Daliang Beijing, in the imperial study in the backyard of the palace.

Gu Cang wore a black hair crown, a simple and elegant white robe, and walked with his feet, just looking at his appearance, he didn't look like a prince of the country with good luck, the prince of the East Palace, but more like an ordinary teacher in the school.

Because of the cold and frailty, he was wrapped in a set of cyan fur outside, the collar was surrounded by a whole fox fur, and the robe reached the ground, which supported his figure to be straight, like the green pine in the snow, standing proudly in the world, so that people could see it, and they would admire it.

But the weakness inside him is already visible to the naked eye.

In these days, he has hardly rested every day, Zen and exhausted, like a candle that has been lit long ago, death is inevitable for him, but partial survival has been added to the fire, and naturally it will fall faster.

I don't know how much I have lost weight, in short, even the flesh on my cheeks has disappeared, and it has become deeply sunken in, and the whole person is like a skeleton, as if a gust of wind can easily blow it down, but the only thing that remains unchanged is that the eyes are still so bright, full of a strange and reassuring power.

He stretched out his bloodless hands, bowed deeply to the front, bent his waist to the ground, and greeted: "I have seen my father!"

Gu Yi's hand on the arm of the chair trembled because he was too hard, he stared at the second son in front of him who he loved the most and had always had high hopes, even if he had already expected the arrival of this day, but when it came, it was still difficult to accept this ending.

It turns out that in this world, there are still things that the emperor can't do.

His feelings for Gu Cang are complicated, because he is deeply in love with Queen Su, who has been with him all the way and supports each other, loves Wu and Wu, and naturally loves this son very much, and Gu Cang has never let him down.

Gu Cang has been precocious since childhood, less than a year old, he can already communicate with people very fluently, only three years old, he can compose poems, and is praised as a genius who has not been encountered in a thousand years by the bachelors of Guozijian, not only that, this child is not proud of this, but has behaved very steadily since he was a child, mature, and stronger than many adults.

I never thought that Gu Cang had suffered from a terminal illness since he was a child, as for whether he could be cured or not, whether he could be cured or not, now that he talked about it, it didn't matter anymore, as he himself said, could Liang Guo wait for him for twenty years?

can't wait, after twenty years, even if he can come back from the merman tribe again, how will he deal with himself?

So for Gu Cang's completely incomprehensible decision, which can be said to be willing to die, he can understand a little.

If you can realize your long-standing ideals and die calmly, it is not a difficult thing.

It's just that as a father, who can understand the feeling of asking him to hide from his wife and watch his son die?

But he can't fall, and he can't even show a trace of sadness, because he is a father, and he is the emperor of Da Liang, he is the son of heaven, and he is the spiritual pillar of Da Liang, and he can't fall.

It was precisely because of trust and apology that he would let Gu Cang come like this, and even made the country like this, he never questioned the other party's decision, but took the initiative to withstand the pressure of the courtiers for his son, just thinking that it would be good to stay with him for a little longer.

Unexpectedly, it was finally time to say goodbye.

Gu Yi's lips moved slightly, and the king of a country, before he could speak, his eyes were already red.

However, Gu Cang, who was standing in front of him, behaved far more easily than his father.

"Father, today's parting is just for the sake of seeing each other again in the future, father doesn't need to be so sad, child, will always be your son. ”

It's not a father, it's just a father, it's not a son, it's just a son.

Gu Yi struggled to pick up his strength, got up from the chair, stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and grabbed Gu Cang's shoulder, his voice was low, just to hide the slightest cry that was difficult to reveal.

"Good boy, you are good boy。。。。。。 ”

Gu Cang suppressed the sentimentality in his heart, raised his head, and said with a smile: "Father, in fact, the other brothers are also good children, and the son believes that no matter which of them inherits the throne in the future, he will be a good emperor, but the son is selfish, and he first dared to choose a real master for Da Liang, and asked his father to forgive his sins." ”

The words are disrespectful, and in any dynasty, they are enough to make him lose the position of the crown prince, and even be ordered to be executed, but Gu Yi, who has always been accustomed to the other party's words and deeds that are very different from others, is not angry, not to mention what is there to be angry about, the three generations of emperors of Da Liang, aren't they all only passing on the virtuous, not the heirs, and not the ones they prefer?

