Chapter 357: Adults will face more
But as Ran Qingxuan was thinking this, he suddenly froze on the spot and turned to look at Gu Yanchen with a strange expression.
Gu Yanchen noticed her gaze and his expression was normal when he turned around.
If his expression hadn't been so normal, Ran Qingxuan would have thought that his guess was wrong.
"You did mean to bring this up with me, didn't you?"
A crack finally appeared on Gu Yanchen's face. He lowered his eyes and nodded slightly.
"Why?"
It’s not that she doesn’t understand, but as his father’s son, and the youngest son at that, could he really get over it after seeing that scene in his childhood?
There was a barely perceptible trace of forbearance in his eyes, and Gu Yanchen smiled faintly and shook his head.
"Because I'm not a child anymore..."
His chest suddenly stopped and Ran Qingxuan felt as if his heart was stabbed by a needle.
“Perhaps when I was young, I didn’t understand why the man who was chatting and laughing with my father was unwilling to take action at the critical moment...
But when I led my troops to fight, I realized that sometimes it was not because I was unwilling, but that I was not the only one holding my own life in my hands. ”
Gu Yanchen spoke the reality with an expressionless face. The heart-wrenching pain left him covered in wounds.
“I told you those things before because I didn’t want to hide anything from you.
For a long time after the incident, I didn’t know who to blame, but I was somewhat influenced by Duan Yinghe’s actions at the time. I felt that if he hadn’t been indifferent and did nothing, maybe my father wouldn’t have died…”
"But think about it, if the late emperor hadn't passed away at that time, he might have ordered Duan Yinghe to send troops to rescue my father because he was trapped..."
"If the dog emperor hadn't fainted at that time, wouldn't those bureaucrats have discussed it over and over again and finally let Qi Jing make the decision?"
I don't know if it's because of her conspiracy theory, but she always feels that the dog emperor and his son can do anything...
"I was wondering, what if the dog emperor was waiting for my father-in-law to be trapped and run out of ammunition and food?"
These words suddenly came out of my mouth for no reason.
A look of surprise flashed across Gu Yanchen's face, but he soon understood what Ran Qingxuan meant.
"You mean, my father was plotted by the Dog Emperor from the very beginning, and being trapped was just... a natural means?" Gu Yanchen slowly stated this possibility in disbelief. After all, he had never thought that his father's death might have been intentional by the Dog Emperor.
“Maybe the dog emperor had been planning to destroy the Gu family for a long time. His fainting was clearly a way to delay time.
Moreover, I dare to conclude that Duan Yinghe was also part of the conspiracy. As long as he dared to send troops to rescue privately, he would be charged with various crimes.
After all, two hundred thousand soldiers were being fed, and the fiefdom was gradually becoming prosperous enough to feed the people in the city and two hundred thousand troops. How could one not be jealous? ”
Gu Feng had to wait for death by pretending to faint and delaying the order to send troops to rescue him. Once Duan Yinghe sent troops to rescue him privately, the dog emperor could use this as an excuse to take back the military power and fiefdom.
The dog emperor clearly played out the plan of killing two birds with one stone. At this time, Ran Qingxuan's desire to kill Emperor Mingde reached its peak.
"Ridiculous, hahahaha...it's absolutely ridiculous!"
"I should have thought of it earlier. Whether it's about my eldest brother or my third brother, the dog emperor knows everything. He knows everything, but he looks at our Gu family like we are fools..."
Gu Yanchen tried his best to calm himself down. No matter how much time had passed, he would not be able to let it go!
Duan Yi, who had already noticed something strange on their side, walked forward slowly, a hint of worry flashed across his face, but then he asked very calmly: "Are you feeling unwell? How about I ask someone to come and take a look?"
"Thank you for your kindness, young marquis. I am the doctor. I will take care of everything here!"
Gu Yanchen originally just wanted Ran Qingxuan to reconsider whether to warn the people of Cangzhou through Duan Yi, but he didn't expect that in the process the two of them would get such an unacceptable fact due to deep digging.
Duan Yi saw Gu Yanchen looking distraught, opened his mouth, and finally just told Ran Qingxuan to tell him if he needed anything...
Until the convoy entered Silver Moon City, Gu Yanchen sat in the carriage without saying a word, just staring blankly at the people of all kinds outside the window.
Ran Qingxuan didn't know what he was thinking at the moment. He found it hard to accept that his father's death had another reason. Maybe he had been depressed for many years, and now he was relieved by his unintentional act...
After a long silence, Ran Qingxuan finally couldn't help but speak.
"Why don't you find a chance to talk to Duan Yi?"
"Let's talk about it later!" Gu Yanchen came back to his senses and looked at Ran Qingxuan, giving her a look that told her not to worry.
When the people outside the carriage saw that it was the Qi Family Pharmacy's convoy passing by, they spontaneously made way for them.
In order to ease the atmosphere, Ran Qingxuan simply opened the car window and looked out. He would discuss anything new he encountered along the way with Gu Yanchen.
"I see that every household in the city has a lot of space left outside their doors, even in their yards. Why is that?"
The carriages passed by both sides of the main road, and it was not difficult to see from the high gates and courtyards that the people here had no shortage of food and clothing, but the act of leaving land behind was indeed puzzling.
“Although the people in the city have enough food and clothing, they still plant seasonal vegetables on the few acres of land they have reserved. Because they have to support an army of 200,000, the people in the city will do their best to be self-sufficient while growing food.
After all, Marquis Zhenbei has been leading troops to guard the North Gate. When there is no war, the grain grown in the three cities each year is only enough to feed the 200,000 troops. The people have also lived a hard life, and when the war is tense, they basically use this to reduce the burden brought by the war. ”
Ran Qingxuan was amazed when he heard this. When there was no war, the 200,000-strong army would probably have to eat a lot of food every month, and most of it would be coarse grains, barely enough to avoid starvation.
The taxes paid to the fiefdom owner should be used as military pay...
If the food supply is cut off again, the 200,000-strong army will probably starve to death in minutes.
Changing the subject, Gu Yanchen looked at Ran Qingxuan with a smile.
"Guess who proposed that the people in the city take this action?"
Ran Qingxuan felt a little puzzled and always felt that Gu Yanchen had proposed this intentionally.
"Who is it? I'm not familiar with Cangzhou, so how can I guess?"
Gu Yanchen pointed to a very inconspicuous clinic on the street and motioned Ran Qingxuan to look over there.
“He is the son of the doctor of this clinic. Five years ago, Duan Yi suddenly became critically ill, and the Marquis of Zhenbei ordered doctors from three cities to treat him in a hurry.
The doctor of this clinic happened to return to the village that day, so his son who was watching over the clinic went to save Duan Yi. He not only saved Duan Yi, but also won the appreciation of Marquis Zhenbei. This method was also proposed by him with courage, and he did not expect the effect to be so good.
While the people in the city were self-sufficient, each family had more money. ”
"There is such a thing? How did you know about it?" The only thing Ran Qingxuan could think of was that Gu Yanchen had been keeping an eye on the people in Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, otherwise he would not have known when Duan Yi was critically ill.
Gu Yanchen looked at her expression, pursed his lips and nodded.
"It's just what you think..."
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