"Are you ignoring the lives of so many soldiers for your own selfish interests?" Ye Qinglan opened her eyes in disbelief, and a chill surged up in her heart.
Gu Xinian's eyes darkened, and there was a coldness in his voice: "The battle for the throne has always been bloody. For the throne, not to mention the lives of the soldiers, no matter how many lives they have, they will not put it aside.
In the eyes. Now you should know how common the death of the palace maid and Xiao Tao that day was. Not to mention that the prince didn't take it lightly, even the prince concubine and Shen Qiuyu didn't care about these two mere lives.
superior?"
Ye Qinglan shuddered unconsciously, her whole body felt as cold as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
After living here for so long, she has been living in the illusion of prosperity and peace. Only at this moment did she truly realize that the cruel battle for the throne was so bloody and so close to her...
..
"Lan'er, I have always lived in such a world. I am friendly on the surface, but secretly intrigues and intrigues. In order to deal with a person, I can use all kinds of methods to deal with it." Gu Xinian stared at Ye Qinglan, for the first time
True confession: "I have never been a kind person. Whoever provokes me, I will fight back twice as hard. In my previous life, I was blinded by a moment of resentment and was used by the third prince. Although I successfully brought the prince down.
, but I didn’t end up with a good ending either. My family was ruined, and I also died in prison, at the hands of the woman I couldn’t forget..."
Speaking of this, Gu Xinian's tone was a little bitter: "Before I died, I figured it out. In fact, the third prince had no good intentions from the beginning. He took advantage of my jealousy and resentment towards the prince and turned me into a
It's a sharp knife. After I hurt the prince, my knife would be useless. It even aroused suspicion because it was too sharp. In order to avoid future troubles, he couldn't wait to attack me as soon as he ascended the throne and became the emperor.
Take action..."
A cunning rabbit will be cooked by a running dog! Although this sentence may not sound good, it is undoubtedly a wise saying! With the insidiousness and viciousness of the third prince, it is not unusual for him to do such a thing.
When this kind of thing happens to others, it may be a sad and sad story. But when it really happens to you, how painful and regretful will it be?
Gu Xinian's handsome face turned pale slightly, showing unprecedented weakness in front of her.
Ye Qinglan felt slightly sad and hugged Gu Xinian tightly: "This is all in the past life. Let the past pass. At least in this life, you will not make the same mistakes again. You can even reverse all situations. No matter what
In this way, I will always stand behind you and support you forever!"
These words were like a warm current slowly flowing into Gu Xinian's heart, driving away the boundless darkness and coldness.
Gu Xinian buried his head in Ye Qinglan's shoulder and neck, drawing a steady stream of warmth from her body. His body finally slowly regained some warmth.
"What are you going to do next?" Ye Qinglan's voice came from her chest.
Gu Xinian took a deep breath and his mind became calm and clear again: "This time, the prince will be in charge of the war. I am in charge of the household department responsible for food and grass. As long as I try my best to plan, there will never be any problems with food and grass. However,
After all, I am sitting in the rear of the capital, and I am beyond my control of what happens on the battlefield. According to my estimation, the third prince will definitely play tricks on it. Therefore, I must secretly remind General Shen about this matter. It is best to use this matter to let the third prince
A big fall."
Ye Qinglan reacted very sharply and guessed what Gu Xinian was going to do after a moment's thought: "Do you want General Shen to use his plan? Pretend that he doesn't know there is a spy, let the spy make trouble first, and then kill the spy once the evidence is caught."
Take it and send it to the capital?"
Gu Xinian's eyes flashed slightly and he glanced at Ye Qinglan with a half-smile.
Ye Qinglan immediately knew that he had not guessed everything correctly, and began to actively use his brain again. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Perhaps, you want to use this matter to set up a trap for the third prince and let him jump in. When the time comes, the emperor will
If you are suspicious of him, no one else is to blame..."
"How smart!" Gu Xinian lowered his head and kissed her face: "The overall idea is this."
When plotting against a person, the best way is not to frame him, but to use the situation to cleverly set up a situation and let him get involved in the situation. When the situation is over, no matter how eloquent he is, he will not be able to argue.
Ye Qinglan couldn't help but sigh: "But I really can't figure out how on earth you are going to set up this trap so that the third prince can believe it?"
Gu Xinian smiled and said nothing, obviously not planning to talk anymore.
Ye Qinglan glared at him with some dissatisfaction: "Hey, how can you be like this? You talk in the middle and don't finish what you said. Isn't it fun for people to guess here?"
Gu Xinian raised his eyebrows and said in a slow and angry tone: "You will know about it later." Then no matter how Ye Qinglan asked, she refused to say another word.
