Gu Haoran stared at the police officer in front of him with a gloomy expression. His whole mood was affected by the news that the police officer had just reported, and he became extremely irritable.
He clenched his fists and stared at the night at the end of his sight for a while, then he spoke with reluctance: "Everyone pull back, this is the end of tonight's affairs."
The policeman agreed, not daring to look at Gu Haoran's face, and quickly turned back to issue the order.
Gu Haoran got on the waiting carriage and returned to the city guard's mansion in silence.
After getting off the carriage, he went straight to his father's study.
Gu Yan, the guardian of Heyang City, is forty-two years old and is in the prime of life.
Judging from his appearance alone, he is an elegant gentleman, but his eyes are slightly gloomy, which somewhat spoils his temperament.
"Dad, the plan against Jiang Fan should be impossible to continue. Jiang Fan just led his people directly into Prince Wu's Mansion. The key is... there was no conflict in Prince Wu's Mansion because of this. The relationship between the two parties,
I'm afraid it's much closer than we expected."
As soon as he entered the study, Gu Haoran couldn't help but said anxiously.
Gu Yan, who was reviewing official documents in the study, paused for a moment, but the marking movement of his hands did not stop. He said without raising his head: "What's going on? Didn't I say that Jiang Fan only met Zhou He once?
?”
"I don't know either. I originally thought that this plan was 100% sure and it went very smoothly at the beginning. However, I never thought that there were experts following Jiang Fan, which prevented our people from catching them immediately. The subsequent pursuit
We also didn’t expect that they would break into Prince Wu’s palace directly.”
Gu Haoran shook his head, the expression on his face was full of frustration.
"Since there is a problem with the prediction, failure is a matter of course, don't worry about it. Any failure should not affect your confidence."
"What you should do most now is not to be upset and regretful, but to reflect on the failure of this plan and what kind of gains it can bring to you."
While Gu Yan was speaking, he put down the official document he was reviewing, stood up, walked to Gu Haoran's side, reached out and patted Gu Haoran on the shoulder.
"Haoran, my father's expectations for you are not high. You are not smart enough, and your behavior tends to be ruthless, so it is difficult for you to achieve great things. But living in Heyang, there are many things you cannot control yourself."
"Your Majesty has used troops abroad several times over the years, which has caused great losses to the national treasury. But this time, not only Heyang, but almost half of the Zhou Dynasty suffered from the severe drought."
"There is enough food now, so there is no problem for the time being. But if God never rains and this drought continues like this, then there will be a shortage of food everywhere and the court will be unable to provide relief. God knows what will happen. Once
If there is a change, Heyang... will bear the brunt!"
Having said this, Gu Haoran sneered and continued: "The land in Linjia Village must be taken over. We may not have much time left, but this matter may have been noticed by Prince Wu's Mansion."
"This time, Prince Wu's Mansion was suddenly involved. Maybe it wasn't because of the deep relationship with Jiang Fan. It was more likely... It was just that Prince Wu's Mansion wanted to take this opportunity to intimidate us. So, targeting Jiang Fan
Failure of the operation is a crime other than war."
Gu Haoran frowned, but his mood did not improve because of his father's comfort.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Dad, if it is really what you said, what can we do? Prince Wu's Mansion is right there. No matter what we want to do, we are afraid that we will have to fight with Prince Wu's Mansion. This...
The odds of winning are slim."
"It's not that serious. The current situation is like this. No matter we or Prince Wu's Mansion, no matter what we do, we must abide by the minimum rules."
"So if we want to get the land in Linjia Village, we have to buy it. Even if Prince Wu's Mansion guesses our purpose of getting the land in Linjia Village, they can only secretly find a way to stop it."
Gu Yanzhi clasped his hands behind his back and walked around the study room while talking.
He seemed quite leisurely and continued: "The law is actually very interesting. Strictly speaking, the law can only restrict those who do not have any right to speak. Anyone who has some rights will be challenged.
The possibility of the law.”
"However, everything has exceptions. If the two parties involved in the conflict are equal in strength, or have little difference, then the role of the law will be infinitely enhanced. If each is afraid of the other's strength, it is necessary to limit each other's tit-for-tat.
Within a reasonable range.”
"These are the rules! Many times, the rules are not worth mentioning, but many times, the rules are very important. The only difference is who is telling you the rules!"
"This is the situation between us and Prince Wu's Mansion now. Although we can't do anything against Prince Wu's Mansion, Prince Wu's Mansion is also helpless against us."
Listening to his father's explanation, Gu Haoran fell into deep thought again.
After a while, he said with some uncertainty: "So, after all, this matter still has to be attributed to Jiang Fan? According to Yan Wuwo, the food problem in Linjia Village must be solved by Jiang Fan.
So only by getting rid of this Jiang Fan can we continue to use food to force the head of Linjia Village. But now that Prince Wu's Mansion has intervened, how can we deal with that Jiang Fan?"
"You are right. The matter has indeed been inexplicably focused on that Jiang Fan. A poor scholar who has never heard of it before suddenly became the focus of the struggle between us and Prince Wu's Mansion. This sudden appearance
I believe that none of our wise His Highness King Wu could have expected the unexpected change."
Gu Yan nodded and continued: "This kind of thing has its advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that all the problems are concentrated on one person, and this person attracts too many eyes, so it is difficult to attack in secret.
, it will increase greatly.”
"The good thing is... since the problem is concentrated, there is no need to distract from other aspects. As long as this person is solved, everything will be fine. I can only say that Jiang Fan is unlucky. No matter what, he must die.
."
Gu Haoran scratched his head and said distressedly: "But dad, how do we kill him?"
"I don't have a clue yet, but based on my understanding of His Highness King Wu, since things have changed like this, His Highness King Wu will definitely not turn a blind eye. He will definitely try every means to use this change to muddy the water. So we
Let’s wait for His Highness King Wu to take action first, see what His Highness King Wu plans, and then think of ways to deal with it.”
Gu Yan narrowed his eyes and continued: "Besides, you met Yan Wuwo in private. I always feel that he is hiding something from us. It's just an ordinary village, why is it so troublesome to buy a piece of land?
?It’s not like we won’t pay!”
Gu Yanzhi's tone sounded a little aggrieved. Gu Haoran didn't dare to answer the question and quickly nodded in agreement.