Chapter 475 A slave of three surnames?

Listening to Wang Jingru's words, Gu Shouting smiled bitterly and comforted Wang Jingru:
"This will all pass soon, and everything will be fine!"

After saying this, Gu Shouting stretched lazily and continued with a smile:

"I'm a little tired of reading, let's go back to sleep together..."

"Ok!"

Wang Jingru knew clearly that she could not change Gu Shouting's mind. All she could do was to be a good wife to Gu Shouting so that he would not be distracted by household chores.

Just as the two people who loved each other were about to go back to the house to sleep, there were suddenly several noises outside the house. Hearing this, Gu Shouting immediately became alert, subconsciously protecting Wang Jingru behind him, and asked sternly out the window:

"Who?"

After Gu Shouting's voice fell and there was silence for a few seconds, a low voice was heard from the darkness outside the house.

"Don't panic, it's me!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Gu Shouting finally let down his guard and whispered to Wang Jingru behind him:
"I have something to do, you should go back to your room and sleep first!"

Although she didn’t know what Gu Shouting was planning, nor who the visitor was, she felt that since the other party came so late at night, the matter must be very important, so Wang Jingru nodded obediently, then turned around and walked towards the bedroom alone...
After hearing Wang Jingru walk away, Gu Shouting's door was opened. A man of medium build and ordinary appearance walked in and appeared in Gu Shouting's sight.

Seeing this man appear, Gu Shouting said with a little dissatisfaction:

"Shen Gang, didn't I tell you? Don't come to my house!"

Facing Gu Shouting's dissatisfaction, Shen Gang shook his head and said:
"It's an emergency so don't worry, I was careful along the way and didn't alarm anyone!"

Gu Shouting seemed to believe Shen Gang very much. After hearing what he said, the displeasure on his face also subsided. He asked seriously:
"What happened?"

Shen Gang said with a very serious look:
"We just got the news that the Fengwu Army is going to suppress bandits in Dongning and Guangning!"

Hearing this news, Gu Shouting was somewhat surprised and asked:
"Suppressing bandits? Isn't it normal for Liaoyang to have banditry? Why are you so nervous?"

Shen Gang shook his head and explained:

“You don’t know much about Liaoyang now, nor do you know much about Ye Mingsheng. When Ye Mingsheng first took office, he launched a comprehensive crackdown on the entire Liaoyang, dispatching tens of thousands of troops to suppress bandits. Now the bandit problem in Liaoyang has been greatly improved, and tens of thousands of bandits have been captured and eliminated…”

"Now in Liaoyang, there may only be some sporadic bandit troubles in Posuo Prefecture, while Dongning Prefecture and Guangning Prefecture are the two richest prefectures in Liaoyang, and are also the core areas of Ye Mingsheng's rule in Liaoyang. The bandits in these places have long been wiped out!"

"Even if some new bandits have emerged now, they can only be sporadic small gangs. But this time, the Fengwu Army has dispatched thousands of people to suppress the bandits! Given the Fengwu Army's usual style, this is very abnormal!"

Hearing Shen Gang say this, Gu Shouting's eyes lit up and he realized something and asked immediately:
"You mean that the Fengwu Army is secretly sending troops to Guangning Prefecture under the pretext of suppressing bandits, and they want to launch a surprise attack on Youyan in the first month of the year?"

Under Gu Shouting's gaze, Shen Gang nodded heavily and said:

"Yes, that's what I meant. Ye Mingsheng has been preparing secretly. I believe he has decided to take action now. I have arranged for my colleagues in Liaoyang to go to Dongning to gather intelligence. If it is really as I thought, the Fengwu Army will definitely not have only a few thousand people this time. They will come out in full force and strive to achieve success in one battle..."

Upon hearing the news, Gu Shouting's expression immediately became serious and he paced back and forth in the room. Looking at Gu Shouting with a serious expression, he asked:

"So this time I came, I wanted to ask you how your contact with the Coordination Office is going?"

Hearing this, Gu Shouting stopped and said with a wry smile:

"I met with the people from the Coordination Office three times this month and the chats went well. Although they did not reveal their plans to me, they kept hinting to me during the conversation that their entry date should be after March!"

