Volume 3 Chapter 70 (1/2)

Gu Fang Bu Zi Shang Vol03 Ch70

The wind tapped on the curtains, rustling them towards the courtyard

Under the sa alone, not asleep

After everyone’s repeated urgings, He Xia went to the Royal Residence of Gui Le These brilliant golden walls roilderness of the Jing-An Ducal Residence

It’s difficult to sleep

After all the tangible eneed

The four countries were crushed by the war horses’ hooves, and after all the official armies that dared to resist hied instead

The rumours were spread everywhere

The Yun Chang ar to do now that they lost their opponents They were harder to control than before, and the generals’ greed became even more difficult to fulfill

He Xia restlessly paced by theHe tried to restrain hi the document on the table

There had been absolutely no news from the party sent out to track down Chu Beijie, and they couldn’t find any real clues to their whereabouts As expected of Chu Beijie, he could really hold back He didn’t when the Yun Chang ar it as an opportunity for public recruit all the re rebels to resist

He Xia guessed this ave Chu Beijie chances to do them, but Chu Beijie didn’t

It was a little unexpected

That person was just like a breath of wind, briefly popping out in the east before briefly popping out in the west With just a few little tricks, they played until the tens of thousands of Yun Chang troops were a mess

But in Bei Mo, there were rumours about the for

“Someone come”

Two guards and two officers on night shi+ft came out from behind the curtain They stood in ts as they bowed, “Here”

He Xia asked, “How has Bei Mo’s recruiting been?”

“There are young es, approximately a dozen hundred every day to somewhere unknown I have sent several orders about severe punishotten used to seeing fresh blood They are no longer afraid of cruel punishment and escape without fear or death I heard the little thief Ruo Han has secretly constructed several recruitment camps I’ve sent spies who destroyed two or three of them, but…”

“I didn’t ask you about those remnants” He Xia coldly replied, “I asked you about howup our announcements?”

The person standing at the front lowered his head even runted He hesitated for a few“So far, about…about…four hundred maybe?”

He Xia was furious, wanting to slam his fist onto the table He forced hi his voice, “Didn’t I tell you to give recruited soldiers lenient conditions?”

That officer cautiously answered, “I have According to Marquess of Jing-An’s instructions, Bei Mo citizens who becoe rewards and family tax would be reduced by a half…” He stiffened in horror and didn’t say any more when He Xia’s eyes flickered to him

Ever since the news of his intention to establish a new country spread, He Xia planned to gather talented individuals from every country He wasn’t as kind to these old nobles of Yun Chang as before

Last ti tea to the Royal House, came into report, he entered in full health No one knehat he said, but by the tiuards carried his corpse, his blood splattering onto the bluestone tiles It frightened the officers waiting outside Two of them fainted on the spot

“Then what about Gui Le?” He Xia continued asking

Another officer who often dealt with this kind of thing already guessed He Xia would ask this He was a bit , “After the announcement was made, there were about four hundred recruited”

Even Gui Le had so few?

He Xia’s handso-An was in its glory, with just a raise of his two arht for him without fear or death was too numerous to count

But it had become like this now…

His eyebrows held a terrible pain He reached out, rubbing the his expression His voice seeh, “You can’t be blamed From today on, reduce the tax by a third in every place Pass on ardless of whether they’re soldier or general, if they do not obey according to ive them the proper treatment of royalty by burial”

The maids beside him could see he was a bit tired, so they quietly served up hot tea for refreshment He Xia held it in his hands He smelled it but didn’t drink any He then asked, “Have the treasures for auspiciousness been collected already for the establishment of the new country?”

The people before him were all afraid he’d ask this Their expressions darkened at his words

“From the look on the face, it’s obvious you weren’t able to find a single one Fine, I won’t ask that for now” He Xia said, “There have been ru as if sy disaster in the future?”

The two officers stood like logs They snuck a look at each other, neither daring to say a word

Who dared to report about the ominous incidents in the four countries while He Xia was currently putting all his a Lin and Gui Le suddenly had several strange incidents

Mud oozing blood, ss dropping dead for no reason, statues crying…Everyone orried enough After these occurrences, one gossip turned to ten which then beca the world All in all, the general opinion in establishi+ng the new country would bring disaster

These ruradually made their way to the army camps

There were already generals in the Yun Chang army that didn’t support the establishh they didn’t dare sayelsewise As for the prisoners of war froht of ten didn’t approve of He Xia in the slightest

He Xia saw they were quiet but wasn’t offended He sh these jokes are ridiculous, they’re still enough to scare you They’re just fro around from the shadows Pass on thened You pick a few talented individuals, dispatch thes up They can debunk all these little tricks for me” He then lowered his head to read a few , “You can leave”

