Rebel

How resounding is the name of 'Anti-Rong', once this edict came out, the world shook.

Gu Ao once thought that his name should attract elites from all over the world and be admired by people with lofty ideals in Kyushu; this name is no longer the illusory myth of the King of Heaven, but a real vision.

Now, Gu Ao finally did it.

After the conferment of the king, the coalition forces withdrew one after another according to the agreement.

On the way back, Yong Chi leaned against the window and saw the people carrying weapons, lined up, and following the somewhat bleak battle flag, walking with heavy steps, and their faces could no longer see the arrogance when they set off. .

Shang Yi rode Wuzhao and led the five kings to pass through Wuguan with great momentum, pass through Shangyong, and attack Hanzhong.It has only been a few months now, but the coalition forces behind them have split up and returned to their fiefdoms, and the Huben soldiers that Yong Chi has always been proud of are no longer as heroic as when they came.All this is because of myself.

Trapped in the enemy line, when he was negotiating with the King of Han, Yongchi was still able to cheer up and think about how to restrain such people in the future.But once he got back to the big camp and actually reached a safe place, he fell on the couch as if he had exhausted his health and spirit, and couldn't get up no matter what.Qiu Mu, who had been accompanying him in the tent, stayed in Hanzhong and no longer followed him. Yong Chi waved his hand and called hoarsely: "Water..."

After drinking the water, Yong Chi regained some vitality, and all the generals came to the tent to visit, their faces were gloomy and melancholy.When they first set off for the campaign, they were so full of pride. They thought that after this battle, they would be able to integrate the armies of the five kings, and at the same time destroy the poor families in Hanzhong, and the world will be unified from then on!

Once the world is unified, the matter of reducing the feudal vassals will be postponed. After the reduction of the feudal vassals is completed, the world will be stable.Some generals of the Huben family even discussed in private the words of "persuading" Yongchi to advance.But now he is suddenly defeated, extreme joy begets sorrow, if Tai Chi fails to come, everything is in vain!

The king's son returned to the fiefdom and did not live in the capital, and the princes and kings did not need to come to court every year-wouldn't the world in all directions be on the verge of falling apart again?

Not only that, this big defeat also set a precedent for a person from a poor family to be king!In the past, the late emperor had mentioned so many times in the court that he wanted to make Lu Mouzhong a Marquis, but in the end he didn't let it go, but now, a man from a poor family—— he can actually become a king!

...Yongchi is their center and their hope.The generals of Huben stayed in Yongchi's tent, wanting to listen to his teachings about what to do in the future...

When I came, I felt that the world was under the horseshoe, but when I returned, I found that the ancient road was long, the mountains were high and the road was far away.Wu Zai was tripped by a horse and hurt his foot. Yong Chi no longer rode a horse at this time, but leaned on the carriage to doze off. He kept thinking in his mind that there must be a group of old guys blowing their beards and staring at him to persuade him to return to politics when he returns to the court. Yu Di, how on earth should he hold Chao Gang in his hands again?And how to control the five kings one by one under the door of the Son of Heaven?Thinking about it, his eyes were bloodshot, and when the night got darker, he leaned against the carriage and fell asleep.

In the beginning, there was chaos, and Yongchi in the dream rode Wuzhi, standing on a desolate field, somewhat at a loss.

At this time, a man suddenly appeared in front of him. Yong Chi clearly recognized that face, but he couldn't remember his name.

The man approached Yong Chi step by step, perhaps because he was too imposing, Yong Chi suddenly became unstable and fell off his horse.

"Regent, are you all right?"

The cold words rang in his ears, and Yong Chi immediately remembered that this person is Gu Ao!It's Guao!Yong Chi turned around and ran in the endless void. He exhausted his strength and ran desperately. In his dream, he said to himself: "I can't be caught! I have the important task of revitalizing the world's family! Can't be caught!" But his feet were limp, and he couldn't run fast, so someone patted his shoulder abruptly, and when Yong Chi turned his head, he saw Gu Ao looking at him with a smile.

