That Person In That River and Lake

  Chapter 243 Morality, commanding heights

There is a breeze coming from outside the window, like invisible hands turning the pages of a book. There are copybooks on the desk, and the seals on them are the three characters of Xiao Yuhe, as if the bright red ice blood is dazzling. Reflected, reflected on that pale and haggard face.

  The servant girl closed the window gently, and the breeze stopped suddenly. She said, "Your Highness, it's a bit cool in the morning, so don't catch a cold."

  Meng Qi was like a puppet, she turned her head in a daze for a long while, looked at the servant girl, and said in a low voice, "How's the situation? Did Emperor Father send someone to fetch Yuhe?"

   Silent, a little bleak.

There were only three people in the embassy, ​​and there were only two people in this room. The people coming and going in the past no longer existed, the dilapidated walls had not been repaired, and the ruins all over the ground were so messy that Meng Qi sat quietly In the room, every time the servant girl came in, her first words were to ask Xiao Yuhe. In the past few days, she realized what it means to live like a year.

  The servant girl sighed softly, and replied: "Your Highness, the time is too short, I'm afraid His Majesty hasn't responded yet, and besides..."

   "What else?" Meng Qi asked hastily.

   "I heard that Gu Qing has resigned!" said the servant girl.

Meng Qi suddenly became weak, and sat on the ground, her eyes were blank, she murmured: "He is not dead, how could he not be dead? Gu Qingci is a narrow-minded person who must take revenge, he will definitely kill Yuhe... "

  Meng Qi stood up and muttered: "No, no, I'm going to kill him, I can't let him live! No..."

The servant girl hurriedly pulled Meng Qi back, and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness, calm down, it won't help if you go to Gu Qingci now, not to mention, we can't leave the embassy now, even if we leave the embassy, ​​we won't be able to fight Gu Qing resigned!"

   A haggard person is always supported by the last bit of spiritual strength. When the last ray of hope disappeared, like water breaking a bank, Meng Qi's body softened, she knelt on the ground, and burst into tears.

   "Why is this happening, why is this happening, I'm sorry Yuhe..."

  …

On the streets of Chang'an City, the sun was shining brightly. There was a handsome young man walking slowly holding a folding fan. Behind him was an old man walking through the street. The young man suddenly laughed and said, "Old Lu, Tell me, did Linyuan Dongtian and the royal family of Yan Kingdom suffer a lot this time?"

Lu Ming smiled lightly, and said: "Yes, Your Highness, Linyuan Dongtian and the royal family of the Yan Kingdom were originally joining forces this time. If Meng Qi hadn't been clever, even if the alliance meeting lost, they would not be at a loss. Unfortunately…"

"It's a pity that that woman has **** and no brains. I really don't know how such an idiot can live so big in the royal family!" Wu Yu sneered, and said: "Today's Xia Guochaotang is probably very lively. With Gu Qingci's temper, I'm afraid Xiao Yuhe really won't be able to handle it this time."

  Lu Ming shook his head and said, "It's not necessarily true. Xiao Yuhe is the heir of Linyuan Dongtian. It is impossible for Linyuan Dongtian to sit idly by."

   "It makes sense," Wu Yu nodded, and said, "It's a pity that I can't go and see in person. I really want to see Gu Qingci's performance in the court."

  …

Outside Chang'an City, an old Taoist priest slowly walked over. Standing in front of the most powerful city in the world, he slowly raised his head and muttered: "How many years have passed, this Chang'an City has become more and more prosperous, Mr. Wuque, Can you let me into the city?"

The breeze was blowing, and there were many people coming and going, but no one noticed the old Taoist priest stroking his beard outside the city wall, and the old Taoist priest didn't look at anyone, as if he was talking to himself, but ask.

"Can!"

   There was a faint sound of vicissitudes in the wind.

  The old Taoist nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wuque."

  In the late spring and early summer of the sixteenth year of Tiance, the Guqiao, the master of Linyuan Dongtian, came to the capital of Xia Kingdom.

