Xijing Chronicle

The rumors have been out for a long time, but there seems to be no movement from the emperor's side. After all, Wen Jingzhou is not as calm as Gu Huaisheng, and one morning he finally said about this matter: "Why are you not worried at all?"

Angrily, Gu Huai looked at the stack of papers on the table calmly, and burned one after another, without lifting his eyelids: "What are you in a hurry for?"

"How can we not be in a hurry? You also know that the person from Pingguo who will pick me up will arrive soon, and then I will..." Wen Jingzhou suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, as if he had thought of something, and an expression appeared on his face. A thoughtful look.

"Isn't this the answer?" Gu Huaisheng picked up a candied fruit from the plate beside the desk, chewed it twice, feeling a little disgusted, "It's too sour."

"Sour?" Wen Jingzhou also pinched one and stuffed it into his mouth, and his eyes and eyebrows were all wrinkled from the tiredness immediately, "It's so sweet!" He picked up the teapot and poured two large glasses of water before recovering, and muttered , "You are so addicted to sweets, be careful that your teeth are broken early."

"Don't bother."

Wen Jingzhou thought for a while by himself, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, there is no one in your He family who is stupid. Although He Ze is violent and cruel, he has not made mistakes in major matters. Quan Chengen has covered the sky with one hand for so many years. It is deeply rooted, if He Ze moves him, it will definitely cause some turmoil at that time, and the Pingguo envoy is coming soon, so he endured it."

"Da Liang belongs to the He family, and his family's ugliness is not publicized. My eldest brother still understands this." Gu Huaisheng curled his lips irrelevantly, showing a smile without a smile, "Da Liang has been declining in recent years. Once people from other countries find out, there will be chaos at that time, and He Ze will not do such a stupid thing."

"I admire your He family more and more now," Wen Jingzhou said with emotion, "One is more tolerable than the other. You have endured for 14 years for revenge, and you only made a comeback when everything was ready, and He Ze also endured it." I have been with Quan Chengen for 14 years, even now that the shackles are gone, I can continue to bear it."

"You're right," Gu Huaisheng was full of sighs when he said it, "but looking at the whole world, among all living beings, there is no one who is not patient."

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and the whole Xijing seems to be shrouded in a dark cloud, oppressed for no reason. In the few remaining leisure days, Wen Jingzhou secretly transports his wife and children out of the city and hides them in a village outside the city. Resting, Yu Wuyan didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the court, so she followed suit, firstly, to stay out of it, and secondly, to take care of the mother and child.

Since the secret conversation with the virtuous king He Huan that day, Gu Huaisheng has never heard from He Huan again, but he is not in a hurry at all. He believes that He Huan has also sensed the undercurrent of the calm water in Xijing, and they are not allowed to escape. Chi Yu, he knows He Huan, resist or overthrow, this is a choice without choice, and it is a deal that has to be established between them.

On a leisurely afternoon, Chu Tingya was bored squatting on the ridge of the roof basking in the sun, Jin Xuenian was leaning against the window and carefully flipping through the Jin family's notation of marksmanship, a few cicadas were lying in the shade of a tree and singing feebly, Gu Huaisheng was sitting upright After the case, list all the things that need to be done on paper to see if there is anything missing.Yin-Yang Gu, Jin family's grievances, Jin Xuenian, last decree... There are so many things that need to be done, but there is no need to rush, because they are all things after the Pingguo envoys came.

According to the news received this morning, the envoys of the Ping Kingdom will arrive in Xijing tomorrow afternoon. Gu Huaisheng tapped on the wooden table lightly, staring at a certain line on the paper thoughtfully.

Because he suspected that Xiong Gu was in the hands of the fourth son of the Miao family, he sent people to investigate the Miao family thoroughly these days. Years, cannot be easily shaken.Moreover, the Miao family has a very close relationship with He Ze: He Ze's queen is the daughter of the Miao family, and he was able to ascend to the throne back then because of the full support of the Miao family.

