After Shao Wuji walked into the county town, he seemed to inadvertently ask the entourage beside him: "Who was that young man just now?"
The entourage knew that Shao Wuji would not take anything else seriously except the orders of the Holy Emperor.
Gu Yu was a child of a down-and-out family, so his appearance was naturally not worthy of his attention, so he replied: "It's Gu Yu, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo."
Shao Wuji seemed to have thought of something and said: "Dong Zhenguo, the son of Gu Junyi?"
The follower said: "That's right."
Shao Wuji nodded. His eyes were like those of an eagle, with sharp hooks. His gaze was deep at this moment, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Gu Yu and Junze returned to the county government office together to wait for Captain Shao to arrange his troops. After waiting for a long time, Captain Shao arrived belatedly.
Gu Yu lowered his head and saluted Captain Shao. He felt that the way he looked at her up and down was like a knife, which was very aggressive and made Gu Yu very uncomfortable.
After greeting each other, Gu Yu glanced at Junze, who had a stinking face, and said politely: "Thank you, Lieutenant Shao, for coming to support."
Lieutenant Shao looked at him with an expressionless "Hmm" and said nothing. His whole body exuded the aura of "Don't let strangers enter".
Gu Yu originally wanted to report to him the current situation in Tongning County, but seeing him like this, he didn't want to speak.
After waiting for so long, just waiting for him to say "hmm", everyone felt a little dissatisfied.
But Gu Yu couldn't say anything, so she said goodbye and left together with Junze.
In the dim moonlight, Gu Yu asked Junze out of boredom, "Do you have anything to do with Lieutenant Shao?"
Junze said: "There is no festival, I just don't like him. You stay away from him, this kind of person, haha."
Gu Yu asked: "This kind of person? Who is he?"
There is a lot of criticism against Taiwei Shao among the people. No one can tell whether it is true or false.
But Gu Yu also instinctively rejected him.
Junze said: "As you can see."
Gu Yu narrowed her eyes. What she saw was that Lieutenant Shao was an emotionless and murderous knife. You couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so you could only act cautiously.
Before returning to his yard, Junze suddenly said: "Reinforcements are coming. If you can leave, just leave."
She was an imperial envoy and came to Jiangnan for inspection, but she happened to encounter Prince An's rebellion.
Now that the imperial court's reinforcements have arrived, she, the imperial envoy, has been saved, so naturally she should go back early.
Gu Yu stood there, the shadows of the two people taller and shorter in the moonlight. Gu Yu said: "What about you?"
Jun Zedao: "The situation in Jiangnan is not stable, I have to stay and suppress the rebellion."
Gu Yudao: "Okay, I will leave after Tongning County has taken care of all the chores."
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The war in Jiangnan will not be settled in a short time.
However, having Taiwei Shao and Junze here gave the people of Jiangnan some confidence.
The next day, Gu Yu sent Lieutenant Shao and Junze out of the city, and they went in different directions to suppress the rebels.
But the final destination is the city that never sleeps.
Gu Yu stayed in Tongning County to clean up the mess. He had previously promised to reward women who joined the army based on their merits, and all the rewards were given. Those who wanted to start their own business, Gu Yu and Su County Magistrate also did it together.
As for Tobe, Junze, the overlord who is hated by people in Kyoto, sent a threatening letter.
A group of women cried with joy, knelt in front of Gu Yu and shouted: "Master Qingtian".
Gu Yudao: "This is what you deserve. With military household registration and silver rewards, from now on, you don't have to look at anyone else's face, you don't have to grovel, and you don't have to live at the mercy of others."
All those women had tears in their eyes.
After being together for so long, Gu Yu had a certain understanding of these women who came to join the army on Bosheng Road.
There are widows like Sister Dai who live in poverty. There are women like the girl in purple who were forced to marry blindly. There are daughters-in-law who can't stand the domestic violence of their husbands and run away. There are also women who can't get married because they don't look good.
The "leftover women" who received guidance...
Gu Yu can't help them much in life, but hopes that they can stand up on their own and stop being bullied by others.
Tongning County is covered with white flags. The sacrifices of countless people have brought stability to Tongning County.
Monks can be seen kneeling on the ground everywhere on the street, reciting the Purana for those who died in this battle.
Gu Yu doesn't believe this, but in such troubled times, having faith can be regarded as another kind of sustenance.
As she walked through the crowd, a woman's words stopped her in her tracks.
"The heaven and earth are destroyed, evil spirits are rampant, and the goddess comes to the world to save all living beings."
Gu Yu looked back and saw that the woman was kneeling on the ground with her hands clasped together, a string of Buddhist beads hanging on her hands, and she was repeating these words piously.
Gu Yu narrowed her eyes, approached the woman, and asked in a low voice: "Sister, what sutra are you reciting?"
The woman seemed to be startled. When she saw Gu Yu's warm face, she stumbled and said, "No, I didn't recite any sutras."
Gu Yudao: "The heaven and earth are destroyed, evil spirits are rampant, and the goddess comes to the world to save all living beings. Sister, do you also believe in this religion?"
The woman looked puzzled and said, "Is there anyone in your family who believes in the Goddess Cult?"
Gu Yu's heart moved and she asked her if anyone in her family believed in it. The name of this religion was also called the Goddess Cult. Could it be that only women believed in this religion?
Gu Yudao: "My mother believes in it."
The woman laughed and said, "I didn't expect the teachings to have spread to Kyoto. Okay, okay."
Gu Yudao: "Sister, how many believers are there in Tongning County? Where do they usually gather?"
But the woman refused to say anything, and only said: "Cultivation of your mind with all your heart, the day when the heaven and earth collapse, the goddess will come to the world."
Gu Yudao: "What the eldest sister said makes sense, but I am shallow."
The woman stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the imperial envoy, the common woman takes her leave."
Gu Yu also stood up and looked at her leaving figure thoughtfully.
No matter how you hear "Heaven and Earth are destroyed", it makes people's hair stand on end.
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The city that never sleeps, Jile Tower.
"It's interesting to set up a military household for a woman." Jing Shuang leaned on the soft couch and curled his lips with a smile.
Li Ruo knelt beside him, with a strange emotion flashing in his eyes, and said: "Cult Leader, Prince Gu seems to have discovered traces of our followers. Will she investigate further?"
Jing Shuang said: "Find a way to bring her here."
Li Ruo was very surprised and frowned and asked: "Master, she is an imperial envoy from the imperial court, why did you bring her here?"
Jing Shuang reached out and pulled off Li Ruo's veil, revealing Li Ruo's incredibly beautiful face, and said, "Wouldn't it be better to bring her here? Don't you want to see her too?"
Li Ruo's eyes widened, not expecting that his thoughts would be seen through, and said: "Leader, I..."
Jing Shuang said: "Recently you pay more attention to her than me, why? Li Ruo, tell me why?"
Li Ruo trembled and was speechless for a long time.
Jing Shuang rubbed her face and said, "Li Ruo, you have disappointed me."