The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 221 Personal Expedition
Xiao Mingzhang soon received news from the spies installed by the imperial court in the Jin Dynasty. There was indeed something unusual there, but they had not yet found out when exactly they would choose to act. The precautions there were very strict.

This news was not good news, so he would suppress it for the time being, but it was time for the important ministers in the court to vent their anger.

Gu Deyin was also worried about this matter during this period. Once a war broke out, the Gu family trading company would be in danger. After all, they were still members of the big business. For the sake of the safety of the personnel, she secretly ordered most of the people in the trading company to withdraw first. Leave some of them who can protect themselves to temporarily stay in Jin Dynasty to do business.

Before she could withdraw, she received an urgent message from Jin Chao. After reading it, she broke out in a cold sweat.

Just as she was going to look for Xiao Mingzhang, she saw him coming back after opening the curtain, and she hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Things are not going well. I just received news here that the Jin Dynasty has obtained the city defense map of our border. It is estimated that the war is imminent..."

Xiao Mingzhang took the secret letter from Gu Deyin's hand, read it at a glance, and finally looked very gloomy.

"Sure enough, I guessed it. Someone secretly betrayed the country. First, he blinded my eyes. Then he leaked the city defense map of the border. Finally, he led troops to the city..."

At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded outside, and Eunuch Zhou barged in without being informed.

"Your Majesty, Princess, something serious has happened. The soldiers of the Jin Dynasty are pressing down on the border and a war has begun on the border. This is an urgent battle report from Eight Hundred Miles."

Xiao Mingzhang turned around and immediately took the battle report from Eunuch Zhou. His expression did not change this time. When he saw Gu Deyin walking over, he handed it to his wife.

"Fortunately, I took precautions before and urgently ordered the city defense to be changed at the border, so the Jin Dynasty's raid did not cause huge losses."

Having said that, Gu Deyin's first thought was of the people on the border. During this period, countless people were displaced and their lives were in danger.

"I immediately organized people to go north to deliver food and medicine."

Xiao Mingzhang nodded. He knew that Gu Deyin's heart had always been soft when it came to these matters, and he hated to see such a scene.

He held an emergency meeting to discuss due to the battle report. Finding out the person behind the scenes was the second priority. Blocking and counterattacking the Jin Dynasty's southward movement was the first priority.

Because Gu Deyin returned to the house urgently, the night in Gu's house was as bright as day.

Gu Jianghuai and Bo Qingya had already been mentally prepared for the imminent war on the border, but they didn't expect it to happen so soon. The trading houses had always lagged behind the court in this regard.

Bo Qingya said directly, "I will go in person this time..."

"Brother Ya, your body?"

Gu Deyin had doubts. She was about to object when she saw Bo Qingya wave his hand, so she had to shut up and listen to him.

"Sister Yin, this matter has been settled. Now you are not only the regent princess, but also the head of the Gu family. You are not suitable to go to such a dangerous occasion, and my adoptive father..."

"I'm still strong. I'll go with you this time."

Gu Jianghuai glared at his adopted son. He didn't want to hear words that were useless at his old age. He was still very strong. Now that he didn't have to be the head of the family, where couldn't he go?
Bo Qingya touched his nose, not daring to say anything to make his adoptive father unhappy.

Gu Deyin objected, "Dad, why are you joining in the fun? Such a dangerous place..."

"What? Are you beginning to dislike your father now? My daughter, let me tell you, you were able to take risks in the past, and now your father can too. This time it is you who will guard the house."

Gu Jianghuai insisted on going his own way, no matter who tried to persuade him.

Gu Deyin didn't want to agree, but was forced to agree to the two men going north. All she could do was arrange capable guards for the father and brother, and for this purpose she also sent Xiu'er out.

Here she was still worried about her father and brother, but over there she heard Xiao Mingzhang saying that he wanted to fight in person.

Her eyes widened suddenly, "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, you..."

Before he could say anything to stop him, he was blocked by Xiao Mingzhang. After a while, he gasped and said, "I am the regent, and this is my responsibility."

He could boost morale by going there. This was one thing. The other thing was to scare Xiao Xiao. The third thing was to track down the person who leaked the original city defense map. If there was no trace of him here, he would certainly not easily destroy the body there. Gu Deyin couldn't help but feel sad when she thought that the people closest to her were being separated, but she had no position to stop them. All she could do was take care of the rear area so that they wouldn't worry about it.

