I've Got this Cannon Fodder's Back

It took a lot of effort for Gu Xiangye to finally persuade the old doctor to reopen the door of the carriage.

An injury to the tongue is also an injury, and it is even more serious if it affects eating.Gu Aihao kept the old doctor who was about to leave, and welcomed him into the Prime Minister's mansion in person, and was pointed out by the old man all the way, "Young people make a fuss", "The old man hasn't seen anything".

Cold sweat broke out from counting the dignified Prime Minister.

The prime minister's mansion was tied up with elite soldiers all over the floor, lying on the ground in strange shapes. After finally seeing the prime minister coming back, he turned over in a hurry and threw himself on the ground, sobbing and choking to apologize.

……

Gu Ai's head hurt even more.

When I heard Lu Chengru say it, I didn't realize it clearly after all, but now I know it's shocking after watching it.Gu Ai ordered his servants to untie the rope and let him go. Under the awe-inspiring gaze of all the elite soldiers, he led the young prince back to the bedroom.

"There is no need to use medicine for minor injuries. Apply cold water to the compress today, and change to hot water tomorrow. It will be fine after ten days or so."

At any rate, the old doctor still remembered the purpose of coming, and checked the young prince’s back for the punishment. After confirming that it was not enough to be treated, he wiped his hands with a handkerchief and picked up the medicine box: "If you think about it Hurry up, tomorrow I will ask someone to deliver medicinal wine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, take it internally and apply externally, it will be fine in three to five days."

Lu Deng couldn't feel anything by himself, but Gu Ai listened carefully, thanked the old doctor respectfully, helped the little prince to sit up in his cloak, told Lu Chengru not to move, and sent him out by himself.

The prime minister's mansion is safe, so there is no need to worry about speaking.As the two walked out, Gu Ai hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Old Ge, Chengru is hurt——he hurt his tongue."

It was really inexplicable to say this, Gu Ai paused, and then continued: "I don't know what medicine Ge Laoke has, which can make the injury heal faster..."

The old doctor's eyes widened: "Is this also called old man's cure?"

The tongue injury was also an injury, and the upright Dang Shoufu didn't think there was anything incurable, so he looked back blankly and nodded seriously.

His gaze was so upright and awe-inspiring that the old doctor couldn't say anything even for a while, silently swallowed back the sentence "whoever bites, whoever cares", resignedly took out a few packets of medicine powder from the medicine box, and patted them into Gu Ai's hands inside.

"Apply this before going to bed, sleep overnight with your mouth in your mouth, and it will be effective in a few days... The dignified head and assistant should not be a bit promising!"

He even broke his tongue!

The old doctor looked at the Prime Minister and shook his head and sighed, his eyes showed more and more hatred for iron.

Gu Ai didn't know what he was hating iron for being weak, but he just thought he was scolding him for letting Lu Chengru be punished in the street, but for a moment, his heart felt sad, and he lowered his eyes and sighed softly: "Old Ge is right."

……

And rightly so!

The old doctor twirled his beard and nodded for a long time, not knowing what to say about him, shook his head and sighed, and was about to teach him, but Gu Ai smiled wryly and said: "From now on, it seems that Gu Ai is just lucky and indecisive—if I've made up my mind a long time ago, so I won't hurt Cheng Ruping for nothing."

Hearing that his voice was wrong, the old doctor frowned for a while, and finally figured out the reason: "...Is this what you are talking about?"

Gu Ai was at a loss: "Which one?"

The old doctor: "..."

The old doctor collected his thoughts and waved his hand casually: "Don't worry about it. I have heard about the court affairs today. The emperor is too stubborn and stubborn. He is not like a wise king. If you are still a bit sober, you can You should think of a way, after all, you also have that thing in your hands—"

Both of them were friends who had known each other since the early emperor's reign, and the old imperial physician even watched the prince become the new emperor all the way with his own eyes, and he really didn't have much awe in his heart.At this time, he didn't shy away from Gu Ai, halfway through the conversation, he fell into the bedroom behind him as if pointing something.

"... Use it as you need it. What happened today is a doomed catastrophe for your political reform. You will suffer it sooner or later. No wonder you can't help yourself. But from now on, if your little prince is manipulated for the second time or the first time Three times, it should be recorded on your head..."

The old doctor's tone was normal and his expression was indifferent, but what he said was completely rebellious.

