Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 617 I don’t want it

The next day, Gu Xun moved into his new home smoothly as scheduled.

He had carefully calculated it before and found out that this Imperial Prefect's Mansion has a total of 1,688 rooms of various types, with five courtyards in front and back. Two of the courtyards are each set up with a slightly smaller two-entry east-west courtyard, with two courtyards on both sides. The east-west courtyard itself has three entrances, which is equivalent to nineteen courtyards in total.

He counted them from room to room, and he almost fainted.

And this time they move, there are only nine of them... including little Ayan, and the medical center is still useful. Things are not moved, and there is no need to move them. Everything in the Imperial Master's Mansion is complete.

When the nine people walked into the mansion, they seemed to throw a pebble in front of the square in front of the Xianyang Palace. They instantly blended into the general environment and disappeared.

Gu Xun had no intention of making a big deal about the housewarming, so the family moved quietly.

In this regard, many dignitaries in Xianyang were disappointed.

They all knew that Gu Xun was about to move into a new mansion, and they were all waiting to take this opportunity to give a gift and establish a relationship with Gu Xun. In the end, Gu Xun did nothing, and they didn't dare to force it - if it were someone else, They don't care about being tough-tempered and don't hit the smiling person. I won't offend anyone by giving gifts, but Gu Xun... has a bad reputation, so they don't dare to do anything random.

In fact, Gu Xun originally wanted to do some hard work. After all, he could receive gifts. With the civil and military officials of the dynasty and various factions in the world, he might be able to collect as much as eight thousand gold.

However, after Mo Ya gave him a rough overview of what preparations needed to be made, he decisively gave up. If he had this free time, he might as well just go grab it.

Of course, he had another option. He just let it out that he wanted to receive gifts. He didn’t need to do anything. A large number of people came to give gifts. No arrangements or preparations were needed. He could just sit and wait for the money. But he If you don't want to do this, moving is a happy event after all. There is no need to spoil a good happy event just for some money.

So in the end, the move to a new house was completed quietly.

Even so, the Meng family and Li Si, who were close to Gu Xun, also sent people to send gifts. Xiong Qi and Yan Dan, who had their own hidden agendas, also sent gifts. They were all given quietly without any fanfare.

The house allocation is very simple. Gu Xun and Jing Sala occupy the main room in the middle courtyard. Yan Lingji and Mingzhu each occupy an east-west courtyard next to the middle courtyard. Mo Ya, Bai Feng, and Ying Ge ran to the backyard to find each other. There was a room in the house, and Xuanjian lived in the reverse room in the front yard and was responsible for guarding the door.

Originally, Mo Ya and Bai Feng were going to take over this job. After all, the yard was big and it would be easier for them to know who was coming and pass it on to Gu Xun. However, Xuan Jian took the initiative to take over the job. Considering that the other party was stronger, Gu Xun There was no objection, and the two of them followed Yingge to the backyard.

Overall, even if Xuan Jian were to occupy one courtyard, he would only be using five courtyards, leaving a lot of space unused.

In the end, Gu Xun did not hire any servants. Each residence was tidied and cleaned separately, and unoccupied areas were regularly cleaned by someone.

Although it is very unruly and can even be said to be outrageous, if a guest comes, they have to walk through two courtyards and walk half a mile to find Gu Xun, and this must be based on the premise that Xuan Jian has not done anything to the guest. .

But Gu Xun doesn't care about this, whether he comes or not. If you think he is rude to the Imperial Master's Office, then don't come. He doesn't want too many people to disturb him.

Everything was packed up without much effort. Gu Xun was planning to invite the whole family to have a dinner at the restaurant to celebrate, but a guest came...

"How come Zhao Fu Ling has time to visit?" Gu Xun looked at the visitor and asked playfully.

The visitor, Zhao Gao, put his hands in front of his body and replied with a gentle smile on his face:
  "On behalf of His Majesty, we are here to congratulate the Imperial Master on his new move."

Not reaching out to hit the smiling man, Gu Xun could only raise his hand and thank him when he heard this, "Then I'll ask Zhao Fuling to convey my gratitude to His Majesty for me." "Easy to say, easy to say." Zhao Gao nodded, then smiled. He turned around and looked around the deserted courtyard, "The courtyard of the Imperial Master is very deserted."

"Heh, there are only nine people in my family. There are more than a hundred rooms in this mansion, so it's strange that it's not deserted." Gu Xun curled his lips and responded nonchalantly.

Zhao Gao raised his hand and said, "Just in time, Your Majesty thought that the servants under you, Imperial Master, might not be enough, so he specially asked our family to select dozens of slaves trained in the palace and send them to you. In this way, the chores in the house will be eliminated. Someone did it, which added a bit of anger."

"That's it..." Gu Xun was not happy and pondered for a moment.

He didn't need to think about it to know that there was a problem with this group of people. Even if Ying Zheng didn't do anything, could Zhao Gao let this opportunity pass?

Moreover, Ying Zheng will most likely have some arrangements.

According to the general process, Gu Xun should accept these people. He has nothing to hide and conceal, and a few secrets will have no impact on him. This can also appease Ying Zheng's mind.

but……

Gu Xun shook his head, "Zhao Fu ordered me to go back and thank His Majesty for his kindness, but I don't want him."

Gu Xun chose to refuse.

He doesn't hire servants because he doesn't like a group of strangers living in his home. In theory, servants are domestic slaves and belong to him, but Gu Xun has no interest in remembering so many servants, and he can't even remember them. , how can we count ourselves as one of our own?
  The benefit to him from accepting the group of people sent by Ying Zheng was not enough for him to change this principle.

Zhao Gao was a little surprised at first, but he didn't expect Gu Xun to refuse so simply, "You don't even want a national teacher?"

"No." Gu Xun shook his head, "I don't like having too many people at home."

"This..." Zhao Gao choked.

What reason is this? Don't like crowds? Your current mansion looks like a haunted house, would it be nice if you couldn't see anyone for half a mile?
  Besides, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? You don’t know why I sent this person to your house?

Zhao Gao couldn't help but look troubled when he saw that Gu Xun had such a reason on his face. He could only try to persuade him, "This is His Majesty's good intention. The Imperial Master... can you keep a few of them?"

"I'll keep you if you want. I really don't like it." Gu Xun still refused sternly, "I also ask Zhao Fuling to convey my apology to His Majesty on my behalf."

"Haha...hehe..." Seeing that he looked like there was no room for negotiation, Zhao Gao could only give up and responded with a stiff smile.

He has been an internal official for several years. Even when Ying Zheng had not really taken power, all the officials in the court, including Wenxinhou Lu Buwei, had to go and accuse Ying Zheng in person if they refused Ying Zheng's rewards or suggestions. Gu Xun That's good, I'll pass it on...

Gu Xun didn't care what Zhao Gao thought, or what Ying Zheng would think if he was rejected, that was their business and had nothing to do with him. It was enough for him to take care of himself.

"Ling Zhao has nothing else to do, so please come back. I still have something to do." Gu Xun didn't invite anyone into the house, and didn't even give him a sip of water. As soon as he finished sending people off, he started immediately see a visitor out.

(End of this chapter)