Liu Qingshan was deposed, Gu Yuanzhong's face was full of horror, only Zhang's face was livid, and his eyes not only showed fear, but also deep regret.
At first, she felt that letting Gu Cheng leave was letting the tiger go back to the mountain. But now it was better. This was not letting the tiger go back to the mountain. It was clearly letting the dragon go into the sea!
At this time, Gu Yuanzhong was also riding a tiger. If he continued to stop Gu Cheng, he was really afraid that Gu Cheng would do something to him.
But if he hadn't stopped him, he would still be Gu Cheng's second uncle, and now the person in charge of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion. But now he is being forced into such an embarrassing situation by Gu Cheng, his own juniors, and in front of so many great officials. Face, his face can be said to be completely lost.
Just when he was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from outside.
"What are you doing? Why do you say that the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is also the hereditary Duke's Mansion of my Da Qian, and some people dare to act wild here?"
A middle-aged man with a mustache and a slightly roe-like head walked in. He was accompanied by a small group of Jingyesi Xuanjia Guards.
You must know that although this is the capital city with many dignitaries, Jingyesi is not someone's bodyguard and will protect someone personally.
This person was able to mobilize Jingyesi's Xuan Jiawei, so he was obviously not an ordinary person.
Although the middle-aged man in front of him is called "Sir" by Gu Yuanzhong, he actually does not have an official position. His name is Situ Xiao, and he is the third prince's confidant. He has grown up with the third prince and has the third prince's trust. , so even if he does not hold any official position in the imperial court, he is still quite famous in the capital.
Situ Xiao said calmly: "I heard that someone was messing around in the Zhongyong Marquis' mansion, so I brought someone to take a look. Don't worry, you are now the third prince's son, but no one dares to touch you."
With that said, Situ Xiao said to the leader: "Master Yang, let's do it."
The leader, Jingyesi Xuanjiawei, sneered: "Xuanjiawei from a small place? The capital has its own rules, and this is not a place where you can run wild! Take it away with me!"
Gu Cheng suddenly laughed at this time, with an undisguised sarcasm in his smile.
The leading Xuan Jiawei frowned and said, "Why are you laughing?"
"You guys are too cowardly to laugh at. You are simply not worthy of wearing this mysterious armor!"
Gu Cheng said disdainfully: "Jingyesi is above the civil and military forces of Daqian, suppressing demons and supervising practitioners. The capital is the headquarters of Jingyesi, where countless elites gather. I originally thought that all I saw was Jingyesi. The best among them, but what they didn't expect to see was a group of lackeys driven by the powerful!
What you do is a disgrace to Jingyesi, shouldn't I laugh?"
"presumptuous!"
The leading Xuanjia Guard roared in shame and anger, but then his voice suddenly stopped and he stood there blankly.
Because at this moment, Gu Cheng suddenly took out a token and put it in front of his eyes. It was the token of the four-domain commander of Jingyesi headquarters.
Although Gu Cheng has not officially taken office yet, the fourth prince is very efficient in doing things. He has already prepared all the paperwork, including the token of commander of the Eastern Territory, which has been handed over to Gu Cheng. Gu Cheng only needs to go You can formally take up the post after meeting with the superiors at the Jingyesi Headquarters in the capital.
At this moment, everyone was stunned. No one expected that Gu Cheng would be the new commander of the Eastern Territory. They all thought that Gu Cheng returned to the capital because they received the news that Mrs. Gu was seriously ill.
They naturally knew about the news that the commander of the eastern region of the capital had been promoted to the post of governor, but no one could have imagined that Gu Cheng could take over this position. How old is he? How many years has it been since he joined Jingyesi?
Even Situ Xiao gave Gu Yuanzhong a fierce look.
Why didn't you tell me earlier that a commander of the Eastern Region came out of your Zhongyong Hou Mansion?
In fact, not only Gu Yuanzhong didn't know this news, but also few people in the capital knew about it. The fourth prince's movements were very agile. Only a few people knew that he had the position of commander of the Eastern Territory in his hands. As for who he handed it over to, then
But only the upper echelons of Jingyesi knew about it.
The leading Xuanjia guard looked at Gu Cheng's token, then looked back at Situ Xiao, showing a smile that was uglier than crying.
He was just a night watchman in the capital city. He originally wanted to please the confidants around the third prince, but unexpectedly he ended up catching his own boss. He couldn't afford to offend either of them.
At this time, Situ Xiao suddenly sneered and said to the leading Xuanjia guard: "Arrest him! He is the commander of the Eastern Territory, but you are not the night watchman of the Eastern Territory. What are you afraid of? The emperor breaks the law and the common people are guilty, even if it is
The Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Territory cannot act recklessly in the capital! Don’t worry, if something happens, I will definitely ask my Highness to bail you out!"
This Situ Xiao is worthy of being the confidant and advisor to the third prince, and he is very ruthless in his actions.
If Gu Cheng takes action to abolish these Xuanjia Guards at this time, he can be said to have offended his colleagues before he took office, and killed his own people in full view of the public, which is hard to say or not.
But if he doesn't move them, is it possible that he will be forced to retreat by them?
There was a cold look in Gu Cheng's eyes. He was not someone who could be easily blackmailed.