"It's just that Li'er is bitter for them。。。。。。 ”

In this farce, the Xu family collapsed, the He family collapsed, and these princes were naturally affected, Gu Li was grounded, Gu Hai was imprisoned in the mansion, and Gu Yuan is still under house arrest by the He family, which is really "bitter".

When Gu Cang heard this, he sighed and said: "Misfortune and blessing, blessing and misfortune depend on it, they are not in the same room, fighting openly and secretly, they can spend their lives in peace and stability because of this, it is not a good thing, virtue is not worthy, there will be disasters, they have their own position, now it is just beating their state of mind, not to mention。。。。。。 ”

He paused, half emotional, half inquiring, and said: "As the emperor, are you really happy?"

Gu Yi looked at him, and then raised his head to look at the somewhat dim, but still lifelike coiling dragon statue on the dome, recalling his life, from his childhood, he began to deceive, taoguang and obscure, the bloody rain and bloody wind in the middle, cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and then the things after him must bow down and work hard, and a wave of tiredness can't stop coming.

"Before I sat on that chair, I only had it in my eyes, but when I really sat on it, I realized that I had missed too much in the process of chasing it, but there was no way, I would still fight again, because if I don't fight, I will die!"

The first emperor is a person who completely takes his children as Gu worms, his whole life is lived in the shadow of his father, that is, Gu Qiguang, and his lifelong dream is only to inherit the legacy of Taizu, so he will fight everywhere before the foundation of Da Liang is not stable, although there are also achievements, but after all, a lot of banes have been buried, today's disaster is from this, before he died, he wanted to choose a real master for Da Liang, so he did not hesitate to temper them with fire, only hoping that the last thing that came out was a piece of real gold, from this point of view, this is completely different from Gu Cang's current situation, in other words, they are lucky。

Reality is always more fantastical and cruel than the story, with Gu Li's heart and ability, in exchange for their father's era, they are afraid that they will die a long time ago, so they are lucky.

Gu Cang nodded and said: "That's true, the circumstances are different, naturally we have to fight, they, we, should actually thank your father for your kindness, so I hope that the third brother and they can wake up, if they can keep to themselves in the future and do their part for the country, why not live a worthwhile life?"

Gu Yi saw it more deeply, he sighed: "You forcibly changed their lives, how can they be willing to act according to your ideas? From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, from luxury to thrift, born in the royal family, there are few open-minded people." ”

Gu Cang smiled helplessly and said, "This depends on the fifth brother's means, and it is also the last test I left for him." ”

Gu Yi turned his head and said, "Actually, I never understand, why did you just take a fancy to the fifth child?"

This is indeed a question that he has never been able to figure out, but it is also because in order to protect the poor mother and son, he deliberately did not contact Gu Xuan, so naturally he couldn't understand what the real him was like.

Gu Cang had long known that he would have such a question, so he immediately smiled: "Because the fifth child is nothing." ”

This time, Gu Yi was even more puzzled, he frowned and asked.

"Nothing?"

Gu Cang nodded and explained: " He has never received anyone's favor along the way, and naturally he will not be burdened by others, he can do things fairly and fairly, and he will not move for the sake of interests, it is rare that he has suffered so much, but he can still stick to his heart, can do self-reflection, and do not flow with others, this is already a very difficult thing, as for whether he will change in the future, I am not a god, I don't know, but I have paved the road for him, and he can naturally go more smoothly and more openly in the future, and then have his father to teach him for a few years, and he will be a generation of Ming Jun in the future. ”

Gu Yi said: "I understand, they are all burdened by the family." ”

"How can a person who is in a high position, not at the grassroots level, and who doesn't even know how much an egg costs, really make something that is truly beneficial to the people?"