  …

  At the same time, a young man in white clothes slowly stepped into the palace outside the Jinluan Hall of the Xia Kingdom Imperial Palace. All civil and military officials in the court watched the young man quietly. As the young man walked in step by step, the sunlight spread into the palace inch by inch.

  Gu Qingci ignored the cast of gazes, he knew that there were appreciation, doubt, speculation, helplessness and jealousy, too many emotions, but none of them had anything to do with him.

   Emperor Xia was also sizing up Gu Qingci, looking at the young man in front of him with the same demeanor, he felt a little emotion in his heart, a feeling that time was passing and he was getting old slowly.

   "Minister, Gu Qing resigns, see the emperor." Gu Qing resigned to perform the ceremony.

   "Free from courtesy!" Emperor Xia said in a deep voice.

  Gu Qingci straightened up and said in a clear voice: "Minister, three days ago, I was assassinated by the Yan State Mission and almost died. Now the evidence is solid. I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me and give me justice."

  Gu Qingci met Emperor Xia last night, and Emperor Xia asked him to come to court today. Later, he met Mr. Wu Que, and he also knew Xiao Yuhe's current situation, and he knew better about the reactions of these people in the court when the evidence was solid.

   Emperor Xia looked at Gu Qingci, pondered for a moment, and said: "Gu Aiqing, you are the victim in this matter, I want to hear your opinion."

  Gu Qingci took a step forward and was about to speak when Shao Fu Qihui suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please allow the old minister to say a few words to Gu Xianzi."

  Emperor Xia nodded and said, "Yes!"

  Gu Qingci looked at the rather old but energetic old man, and said: "Master Qi, I don't know what advice I have, so I will listen carefully."

  Qi Hui cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare to teach you, I just want to ask Mr. Gu a few questions."

Gu Qingci sneered in his heart. Mr. Wu Que had already told him about what happened in the courtroom during the past few days of his disappearance. He naturally knew what Qi Hui's position was, and also knew that Qi Hui would stand up at this time. There will be another war of words.

  Thinking of this, Gu Qingci couldn't help but looked towards Yushitai, and the Yushi named Lu Youzhuan also happened to look at Gu Qingci, and nodded at Gu Qingci.

  Qi Hui adjusted the court uniform, and asked: "Master Gu is a hero of our Xia Kingdom. He once fought **** battles in Changling County to protect the people of Daxia. He was not afraid of hardships. I don't know. At this moment, do you still remember your original intention?"

  Gu Qingci nodded slightly, and said: "As a Daxia person, you must have a Daxia bone. Qingci will never forget those good men who sacrificed for my Daxia, let alone their entrustment to me."

"Okay," Qi Hui nodded, and said: "Master Gu is willing to sacrifice for the country and the people, and is worthy of the admiration of all Chinese students. Then let me ask you the second question, Gu Xianzi. Since you have never forgotten your original intention, are you willing?" Wronging you alone, and benefiting the people of Xia Kingdom?”

Gu Qingci looked at Qi Hui, looked at it seriously, looked very carefully, his eyes were like torches, as if he wanted to see Qi Hui thoroughly, and the corner of his mouth curled up a hint of news, as if he was mocking or joking, but he just didn't like it. Talking, not saying a word, watching for a long time, has been silent.

All the civil and military officials in the court were a little puzzled and did not understand what Gu Qingci was going to do. However, Lu Youzhuan, who was opposite Gu Qingci, was slightly relieved. Since Qi Hui asked Gu Qingci two consecutive questions just now, he has been Wei Wei was a little worried, because Gu Qingci seemed to be being led by the nose by Qi Hui.

Lu Youjiang was not very old, and he was also a young man. When he first learned about Gu Qingci, he was a little unconvinced, and even wanted to compete with Gu Qingci, but the two never had a chance to meet. Later, Gu Qingci He resigned and entered Beijing with a high profile, but he didn't have that thought anymore.

  The literati look down on each other since ancient times.

