low-key is king

Chapter 168 Do You Really Want To Be A Loner?

The commander of the army outside the city suddenly appeared in the room of the city lord's mansion of Dongyuan City, even Guan Xu's city mansion was a little agitated.

However, Guan Xu had also been Zhao Qidong's student for three years. After a brief shock, he suddenly guessed Zhao Qidong's purpose, and his mood became extremely complicated at this moment.

Guan Xu thought about many possibilities, but he didn't think about the one in front of him, and perhaps only that reason could explain why Zhao Qidong went so deep into such a dangerous place.

"Xiaoxu, it's been nearly ten years since our master and apprentice parted ways that year, right?"

Zhao Qidong seemed quite calm, seeing that the handsome young man in his memory had grown into a Confucian general who could stand in his way, he was actually very emotional.

What he didn't expect was that one day, he would fight against this proud student.

He came here today just to avoid this fierce battle, and also to reduce the number of wandering ghosts inside and outside Dongyuan City.

It's just that the two sides haven't seen each other for nearly ten years, and Zhao Qidong is not very sure about Guan Xu's current mentality.

He only hopes that this proud disciple can keep his heart and still remember the word "benevolence" he once taught.

"Yeah, I haven't seen you for ten years, and my husband is getting old!"

Guan Xuqiang suppressed his excitement, looked at Zhao Qidong's white hair, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He still has some feelings for this gentleman.

"I'm old, but there are some things I have to do!"

Zhao Qidong ventured into the city late at night, not to catch up with Guan Xu, after starting a conversation, he turned the topic to the battle in front of him.

"Xiao Xu, you should have read the article calling for rebellion for the teacher, what do you think?"

The current prime minister did not hesitate, let alone the sneer on the face of the staff member Huang Yanting, and asked Guan Xu himself.

This time, Zhao Dong tried to impress Guan Xu, not only because of the teacher-student relationship of the past three years, but also because of the purpose of pleading for the tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, and even the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongyuan City.

If Guan Xu resisted stubbornly, it would be impossible for the [-] troops outside the city to retreat, and it was not the result Zhao Qidong wanted to see when the master and apprentice met each other.

"Sir, the Queen said that the Zhendong Palace colluded with the Hai Clan and refused to obey His Majesty's original order of relegation. Is this true?"

Guan Xu didn't answer Zhao Qidong's question, but asked another question. Perhaps this is the key reason why he chose to defend Dongyuan City?
The orders from the capital, and the enemy's appeal against rebellion, made Guan Xu a little uncertain about the real situation.

The two armies have always fought with all their means.

"What's the benefit of the Zhendong Prince's collusion with the Hai Clan?"

The so-called reason is not clear, Zhao Qidong at this time did not deliberately ignore this question, nor did he use his status as a gentleman to force Guan Xu to bow his head, and he also asked a rhetorical question.

Huang Yanting next to him couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a sneer, "Didn't the Lord City Master say that it was the Zhendong King Lu Mingyang who was relegated to Watanabe City unhappily, and wanted to seize power again with the help of the Hai Clan!"

"Xiao Xu, who is this?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qidong narrowed his eyes and asked, in fact, he was a little displeased, why didn't he know that this was Guan Xu's aide, but he deliberately asked at this time.

"This is Mr. Huang Yanting Huang!"

Guan Xu just said a name, and then said in a deep voice: "What Mr. Huang wants to ask is exactly what I want to ask Mr.!"

It seems that Guan Xu acquiesced to Huang Yanting's conclusion. It is impossible for any normal person's mentality to suddenly fall from a high position and be relegated to a small county like Watanabe Castle.

From Guan Xu's point of view, Zhendong King Lu Mingyang was in a coma for a year and that's all. After waking up, how could he not be obsessed with the original throne and authority?

The relegation of the Zhendong Prince's Mansion to Watanabe City was originally ordered by the Palace of Supreme Harmony in the capital, and it was also stamped with the seal of His Majesty the Monarch. In other words, this matter was personally ordered by Lu Mingyang, the elder brother of the Monarch.

Guan Xu was loyal to Xuanyang Lu's orthodoxy, but not to King Zhendong or the Zhao family of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The reason why he stayed here was also because of the order of the capital, but he didn't know that the Yan family had already controlled the entire court.

"Okay, since you asked, I'll answer you!"

Zhao Qidong nodded slightly, and said with a cold face: "King Zhendong did not collude with the Hai Clan, and he even led the people of Watanabe City to repel the Hai Clan. The ambitious Queen Yan deliberately turned black and white."

"Zhao Qidong, you are presumptuous!"

When Zhao Qidong said the words Queen Yan's ambition, Huang Yanting next to him couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly shouted.

This sudden loud shout made Guan Xu beside him a little dissatisfied, he secretly said that the man in front of him was at least his former husband, even if he was an enemy before the battle, he still had the necessary respect.

