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Chapter 160 Eight pictures in one (2)
Mo Yi sighed: "The old master is the confidant of the Wancheng Lord, and the other ministries hate and fear him, so it's not surprising that they don't come to pay homage."

While talking, a disciple hurried over and saluted: "A man called himself Yu Chuan, and said he had something important to see the head of the department." Lu Jianzheng was worried about Gu Zhen, so he rushed to Zhuangqian, saw Yu Chuan, and asked: " Brother Yu, do you have any news about Gu Zhen?" Yu Chuan said: "The little one was sent by Master Gu, please come to the city to tell me." Lu Jian nodded, entrusted the village affairs to Mo Yi, and followed Yu into the city.

Entering Nanjing, it was late at night, the long street was silent, and there were few pedestrians.Yu Chuan led Lu Jian, winding to an alley, a tavern in the alley was still open, and the lights were shining, reflecting the intoxicating atmosphere in the tavern.

Gu Zhen wore his turban crookedly and wore a long robe slantedly. There were seven or eight wine jars placed in front of him, curled up like a drunk cat, drinking one bowl after another endlessly.

Lu Jian saw it from a distance, and a sense of melancholy rose from the bottom of his heart.He stood blankly for a while, then turned around to see that Yu Chuan had already left, so he walked up and sat down opposite Gu Zhen.Seeing him, Gu Zhen bared his teeth, dragged a bowl over, filled it with wine and said, "Come, drink with me!"

Lu Jian raised the wine bowl, felt sad for a while, couldn't help but said, "Gu Zhen, stop drinking, you've had enough."

"What is enough?" Gu Zhen pouted, "Tonight, I must drink up the city of Nanjing." He gave Lu Jian another look, "Don't persuade me, if you dare to persuade me, I'll take a pee first, You're drowning."

Lu Jian bowed his head in silence, while Gu Zhen drank a bowl of wine and looked up at the bright moon rising in the east. The slanting moon was like a hook, cutting through the layers of dark clouds, and the wind was flowing in the air, carrying a sense of sadness.

"It's good to be alive." Gu Zhen spit out a mouthful of alcohol, "Look, the moon is curved, the clouds are moving, the wind is cold, and the wine is spicy. If you die, you won't be able to feel it, so ah , It’s better to be alive. Why are you so sad, life must be full of joy... But my father doesn’t understand, he’s been tired all his life, always looking for troubles and sins for himself, maybe he’s tired too , knowing that Cripple Shen has a conspiracy, he still gave his life with both hands. Do you think he is stupid or not?"

"Hehe, look at you, I haven't cried yet, why are you crying? And that silly fish, she also lived a f*cking tiring life. Those things are over. I was the one who was beaten and imprisoned. It’s me too, and I don’t even care about it. What’s there for her to care about? Things in this world are like drunk wine, which disappears after urinating, don’t you think? Don’t you suffocate? Ping’er, alas, this child is really stupid. She likes me, and I know it, but why is she going crazy? She’s crazy at such a young age, who will marry her in the future? She always wants to I have been with me all my life, and now I am fulfilling my wish. Anyway, as long as I am alive, it is good. I can see the moon in the sky, taste the taste of wine, and the wind blows me so comfortably. Brother, you Say it?"

Speaking of this, he put down the wine bowl, rubbed his eyes, and when he let go, his eyes were red like a rabbit.Lu Jian's heart was blocked, but he had nothing to vent. He wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of his eyes, picked up the wine bowl and drank heavily.

The two of them didn't talk anymore, they drank until the fourth watch, when the clapper rang loudly, Gu Zhen didn't have a bowl of wine in his mouth, when suddenly the wine bowl overturned and fell on the table.This time, the table was also overturned.

Lu Jian sighed, carried Gu Zhen on his back, and thought, "Where is Cangbo Lane?" Thinking about it, he staggered and walked out of the alley.

The long street is desolate, the cold moon is silent, and rows of purlins cast dark shadows on the ground.The sound of fighting in the distance came with the wind, and several intoxicated people supported each other and walked by singing songs. The singing was intermittent, but they couldn't make out what they were singing.Diao Dou's singing came from afar, and then left leisurely, the long street suddenly fell silent again, although Lu Jian was walking on the street in Fengdu, it was like walking in the wilderness.

