Tonight, the Gu family came to visit, and a small banquet was set up in the main hall, inviting Dong Yehong, the right secretary, and Zhongcheng Wei, Gu Qinghuan did not accompany him at home because he went to He's house to eat, this time there were only three of them, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, but the collocation was very strange - two from the first grade, one from the fifth grade.

Cheng Wei has to face, one is the third prince of the imperial historian, the other is the right secretary of the three departments of the army, engineering, and punishment, none of them are his direct bosses, but they are all inextricably linked to him, that is, he is a person with a heart and a frank mind can deal with this kind of scene, and young officials of the same level and age as him may not dare to think of it.

"Doctor Gu......" Drinking wine, Dong Yehong sighed: "The last time I came to your mansion was three years ago...... Three years have passed, and you have gone through several ups and downs, but this Gu Mansion doesn't seem to have changed much? It'......s still so simple, it's even more shabby than when you were the head of the household department, it's not that I'm mean, really, Doctor Gu, you have become a doctor, can this mansion be decent?

And then he died. ”

Dong Yehong was ridiculing him, but he was blocked by a word and ended the topic, and the person who spoke out was Cheng Wei.

Cheng Wei didn't even raise his head, said this sentence lightly, and still poured wine by himself.

Dong Yehong was choked up for a moment, but Gu Qingxuan, who was on the main seat, was already laughing uncontrollably, his posture was casual, and he was dressed plainly, not to mention that he didn't have the dignity of a first-class doctor, and he didn't even have the frame of an ordinary high-ranking official.

Usually in the court, Dong Yehong will not deliberately welcome him, and always maintain a state of independence from him, and he is also one of the few people who dare to show Gu Qingxuan's face in the court. However, in the court, there are also very few people who dare to provoke Dong Yehong, he is also known for his outspoken and ruthless mouth, and besides, he even dares to scare Gu Qingxuan, how can anyone dare to recruit him?

But Cheng Wei dared, in private, in the court, he didn't say a word, and he didn't give face to his teacher at all.

Gu Qingxuan smiled and said: "Dong Sicheng, don't be picky, my Gu Mansion only has these thin wine and cold dishes, and I am wronged." But this is already a feast for my family, and tonight is to borrow the light of the two adults, so that Gu can use some good ......"

"What does Doctor Gu usually eat?"

Gu Qingxuan replied: "I usually only drink the breeze and dew. ”

Cheng Wei sneered, almost choking on wine, but Dong Yehong really choked, "Ahem, do you think of yourself as an immortal?"

"No, how can there be that realm? It's just a poor person in the turbid world. Gu Qingxuan raised his glass to him and laughed at himself.

Cheng Wei also raised his glass, raised his head and drank it all, showing the grace of the scribe, and sighed to the bright moon outside the hall: "The immortal can be full of food and dew, the saint is enlightened and virtuous, the poor can live with coarse tea and light food, and the official takes power and profit but has no desire to be satisfied......"

The faces of the other two changed, and Dong Yehong hurriedly coughed to stop him from saying, "Cough, Cheng Wei, you drank too much......"

"No, alcohol can't be intoxicating, what makes people intoxicated is power, money and fame!"

He picked up the pot, walked to Dong Yehong's dining table with a smile, sat down on the ground, poured wine for himself and him in Dong Yehong's stunned gaze, toasted to Dong Yehong, and said angrily: " Teacher, when I voted for the public roll under you, you were promoted to the officialdom, you helped me all the way, so that I had the opportunity to enter the household department, I am deeply grateful to you, and I appreciate and respect the teacher, you never form a party with others for personal gain and greed for power, but tonight, I only know that in this Great Qi court, you are Gu Qingxuan's comrade, and you have a very good personal relationship with him, I am afraid that all kinds of disagreements are pretending to be fools such as me! Mr. Dong, Master Dong! Cheng Wei also misjudged you?"

Dong Yehong was almost stunned in his questioning, "Cheng Wei...... Cheng Wei, why do you think so? I don't mean anything else, Lord Gu invited you here tonight because I wanted me to persuade you to ......"

"What do you persuade me? Do you persuade me to give up the prosecution of Yang Longxing?" Cheng Wei stood up, brushed his sleeves and angrily rebuked, "How could I not count in my heart? Yang Longxing is your person, you have to protect him, even if he is corrupt, bribery, and corrupts the state treasury! When others know about it, they dare not speak out, but I have tried my best to investigate and obtain evidence, and I just want to bring him down! If the fold that goes up to the political hall can be suppressed by you, then I will go directly to face the saint! If Yang Longxing does not disappear from the Great Qi court for a day, I will never give up!"

"But if you bring down one Yang Longxing, there will be more Yang Longxing in the future!" Gu Qingxuan put down the wine cup, stood up, walked towards him, looked at this angry young man, and was not angry.

