Xu Wen, who had given up the idea just now, immediately felt murderous intention after hearing these words.
He slowly turned around, looked at the extremely unusual man in front of him, and said coldly: "Who are you?"
Guiliu said calmly: "At first I couldn't understand why a high-ranking and well-paid city gate captain would collude with both sides and not even leave a way out for himself."
"But the moment you drew your sword just now, I understood. No matter the rebels or the orthodox royal family, it is impossible for them to regard a person who has subjugated the country as a confidant, just like the emperors of all dynasties cannot truly tolerate people with different surnames. King. From now on, whether the Dafeng rebels really take power or the orthodox royal family takes back the world, you will never be reused, and you may end up being a dead end. Since you can't get anything from both sides, you might as well collaborate with the enemy on both sides and line your own pockets. , will disappear when the time is right.”
Xu Wen rubbed the scabbard and said: "What a pair of piercing eyes. I can tell that the knife is half held in the backhand. It turns out that he is a martial arts master who has turned into a Yiduo master."
Guiliu said with a smile: "No one dares to take martial arts seriously. It's just that we are ranked tenth in the world with that white-clothed boxing immortal."
Xu Wen was stunned, raised his head suddenly, and said in disbelief: "Are you the Prince of Dajing?"
“It might not look like it now.”
Guiliu said, holding his chin with one hand and tearing open a piece of disguise.
Xu Wen took a deep breath and trembled slightly. Those golden and rose-colored eyes were unmistakable, it was him! It was the Prince of Dajing who defeated the 30,000 imperial guards in the palace, and walked through the palace like walking through a corridor, as if entering a deserted place!
When I think about it, just now, I was still talking nonsense as a fourth-grade martial artist, it seems like a big joke.
Xu Wen stopped talking, and the hand that was stroking the handle of the knife drooped down, feeling full of bitterness in his heart.
The little girl who had been watching her nose and heart quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the danger had been resolved.
Gui Liu looked at the decadent city gate captain in front of him and said softly: "Your Princess Nanzhao is still alive. I have seen her."
Xu Wen suddenly raised his head and widened his eyes, "It's impossible... Isn't she already dead? Even her body was found."
Gui Liu shook his head, "Sometimes seeing is not necessarily believing. The clone of the great monk of the Yin Yang family, Wu Peixian, the censor of Jiangnan Province, used a nine-point god-like scapegoat to hide it from the eyes of everyone in the world, even my mother and the imperial master They all believe it to be true.”
"Of course, don't think that Wu Peixian saved the Nanzhao princess out of kindness. He was just doing it for a game of chess. At Fanke Mountain, I had a fight with him and killed him. My mother also broke into the Yin Yang house. , killed the Yin Yang monk who was Wu Peixian’s true form. But if I was the one who died on Mount Fanke, Wu Peixian’s biggest opponent on the chessboard would be gone, and he could continue to play chess step by step, and finally Make the Nanzhao princess the empress, restore Nanzhao, then raise troops to strengthen the country, launch wars, and hasten the arrival of the Age of End of Law."
Xu Wen said in a deep voice: "Since the Wu Peixian you mentioned is dead, where is Princess Nanzhao now?"
Gui Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. Princess Nanzhao is living a very good life now. She has married Yao Tiao and is very affectionate and envious of others. The reason why I broke into the Dafeng Palace and took away the piece of Yuxi is to save her life."
Xu Wen nodded, dazed, as if remembering the past, and murmured: "It's so good, it's so good."
Guiliu hesitated for a moment, carefully crafted his words, and said, "Xu Wen, I heard that you are an expert in military warfare. You fought in 72 battles in Wutang, Nanzhao without a single defeat?"
Xu Wen said calmly: "The only ones we fought were shrimp soldiers and crab generals. If you, the armored pagoda, surged past, wouldn't you still be defeated?"
Guiliu shook his head: "The Iron Armored Pagoda was built with silver from the treasury, and the horses and battle uniforms are the best in the world. This is a difference between countries, not a difference between soldiers and generals."
Xu Wen said tepidly: "So what do you mean by His Highness the Crown Prince? You want to recruit me into Dajing? Don't forget, it was your father who personally led the army to destroy my country. In terms of relationship, you are my enemy."
"It is okay to kill people to bring peace to the people. To attack the country and to love its people is to attack it. Then to stop the war with war, even though it is okay to fight. The Nanzhao emperor continued to harass and attack for thirty years after he came to the throne. Expeditions on the borders of the Dajing Dynasty triggered wars again and again, and the people were in dire straits. In the last two years of the late emperor's reign, that is, the fifty-eighth year of Jiading, more than 100,000 people were displaced due to the war! Such an emperor of Nanzhao, like this What's the use of keeping the Nanzhao court? This is why after the collapse of the Nanzhao court, so many Nanzhao survivors were willing to flock to our Dajing dynasty, because compared to the Nanzhao you remember, which was in dire straits and the people were in dire straits, our Dajing Dynasty Jing has four seasons of music and songs, six bridges of flowers and willows, and the world is at peace."
Xu Wen's face turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Whether it's good or not, that's my country!"
Guiliu angrily rebuked: "The people are the foundation of the country! The country is the second most important, and the king is the least important. Tyranny is more fierce than a tiger! The people are in dire straits. Is such a country worth your while to guard the country? You are helping the evil, you are stupid!"
