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's okay."
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.
——
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.
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