"Master Prime Minister, it's been half a year since I left this time. I wonder if you have found any news about my brother."
The reason why Chu Tiankuo chose to work under Gu Linjiang was because Gu Linjiang was already the prime minister at that time. He had many and wide connections. If he was willing to help him, the whereabouts of his brother would definitely be easy to find. of.
Gu Linjiang also promised, saying that he would help Chu Tiankuo find any news about his younger brother. However, three or four years have passed and there is still no news at all.
"I have sent people down to search and found some clues, but there are no very definite clues yet. This time you come back and you can rest for a while. I think you will be able to find your brother when you leave. is where it is."
After listening to Gu Linjiang's words, Chu Tiankuo was still very satisfied. After all, Gu Linjiang had been trying his best to help him find the whereabouts of his brother for such a long time, but he didn't know that at that time, Gu Linjiang was just for He was just using himself. Gu Linjiang didn't want such a well-known person on the battlefield to leave him for any other reason. In that case, he would really lose more than he gained.
"If that's the case, I'd like to thank you, Prime Minister. I should be able to stay in the capital for a while, so I'd like to ask you, Prime Minister, to be more considerate."
"These are all small things. What's important is that you take good care of your own health. Then after you find your brother, you two can still live a good life. That's great."
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your concern."
"So actually, he wasn't helping you find your brother at that time, right?" Gu Qiang knew what kind of person his father was. Gu Linjiang only had his own interests in mind. As long as he could bring Chu Tian It's already good enough for Kuo to stay, so how could he go to such trouble to find someone for him
"As for all this, I only learned about it later, but at that time, I was indeed very grateful for his blessing. After all, I was originally an official in the court. If I have great achievements, one day I will be like this At that time, Prime Minister Gu also protected me, but in the end he had no choice but to give up his official position."
"You should all know what happened later. During the station in Xixia, all the soldiers and horses I led were wiped out. At that time, Prime Minister Gu understood that I couldn't resist Xixia with five thousand men, so he specially sent I asked Pei Jie and others to come to rescue me, but I couldn't hold on to that place for so long with five thousand people, and I was still defeated. "
"I can't blame you for this. Five thousand soldiers and horses against tens of thousands of enemy troops is like a joke." When Gu Qiang heard this, she also felt sorry for Chu Tiankuo, but it was of no use. Now that she mentioned this matter, That's all I can do.
"I won't mention this. Anyway, so many years have passed. I don't want to know the truth of the matter. The late emperor has also passed away. For me, these things have passed. This matter The emperor did not blame me, but summoned me back to the capital. I think the emperor pretended to be calm on the surface, but actually wanted to wait for me to come back and deal with me directly. However, after returning to the capital, I suddenly got tired of it."
"I expressed my intention to resign first, but even the late emperor didn't react. He kept saying that even though I was the only one who survived on the battlefield at that time, I still wouldn't be able to continue serving as an official in the court. It will affect the reputation of my God of War, I understand what the emperor means."
"Your Majesty, I just hope that your Majesty can agree to Xiaguan's request and allow him to resign as general and return to his hometown from now on."
"But why did the late Emperor let you go so easily?" Gusu Liang didn't quite understand. At that time, he was still traveling around the world, and he really didn't understand what these people in the court were thinking.
"After signing the agreement with Xixia, Bei'an successively signed armistice agreements with several surrounding countries. At that time, the state of the border was in a relatively stable period, which means that at that time, Bei'an did not need There is no need for a war god even if there are generals.”
The late emperor originally wanted Chu Tiankuo to die. After Chu Tiankuo was lucky enough to save his life, he took the initiative to resign. For the emperor, it was naturally the best thing, so he did not make too many efforts to retain him. , and immediately sent him back to his hometown. It was at that time that Chu Tiankuo began to use his own strength to find his brother.
"In other words, in fact, the original intention of establishing Tianji Pavilion was to find my younger brother."
"Yes, but later on Tianji Pavilion grew bigger and bigger, and I found that mastering other people's secrets is sometimes a very wonderful feeling. Whether it is the world or the palace, everything is under my applause, although I don't I will participate, but I can understand, but even if I know everything about the world, I still don’t know where my brother is."
