Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 109 Meeting Gu Kaizhi for the First Time

Guan Ziyang said in his heart: "I'm afraid that I, the Secretary of Jiaofang, and the Gu family will also make trouble in it. I have to be on guard in advance."

"How much money the Gu family gave you, I'll give you double. How about doing it with me?"

"My lord, it's not about money. The slave's contract is still in Gu's house, so I can't leave."

This is troublesome.

The Jiaofang Division has been under the supervision of Luo Ding and others recently, but he is a dignified captain of the Beifu Military Academy, so he naturally disdains to do this.

They were only willing to supervise the Jiaofang Division because of Guan Ziyang's face. If the Jiaofang Division really opened in the future, they would definitely not be allowed to come forward.

And they don't know anything about it.

"Okay, I'll go to the Gu family myself and redeem your freedom, if you're willing to come to the Jiaofang Division!"

The old bustard was overjoyed: "Really? The slave family is naturally willing in every possible way. If the lord restores the slave family's freedom, let alone help you run the Jiaofang Division, even if you let me be the girl of your Jiaofang Division!"

You have a big mouth, I think it’s better to forget it,

If you really want to be a girl, I, the secretary of Jiaofang, will have to pay for it.

"Okay, as long as you're willing, wait for my news." After speaking, Guan Ziyang led Qin Kuan and Li Bin out of the courtyard.

There are also people from the Gu family in Wu County who are in Jiankang. Guan Ziyang thought that if he went to ask her for someone, the other party would not refuse.

Bird Clothes Lane, Gu Mansion.

Guan Ziyang sat in the hall, waiting for the arrival of the master.

After drinking three cups of tea without seeing anyone, Guan Ziyang became a little impatient.

I can't help thinking, I don't know if Gu Kaizhi is here, but I still remember that the painting that Qing Chan destroyed in Xiangdong County was Gu Kaizhi's work.

At this time, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy walked into the room.

Slightly chubby, with natural curly hair, big eyes, but the distance from the eyebrows is very wide, looking a bit dull, a tiger-headed and tiger-headed look.

"Guan Ziyang?"

Guan Ziyang was taken aback, since he became the governor, no one called him by his name for a long time.

"Ah you are?"

"Gu Kaizhi."

It's really Gu Kaizhi!

It may be because Gu Kaizhi's painting status in history is too high, which made Guan Ziyang feel a sense of reverence, just like the first time he saw Xie An and Xie Xuan.

Although he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, had neither an official position nor a title, and was younger than Guan Ziyang, Guan Ziyang still gave him a polite salute.

"Mr. Changkang, please forgive me for disturbing you today."

"My father took my mother to Wu County today, you won't see him anymore." Gu Kaizhi said in a daze.

Guan Ziyang thought in his heart: "Gu Kaizhi is already thirteen or fourteen years old, maybe he is in charge of the big-mouthed bustard in Lichun Courtyard."

So he told Gu Kaizhi about his future intentions.

After listening to it, Gu Kaizhi neither said yes nor said no, but said calmly: "I don't understand these things, but I have one thing to ask."

Guan Ziyang was dumbfounded, why did he beg me to come instead.

"Um, I don't know what Mr. Changkang said?"

"You don't need to call me Changkang, but you specifically add Mr. Hutou, just call me Hutou. I like to hear people call me Hutou."

Tiger head is Gu Kaizhi's small characters, and only those who have elders in the family, or seniors who are particularly close, can call others small characters, Guan Ziyang can't help but laugh.

Is this Gu Kaizhi really as rumored?
"Jiangzuo Three Uniques."

Absolutely talented, unique in painting and infatuated.

It's not easy to evaluate Caijue and Huajue, but this Chijue has seen a thing or two.

Gu Kaizhi scratched his head: "You look quite attractive, may I draw a picture for you?"

Being able to enter Gu Kaizhi's painting is such a blessing, and the other party actively invited him, how could Guan Ziyang refuse.

"No problem, but what about the madam of Lichunyuan?"

"Don't tell me, don't I understand?"

Uh, it seems that I agreed to be his mannequin, and he didn't make him feel that he owed himself...

"Okay, then I don't know when your father will return?"

"Maybe three to five days, maybe seven or eight days, maybe a month or two, but it's also possible that you won't come back."

Guan Ziyang got dizzy when he heard that, Brother Gu, doesn't that mean you didn't say anything?
"However, if you come to my house every day, and I will draw a portrait for you, the chances of you meeting my father will be much greater."

"Come to my house every day?"

Guan Ziyang frowned: "How many days do you want to paint?"

Maybe three or five days, maybe seven or eight days, maybe one or two months..."

Again.

Guan Ziyang was speechless for a while, and interrupted: "I have something to do today, so I will take my leave first, and I will visit you another day."

