late night song

Chapter 222 The foundation is initially stable
Half a month passed, and Gu Yuchu had been left out for a long time. The old King Ling finally remembered He He's forced fist loyalty.

At the court meeting that day, Gu Yuchu was wearing a glazed blue dress specially made by the court with a red emerald peacock hairpin. His long black hair was half-down, looking cool and dignified.

She respectfully held the letter of surrender from He He, the Little Kingdom Lord Lejia Pengkang, and the invitation form from He He Wanmin, and walked into the majestic Wanhe Hall, kneeling under the winged throne made of black iron by the old King Ling.

"Your Majesty, Yu Chi, has submitted a request for surrender to Hehe. May your Majesty's power last forever." Her voice was loud and calm.

"General Yuesheng, please get up." Old King Ling was in a good mood and hurriedly called her to get up. The chief supervisor stepped forward and took the bright yellow silk and handed it to the throne.

After seeing this, the gentleness on Old King Ling's face faded away, which made the entire Wanhe Palace feel cold.

"Beiling will live up to Hehe's desire to be a subject. However, it seems that the people of Hehe have already chosen who will govern them, and there is no need for others to meddle in their own business."

"I dare not take credit and be arrogant. Even if Hehe has already surrendered, the king should decide how to govern, and the opinions of the people need not be taken into account."

Facing Old Ling Wang's implication, Gu Yuchu did not panic, because she knew that no matter Bei Lingle was not happy with it, no one but her was more suitable to take over Hehe in this transitional stage. Old Ling Wang's attitude today was just for all the officials to see. Just watch.

"Even if that's the case, why are all the people's petitions submitted together?" The old man on the throne asked, the shrewdness and insight into people's hearts clearly visible in his eyes.

"Hehe is a century-old country. Submission must be a common decision made by the whole country. If it is only decided by one person's selfishness, even if the result is achieved, it will not be what the people want. The prestige of the great Beiling country may also be damaged because of this, so I think , submitting this request form from all the people can better demonstrate He He’s sincerity in surrendering and Beiling’s calm acceptance.”

"Ha! What an example of 'He He's sincerity in surrendering, and Beiling's openness in accepting it.'" Old King Ling touched his beard and smiled lightly, "In this way, the people of He He are also my people of Beiling, and the people's support is irreversible. Since If they trust you, then I will take it for granted. Today, Feng Yue will be promoted to general as princess, taking charge of all military and political powers."

As soon as these words came out, the court was in an uproar, and some people stood up and objected immediately. King Lao Ling was not angry because of his subordinates' disobedience, but was happy to see the result.

"I think it is understandable that the king appoints the princess as a family matter, but it is inappropriate for the princess to have all the military and political power. Since Hehe has surrendered, he should take over Beiling in accordance with the existing local policies, and there should be no exceptions. .”

Others agreed after hearing this.

"I am also scared. I may not be able to handle such a heavy responsibility." Gu Yuchu also seized the opportunity and stepped forward to decline.

"Although I came with the trust of Hehe people, I only asked for some local autonomy, not the establishment of a state."

"How do you say this?" Old King Ling became interested and asked.

"Since Hehe has surrendered, there is no need to establish itself as a vassal state, otherwise it will not be conducive to the long-term stability of the local area and the obedience of the people. But everything has a process, especially now that the war has just subsided, the people will inevitably still feel sad that the country has been destroyed and the family has been destroyed. As well as nostalgia for the past life, if you force the government to comply with the Beiling decree at this time, it would actually be a bit too hasty. If the king can grant a special concession at this time and allow the local area to retain a certain degree of autonomy, it will make them grateful for your benevolence and tolerance and Beiling. Ling’s Bona Huairou. This is one of them.”

Gu Yuchu first made it clear that he was loyal and obedient, and all negotiable conditions must be based on this premise.

"Hehe has less than [-] troops, and internal security and security are acceptable. However, the Xirong have not retreated to the east, and the powerful Dongqi country is adjacent, so it is difficult to defend the border on their own. Such an important border defense task requires the personal protection of the Beiling Iron Cavalry." He and the heart of returning to the subject. This is the second one."

