Chapter Twenty-Six: Breaking the Cocoon into a Butterfly
Lu Yi looked at Gu Xuan, who had fallen to his knees in despair because he couldn't bear the successive blows in front of him, and Gu Xuan, who had fallen to his knees, was also secretly distressed, but as the only person present who understood, he knew that no matter how ugly these words were, someone always had to stand up and say it to Gu Xuan, no matter how difficult this choice was, it must be done.
He quietly rubbed his left hand, which had been violently shaken by Gu Xuan just now and was completely swollen at the moment, and carefully pressed the acupoints to relieve his muscles and invigorate his blood, while continuing to persuade Gu Xuan.
"Lord, think about it, even if you can save her for a while, can you save her for the rest of your life? Do you want to abandon everything and take her back to the capital? Protect her for the rest of your life? But Lord, as long as today passes, and then their whole clan migrates here and falls into the hands of you, Lord, isn't it up to us to take care of her? What's more, she is not an ordinary slave, and Ashina will never kill her. ”
"Now that the matter has happened, why do you need to be in a hurry? After two days, it only takes two days, and the minister is willing to guarantee with his life that he will let Ashina obediently offer that girl, Lord Wang, please listen to the minister's words, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, become a king and lose the king, it all depends on this time!
Gu Xuan listened to all the words in his ears, but he still knelt on the ground in a daze, his head and hands hung weakly, lifeless, and seemed to be going to fall down in the next moment.
He didn't speak, or he didn't object as vehemently as he had just been.
Regardless of whether this was a tacit acquiescence or not, Lu Yi still spoke: "The minister understands your feelings, and the minister admires the principle of repaying your kindness, which is not wrong, but this kindness can also be saved for a later time and then find a chance to repay it! Don't be in a hurry, Lord! The minister thought, even if it is her, she will understand the prince! At that time, if you hold the male army and win the position of the prince, how much will she get a hundred times in the future? This is already the case, so bear with it again, Lord!"
The sincerity of his words shows Lu Yi's heart of fist, but these truths are all bullshit in Gu Xuan's opinion, but they are these disgusting bullshit truths, and he has to abide by them.
Lu Yi suddenly sighed and said, "Since this matter is in a difficult situation, it should be handled by the courtiers, the prince, please wait for a while, and the ministers will send them away first!"
This kind of thing is done by himself, not to mention whether Gu Xuan will be alienated because of this, just that he will be in power in the future, and he will hold great power, whether he will hold a grudge because he was so coerced by himself today, it is a question, but when it comes to the end, Lu Yi can no longer control this.
The sage said: Heaven will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically.
Those who have achieved great things in the past must be beaten by wind and rain, so that they can temper their perseverance and perseverance, and they will never grow without suffering, and he only hopes that the prince can understand his approach.
To become a hero, you must have great ambitions, have good intentions, have the opportunity to include the universe, and have the ambition to swallow heaven and earth, but before that, no matter who it is, it will take a long growth process, and Lu Yi doesn't want to force him too tightly at one time, as long as this level passes, he can get a real transformation, whether he can figure it out this time or not, he will always figure it out in the future.
When he ascends the throne of God in Japan, he will be very grateful for his forbearance today, and Lu Yi believes this.
But until then, it's up to you to do it yourself.
Lu Yi straightened his clothes, put his hands together, made a false hug, folded his palms, thumbs up, and bowed towards Gu Xuanchang to the end, doing enough courtier etiquette, just as he was about to turn around and go to negotiate with the Rakshasa clan, Leng Buding had a hand that suddenly put it on his shoulder.
Lu Yi's body shook, turned his head, and after seeing who it was, he was suddenly surprised: "Lord Wang?"
I saw that Gu Xuan had unconsciously stood up from the ground, but with his eyes closed, one hand hanging down, and the other hand on Lu Yi's shoulder, without saying a word, as if he was a wooden man.
His face was pale and bloodless, and his face was full of struggles, frowning tightly, gritting his teeth, and it was clear that there was an incomparably fierce struggle going on in his heart.
Do you want to be the ruthless king, or do you want to be the sentient person?
This is a choice of great significance to his life, and it represents a kind of responsibility and responsibility.
Is it to repay the kindness, to take the life and death of a person on his own shoulders, or to take the responsibility of a country and the whole world on his own shoulders?
Do you want to be the kind of person that the second brother wants to be, or do you have the courage to make your own choice?
Of course, he can stick to his principles, regardless of the others, regardless of the consequences, and go to save Han Ruying, the big deal is that Huangsha County is gone, he will go back to the capital and waste his life, but at least he has kept the Tao in his heart, at least he has a clear conscience in this life.
