Wen Ling's original plan was to let these Gu masters go unpunished, and after causing misunderstandings, they would inevitably be disappointed in the Jin Kingdom, so they would take refuge in Du Zhong, but Du Zhong only had one city, and those orders he gave could really last too long?

After Du Zhong accepts enough people, they will reveal that those Gu people are made by Du Zhong's subordinates, and then Du Zhong will lose the hearts of the people, how many people were accepted in the past, how much public opinion will be suffered now, and if they don't wait for them to send troops, Beiyang itself will have internal strife.

But now those Gu masters have nothing to do with Du Zhong?

Gu Xun also knew the news, and immediately summoned the Minister of Military Aircraft to the palace.

In the imperial study, the Minister of Military Aircraft was also worried about Gu Xun's impulsiveness.

On the table was a map of the vicinity of Beiyang.

"His Royal Highness did not storm Beiyang at the beginning, because of the terrain of Beiyang, if it is attacked, it will inevitably hurt innocents. In addition, Emperor Wei Xian has been mediocre for many years, and the people under him have long been centrifuged, and negligence has given His Royal Highness the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to use the blood servants to take the palace directly without harming innocent people as much as possible. But Du Zhong has blood in his hands, although there are not many, but the blood service we have always used externally, but not internally, otherwise it will inevitably have an impact, and now a large number of righteous people have taken refuge in Du Zhong, which is a good thing for Du Zhong, these people are the people, and Du Zhong is also a hostage. Now Du Zhong has officially changed his name, called Emperor Wei Ming, and he is going to have a reputation for being virtuous, and he wants to re-establish the state of great prosperity, which is to attract people's hearts. But Du Zhong is not Emperor Wei Xian after all, how can he not know how to settle these people, just to balance us. The Minister of War and Aircraft deliberated.

If Gu Xun insisted on ignoring these innocent people, then there was nothing to say.

But things are different now.

For a while, Gu Xun only felt that it was far away to catch Du Zhong, if he had known that he would come to this day, why didn't he directly arrest Du Zhong in the court that day, and let him be punished for three hundred and twenty-one. It's just that he didn't listen to Wen Ling's words at the beginning, and he had too many scruples, but now he listened to Wen Ling's opinion, but he didn't want to be self-defeating, but he couldn't say whether it was right or wrong, he could only say that it seemed that the timing was wrong, or that God was going to give Du Zhong this opportunity.

"Do you think Du Zhong is good or bad?" For a while, Gu Xun was also a little skeptical.

If Du Zhong is not a good person, why does God let him go again and again.

It can be said that Du Zhong is not a bad person, so he harms those innocent people.

Several ministers looked at each other for a while, and said, "To be honest, when Du Zhong was in the Jin Kingdom, he really didn't do anything hurtful to the heavens and reason, and when the first emperor was alive, he was at a loss for many methods, and it was Du Zhong's advice at that time." If it weren't for Kang Yi's confession, the ministers would not have known that Du Zhong conspired with him to kill the first emperor and His Royal Highness, but there is really no handle of Du Zhong, saying that he hid it deeply, but Du Zhong treated the people very sincerely. ”

This so-called sincerity was in that time of war.

Du Zhong can try his best to find ways to benefit the people.

At that time, the palace was still poor, the people were even more hungry, the official taxes were high, and the first emperor insisted on going to war, although it was a fake war, but it was also attrition. The people can't eat, but they don't starve to death, but after all, they don't have a good life, there is no balance at home, and a major illness or a minor illness is a dead word, and it is also Du Zhong who proposed to open a free clinic near the city, and summon doctors to treat the people without taking a penny, and these are sometimes added by Du Zhong himself.

Moreover, when Zhang Tianshi first arrived at the palace, Du Zhong did persuade the first emperor not to believe the words of that person, but the first emperor still believed it.

Although in Gu Xun's explanation, Du Zhong deliberately acted with Zhang Tianshi like this to dispel the doubts of the first emperor.

But I always felt that something was wrong.

The medicine was forced by Eucommia ulmoides to be eaten by the first emperor? People are Du Zhong forced the first emperor to believe?

Of course, the crowd didn't dare to say it.

Just by saying this, Gu Xun understood, in fact, in the hearts of these officials, they still didn't believe that Du Zhong would do such a thing.

For a while, the anger in his heart seemed to hit the soft cotton, Gu Xun couldn't speak, so he could only say coldly, "You guys should step back first, and this matter will be discussed later." ”

It's as if Gu Xun himself discovered the true face of Du Zhong, but the world thinks he is a good person.

This feeling is really embarrassing.

Gu Xun no longer looked at the twists and turns, but went to Yongning Palace to find Wen Ling.

Wen Ling was still thinking about Rong Qing's words back and forth, to be honest, it really surprised her.

In her impression, Du Zhong should be the kind of person who will do whatever it takes, but these Gu people have nothing to do with Du Zhong?

Gu Xun came over angrily, his face turned black.

Wen Ling came back to his senses, "What's the matter, I'm angry about Du Zhong's matter again?" ”

Seeing this, the palace people retreated.

"Those ministers, when I asked them what they thought of Du Zhong, they said as if Du Zhong was still a good person." Gu Xun was also very angry.

This kind of feeling that the courtiers are not in the same mind as themselves is really not very good.