This is all nonsense. Beiling must never let go of the border military power, but when it comes out of her mouth, it has another meaning.

Beiling's foreign defense cannot be questioned, but Hehe's internal order must be in the hands of its own troops. This will not only eliminate foreign troubles on the border and Beiling's hidden worries, but also maintain the independence of military power within Hehe's territory, and make Hehe more The people feel at ease.

"The general trend of Hehe's surrender and the integration of the two countries has been decided, and the people have no different intentions. However, local management also needs to be adapted to local conditions. Therefore, I believe that it is more reasonable for Hehe and the old dynasty to temporarily take over. This will not only be conducive to the stability of the people's lives and the development of mulberry, weaving, and agricultural trade. Restoration will also be conducive to the rapid implementation of Beiling's decree in Hehe. Of course, Hehe's old dynasty must be readjusted according to Beiling's official system in order to unify. This is the third point."

Gu Yuchu tried his best to protect those old ministers. As long as the people lived a stable life, they had no intention of doing anything. But those old ministers were different. Once they had the power in their hands, if they were completely deprived of them overnight, they would definitely be unwilling to do anything about it.

Most of them have popular support and solid foundations. If they really have ulterior motives and intentionally collude with external forces, then the rare chance of survival in the Hehe Kingdom may be lost.Therefore, even if it is a temporary solution, she must preserve their current power.

"Hehe was hit hard by the invaders and was on the verge of collapse. It was difficult for him to recover immediately. I boldly asked the king to exempt Hehe from taxes for five years and provide certain financial supplies and support in the first two years. Hehe recovered overnight, and Linghe recovered. North of the water, the warehouses are full in winter. This choice can protect the interests of the whole situation. I hope your Majesty will make it happen."

King Lao Ling did not comment, so Gu Yuchu knelt down and continued his invitation:
"I can only gallop on the battlefield, and I have no experience in local governance. Please consider the special situation of Hehe and appoint another capable general to supervise and supervise the situation."

The ministers discussed in low voices before Old King Ling spoke.

"What do you think, ministers?"

"What General Yuesheng said is not completely unreasonable. It's just that since He He has surrendered, He He's remaining military strength should be integrated into Beiling on the spot. As for the responsibilities, they will be assigned separately. In addition, He He has a hundred years of national history. Although the people are obedient, it is understandable that they cannot let go for a while, but too many concessions are inevitably unfair. It is not a big deal for local governance to appoint officials locally, but they also need to be supervised by Beiling. In addition, although tax exemptions and financial support are beneficial Hehe recovered, but the time was a bit too long."

Shangshutai was over 70 years old, and he was still strong. He spoke clearly and gave comprehensive instructions, which affirmed He He's loyalty and safeguarded Beiling's current interests. The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel all expressed their approval.

Gu Yuchu was deeply impressed. She thought she was taking care of everything step by step, but she still didn't think it through well. It seemed that she was indeed too immature when it came to political affairs.

"I think that what the old minister said is very true. I am willing to recommend myself as the supervisor to ensure the smooth transition of Hehe within three years." Ling Ziyu's self-recommendation surprised everyone. In the past, he had never cared about political affairs and participated in Meetings in court all depend on mood, let alone expressing opinions and taking the initiative to ask for help.

King Lao Ling was deeply pleased, but Gu Yuchu was very dissatisfied. He had knocked out nearly half of his five-year plan at once. Now, even if he wanted to retreat in order to advance, he had to make choices if he wanted to win.

"Where is King Jingchuan?" The voice from the throne came again, lifting the hearts of everyone in Wanhe Hall again.

"I think that what the old minister and General Yuesheng said are just different positions and different opinions. The general trend of Hehe's surrender has been determined, and military power cannot be left aside. This is the key. However, the local governance and recovery of Hehe still need to be adapted to local conditions to the greatest extent. The ministers also agreed that all current decrees of Hehe must be carried out under the supervision of Beiling, but they cannot completely veto or restrict their original decrees and systems that have existed for hundreds of years. Therefore, those who supervise must be familiar with the traditions of Hehe governance. and habits.”