Dang Chao Shoufu didn't even move his breath, just sat quietly and thoughtful, his eyes fell on the corner of the corridor, and the light in his eyes gradually deepened.

But he didn't correct the statement of "your little prince".

The old doctor had said what he needed to say, so she was about to get up and leave, walked to the door, and turned back unhurriedly: "It's hard to sleep on your stomach these days, you have to watch people at night, don't tell him to fall asleep and turn over— — and the medicine on the tongue, if he put it on himself, maybe it won’t get better..."

The meaning is obviously profound.

When Chao Shoufu listened in a daze, his heart skipped a beat, and he became embarrassed in an instant: "Ge Lao Liubu—"

Ge Lao didn't hesitate to step back, he bowed his hands after he finished his work, picked up the medicine box and strode out of the prime minister's mansion.

The little prince who bit his tongue ate the porridge aggrieved tonight.

The Prime Minister was not willing to treat him poorly, and he cooked a bowl of porridge meticulously.Take the soup to taste, mince the vegetables, grind the meat into thin shreds, mix it with nourishing medicine and boil it into a bowl, let it cool down and send it to the little prince, just in time for the Xiangye who walked to the door.

It was rare for Gu Ai not to approve the official document, so he stood at the door with a basin of ice water and a handkerchief, and took the porridge into his hand: "Give it to me."

The little prince was wronged today, so it is natural for the Xiangye to take care of him personally.

The servants retreated in response, and retreated far away to guard the corridor, standing upright with their noses and mouths in mind.

Today, the entire palace was inexplicably weird, Gu Ai stood thinking for a while, but still didn't understand, shook his head and entered the room with a bowl in his hand.

The little prince was lying on the couch flipping through a book.A veil was carefully applied on his back, and his delicate eyebrows were relaxed, and he raised his head when he heard the sound, and happily bent his eyebrows and eyes at him, and was about to get up with support.

"Don't rush to read, eat first."

Meeting the clear warm black eyes, Gu Ai's heart burned, he put down the things in his hands, sat on the side of the couch, and helped him into his arms: "I made them overripe, they don't look very good, but the taste should be It's not bad."

In fact, the injuries on his body were not serious at all, but Gu Ai insisted on taking care of him personally.Lu Deng knew that he was frightened by him during the day, so he didn't move up, leaning meekly on his ink-soaked neck, raised his head and raised his eyebrows: "Sir, don't worry, I don't feel any pain anymore. "

"Don't worry, sir."

Gu Ai smiled at him, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew it cool, and fed it to his lips: "Try to see if it's hot, and be careful not to touch the wound."

Lu Deng raised his hand to take the spoon, met Gu Ai's solemn expression, but obediently let go, and obediently lowered his head to swallow the porridge.

Gu Ai's movements were patient and gentle, feeding him a mouthful carefully before scooping up a spoonful, with a serious expression as if he was doing something very important.

Lu Deng slowly drank a whole bowl of porridge, raised his hand and gently pulled his sleeve: "Is there anything else on your mind?"

The little prince's eyes were clear and peaceful, showing clear concern.Gu Ai's heart was warmed by his gaze, and when he remembered the old doctor's instructions, he felt vaguely embarrassed, and couldn't help but look away to one side to hide it.

Even if the matter involved the foundation of the political reform before, Gu Ai had never shown such a hesitant posture without confidence.Lu Deng couldn't help becoming more worried, sat up straight, and looked at Gu Ai seriously: "What kind of trouble is Mister? I won't make trouble, please tell me..."

"It's not—it's not trouble."

Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to bedtime, Gu Ai touched the few packs of medicine in his sleeve, gritted his teeth, and said bravely: "Chengru, your tongue is hurt, you need to apply medicine." .”

The topic changed unexpectedly, Lu Deng stepped in without knowing, and nodded blankly.

Gu Ai added: "Elder Ge gave me medicine and told me to apply it before going to bed."

It's not surprising that the healing effect is good if you don't move around after sleeping.

Lu Deng blinked, met Gu Ai's cautious gaze, and nodded again.

Gu Ai took a deep breath: "Sir—can you apply it for you?"

Lu Deng nodded halfway, and suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Lu Deng:? ! !

After realizing the specific operation of Mr. Shoufu's words, the little prince's whole body flushed instantly, and the towel on his back that had just soaked in cold water became warm.

……

Trembling, the prime minister applied the medicine to the young prince.

……

The prime minister coaxed the little prince to sleep soundly.