Seeing that Guan Ziyang was about to leave, Gu Kaizhi hurriedly said, "Oh, I can paint today, and I can paint for an hour today."

Guan Ziyang didn't want to waste too much time here, he was busy recently.

"Don't worry, I promise you that I will let you draw, but I still have something to do today, I will come back another day."

Another day, then I have to wait for your father to come back and I will come again.

Anyway, the Jiaofang Division has been completed, and the female family members of the Xiao family have a safe place to live. At most, the door will be opened a few days later, and he is not in a hurry.

Without an experienced person like the bustard to run the business, at least they can learn a little piano, chess, calligraphy and painting by themselves during this period of time.

The new year is fleeting, Guan Ziyang spends two days of leisure at home with Qing Chan and Wei Yiqing, with the two of them as companions every day, the time passes very quickly.

Until this morning, Tiewei hurriedly came to report that the black slave had run away from home.

Guan Ziyang asked anxiously, "How do you know?"

After speaking, Tiewei handed over a letter.

Hearing this, Qing Chan hurriedly said: "Early this morning, the black slave came to say goodbye to me, saying that he was going to the street, and what did he say to let me take good care of the young master."

"It turns out that he wanted to run away from home!"

In fact, although the black slave was a slave, Guan Ziyang didn't treat him as a servant. According to him, if the slave escaped, the master would only be angry.

But now Guan Ziyang is only worried!
Let's read the letter first.

"Master, after a long time of hard thinking, I still decided to leave, for no other reason than myself.

Ever since I became a soldier under Xiao Jingwen and learned a little "The Analects of Confucius", I feel like I am a soldier. I have no ambition since I was a child, and I just want to serve you well by the young master's side.

However, the young master is now the governor of the Beifu Army, and he is worried about the affairs of the court every day. I feel that there is nothing I can do to help the young master.

So I decided to go to Jingkou to serve as a soldier. Starting from a young soldier, I started to study "The Analects of Confucius" steadily. I hope that one day, when the young master leads the army to fight, the black slaves can do their part for the young master.

During my absence, please take care of yourself, young master.
Sincerely, black slave. "

After reading the letter, Guan Ziyang blamed himself very much.

In fact, he had noticed a long time ago that the black slave who came back from Zitong County seemed to be a different person, began to be silent, and started to be alone in a daze.

I originally planned to ask about the situation and enlighten him, but because of Shi Kun's matter, I forgot about the delay.

The black slave is under sixteen, even if he wants to go to Jingkou to join the army, he is underage and has no military registration, even if he can go to Jingkou, he may not be able to be a soldier.

Although there are no such restrictions in the refugee army, it is hard to say whether he can survive in the refugee army alone.

Qingchan heard that Hei Nuer wanted to go to Jingkou, so she hurriedly said: "Should we go look for him now, he doesn't even have money on him."

"Uh, um, a few days ago I asked my black slave to buy some makeup powder for me at the rouge shop, and I had more than a dozen coins left, so I gave it to him..." Wei Yiqing said embarrassedly.

Guan Ziyang thought: "The black slave must have made up his mind to leave a long time ago. He must just want to spend the New Year with him and save some money. He finally took action until last night."

Guan Ziyang sighed: "Hey, don't chase after him. Since he has his own ambitions, we shouldn't stop him. Even if he really leaves and never comes back, it's his choice if he encounters any danger. I didn't." Power limits the life he chooses..."

It was only then that everyone remembered that this young master of his had never regarded them as servants.Since black slaves want to chase their dreams, why bother to stop them.

Only Tie Wei sighed: "Hey, in this troubled world, how could he be able to go to Jingkou by himself, why didn't he tell me, I'll be with you, poor brother Dayong, I'm afraid it will be the last one."

"Tiewei, don't be discouraged. In fact, I think Hei Nuer's Analects of Confucius is well learned. It should be in the middle and lower realm of the ninth rank.

How long has he been studying?This is already very good, I think he should have already prepared himself.

But you also reminded me, I will write a letter and tell his father Wang Dayong who is far away in Fuling..."

After the black slave left, a pistachio was missing in the house, and everyone was depressed all day long.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the eunuch in the palace came to report, and Chu Suanzi announced that Guan Ziyang had entered the palace.

Guan Ziyang couldn't help wondering, it's already dark, why is it so urgent, can't wait for tomorrow morning?
However, according to the Queen Mother's order, Guan Ziyang had no choice but to recruit.

Qingchan agreed to give him a massage tonight, I really hate it...

After entering the Xianyang Palace, go straight to the Xianyang Palace.

When he arrived in the palace, Guan Ziyang discovered that there was only the Queen Mother alone...

Ah this...

Just after Shi Kun died, the queen mother was lonely?Could it be that you have taken a fancy to me?

