"Are you going to Pingjiang now?" Gu Wuchen held his chin's beard in his hand. He had suffered some hardships during his ten years in the army. Although he was only in his early forties, his beard was already dyed white with frost. His thick eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he looked at the music under the candle.
The list of bandits written by Wu Yang and Lin Fu's suggestion made him hesitate. After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and said, "It's too dangerous for you to go to Pingjiang..."
"Ah..." Gu Junxun was using scissors to help her father pick up the candle wick. Her father said that it would be very dangerous for Lin Fu to take the initiative to go to Pingjiang Mansion. When she was distracted, her fingers as white as jade were burned by the fire, but she was too embarrassed to reveal it.
Not caring about Lin Fu, she just pinched her burned fingers, wondering if Pingjiang would be very dangerous?
Since Gu Wuchen was going to Dongyang by boat tomorrow morning, Lin Fu didn't care about midnight and went straight to the door of Zhutang Xiyuan and asked Gu Wuchen to discuss going to Pingjiang Mansion.
Gu Junxun listened to the commotion here and found an excuse to come over and serve tea and water. At this time, he refused to leave and used scissors to help cut the wicks.
Gu Siyuan was forcibly pulled over by Gu Wuchen to gain more knowledge. He didn't care whether it was dangerous or not for Lin Fu to go to Pingjiang, he just couldn't help but yawn.
Yang Pu was going to bed, but when he saw Lin Fu coming over in the middle of the night, he thought there was something important, so he got up quickly and heard that Lin Fu had taken the initiative to go to Pingjiang.
In the battle at the mouth of the river, the Taihu pirates killed more than 200 people, and the feud between Lin Fu and the Taihu water village forces was finally settled. Going to Taihu at this time was naturally extremely dangerous.
Lin Fu saw that Gu Junxun was just scalding the fire, and said to Gu Wuchen: "Those Taihu bandits who bribed the Qu family to attack the mouth of the river naturally do not need mercy. We should ask the officers and soldiers of Ninghai Town to exterminate them, but we cannot let all the Taihu water village forces have the luxury of killing them."
We must win over the family members and prevent Liu An'er's rebellion from happening again in Taihu."
Gu Wuchen touched his chin. He already regarded the position of Inspector as something in his pocket. All it took was the official appointment document to be sent. If there was another big problem in Jiangdong County, the responsibility that should be shouldered by the Inspector could no longer be passed on to Jia Pengyu.
, the situation east of Jiangning is indeed cause for concern.
Lin Fu added: "Your Majesty is supervising the battle in Dongyang and organizing and training the local warriors. As an official and private person, I went to Pingjiang to raise military resources for you. I asked those Taihu water village forces who have not been bribed by the Qu family to donate to your lord's supervision of the battle in Dongyang.
Military resources also give them a chance to prove their innocence; even if it is more dangerous, it is still worth a try."
With the chaos in Hongzepu, the conditions for organizing and training Xiangyong have matured. This is what Shen Rong has been trying to do in Dongyang these years. Gu Wuchen took advantage of the opportunity of supervising the battle to put Lin Tingli in charge of this matter, and actually took charge of it himself.
It really means picking peaches, and training the military resources of rural warriors is always a problem.
"After you leave, how will things be handled at the mouth of the river?" Gu Wuchen asked.
Seeing that Gu Wuchen was persuading him, Lin Fu said: "There will be no problem with Chang Sun Geng, Yang Shi, and Zhao Hu training new soldiers on Prison Island; there will be Zhao Qinmin at the mouth of the river, Lin Meng De will assist him, and there will also be Chen Yuanliang and Zhang Yubo
You can take care of yourself and be able to cope with it."
"It's better for me to rest assured if you sit at the mouth of the river," Gu Wuchen said, "You can take care of the city's affairs at the mouth of the river. If you could go away, I would have taken you to Dongyang."
"I won't be staying in Pingjiang for long." Lin Fu said, he didn't want to go to Dongyang at this time and be tied up.
"You might as well go there," Gu Wuchen said, "Maybe the East China Sea bandits will be a headache in the future. You can go and familiarize yourself with the situation for me. To deal with the She family, I will rely on Li Zhuo."