And behind Gu Ao, there is a guillotine.

Seeing the guillotine, Yong Chi realized belatedly, "He's going to kill me."

Sure enough, Gu Ao raised his hand, grabbed Yong Chi's collar, and dragged towards the guillotine, "That guillotine is fake!" Yong Chi thought, "But I can't die, I still have unfinished work to revive the family. I can't live without me... He wanted to make a condition for me, so I agreed to him tentatively. As long as I can survive, there will always be a day of revenge."

Gu Ao who was dragging him in front of him suddenly stopped moving, turned his head and raised his eyebrows: "You want revenge?"

He saw Gu Ao's body break free from the royal clothes suddenly, turned into a ferocious beast, and rushed towards him!His clothes were torn, and he felt sticky and wet. He looked down at his chest, but saw the beast was licking him.

He looked carefully again, only to see that the beast's eyes turned into Qiu Mu's sad eyes: "My father is dead! I didn't even seek revenge. What do I owe you? You still want to seek revenge from me?"

Yong Chi said: "It's not you, I want to seek revenge from Gu Ao, and Liao Quji, no...you also got involved, you are not a good guy either!"

At this time, Qiu Mu's face became stiff, showing a weeping look, and at this time, the beast tore off a human face like a painted skin, revealing Gu Ao's face again.Gu Ao looked at him playfully: "Do you want to seek revenge from me?"

Yong Chi sneered: "Eating your flesh and sleeping on your skin will relieve the hatred in my heart."

"Then how do you do it?" Gu Ao asked him, and then pointed to himself.Looking along Gu Ao's fingers, he saw that Gu Ao's body was still in the shape of a wild beast, and he was pressing himself tightly.Gu Ao's hand touched his chest again, and Yong Chi suddenly pulled out the hairpin on Gu Ao's head, and inserted it into Gu Ao's neck fiercely.

All of a sudden, Yong Chi woke up.

In the darkness, Yong Chi, who had escaped from the nightmare, panted heavily in the carriage.

How did he remember that again?It must be that he was too tired, so the things that were suppressed in the depths of his memory surged out.

When Yong Chi was playing in the Yong Mansion when he was young, he was once covered by a young man from the Yong family—or his little uncle—and dragged into the grass.The man was salivating and pressing down on him, panting with hot air from his mouth, that appearance made Yong Chi sick, while he was struggling to untie his clothes, Yong Chi pulled off the hairpin from the man's head, and took it from his neck It was inserted into it, the blood was hot and thick, spraying Yong Chi's face...

Yong Xiang, who happened to pass by at the beginning, handled the matter personally, and the little uncle was declared to have died of sudden death soon, and Yong Chi was also taken special care of by Yong Xiang from then on.Although he is only a son of the clan, he can receive the same education as the eldest son, can enter and leave the inner palace at will, and can have everything that only a favored child can have.

And that scandal was hidden so well that Yongchi later felt that maybe it hadn't happened, maybe it was just a dream of his own.

But Yong Chi has really changed. He has become studious and motivated, and he has become less stubborn. He has begun to be paranoid about power and martial arts. That time his hands were stained with blood for the first time, as if he had been opened. New windows.He still remembers sitting behind the curtain wrapped in a blanket, watching Yongxiang kill some servants one by one with the stick.The smell of blood wafted into his nose.

Maybe it was from then on that Yong Chi discovered his talent that is different from ordinary people, that is, he is good at scheming; it was also from then on that Yong Chi gradually had the ambition to heal the family... He doesn't need others to use his appearance Come judge him, he wants everyone to fear his power.

On the day and night when he was named regent, Yong Chi was alone in the courtyard drinking and admiring the moon. He didn't call Chu Shi, that was his time alone.If you want to talk about why you were obsessed with the boudoir when you were newly married, it may be that the shadow hidden by the darkness was too deep, which made him very unhappy every time he saw all kinds of amazing eyes passing by, and the appearance of Chu's gave him a reason to indulge.Heroes are sad about the beauty pass, and those who are sad about the beauty pass are heroes, right?He wants to be envied, not admired.

