Chapter 245:-for-tat, the dust settled
"When you left, Master, no one expected you to go for so long."
Cang, who was already a fat man of two hundred pounds, said cautiously: "This. Young Mu Ai, human nature. ”
Looking at Cang's trembling appearance, Gu Dan sneered, "That's what I'm talking about?" I want you to explain how you married so much. ”
As Tongcang said, young Muai.
Gu Dan has been gone for so long, of course, he is not blaming Cang for marrying without telling him.
If the age of six to sixteen is the time to shape the foundation of a person's own character, then the age of sixteen to twenty-six is usually the time when a person changes the most.
During the period when Cang had grown up and changed the most, Gu Dan was not here, so naturally he would not interfere much.
But marrying so many wives and concubines in one breath is really a bit outrageous.
Although it is not without three wives and four concubines in this era, and the emperor is seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courts, but this kind of natural human stallion, Gu Dan is still the first time he has encountered it, and he is still a kid raised by himself!
It is said that those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black, what is there like him in Cang?
Gu Dan was skeptical.
"Ahem."
Cang coughed awkwardly and explained: "In the third year of your departure, Cui'er became pregnant, and she couldn't delay it, so she got married without waiting for the master to come back. ”
Gu Dan just looked at him silently, this is just one.
"Later Yun'er, Yan'er, Duo'er, Qi'er."
After noticing Gu Danhei's deep face, he finally shut up silently, forcibly squeezed out a smile and said, "It's all because of a series of coincidences." ”
"The coincidence in your mouth is really different from others!
Let's be honest, how many did I marry during my absence? How many of your children do you have? ”
"It's not as much as you think, I'm married to about thirteen, and I have nine children."
Cang said very carefully.
"Hiss~"
Gu Dan gasped and heard the meaning of Cang's words.
There are thirteen who are married, but what about those who are not?!
Gu Dan's eyes swept up and down at Cang, why didn't he realize that this kid still had the potential to be a thief? The same is true of the hungry ghosts in the color.
"Master, don't get me wrong, I definitely didn't do anything to coerce or induce me to marry and rob me! It's just that you're not here, and Brother Xun, Your Majesty, and even the giant are watching, if I dared to do that kind of thing, I would have been dismantled a long time ago, right? ”
Cang hurriedly explained: "We are combined, it is absolutely your and my willingness, not mixed with anything else!" ”
"Huh!"
Gu Dan sneered, "Then what do they want from you?" Figure you can't make two hundred pounds? When the children of those big families do evil, which one doesn't say that others are 'willing'? ”
"Me"
Cang's face was flushed, but his thoughts were still clear, and he immediately said: "Master, don't look down on people, we are now also members of the five grades of the imperial court, full of poetry and books, good conduct, and never evil." Although there are more people to marry, but they are all you and I will, there is no trace of falsehood, if you don't believe my words, you can ask Brother Xun, ask Your Majesty, even if you ask the giant! ”
It's hard to prove yourself.
Although Cang is firmly sure that he just likes a little more people, it is really not easy to explain this kind of thing by himself.
"I'll ask."
After a few glances, Gu Dan's face also softened.
Although what Cang did was still outrageous, how to say that Cang also grew up in a small courtyard.
Look at who are the figures he has been exposed to when he snuggles up beside him?
Gu Dan, Xun Ke, poultry Li wins!
Take out any one that can be called a representative of the righteous path in the world, even if it is a piece of ink stone, it should be dyed white, right?
Even if others will cover up a few points because of Cang's relationship and turn a blind eye, Yu Lisheng will definitely not give Cang any face, even if Wang Mang speaks, it is not easy to make it.
This point, Gu Dan is still very certain.
Since Cang can appear in front of him safely, it should indeed not have violated public order and good customs, or even moral laws, but it is inevitable that he will look a little Meng Lang.
"Those. How do you settle your wives and concubines and children? ”
After thinking about it, Gu Dan still asked.
Now that he is back, he is naturally not used to being surrounded by a group of warblers and swallows - not to mention that these girls are all women who have grown up with apprentices.
As for letting him see the child one more time?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
If there is another guy like Cang among them, his reputation will be ruined, and he can't be washed clean.
At the thought of this possibility, Gu Dan felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
Although he doesn't care about his reputation, he doesn't want to carry this kind of pot!
If you don't care much, it doesn't mean you like gossip!
"Don't worry, I've already bought a big house with my money, and they live there on weekdays. As for the children, I don't have to bother the master, I specially invited the teacher, who is rich in talent and knows how to work hard. No matter how big or small the family is, they will be punished severely, and they will not tolerate anything that violates the law. ”
Cang opened his mouth almost without the slightest hesitation, obviously he had already prepared for this kind of thing, "After you come back, if you want to meet them, you can let them come and visit you, if the master is unwilling, I will never let them bother you!" ”
Gu Dan has always been quite indifferent in front of outsiders, and only after getting along for a long time will he notice the deeply buried warmth under the indifference.
