"Whose troops are those?" Gu Xingnuo's originally pale face instantly turned red with anger, and he angrily asked Old Wu, "Are all the people in the village dead? Are they just going to watch the village being destroyed?!"
Gu Xingyan snorted coldly and said, "Brother, you still don't understand this? When the wall falls, everyone falls. At that time, everyone thought that our Gu family would be exterminated. Who would care about our family's affairs?"
"Nonsense!" Gu Xingnuo shouted at Gu Xingyan, "Is this a private matter?!"
Gu Xingyan said very bluntly: "Brother, what's the point of you getting angry with me? I was in jail with you at that time."
"What do you mean?" Gu Xingnuo looked at his second brother and said, "Are you blaming Xinglang and me for putting you in jail?"
Gu Xingyan was dumbfounded by what Gu Xingnuo said.
Gu Xingnuo sneered, "Second Young Master Gu, do you want me to apologize to you?"
"No," Young Master Gu jumped up and said, "When did I say such a thing? Brother, don't wrongly accuse me!"
"Then tell me, what kind of trivial matter is this?" Gu Xingnuo's voice became more and more severe.
Young Master Gu was trapped by his eldest brother. He just said it casually, but his eldest brother acted as if he saw an enemy and wouldn't let him go?
"Speak!" Gu Xingnuo whispered to Gu Xingyan.
"What did I say?" Gu Xingyan suddenly felt aggrieved. Could it be that he was the one who did something wrong?
"If you don't know how to talk, then just shut up!" The anger that had been lingering in the heart of the eldest young master Gu all day was now directed at the second young master Gu. "Old Wu and the others have been here for a long time, why are their clothes still like this? I'm not at home, can't you make arrangements? Have they eaten? Have they drunk water? Tell me, why are they still like this? You don't know how to manage things when I'm not at home? Gu Xingyan, are you counting on me for everything?! You are still young this year, you are younger than Xinglang?!" Midsummer Elegy
The second young master Gu was stunned by the scolding from the first young master Gu.
Old Wu and his men had never seen a young master with such a stern voice and expression, and they were frightened for a moment.
Gu Xingnuo looked at his second brother, and his heart suddenly became a knot. At this time, Young Master Gu had actually made the worst plan in his heart. If he and Xinglang were gone, then in the future, only Gu Xingyan would be able to support the huge Gu family. Could Gu Xingyan do it? This person was not even as reliable as his third brother Xinglang, so how could he feel at ease? "Asshole!" Young Master Gu turned around and kicked the couch hard.
The loud noise startled everyone in the room, including the old man.
Gu Xingyan said cautiously: "Brother, you are still injured, you..."
"I can't die yet," Gu Xingnuo said with his back to Gu Xingyan, "You'd better hope that I can stay alive forever, otherwise I'll see what you can do!"
Gu Xingyan said: "Brother, why are you saying these things?"
"Yan Ruo!" The old man finally spoke at this moment, saying, "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Xingnuo stroked his forehead, trying hard to calm himself down.
The old Wutou and the others looked at each other, and the old Wutou also said to Gu Xingnuo cautiously: "Master, this is not the fault of the second young master. We, our brothers, have only been here for less than half an hour, and we have been busy talking to the marshal and the second young master. We have no time to take care of other things."
Gu Xingyan curled his lips in grievance, but facing his furious elder brother, Gu Er Shao dared not say a word.
Gu Xingnuo slowly turned around, smiled apologetically at Lao Wu and the others, and said, "I lost my composure. Please sit down instead of standing."
The first few people led by Lao Wu hurriedly said they didn't dare.
Gu Xingnuo waved his hand and said, "Xingyan, are you still standing?"
Young Master Gu saw that his eldest brother's face was pale again, so he hurriedly moved a stool to each of the old Wu and the others.
"Sit down," Gu Xingnuo sat back on the couch that he had just kicked, and said to Lao Wu and the others, "Let's sit down and talk."
Lao Wu and the others looked at the old man again.
The old man nodded.
Several veterans then sat down with their buttocks resting on the edge of the round stool.
Gu Xingyan didn't dare to sit down at this moment, and stood obediently beside the couch.
Gu Xingnuo was angry, with internal injuries on his body, and his left arm was hanging. He was holding a mouthful of blood in his throat, unable to spit it out or swallow it back, which made Young Master Gu feel very suffocated. After taking a few deep breaths and easing his breath, Gu Xingnuo spoke to the old Wu and the others again: "This is my fault. I didn't send anyone to check on you after I was released from prison. Thank you for your hard work all the way to Beijing."
The first few people led by Lao Wu were all honest and straightforward people. After hearing Gu Xingnuo apologizing to them, they all shook their heads or waved their hands at Gu Xingnuo, saying that they were not worthy of it.
Gu Xingnuo looked at the old soldiers in front of him. He didn't need to ask. They must have come to Beijing by begging. "Go and tell the kitchen to cook and boil water," Gu Xingnuo said to Gu Xingyan. Queen, don't even think about escaping.
Gu Xingyan said: "Grandfather has already given the order."
Gu Xingnuo nodded then. He wanted the eldest young master Gu to apologize for the anger he had just directed at the second young master Gu, but the second young master Gu could forget about it in his life. It was impossible.
Old Wu lowered his head and said to Gu Xingnuo in shame: "Master, we have all left the army. Logically, we should not have come." They are no longer in the army and have received money from the court. Why should the Gu family support them? It is one thing for the Gu family to do it, but they cannot take it for granted. People should be content and grateful. Old Wu and his men are now sitting in front of Gu Xingnuo, feeling uncomfortable and their faces are hot.
The old man sighed heavily. He had handed over military affairs and family matters to his eldest grandson a few years ago. The old man didn't want to interfere in matters that Gu Xingnuo was in charge of, otherwise it would be tantamount to slapping his eldest grandson in the face.
"You are the ones who have been with our Gu family through thick and thin," Gu Xingnuo looked at the old Wu and the others and whispered, "When you are old and disabled, our Gu family will not care about you anymore. How can our Gu family feel at ease? Don't say such embarrassing words to our Gu family in the future."
Soldiers are not like generals. After retiring, the money given by the court is not enough for the soldiers who live far away to return home. How to treat these old soldiers depends on the conscience of the generals. The Gu family is willing to carry this heavy burden, and several generations have been doing so. Gu Xingnuo knows very well that there is no reason for their generation of Gu family to throw these old soldiers aside and let them fend for themselves.
Old Wu and his men felt even more ashamed because of Gu Xingnuo's words, and even began to regret coming to Beijing to find the old marshal and the three young masters.
"Tell me," Gu Xingnuo said, "You have come to the capital, but where are the others? Did they go to their hometowns or somewhere else?"
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