emperor of a dynasty

"Of course it's not for you," Murong Xun pointed at Murong Xi beside her with a slender hand, "What do you think of my lonely sister?"

Gu Ming was taken aback, his heart stopped for two beats.

"King, Your Majesty...!" Gu Ming's voice trembled after hearing this, she didn't dare to think whether what Murong Xun said was true or not, and she didn't dare to look at Murong who was standing not far behind her. Xi.

She had told the king about her life experience, but Murong Xi not only did not accuse her of her crimes, but even wanted to marry her... But the object of this marriage was Murong Xi, Princess Qinghe - she had saved two people before. time people.

On the other hand, Murong Yan had a calm expression on her face, as if what she said was not a big deal, she still said calmly, "Why? This is hard for you too?"

Gu Ming thought, isn't this embarrassing?But for some reason, when she thought of Murong Xi standing behind her, she couldn't say those embarrassing words again, "Chen Chenchen... I'm afraid I'll delay Your Highness!"

"Do you think I came here to hear you say whether you are afraid or not?" Murong Xun felt a little hot, and put the stove on the stone table casually, but as soon as he put it down, he was watched gently by Yan Wuwei I took one look.

Murong Yan, who has always been afraid of his wife: "..."

So she took the stove in her hands again, "...Gu asked you whether to marry or not?" She felt that the words were not right, and said, "Or you can marry, Gu's younger sister looks good, She has a gentle temperament, you are blessed to marry her."

I've seen people who boast about their family members, but I've never seen people who boast about their family members like this. They really look like a matchmaker in the market who is good at talking about marriage.

Gu Ming put on a reticent look, "This minister can't ruin His Highness's happiness, you can't, Your Majesty!" Then he kowtowed again, "Your Majesty, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Murong Yan's patience is not good at all, and when he met such a Japanese person as Gu Ming, he couldn't control his temper and came up, "Think twice, why think twice? I will come to inform you if I don't think about it? I have to say it alone." How many times? I came to ask you if you are afraid? Is it possible? ——I asked you whether to marry or not?" She said with a blank expression, "It was only our Murong family who refused other people's marriage, but never Someone rejected our Murong family's marriage."

Yan Wuwei, who was present at the scene, had once rejected Murong's family marriage when he was young, heard this: "..."

"I don't have the spare time to listen to your nonsense. It's good to be straightforward. Today, if you agree to this marriage, you will live. If you don't agree..." She casually pointed to the stone pillars in the corridor, and said, "You just have to go to bed with your head." It’s better to apologize to the princess if you hit him to death, and Gu also saves the trouble.”

"Sister Wang—!" Murong Xi who was at the side said nervously, "I..."

Murong Xi turned his head to the side and looked at her lightly, as if majestic or warning, for a moment, Murong Xi's words were stuck in his throat, he couldn't say anything more, he only pursed his lips, looking nervously at her. Looking at Murong Yan, there was deep tension and worry in his eyes.

Murong Xun thought to himself, this girl is too unbearable to be teased, right?If these two people are really successful, wouldn't they be afraid of their wives according to this development?That would be too embarrassing for their Murong family!

But Murong Yan, who is famous for fearing his wife, doesn't feel that she is not much better than her younger sister.

After hearing Murong Yan's words, Gu Ming saluted without even thinking about it, "Chen, I wish to die..."

What he said was righteous, but before he finished speaking, Murong Xun laughed out loud with little impoliteness, Gu Ming heard Murong Xun's laughter, his heart skipped a beat, he stopped talking, and looked up. Looking at Murong Xun, I don't understand what Murong Xun means.

"But if you die, won't the orphaned sister be called 'forced marriage'?" Murong Yan said softly to Gu Ming, who was kneeling on the ground, "So, aren't you ruining the princess's reputation?"

Gu Ming is Murong Xi's opponent with a lot of flamboyant people. She was worried that if she married Murong Xi, if she was exposed in the future, Murong Xi would be in trouble.But now being asked by Murong Yan, she was a little confused.

Murong Xun took this opportunity to say again, "Gu Aiqing, do you know what kind of crime it is to deceive the emperor?"

Gu Ming lowered her head, and after a while, she whispered, "Capital crime..."

Murong Xun got up from the stone bench, walked slowly in front of Gu Ming, and asked, "Then why does Gu Aiqing risk her life pretending to be a boy?"

"In order to be able to enlist in the army, I will reduce my mother's tax."

Murong Xun squatted down slowly, raised Gu Ming's chin with his hands, forced her to meet his eyes, and then softly asked Gu Ming a question that she had never thought about before, "Then have you ever thought about it? Why can't you join the army as a daughter and reduce your mother's tax?"

Gu Ming's eyes widened, and his mind went blank when asked by Murong Xun's words.