However, when the reason for Gu Qing's resignation to Beijing was exposed, Lu Youjiang gave up the idea in his heart. He watched Gu Qingci's fight for honor for the sacrificed soldiers in the court hall, and also saw Gu Qingci's disdain for power Determined, at that moment, his blood was also ignited.

He is a censor, he is a speech officer, they have their own backbone, and they discuss things as they stand. He hopes that Gu Qingci can be treated fairly, but he also knows that although Gu Qingci does nothing, he has touched too much. Qi Hui is only a representative of people's interests.

  He was worried that Gu Qingci would be led into a dead end by Qi Hui, but when Gu Qingci suddenly stopped talking, he remembered that Gu Qingci's argument was not weak, and he had shown it for a moment at the Liyuan Poetry Conference a few days ago.

  …

   Qi Hui was unnaturally stared at by Gu Qingci, his face gradually became serious, and he said slightly angrily: "Gu Xianzi, does this old man have flowers on his face? It is worth your investigation?"

Gu Qingci smiled lightly, and said: "I was just thinking, is Master Qi going to say next, let me be wronged, choose to turn a blind eye to the fact that I was assassinated, and let others ride on my head and shit, because, If I am serious, there will be a conflict between my Great Xia and the Yan Kingdom, and there will probably be a war at that time. It is impossible to say that people in the world will suffer innocent injuries. Therefore, I should make big things small, and then others will come Kill me, I still have to say something with a smile, please don’t mind the small things? Oh, yes, I also killed several of them, do I have to kneel down to apologize, or kill myself They forgive? Master Qi, do you want to say this?"

After Gu Qingci's words came out, Qi Hui's old face became more and more cold and livid, and finally said angrily: "Nonsense, when did the old man mean it? Gu Xianzi, don't distort my meaning !"

   Gu Qingci smiled and said: "Then, Mr. Qi might as well continue to say what you mean, and listen carefully!"

Qi Hui was so angry that his beard almost flew up, stared at Gu Qingci and choked with his sign language, and suddenly didn't know what to say, but at this moment, a Zhongshu Ling stood up with a smile, and pulled Qi Hui away, Said: "Gu Xianzi, Gu Xianzi, don't get me wrong, Mr. Qi means that you are okay now? There is no need to make this matter too big. If you can minimize the trouble, you can reduce it. Yan Guo must I will compensate you, but the consort of Yan Kingdom cannot kill him!"

  Gu Qingci looked at Zhongshu Ling, turned his head to Qi Hui, and said coldly: "Master Qi, do you mean that?"

"Hmph," Qi Hui snorted coldly, and said, "You haven't had any major incidents now, so why bother to be serious, if you really fight with the Yan Kingdom, then the whole country will cause so much trouble because of you alone. You are alone, but you are for the whole world, you are not willing to do such a small thing, what qualifications do you have to say that you are an upright official, what qualifications do you have to stand in this court?"

Gu Qingci nodded as if he had something to do, and said slowly: "Master Qi is really high-spirited and upright. He listened to what you said, and I admire you for ten years. I think what you said is right. I really should fight for the sake of the people of the world. Wrong yourself, well, what you said makes a lot of sense."

  Qi Hui was surprised, including the entire civil and military officials in the court. He didn't know why Gu Qingci suddenly changed the direction of the wind, and there was no sound for a while.

  Qi Hui was also a little dazed. Looking at Gu Qingci, he was unable to speak out a lot of words. After a while, he slowly said: "Since Gu Xianzi has this awareness, it is naturally the best."

   Emperor Xia frowned, and looked at Gu Qingci suspiciously. In his heart, Gu Qingci was not such an easy-talking person, otherwise he wouldn't have taken so much pains to keep him in the capital.

   Sure enough, Gu Qingci spoke again, and said with a sneer: "Everyone has heard that Lord Qi is a high-spirited and upright official. If you think about it, if you face the same situation as below, he will definitely sacrifice the small self to make the big self possible."

  Qi Hui had an inexplicable bad feeling in his heart, looked at Gu Qingci, and said, "Gu Xianzi, what do you want to say?"

