Chapter 40: The Art of War (1st Update)
Zhang Jaefu fell, and even countless people who were tied to a rope with Zhang Zaifu also fell, beheaded, robbed of homes, exiled, and most of the female dependents did not enter the court. Although it is not too broad within the controllable range, the punishment for the crime is not too light.
In recent days, the capital has been in chaos, black clouds have covered the top, and the blood at the entrance of the vegetable market has dried up the old and replaced the new. But the Shuguifei and the second prince, who are closest to Zhang Zaifu, are still sitting in the position of the concubine and the second prince, which also makes the people who rely on the Shuguifei and the second prince see hope, obviously, His Majesty has no intention of moving the Shuguifei and the second prince.
But unexpectedly, in just a few days, suddenly, the palace and the second prince's mansion reported the news that Concubine Shu and the second prince died violently. It happened too suddenly, and all of a sudden, it collapsed again.
With the violent death of Concubine Shu and the second prince, the emperor ordered the people who waited for Concubine Shu and the second prince to be inattentive and followed the funeral.
As soon as this order came out, hundreds of souls returned to the underworld.
When An Huajin heard the news, she had just finished dinner with Gu Qingyan, she was stunned, suspecting that she had heard it wrong, "Won't it?" How could His Majesty be willing to kill Concubine Shu and the second prince? ”
Concubine Shu and the second prince died like this? No, you can't!
Although she thought that Zhang Zaifu would fall, and the second prince would have no reliance in the future, then there would be no big obstacle in front of the seventh cousin, but she didn't expect these two to die so easily? Is that too easy? What made His Majesty move? And so crisp and decisive?
Gu Qingyan was also thinking about it, and said after a while, "Before Concubine Shu and the second prince died violently, Your Majesty went to the Heavenly Prison, probably because there was some reason why Your Majesty had to kill them. For example, Concubine Cheng. ”
Concubine Cheng is really a good example, and An Huajin also felt that something had burned His Majesty's tail vertebrae, which made him angry and decisively ordered. Even if it was his own son, he simply did it.
But His Majesty has many sons, killed one, and there are a lot of them.
"Grandpa Zhang has been following His Majesty, what do you say?" An Huajin asked directly.
Gu Qingyan shook his head, "He hasn't heard any news yet, so it must be soon." ”
An Huajin nodded, with a deep curiosity, and seeing that the sky was about to get dark, he said to him, "You sit a little longer." ”
As long as he sits for a while, she will be able to know if Grandpa Zhang has any news for him.
Gu Qingyan smiled, "Okay." ”
An Huajin sat and waited with Gu Qingyan for a while while guessing, but without waiting for news, she was not an urgent person, so she said to him, "A game?" ”
"Okay."
"You say, can I beat you?" An Huajin got up and went to get the chessboard, and among the things that His Majesty gave her was a box of black white jade chess, which was warm to the touch, and it was a rare good thing.
"Do you want to beat me, or don't you want to?" Gu Qingyan asked with a smile.
An Huajin raised his eyebrows, what do you want? He deliberately released water? Don't want how? He was merciless? She didn't want to talk anymore and simply set up a chessboard.
Seeing that she was silent, Gu Qingyan couldn't guess her thoughts, and didn't ask any more.
The two of you go back and forth, playing against each other.
Gu Qingyan's chess is like his person, the first time I see it, it gives you the feeling of being like a spring breeze and warm like jade, and then look closely, the high mountain snow, a lonely plum, very cold, the kind that can freeze people to death.
An Huajin's chess is also like her person, the first time she saw Zhang Yang arrogant and wanton, and then look closely, there are many places that can praise her, the thorns on her body pierce people, but she does not pierce herself, she is very self-aware.
Watching chess is like watching people, this is not unreasonable.
Gu Qingyan was playing chess at this time, but he was thinking about An Huajin. You say that she lives roughly, but she is not unable to live a delicate life, you say she is arrogant and arrogant, but she knows how to bend and stretch and know how to advance and retreat, you say that she is rude and unruly, she actually understands, and she is not willing to obey the rules and understand the etiquette, you say that she can only dance knives and swords and be vulgar, that is wrong, she obviously has dabbled in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it only depends on whether she wants to do better than others......
She is pure and broken, and it seems to be very complicated, it is a species that Gu Qingyan has rarely encountered when he is so big that he can't see through it.
"Hey, what do you think? Is my chess skills so bad? It actually makes you have the kung fu to play chess and get distracted at the same time? An Huajin could clearly feel that the person on the other side was distracted, and he was walking seriously, and he might not be able to see it if he changed people.
Gu Qingyan came back to his senses and coughed lowly, "I'm sorry!" ”
An Huajin sneered, "I'm reminding you that I'm not honorable to win you like this." ”
Gu Qingyan touched his nose and sighed, "Then you have to use your best skills." ”
An Hua Jin is noncommittal.
She had to admit that this person, even if he was distracted, he was not wrong. At the moment, they were still evenly matched, but she knew that he didn't use much effort, and she didn't have yet.
So, she didn't have much to think about winning or losing, but she was suddenly aroused to fight to win or lose, she narrowed her eyes, "Then you have to be careful." ”
When the words fell, her chess style changed and she became tricky.
