Xie Changshi turned to Huo Qiyuan and whispered, "Mr. Huo, how much do you know about this Bai Jiwu?"
For matters concerning the military, one should naturally ask Huo Qiyuan.
Once you know who this person is, their character and personality, and combine that with the events and the timing, it's easy to determine the root cause of their actions.
But Chief Secretary Xie was somewhat afraid. If the real reason this person sealed the city was because of the King of Chu, then things would be troublesome.
That means the King of Chu has completely taken control of the Northern Desert Army. With just one order from him, the Northern Desert Army could turn their steel swords against their own people at any time.
Huo Qiyuan carefully introduced the man to the others: "This man is a lieutenant general. Because he has studied military strategy since childhood, he is extremely arrogant. During a surprise attack, I once put him in charge of the troops, but he failed. Afterwards, he shirked responsibility, believing that the battle methods I devised were flawed, so I have not promoted him since."
Huo Qiyuan sighed: "He has always been dissatisfied with me, feeling that I am deliberately suppressing him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Changshi continued, "For such a stubborn and self-willed person to be able to command the Northern Desert Army, he must have something to do with that person."
Huo Qiyuan felt extremely bitter and nodded slightly.
The predecessor of the Northern Desert Army was the Huo Family Army, the place where his fathers had worked hard and where he had always thought he would stay for the rest of his life.
But who could have imagined that Huo Jiajun would have become like this in just a few years since he left?
The city was locked down, and a prefectural governor was illegally detained...
Gu Yuzhi's gaze darted back and forth between Xie Changshi and Huo Qiyuan, secretly pondering that the current general of the Northern Desert Army must be one of the Prince of Chu's men, and also a heinous villain.
Once he helps his elder brother regain the initiative with the Northern Desert Army, he'll hang this scoundrel up and starve him, making him even worse off than Prefect Ke!
Just then, Governor He and his entourage finally arrived. After bowing respectfully, they stood in two lines.
They were summoned by the young prince last night and learned that the young prince wanted to build a martyrs' cemetery.
These people were all extremely intelligent, and they immediately understood the enormous impact this matter would have.
So these people put their heads together and decided that they absolutely had to fix it, no matter what difficulties they had to overcome!
But then they glanced at the unfamiliar man in the prefect's robes and fell silent.
Could this person be Prefect Ke, whom we've only heard of but never met?
Unlike the others, Huang Yanzhang was staring intently at Ke Liangyi, trying to recognize him for a long time but failing. He felt that the man was completely unfamiliar.
In his memory, Ke Liangyi was full of vigor and high spirits, and even when he was banished to the northern desert, his correspondence with him was full of hope.
The person in front of me looked old and dejected, showing none of the vigor of my old friend!
Gu Yuzhi looked over and said crisply, "Prefect Huang, come quickly! This is Ke Liangyi, the Prefect of Quanzhou. I heard from Chief Secretary Xie that you two were from the same hometown and both became Jinshi in the same year. Please talk to him."
Teacher Shu said that someone like Magistrate Ke must have suffered some kind of psychological trauma, which is why his reactions became so slow.
However, Huang Yanzhang was someone he knew well, and since his elder brother had arranged for Huang Yanzhang to be stationed in the northern desert, their relationship should be quite good. So, he decided to let Huang Yanzhang give it a try, and perhaps Prefect Ke would be able to figure it out.
Gu Yuzhi didn't understand what it meant to be emotionally hurt, but he trusted Teacher Shu and did whatever Teacher Shu told him to do.
What if it works?
As for Huang Yanzhang, his suspicions were confirmed, and he didn't know whether to feel more sighs or sorrow.
The King of Chu was ambitious and made these mistakes, but in the end, it was his underlings who suffered the consequences.
Huang Yanzhang smiled bitterly to himself and glanced at Gu Yuzhi. He only hoped that when the young prince grew up, he would always maintain his current simplicity and dedication to the people.
Suppressing the myriad thoughts in his mind, Huang Yanzhang slowly stepped forward and squatted down in front of Ke Liangyi: "Brother Ke, I am Huang Yanzhang, do you remember me?"
When Ke Liangyi saw someone speaking, his gaze fell on him, but his expression remained blank and dazed.
Looking at Ke Liangyi, whose eyes were devoid of any light and filled with numbness, Huang Yanzhang was overcome with grief, and his voice choked with emotion: "Brother Ke, it's been many years since we last met. I never expected that we would meet again on such an occasion."
"Do you still remember that in your last letter to me, you said that when the northern deserts were at peace, you would definitely drink and chat with me to discuss important matters?"
Ke Liangyi's numb eyes finally regained some light, and he opened his mouth and silently said, "Yanzhang..."
Huang Yanzhang sighed, quickly wiping away his tears. He patted Ke Liangyi's shoulder with a silent sigh, then turned to Gu Yuzhi: "Your Highness, what's wrong with Prefect Ke..."
Qi Chenglang stepped forward and briefly explained to them that the current general of the Mobei Army had ordered the city to be sealed off for several months.
Everyone was immediately stunned by Bai Jiwu's audacity.
Even if the King of Chu were stationed in the northern desert army, he wouldn't have the audacity to lock down the city for several months!
They seriously doubted whether this person's brain was filled with shit, otherwise how could he do such a thing?
But soon, these people began to ask Qi Chenglang a series of questions.
How are the people of Quanzhou doing now? Does no one question the order issued by Bai Jiwu?
Where was the military supervisor of the Northern Desert Army? Why didn't he stop him?
Qi Chenglang was completely clueless about these details and could only scratch his head with an awkward smile.
The crowd immediately began discussing Quanzhou and Bai Jiwu, thinking that once Ke Liangyi regained consciousness, they should carefully consider how to pacify Quanzhou.
Gu Yuzhi listened to the conversation, his eyes darting around as he tried to process what they were saying.
If you don't understand something, just write it down quietly and ask Xie Changshi and Liu Dianyi when no one is around.
About half an hour later, Judge Qin came in carrying a bowl of medicine.
Even though they were some distance apart, Gu Yuzhi could still smell the bitter medicine, and his lips unconsciously turned down.
He secretly patted his chest, silently relieved, "Thank goodness, I'm alright."
He's already eating medicinal cuisine every day, and he's already covered in the smell of medicine. If he drinks more medicine, he'll become a medicinal person preserved in medicine.
But to Gu Yuzhi's surprise, the bitter medicine from Judge Qin was not the worst part.
He watched helplessly as Judge Qin took out silver needles from his medicine box, heated them slightly over a fire, and then swiftly and accurately inserted them into Prefect Ke's head.
Gu Yuzhi's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets from staring at him.
He could almost see the long needle tip trembling slightly!
Gu Yuzhi swallowed hard, covered her eyes with her small hands, and said silently, "Mother, help me! Imperial Physician Qin is really scary!"
He dared not open his eyes to look, but listened quietly to the sounds coming from the council chamber.
But soon the council chamber became unusually quiet.
it's over?
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