Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

A dead silence.

Only in the nearby charcoal fire, the sweet potato skins cracked open with a "pop," sizzling and releasing oil.

The ten imperial guards stood frozen in place.

The dignity and instincts of a top expert finally forced their way back at this moment.

They stood up in unison, then knelt on one knee and clasped their hands together.

To cover up the utterly embarrassing moment, the ten rough-looking men shouted in unison in loud, stern voices:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Full of energy.

Xiao Ye stood under the corridor, looking at the usually cold and ruthless elites.

He never expected that these top-notch weapons of the Great Yong Dynasty would be led astray by Gu Mingli and one day behaving cutely by "digging and digging" in the courtyard!

Xiao Ye's eye twitched involuntarily, and he raised his hand to pinch the space between his eyebrows.

Very headache.

"Mingli, come with me to the study."

He was determined to find out what was going on in Gu Mingli's head all day long.

……

Half an incense stick later.

Inside the study of the guesthouse, a few red candles flickered, casting a dim light.

Xiao Ye leaned back lazily in the armchair behind his desk.

I looked intently at the two roasted sweet potatoes on the table, their surfaces slightly charred but emitting a rich, sweet aroma.

"Please explain."

He slowly lifted his eyelids, looking at Gu Mingli, who stood in front of the desk with a half-smile, seemingly unaffected.

"You led my imperial guards, digging and digging in the courtyard like a three-year-old child..."

"Still dreaming of 'planting tiny seeds and expecting them to bloom into huge flowers'?"

Gu Mingli's ears turned red, and he quickly covered his mouth and coughed twice, forcibly suppressing the embarrassment in his heart.

Does he want that?

Weren't they all forced into it?

I finally managed to get my friend to help me embarrass myself in secret.

In the end, Xiao Ye and his group still saw it!

Gu Mingli cleared his throat.

He put on a mysterious expression and began to spout nonsense with a straight face.

"Your Majesty, you don't understand. This is a top-tier blessing formation that an immortal taught me in a dream!"

"While it may seem somewhat absurd at first glance, it actually contains a profound and all-encompassing secret!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Xiao Ye lazily shifted his sitting posture, drawing out the last syllable of his sentence, with an expression that said, "Do I look like an idiot to you?"

"Absolutely true!" Gu Mingli boasted shamelessly.

He even made a mysterious hand gesture.

"The immortal has recently become obsessed with a supreme practice called 'returning to simplicity.' He feels that the deceit and treachery of our turbid world are too superficial!"

"Only the purest, most innocent movements, paired with an addictive melody, can awaken the deepest conscience of heaven and earth!"

"In the celestial realm, this is called 'self-connection, cleansing the soul.' What I was doing just now wasn't a joke; I was leading everyone in praying for the people of Jizhou and dispelling evil spirits!"

Xiao Ye watched him perform quietly.

"Oh? Your immortal seems rather frivolous."

Gu Mingli: (*ΦωΦ*) Same feeling!

He pursed his lips.

His "mysterious" demeanor vanished instantly.

"However, Your Majesty."

He chuckled and took two steps closer, placing his hands on the desk. Lowering his voice, he said mysteriously:

"Whether the immortal is upright or not doesn't matter, as long as they can drop gold coins... no, as long as they can provide important clues!"

At this point, Gu Mingli's playful expression vanished.

"The moment this great master finished his performance, the immortal was overjoyed and immediately sent me a mysterious, extremely urgent clue!"

Gu Mingli glanced outside the door, and after confirming that no one was around, he leaned down and whispered:

"Cui Zhe, the steward of the Cui family, is secretly colluding with Jia Zhengjing, the governor of Ji Province!"

"They've already dispatched a fast horse with a secret letter bearing their personal seal, heading straight for the Northern Di king's tent overnight!"

"The letter states that they intend to coordinate an attack from within and without, using the Northern Barbarians as a pretext to launch a surprise attack on the border and cause widespread chaos."

"When the time comes and the Dayong army is deployed and defenses are weakened, we'll take advantage of the chaos... to assassinate you!"

Gu Mingli stared at Xiao Ye with a serious expression.

He thought that the young emperor would be furious and smash his cups and bowls upon hearing that local officials and powerful families had colluded with the enemy state to rebel.

They might even slam their fists on the table and shout, "Guards! Immediately ransack the Cui family manor and the Jia family residence, and execute the entire family!"

However, the results were quite different.

Xiao Ye didn't even lift his eyelids.

His cold, stern face showed not a trace of emotion.

He simply listened calmly to the gossip.

Then, slowly and deliberately, he reached out and picked up the perfectly roasted sweet potato on the table.

Long, slender fingers gently peeled away the charred outer skin, revealing the golden, soft, and juicy flesh inside.

The steam, mingled with the aroma of caramel, filled the study.

"Are you just going to bite into it like that?"

Xiao Ye looked up at Gu Mingli and asked a question very naturally.

Gu Mingli tilted his head.

"...Um...How about I get you a spoon so I can crush it up and eat it?"

"No need."

Xiao Ye opened his thin lips, took a small, elegant bite, chewed it carefully, and swallowed.

"Hmm, this roasted sweet potato is really good. It's very sweet."

Gu Mingli: "That's it?"

Seeing Xiao Ye's reaction, his blood pressure shot up instantly.

"No way! My goodness! Don't you have any reaction at all when you hear this news?!"

"The enemy is about to destroy our high ground crystal!! And you're still in the mood to judge whether sweet potatoes are sweet or not?!"

Although Xiao Ye couldn't understand what this strange immortal military strategy, "Highland Crystal," was.

But from Gu Mingli's anxious appearance, one could accurately guess eight or nine parts of what he meant.

He just smiled faintly and continued eating his sweet potato.

Gu Mingli slammed his hand on the table a few times, lowering his voice to remind him.

"They're committing treason, Your Majesty! The assassins' blades are practically at your throat!"

"Yes, I heard you."

Xiao Ye remained unhurried, swallowing a mouthful of sweet potato.

He picked up the snow-white silk handkerchief from the table and slowly wiped the bits of charcoal ash and syrup off his fingers.

Then, from under a stack of folded paper, he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper sent by carrier pigeon.

He casually tossed the note onto the table, and it slid across the smooth surface, stopping precisely right under Gu Mingli's nose.

Xiao Ye let out a very soft chuckle, a hint of imperial disdain and contempt flashing in his eyes.

"General Zhongyi's men aren't that incompetent."

"The messenger from the Cui family is indeed quite fast."

"Unfortunately, they had only traveled fifty miles out of Jizhou when Zhongyi's scouts captured them and brought them back, along with their horse and the secret letter."

Gu Mingli was stunned, and quickly grabbed the note on the table to take a look.

"Wow! Beautiful!"

The anxiety I felt just moments ago vanished instantly.

You can't help but admire him!

Xiao Ye truly deserves to be the ultimate domineering CEO of the Dayong Group!

Not only did he remain calm even when Mount Tai collapsed before him, but his intelligence network and counter-infiltration capabilities are also incredibly robust!

This counter-surveillance technique and forward-looking planning would be considered top-tier in the modern security industry.

Xiao Ye leaned back in his chair, a rare glimpse of interest and curiosity in his deep black eyes, typical of a young man his age.

"Moreover, the secret report sent by Zhongyi mentioned something even more interesting than the Cui family's rebellion."