"It's nothing," Gu Qingci shrugged, and said: "I said it a long time ago, I am not an official by nature, but a man of the rivers and lakes. I think everyone knows that I am a martial arts practitioner, but there may be many people. I don’t know, the martial arts I practice have a lot to do with my state of mind, I can’t stand wronged, as long as I am wronged, I will go crazy, and then I will become a big devil who kills anyone at sight.”

Gu Qingci turned around slowly, and continued: "Master Qi, he insisted on letting me learn from him and be Yan Guo's licking dog. I didn't want to do it at first, but he insisted on kidnapping me with morality, saying that if I don't give in, then I have no choice but to be indifferent for the people of the world in his mouth, choose to let the people of Yan country step on my head to shit, and ask me for some paper by the way!"

Everyone in the court listened quietly to Gu Qingci's words, while Qi Hui's face became darker and darker, but Gu Qingci continued to say: "I am wronged now, but I don't want to be a big devil. I can only vent. The best way to vent is probably to kill someone. Whoever I kill, I can only kill the person who makes me feel aggrieved. He's dead, I'll go to his house with a sword to kill people later, if I don't leave anyone, I'll kill anyone I see, let me vent my anger, this way, I won't become a big devil, and I won't hurt ordinary people Come to think of it, Mr. Qi is so high-spirited and upright, he is definitely willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of the people of the world."

  Gu Qingci slowly turned his head to look at Qi Hui, and said with a sneer, "Right, Master Qi!"

  …

"You, you, you..." Qi Hui was so angry that his old face turned blue and red, as if he was performing face-changing, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, staggered and almost fell to the ground, but was hurriedly supported by others so he didn't fall down .

Gu Qingci still maintained a refined smile, and said: "Why does Master Qi react like this? Isn't this a very honorable thing? You are sacrificing the small self to fulfill the big self. This is what you taught me. I have already I agree, Master Qi must be very happy in his heart, you are also lucky to have such a glorious honor."

  Qi Hui pointed at Gu Qingci, with a lot of words in his mouth, but he didn't know how to say it, so he could only curse angrily: "Zhuzi..."

Seeing Qi Hui like this, Grand Tutor Yang Zhengming couldn't stand it any longer, stood up slowly, and said, "Gu Xianzi, this is a bit too much for you, Master Qi is a second-rank member of our Xia Kingdom, why don't you Can you threaten him with martial arts?"

"Hehe," Gu Qingci smiled sarcastically, looked at Yang Zhengming, and said, "Master Yang is really an old man, he threw all the questions to me in one sentence, so I would like to ask Master Yang, just now Qi Hui kidnapped me morally. Why didn't you say anything when you were in the state of Xia? Could it be that he is from Xia, but I am not? Or is he more noble than me? Or can he represent the people of the world?"

  Yang Zhengming acted calmly, and said indifferently: "Master Gu, we discuss the facts as they are, and we cannot take them out of context. You are making a naked threat, and Master Qi is really looking at it from the perspective of the common people. This is not the same thing at all."

Gu Qingci looked around all the officials in the court, and said loudly: "I really don't know what to say, today I will ask Mr. Yang, why do you think that you represent the will of the people? Have you ever asked? Or are you talking about it yourself? Do you think your words must be what the people think?"

"I, Gu Qingci, was the magistrate of Changling County not long ago. I deal with a group of real ordinary people every day, not the wealthy people you see. Do the people really need you to be soft bones? They understand the country better than you dignity."

"I came all the way from Shiwan Dashan, and that way, I am not an official, I am not a county magistrate, I am not Wushuang son, I am just a passerby, talk to me about the common people, you go and see, which common people know this, which one The common people hope that our country of Xia will seek justice through humiliation."

"Also, don't give me any moral suppression. You are not worthy at all. The people are just an excuse for your cowardice. I, Gu Qingci, can't represent the people, I can't represent Xia Guo. All I know is that I was assassinated and I want to punish you Back to my fairness, I am not afraid of any pressure, and I am not afraid of how powerful the other party is, because I have a bone that can only be broken but not soft, and you... have been crippled!"