Gu Cang sighed and said, "Why there has never been a dynasty for eternity, it is because they have been separated from the people since they were born, and in their eyes, without the people, they will naturally not be able to govern the country well, and even those so-called imperial tricks that are highly respected by others are nothing more than the way of the emperor, scheming, lacking the true self, and in the long run, it is not the blessing of the country." ”

Gu Yi coughed lightly and said, "What you said was to scold your father." ”

If it was usual, he might not think much about it, but today, he is willing to think about it, and suddenly feels that this statement is close to the word "reason". Water can carry boats, but they can also capsize boats, and they just stand too high, so they can't see the road under their feet.

When Gu Cang heard this, he just smiled shyly, but he didn't answer.

Gu Yi thought for a while, and then asked, "What about Ji Yaoling, what are you going to do with her?"

Although Ji Yaoling is smart and has extraordinary abilities, she still seems too immature in front of these two people, and her ambition is not visible to others, which does not mean that these two people can't see it.

Gu Cang said with a relaxed expression: "Isn't my father still there, what is there to worry about?"

Gu Yi groaned slightly and asked, "Then do you think you should press her for a few years?"

Gu Cang said: "Father can decide for himself." ”

Gu Yi said again: "Do you want to give her to the fifth child?"

Gu Cang raised his eyebrows and said, "There are some things, it is better to believe them than not to believe them, and it is always good to add peace of mind." ”

Gu Yi asked with some excitement, "Can Da Liang really go that far?"

Gu Cang just said: "Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven." ”

After saying this, the two fell into silence for a while, because Gu Yi found that he had nothing to ask.

But there was nothing to ask, which meant that it was time for him to leave.

After a while, he finally hesitated and said, "Are you really not going to see your mother?"

Gu Cang shook his head, and his voice was much lower.

"No, I'm afraid she'll be upset. ”

Gu Yi sighed and said, "Do you think that if you go like this, she won't be sad?"

Gu Cang gritted his teeth and insisted: "The child is selfish, I'm afraid that when I see my mother, I can't help crying first." ”

There was another long silence, and Gu Yi wanted to speak several times in the middle of the process, but stopped again.

After a while, he finally said again: "All ready?"

Gu Cang nodded heavily and said, "Yes." ”

Gu Yi lowered his head, looking at his emaciated son in front of him, his heart was panicked, he raised his hand with some hesitation, and his voice trembled.

"Yes, can I let me, no, can I let my father hug you?"

Gu Cang stretched out his hand and hugged his father tightly for the last time, and after a breath, both of them let go of their hands and stood still with a tacit understanding.

This Da Liang Ninety-Five Venerable didn't say much, but turned around, bent his waist, step by step, and sat down on the dragon chair with great difficulty, hanging his head, and his face covered by the tassels on his crown was like a defeated rooster, and he no longer looked at him.

A feeling of loneliness, loneliness, tightly enveloped him.

Gu Cang's Adam's apple rolled a few times, and he wanted to step forward to comfort a few words, but he couldn't say it after all, because he knew that the more he comforted the other party, the more uncomfortable the other party would be.

Because he is a father and an emperor, the words "powerless" are the greatest humiliation and torture for him.

He could only reach the ground again.

And the boy took his leave. ”

Gu Yi still kept his head down and didn't speak.

There is no need to talk about being careful on the road, and there is no need to say "goodbye" because they know each other that he will never come back.

"Father, take care. ”

Gu Cang turned around and left the imperial study, and the whole person seemed a lot more relaxed, as if he had finally unloaded his burden, and walked with big sleeves fluttering and chic.

Overhead, in the sky, the night was deep, the stars were shining, and the Tao was sprinkled down, leaving a beautiful long pendulum behind him.

He, a chess player who has been sitting behind the scenes, finally came to end the game in person.

A carriage left the capital.