Hanging pot to help the world, I just want to live forever

Chapter 246 Tit for Tat, Dust Settled

"When you left, Master, no one thought that you had been gone for so long."

Cang, who was already a plump two hundred catties white and clean fat man, said cautiously: "It's human nature to admire Ai when you are young."

Seeing Cang Dan's trembling look, Gu Dan sneered, "I'm talking about this? I want you to explain why you married so many people."

As Tong Cang said, young Mu Ai.

Gu Dan has been away for so long, of course he is not blaming Cang for marrying without telling.

If the age of six to 16 is the time to shape the foundation of one's own personality, then the age of 16 to 26 is usually the time when a person changes the most.

During the period when Cang had grown up and changed the most, Gu Dan was not here, so naturally he would not interfere.

But marrying so many wives and concubines in one breath is a bit outrageous.

Although it is not uncommon in this era to have three wives and four concubines, and the emperor even has 72 concubines in the Sangong and Six Courtyards, this is the first time Gu Dan has come across such a natural human stud, and he is the kid he raised with his own hands!

It is said that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. How can Cang resemble him?
Gu Dan expressed doubts.

"Cough cough."

Cang coughed twice in embarrassment, and explained: "In the third year after you left, Cui'er became pregnant and couldn't delay, so she got married before Master came back."

Gu Dan just looked at him silently, that's all.

"Later, Yun'er, Yan'er, Duo'er, and Qi'er."

When Cang mouthed the name of the dish, he usually reported a series of names. After noticing Gu Danhei's deep expression, he finally shut up silently, forced a smile and said, "It's all because of a series of coincidences. "

"The coincidence in your mouth is really different from others!

To be honest, how many have I married during my absence?How many children do you have? "

"It's not as many as you think. There are about thirteen married people and nine children."

Cang said very carefully.

"Sigh~"

Gu Dan took a deep breath, and heard Cang's implication.

There are thirteen married ones, but what about the unmarried ones? !

Gu Dan scanned Cang with his eyes up and down, why didn't he realize that this kid had the potential to be a prostitute before?Hungry ghosts in color are nothing more than this.

"Master, please don't misunderstand me. I have never done any coercion, bribery or robbery! Even if you are not here, and Brother Xun, His Majesty, and even the giants are watching, if I dare to do that It’s a big deal, you already gave me a lot of money, didn’t you?”

Cang hurriedly explained: "We are united together, absolutely because of your wish and nothing else!"

"Ah!"

Gu Dan sneered, "Then what are they trying to do with you? They can't make you two hundred catties? When those children from aristocratic families do evil, who doesn't say that others are 'willingly'?"

"I"

Cang's face was flushed, but his thoughts were still clear, and he said immediately: "Master, don't look down on people. We are also the fifth-rank officials of the imperial court. We have read poems and books, have good conduct, and have never done evil. Although we have married more people , but it’s all yours and my wishes, there is no falsehood, if you don’t believe my one-sided words, you can ask brother Xun, your majesty, even a giant!”

It is difficult for people to prove themselves.

Although Cang firmly believes that he just likes a little more people, but it is really not easy to explain this kind of thing by himself.

"I'll ask."

After glancing at Cang a few times, Gu Dan's expression softened.

Although what Cang did was still outrageous, but Cang also grew up in a small courtyard.

Look at who is the figure that he is fascinated by when he is snuggled by his side?

Gu Dan, Xun Ke, and Qin Li win!

Take any one out and it can be regarded as a representative of righteousness in the world. Even a piece of inkstone should be dyed white, right?

Even if others would cover up and turn a blind eye because of Cang's relationship, Qin Lisheng would never give Cang any face, even Wang Mang couldn't speak well.

On this point, Gu Dan is still very sure.

Since Cang was able to appear in front of him peacefully, he should have never violated public order, good customs, or even moral laws. It's just that he seems a little unruly personally.

"Those... your wives and children, how do you arrange them?"

After thinking about it, Gu Dan still asked.

Now that he is back, he is naturally not used to being surrounded by a group of Yingying and Yanyan - not to mention that these girls are all the women of his apprentices who he watched growing up.

As for letting him see the child again?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
If there is another guy like Cang among them, his fame will be ruined in one lifetime, the kind that can't be washed clean.

Thinking of this possibility, Gu Dan felt his scalp go numb.

Although he doesn't care about his reputation, he doesn't want to take the blame either!
Just because you don't care much, doesn't mean you like gossip!

"Don't worry, I have already bought a big house with my salary, and they live there on weekdays. As for the children, I don't have to bother the master. , all crimes will be severely punished, and we will never tolerate violations of the law."

Cang opened his mouth almost without any hesitation, obviously he was already prepared for this kind of thing, "After you come back, if you want to see them, you can let them come to visit you, if the master is not willing, I will never let you They bother you!"

Gu Dan has always been quite indifferent in front of outsiders, only after getting along for a long time can he realize the deep buried warmth under that indifference.

