novelsmap Chapter 21 Even for 1 day...
Chapter 21 Even for 1 day...
After Gu Heng left, Wei Minghuan sat alone in the room for a long time until the wick of the oil lamp flickered, as if it was about to go out.
A black figure flashed in from the window. He knelt on one knee and bowed his head to salute Wei Minghuan: "Master Liu, it's late at night."
Wei Minghuan seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, and asked, "Has he returned home?"
"My subordinates have been escorting Mr. Heng into the Marquis of Changting, Mr. Heng is safe." Lou Diyu replied.
Wei Minghuan nodded, turned his face to look at the oil lamp that seemed to be burning out, and said softly: "Lao Lou, did you hear that just now?"
Lou Diyu remained silent and did not answer.
Wei Minghuan continued: "He said that he would enter the palace in response to the draft, he said that he would follow me for the rest of his life..."
Lou Diyu couldn't help but said: "Young Master Heng is talking about the Gu family."
Wei Minghuan acted as if he had never heard of it, "I want to cut Fan. His Changting Marquis Mansion is also a vassal of Fandi, and Changting County is the most powerful place for retainers and soldiers. It is not unreasonable for the Kyoto family to covet me, but he actually supports me. He also He said that the aristocratic family is to the people of the world, like a disease that cannot be cured, this sentence has reached my heart, and he understands me."
"Yes." Lou Diyu could only agree.
"Actually, I am not that kind-hearted. I once wanted to be in this position, but I just wanted to be free. Now that I am sitting in this position, I realize that the king of a country must be responsible for his own people. It's been a long time, so long that the people in those fiefdoms don't know the emperor and only know the princes. Years ago, Huangyan County was violent and chaotic, and tens of thousands of people were displaced, but I could only watch helplessly and couldn't do anything, because it belonged to Qian'an County, an aristocratic family of the fief."
When Wei Minghuan said this, his eyes were slightly red, he didn't know whether it was anger or sadness.
"And the cause of the violence and chaos is that Qian'an County's taxes have reached [-]%, and the people even want to change their sons to eat. I wanted to punish Qian'an Bo, but I didn't expect that the Kyoto family would speak up for the Zhen family. Even Quyang The Wang family is no exception, how can such a cruel and ignorant thug who is greedy for pleasure still have the face to live in the world?" Wei Minghuan's eyes were as cold as ice, "I am the lord of the world, and I don't even care about the lives of people on my own land. I can't control it? The princes of the family are so arrogant, what use is it for me to be the emperor?"
Lou Diyu lowered her head, her eyes sank.
"Of course I am also a ruthless person. I used to care about human life. People who have no ability should not live in this world. But... there are tens of thousands of lives in Huangyan County. What did the surname Zhen do? It is to send government soldiers to forcibly suppress and slaughter those unarmed and innocent people one by one. And this matter, I have no power to say a word, only because the family entrusts the land, unless the title is revoked, the emperor has no right to intervene."
"However, how difficult is it to deprive the titles of the princes? If it weren't for the Gu family being mobilized and attacked like today, I wouldn't have any chance." Wei Minghuan was very sober, but at the same time very helpless, "There are 36 counties in the world, and the aristocratic families divide one-third of them. Second, except for the capital city and remote areas on the border, the territory of the Son of Heaven is less than one tenth of that of the aristocratic family. Gu Heng is right. If we have to fight tit for tat, I cannot be the master of the world. If half of the country is surnamed Wei, I will It's time to have the confidence to cut the fan upright."
In the past, he hated the family because he was constrained by the family, but now he is determined to get rid of this cancer because the family is of no benefit to the country or the people, only poison is left.If this situation continues to develop, the world of the Wei Dynasty will probably be rewritten.
"If you want to punish Qian Amber, the fact that the daughter of the Gu family was dismissed now seems to be a breakthrough." Lou Diyu spoke slowly, without any expression on his face.
Wei Minghuan slightly hooked his lips and smiled, "It's not enough."
"Originally, if Gu Heng didn't come to me, I would protect the Gu family. It was just a temporary expedient measure. When it is necessary, I should naturally give up. Now..." Wei Minghuan subconsciously rubbed the center of his brows , sighed, "After all, he was tricked. Why didn't I know that this little brat was as cunning as a fox? His tone of voice and habit seemed to be somewhat familiar."