"They don't want me anymore..." Gu Zhen spoke behind him, "...Father doesn't want me, Mom doesn't want me, Miao Miao doesn't want me either, Master...Master is my family's big enemy...Brother, I have nothing, I ... I just have to fuck you..." Hearing this sentence, Lu Jian's shoulders were wet, and there was a faint steam, and suddenly, Lu Jian's eyes and nose were hot, and when he walked to the end of the street, tears were already streaming down his face.

When they arrived at Cangbo Lane, Lu Jian knocked on the door knocker, Yu Chuan led the two into the inner room, washed Gu Zhen, and changed him into clean clothes.Fearing that he would vomit at night, Lu Jian asked Yu Chuan to move a small couch and put it beside Gu Zhen's bed to serve him.

After sleeping for a while, Lu Jian was struck by an idea, and sat up, only to see that Gu Zhen had already woken up. He was sitting by the bed, his eyes were as bright as stars.

Lu Jian asked, "When did you wake up?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "It's been a while." He stood up and opened the window. The blue and white clouds are cut naturally and ingeniously.

Lu Jian also came to the window and sighed, "Gu Zhen, I'm sorry..." Gu Zhen smiled and said, "What am I sorry for?" Lu Jian bitterly said, "No matter what, Shen Zhouxu is mine. Biological father, I..."

Gu Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "I was so drunk that I forgot all the past. At first I was really sad, but after thinking about it carefully, the living cannot be dragged down by the dead, and today cannot be dragged down by yesterday. Life is only a hundred years. In a hundred years, who is still alive today?"

He had a clear idea, but Lu Jian didn't expect it. He froze for a moment and asked, "You don't want to avenge your father?" Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "Shen Zhouxu is dead. Who should I take revenge on? Unless my father owes me money." return."

Lu Jian's blood surged up, and he said loudly: "Okay, you beat me hard to vent your anger." Gu Zhen looked at him for a while, then suddenly reached out, punched him on the shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: "Father!" Pay off the debt, now you and I are settled."

"Just this one hit?" Lu Jian was in a daze for a while.Gu Zhen laughed for a moment, then held his hand, restrained his smile and said, "Lu Jian, to be honest, I don't want to think about anything now, I just want to be your brother for the rest of my life." Lu Jian met his eyes , feeling warm and numb in his heart, he couldn't help but nodded, and said, "You and I are brothers from the beginning, and it won't change in this life."

Gu Zhen smiled and said, "I'm greedy, not only in this life, but if there is an afterlife, I will be your brother." Lu Jian's heart warmed up, and he said loudly: "Of course, I will be a brother in the next life." The two looked at each other , laugh out loud.

After laughing for a while, Lu Jian remembered something, took out the torn page from his notes, and silently handed it to Gu Zhen.Gu Zhen glanced at it and asked, "Where did it come from?" Lu Jian explained the source.Gu Zhen pondered, "What do you think?" Lu Jian said, "I suspect that Di Xi and Bai Xiangyao are in collusion."

"There is no need to doubt, it is!" Gu Zhen smiled lightly, "Di Xi is a master of bird guns, he is the masked man on the Nanjing tower, and he is also the man who called the battle in the farmhouse. He didn't kill me at that time, and he must have regretted it very much. .”

Lu Jian said angrily: "This person is hateful, where is he?" Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "I don't know either." He paused, waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this! A white hosta?"

Lu Jian said, "Yes!" Gu Zhen said, "Let me see." Lu Jian handed over the jade hairpin, and Gu Zhen took a picture of the sky, turned around and fiddled with it for a while before returning it to Lu Jian.Lu Jianqi said, "What are you doing?"

"Just look at it!" Gu Zhen smiled and didn't say much.Lu Jian knew that he was acting like this, and there must be a trick, so he didn't bother to ask for a while, put away the hairpin and asked: "How is Miss Ping'er?" Gu Zhen said: "She is in the house, I hired a nanny Take care of her." Lu Jian glanced at him and whispered, "What about you? Do you still want to go to sea?"

