After being reborn, I was won over by the heartfelt words of my loyal bodyguard.

Chapter 237: Taking the Initiative

"Your Majesty, I would like to decline the matter of heading south."

Prime Minister Xu told Gan Yanling that his body could no longer withstand such torment.

"If we follow the Prime Minister's suggestion, who do you think I should send?"

These words, however, stopped Prime Minister Xu. He was unsure who to send. If he sent Gan Luo, they might think that none of the civil and military officials in the court were as good as Gan Luo.

"Could it be that the Imperial Uncle is unaware of his incomparably noble status?"

On the other side, inside the Princess's residence.

Gan Luo sensed that there were people around, so he immediately ordered Lin Fengmian to patrol the area.

After surveying the surroundings, Lin Fengmian noticed a man dressed in black lurking suspiciously in a corner.

He remained crouched in the corner, peering outwards, pressing his ear firmly against the wall as if trying to hear what was being said.

Lin Fengmian walked directly to the man in black and gently patted him on the shoulder. The man in black was startled by the sudden pat on the shoulder and jumped up. Upon seeing Lin Fengmian, he took several steps back.

He had been wondering where Lin Fengmian had gone, and now he was terrified to see Lin Fengmian appear in front of him.

Lin Fengmian drew his sword and pressed it against the man's neck. "What exactly are you planning to do here? And who sent you here? You'd better answer these questions honestly, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Upon hearing this, the man in black unexpectedly drew his sword and knocked it from Lin Fengmian's hand. The man in black then tried to escape, but Lin Fengmian would not allow him to escape and gave chase.

"You think you can escape from here? You're dreaming."

Lin Fengmian would never allow this person to escape.

Lin Fengmian fixed his gaze on him: "If you can escape from this place, I'll change my name."

Lin Fengmian had been tracking the man in black, but to his surprise, the man in black kept running forward.

The man in black never expected Lin Fengmian to be so fast, and he continued to rush forward.

As he ran, the man in black found himself panting heavily.

He turned his gaze to Lin Fengmian: "Brother, don't you get tired of chasing after me like this?"

Lin Fengmian only wanted to know who had sent this person.

"Who are you? What is your purpose in coming here?"

The man in black stared at Lin Fengmian and told him what he was doing. He wouldn't say who had sent him.

Lin Fengmian was somewhat confused and did not know that this person's intention or purpose was Lin Fengmian. Lin Fengmian also thought that he did not have anything on him that they wanted.

At this moment, the man in black took something out of his waist and sprinkled it in front of Lin Fengmian. Lin Fengmian coughed and was surprised to find that the man had sprinkled pepper powder. When he looked up, the man in black was no longer around.

Lin Fengmian returned to the princess's residence somewhat dejectedly. Gan Luo noticed the pungent smell of pepper on Lin Fengmian's body and was quite surprised at that moment.

"Why do you suddenly have this on your body, which was perfectly fine before..."

Gan Luo was completely surprised that Lin Fengmian smelled of pepper.

Smelling the pepper, Gan Luo couldn't help but cough a few times.

Gan Luo pondered for a while, but still couldn't figure out where Lin Fengmian had gone. Could he have gone to the restaurant?

"When we were tracking this person just now, we didn't expect him to sprinkle pepper on his subordinates."

Gan Luo was so happy that he just laughed. He never expected that this person would sprinkle pepper on Lin Fengmian.

"Go to this room and change your clothes."

Lin Fengmian nodded slightly, agreeing.

Gan Luo found Yuan Zheng and told him to be on high alert in the next few days. Yuan Zheng agreed to the order.

Gan Luo had already learned that Prime Minister Xu had fallen ill and that his journey south would be postponed.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Gan Luo's mind.

Gan Luo went directly to the palace and found Gan Yanling. "Your Majesty, I have something to say to you. Why don't you let me go on this trip south? Now that Prime Minister Xu is ill, as the eldest princess of the country, I feel it is my duty to go."

As the eldest princess, Gan Luo is also a woman. If the eldest princess were to go in person, the people would surely admire her even more, and Gan Luo would gain even more praise.

But whether these people will win is another matter.

Gan Luo analyzed the pros and cons of the matter with Gan Yanling, and Gan Yanling was moved by Gan Luo.

For some reason, Gan Yanling felt that this was somewhat inappropriate. "Royal sister, let me think about this matter carefully. I will tell you when I have thought it through. What do you think, royal sister?"

Gan Luo nodded slightly and told Gan Yanling that it was indeed possible. After that, Gan Luo left. Prime Minister Xu learned that Gan Luo had gone to see Gan Yanling.

On the contrary, I was a little surprised at that moment.

He never imagined that Gan Luo would visit Gan Yanling now.

At this moment, he was deep in thought. If Gan Luo were to stop them, it would be possible for Gan Luo to win the hearts of the people, which would be a very disadvantageous thing for them.

After some thought, Prime Minister Xu decided to go in person.

However, given Prime Minister Xu's current serious condition, it would be inappropriate for him to go there in person.

After some deliberation, Prime Minister Xu decided to take good care of himself and then head south.

On the other side, Shangguan Mufeng was somewhat surprised to learn that Gan Luo wanted to go south. Shangguan Mufeng found Gan Luo. "Your Highness, why do you have such thoughts now? It's quite surprising to me."

Gan Luo listened to what Shangguan Mufeng said and told him, "I'm not afraid to tell you frankly, all I'm doing is to win the hearts of the people."

It turned out that Gan Luo wanted to win the hearts of the people, which surprised him somewhat.

"Could it be that Her Highness the Princess is also interested in the throne?"

Gan Luo shook his head. If Gan Luo wanted to become the king of a country, he would have already become the king, after all, Gan Luo controlled the military.

The most important thing for a country is its military power.

However, Gan Luo happened to have military power, and he could do whatever he wanted.

After careful consideration, Gan Luo's words made a lot of sense.