Gu Qingyan looked down, he had high chess skills, but he didn't play against others much, most of the time, he played against himself, this kind of chess style was naturally rare in front of him, but he could also cope with it and fall unhurriedly.
The two of you come and go, An Huajin really tried his best, how tricky and how to get down, how difficult to walk and how to come, in front of Gu Qingyan, there were thorns and ravines, no less difficult than Shu Road.
For the first time, Gu Qingping didn't dare to go all out, and An Huajin's chess style aroused his interest and challenge.
At the end of a game of chess, Anhua Jinqi was one move away, but he didn't win Gu Qingyan in the end.
However, she was not unconvinced, and she was also convinced to lose, and said to him with a smile while cleaning up the chessboard, "How is my chess skills?" Is it qualified enough to keep you distracted? ”
Gu Qingyan smiled, "That's enough!" ”
Her chess skills really surprised him, he has never played chess with all his might, and it is much more interesting than playing against himself. If it weren't for the fact that she neatly put all the chess pieces into the chess box, he would still want to play another game.
An Huajin looked at the unfinished look in his eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth proudly, "The most refined thing I have learned is the art of war." ”
Gu Qingyan nodded, the people of Nanyang Palace, three or five-year-old children, all know the art of war. What's more, she is so smart, she is deliberately cultivated by the old Nanyang King, and she is the best in nature.
"You don't understand what I mean?" An Huajin put away the chess box and threw it aside.
"Understood." Gu Qingyan smiled.
What she meant was that she saw clearly that he was still unfinished, and she wouldn't play another game with him. The mood is still unfinished, the itching is unbearable, and the appetite is the most tormenting. After a while, she used the art of war on him. However, he knew that he was indeed hooked in his heart.
An Huajin was also happy, "For the first time, I don't think the end of the winner is not very comfortable, right?" ”
"Hmm."
"Will you win next time?"
Gu Qingyan coughed lowly, "Don't dare." ”
An Huajin laughed.
Gu Qingyan looked at her, bright and flamboyant, without any scruples, as if the sun had returned from the mountain. He pointed his index finger at the center of his eyebrows, and looked away, not daring to look any more.
An Huajin was unconscious, and frowned after laughing enough, "Why hasn't Grandpa Zhang sent you a message yet?" ”
"Probably because things are too busy, this matter is not urgent, there are too many things done by him, and he hasn't gotten out yet." Gu Qingyan said.
An Huajin nodded, she didn't mind waiting a little longer.
After a while, it was completely dark, and just when An Huajin and the others were impatient and didn't want to be curious, Gonggong Zhang finally sent an informant to send a message to Gu Qingyan.
Regarding Zhang Zaifu's life experience, about why His Majesty was angry for a moment and did not leave a ruthless heart to kill Concubine Shu and the second prince.
Although Gonggong Zhang was supported by His Majesty, he vaguely eavesdropped on it, which was enough.
Gu Qingyan was surprised, An Huajin gasped, I really didn't expect that Zhang Zaifu was hiding this heavy identity, if he hadn't exploded it himself, and it would have been blown up to His Majesty, he really wouldn't have been able to dig it out. After all, Zhang Zaifu has been in Dachu for 30 years, and when the emperor reigned 30 years ago, it was not easy to check.
The two of them didn't speak for a long time.
In this way, it is not surprising that His Majesty suddenly gave death to Concubine Shu and the second prince. Obviously, Zhang Zaifu didn't plan to save Concubine Shu and the second prince, he was determined to let them die with him, otherwise, he would not reveal his identity in front of His Majesty.
However, why did Jang Jae-fu blow up his identity and let Concubine Shu and the second prince die with him? He could have kept his daughter and grandson without saying anything. Even if the second prince has the blood of Great Chu, but also the blood of Nanliang and Nanqi, if this bloodline has always been stable in the Great Chu royal family, it is also beneficial to be used by Nanqi and Nanliang in private.
Could it be that Jang Jae-fu made him angry in order to stimulate His Majesty? Kill the woman and son you like? And then feel like you've been fooled and feel uncomfortable to death?
But how long can it be uncomfortable? Your Majesty has so many women and so many sons. She was really hard to understand.
She couldn't figure it out, so she asked Gu Qingyan, "Can you guess what Jang Jae-fu thinks?" Destructing his identity won't do him any good, right? ”
Gu Qingyan was also thinking about this problem, and said warmly, "Self-destructing identity, in this way, is not beneficial to Zhang Zaifu." But people don't do things that aren't good for them, especially people like Jang Jae-fu. Probably, he felt that it would be beneficial for him to blow up his identity. ”
"What's the benefit?" Anhua Jin frowned.
"The benefit of this may be in killing the second prince." Gu Qingyan couldn't think of it, "Concubine Shu and the second prince died, the people in the Nishang Palace and the Second Prince's Mansion were all executed and buried by His Majesty, the family members of the Zhang Mansion ran away, and the slaves were almost all dead, and there was no one left." Now if I want to check the reason, I'm afraid it's not easy to check. ”
"Jang Jae-fu is still alive, he must know." An Huajin said, "Your Majesty did not kill Jang Jae-fu, he ordered him to be tortured, and wanted him to live rather than die, maybe the reason can be prying away from Jang Jae-fu's mouth." Can you do it? ”
"I'll try."