The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1052 - 1052 509 Big Boss Jiaojiao (First Update)

Chapter 1052: 509 Big Boss Jiaojiao! (First Update) Chapter 1052: 509 Big Boss Jiaojiao! (First Update) The Grand Marshal, who could not be corrupted by wealth or subdued by martial power, once again fell into Gu Jiao’s hands.

Now that he was Gu Jiao’s little underling, she patted her small chest, indicating that she would take care of him!

“Alright, alright, the dagger can be put away, scaring my little brother is not nice,” Gu Jiao authoritative said to Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing put away the dagger.

Gu Chengfeng twitched the corners of his mouth. This, works?!

Finding it so easy to put away his dagger, Tang Yueshan was also a little dumbfounded—why did he feel like he had agreed too quickly?

But on second thought, Gu Changqing was by principle a man of integrity, but he was no fool when it came to benevolence; he would not endanger the lives of the border pass’s military officers and common people for the sake of one person’s life.

If killing Tang Yueshan alone could save everyone else, Gu Changqing would not hesitate to raise the slaughter blade.

That was Tang Yueshan’s judgement of Gu Changqing, and it was precisely because of this that Tang Yueshan believed Gu Changqing really intended to cripple him just now.

Yes, that’s right, Gu Changqing must have been serious; he wasn’t just trying to scare him.

He wasn’t so easily frightened!

There was nothing to regret!

He who understands the times is a wise man; it is the hallmark of a true man to be able to yield and stand tall. In the past, there was King Goujian of Yue, who endured hardships, and now there was he, Tang Yueshan, who recognized a thief as his brother!

After the sudden induction ceremony came to an end, they began to discuss important matters.

Actually, Gu Changqing originally had something to discuss with Tang Yueshan, and if Tang Yueshan hadn’t come to the Governor’s Mansion, he planned to visit his grandfather before finding him at the wounded soldiers’ camp.

“Is it about the battle for the city?” Tang Yueshan asked.

He was still lying on his own sickbed.

Gu Jiao hung an IV drip for him.

Since he was an underling now, he got an upgraded treatment; Gu Jiao inserted an indwelling needle so he wouldn’t need to be injected every day.

Gu Changqing sat next to the Eight Immortals table within the room, directly facing Tang Yueshan’s sickbed, with Gu Chengfeng’s bed to his left, at about the same distance. As the main discussion was with Tang Yueshan, he chose the chair facing him.

Gu Chengfeng could only purse his lips as he watched the side profile of his own brother, deliberately turning over with much noise!

Gu Changqing was completely engrossed in discussing the matters of the siege, seemingly unaware of his younger brother’s mood, and he said to Tang Yueshan, “Tomorrow evening I plan to attack Lingguan City.”

After pondering for a moment, Tang Yueshan frowned and said, “Actually, I suggest that you attack Beiyang City first. Beiyang City was the one that resisted most fiercely at the beginning. The reason for such fierce resistance is that the remnants of the former dynasty didn’t infiltrate there as deeply. You, new to the borderlands, probably do not know that there is a living Buddha here.”

“A living Buddha?”

Tang Yueshan nodded, “I and your grandfather only found out after coming here. The living Buddha has been widely gathering followers in the borderlands, saving all beings. Even the prince consort and Princess Ning An were his followers, though Princess Ning An no longer is; she has come to understand that the living Buddha is a means of the remnants of the former dynasty. Unfortunately, it’s too late. A large number of people have fallen for it and trust the living Buddha deeply. More than half of the former dynasty’s army is composed of his followers.”

Gu Changqing had an epiphany and murmured, “No wonder they were able to establish such a huge army at the border without being discovered.”

Tang Yueshan said, “The living Buddha has the most followers in Ye City, which leads to the weakest resistance among the three cities there.”

Gu Changqing asked, “What about Yuegu City?”

Tang Yueshan shook his head, “Yuegu City is too small, and its strategic position is not very important. The remnants of the former dynasty did not focus on Yuegu City, so there are currently no followers of the living Buddha in the city.”

Gu Chengfeng sneered, “A fake living Buddha has made them oppose the imperial court; isn’t that too incredulous?”

Tang Yueshan said, “Those devout followers are willing to give their lives to the living Buddha. The living Buddha is here to rescue them from suffering. The living Buddha says that the Prince Yui is the chosen one, the emperor sent by the heavens to rectify the chaos. Once Prince Yui ascends the throne, the nation will be peaceful, the people will be well clothed and fed, and no longer suffer from hunger and cold.”

Gu Chengfeng didn’t believe in these things, therefore couldn’t understand why the common people would fall for such an obvious deception.

“The lives of the common people are too hard,” Gu Changqing mused.

Tang Yueshan sighed.

The hardship of the borderlands is unimaginable to the people of the Capital City; the crops here are hard to grow, and the harvest is extremely poor. The commoners are unable to eat their fill or dress warmly, let alone afford medical care.

This kind of life seemed endless.

Why believe in the living Buddha? Because they all wanted to be reborn in paradise, to no longer suffer.

At first listen, it might seem foolish, but upon closer reflection, isn’t it also heartbreaking?

Gu Changqing said, “Lingguan City has plague victims; if we are too late to attack, I’m worried they will use the plague to attack the common people in the city.”