The moonlight was cold, falling on the thick and warm white fur, but it was surprisingly softer.

Gu Ai sat on the side of the couch, protecting Lu Chengru from turning over and crushing the wound on his back. His eyes fell on the long eyelashes of the young man An Ran's eyes were closed, and his heartbeat fell off the beat for the first time.

From this day on, Gu Ai never took care of half of the official documents of the court.

When there are always people busy doing things, everything works as usual, and it is difficult to feel that there is anything special.However, this time the one who was in charge of everything became the hands-off shopkeeper, and everything went wrong up and down.

Within the area covered by the new law, there are six subordinates who are responsible for the affairs, and the impact is minimal. On the contrary, those noble families who are most resistant to the new law have clearly felt that it is difficult to move forward.

There was an accident in the House of Internal Affairs and no one was dispatched to deal with it, and there were frequent mistakes in the rotation of salary in the palace.The emperor didn't want to bow his head to him, and tried his best to send officials to fill in, but after all, he was caught off guard, and the aristocratic family suppressed and persecuted him, so he had to take over rashly, only to struggle, obviously without Gu Ai's calm and calm posture at that time.

The court was anxious, and the emperor became more gloomy day by day. He simply abandoned his previous deliberate show of weakness, and dealt with several prominent family officials, which finally aroused a more violent reaction from the family.

At the Great Court Meeting, as the aristocratic family jointly petitioned and pressured the prince to impeach him for misbehaving and knowingly breaking the law, the situation between North Korea and China has completely deteriorated to the extreme.

The meaningless quarrel has lasted for nearly two hours.

The young prince, who was carried from the couch early in the morning to participate in the court meeting, finally couldn't help but yawned quietly, swayed twice, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously, and tried his best to support his body and stand upright.

Gu Ai looked sideways, seeing the little prince who was so sleepy that he couldn't stand, and quietly moved to the side without any trace.

These days, he has become a shopkeeper. Although he never handed over the seal of the official robe in the end, the court has already determined that he is disheartened, and no one regards him as a real opponent anymore.Aristocratic families and imperial powers are constantly fighting, but no one cares about him anymore.

The quarrels were all those few words, and the final result was roughly predictable.Gu Ai didn't pay attention to the movement in the hall, and quietly leaned towards his little prince under the cover of the crowd.

Lu Deng stood where he was, and continued to force himself to stand where he was, but his eyelids were too heavy to lift.

The court meeting started early in the morning, and every time Gu Ai came, it was still before dawn, and he walked quietly back, never willing to wake up the young prince who was still growing.Lu Deng was already used to the usual routine, and suddenly woke up early, feeling tired and lazy, wishing he could just throw himself back on the couch and have a good night's sleep.

Just as he was too sleepy to stand still, the familiar fragrance of ink suddenly permeated around him.

Lu Deng's heart moved slightly, and he raised his head subconsciously, meeting Gu Ai's gaze, and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "First——"

Gu Ai gestured lightly to him, stopped his words with a smile, pulled the little prince to change places with the officials next to the pillar, and told him to lean against the thick hall pillar.

There was an intense quarrel at the top, but the distracted officials below accounted for the majority. Many people's eyes have been attracted by the movement in this place.

Seeing the blatant favoritism of the most dignified and serious Prime Minister on weekdays, the officials looked at each other dumbfounded, and were about to point and whisper, when they were swept away by Gu Ai's still majestic gaze, all of them instinctively kept quiet, and honestly lowered their heads .

Satisfied, Gu Ai patted the back of Lu Chengru's hand to signal him to rest assured to catch up on sleep, and blocked him firmly with his body, still silently standing silently with his head bowed.

There was already chaos above the court.

The prince was in the middle of the game, and the same group of aristocratic families were arguing fiercely, the eldest prince watched the fun with a sneer, and the third prince concentrated on stealing breakfast.The little princes tremblingly hid behind the official given as their master, and none of them dared to stand up, for fear of attracting the attention of the father and the prince's elder brother.

This quarrel went on for two and a half hours.

Lu Deng leaned against the pillar and fell asleep for a couple of nights, and woke up in a daze amidst the deafening noise, only to realize that the emperor had lifted the jade seal on the table, and walked away angrily.

The few princes have disappeared, and they probably have chased the emperor away.Some of the courtiers were silent, some were still in a daze and did not dare to make a sound, while some walked out with a big swagger.

