After the fourth meeting of the "Drill Code", Gu Shi did not turn back to Liyuan. Although he is one of the deputy commanders of the Liyuan battalion, he is actually not in charge of any specific affairs, so he can't say anything about the trial implementation of the new drill code by the Right Shenwei Army, let alone do anything. He thought, anyway, at the end of the meeting, Yang Du fell and left, obviously in a fit of anger, he wanted to pick a child; He was also impatient to see Yan Gu's villainous face, out of sight and out of mind, so he simply let Yan Gu and them toss! So, he didn't go to see Yang Du, just found a reason, and went back to Zhuangzi by the Oujia River.

After arriving home, he didn't go anywhere, didn't see much of the guests, and stayed alone in the bamboo garden every day. Sometimes I read a book, sometimes I play the piano and flute, and I will pick up the pen to smear a few times when I am so interested. When he was a teenager, he made great efforts to learn flower and bird painting, and his skills were average, but he had no problem entertaining himself. Everyone in the family knew that he was in a bad mood, and no one dared to come here to disturb him. The bamboo garden is quiet all day long.

The news that Shang Cheng had returned from the city, Gu Shi knew that day. But he didn't go to the village on the other side of the Oujia River to find Shang Cheng, nor did he ask anyone to invite Shang Cheng over.

Tang Xing and Zhang Pu's methods were too ruthless, and he still couldn't figure out how to resolve them. This not only pushed Yang Du to the king of Jinan, but also forced a wedge between him and Yang Du, so that Yang Du had to be estranged from him! In order to deal with Yan Gu, Zeng Ao and the king of Chengdu behind Yan Zeng, Yang Du could only give up his impartial and neutral attitude, and turned to support the king of Jinan in the matter of Li Prince; But he had already reached a tacit understanding with the old county king of Qinghe, and together with the clan, he opposed either of the two kings of Chengdu and Jinan entering the Ganquan Palace. There is no doubt that on the issue of Lichu, he will inevitably have contradictions with his old friends, and even violent conflicts will break out; And in the face of such a major event that is either left or right, or wrong, his deep friendship with Yang Du for decades is not worth mentioning at all...... Every time he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a kind of sadness and desolation in his heart. But none of this will change anything. If there is really a need to see the dagger, he will still never hesitate to insert a knife in Yang Du's heart; He believed that Yang Du would do the same, and he would definitely do it no softer than his heart. Because it was not something they would willing, but it was something they had to do! They have no choice. From the moment Tang Xing and Zhang Pu proposed to let the Right God Mighty Army try out the new drill code, he and Yang Du had to part ways, and it was impossible to turn back......

However, what he is worried about now is not Yang Du and himself. No matter what the final outcome of this chaos is, as long as one of the two of them can get through it, they will definitely find a way to take care of the other. Even if Yan Gu laughs to the end, his descendants will definitely be taken care of. The old county king of Qinghe, the king of Ruyang, and the king of Jiangling and Xiangzhou, they have already promised him, and in case of emergency, they will definitely do their best to protect his family.

Not to mention Shang Yanshan.

But what worried him in the past few days was also Shang Yanshan.

Earlier, when the crown prince was dead and he was desperate, Shang Cheng promised to help him; And it did help him a lot. A strategy that successfully helped him get out of the predicament and got in touch with the clan. But the snake swallowing elephant is not enough, he just came out of the wind and stood on the cusp of the waves, just after the clan turned back, he was ready to teach the king of Chengdu and the king of Jinan a lesson, but he fell into a bigger whirlpool...... He regretted it now, he knew that today, the day the old county king of Qinghe came, he shouldn't have been so vigilant. It's a pity that there are all kinds of medicines in the world, but there are no regret medicines! It's too late for him to regret it now, he has already gotten on the sect's boat, and it will be difficult to come down again. He didn't have the face to go to the central government to tell Shang Cheng to help him come up with any ideas. Of course, it is impossible for him to go to Shang Cheng again. He had already received the news that Zhu Xu had been hiding his illness from the imperial court for half a year; Now that the Prime Minister's Office has ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, it is obvious that the downfall of the order is imminent; It is said that Tang Xing and Zhang Pu had consulted Shang Cheng in private, and Shang Cheng recommended Zhang Shao to succeed him as Admiral of Yanshan. Isn't it clear what this means? Tang Xing Zhang Pu quietly began to set out to overthrow the order, which was to tell Yang Du that as long as Yang Du did what they wanted, they would naturally not really support Yan Gu; This is also a stern warning to Yan Gu, Zhu Gu has done such a ridiculous thing, and Yan Gu dares to say that he has no involvement in it? And letting Shang Cheng recommend the next governor of Yanshan is not so much a commendation, but rather a show of goodwill to Shang Cheng: At this critical time, it is best for you Shang Yanshan not to say anything or do anything, let alone help anyone or not, just sit quietly and wait for the good news. And Shang Cheng recommended Zhang Shao and Zhang Jixian, that is, he promised not to participate in this bigger wave. Will he continue to help himself at times like these?

Gu Shi felt that Shang Cheng should not help him anymore.

Previously, when the crown prince had just died, he used the conditions of the Poyang Gu clan to become the head of the horse in exchange for Shang Cheng's help. Shang Cheng did it, but he broke his promise. He didn't discuss the matter of joining forces with the clan, let alone anything about the horse's head and ass. For a long time, he even hid this from Shang Cheng. In fact, so far he has not told Shang Cheng in detail about this incident; Shang Cheng never asked him. But he felt that Shang Cheng must be aware, after all, there were two clans living in the upper and lower reaches of the Oujia River, and Princess Nanyang and Princess Changsha, none of them would hide this kind of thing from him.