Ling Buhuo opened his mouth and said, which not only captured the old King Ling's frustration, but also gave Gu Yuchu the possibility of discussion. In his words, he also denied Ling Ziyu's request for self-recommendation.

"Is General Yuesheng confident that Hehe will be revived within three years and that everything military and political affairs will be fully integrated into Beiling?" King Lao Ling suddenly asked Gu Yuchu.

"My abilities are limited, so I might have to shoulder a heavy responsibility." Gu Yuchu did not let go.

"What if the few men send talented people to help you?"

"I naturally hope that everything will go well, but without excessive measures, it will be difficult to predict the future." She still did not fall into the trap.

"King Jingchuan, the prince said it can be done within three years. If it were you, would you be sure?"

"The future is uncertain, but I believe that no matter who receives the king's order, he should do his best." Ling Buhuo was not in a hurry to rush into success, and his answer was very pertinent.

"very good!"

Old King Ling patted his thigh and gave the order immediately.

"The widow approved Hehe's autonomy, gave him financial support for one year, and exempted him from taxes for three years. General Yuesheng was granted the title of princess, and he was in charge of Hehe's government, but he needed to be supervised by King Jingchuan. In addition, How Hehe's military strength is divided and deployed shall be fully considered by the Ministry of War."

"The minister takes orders."

"My son takes orders."

No matter how immodest Gu Yuchu was, Ling Buhuo did not refuse. They both knelt down to thank him.She glanced at him sideways, obviously very satisfied with the result. She retreated in order to advance, just because she wanted the supervision power to fall into his hands. In that way, she would have no big constraints, and Hehe would be able to do it in a short time. I can regain my strength safely.

The overall situation has been decided, and no one expected that King Jingchuan would become the biggest winner of this game.

He was originally in charge of the Ministry of War, and held two iron armies, the Wolf Fang and the Frozen Army. Hehe's military strength was naturally divided between these two armies. Although the number was small, the strength of the iron army that had been baptized by the fire of war should not be underestimated.

At the same time, although Hehe's territory is not large, it is still larger than the eighteen states and counties of Beiling. What's more, it is located in the hinterland of Lingshui. The responsibility of supervision and supervision was handed over to King Jingchuan, which was undoubtedly a disguised form of bringing Hehe into his fiefdom.

If so, then he is truly a powerful prince!
Ling Ziyu's expression was ugly. This was the first time he actively participated in political affairs, but he was not favored. In the past, he could boast that he was fine and light, but compared to his brothers, his self-esteem was suddenly aroused to the extreme.

King Lao Ling silently looked at the crowd of people with different dark colors in his highness, and then slowly spoke: "One month later, the prince will be responsible for the affairs of the eleven departments of Heishui. Regarding the merger of the eighteen counties of Kunu Mountain, the Shangshutai has recently discussed with the prince We will make a decision after discussion.”

Ling Ziyu didn't know whether it was true or false. He swept away the displeasure on his face and accepted it happily.

It is the duty of the Crown Prince and Crown Prince to receive the tributes from the eleven tribes of Blackwater.Kunu Mountain is sparsely populated, but rich in minerals, and the eighteen counties are comparable to Hehe. From this point of view, Old King Ling is not too partial.

After the court meeting, Gu Yuchu felt relaxed, and she had finally confessed to He He.

Just after leaving the previous dynasty, I met the two princesses Yanfeng and Yanyang who were preparing to leave the palace.

"Liuguang, let's take a walk. Come with me to the Prince's Mansion to take a look at the Arhat Stone?" Yanfeng got excited when he saw her. He rushed forward and accidentally bumped into Princess Yanyang. She frowned. , cursed secretly.

"Like mother, like daughter."

Yanfeng didn't take it seriously, Gu Yuchu glanced sideways, and was about to reply, when Ling Buhuo suddenly spoke.