"You're right, I, Gu Qingxuan, am indeed a powerful minister who is greedy for fame and fortune, but it doesn't mean that I can't tell right from wrong, Cheng Langzhong, you all say that I Gu Qingxuan has many conspiracy methods, and I am ruthless and can't be provoked, but when have I ever harmed an upright and clean person like you, such as Dong Sicheng? How many people are like you? Do you know why Pingsu Dong Sicheng keeps a distance from our Gu family? Because you are not wrong about him, he is not our group at all, we also respect him, and we also respect you! When you entered the household department, it was my suggestion to Dong Sicheng, at that time I was the secretary of the household department, I knew too well what kind of people the household department needed, and now I am the imperial historian, I understand what kind of people the court needs!"

Dong Yehong grabbed Cheng Wei and explained to him: "Doctor Gu invited you to come tonight and only asked me to accompany him, just to explain to you that my relationship with him, let you see the situation in the court clearly, and tell you about Yang Longxing, and persuade you...... Accept the position of Tobe Squire. ”

……

After Cheng Wei left, Dong Yehong stayed in the Gu family for a long time, and moved to the side hall with Gu Qingxuan to drink across the table, he looked lonely and drunk: "Brother Qingxuan, in fact, ...... I'm still pretty sad......"

Gu Qingxuan was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"Just when you said that we are not all the way......" Dong Yehong sighed: "Since this journey, I really haven't helped you much, of course, there are some things I really can't do, I can understand you, but after all, I can't assist you like Brother Hechuan......"

Gu Qingxuan looked at him, leaned down on the couch, hugged the pot and drank freely: "Do you know that there is a word called 'different paths to the same end'? While you understand me, I also understand you...... In that situation, I knew too well what I would have to face along the way, I couldn't pull you to plot with me to kill, I knew you weren't a careerist after all...... And what else do I want to leave behind......"

"What do you mean?" Dong Yehong looked up at the lamp.

"Because along the way, I'm not just trying to gain, I'm losing more...... People's hearts are fragile and can't stand the test of tossing, and those who can go on the road together may not be able to go to the end, to be honest, I'm afraid......"

"What are you afraid of?"

There was a knock on the hall door, and Tang Bo's anxious voice came: "My lord, the shopkeeper of the Yongan ticket number sent someone to deliver an urgent letter......

Gu Qingxuan sat up when he heard the sound, sighed, and said to Dong Yehong: "What I was afraid of, ...... happened."

He opened the door to take the letter, frowned, and opened it to see: "I recently asked the person with the ticket number to pay attention to the movement of Brother Hechuan's assets...... I suspect that he has colluded with Yang Longxing, and he will be confused by Yang Longxing to do something foolish......"

Gu Qingxuan read the letter, and his expression suddenly changed, and he was extremely angry.

Dong Yehong asked, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Hechuan suddenly took all his assets!" Gu Qingxuan guessed: "He can't be trying to escape, right?"

"Why did he run away?"

……

On this night, Gu Qingxuan hurriedly asked Yang Xiaoning to prepare the carriage, he and Dong Yehong rushed to Jiang Yuelou to check, Jiang Yuelou was closed normally, Jiang Hechuan was really not there, Steward Zhang didn't know what was wrong, he only said that he hadn't seen Jiang Hechuan at night,

They hurriedly rushed to Chang'an Ling Yin's Mansion and asked Chang'an Mansion Yin to arrange for people to tighten the city gate and not let anyone out of the city.

This was not enough, Gu Qingxuan hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the movements of the Jin Palace, and learned that today the princess of Jin took Xiao Shizi to Qiyuan Temple to pray for blessings, and would stay overnight in Qiyuan Temple.

In this case, everything is clear...... Jiang Hechuan must have taken advantage of the fact that when Princess Jin went to Qiyuan Temple to pray for blessings, he asked her to arrange for him to meet Xiao Shizi, and then he used some method to kidnap Princess Jin and Xiao Shizi, wanting to take them out of Chang'an so as to complete his family reunion......

Gu Qingxuan was very remorseful, during this time, he was just thinking about how to use the calculation of Yang Longxing to prevent Yang Longxing from pulling Jiang Hechuan into the water, and he didn't want to have a more serious hidden danger that he ignored, that is, Jiang Hechuan and Princess Jin's private relationship, that little prince was not only the only heir of the Jin Palace, but also his only son, how could he let go easily?

He didn't dare to think in a more terrifying direction, that is, Jiang Hechuan had escaped from Chang'an......

After inquiring in Qiyuan Temple and other places, they sent people to search the inner city again, confirmed that Jiang Hechuan was not there, and interrogated several groups of guards guarding the city today in Chang'an Lingyin's mansion, and some people did remember that there was a carriage of the Jiang family going out of the city, but the people who remembered had more than one door, almost all the gates in the east, west, north and south.

This is Jiang Hechuan pretending to be a suspicious soldier, just to make them unable to hold his whereabouts......

Although Dong Yehong didn't know the inside story, he accompanied Gu Qingxuan to investigate the whereabouts of Jiang Hechuan, and he could guess that things were not unusual, and thought with Gu Qingxuan: "Which direction will he go?"

Gu Qingxuan gritted his teeth and said to Yang Xiaoning, who was driving: "Quick, go south and chase after you!"