He was bent on avenging his brother, but his subordinates were very distrustful of it.

Except for Huo Qing's family, although the other neutral courtiers did not take refuge in Du Zhong, they really didn't believe that Du Zhong would do such a thing, if it weren't for the mountain order found in Du Zhong's mansion later, they also had to believe that Du Zhong had a relationship with the Wei State, for so many years, the Nine Emperor Princes of the Wei State had been a powerful minister in the Jin State, and he was extremely terrifying to think about it.

I waited for a long time, but I didn't wait for Wen Ling to speak.

Gu Xun was a little strange, looked up at Wen Ling, but found Wen Ling's thoughtful face, and the anger in his heart dissipated a little, "Chang'an, what are you thinking." ”

"I'm wondering, what does Du Zhong want to do......" Wen Ling said softly.

"What does he want to do? He just wants to be the emperor himself, and he has power,......" Gu Xun said coldly.

Wen Ling suddenly asked, "When he was in the Jin Kingdom, wasn't he a powerful minister above 10,000 people under one person?" ”

"He wants to be emperor!" Gu Xun said directly.

"In order to be the emperor for more than twenty years?" Wen Ling said in a deep voice, "I always feel that, perhaps, it's not what we see. ”

Gu Xun's heart jumped, "Chang'an, do you also think that Du Zhong is a good person?" But Du Zhong killed the emperor's brother and killed his father......"

Wen Ling paused, "Ah Xun, when did you find out that Eucommia was different?" ”

Gu Xun calmed down.

When?

If it was, it was before the death of the imperial brother.

Because of the flaws in the assassins who assassinated him and the imperial brother, the imperial brother guessed that there was something wrong with Du Zhong.

"If it weren't for Gu Rin's death, would you doubt Du Zhong?" Wen Ling asked very seriously.

After a long time, Gu Xun said truthfully, "...... No. ”

In Gu Xun's memory, if there is no such thing as Gu Rin's death.

Du Zhong is also a generous and kind minister, when he was a child, his father was cold to him, it was Du Zhong who opened his mouth to let him go to the barracks, in the barracks, although he couldn't see the imperial brother, no family, but he was indeed happier than the whole day in the palace.

Before the death of the imperial brother, he always felt that Du Zhong was a good person.

"Chang'an...... He killed his father. Gu Xun said.

Du Zhong let Zhang Tianshi enter the palace, and deliberately disagreed with Zhang Tianshi, acting like a loyal minister to lower his father's doubts, which was really deliberate.

Wen Ling thought about it seriously, because he couldn't figure it out, so he thought about it in a different position, "But Ah Xun, if your father listened to him at that time, he really didn't believe Zhang Tianshi?" ”

Gu Xun was stunned.

Wen Ling continued, "I'm just assuming, assuming that the original conjectures are all wrong. Suppose that Du Zhong persuaded your father that he really didn't want him to indulge in this, and Kang Yi also said that Zhang Ji used a reincarnation pill to deceive the first emperor and say that he could get together with succession, so that the first emperor was willing to do so. Over the years, the first emperor has been wasted on the affairs of the court because of his thoughts, and I also remember that the ministers of the court said that Du Zhong is the backbone of the court, and it can be said that Du Zhong's reputation is well deserved. ”

Gu Xun looked at Wen Ling, Wen Ling's eyes were clear, but they were full of endless reason.

It seems to be figuring out the people in the world, but the same thing is interpreted by her from different angles.

"What about the royal brother?" Gu Xun said coldly, "Why did Du Zhong want to kill the imperial brother. ”

Wen Ling couldn't think of this, and shook his head, "I don't know, but if you want to kill someone with Du Zhong's mind, why would you show your feet?" If he wanted to hide, he could hide it better. ”

This is really how Wen Ling feels.

Eucommia is definitely the kind of person who wants to hide and can hide better.

"He didn't know his father, the emperor's brother, and others." Gu Xun said coldly.

There is also Zhai's, Du Yong.

Wen Ling remembered one thing, "The three daughters born to the Zhai family are not Du Zhong's children, and perhaps Du Yong is not Du Zhong's children. ”

"But he did kill them, didn't he?" Gu Xun said.

This question is also true.

Wen Ling tightened his brows, but after a while, he asked Gu Xun with a question, "If you want to be a good person all your life, can't you do a single bad thing?" Or, if you do a bad thing, can't you be a good person? Is the line between good and bad really that harsh? Ah Xun, is everyone you have killed in your life innocent? ”

This question suddenly stopped Gu Xun.

Is everyone he kills innocent?

No, it's not.

He killed people by mistake, on the battlefield.

But at that time, the military order told him that he would rather kill by mistake than misplace, so he no longer thought about it, but now that Wen Ling asked, Gu Xun looked at Wen Ling for a long time, and asked, "Chang'an, what about you?" Did you do something wrong? ”

Wen Ling suddenly laughed, "I'm not a saint, how could I not do something wrong." ”

In other words, it's not called a mistake, it's just that when you did it, you didn't think you were wrong.

But after doing it, I will feel uncomfortable and guilty, but this is true, and it is not a wrong thing.

I can't say that feeling, within the rules, it's right.

But outside the rules, within the hearts of the people, it is unacceptable.