Chapter 532: Wine makes people brave
Hearing this, Cui Tianyou put down the wine glass in his hand and turned his head to look at Gu Xu's face, his heartstrings suddenly tightened.
In his opinion, this question should be regarded as a taboo in Gu Xu's heart.
In the past, Gu Xu and Shi Xiaohan had a truly deep and close friendship.
The sentence written by Gu Xu on the Lantern Festival night, "Looking back suddenly, that person is in the dim light" is considered by many to be the best proof of the relationship between the two.
Just because fate played a joke on them, the two were forced to separate.
Shi Lei broke the engagement in order to protect himself.
The betrothal gift given by Gu Xu earlier was burned to ashes by Shi Lei.
In the Daqi Dynasty, the woman's unilateral regret of the marriage was an insult to the man; if Gu Xu had not become a treason and rebel, according to the "Qi Law", the woman's elder would have been "sixty" with a stick.
Not to mention burning the bride price.
Cui Tianyou felt that Gu Xu should have a lot of grudges about this matter.
So he has been deliberately avoiding this topic tonight.
Don't look at Gu Xu's low-key behavior today, without any pretensions, chatting and laughing with these low-level sesame officials.
But after all, he is the northwest rebel army - no, the leader of the rebel army. He is the king who is followed by the Great Yan in the north and the northwest grassland. He is the master recognized by the three saints.
If Gu Xu is made unhappy, the consequences will be disastrous.
Thinking of this, Cui Tianyou immediately hinted to Wang Yang with his eyes, asking him to quickly find a way to change the topic.
"You're talking about Xiaohan," Unexpectedly, Gu Xu still smiled easily, "After the war in Dahuang is over, I will go to Jiange to pick her up."
Wang Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s great that his CP is not separated.
But Cui Tianyou's focus is on the word "the war is over".
He knew that the so-called "war" meant that the Northwest Rebel Army killed Emperor Tianxing, completely overthrew Da Qi, and established a new dynasty.
Cui Tianyou has been receiving a salary from the Da Qi court for many years. He is very aware of Da Qi's profound heritage and is worried about whether Gu Xu can succeed.
I didn’t expect Gu Xu to act so relaxed and confident, as if he already had a chance to win.
Cui Tianyou couldn't help but remember that during his arrival in Liangzhou, he learned from the public's discussions that Gu Xu was not only resisting the rule of the Daqi Dynasty externally, but was also carrying out drastic reforms internally.
Starting from the six northwest cities, Gu Xuzheng is trying to break the monopoly of big families and sects on spiritual resources, and improve the resource allocation system so that monks from civilian backgrounds can obtain rewards based on their talents, military exploits, contributions, etc. High quality exercises, martial arts and elixirs.
This is something that the Daqi royal family has been unwilling to do for hundreds of years. Gu Xu is sparing no effort to promote it.
In addition, he seems to have a pair of eyes that can see the world - all officials who are idle, corrupt and bribery, and engage in malpractice for personal gains will be found out and punished without mercy; and all officials with ambitions will be found out and punished without mercy; A man of knowledge, even in remote villages, can be accurately discovered by him.
What is described in ancient books as “no talent left in the wild and everyone can make the most of their talents” seems to have really become a reality in these six cities in the northwest.
Gu Xu is really different from before.
He seems to have long looked down upon all the sufferings, grudges, resentments, and entanglements of the past. He has transcended the world and looks down at the world like an immortal. His eyes are calm but not lacking in compassion, and he is broad-minded but not... Show arrogance. "Perhaps not long after," Cui Tianyou thought silently, "when we meet our inspector again, we will have to call her 'the imperial concubine'."
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After that, other officials from the Yishui Exorcism Division also arrived at the restaurant one after another, and the dining table became increasingly lively.
The last one to come was Chen Jisheng.
After not seeing him for a while, there seemed to be more wrinkles on his face.
Today, he no longer wore the black Qiyao uniform of the Daqi Exorcism Department, nor the tall black gauze hat. Instead, he changed into a gray-brown cloth shirt and tied his hair with a wooden hairpin. He looked like a man living in the countryside. Elderly people.
“Master Chen.”
After seeing his old superior, Gu Xu’s eyes revealed complicated emotions.
He clearly remembered that when he first traveled to this world, he was weak and sickly. He would feel a dull pain in his chest when he walked hurriedly. Chen Jisheng checked his body and said that he was "congenitally deficient and had defects in his bones." Only by being promoted to a saint before the age of thirty can he avoid an untimely death.
Knowing that this was an almost impossible thing, Chen Jisheng still tried his best to guide him in his practice and strive for promotion opportunities for him. He even risked his life to go to Yishan to learn from Xue Nu’s eyes. I grabbed a snow ginseng from below.
At this moment, Gu Xu is only one step away from the realm of saint, and he no longer needs to worry about the issue of life span. But in his mind, the image of Chen Jisheng forcefully forcing eggs, white fungus, wolfberry, etc. into his hands and repeatedly telling him to replenish his body often appeared in his mind.
"You are a promising kid. In one year, you have cultivated from the first level to the sixth level." Chen Jisheng reached out and patted Gu Xu on the back and said with a smile, "It seems I still looked down on you at first."
"It was Mr. Chen who gave you good guidance." Gu Xu lowered his head, smiled humbly, and invited Chen Jisheng to the main seat, while he sat aside and took his place. He filled a glass of wine.
After a few months, the Yishui Exorcist Division reunited again.
We had a great time drinking and chatting with each other.
In a daze, everyone seemed to have returned to those simple and unpretentious days. Cultivation, killing ghosts, accumulating merit, raising a family... Life is a boring cycle between these few things.
Sometimes taking a break from the busy schedule and meeting up to have a few drinks in a restaurant is a rare bright spot in the monotony.
Most of the people present have mediocre talents. They all thought that such a simple and boring life would last until the day they entered the grave.
Unexpectedly, suddenly, the wilderness was in chaos.
That kind of life can never go back.
"In my opinion," Gu Xu had been drinking tea tonight and had not touched any alcohol, but under the influence of everyone's emotions, he seemed to be slightly drunk, "the past time can be missed, but there is no need to regret it. We The good days of enjoyment are yet to come.”
Wang Yang was already half drunk. As Gu Xu's former number one fan, he was the first to raise his glass and said in agreement: "Brother Gu is right! Just wait until Brother Gu returns to Luojing and kills that dog emperor... I've long had enough of that guy who occupies the latrine." What a bastard!”
Wang Yang had deep resentment towards Emperor Tianxing. It was clear that Emperor Xing of Ming Dynasty had a profound cultivation level that could equal the world, but he did nothing and allowed the Nine Infant Snake Demon to harm Qingzhou Mansion twice, killing his parents, his savior Master Zheng, and others. Many parents and fellow villagers were welcomed.
He never dared to express his inner resentment before.
But now that he was on Gu Xu’s territory, he was finally able to let go of his guard and speak his mind while he was drunk.
(End of this chapter)