Lou Diyu said: "Like a person."
Wei Minghuan paused in astonishment, staring at Lou Diyu, his eyes seemed to be stopping him.
So Lou Diyu didn't say anything.
"He has been in Changting County all these years, and he has no other contacts. His background is too innocent to write on a piece of paper." Wei Minghuan said, "You checked this yourself."
Lou Diyu agreed: "Yes, the young masters of the Gu family are all good people. It is normal for Mr. Heng to be extremely intelligent and eloquent since he was born in the Gu family."
Wei Minghuan nodded, wanted to say something but felt that he had nothing to say.
Lou Diyu looked at the sky outside, "Sixth Master, it will be dawn in the next day, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the palace to explain."
Wei Minghuan hummed, stood up, and Lou Diyu stepped forward to open the door. In the yard, Wang Bingchen stood in a respectful position a little far away.
Suddenly, as if thinking of something, Lou Diyu said to Wei Minghuan in a low voice: "This subordinate thinks that with Liu Ye's shrewdness, he will surely be able to see through Mr. Heng's plot, but it's just that he doesn't want to."
Wei Minghuan glanced at Lou Diyu, "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb."
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When Gu Heng returned to Changting Hou Mansion, the light in his father's study was still on, and Gu Changye leaned against the door, watching the master and servant return indifferently.
Shen Yu was quite afraid of this shrewd and unsmiling man, so he took a step back almost subconsciously. If it was not necessary, he absolutely did not want to get in touch with Gu Changye. He heard from the little servants around him that this man was the most powerful person in the Gu family. It is the dead man who has been raised by Lord Hou for many years.
"Master Heng, Master Hou wants to see you." Gu Changye glanced at the expression on Shen Yu's face, and looked away almost without any expression, and then said to Gu Heng.
"Uncle Changye has been waiting for a long time, I'm going to see Lord Hou right now."
Gu Heng knew very well that the trip tonight must not be hidden from Gu Changye.Now that Gu Changye knew about it, his father would definitely know about it.
On the way back, he has been thinking about how to deal with it. His father is stubborn, but he is not a tyrannical person. As long as he speaks clearly to him, he will probably get the other party's understanding.
It's just that he really couldn't figure out how to talk about entering the palace.
It's not that he is thin-skinned, on the contrary, he is quite a shameless person, and he was scolded as a rogue when he was young.Even when my father and brother caught me dressed as a woman in Daning Temple back then, I didn't blush, and I greeted you as usual.
But the problem is how to make them feel that they are not sacrificing for the Gu family, but the result of his willing choice. This is the most difficult thing.
The study is right in front of you, the door is open, it seems that it is waiting for Gu Heng.
Gu Heng took a step forward, then paused, turned his head and said to Shen Yu, "Go back and rest first, don't talk too much about tonight's affairs."
Shen Yu nodded again and again, "I understand, I must keep my mouth shut."
After explaining it like this, what else did Gu Heng want to say, Shen Yu glanced at Gu Changye who was beside him, not wanting to spend any more time with the black-faced god, and hurriedly resigned.
Gu Heng couldn't help but entered the house.
The eldest brother is here, and the second brother is also there, and the father is the first to stare at him.
The tea on the table was already cold, Gu Yan raised his hand, "Chang Ye, make a pot of hot tea for Ah Heng, the night outside is heavy with dew, you need to warm up."
Gu Changye agreed, and soon came over with a tea tray. The steaming hot tea was what Gu Heng liked to drink in his early years.
Gu Heng took it, "Thank you, Uncle Changye."
Gu Yan said: "Go outside and watch."
"Yes." Gu Changye left silently.
The four people in the room were speechless, Gu Heng carefully took a sip of hot tea, his father and brother all stared at him, so he could only smile awkwardly, "Father, eldest brother, second brother, you all look at me like this very?"
Gu Yan said: "See if you are still my third son."
Gu Heng choked for a moment, "Father, what's wrong?"
Gu Yan didn't play around with him anymore, "Tell me, did you meet His Majesty when you went out late at night? What kind of deal did you discuss?"
Gu Heng said: "Father should have guessed very well, Your Majesty agrees."
Although it was an expected result, Gu Yan was still taken aback when he heard it.
