Chapter 3279 Thinking about danger
Outside Wujun city, Gu's Manor.
A group of people sighed long and short.
The tone can be high and low, and it can even form an aria chapter.
It is different from the miserable appearance on the front line. At the entrance of Gu's Manor, it is now very lively, with many carriages and horses crowded.
In the past, when these people came to pay homage to Gu Yong, the manager of Gu would probably block the situation. After receiving the famous assassin, they would politely express their health discomfort and happened to be away. They would give a return gift to ask the person they paid for going back.
Today is different from the past. When the front line of the Jiangdong expedition army was reported, the sensitive Jiangdong gentry and gentry children also smelled the different smells contained in it and came to visit Gu. Gu Yong had never seen him before, but now he finally opened the door to accept guests. Although he still said on the surface that he would not talk about state affairs, but just talk about family matters, eat some simple meals, and enjoy some beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, this is already a strong signal for those who are interested!
The place where Gu Yong was having a banquet was the flower hall in the side courtyard.
This hall is built near the water, facing the lotus pond, which is three-bedroom, open to the south, and is closed by gables from east to west. There is a spacious platform in front of the hall, and a deep pool in front of the platform. Rockery is arranged in the pond, lotus flowers are planted, and some red carp are raised in the water. From time to time, they run to the edge of the pond, swaying and turning their tails, splashing ripples, just like the children of the gentry in the flower hall, spitting out inexplicable bubbles.
Gu Yong did not wear a crown, but just wrapped his head with a piece of brocade. He also looked very casual and chatted with the visiting guests casually.
The disadvantage of Jiangdongdongxi is not good. No matter from any perspective, it seems to be a sad thing. However, in the flower hall, since there is no discussion of state affairs, there is no such thing as sadness.
It's really just a chat, not a single matter of family and country.
There were servants and maids flowing in the flower hall.
The people here are chatting and laughing, as if there is joy in every gap in the flower hall.
As for who said something to whom, or what he discussed something, or what he heard, it actually doesn't matter.
What's important is that people are coming.
Then, who didn't come?
Just like the leader may not necessarily remember who was toasting, but most of them will remember who dared not to come to toast?
Now everyone knows that this is taking sides, and what comes is an attitude.
After a while, Gu Yong stood up, coughed twice, and said loudly: "Today's sunshine is shining brightly, the wind is bright, and the scenery is so prosperous. It is really rare. Let's gather with all the talents to share the friendship. I am very lucky to prepare a small banquet, simple and negligent. Please forgive me."
Everyone responded one after another.
Just as everyone was laughing, Gu's internal manager came to Gu Yong without showing any expression, as if he was coming to pour water for Gu Yong...
Gu Yong's eyes moved.
The Gu family's internal manager nodded slightly, then said nothing, just added water to Gu Yong, and went back.
After a while, Gu Yong pretended to be changing his clothes. He got off the hall and turned the back porch and saw the inner manager standing under the porch.
"Who is here?" Gu Yong asked.
The inner manager stretched out three fingers.
The third brother of the Zhang family.
Zhang Fen.
Gu Yong snorted, "I guess he was also from the main entrance?"
The inner manager shook his head and said, "I came in from the corner gate. I have already arranged it in the side hall."
"Hmm." Gu Yong nodded.
In the current situation, the direct people of Zhang Zhao must not be able to show up here. Only Zhang Fen, who is a "unlearning and ignorant" slut, seems to be able to do something to come to the Gu family.
In fact, Zhang Fen doesn’t just know how to spend time and money. He also has certain attainments in machinery and equipment. It is said that the design of the new warship of the Jiangdong Army has been due to his contributions...
Gu Yong turned over the small garden, walked through the courtyard gate, and arrived at the side courtyard.
From a distance, I saw Zhang Fen pulling the newly bloomed peonies of the Gu family at the door of the hall...
"Hand..." Gu Yong was shocked and hurriedly reached out to greet him, but unfortunately it was too late.
Zhang Fen had already pinched the peony flower and inserted his backhand into his ear, "Ahaha, what a flower, what a peony!"
Seeing Gu Yong coming, Zhang Fen stepped forward and bowed to the court, "Today I saw Gu's peonies, it was indeed extraordinary! It is said that peonies are the most precious among flowers! At the beginning of spring, all things resurrected, and flowers competed for beauty. Only peonies bloomed late, and those who seemed noble came later. Only if they did not fight for it would be a fight. Its posture was graceful and luxurious, colorful, like a pile of brocades, extremely beautiful. Its appearance was layered, like a fairy veil, swinging lightly in the wind, graceful and colorful."
