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What happened to Hong Dingshan made Gu Cheng suddenly feel that this seemingly majestic general was actually quite worthy of sympathy.
As the saying goes, if you want to live a decent life, you must have a little green on your head.
Hong Dingshan's current status and power may be related to what happened back then.
Of course, no matter what, being cuckolded is always something worthy of sympathy, so Gu Cheng also had a drink to express his sympathy.
Moreover, Gu Cheng absolutely believed that a paranoid woman like Bai Ziwei could definitely do such a thing. That woman's brain has always been abnormal.
Hong Dingshan put down his wine glass and said calmly: "So now you know why I have no hatred for you? You killed that bastard, and I even want to thank you. There is no enmity between you and me."
Gu Cheng nodded. Although he had many enemies, and there were countless people in the court who wanted him to die, it was always good to have one less enemy.
At this time, Gu Cheng suddenly thought of something. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Hong Dingshan: "Who is that guy's biological father?"
Gu Cheng had always ignored one thing before, but he didn't think of it until now.
As a general of the Shaowu Army, Hong Dingshan was an elite general of the Western Frontier Army, and he was definitely young and promising for his age.
And when I saw him today, I saw that Hong Dingshan was very powerful, and he was definitely not the kind of person who was weak and could be bullied.
Bai Ziwei cuckolded him. With Hong Dingshan's character, maybe he would remember the old relationship with Bai Ziwei and not do anything to Bai Ziwei, but he would never let go of the evildoer Hong Governor.
As a result, he didn't bother Governor Hong for so many years, and even allowed him to take his last name. This is absolutely abnormal.
If it was because of Xuanwu Zhenzong's words, Gu Cheng was sure that no one in Xuanwu Zhenzong could stop him based on Hong Dingshan's move just now, not even the sect leader Yan Shaokuan.
A sneer appeared on Hong Dingshan's lips: "If that bastard father hadn't been sensitive to his identity, how could I have kept him here till now?
The man Bai Ziwei was looking for at the beginning was named Li, the King of Xiling Li Kuan, a well-known waste among the royal family!
But no matter how useless he is, he is still a prince, and I cannot publicly trouble him.
That crazy woman Bai Ziwei even wanted to use Li Kuan's power to suppress me and humiliate me!
What she meant was that she wanted to show me that the power I wanted could easily be obtained as long as she left me. She wanted to make me regret it and make me look back. It was simply ridiculous!
How can a woman know what I, Hong Dingshan, am like? How can a useless prince, other than his surname be Li, be worthy of comparison with me?"
Gu Cheng grinned, suddenly feeling a little troubled.
This Hong Dingshankou kept claiming that Prince Li Kuan of Xiling was a useless prince. In fact, if he was really a useless person, why didn't he dare to strangle Governor Hong to death? Just let him live as an eyesore?
In fact, Li Kuan and Gu Cheng had heard about it when he was chatting with the Ninth Prince Li Xiaozhun on the way to the capital.
In the past 500 years of the Daqian Dynasty, there have been serious internal conflicts in the royal family. Part of the reason for this is because the interests of all parties in the Daqian Dynasty are too complicated. Jingyesi, the military, the nobles, and even the Jianghu forces, all the people behind a prince. There is more than one person with power. Once he fails, a group of people will be defeated.
For example, since Baiyunguan is betting on the third prince, if the third prince loses and other princes come to power, then even if they will not suppress Baiyunguan, they will support other sects. After all, there are five sects in the world.
So to a certain extent, these princes have no choice but to fight. Even if they don't fight for themselves, they have to fight for the people behind them.
Another reason is that Da Qian deliberately cultivated the princes and disciples to fight in order to avoid the situation when a useless king brought down a country during the war of the Ten Kingdoms.
To put it bluntly, the Daqian royal family is like raising gu. The many princes in each generation are stepping stones for other princes, providing them with abilities and nutrients.
In this way, it can be ensured to the greatest extent that each generation of emperors is not mediocre. They may have various shortcomings such as being narrow-minded and ruthless, but they can ensure that their means and abilities are at the average level.
The reason why Li Kuan, the king of Xiling, is famous is because his father is a prince, of course the prince of the previous generation.
And the most important thing is that the current emperor of Daqian was just an unpopular prince at the beginning, and he followed the previous prince. Just like the current fourth prince and ninth prince, the latter has given up the fight for the throne and is willing to be driven by him .
As a result, I don’t know what happened. The battle for the right to inherit the throne was extremely fierce in that generation. All the previous princes died, leaving only the current Emperor Daqian.
The prince naturally died, leaving only Li Kuan as a posthumous son. Perhaps because he missed his old relationship, or perhaps he didn't want his reputation to become too bad, Emperor Daqian directly made Li Kuan the Prince of Xiling, and his fiefdom was also In a bitter and cold place like Western Xinjiang, there are plenty of salaries and rewards, but the opponent is never allowed to enter the capital.