No no no!Absolutely not!
Although the queen mother is more than 20 years old, she is fair and beautiful, with a thin waist and round buttocks, and she is also the regent queen who dominates the world. No matter her status or external skin, it is hard to refuse.

but.

Am I, Guan Ziyang, such a superficial person?

However, Chu Suanzi said in a golden voice, how could I refuse?
It can't be said that I can only obey my orders...

Chu Suanzi didn't know that Guan Ziyang had already started the battle between heaven and man, and seeing that he didn't kneel down to salute, he asked just now: "Guan Dudu, it's really helpless to invite you into the palace at night, didn't you disturb Aiqing's rest?"

Only then did Guan Ziyang wake up from the endless fantasies, and hurriedly knelt down: "My minister sees the Queen Mother."

Chu Suanzi sat up from the grand teacher's chair, and said with a little support: "Aiqing, please forgive me."

"The reason why the Ai family hastily called you into the palace is actually because of Shi Qi."

"Shi Qi?" Guan Ziyang thought, isn't she in the prison?
So he asked: "Back to the Queen Mother, what happened to Shi Qi?"

"Today Shi Qi hanged herself in the sky prison. Fortunately, his two elder brothers shouted for help, and the jailer rescued her, but she was already unconscious.

I ordered the imperial physician to go for diagnosis and treatment, and the imperial physician later told Aijia that Shi Kun's only daughter, Shi Qi, kept calling your name in a coma...

I thought it was because his father died because of you, so I hated you, but after inquiring, I found out that you and her have already made a marriage contract..."

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother paused, looked at Guan Ziyang's expression, saw that he was embarrassed, and said, "If I hand her over to you, what are you going to do with her?"

Is the Queen Mother testing me?
But thinking about Shi Kun, he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart. He used her to gain Shi Kun's trust, and only then was he able to break Shi Kun's trick.

But Shi Kun's crime of rebellion must be executed by the whole family. No matter men, women, old or young, if I plead for her, I don't know how the Queen Mother will feel.

"Returning to the Queen Mother, I would like to ask that she also had some 'credit' in the battle of killing Shi Kun, and I would like to ask the Queen Mother to spare her the death penalty."

"The crime of circumventing her, what crime should I convict?" Chu Suanzi laughed.

"I have just established the Jiaofang Division, I wonder if it is possible to bring Shi Qi into the Jiaofang Division..."

Chu Suanzi thought to himself, this Guan Ziyang is still kind and righteous, knowing that I might offend him because he begged for Shi Qi, but he still dared to speak.

"This Guan Ziyang is an important pawn against Huan Wen in the future. I have to hold it firmly in my hands. Even if it is in the hands of the Xie family and the Wang family, although it is used by me, it is not from the Sima family after all..."

"A little girl from the Jie family, even though she is an orphan of the royal family, will not be able to make any waves in the future. I might as well just be a favor."

After thinking about it in Chu Suanzi's mind, he stretched his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since Governor Guan pleaded for mercy, I will spare her the death penalty. Anyway, I will hand her over to you today. As for whether she can enter the Jiaofang Division, that's up to you." You decide for yourself."

Under the leadership of Habayashi Wei, Guan Ziyang went to the sky prison in the palace and saw Shi Qi who was unconscious.

Seeing a deep red tear stain on her neck, the guilt in her heart became heavier.

Habayashi Wei helped Shi Qi up, and asked, "Sir, shall we go back directly to the residence?"

At this moment, in the prison next to it, the two rushed forward, grabbed the wooden partition of the cell and shook vigorously: "Put down my sister, you thief, what are you going to do to her! Put it down!"

The sky prison was dim, and the lantern was in the hands of the two Habayashi guards, so Shi Lang and Shi Hao couldn't see Guan Ziyang's face clearly.

Habayashi guards were killed and injured by Shi Kun, and they already hated the Jie people, and they were not used to them. One of the Habayashi guards raised his leg and kicked over, just in time to kick Shi Lang's hand holding the fence.

Suddenly there was the sound of bones breaking, and the stone wolf fell backwards with a scream.

Shi Hao didn't care about his elder brother, and continued to yell at Habayashi Wei: "You dog thief, get rid of your dirty hands, let go of my sister! I'm going to kill you!"

That Habayashi guard was about to attack again, Guan Ziyang hurriedly said: "Stop!"

Unexpectedly, this would cause the upper body to get angry, Shi Lang and Shi Hao heard that it was Guan Ziyang's voice, and immediately shifted their firepower and started cursing.

I have to say that these two brothers are not very good at martial arts, but they are really good at swearing.

Guan Ziyang originally felt ashamed of them, so he wasn't very angry, but the scolding by these two brats was so harsh that he couldn't help it.

(End of this chapter)