Xu Wen looked at Gui Liu with pity for some reason. He didn't want to argue anymore, shook his head and said, "That's all, you who are standing at the top of the history books won't understand."
He turned to leave.
Guiliu didn't give up, took a step forward, grabbed his arm, "I'll give you one day to think about it."
Xu Wen replied "Okay" and left the room.
Why was Guiliu willing to talk about the past with him in detail? Why was he so eager and unwilling to let it go?
Because he already knows two scholars who have governed the country and entered the temple, one is Zhang Gu and the other is Li Zixin.
However, a general who can "ride a horse and gallop on the battlefield, come to me to take the lead", a military general like Xu Wen who is both a god with weapons and a profound understanding of righteousness, is rare in the world. It would be too much to miss it like this. Pity.
It is not difficult to see that Guiliu has begun to prepare for the establishment of its own "ruling group". In the near future, this move can avoid many restrictions. To put it further, he is preparing for his ascension to the throne. Only an emperor who is supported by powerful ministers as soon as he ascends the throne can sit safely on the throne. Otherwise, he would be like the weak and helpless Emperor Dafeng Xin. Beside the couch, eight princes and kings were already sleeping soundly, and these eight princes and kings were about to squeeze him off the couch with their combined strength.
Therefore, before Guiliu ascended the throne, Li Zixin must become the Minister of Rites in the capital, Zhang Gu must be at least a censor with the Purple Seal and Jade Award, and Xu Wen must be a general if he is willing to join Dajing.
A father naturally has to help his son eliminate dissidents and promote future ministers before he abdicates, so he took over the bank after Prime Minister Zhuang Tianji died of illness, so he overcame everyone's objections and let a newly appointed official of the Ministry of Rites take over the position. Chunwei is the examiner.
In fact, as a father, he cares about his son no less than Qin Fang. It's just different from Qin Fang's nagging, the water flows slowly, the weather is cold, put on more clothes, and eat on time. His concern is to remove all obstacles for his son and to give him a country where the sky is clear and the air is clear, so that he can travel freely. This kind of care may not be visible in front of others, or it may be difficult to detect if you are not careful, but it is deep and profound. Once discovered, it will be as majestic as a mountain.
Gui Liu also suddenly figured it out when he was drinking with Li Zixin in that restaurant after being forced out of the house by Gui Qing and traveling for a long time.
The little girl suddenly tugged on the corner of Guiliu's clothes and motioned for him to put his ear closer.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Guiliu lowered his body in confusion.
The little girl lowered her voice and said, "Niu boasts so much, what if he finds out?"
Guiliu was stunned, "Bragging?"
"Yes, he just recognized you as the prince of the Dajing Dynasty. If we are discovered, wouldn't we be doomed?"
The little girl suddenly became nervous, "Otherwise we should just run away overnight. You two had such a fierce argument just now. If he suddenly regrets it, or it's a delaying plan, and really reports me to the court, in that case even you I can’t even leave.”
When the little girl saw that he was not afraid, but also winked at her, she became even more anxious. She directly grabbed the man's sleeve with force, "Let's go! Let's go! Let's go now, I really have a bad feeling!"
Guiliu knelt down, rubbed her little head, and said softly: "Then haven't you ever thought about what if what Xu Wen said is true? What if I am really the prince of the Dajing Dynasty?"
"Impossible, impossible." The little girl shook her head firmly.
Seeing her positive look, Geiliu asked doubtfully, "Why are you so sure that I'm not?"
The little girl said confidently, "Of course, he is the prince. How can the son of a rich man put himself in danger if he cannot sit down in court?"
"And..."
The little girl lowered her head and stopped talking.
Guiliu said patiently and softly: "What else?"
"It's just... I have only one life, how can I meet such a rich person."
"Shut up, don't talk about yourself like that in the future." Guiliu wiped the little girl's face with his finger, knocked her chestnut lightly, and said softly: "In this world, anyone can meet by chance. It's not about identity. The more noble the status, the more valuable his life. It does not mean that the humbler the status, the more despicable his life. There is no such truth in the world. You are still young and do not understand what it means that the world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs, but you have to Know that everyone is equal and there is no distinction between lowliness and nobility.”
The little girl nodded and suddenly grinned, "It's better to separate. For example, if I get close to you, I won't feel that my life is cheap. You see that you are unfamiliar with the place and you are alone. You are no better than me." We belong to... Is that word called group newspaper to keep warm?"
Guiliu said with a smile: "I'm quite lonely now, but I won't be lonely in the future. You will have a big yard in the future. You can build snowmen in winter and catch butterflies in summer. You can wear Wear the most beautiful clothes and eat the most delicious dishes in the world.”
The little girl was dubious, "Really or not? How delicious is the most delicious dish in the world, even better than roasted sweet potatoes?"
Guiliu smiled, "What's the roasted sweet potato? Have you tried Buddha Jumping over the Wall, braised shark's fin, and poached tenderloin?"
The little girl shook her head, her mind swaying when she heard it, and she subconsciously smacked her mouth.
Geiliu said gently: "It doesn't matter, I will eat it in the future."
He stood up, walked to the window, looked at the scenery, and then lay down.
The little girl might have been salty from eating noodles just now, so she ran to the tea table and took a sip of tea, then climbed onto the bed and lay down quietly next to Gui Liu.
His eyes were wide open, seeming thoughtful.
The younger one also opened his eyes and seemed thoughtful.