To a certain extent, this prince is indeed a useless prince, and he is basically insulated from the core of political power in the capital.
But at the same time, he is just a memorial arch. As long as the Emperor Daqian is still alive, he must be kept there. Otherwise, the reputation of a man who has been exterminated to death is not good.
After all, the prince holding a gold medal for immunity from death is named Li. His fiefdom in Western Xinjiang is not small, and he also has a large salary from the court. As long as he is not a real idiot, he will definitely attract some forces for himself. of.
From killing the wife and son of a frontier general to killing the wife and son of a prince, there seems to be no difference. Even the identity of the latter is more difficult than the former. Gu Cheng also feels quite miserable. .
Of course, Gu Cheng was not too worried.
The king of Xiling, Li Kuan, is in the land of Western Xinjiang. He will never be able to leave Xinjiang in this life. He must be careful not to cause trouble to Gu Cheng.
"If that's the case, then why did Bai Ziwei return to Xuanwu Zhenzong in the end? And why didn't Li Kuan recognize his son?"
Hong Dingshan sneered and said: "That woman is neurotic, how do I know? Maybe she doesn't like Li Kuan anymore, that guy has a fat head, which makes people sick just looking at him.
As for that scoundrel, Li Kuan didn't have the guts to recognize him.
Over the years, Li Kuan has had many wives and concubines, but he has never had a son or a half. Do you think he can't have one because of his lack of ability? He doesn't dare to have one!
He can still be a wealthy and idle prince in this life, but if he has an heir, let alone whether his heir will be treated like this, do you really think His Majesty can tolerate him?
That's why that scoundrel took my last name in the end, but he didn't even dare to recognize his own son."
Hong Dingshan still had a sense of pleasure when he said this.
It's like you should feel sad when you know your son died, but in the blink of an eye you find out that your son belongs to Lao Wang next door. That would be very satisfying.
After drinking the remaining wine in the cup, Hong Dingshan said: "In short, you only need to know that there is no grudge between you and me. This is enough.
When I come to the capital to report on my work this time, I will definitely be stationed around the capital for a long time, and there will definitely be many places where I will deal with Jingyesi.
I have nothing to do with Jingyesi, and of course I don’t want to make many enemies of Jingyesi for no reason.”
Gu Cheng nodded, actually he meant the same thing.
"Any position held by General Hong?"
Hong Dingshan's face showed a hint of joy and said: "General of the Imperial Guard."
Hong Dingshan was previously a general of the Shaowu Army, belonging to an elite branch of the border army. Although he was also a general, he seemed to be of equal rank, but in fact his status was completely different.
It's like Gu Cheng was the commander-in-chief of Guangling City and the commander-in-chief of Nieyang Mansion before, but now he is the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Region. They are both commanders. The actual status of the two sides is completely different.
Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes and said, "But living in the capital is not easy, and sometimes it is inevitable to take sides."
Hong Dingshan smiled half-heartedly and said, "You don't need to test me. This general's position of power is achieved through his military exploits, and there is no one behind him.
I owe the current second prince some favors, and I will pay him back after coming to the capital this time. As for whether I want to participate in the battle for the right to inherit the throne, I will not make a decision so easily."
This is what Hong Dingshan said, but his current relationship with Gu Cheng is very subtle. Although the two parties are not enemies, they cannot be called friends. Dingtian is a kind of acquaintance of a different kind, so it is natural to say this.
Leave three points.
After a few words of greeting, Hong Dingshan raised his glass and left. Only Gu Cheng was still holding the glass but did not drink it, but looked thoughtful.
Although General Hong was cuckolded, he was not a simple character, but a person whose methods were extremely calm and indifferent.
In his eyes, there are only gains and losses. In any matter, he can weigh the pros and cons and make a decision that best suits his current interests.
Just like now, if you have a drink and talk about some unforgettable past events, the trouble will be solved.
But he really fell in love with Bai Ziwei when he was young. Although that woman Bai Ziwei was indeed paranoid and crazy, she definitely loved him. However, it is obvious that for Hong Dingshan now, those love affairs in his youth may be long gone.
He was thrown out of the blue.
After walking out of the Jiuyuan Building, Gu Cheng rubbed his head. He still had troubles to solve, such as what happened during the day. If he couldn't find any clues, he could only temporarily seal the case. He just hoped that before the ancestor worship ceremony came,
Don't make any trouble.
Looking at the night outside, Gu Cheng suddenly thought of something. He had no clues now, but maybe someone would, such as the Luo Jiao saint who was also planning the ancestor worship ceremony.