He went straight to the point, and the king didn't beat around the bush, he smiled: "It's good that you understand the meaning of loneliness."
Mo Xi was silent for a while, and then said, "Gu Mang is my best friend. In his current state, if I abandon him and ignore him, it will make people feel cold."
"Yeah. It's good to be affectionate and righteous, and Gu didn't let you and him not get along." Jun Shang's slender fingers fiddled with the beads, "However, he is now a culprit, and this is at the cusp of the storm. Xihe-Jun should not do the word-of-mouth thing, right?"
"The body is not afraid of the shadow, he is kind to me. What's wrong with me persuading him a few words. Besides, Gu Mang is in a dark mood now.
"What can you do?"
Mo Xi gritted his teeth and said, "I feel betrayal in my heart."
He didn't know Gu Mang's thoughts back then, and he didn't think Gu Mang would have rebellion intentions. But now that he knew the story behind him, he said this sentence to remind your lord not to push Gu Mang too hard.
When Jun Shang heard the words, the movements on his hands really paused slightly, and then smiled: "Xi He Jun is so unconfident in his best friends?"
Mo Xi said, "I only hope that Your Majesty won't cut off his retreat."
"The way back?" The nose snorted, "His way was opened up by the first emperor by exception. Otherwise, he is a slave, what qualifications does he have to go into battle and make a career? Saying that he is alone and cutting his way... He also I don't think that if there is no mercy from the first emperor, what path would he have to walk in this life! Isn't it just mediocre to be a dog of Murong Lian?"
"… "
His Majesty narrowed his eyes dangerously, and continued: "As long as Gu Mang is a little self-aware, he should think of his glory yesterday, all thanks to the gift of his predecessors. Now that he has made a mistake in leading the army, he has to deal with it in accordance with the law, so what is there to complain about? !"
Mo Xi originally came to the king's city first, just to ask your Majesty to allow him to delay his departure from the city, but unexpectedly, he triggered such a dialogue with your Majesty.
The emperor eight years ago was like a fox that had not yet attained the ascendant, and could not hide his heart well in front of Mo Xi eight years later.
He couldn't even restrain the look in his eyes that was too wary of Mo Xi.
"What's wrong with him? What's wrong with him? Why do you want to betray?"
The words were ruthless, and Mo Xi's whole body became cold when he heard these words - he had never heard these words from Jun Shang's mouth before. Now that he heard it, he felt chills as a nobleman, let alone Gu Mang
Not to mention that Gu Mang, who had lost tens of thousands of soldiers, his remnants were detained, his tombstone could not be obtained, and his brother was about to be executed.
At this moment, Mo Xi suddenly realized so clearly that Gu Mang dragged him to drink before, crying when he was drunk that he couldn't stand life, it was better to die, that was not a momentary impulse after drinking.
On that day, Gu Mang really collapsed.
Chonghua sent him to the battlefield, but he did not think that Gu Mang and his impoverished army were helping Chonghua defend the territory and consolidate the territory. Therefore, his defeat is unforgivable, because in the eyes of the emperor, Gu Mang's defeat was not a momentary loss for a loyal and loyal general, but a servant who had benefited from failing to do what his master entrusted to him. In vain, he betrayed his master's trust.
Perhaps when Gu Mang recognized this, his heart was already broken.
It's just that I didn't realize it back then.
To be so naive to believe Gu Mang's seemingly heartless giggles.
After all, he did not understand Gu Mang.
Suppressing the throbbing and trembling in his heart, Mo Xi's throat twitched and he said hoarsely, "Your Majesty, you are not him. You don't know what he thinks or what the bottom line is. If he really betrays one day..."
Jun Shang interrupted: "He dare not."
"… "
It's too ridiculous. Standing in front of the king eight years ago, he could hear the king self-righteously say that Gu Mang did not dare to treason.
"He doesn't dare, and he won't." Jun Shang said, "Where does Xihe Jun think he can betray? In the past, Hua Po An betrayed Zhonghua and built the Liao Kingdom because he held a group of slaves in his hands. - But what does Gu Mang have in his hands? The remnants of his army have been detained alone in prison, but tell me, what can he do with his own power?"
"Does your Majesty think he won't fly away alone?"
Jun Shang was almost grinning: "If he can't figure it out, then he'll be gone."
"!"
"He has lost the first battle at Fengming Mountain, and Gu can no longer use him. If he thinks this is going to be reversed, it means that this person's stay in Chonghua territory will be a disaster sooner or later." After the king said, he stared at Mo Xi His face gradually turned pale, "Xihe-Jun, do you think it's useful for you to persuade him to accompany him? If he is rebellious, it means that he wants too many things!"