Ye Qinglan's torture was ineffective, and she stopped talking angrily, and then her mind quickly started to spin. However, she was really not good at these conspiracies and calculations. After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out, so she simply put the question aside and asked
The topic I care about most: "If a war really breaks out, won't the marriage between Shen Changan and sister Xiyu have to be postponed forever?"
Shen Chang'an has no other elders except his biological father. Once General Shen leaves like this, he doesn't know when he will come back. Isn't the marriage between Shen Chang'an and Gu Xiyu just delayed again and again?
When Gu Xinian heard Shen Changan's name, he still didn't look good and snorted: "Let him wait slowly!"
Ye Qinglan didn't even bother to glare at him. This man was really difficult and stubborn! He had obviously given in in his heart, but he was still stubborn to the end, tsk tsk!
The war is urgent, and the Ministry of War and Household Affairs are very busy. The Minister of Household Affairs received the task of raising money and food, and it was a headache no matter what he thought. Even the Minister, who always likes to take credit, refused to say anything about this matter. It was natural.
It fell to Gu Xinian.
"...The able ones work harder, so you have to worry more about this matter." The elderly Minister of Household Affairs threw this hot potato to Gu Xinian kindly and kindly.
In fact, even if the Minister of Household Affairs had not made such a statement, Gu Xinian would definitely take over the matter. However, since the dignified Minister has opened his mouth like this, it would be a shame not to take the opportunity to blackmail him!
Gu Xinian deliberately sighed: "Your Majesty has your orders, how dare you disobey your subordinates? But your Majesty should also know the foundation of our household department. In the past two years, the court has provided disaster relief. This year, two palaces in the imperial city have been renovated. The remaining
It’s not much. It’s barely enough to meet the expenses inside and outside the court, but now it’s really difficult to raise money and food for so many soldiers..."
Of course it was embarrassing! If it wasn't embarrassing, why would he have to blame Gu Xinian for this matter?
The Minister of Hubu muttered secretly in his heart, and tried to comfort him with some kind words. In short, he said a lot of nice things, but not a single word of truth.
Of course, Gu Xinian was not that easy to fool. No matter how hard he tried to fool him, he just refused to let go. Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance felt relieved and could only smile again: "I also know the difficulty in this. So, I will leave it for now.
I'll give you the seal of the Ministry of Revenue, and you can do whatever is convenient for you."
After waiting for a long time, he finally got this sentence. Gu Xinian nodded reluctantly and finally felt relieved.
Before the three armies move, food and grass go first. This is an irrefutable truth! Only when food and grass are sufficient can the morale of the army be stable. In the previous life, General Shen lost this battle in vain. At least half of it was because of insufficient food and grass supply. The soldiers endured hunger one by one.
There were complaints about starvation, and the coach couldn't do it no matter how capable he was.
Therefore, Gu Xinian tried his best to ensure the supply of grain and grass this time. The first thing he had to do was to concentrate all the rights to dispatch grain and grass into his own hands. Therefore, whether the big seal of the Ministry of Households was taken or not
No!
The next step is to summon everyone in the household department, quickly give instructions, and start reviewing the accounts and mobilizing grain and grass. If there is not enough, you have to allocate treasury money to purchase or dispatch grain and grass from various provinces. There is no need to go into detail about this. In short,
, I was busy until dark, and still had so many things to think about.
Even though Gu Xinian was familiar with the work and energetic, after a busy day, he was dizzy and hungry. However, he did not say anything, and no one in the household department dared to leave.
Gu Xinian calmed down and smiled and ordered the attendants around him: "Everyone has worked hard today. Go and pass on my message. I said that I will go to Yipinlou to order a good table for two tables later. Let's all go and have a drink.
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As soon as this order was passed down, the morale was greatly boosted. The number of people who complained and complained in private suddenly decreased a lot.
There is no need to mention trivial matters such as arranging tables and seats.
Everyone left the household department in twos and threes, went back to the house and changed into casual clothes, and then rushed to Yipinlou. Gu Xinian knew the way of being an official. He was absolutely unambiguous when he should have a straight face, and he was absolutely refreshing when he should put down his posture.
The whole meal lasted until midnight.
Even though Gu Xinian had a good drinking capacity, he couldn't stand up to everyone's turn. When he returned to the house, he smelled of alcohol all over his body.
Ye Qinglan was used to him coming home late from socializing, so she didn't say anything. She just brought a bowl of hot hangover soup. After drinking the hangover soup, the hot water for bathing and purification was ready, and she personally served Gu Xinian to bathe and change clothes.
, by the time I really took a break, two updates had passed.
Before midnight the next day, Gu Xinian got up in a hurry and went to the Ministry of Household Office.
After several days of going out early and returning late, forgetting sleep and food, when the army finally set off for the border battlefield, Gu Xinian had lost a lot of weight. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it.
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