Chapter 434: The Twilight Years of a Strong Man

"Mr. Dou, please go back. Go back and say to the king of the south, the half-moon period, no more than one day, no less one day, if he is still in the East Wangfu in-laws, he will personally come to apologize to His Majesty and obtain His Majesty's forgiveness. If the king of the south cannot come to apologize within the time limit, he will have to turn his back on the lord and stand on his own, and then the soldiers and horses of the eastern palace will crusade against him on behalf of his majesty, and there will be no mercy on the battlefield. ”

Han Jian finished speaking in a resolute tone, and Dou Sheng's face was like ashes. This time, he was unable to complete the task entrusted by the king of the south, not only could he not invite reinforcements, but the king of the east was more determined to take Yuzhou, which was a great shame for a strategist.

"Sending off guests."

Han Jian directly ordered the eviction of customers, and did not give Dou Sheng a chance to speak. He just wants to make his position clear now, if Yang Luochuan does not come to Jiangdu in person, there will be no room for things to turn around.

At present, the affairs of Luoyang and Yuzhou are worrying him, on the one hand, the survival of Jiangdu, and on the other hand, the responsibility of the empress. At this time, he chose to stand on the side of the empress's responsibility, which is equivalent to making it impossible to live a comfortable life for a long time in the future.

Coming out of the imperial court, Han Jian looked at the bustling streets of Jiangdu, and felt that this street was very unfamiliar. This should not be his society, he should be in the busy modern society, facing the bright lights. He couldn't help but feel sorry in his heart, if he wanted to talk about responsibility, he didn't need to be responsible for the people in front of him, he just needed to make himself feel relieved.

"Go to the Gu Mansion." Han Jian was relieved and said to the guards beside him.

The guards immediately opened the way for him and headed for Gu Weipan's mansion.

Gu Weipan has been injured for a month, but fortunately, Gu Weipan's body is still quite tough. After this great disaster, he saved his old life, but he also took the initiative in body and mind, and he could not recover his vitality for a long time.

When Han Jian arrived at the Gu Mansion, it was very deserted in front of the Gu Mansion, and when Gu Weipan began to get injured, whether it was an official of the imperial court or an official of Jiangdu, they all came to visit. It was obviously a visit, but in fact, it was because of Gu Weipan's status and the in-law relationship with the Dongwang Mansion, but after Lin Ke took over the affairs of the imperial court, the Gu Mansion was left in the cold and no one came back.

Han Jian sighed in his heart, "The world is warm and cold". Stepping in front of the Gu Mansion. Walking into the open gate, at this time, the subordinates of the Gu Mansion knew that it was the East King who was coming, and hurriedly summoned the people from the Gu Mansion to come out to greet them.

"Two Mrs. Gu, don't be polite. I'm here to see Mrs. Gu's injury. Han Jian saw that Gu Song and Madame Xue had come out. Salute him respectfully. Helped the two of them up and said modestly.

"The king of the east has a heart. My husband is no longer seriously injured, and he has been able to get out of bed and walk in the past few days. But you still need someone to take care of it. Gu Songshi said as he wiped his tears. Although she and Gu Weipan have not spent much time together, their feelings for Gu Weipan are also sincere, and the young couple is an old companion, and when Gu Song's age comes, her attachment to Gu Weipan has also deepened a little.

Han Jian comforted a few words, and then under the personal guidance of Gu Song and Mrs. Xue, he went to Gu Weipan's bedroom.

At this time, Gu Weipan was sitting on the bed reading a book, and he seemed to be in good spirits. Han Jian entered the house, Gu Weipan looked sideways at the door, and Fang Shi knew that Han Jian was coming.

"Master, the East King has come to see you." Gu Songshi stepped forward and wanted to help Gu Weipan get out of bed, but Han Jian also stepped forward and stopped Gu Song, meaning that Gu Weipan could just sit on the bed and talk.

"The East King is here in person, and the old man is really inconvenient and can't greet him." Gu Weipan's hair was gray, and he sighed.

"Why does Mrs. Gu need to be so polite?" Han Jian said with a smile, and glanced at the book in Gu Weipan's hand by the way, but it was a history book, he didn't expect Gu Weipan to be interested in history books when he first recovered from his injury.

"Just take a look. Haha, you go down first, I have something to say to the king of the east. Gu Weipan smiled, put the book in his hand down, and waved his hand to Gu Song and Mrs. Xue by the way.

Gu Song and Mrs. Xue are also acquaintances, knowing that Han Jian came to see Gu Weipan, not just to visit the patient, the two should have something to say. After saluting, the two of them went out of the house, but they also left the door open to let the room breathe.

"Mrs. Gu, your ...... hurt"

"Alas! People are old, and they can't withstand this bit of wind and waves, and they originally thought that they could be healed in ten days and half a month, but who knew that the wounds could not be healed again and again. King Dong, the old man heard that the rebel minister went north and left a Luoyang city empty, these days, Jiangdu soldiers and horses are going to take over Luoyang? ”

Gu Weipan came up and "went straight to the point", and Han Jian didn't expect it. Gu Weipan on the sickbed still does not forget state affairs. However, it was difficult for Gu Weipan to even move a few times, and he could still know the news, which meant that someone had "ventilated the message" to him.

"Where did Mrs. Gu come from?" Han Jian smiled lightly and asked.

"Don't care where the old man came from. Is that the case? ”

"Hmm." Han Jian nodded, "If nothing happens, the soldiers will enter the city in the next two days." ”

"That's good." Gu Weipan Lao Huai comforted, "The old man finally lived up to the emperor's entrustment and lived up to the emperor's grace. If the Great Wei Dynasty is severed at the hands of the old man, I will really become a sinner in the imperial court. ”

Han Jian thought about it, but probably couldn't understand Gu Weipan's "retainer" mentality.

