Jinling, the ancient mansion.

The Gu family is the founder of the Great Xia Kingdom, but the time is long, and the descendants are not good, and it is difficult to keep the feudal towns during the founding period.

But even so, Gu Bin, the contemporary head of the Gu family, is still a marquis of ten thousand households.

Sealing the city of 10,000 households, this can be compared to Fang Jue's frosty weather, which has more substance.

Although Fang Jue is also a marquis, he has not yet rewarded the fiefdom, that is, the status is there, and the emperor is not willing to give money!

"Tsk."

In the early morning, the sun was shining, Fang Jue got down from the carriage and looked up to see the door plaque of the ancient mansion.

It was handwritten by the emperor himself, and this kind of honor is second only to the He Wei family who have Danshu iron coupons.

Behind him, Dian Yi pressed his left hand on the sword and held a gift box in his right hand.

It's the first time I've visited, so I still have to know some etiquette.

"Young master, let's just kill it, why do we have to bring gifts?"

Dian Yi weighed it, the boxy gift box in his hand, and wondered: "Since you want to give a gift, why don't you give it better, what kind of gift can be so light?" ”

Dian Yi thinks that he will either not send it, and since he wants to send it, it will be more atmospheric.

Anyway, we're not short of money!

Fang Jue didn't bother to glare back at him, straightened out his somewhat wrinkled jacket, smoothed the mink fur collar, and waved his hand towards the ancient mansion.

Walk!

As soon as he walked to the door, he was naturally stopped by someone.

"The visitor stops, and the visitor shows the prayer note lightly."

The Yipin Junhou Mansion can have 200 soldiers according to the regulations, and it is normal to put two sentinels at the door.

Fang Jue smiled: "I didn't pay a respect." ”

"If it's a gift, just leave the gift, and I'll pass it on to the adult after I check it." A sentry said.

Shaking his head, Fang Jue pushed his hat up, revealing his entire face.

"I'm Fang Jue, and I'm here to visit Gu Bin's seniors, please inform."

Fang Jue?

When the two of them saw this face clearly, they already knew who it was, and they were even more awe-struck when they heard the name.

……

"It turned out that the national teacher came, and the humble house was really vibrant."

Surrounded by several people, Gu Bin walked out of the mansion and greeted him loudly.

After some politeness, Fang Jue was welcomed into the ancient mansion and went all the way to the living room under the main hall.

It wasn't the first time Fang Jue had seen Gu Bin, but he still felt that he was old, his twilight was too heavy, and he already had some rotten aura.

It's not that his life is short, but the person's face looks like that stubborn old immortal.

However, on the surface, Gu Bin is long-sleeved and good at dancing, although as one of the representatives of the military, he cannot form a party, but he has not heard of any enemies and political enemies in the DPRK.

The noble mansion that is not connected to each other, in this noble capital, can play with himself without a sense of existence and not be noticed, which is also a kind of ability.

If it weren't for the last time, when Gu Bin openly questioned the Musket Bureau in the court, Fang Jue would not have deliberately understood him.

"Ding~"

After the two sat down, several of Gu Bin's descendants sat behind them, after all, with Fang Jue's current identity, this was a necessary way of hospitality.

Fang Jue was about to say something, when he heard the sound of silk bamboo and pipa in the house, he glanced sideways, and saw a few musicians playing in the corner.

Rao is in winter, and the hospitality is so thoughtful, it is worthy of being a Hou Mansion.

But today, Fang Jue is not in the mood to appreciate these.

"The national teacher has just been newly sealed, and it is the time for all parties to move around during the New Year's Festival, presumably there must be a city outside Fangjiazhuang, how can the national teacher still have the leisure to come to my house in person? Haha......"

Gu Bin didn't speak as upright as he was facing up.

It's not that he is a multi-faceted person, just because he is an official in the court, who can't understand the eight-sided exquisiteness and speak human words when he sees people.

In front of the emperor, everyone knows that the emperor likes direct ministers and doesn't like twists and turns, and everyone will restrain some fancy intestines.