The most ruthless emperor heart. The king paused for a while, and said coldly: "Gu, I can't afford it."
The blood seemed to freeze, and the limbs and bones were frozen. Mo Xi clenched his fingers into fists, and said coldly, "Your Majesty. All he wants is a tombstone with a name and a surname!"
"That's not a tombstone." Jun Shang said, "Xihe Jun. What he asked Gu was asking for was recognition of their group's status. Sorry, Gu gave them forgiveness, but not honor."
Mo Xi said angrily, "So why did Your Majesty send me to leave in three days? After three days, Lu Zhanxing asked him. Your Majesty wants to see if Gu Mang can still be loyal to Chonghua after his arm is cut off again?!"
Junshang's face suddenly darkened: "Xihe-jun. Stop being presumptuous."
"He can't stand His Majesty's temptation." Mo Xi ignored it and said almost tremblingly, "...I can sue in front of the hall today. If Your Majesty insists on doing it, Gu Mang... will turn against him."
Jun Shang Huo Di got up and slapped the table with his sword out of scabbard: "What does it matter if he turns back or not?! He is just a dog! Even if grace and revenge betray Chonghua, will our country collapse or disappear? I just want to see if this person has a ghostly mind, and if there is a bone under his head like Hua Po An back then!"
After all, he is young, such angular anger, it is impossible for the current emperor to show it.
"Three days. After three days, you must leave the imperial capital for Gu." Finally, the king's breathing slowed down, but his eyes were still fierce, staring at Mo Xi's face, "You give Gu, step back."
Mo Xi had never had such a tit-for-tat confrontation with him before. And these words were like a knife's blade pulling out the snow, and stabbed into his heart.
He didn't speak any more, and looked at the man on the throne silently. Everyone is simple in the heart of the emperor, but why does the emperor not want to test his subjects all the time
Especially people like Gu Mang, who are not in the same boat as the nobles, and their hearts will be different if they are not of our race. Therefore, Your Majesty will guard against him like this, plot against him, or even...
and many more!
I groaned in my heart.
Mo Xi suddenly thought of one thing - he clearly remembered Lu Zhanxing's question about beheading back then. Although he accepted the emperor to go to the north to teach spells, he originally set the date of returning to the city before Lu Zhanxing's beheading.
That is to say, if according to his original budget, he had no time to see Gu Mang for the last time before his betrayal.
But then what
The more I think about it, the colder it gets...
Later... an accident happened suddenly in the northern border. There were many monsters rushing through the border. He had to stay there for a few days, and the garrison captured these monsters and returned them, which was a delay. Although he felt that it was strange that so many monsters suddenly came into the world at the time, he didn't think too much about it. Now it seems...
Mo Xi suddenly had a vague feeling at this moment, and this feeling even made him have a very terrifying thought. This was something he had never felt before—
Back then, could it be that your Majesty had deliberately set aside him in order to test Gu Mang
This kind of guess made Mo Xi feel like a piece of ice had fallen into his heart, and the slightest trace of cold air spread to his limbs.
He suddenly realized that he left the imperial capital at this time, and the time to return to the city was delayed again. Was all this deliberately done by the king
Perhaps Your Majesty did not want Gu Mang to stay in Chonghua at all. That's why he didn't want Gu Mang to have someone by his side when he was most frustrated and painful. This old slave general has been left useless, since there is no suitable reason to kill him, then forcing him to treason... Wouldn't it be a better choice
Could it be that Gu Mang's betrayal was planned from the very beginning
Mo Xi felt chills all over his body. After he came out of the deep palace of the Wangcheng with high eaves and teeth, he took a long time to let himself be no longer so cold. . But he understood that if he wanted to know more secrets, he had to keep things on track.
In this world in the mirror, there is only one chance for him to discover the truth.
Once you miss it, you can never come back.
Mo Xi raised his head and blinked his reddish eyes. He tried his best and slowly to calm down and let himself not be so impulsive. Then he set off and went to the Xinghua Building in the north of the city. .
He knew that Gu Mang was in this place, and Xinghualou was Gu Mang’s favorite place to go to. Flowers, only the warm and fragrant nephrite jade, can relieve the bitterness and hatred in his heart.
Arriving in front of the Xinghua Building, where the red silk fluttered, Mo Xi stopped. He looked up at the plaque with gold letters on a red background.
