Looking at his clever little face, Chief Secretary Xie smiled indulgently.
Just as Gu Yuzhi was about to say something, Guard Zhang hurriedly entered and whispered, "Your Highness, someone requests an audience."
Gu Yuzhi sat up straight instantly, peeked outside, then quickly looked away and whispered, "Who is it?"
Qi Shizi had mentioned this during the meal: because of the two battles in Huizhou, although the people weren't completely confined to their homes, there were indeed few people on the streets, and everyone was walking in a hurry.
As instructed by Prince Qi, all the rice shops and other shops selling daily necessities in the city have been opened, and the prefectural government offices will be waiting on the side.
He never imagined that someone would come looking for him under these circumstances, especially so late at night.
Guard Zhang followed suit and whispered, "I have carefully verified his identity. He is the leader of Tianquan Manor, Jian Ge Sect, and Shenyou Sect."
Gu Yuzhi was somewhat confused and dizzy, wondering what kind of nonsensical names Tianquan Manor and Jian Ge Sect were.
However, he quickly realized that these people must be the Jianghu forces that Guard Qi had mentioned before.
His face tightened instantly, and he jumped off the chair to grab his gun: "Aren't these the same Jianghu forces that followed Brother Chu's orders and attacked Guard Qi and the others?"
"Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king; on the shores of the earth, all people are subjects of the king." This is the way of loyalty to the king that Chief Secretary Xie taught him.
Therefore, in his eyes there is no distinction between the martial arts world and the imperial court. If these people are the ones who are chasing and killing Guard Qi, then he will definitely not let them go.
Gu Yuzhi thought viciously, "Arrest all these people and put them in jail with the rebels. Starve them for a few days and see if they still dare not confess!"
Gu Yuzhi was fuming with anger when he heard Guard Zhang say, "No. The martial arts sects that were chasing Guard Qi have all been wiped out. These three sects were very righteous in the martial arts world."
Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened: "Those sects were all wiped out? When was that?"
He turned to look at Chief Secretary Xie in shock. How could he not know about such a big thing?
Seeing this, Xie Changshi hurriedly explained, "Because the price offered by the King of Chu was relatively high, the leaders and elders of these sects, who were all highly skilled in martial arts, were mobilized. In the end, they were all killed by Qi Shiwei and his men."
"These sects were left with only a few small fry. Upon receiving the news, their enemies naturally wouldn't let the government off the hook, and it wasn't long before they were devoured by other sects."
The imperial court has its dangers, and so does the martial arts world.
Basically, the imperial court doesn't interfere in matters of the martial arts world, so these kinds of feuds and massacres in the martial arts world are usually resolved by the martial arts practitioners themselves, as long as they don't infringe on the interests of the imperial court.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi patted his chest lightly and chuckled, "So you're saying that Guard Qi took revenge on the spot?"
He clenched his little fist and shouted, "Guard Qi is mighty!"
Guard Zhang coughed lightly, indicating to the young prince that he had also been present at the time.
Gu Yuzhi blinked, then clenched his little fists again and shouted, "Guard Zhang is mighty!"
Hearing the childish voice, Guard Zhang was finally satisfied and gently reminded him, "Your Highness, those people are still waiting."
Gu Yuzhi then exclaimed "Oh!" as if suddenly realizing something, and nodded repeatedly: "Alright, let them in then."
He was very curious about these martial arts figures, and of course, he also wanted to know why these sect leaders had come to him.
Guard Zhang went out to greet the person, while Prince Qi and Chief Secretary Xie erected the screen.
Although everyone knows that His Highness has come to Huizhou, the fewer people who have seen His Highness's true face, the better.
Gu Yuzhi sat quietly behind the screen, with Chief Secretary Xie and Imperial Physician Qin by his side, while Prince Qi stood outside the screen.
The three sect leaders entered and only saw a screen. They were not surprised not to see the young prince. They simply bowed and said, "This humble subject greets Your Highness, Prince Wen."
Through the thin gauze of the screen, Gu Yuzhi's view was obstructed, and he could only see a few blurry figures.
It is said that the leaders of the sects are all people with very high martial arts skills. He thought that these people with high martial arts skills were all like Guard Qi and Mr. Huo, tall and strong.
But who knew that among these three, there was one who was rather short. If it weren't for the fact that he spoke in an adult's voice, Gu Yuzhi would have thought he was a child.
Gu Yuzhi carefully gestured with his hand, then his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
He hasn't grown at all during this time. Will he stop growing altogether?
Like this man, is this the only height he'll ever reach in his life?
Although it's wrong to talk about people behind their backs like that, Gu Yuzhi really can't accept becoming like that in the future.
He pouted, his voice tinged with grievance: "You should get up now."
Shu Xiaohan noticed something was wrong with Shenying and quickly went to check on him. Seeing that his eyes were slightly red, she asked softly, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Gu Yuzhi silently voiced his fear, and then Shu Xiaohan burst into laughter, even Wen Xiuzhu, who was standing next to him, had a smile on his face.
Gu Yuzhi pouted and said unhappily, "You're still laughing!"
Shu Xiaohan had almost finished laughing, and seeing him like this, she patted his head and said, "What are you afraid of, little prince? You are only eight years old. Among your peers, His Highness is already very tall."
Wen Xiuzhu chimed in, "Yes, Your Highness, think about the children in Xinliang. Aren't they all shorter than you, even though they're around your age?"
Shu Xiaohan comforted him softly, "The young prince hasn't grown much because he's been injured multiple times in the past year and hasn't had enough rest. Once things are settled in the northern desert, his height will definitely increase dramatically."
They knew that Gu Yuzhi did this because his entourage were all quite tall, even civil officials like Xie Changshi and Chen Dianyi had excellent physiques.
As the shortest one, he naturally cared a lot about this kind of thing.
However, upon closer reflection, he realized that he was indeed one of the taller children.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuzhi's expression improved somewhat, and he looked at the people outside the screen with curiosity, asking, "What do you want to see me for?"
The tallest man on the far right stepped forward: "This humble one is the owner of Tianquan Manor. Tianquan Manor is located in Yunzhou..."
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head and thought to himself, Yunzhou also belongs to Jiangnan, but it is a relatively remote prefecture in Jiangnan and is not as commercially developed as places like Jiangzhou and Huizhou.
As Manager Wen mentioned before, Yunzhou is relatively close to Lingnan, so it is a vital transportation hub connecting Lingnan and Jiangnan. Apart from the numerous inns, most of the other businesses are traveling merchants.
The name Tianquan Villa sounds very grand. I wonder if Tianquan Villa also has many inns...
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