But he didn't expect that the past that he didn't remember for a long time, and even if he remembered it, he could laugh it off, now appeared in his nightmare again with a hideous appearance.He obviously didn't care anymore...

Didn't he tell himself a long time ago that Gu Ao was greedy for the name of King of Han, so his ambition is not enough to worry about?Why do you still have such a dream?Hasn't he been planning how to win back the city?Why is it so depressing in the dream?

Gu Ao went north to the army, but he was in danger. When the time came, he would be able to make him die if he was restrained by the court!

As for the Liao family, the other kings were already afraid of the large population of the Liao family and the gathering of talents under their command, so it would be an effort to stir up discord between them.When I was discussing cutting down the vassals yesterday, that's how I talked to the generals of Huben.

... Ordinarily ... as long as I control the imperial court again, I can do more in the future ... Why did I suddenly recall the past when I was back in the Huben Army? ...Why, this time, that person's face is Gu Ao...

Yong Chi finally calmed down in the dark.

That dream will appear, Yong Chi thinks, it must be because he hates Gu Ao too much.Hate him for ruining his own plan, hate him for humiliating himself, hate him for being a prince from a poor family, hate him...

In such a dark and silent night, Yong Chi indulged his grievances.

He didn't realize that at that time, under the sun, on the high platform of the king, he had long thought that Gu Ao was nothing to worry about, but now he hated him so much, why?

As for Gu Ao, who appeared in Yongchi's dream, taking advantage of the lack of time in late autumn, he is intensively preparing for the early spring of the next year, and the whole army is preparing to go north to Tianshui to fight against the army.

During these days, Gu Ao has done several important things in Hanzhong,

First, he presided over Lu Dequan's funeral, showing his loyalty and bravery in defending Hanzhong, and ordered the chief official Li Chongde to guard Lu Dequan's spirit together.

Second, he gave great rewards to the soldiers. In this battle, no matter whether they were alive or dead, they were all rewarded for their meritorious deeds.

Third, he asked people to draft a recruiting order, and in the name of the King of Han, he summoned the anti-military fighters from all over the world to Hanzhong and the Northland together.

Fourth, he re-opened the imperial examination and selected talents and appointments in the county to make up for the war damage.

Fifth, he summoned Lu Dequan's former confidantes, treated them sincerely, and invited them to fight against the army.

Sixth, he rejected someone's proposal to build a new palace, and moved his family to Hanzhong County Mansion, only changing the plaque, and renamed it Hanwang Mansion.Qiu Mu volunteered to write a plaque for Gu Ao, and Gu Ao thanked him.

For a time, the weather in Hanzhong was booming.

Gu Ao followed Huai Xin to take care of the preparations for the war against the army. Huai Xin prepared all the armor, clothing, food and grass to keep out the cold, and then reported to Gu Ao.

On this day, Huai Xin came to Gu Ao's residence, she was still dressed in black with a slender figure, her black hair hung down her back and was braided at her waist.Gu Ao heard the announcement from outside the door, put down the bamboo slips in his hand, looked up, and saw Huai Xin was carrying the sunlight on his back, stepping over the threshold and walking towards him.Gu Ao still remembers that when Huai Xin was young, he often sat among the bamboo forests in Shanyun Academy, even in his eyes, there was a hazy air of being alone in the world.The quick glance just now made Gu Ao stunned for a while, as if he saw the young man sitting on the cold stone in the bamboo forest again.

Huai Xin walked up to Gu Ao and said, "King of Han, I have something I have kept in my heart for a long time, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Gu Ao looked at the person in front of him, and then came back to his senses.

Gu Ao invited Huai Xin to his seat, and said with a smile: "Others call me King of Han, you and I have been classmates for many years, don't you always call me Brother Ao, why do you see me outside?"