"This flower is like a pearl in the palm, adding color to all directions, standing alone and proudly above the fragrance, demonstrating its extraordinary temperament. Its gorgeous colors, graceful appearance, and rich fragrance are all beyond the reach of flowers in the world. It can be said to be the leader among flowers!"
Gu Yong laughed twice, twitched the corner of his mouth with some pain, and then glanced at the inner manager.
The internal manager can only bow his head.
Who would have thought that Zhang Fen would take action when he came up?
Gu Yong invited Zhang Fen to come in and took a seat with the host and guests.
Zhang Fen deliberately picked the flowers and put them in front of his nose and sniffed them vigorously, "Ahh, it smells so good, (╯▽╰) It smells so good~~"
"Yeah!" Facing Zhang Fen's rogue appearance, Gu Yong also had a headache, "Why should the Zhang family husband be like this? If you have something to do, just talk about it carefully, why bother me to ruin my beloved thing?"
"Oh?" Zhang Fen pretended to be surprised, "I never thought... it turned out to be... It was really a kid, guilty, sin..."
Gu Yong waved his hand, "If there is nothing wrong, I will lose my companionship. There are still guests in the front hall, so I cannot be treated too slowly."
He said that, but Gu Yong had no intention of getting up, and just stared at Zhang Fen with his eyes.
Zhang Fen no longer smiled, slowly became serious, and threw the flowers in his hand on the table, "I have a word from Gu Jun. I don't know whether to say it or not."
"Hmph." Gu Yong stretched out his hand to signal.
When I got here, I asked me if I was a paddle or a pulp?
Could it be that I said I could not be a good person, and I could not take it away?
"Kill the four thieves!" Zhang Fen said in a deep voice.
Gu Yong's eyebrows and eyes suddenly jumped!
The four thieves mentioned by Zhang Fen are Jin Qi, Mao Gan, Chen Pu, and Zushan.
The atmosphere in the side hall suddenly became almost solidified.
If Zhang Fen had just pinched Gu Yong's beloved flower before, then it would be like slapping Gu Yong's mouth or pulling off Gu Yong's crotch.
Previously, in order to raise money, grain and labor sent to the front line, Sun Quan did not hesitate to let the people of Jiangdong suffer and endure it. After all, it was for the great cause of Jiangdong and for a better future, so the food prices in Jiangdong remained high and ordinary people were displaced.
That's right, kill the chicken to get the eggs.
The egg was later taken away by Sun Quan and sent to the front line.
So, what about the remaining chicken after taking the eggs?
In the blink of an eye, there was only a piece of messy feathers and a few bones left.
Gu Yong narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhang Fen, neither saying permission nor denying it.
Just like some big gangs in the Mi Empire in later generations, if they have no connection with PD, congressman, or company, they are just a native pure and simple little white flower that has its own soil to grow in the garden?
Sect thieves and thieves are all thieves.
White gloves, black gloves, gray gloves, various gloves.
Even the seafood sellers need to be covered by someone, let alone such a big bandit?
"I was the one who was borne by the Zhang family before. At that time, our Zhang family didn't eat a bite of meat!" Zhang Fen said slowly, "Now, all the scoldings are scolded. You can't even ask my Zhang family to compensate for the account of eating meat? As a human being, you have to talk with your conscience!"
Zhang Zhao was previously responsible for raising the logistics food and grass for Sun Quan to the Western Expedition Army and to work hard on the civilians.
Gu Yong smiled, "Oh? It's really not necessary to say that. But I don't know how much meat you need to prepare? How many people are there in the Zhang family's Langjun's family?"
『Ah hahaha,』 Zhang Fen laughed,『It's really not that important to have more people than fewer people... What's important is...hahaha, I heard that people who share meat must be divided into the last piece of meat before they can be considered their own. I wonder if Mr. Gu agrees?"
Split meat?
"The Zhang family's husband's words are somewhat reasonable," Gu Yong said with a smile, "But someone did not do such a battalion, so he would not comment."
"Oh?" Zhang Fen stretched out his finger and pointed to the direction of the Gu family's flower hall. "Can they all bring their own wine and meat to the Gu family for the banquet?"
Gu Yong narrowed his eyes, "The Zhang family husband really loves to joke... Now he is being beaten by others, so there is no way to argue about this."
"Ah, this blade will soon become dull!" Zhang Fen yawned, "Either polish it or you can only change it."
"This is true?" Gu Yong asked.
