I was Idle and Cool Chapter 200: Unsolvable

A bright palace lantern stands in the cold wind.

The ministers who had tormented the palace for a whole day from day to day, only then did they wipe the cold sweat on their foreheads, drag their tired bodies, and withdrew from the south study room full of worries.

Gu Juefei was the last to leave.

Suddenly, such a big incident happened, and the rebel was the general Xue Kuang, who had high prestige among the people. One has the people's hearts, and the other has the ability. If he commits trouble, it will definitely become a serious problem for the royal family's confidants.

Baoding is too close to the capital.

Who can sit still in the face of a threat that's almost right under your nose? So the emperor kept him and asked a few more questions.

I just don't know if it's his illusion. I always feel that Xiao Che is a little restless when he comes back from a little meal in the afternoon.

Gu Juefei used to be Xiao Che's companion, and he knew him well.

Xue Kuang's "incompetence" may be exaggerated, but it is by no means groundless: the emperor who is currently on the throne is ordinary in all aspects, neither is there any big mistake, nor what ability.

But other things mentioned in the letter...

When people walked down the high steps, they could see the darkness of the nine-layered palace. They couldn't hide the frenzied palace people standing under the corridor, like duckweed floating in the wind and rain.

Gu Juefei's brows furrowed quietly.

The night was already deep, and he was more concerned about what was going on in the Grand Master's mansion than discussing how to deal with Xue Kuang's rebellion in the palace.

After all, the words and sentences that Xue Kuang mentioned in the letter, especially those related to the old lady, made him feel cold in his heart. Gu Chengqian, who had trusted him so much, How should you feel?

As for the authenticity, it cannot be investigated now.

One is that Xiao Che is in power, and the secrets of the royal family are not easy to inquire about;

However, there is no doubt that Xue Kuang's letter is sinister.

Although the floods and droughts of that year were not caused by Xue Kuang, the treasury had no silver, so the relief was naturally difficult; Xiao Che's scheduling was a mess, but in the final analysis, the treasury was severely depleted due to the border maintenance war.

As for the fact that he was slandered by him back then, it is even more nonsense!

So this afternoon, the real "repudiation letter", which was discussed and concluded by the lords here in the imperial court, has been posted outside the capital, and the mobilization of troops has also been completed by Liu Jin and Fang Shaoxing.

It is strange to say that in this rebellion, Xue Kuang used all his old divisions, but Liu Jin, the admiral of the Nine Sects, was excluded. So much so that everyone in the court now looks at Liu Jin with special dread, fearing that he is Xue Kuang'an's hidden nail in the court, and Xiao Che has even expressed his doubts to Gu Juefei in private.

Gu Juefei didn't care.

If he were Xue Kuang, he would not choose Liu Jin if he wanted to rebel.

After the battle of Hanshan Pass, Liu Jin returned to the capital and enjoyed a high-ranking official salary. It is not that this person is greedy for enjoyment. It is just that the world is peaceful, and it is a good thing not to fight.

Go and Liu Jin has his own judgment of right and wrong, I am afraid that he may not agree with Xue Kuang.

Therefore, Liu Jin didn't know about Xue Kuang's sudden rebellion, nor did he participate in it. There's really nothing to be afraid of.

It's just that others may not see Gu Juefei as transparent. Today, there are many people in the courtroom criticizing him.

When he left earlier, Liu Jin's face was very ugly.

Gu Juefei was afraid of depression in his heart, so he said a few words to him, because he was afraid that this general would be pushed out by his own people at the critical moment.

He doesn't know if Liu Jinling is appreciative, but he has done what he can.

Gu Juefei thought about everything that happened today, from the beginning to the end. Before she knew it, she had already reached the gate of the palace and saw the quiet capital at the moment.

I don't know why, but it reminds me of the past.

It was the early summer of the seventh year of Qing'an. After the palace test, he was ranked third and became the youngest third overall in the history of Daxia.

So I rode a royal horse and traveled the long street.

The streets were full of jubilant crowds, and every face I saw had the most vivid expression, even Gu Chengqian was smiling at that time.

The many years of ups and downs in the court have made this powerful and auxiliary minister have long practiced a kung fu that does not show his emotions and anger. Most of the time, the expression on his face was indistinguishable.

