Chapter 813 816. Visit
Gu Wenheng sighed secretly, perhaps he would have to live like this in the future, even more difficult than Zhou Shixiong.
"By the way, Brother Zhou, how come you have time to come to my place today?" According to this day, the court did not have a holiday. As the Minister of War, Zhou Shixiong should not be able to leave Beijing at will, right?
Zhou Shixiong chuckled, "I am already semi-retired, and I just happened to be feeling a little unwell these days, so I submitted a sick note and came out to look for a good doctor."
Gu Wenheng, "...There are no good doctors in my rural area."
Zhou Shixiong waved his hand nonchalantly, "I've already seen the great doctor. Now I'm just missing one medicine, which is really hard to come by, so I can only search everywhere for it."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
"Your place is quite nice," Zhou Shixiong looked at the farmyard, "Is there any land nearby? I will build a yard like this when the time comes, and we can live side by side."
Gu Wenheng smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, you are joking. How is things going in Shangjing?"
"I knew you would ask, but you're being dishonest. I thought you knew everything."
Even if Gu Wenheng was well-informed, he would not be so straightforward at this moment. "I haven't been to the capital for a long time, and I don't know much about the things in the capital. I hope Brother Zhou can give me some advice."
Zhou Shixiong came here for this purpose. He was really annoyed by the situation these days, so he told him what had happened in the court in the past few days.
Just two days ago, another official submitted a memorial to the emperor, asking him to enthrone the prince.
As the Queen's brother, Zhou Shixiong listened quietly with his eyes closed, as he did every day.
He always found these officials in the court particularly interesting. They had nothing to do with their Zhou family, but they would actually help Queen Zhou to speak well of the two princes.
These people seemed to be sincere in their words about establishing the eldest prince as the heir, because they were thinking that the eldest prince was living too smoothly, so they wanted to give him some extra fuel.
Even if he closed his eyes and looked as if he didn't care about anything, he could still feel the gaze from the throne passing by here several times.
The argument rose and fell, and it made sense over and over again, but Zhou Shixiong felt like he was listening to a lullaby and was a little drowsy.
At this moment, Le San's shrill voice shouted, "All ministers, listen to my orders."
When he opened his eyes again, a group of people had already knelt down beside him. He was standing alone in front of the hall and was so scared that he quickly knelt down.
"You don't know, I was totally confused at that time," Zhou Shixiong thought of that scene and felt like he was still in a dream.
"Your Majesty actually agreed to make the eldest prince the crown prince this time, but this also makes me even more worried.
Since that day, I have tried to stay away from visitors as much as possible, but even when I walk on the street, people still approach me.
I really don’t know what these people are thinking. The crown prince hasn’t even taken the throne yet, but they’re getting anxious. Isn’t this putting my Zhou family in an unjust position?”
Gu Wenheng had actually received this information two days ago. Besides, he had already guessed it when he went to Beijing, so he was not very surprised.
He just didn't expect that Zhou Shixiong would choose to come to his place to hide away.
It just so happened that there was someone who could explain it to him in more detail, so Gu Wenheng naturally wanted to take advantage of it.
"Then the other ministers have no objection and will directly decide the position of crown prince?"
Zhou Shixiong sneered, "How could they not have any objections? It's just that our emperor didn't give them a chance. When someone petitioned to establish a crown prince, he directly read out the imperial edict to appoint the crown prince.
Now that the imperial decree has been issued, no matter how big their ideas are, these people have to keep them to themselves.
It’s just that some people won’t give up so easily, otherwise I wouldn’t have come to you under the pretext of being sick.”
Zhou Shixiong knew that some of his thoughts and actions could not be hidden from Gu Wenheng, so he simply said, "I didn't want to involve you, but based on our relationship over the years, you have no choice."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
"Don't look at me like that, this is really not up to me.
Look, I’ve only been in Beijing for a few years, and I don’t know how many white hairs I have.
I think you should have guessed the real reason why His Majesty transferred you to Shangjing this time."
Gu Wenheng, "That's why I'm even more curious. The eldest prince has been appointed as the crown prince, and I have a personal relationship with you. Wouldn't it be better for you to help the crown prince directly?"
Zhou Shixiong leaned back in the imperial chair and said, "I have been submitting sick leave petitions since the year before last. I think that this time, if I submit it again, His Majesty will approve it."
Gu Wenheng: "..." The general is also considered the emperor's heart, and is much stronger than many old foxes.
"Sometimes it's not a good thing for an in-law to hold great power. Now that the crown prince has been appointed, I should be able to live a carefree life for a few years."
Zhou Shixiong looked at Gu Wenheng sincerely, "From now on, I'll have to trouble Brother Gu to help take care of the prince."
Gu Wenheng, "...So you want to live a carefree life and let..." Let yourself fall into that pit of fire...
Zhou Shixiong stood up and bowed deeply to him, "I know this matter is difficult for you, but I really don't have anyone to entrust my trust to."
Because of this, over the years, he has quietly instilled Gu Wenheng's character and talents into the heart of the emperor.
Gu Wenheng never expected that in the end it was the brother he trusted who would betray him.
He sighed, reached out and helped Zhou Shixiong up, "Since you are worried, why don't you do it yourself...?"
Zhou Shixiong smiled, "That's good enough. I plan to travel all over the country with my wife and children in two years. I will definitely give you some local rituals then."
Gu Wenheng, "...So in the end, you have to make me angry again." Who doesn't want such a life? He also wants to get rid of the heavy responsibility he has now and go out for a walk with his wife.
"You are still young," Zhou Shixiong showed his white hair again, "your brother's health is not good. If we don't leave now, we will not be able to move."
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Jin Qianqian didn't expect Zhou Shixiong to drop such a depth bomb and leave that day.
"So the one who betrays you the most is often your best brother. This statement is absolutely true." Jin Qianqian was speechless.
She was ready to accompany Gu Wenheng to the next difficult place and stay there. Now it seemed that those difficult places were actually pure lands.
Gu Wenheng, "He came here this time to give me some confidence. I guess the imperial edict will be issued soon.
I don’t know what our emperor or queen is planning, but now that it has come to this, we can only leave it to fate and let nature take its course.”
Having said that, Gu Wenheng's expression was very solemn. The change of imperial power was also the most difficult time.
He had never interacted with any of the princes, and the information he could obtain was all accumulated over the years.
Thinking of the eldest prince, it seems that the information he has is even less than that of other princes.
I just don't know whether he is mediocre or very good at keeping a low profile. This really poses a huge problem for him.
(End of this chapter)
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