Zhang Fen laughed and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Mr. Gu is so... But Mr. Gu, although this knife is dull, it is not impossible to use it to kill people... So these four thieves are in trouble with Jiangdong, disturbing the people, and harming the innocent... Shouldn't they deal with it heavily to calm the people's hearts and follow the public's opinions? After all... If this knife is always held in his hand and is bloody, who will come to get close to me?"
Gu Yong was silent for a long time, "This matter is not something that can be decided by someone."
Zhang Fen laughed, "I heard that there are good flowers, wine and food here, but I wonder if the boy can talk about it?"
Gu Yong stood up, "Don't dislike Gu's slowness."
After saying that, Gu Yong bowed to Zhang Fen as a gift, then left the side hall and signaled to the inward manager, "Good hospitality."
The internal manager agreed not to mention it.
While walking forward, Gu Yong thought, and while passing by the corridor, he whispered: "Go and send a message to the three families... Let's meet tomorrow night..."
In the dark corner of the corridor, a shadow swayed. It seemed that someone bowed to Gu Yong and disappeared immediately.
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The place where Gu Yong chose to meet with the representatives of the three families was in a Taoist temple.
Compared to the bald monk, Gu Yong thought it was better to have a local Taoist school.
The Taoist temple is between the mountains and forests, with one side of the cliff and the other side of the ramp, so anyone who comes can be seen on a high place. Although the Taoist temple cannot be said to be full of incense during the day, there are still many people who come and pray to the immortals, which makes Gu Yong and others wearing casual clothes not too abrupt and obvious.
When I got up the mountain, it was getting late, so it was very normal to stay in the guest room of Taoist temple on the mountain for a night and wait for the next day to go down the mountain. Even if no one could find any problem.
The moon rises to the treetops.
Gu Yong sat quietly in the room.
I don’t know how long it took, but a shadow swayed in the corridor, “Master, everyone has arrived.”
"Yeah." Gu Yong responded, got up, and walked out of the guest room.
Outside the guest rooms is a long corridor.
The Taoist temple is very quiet.
Gu Yong walked slowly in the corridor. The wooden boards under his feet were loose, and they couldn't help but make a creaking sound, rippling in the night.
Taoism developed earlier in Jiangdong and Wudi.
For example, Master Ge Tian’s alchemy sect is very famous in Jiangdong.
However, due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the influence of the three brothers of Zhang Jiao, some Taoist people were regarded as dangerous elements and were suppressed for a while. In addition, Zhang Lu was in a state of unity in Hanzhong, which made the local princes feel alert. However, as the Yellow Turban Rebellion was quelled, the impact gradually dissipated, and the disputes in the world changed from chaos to a state of stagnation, and the local suppression of Taoism was no longer so strict...
Outside the gate of the back hall, a Taoist priest bowed his head with one hand.
Gu Yong stopped and returned the greeting.
The Taoist temple worships God Xuantian.
The Emperor Xuantian is also called the Emperor Xuanwu, the True Lord of Yousheng, etc.
The late Eastern Han Dynasty was the stage of Xuanwu's status rising, so there was no problem in worshiping Xuantian God here in Jiangdong.
After the formation of Taoism, the first of the seven Xuanwu constellations, namely Douxing, also known as Nandou, was respected because of the belief that "Nandou is imprisoned for life and Beidou is imprisoned for death".
At first, Xuanwu was just a guardian god in Taoism, but because the people's belief in it continued to deepen, the position and status he mastered became increasingly prominent, and eventually became the great god God worshipped by Taoism.
From a certain perspective, it is obvious that the Xuantian God finally ascended the throne of the Heavenly Emperor, relying on the faith of thousands of people, and it is also a reflection of the people's hearts and opinions...
Gu Yong stood at the back door and looked up at the statue of the god in the hall.
The light and fire of the eternal lamp before the statue of the god illuminates on the statue of the god.
"Dare you dare to ask the Taoist priest, are there any equal parts of the gods?" Gu Yong looked at the statue and asked softly.
The Taoist priest recited the Infinite Heavenly Lord aside, and said, "There are equal parts. Those who practice the highest immortals will ascend to the void, have an invisible body, and will be in the same body as the Tao, and will never have a disaster. The highest immortal ascends to heaven in the sun, live in the upper palace, and have infinite blessings. The middle immortals can form palaces in the sky, drink the flowing clouds and eat the essence, and they will be thousands of miles in a single thought. The lower immortals often live in famous cave palaces, lead ghosts and gods in the three realms, and control the life and death of life and death on the ground. The lower immortals have merits and accumulate kalpas, and they should also replenish the heavenly immortals. This is the difference between the upper and lower immortals.