This Huang Yanting used to be well-behaved, why did he keep talking ahead of him again and again today? Could it be that he was frightened by the [-] troops outside the city?
"Hmph, am I presumptuous? Why don't you see how presumptuous the Yan clan is?"

Zhao Qidong sneered, and continued: "Yan Rongdao stepped on the horse and killed Xu Mingfeng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and now he is making excuses to slander Xuanyang Lu's orthodox Zhendong King for colluding with the Hai clan. I want to ask , Is there anything he, Yan, dare not do?"

Hearing Zhao Qidong talk about Yan Rongdao stepping into the palace, Guan Xu was also a little silent.

During this period of time, this matter has been widely circulated, even if he is far away in Dongyuan City, he has heard of this major event.

The so-called state-owned state law family has family rules, no matter how heinous the crime of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xu Mingfeng, Da Sima can't kill him privately in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front of many civil servants and generals.

At that time, the empress accused her of disturbing the court, but wouldn't it be normal to say a few words of righteous indignation during the grand court meeting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and it wasn't to the point of raising a knife to kill someone, right?
This also shows how arrogant the Yan family is now.

Xu Mingfeng died tragically in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and no one from civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty spoke, and the entire Great Court Assembly almost became the monopoly of the Yan clan.

It is said that no one dared to collect Xu Mingfeng's body afterwards, and the entire Xu family was uprooted, which can be described as the worst tragedy in the world.

"Xu Mingfeng's concubine, should she be the side concubine of Zhendong Palace?"

Thinking of this, Guan Xu couldn't help but frowned, secretly thinking that the Yan clan should be murdered because of the relationship between the Xu family and the Zhendong Prince's Mansion, which is a bit too ruthless.

"Xiaoxu, it's because of you and my teacher and apprentice, I want to advise you as a teacher, it's not too late for the prodigal son to turn around, don't be obsessed with being an accomplice of the Yan clan!"

Seeing that the fire was coming, Zhao Qidong's voice suddenly became a little lower, and these words were like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, hitting Guan Xu's heart violently, as if he had realized something.

"Xiaoxu, you are loyal to Xuanyang Lu's royal family, but His Majesty has not been in court for more than half a year. It is obviously controlled by Yan Chaolu. Do you really think that the order issued from the capital is His Majesty's order?"

Zhao Qidong added fire at the right time. He knew that his disciple's true belief would be impossible to disobey the monarch's order, but what if it was just an order from the Yan clan?
"Old man, stop talking nonsense!"

At this time, Huang Yanting couldn't bear it any longer, Guan Xu's body trembled slightly when he heard the swearing in his mouth, and his face immediately became displeased.

"Mr. Huang, this is my husband, please show some respect!"

This time Guan Xu finally spoke out what was in his heart, and the words had already had some tendencies, which made the sneer on Huang Yanting's face even more intense.

"City Lord Guan Xu, don't be fooled by this old man, are you really going to be a lone minister and a rebellious son?"

At this time, Huang Yanting didn't even want to give Guan Xu face. When he heard the last sentence he said, the city lord in front of him looked at the chief aide of the city lord's mansion with a face full of disbelief.

In Guan Xu's impression, this is the staff of the City Lord's Mansion who has been with him for several years.

Although he had never inquired about Huang Yanting's real origin, he always thought that he had nothing to do with the Yan family.

Over the past few years, Huang Yanting has given Guan Xu a lot of good ideas to manage the Dongyuan City in an orderly manner, which has also made Guan Xu pay more and more attention to this Mr. Huang.

Originally, Guan Xu believed that no matter what decision he made, Mr. Huang would be with him.

I didn't expect that this staff member would be anxious before I made a statement, which obviously reveals a trace of unusualness.

"Mr. Huang, if what you said is true, and the Yan clan really controls His Majesty, then the Qing Dynasty is very necessary!"

Guan Xu took a deep breath. Even if Huang Yanting showed something unusual, he still wanted to fight for it, or he wanted to see the real attitude of this Mr. Huang.

"Hey, my Lord Guanxu, the two armies are now facing each other. Aren't you known as the number one Confucian general in Xuanyang Kingdom? You actually believed these nonsense under the bewilderment of the enemy's few words?"

Huang Yanting sneered again, his words were full of undisguised sarcasm, perhaps in his opinion, if Guan Xu was determined, he would never believe what Zhao Qidong said just now.

"Whether what Mr. said is true or not, I can make my own judgment!"

Guan Xu became more and more displeased, no matter what, this Huang Yanting was just an aide, how could he make decisions for himself, so his interface also contained a touch of impoliteness.

"Hmph, although you are the city lord of Dongyuan City, if you make a wrong decision, it may be a catastrophe for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongyuan City. You have to think clearly!"

Huang Yanting snorted coldly. He knew what Guan Xu cared most about. As the lord of Dongyuan City, no one valued the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongyuan City more than Guan Xu.

(End of this chapter)