Cang knows very well that his master has never liked to intersect too much with unfamiliar people, if he really wants to hand over a bunch of little guys at home to Gu Dan to bring, I'm afraid he won't even be able to get out of the door of the small courtyard.
"You've got a lot of things to think about."
Gu Dan still nodded, what if he didn't nod?
When the child grows up, he has his own life and his own choices, after all, he is not a child, and he can find a reason to hang his head on a tree to dry for a while.
Cang's own children are all married, and they are all married, so you can't beat the mandarin ducks, right?
Gu Dan is not that kind of person.
As long as Cang really doesn't use this kind of means of forced bribery, then love it, out of sight and out of mind.
"Let's not talk about that."
After escaping the catastrophe in front of him, Cang Xin was also relieved, and immediately changed the topic: "Master, you also heard the wind and came back?" ”
His master didn't marry anyone, and it was indeed a bit out of place for him to marry so much, and it didn't sound good to spread out, so it was the best choice not to mention it.
"The wind?"
Gu Dan raised his eyebrows slightly, "What kind of rumors?" ”
"Brother Xun and Juzi are about to fight, and Your Majesty can't stop it, let alone me."
Cang scratched his chubby cheeks, and said a little helplessly: "If you don't come back, even Your Majesty doesn't know what to do." ”
"Xun Ke and Yu Lisheng are about to fight?"
Gu Dan was also quite surprised.
When Xun Ke was young, Yu Lisheng would discuss with Xun Ke for three days, and then use force to clean up Xun Ke.
But with the increase of Xun Ke's age and his spontaneous efforts to practice martial arts, Yu Lisheng did not fight with Xun Ke again.
After so many years, Xun Ke is not a cautious person, why do you still have to fight when you grow up? You can't just want to get back the face that was pressed to the ground back then!
"yes!"
Cang nodded again and again, "It's a long story, you haven't been here for so long, and a lot has happened. Now Brother Xun is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he wants to be in charge of the etiquette of the world, but he has a conflict with the giant. At the beginning, it was only a slight conflict, but it has intensified in the past few years, and everyone in the entire court knows about it.
The key is that no one dares to give an accurate word about this matter, even His Majesty can only dissuade him on both sides, and it is difficult to give an exact answer. It's not a problem to keep going like this, but I'm glad you're back. ”
"Oh?"
Gu Dan was slightly suspicious.
Wang Mang is not an indecisive person, otherwise he would not have let Wang Mang come to sit in this world.
If it is just a simple contradiction, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible for Wang Mang to be in the middle and thin mud.
Perhaps it should be said that when Wang Mang and the mud were there, he had already expressed his attitude.
He definitely supports Xun Ke.
Because in the Xia Dynasty, supporting the Mo family itself is a kind of correctness, where is the need to stand in the middle and be in a dilemma?
Since it will be difficult, it means that it is contrary to the Mo family!
Although Wang Mang was the emperor, he borrowed too much fame from Moqiu when he ascended the throne, and even the Mo family became the state religion.
Even if Yu Lisheng doesn't interfere much in the affairs of the temple, if he really wants to treat the Mo family as nothing, it will inevitably look down on people too much.
Since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, in the past 20 years, whether it is propaganda or doing things, it has been deeply bound to the Mo family, where can it be said clearly in three or two sentences?
Now that there is a conflict with the Mo family, but it is difficult to solve it head-on, then I have to use the procrastination trick.
But in this way, things will not go away, it will only drag on bigger and bigger, and it is not the way of a wise man, unless Wang Mang is sure that he will win if he drags it out!
Worried about his thoughts, he was not a stupid person, and he had already figured out the twists and turns in an instant.
Even if he didn't know what it was, he could make Wang Mang, Xun Ke and Yu Lisheng go toe-to-toe and not give in to each other, but the thoughts of several people have been figured out by him.
No matter how you say it, it is a group of people he watched grow up, and during this time, he was scheming, like a few treasures.
"Then go over and have a look."
Gu Dan also came a little interested.
Since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, except for two national policies, he has not asked a single thing.
From what he saw and heard along the way when he came back, it was enough to see that the Xia Dynasty was running very well, and it did not disappoint him.
But since Cang Du has pinned his hopes on him, it is probably indistinguishable between the two in Cang's opinion, and he can't even make up his mind, hoping that he, a person who is extremely heavy in front of Xun Ke, Wang Mang, and Yu Lisheng, will speak to solve this matter.
As long as he speaks, all the disturbances can be stopped, and the power can be used in one place, and there is no need to engage in his own people, who are for tat and do not give in to each other.
After all, although these people are all juniors in Gu Dan's eyes, in fact, Cang is the one who is even younger, don't look at marrying so many wives and concubines now, the right to speak cannot be said to be nothing, it can only be said that one of them cannot be provoked.
The two were about to rush to the palace, but when they opened the door, they saw a beautifully dressed woman with a beautiful face wandering in front of the door, walking back and forth in front of the small courtyard.
As soon as the door opened, the woman was startled and took a few steps back.