But is he willing to do that?
Whether to be sorry for one person or many people, this decision is very difficult, but at this moment, he already has a clear answer in his heart.
In fact, no one is wrong about this matter, Ashina is like this, he is not wrong, Han Ruying is a victim, and even more so, second brother, sir, they all have great expectations for themselves, of course they are not wrong, no matter how I Gu Xuan chooses, whether it is to ask for a clear conscience, or to ask for the royal road, in fact, it is not wrong, what is wrong, what is wrong in this world!
In this world, this kind of tragedy should not have happened, and in this world, this kind of problem should not have been put in front of him.
If the world is wrong, then as the second brother said, use your own strength to change the world!
If there must be sacrifices before that, then all the consequences will be borne by him Gu Xuan alone!
He opened his eyes suddenly, there was no trace of struggle and hesitation on his face, and there was only an unwavering belief in the road ahead in his heart!
Ruying, it's me Gu Xuan who is sorry for you in this life, and I am willing to spend my life to repay it!
"The second brother once said a sentence, when we were both very young, he once told me that if you want to get the power to destroy the darkness, you must first embrace the darkness, at that time I didn't understand what the second brother meant, but now, I understand. ”
"Let's go, sir, we need to give the 'guests' a good ride!"
Lu Yi was stunned, he subconsciously stretched out his hand, trying to persuade Gu Xuan not to do this, after all, he didn't figure out this damn truth, but he made a choice against his will, and then faced the bitter master, who could stand it? Especially his own prince who values love and righteousness, he is very afraid that the other party will collapse when he sees that girl.
But Gu Xuan had already told him with his actions, if he didn't even dare to face the other party at the moment, what could he think about and couldn't figure out?
The crowd parted to both sides like a school of fish hitting a reef, because they were too panicked, and even looked a little chaotic, Gu Xuan, who was wearing a sky-blue python robe, led the way, and the dragon and tiger walked forward, swallowing mountains and rivers.
He walked forward step by step, his steps were very steady, for he no longer hesitated, and he had found his way under his feet.
The representatives of the six major tribes, even if many of them were bloody executioners, but in the face of him, they were all taken by his momentum, just looked at each other in a daze, but they didn't dare to say anything, and even people were stunned, as if they were a sculpture, even Jinglong, who had just walked out, looked back at this time and was also shocked.
After Gu Xuan took one hand, he stared at the thousands of soldiers and horses of the Rakshasa clan opposite, and asked loudly: "Why don't you go back to prepare for the migration?
There are no doors on all sides, only a canopy in the center of the simple carriage, Ashina holds Han Ruying, who has been humiliated and has long been like ashes, the girl in her arms seems to have suddenly heard the familiar voice, and is about to struggle, but she can be hugged by this big fat man, with her strength, but she can't move, especially this person is extremely ruthless, she put a few rings on the girl's chest earlier, and at this moment she just pulled it lightly with her fingers, and between the skin and flesh, the blood flowed down, and the girl could only scream in pain, and suddenly she didn't dare to move anymore。
Ashina actually wanted to hit back at Gu Xuan, didn't you stop me just now?
But looking at this little prince at this moment, he actually felt a feeling when facing his father, the chief of the tribe, his mouth moved twice, after all, he didn't dare to say anything more, and immediately waved his hand and shouted to the subordinates around him: "Go!"
His shouting suddenly woke up the others, and Adagon finally took a deep look at Gu Xuan here, and then also waved his hand and shouted, "Go!"
The people of the six tribes quickly turned their horses' heads, in the end these are the elite knights of the Rakshasa clan, this riding skill is really not covered, the group came and went like the wind, and soon walked cleanly.
In front of the city gate, it suddenly seemed spacious, because the city gate has not been closed tonight, in order to prevent a foreign enemy from sneaking attack, so tonight, whether it is at the top of the city or the city gate below, there are many torches, and even a stove, which illuminates this area as if it were daylight.
Seeing that everyone was gone, Jinglong walked over with his sword, and was about to greet "Lord Wang", when he suddenly saw Gu Xuan slamming the waist of the python robe, ignoring the mess on the ground, his knees were weak, and he knelt down heavily.
Jinglong was shocked in his heart, and almost shouted, he was still puzzled, and was about to come to stop him, but was stopped by Lu Yi, who was walking next to him, who didn't say anything, just shook his head slightly at him, signaling not to care.
I saw Gu Xuan kneeling facing the north and the direction of the evacuation of the six tribes, although his expression was resolute, his face was full of tears, and he was already embarrassed.
