Before Gu Wei'ang's accident, Chu Qianlan had already arranged a marriage with Gu Nansheng.
Both families had already met and were satisfied with each other; they were just about to exchange birth charts when this unexpected thing happened at the last minute.
Unexpectedly, the other party changed their mind and said that their daughter was unwell and it was inconvenient for them to get engaged, so the marriage fell through.
When Gu Wei'ang found out, he was furious inside, but he didn't show it on his face.
"We don't need to associate with these sycophants. When we rise to prominence in the future, we will crush these opportunists under our feet."
Hearing this, Chu Qianlan felt relieved, but she also knew that they had lost their military power and were now being guarded against and disliked by Emperor Rongcheng. She didn't know how they would conduct themselves in the future, let alone how they could rise to prominence.
But Gu Wei'ang didn't even glance at Chu Qianlan, instead focusing his gaze directly on Gu Nansheng.
He was then summoned directly to the study.
Gu Nansheng stood in the study, feeling somewhat at a loss.
Gu Wei'ang's study was a place he rarely visited before. When he was young, he came here to play with Gu Yunjin, and Gu Wei'ang found out and beat him severely.
He never came to the study again after that.
At this moment, Gu Wei'ang looked at the somewhat helpless Gu Nansheng and slowly said, "Do you know how your father escaped this time?"
Gu Nansheng: "It must be because of your wisdom and martial prowess, Father, and your friendship and trust with Emperor Rongcheng that you were able to clear your name and have your injustice redressed."
"snort!"
"To clear one's name?"
"Emperor Rongcheng's friendship and trust?"
He threw his head back and burst into laughter, as if he had heard a joke.
"Do you know that those villages that were plundered, those things that supposedly made the villagers suffer, were all done on the orders of Emperor Rongcheng?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Nansheng looked up in disbelief, as if she had heard some earth-shattering secret, and suddenly knelt down.
Yes, that was during a battle between the two armies, and the army was trapped and lacked sufficient food and supplies.
To motivate their soldiers, those in power inevitably employ such incentive methods.
Gu Wei'ang looked at him and said coldly, "Stand up."
Gu Nansheng slowly stood up, and then heard Gu Wei'ang continue:
"You must know that the reason I was able to be granted the title of Marquis of Yong'an is because I risked my life to fight alongside the current Emperor Rongcheng for those years."
"Back then, I followed him closely, obeying every order he gave. But what was the result? What have I gained now?"
"fear!"
Suspicion!
"Suspect!"
“And those things I did under his orders have become my father’s death warrant.”
"But look at how Emperor Rongcheng did it."
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he reclaimed his father's military power.
He laughed loudly, his eyes filled with hatred and tears, which made Gu Nansheng feel a pang of sadness.
"He wanted to kill me!"
Gu Weiang raised his voice as he spoke.
Do you know?
"Emperor Rongcheng wants to kill me!"
"What's wrong with it!"
"I risked my life to save him, but now he wants to kill me."
"Hahaha!"
"Do you know that if it weren't for Prince Rui, I would have lost my life in prison?"
Once I die, this manor will cease to exist; this house, your future, everything you have will turn to ashes.
"But now His Highness Prince Rui has saved me, saved you, and saved our Yong'an Marquis's Mansion."
"Therefore, I want you to remember that from this day forward, you belong to the Third Prince. No matter what, we must stand with His Highness Prince Rui and help him ascend the throne!"
"The day he ascends the throne will be the day our Yong'an Marquis's Mansion rises to prominence once again."
Gu Wei'ang's words startled Gu Nansheng for a moment.
He was completely unaware that his father had been working for Prince Rui all along.
However, he also knew that at this moment, he had to stand with his father.
So, he forced himself to remain calm and nodded firmly.
"Yes, I understand. I will do my best to assist Prince Rui in the future, follow his lead, and help him ascend the throne."
"But……"
Looking into Gu Wei'ang's eyes, Gu Nansheng still spoke softly.
"But Father, your military power has been taken away by Emperor Rongcheng. How can you help Prince Rui in the future?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Emperor Rongcheng burst into laughter again.
"Just because Emperor Rongcheng can doubt me and be wary of me doesn't mean I can't be wary of him."
“As early as the day he became wary of me, I had already made preparations. I replaced the brave men in the army with old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, and secretly recruited more soldiers.”
What good would it do to relinquish military power?
"Over the years, I have raised as many as 50,000 elite soldiers. Even if Emperor Rongcheng has 100,000 troops, what use are they? 100,000 old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers have little chance of winning against 50,000 elite soldiers."
"Furthermore, besides your father, how many people in the court are capable of leading troops into battle?"
Therefore, rest assured, with my help, Prince Rui will surely be able to secure his throne in the future.”
Gu Nansheng turned pale upon hearing this, and began to tremble with fear.
He never imagined that his seemingly upright and loyal father had done so much behind the scenes.
From the very beginning, they had the idea of rebellion.
Now that Gu Wei'ang has told him all these secrets, it means that his father has completely trusted him and has entrusted the Marquis's mansion to him.
“Gu Nansheng, you have grown up now. You must mature and become stable in the future. The entire Marquis’s mansion will need you to support it.”
Gu Nansheng nodded, feeling an unusually heavy burden on her shoulders.
Meanwhile, inside the Wanhe Hall...
Emperor Rongcheng looked at the memorial before him and couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Has the Marquis of Yong'an returned?"
Dexi nodded.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yong'an has returned safely to his residence."
"After returning home, he remained indoors and did not make any moves."
Emperor Rongcheng nodded.
Hopefully, this incident will teach him a lesson.
Dexi immediately followed up, saying, "The Marquis of Yong'an has followed you through thick and thin for so many years. He must know the affection you have for him."
"If you hadn't shown him leniency out of consideration for our past relationship, the outcome would have been far more complex than simply regaining his military power."
As De Xi spoke, he couldn't help but recall a secret letter that came from the border years ago, saying that the Marquis of Yong'an had embezzled military pay and privately amassed troops, which was why Emperor Rongcheng became wary of him.
At that time, Emperor Rongcheng immediately sent people to investigate the matter in secret. Although no results were found at the time, there is no smoke without fire.
Emperor Rongcheng began to be wary of him.
After that, he transferred the Marquis of Yong'an back to Tiandu and left the Marquis of Yong'an's young eldest son, Gu Erli, on the border.
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