As soon as Goubuda put down the letter, a guard ran in from outside the tent: "Your Majesty, Prince Gouba wants to see you."
Goubuda frowned slightly, put the letter away, and said, "Let him come in."
Not long after the guards left, Gou Ba opened the curtain and came in, saluting: "My nephew, I pay homage to your majesty."
"Gouba doesn't have to be like this. You and I are uncle and nephew, and you have sacrificed so much for Damo. You are a hero of our Mo clan. If you still salute me, doesn't that make you unfamiliar?" Goubuda stepped forward to hold Gouba in his arms. He stood up with a smile on his face and looked very amiable.
Gou Ba saw it in his eyes, and there was warmth in his heart. The next moment, his body trembled, and he turned around and said in his heart: "Old guy, if I didn't know you very well and know what you have done, I would have to do it today." I was deceived by you! Fortunately, I came back to my senses in time."
"Your Majesty is right, but now we are in the field and there are so many soldiers here. If I get special treatment and break the rules, it is inevitable that some people in the army will be dissatisfied, which will have a great impact on discipline." Holding Gou Buda's hand, he smiled and said: "Therefore, I should set an example and set a benchmark for the soldiers. When we take Kang Guo, I will naturally not pay so much attention to etiquette in the palace."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
"My nephew is absolutely right." Gou Buda thought it right, and sat down on the chair with Gou Ba. A cold light flashed in his eyes: "General Gou Gui just sent me a letter, saying that you want to hide the information you came back from me. , why did you come to my place again?"
Humph, I had long guessed that Gou Gui would not obey me, so I took this opportunity to verify it. I deliberately said not to tell Gou Fu Da, and rushed straight here after we said goodbye that day.
Today's result also confirms my suspicion. I gave you a chance, Gougui. If you chose Goubuda, I will naturally get rid of you. No wonder I am so ruthless!
Gou Ba was planning a killing plan in his heart, but he still smiled on the outside. A plan immediately came up: "Your Majesty, I will never hide your Majesty's thoughts in every word and deed. If I didn't want Your Majesty to know, I would not come to show you to Your Majesty today. Goodbye."
"Then General Gougui, why do you say this?" Gou Buda was a little confused.
"What did General Gou Gui say in his letter? Can you let me take a look? He must have misunderstood something." Gou Ba pretended to be sad, as if he had been betrayed by someone he trusted: "If your Majesty doesn't convenient......"
"There's nothing inconvenient about it." Goubuda took out the letter he had just put away and handed it to Gouba: "You can read it yourself."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gou Ba took the letter and looked for the part that related to him. He only briefly touched on the rest. Got it! "... Crown Prince Gou Ba has recently returned from Kang. If he wants me to conceal his inheritance from Your Majesty, I'm afraid he has evil intentions. After all, Crown Prince Gou Ba's desire to usurp the throne is known to everyone. I hope Your Majesty Be wary of him again and again..."
The content of the mention of himself was just such a short sentence, but the hostility was indeed obvious. Gou Ba was shocked. He did not expect Gou Gui to say it so openly.
"Your Majesty, my nephew has absolutely no intention of usurping the throne!" Gou Ba fell from his chair and knelt down on the ground, lowering his head, his voice full of grief and anger: "I wholeheartedly consider your Majesty and put the interests of the Mo clan first. I have no other thoughts. , Heaven and earth can learn from it, I hope your Majesty will investigate clearly!"
"If Your Majesty still has concerns about your nephew, he can show his determination to death!" As he said this, Gou Ba's eyes seemed to be wet, but his true feelings were revealed.
"Gouba, what are you talking about? I am very trusting of you, otherwise I would not give you the same power as me, and I plan to pass the throne to you after I abdicate. The Mo clan will be under your leadership It will definitely be more prosperous in the future.”
Goubuda sat above him, his eyes flashing: "Gouba, since you have been to the front line, do you have any thoughts on the current situation?"
