Chapter 45: Pengshan is Away (2)
When Gu Chaomin laughed, the blood marks on the left corner of his mouth lengthened, as if his mouth had been torn, and he opened his mouth with a bloody mouth: "Father, it's really rare for you to admit that you are ashamed of your mother." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 But this is not the most regrettable thing in her life. What she regrets the most is that she shouldn't have taken me into Luoyang and come to you in the first place. If we had been living in the countryside, she would not have died young, maybe she would have had a full house of children and grandchildren, and she would not have lost her only son. Although she came from a humble background, she has always been willing to be poor, and if it weren't for my future, she would never have wronged herself. She was a warm, solid, and good person, but she was tortured to death by your unkind Gu family. ”
Gu Chen's sorrow for Gu Chaomin's mother is all because the deceased is great, and the deceased always has to repay the pain, as for what his son said, his mother's noble personality, he didn't think so, he didn't think he had treated her badly, a woman who went to the countryside, lived with the fields and thatched huts all her life, was illiterate and did not understand etiquette, and was no different from the savage, because of his appearance, she changed her fate and became Gu's wife, wearing a Qiluo silk shirt and eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. Her son would have only fought in the countryside, farming and herding cattle, but because of his training, he became a martial artist and became a general, and such a worldly glory is the greatest generosity he has ever given. If this woman came to him without any selfishness, he would not believe it, he had already been rewarded for her efforts, why did her son accuse him of being unkind, he began to be a little angry.
However, Gu Chaomin's refutation of his "crime" did not end, but became more and more intense: "And I am not blessed by your Gu family, the gift you give me is ridicule in addition to cold eyes, I work hard to learn the art of war and martial arts is to get ahead, so that you can look down on me, admit that I am a hundred times stronger than those who only rely on the shadow of their ancestors to live and regard themselves as noble, and only I am worthy of the surname Gu." ”
He was moved to tears by his deafening words, but Gu Chen didn't think so, and snorted coldly.
Shi Jiaheng was afraid that Gu Chaomin would be the wrong killer under his emotion, so he kept standing on Gu Chen's right side, secretly protecting, and frowned slightly when he heard his angry words.
"So after my mother died, I disregarded the disdain of the whole clan and sold my mother's jewelry and dowry, so that I could get enough money and enter Chang'an to take the exam. I am full of confidence, and I am the champion of martial arts, but I didn't expect to meet my fierce opponent in this life, which is you, Shi Jiaheng. ”
He turned his head and glanced at him unwillingly, and continued, "Wuju means a lot to me, I have been preparing for this for more than seven years, although I finally won the champion, but when I took the teaching test, you pressed me everywhere, and finally let you win the appreciation of Your Majesty." I had no choice but to use the only silver money left on my body and the dozens of taels of silver she had brought to bribe the guards of the East Palace, and begged to go to the prince's door, so that in the future, I can know that everything I got that day has nothing to do with you. How many officials have taken advantage of the relationship between the DPRK and China to pave the way for their sons, but I have not received half of your favor from Gu Chen, and I have fought for it myself. Your Gu family is not qualified to judge my success or failure. This is one. He gritted his teeth, angry at the grievances he had suffered, and pointed at his father with indignation.
Gu Chen's face did not change, and he replied lightly: "If you don't have the surname Gu, I'm afraid you won't even have the qualifications for martial arts, and you have no conscience since you were a child." ”
Gu Chaomin was enraged when he boarded, and he stepped forward to raise his knife, but Shi Jiaheng stopped him.
He roared, "If I had no conscience, I would have raised my sword to kill you right now." The second is that the little brother was not killed by me, but forced to death by you. You are old and happy, and you love your little brother very much, but your discipline is even more harsh. Everyone in the house says that the birth of the younger brother naturally won a lot of favor, and I am naturally jealous. I don't know that you have any kindness to me. In addition to being strict every day, it is either beating or scolding, after the birth of the younger brother, I have divided a lot of beating and scolding, I naturally pray for him to live for a long time every night, how can I be jealous. You are strict and cold, strict with others and yourself, and do not allow others to make a wrong step. You see my mother as a big stain on your perfect life, a country woman who saved you and gave birth to a son, and you can't tolerate it, so you treat it as nothing, and just ignore it. But your noble ladies and concubines can't even give birth to a child. You were forced by the pressure of your parents to pull out the greatest shame of your life, you were wounded by the enemy, and you were almost captured, you are a country woman who tore her face, regardless of life and death, but in exchange for your lifelong jealousy. He roared, and at the end he burst into tears.