"It seems that Ye Mingsheng is very bold. He actually wants to take action in the first month of the year. Moreover, they still lack trust in me!"

After getting Gu Shouting's answer, Shen Gang remained calm, but a hint of disappointment unconsciously revealed in his eyes. However, he still comforted Gu Shouting: "Maybe I'm worrying too much. You should keep in touch with the Coordination Office as much as possible. Since the Coordination Office has come to you, they will definitely not do anything in vain..."

"The above means that we must try our best to delay Ye Mingsheng's entry into the pass. Even if Youyan will be captured by the Fengwu Army, we must make sure that both the Fengwu Army and the Yan Army are defeated and the Fengwu Army sheds its last drop of blood under the city of Yijing!"

Gu Shouting nodded slightly with a serious face, indicating that he understood.

Seeing this, Shen Gang continued:

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. If you make any progress in contacting the Coordination Office, please contact me immediately!"

"it is good!"

After getting Gu Shouting's answer, Shen Gang nodded and bowed to Gu Shouting, then pushed the door and left, disappearing into the darkness.

Feeling Shen Gang's disappearance, Gu Shouting sighed slightly, feeling a little confused.

What he said when he met Huo San in Guangning before was half true and half false. He was indeed framed by Zhao Yong with a forged letter of surrender, but the reason why he was imprisoned and tortured by Zhao Fuqu was not just because of that letter of surrender...
Gu Shouting, who was born into the Gu family and was both talented in civil and military affairs, defeated the Khan Luobi at a young age. It is not an exaggeration to call him a child of destiny. Gu Shouting was also very proud of himself at that time. It was precisely because of this pride that he was unwilling to stay in Youyan and only serve Zhao Fuqu, the governor who came from a humble background. What he wanted was to join the court and start a great career!

Wang Yong, the brother of his lover Wang Jingru, became one of his channels of communication with the court. Although he wanted to submit to the court, because his family was located in Youyan, for the sake of safety and to raise his own status, Gu Shouting was very cautious and reserved in his communications with the court at that time, and did not express his willingness to surrender.

Although Gu Shouting was cautious, as Wang Yong became the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the relationship between him and Wang Yong was exposed to the sun, which undoubtedly aroused Zhao Fuqu's suspicion. Then the fuse forged by Zhao Yong completely ignited Zhao Fuqu's suspicion, and he arrested Gu Shouting and put him in prison...
Although Gu Shouting withstood the torture in prison and did not confess under torture, he was finally rescued by his family and friends and successfully escaped from prison. Although he was safe, there was no doubt that his future in Youyan was ruined.

Not only that, his tens of thousands of soldiers in the Yan army were taken over by others. Without the soldiers in his hands, Gu Shouting's value to the court was greatly reduced, so their interest in Gu Shouting was naturally greatly reduced!

Without a future and troops in Youyan, and being treated coldly by the imperial court, Gu Shouting encountered the lowest point in his life during that period. He had never suffered such a blow before, and was depressed for a while. He indulged in sensual pleasures every day and lived a muddle-headed life. However, with the birth of a pair of children by Wang Jingru, Gu Shouting felt his responsibility again, and the unwilling heart in his chest gradually cheered up. He wanted to take revenge on Zhao Yong and the Zhao family!

After some careful planning, Gu Shouting, with the help of his brother-in-law Wang Yong, reconnected with the Supervisory Office. He still wanted to use the power of the Luoan court to overthrow the Zhao family...

Although he got in touch with the Supervisory Office again, Shangguan Hongyuan, who had just experienced the Luoan Incident, was severely injured and had no ability to interfere in the affairs of Youyan. Just when Gu Shouting was lamenting that God was ruthless and his revenge would be a long way off.

Because Zhao Fuqu was eyeing Yunbing, Shangguan Hongyuan, in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, hoped that the Supervisory Office would create some trouble near Youyan to contain Zhao Fuqu. This matter finally fell on Gu Shouting's head. Under the instruction of the Supervisory Office, Gu Shouting began to try to contact the Coordination Office in order to lure the Fengwu Army into the pass to contain Zhao Fuqu!
And Shen Gang, who had just met him, was the person from the Supervisory Department who was responsible for contacting him!

