Chapter 42: The Flow
I'll go!
Gu Banqin's vigilance in her heart increased dramatically in an instant, and she thought about it, why did Helian Hongyi ask this question?
Gu Banqinqin thought about it, what was the significance of the emperor asking this question, whether he was asking it as Helian Hongyi or as Emperor Wu Yuan.
Is he going to listen to something good or bad?
Gu Banqin's brain hurts, why does this question think so much about a trap question, no, this is a proposition!
Gu Banqin's head turned a lot, in fact, it had only passed once, the information was insufficient, and Gu Banqin, who couldn't get the prompt, finally decided to tell the truth.
Because according to her getting along with Helian Hongyi these days, combined with some rumors, Gu Banqin felt that the real Helian Hongyi was not a harsh emperor as rumored.
The real him is actually easy to get along with, not only is he not strict, on the contrary, as long as you are not unreasonable, he can be discussed, for example, when Yegu Banqin asked for instructions to rest in advance, Helian Hongyi did not embarrass her at all.
And Gu Banqin faintly felt that Helian Hongyi was a person who didn't like flattery, on the contrary, he admired those who told the truth.
And now Helian Hongyi's eyes are sober and sharp, obviously if she doesn't answer positively, it is impossible to try to get through in vain.
As a concubine acting in front of him, isn't that tantamount to looking for death.
It's better to answer positively and generously, at least Gu Banqin feels that it will not arouse the emperor's disgust.
Gu Banqin told the truth:
"The emperor Mingjian, my father is the prime minister of a country, he has many wives and concubines, and naturally I have many sisters, and my father treats me and my aunt equally, at least I read and write, and I don't have to worry about food and clothing."
Helian Hongyi looked at Gu Banqin, and Gu Banqin also smiled, and looked at him head-on without flinching.
Her eyes reflected the light of the candle flame, shining brightly, and Helian Hongyi felt that what Gu Banqin said in front of him was impartial, neither overly praised, nor pretentious.
An expected and pertinent answer.
Indeed, in the past few years, the former dynasty was weak and corrupt, and the people were struggling to make a living.
In such a troubled world, it is very good that Gu Fengmao can hold a trace of peace in Gu Jiashang, and ensure the stability of the back house, and his wife and concubines and children do not worry about food and clothing.
From the comments of the court and the countryside, Helian Hongyi knew what Gu Fengmao was, but obviously he guessed all of this, but what he wanted to ask was more than that.
"What about the other aspects of the valley how do you treat? Like what...... The valley treats your sisters with you...... Can there be a difference? ”
Gu Banqin's eyebrows skipped a beat when she heard this, and she immediately sensed that the emperor's question had changed its taste.
Who else could the 'sisters' in Emperor Wu Yuan's words refer to?
Could it be that it was none other Miss Gu Fu, naturally only the concubine Gu Nianshu, who was in the harem and ranked first.
And her sisters are naturally very different, the others are a bunch, and Gu Nianshu is counted as one alone.
The gap between their sisters is, in every sense, so big!
This question no longer only refers to the difference between Gu Fengmao's treatment of their sisters, but has risen to the level of the difference between the family and the concubines.
In other words, this question is asking her, at best, it is the order of the family's back house, but will Helian Hongyi, who is sitting on the dragon chair, only point to this problem?
Obviously not, in his position, he will do his duty, Helian Hongyi, as the emperor, is naturally concerned about national affairs and social system issues, but this national major event, how is the social system, how to ask, he should also ask his father Gu Fengmao, and he should not ask her?
Gu Banqin almost wanted to scratch her head when she thought about it, and suddenly she had a flash of inspiration, unless this question was something that Helian Hongyi had been thinking about and meditating on recently.
The new emperor ascended the throne, changed the dynasty, and the Great Qi was pushed to the old northern country, so naturally he also had the idea of proposing a set of physique construction different from the northern country.
He wants to push through the old and bring forth the new, thinking about weakening the power of the family clan and concentrating the imperial power, and to do this, it is natural that there must be a group to replace the position of the family clan, and this group should still be firmly in his hands.
In this way, who else can there be besides the common people?
The emperor wanted to support the Hanmen against the family.
Helian Hongyi saw Gu Banqin stunned and didn't speak for a while, but Gollum's rapidly rolling eyes were obviously thinking about how to answer this question.
The corners of Helian Hongyi's mouth were slightly hooked, revealing a smile that he was determined to win, he found that although Gu Banqin was a concubine, she was not stupid at all than Gu Nianshu, the eldest daughter of the Gu family, and obviously understood what he was asking?
It's just that thinking that she is also the daughter of the Gu family, will her answer be the same as Gu Nianshu?
After thinking about it, Helian Hongyi decided to push her: "What's the matter, is my question difficult for you to answer?" ”
After thinking about it, Helian Hongyi added: "Say, no matter what you want to say, I will forgive you without sin." ”
Gu Banqin's throat moved up and down, turned his heart sideways, and said:
"Back to the emperor, in fact, this question is not difficult to answer. My father treated me differently from my sister, my sister was a descendant of a family, and I was just a concubine. Whether it is the social view or the law of the kingdom, it is stipulated that the descendants are different and the descendants are noble, which is the general trend of the world. ”
Gu Banqin swallowed his saliva and continued: "The former northern kingdom followed the old precedent of the sages, determined the dignity and humility, respected the family and treated each other with courtesy, the people of the family were born superior, they were wealthy businessmen in the opposition, and they were high-ranking officials in the court, and their bloodline determined their status, which has been the case throughout the ages. ”
"My sister's sister-in-law and I are humble, but my father conforms to the general trend of the world...... However, there are few families in this world, and there are many people, and the imperial power is like a boat, and the people are like water, which can carry a boat or overturn the boat. ”
Helian Hongyi originally didn't have expectations for Gu Banqin's answer, thinking that although she was more than intelligent, due to her identity and limited vision, she was just saying something that was no different from Gu Nianshu.
But as soon as Gu Banqin spoke, he gave him a big surprise of torture, but he didn't expect that this kid actually hit what he wanted, which was really unexpected.
Helian Hongyi suddenly stood up from the soft collapse, leaned over to look at Gu Banqin, and asked:
"As you said, following the old precedent of the sages is the universally recognized principle in the world, not only the big families, but even the common people also think like this, although the common people are like water, but this water is stagnant water, whose hands is the rudder, where will it flow soon?"
Gu Banqin smashed his mouth and sent a rainbow fart: "Isn't this rudder in the hands of the emperor!" ”