Concubine Wan Gui stood behind the emperor, her beautiful white hands gently squeezing the emperor's shoulders.
"You are also very worried today."
The emperor suddenly said something.
Concubine Wan Gui said softly: "Because His Majesty is worried, and I don't dare to ask random questions, I have no choice but to blindly guess and think too much. That's not because I am worried."
The emperor smiled: "Obviously you have something to say to me, but you hold back and wait for me to ask you, and you also want to make me think that my worries have affected you...Woman, it is really scary."
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "God has given women a body that is not fair enough. If we don't give women a fair enough mind, how can we deal with men like you."
The Emperor said: "God is unfair to men. He has given you women weapons to deal with men. In fact, you don't need to use your brain at all."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Well, it seems that Your Majesty is not thinking too seriously and is still in the mood to joke."
The emperor couldn't help but smile again, but there was still more or less helplessness in this smile.
"He just came out of the palace and immediately went to see Ning Weimo."
The Emperor said: "Do you think he is stupid or smart? If you say he is stupid, he will run to stand up for Ning Weimo at this time. If you say he is smart, he will run to stand up for Ning Weimo so early."
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "Your Majesty is dissatisfied because there is only one Your Majesty in the world. How can there be so many people who can be like Your Majesty?"
She said: "A man who is good enough will always look at the inadequacies of others, but a man who is good enough will understand the inadequacies of others."
The emperor asked: "Did he give you any benefits?"
Concubine Wan Gui: "No, the Master has such a tight grip. It's a good thing if he doesn't allow things to go out from the palace."
The emperor smiled and shook his head.
"I, it's just..."
What he originally blurted out was, I'm just impatient because I really don't have much time.
But when the words came to his lips, he realized what was the difference between saying this to Concubine Wan Gui and stabbing a knife in her heart.
"Your Majesty is just impatient."
Concubine Wan Gui continued what the emperor said, and said: "Your Majesty always thinks that the future helmsman of Dayu should at least not waste your Majesty's hard work over the past twenty years."
The Emperor said: "I am anxious because I promised you to go and see the world. I can't drag my body with you and accompany you sickly."
He got up, walked to the window and pointed outside.
"The jade is so big. If I don't set out quickly while my body is still strong, how will I be able to see it all?"
The reason why he said this so casually was because the people outside the Imperial Study Room had already been moved away.
Gu Xiujin is always so cautious and careful when doing things.
His Majesty asked him to invite Concubine Wan Gui. It could only be because His Majesty wanted to express his true feelings to Concubine Wan Gui.
At this time, can someone be left to listen outside the imperial study room?
Even Gu Xiujin stayed far away, let alone others.
Concubine Wan Gui walked to the emperor, and the two stood side by side looking out the window.
The emperor said: "I am indeed cruel, especially towards Lin Ye. I force him to become a thorn in the side of the noble clan. I have no other choice."
"What I want is to get everything done that needs to be done within a year and a half, preferably within a year..."
He looked at Concubine Wan Gui: "But those people from the noble old clan also understand that they only need to wait and see, and it will not be too late to take action after Yan Que comes to power."
"I am forcing Lin Ye to a dead end. In the final analysis, I am driving those hidden dangers to a dead end..."
He said: "What you were holding back in your heart just now, are you also trying to say something for Lin Ye? I want to use him. If he can't take the initiative to grow up and do what I want him to do, then I have to force him.
He goes forward."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Your Majesty knows that I am not here to persuade your Majesty because of Lin Ye." The emperor hummed.
Yes, Concubine Wan Gui is not for Lin Ye, but for other people. If the woman in white comes to make trouble in a hurry, the emperor will have an even bigger headache.
"I listen to the advice, but I can't change it."
The Emperor said: "I have always hoped that Lin Ye could walk faster on his own, but he stopped in Yunzhou...I am very disappointed. I arranged this time just to beat him."
"I have told him that he should do what he thinks is right. I have even given him the position of General Protector of the Three Norths, and he is still thinking carefully about how to maintain his duty?"
Concubine Wan Gui heard that the emperor's dissatisfaction was because Lin Ye was not radical enough.
If the emperor wants to use Lin Ye, Lin Ye should be more ruthless and radical like Lu Gang, the envoy of Yu Lingwei.
"To put it mildly, he is doing his duty as a person and official, but to put it harshly, he is not content with the status quo?"
The emperor exhaled another breath.
"He shouldn't be a fool."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "But Your Majesty, he is still a child after all."
"child?"
The Emperor said: "Almost twenty years old, he is no longer a child. If I have to say what are the good and bad qualities of a child, I think that when he first arrived in Yunzhou as a teenager, he was more determined in doing things.
"
Concubine Wan Gui: "Didn't he hang those two heads at the gate of the Protector's Mansion?"
"That's a demonstration."
The Emperor said: "It's even a little naive. If I were him, I would have those two heads hung to Geling and hang them at the entrance of Shiqiao Villa."
Seeing that he was getting excited, Concubine Wan Gui quickly raised her hand and patted his back gently.
The Emperor said: "I thought he was different. Most civil and military officials in the entire dynasty believed in meritorious deeds if they had no faults. How could he learn such a custom?"
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Your Majesty, it would be better to send someone to point it out directly. Why bother to be so angry?"
The emperor snorted: "You will never learn your true skills if you rely on others to teach you."
He exhaled heavily, which was the stagnation squeezed in his chest and abdomen.