Gou Ba's face darkened: "My nephew has some ideas, but if I say it at this time, I might feel that it is mixed with my personal grudges."
"It doesn't matter if you say it, Gouba."
"General Gou Gui has led troops for many years and has experienced countless battles, big and small. I admire his rich experience. But in his twilight years, I have been on the front lines several times before. Each time our army returned in defeat, and the Kang army suffered heavy losses. few."
"It wasn't until the previous time that I killed one of the opponent's generals under my command."
"Hey -" Gou Ba sighed longly and shook his head helplessly, with a worried and regretful look on his face: "I'm afraid General Gou Gui is really old."
I wanted to keep you for a few days, but you stood up so quickly, so I couldn’t keep you!
Goubuda lowered his head and was also thinking. After a while, he raised his head again and looked at Gouba: "Maybe as you said, General Gougui is old and is no longer suitable for the front line."
"My nephew has the courage to ask your Majesty for orders. I will lead the army on the front line. I guarantee that our army will gain a clear advantage in less than a month!" Gou Ba's face was serious and his true feelings were revealed: "It is also good for General Gou Gui to take off his armor and return to the field to have a good rest. , spend your remaining years in peace." I wanted to directly request that Gou Gui be killed, but I'm afraid it would seem abrupt and unnatural, so I had to back off a little and dismiss you from your post first. Then you won't be in the palm of my hand!
"It's not that I don't know what you are thinking, Gouba." Gouba said slowly.
"Your Majesty!" Gou Ba was shocked. Could it be that the old man was just pretending to be stupid?
"You want to take Kang State quickly, but the war is not as simple as you think. The front line is extremely dangerous. I am afraid that you will be in danger. Staying in the rear with me will be much safer." Goubuda said.
Gou Ba's heart dropped again. It seemed that he was overthinking: "My nephew naturally knows the dangers involved, but for your majesty and the Mo clan, even if you die on the battlefield, isn't it a well-deserved death? Isn't it happy? Please also ask Your Majesty to agree to my nephew’s request!”
Seeing Gou Ba's appearance, Gou Buda sighed: "Since you insist on doing this, Gou Ba, I can't say anything else, but you must put your own safety first, do you understand?"
"My nephew understands. Thank you for your concern! My nephew will go and prepare now." Gou Ba said and left.
Looking at Gou Ba's leaving figure, Gou Buda sighed again: "I just hope you are safe, otherwise it will be difficult for me to explain to my brother." Just thinking about this often, Gou Buda always showed his expression when meeting Gou Ba. Always like thinking about something.
"General Gougui." Gou Ba smiled and walked into the tent.
"Prince Gouba, what do you want from me?" Gou Guipi walked forward with a smile.
"It's nothing. I just want to tell the general that you can leave and go back to take good care of yourself and spend your remaining years in peace."
"Prince Gouba, don't be ridiculous. I may not be as good as Ye Wujiang, but I'm not incompetent either. What's more, if I step down, who can compete with him?" Gou Gui still smiled, but he couldn't cover his eyes. Cold light.
"Hahaha, the general is so cheerful. I didn't expect that I would hear such a funny joke in today's severe situation." Gou Ba had the summons in his hand, so there was no need to show mercy to him: "You too Are you worthy of being compared with Ye Wujiang? You have been attacking the Great Wall for more than a month, and you have been defeated every time. How many soldiers of the Mo tribe have been lost? And what about Kang State? Every time you win a big victory, if it weren't for my advice last time, the opponent would have been defeated. Not even a young general will die!”
"Is this how you lead troops to fight?" Gou Ba took a step forward. The two were already close, and now they were facing each other.
"Isn't that what you said?" Gou Gui said angrily: "It is impossible for me to leave unless His Majesty personally gives the order! Don't think that you have the authority granted by His Majesty to do anything wrong!"
"What did I say? What did I say?" Gouba pretended to be confused, took out a jade shaft from his sleeve and threw it at Gou Gui: "This is what you want! You see clearly!"