"What name should I use?" Lin Fu asked.
"The envoy to prepare the army and supervise the food supply?" Gu Wuchen asked, "It will be more convenient."
"It will be easy to raise food," Lin Fu said, "I am a small military official, so it is not appropriate for me to wear a big hat."
"..." Gu Wuchen chuckled and said, "That's okay, as long as you don't feel that your hands and feet are restricted."
"Grain Supervisor" has the title of supervising, and can supervise and blame the local government in the preparation of food and wages. This temporary position is to give subordinate officials special privileges to work in prefectures and counties. Even low-rank subordinate officials can do this.
Tiger skin carries the banner to control local officials, and the "grain-raising envoy" is much less important. It is also appropriate for Lin Fu to temporarily add the title of grain-raising envoy to Pingjiang Prefecture as the eighth-rank Zhengshilang, but Pingjiang Prefecture's local officials
It's hard to say whether they will take his arrival seriously.
After the matter was decided, Lin Fu said goodbye and went back to the thatched cottage.
Gu Siyuan couldn't stand Lin Fu, so after he left, he laughed at him and said, "It's just a pretext to use father's prestige to conquer places..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Wuchen said with a cold face, unable to bear the sight of his son talking strangely behind his back.
"People outside are saying that the reason why Qu Wuyang was involved in the Battle of Hekou was because Lin Fu Jie killed his son Suo Yin and formed a life-and-death feud." Gu Siyuan said unconvinced, "I can't believe this matter. He
What is the difference between his behavior and that of a gangster who kills people and sells goods?"
"Others can say this, but you can't." Gu Wuchen said with a stern face.
"Why I can't explain, my father didn't teach me to read and learn about 'benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, trust, loyalty, filial piety, integrity, shame and courage'? This is the foundation for self-cultivation, family and career," Gu Siyuan said, "Father, you often say that I am ignorant, but I don't say these words outside.
You're talking nonsense, let alone in front of Lin Fu, so why can't you speak frankly in front of your father and Uncle Yang?"
Gu Wuchen stopped reprimanding his son and said, "You now know the principle of 'being careful when speaking'. You have made some progress."
Gu Wuchen saw many things in the river mouth. He also tended to believe that Lin Fu was responsible for the kidnapping of Qu Wuyang's only son. But Gu Wuchen was pragmatic. "When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people are careful, there will be no disciples."
He still knows this simple and true truth in his heart. To say that Chen Yuanliang is unreliable, he is much more unreliable than Lin Fu. Doesn't he just apply it in the same way? Besides, there is no one under his command who is more reliable than Lin Fu.
How can a person who can stand alone achieve great things without any ambition, greed, or unscrupulousness?
The way to control subordinates is to seek only die-hard loyalty, which is the inferior method. Taking advantage of the situation and controlling it with force is the superior method of power.
Seeing that his son was willing to talk, Gu Wuchen thought that scolding him would not be the answer, so he asked him to talk happily so that he could take advantage of the situation.
Yang Pu saw that Gu Wuchen wanted to discipline his son, and Si Yuan was bound to talk about Lin Fu's affairs again, so it was inconvenient for him to stay, so he retired and went to rest.
Gu Junxun was furious after hearing what her brother said, but she couldn't think of anything to say to defend Lin Fu, so she just sat aside angrily, refusing to go back to her room to rest so late at night.
"Lin Fu has no sense of shame and is rude and unkind. Although he is wise and brave, how do you know that he will be loyal and filial in the future?" Gu Siyuan became more courageous and said boldly.
"You are too young after all." Gu Wuchen, who has been living outside the Great Wall for all these years, how can he expect unreasonable loyalty and filial piety? Seeing his son being so indignant, he thought of his youthful and vigorous days, and calmed down and stopped scolding him, "
But it’s good to have ideas, but you must be cautious about what you say, and you must never say these things outside."
"I didn't want to say anything," Gu Siyuan said angrily, "but Lin Fu decided to target Xun Niang, and his intentions are really damnable..."
"What?" Mrs. Gu didn't fall asleep either. She sat in the room and listened until now. When she heard this, she couldn't help but walked out and asked, "What do you mean Lin Fu is planning on Xun Niang?"
