"The general is right." Gu Chen looked at the serious and studious little boy, and finally could only sigh helplessly: "Children have thousands of temperaments, and only by teaching them in accordance with their aptitude can they show their wisdom!"
After that, he saluted Xu Da seriously: "The dog is young and naughty. I will have to trouble the Duke to teach him more in the future."
What else can you do?
As my daughter-in-law said, if parents take too much control, they will die quickly.
So angry!
It's better to leave it alone, so as not to drive Hexi early, woefully.
Gu Xiu was a little surprised when he saw his father, but he was also a little scared. He was afraid that his father would take him back and would not let him come to the Duke's Mansion.
But Wei Guogong asked him to go back, but he did not dare to ask questions on the spot.
Otherwise, if you refute Wei Guogong's words, you will get a few slaps.
But as soon as he got on the carriage, Gu Xiu asked cautiously.
"Dad, a gentleman's words are hard to follow. You don't keep your word, do you?"
He likes his life better now. He doesn't want to go back and live a boring life where he is forced to read and memorize every day.
"What's wrong?" Gu Chen looked at him sideways and said in a teasing tone: "Dad, I just don't keep my word. What do you want?"
When Gu Xiu heard that this was indeed the case, he immediately stood up anxiously, protesting with no place for his hands, and finally expressed his cry with a cry.
"Dad, you can't force your son. If you force your son, your son will... stop being obedient and become a playboy."
"You are uneducated and incompetent every day. You tease cats and dogs. You go out to embarrass you and make you unable to hold your head high in front of your colleagues. Do you believe it or not?"
He knew that face was the most important thing in a scholarly family, and if a dandy appeared, he would be ridiculed by his colleagues, so he deliberately threatened him like this.
"Do you still know about dandy children?" Gu Chen took off his official hat and said with a smile: "Yes, you can use idioms. It seems that you have not neglected your studies in Wei Guogong's mansion these days. Dad is very pleased."
Whether he is a scholar, a martial artist, or a playboy, at least he cannot be illiterate.
After that, he put on a serious expression: "Your mother has become more and more ill recently. You don't know how to ask for leave and go back to spend time with her?"
"You were also born to your mother after ten months of hard work. Dreams are important, but you can't forget your mother because of your dreams, right?"
Children only spend a few years with their parents.
When the wings harden and fly high, they will be seen less and less.
This is true in modern times and ancient times. After Chen Baochuan became an official, he often could not see his mother for three or four years.
At first, I was too old to go to Xinfan, so I went out with my son.
Later, the son was transferred back to the capital again and bought a yard so that he could be taken over to take care of him in his old age.
But by this time, Chen's mother was already blinded and deafened. She didn't know many people anymore. She couldn't remember what her child looked like when she was a child, and she couldn't enjoy a family relationship for a few years.
"Dad, my son has realized his mistake." Only then did Gu Xiu remember that his mother was going to give him a younger brother: "This time, my son will definitely accompany his mother, serve her, and be filial to her."
"It's just dad. When the third child reaches a hundred days, my son still wants to..."
I still want to return to the Duke's Palace and continue working hard to become Huo Qubing of the Ming Dynasty.
"It's done, you can follow General Xu from now on and study hard." Seeing his son become happy, Gu Chen added: "Don't let your homework fall behind, you know?"
Gu Xiu knew that his father was not going to go back on his word, so he nodded happily and promised.
"Dad, don't worry. Your son will definitely not be left behind. He will be both civil and military when he comes back. He will earn a title and be proud of his parents and sister."
Gu Chen smiled softly. If that day came, it would be strange that the ancestors of the original owner would not be able to live happily to celebrate.
"Now, your favorite sesame candy." He peeled a piece of candy for his son and said, "When you become a general, do you want to fight on the grassland or fight on the sea?"
One is a cavalryman and the other is a navy man. I wonder which son is better?
"Anything is fine." Gu Xiu gnawed on the sesame candy and smiled a little silly: "As long as I can fight, I can fight anyone your Majesty asks me to."
No matter who he fights, as long as he kills all his enemies, he is a good general.
Gu Chen: "...silly boy, no sense at all."
Of course, if you are good at sea battles and practice swimming, you can dive and escape when in danger.
Well, he admitted that he couldn't teach his children to die bravely and be loyal to the emperor and the country. He was a selfish person and just wanted his son to be safe and healthy.
However, he couldn't talk about teaching his son to be a deserter.
Gu Xiu didn't know what his father was thinking, so he just chewed the sesame candy and laughed silly.
Seeing his son's silly look, Gu Chen couldn't help but shook his head again.
Silly boy, what a stupid boy!
In the nineteenth year of Hongwu, on the eighth day of March, on the sixth day after Gu Chen returned to Beijing, news came from the Chengyi residence that Liu Bowen had passed away.
When the emperor found out, he didn't say anything. He only gave him the posthumous title of Wencheng and asked Liu Lian to ascend the throne, and then nothing happened again.
"Brother Gu, I see that Your Majesty doesn't seem to like people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
Even Chen Baochuan smelled something different from this kind of behavior.
"The knife often cuts at people over there, but it's also very indifferent to people over there."
Take Liu Ji for example. His qualifications are higher than those of Hu Weiyong back then, but he was often oppressed and bullied by Hu Weiyong. He didn't believe that His Majesty didn't know.
Your Majesty knew it, but he did it anyway. Liu Bowen should have been put to great use after Hu Weiyong's death, but your Majesty left him idle at home.
From then on, he was never allowed to appear in the court again.
When he died, His Majesty was also indifferent, but His Highness the Crown Prince was more concerned about the matter and even came to pay homage in person, which moved the people in eastern Zhejiang.
Think about it again: Your Majesty has killed so many officials and landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang over the past few years?
Looking at Liu Bowen's treatment, you said that His Majesty does not dislike people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
He doesn't even believe it!
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Uncle Chengyi was originally an official of the Yuan Dynasty and the leader of their officials in eastern Zhejiang. He was often asked by local landlords to reduce taxes."
"The landowners in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not honest. They either prevent the imperial court from drawing a fish scale atlas, or they want to influence His Majesty's thoughts."
"What's more, he is always ready to resign and return home. He is so noble and noble."
"Do you think His Majesty would like it?"
Not only do I not like it, I guess I feel a little resentful about it.
Gu Chen enlightened Liu Bowen back then because he wanted to know whether he would be of any great use in the Ming Dynasty, but he never expected that so many years had passed.
Liu Bowen grew old and died peacefully without making any contribution.
In the end, is it because his abilities are limited, or is Lao Zhu unwilling to use him anymore, or is he unwilling to do something for Ming Dynasty?
well!
There are some mysteries in history that you may not be able to uncover even if you go to ancient times in person.