Gu Zhuo quickly asked: "Your Majesty just rejected the post from our mansion during the day, and his attitude has been very clear. The Duke of Qi's mansion is about to set up wine to celebrate. Even the Zhen family brazenly said that our Gu family might become a history of the Wei Dynasty." The first marquis mansion to be stripped of its title since then, why...why did it change its mind at night? Third brother, what conditions did you agree to His Majesty?"
"Wei Minghuan wants to cut his family." Gu Heng said bluntly, "I agree with him, and the Gu family will follow their orders for the rest of my life."
Originally they had guessed that the current monarch of the Wei Dynasty had the idea of cutting the family, but they still had a little luck, thinking that the power of the emperor was not enough to shake the big tree of the family, so the word cutting the family was more or less never announced.
But now, what the third younger brother told them in person must not be false, and the Tian family is about to take action.
"Wait," Gu Yu reacted, "Our Changtinghou Mansion can be regarded as the head of the family. Isn't it because we want to deal with ourselves? What will be the end? At that time, the cunning rabbit will die, the lackey will cook, and the huge Changting Hou Mansion will probably come to an end."
Speaking of this, Gu Yu looked at Changting Hou Gu Yan.
Gu Yan stretched his mind, but did not speak.
Gu Heng said: "Brother is right, but younger brother thinks what's the use of the Gu family retaining the glory of the clan? Do you still want to immerse yourself in the intrigue and struggle in the capital city? Since the rebellion of Emperor Chunming's princes, the aristocratic family's respect for the Tian family Fear and hostility are not insignificant, a place filled with power is more terrifying than a bloody battlefield..."
Gu Heng relaxed his body, and leaned lightly on the back of the chair, "The Gu family is a martial clan, even if it doesn't have the status it has today, it will naturally be able to make a name for itself from the frontier and join the army. I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"
Everyone in the room was speechless, Gu Heng glanced at the expressions of his father and brother one by one, and said again: "When we are in danger, we can't allow us to think too much. Those moths who have been raised in the capital city all day, it's time to go out and see the sun and blow the cold wind. gone."
The father and brother were thoughtful, Gu Heng struck while the iron was hot, and suddenly called out to Gu Yan, "Father!"
Gu Yan raised his eyes.
Gu Heng said solemnly: "If the superior has no intention of serving the country and the people, but only fights for power, then not only my Gu family has come to an end, but even the Wei Dynasty has come to an end. It is not only us who are at stake, but also our allegiance. Wei Minghuan didn't know that the turmoil caused by the cutting of the country is far more dangerous than the army's suppression, but... only by putting it to death can we survive."
"Only by putting it to death can we survive..." Gu Yan repeated in a murmur.
Gu Yu and Gu Zhuo also thought about these words, and the room was silent again for a while.
"Did His Majesty tell you this?" Gu Yan asked Gu Heng.
Gu Heng thought for a while and replied: "I grew up with him since childhood, and the ages are almost the same. I have fought so many times over the years, and I know exactly who he is. Even if one day, that mad dog treacherously , I, Gu Heng, can also afford it. What's more, we will be tied to the same boat, and he has no one else to use except my Gu family."
Many times, when he said he could afford it, he had already thought of the worst outcome. Maybe he didn't have a good way to deal with it, but he would always get over it.
This is something he has always done, and he has already formed a habit.
However, this time, Gu Yan shook his head, "Ah Heng, the Gu family doesn't need you anymore."
Gu Heng was astonished.
Gu Yan said: "This time you come back, just do what you want to do. The Gu family has survived for hundreds of years, not by luck, nor by ability, but by loyalty, loyalty to the land under your feet, and loyalty to the land under your feet. Loyalty to the people living on this land. Only when the heart of a child remains unchanged, can the flame of salary be passed on forever.”
"Ayu, Azhuo, I hope you will remember this."
Gu Yu and Gu Zhuo responded.
Gu Heng thought about it, and began to tentatively ask: "Father, you just said that I can do what I want, then..."
Seeing that the third son was embarrassed to speak, Gu Yan became curious, what could make this brazen brat hesitate.
"Speak straight."
Gu Heng moved his lips, but still didn't say anything.
Even Gu Yu and Gu Zhuo couldn't hold back their temper, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
Gu Heng cautiously said, "I, I want to enter the palace, is this okay?"