It has been five or six days since the Wang family was dealt with. Although no one in the court mentioned how to deal with the Shangguan family, Gu Zixu knew that they were just expressing their dissatisfaction.
What Nangong Shuo did was undoubtedly to ignore the king's laws and act arbitrarily.
Gu Zixu looked at Nangong Shuo, frowning, hesitating several times not knowing how to speak.
Nangong Shuo raised his eyes from the memorial, looked at Gu Zixu lightly, and said calmly: "Do you want to ask me on behalf of the ministers how to deal with the Shangguancheng family?"
Nangong Shuo did not shy away from it. He knew no less than Gu Zixu about the civil and military thoughts in the court, but he just didn't want to pay attention to them.
Now that Gu Zixu was hesitant to speak, he spoke directly.
Seeing that Nangong Shuo did not evade, Gu Zixu said bluntly: "A Shuo, are you going to leave Shangguan's family's matter like this?"
In fact, he did not want to deal with the Shangguan family, but... as a minister, he did not want the young emperor who was supposed to be a wise king to be accused by the world of using power for personal gain, acting arbitrarily and without regard for others.
The foolish king of Wangfa.
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Zixu asked this question, Nangong Shuo's face immediately darkened.
However, it was not as sinister as before, there was still more of a hint of bitterness and helplessness on his face.
He put down the memorial in his hand, stood up and walked to Gu Zixu. His voice was slightly hoarse and he said: "Do you also think that I have to execute the whole family in Shangguancheng so that I can give a good explanation to the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the people of the world?"
"Ashuo..."
Gu Zixu pursed his lips and frowned without making a sound. He knew that any words he said now would seem extremely cruel.
Nangong Shuo suddenly laughed bitterly, "I promised Xiaoyu that I would do everything possible to protect her and our children, but I failed to do it."
His eyes turned red uncontrollably, even though he tried his best to hide it in front of Gu Zixu, "I couldn't do it. Now, the only thing I can do is to protect the person she wants to protect for her, no matter what method, even if
Even though everyone in the world calls her a foolish king, I still want to protect her family and her father. This is the only thing I can give her now."
Gu Zixu understood his pain very well, but he couldn't empathize with it.
He looked at Nangong Shuo and remained silent for a long time. Now, he realized more clearly that he really didn't deserve to love Xiao Yu.
From the beginning, Xiaoyu's choice of Ashuo was not wrong, but it was a pity that this man was an emperor who could not help himself.
Ah Shuo loves Xiao Yu more than he does, and he can love without any scruples. He will bear the burden of the world, the common people, and himself, and he will have no regrets.
And what about him?
Although he also loves Xiaoyu, he always stands as a minister and a prime minister, and only thinks about the country and the people.
Although he knew that the emperor could not abandon his beloved, he always asked him to deal with Shangguan's family according to the principles of the world.
What's the difference between him doing this and the Wang family? It's just that the reasons are different.
After a while, he sighed helplessly to Nangong Shuo, "A Shuo, you are the emperor. This is the only path you can choose. What else can you do?"
Nangong Shuo remained silent, just slowly casting his gaze out the window. Seeing that the sunlight was particularly bright and warm at this time, he suddenly laughed with some relief.
His eyes retracted from the window and rested on Gu Zixu's frowning face again. He smiled lightly and shook his head, saying: "No, I still have another way to go."