"If he stops moving forward, I will force his enemy to move forward."
The Emperor said: "Let's see how he responds. Should he continue to stand still, retreat, or come to his senses and take the initiative to fight this battle..."
Concubine Wan Gui said softly: "But His Majesty pushed him so hard and was so tolerant to the Master..."
The emperor was slightly startled.
Then he replied: "They are different."
At the same time, Yunzhou.
Lin Ye was packing his things. He had to leave for Geling.
There are only two months until the ninth day of September. Even if we set out now, we have to rush hard to avoid missing Mr. Xin's enthronement ceremony.
The reason why he set off late was because he wanted to see if those people would come to Yunzhou to take revenge on him.
Those two heads hung outside the door of his Protector's Mansion for more than two months, but no one came to provoke him.
Xie Yunxi helped Lin Ye fold the clothes he wanted to bring, then leaned over and put them into the box.
It was almost July, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and she was wearing a rather thin gauze skirt.
The moment she leaned over, Lin Ye turned around to talk to her. When he turned around, he saw a piece of white skin that he shouldn't have seen.
Lin Ye was startled and quickly turned his head away.
Xie Yunxi noticed Lin Ye's embarrassment, and she couldn't help but smile.
Sometimes, this guy who is already a feudal official still has trouble getting rid of his childishness.
"looks good?"
she asked.
Lin Ye trembled with fright.
"I didn't see it, I didn't see anything."
He answered quickly.
Xie Yunxi: "I'm asking you whether the new clothes I asked you to make look good."
Lin Ye turned his head and saw Xie Yunxi holding a new piece of clothing in his hand, showing it to him.
Lin Ye's face turned even redder, and he felt guilty.
Xie Yunxi said: "The clothes have been packed for you. You can see what else you need to bring."
Lin Ye: "No...nothing."
Xie Yunxi walked to one side and sat down, taking the folding fan next to him and shaking it gently.
It’s so hot here in Yunzhou, so you can imagine how hot it is over there in Geling.
Xie Yunxi said: "We will set off early tomorrow morning. If you are afraid of missing the time, you can go ahead without waiting for us."
Lin Ye shook his head quickly: "I'd better go with you, auntie. Although I'll have to rush a little, I've calculated that I won't be late."
Xie Yunxi pointed to the sweat on Lin Ye's forehead: "Is it very hot?"
Lin Ye: "It's hot...ah, it's really hot."
Xie Yunxi said: "The weather this year is indeed a bit abnormal. It is hotter than in previous years, and I was sweating all over."
As she spoke, she stood up, went to the basin stand next to her and took a towel. She washed it with water and handed it to Lin Ye: "Wipe it."
Lin Ye took it over and asked, "Is it bad?"
Xie Yunxi frowned slightly: "You have to talk so much just to wipe yourself out?"
Lin Ye took the towel and carefully wiped Xie Yunxi's neck, leaving Xie Yunxi stunned.
Next breath.
There was a snap.
She slapped Lin Ye on the back of the head: "Where to wipe it? I'll let you wipe it yourself!"
Lin Ye: "I... was wrong."
Xie Yunxi's eyes narrowed: "What are you thinking about now? If I don't stop you, you might wipe it somewhere else."
Lin Ye: "No, no..."
When Xie Yunxi raised his hand, Lin Ye shrank back in fear.
"You should know that there will be many dangers along the way."
Xie Yunxi was too lazy to talk about his dishonest hands. She returned to her seat and sat down. She took a folding fan and shook it gently. The wind blew the hair on her forehead and swayed slightly.
Lin Ye wiped his face and felt he could breathe a sigh of relief.
"It will indeed be dangerous. I hung those two heads outside the door for so long and no one came. They were probably waiting for me to go to Geling."
Xie Yunxi asked: "Then have you ever thought about why the emperor asked Shi Jintang to go to Zhuzhou and asked Xumi Pianruo to rush back to Geling?"
Lin Ye replied: "Maybe someone compromised with the emperor and made a huge concession in exchange for my life."
Xie Yunxi: "The emperor transferred Shi Jintang and Xumi Pianruo away. He is obviously telling those people that the emperor's people will not interfere in this matter."
Lin Ye hummed and then said: "I was just thinking whether I was too conservative in doing things."
He looked at Xie Yunxi: "The emperor feels that I failed to satisfy him."
Xie Yunxi frowned slightly. When her brows were pressed together, she looked so pretty.
"maybe."
Xie Yunxi said: "If your guess is correct, that day I probably wanted you to take those two heads to Geling."
Lin Ye thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Looking at it this way, it's true that I didn't understand what he meant."
Xie Yunxi said: "How can I blame you? Even the real head master feels that at this time, he shouldn't just go and quarrel with you."
Lin Ye said: "The Master said, is it appropriate for you to hang it outside the gate of Yunzhou City? He asked me, is the wall of Yunzhou City strong enough?"
After talking to himself, Lin Ye looked at Xie Yunxi: "It turns out that the Master was telling me that the wall of Yunzhou City was not strong enough, so you have to go to Geling...
.”
Xie Yunxi's eyes lit up.
Lin Ye laughed at himself: "I thought the Master was reminding me not to make a big deal out of it, but it turned out that he disliked me for not making a big deal out of it."
He turned back and shouted toward the door: "Pang Panghai, pick off the heads outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion. I want to take them away."