Gu Yong nodded, but after a moment he shook his head again, "If you are an immortal, you will inevitably work hard, and you will be in charge of ghosts and gods' worries about life and death..."
The Taoist arched, "Under the great way, there are straw dogs."
『…』
Gu Yong nodded, then bowed to God Xuantian in the back hall, bid farewell to the Taoist priest, and turned around and passed the back hall.
The Taoist priest watched Gu Yong leave, and then worshiped the statue of the god of the Xuantian God. His eyes closed slightly, his lips moved slightly, and his voice was muttering softly. If he had not been sticked very close, it would have been difficult to detect. "... I sincerely convert to the origin of Yin and Yang ancestors of Heaven and Earth, received the imperial edict from God, and held the mantras and seal scripts to spiritual treasures. I collected brocade seal scripts, exhaled the essence of the five qi, and emitted the three lights of the three lights. I refined and controlled the body, suppressed evil spirits, great compassion, great sages, great compassion, five spirits, five elders, and five directions to save people and protect their lives..."
Gu Yong entered the backyard, turned over the patio, and walked a few more steps. There was a bamboo forest with a winding path in the forest, revealing a corner of the thatched cottage.
The curtain had already been set up in the thatched cottage, and the silver charcoal that drove away the cold was lit, and the tea soup was cooked.
The three people who had arrived early were shocked when they saw Gu Yong coming in person, and then quickly stepped out of the thatched cottage to greet him.
Gu Yong waved his hand and helped the three of them up one by one, then immediately entered the thatched cottage, and sat down in the main and second place.
After a little silence, Gu Yong whispered: "What do you think about Zhang's words?"
Someone immediately said, "Don't take it seriously. If we really kill the Four Mountains Kings, wouldn't we betray ourselves?"
Jin Qi, Mao Gan, Chen Pu, and Zushan are each called Shanwang.
"If Mr. Zhang comes in person...then it would be fine. Now he is just a son of Zhang. He is talking around in a fog. What kind of face does Mr. Gu give him?"
『That's it, that's it!』
"Good, please relax. The four mountain kings are all old people, and they are very happy and profitable. Even if there are some inappropriate points, they will push the Yue people. Isn't it just a clean one?"
『Yes, yes…』
The three of them squirted, no matter what they said, they mostly meant the same thing, that is, the four bandit leaders, it would be better to keep them and not be killed.
In fact, the reason why the three families cannot be killed is not that they have any feelings for these four bandit leaders, but that they have interests.
Gu Yong could understand it, but after listening to the three of them telling each other, he said: "If this... is not what Mr. Zhang wants to do it, but the lord wants to do it..."
"This... won't be possible?"
The three of them were shocked.
Gu Yong said softly: "Zhu Junli was defeated and Lu Zijing rushed to pay homage to his lord, so the lord sent more doctors and medicines to the place where the governor of Zhou..."
"Is this Zhou Gongjin going to lead the army?"
『His body...』
"If this is...it's still a real life fight..."
"However, this one has another with the Four Mountains King... Oh, I understand... In this way, it's really a headache..."
The people here are not very talented, especially the internal fighting skills are all full, so they quickly understood what Gu Yong meant.
Now Zhou Yu is likely to take over the front-line military affairs, so the unstable factors in the rear of Jiangdong must be eliminated before Zhou Yu is dispatched, or at least suppressed for a while. Then the four major bandits who performed "excellent" in the refugee wave a few days ago naturally became the primary unstable factors that need to be eliminated.
If Gu Yong and others do it themselves and divide the relationship, they can also distinguish some of the relationship. If Zhou Yu takes action, it will be even more troublesome to get involved...
Therefore, as Zhang Zhao, who was fighting and cooperating with the Jiangdong gentry, selling well at the right time becomes a natural choice. Anyway, Zhang Zhao and the pro-war faction have always been unable to get along, and secretly pulling the pro-war faction's pro-war faction is also a natural choice.
"But if there is really no arms...if there is a real turmoil, wouldn't we be like the past, and we can only be..."
"Yes, Brother Lu's death is especially in front of you!"
"Yes, right!"
『Hmm…』 Gu Yong closed his eyes and sighed. After a moment, he opened his eyes and glanced at the three of them.『I heard... Now after King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were in Jiaozhou, comforting the local area, reducing taxes and rents, recruiting wise men... He was strong and powerful, and he was quite heroic...』
"hiss……"
"Your Majesty Gu means..."
Gu Yong waved his hand and said, "I don't mean anything... It's just this person, you should always be prepared for danger in times of peace..."
The three seemed to understand something.
Chapter completed!