Gu Ai helped him up in time, and seeing the little prince woke up, he patted the top of his head comfortingly, and smiled at him: "It's not a big deal, don't worry—we'll go back and rest, today I made peach blossom soup for you, it's just right to go back I can eat it."

He didn't deliberately suppress his voice, and the surrounding officials could hear him clearly. Looking at the gentle and patient Wang Ye, they couldn't help rubbing their eyes hard.

The majestic and stern Lord Xiang, who could silence all officials with just one glance, had a pleasant expression on his face, while the rumored domineering and sharp young prince also had gentle and soft brows, his brows and eyes relaxed, and he was pulling him out together.

The two of them were unabashedly close to Wencun, gossiping while walking, and their voices floated into everyone's ears intermittently.

"...Is it sweet? The peach blossoms I picked up that day, the ones that fell from the swing..."

"Yes, I told them to put honey... Try to see if you like it, if you don't like it, ask the kitchen to change it."

"Sir, do you want to eat together? I still want to eat stuffed dumplings. I agreed a few days ago..."

"If you read the book well, I'll make it for you when I get back—good, good, it's a deal... I won't go back on my word, so don't pull the hook..."

All the officials were dumbfounded when they heard this, and watched the two walking out talking and laughing, feeling a little absurd.

Gu Ai didn't care about the surprise people's eyes, and responded to the little prince's request to make a promise with a smile, and walked out the door with him, but finally couldn't hold back those eyes, and raised his hand in compromise to put Runliang's palm into his sleeve.

"I will never go back on my word, Mr. Guaranteed—even if you don't recite the book, I will still make stuffed dumplings for you."

Under the cover of the wide robe and wide sleeves, when Chao Shoufu's fingers lightly hooked with the young prince's, Wu Run's eyes were filled with bright smiles.

With a warm expression, Gu Ai led him all the way out of the main hall, walked through the quiet path reserved for officials, and was about to get on the carriage to his house, but was gently pulled by Lu Chengru.

The little prince stood still, with vigilance in his eyes.

Gu Ai was slightly startled, and turned her head slightly: "Why—"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Chengru was pulling his sleeves to protect him behind him, an iron arrow shot over, brushed the young prince's shoulder and slammed into the carriage, the tail of the arrow was still buzzing and trembling.

"Chengru!"

Gu Ai's heart sank, and she called out urgently.Lu Chengru just replied that nothing happened, pulled him to the back of the car, drew the long sword used for decoration, and fought with the sudden assassin.

These days, the scars from the rod punishment have faded completely, and Lu Deng's own consciousness has completely matched with this body. The arrow just dodged in time, but it barely scratched his clothes.

Gu Ai was clearly standing on the side, but the assassins seemed to have not seen them, they only surrounded Lu Cheng with their deadly hands.However, Lu Chengru didn't lose the wind, and used his strength to throw two or three men in black on the ground. Looking back at Gu Ai's position, he was suddenly slightly taken aback.

These people are coming towards him.

……

It's much easier to come towards him.

The little prince's brows and eyes were bent quietly, and the worry in his eyes turned into a gleam. He didn't hold back any more, and he was completely fighting with those men in black, constantly drawing the eyeless sword further away.

Gu Ai met his gaze, her heart sank, and she stepped forward quickly: "Chengru, come back quickly!"

Lu Chengru didn't have time to respond to him for a while, but was attacked by two men in black and had to stick to the ground.The third person was about to seize the opportunity to strike, but was suddenly stopped by the familiar Prime Minister's clothes.

The man hastily withdrew his sword, hesitatingly heard Gu Ai sternly shouting.

"Stop it! Yin Yuwei assassinated the royal family in the street, who gave you the courage!"

Caught off guard by his calling out his identity, the men in black were startled, hesitantly stopped and looked at him, and the situation suddenly quieted down.

The Silver Feather Guards were the royal guards, and they were only dispatched by the emperor, but because Gu Ai made too many enemies during the political reform, he also took on the task of guarding the prime minister.When the late emperor passed away, he did not take back this decree, so as long as Gu Ai opened his mouth, the Silver Feather Guard still did not dare to disobey.

Seeing that these people actually listened to his words seriously, Gu Ai's heart was not at all relaxed, but became more and more depressed.

Sure enough, it's still here.

Lu Chengru's clothes were scratched in several places, but he was not injured.Gu Ai lifted him up, inspected it carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at those people, but didn't speak, dragged Lu Chengru to the imperial study room across the street.