Cang knows very well that his master has always disliked interacting too much with unfamiliar people. If he really wants to hand over a bunch of little ones at home to Gu Dan, he may not even be able to walk out the door of the small courtyard. up.

"You're thoughtful."

Gu Dan still nodded, so what if he didn't nod?

When a child grows up, he has his own life and his own choices. After all, it is not when he is a child, he can find a reason to hang his head on a tree to dry for a while when he looks unhappy.

Cang's own children are already married, so he can't beat the mandarin ducks, can he?

Gu Dan is not that kind of person.

As long as Cang really didn't use the method of forced bribery, then he could do whatever he wanted, out of sight and out of mind.

"Let's not talk about that."

Having escaped in front of him, Cang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately changed the subject: "Master, you also heard the wind and came back?"

My master didn't marry anyone, it's a bit out of line for him to marry so many, and it doesn't sound good to spread the word, so it's the best choice not to mention it.

"Wind sound?"

Gu Dan frowned slightly, "What's the rumor?"

"Brother Xun and Juzi are about to fight, and His Majesty can't stop it, let alone me."

Cang scratched his chubby cheek and said helplessly, "If you don't come back, even His Majesty won't know what to do."

"Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng are about to fight?"

Gu Dan was also quite surprised.

When Xun Ke was young, Qin Lisheng would discuss with Xun Ke twice in three days, and then use force to punish Xun Ke. The angry Xun Ke practiced martial arts hard, and at night he secretly wrote some small articles to express Chest guess 'secretly vent some.

But as Xun Ke got older and practiced martial arts spontaneously, Qin Lisheng never fought against Xun Ke again.

After so many years, Xun Ke is not a narrow-minded person, why do he fight when he grows up?You can't just want to get back the face that was pushed to the ground back then!
"Yes!"

Cang nodded again and again, "It's a long story. You haven't been here for so long, and a lot of things have happened. Now Brother Xun is the Minister of Rites, and he wants to be in charge of the world's etiquette. As a result, he had a conflict with Juzi. At first, it was only a slight conflict. In the past few years, it has become more and more violent, and it can be said that everyone in the entire court knows it, and everyone knows it.

The point is that no one dares to give an accurate answer on this matter, even His Majesty can only dissuade it on both sides, and it is difficult to give a definite answer.It's not a problem to procrastinate like this. Fortunately, you are back. "

"Oh?"

Gu Dan was slightly suspicious.

Wang Mang is not an indecisive person, otherwise he would not have let Wang Mang sit in this world.

If it's just a simple contradiction, no matter how you look at it, it's impossible for Wang Mang to get along with each other in the middle.

Perhaps it should be said this way: when Wang Mang and Si Ni, he had already expressed his attitude.

He definitely supports Xun Ke.

Because in the Xia Dynasty, supporting Mohism itself was a kind of correctness, so why should we stand in the middle and be in a dilemma?

Since it will be embarrassing, it means running counter to the Mohism!

Although Wang Mang was the emperor, he borrowed too much fame from Mo Qiu when he ascended the throne, and even the Mo family became the state religion.

Even if Qin Lisheng didn't meddle in the affairs of the temple very much, it would be too contemptuous if he really wanted to treat the Mo family as nothing.

From the establishment of the Xia Dynasty to the present, in the past 20 years, whether it is propaganda or doing things, it has been deeply bound with the Mohism. How can it be explained clearly in a few sentences?

Now that there is a conflict with the Mohists, but it is not easy to solve it head-on, so I have to use the dragging formula.

But if you do this, the matter will not just disappear, it will only get worse and worse, which is not the way of a wise man, unless Wang Mang is sure that if he procrastinates, he will win!
Gu worried about his thoughts turning sharply, he was not a stupid person in the first place, and he had already figured out the twists and turns in the blink of an eye.

Even though he still doesn't know what exactly is causing Wang Mang, Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng to confront each other and refuse to give in to each other, but he has already figured out the thoughts of several people.

In any case, it was a group of people he watched and grew up with, and their scheming was like a treasure.

"Then go and have a look."

Gu Dan also showed some interest.

Since the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, except for the two national policies, he has never cared about it.

From what he saw and heard along the way when he came back, it was enough to see that the Xia Dynasty was running very well, and it did not disappoint him.

But since Cang has pinned his hopes on this matter on him, it probably seems to Cang that it is really difficult to distinguish between the two, and he even can't make up his mind. In front of Qin Lisheng and Qin Lisheng, very important people spoke to resolve the matter.

As long as he opens his mouth, all the turmoil can be stopped, and the power can be used in one place. If there is no need to engage in it, everyone will be tit-for-tat and will not give in to each other.

After all, although these people are all juniors in Gu Dan's eyes, in fact Cang is the one who is even younger. Don't look at how many wives and concubines he has now, so he doesn't have the right to speak, it can only be said that he can't afford to provoke any of them.

The two were about to rush to the palace, when they opened the door, they saw a beautifully dressed woman with a good face hovering in front of the door, walking back and forth in front of the small courtyard.

