Gu Jingheng smiled again: "Of course. As someone who enjoys male beauty, shouldn't I keep the male beauties I acquire by my side?"
"..."
"By the way, General, Lord Shen came by earlier with a wine jug, but he went back after chatting with Eunuch Cui for too long."
Lord Shen, Shen Yunhe, is a low-ranking official in the Fengzhou government, holding the rank of eighth grade.
Gu Jingheng covered his face with a damp cloth and lay down on the couch: "What else could he possibly want? He just wanted to use drinking as an excuse to talk about business. Let's talk about it another day. I'm tired. You should all go and rest too."
***
More than a month later, everything was settled, and Eunuch Cui and Lin Suqing embarked on their return journey together, with Ge Xianshun also going along.
Standing on the city wall of Yicheng in Fengzhou, watching the departing troops, Lian Yingtong asked, "General, the four northern prefectures are now under your jurisdiction. How will they be arranged in the future?"
Lian Yingtong was somewhat worried. The four northern prefectures covered a large area, and the officialdom in each prefecture was different. Managing them would require a lot of effort.
The general is stationed in the military camp year-round. He is familiar with managing military affairs, but managing local government affairs... Moreover, most of his soldiers are impetuous men who have risen from the ranks of common soldiers. It is not realistic to let them take charge of these matters.
"What's the rush? The imperial decree hasn't been issued yet. Besides, we still have Shen Yunhe. With him around, he's worth ten of us. Yingtong, look at this beautiful scenery, aren't you tempted? His Majesty said that I no longer need to report when I travel to the four northern prefectures. Come on, let's pack our bags and go out for a stroll. Last time it was for official business, this time we can finally treat it as a trip."
Gu Jingheng turned around with a smile and walked down the city wall.
So he didn't see Lian Yingtong shaking his head helplessly behind him: "Lord Shen, good luck to you."
***
Before dawn that day, Gu Jingheng, along with Lian Yingtong and Xu Meng, quietly left the Fengzhou government office.
afternoon.
A young official in a blue robe stormed into the prefectural government office, only to find servants cleaning the premises.
The official angrily grabbed a servant by the collar: "Where did General Gu go?!"
The servant was so startled by his sudden question that he couldn't speak: "N-no...I don't know!"
The official in blue robes shook him off and went to grab the next one.
In an instant, the servants in the courtyard ran far away with brooms, looking at him as if he were a madman.
"General Gu! Gu Jingheng! You come out here! We were supposed to discuss the important matter of rectifying the officialdom of Fengzhou today, where are you! I've been waiting for you for days! Gu Jingheng—"
The noise disturbed the nearby courtyards. Hearing the commotion, a handsome young man dressed as a servant came running from the inner courtyard.
He ran while shouting, "Lord Shen! Is it Lord Shen Yunhe?!"
Shen Yunhe turned around and looked at the boy running towards him, frowning as he watched. It wasn't until the boy got close and was panting heavily that Shen Yunhe recognized him.
"Eunuch Fang?" Shen Yunhe exclaimed in surprise, "You haven't returned to the capital?"
A blush crept onto Fang Youyi's fair face, who was being addressed as Eunuch Fang.
“Lord Shen, I am not a eunuch.” Fang Youyi looked around and led Shen Yunhe towards the inner courtyard.
"Lord Shen, although General Gu has left, he left you a note, which he left in his former study."
"General Gu is gone?! He's really gone?"
Shen Yunhe was so angry that he was about to jump up and down on the spot.
"Lord Shen! Please don't be angry!" Fang Youyi gently persuaded.
It wasn't until they entered the study that Fang Youyi explained the whole story to Shen Yunhe.
"General Gu said that in the process of cracking the corruption case, Lord Shen showed amazing talent and decisive and trustworthy political methods. Moreover, Lord Shen is upright and of noble character. Therefore, General Gu is very confident in entrusting the administration of Fengzhou to Lord Shen."
After being flattered, Shen Yunhe calmed down considerably. He snorted and accepted the tea that Fang Youyi offered him.
Shen Yunhe was originally just a minor civil official in Fengzhou Prefecture. For many years, he was unappreciated and suppressed by his superiors, feeling frustrated and unfulfilled. Later, after Gu Jingheng arrived, he exposed the corrupt officialdom of Fengzhou and brought down both the guilty officials and the unscrupulous merchants. Only then did Shen Yunhe regain some confidence in governing the officialdom of Fengzhou.
As a result, Gu Jingheng had just drawn up a grand blueprint for him when he suddenly disappeared.
Shen Yunhe grew angrier the more he thought about it. He raised his teacup to throw it, but Fang You quickly grabbed it, saying, "This is a unique piece from Ding ware. Please don't break it, sir."
Shen Yunhe angrily withdrew his hand and pointed at Fang Youyi: "With General Gu Jingheng not here, you expect me, a lowly eighth-rank official, to clean up this mess? Has he lost his mind from fighting so many battles!"
"How can I manage? How can I manage? I'm just a lowly eighth-rank official; my voice isn't even as loud as the farts of those high-ranking officials!"
"Lord Shen, how can a scholar speak so rudely?" Fang You glanced at Shen Yunhe and continued pouring tea.
"Fang Youyi, you're certainly having a good time here with Gu Jingheng now. Hey, why didn't you go back to Beidu? You just said you weren't a eunuch, what did you mean by that?"
When the problem returned to his own position, Fang You blushed again.
“I was originally going back, but General Gu took me from Eunuch Cui. Besides, I'm not a eunuch, I... I wasn't completely castrated..."
Fang Youyi's face was now as red as a bottom.
"It can be like this?" Shen Yunhe held his teacup, looking incredulous. He had never expected things to take such a turn.
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