Huai Xin shook her head, did not sit down, and said, "I'm speaking to the King of Han."

Gu Ao looked serious, and said: "I'm listening, brother Huai please enlighten me."

Huai Xin just sat down and said worriedly: "Now that the King of Han is in Hanzhong, everything is fine in Hanzhong, but if the King of Han goes to Rong, it will be different."

When Gu Ao heard this, he knew what Huai Xin meant, so he asked, "Why do you say that?"

Huai Xin said: "Excuse me for saying something disrespectful. The king of Han went to the mansion to look for Mr. Lu that day. He knew that Mr. Lu was not there, but the prefect Yu waited for a long time. The prefect Yu's father's subordinates were first-class generals, and most of them lived in Hanzhong. Okay, it can be said that he knows everything well. If so, why doesn’t he claim the title of king himself, but takes the title of king of Han instead?”

Gu Ao said, "According to your wishes?"

Huai Xin said: "Prefect Yu's family has undergone great changes since he was a child, and his ambition is in his chest. Now I look closely, it is nothing more than to make the world equal. However, his father could not achieve his ambition, and he died in the middle of his business. He was defeated by the word 'too hasty', so Yu Taishou inherited his father's will and wished to accomplish things, and the only thing to do in his life is to be cautious."

Gu Ao nodded and said, "That's true, why?"

Huai Xin said: "He doesn't want to be king, that's what he means - as long as he is king, he can choose the master. The person at the front desk can be Lu Taishou, or he can be Lu Gongzi, or it can be you, the King of Han..." Huai Xin paused for a moment, then said softly: "As long as he hides behind the scenes, he can preserve the power of the poor family. No matter how the world changes, he is only the person at the front, but he can sit firmly at the back. This move is very important to him. Be cautious, but it is not good for the King of Han to conquer the army."

Gu Ao remained silent, and Huai Xin continued: "The land of the army is always in trouble. It has always been the case. Not to mention the strength of the Hanzhong and Qianzhong counties, the Wu emperors of all dynasties may not be able to go to the army even if they poured all the power of the whole country. Now the King of Han Although time has passed and the situation has changed, the strength of our army and the land of Rong have been changing. It also coincides with the collapse of King Rong and the undecided heir, so there is a lot to do. But in case of setbacks when attacking Rong, the prefect Yu is worried that the poor family's soldiers will fade , and want to change the person at the front, so what? At that time, the king of Han conquered Rong, but he did not guard in Hanzhong. In times of crisis, whether to increase troops from Hanzhong, whether to transport grain and grass from Tianshui to Rong, can be It’s not the King of Han’s decision.”

Gu Ao looked at Huai Xin who was sitting across from a desk, quietly analyzing the situation as if quietly peeling off cocoons...Suddenly, he had a feeling that this person in front of him was not the first time he saw in the bamboo forest. That boy is gone.

Gu Ao still remembers that Huai Xin in the academy always had a pale face when he was reading alone; Huai Xin in the Northland was always worried when talking about state affairs, but always happy when talking about family affairs and friends; Huai Xin from Hanzhong, her pale and handsome face, no longer had the agility of the past, but there was a hint of determination hidden in her eyes.

Gu Ao thought in his heart, with this intention, Huai Xin will never be fettered by Qing Gao again.When Huai Xin was young, he once said, "There is no one in this world that I, Huai Xin, is willing to serve." Now, since Huai Xin has made plans before him, that sentence is gone. Huai Xin is now the king of Han. .

Gu Ao said slowly: "Brother Huai, this is... a theory of punishing one's heart."

Huai Xin said: "If you were brother Ao, I would not tell you, because I knew that you had friendship with the prefect Yu; but now, since I am the king of Han, it is about the success or failure of the war, so I have to speak."

Gu Ao sighed lightly: "...you are right, let Gu think about it."

