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Chapter 227 Changing the House for the Family

It's night, in Ninghai City, the Gu family's mansion.

Gu Baichuan, the owner of the Gu family, narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the man in black standing in front of him, and said coldly: "You are so brave, you dare to see me blatantly? Don't be afraid, the old man will take you down and escort you Are you going to King Jinghai?"

Hearing this, the man in black didn't panic at all, and smiled lightly, "Now that Ninghai City is in danger, King Jinghai is alone. I think Patriarch Gu is a smart person, and he will definitely take care of the overall situation, and will never be arrogant."

Gu Baichuan's face darkened, his eyes filled with murderous intent, "Hmph, I still have [-] elite soldiers in Ninghai City, and hundreds of thousands of people are united as one. If I want to break through Ninghai City, I will die at worst."

"Patriarch Gu has the determination to burn jade and rock together, and I admire it." The man in black smiled slightly, "If other families in the city have the same determination as you, then I have nothing to say and let them be dealt with."

"You!" Gu Baichuan's face froze slightly, revealing a look of embarrassment and annoyance. The man in black was right, what's the use of being tough.The key is the attitude of other families in the city. He can be said to be very familiar with the character of these families.For the benefit of the family, not to mention betrayal, even killing one's own son, as long as the family's continuation can be preserved, it is also acceptable. "Tell me, you are here on behalf of Old General Tang, what do you want us to do?"

"Hehe, I'm afraid Patriarch Gu misunderstood." The man in black looked at him with a smile, "I'm here to represent my son, not Old General Tang."

"Ah? You, your son, could it be that it belongs to Prime Minister Cao..." Gu Baichuan was shocked, stood up abruptly, looked at the man in black and said in shock.

"That's right, my young master is the beloved son of Prime Minister Cao." Hei still held his head proudly, "Tonight, I represent my young master and want to have a secret talk with you."

"us?"

"Heh, I don't dare to expire Patriarch Gu. This time, it's not just me who sneaked into the city." The man in black looked straight at Gu Baichuan, "I believe that at this time, the residences of other families must be very lively."

Gu Baichuan's face turned pale, and he hurried forward and bowed deeply, "Please, sir, save me. This time King Jinghai's rebellion, my family and I have been coerced. If we don't obey, our family will be destroyed and everyone will die. If you don’t go against your will and follow a thief, I hope you will see clearly.”

The man in black proudly lifted Patriarch Gu up, and said in a pleasant voice: "Patriarch Gu is serious, my son knew that you are a loyal person, but because of the situation, he had to do it. Therefore, The young master argued in front of the generals to prevent the army from attacking the city, and instead surrendered the rebels, giving you the opportunity to take the blame and make meritorious deeds."

"So that's how it is, you are benevolent and righteous." Gu Baichuan sweated slightly on his forehead, and the stone in his heart immediately fell to the ground, and he said quickly, "Sir, my Gu family is willing to open the city gate for Master Wang anyway, and please tell Mr. Cao that my Gu family Willing to follow the son."

"Well, Patriarch Gu really understands current affairs and righteousness." The man in black nodded with satisfaction, "If that's the case, then I will return immediately and report to the young master."

"Okay, okay, I'll send someone to send my husband away immediately." The head of the Gu family said happily, "Sir, I can't thank you for saving my Gu family's life. In the future, I will reward you with a lot of money."

"It's easy to say." The eyes of the man in black lit up, and he cupped his hands towards Gu Baichuan with a smile on his face, "Then I will take my leave first."

After the man in black left, a noble lady came out from the back room and supported the already collapsed Gu Baichuan with a worried face, "Husband, can our family survive this time?"

"Well, even a husband can't be sure about this kind of thing." Gu Baichuan sat back on the chair and rubbed the space between his brows wearily, "Now we have no choice but to take one step at a time and hope that Mr. Cao , you can really keep your word."