Xiao Mingzhang held her hand and said with a smile, "Wait until I come back."

Gu Deyin nodded.

The government and the public are very divided over Xiao Mingzhang's personal conquest, but no matter what, this can't stop Xiao Mingzhang.

Princess Yuanjia said angrily, "How could my brother make such a decision? If he had an emergency, would he have considered us?"

She paced irritably in front of Gu Deyin. No matter how she tried to stop him, her brother refused to change his mind. This made her feel suffocated and had no choice but to complain to Gu Deyin.

Gu Deyin had already digested this problem. At this time, she calmly made a bowl of tea for her irritable sister-in-law, "Princess, sit down and drink tea to calm down the fire first."

Princess Yuanjia didn't have to give face to anyone, but she had to give face to her sister-in-law. She stopped pacing and sat down directly. She took the tea and was about to drink it all when she heard her sister-in-law say, "Be careful. ,hot."

Only then did she take a small sip, so as not to get burned.

Gu Deyin then put down his worries and said, "You, don't be so hasty. We can't change the prince's mind, but there are still many things we can do. Now you can immediately transfer to the Ministry of Accounts, and then I will facilitate the cooperation with the Ministry of Works." Cooperate to ensure that there will be no problem with the food and fodder of the army, and not to give the people behind the scenes the opportunity to cause trouble again. "

In fact, she was suspicious of this person who was doing this little trick. After all, this war happened so coincidentally that it happened to be shortly after she and Xiao Mingzhang got married. How unhappy they were.

However, you can't talk nonsense without evidence. Besides, there is still the little emperor, so you have to take him into consideration. After all, if you don't want to rebel, try not to conflict with the little emperor.

When Princess Yuanjia heard this, she stood up hurriedly and said, "Sister-in-law, if you don't tell me, I will be so angry that I almost forget about this."

There was a lot more she could do than complain.

Over the years, her experience has been enough for her to gain a firm foothold in the court. When she wants to take charge of the household department, no one dares to say no.

Xiao Mingzhang was arranging the candidates to supervise the country. When he saw his sister coming to mention this issue, he first smiled and said, "It must be your sister-in-law who gave you the idea."

"Brother, don't care who comes up with the idea. Do you just say it works or not? Others may take the opportunity to trick you, but your biological sister and your biological wife will not."

Seeing his angry sister talking angrily, Xiao Mingzhang felt that this sister still hadn't grown up. He had found several reliable husband candidates for her over the years, but they all rejected them one by one, saying that he hadn't thought about it yet. If you want to get married, don't be in a hurry.

Well, don't worry, don't rush. Anyway, his Xiao Mingzhang's sister can get married anytime she wants, or she can stay married for the rest of her life. The princess of the dynasty has this confidence.

Under Xiao Mingzhang's operation, Princess Yuanjia became the Minister of Household Affairs for the first time in history. The government and the public were shocked. However, when war broke out on the border, no one stood up to object.

As for Gu Deyin, she quickly reached a cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and took over the production of military supplies. She even got involved in ordnance refining because the dowry compensation she had received from Xu Ningyu was just right. It was a share of private mining. She did not hold a large share at the beginning, but after so many years of operation, she became the major shareholder of these private mines.

Now, through the war, she handed it over directly.

Private mining has always been illegal and must belong to the imperial court. However, looking back, Deyin did not hide his secrets, and there were many secret operations. If it is really investigated, many people will not be able to live with it.

With Gu Deyin taking the lead and setting an example, others also took this opportunity to hand it over. As for those who did not hand it over, they will definitely be held accountable in the future when the court calms down.

Precisely because Gu Deyin had contributed to the disaster and the epidemic, and she was the regent princess, the two balanced each other out, and she landed safely.

Because Gu's Trading Company also had excellent technology in this area and was willing to invest, the Ministry of Industry agreed to let Gu's Trading Company make some ordnance for war purposes after discussion.

Everyone in the Great Shang Dynasty was making urgent and busy preparations for this war.

Everyone is on the main battle side.

But there are also some discordant voices. The young emperor in the palace is of the harmonious side. He has not yet reached the crown and cannot personally govern, but this does not prevent him from expressing his high opinions.