Gu Shouxin was somewhat surprised. So the Emperor had sent people to the west of Langge Kingdom!
He learned from reading local gazetteers that during the previous dynasty, Langge Kingdom was part of the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. To the west of Langge Kingdom was the desert, and there were many small kingdoms, large and small, on the other side of the desert.
The previous dynasty did not have any contact with the desert, but there are records of previous dynasties having contact with countries on the other side of the desert.
There are tribes and royal courts over there, with strong military forces, but sending troops requires crossing the desert, and there has never been a war there before.
If the Lang Kingdom, with the help of forces in the desert, were to unite with the northern grasslands and launch an attack on the Great Zhou, the Great Zhou would be in grave danger.
Gu Shouxin had heard Gu Ren explain his vision for the book. Gu Ren's vision was that the male protagonist couldn't save the female protagonist, but after being persuaded by her grandparents, he rallied and went to conquer the seas.
Even if Lu Zheng had lived to see Grandpa and Grandma Gu return, given the plot development of Gu Ren, he still wouldn't have known much about the situation in the west.
After pondering for a moment, Gu Shouxin asked, "Whom does Your Majesty intend to send to Langge Kingdom now?"
The Emperor laughed and said, "That's why I asked you! Since you're in Kuncheng, it's easier for you to send someone to handle things. Look at us now, the Goddess Kingdom is on friendly terms with us, the Jinnan Kingdom has directly submitted, and the Izumo and Sand God will be brought over by the Peng family sooner or later. But this Langge Kingdom is acting all mysterious. My older cousin and I came here by boat, and we talked about the Langge Kingdom on the way. She's been the Queen of the Goddess Kingdom for over twenty years, and she hasn't had much contact with the Langge Kingdom. Come to think of it, the Goddess Kingdom is actually closer to the Langge Kingdom than we are."
Gu Shouxin smirked. "Big Cousin? You really think you're my son? You're ruining my life!"
Gu Shouxin was unaware that the Emperor and Queen Dugu were indeed addressing each other as cousins on the boat. Jin Nanwang found it amusing and wanted to join in, but unfortunately, Queen Dugu disliked that Jin Nanwang was a bit too fat and not good-looking, and the Emperor disliked that Jin Nanwang was too relaxed after being relieved of his burdens. Neither of them wanted to play with Jin Nanwang.
The emperor continued, "Second Brother Gu, I know you've cultivated a group of people over the past few years. Pick one or two from them and have them impersonate Jin Nan people. Now that Jin Nan Kingdom has become Jin Nan Prefecture, they won't be able to tell the difference. It'll be very easy for them to infiltrate. My men are all highly skilled in martial arts and very capable in all aspects; they'll be easily exposed!"
Gu Shouxin felt a deep sense of disdain. Did the emperor think his men were not capable enough and that it would be easier for them to go to Langge Kingdom?
I really want to raise a flag and rebel, and bully this damn emperor!
The two discussed things in the study for a while before going out for dinner. The Empress Dowager scolded them, saying that if they didn't show up for dinner on time, they would have to eat cold food in the kitchen by themselves and wouldn't wait for anyone.
Grandma Gu, standing beside the Empress Dowager, expressed her strong agreement, saying, "Only you, Grandma, dare to say this; we wouldn't dare. Even the second son wouldn't normally dare."
The emperor touched his nose guiltily. Oh no, he forgot, it was his grandmother who came out this time, not his mother!
Empress Dowager Jiang was quite gentle and generally wouldn't refer to the emperor, but the Grand Empress Dowager was different.
Uncle Gu watched the two of them with a smile. Grandma has never scolded me; it seems I'm the good grandson after all! Hahahaha…
I always felt that my grandmother was avenging me! The second son deserved it!
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