At the beginning, Gu Shouting did not take the Fengwu Army or Liaoyang Governor Ye Mingsheng seriously. He thought that the Fengwu Army, which had only been established for a few years, was a group of mobs, and Ye Mingsheng was a lucky guy who was hit by a pie in the sky.

However, with a deeper understanding of the Fengwu Army, Gu Shouting began to find that the Fengwu Army was much stronger than he had imagined. Ye Mingsheng was also an ambitious man, and there was no need for him to lure them out. Ye Mingsheng had been quietly preparing for various matters related to entering the customs...

To be honest, although he had never met Ye Mingsheng, the more he came into contact with Liaoyang and the more he understood Ye Mingsheng, the more Gu Shouting could feel Ye Mingsheng's great talent and strategy. This also made him a little hesitant, and he began to think about whether he should really join Liaoyang.

As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to rest in, people go to high places, and water flows to low places. Although Gu Shouting is still working for the Luoan court, in his eyes, the Luoan court led by Shangguan Hongyuan is no longer the same court as before. Shangguan Hongyuan is no longer the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou who was in his heyday and had 200,000 elite imperial guards under his command, and who could make the Great Zhou tremble with just one stomp of his feet!
Now Shangguan Hongyuan and the Luoan court he led have fallen into a dilemma. Under such circumstances, although Shangguan Hongyuan has the possibility of turning the tide, this possibility is not very high in Gu Shouting's view. In this case, Gu Shouting, who was not very loyal to Shangguan Hongyuan, naturally began to consider his own future!
And now Ye Mingsheng is another way out for Gu Shouting...

If Ye Mingsheng only stayed in Liaoyang, Gu Shouting would not even consider him. But what if Ye Mingsheng succeeded in entering the pass?

By that time, Ye Mingsheng would have captured Youyan. Ye Mingsheng, who controlled the two provinces of Youyan and Liaoyang, would be the most powerful lord in the northern border of the Great Zhou. As long as he could integrate the resources of the two provinces, he could swallow up Qi, Lu, and the Central Plains, and could protect himself even if he retreated!
So what are the chances of Ye Mingsheng successfully entering the country?
In Gu Shouting's opinion, from the current point of view, under Ye Mingsheng's deliberate guidance, the Yan army from top to bottom is full of confidence in Liaoyang and Ye Mingsheng himself. Although the combat effectiveness of the Fengwu Army may not be as good as that of the Yan Army, but with the advantage of surprise attack, the possibility of Fengwu Army's success is not low. As long as they can capture Yijing before Zhao Fuqu returns, the Fengwu Army's entry into the pass can basically be declared a success!

And now, Gu Shouting has a card in his hand that can help the Fengwu Army capture Yijing...
However, Gu Shouting had great concerns in his heart about whether to really join Ye Mingsheng's side. Through his understanding of Ye Mingsheng, Gu Shouting believed that Ye Mingsheng had very strict requirements on the loyalty of his subordinates and would hardly tolerate the slightest flaw.

And if Gu Shouting were to join Ye Mingsheng, he would be a slave of three families!
With such a reputation, can he gain Ye Mingsheng's trust?

Without trust, he would naturally not be valued by Ye Mingsheng!
Since he could not be reused by Ye Mingsheng, why should he join Ye Mingsheng's side?

This can be said to be a vicious circle, and it is also the problem that makes Gu Shouting most confused and entangled!
Thinking of this, Gu Shouting couldn't help but sigh again. If his criminal record with the Supervisory Department could be deleted, he wouldn't have to worry about this anymore...

Delete the criminal record?
Recalling this idea, a gleam of light flashed in Gu Shouting's eyes, and he seemed to have thought of a solution.

Under the dim light, Gu Shouting thought for a full hour and then shook his head. If it was as he thought, this matter was indeed feasible, but the difficulty and risk were very high. If he was not careful, he would be in trouble!

What if the Fengwu Army and Ye Mingsheng are not as powerful as he thought, not only will he be finished, but even the Gu family will be implicated. Therefore, he must not be hasty about this matter and must be extremely cautious. At least he must wait until the Fengwu Army breaks through Jizhou before he can start implementing it!
(There is still half an hour to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome 2022. In the new year, I wish all readers happiness, health, continuous happiness, and family health! Happy New Year to everyone! o(＊＾▽＾＊)o)
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