Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 968 His loyalty must retreat
Gu Hongzhang didn't say a word, his face was clouded, and his fists clenched with force.

This is Tianchu who devoted his whole life and took his children and grandchildren to protect him...

Over the years, in order not to frighten that person, the Gu family retreated again and again. Those who retreated handed in their military symbols, retreated far away from all officials in the court, retreated without any influence in Tai'an City, retreated with their granddaughter injured when she was young, and retreated with their eldest grandson's marriage still pending. Not settled...

But how did Tianchu treat the Gu family?

That one used Yan'er as bait and stood aside twice when Yan'er was in danger.

In the capital of Tianchu Kingdom, there were so many people who couldn't tolerate his granddaughter. They harmed Yan'er's life so viciously just to get rid of his Gu family...

Is this Tianchu worth it?
Is such a monarch worthy?

After a long time, Gu Hongzhang gave up his strength with a sad look on his face, and sighed as if he had lost a loyal bone. His usually stiff spine was slightly rickety:

"The late emperor once said that the king should be courteous to his ministers, and the ministers must be loyal... Therefore, the court at that time was clean and upright, with no grudges, calculations, and no worries. It's a pity..."

Gu Hongzhang did not finish what he said, but several people present heard the underlying meaning.

The king is courteous to his ministers, and the ministers must be loyal. It's a pity... The minister is loyal to the king, but if the king is disrespectful, his loyalty will surely retreat.

Although Lin Jinyan achieved what she wanted, seeing Gu Hongzhang so sad, she felt a pang in her heart. She comforted her softly and talked about other things to divert Gu Hongzhang's thoughts.

Gu Hongzhang cheered up and analyzed the current situation in Tai'an City with a few people, asking everyone to be careful at all times and to discuss anything strange.

After speaking, he persuaded the depressed Gu Hongzhang to rest, and Gu Ruizhou took Lin Jinyan back to his yard alone.

Lin Jinan and Gu Yichen were confused and wanted to follow but were turned away by Gu Ruizhou. They went to see Gu Qingyun out together. When they came back, they saw Hong Jiu. The two stared at Hong Jiu for a long time, and then suddenly stared at Hong Jiu to the end. Hong Jiu originally folded his arms and leaned lazily against the courtyard door. He saw the two of them staring at him without saying a word, and was cursing in his heart. Suddenly he saw the two of them saluting and jumping out of the distance.

Hearing the two thank them, Hong Jiu touched his nose uncomfortably and responded, pushing Bai Zhi beside him to answer the two.

She is good at fighting, but she is really not good at this situation.

After speaking, the two of them felt depressed. They wanted to go to Mr. Ran to practice swordsmanship, but Hong Jiu informed him that Mr. Ran had left the house.

After looking at the closed door, the two turned around and headed to the martial arts training ground.

In the study room.

Gu Ruizhou looked unusually serious and asked straight to the point:
"I asked Zhang Qi in detail what happened after he and you left the city. It seems that the four of them were pushed away by you. Did you already know that someone was not good for you, and deliberately gave the opportunity to take the risk to lure the person out?"

When Lin Jinyan did these things, she didn't want to hide it from Gu Ruizhou. Someone in the Gu family had to know what she was going to do in order to cooperate with her. He poured the tea on his own, took a sip and looked up calmly,
"I know. Just as my eldest cousin thought, I deliberately lured people out, and I also sent Zhang Qi and the others away."

With his inference confirmed, Gu Ruizhou stood up angrily:

"That's nonsense! Why didn't you tell me if you knew it earlier? Why did you put yourself at risk?"

"Some people have been following me a few days ago, so I asked Du Xing to send someone to investigate. I only knew that someone was offering money to harm me, but I didn't know who it was or why."

While talking, Lin Jinyan slowly poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Gu Ruizhou:

"My cousin wanted to tell me why I didn't tell the truth and asked the general's office to investigate. But they didn't take action at that time and had no evidence. Even if they found any clues, they could only let it go."