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Chapter 251 I am back

After a few days on the way back to Beijing, Gu Cheng finally stabilized his emotions completely.

Gu Cheng has no emotion about this situation. He has no desire to completely kill "Gu Cheng" in this life so as not to affect his various thoughts.

This situation is the first time for Gu Cheng, but it should also be the last time.

Originally, I had occupied someone else's body, and if I could have a chance to live again, I would naturally have to bear some of the consequences myself.

Over there, after Li Xiaozhun saw that Gu Cheng's mood had stabilized, he dared to talk to Gu Cheng and also told him some things he needed to pay attention to as the commander of the Eastern Territory.

In fact, it is not a good time for Gu Cheng to take over the position of commander of the Eastern Region at this time, because the atmosphere in the capital is very tense and busy now.

In three months, the ancestor worship ceremony held every four years will be held in Daqian. The ceremony is very important and there is no room for any mistakes. Therefore, during this period, the capital is in turmoil. Jingyesi's four-domain commander is in charge of the entire capital. , so this period is also the busiest time.

When Gu Cheng took office as a new official, he was faced with such a matter, which can be said to be a huge challenge.

In addition, before the ancestor worship ceremony, there was also a turmoil in the capital, and there were constant overt and covert fights between several princes and various forces. Among them, there was a battle for the position of reading the memorial text during the ancestor worship ceremony.

During the Daqian ancestor worship ceremony, there is a process that requires the prince to read the sacrificial text to the ancestors as a descendant, to show that the current Daqian country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, the mountains and rivers are still there, and the weather is good, etc. It means to let the ancestors see that they have protected the country. Didn't embarrass the ancestors.

Usually the person who reads out the sacrificial rites is the prince. Even if the current emperor doesn't like the prince, he still has to come according to the rules.

But who would have thought that the prince seemed to have done something this time, which angered the current emperor, so as early as a month ago, the emperor ordered that the person who read the memorial ceremony at this ancestor worship ceremony should be replaced by someone else.

Such an appearance immediately aroused competition among many princes, but this position is very particular. The prince's age, birth date and even the birth date of the mother and concubine must meet the requirements, so in the end only the one who meets the requirements is Three people.

These three people are the second prince Li Xiaoming, the third prince Li Xiaoxuan and the fourth prince Li Xiaowu.

Among them, the most fierce competition is between Li Xiaoming and Li Xiaowu. These two have always been bitter enemies and have fought countless times.

As for the third prince Li Xiaoxuan, whose strength is slightly weaker, although his mother-in-law is also from a noble family, she is similar to Gu Cheng's Zhongyong Marquis, a declining noble family. She has only one family background, has no power at all, and can't help him much.

Therefore, Li Xiaoxuan has been close to Jianghu people since he was a child, and he even once worshiped a real person from Baiyunguan as his teacher.

But after all, Jianghu is just Jianghu, and its influence on the imperial court is weak. He feels that he cannot compete with those two, and has already identified the position of substitute for the sacrifice.

The so-called substitute means that he stood behind the prince as a substitute when the prince was reciting the memorial.

Because it is not allowed to get stuck while reciting the memorial text. Once it gets stuck, another prince will have to read it again.

Of course, such a thing does not exist. On such a major and serious occasion, no prince or prince would allow themselves to get stuck. They would all wish they could memorize the memorial rites backwards and forwards.

Therefore, this position basically does not have the opportunity to recite the sacrificial inscriptions, but because it stands behind the prince who recites the sacrificial inscriptions, and next to the emperor, it is also a very visible position. At present, the successor of Daqian is not yet clear. In this state, it is also an opportunity to shine.

Along the way, Li Xiaozhun told Gu Cheng many secrets about the current royal struggles within Daqian. As a prince, he naturally knew these things well.

Gu Cheng's position as the commander of the Eastern Territory can be considered to be of low power. He directly controls a quarter of the capital, second only to the governor of the town, and even more powerful than the governor of some remote and barren counties.

But this position is also very troublesome. Not only do you have to face various troublesome scenes when princes from all walks of life are fighting for power, but there are countless wealthy families, princes, nobles, princes and ministers in your own jurisdiction. Facing them will be even more difficult. .

Gu Cheng and Li Xiaozhun talked all the way, but their speed was not slow. They rushed straight to the capital and arrived in the capital in only one month.

Looking at the dark and huge walls of Daqian Capital, Gu Cheng took a deep breath.

When he was forced to leave the capital, he said he would come back.

Now, after more than two years, he finally came back, and he came back with Jingyesi as the commander of the Eastern Territory, but at this time, there was no surging and exciting emotion in his heart.

Gu Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Let's go into the city."

Li Xiaozhun nodded and said, "I'll go and report the matter to Fourth Brother first, and then I'll come find you."

After dismounting and entering the city, the gate of the capital city is very huge. On both sides of the city gate is a black dragon circling upward, like the mouth of a giant beast, swallowing the passers-by.

Gu Cheng raised his eyes and looked at the city gate. Now that he was in the capital, he was not sure who would swallow whom.