But that day—

Facing the grand congratulations and compliments from his colleagues, for the first time, his face showed the kind of sincere comfort and joy as a father.

Just...

Afterwards, why did it change?

Gu Juefei remembers it too clearly. After just over a month, he and Gu Chengqian completely fell out. Since then, the father looked at him with only sadness and hatred in his eyes.

How many years have passed?

It's been a little ten years in the blink of an eye.

When he was standing in the Golden Palace and the South Study Room, he didn't feel anything, and he felt that he could still suppress all the turbulent emotions, but when he walked out of the palace gate and saw the capital under the moonlight, everything burst out. Rolled into a storm in his chest!

Gu Juefei borrowed a horse from the guards guarding the gate of the palace. When he grabbed the reins and turned on his horse, his hands trembled rarely.

He didn't know why the trembling came from.

Maybe, the wind is too cold today and the blood is too hot tonight!

The crisp sound of horse hooves broke the silence and clearly swayed under the frosty cold moon.

Blowing in the biting cold wind, Gu Juefei had too many things in his mind, but when he saw the door with the lanterns hanging in front of the Grand Master's Mansion, it all scattered, leaving only so much A thought that has been hidden in my heart for a long, long time——

Today, he can have a good talk with his father.

All the way back, enter from the side door, the reins are just thrown to the servants who are waiting. Gu Juefei didn't even look at their appearances and expressions, and went straight to the courtyard where Gu Chengqian lived.

The night was dark.

In the cold winter, there is neither the sound of insects nor the sound of birds. But when he approached the courtyard and walked to the entrance of the courtyard, he heard a suppressed cry.

The footsteps suddenly slowed down, but at this time he had already bypassed the courtyard wall and entered the courtyard gate, and the scene inside immediately caught his eyes.

The servant girl who served, knelt on the ground.

Everyone had a look of fear and sadness on their faces, and some were crying uncontrollably.

Wan Baochang, the chief general of the Taishi Mansion, who had served for half his life, sat on the steps under the corridor, his old eyes were red, and his face was full of tears.

The door to the study is ajar.

Standing beside the door is his equally pale, red-eyed wife, who seems to have woken up in the middle of the night before arriving here, with her hair in a bun and no makeup at all.

In just this moment, Gu Juefei's head had a bang. I don't know if it was the storm that swept in his chest that finally destroyed something, or something built in his heart collapsed violently. Turned into a messy ruin...

He walked over.

He felt that he was walking very steadily, but Lu Jinxi, who was standing by the door, stretched out his hand to help him.

No, he doesn't need to.

Gu Juefei retracted his hand, even took a step back, glanced at her almost blankly, then walked past her and pushed the half-open door open—

"Squeak..."

The sound of the door shaft turning, in this suddenly desolate moonlight, is like a desperate moan when an animal is strangled by its neck, or like a sudden roar from a beast in the dark.

He listened and had a cold war.

The scene in the study, at this moment, unfolded in front of him unreservedly and thoroughly.

Bright candles shone bright red.

The blood was like a red silk on fire, flowing like a river from the front of the desk, soaking the fleece blankets in the room, turning into a startling dark color.

Gu Chengqian was sitting on the teacher's chair behind the desk.

He seemed to be tired from reading, so he leaned against the edge of the desk to rest, the silver hair on the top of his head was lit by candlelight, adding a little yellow light.

The bloodstained sword lay at his feet, seemingly falling unintentionally.

For a moment, Gu Juefei felt that he was about to fall, but there was such a force in the dark, which supported him and let him walk through this seemingly close, but in fact, far away life and death. footpath.

He didn't even notice that he was standing in a pool of half-dried blood.

Only put his hand on Gu Chengqian's shoulder, his voice choked and hoarse: "Master Taishi..."

Gu Chengqian lay on the desk, motionless, the blood spurting from his neck had dyed the robe red, but all the warmth had faded.

Gu Juefei was standing beside him.

Just as long, long ago, when he was a child, waiting in the study, waiting for him to come back to play chess, straight and straight.

"Master Taishi, Master Taishi..."

"Xue Kuang is wrong..."

"Father, let's talk again, shall we?"

At this moment, Lu Jinxi outside the door suddenly burst into tears.