Seduction

Gu Qing stretched out her hand to the Taifu timidly, and followed him wordlessly all the way until she stopped at a place that looked like a private school. The Taifu gently knocked on the door, and an eight or nine-year-old kid ran over to open the door barefoot. .

When the Taifu saw his bare feet, he was so angry that his beard stood on end. He touched the ground with his crutches and tried to hit his feet, but the boy was very flexible, not only did not repent, but also let out a series of crisp laughter.

Tai Fu stomped his cane angrily, remembering that little Gu Qing was still following behind him, stroked his beard, and said softly to Gu Qing, "From now on, you will live here with us. The conditions are not good, but you won't be hungry either."

Gu Qing looked at Tai Tuo's house expressionlessly, it looked like an ordinary family's house, the table was just a piece of wood, not as exquisitely carved as in Gu's house, but it was flat, and the windows shone with soft light.

The child was stunned for a moment when he saw Gu Qing, and stared at Gu Qing in surprise with his big eyes blinking. When Gu Qing saw him, he subconsciously softened his eyes a little, and looked at him.

"Wangyao, go into the back room first." The Taifu tapped the ground with his cane, Lu Wangyao seldom saw the Taifu being so serious, so he closed the door reluctantly.

"Teacher, I am the son of Marquis Chengfeng." Gu Qing lowered her head and said softly. "The imperial court is looking for me."

Tai Tu smiled, "Why did you tell me that you are afraid of hurting kind people?"

Gu Qing shook her head: "I don't know."

"Don't worry, the court thought you were dead." Tai Tuo pulled a chair and sat down.

"Why did you save me?" Gu Qing asked.

"Because you are Huaifeng's son."

When Gu Qing heard her father's name, she paused, gritted her teeth and said, "He's a traitor." As she spoke, she held back the tears rolling in her eyes.

The Taifu also paused, just looking at him.

"You hate him?"

Gu Qing couldn't speak, but just nodded.

"Things are far more complicated than you think. He can't help himself. He is an official and a general, and he is not free." Tai Tuo said, "You have the blood of a general. If this hadn't happened, maybe you could also be like Huaifeng. It's a pity that he became a marquis in the first battle and flexed his muscles."

Before Tai Tu finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by Gu Qing.

"I swear not to be an official." Gu Qing said, the tears finally couldn't hold back, one after another jumped out.

Gu Qing exhaled softly, with a strong smell of medicine, Lu Wangyao sat beside his bed, talking to himself, completely unaware that Gu Qing's thoughts had already drifted out.

"Did the military commander feed you medicine yesterday? When I came to clean up this morning, I saw that you drank quite cleanly. Why don't you feed it with someone else? What's wrong with my hands?" He said. He took a spoonful and said, "Come on, have another bite."

Gu Qing raised her head to look at him, with a smile on her lips.

"I've grown a lot taller."

"Nonsense isn't it?"

"It's almost time to reach the crown." Gu Qing asked, "Next summer, let's go back to Yuezhu once."

Lu Wangyao still smiled carelessly, "Are you going to deliver things yourself this time? Do you want me to accompany you?"

Gu Qing shook his head.

"You are about to reach the crown. I want to give you a word. I want to do this in front of the Taifu's tomb."

Lu Wangyao stopped suddenly, his smile disappeared, and he just said softly, "I've already forgotten about this."

"I remember." Gu Qing sat up with one hand supporting her body, "It's been a long time since I went back to the previous place to see, it's time to go back."

"Hmm..." Lu Wangyao nodded, "Grandpa's tomb is still in Yuezhu, he doesn't want to come to Tianguan with us. I also miss him a little..."

"That's it. Let's go back and have a look." Gu Qing smiled, touched Lu Wangyao's head with her hand, and Lu Wangyao became much quieter when he mentioned the matter about the Taifu. When Gu Qing first met Lu Wangyao, Lu Wangyao took pleasure in being angry with the Taifu all day long. If he hadn't eavesdropped on his conversation with the Taifu later, he still insisted on not believing that his grandfather was actually a famous Taifu. It was Lu Wangyao who cried the most when Fu left.

When I was still a child, I followed Gu Qing to leave Yuezhu and wandered to Tianguan. After five or six years of walking, except to help Gu Qing deliver things to Yuezhu Imperial City, I basically didn’t go back to Yuezhu to have a look. Hastily go to hastily back.

At this moment, Dong Zhi suddenly rushed in without saying hello, "Master, master! It's not good!" As soon as he came in, he saw Lu Wangyao whose head was being touched, and remembered what Lu Wangyao told him before. The master was very cruel, and stammered, "Second, hello, second master." While speaking, he sweated for Lu Wangyao in his heart.

"What's wrong?" Gu Qing asked calmly.

It was only then that the winter solstice recovered, "Master, the rice, the rice sent to Army Master Zhan was stopped by the government."

When Gu Qing heard this, she frowned slightly and sat up straight.

"Why does the government control the business?" Lu Wangyao rushed to ask, "What does the business have to do with them?"

"I don't know, Second Master." Dong Zhi knelt on the ground, lowered his head, his voice trembling.

"Get up first." Gu Qing struggled to speak, and just after drinking the extremely bitter medicine, he felt a little powerless, so he calmly asked Lu Wangyao to help him sit up.