At this point, he had a twist. Yes, the two princesses did know about it, but neither of them mentioned it to Shang Cheng. Shang Cheng himself, he has always been busy, after contributing to the early arrival of the Age of Discovery, he has recently considered devoting himself to the field of paleontology, therefore, until today, he still doesn't know what Gu Shi and the King of Qinghe County are planning, and he didn't expect that Gu Shi, who was bitten by a snake once, was really not afraid of the well rope, and jumped out of the oil pot with his front foot and stepped into the fire pit with his back foot.

Now, Gu Shi is sitting in the Shangshan Pavilion.

On the stone table in front of him, a full cup of tea had long since run out of steam, but he didn't move. The two maids in a corner outside the pavilion, with their heads bowed and their hands down, guarding the small red clay stove, quietly like two sculptures. Without Gu Shi's greeting, they didn't dare to come over to change the tea soup on their own initiative.

It's been a long time, and he's been motionless. He looked at the large lush bamboo forest in front of him, silently sighed about the past, and thought about the present and the future...... It wasn't until a gust of hot wind passed through the bamboo forest, making a rustling sound of bamboo leaves, that he woke up suddenly.

He took a sip of herbal tea, and reached out to wipe a few pieces of sweat from his forehead and sideburns, and then remembered that tomorrow would be the solar term white dew. But he didn't feel cool at all, but was still wearing the Luo clothes in Futian. Speaking of which, this year's seasonal changes are also very strange, the beginning of autumn has passed for more than a month, but the weather is still as hot as the middle of summer, and there is no sign of cooling. At this time of the year, you can always see a group of geese chasing me and flying to the south, and the swallows have also packed their bags, and it is almost time to leave. But this year, geese can be seen in the sky, but compared to previous years, the geese are so sparse and withered; Just above him, the swallows in the nest were still chirping, and they didn't seem to be in a hurry to rush back to their homes in the south......

He took the teacup and listened to the whispering of the swallows, and suddenly a feeling suddenly arose in his heart: Could it be that this abnormal change in cold and heat is a hint of the changes in the world in front of him?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. After all, the ups and downs of the ups and downs have always been the ups and downs, and the heavens usually give people enlightenment through various visions, and there are countless records in the history books such as "the big star falling into the wilderness", "two days of contending" and "four invasions of the glow". It's a pity that he can't observe the heavens, so he can't figure out what the profound meaning of this mid-autumn is like summer and the reeds are like a furnace. Otherwise, maybe he wouldn't have to sit in the pavilion like he is now.

While he was in his trance, the cicada came.

Xiao Cicada helped him pour out the herbal tea, replaced it with a pot of freshly boiled tea soup, poured him more than half of it, and put it in his hand. She asked, "Dad, what were you talking about?" What 'July Flowing Fire August Reed'. 1. Why did you suddenly remember to read poetry? ”

Gu Shi waved his hand and skipped this paragraph. He drank water and asked his daughter, "You didn't go out today?" He knew that Xiao Cicada got along well with several female dolls of the merchant, and often went to play on the merchant's Zhuangzi; Especially the second daughter of the Huo family, who is a little bold, is the best with Xiao Cicada.

"The third brother of the Gao family came back yesterday, and now he is setting up a flowing water feast in the village to catch the wind and wash the dust for him, and he is very busy. None of them had time to talk to me. ”

"The third child of the Gao family?" Gu Shi raised his head and thought about it carefully. He only knew that there was a famous warrior named Qian Laosan in Yanshan, and Gao Laosan had really never heard of it. "Who is this?"

"It's a relative of the merchant who has been helping the merchant take care of his business." Little Cicada said. She told her father about the junior high school. She's telling stories, not facts, though. After all, there are some things that no one knows very well except the parties involved. What's more, when some things happened, Yue'er and Erya were still young, and whether they could understand it or not was a thing, and their memories were not so clear.

Gu Shi fully understood what was going on when he heard half of it. No wonder, Yue'er wants to mobilize people for such a businessman, and Shang Cheng is willing to make such a big move at home at this time! There is no doubt that this surnamed Gao, like Huo Shiqi, has a deep relationship with Shang Cheng!

At the same time, he was a little confused. Huo Shiqi is already a five-grade general and has been knighted by the founding son, why is this descendant surnamed Gao always inconspicuous in the market?

He turned his mind around, but asked on his lips: "Since your eldest brother is putting on such a big show, did you ask the family to send someone to congratulate him?" ”

"The housekeeper took someone to deliver the etiquette early in the morning."

"Oh." Gu Shi twisted his neatly combed white beard under his chin and nodded with satisfaction. And he said, "This gift cannot be taken lightly." ”

The cicada was a little stunned. Where did she think of such a long term? Besides, what kind of etiquette can be considered "not light"? She snorted and said, "I gave one Zhangrong, five palace brocades, five Shu brocades, ten Su satins, and ten gold and silver coaxes...... each."

"Light!" Gu Shi said. He waved his hand, beckoned a maid to come over, and ordered: "You go and tell the housekeeper, and prepare the title deeds and house deeds of Xiaotang Village in the west, and I will take them away later." He turned back and pointed at his daughter and said, "If it is an ordinary human relationship, the things you said are more than enough." But you see, your eldest brother put on such a grand scene just for this person, and it is obvious that he is very serious about this person, so this little gift is light. As he spoke, he suddenly stopped, stared at the bamboo forest and stopped speaking for a long time. After a long time, he sighed faintly and continued, "These things should have been taught to you earlier, but how do you know...... Fortunately, it's not too late. However, you have to remember that whether it is a county or a family, only in these subtle and ordinary things can you really see a person's ability and ability. ”

The little cicada nodded solemnly and wrote down her father's words.