Dali Temple Minister Miao Zhengying is sixty-two years old this year and has only one son, who is the fourth in the Miao family. Miao Zhengying loves this only son very much and responds to every request, which has cultivated Miao's indomitable temperament.

Judging from the news that the spies have inquired these days, Miao Si is already 29 years old, but he is idle all day long, living a playful life and accomplishing nothing.Moreover, he has a habit of torturing young children in private. I don't know how many innocent children have died in his hands over the years. Everyone in Xijing turned a blind eye to this matter due to the power of the Miao family.An officer once stabbed this matter in front of He Ze, but in the end He Ze scolded and slandered important court officials and beheaded him.Since then, Miao Si has become more and more unscrupulous, acting perversely, almost walking sideways in Xijing.

The room was so quiet that it seemed that no one was there. Gu Huaisheng stared at the note in his hand with deep eyes, and a plan gradually took shape in his heart.

He Ze has a steelyard in his heart, and he can't move the Miao family, so he has been tolerant and patient with Miao Si's behavior, but of course there are more important things on the steelyard, so He Ze can even restrain himself from doing anything to Quan Chengen. Crossed the line?If Miao Si touches other things on the scale, will he continue to "be tolerant and patient"?

If He Ze had to touch Miao Si and Miao Zhengying lost his only son, would the relationship between the Miao family and He Ze still be as close as before?

When the envoys of the Ping Kingdom arrived in Xijing, it rained heavily. Summer storms always come quickly and fiercely, with dark clouds and heavy rain pouring down on the ground, like a thick stream of water hanging between the sky and the earth. The sky seems to have changed color, and the eyes can only see a few feet away.

With such a big battle, the people who had been crowded along the street to join in the fun suddenly dispersed, and the street even seemed a little deserted for a while, only a row of ministers who came to welcome the envoy stood in the middle of the road at the gate of the city. He was drenched to the ground, but he didn't dare to leave the team to hide from the rain. Although he kept a calm appearance on the surface, he didn't know how many times he had scolded the bad weather and the late arrival of the Pingguo envoy up.

In a window-side seat on the second floor of a teahouse not far from the street, Gu Huaisheng propped up his chest with one hand and looked out the window. It was raining heavily, as if it had covered the world with a gray film. Ordinary people could see it from here. There are not many things, but he has deep inner strength, so he can see clearly.

Jin Xuenian was sitting opposite Gu Huaisheng, and there was a cup of tea in front of both of them, which was poured by Xiao Er when they sat down, but Gu Huaisheng didn't drink it, so he didn't dare to touch it, even if he was really thirsty .

Taking advantage of the fact that the envoys from the Ping Kingdom hadn't arrived and there was nothing left and right, Gu Huaisheng chatted with Jin Xuenian about the ministers who were drenched in the rain below.

"The first one on the left column is the current prime minister, Qiu Pingzhang. He is [-] this year. He followed the current emperor very early. He got such an official position because of the work of the dragon. He is stubborn and self-willed. He has made enemies in many places in the court. Officials don't like him, but that's why he's smart. It's because he doesn't form gangs that He Ze is very relieved of him, and he didn't do anything to kill a donkey... If you look at it from another angle, Since he took office, he has actually done a lot of practical things for the people. The year before last, He Ze wanted to build a palace in the west of the city, and it was he who dissuaded him from it, which saved the people from wasting a lot of money."

Jin Xuenian looked in the direction he was pointing at, but only saw a blurred figure. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Who knew that the back of his hand was suddenly covered with a warm palm, his heart trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to withdraw it. But at this moment, the hand pressed down, and a warm, pure and strong internal force flowed into the body from the place where the skin met, and finally converged on the eyes.

Gu Huaisheng said: "Don't move, look carefully."

Jin Xuenian could only suppress the inexplicable clamor in his heart, and tried to calm down. Qiu Pingzhang was a rather fat old man, wearing a dark red court uniform, with two goatees, he didn't smile, and looked very kind and harmless.