"Because you have never heard of a woman enlisting in the army, have you? But my good general, you know that before Gu, there had never been any female king in Qin State. You think Gu can sit on the throne only by being Are you lucky?" Murong Yan paused every word, "Gu naturally understands your insincere words, and also understands your involuntary actions. Gu understands your inner struggle, and even more knows your inner fear:

You are afraid that you will be exposed one day; you are afraid that the comrades who fought with you will leave you one day; you are afraid that the teacher who once regarded you as your own will draw a line with you one day; Your king will one day punish you for deceiving the king; you are afraid, you are afraid that you have done nothing wrong, but suddenly you will fall into the abyss of eternal doom - so you carefully guard your secrets, if you are alone today Asking, if you haven't found out, you can be confident that you can still hide this secret, one year or two, five years or ten years..."

"Perhaps you are lucky enough to bring this secret into your grave. But, Your Excellency, have you ever thought: Why should you be afraid?

are you stupid?Or are you not strong enough?No, on the contrary, you are a rare and handsome talent. I believe that in time, you will be able to leave your name in the annals of our Qin State, and you will use the sword in your hand to open up the territory for the Qin State.You can do all these, but you still can't sleep well, why?My lord general? "

...Yeah, why?Gu Ming also asked himself in his heart, why should he be afraid?Is it that I am not strong enough or that I am not good enough?

No... not at all, she can give a negative answer almost without thinking about it.

Then, why is that...?

Because the Qin State has never had a female general... people would not believe that a woman can become a general, and they would not believe that the young man who dared to enter the Ba camp alone and capture Ba Wang alive would be a woman!

But she happened to be a woman, and she happened to be a weak and incompetent woman in the world.

But these... who can she tell?Her fame brought her not glory, but a note of death.

"Because... I'm a woman..." Gu Ming said hoarsely, "I, it's Gu Yue, not Gu Ming."

"Yes, because you are a woman, because this world does not tolerate women," Murong Yan chuckled, and said to her, "Are you willing? You are willing to carry your own secrets forever, hiding like a blind mouse." Spy on the world in dark wet corners—are you willing?"

Are you willing?Gu Ming asked herself in her heart, maybe this is not the first time she has asked herself this way, she has asked herself this way since the first day she entered the military camp, are you willing?The rest of her life has nothing to do with Anwen, and has nothing to do with Gu Yue.

Changed his face, disguised as another person, lived carefully in the barracks, evaded open guns and hidden arrows on the battlefield, how many times he narrowly escaped death, how many times he was frightened.

After enduring so much, it was all in vain...Are you willing?

After a long time, Gu Ming said softly, "...not reconciled."

"In this way, you have married Murong Xi. You have saved her twice, and she should return some of your kindness to you."

Gu Ming's throat moved, and he slowly closed his eyes, still struggling.

"Marry her, and only by marrying her can you continue to hide your identity, have the protection of Murong, and live in peace. Naturally, I don't have good intentions for you. On the contrary, I want to use you. I want to use you." I want you, I want you to be a solitary fang, to bite open every piece of rotten flesh in the Qin Court, and I want you to be a solitary sharp blade, to cut through the thieves who are ready to move outside." Murong Xun said softly, "Gu Geng, you have to live. , to gain fame and power.”

"But I... still want to live as a man..." Gu Ming slowly tightened his hands on his knees, sighing and feeling helpless, "I still have to carry lies..."

"Yes, you will still live as a man, but if one day you can be good enough and strong enough, it doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman?" Murong Su paused, and said, "Maybe one day you You will be greeted by those who come after you, and maybe among them... there will be people with the same identity as you, but they don't have to live with lies like you."

"And these...need to be pioneered."

"Gu Ming, would you like to?"

Along with these words, the first snow in the Qin country this winter also fell in the yard.

After a long time, it seems like a moment passed, Gu Ming said, "Yes."

The snow slowly began to fall heavily, Murong Yan raised her head and looked at the sky, the snowflakes fell on her black hair, dotted with starlight, she stood there quietly, raised her head slightly, even after getting Gu Ming's answer He didn't move his figure to change his posture.

After a long time, she said to Gu Ming, "All living beings suffer, and you and I are just a tiny mortal in this world, but who knows how this mortal will change the world?"

No one could answer her question, not even Yan Wuwei, who knew her well.The world is chaotic, but there will always be someone who spends his whole life holding a lamp to light the way forward for future generations.

(End of this chapter)

Gu Ming is a rather important person, so I spent two chapters writing about her, which can be regarded as the beginning of her entry into the court. I am considering the story between her and Murong Xi whether to start a new episode or add it directly to the main text. After all, the two of them hooked up and involved quite a lot, and because of them, the subsequent court situation was affected.

The author has something to say: ... It seems that the above should be written here?