It can be said that Guo Xian, Master Tong, and others are traitors who want to consolidate their position and eradicate dissidents.
But what about the emperor’s reasons?
Gu Mo also thought about this issue very seriously, and she summed up many reasons, such as Gu Cong's upright temperament and his unwillingness to listen to the emperor's words, which made the emperor unhappy.
Another example is that military expenditures are too huge, and the emperor is afraid that he will ask the court for military expenditures.
Or maybe because of the struggle for imperial power, Gu Cong inadvertently participated in the struggle for the throne of several princes.
But these reasons are untenable if you think about it carefully.
Now that Gu Mo saw Huizong himself, he finally understood the reason why his father had to die.
In fact, the reason is really simple. The emperor and the entire upper-level bureaucracy did not want to break the balance with the Zhen Kingdom. They even wanted to conclude a century-old contract with the Dan Kingdom like the Dan Kingdom.
Zhen Guo's ambitions are obvious, and everyone knows that they cannot live in peace with the Central Plains Dynasty. Why does the emperor still firmly believe that the Hundred Years Agreement can be successfully concluded when Yu Guo's power is weak?
Because the contract with the Dan Kingdom was in front of him, and because there were already ministers around the emperor who were secretly discussing the matter with the Zhen Kingdom.
The emperor was content to live in peace, he was cowardly and selfish, and he did not want to go to war as long as there was some hope of successful peace talks.
But what about Gu Cong? He is brave and resourceful. He is a person who makes everyone in the Zhen Kingdom and the Dan Kingdom fear him. He is the undisputed number one among the military generals of the entire Yu Kingdom.
He does not have the philistine cunning of Master Guo, nor does he have the sycophantic, extravagant and lustful nature of Mr. Tong, nor does he have the greedy and lustful nature of court officials.
Wherever the army marches, they will freeze to death without demolishing the houses, and starve to death without looting.
He believed that civil servants did not care about money, military ministers did not hesitate to die, and the world would be peaceful.
Throughout his life, he acted from the height of national justice and was a symbol of the backbone of the nation. He had a very good reputation in the eyes of the people, and the people all pinned their hopes of defeating the Zhen Kingdom on him.
How can others live with this? How can others coexist with him?
In particular, the emperor was not a tolerant and virtuous king, and he did not have virtuous ministers like Wei Zheng around him to restrain his nature.
Therefore, the emperor's vicious and cruel side burst out. Every time he fooled around with Guo Xianshi and others, he would feel like he had found the same kind and relaxed. But standing with people like Gu Cong, he would feel ashamed.
As time passed, Gu Cong became an existence that he couldn't bear, so Gu Cong had to die.
Yes, just because of this, just because Gu Cong's existence prevented him from eating, drinking and having fun with peace of mind, a king could ignore the future of the country and the loyalty of a minister and let the minister die for treason.
How can this not make people angry?
Gu Mo really used all his self-control to control the urge to shoot Huizong to death.
At this moment, Huizong was even more shocked by Gu Mo, "I, I have already done my best to be benevolent and righteous. Don't be ungrateful anymore..."
Gu Mo suddenly felt that talking nonsense to this kind of person was a waste of time. It was not that he didn't understand or didn't know the truth, but he was just selfish and used to being self-centered, so he felt that the world should revolve around his will.
This kind of person will only be honest if he is beaten to tears with absolute power and strength.
So Gu Mo finished: "I will not attack the people of Jiangnan, because they are not wrong."
"Isn't it wrong that they all want to rebel?"
Why did they rebel? Why did you commit the following crimes? Don’t you have any clues in your mind? "
Huizong, "..."
He was silent for a long time before saying, "I did make mistakes, but..."
Gu Mo, "If you know you are wrong, admit it, write an edict to reflect on yourself, return all the property and women you robbed, and give the people a certain amount of compensation, and then take your people and leave Jiangnan. The rebellion in Jiangnan will naturally happen."
It will fall apart.”
Huizong, “…!!”
Let him leave Jiangnan without even thinking about it!
Jiangnan is so nice, with so many beauties, countless gold, silver and jewels, and a pleasant climate. He loves it so much that he will never leave it until he dies!
Huizong walked away angrily, and the officials immediately gathered around him. After learning what Gu Mo said to Huizong, they also followed Huizong in scolding Gu Mo.
However, some officials advised Huizong to write an imperial edict to dedicate himself first. As for compensation, leaving Jiangnan, etc., they could promise it, but whether they could do it or not, that was their business.
The common people are all ignorant, so they can just lie to them casually.
Huizong was quickly convinced, and then asked the officials to write a self-incriminating edict for him, saying that the previous bullying of the people in Jiangnan was a misunderstanding.
The officials actually had no idea.
Even Huizong was very considerate of the people. After arriving in Jiangnan, he still gave many favors to the people, but he was deceived by the people below and enriched his own pockets.
Because of these bullshit, not only the people suffered, but the unknowing Huizong was also deceived. Therefore, as the Supreme Emperor, I am also a victim. I am the same as you. Why do you bother to embarrass me?
After some blaming, he generously stated that the authorities understand your previous extreme behavior, so as long as you put down your weapons, go home honestly and be good citizens, your sins will be forgiven.
Finally, the scapegoats were paraded on the street and beaten to death by the angry Jiangnan people.
Gu Mo, "..."
Let him admit his mistakes, but then blame the people below him. It's really...
However, the people were very fond of this trick. Huizong's guilty edict and promise calmed the emotions of the people in Jiangnan. After all, in this era, the idea of imperial power was deeply rooted. Now that the emperor has stood up and admitted his mistake, what else are they going to do? Go home
Just live a good life.
The people went home one after another and stopped rebelling, and the leaders of the rebel army became an oligarchic force.
At this time, the Huizong Group went to Gu Mo and shouted in front of Gu Mo, asking Gu Mo to attack quickly and completely eliminate these unruly rebels.
As a result, Gu Mo ordered to start searching the residences of the Supreme Emperor and various important officials, and return all the money they had previously collected from the people of Jiangnan to the people.
Even the huge wealth they brought from the capital to Jiangnan was confiscated by Gu Mo, and Gu Mo used this part to appease the refugees.
Huizong and a group of officials angrily shouted at Gu Mo to kill them, but Gu Mo packed them all up and took them away together back to the capital.
A group of people were dumbfounded.
Gu Mo, "Your Majesty has said in the imperial edict that he is willing to spend all his money to compensate the people and then leave Jiangnan. Are you just saying that?"
Huizong, "..."
He who is riding a horse is indeed just talking!
"No, I won't go back. Jiangnan is now in ruins and needs me to take charge of the overall situation. I..."