At this time, when the door opened, the woman was startled and took a few steps back.

Immediately, his eyes were firmly fixed on Cang, and after looking at his face for a while, he asked, "Are you Cang?"

Cang was in a bad mood, and said in a hurry, "Master, I promise, I really don't know this!"

"Ha ha."

A smile appeared from the corner of Gu Dan's mouth. If he hadn't seen so many wives and concubines, he might still be able to believe it, but now what?
"He is Cang, what do you want to say, girl? It's okay to tell me. If you have been wronged or bullied by him, just speak up and I will give you justice!"

Gu Dan waved his hand lightly, and an invisible qi flew out, directly blocking Cang's mouth forcibly.

"No no."

The woman waved her hands again and again, explaining: "Dare to ask this, but the former Mohist martial arts school?"

Mohist Martial Arts
This name has been mentioned for many years, and no one has mentioned it again. Hearing it suddenly, Gu Dan nodded lightly, "Exactly."

"There should be nothing wrong with that."

A beautiful smile appeared on the woman's face, and she pointed to her own cheek, "Cang, it's me!"

Cang, whose mouth was gagged by zhenqi: "???"

Who are you?

Do we know each other well? !

I haven't seen you before, okay!
Sister, if you talk nonsense at this time, I'm afraid of killing someone!
But Cang, who couldn't speak, could only squeeze out a "woo woo" sound from his throat, and shook his head frantically from side to side, like a rattle.

Xu Shi noticed Cang's embarrassment, and the smile on the woman's face became wider, and she said, "We were neighbors before! When I was young, you burned books to keep me warm, don't you remember?"

"Uh-huh!"

Cang, who shook his head frantically, was taken aback for a moment, then recalled the days when he was hung up and smoked, and shook his head even harder, wishing to see an afterimage.

Leaving Cang's reaction aside, Gu Dan remembered it immediately.

"Are you Aunt Li's granddaughter?"

Gu Dan remembered it very clearly.

When the little girl sat in Xiaoying's arms and said lightly, "Sister, I want to be a dog", Gu Dan still remembers it vividly.

It was precisely because he had seen so much suffering with his own eyes that he walked out of the house as soon as possible after he was promoted to Grand Master.

However, the little girl at that time was still a small person, and now she is also slim, dignified and generous.

Thinking about it, she probably doesn't remember what she said at the beginning, after all, there are no taboos in children's words.

"Yes."

The woman nodded slightly, "Grandma has always said that without the help of Cang's elders, I would not have been able to return to my hometown alive. Let me remember to come back and thank Cang and his elders when I grow up."

At that time, she was still too young to remember anything. She could only vaguely remember the brat who burned books to keep warm from the vague years, so she didn't dare to recognize each other.

But grandma kept talking about this matter, even her last words before she died, so she made a special trip here—but in fact, she didn't really have the idea of ​​bumping into it.

Bringing up old things again, after all, 20 years have passed.

Even the dynasties have changed, so where are the neighbors from the past?
Even if he is here, how can he have any impression of her?
At that time, she was just a child who couldn't speak very well.

But after all, it was a life-saving grace, even if she wanted to give grandma an answer to her spirit in the sky, she had to come in person, but she never thought that she would actually see Cang.

"Where are the elders who saved us back then? I want to thank them personally."

The woman said seriously: "Without their help, I definitely wouldn't have grown so big."

Cang's gaze turned to Gu Dan involuntarily.

Gu Dan stood there like a sculpture, without speaking for a long time.

Over the years, he has indeed saved many people, many, many people.

To exaggerate a little bit, whether it is the Xia Dynasty, or the people living in Daqi, Dayong, Daqing, and Dayueli, there is nothing wrong with thanking him.

But the little girl in front of me was really not saved by him.

He prepared gifts and money for Aunt Li, but Aunt Li refused them all.

It was Lin Xiaoyi who really helped their family.

It was Lin Xiaoyi who quietly sent someone to escort them back to their hometown.

The person the girl should really thank is Lin Xiaoyi.

But Lin Xiaoyi is no longer there.

He didn't give the girl an answer.

It's just that at this moment, I feel a little lucky in my heart-fortunately Xiaoying is not here.

The memories that are inadvertently evoked really touch people's hearts.

Perhaps, he really shouldn't have had so many precautions against Lin Xiaoyi at the beginning. If he had seemed closer, Lin Xiaoyi might not have used his own way to complete the revenge.

But no if.

No one can be sure of what others think, let alone gain insight into everything that will happen afterwards.

"She's gone."

Gu Dan waved his hand, dispelling the anger that was blocking Cang's mouth, "Let Cang accompany you for a stroll in the imperial capital. Since you're here, it's good to see where your ancestors lived."

After all, without any hesitation, he walked towards the direction of the palace.

The woman stared at Gu Dan's back, not knowing why.

I just vaguely heard Gu Dan singing something weird.

"Today, Fang Qiqi, travel leisurely again.

Parting this morning, see you as He Qiu. "

(End of this chapter)