Gu Qing sat by the bed, with a smell of medicine on her body.

"When did the government go?" Gu Qing asked.

"Early this morning." Dong Zhi said, "I will report to you when I receive the news from over there."

Gu Qing nodded, "The action is really fast." He whispered to himself.

"Who moves faster?" Lu Wangyao sat close, and after hearing Gu Qing's muttering, he couldn't help asking curiously.

"Whoever lacks oil and water is the one." Gu Qing looked at Lu Wangyao, his sharp eyes formed a sharp contrast with his weak body, Lu Wangyao suddenly realized, "Admiral Jiangnan?"

Gu Qing nodded.

"We have reduced the purchase of reserve rice this season, so he will have less tax for customs clearance." Lu Wangyao sighed, and then thought it was wrong, "Then, we let Yuezhu come in to buy it, and it didn't hurt him. .”

"It's not the same." Gu Qing shook her head, "Yuezhu came to buy extra rice from the south of the Yangtze River. We suddenly stopped buying these rice. It's rainy in the south of the Yangtze River. It will be bad if it is left for a long time."

"so?"

"That's why we sold it at a low price." Gu Qing said, "The rice Yuezhu came to buy is quite cheap, and he can't make much money. The benefits we give are certainly not as much as he usually deducts."

"Brother Qing, the price of rice in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly dropped, didn't we cheat those..." Lu Wangyao felt uncomfortable as he spoke, and when he had to say something, he lowered his voice and said carefully, "No Those ordinary people have been tricked, rice is sold so cheaply, how can they live?"

Gu Qing smiled, "It doesn't have a big impact. The tax at Tianguan is mainly to levy goods, rice, just to pay the tax. In the past, the price we charged was high, and they still felt distressed. This time the price has fallen, and the tax is paid with rice, which is what they wish for. Yes. Only the admiral is the loser, the export price is too low to deduct."

"That's it." Lu Wangyao nodded, "Brother Qing is very thoughtful, then, since you expected Jiangnan Admiral to blackmail us, do you have a solution?" Lu Wangyao asked.

Gu Qing's brows furrowed slightly again.

"Yes." He hesitated for a moment before answering.

"If I'm not mistaken, the admiral isn't just doing it for this little bit of oil and water. If that's the case, it will be a little troublesome."

"what do you mean?"

"Think about it, what is Yuezhu's situation now?"

"Famine, the national treasury is empty," Lu Wangyao said, suddenly seemed to understand something, but couldn't express it, so he kept shaking his fingers and opening his mouth wide.

Gu Qing nodded again.

"Catching the evidence that Yuezhu is transporting grain through commercial routes proves Yuezhu's current predicament. Ren Yuezhu can't hide no matter how he pretends. Lu Xian will not let this opportunity pass."

Lu Wangyao patted his thigh, "Yes, yes, that's what I meant."

Lu Xian is the new emperor of Tianguan. He is young and energetic. Although he has not done much since he proclaimed himself emperor, he has finally stabilized the old King Lu's foundation. It's not someone who can make up their own minds. Most of the veterans left behind by the old King Lu are not treated well by Lu Xian. Lu Xian thinks they are too nosy. When they come to Lu Xian, the veterans are not taken seriously.Lu Xian wanted to mention a newcomer, but the past few years have been chaotic.

Lu Wangyao clapped his legs and said, "He wants to tell Lu Xian to let Lu Xian be promoted to his official position? No, I don't understand. Admiral Jiangnan doesn't have enough oil and water. Why do you have to do this?"

Gu Qing thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know. Although the benefits we give him are not as much as he usually deducts, they are still quite a lot. If we cut us off, he can't get anything himself. It's hard to say, this kind of The situation cannot be ruled out.”

"Then...Master," Dong Zhi listened for a long time, and was dizzy. Finally, he waited for Lu Wangyao to stop talking, and then asked, "Then what should we do on the side of the business road? People stop us, we... can't get through ah."

"Don't worry about them, let the convoy just go, first transport the food, disaster relief is important." Gu Qing sat up and began to put on clothes, and told Dongzhi while putting on clothes, "Tell the steward, first suppress the government people, and be the first to drive away." Those who come here just want to make a fortune, just give it to them. Hurry up."

Dong Zhi nodded tightly, "It's the master." He quickly turned around and ran out. He didn't know why he suddenly respected Master Gu. He knew that Master Gu lived in Yuezhu in the past, and he said that businessmen were ruthless, but Master Gu seemed to be a kind and caring person. A righteous person, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the second master might have lied to him.

"Yes, as long as the rice is transported successfully." Lu Wangyao said.

"No, it's just a tactic to delay the attack. Sooner or later, there will be a wave that cannot be suppressed. If Lu Xian decides on Yuezhu's current situation, Yuezhu will be in danger. With Lu Xian's character, he likes to take advantage of the situation."

"So? What can we do?"

Gu Qing didn't answer for a long time.

A long, long time ago in the memory shuttle, Gu Qing shed tears and gritted her teeth. In front of the Taifu, she said "I swear not to be an official." There was Zhan Xingruo's long hair in the dark cell that day.

"Wang Yao." Gu Qing paused for a long time, then suddenly called out.

"exist."

"For me, make an appointment with Lu Xian." Gu Qing said slowly.