"Some people outside say that Xun Niang has not married anyone since she is over seventeen, and dad is staying here to win over Lin Fu..." Gu Siyuan said.
"Nonsense, can you believe such nonsense?" Gu Wuchen's expression suddenly changed. He had indeed thought about marrying his daughter to Lin Fu, but this thought was hidden very deep and had never been revealed. He also wanted to find someone.
It was an appropriate time to talk to his wife, but in front of his daughter, he told his son that he was going to use his daughter as a means to win over Lin Fu. How could he lose his old face? Gu Wuchen was really angry, and he didn't care about his words. He raised his hand and asked again.
Slap my son.
"If this word spreads outside, that's fine. I don't know what to say and what not to hear," Gu Siyuan said.
Is there something fishy?"
"What does Lin Fu mean by spreading such rumors?" Mrs. Gu's expression changed first, "Are we going to force you to betroth Xun Niang to him?"
This is the case with many things. Others don't come to ask for it, but instead want to give it to him. Others forcefully ask for it, but they feel unreasonable resentment in their hearts.
Gu Wuchen's raised hand didn't take it out in the end. He lowered it and pressed it on the table. He frowned and said, "Don't make blind guesses about this kind of thing. Don't believe this kind of thing easily."
Gu Junxun was aggrieved but wanted to cry. Her cousin Gu Yingxiu even hinted that she wanted to talk about marriage. Why would a fool like Lin Fu do such a stupid thing? But she couldn't defend Lin Fu. After all, her cousin didn't mean what she said.
Toru, I was just talking nonsense. Besides, even if my cousin said it thoroughly, how could she have any place to talk about this kind of thing?
She Feihu's residence in the city is half an acre of lotus courtyard. There are two wind lanterns hanging in the main courtyard late at night. The drizzle has just passed, and there is no starry moon in the night. The lanterns are swaying, illuminating the courtyard in darkness.
"Is the divorce plan feasible?" She Feihu asked, "If Gu Wuchen had no intention of betrothing his daughter to Lin Fu, but instead betrothed his daughter to Lin Fu because of this rumor, wouldn't we be helping this beast?"
"Can it be worse than now?" Qin Zitan asked with a smile, "Gu Wuchen and Lin Fu are now inseparable. Even if the divorce plan backfires, the situation will not be worse than now."
"I think Gu Wuchen probably still wants to betroth his daughter to Lin Fu," Song Jia said with a yawn, "Who wouldn't want to hold on to such a powerful general who can charge into battle and use it for his own purposes? Compare it to the ancients.
In short, Lin Fu is like Lu Bu, the brave general of the Three Kingdoms. It's a pity that not every family has a Diao Chan girl. I think Zitan is on the right track by making a fuss about the Diao Chan girl."
"We are now going to expose Gu Wuchen's thoughts and make it clear in broad daylight that Gu Wuchen will not be able to marry a daughter," Qin Zitan said with a smile, "Gu Wuchen always claims to be a clean slate, let's see if he can afford it."
The stigma of a daughter winning over people's hearts; the other is to make a fuss about Lin Fu's origin. The fact that Lin Fu was a slave of the Gu family and gave birth to a son must be well publicized. Even if Gu Wuchen eventually marries his daughter to Lin Fu, these two points will be
Two thorns in their hearts..."
"Speaking of mental sharpness, there are really not many people in the world who are as sharp as you." She Feihu found it very interesting to hear Qin Zitan's analysis. He laughed and asked again, "You will leave for Pingjiang tomorrow.
, it’s better to go and rest early; do you really think it’s necessary to go there in person?”
"The prince's side can't spare any manpower, so we can only send someone here," Qin Zitan said, "The Qu family's involvement in the bandit case has put everyone in the Taihu water village in danger. If we don't take advantage of this moment to win over, it will be even worse."
When? What the Young Marquis and the Young Madam have to do in Jiangning is to lobby the Admiral's Office to use troops against the Taihu Water Village forces as much as possible, at least to build momentum. The greater the pressure here, the easier it will be for me to win over them.