There's something wrong with this guy

Chapter 41 Gu Men ([-])

Xing Jin patiently said to her, "It has been twenty and two years since the fall of Gu Clan, I have been trying to find out why Gu Clan suffered those pains back then, and I took this opportunity to ask Xing Kui a lot of things.

He only admitted one thing. It was Minister Yuan Qing who suggested that the students of Shuchuan Academy go to the battlefield. I asked Yuan Qing again. The reason why he made such a proposal was at the request of the Duke of Fengzhou, the Duke of Fengzhou. Want Xingkui's reputation to be shattered, what things have you heard from it? "

Xi Huanyan was suddenly asked a question, but did not panic. After thinking for a while, she replied, "Xingkui really has murderous intentions for Gu Clan, so he will accept the proposal, and the students of the academy can be said to be the new power of the future of the empire, he ordered them to be killed. When it was sent to the battlefield, although it ruined Gu Sect, it also made people see his cruelty, and I am afraid that neither the source master nor the martial master will believe him anymore."

"You are right. This is one of the reasons for the rapid increase of warlords in the past 20 years. However, it is not only Xingkui, Yuan Qing, and Duke Fengzhou who contributed to this incident, but also many people who agreed with this proposal at that time. Maybe they cater to Xingkui, maybe they want to carve up the Gu family, or maybe they want to praise him like the Duke of Fengzhou, can you say they are innocent?"

Xi Huanyan shook her head.

Xing Jin said again, "In the final analysis, where did his murderous intention to Gu Clan come from?"

Xi Huanyan didn't answer.

Xing Jin replied for her, "Gumen is involved in military, commercial and political affairs. It's one thing to build a big house and attract wind. It's one thing that Xingkui covets Gumen's wealth, and my existence is probably one of them."

"He mourns the glory of Gumen, and those who support him in truth and falsehoods are also pulling away the stairs under his throne."

"The most terrifying thing is the human heart, and the most dangerous thing is politics. If one day, you can fully understand this history, it means that you can survive in this circle of fame and fortune. There are no good or bad people here, only a group of selfish people. A beast of profit, so am I."

Xingjin touched her head, "Actually, I don't want you to touch this, I don't need the next generation to inherit my glory or my downfall, and I will handle the previous generation's affairs.

However, whether you are a leader in the future, subordinate to others, a loner, or a commoner, you must understand the situation and learn to protect yourself in this situation. "

In Xi Huanyan's mind, a new door seemed to be opened, not only from her complicated background, but also from a cold world with countless traps.

She suddenly flashed a thought, Xing Jin gave her the position of Dongjun, maybe she never thought of asking her to take on anything, just to give her the most suitable environment and conditions to help her survive.

"I'm still a little confused, we are related, why let me be your daughter?"

"I took you around for medical treatment in the past two years. If you can't hide it, they will definitely check your origin." Xing Jin's expression softened slightly, "Remember when I said that the rebel army smashed Jin Shengde Bank. ?"

Xi Huanyan nodded.

"During the protracted chaos, the empire believed that the rebel army had taken away the wealth in the Qianzhuang and the old house of the Gu family, intimidated and recruited security, and tried every means to make them spit it out. The dukes thought they were confiscated by the empire, and it took many years for them to recover, and the huge wealth of Gumen was gone."

"They turned to suspect that your mother took away the wealth." Xing Jin said, "I know that my grandfather has plans to transfer Gumen's property to the ground, but since I was not in Gumen, I don't know what happened."

Xing Jin sighed, "Forget about other wealth, Jinshengde Bank is mainly engaged in currency exchange, mortgage lending, and also absorbs a large number of large deposits from merchants and public households. The disappearance of this money has caused the collapse of the imperial market. At one point, the rebels and local officials became the targets of the citizens to vent their anger, but all this eventually turned into a denunciation of the empire by the citizens and the princes.

"If your mother shows up, the empire will probably ignore Sanqi 21 and chase her for money with the deposit receipt received."

Xi Huanyan felt that the new world she had just met was broken again, "How can Gu Clan be fighting while transferring property, unless they have already planned to break with the empire, but if they want to break, how can they be on the battlefield?"

"Gu Men has always been known for his integrity in terms of business operations. It is enough to transfer his own property, and he will not touch the deposits of guests. If it is really Gu Men who did it, I think it may be Gu Men's soldiers who your mother predicted on the battlefield. Already in a desperate situation, the Gu Sect is about to fall, and temporarily decided to take revenge on the empire, and ordered the banks in various places to destroy the deposits."

"destroy?"

"From the prefecture to the county, from the imperial capital to the fiefs of Gongbohou, there are shadows of Jinshengde Bank. It is impossible to transfer the money in it silently in a short period of time. The appearance of the insurgent army and the government office robbing it has intensified the civil unrest."

Xi Huanyan hugged her knees, "Why is there such a guess?"

Xing Jin also sat like her, "There is a lot of news that the head and owner of Jin Shengde Bank were killed by the rebel army, and so-called corpses appeared. However, I checked carefully and secretly, most of them to disappear, not to die."

"Don't even you know about this matter, you should have a lot of Gumen disciples around you."

"Students who graduated from Shuchuan Academy, retired members of the Gu family's army, close relatives of the Gu family, and associates of Jinshengde Bank can all consider themselves to be the children of the Gu family, but the core is always the Xianshi Pavilion, and most of the members of Xianshi Pavilion died in battle. On the battlefield, there are only a few qianzhuang owners who have not gone missing, and I would rather believe where they are still alive."

Xing Jin said, "Everything about Gumen is too heavy, and there are still people who are staring at it secretly, but if you are only my daughter, you are just Dongjun of Tongzhou, and those things can't touch you."

"Are you going to fight too?"

Xi Huanyan didn't know why she said "also", the word made her feel sad about losing something.

"You will definitely fight, but it's not that fast. At least it has to be delayed until the construction of the capital is completed, and the front line will be carried by the imperial army first."

Xingjin took off her blanket and urged her to go to bed, "It's time for you to go to bed. You must remember what I told you today, but you don't have to take it to heart. Before it happens, you have to be yourself first."

Xi Huanyan lay on the bed, straightened up again, and asked the pendant around her neck, "What is the word displayed on the pendant, and what does it mean?"

Xingjin held it in the palm of his hand and rubbed it, "I have searched for a collection related to the source god, this is not a word, but a life map."

"Fate map?"

"The life map with the ending of death." Xing Jin pointed to the pattern on the far right side of the pendant, "I saw it from my grandfather. Many years ago, I drew it based on my impression and gave it to my life. According to the interpretation of the master, the life master explained the fate of the Gu Clan being slaughtered in the prophecy, and told me that some lives can be changed, some lives cannot be changed, and the fate of death, a temporary change will affect more lives."

Xi Huanyan was very calm, "Mother, is that why you believe in fate?"

"It's better to believe what you have, so that you can fight."

"Whose is the second picture?"

"It's your mother's." Xing Jin touched her cheek with a deep gaze, "Some time ago, I sent your life chart to the life master, and the life master said that your mortal fate still exists. Possibility of reversal."

"Then do you also know the way to herald the death of Zhong Niangqin?"

"Your mother died for justice and love in her heart, with no regrets."

Xi Huanyan listened to the sinister hearts of people for so long, and upon hearing this, she suddenly felt that her mother was the light of the world, and finally closed her eyes and went to sleep. It was rare that there were no messy figures in her dreams.

Xing Jin waited for her to fall asleep, left the Changning Hall, leaned against the railing to blow the night wind, and for a long time, with a force of his hand, crushed the reply letter from the life master.

(End of this chapter)