"I must remember that Shen Cizhai was originally called Shufentai, but why did it change its name? Do you remember?" Yanyang was so frightened that she didn't say a word, and the color on her face was almost the same as her red dress.

"General Yuesheng, since you and I have taken over the governance of Hehe, we should quickly discuss various political orders. I'm afraid we won't have time to admire the strange rocks, right?!" He added another sentence to calm down.

"That's natural." Gu Yuchu catered awkwardly. Although Yan Feng was angry, he didn't dare to refute, so he could only watch helplessly as the two of them got on their horses and rode away.

"You seem to be very dissatisfied with your sister?" On the way back, Gu Yuchu couldn't help but ask.

"Is there any?" Ling Buhuo's face was expressionless, neither confirming nor denying.

"What's the story about Shen Cizhai?"

"Back then, my mother was very sad because of that incident, and when she was on the sickbed, Jieyu from Shufentai came to provoke irritation from time to time under the guise of serving as an attendant. Later, my father became furious and changed her palace name as a warning, but that woman He was unrepentant and finally forced my mother to leave the palace in despair."

"What happened to her then?"

"My father wants her to die to apologize."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Gu Yuchu lamented the huge difference between the emperor's affection and ruthlessness. "Even if Yanyang is that woman's child, he is innocent of what happened back then. You are too vindictive."

"Who do you think spread the rumors about the palace change?!"

Gu Yuchu suddenly realized that this princess was not only evil, but also the one who stirred up trouble and stirred up trouble.

"I'm just reminding her to be careful in her words and deeds, otherwise no one can save her!"

"Okay." She pursed her lips. As the old saying goes, misfortune comes from the mouth, and it was indeed true.At the opening of the mansion that day, Yan Yang looked like he was fawning over Ling Ziyu. She remembered clearly that if the rumor was spread by her, it must have something to do with the Prince's Mansion.

Gu Yuchu was just about to discuss with him Ling Ziyu's reaction in the court and the old King Ling's intention, but when he raised his eyes, he was already in front of Prince Jingchuan's palace.

The two of them dismounted and walked past the main hall. They saw two tall and handsome young men standing in the courtyard in front of the inner hall.Before she could react, the two young men turned around and called her with a smile.

"elder sister."

"Sister."

"Xiaofan! Your leg is healed?!" She was ecstatic and rushed forward, bending over and inspecting it carefully and carefully for a long time.

"Okay, I was able to stand up a few days ago. Shu Yuan has been practicing with me for a long time, and now I have no problem walking." Gu Fan also looked happy.

"Are you sure? Don't be brave." Gu Yuchu was still a little worried, but to his surprise, Gu Fan picked her up and walked back and forth for several steps.She hugged his neck, nervous at first, then smiling warmly.

Only Shu Yuan, who was on the side, noticed Ling Buhu's livid face, pulled her down, and blamed her sister for not even looking at him.But it was originally a good intention to please the brother-in-law in my mind, but when I thought about it carefully, it seemed that I had kicked someone's jealousy over again.

Only then did Gu Fan realize that Ling Buhuo was standing aside, so he stepped forward and bowed his hands.

"When did you learn to be so polite?" He held his arms and nodded.

"Oh, no, isn't this the joy of opening a mansion?" Gu Fan scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Shu Yuan saw that he was usually as naughty as a wild cat, but when he saw Ling Buhuo, he turned into a little chicken. He covered his mouth and gloated and snickered. Gu Yuchu casually pinched his thigh, and he grinned in pain, his face full of innocence.

"I specially found a piece of fine rosewood and made this paperweight as a gift. Please don't dislike it, Brother Xiao."

Gu Fan was not used to changing his words, and he didn't know what to call him, so he had to call him Brother Xiao.He handed over a simple brocade box, and Ling Buhuo took it immediately and looked through it. The paperweight was simple, with mountains and lonely sails carved on it, which was very fresh and elegant.

"The workmanship is quite good." He seemed very satisfied, but didn't say much. He was still worried about the scene just now. Even siblings couldn't be so close, let alone in front of him!

Gu Fan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and smiled silly at Gu Yuchu.