Yang Zhengming looked at Gu Qingci, his face was calm, and it took a long time before he said slowly: "Gu Xianzi, do you know that this is the Golden Palace, you are responsible for every word you say, you know that you will do it alone How much impact will it bring? If you insist on revenge, do you know what will happen to the Yan State? They are overwhelming the country, will you resist it?"

Gu Qingci sneered and was about to speak when Lu Youjiang suddenly stood up and said in a cold voice: "Master Yang, I only heard one thing when you said this, you are just afraid, you are a coward, I am Da Xia Liguo For more than a hundred years, why have you ever been afraid of war? Why are you so afraid of Yan when you come here, and you allow Yan to bully the people of Xia? Go out and ask anyone, is it you who are afraid, or the whole of Xia? , do you know that it is because there are so many people like you that the country of Yan dares to be so presumptuous, and even dare to assassinate my Daxia county son in Chang'an. If everyone thinks of you like this, this country will be ruined without a war! "

"That's right," Gu Qingci yelled, and said, "Although I feel highly valued for involving my own affairs in the entire country, I also want to say something, Mr. Yang, I am not short of iron in Daxia. Good men with strong bones, they are not afraid of the army of any country, they are only afraid of cowards like you who sit high in the court but don't think about making progress, and just keep running away!"

Being humiliated face to face by two young men, Yang Zhengming finally couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "Nonsense, I, Yang Zhengming, wholeheartedly serve the people of the world, what do you know, Huangkou Xiaoer, what is a national event Do you just act recklessly and know how to bear the consequences? Can you afford it?"

  Gu Qingci smiled dismissively, and was about to speak when Emperor Xia suddenly patted the table above, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, you guys are talking too far, these things should not be discussed today."

  Yang Zhengming arched his hands and said: "Please also ask your majesty to order!"

  Gu Qingci followed suit and said: "Your Majesty, please give me the order!"

Emperor Xia pondered for a while, then slowly opened his mouth and said: "The son-in-law of the Yan Kingdom sent people to assassinate me and walk in the summer. ?”

  Hearing Emperor Xia's words, Yang Zhengming's expression changed immediately.

   Paused for a while, Emperor Xia continued: "I don't want to say more about the extra words. To borrow Gu Qingci's words, the bones of Xia people can be broken, but they can't be soft!"

  Qi Hui, who had calmed down, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say..."

"That's enough," Emperor Xia said with a serious face, "All the heroes of my Great Xia were almost killed, and you still want to compromise with the Yan Kingdom? Is it true that one day the Yan Kingdom sends people to assassinate me, and you also want to let me die?" In order not to start a war with Xia Guo, you choose to calm things down?"

Xiahuang's words were indeed very serious. Qi Hui and Yang Zhengming were startled, they hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, this old minister has absolutely no intention of doing so. I just think about Xia Guo. Your Majesty, please forgive me." Old minister!"

Emperor Xia looked at Yang Zhengming and Qi Hui who were kneeling on the ground, and said expressionlessly: "You are really old, and even the pride of us Daxia people has been wiped out. Let's rest for a while and think about it. How did my country of Xia become the Great Xia of today! You don’t have to think about asking Mr. Wu Que to intercede, he is already going to go to Yan country for a while!”

When Emperor Xia made the final decision, Yang Zhengming and Qi Hui's faces turned ashen immediately, while Gu Qingci's eyes were a little erratic, and he realized that this matter has clearly been settled, so why did he bring it up in the court? Emperor Xia had already planned to mobilize these old ministers, but unfortunately, Mr. Wu Que had always been under some pressure. This time, he took advantage of Mr. Wu Que's idea and directly took down Yang Zhengming's family.

  Everything is under the control of Emperor Xia.

   This chapter has more than 6,000 words, and I worked overtime last night to finish it in the early morning. I was going to be exhausted, but don’t worry, everyone, we have agreed to update, and there are still 4,000 words in the afternoon!

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