He reached out and tore off the blindfold that was tied to his left eye, and tears suddenly welled up in the hollow eye sockets.
When the arrow in his left eye fell into the valley, Han Ruying's grandfather Han Wei took off the eyeball that was pierced by the arrow in order to save his life, but he did not deprive him of the right to cry.
There was no howling and crying, no low whimpering, he just wept in the wind, and then silently kowtowed in the direction of the other party's departure.
The first bow is to thank the other party for helping him and saving his life!
If it weren't for Han Ruying's grandfather and grandson to rescue him, he might have died in Yannan Mountain a long time ago.
With a force on his waist, he stood up from the ground, and after a breath, bowed down into the distance again.
The second bow is to apologize for not being able to save the other party at the moment.
The life-saving benefactor was abused in front of his eyes, and he could have saved the other party, but he didn't do it, this was his Gu Xuan's fault, and there was no reason to refute it.
Because the other party didn't think so much about saving you at the beginning, why should you hesitate to repay the favor today?
This guilt and pain are destined to accompany him for the rest of his life, and he cannot be relieved.
He stood up again, then bowed one last time.
The third prostration, it is to worship oneself in the past.
Once the self who had to stick to morality has died completely, from now on, he will follow the ruthless royal road as everyone hopes, and in the future, no matter what choice he faces, he will no longer hesitate, let alone hesitate.
At the end of the three worships, he put on his blindfold again, stood up, stretched out his hand to brush away the dirt stuck to his clothes, and then turned to Lu Yigao and shouted: "Sir, please also start preparing to report today's events to the imperial court truthfully, and you also need to apply for the transfer of a group of craftsmen and civil engineering to build a new city!"
Lu Yi's eyes were full of brilliance, the previous prince asked him to find the imperial court to ask for supplies for emergency, and he didn't know how long he had to persuade him, but now that he is willing to take the initiative to say so, it shows that his mentality has completely changed.
"Hey, let's do it right away!"
Gu Xuan looked at him again, his eyes were mixed with countless different emotions, he was silent for a moment, and then suddenly swooped down deeply towards the other party.
Lu Yi was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly came to help: "Lord, don't!"
Gu Xuan didn't care about it, he kept it to the end, and then smiled at the other party: "Xuan was anxious just now, and his words and actions were offended, so with this courtesy, I would like to apologize to Mr. for his crimes, and I hope that Mr. will not worry about what happened just now, and cooperate sincerely in the future, and there will never be a gap between you and me!"
When Lu Yi heard this, he knew what he meant, and immediately looked straight, returned a big salute, and said loudly: "The minister will only serve one lord for his life!"
Then, he immediately smiled bitterly: "Speaking of offense, the minister was so offended just now, if the prince wants to punish the minister's crime, the minister is willing to be punished!"
Gu Xuan stretched out his hand, touched the left side of his face that had been slapped by Lu Yi just now, hooked the corner of his mouth slightly, shook his head, and said: "The following crimes are indeed capital crimes, but if you think of your hard work and meritorious achievements, you will not be investigated for the time being, and this king allows you to do that meritorious service and redress for crimes as a sin!"
"Well, I slapped this king, this crime is indeed not small, and the time limit for making up for the merit will be counted as a hundred years!"
After Gu Xuan finished speaking, he didn't stop any longer, but just strode in the direction of the county government.
Behind him, all the soldiers bowed their heads and saluted, extremely respectful.
This night, Gu Xuan sat alone on the roof of the courtyard all night, just looking up at the starry sky overhead, just like the Milky Way in the distance, silent.
In the spring of the twenty-second year of Jianwu, the six tribes of the Rakshasa tribe suddenly announced their merger into a khanate, called the "Garo Khanate" , Under the auspices of Gu Xuan, the fifth son of His Majesty Emperor Jing and Gu Xuan, the king of Hedong County, the Jialuo Khanate, that is, the six tribes of the Rakshasa tribe, all accepted the Zhao'an of Da Liang and became the nominal vassal state of Da Liang, in order to avoid the pursuit of the three major tribes, the whole clan of the six tribes migrated to the fief of the king of Hedong County to live temporarily, and then in order to help the Garo Khanate build a city-state, the court even removed a group of craftsmen and materials that were originally going to be transferred to Jiangzhou to build a canal。
At this point, Gu Xuan, the king of Hedong County, has become famous in the south!
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Millions of words have been achieved, and Gu Xuan's transformation has just been written, so I am very happy.
In the past, he was definitely not liked by most people, indecisive, mother-in-law and mother-in-law, who was more like a protagonist than him, but from today onwards, he was finally not, and he was relieved.
Well, a chapter for today.