government Affairs Office?"
Li Ailian looked at the majestic back of Duke Yun, and only curled her lips when they were completely out of sight.
"If you let me go, I'll go. I want to see what they're up to."
Some people had wild ideas: "Could this be used to bribe us?"
"Impossible. The members of the Sunshine Government Affairs Office change every month. How can we bribe them? Will bribery work?"
Then someone muttered, "I think they want to gather us together under the name of the Sunshine Government Affairs Office, and then get rid of us without anyone noticing."
The onlookers laughed: "You think too much!"
"I'm not kidding. The most powerful conspiracy is to hold a meeting. When Dayu wanted to eliminate Fangfeng clan, he notified them to hold a meeting and then killed them. When Liu Bang wanted to arrest Han Xin, he also notified him to hold a meeting. He Jin was also tricked into the palace and killed in the name of a meeting. Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun after he was called to a meeting."
Oh my god, now that I hear that, it makes so much sense.
Everyone looked at Li Ailian and said hesitantly, "How about you not go?"
Li Ailian shook her head and disagreed, "Although the Duke of Yun has been criticized, she never slacks off when it comes to serious matters, and she never does anything fake. Just now, she didn't take my life, so she wouldn't murder me in the name of the Sunshine Government Affairs Office."
He rolled his eyes and urged, "How about we all go together to join in the fun that day?"
"Okay! With so many eyes watching, they won't do anything dirty."
On the other hand, Gu Nanxi returned to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion with a bloated face. After seeing Cui Sanlun, he couldn't help but complain.
"Everyone is so impatient! Back when we were fighting the Tartars, we enforced the law and no one dared to do anything tricky!"
"After finally getting a better life, we're learning the ways of the world! Is the army a place for socializing?! It's difficult to enforce military discipline, but it only takes a small thing to destroy military style!"
"Absurd! Ridiculous!"
"One bad apple spoils the whole barrel!"
Lumei brought Gu Nanxi a bowl of lychee and bayberry drink. It was bright red and had the fragrance and sweetness of lychees. It had been chilled in the ice cellar for an hour and was still steaming.
A bowl of it is the best way to relieve heat.
Gu Nanxi was already in a bad mood, and when she saw lychees, she remembered the famous line "A horse gallops through the red dust, and the concubine smiles, but no one knows it is lychees."
"Why is it so extravagant?!"
Lu Mei was stunned by the reprimand. Seeing that Gu Nanxi's frown was so tight that it could almost kill a fly, she explained in a low voice: "It was sent by Lord Zhu."
In order to deliver these lychees, the transporters acted like thieves, sneaking around and taking the route of the Cao Gang, which allowed them to break through the blockade.
There were only two baskets of lychees in total, half of which were rotten on the way, so only half of the basket actually fell into Gu Nanxi's hands.
Gu Nanxi took a deep breath and softened her voice: "I'm sorry, I'm in a bad mood and shouldn't have lost my temper with you."
Lumei shook her head, gently placed the litchi and bayberry drink on the table, walked behind Gu Nanxi and massaged her shoulders.
"Why are you so angry about this? As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, everyone around him will benefit. Let's not talk about others, let's talk about me. Because I am your personal maid, as long as I leave the mansion, everyone will look up to me. My parents, relatives, and even my husband have all benefited from this."
The strength in Lumei's hand was neither too light nor too heavy, just right: "Master, one kind of rice feeds a hundred kinds of people. Some follow you for their ideals, some follow you because they admire you, and some follow you for wealth and glory."
"I know, I'm just too upset." Gu Nanxi rubbed his eyebrows.
It's not just frustrating, it's also a huge pressure.
My subordinates are like poor people who suddenly become rich and can't even walk.
I am like the captain at the helm. If my hand tilts slightly, the ship will deviate from its course. I can't be too happy or too relaxed, but must remain absolutely calm.
It’s really too difficult!
In order to ease the atmosphere, Gu Nanxi asked with a smile: "Where is Jiusi? Why haven't I seen him since I returned to Kyoto for so long?"
Lu Mei didn't stop moving her hands, and said calmly, "He's dead."
"Um?"
"He married a concubine and had two children. They all died when the rebel army attacked the city."
Gu Nanxi's expression was stiff. Oh no, how should I comfort someone in this situation?
Lu Mei acted as if nothing had happened and even smiled: "If you feel sorry for me, why don't you smile at me? If you are happy, I will be happy too."
Gu Nanxi forced a stiff smile, causing Lu Mei to chuckle, "That's enough, that's enough. If you keep laughing, your face will become stiff."
"You idiot! You are the one who says all the good and bad things!"
After Lumei's jokes, Gu Nanxi's mentality improved a lot.
She called Yu Lang and said, "Catch all those who have lost their minds since entering the city. I don't care who is behind them, whose subordinates they are, or who they are close to. Find them all!"
Yulang: "Where is the bottom line?"
"Murder, arson, robbery, bullying women and children, participating in fights, causing death, etc. Please verify the charges and make a list. The bottom line is to refer to the eight disciplines."
Gu Nanxi gnashed her teeth and said, "If I don't give these people a hard time, they will dare to jump up to the sky one by one! Go quickly, go quickly, I want to know the result as soon as possible!"
Yulang responded and turned and left.
It would be most appropriate to let Yulang do this.
Yulang has no connection with Gu Nanxi's previous team, so there is no such thing as personal vendetta.
Anyone who wants to plead for mercy cannot find him.
He was in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and nothing that happened in Kyoto could be hidden from his eyes and ears.
He is also Gu Nanxi's cousin. This identity alone is enough to give him a golden shield, and no one dares to stab him in private.
Cui Sanlun looked at him coldly, and waited until Yulang took his orders and left before he spoke: "You finally calmed down."
Gu Nanxi expanded all the way south and got a great bargain, acquiring Kyoto without any effort.
Suddenly, the country went from retreating to the north to being divided into two parts by the Yangtze River.
Not only the soldiers under him became arrogant and fierce, but even Gu Nanxi was unable to handle things.
If she had known in the past that the Imperial City Bureau would come to assassinate her, even if she knew that the leader was her cousin, she would not have been so crazy as to withdraw the guards from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion!
How could she risk her life for an illusory favor after years of fighting on the battlefield and developing a sense of vigilance? !
The reason why she did this was that she had unknowingly become arrogant and thought that there was nothing in the world that she could not do and no one that she could not conquer!
Fortunately, she woke up not too late.
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