"Could it be that this Ninghai city can't be kept?" The lady's eyes were red, and she sobbed, "I'm really afraid that after the imperial army enters the city, they will start killing. It's hard to say whether our Gu family can keep it." up."

"Yes. When there is chaos in the city, anything can happen." Gu Baichuan's face darkened, he looked at his wife, and said in a deep voice, "Remember, if there is chaos in the city, you immediately take your family and hide in the dark room In the middle, if there is no order from me, don't open it even if you die, you know?"

"Ah? Well, this concubine knows." Hearing this, the noble lady couldn't help shivering, gritted her teeth, and kept nodding.

After comforting his wife again, after she went back to rest, Gu Baichuan's face suddenly became very serious, "Come here!"

"Patriarch, what are your orders?" An old butler came from outside the door and asked with a bow.

"Old Ji, you go to the top of the city immediately and let Xiong'an go home quickly."

"Yes, the old slave immediately set off to ask the second young master to come back." Seeing that the Patriarch's face was very ugly, the old housekeeper shrank his neck and immediately took the order to retreat.

In the middle of the night, Gu Baichuan sat motionless on the chair, his face as calm as water.

"Tap, tap, tap!" Footsteps came out from outside, and after a while, a young general under the age of 30 was seen walking towards the lobby, wearing a suit of armor and holding a saber at his waist.

"Father, did you call me?" He took off his saber, put it on the table, stood in front of Gu Baichuan, and asked with a frown.

"Xiong'an, you are here." Gu Baichuan moved his body wearily, and looked up at him, "There is one thing I want to tell you."

Then, Gu Baichuan told him verbatim the conversation he had with the man in black.Finally, she looked at him quietly, without saying a word.

After hearing this, Gu Xiong'an's face changed several times, "Father, so you have already decided to join Mr. Cao?"

"Is there a choice for being a father?" Gu Baichuan spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Mr. Cao is a man, we don't know very well. If he regrets it later, I'm afraid it will be too late." Gu Xiong'an frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Father just thought about this, probably not." Gu Baichuan pondered for a while, "When I was talking to the man in black before, my father noticed that there must be a gap between Mr. Cao and Old General Tang. The two are the chief, deputy and second commander of the imperial army. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, and there will inevitably be a fighting spirit between the two. The man in black does not represent the commander of the army, but only represents Mr. Cao, that is, the Cao family. It can be deduced that this Mr. Cao must want to compete for the first military merit in the southward rebellion, and completely control the imperial army. In this way, their father and son will be able to control the military and political power in the court. Can't stop them."

"Ah? My lord father is saying that Mr. Cao is quite ambitious, and he wants to get his hands on the imperial court's military power?" Gu Xiong'an was taken aback.

"That's right, Xiong'an. In the current imperial court, Cao Cheng's status is extremely high. It can be said that one person is under ten thousand. Our Gu family can't be hanged from a tree on King Jinghai's side." Gu Baichuan looked at the whole body in front of him. The mighty son said with emotion, "The Cao family is in full swing now, maybe we, the Gu family, can consider changing our family and enjoy the shade under the big tree of the Cao family."

"That being said, what qualifications do we have to vote for the Cao family?" Gu Xiong'an looked at his father in confusion, and said helplessly.

"Hehe, Xiongan, tell me, how many troops can you control now?" Gu Baichuan asked with a slight smile.

"Well, Hai'er is now a school lieutenant, and there are probably more than 2000 people under him." Gu Xiong'an replied after pondering for a moment.

"More than 2000 people, yes, enough." Gu Baichuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, stroked his beard and smiled, "Since we want to join the Cao family, our Gu family must make great contributions to Mr. Cao. And if we want to make great contributions, we have to open the The city gate welcomes the king's division into the city, or captures and kills King Jinghai, so that Ninghai City can be destroyed without attack. These two paths can be taken. Xiong'an, you have to prepare quietly these few days, select reliable people, and prepare to start thing, you know?"

"Yes, my child understands." Gu Xiong'an immediately responded with a look of determination in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)