Then his eyes were firmly locked on Cang's body, his eyes looked at his face for a while, and asked, "Are you Cang?" ”
Cang's whole person was not good, and he hurriedly said: "Master, I promise, I really don't know this!" ”
"Huh."
A smile squeezed out of the corner of Gu Dan's mouth, if he hadn't seen so many wives and concubines, he might have been able to believe it, but now
"He's Cang, what does the girl want to say? It doesn't hurt to tell me. If you have been wronged or bullied by him, speak boldly and speak out, and I will give you justice! ”
Gu Dan waved his hand lightly, and an invisible true qi flew out, directly forcibly blocking Cang's mouth.
"No, no."
The woman waved her hand again and again and explained, "Dare to ask here, but the previous Mojia Martial Arts Hall?" ”
Mojia Martial Arts Hall
This name has not been mentioned for a while, and when he suddenly heard it, Gu Dan nodded lightly, "Exactly." ”
"That shouldn't be wrong."
The woman's face showed a beautiful smile and pointed to her cheek, "Cang, it's me!" ”
Cang, who was gagged by true qi: "??? ”
Who are you?
Do we know each other well?!
I haven't seen you before!
Sister, if you talk nonsense at this time, I'm afraid of your life!
However, Cang, who couldn't speak, could only squeeze out a "woo" sound in his throat, shaking his head frantically from side to side, like a rattle.
Xu was aware of Cang's embarrassment, and the smile on the woman's face became a little bigger, and said, "We were neighbors before!" When I was a child, you burned books for me to keep warm, don't you remember? ”
"Huh? Well! ”
Cang, who shook his head frantically, was stunned for a moment, and then recalled the days when he was hung up and smoked, and shook his head even harder, eager to shake out the afterimage.
Cang's reaction was not mentioned for the time being, but Gu Dan immediately remembered it.
"Are you Aunt Li's granddaughter?"
Gu Dan remembers it very clearly.
At the beginning, the little girl sat in Xiaoying's arms and said lightly, "Sister, I want to be a dog", Gu Dan can be said to be fresh in her memory.
It was precisely because he had seen so much suffering with his own eyes that he would walk out of the house as soon as he was promoted to the Great Grandmaster.
However, the little girl at that time was still a small person, and now she is also slim, dignified and generous.
Thinking about it, she shouldn't remember what she said at the beginning, after all, there is no taboo in children's words.
"yes."
The woman nodded slightly, "Grandma has always said that if it wasn't for the help of Cang's elders, I would definitely not be able to return to my hometown alive, so I must remember to come back and thank Cang and his elders when I grow up." ”
At that time, she was too young to remember anything, and could only vaguely remember the bear child who burned books for warmth from the vague years, so she didn't dare to recognize her.
But Grandma kept talking about it, even her last words before she died, so she wanted to come here for a special trip - but in fact, she didn't really have the idea of bumping into it.
Twenty years have passed since then.
Even the dynasty has changed, where can the original neighbors still be there?
Even if she is, how can you have any impression of her?
At that time, she was just a child who couldn't speak very well.
But after all, it was a life-saving grace, even in order to give her grandmother an answer to the spirit in the sky, she had to come in person, but she never thought that she really saw Cang.
"I wonder where are the elders who saved us in the first place? I would like to thank you personally. ”
The woman said seriously: "If it weren't for their help, I wouldn't have grown so big." ”
Cang's gaze involuntarily turned to Gu Dan.
Gu Dan stood there like a sculpture, speechless for a long time.
Over the years, he has indeed saved many people, many, many people.
To exaggerate a little more, whether it is the Xia Dynasty, or the people living in Daqi, Dayong, Daqing, and Dayueli, there is nothing wrong with thanking him.
But the little girl in front of him was really not saved by him.
He prepared gifts and money for Aunt Li, but Aunt Li refused.
It was Lin Xiaoyi who really helped their family.
It was Lin Xiaoyi who quietly sent someone to escort them back to their hometown.
The person the girl should really thank is also Lin Xiaoyi.
But Lin Xiaoyi is no longer there.
He didn't give the girl an answer.
It's just that at this time, there is a little happiness in my heart - glad that Xiaoying is not here.
It's the memories that are inadvertently evoked that really touch people's hearts.
Perhaps, he really shouldn't have been so defensive about Lin Xiaoyi at the beginning, if he seemed closer, Lin Xiaoyi might not have used his own way to complete that revenge.
But there was no if.
No one can be sure of what others think, let alone see everything that follows.
"She's gone."
Gu Dan waved his hand and dispelled the true qi that blocked Cang's mouth, "Let Cang accompany you to take a stroll in the imperial capital, since you are here, you can also see where your ancestors lived." ”
Without any hesitation, he walked in the direction of the palace.
The woman stared at Gu Dan's back, not knowing why.
I just vaguely heard Gu Dan singing something weird.
"Today, I am close to each other, and I am traveling again.
Farewell this morning, see Erdang He Qiu. ”
(End of chapter)