Dealing with people is different, and it requires some language skills.

Gu Bin was very curious about why Fang Jue came here at this time.

said that he was visiting, but he didn't prepare a visit, which was by no means Fang Jue's habit.

He knew that although Fang Jue was young, he was not arrogant, and when he visited people with lower official ranks on weekdays, he would hand over prayer posts.

But today, even the gifts were brought, but they didn't pay a prayer?

What is this charter?

And also...... Gu Bin's afterglow glanced at Dian Yi, he was sitting next to Fang Jue, and the gift box was still in his hand.

didn't see the owner, so he gave the gift box away, and Gu Bin didn't want to ask.

But if it's a gift to the ancient mansion, why don't you hand it over? If it wasn't for the ancient mansion, why take it out and show it, it might as well be put on the carriage.

There is something wrong with this gift box!

Intuition told Gu Bin that Fang Jue was not here to visit, but that the person who came was not good.

And then, Fang Jue's words confirmed his intuition.

"The Old General."

Fang Jue spoke, simple and direct:

"After the year-end ceremony, do you know about the assassination of me?"

"Uh...... Well? ”

Gu Bin was surprised at first, then startled, and then frowned slightly and was a little angry.

Fang Jue only watched a few changes in his expression, no more than a second apart, and knew that he really didn't know.

Then, he turned his gaze to the person behind Gu Bin.

This person was already panicked, he felt uneasy at the first glance when he saw Fang Jue, but he didn't expect Fang Jue to ask directly, which caught him off guard, and secretly regretted that he shouldn't have come to sit with him.

Originally, as a murderer, he came to sit with Fang Jue with the intention of deliberately provoking.

"Gu Nanming?" Fang Jue called him by his name, his neck moved forward slightly, and said rudely, "Can you tell me, why did you want to assassinate me?" ”

"What?!"

The ancient family members present were all shocked.

The women playing music on the side also panicked, for fear that they would be killed because they knew too much.

Fang Jue didn't bother anyone, just to make this matter bigger.

"Nanming?" Gu Bin turned around and looked at his grandson behind him.

Gu Nanming, the eldest grandson of Gu Bin, is the heir cultivated by the Gu family.

Before Fang Jue entered Beijing, the so-called four jewels in the capital, this person had a place.

And Gu Nanming, now serving as the director of the Arsenal Department in the Ministry of War, is the sixth grade. Above him, there are Mukushiro and Wailang.

Among the powers of the Arsenal Division, there is one item worth noting - the weapon!

In other words, the weapons used in preparation for war are under the control of the Arsenal Division.

Gu Nanming, as the head of the six products of the arsenal division, had the opportunity to steal something from the arsenal.

Not to mention stealing, the means are too inferior, just counting the inventory every year and reporting a few naturally rotten weapons, this is not a difficult task.

Fang Jue had always been suspicious of the Ministry of Industry, but now it seems that not only the Ministry of Industry, but also the arsenal of the Ministry of War.

"What do you mean by what the national teacher said?"

Although he saw that his grandson was weak, Gu Bin still turned his head and asked Fang Jue with a solemn face.

Fang Jue didn't bother to cover it up, and said, "Naturally, I came to Xingshi to ask about the guilt." ”

"You...... You are presumptuous! ”

Before Gu Bin could speak, Gu Nanming spoke: "This is the ancient mansion sealed by the emperor, even if you are the national teacher of the first-class military marquis, you can't indiscriminately plant and bite here!" ”

And Fang Jue didn't argue with him, and asked calmly:

"I know, why did you kill me?"

"Are you jealous of my youth, or do you not want to see firearms come out?"

Gu Nanming sneered: "What is the national teacher talking nonsense, the lower officials don't understand!" ”

Gu Bin pondered, and when he saw Fang Jue's words, he knew that the other party had already decided.

He didn't ask if Fang Jue had any evidence, because at this level, it didn't matter if there was evidence or not.

There is no motivation and it is very important!