"There is a tricky matter right now!" Gu Zhen frowned, and said slowly, "I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

"What's the matter?" Lu Jian was surprised to see him so solemn.

Gu Zhen said, "Lu Jian, have you seen the famine in the south of the Yangtze River?" Lu Jian slapped the back of his head and shouted, "Damn, there have been too many changes these days, how could I forget about it? Zhen, I was just about to discuss with you, you must think of a way to save thousands of starving people!"

"Why do you say that?" Gu Zhen frowned, "A few days ago, I also tried to transfer grain from other places, but I encountered two problems." Lu Jian said: "What problem?" Gu Zhen sighed: "The first One is that rice cannot be bought; the second is that if rice is bought, it cannot be transported in."

Lu Jian was surprised and said, "Why can't I buy rice? Are other places also affected?"

"No." Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "Last year, the weather was good, and Hebei, Shandong, Huguang, and Sichuan all had bumper harvests. It was not difficult to adjust food and disaster relief, but somehow, there was a huge financial power secretly. From then on, I secretly bought surplus grain from various places. Not only was the price quite high, but I could only get in and out. At that time, I was in Jiuyou Prison, and I didn’t know it. After I came out, I checked the accounts of various places. I didn’t pay much attention to it. It wasn’t until now that I bought food for disaster relief that I realized that there was not much left in the provinces.”

Lu Jian thought for a while and said, "Most farmers keep their own rice, so we might as well raise the price and buy it at a high price." Gu Zhen said, "I thought so at first, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that it was very wrong. If I bought grain at a high price, and I fell into the trap of the other party. At that time, not only was the southeast in danger, but if the troubles were not good, the world would be in chaos."

Seeing Lu Jian's confused expression, he said, "Why do you think those people buy grain?" Without thinking, Lu Jian opened his mouth and answered, "Hoarding for surprises and raising the price of grain!"

"No." Gu Zhen waved his hand, "Their purpose is to bring chaos to the Zhu family and destroy the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Lu Jian looked suspicious, he turned around and took out a map, "Look, Huguang is familiar with the world, and the southeastern provinces are also the world's granary. They have been known as Taicang since ancient times. Today, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Liangyue, Anhui , was ravaged by Japanese pirates and thieves, and the grain warehouses in the world disappeared. As a result, they had to transfer grain from Huguang, but the surplus grain in Huguang had been harvested. If I want to collect food, I have to bid with the other party to see who bids higher. I just got out of prison, and the only ones I can command right now are salt merchants in Yangzhou, tea merchants in Huizhou, silk merchants in Tongcheng, and merchants who smuggle seafood Let’s not say that these people may not all be willing to contribute, even if they contribute, the other party only needs to keep raising the price, no matter how much money I have in hand, it will be exhausted in a blink of an eye.”

Lu Jian was disturbed by hearing this, and said anxiously: "That can't be helped. People's lives are always more important than money."

"I'm willing to spend all my money, but that may not help." Gu Zhen smiled wryly, "The other party bribed the Jiangxi thieves, united with the remnants of the Japanese pirates, and stuck to the water and land vital points. They bought food from Huguang, but they couldn't transport it to the southeast. However, the other party and I This bidding will inevitably increase the price of grain in Huguang. When farmers see a profit, they will scramble to sell grain. After selling, they forget that although money is good, it cannot be eaten after all. Once the grain is sold out, the famine will come naturally. It will come quietly. This principle is not limited to Huguang, Huizhou, Shandong, Sichuan and other provinces can be deduced by analogy. After all, the other party wants to use the great famine in the southeastern provinces as an introduction to plunder all the food in the world , the common people all over the world have no food to eat."

Lu Jian only felt a dilemma, frowned and said: "So, if you don't buy food, you will suffer the people in the southeast, but if you buy food, you will suffer the people all over the world. Who? Who came up with such a way?"

Gu Zhen sneered coldly: "This method uses the false to lead the real, and turns the non-existent into the real. After thinking about it, there is only one person in the world who can think of it and do it!"

"Wanguizang!" Lu Jian blurted out.

The two fell silent for a while, and after a long time, Lu Jian asked softly, "Gu Zhen, aren't you his heir? He didn't tell you about this?"

