Chapter two hundred and fiftieth chapter old friends meet
What Gu Cheng answered can be said and investigated, and it is also part of his sincerity.
He didn't want to participate in such a thing as seizing the legitimate son. He didn't even see the fourth prince in person. How could he invest in him in advance?
But as he said, people can't help themselves in the court. His second uncle has taken refuge with the third prince, and he will inevitably cause trouble for himself in the future.
Similarly, Li Xiaojun also owed a favor and wanted to find an opportunity to repay it, so he was actually involved in it involuntarily.
After hearing this, Fang Henshui nodded with satisfaction.
What he cares about is not whether Gu Cheng is involved in the heir apparent, but he wants to see if Gu Cheng has lied to him, and this is his attitude towards this matter.
Now it seems that Gu Cheng is very clear-headed and there is nothing wrong with him.
Fang Henshui said in a deep voice: "It actually doesn't matter if you are involved in this. In the capital, who can guarantee their absolute neutrality and not take sides? The relations in Jingyesi are complicated, and there are quite a few people who choose to take sides.
All you need to understand is that you are a member of Yasushi, no matter where you stand, no matter what you do, as long as you always put Yasushi's responsibilities and interests first, there will be no problems.
There are also some words that I want to send you. Don't treat those princes who have the strength to compete for the throne as idiots. Those guys are not simple people.
These princes have been scheming in the palace since they were born. They have been studying how to stab others in the back and prevent themselves from being stabbed since childhood.
For example, do you think that the fourth prince got your position as the commander of the Eastern Territory? In fact, he also calculated me into it."
Gu Cheng looked at Fang Henshui in surprise. Is there any hidden secret in this?
Fang Henshui smiled, pointed at himself and said: "Yu Yuanhai asked me to help you get the position of Jingyesi Division in the capital before. I am absolutely sure that you will be the commander of the Torture Division. Your strength and achievements are suitable, and the previous Torture Division
The commander is my person, and I have always been in charge of the torture department, so this position is guaranteed.
However, the position of the commander of the Eastern Territory is special, so the four commanders need to discuss and vote together, or the governor personally orders the appointment.
There is a guy who doesn't get along with me and will definitely object. One of them is also eyeing the position of the Eastern Territory Commander, and there is another guy who doesn't want to participate in the competition, so he will abstain directly.
But the fourth prince didn't know what price he paid to get the commander who was also interested in the position of commander of the Eastern Region to take the initiative to nominate you.
He knows that I once wanted to recommend you to be the commander of the Torture Department, and knows that you are my person. Now the person nominated by the other party has become you. Is it possible that I should not only agree but also oppose?
So with two votes in favor, one vote against, and one abstention, you can get the position of leader of the Eastern Territory.
This fourth prince only managed one commander, but he indirectly asked two commanders to work for him. In the end, these favors were all his. This fourth prince is not a simple character."
After listening to what Fang Henshui said, Gu Cheng realized that his position as the leader of the Eastern Region had been obtained in such a tortuous way.
Of course, Fang Henshui's words were not only to remind Gu Cheng to be careful in the battle for the heir, but also to tell him his own position.
Yu Yuanhai is his person, and Gu Chengze was recommended by Yu Yuanhai, so naturally he is half of his person. I didn’t get the position of commander of the Eastern Territory before because I didn’t want to help you, but because I can’t do anything on my own, the Fourth Prince’s help
When you get this position, you actually contributed half of it yourself.
Of course, given Fang Henshui's status, it is impossible to explain this directly to Gu Cheng. To be more realistic, Gu Cheng is not qualified yet.
That's why he took advantage of this incident to tell Gu Cheng the inside story. Whether Gu Cheng could understand it or not was up to him.
Of course Gu Cheng understood it, so he bowed again and said, "Thank you, sir."
Seeing that Gu Cheng understood what he meant, Fang Henshui nodded with satisfaction.
That guy Yu Yuanhai is quite reliable, and the people he recommends are really not mediocre people.
"Okay, then you can just choose a time to take office directly. It's not easy being in the capital. You need to walk on thin ice and be careful when doing things. As long as you remember this, it will be fine.
You must know that the resources and salary that the commander of the Eastern Territory can receive are higher than those of the governors of some remote counties."
After exchanging pleasantries with Fang Henshui, Gu Cheng resigned directly and left Jingyesi headquarters.
After exiting the gate, Gu Cheng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Being in the capital has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages.
Although the area of the capital is not as large as a county, the situation within it is so complicated and the number of powerful people is simply unimaginable.
Gu Cheng is now in the capital. Naturally, he cannot be as rough and rough as he was in Nanyi County or Donglin County, but he must be more cautious than before.
After leaving Jingyesi headquarters, Gu Cheng did not go directly to take up his post. Instead, he turned around and went to Babaolou, a famous restaurant in the capital, where he made an appointment with two old friends.
