In the detention room, Gu Shen completely collapsed after hearing his cousin's answer. He lay on the iron chair and cried bitterly: "Brother, I... we never thought... things would go to this point. It was not my father's wish to form the Tongmenghui. All the rebel generals in the Second World War Zone were dissatisfied with Lin Yaozong's appearance on stage. They felt that the Lin clan was unified in the eighth district, and in foreign warfare, the Gu clan was not as powerful as our Gu clan... and when he came up, he had to cut down the vassals, and... to break up the family factions and take away the positions of meritorious generals, so the generals did not do it."

Gu Yan smoked and did not respond.

"Even if the leader of the Tongmenghui is not my father, he will be someone else. It will be sooner or later that the Second World War Zone will be out of control. No one can suppress the generals who have passed on the battlefield for many times except the uncle." Gu Shen continued: "My father had no choice but to come to the stage. I advised him, but he said that he didn't know how big it would be for others to be the leader of the Tongmenghui, but he was the leader, and the eighth district was still controllable. He told me that after the uncle left, we forced Lin Yaozong to compromise through political oppression and autonomy. With the support of the Chen clan, Lin Yaozong could not play such a big plate alone. As long as he was willing to hand over the rights and let the new governor of the three major regions be born from the Gu clan, everyone would be in peace."

Gu Yan glanced at him and remained silent.

"We didn't fucking want to fight a civil war. The Tongmenghui was also in a state of avoidance and dormant in the early stage. We were just waiting for our uncle to leave... but we didn't expect that the pressing of Qin Yu and Lin Yaozong made the Tongmenghui completely exposed... The things were pushed back step by step, which created today's situation." Gu Shen looked at his cousin with tears on his face: "...What I said is true, today's situation is not what we want."

Gu Yan turned his head to look at him and suddenly asked, "Xiaoshen, you and I are brothers with the same blood on them. They have played together since childhood. When we were young, we almost didn't distinguish each other. You have everything. But when we became an adult... because I was the son of the Gu leader, I always took a few steps faster than you in career. You became a soldier, and I went to study; you were promoted to battalion commander, and I returned to the army; when you became a brigade commander, I became the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Advance Army. Both of you and I were surnamed Gu, and they were both ancestors... But the treatment I received in career has never been the same... To be honest with me, have you ever been unbalanced?"

When Gu Shen heard this, he was stunned.

"I believe what you said, but he still turned against it. Whether the purpose is to make me the governor or... or... own power, it doesn't matter." Gu Yan's lips twitched, and his voice continued tremblingly: "I have never blamed you because he is your father. You should help him fulfill any wish. But at the same time... I am also fulfilling my father's last wish. I have never thought of being a bullshit governor... I will never forget what my father said to me before he died... He said... Gu's family is so big, but before he died, he only had me as a relative. What's the good thing about the governor?!! In the end... there are no people around him..."

Gu Shen shed tears and was speechless.

"...Xiaoshen, with your brother here, no one can kill you." Gu Yan slowly stood up, touched the other person's head and said, "My family is destroyed... you are the only relative. I... I protect you... just like when I was a child, my second uncle protected me."

After saying that, Gu Yan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and turned around and left. He knew that he could not protect Gu Taixian, nor could he protect him. The war in the eighth district had begun, and the losers would definitely pay for this military war.

...

In Qufu, in the combat room of the Second World War Command, all the generals left after Gu Taixian's persuasion, and only himself and Meng Xi were left in the house.

"Are you Mr. Meng's son?" Gu Taixian asked.

"Yes." Meng Xi admitted frankly.

"That's wrong. I've never heard of the Meng family with you?" Gu Taixian looked at Meng Xi with some wonder.

"I am his illegitimate son. He has a high status, an official position, and a literati. He cherishes his reputation very much." Meng Xi replied in a trembling voice: "So, my mother and I have been living in the outer area."

"What about your mother?"

"When I was in the outside area, I died of illness." Meng Xi replied in a low voice: "I hate Meng Zhaotang too... I have only returned to District 8 once for so many years, when he celebrated his 60th birthday."

"Meng Zhaotang's wife gave birth to three children, right?"

"Yes, I have two older brothers and one older sister." Meng Xi said this and clenched his fists: "They are all very nice to me, especially my elder brother. When I went to study in the outside area, I took good care of me... but they were all killed by you."

Gu Taixian was silent.

"Before Tang Zhang fell, the Meng family had decided to surrender. Why did you still kill them all?" Meng Xi asked.

Gu Taixian was silent for a while, turned his head and looked out the window and replied, "Meng Zhaotang, the first counselor of the Zhang family in Tang Dynasty, has the ability to instigate the troops. For me, it is better to kill him by mistake than let him go."

"…!" Meng Xi heard this and replied hoarsely: "So, today is your retribution."

"Maybe it." Gu Taixian looked at him: "Can you do what you said?"

"Yes." Meng Xi nodded without hesitation.

"In this way, you give me a message to Gu Yan and say... his second uncle... didn't expect to reach this point today." Gu Taixian picked up the pistol on the table and said hoarsely: "We have both old grudges, today. You go."

Meng Xi paused for a while, turned around and walked out.

"Then... Meng Xi, wait a moment!" Gu Taixian shouted.

Meng Xi turned his head.

"...I did something extreme in the Meng family." Gu Taixian paused and replied: "... People, the perspective of looking at something when they are in power is different from the perspective of looking at something when they are in a downturn. I'm sorry, let's encourage each other."

Meng Xi stopped for a moment and left decisively.

Gu Taixian stepped out of the room, held the gun, and shouted at the generals waiting for him: "...I'm sorry, everyone, I couldn't lead you... to win the last battle in my life. After defeat, I was the commander of the three armies and should take the initiative to bear all the consequences. For more than ten years of sharing honor and disgrace, we have so many emotions worth remembering... I hope that after my death, there will be no war in Qufu. Goodbye, brothers!"

"Kang!"

Gu Taixian committed suicide when the gunshots.

At the end of his journey, he did not ask his nephew for help, and asked the other party to use emotions as the price to protect his life.

Some people say he was put on the siege, while others say he stayed under Gu Tai'an for too long and was unbalanced inside, so the Tongmenghui was established.

Some people even say that he was one of the war gods and generals in the three major regions and made outstanding contributions to the nation in his early years. His death also represents the complete end of the older generation of leaders.

This is a person who is full of controversy in his later years of politics. Perhaps this is the history of a special period, without absolute glory or absolute darkness.
Chapter completed!