Looking at the back of Huai Xin leaving, Gu Ao fell into deep thought. Yu Junfan's power is deeply intertwined. When he had not yet become the King of Han, when he was only a member of the Longshan Army, he was undoubtedly a help. But now he has He's the king of Han, and he's the well-deserved commander of the humble family.

——Gu Ao thought to himself that he had always treated Yu Junfan with sincerity, but Yu Junfan seemed to be hiding a lot from him.

What should we do about this matter?

Just as Gu Ao was thinking, Gu Shi came with soup. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Gu Ao leaning on the couch in a daze, so he walked over cautiously and said, "Let's eat something."

Gu Ao nodded and said, "Put it here, I'll eat it later."

Gu Shi looked at Gu Ao, she was even more afraid to talk to her son now.Since she lived in the 'Prince's Mansion', she even often had some unreal feeling like dreaming, misty and illusory.

She once saw Hanzhong generals and officials wearing brocade clothes, coming in and out of Gu Ao's study, calling "Han Wang" respectfully. At that time, she couldn't help pulling Gu Ben's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Old man, Did you see that! Look at Ao'er, he's so majestic!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she hurriedly covered her mouth.The husband is invisible, she knows, why did she just blurt out when she was agitated?Gu Ben smiled slightly, and didn't take it seriously, but called Gu Shi, turned around and left.Gu Clan supported Gu Ben, walked through the pavilions, and returned to the courtyard that Gu Ao had prepared for their two elders. Thinking about the situation just now, Gu Clan said with a sense of sympathy: "This is what kind of virtue our ancestors have accumulated. Ah... Ao'er is really promising."

"His life is precious." Gu Ben stroked his beard and smiled.

Convinced, Gu Shi held Gu Ben tight, and helped Gu Ben into the yard.

Now standing in front of Gu Ao, Gu Clan was at a loss and said: "Oh, you are busy again, your father said, let you go and see your brother!"

Gu Ao was slightly taken aback, knowing the "younger brother" in Gu's mouth, he called Ergou that bastard.Ergou went out with the army this time, according to Chen Jiang, but in every battle, it can be said to be the first.Later, when he was seriously injured, he was pulled out from the pile of corpses. Seeing the bloody Ergou being carried into the palace for medical treatment, Gu Shi burst into tears.

At this time, hearing Gu's words, Gu Ao nodded: "I understand. I'll go later."

Gu Shi nodded, looked at Gu Ao again, and left.

Mrs. Gu is also wearing brocade clothes now. A young man named Chen Jiang specially called the tailor to cut them for her. She looked at so many brocade materials and dared not choose the bright and luxurious ones, so she pointed to the most common and dark ones. that category.Later, Gu Ao looked at it and praised it: "It's pretty good." She listened to her son's words and smiled contentedly.

Sure enough, not long after, Gu Ao came to Gu Ben's yard, and before he entered the door, he heard Er Gou yelling: "Ouch! It hurts me to death, little fat man, take it easy!"

"Who is fat, tell me again?" A delicate female voice came out.

Ergou screamed again, Gu Ao pushed the door and entered, Gu Ben's ears were good, he had heard the noise outside the door long ago, as soon as the door opened, Gu Ben turned towards Gu Ao and said, "Ao'er is here? "

Gu Ao yelled: "Father." Turning his eyes to look at the couch, he saw Er Gouzi rolling on the couch and baring his teeth, and standing next to him was a chubby little girl with a round face.

Seeing that the girl's eyebrows resembled Tian Rong, Gu Ao was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Is this the young lady of the Tian family?"

Tian Xiaoniu blushed for a moment, quickly lowered her head, brushed past Gu Ao, opened the door and fled like a gust of wind.

Ergou raised his face, glanced at Gu Ao, and complained, "Why did you scare her away?"

Gu Ao stepped forward, sat on the edge, and patted Ergou: "It's called King Han, it's not big or small."

"Ouch!" Ergou rolled up on the couch again: "Why are you still like this, it's so annoying!"