"Where's yours?" Ling Buhuo suddenly looked towards Shu Yuan and Gu Yuchu, unable to tell who he was asking.

Shu Yuan moved his arm away from his sister's shoulders and muttered: "I have no money, my military salary is all given to my sister."

Gu Yuchu glared at him, thinking that this damn child dared to use him as a shield, but he couldn't expose it, so he could only laugh along and pretend to be stupid.

"I'll make it up next time." Ling Buhuo said leisurely and went straight into the inner hall.

Gu Fan looked confused, which was strange when he thought about it. In the military camp, Brother Xiao was not such a stingy person, but he didn't think much about it. He approached Gu Yuchu and took out a green sandalwood hairpin from his sleeve.

"Sister, this is for you. I guess you don't like gaudy flowers and plants, so you carved bamboo knots. Do you like it?"

"I like it." Gu Yuchu held the wooden hairpin in his hands. The bamboo joints were lifelike, delicate and special. He looked at it over and over with joy for a long time.

"I know how to please and behave well." Shu Yuan scolded unconvinced.

"You are the one who makes sarcastic remarks, and learn from it! You said you gave me all the money, where is it?!" Gu Yuchu said back with a smile.

"Shh." Shu Yuan bent over and winked quickly, telling her to keep her voice down so that Ling Buhuo wouldn't hear it. But he turned around and took a peek, and saw that the man was standing in front of the front hall, taking in everything.

"Aren't you going to become a disciple?" As soon as he said this, the three people in the courtyard were dumbfounded and couldn't figure out what he meant.

"A apprenticeship ceremony is not enough."

Only then did Gu Fan react, stuttering with joy.

"I, I, I will get ready right now."

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome." Ling Buhuo stopped Gu Fan. He narrowed his eyes and raised his chin.

"I think that wooden hairpin is good."

Gu Fan was a little embarrassed, how could he get back what he had just given away, not to mention that it was specially made for his sister.

Gu Yuchu helplessly rolled his eyes at the man on the steps, called Gu Fan over, handed the wooden hairpin back to his hand, pushed him forward, and muttered: "Don't be stunned, it's important to become a disciple."

Gu Fan stepped forward in twos and twos, performed the apprenticeship ceremony, and reluctantly handed over the wooden hairpin with both hands.Ling Buhuo walked down the two steps easily, glanced at Gu Yuchu proudly, and then took it with one hand.

"Even after you become a master, you will change your name to master."

"Master." Although Gu Fan was reluctant to hand over the wooden hairpin, he was sincere in becoming a disciple. He had been looking forward to it every day, and now that he got what he wanted, the corner of his mouth almost reached his ears.

"There are many rooms in the mansion, so choose a clean room in the east courtyard to live in. If you can't concentrate on anything and learn well, you will be kicked out of the school immediately." Ling Buhuo pretended to threaten. This east courtyard is across from the south courtyard where he and Gu Yuchu lived. Looking at Neihu, this kid can't even think about the person who sticks to him all day long.

"Okay!" Gu Fan agreed immediately, and Gu Yuchu's face was filled with relief. Now it was Shu Yuan's turn to be anxious.

"I want to be a teacher too!"

"What kind of fame do you want?" Ling Buhuo frowned and shot back.

"Learn the Xuanhuang Lianying Sword Trinity!" Shu Yuan looked excited.

"I'll beat your sister first." He refused, but Shu Yuan still refused to give up, "Then you have to give me a room."

"You don't live in Shufu, why do you come here to join in the fun?"

"Prince Jingchuan's palace is so big and has so many rooms, why are you so stingy?" Shu Yuan was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to be shameless, so he could only mutter in a low voice. This time it was Gu Fan's turn to gloat at the sidelines.

"Stay with me." Gu Yuchu pulled his arm to stop him from making trouble.

"East Courtyard, choose for yourself!" Ling Buhuo gritted his teeth and sighed, swallowing the displeasure rising in his chest, and secretly cursing in his heart why this woman has so many younger brothers!
(End of this chapter)