Gu Chen's face turned red with anger, his eyebrows as thick as a sickle were upside down, and his long beard as fierce as a lion's mane stood up, like Zhong Kui who exorcised ghosts, and Yama who caught souls, he pulled his throat and yelled at his son in public: "Shut up!" I took your mother and son to Luoyang, and I never treated you badly, even if I disciplined you harshly when I was young, it didn't mean that I wanted you to be strict with yourself, honest and diligent. The Gu family clan is deep, the branches are many and the leaves are big, it is inevitable that there are some arrogant and lascivious habits, decadent and hedonistic habits, I always beat you, just hope that you can always be vigilant, be prepared for danger in times of peace, don't mess with them, and degenerate into waste. You went to Beijing to take the exam, I didn't give you half a point of help, and I hope that you can be self-reliant and self-reliant, and really hone your true skills, otherwise in this huge Chang'an, you will not be able to gain a foothold in the complex officialdom, it can be seen that you did not understand my intentions, and finally ended up in defeat today, you do not regret, but put all the faults on my head. ”
Rigidity and self-use are the common problems of father and son, Shi Jiaheng, who was listening, knew that both parties were at fault, Gu Chen's ruthlessness, Gu Chaomin's narrowness, like two dead chess pieces stuck in each other's lives, destroying each other and torturing each other.
Gu Chaomin laughed out loud and shook his head again and again: "You can always find high-sounding reasons to decorate right and wrong." I raise flowers and grass, you say that I am not doing my job, uprooting, I raise chickens and rabbits, you say that my woman did it, all thrown into the boiling water and scalded to death, you quarreled with the seventh uncle because of the relocation of the ancestral hall, and when you returned home, you couldn't help but say that it was a beating. You are rich in Luoyang, but you are stingy and stingy, and you can't see an idler at home. You have dismissed most of them, but you have forced your wives to weave and cook at home, and act like cooks every day. When I was a teenager, I followed my subordinates to do heavy work, boiling water in the kitchen in the hot summer, there were not enough people, and a basin of hot water was poured on my right leg, and I still have a scar on my leg. My brother is also afraid and afraid of you, he is weaker than me, since he was a child, he likes to be locked in his room to read and write, and he does not like to talk to people, and he does not dare to resist or explain when he encounters grievances, but I defend him in many ways, so he is very dependent on me. When he was thirteen years old, he had an affair with the maid in his wife's room, and when the maid's mother died, the house was very harsh, and he didn't even have enough money for a decent coffin. The younger brother was forced to have no choice but to steal, and took out an inconspicuous gold ornament in the lady's room to pawn, and then slowly saved the money to redeem it, but was overheard by an old woman in the family who was at odds with the maid, so she shouted out, and wanted to drive her out of the house on the charge of seducing the master's son by the maid. If this is not a big deal in other people's homes, it is a great beating, the maid is bought or matched, a few words of reprimand, and the family rules are established. But you, ridiculous and pedantic, actually wanted to send him to the government, and kept saying that you must not spare the thief, a son with tainted morals, a son who defiled your perfect personality is not worthy to stay in this world, so he preserved your reputation and hanged yourself. But you don't want to admit that you forced your son to death, so you turn to suspect that I killed him, and this kind of nonsense will be doubted by the people in the house, but I am jealous and planted the blame for a while. I have no place to stand in Luoyang, so I broke the cauldron and went to Beijing to take the exam, I would rather kneel and shout Chu Yilian's father, than beg you, my biological father, in addition to blood, there is probably no friendship between you and me. ”
Gu Chaomin broke into the house in the middle of the night, holding a knife to his father, and he abandoned life and death, since he was bent on death, there was no need to talk nonsense, the difference between life and death between father and son must be heartfelt.
Shi Jiaheng knew that what he said should be true, and looked at Gu Chen, who was already angry, in shock. It is not uncommon for fathers and sons to be discordant in all families, even the Holy Emperor is on strict guard against his son as if he is an enemy, but he is as mean to his son as Gu Chen to this extent, which is also rare, Shi Jiaheng, who has lived in the love of his father and mother since he was a child, and his brother and brother are filial to him, can not help but have a trace of pity for him.
Gu Chen naturally didn't admit it, and insisted that he was talking nonsense, making something out of nothing, and his reputation would be ruined if he died, and his heart could be punished. Those who dare to challenge his authority should not live in this world, and he finally made up his mind to kill.
