Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Pavilion of Death
"I said, why did you order everyone to be killed?" Gao Huan looked at Murong Heng a little unreasonably, he felt that sometimes he felt incomprehensible about some of this old man's behavior, and he didn't know what he was going to do.
"King, everything I do is for you and this country." The old master changed his usual leisurely demeanor, and said to Gao Huan bitterly at this time, he had never spoken to the lord like this before, usually Gao Huan was very kind to him, and treated him as respectful as a teacher, but today's situation is different, and the old master may have to play a bitter trick to pass the test.
"I know you're doing it for my good, I'm asking you, why don't you make your own decision without consulting with me? Do you think I'm going to oppose you? Gao Huan was not angry at this time because of Murong Heng's order, but because he was dissatisfied with his behavior of making his own decisions without consulting him, he was also polite to Murong Heng over the years, he thought that he was his confidant, his most trusted elder, and even raised his eyebrows like Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. But today's incident definitely surprised Gao Huan, and it also made him realize that there may not be 100% people in this world that he can trust.
The old man has followed the king for many years to fight in the north and south, and watched the king come all the way from a general to achieve today's great cause of the emperor, and his heart was full of emotion. Imagine that when the cold was a little cold, the king favored me to have today's fame, although I have a relationship with your superiors and subordinates, but I think that I am a few years older I have always regarded the king as a descendant of relatives, dare not bow down, today this is indeed the old man's fault, but the king try to imagine, if I let these people go back at that time, they will not escape death, with Yu Wentai's mind how can tolerate these people to go back? The old man has nothing to say now, I just ask the king to let me return to my hometown, return to my hometown with honor, and never forget to follow you in this life. After that, Murong Heng was in tears.
Gao Huan's heart was tight at that time, and he remembered with emotion that when his career was so hard, he was in danger many times thanks to the old master's wit and strategy, and the memories were as vivid as a movie replay, and suddenly he remembered Ruyi again, and his heart was even more sad, watching the old master's tearful and snot request to return to his hometown, and his nose was sore and almost cried. Hurriedly got up and said: "I also know that you have taught and assisted me over the years, I am worried that I have not thanked you properly, how could I let you leave like this, don't all the scholars in the world laugh at me for being ungrateful?" I will not pursue this matter, but I hope that the old master will be as honest with me as before, and that he can discuss with me first if there is a matter. ”
After that, the two also hugged each other and cried, and the scene was very touching.
Someone asked, didn't Murong Heng just want to execute a group of opponents without authorization, why did Gao Huan have such a big reaction? I can only say that the hearts of the Chinese have been like this since ancient times, they treat unfamiliar people well, no matter how presumptuous the other party is, in order to show their own measurements, not only do not care, but also often treat him more leniently, but often treat their loved ones without any mistakes, and even require relatives to be 100% loyal to themselves. felt that he had betrayed him at the slightest disappointment, so that the previous close friendship and family relationship between the two were suspected and suspicious, and finally developed into an irreconcilable break.
Although I think it's a pity, don't people in the world think and do this way now?
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand Gao Huan's trust in Murong Heng, if such a thing happens, it will definitely be shaken, and the reason why Murong Heng wants to play a bitter trick is precisely because he has seen through the monopoly of the high-level rulers and the absolute authority that cannot be betrayed. The last unhappy ending between those virtuous monarchs and famous ministers in ancient times was not all caused by this reason, the trust between each other gradually lacked, and in the end, it was often a courtier like Murong Heng who was snubbed and abandoned. So it was absolutely necessary for him to do so.
In short, the contradiction between the two can be regarded as a release of the previous suspicion and reconciliation as before.
Seeing that the three babies on the table were like hungry ghosts reincarnated, and all the meals on the table were eaten cleanly, Gao Huan was a little surprised by the amount of food they had eaten, and Qingluo on the side looked at Gao Huan with a little embarrassment, and looked at the three children with pity, not knowing what to say.
Okay, let's settle the matter, Gao Huan can get information from Qingluo, but because of the manly position, I can't say so bluntly, Hello, I'm here to get the intelligence information, right? That's why Gao Huan came up with the old drama of inviting her and her family to dinner, and it is easy to open her mouth when she talks and does things at the dinner table. This is also the essence of our Chinese table culture.
"Thank you for rescuing my brothers and sisters, this is the information you want, I have prepared it for you, but I have to persuade you to do it as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night." Qingluo knew Gao Huan's purpose, so she prepared the things early and handed them to him at the dinner table.
"Look at you, that's what I'm supposed to do." Gao Huan hurriedly flipped through the information, and the thick stack of booklets made him feel very heavy, the people on this list were all undercover agents of Xiaoyao Pavilion, and after finding out, these people would either die or be disabled, and none of them would end well. Gao Huan killed people on the battlefield before, and he felt that it was the bloody price that he had to pay for the reunification of the country in order to survive and fight to the death with his opponent. But if it is peaceful today, he feels that he is as evil as a warlord engaged in white terror.
Seeing Gao Huan staring at the booklet in contemplation, Qingluo suddenly felt that this person didn't look so annoying, at least at this time, he looked quite manly. Thinking of this, his face turned red, and he lowered his head as if he was afraid of being seen through his heart, pretending to take care of his younger brothers and sisters, and did not dare to talk to Gao Huan.
After a while, Gao Huan came back to his senses and said, "Now what are the girl's plans for the future?" ”
"I want to take my younger brothers and sisters to Shuzhong for refuge, although some of the people in Xiaoyao Pavilion have been temporarily wiped out by you, but as far as I know, the forces of the two altars of White Tiger and Vermilion Bird have not been lost. Especially Li Wencan of the White Tiger Altar, this person is a Korean, and he is very good at assassination and disguise kung fu, but because he is not in the Central Plains now, you don't know his strength. "Qinglu is still very afraid of the pursuit and revenge of Xiaoyao Pavilion, and wants to find a safe place to hide from afar.
