coobybook Chapter 164: Being plotted against! But... who can tell whether it's a loss or not?
Chapter 164: Being plotted against! But... who can tell whether it's a loss or not?
"What happened earlier?"
Gu Jingzhi pretended to be curious and asked, "Patriarch Chen, haven't we finished discussing this earlier matter?"
"Master Gu, are you really not going to reconsider this?"
"consider?"
Gu Jingzhi smiled lightly, looking deeply at Chen Ru, and suddenly asked: "Clan leader Chen, you aristocratic families have monopolized the path for the humble to advance into higher social status, and have amassed all the wealth in the world. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are as rich as a country!"
"The world has been at peace for only twenty years, and you've already reached the pinnacle of your profession. Isn't that enough?"
"As you say, they are all scholarly families who have passed down poetry and literature, but which scholarly family is like you?"
"The Gu family, a mere family, can rely on their power to seize thousands of acres of fertile land. And that's just the Gu family! What about you aristocratic families with centuries or even millennia of history?"
"In this world, there are still people who don't have enough food to eat and can't afford clothes to wear. How can you bear it?"
Gu Jingzhi's voice was very soft, but the anger in his words was genuine.
He thought of his previous life, a world with five thousand years of brilliant civilization.
However, before the establishment of the red regime, over thousands of years combined, no one had starved to death for more than a hundred years.
It’s not about being hungry, but about being full.
If the Great Celestial Empire is like this, what about Great Xia?
He believes that although the world is different, the trajectory of history will not change under the same cultural background.
It is true that he thoroughly investigated the lands of the aristocratic families all over the world for his own future, and it is also true that Emperor Xia has left him no way out in this matter!
But during this period, he had seen so much that he had begun to think about doing something for the world. Gu Heng's case, the bloodstains recorded in the files, had touched his heart.
Since he is not allowed to retreat, why not do his best?
After Gu Jingzhi's words came out, although some people were slightly moved, most people were indifferent.
"Master Gu, although what you said is true, our great families have also achieved success through generations of hard work!"
"Work hard?"
Gu Jingzhi turned his head, looked at the person who had spoken, and asked softly, "Isn't this something that was acquired through generations of murder and robbery?"
"Gu Jingzhi, you are so outrageous!"
"I'm being presumptuous. Is what I said false?"
Gu Jingyi was furious, pointing at everyone and saying, "Didn't you just say that? If your hands weren't stained with blood, why would you invite me here today?"
"you……"
Everyone fell silent immediately.
"The rich are feasting and drinking, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets..."
Gu Jingzhi snorted coldly, his tone devoid of emotion as he said, "You have collected all the wealth in the world. This wealth is enough for you to squander for generations. How much are these small plots of land worth? Is it worth killing people and setting fire to them?"
"We cannot work together if we do not share the same ideals. This is the official statement for today!"
"If I, Gu Jingzhi, were just an ordinary citizen, it would be fine. But as an official, I want to benefit the people. Today, I, Gu Jingzhi, am serving in the Dali Temple. My duty is to do my utmost to ensure that there are no more unjust, false, or wrongful convictions in this world!"
"If I were to govern a region, I wouldn't seek great wealth or honor, but I would seek to ensure that there were no unjust injustices, no souls died of starvation, and no bones died of freezing..."
"The imperial court has entrusted me with a mission today, so I will investigate thoroughly and show no mercy..."
The four words "never tolerate" are sonorous and powerful, without a trace of retreat!
Everyone present was stunned by the powerful aura he displayed, and stared at him in a daze.
seem……
I haven't seen anyone like this in a long time.
Ten years, a hundred years...
Anyone who has said such words, let alone grass on his grave, would probably have his bones turned into a pile of earth, right?
Gu Jingzhi looked at those stunned people, sneered, and walked around the table to leave.
however……
He had just taken a step when he suddenly felt dizzy and stumbled onto the table...
"Oh no, I've been tricked..."
Not only did he feel dizzy, but he also felt a heat in his heart. He shook his head vigorously and looked at the wine glass.
Is it alcohol?
No, no...
He suddenly thought of a way to poison someone, and his face turned pale.
I was still careless...
He struggled to get up, but the dizziness wouldn't go away.
Chen Ru and a few other people who knew the inside story looked at Gu Jingzhi who was lying on the table and just smiled coldly.
ideal?
is that useful?
Is this world still short of generous and passionate people?
But what's the use?
Any passion must bow to reality.
Chen Ru looked at Gu Jingzhi coldly, without a trace of emotion, and said, "Didn't you see that Master Gu is drunk? Take him to the wing to rest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several servants came over from outside the door and helped Gu Jingzhi up.
Gu Jingzhi was panting heavily. He turned around to look at Chen Ru, but saw Chen Ru said with a fake smile: "Although Lord Gu and we have different ideas and cannot work together, my Chen family knows how to treat guests. Lord Gu is drunk today, so please rest in my Chen family!"
Gu Jingzhi looked at Chen Ru with cold eyes, but didn't say a word.
Chen Ru waved his hand and scolded, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and take Master Gu down to rest..."
When the servants heard this, they immediately fell silent and dared not say anything. They directly helped Gu Jingzhi walk out of the hall.
Gu Jingzhi staggered slightly, and after being supported out of the lobby with a stumbling step, he could no longer hold back and leaned his head on the shoulder of a servant.
……
In the Chen family's wing room.
A woman with an extremely beautiful appearance looked at Gu Jingzhi lying on the bed, and a trace of sadness appeared on her face.
Her hands were shaking slightly as she clutched her clothes, and her lips were trembling slightly.
It seems like fate likes to play jokes on the unfortunate. She didn't have a choice in her birth, but she didn't blame...
As a concubine's daughter, she was raised in a dilapidated courtyard with her mother and brother since she was a child, but she didn't complain...
At least she has a mother who loves her and a lovely brother!
But his mother passed away without clear reason, and his younger brother was already ten years old, but he didn't even have a teacher to teach him.
She originally thought that she would spend her whole life teaching her younger brother in the courtyard, waiting for the day when her fate would come and she would be used as a tool by the family to win over some poor boy.
however……
She never expected that her fate would be...
Chen Yu closed her eyes slightly, and a trace of tears slid down. Also sliding down was a luxurious lotus pink dress, which was the most beautiful dress she had ever worn in her life.
She walked towards the bed step by step and slowly undressed Gu Jingzhi.
The curtains on the bed were drawn, but one could vaguely see two people intertwined inside the curtains.
The candlelight on the stage swayed slightly, as if dancing to the moving sound in the room.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
The candle on the candlestick grew dimmer and was about to burn out. Gu Jingzhi suddenly opened his eyes in the dim candlelight.
His movement immediately woke up the beauty lying in his arms. She opened her eyes, and her eyes were like stars in the dim candlelight.
Gu Jingzhi had never seen such a pair of eyes, deep and charming!
however……
But he had no mind to appreciate it.
A pair of eyes looked at Chen Yu with a cold gleam.
"Who are you……"