Faced with Father Jin's questioning, Wu Zheng's face turned pale.
"I, I don't know all this! I only know that he suffers from 'corpse demon phobia' and he is a coward! He, cannot fulfill our oath and he is not worthy of being our lord! So, so..."
"So, you betrayed the lord! You destroyed the lord! You even wanted to overthrow the lord's family! To become the new lord! Is that right?!"
Each word from Father Jin was more serious than the last, but they all touched Wu Zheng's heart!
Wu Zheng was silent for a long time, then he chuckled sinisterly, "Yes! That's what I thought! As expected, the person who knows me best is you! My lifelong enemy!"
Father Jin shook his head and said, "I'd rather not know you! You've really changed! You gave up our vows long ago! Look at what you've done over the years! And look at your current situation! Don't you repent?"
"Repent?! Why should I repent?! I did nothing wrong! Everything I did before was a sacrifice for my oath! I did nothing wrong!"
"Sacrifice? Why is it others who are sacrificed, and not yourself?! Oath?! Stop kidding! You are not worthy of mentioning our oath! You are a traitor who betrayed our oath! You are a despicable villain who forced the lord to death! I am ashamed to be in your company! Goodbye!"
"Mr. Jin! Are you looking for death?" Wu Zheng lost his composure immediately after being repeatedly poked in the heart by Mr. Jin!
Wu Hong immediately burst into anger and wanted to kill Jin's father.
Jin Chen also immediately unleashed his full power and stood in front of Jin's father, confronting Wu Hong head-on!
Wu Zheng calmed down immediately, looked at Jin Chen in surprise and said, "As expected, you are my lifelong enemy! You hid it so well! I didn't expect that your legitimate son is your biggest trump card! And you hid it so well! Instead, you pushed a bastard son to the front to attract everyone's attention! Awesome! Really amazing!"
Father Jin knew Wu Zheng had misunderstood, but he didn't explain! He didn't admit it, nor did he refute it. Instead, he remained silent!
Wu Zhengdang took this as his agreement! He looked deeply at Jin Chen and Jin's father and said, "Let's go!"
Jin Chen moved and stopped the two Wu brothers.
"What? You want to stop us?" Wu Zheng turned and stared at Father Jin, a cold light flashing in his eyes, and asked with a sneer.
"Xiaochen, let them go!"
After the Wu brothers left, Wu Zheng snorted coldly and said, "The Jin family has long been planning a rebellion! And they're fully prepared! Now that the biggest obstacle is gone, they're ready to launch their attack!"
Wu Hong really didn't understand this and asked, "Then how should we deal with this?"
"Let's wait and see!" Wu Zheng sighed helplessly.
The civil war the day before yesterday had drastically reduced the Wu family's power, rendering them unable to compete for the lordship. The Gu family's power had been drastically reduced, rendering them unable to maintain their position as lordship at all!
The man surnamed Jin was too cunning. He had been hiding himself and waiting for the right opportunity. Even when Jin Ting disappeared, he didn't take action! This opportunity finally came to him!
Now is the time!
Wu Zheng had made things difficult for the Jin family! This time, he'd suffered a huge loss! Wu Zheng, who considered himself a smart man, had been made a fool!
No, this opportunity wasn't even something he had waited for; he had created it. The disappearance of Wei Yuan and Jin Ting ten days ago was the spark that ignited the civil war within the Gu family, instantly triggering the outbreak of civil war!
At that time, Gu Qing thought it was our people who killed Wei Yuan and Jin Ting, and reacted violently! But, it clearly wasn't us! Before, I really thought it was an accident! Now, I finally understand, all of this was the work of that bastard surnamed Jin!
This time, he lost!
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"Father, did the other party misunderstand something?" Jin Chen asked doubtfully.
"Wu Zheng is a man of evil intentions, full of schemes and intrigues. He also sees other things as conspiracy and intrigue. Don't pay attention to him! Go back and rest quickly. It's so late. I'm sorry for your hard work."
"Yeah!" Jin Chen walked to the door, turned around and said, "Father, you were so handsome just now!"
Father Jin was stunned and laughed heartily!
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The Wu brothers were the ones that Gu Yan paid special attention to, so naturally, people were arranged to monitor them around the clock for 14 hours. The Wu brothers did not deliberately conceal their visit to the Jin family, and Gu Yan soon received a report from the guards.
"After returning, the first thing he did was join my shogunate, and the second thing he did was visit the Jin family. This is very Wu Zheng's style! Is he using me to pressure the Jin family, and then using the Jin family to pressure me? Is this a balance?"
Gu Yan felt that the Jin family's problem was indeed very difficult at this moment! The aristocratic power centered on the Jin family was the largest among the aristocrats! If one wanted to solve the aristocratic problem, the Jin family was an obstacle that could not be bypassed!
The key to breaking the deadlock that Gu Yan thought of was to start with the Jin family. However, he had just ascended the throne recently and had a lot of family affairs to deal with, so he didn't have the time yet.
"Even if Wu Zheng was trying to play it safe, he must have done so with the intention of understanding Jin's motives and hidden cards in advance!" Wu Zheng was his master, and the two of them knew each other too well. Wu Zheng understood Gu Yan, and Gu Yan also understood Wu Zheng very well.
"Is Wu Zheng thinking of getting rid of the Jin family for me, and then regaining his foothold in the lord's mansion?" Gu Yan shook his head and smiled.
What makes people laugh is Wu Zheng’s arrogance and naivety!
"I've already been fooled once. How could I not be on guard? Will you take over my power again? Will you play me in your hands?!"
There was deep hatred in Gu Yan's eyes!
The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable!
How could he let Wu Zheng go so easily?!
In the past, if he didn’t show up and we couldn’t find him, it would have been fine. But now that he has appeared, we certainly can’t just let it go like this!
As for why the Wu brothers were not killed at that time?
Naturally, it was because the Wu brothers walked into his office without paying attention to anyone else, which made him realize how fragile his control over the Lord's Mansion was. He also realized that his family no longer had a war lieutenant and had no confidence in killing more of the Wu brothers!
Therefore, he could only choose to endure! He could only become the person he disliked the most! For the sake of the greater good, he had to compromise with his enemies!
He turned into the father he hated the most!
But, he was even more unbearable! His father had sacrificed his life for the oath he had made, for his ideals, for his family, and for his people!
And he was just doing it for personal revenge!
The gap between the two people's realms is really too big!
Inside the office, a portrait of his father hung on the wall. Gu Yan walked up to the portrait and whispered, "Father, don't worry! I will definitely avenge you!"
Gently stroking my father's portrait, I felt as if I had returned to the time when he was still alive. What I recall most is his eyes. His disappointed eyes, his expectant eyes, his encouraging eyes, and his final, resolute eyes!
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