The hand on the back of the hand was still there, and the skin was close to each other without any gap. Jin Xuenian was restless, feeling as if there were bugs crawling on the skin, and had to exert more effort to concentrate.

He could only find words to divert his attention: "Is he also the person you want to deal with?" These days, Gu Huaisheng has never kept things from him, and he gradually understood Gu Huaisheng's real purpose of staying in Xijing, to help the Jin family rehabilitate Maybe just incidentally.

"It's not 'you', it's 'us'," Gu Huaisheng looked at him intently, and said, "He's an old fox, but he's not the one we want to deal with."

Jin Xuenian didn't speak, but the puzzlement in his eyes was clearly conveyed. Gu Huaisheng explained: "There are so many people around He Ze, and many of them are worthy of reuse. We also have more than one method. We can also threaten, Winning over, or even forming an alliance... But how to do it requires further planning.”

Jin Xuenian nodded, indicating that he understood, and Gu Huaisheng said again: "The third one in the right row." He paused before continuing, "It's Chen Kang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the one next to him... is his second son. , and now serves as a servant in the household department."

The man was also wearing court clothes, and his figure was a little fat. When he was talking, he turned around, and Jin Xuenian trembled when he saw his face, and his face turned pale. Countless dark memories flooded him, making him breathless.

However, even though he tried his best, he couldn't look away, as if he had been struck by a nightmare.

When Chen Er was mentioned, Gu Huaisheng had been paying attention to Jin Xuenian's state. Seeing that he was so frightened, he immediately regretted it, and his hatred for Chen Er became stronger, but he had no time to think about it at this time.He first withdrew his inner strength, then clenched Jin Xuenian's cold hand, calling his name softly over and over again.

This method really worked, Jin Xuenian responded to his call, and slowly turned his head back, his face was bloodless, and his eyes were gray.Gu Huaisheng felt a pain in his heart, and finally became a little scared, and said in a hoarse voice: "Go, let's go back, and I will accompany you back."

Gu Huaisheng pulled Jin Xuenian to stand up, but his hands suddenly sank. He lowered his head in surprise, and saw Jin Xuenian sitting there, pursing his lips as if competing with someone, and slowly said: "No, I'm not afraid .”

Gu Huaisheng sat down following his strength, and said worriedly: "But..."

"I'm really fine. There might have been something in the past, but that's all in the past," Jin Xuenian lowered his head, his eyes were half closed, and he hid thousands of thoughts behind him. I dare not say it out loud, so I can only pick out something unimportant and say, "But it's different now, I still want, I want to rehabilitate the Jin family, how can I be overwhelmed by a memory."

Gu Huaisheng looked at him in silence for a long time, and finally made sure that he was not trying to be brave, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Jin Xuenian's hair, "Good boy."

Although Gu Huaisheng is older than Jin Xuenian, there is not a big difference in generation. However, they are restless and no one cares about this weird title.Jin Xuenian raised her head slightly, with a bit of confusion in her eyes.For a moment, he seemed to return to his childhood, that night, that yard, the boy who gently stroked the top of his head, and spoke to him with a smile.

But in the blink of an eye, that face was blurred, replaced by the face of the man in front of him, not particularly good-looking, but all the people who met him would not pay attention to his appearance, only attracted by his temperament.

It is a very unique temperament, on the surface it looks calm, warm and peaceful, but inside it hides strength, self-confidence and calmness that cannot be underestimated, and so on.There is a firm and powerful soul under this skin, calm and self-sufficient, unshakable.

If the second prince is a bright moon, then Gu Huaisheng is a bright flame that illuminates the world, but this light can only illuminate one side of the world, one road, and one person.

"……coming!"

I don't know how long he was in a daze, when Gu Huaisheng spoke suddenly, Jin Xuenian was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he saw the city gate not far away was wide open, and a group of people came in mightily despite the rain.

Gu Huaisheng looked at the group of people with an unpredictable expression.

He Ze, let's see who wins this round.

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