And then there's the ability to make motivation work.

Gu Nanming obviously agrees.

As a representative of the traditional military attaché, Gu Bin once openly resisted firearms in the imperial court, and his grandson was naturally the same.

Good to die or not, Gu Nanming is the head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War.

"You are expected, I can't produce evidence, so I still dare to bark at this time."

Fang Jue glanced at Gu Nanming with disdain, his father was sitting on the side, and he didn't dare to say half a word.

This kind of momentary help is easy to be considered involved, and when the time comes, it will not just be a personal grudge between Fang Jue and Gu Nanming.

If the entire Gu family is involved, it will be a bad thing.

"Hmph, I haven't done it, how can the national teacher plant it for me?" Gu Nanming had calmed down, and after thinking about it, he didn't think that his actions had left traces that could be called criminal evidence.

Fang Jue didn't argue with him, but said: "I'll give you the opportunity to name the conspirators, this matter is just a personal grudge between you and me." ”

"Otherwise......"

"What can you do?" Gu Nanming didn't pretend anymore, since he was locked, he spoke ambiguously, even if he recognized it?

You don't have evidence, what can you do to me?

Seeing that Gu Bin stopped talking, Fang Jue said: "Since you want to play assassination, then I will teach you what is called...... Assassination! ”

"Master National Teacher!"

Gu Bin panicked, and he hurriedly stared at Dianyi, for fear that this person would immediately break out.

This is the fourth master in the world on the list of emperors!

And Dianyi, who is already completely excited at this moment, his eyebrows are dancing, the young master is finally going to sacrifice me!

"Gollum ......"

Gu Nanming also choked suddenly, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and didn't dare to be arrogant.

"This is Jinling, a place to teach the law, does the national teacher want to provoke the tacit understanding of the entire Jinling?" Gu Nanming said in a deep voice.

In Jinling, there are all high-ranking officials and nobles, and these people have many rules for their own lives.

For example, you can't assassinate each other, that's a tacit understanding. Otherwise, everyone will raise dead soldiers to assassinate the enemy, and the court situation will not be turbulent and dead?

But Fang Jue doesn't care!

"Huh?"

Fang Jue sneered: "It's really interesting, at this time, you know that this is a place to teach the Fa? ”

When you assassinated Lao Tzu, why didn't you think about this stubble?

Glancing coldly at everyone in the Gu family, Fang Jue said: "The rise of firearms is unstoppable, if the Gu family provokes me again, don't blame me for not caring what great achievements you have made!" ”

Hearing this, everyone in the Gu family breathed a sigh of relief, and thought that Fang Jue was going to stop this matter.

Unexpectedly, Fang Jue stood up and said as he walked out: "Before dinner today, give me an explanation, otherwise you will bear the consequences, don't be unpredictable!" ”

After that, Dian Yi immediately put down the gift box and escorted Fang Jue out of the house.

Immediately, everyone in the Gu family turned their eyes to Gu Nanming.

"Nanming?" Gu Nanming's father, Gu Hua, asked angrily, "Is this really the case?" ”

"Father...... He has no evidence......" Gu Nanming said stiffly.

Gu Bin slammed the table: "Confused! ”

"Grandpa, don't worry, my family has 200 soldiers, and there is also His Majesty's honor, Fang Jue doesn't dare to mess around!" The second elder of the ancient family, Gu Qi, has a hard airway.

But the emptiness in his eyes can be seen by anyone.

If Fang Jue was playing assassination, they were not confident that they would be able to dodge.

"What did Fang Jue leave behind?" Someone asked.

Gu Bin gestured, and a grandson stepped forward and carefully opened the gift box with a dagger.

Seeing that there was no danger, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But then I saw that when the opened gift box was empty, one by one, my mood fell to the bottom.

"Empty box? Why? The grandson who opened the gift box was puzzled.

Gu Nanming gritted his teeth and touched his neck tremblingly, making sure that his head hadn't moved yet.

"Grandpa save me!" Gu Nanming was stunned, knelt down and cried.