After rebirth, I accept the emperor as my younger brother

Mo Jingning's face looked a little serious and said:

"Sister Yun, someone from the Situ family came to me a few days ago and asked me to listen to them and do something."

Yun Ange didn't expect such a thing to happen, and was stunned.

The Situ family?

Thinking of the Situ family in the previous life, it was indeed a big help for Mo Jingning to rise to power. The Situ family's wealth also increased after he ascended the throne, becoming the first of the eight aristocratic families.

Yun Ange also lamented at that time that the Situ family, with their vicious eyes, could actually support Mo Jingning, the most unlikely and inconspicuous among the many princes, and yet succeeded.

Since Mo Jingning said that the Situ family came to the door at this time, it is very likely that they started planning this matter early in the morning.

Yun Ange told him solemnly:

"Jing Ning, no matter what the Situ family tells you, you have to be careful. Don't completely believe them, they must have a purpose for you.

I know that you are actually very smart and can make your own decisions about anything.

But if you encounter anything that you are not sure about, you can also discuss it with me."

Mo Jingning was very happy that she was so important in Sister Yun's heart.

He nodded vigorously:

"Sister Yun, don't worry, I will be careful. If you have anything, I will definitely tell sister Yun."

Yun Ange frowned. The Situ family must have sought out Mo Jingning to support him and to strengthen their own family.

But if they bet their money on an inconspicuous prince so early, would the Situ family be too hasty?

She still needs more sources of information.

Being with the emperor today, she also learned a lot of news. Soon, the people in southern Xinjiang will pay tribute to the Great Zheng Kingdom.

Collecting these tributes from southern Xinjiang is naturally a good job, but there are many ways to collect tributes. If you are not careful, your home may be ransacked.

The Gu family in the previous life was falsely accused of having contacts with Southern Xinjiang at this time. In this life, no matter who was behind that incident, there is no chance to touch the Yun family and the Gu family again.

Yun Ange took out a pen and paper and wrote a note, then tied it to the carrier pigeon and let it fly.

This is a homing pigeon that specifically communicates with the Gu family. Seeing her words, Gu Jiamu will naturally understand what she means.

Not long after, in the morning meeting, the emperor mentioned this matter:

"My dear friends, it will soon be the annual day for southern Xinjiang to pay tribute to our dynasty. Is there any one of you who is willing to go to the border to pay tribute? Or is there anyone you can recommend?"

The old man from the Wu family came out first and said:

"Your Majesty, the veterans are getting older. This journey is long and hard to keep up with. I suggest that the younger generation of officials can go there to collect tribute and gain some experience."

"Um."

The emperor nodded, feeling that it made sense:

"Does Wu Aiqing have any suggestions?"

"this……"

Mr. Wu is also a good person, "I don't know, I don't know."

"To report to your Majesty, I believe that Gu Yushi has an upright character and that the men of the Gu family are very responsible and can take on this important task."

Gu Xuehai, the head of the Gu family and father of Gu Jiamu, heard this and looked over——

It was Zhong Leshan, the head of the Zhong family, who stood up and proposed this to the emperor.

A burst of cold sweat broke out on his back, and his face became a little pale.

These days, his son has been whispering in his ears, saying that regarding the matter of collecting tribute from southern Xinjiang, someone will definitely recommend the Gu family to the emperor, so that he must not accept this matter. He also said that whoever proposes will let him go.

At that time, I thought Jiamu was just too worried, but I didn't expect this to actually happen.

There are ten thousand questions in my mind, how did my son know about this? And why must he never accept it?

But since his son had given instructions, of course he had to listen. He took a step forward, lowered his head and said:

"Your Majesty, my daughter's condition has become more and more serious these days. My son has taken good care of his sister, but he has also contracted the cold. He has been lying in bed with a severe fever these days, for fear of delaying this important event of paying tribute!

I think that Brother Zhong is already strong and his son Zhong Wenliang is also a man in his prime, so he will definitely be able to handle this tribute matter!"

"you!"

Zhong Leshan didn't expect Gu Xuehai to say this, it was completely beyond his expectation.

This old guy is very loyal to the emperor, so there is no reason why he would shirk paying tribute!

Of course Old General Yun also had his granddaughter's instructions on this matter. He also took a step forward and said:

"Report to your Majesty, I second the proposal! The Zhong family will definitely be able to handle this matter!"

The emperor was too lazy to think too much, and Gu Xuehai and Yun Xuanwei both proposed this, so he made the final decision:

"Well, dear Lord Zhong, I will leave this matter of paying tribute in southern Xinjiang to you. Don't let me down."

Even though he was unwilling in every way, the emperor had already made up his mind on this matter, and there was no room for maneuver.

Zhong Leshan could only take a step forward and said:

"Yes, I accept the order."

But I was thinking in my heart, maybe Gu Xuehai, this old cunning guy, saw something and quickly rejected the matter?

After the next court session, Gu Xuehai hurried home. When he saw Gu Jiamu in the study, he quickly closed the door carefully and looked serious.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Jiamu was practicing calligraphy when he saw his father's cautious look and felt telepathy:

"Is it about paying tribute in southern Xinjiang?"

Seeing Gu Xuehai nodding stiffly, Gu Jiamu quickly asked:

"Father, you must not accept this! Which family asked our Gu family to collect tribute?"

Gu Xuehai calmed down his emotions and then said:

"It was Zhong Leshan who brought it up. I didn't respond. According to what you said, I pushed the matter onto the Zhong family again."

"Dad! You did a good job!"

Gu Jiamu finally let go of the mention.

Gu Xuehai’s questions also followed:

"You haven't told me yet, what exactly is going on? How did you know that someone would ask our Gu family to collect tribute?"

Gu Jiamu smiled mysteriously:

"Dad, do you still remember what I told you about forming an alliance with the Yun family? The young lady of the Yun family is not an ordinary person..."

After figuring out the whole story, Gu Xuehai felt his heart beating faster.

Unexpectedly, there were so many ways to deal with a small matter of collecting tribute, and it almost pushed the Gu family to a point of no return.

Gu Xuehai still felt frightened, but Gu Jiamu patted his father's back comfortingly:

"It's okay, dad. Fortunately, Miss Yun's family reminded us of this matter, so our Gu family was able to escape this disaster.

We will have to act more low-key in the future. As for me, I will have to pretend to be sick for a few days so that no one will catch me."

On the other side, Yun Ange also received news from his grandfather.

"So it's...the Zhong family..."

She held her chin, looking a little confused, always feeling that things were not as simple as they seemed.