Gou Gui was about to refute, but when he saw the jade shaft flying towards him, he suddenly looked respectful, took it in a hurry, unfolded it, and looked at it with a look of disbelief on his face.
Seeing that Gou Gui had just opened his mouth, Gou Bana gave him a chance to speak again and said with a smile: "Since you have seen it, general, then leave quickly." As he said this, he turned aside and got out of the way.
Gou Gui was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the jade axis in his hand, glared at Gou Ba angrily, and left.
Gou Ba followed closely and watched Gou Gui mount the horse: "General, walk slowly, don't send me away!"
Gou Gui ignored him, snorted coldly and rode away.
"Your Majesty!" Gou Gui strode into the tent: "Your Majesty, why do you want to resign from my post and let Gou Ba lead the army?"
"General Gougui, I think the general is getting old and it's time for him to take a good rest."
"What did Gou Ba tell His Majesty? Did he mean that Wei Chen was defeated by the Kang army several times? Did Wei Chen let the children of the Mo tribe die?"
"Those are just appearances. At the same time, they are also the countermeasures I discussed with Gou Ba! Those people were sent to understand the Kang army's tactics and exhaust their energy and arrows. They are all sinners."
"We have no fundamental injuries. On the contrary, Kang's army is exhausted mentally and physically, and lacks food, grass and weapons. We have the advantage!" Gou Gui said hysterically.
"On the contrary, it's Gou Ba. He has ulterior motives, and he shouldn't..." He was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.
Gou Buda never looked at him once: "You just said it was a strategy discussed with Gou Ba, right? That's what Gou Ba thought of. General Gou Gui, you are old, so you should rest."
After hearing this, Gou Gui seemed to have lost his mind and fell to his knees: "I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
For a long time, there was no response.
Gou Gui stood up unsteadily, staggered a few steps, and took off the sword from his waist: "This is the sword given to me by Your Majesty. I cherish it very much. I have wiped the sword three times a day for more than ten years." , it’s still like new today.”
Gou Bu Da's heart was moved and he opened his eyes to look. Sure enough, the scabbard of the sword was still shining brightly. He also saw Gou Gui pull out the sword. The sword's body was silver and there was no chip.
"Your Majesty once said that by holding a sword, I can kill stupid kings and treacherous ministers! I wonder if your Majesty still remembers that?" Gou Gui stared at the sword, his tone was flat and emotionless.
Goubuda became alert when he saw this and glared angrily: "Is it possible that you want to kill me today?"
Gou Gui smiled crazily: "Your Majesty is not a foolish king, he was just deceived by a villain, so I will not kill your Majesty!"
"What I want to kill is Gou Ba who deceives His Majesty and confuses the public with his monstrous words! But now it's too late, and I can't kill him even if I want to."
"So! I can only use the sword given to me by Your Majesty to commit suicide! I will die to prove my innocence, and I hope that Your Majesty will be more considerate of Gouba!"
"Then Wei Chen's death will be worthwhile!"
"I am a noble person, honest and loyal, and have led troops for your Majesty for decades. I am not a victorious general, but I have won more victories than lost. I have regained your Majesty's will. Today, I will immediately resign as a general!"
After that, Gou Gui walked out of the tent, his long sword still blowing through his short hair after more than ten years of wind and frost. With a slight slip, a trace of blood appeared on Gou Gui's neck. I don’t want your Majesty’s tent to be contaminated with filth before I die.
"General?"
"General!"
A soldier resting nearby hurriedly ran into Gou Bu Da's tent: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. General Gou Gui, General Gou Gui, he committed suicide!"
"Yes, I understand. Let's give him a grand burial." Goubuda still sat firmly on the chair, closed his eyes and ignored the soldier's choking tone and the noisy sounds outside the tent.
After a long time, the sound outside the tent disappeared, and Gou Bu Da opened his eyes again. A trace of tears could be seen in his eyes, and he murmured alone: "Are you careful about Gou Ba?" His tone was full of doubts and indecision.
