Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 366 Da Bao is suitable to be emperor

“There is indeed something to discuss.” Gu Chengrui’s expression turned serious when he got down to business. “Tianyang Pass is the gateway to the Great Zhou Dynasty, but in the few months I’ve been here, I’ve discovered that Bai Jianming is not only embezzling money but also withholding military pay. He’s even colluding with the Northern Liang, but I haven’t found out who he’s colluding with yet.”

"I could have guessed that." Yunyi nodded. "You didn't come here to tell me things I already knew, did you?"

“Of course not.” Gu Chengrui shook his head. “Now the emperor is obsessed with immortality and wants to live forever, so he doesn’t care much about state affairs anymore.”

Yun Yi remained noncommittal. Ning Xingchen and Ning Wushuang had corresponded with her, so she knew some things about the capital. Ning Wushuang wouldn't tell her about court affairs, but Ning Xingchen would reveal a few. So, she knew that after the New Year this year, the emperor had become increasingly unreliable and had even stopped visiting the harem much.

“If this continues, we won’t be far from widespread bloodshed.” Gu Chengrui sighed. “So, if you have any ideas, you should make plans as soon as possible.”

"So who's in charge of the court now?" Yunyi suddenly asked. "The Third Prince?"

"Hehe." Gu Chengrui laughed, "Consort Chen has been making a fuss for so long, arranging marriages with this person and designating that person as a concubine, and what's the result? Now it's three princes jointly managing things, with the cabinet assisting." He paused for a moment, "The Fifth Prince is now your brother-in-law."

"Hehe." Yun Yi laughed, "That's fine, but the Third Prince and his mother must be furious at home."

Gu Chengrui didn't respond to that question, but instead looked at Yun Yi: "So, what do you think, boss?"

"Shouldn't you ask that Second Master about this? See what he thinks." Yun Yi glanced at Gu Chengrui. "After all, your Gu family are loyal subjects of the emperor. Even if you've been betrayed, you probably wouldn't have any intention of betraying him, would you?"

Gu Chengrui's expression immediately became complicated, then he suddenly laughed: "How lowly is our Gu family?"

Yunyi's eyes flickered.

"My ancestors followed Emperor Gaozu in establishing the dynasty, and later guarded Tianyang Pass for the Great Zhou. My grandfather had four brothers, and in my father's generation, there were eight cousins, both legitimate and illegitimate. By my generation, there should have been even more, but they all died on the battlefield. In the end, my father was even accused of delaying battle and disregarding human life." Gu Chengrui's eyes were already red. "What did we, three generations of loyal officials, get in the end?"

Yunyi sighed. This was indeed a difficult matter to discuss. There were too many cases of someone's achievements overshadowing their master.

"Have you never thought about becoming emperor yourself?"

Gu Chengrui's eyes widened instantly: "You... how could you have such a thought?"

"Isn't this normal? The emperor isn't a privately owned entity; whoever has the ability can become emperor."

Gu Chengrui shook his head: "I'm not cut out for that. I'm only suited for expanding territory."

"So, who do you want to support?"

Gu Chengrui fell silent.

“The Crown Prince is a man of both virtue and talent. He was crippled before, but he is now recovered. Perhaps you can continue to support him.”

Gu Chengrui's expression was somewhat complicated: "Didn't you ever think about becoming an empress?"

Yun Yi laughed, then shook her head: "Being an emperor is too tiring. As long as there are capable people, I won't be the emperor. If the crown prince is not good enough, isn't there still the grandson of the crown prince? Although I haven't known Da Bao and Qi Bao for long, they are both my children. I can choose one." As she spoke, she touched her chin, "Da Bao is actually quite suitable."

"it is good."

"What's so good about it?" Yunyi was taken aback.

"Da Bao becomes emperor."

"Cough cough..." Yunyi choked on her own saliva. This person is usually quite shrewd, so why does he seem a bit silly at this moment?

"what happened?"

“It’s alright, you’ve thought it through. Da Bao is quite suitable to be the emperor. You are his maternal uncle, so you can be the Grand General who assists him in expanding the territory.”

Gu Chengrui then realized that he had overreacted and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "I'm good at fighting, but I do think too little about other things."

"It's enough to have one skill. People like me who are good at everything are extremely rare." Yunyi nodded.

Gu Chengrui's lips twitched. He thought to himself that although what you said made some sense, saying it so bluntly still felt a bit strange.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go back now." Yunyi got up and started to shoo people away.

"There's one more thing." Gu Chengrui also stood up.

"what's up?"

"Your father's men will be in Longxi soon."

"Who?"

"Fangtang".

"His men are coming to Longxi to pick me up?"

Gu Chengrui nodded.

"How did you know? That's not important. Do you know why he came to pick me up?"

"I don't know the specifics, but it seems to be related to the palace. All my people know is that he went to the palace and met with the emperor. After he returned, they sent someone over, and he has been gone for three days now."

Yunyi's eyes narrowed slightly, but she didn't say anything more, just nodded: "I understand." She then took out two bottles of medicine and handed them over.

Gu Chengrui knew at a glance that one bottle was for external injuries and the other for saving lives. When he first arrived in Tianyang City, he used the pills Yunyi gave him to save a seriously injured person. That was how he quickly gained a foothold in the military camp. He had originally wanted to ask for some when he came, but he was too embarrassed to ask right away. Now that the other party had given them to him voluntarily, he immediately showed a bright smile: "Thank you, boss."

"From now on, call me Miss."

"Yes, Miss, may I have dinner before I leave?"

Yunyi waved her hand: "Do as you please." Anyway, she didn't need to cook.

Back in her room, Yunyi began to ponder what to do next. She felt that plans never kept up with changes. At first, she wanted to return to the capital, but later she found it pointless. Instead, she decided to establish her own base in Longxi, overthrow the old emperor, and then dealing with the Fang family would be a piece of cake.

Now that Fang Tang has actually sent someone, she should go back.

She's been gone for three days, so there are at least another three or four days of travel ahead. She needs to plan her future carefully.

"Young Miss, are you really going back to the capital?" Yun Hong's expression was somewhat solemn.

"It seems so." Yunyi nodded. "Are you having difficulties?"

“I have appeared in public before,” Yun Hong pouted.

"Then why don't you just avoid showing up in front of other people?"

Yun Hong immediately laughed: "Oh, right? Then I'll be your bodyguard." She was originally a bodyguard, so continuing as a bodyguard would be going back to her old profession.

"Whatever makes you happy."

“But you still need a close maid by your side, and I have to choose one for you.” Yun Hong started worrying like a mother hen.