These two people are Tie Tianying and Meng Hantang.
It's a coincidence that Tie Tianying and Meng Hantang are both night watchmen under the command of Dongyu, and they happen to be under the jurisdiction of Gu Cheng.
So before taking office, Gu Cheng planned to catch up with them and find out what was going on at Jingyesi's place in the Eastern Region now.
Pushing open the door to the private room that was reserved before, Meng Hantang and Tie Tianying were waiting there.
Compared with two years ago, Meng Hantang and Tie Tianying had not changed much, except that Meng Hantang was still habitually cold-faced and taciturn.
The only change is that these two people have already entered the sixth level.
Meng Hantang and Tie Tianying used to be night watchmen under Cui Zijie. With their strength and talent potential, it will be very smooth for them to become deputy commanders and eventually commanders in the future.
However, these two people have very strong ambitions or pursuit of their own spiritual path, so they would rather downgrade themselves one level and transfer to the headquarters of Jingyesi in the capital.
Now with the abundant resources from Jingyesi headquarters, these two have successfully entered the sixth level.
"Master Tie, Master Meng, we haven't seen each other for a long time. It is really fate to meet again in the capital at this time."
Gu Cheng walked in and said with a smile.
"Master Gu." Meng Hantang nodded, and his cold face softened a little.
Tie Tianying smiled bitterly and said: "No, don't call us adults. Now that you are our immediate boss, we should call you adults."
Meng Hantang has a straightforward temper, so he doesn't have any opinion on Gu Cheng's current position.
For him, Gu Cheng is stronger than him and has a better record than him. It is normal for him to become the commander of the Eastern Territory at this time.
Whether it is martial arts or Jingyesi's position, those who have mastered are first and the strong are respected, so before Gu Cheng called him Sir, now he calls him Sir Gu Cheng. This is normal.
He even learned that Gu Cheng went to Donglin County to avenge Cui Zijie, and saw that Gu Cheng's easy-going attitude now, and that he was not arrogant because he became the commander of the Eastern Territory, he also felt that he had not misjudged the person at the beginning.
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But on the other side, Tie Tianying had a lot on his mind.
When he recommended Gu Cheng to join Jingyesi, he didn't expect that Gu Cheng would be able to reach this point today.
But after all, he and Gu Cheng had only met a few times and had some affection, but in fact he didn't know Gu Cheng very well.
So when facing Gu Cheng again, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous. After all, there was still a need for respect between superiors and inferiors.
Gu Cheng shook his head gently and said: "Two of you, one of you is the senior who helped me enter Jingyesi. Without you, my future would still be uncertain.
The other one is my old boss, who has been kind to me and taught me a lot in the past. If you are still so polite and disrespectful to me, I will be the one who feels uncomfortable."
Seeing Gu Cheng's attitude, Tie Tianying was relieved, but he still said: "Having said that, you are now the commander of the Eastern Territory, and your boss is your boss. We must call you sir, even if
Even if you don’t care, some people will say that we don’t understand superiority and inferiority.
And Mr. Gu, please don’t call us adults, we are not adults in front of you."
Meng Hantang also nodded and said: "That's true, etiquette cannot be discarded."
Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "We can call ourselves whatever we want on weekdays, but in public we should use formal titles.
However, both of you have been kind to me, and you can be regarded as my senior brothers. Instead of calling me sir, you can call me big brother."
Hearing what Gu Cheng said, Tie Tianying and Meng Hantang didn't feel too awkward.
After serving a table of food and wine, Gu Cheng said: "I came to see you two in advance this time. Actually, I wanted to find out about the current situation of Dongyu Jingyesi before taking office.
The news of my taking office should have spread by now. Are there any secret discussions about me from the people of Dongyu Jingyesi? What is the current scale of the entire Dongyu Jingyesi?"
Meng Hantang looked at Tie Tianying and said, "I spend most of my time practicing. You know these things better, so you should tell me."
Tie Tianying complained: "What are you talking about? Is it possible that you are practicing and I am working in the camp on weekdays?"
Having said that, Tie Tianying still pondered for a moment and said: "To be honest, there are indeed a lot of criticisms in the Eastern Territory Jingyesi about you becoming the commander of the Eastern Territory. Among them, the biggest criticism is your qualifications and strength.
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The previous commander-in-chief of the Eastern Region was so powerful that he was even the strongest among the commanders of the Four Regions. Therefore, I, the Eastern Region Jingyesi, was not only the most powerful among the Four Regions Jingyesi in the capital, but also ranked at the forefront.
But now that Mr. Gu has been replaced as the commander of the Eastern Territory, this gap is somewhat unacceptable to them.
After all, in the eyes of some night watchmen, their realm and qualifications are even higher than yours."