Qin, the Imperial Physician, said softly, "Your Highness?"
Gu Yuzhi looked up at him, blinking, and said, "I'm wondering if mulberry bark paper will even work."
Because they discovered that the King of Chu's brother had been in contact with the Northern Di people, many of their previous plans were temporarily shelved.
In particular, all those who had previously served as officials and planted mulberry trees went to restore the well village.
"The mulberry paper is alright, but what I want most is cotton."
If he had known the war would start so soon, he shouldn't have spun all that cotton into cloth last year; instead, he should have tried to make more cotton-padded clothes.
The soldiers must be very sad to start a war in winter.
Chief Secretary Xie saw that this small boy exuded a kind of sorrow that was incongruous with his age.
Thinking of his innocent and carefree daughter, Xie Changshi couldn't help but sigh heavily again.
Just as Your Highness thinks, it would be good if the war with the Northern Barbarians could resume in a few years.
With His Highness's cotton-padded clothes, the soldiers no longer had to be as timid and hesitant as before when fighting in winter.
Compared to the Northern Di people who eat beef and mutton year-round and live in the snow-capped mountains, the soldiers of the Sang Dynasty would certainly be less able to withstand the cold.
This is why, in past conflicts with the Northern Di, their soldiers had to outnumber the enemy by at least twice to have a chance of winning.
But no matter how melancholy I feel, what's coming will come, and right now the most important thing is the situation in Jiangnan.
Gu Yuzhi put the paperweight away and looked up at Chief Secretary Xie: "Chief Secretary Xie, I've made up my mind! I'm going to record what happened when I came to Huizhou."
It wasn't meant to worry my mother, nor to make my brother feel like I was playing the victim; it was simply a record.
As time goes by, his memories of Huizhou will definitely become blurred, but he doesn't need to worry about writing it down now. If he forgets it, he can just look back at it.
Having figured this out, Gu Yuzhi no longer hesitated and quickly put pen to paper.
He set off from the northern desert, recording everything he passed through, what he ate, what difficulties he encountered, and what he found strange about Jiangnan when he arrived.
Perhaps because he had something to look forward to, Gu Yuzhi couldn't stop writing once he started. Even when his hand got sore, he didn't complain and just shook it off to continue.
Time flies when you have something to do; it seems like only a short while before dawn breaks.
Xie Changshi glanced at Gu Yuzhi, who was still engrossed in writing, quietly got up, extinguished the candle flame beside him, took a few steps towards the door, and listened carefully. It seemed that there was still no movement in the mansion.
Several hours have passed, and there's still no idea what's going on on Houhu Island.
Xie Changshi felt conflicted.
He hoped that the Duke of Qi could safely bring the Lingnan garrison to Jiangnan to relieve the crisis in Jiangnan, but if that were the case, he would have to hope that the King of Chu would not take many naval troops with him.
However, if a large number of naval personnel remain, landing on Houhu Island would be a very dangerous decision.
Chief Secretary Xie closed his eyes briefly and heard the young prince put down his pen. He quickly turned around and said, "Your Highness."
Gu Yuzhi nodded, and after the papers were completely dry, he stacked them in order and handed them to Xie Changshi: "Keep them like this for now. After I finish recording the events in Jiangnan, I will bind them into a book."
He scratched his chin, his big eyes darting around, and after a while said, "I'll just write on the cover, 'Gu Yuzhi's Eight-Year-Old Trip to Huizhou'."
Simple and easy to remember!
Chief Secretary Xie smiled indulgently and replied softly, "Alright."
With no one in the mansion, naturally no one brought breakfast.
Gu Yuzhi touched his stomach and couldn't help but yawn.
After a busy night, the real challenge has finally arrived.
With his head feeling a little dizzy, he thought to himself that he seemed to have forgotten something.
But he couldn't remember what it was for the time being.
Gu Yuzhi returned to his room in a daze and fell asleep without even thinking about breakfast.
When I woke up again, it was already noon.
The blazing sun streamed through the wide-open windows, casting a blinding light on the floor tiles.
Gu Yuzhi got up in a daze, shook his head, and finally remembered what he had forgotten!
He exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no! Last night I told Guard Zhang and the others to call me before they set off, because I wanted to see them off!"
As it turned out, he was so engrossed in writing about his experiences along the way that he completely forgot about this!
He slapped his forehead hard: "Oh no, oh no, I don't even know if Guard Zhang and the others are waiting for me!"
I don't think Guard Zhang told the other guards that he was going to send them off to war.
If he had spoken up but then failed to appear, wouldn't the guards have thought he was cowardly?
Gu Yuzhi hurriedly dressed and had just stepped out of the inner room when he saw Mr. Huo and Chief Secretary Xie enter, chatting and laughing.
Imperial Physician Qin followed closely behind, carrying a bowl of medicinal ointment. Upon seeing Gu Yuzhi, a hint of annoyance flashed across Imperial Physician Qin's face: "Your Highness, you're awake."
I wanted to rush in and change His Highness's dressing before he woke up, but even though I rushed, I was still too late.
Gu Yuzhi glanced at the medicine in Qin Yuanpan's hand, then at the pants he had just put on, pursed his lips, turned around resignedly, and changed his pants again.
Her two jade-like calves were covered with scars, but Gu Yuzhi seemed oblivious to the pain, and even smiled at Mr. Huo: "Mr. Huo, was the trip to Houhu Island very successful?"
It must go very smoothly!
Otherwise, why would Mr. Huo look so relaxed?
Mr. Huo first bowed, then said, "Your Highness is right, the trip to Houhu Island was indeed very successful."
It should be said that the King of Chu was very arrogant about himself and his control over Jiangnan, which is why he only left 4,000 men to besiege Huizhou and transferred most of his navy and private troops away.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi's face immediately lit up with a smile, but she quickly pouted and said, "In that case, wouldn't the Duke of Qi be in great danger?"
Mr. Huo said with a serious face: "Yes! According to a general on the island, the King of Chu has about 50,000 private soldiers. Apart from the 10,000 left in Huizhou and Houhu Island, there are about 140,000 naval troops going to besiege the Duke of Qi."
Perhaps out of fear of repeating the previous failure of a large-scale siege of Qi's guards, the King of Chu was particularly reckless this time, taking everyone with him to first wipe out the Lingnan garrison, and then join forces with the Northern Di to attack the capital.
But to his utter surprise, before he had even left, Gu Yuzhi was already rushing toward him.
Before he even met the Duke of Qi, Gu Yuzhi had already arrived in Huizhou. In just two days, he not only lifted the siege of Huizhou but also raided his private army training grounds.
Mr. Huo comforted him, "However, Your Highness, Houhu Island has a large arsenal of weapons, and with the addition of rebels willing to surrender, I believe we can launch a counterattack..."
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