Wen Shiqing and his son thought so too; no one expected that the emperor would do something so dishonorable for the sake of the military tally.
"As far as you're telling me, you shouldn't have bothered with what happened in Juezhou. You should have let Gu Chang come to the capital instead." Xiao Yan was so angry that he couldn't hold back his words. "But he's doing all this, not only reaping the benefits but also trying to get rid of us after we've served our purpose. I've never seen such a heartless person."
"Xiao Yan, too many people will talk too much, stop talking," Gu Linchao said in a deep voice. Gu Heng had been unjust to him, but he couldn't abandon the people.
If we allow the Jue King to start a rebellion and release the Northern Di people, it will be the common people who suffer in the end.
Xiao Yan asked, "Are you really going to hand over the military tally?"
"The military tally had to be handed over sooner or later, but I never expected it to be because of this." Gu Linchao's brows furrowed slightly.
"Let's go to the Prince's residence first and then talk about this matter," Wen Shiqing said.
“Yes, we need to consider this carefully,” Wen Tingyun agreed.
Despite having a lot to say, Xiao Yan had to shut up upon hearing this.
After leaving court, Gu Heng went straight to the Imperial Study and unleashed a furious tirade, terrifying the palace servants into not daring to breathe.
After a long while, Gu Heng calmed down and sent someone to invite Si Luo.
Si Luo had already heard about what had just happened in court, so he naturally knew why the emperor had summoned him.
"What are Your Majesty's plans?" he asked.
Gu Heng said in a deep voice, "Keep a close eye on Wen Nongnong. I will not hand her over."
Si Luo frowned. "Since Gu Linchao is already offering the military tally in exchange for her, why doesn't Your Majesty go with the flow and return her?"
"No way," Gu Heng said immediately.
"So, is His Majesty planning to forgo the military tally?" Si Luo asked, disagreeing.
Gu Heng sneered, "I didn't expect that my Imperial Uncle would value Wen Nong Nong so much. For her sake, he not only resigned from his position as Regent, but was also willing to hand over the military seal."
Si Luo was also somewhat taken aback.
He originally thought that the plan to exchange Wen Nong Nong for the military tally might not succeed, since the military tally was too important to Gu Linchao, it could be said to be his means of survival. But he did not expect that he would hand it over without hesitation, just to get Wen Nong Nong back.
It's hard to believe that Gu Linchao is the kind of person who would rather have a beautiful woman than an empire.
"Si Luo, go find a woman who resembles Wen Nong Nong, and then send her to exchange for military tokens with Gu Linchao," Gu Heng suddenly said.
Si Luo was startled, "This won't work..."
“How could it not work? You’ve been in the martial world for so many years, I know you’ve learned many skills that others don’t know. Disguise and disguise are nothing to you.” Gu Heng stared at him and said.
Si Luo stiffened, and after a long while, he said, "Since Your Majesty has made your decision, this humble subject dares not disobey. But speaking of similarities, isn't there one in Your Majesty's harem?"
Gu Heng immediately thought of Tu Tong, and when he realized that Tu Tong knew his secret, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"I understand. I'll send her over to you later," he said casually.
"Then I shall withdraw and make preparations," Si Luo said.
"Wait a minute," Gu Heng called out to him.
"Does Your Majesty have any further instructions?"
"How has she been these past few days?" Gu Heng asked.
Si Yi understood who he was referring to, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "In order to avoid trouble, I have been putting her to sleep for the past few days, and she is still lying in the villa at this moment."
Gu Heng was shocked. "How could you be so careless with her? How can she bear it?"
Si Luo immediately said, "Wait a moment, I will release her sleeping pressure point."
Gu Heng thought for a moment and said, "I will go with you."
Si Luo looked at him in surprise, "Isn't this... a bit inappropriate?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a matter of making arrangements." Gu Heng had been wanting to visit Wen Nongnong for a long time, and this time he couldn't hold back any longer.
Especially when he thought about how he would soon obtain the military tally and then possess a stunningly beautiful woman like Wen Nong Nong, with the country and the beauty both in his grasp, the pent-up frustration he had felt in the hall earlier vanished.
He even had a smile on his lips, and said with high spirits, "Go and make the arrangements quickly."
Si Luo frowned, but seeing that he was in high spirits, she didn't want to persuade him further, so she said, "Yes."
...
The Regent's Palace.
Xiao Yan, Wen Shiqing, and Wen Tingyun followed Gu Linchao to the study.
Looking at Gu Linchao's unfocused eyes, Wen Shiqing sighed inwardly.
"Your Highness, let's put aside the matter of the military tally for now. Since it's in the Emperor's hands, let's search for it secretly first and see if we can find Nong Nong. If we can't find it, then we can bring up the matter of the military tally again."
He was actually very pleased that Gu Linchao was willing to exchange his military tally for Nong Nong; what a fortunate thing that was.
But he also had to stand in Gu Linchao's shoes and consider his perspective.
After all, the military tally is of great importance. If Gu Linchao loses it, he will likely face difficulties in the future and could be easily suppressed by the emperor.
Therefore, he believed that they should search for it first, and only if they could not find it should they mobilize the military command.
Wen Tingyun shared the same thought.
Even though he was very worried about Nong Nong's safety.
Seeing the attitude of the father and son, Xiao Yan felt very relieved and also advised, "The Duke of Dingguo is right."
At this moment, Wang Houde, who had been standing beside Gu Linchao, suddenly spoke up: "Don't worry, everyone. Back in Juezhou, the master sent Si Yi back to the capital to look for the Empress. It's been so many days, there should be some progress soon."
Upon hearing this, all three breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
...
At this moment in the villa, as soon as Wen Nong Nong opened her eyes, she saw Gu Heng sitting in front of the bed. She thought she was seeing things, otherwise how could she see this unlucky guy?
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