When he left Wangcheng eight years ago, he also passed by this place and stopped in front of the flowery tree Fangfei's terrace. But he didn't go in at that time - he couldn't bear Gu Mang's depraved behavior at that time, and he couldn't bear the person who used to have sex with him lying in the rouge and frolic among the vulgar fans.
He felt a pain in his heart, so he went to the north without saying goodbye to Gu Mang.
He therefore missed the last meeting with Gu Mang before the mutiny.
But not this time.
This time, he wanted to have a sincere talk with Gu Mang. Just as he had thought countless times, just as he had done countless times in his dreams.
Mo Xi rectified his mood, clenched his fingers tightly in the palm of his hand, and walked into the Fengyue Field of Yan Yuyingsheng.
"Hey, Xihe-Jun." The bustard couldn't help but startled when she saw him, thinking about the previous time when Mo Xi came to look for someone in the building, she hurriedly said in fear, "Xihe-Jun is here today, why is it? ?"
"Where is Gu Mang?"
"... Gu Shuai, he's not, not here..."
"I know he's here with you." Mo Xi said, "Which room."
"..." The bustard met his sharp, frost-like gaze, and couldn't help but shuddered, thinking that she couldn't help Gu Shuai, the small shop was a small business, and couldn't stand the tossing of Xi and Jun. So he put on a greasy smile, "Ahahaha, Xihejun, look at my memory, yes, yes, I remember, Gu Shuai is upstairs, go to the end of the third floor, turn left and third Room, Yifang Pavilion. Hello, Xihejun."
Mo Xi walked towards the stairs without looking back.
Before he even walked outside the Yifang Pavilion, Mo Xi heard the sound of pipa playing in a low voice, accompanied by a cappella singing: "In the past, Erlang went with his sword in his arms. The skeleton is still beautiful at the age of last year, and this body was laughed at last night. I will take care of your legacy, and I will pass on your heroic spirit. When the hero returns to his hometown, there will be green mountains everywhere in the world."
It is Chonghua's death song.
The singer had obviously never played and sung such a heavy piece of music in Hualou. Although she chanted it word for word, her voice was hesitant and soft.
A comforting song is actually like a phoenix begging for a phoenix, and its temperament is too bad.
Mo Xi walked to the door and stood outside the lacquered Danzhu lacquer door. The sound of the pipa was ending. The last few swipes of pearls and jade fell to the ground, and then Gu Mang's laughter came from inside.
It was just such a slight sound, and it made Mo Xi's heartbeat skip a few beats.
"My sister's voice is as gentle as an oriole, but there is one section that is played too fast and the song is wrong."
The singer said coquettishly, "People didn't sing these things before, and they can't play well, making Gu Shuai laugh."
Gu Mang smiled and said: "What's this? This is so great, now only you are willing to mess with me and sing this soul sacrifice song with me in private... Come on, I'll teach you the wrong part. Just you."
"Can Gu Shuai also play the pipa?"
"I can't learn such a difficult fingering." Gu Mang said, "But I can use other instruments."
After a while of silence in the room, Gu Mang said indifferently, "Storm, call."
Storm...
Mo Xi closed his eyes, his fingers hanging in front of the door trembled slightly, and suddenly there was a clear sound of a suona in the room, so lame, so funny... even ridiculous.
But his eyelashes were wet at this moment.
That was the voice of the gods and martial arts that Gu Mang could no longer summon later—the lingering hatred of the storm.
Mo Xi's throat was extremely bitter and astringent. He remained silent for a long time, as if he was close to nostalgia, and his heart was in a mess. In the end, he took a deep breath, resisted the strong dizziness in front of him, raised his hand, and gently pushed open the red lacquer door.
Skylight scattered.
In this dreamlike light and shadow, he saw Gu Mang.
Gu Mang eight years ago.
Although he had already made preparations, when he really saw that person, the old scar on Mo Xi's heart was pierced by an invisible sharp knife! The severe pain quickly spread from the heart to the limbs, the pain was numb, and the pain was trembling.
- He saw the sober Gu Mang, who was wearing heavy clothes and dark eyes.
Whole, healthy, not yet treasonous, bearing their common memory...
Gu Shuai of the Empire.
His brother Gu.
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Alian: No.
Gu Shuai: Why
Alian: How shameless do you want to double-open the trumpet brush equipment! What kind of awesome gold group are you and Mo Xi, the head of your family, you can enter the dungeon of Bat Island without me. After entering the dungeon to open the monster, you still pull it off. You and Mo Xi entered the dungeon of Time Mirror to brush the equipment. Leaving Jiang Yexue and Murong Chuyi stunned outside, I want to report on behalf of the moon that you are hacking!