The two officers hurriedly left as if granted amnesty When they stepped out of the room, they looked at each other Their clothes were coht into their bones

Dongzhuo received orders to co during the last few days He had been by He Xia’s side since his early years, so his identity was very different to others Other civil service officials orquarters, but he entered the Royal Residence straight away after entering Gui Le

While the two officers stepped out, Dongzhuo stepped in He saw He Xia’s eyes closed while leaning on the chair, as if getting some rest He scanned the accu, “Since Master is tired, please get some rest soon”

He repeated twice, before He Xia finally shook his head “No need” He opened his eyes, “You’ve been quite busy in the last two days, so go to sleep soon”

Dongzhuo agreed but stood on the spot, nottime

He Xia noted he wasn’t willing to leave and couldn’t help chuckle, “You brat, you’re o out no could you be so over-sentio, stay, since I also wanted to ask, how do you plan to control the Yongchang Regiment?”

“Shang Lu’s soldier training was decent I have gone out to check on them outside the city two ti the drills well, suggesting their foundation is solid It’s just…” Dongzhuo was a little hesitant, “ troops nor h the officers below me are respectful on the surface, they don’t approve of eneral behind my back”

He Xia murmured, “hmm” but didn’t say much

Dongzhuo was feeling a little bit confused about this He couldn’t help ask, “In ter is obviously a hts to coi Lu?”

When He Xia heard the nazhuo’s heart jolted He hurriedly shut his mouth

In the ed

Dongzhuo pretty rown up with He Xia, so his words had always been casual, without restraint In recent years, He Xia’s thoughts became more unpredictable day by day Sometimes his expression was so cold, it seemed to fill his heart with a bitter coldness His Master was nearing the throne closer and closer, but it felt like he became further and further away fronified yet murderous air of an emperor would completely s his audience up

At this thought, Dongzhuo couldn’t help feel a bit sad

After a while, He Xia softened his expression Seeing Dongzhuo stand there carefully, not daring to , “There’s so hasn’t told erous men Corruption, extortion, there’s no evil he hasn’t done Find evidence of those crimes for me and take care to keep it a secret, so the news is not leaked”

Dongzhuo was stunned for a few moments

Needless to say, his Master was planning to deal with Fei Zhaoxing Like Master’s usual actions, when he hadn’t started, nothing would happen, but once he did, the chances of Fei Zhaoxing escaping were very slim

While Dongzhuo was still alarmed, He Xia asked, “Is that clear?”

“Yes” Dongzhuo mumbled

He Xia’s gaze lightly touched his face He suddenly asked, “Do you think I’m too heartless?”

Dongzhuo hurriedly shook his head

He Xia’s gaze was sharp as he studied hizhuo felt like there was absolutely nowhere to hide under his gaze, as if his thoughts were being read

He Xia assessed hihed, “Who would’ve thought that things would turn out like this? I’m about to establish the new country and ascend the throne to eeneral of a huge regi…” He abruptly stopped his words, his handso a hint of sadness difficult to describe

Where was Pingting, the Pingting who stayed bywho once played qin for me in the old Royal Residence of Gui Le?

It was very difficult not to re-An Ducal Residence like a silver bell, pleasant to the ear, leaving glowing petals everywhere it went

Because of that, He Xia easily found her He pulled her froting, let’s go riding”

Go riding, go paint, go read, go listen to songs…

Together, to the battlefield…

He Xia stared at the candle, watching the flickering candlelight Its brightness ju face

At thatthe ro-An Ducal Residence from back then

The evening breeze wafted over, causing the silk curtains on the open s of the great hall to gracefully dance

Dongzhuo whispered, “Master, do you think Pingting is still alive?”

“Chu Beijie left thecan entleness was suddenly ht in his eyes

Dongzhuo thought for a bit and couldn’t resist saying, “But even now, no one has seen Chu Beijie hi No matter what, we have to see them in person…”

“I’ll kill that person if I do!” He Xia suddenly clenched his teeth, heavily thu the table

Dongzhuo’s ears began to buzz He was utterly stunned It was a long tied to stutter out, “Master…do you mean…Chu Beijie?”

It was very likely that Pingting was associated with Chu Beijie’s departure frouess that much from He Xia’s words Now that these two unpredictable people ca battle, it really was the worst of the worst

If Pingting really did help Chu Beijie fight Master, what could be done if those tere totime but didn’t dare to ask He Xia about it

He still retained a bit of innocence fro-An Ducal Residence He hoped to use today’s great opportunity to listen to his Master’s intentions and see if there was any hope for change He didn’t believe Pingting would be so heartless