The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

“Although this deal seems unprofitable, you and I both understand that although my father now relies heavily on the Zhenbei General’s Mansion, it is because of the friendship between my father and General Gu.

Throughout history, countless famous generals did not die on the battlefield, but died in court struggles and the suspicion of emperors. I believe you understand even if I don’t say it.

The emperor now trusts the General Zhenbei’s Mansion, and your Gu family is in his heart.

But even if we don't talk about the emperor's suspicion, will my father's trust in me change? A hundred years after my father comes to the throne, when the prince or the eldest brother ascends the throne, will they be able to trust the General Zhenbei's Mansion as much as my father did? I think you have an idea in your mind.

As far as I know, the Crown Prince and the Zhenbei General's Mansion are not on good terms, and my elder brother is even more hostile to you, so I am your best choice, am I not?" Xiao Cheng looked confident.

"I admit that compared to my elder brother and the crown prince, I am indeed weaker, but this makes our relationship closer, isn't it?"

Xiao Cheng tried his best to convince Gu Jingzhi. Although he seemed to have cleared himself of the matter after the Jiayuguan incident was exposed, they were all smart people and sometimes they understood things without being told.

He seemed to have distanced himself from the matter, but he was actually at odds with Xiao Su. His father might have noticed something. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Xiao Cheng, who had been hiding behind the scenes and making trouble. But he had to do so. He did not have a prominent maternal family like Xiao Su. If he did not push the blame on Xiao Su, he would have difficulty getting away.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. How could he be released after being put in solitary confinement for a few days like Xiao Su?

"Zhenbei General's Mansion does not participate in the struggle for imperial power."

Gu Jingzhi could hear the seriousness in his words, and he also knew that there was some sincerity in what he said, but most of it was for exploitation. In Axi's words, no matter how good his words were, they were just empty promises.

If I really agree to form an alliance with him, if I lose, the entire Zhenbei General's family will be buried with them. If I win, I will just have a little more power than I have now, but how much more can it be?

The power of the Zhenbei General's Mansion is already overwhelming, is it possible that he can still sit in that position?

Even if he asked her to do it, she still didn't want to do it. What was so good about being an emperor? She was trapped in a cage, weighing the pros and cons every day, reading countless memorials, and having a lot of troubles in the court and the harem. What kind of good job was it?

Xiao Cheng didn't know that the throne he valued was something that Gu Jingzhi wanted to avoid, otherwise he would have collapsed, because the golden dragon throne was his lifelong pursuit.

Xiao Cheng expected Gu Jingzhi to reject him, so he was not surprised. He looked at him deeply and said, "I hope you can remember this sentence."

Now that he said so, he must do it, otherwise, he won't be the only one who will be unhappy.

That's right. Before coming here, Xiao Cheng had thought that Gu Jingzhi would not agree. If he could agree to an alliance so easily, he would have chosen a side all these years ago. He didn't believe that he was the first person to win him over. He knew that Xiao Su had tried to win him over before, but it was because he had rejected him several times in a row that he disliked him like this now.

The Zhenbei General's Mansion is a great help in the fight for the throne, but since he cannot get this help, he hopes that others cannot get it either, so that it is fair.

"I don't want what happened in Jiayuguan to happen again."

Although those spies were nothing to him, their existence was really annoying and it was better for them to be gone.

Sometimes smart people don't need to talk too much.

"as you wish."

Many things are tacitly understood by each other. After all, some things become meaningless if they are explained clearly.

After Gu Jingzhi finished speaking, he walked out of Wuliting, took the reins, climbed up, tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, squeezed the horse's belly, and returned to the team.

After returning to the team, Gu Jingzhi ignored the gaze behind him and said, "Let's go."

"Yes." Zhang Hao agreed, "Let's go!"

On the other side, Xiao Cheng walked out of Wuliting and Baiju also walked back behind him.

Xiao Cheng looked at the team that was already moving forward, his face expressionless, his eyes frighteningly cold, "Let's wait and see."

He will let him know what he has rejected today and what he will lose tomorrow.

Not long after Gu Jingzhi returned to the team, he got off his horse and got on the carriage.

"Xiao Cheng?"

"Well, let's cooperate."

Li Xi raised her eyes to look at him, "Do you agree?"

"Of course not." Gu Jingzhi poured himself a cup of tea, "Xiao Cheng is a mean person and is not worthy of traveling with me."

"Who do you think is good then? The prince?"

Emperor Jian'an had three sons. The eldest had conflicts with him, and he looked down on the third. Could it be that they supported the crown prince?

"Why do you have to keep an eye on him? Your Majesty is in his prime now. Why worry about his future?"

Li Xi obviously agreed with his point of view and nodded, "Your idea is very good. The risk of getting involved in a matter like a fight for the throne is too great. It's like gambling with the lives of the entire family.

It is better to just listen to the top leader and be a loyal official."

"Axi's views are indeed different." Gu Jingzhi smiled and took the teapot to fill her cup. "It's the same as what I thought in my heart. You and I are indeed in sync."

Hearing this, Li Xi glared at him unhappily, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Why are you rushing back to the border in such a hurry? What happened at the border?"

"I can't hide anything from you." But Gu Jingzhi had no intention of hiding it from her. "There was a letter from the southwest."

"Something happened to Mr. Wu?"

It's no wonder Li Xi asked this. Since they came to Beijing, in order to prevent the news from leaking, no one had sent any letters from the southwest. Li Xi knew nothing about what happened to Mr. Wu in the southwest.

I think the letter from the southwest must have been delivered to General Gu. Something big must have happened, otherwise General Gu would not have reported to them and asked them to return to Jiayuguan as soon as possible.

Gu Jingzhi looked at her calmly, "Something did happen, but it's not a big problem, you don't have to be so nervous."

"What happened?" How could she not be nervous? After all, it was because of him that Mr. Wu went to the southwest. If something really happened to him there, how could she feel at ease?

Li Xi urged, "Tell me quickly, what happened?"

"Uncle Wu's drug testing in the southwest went smoothly, but it was precisely because it went too smoothly that they were detained by Song Zhe."

Li Xi: …

What the hell?

How should I put it? This incident was both reasonable and unexpected. It really surprised me!

"You also know that there are many poisonous miasma in the southwest. The antidote pills that Uncle Wu brought over are very effective against the miasma in the southwest. Song Zhe is the general of the southwest, and he knows the value of this medicine best. But I think Uncle Wu, who "developed" the antidote pills, is more wanted."

Li Xi was not surprised to hear him say this, she thought so too. Song Zhe must have thought that it was Mr. Wu who developed the detoxification pill, but unfortunately he guessed wrong.