"Then how did you find Chu Junyou?" Gusu Liang didn't understand. After being delayed by Gu Linjiang for so many years, it was really difficult to find someone, so how did Chu Junyou show up
"It's not that I went to find him, but he came to me. At that time, I was thinking about how to find my brother all day long. In the process of looking for someone, I met him .”
It was at that time that Chu Tiankuo found Chu Junyou. Chu Junyou was not too young at that time. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old. Such a man who should have started a family and started a career was beaten all over. , thrown on the street, really makes people feel a little moved.
When he thought that the person in front of him was similar in age to his younger brother, Chu Tiankuo felt compassion for a moment, and asked his people to go down and help him up, and gave him some money. However, he did not expect that Chu Junyou would Just followed myself.
"Master, that man has been following our carriage for a long time. Does he have anything to say?" The guard next to Chu Tiankuo reminded Chu Tiankuo, and Chu Tiankuo looked back. At a glance, as expected, the man dressed in rags was following behind his carriage.
Chu Tiankuo slowly got off the carriage. At that time, the battle in Xixia also brought Chu Tiankuo a lot of pain. Even now, he has not recovered well. It was cloudy and rainy. There was still some pain, so Chu Tiankuo's health was actually not very good at that time. "Did I just give you not enough money? Do you want to give you some more? It's better for you to find a place to settle down than to wander around on the streets like this."
"No..." The young man raised his head and looked at Chu Tiankuo on the carriage quietly. Chu Tiankuo was in a daze for a moment. Looking into the eyes of the person in front of him, he suddenly felt a familiar feeling, so he let himself His subordinates took him back to Tianji Pavilion. After briefly freshening up, they discovered that the man in front of him looked somewhat similar to himself.
"Pavilion Master, what is going on? Is it possible?" Those who followed Chu Tiankuo at the beginning all knew that Chu Tiankuo had been looking for his younger brother. Now they saw a man who looked similar to his master. They Naturally, he thought that the person in front of him was probably the younger brother of the pavilion master, and he became happy for his master.
But at that time, Chu Tiankuo didn't think that this was a good thing. After all, he hadn't seen his younger brother for so many years. There was no way to determine what his younger brother looked like now, nor could he determine who the person in front of him was. He is not his younger brother. It would be too hasty to judge that he is his younger brother just based on his similar facial features.
"Master, do you have any concerns? Is it possible that you still have to shed blood to recognize your kin?"
"You have been wandering around the world for so many years. Is it possible that you still believe in blood recognition?"
There are often mistakes when it comes to recognizing relatives by dripping blood, because there are many misunderstandings caused by this. If it is really his brother, he misunderstood him because he recognized relatives by dripping blood. If he didn't recognize him, he would have hurt him. heart
"It's better to wait until he wakes up and then ask him. This young man has been staring at the master and following you. If he hadn't followed you, we might not have been able to find them. Maybe after he wakes up, he will tell We may have some important clues."
"Now it seems that this is the only way."
The guard next to Chu Tiankuo is called Cheng Xiao. When he first founded Tianji Pavilion, he was the person who helped Chu Tiankuo the most. He has been by his side all the time, but in the end...
Cheng Xiao had been staying by the side of this unknown person. As soon as he opened his eyes, he hurriedly ran to tell Chu Tiankuo, "Master, the man you rescued is awake now. Do you want to go see him?" Look, let’s ask him if he knows anything about you?”
Chu Tiankuo has always been very good to Cheng Xiao and has always regarded him as his brother. Cheng Xiao has a simple and honest personality and has never harmed anyone. I am afraid that even at the last moment, Cheng Xiao has never complained. Own.
After Chu Tiankuo heard the news, he rushed over immediately. After all, that person was probably his brother. If nothing else, he had already checked his face when he was unconscious. It didn't look like he had ever disguised himself. He sent people out to investigate, but he didn't get any information. All signs indicated that this should be his younger brother, but Chu Tiankuo still vaguely felt that something was wrong. place.