Chapter 709: What kind of person is he? Do I need you to tell me?
Gui Sheng was startled at first, then realized the deeper meaning of Xu Yu's words, and then an lingering chill rose from his heart.
Gui Sheng knew all of Yan Jun's famous confidants who were often sent out to do things.
But even now, even though he knew the whole story, Gui Sheng still found it hard to believe.
Could it be that Yan Jun's confidants had been replaced by Xu Yu's men without anyone knowing?
If Yan Jun's people were like this, then he...
Gui Sheng couldn't help but sweat coldly.
Xu Yu saw this and a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes: "Why are you so nervous?"
“There aren’t many people who can learn to act like this without making any mistakes and still be so useful.”
Gui Sheng quickly apologized with a smile: "I am just an inexperienced person and I am making a fuss out of nothing. Please don't blame me."
Xu Yu broke another bead and said helplessly, "It's just a hole, why is it so difficult?"
Xu Yu was just itching to show off his skills.
What he had said to Sang Zhixia before was true. Haidong pearls of such good quality were indeed very rare outside, and it was difficult to buy satisfactory ones even if you had money.
It just so happened that the Gui family had some, and Gui Sheng happened to be very willing to use these things to please him, so Xu Yu wanted to make a pearl purse for Sang Zhixia himself, and also a pair of earrings and a hairpin.
Then she picked out some smaller ones and took them back to Xu Yanran and her own little Nuonuo, to use as decorations for her makeup boxes in the future.
Before taking action, Xu Yu had a good idea, thinking it was just a trivial matter and could be done easily.
But when you really start...
Looking at the small box of beads that was ruined by his poor craftsmanship, Xu Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
What a pity.
These look good too.
If it wasn't broken, it would be nice to use it to make a few pairs of shoe uppers for Sang Zhixia.
Catching the regret on Xu Yu's face, Gui Sheng said with a smile, "It's just a few beads."
"I know you like this, so I've sent someone to find the three boxes in the warehouse. If you use them all, I'll send someone else to look for more. I'm sure they'll find it."
Xu Yu felt relieved when he learned that there was still something to come. He continued to spoil the good stuff while saying calmly, "Go to Yan Jun tomorrow and do as I taught you before."
"Wait until Yan Jun goes to look for Qian An, then withdraw the people you have assigned to Hao Liang. If anyone asks..."
Xu Yu slowly raised his eyelashes.
Gui Sheng said without hesitation: "I just said that I don't know anything, but I'm short of people recently and I'm afraid something will go wrong, so I called them back first and will send them over to help after some time."
Xu Yu was very pleased with Gui Sheng's tact and waved his hand, saying, "Go ahead."
Guisheng left in a hurry.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the three boxes of fine Dongzhu that Gui Sheng brought were delivered to Xu Yu's hands.
Xu Yu took a quick look at the quality and found that the items in the box were better than those on hand. He gestured to Cheng Qi to accept them all. After a pause, he said, "Set out the paper and pen. I need to send a letter."
Jiang Yubai was far away in Huaining Prefecture, his mouth blistered with anxiety over the long-standing siege of the city gate. When he learned that Xu Yu had sent a secret letter, he immediately said without hesitation: "Show it!"
The generals who were originally discussing matters all had serious expressions on their faces, waiting for Jiang Yubai to open the letter.
The bald man even thought to himself that there would be no more mistakes in Chuzhou, but it was hard to say what would happen with Nan Yun.
The young prince requested that the troops should not harm the vitality of the other side and should not take it by force, which would increase the difficulty unnecessarily.
If it wasn't the trouble in the south, then could it be Xu Yu's injury...
The hearts of those present were trembling silently.
Jiang Yubai's face was solemn at first, and he took a deep breath calmly before reading the content of the letter.
But half a while passed.
Half a cup of tea passed.
Jiang Yubai's hands, which were holding the letter paper, were shaking violently, and veins were bulging on his forehead and neck.
The bald man held his breath and swallowed his saliva, then said softly, "Young Prince, your expression is similar to that of the General of the Cavalry..."
Jiang Yubai suddenly became angry without any warning: "You bastard!"
"There's no need to fight this battle anymore. I'm going to chop this dog up right now!"
Baldy: “…”
The bald man's breathing became lighter again and he didn't dare to interrupt rashly.
The scholar, who was standing closer to Jiang Yubai, leaned over to see what was written in the letter and his face twitched. He turned his head away, unable to bear to look at it.
Jiang Yubai was so angry that he couldn't help but sneer: "We've been wasting time here with no progress, and yet he's doing great! He's already dealing in beads in Nanyun!"
"He even emphasized to me that it was the best quality Dongzhu!"
Everyone present: "..."
The General of Cavalry was not a proud and extravagant person, and his behavior did not seem different from that of ordinary people.
Why are you suddenly getting involved with Dongzhu?
Jiang Yubai was panting heavily. Seeing that the bald man was really curious, he crumpled up the letter and threw it to him: "Read it yourself!"
The bald man spread out the letter with both hands, and his forehead throbbed as he read it.
The content of the letter is very simple.
This is in line with Xu Yu's character of being concise and to the point.
but……
The first half of the letter was filled with words about how he had won some good Dongzhu.
He also specifically emphasized that these were the unique beads on the phoenix crown of the Queen in the Kyoto Harem, and heirlooms of the Kyoto royal family. He got a lot of them at one time.
Xu Yu said openly that he wanted to embezzle the beads.
Because the jewelry looks good, I have to make it secretly to please my wife.
While Xu Yu was blatantly embezzling and accepting bribes, he also earnestly requested Jiang Yubai to make a more luxurious and grand phoenix crown for his wife when she was crowned queen in the future, so that no one would see his wife's jewelry and say it was disrespectful.
The bald man looked down with difficulty, his mouth twitching.
He read it in silence and handed the letter to another person who was peeking frantically.
The bald man said with difficulty, "Young Prince, apart from anything else, the Cavalry General really abides by the rules very well."
"He's...he's actually worried that if he takes advantage of something, he'll be accused of treason someday. Actually...actually..."
"What kind of person is he? Do I need you to tell me?"
Jiang Yubai said angrily, "I told you long ago that this guy was a bastard, and I was right!"
Those who read the letter fell silent one after another.
The scholar said stubbornly, "At least the second half has nothing to do with the beads. Isn't Nan Yun almost there?"
"They're just some beads. The General of the Cavalry is a formidable warrior, so taking them won't be a problem. At worst... we can invade Kyoto someday and find another skilled craftsman to forge a new phoenix crown for the future Empress."
"Young Prince, you have everything you need, so why worry about not finding some good materials? There's no need to fight with him about this..."
The scholar couldn't help laughing as he spoke.
Jiang Yubai glanced coldly at the people with strange expressions, and laughed as he held his head with his hands, saying, "This bastard has never changed since he was a child."
"Am I as inattentive as he is? It's just a few beads, but he wrote such a long article about it!"
Everyone present was trying hard to hold back their laughter.
Seeing that Jiang Yubai was so angry that he laughed, he stopped being tense and was very happy.
Jiang Yubai suppressed his laughter and stood up, his eyes slightly condensed as he said solemnly: "Everyone, we have more people and have come this far, but our progress is not as fast as the Cavalry General's. This cannot go on."
"If we take down Nanyun all at once, this dishonest cavalry general will chase us and find us stuck here. He might not be able to say a few nice words."
"I'm afraid I'll be so irritated that I'll want to draw my sword and kill the heroes. So to avoid such a tragedy among us, we have to speed up."
"Three days, at any cost."
"I want the army to advance another eighty miles!"
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