"Yes, Brother Hechuan is from Jiangnan, and he may flee back to Yangzhou......" Dong Yehong suddenly said.

In the dead of night, the carriage rushed forward in Chang'an City, striving to catch up, and at dawn, they found a carriage walking back on the official road outside the southern city......

By the faint light of the day, they recognized that it was Jiang Hechuan who had been disguised and was driving.

"Brother Hechuan!" Gu Qingxuan shouted at him from afar.

Jiang Hechuan knew who was coming when he heard the voice, but he didn't panic in the slightest, and he didn't react much, just drove the carriage forward.

The people in the car behind him heard the sound outside, but they couldn't calm down, and asked him through the curtain, "Who?"

He replied, "Gu Qingxuan." ”

"What? What should I do? I can't let him know......" Princess Xiao in the car said anxiously.

Jiang Hechuan interrupted: "He already knew. ”

Princess Xiao was extremely angry when she heard this, and reprimanded him angrily in a low voice: "Jiang Hechuan, you are so confused! How can you let him know? Gu Qingxuan ...... Gu Qingxuan, you promised me that you wouldn't let anyone find out!"

Jiang Hechuan looked at the carriage that was gradually approaching them: "If you want people to know unless you don't do it, do you really think you can hide it for the rest of your life? Besides, that's Gu Qingxuan, which secret can I escape his eyes?"

"Okay, Jiang Hechuan, we're done...... the tone of the person in the car was frighteningly cold, and he wanted to turn into thousands of sharp swords, stab Jiang Hechuan's heart, and hurt him completely.

After a pause, the voice behind the door changed again, almost begging him: "Jiang Hechuan, you have to think about our son...... If he, if King Jin finds out, do you think we can still live? Can our children still live? Why can't you remember my words? We have been like this in this life, and we can't wait to get married, but now, our children have a noble status and a good future, why can't you be rational? Plan well for him? You can't just think about yourself? You also have to live for our mother and son!"

The cry of a baby could be heard in the carport......

Jiang Hechuan, who was numb physically and mentally, was awakened by this cry, and his heart was very painful, but he could only compromise: "Okay, Jihua, I promise you, I won't do this again...... I promise you, I'll do it......"

She finally said: "Okay, and, Jiang Hechuan, you have to promise me that no one who knows our secrets will live ......."

Gu Qingxuan's carriage did not step forward directly, but stopped in the middle of the road, separated by a distance.

Gu Qingxuan also didn't want to break the ...... directly

He and Dong Yehong both got out of the carriage and waited for Jiang Hechuan in the middle of the road, Jiang Hechuan stopped the carriage when he saw this, said a few words to the car, and then got out of the carriage and walked in front of them.

Gu Qingxuan glanced at the carriage behind him, didn't say anything, and only asked him, "What are you going to do?"

Jiang Hechuan laughed at himself and spread his hands: "Didn't I come back obediently?"

"Why?" Gu Qingxuan asked.

Jiang Hechuan smiled more and more bitterly, and his voice was hoarse: "She forced her to die ......"

Gu Qingxuan frowned and said, "There are some things you can't force...... Do you want to send them back to Qiyuan Temple now? Do you want someone else to drive back for you?"

Jiang Hechuan looked at him and shook his head blankly.

He thought for a moment and said, "In this way, you continue to pretend to be a coachman and drive back by yourself, our car follows you, but does not go with you, you go to the area around Qiyuan Temple, find a place where no one can see, and put them down...... Then meet us at the east gate of Qiyuan Temple, and I'll ask someone to help you drive the car away, destroy the traces, and don't let people contact you, okay?"

Jiang Hechuan closed his eyes and bowed his head: "That's it." ”

Finally, the discussion was calmly completed, and the rest of the arrangements were decided......

Gu Qingxuan, who was very calm at the last moment, suddenly showed an exposed expression, and swung a fist at Jiang Hechuan and smashed it into his face.

"Ah!" Jiang Hechuan was awakened by severe pain: "Gu Qingxuan!"

Dong Yehong hurriedly squeezed forward and separated them: "Brother Qingxuan, don't ...... like this"

Jiang Hechuan was having a frustrated fire that had nowhere to vent, and now he had an outlet, so he was about to fight back and pounce on Gu Qingxuan, Gu Qingxuan grabbed him by the collar, and swung a punch up his chin again, and yelled at him: "Jiang Hechuan! You are crazy! Don't forget who you are! What are you going to do! If you betray me, forget it! You still do such a stupid thing! Don't you want to live?"

Jiang Hechuan realized that everything had not escaped Gu Qingxuan's eyes after all, he was not convinced, and pushed Gu Qingxuan: "I don't want you to care! I have a clear conscience!"

Gu Qingxuan's fist was held down by Dong Yehong, he broke free a few times, and grabbed Jiang Hechuan again, this time he didn't do it, but held Jiang Hechuan's head, and said something in his ear, Dong Yehong didn't hear it clearly, and Jiang Hechuan who heard it clearly froze instantly.

What he said was, "The prince of Jin may be the future son of heaven!"