When Gu Weipan is old, he still regards himself as a retainer of the Yang family, and he thinks about the Yang family first when he does anything. This is also a kind of faith.

"It's hard to say whether it will be cut off or not." Han Jian poured cold water on Gu Weipan.

Han Jian thought that Gu Weipan would be puzzled, or angry, but in the end, Gu Weipan just smiled and said, "The East King is probably worried about the movement of soldiers and horses in the West Wangfu and the North Wangfu after taking over Luoyang. You wait first......"

Gu Weipan said, struggling to get out of bed. Seeing Gu Weipan looking so anxious, Han Jian didn't understand a little in his heart.

“…… Wait for the old man to write the edict of appeasement first, if the appeasement fails, then write a rebellious essay. ”

"Mrs. Gu doesn't need to worry." Han Jian hurriedly stopped Gu Weipan, who wanted to make a come, "Mrs. Gu's injury has not healed yet, if you want to write an essay, you will wait for your injury to heal first." It's too early to talk about that. ”

"Not early, not early. If they don't warn the king of the west and the king of the north, how can they keep to themselves? The old man also knew that it was really difficult to eradicate these two feudals at once, and the king of the east did not need to worry, in a few years or decades, the imperial court would always have a chance to eradicate the two feudatories, and then the world would be truly peaceful......"

Han Jian smiled and shook his head, in his opinion, Gu Weipan's words were too taken for granted.

The West Wangfu and the North Wangfu have been entrenched for many years, what is the use of the Wei Dynasty to eradicate until now? Originally, the empress had the opportunity to march into the army to eradicate the Northern Palace, but she missed the opportunity when she looked ahead. Now we can only push back the time for the removal of the Waibo Division, which is about the same as today and tomorrow. Time goes on, and there will always be a time when the vassal king will be consumed to death, and if the successor of the vassal king continues to divide the territory, it will continue to be consumed. But when?

When Han Jian heard this, he was also a little unhappy in his heart. Because he is also one of the Waibo Divisions, the West Wangfu and the North Wangfu should be removed, so what about the East Wangfu? Will he be spared? It's just that now that he has taken the empress to Jiangdu, in Gu Weipan's opinion, it is already the "good" side, and it can still be used, but there will always be a day when the rabbit dies and the dog cooks.

"I hope there will be a day when the world will be peaceful." Han Jian said casually.

These words came from Han Jian's perfunctory, but Han Jian didn't think so at all in his heart. Even if the Wei Dynasty was pacified, and the Qi Dynasty was divided, there were hundreds of years of secession in the south and north of the Yangtze River. When the Qi Dynasty is pacified, will the world be peaceful? Then let's wait for the unification of the earth first, otherwise the hidden danger of foreign enemies will always exist.

"King Dong, the old man has one more thing to ask you. Majesty xià recently, but out of the country? Gu Weipan was originally emotional, but suddenly remembered the matter of the empress, and looked at Han Jian's eyes with a little eagerness.

"陛xià...... It's still the same as before, dedicated to worshipping the Buddha. However, recently, there have been more questions about politics, and Lin Shangshu often submits the transcript of government affairs to His Majesty, and His Majesty will occasionally review it and give some instructions. ”

"That's good, that's good." Gu Weipan nodded, as if he had completed the regret in his heart.

Han Jian looked at Gu Weipan, when he saw Gu Weipan today, he felt that this "bull" was different from the past, he was really stubborn to the point that he had no friends, and he couldn't pull ten cows back. But now he seems to be thinking about something, and he is obsessed with some things, but his attitude is also a lot more plain and kind, which makes people feel that this is an amiable bad old man.

Han Jian continued to "pour cold water" and said: "However, His Majesty has always been obsessed with the matter of worshiping the Buddha, and the pagoda has reached the point of site selection and preparation. Originally, the war was approaching, and this matter should be put aside first, but after all, it was the only requirement after His Majesty came back, and he couldn't go against His Majesty's side. ”

Gu Weipan nodded, noncommittal.

Han Jian continued: "In the next few days, after the recovery of Luoyang, I will ask His Majesty to play, and ask His Majesty to come out and preside over the government. At the same time, it will also give amnesty to the world and announce the lifting of the ban on Buddhism. ”

"The old man also wants this day to come sooner."

"Then Mrs. Gu will heal her injuries first. Don't overwork these days. When the injury is healed, the court still needs Gu Taifu to come out and preside over the overall situation. Han Jian comforted.

Gu Weipan smiled sadly, this smile seemed to say, my injury is not going to get better.

Han Jian chatted with Gu Weipan for a few words, and then left, Gu Weipan originally wanted to send him off in person, but Han Jian refused.

By the time Han Jian left the Gu Mansion and returned to the Dongwang Mansion, the palace maid sent by the empress to invite him over had been waiting for more than an hour.

"Your Majesty looking for me?"

"Jian'er, you are really, you went out without saying hello, thinking that you were meeting the envoy, and when you went to ask, you found out that the envoy had already left the city. You didn't drive the envoy away, did you? Han Songshi came over and said with a complaining tone.

Han Jianxin said that Dou Sheng was driven away, and he was in a hurry to go back and report to the king of the south. After all, the fifteen-day deadline, including the delay of the news on the road, is also said to be very tight.

"What's the matter with Your Majesty looking for me, Erniang knows?" Han Jian asked.

"Probably, it's about your marriage. Erniang doesn't know, don't you know if you go and see it? (To be continued......)