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In the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, a middle-aged man with a square, elegant and handsome appearance sat at the head of the hall. He was Gu Cheng's second uncle, Gu Yuanzhong. He used to be a general in Western Xinjiang, but now he has been transferred back to the Imperial Guard of the capital. Serving as a military officer in the army, although it is just a position to handle miscellaneous tasks, without military authority and not much real power, it is still much better than the previous military officer general.

The genes of the Gu family are quite good. Both Gu Cheng and his younger brother Gu Zheng are good-looking, as is his second uncle.

At this time, Gu Zheng frowned at Mrs. Zhang and said, "I heard that you blocked all the letters written by your mother to Gu Cheng? If outsiders find out what you did, they will definitely point fingers at my Gu family and say that I am the second uncle. He went too far and even refused to let grandma see her grandson before she died."

Mrs. Zhang frowned coldly and said in a sharp voice: "Pointing? Does it mean that pointing is more important or is Zheng'er's title important?"

I didn’t expect that when I asked Gu Cheng to leave the Marquis Mansion, he was actually letting the tiger return home. Now he has established a foundation in Jingyesi. If he comes back and reports to the court that he is ready to inherit the title, can you stop him?"

Gu Yuanzhong took a sip of tea and snorted softly: "A woman's opinion! To put it bluntly, the title of our Zhongyong Marquis Mansion has been completely useless after being passed down for three generations. It is just an empty title. Listen. It sounds good, but actually it doesn't count.

I'm going to build a country with force. As long as you can make achievements, you won't be granted the title of marquis or prime minister.

My husband, I seized the opportunity before and got attached to the third prince, His Highness King Yan, and then I was able to be transferred to the Imperial Guard.

The third prince is a popular candidate to compete for the throne. If the third prince can ascend to Dabao in the future, what is the position of a mere empty marquis? He can even be a general of the army!"

Zhang curled her lips and said: "Why are you so proud? It's not because Zheng'er worshiped in Baiyun Temple. You performed well in Baiyun Temple and became famous and became known to the third prince. Only then can the third prince notice you when he inspects Western Xinjiang.

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Also, if I hadn't contacted my brother to create a bridge and let Jiangnan Shenxiao Pilitang come to Beijing to support the third prince, how could the third prince feel that you were useful?

If you still want to be a general, you should first get the title of the Marquis Mansion and then talk about it."

Although Gu Cheng's third uncle, Gu Yuanzhong, looks good, in fact, to put it bluntly, he is just a useless idiot who is incompetent in both writing and military affairs.

The position of General of Western Xinjiang was obtained by relying on the meritorious service performed by Gu Cheng's father after his death in the previous battle.

His ability to be transferred back to the Guards this time actually had nothing to do with his own abilities.

The third prince has a close relationship with Baiyunguan. Because he once worshiped Baiyunguan as his teacher, Baiyunguan can be said to support the third prince by default.

After Gu Zheng paid homage to Baiyun Temple, he was noticed by the third prince because of his outstanding performance. When he went to inspect the garrison in Western Xinjiang, he discovered that Gu Zheng's father was actually in Western Xinjiang, so it was equivalent to selling Gu Zheng off to give him face.

My father was transferred to the Praetorian Guard as a sinecure and joined the army.

Because Zhang's brother had become a member of the Jiangnan sect Shenxiao Pilitang, Gu Yuanzhong used Zhang's brother as a guide, allowing Jiangnan Shenxiao Pilitang to join forces with the third prince to send people in at this critical moment.

Jing came to help the third prince, which was equivalent to making a great contribution.

Under this series of coincidences, the third prince actually felt that although Gu Yuanzhong was not very strong, he was able to maneuver both ways and was quite clever, so he took him under his command and became one of his confidants, with a high status.

It can be said that everything turned upside down in an instant.

At this time, Gu Yuanzhong was just about to argue, when Gu Zheng walked in from outside and said: "Father, mother, Senior Brother Liu from Shenxiao Pili Hall is here, saying that he wants to discuss the recent arrival of other people from Shenxiao Pili Hall in Beijing.

There is no need to bother His Highness Prince Yan with these little things, I can just help arrange them myself."

At this time, Gu Zheng was already a whole head taller than he was two years ago. He was wearing a snow-white Taoist robe and had a handsome appearance. He was somewhat similar to Gu Cheng.

Hearing this, Gu Yuanzhong said: "Quick, quick, invite people in. Of course this little thing won't be a problem."

After a while, a young man wearing a golden brocade robe walked in, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I, Shenxiao Pilitang, have just arrived. I don't have any residence or property in the capital, so I have to trouble General Gu and his family to help arrange it."

Then Senior Brother Liu called General Gu, which made Gu Yuanzhong smile. He quickly said: "General, he is just a soldier, he can't be taken seriously."

"Why can't you become a general? Now General Gu and his son are working for His Highness King Yan. Once His Highness King Yan ascends to Dabao in the future, won't it be easy to become a general?"

Gu Yuanzhong felt proud, but with a reserved look on his face, he let Senior Brother Liu in and discussed some arrangements for the people of Shenxiao Pili Hall after they entered the capital.


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