The training of the battlefield gave Shi Jiaheng a pair of discerning eyes, and he crossed the layers of crowds to see the housekeeper stumbling over, followed by a person.
His heart slammed.
Lin Risheng carried Gu Mengying, who was covered in blood, into the courtyard in a daze, and Gu Mengying, who had lost his breath, had a peaceful face, as if he did not suffer a lot of pain but passed away with full happiness. He walked towards Gu Chen mechanically, and he couldn't see the tense confrontation atmosphere burning with the raging torches in his eyes, nor could he hear the bad news reported by the butler who was crawling at Gu Chen's feet.
There was magnolia dancing in the night sky, like a sky of paper money thrown by God for Gu Mengying. Deeply shocked by the loss of the Si people, the crowd consciously gave way out, and the two rows of torches were like guiding lights to send her soul into the underground place of peace.
The moment he saw his daughter's corpse, Gu Chen, whose heart was like a dark iron, was still trembling and almost fell. He lay down on the corpse and wept and muttered over and over again, "Who killed my daughter?" ”
Lin Risheng knelt in front of the corpse, looking guilty, and did not speak, nor did he raise his head, as if his soul had passed away with her.
His silence was more like a confession, Gu Chen tapped him on the shoulder and asked, "Is it you?" Did you kill my daughter? ”
"It's me!" Gu Chaomin said with pity: "I killed the dream shadow. ”
The horrible laughter came again, and he reappeared in a frenzied state, repeating, "I killed her, I killed her." ”
The successive blows completely crushed Gu Chen, and as soon as his eyes suddenly widened, he fainted. The butler hugged him and hurriedly pinched his man. The guards in the courtyard were also stupid, and stood in place, looking at them in horror, and they were silent.
Gu Chaomin laughed like crazy, suddenly rushed to Lin Risheng, threw him to the ground, and shouted: "But it's you who I'm going to kill!" My sister is dead, why are you still alive, she loves you so much, why don't you go to accompany her? ”
When Qing Chun died, Chu Yunxi also asked him so sharply, but he didn't do anything but hugged the corpse and grieved, he still loved himself a little more.
Although Lin Risheng doesn't love Gu Mengying deeply, he has a much more sincere heart than him. His questioning made him feel guilty, and without hesitation, he picked up the long knife that had fallen to the ground and wiped it around his neck.
"No." Shi Jiaheng was shocked, and quickly snatched the knife in his hand, but the blade had already cut a bloody mark on his neck, and if he was one step too late, blood would be splattered on the spot. Lin Risheng still wanted to snatch it, and he shot it out in a hurry.
The vicious Gu Chaomin urged repeatedly as if reciting a spell, damn it's you, why don't you die Yunyun. At the weakest moment in Lin Risheng's heart, these words seemed to be a powerful hint, placing all the sins on his head, making him mistakenly make himself look like a heinous sinner, and almost lost his life in vain.
Shi Jiaheng couldn't bear it anymore, and punched Gu Chaomin in the face. This punch can be described as fast and hateful, hitting the corners of his mouth and bleeding from his mouth. He also cared, but shouted excitedly: "Hit, hit, hit harder, come and hit me!" He threw three more punches and knocked him to the ground.
The guards didn't go to help, they just quietly watched Shi Jiaheng, who had always been gentle, suddenly showed amazing momentum and courage, and beat Gu Chaomin without any power to fight back, and then they remembered that this scholarly and elegant person in front of them had been a fierce general who guarded Yunzhong Mansion and broke tens of thousands of enemy troops, and they instantly respected him.
Gu Chaomin was beaten to the ground by him, and he was exhausted with all his strength and lay on his back on the ground. He really hoped that he would be killed the next moment, and he would be free.
Shi Jiaheng was also tired, stopped his hand and half-squatted beside him, holding a sullen breath in his heart, and finally could spit out to him: "You keep telling your father to admit your mistakes, but on the other hand, you have ever regretted the wrong things you have done." You think that the misery of your life can cover up all your sins. Just ask how many people in this world were born brutal, most of them were forced and cornered, but they do not deserve sympathy. Those who struggle with fire and water every day, but still have a compassionate heart, are worthy of admiration. ”
Gu Chaomin was dumbfounded, and he couldn't stop roaring: "I'm sorry for me It's him, how can I be wrong." ”