Who took away my wealth

Jiangnan is rich, but corrupt officials are everywhere.

Recently, the court has received several memorials impeaching officials. The people have been insulted and rectification is imminent.

At the same time, due to the unfair land distribution process in Shanling Prefecture, the people complained. Civil riots broke out in a small number of areas, and the government and the people confronted each other, causing casualties. The people were even more dissatisfied, and it looked like even bigger riots would occur. .

When the emperor learned about this, his head hurt.

In the court, he posed this question to Gu Yu again and asked him for his opinion.

Just like every time a boss holds a regular meeting, he throws questions to employees and asks them what they think.

Taking care of this every day is killing my brain cells.

"My son believes that as long as the evidence is conclusive, corrupt officials in Jiangnan must not be tolerated. Part of the money collected will be used to subsidize people's livelihood, and part of it will be turned over to the national treasury. This can not only appease the people, but also improve Nanling's financial resources. As for Shanling Prefecture, last time I have already proposed specific solutions, but the officials below have not implemented them, and I have no choice."

The official below is of course referring to General Li who is stationed there.

"Do you have any other ideas, dear friends?"

The ministers in the court looked at each other and said nothing.

They neither wanted to offend the prince nor Li Guodong, so they could only choose to remain silent.

But King An spoke:

"Your Majesty, I think that since His Highness the Crown Prince has such insights on how to calm the people, it is better to send the Crown Prince to Shanling Prefecture in person to guide General Li in handling military-civilian relations. After all, General Li is a rough man and is only suitable for fighting. With the Crown Prince's guidance , this contradiction should be resolved soon."

Gu Yu: "..."

What a fool!

What did his sister say?

Want him to go to Shanling Prefecture to guide Li Guodong?

Is there water in Gu Shuangnan's head?

Gu Yu looked towards Gu Shuangnan, who had a peaceful face and still looked at him with that smiling expression, which made people shudder.

The fat emperor thought for a moment and looked at Gu Yu: "Prince, what do you think?"

Gu Yu licked his back molars. Did he think it was of any use?

Can he not go if he doesn't want to go?

I don’t know if those ministers did it on purpose. After hearing King An recommend the prince, they followed suit:

"Yes, yes, the method was proposed by His Highness the Crown Prince. He should know how to execute it best."

"Yes, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally takes command, the people over there will definitely be filled with gratitude as if they have received divine grace."

"..."

crazy!

The fat emperor didn't know what he was thinking, so he immediately agreed: "Okay, Prince, you go back and make preparations. We will set off to Shanling Prefecture today. We must solve this problem smoothly."

Gu Yu was confused.

When I walked out of the morning, my head was still dizzy. Why was it... that I was arranged to go to Shanlingzhou?

Gu Shuangnan followed his footsteps and left the court hall at the same time.

"My nephew must solve this problem properly and don't let everyone down."

Gu Yu stared at him and became angry: "Prince An, you asked me to go to Shanling Prefecture on purpose, right? Why?"

Gu Shuangnan spread his hands with an innocent look: "I'm just discussing the matter. Why should I be so angry? The prince's talent for governing the country cannot be buried."

Gu Yu was speechless again and could only snort coldly, flick his sleeves and turn around to leave.

King An was ambitious, thoughtful, and quite wealthy.

Gu Yu, who has many years of experience watching palace fighting dramas, guessed that Gu Shuangnan wanted to assassinate him on the road, so he would have one less competitor, right?

Before leaving the palace, Sun Wangfu chased after him.

Gu Yuzheng was angry, and for the first time he was not nice to him. He said firmly: "Eunuch Sun is here for something. Father, please summon me?"

"That's not true. His Majesty is discussing with other ministers who to send to Jiangnan. He asked his servant to tell His Majesty that this trip to Shanling Prefecture is an opportunity to show off. If he returns to Beijing after successfully solving the problem, I can give you a tree. With greater prestige, in the future, those ministers will not be able to spit out any gossip.

His Majesty also said that the conditions in Shanling Prefecture are no less difficult than those in the capital. Please be patient and take whatever you can with you for your convenience."

Gu Yu gritted his silver teeth, but could not express his dissatisfaction. He could only reply in a low voice: "Thank you, father-in-law, for sending the message."

*

On the way back, Gu Yu figured it out.

Isn't this just an opportunity for him to escape?

I didn't find the right time to leave the city gates openly before, but now is the time!

He could leave the capital with a convoy in an open and honest manner, and he could even bring more belongings with him. Then, he would quietly break away from the large army halfway, travel alone in the mountains and rivers, the sea and the sky, find a place to change his appearance and start a new life.

As for Song Qinian, we can also let him sneak into the convoy and send him back to his hometown.

On the way, Gu Yu went to the bank to withdraw his banknotes and put all his wealth in his chest.

After returning, he began to instruct Song Qinian to pack his things, taking all the large and small items with him.

"Your Highness, are we going out?"

"Yes, let's go out. Where do you think we're going?"

Song Qinian shook his head.

"Go to Shanlingzhou."

The young man's eyes instantly looked at Gu Yu, and the small flames in his eyes rose slowly. He stammered and asked:

"Your Highness, do you want to take your subordinates to Shanling Prefecture?"

"Yeah, I'm so happy, you can go home soon."

Song Qinian's clear, smiling eyes fell on Gu Yu for a moment. He was indeed very happy, almost going crazy with joy!

Every face was flushed red.

But this excitement was not because he was going home, but because an opportunity fell from the sky and Gu Yu took the initiative to go back to Shanling Prefecture with him.

As for whether he can come back after he goes there...

Song Qinian lowered his eyes, a flash of light flashing across his eyes.

Of course he can't come back.

Look, this child was so happy when he heard that he was going home, and Gu Yu was also happy with him.

After all, he was going to be free too.

Whoever likes to sit on the throne will sit on the throne, and whoever likes to be the emperor in the future will be the emperor. He doesn't want to waste his brain cells to do those things.

Gu Yu had no intention of taking Yinfeng and Xu Hai away.

Their home is in the capital, and it's not worthwhile to follow them around. But I don't know why the emperor knew about this. If he didn't have personal guards, he would have to arrange for several masters of the imperial army to accompany him for protection.

How could Gu Yu let those strangers follow him? Wouldn't this make his escape plan more difficult? He could only agree to bring the secret guards he was used to around him, just in case someone would attack him on the road.

Shanling Prefecture is not too far from the capital. It can be reached the next day by riding a fast horse. However, if you go there by carriage like Gu Yu, it will take several days longer.

After getting out of the distance of the imperial city guards, Gu Yu was planning when to leave secretly.

After much deliberation, he planned to run away on the third night after leaving the capital.