Gu Zhen shook his head and said: "Who is the person in Wan Guizang? I was taught by him alone. He knows that I can do business, but he will never do unrighteous things, so he simply bypassed me and called the Western God of Wealth into the Central Plains." .”

"Western God of Wealth?" Lu Jian was dumbfounded.

Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I have never told you about this. The old man has more than one God of Wealth under his command. I am in charge of the east of Kunlun Mountain, and someone else is in the west of Kunlun Mountain. If I predict it is not bad, now I am buying food everywhere. Yes, it must be the wife of the God of Wealth."

"Strange." Lu Jian frowned: "Wan Guizang disturbed the world, why?" Gu Zhen said with a smile: "At first I didn't quite understand, but now I guess a little bit. Just think about it, he already has If he has invincible martial arts and incomparable wealth, what else can he not get?"

Lu Jian thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I can't think of it."

"There is only one thing he can't get!" Gu Zhen smiled slightly, "That is the unparalleled power in the world."

"Power?" Lu Jian cried out, "Does he want to be emperor?"

Gu Zhen smiled wryly and nodded: "The old man's generation of strong men has no choice but to bear it until now because of the catastrophe. But if you do nothing, it is more sad than killing him. If you can sit still and disturb the world, then why not do it? ?Now the emperor is fatuous and treacherous ministers are in power. If there is a famine in the world, refugees will inevitably rise up and turmoil will continue. At that time, whoever he wants to be the emperor can be the emperor. He doesn't need to show his face, but he can find a puppet to manipulate him. Speaking of which, once he rules the world, what is the east island and the west city? No matter how high your martial arts are, you are no more than a few hundred enemies, how can you defeat a million troops? What's more, he succeeded in escaping the robbery and fought alone. Apart from my dead father, there is no second opponent. "

When Lu Jian thought of saving Wan Guizang by mistake, he felt regretful. He was stunned for a while, and said angrily: "It's okay for him to say no relatives, selfless, heartless, relatives, and heartless. When it comes to selflessness, he is really bragging. !"

Gu Zhen smiled and said, "The old man is gentle and military, and he is resourceful. Compared with Jiajing old man, his talent is more than a hundred times stronger? He may not be a blessing to the people of the world. From this point of view, it is said that he is selfless for the people. , is not bad, but this method of seizing the world is a bit despicable. But just think about it, since ancient times, apart from Song Taizu who was dressed in a yellow robe, which one did not bleed thousands of miles and lay down millions of corpses? Governance from chaos, peace from war , it is the way of heaven, the common people like peace and tranquility, if they are not extremely desperate for current affairs, who would want to change the dynasty?"

"Gu Zhen!" The more Lu Jian listened, the more uncomfortable he became, "Why are you trying to help Wan Guizang?!"

"I'm not talking for him, I just appreciate his techniques!" Gu Zhen was full of interest, "I was taught by the old man, and I know a little bit about his thoughts. When it comes to martial arts, my father is similar to him, and when it comes to tactics He is profound and manages all directions, he can't even match the old man for a fraction. Don't forget, his disciples are not only me, Shen Zhouxu counted one, and the wife of the God of Wealth. The three of us have completely different temperaments, but the old man Being able to teach students in accordance with their aptitude, being inclusive and inclusive, truly lives up to the name of 'Gui Zang'."

Lu Jian got dizzy when he heard it: "Anyway, if Wan Guizang succeeds, I don't know how many people will die." Gu Zhen glanced at him, then smiled and said, "I said the old man is so powerful, but you are still not afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?" Lu Jian said loudly, "I must stop this." Gu Zhen lowered his head and thought for a while, let out a long breath, clapped his hands and smiled, "Forget it, let's play with you once, let's see this time , invincible!"

He spoke casually, but his eyes sparkled, sweeping away the depression of the past two days, and returned to his usual detached self-confidence.Lu Jian knew this brother's temperament well. Gu Zhen regarded life as a game and took adventure as pleasure. If there was nothing to challenge, he would be depressed and bored.

After pondering for a while, Lu Jian asked, "Gu Zhen, what are your plans?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "I don't have any plans at all, I can only see the tricks. It's just..." He paused, "We also It’s not like there’s no chance.”

(End of this chapter)