Chapter 43 The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change
Pei Min looked at Wu Qi'er, who told Wu Pu the reason, with an embarrassed face, and instantly understood the cause and effect.
As he guessed, Ge Shuhan was extremely addicted to gambling.
If it were an ordinary family, with his gambling addiction, his family would have been ruined.
Brother Shuhan's family is rich, and he can't be defeated no matter how he loses......
Ge Shuhan's grandfather's name was Ge Shufu, and when he led the Geshu Department and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it was Taizong's later years.
In his later years, Li Shimin unintentionally conquered, intending to give his son a peaceful country. At that time, Tibet had not yet officially risen, and the only one that could threaten the Tang Dynasty was the Western Turks. As one of the five major tribes of the ten tribes of the Western Turks, the surrender of the Tuqi Shi Geshu is of great significance to the Tang Dynasty.
Ge Shu was taken seriously because of this, and he was appointed as the head of Zuo Qingdao, responsible for the management of the Western Salt Pond. There is a shortage of salt in the Western Regions, and Ge Shufu, who is in charge of salt management, has no doubt that he has the fat difference of rich and flowing oil.
As for Geshuhan's father, it's even more remarkable. Called Geshu Daoyuan, in his early years, he followed Su Dingfang to pacify the Western Regions, and his contributions were outstanding, and now he is the deputy protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the Chishui military envoy, almost equal to the military third-in-command of the Western Regions, and he also married the princess of the King of Khotan, Wei Chi is wife.
Ge Shu was frustrated and saved money for the Geshu family, and Geshu Daoyuan laid a momentum, so it is not an exaggeration to say that the Geshu family is rich and powerful in the Western Regions.
Ge Shuhan is a second-generation official and wealthy, with a wealthy family, and he can be regarded as a winner in life.
Therefore, no matter how Ge Shuhan gambles, it is harmless, it is a drop in the bucket for the Ge Shu family, and it has also developed his skill of gambling and spending a lot of money. often loses the whole body, and it is notorious in the Western Regions, and everyone knows it.
Geshu Daoyuan loves and hates his beloved son.
I love him for his talent, outstanding martial arts, and his understanding of the art of war is very fast, but for his drunken and gambling temperament, he hates iron and steel.
This person has a heart to protect calves, and Geshu Daoyuan is no exception.
He didn't think that his son was a bastard, but that his child was a bad friend for the fox.
This time the countries gathered in Chang'an, on the one hand, Geshu Daoyuan wanted Geshu Han to see the world, and on the other hand, let him leave those fox friends in the Western Regions to mend his ways.
Ge Shuhan's mother was a Khotanese princess, and her hereditary relationship was huge, and she had in-laws with most of the countries of the Zhaowu Nine Kingdoms.
Geshu Daoyuan found the king of Kangguo and his close brother Kangguo general Wupu, and asked them to bring Geshuhan to Chang'an.
The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change.
Ge Shuhan's rotten gambling nature is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and soon after coming to Chang'an, he lingered in the major gambling houses in Chang'an.
In the Western Regions, there are at least one or two Geshu Daoyuan who can control one or two, and there is enough family wealth to squander. And in Chang'an, Ge Shuhan is like a monkey playing in the wild, who does not return at night, ignoring Wupu's admonition.
Soon Ge Shuhan squandered the money he brought and began to borrow money from the people around him to gamble.
Some borrowed, some didn't, Wu Qier has been friendly with her cousin Shu Han since she was a child, and she also paid off her gambling debts several times.
Gamblers always want to win when they win, and they want to win even more when they lose.
Ge Shuhan had a hot brain in the casino last night and pawned his family heirloom knife.
Geshuhan's treasure knife was passed down to Geshuhan's grandfather by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and no matter what the quality of the knife was, it was of great significance to the Geshu family.
Gamblers always regret it afterwards, Ge Shuhan walked out of the casino empty-handed, only full of remorse, so he could only secretly find Wu Qi'er and ask her to help, and redeem the treasure knife first.
Ge Shuhan also knew that this matter was too embarrassing, and he had no face to see people when he spread it, so he hid in the corner of the alley and waited for Wu Qi'er.
As a result, Pei Min found out.
Ge Shuhan recognized Pei Min, not only did he recognize him, but he admired it a little.
As a self-made good person, everyone knows from unknown to now; From a small person who entered Beijing to take the exam, he was promoted to the first general of the Tang Dynasty with heavy troops, Pei Min does have the qualifications of a role model.
Ge Shuhan is a drunkard and gambler, but he also has the ambition of yearning for fame in his bones. It's just that self-control is not strong, indulged in enjoyment, and achieves nothing.
Ge Shuhan was afraid of losing face in front of his idol, and when he saw that he had discovered himself, he chose to run away under the weakness of being a thief, which made Pei Min more heartfelt and chased after him, which led to the above scene.
Originally, he planned to redeem the treasure knife secretly, but he didn't want to make it known to everyone, Ge Shuhan's rough face was full of shame, and he just wanted to find a hole to get into.
"Let Guogong see the joke!" Kang Shulie looked at Pei Min with a little apology.
Pei Min shook his head at Ge Shuhan, he was very disappointed in his heart, the current Ge Shuhan was 108,000 miles away from the general of the country in his heart who made Tubo and Tuqi Shi retreat.
Seeing Pei Min like this, Ge Shuhan was even more ashamed.
"It's okay!" Pei Min saw that the people around him were gathering more and more, and said, "I have something to do to find General Wupu, why don't we go to the courtyard to talk in detail?" ”
"Good! Please! Kang Shulie glanced at Wupu unexpectedly, and smiled and made a gesture of please.
Pei Min glanced at Ge Shuhan, and suddenly thought that in history, Ge Shuhan was when he was forty years old, because of the death of his father, he lived in Chang'an for three years according to the etiquette of the Han family, and was despised by Chang'an Wei. As a result, the spirit was hit, and then he understood how to be good, changed his mind angrily, and went to Hexi Jiedu to make Wang Qi join the army, and embarked on the road of shocking the west.
As?
Pei Min rolled his eyes, pulled the guard behind him, whispered to him, and instructed others to carry all kinds of gifts, large and small, to the courtyard.
Looking at the gifts, Kang Shulie was a little dazed.
Wu Pu also looked puzzled, only Wu Qi'er's face was red: she heard Wang Zhongsi talk about the relationship with Pei Min, the eldest brother is like a father, and the purpose of Pei Min's coming is self-evident.
She hadn't had time to tell his father about Wang Zhonghe, and she didn't want the other party to be so anxious......
"I came here for my unsuccessful brother Wang Zhongsi to propose to General Wupu...... Pei Min directly explained his intentions, "Wang Zhongsi is loyal and good, he is old and serious, his martial arts have been passed on by my grandfather, and the study of war is in Xingguo Gong Su Dingfang, he can be called a good man with both wisdom and bravery, and he will never live up to Ling's love, and he can take care of her for life." ”
Upu looked at Uqiel in astonishment.
Wu Qi'er said with shame: "I forgot to tell my father, my daughter will not marry if she is not Wang Zhong's heir!" ”
The situation was progressing too fast, and Upu didn't accept it for a while.
Kang Shulie took the first step to laugh: "A young hero, one is the flower of my Kang country, and it is a good match." What else is there to hesitate about the general? ”