"Master Xiang!"

The leader of the men in black hurriedly chased after him, looked at him and said anxiously: "Mr. Xiang, don't be impulsive. The emperor specially ordered that you should not hurt Mr. Xiang—"

"Leaving my life is nothing more than asking me to cooperate to be Ling Chi."

Gu Ai chuckled, and responded nonchalantly, took the sword from Lu Chengru's hand, led him all the way into the imperial study room, and split open the finely carved agarwood wooden door.

The emperor and several princes are in the house.

"Presumptuous—Gu Ai! You are becoming more and more shameless these days, if you don't know what to do—"

The prince got up and scolded angrily, and was about to go forward, but was stopped by the emperor raising his hand, raised his head and said slowly: "Master Gu, do you have something to say?"

Gu Ai stood still, looked at him quietly for a moment, and finally said slowly: "Someone is going to assassinate King Yi, and I'm here to report to the emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, the First Prince sneered with disdain, his expression full of distinct contempt.

Gu Ai's expression was neither happy nor angry, he still looked at the emperor without moving.The emperor met his gaze, and after a long silence, he nodded and said, "That's right, I sent someone there."

"Father!"

As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted the astonished stares of several princes.The emperor just raised his hand lightly, and his eyes fell on Lu Chengru: "I heard that the emperor's uncle conspired secretly, incited the hearts of the people, and conspired with the ministers. The evidence is unmistakable, so as not to damage the reputation of the royal family... Is Mr. Gu satisfied with this statement? "

"Your Majesty, why don't you just say that you want to get rid of King Yi first, so that the family will attack the ministers to death, so as to arouse the anger of the people and catch the family."

Gu Ai spoke softly, pulled out a chair casually, and led Lu Chengru to sit down: "The minister will not die, the emperor is in a hurry?"

"Gu Xiang, I'm not doing favoritism!"

The emperor's expression froze, he stood up and said in a cold voice: "Since King Yi and Prime Minister Gu have met, has the prime minister done anything beneficial to the country and the people? Blocking punishments in the street, court favoritism, and fifteen strokes of the stick! If it wasn't for King Yi, the reform has been accomplished long ago, Gu Xiang didn't know it! Could it be that he has worked hard for many years, and now he is overturned like this—"

"The emperor was wrong."

Gu Ai smiled and interrupted him slowly, but her tone was not warm.

"Who is hindering the reform, and who is indulging the family, the emperor should be clear in his heart. If the emperor had believed in his ministers long ago, with the joint efforts of the emperor and his ministers, the reform has already been accomplished—because the emperor is determined to drive away tigers and eat wolves. Gu Ai suddenly decided to live on, so the trouble couldn't be ended."

The emperor glared at him, his face was faintly pale, and there was a distinct chill in his eyes.

"Since the reform, there is only the last step left. I don't intend to give up halfway, but I am no longer willing to throw my life at will."

Gu Ai lowered his eyes, and his voice was still calm: "The monarch and his subjects work together to achieve a great reform, will the emperor agree?"

"What if I refuse?"

The emperor sneered, with a cold and stern look in his eyes, he got up suddenly and said: "Come here! The prime minister colluded with the royal family and deliberately rebelled, and it has been verified now. Put King Yi into the sky prison, drag the prime minister to the downtown, and execute him in a hurry! "

The grievances accumulated in the past were too deep. Even in front of several princes, the emperor has completely lost his former demeanor, and said with a stern smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Gu—I will remember to ask someone to cut your tongue first. People I still only know that the aristocratic family forced you to death, and I will completely complete the reform and live up to your hard work..."

There was a faint sound outside the door, but no one rushed into the door in response.

Yin Yuwei was secretly guarding Gu Ai under the last emperor's edict. At this time, he was in conflict with the emperor's order. He didn't know which side to obey for a while, and hesitantly froze in place.

The emperor's expression was distorted, and he looked at the group of silver feather guards in astonishment, his eyes almost dripping blood.

"This is difficult - I don't intend to die now, and I don't intend to let King Yi die for my minister."

At the beginning, I really had the idea of ​​cooperating with the other party, Ling Chi, and risking my life to achieve a new method.

Gu Ai's heart was completely cold, he smiled, sighed softly, took out a will from his bosom, and slowly spread it on the table.

"It seems that we have no choice but to follow what the emperor said, colluding with the royal family to deliberately plot against... Third Highness, are you interested in becoming the emperor?"