"Li Wencan? Goryeo killer? Gao Huan flashed this word in his mind, he really didn't know this person, and he didn't expect that a Xiaoyao Pavilion would have such a big force, and he had only destroyed half of it with all his efforts, it seems that Yuwentai is indeed not to be underestimated, and an assassination organization will give the opponent a headache.
"There's one more thing I want to tell you." Qingluo seemed to have the courage to look at Gao Huan and said: "You didn't kill the pavilion master of Xiaoyao Pavilion, that is just his stand-in, if I am not mistaken, it should be Li Yifeng of the Xuanwu Altar." ”
This news shocked Gao Huan even more, Nan Batian didn't come, this old fox was really treacherous enough, and sent a substitute ghost to connect, he suddenly felt that these ancients were too scheming, if he hadn't had Murong Heng and these people on the side to help, it is estimated that he would have been killed by Yuwentai and them. At the moment, I secretly rejoiced in my heart.
"In that case, I don't think it's possible for you and your siblings to hide safely." Gao Huan also had doubts about Qingluo's arrangement, if it was true that Nan Batian had not died, and Xiaoyao Pavilion still had the strength to make a comeback, then none of them would be safe now. Gao Huan looked at Qingluo, who was frowning, and continued: "I see that you still stay in Yecheng for the time being, and I will arrange some more people to take care of you." Of course, if you want, you can come out and do things for me, and I want to definitely give you a good value for money, so that you and your younger siblings don't have to worry about hunger and cold. This can be regarded as Gao Huan's temptation, he likes this smart little girl and wants to keep her by his side as much as possible.
"I'm tired of fighting and killing in the rivers and lakes, I just want to live quietly, I don't want to participate in any struggle, thank you for your kindness, I think it's better to forget it." Qingluo declined Gao Huan's invitation, in her opinion, she is very satisfied with being able to live happily with her younger brothers and sisters safely, she doesn't want any glory and wealth, and her belongings are nothing more than items that can fill her stomach, and she has no obsession with these.
Gao Huan actually still doesn't understand the girl's heart, this is if you say let me marry you, or let me protect you for the rest of your life, maybe this girl will be tempted. In times of crisis, when you ask someone for money, it's like a beggar who gives a dollar to a beggar, and a beggar who asks for money and you give a bowl of rice, which is the same and has no convincing power.
Gao Huan smiled wryly: "That's it, it's okay, but you still don't have to leave in a hurry during this time recently, when I get rid of Nan Batian and Li Wencan, it's completely safe, and it's not too late for you to leave." "That's right, if you can't deal with a girl's strong attack, you will outflank and adopt delaying tactics.
Qingluo lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and nodded seriously, "Okay, just do as you say." ”
Gao Huan returned to the palace and it was already past dinner time, and as soon as he entered the gate, he hurriedly followed and whispered, "Why did you come back so late, king?" Ladies and ladies are waiting for you in the living room. ”
Hearing this, Gao Huan hurriedly asked, "What are you waiting for me to do?" What's going on at home? Now the shadow of the Pavilion always hangs over him, making him, who is usually lazy and free, feel that he must solve these bad things as soon as possible.
As soon as I entered the living room, I saw Lou Mingchun sitting at the dining table with Zihui, Li and Feng Niang, but no one moved the table of good food and dishes. Seeing Feng Niang staring at the chicken and duck meat on the table from time to time, it seems that this girl is really hungry. Gao Huan walked in happily and laughed loudly: "Why haven't you finished eating yet?" Who are you waiting for? He sat down at the dinner table and pretended to eat, but he wasn't hungry at all.
"I'm sorry to say, didn't you send someone back in the morning to say that we would go home and have dinner together in the evening? If we wait for you for so long, and don't tell us that you can't come back, Sister Caihuang really can't wait, so I'll let her go back to her room to eat alone, and we're still waiting for you here like fools. Lou Mingchun came up to complain, this is not for her own grievances, but there are too many people waiting for him, all of them are his own family, not to say a few words from him, everyone must be a little uncomfortable. How will she serve the public in the future.
Gao Huan looked at Zihui, who was already sleeping in Lou Mingchun's arms, and then turned his face to look at Feng Niang, whose eyes were glowing green, Li didn't say a word, but he was obviously hungry, and he laughed embarrassedly at the moment: "It's me who is wrong, it's me who is wrong, I forgot the time to eat when I was busy with business, come on, let's eat together, if I don't go home on time in the future, you don't have to wait for me." Just eat it yourself. ”
As soon as everyone heard his words, they all picked up chopsticks and started eating, and Lou Mingchun didn't forget to nag him a few words: "I really won't wait for you in the future, everyone in the province will be hungry." After that, he glared at her angrily. Don't say that this married young woman is the most charming, Gao Huan was a little fascinated by her eyes, he didn't have much appetite in the first place, and at this time, he happened to be lustful, and secretly secretly touched Lou Mingchun's jade feet under the dinner table at the moment. Lou Mingchun pretended that nothing had happened and ate as if nothing had happened.
The Li family on the side was such a seasoned fellow practitioner, and he had already seen that these two people had already set off huge waves in the sea of desire, so they waited to return to the room after eating to do good deeds. At the moment, I also remembered that I hadn't done anything with Gao Huan for a long time, and I forgot that I was hungry for a while, and my mind was full of scenes of myself and Gao Huan upside down the phoenix bee butterfly waves, so I unconsciously closed my legs, and my lower body was a little uncomfortable rubbing my legs. A pair of phoenix eyes stared at Gao Huan desperately, eating absentmindedly.