At this moment, another voice came from outside.
"The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. But which taboo did Mr. Gu break? Why didn't I know when did I have such a law?"
Li Xiaozhun had already put on a python robe at this time, separated from everyone and walked in, saying loudly:
"My surname is Li, from the Li family in Daqian!
I am not the emperor, but I am still a prince. I want to see who will decide my law today!"
Although Li Xiaozhun is a prince with a very low sense of presence and is not very popular, he is still a prince no matter what, and only a few other princes can touch him. How can other people dare to do this?
The leading Xuanjia Guard seemed to be relieved, and he quickly raised his hands and said: "I have met Your Highness, and it was all a misunderstanding. I will go patrolling the streets right now, so I won't delay you all."
The third prince didn't succeed, but he couldn't afford to offend the nine princes. How could he, a night watchman, provoke the fights among these princes? How long would it take if he didn't leave now?
Watching the other party leave in despair, Li Xiaozhun said to Gu Cheng: "Master Gu, I will not interfere in your Gu family's affairs, but outsiders should not interfere either."
As he said that, Li Xiaozhun looked at Situ Xiao, who's face turned livid.
Gu Cheng let out a long breath, raised his hands to Li Xiaozhun and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Lee Hyo-jun still does things like this. Although he is somewhat utilitarian, he is not annoying.
Just like today's incident, Li Xiaozhun openly stepped forward to help Gu Cheng out. While helping him, it also marked Gu Cheng as a member of his family.
Gu Cheng is from the Zhengtian Alliance, not from the Fourth Prince's family. Before, he only worked for the Fourth Prince because of the deal. Now that Xie Anzhi is dead, the deal is over.
But now Li Xiaozhun is on his side, and there are people in the army who must know that his position as the commander of the Eastern Region was obtained for him by the Fourth Prince, so it is inevitable that he will be labeled as the Fourth Prince.
He was already labeled as a faction before he officially took office, which was a bit troublesome for Gu Cheng.
But it doesn't matter anymore. Li Xiaozhun's appearance really helped Gu Cheng get out of the situation, allowing him to avoid a lot of trouble and no longer had to keep making excuses with them.
Gu Cheng just entered the house directly. No one in Zhongyong Hou's house dared to stop him. Even Gu Yuanzhong and Zhang didn't dare to talk nonsense.
At this time, the princes, princes and nobles present were very excited. The amount of information about the intrigues and love and hatred within the Gu family was too great.
The declining Zhongyong Hou Mansion, which had long been inconspicuous, was actually divided into two factions. One family took refuge with the third prince, and the other seemed to be related to the fourth prince. This is something that has not happened in hundreds of years. , it’s really dramatic enough.
Also, Gu Cheng is not a simple character. He has such strength at such a young age and is actually the new commander of the Eastern Territory. The Gu family may be in trouble.
Of course, this has nothing to do with them, some people are even eager to watch the fun.
At this time, Gu Cheng walked all the way and came directly to Mrs. Gu's room.
Although his second uncle's family wished they could die, they did not dare to do anything to Mrs. Gu. His second uncle did not dare to bear the reputation of being unfilial.
Seeing Mrs. Gu on the bed at this time, Gu Cheng suddenly felt a sore nose.
When he left two years ago, Mrs. Gu was still strong, but now she was already haggard, with not much vitality left in her body.
"Grandma, I'm back!"
Gu Cheng quickly walked over and held Mrs. Gu's hand.
Mrs. Gu smiled weakly: "My eldest grandson is finally back. I have heard about all the things you did in the south. You have made a lot of achievements, and you have the same style as your father."
Gu Cheng nodded, and at the same time he felt a faint spiritual energy to feel Mrs. Gu's body, but then a look of sadness appeared on his face.
No one is trying to kill Mrs. Gu. She is already over eighty years old. For ordinary people, she has definitely lived a long life. At this time, she has died and her vitality has naturally dissipated.
Mrs. Gu is not a practitioner, so even if Gu Cheng brought all kinds of miraculous medicines, they would be useless. Her body simply could not bear the power of such powerful medicines.
Patting Gu Cheng's hand gently, Mrs. Gu said in a weak voice: "It's a good thing that my eldest grandson is so ambitious, but grandma hopes that you can live a long and peaceful life.
What titles, honors, etc.? Your father valued these things too much back then and worked too hard. As a result, the white-haired man gave the black-haired man a favor.
Grandma originally named you Chang'an because she didn't want you to be like your father, Chang'an Chang'an. Chang'an in this life is better than anything else."
Mrs. Gu's voice became weaker and weaker, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, completely lifeless. Perhaps she had been holding on for so long just because she wanted to see her grandson one last time.
"grandmother!"
Gu Cheng shouted, his eyes a little red. This last shout was not from him, but from the 'Gu Cheng' deep in his memory. At that moment, Gu Cheng's body seemed to be out of control.
, shouted these two words subconsciously.
At the same time, Gu Cheng also felt as if something was dissipating in his body, and the connection between his soul and his body became even closer.
Wiping his red eyes, Gu Cheng held Old Mrs. Gu's hand tightly, sat cross-legged on the ground, and recited Buddhist scriptures. A faint golden Buddha's light enveloped the room, shining brightly.