Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Different from the joyous atmosphere of the Duke's Mansion

Gu Beichen was possessed by bad luck. Just after recovering from his illness for a month, he took a carriage to the government office. When he got off the carriage, he saw several of his former subordinates following an unfamiliar city gate commander and walking out.

Gu Beichen said with a gloomy face, "What's wrong with you? You left your post without permission? Can't you even salute me when you see me? Do you think you can't see me?"

A few people looked at him with disdain and said, "Oh, you don't know this yet! You are now just like us, a soldier, and you are still pretending."

"That's right, that's why you're pretending!"

Gu Beichen leaned against the carriage and said in disbelief, "How is this possible? I am a meritorious official! His Majesty will not forget me, no."

"Oh, it's a hero."

"If you hadn't been to the battlefield, your whole family would have been exiled for cheating. You wouldn't even be alive to talk to me here."

"How shameless! You thought you could come back and take care of us."

The new city gate commander, Lao Zhao, waved his hand, and the others immediately stopped talking. They just looked at Gu Beichen with disdain in their eyes.

Old Zhao said kindly, "Xiao Gu, we are going to tell you the good news today. Since you have difficulty walking, we will not take you with us. Wait until you get better and come back."

Gu Beichen looked gloomy as he watched the men leave. He couldn't believe what he saw. With a ferocious look on his face, he reached out to grab the groom and shouted, "Take me in quickly. I want to go in and ask why you replaced me like this. Your Majesty must not have agreed."

The honest groom could only lower his head and help Gu Beichen walk into the yamen. The people in the yamen were busy and no one paid any attention to him. Gu Beichen felt very frustrated and very angry because they used to be respectful to him.

Gu Beichen stopped Wang Chengguanling who was about to leave, and said reluctantly, "Brother Wang, I... I..." But he couldn't ask the last words.

Wang Chengling sighed, patted Gu Beichen on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's talk outside."

Gu Beichen's faith collapsed in an instant. His friend's sigh told him the answer. His face turned pale and he murmured to himself, "Brother Wang, please don't bother me. I can go back by myself. I will come back when my injury heals..."

Wang Chengling nodded and said, "Okay, a real man should be able to bend and stretch. Everything will be fine." After that, he waved his hand and took a few people to report the good news.

Gu Beichen's heart turned cold and he leaned on the coachman, "Take me back home." I can't do this, I have to get better, I will definitely get my glory back.

The coachman gritted his teeth and used all his strength to help Gu Beichen walk out, pulling him onto the carriage with difficulty.

Gu Beichen leaned against the carriage, staring blankly at the white clouds outside the carriage. From time to time, the sounds of firecrackers and congratulations rang in his ears.

After a long time, the carriage arrived at the alley of the general's mansion. The alley was full of people. Gu Beichen came back to his senses at this time, "Horseman, what's going on outside?"

The groom shook his head and said, "Sir, the alley is full of people, we can't get through!"

Gu Beichen closed his eyes and said calmly, "Just drive the carriage over there, they will disperse on their own."

The groom looked at the crowd in embarrassment and shouted, "Get out of the way, get out of the way. Our master is going back to the general's mansion. Disperse, or we will run over him."

Gu Beichen was very displeased when he heard the coachman's roar, but he did not stop him.

The crowds of people watching on the road then dispersed, whispering, "General's Mansion?"

"It's so majestic!"

"Stop talking, don't let anyone hear you."

Gu Beichen wanted to listen carefully, but the carriage had already passed the crowd and arrived at the gate of the general's mansion.

The groom saw several guards in imperial uniforms standing at the gate of the general's mansion, holding a ladder and taking down the plaque. He was so frightened that he subconsciously shouted, "What are you doing? Don't move. This is a plaque bestowed by the late emperor! Let go."

The guard said impatiently, "Roar, roar, roar, what? His Majesty ordered this. Your general was involved in the Spring Examination fraud case. Considering your general's meritorious service, he was only given 50 strokes of the cane and demoted to a soldier. This is already a mercy from His Majesty. This plaque bestowed by the late emperor must be taken back."

When Gu Beichen heard this, he simply couldn't believe it. He lifted the carriage curtain, stared at the head of the guards fiercely and said, "What right do you have? Do you have the order of His Majesty?"

The head of the guards waved his hand and the brothers continued, then turned to look at Gu Beichen and said, "General Gu, Brother Gu! I'm giving you face by calling you brother. Next time you see us, remember to salute us. I won't bother you this time. We wouldn't dare to take it without the order of His Majesty. This is a plaque bestowed by the late emperor, so please don't embarrass us."

When the head of the guards saw that the wooden ladder was about to slip, he ignored Gu Beichen who had a sullen look on his face and went straight over to hold the ladder, shouting angrily, "What are you doing! What are you doing! Are you trying to save your life? This was given by the late emperor. If you break it, how many lives do you have to pay for it?"

Several guards carried the plaque nervously and moved down step by step. They finally came down the wooden ladder and breathed a sigh of relief.

When the leader of the guards saw this, he let go of his hand, and without even looking at Gu Beichen, he led everyone to carry the plaque of the general's mansion and walked towards the palace.

Gu Beichen stared at the plaque closely. As he watched the guards carrying the plaque away, he became so angry that he fell backward and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, the coachman became extremely anxious and could only drag Gu Beichen towards the mansion. After walking for a long time, he finally met a servant.

When the servant saw Gu Beichen, a trace of impatience flashed across his eyes, but he still stepped forward to help Gu Beichen and walked to the yard, "Master, what happened? Why did you faint?"

The groom threw Gu Beichen on the bed. "When he saw the plaque being taken down, he was so angry that he vomited blood."

The servant sighed, "The old lady has also fainted. Now we can only go find the second young master. You stay with the young master for a while."

The groom shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Go back early. The mansion has been holding back on the monthly salary for a month. I have to go to work in other mansions."

The servant looked at the coachman enviously, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be back soon." If he wasn't a family boy, he would have wanted to leave too.

The servant finally saw Gu Beiming and several dejected students at the tea stall outside Zhuangyuan Building. He walked up to Gu Beiming and whispered, "Second Young Master, go back home. The eldest young master vomited blood and fainted, and the old lady also fainted."

Gu Beiming's eyes were complicated, but his expression remained unchanged as he bowed and said to the others, "Brother, I have something to do at home. Let's make an appointment next time."

The few people did not make it difficult, and they all stood up and saluted, "Go ahead, we are just chatting."

"Family matters are important."

Gu Beiming then left with the servant, and asked on the road, "Do you want to see a doctor?"

The servant nodded and said, "Madame Zhao has already gone to invite them, so I am here to invite the young master."

Gu Beiming nodded, "Okay, tell me what happened. They all fainted."

The servant did not dare to hide the truth and said, "It was because the imperial plaque was taken down that the young master and the old lady fainted from anger."

Gu Beiming nodded, his face gloomy all the way. When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he just saw the doctor coming out and asked, "Doctor, how are my mother and elder brother?"

The doctor said, "He is so angry that he needs to rest for ten days or half a month to recover. It will cost ten taels of silver in total, and the old nanny hasn't paid yet."

Gu Beiming nodded, took out 5 taels from his clothes, took out a 5 tael silver note from the sole of his shoe, and handed it to the doctor, "Thank you for your help."

The doctor shook his head in disdain, took the silver, and left.

Gu Beiming was not angry. After returning home and seeing that his mother and elder brother were fine, he stayed in the study room alone for the whole night.