flstandardbreds Chapter 140: Come and go in a hurry
Chapter 140: Come and go in a hurry
The collision between modern people's open-minded thinking and ancient feudal thinking is that Li Beichen fled in panic in the face of Gu Lanzhi's blatant hooliganism, not even daring to look back.
Gu Lanzhi laughed at Li Beichen in his room for at least half an hour.
An hour later, Gu Lanzhi could no longer laugh because he was being tortured repeatedly by his younger brother to teach him how to play the piano.
The devilish sound pierced his ears, and Gu Lanzhi's soul almost left his body.
Just when Gu Lanzhi was half dead, Mo Er brought news from the palace.
"Master, I just received news that His Majesty has woken up."
Gu Lanzhi had been tortured by Gu Shurui to the point of being half dead, but after hearing the news, he finally perked up a little.
"Oh? You woke up so quickly? You must have a good doctor!"
"Yes, he woke up, but he was only awake for less than half an hour before he fell into a coma again. Four adults were arranged to take charge of the government."
Gu Lanzhi sat up straight from his paralyzed state, "No more?"
Mo Er didn't understand what Gu Lanzhi meant and shook his head honestly.
"Is there any news about the appointment of a crown prince or a decree of succession?"
"No, His Majesty only appointed a regent."
Gu Lanzhi sneered, collapsed back into the rocking chair, and stopped talking.
Gu Shurui also heard the conversation between Gu Lanzhi and Mo Er. He looked at Mo Er, then at Gu Lanzhi, and lowered his head to think about it.
"Brother, do you... think His Majesty might..."
Gu Lanzhi closed his eyes and said indifferently: "Who knows? Didn't they say that His Majesty was seriously injured?"
"Then...Brother, why are you asking about the Crown Prince and the imperial edict?"
Gu Lanzhi still closed his eyes and said, "Use your brain."
Gu Shurui lowered his head and thought for a while. After a long while, he raised his head again.
"Your Majesty is in great danger this time, so you should appoint a crown prince in advance or write an imperial edict?"
Gu Lanzhi closed his eyes and asked, "Then why didn't Your Majesty do this?"
"Um... Your Majesty, do you think he can get better?"
"Any more?"
"What else? Uh..."
Gu Lanzhi opened one eye and glanced at Gu Shurui, "When people stand at the highest point of power and enjoy everything that power brings, it is very difficult to give up this power.
Even if they know that they are in danger and may die, they are still willing to gamble on that slim chance of survival and are unwilling to give up the power in their hands easily.
Could it be that our Majesty is not aware of his own situation? Since he knows everything, he still does not appoint a crown prince or write an edict.
Hehe... just wait."
After listening to Gu Lanzhi's words, Gu Shurui nodded in understanding, agreeing with his brother's words.
When Gu Jingcheng came home from get out of class and came to Gu Lanzhi's yard, he saw his brother looking hopeless and half-dead.
Gu Jingcheng walked to Gu Lanzhi's side, reached out and touched Gu Lanzhi's forehead. After making sure that his brother was in good health, he looked at Gu Shurui beside him curiously.
"what happened to him?"
Gu Shurui looked at Gu Lanzhi expressionlessly, then looked up at Gu Jingcheng and said nothing.
Gu Lanzhi grabbed Gu Jingcheng's wrist and said breathlessly, "Brother, you've been tortured by sonic waves for an entire afternoon. It's a wonder you're still fine."
After hearing Gu Lanzhi's words, Gu Jingcheng glanced at the guqin on the stone table and understood everything.
"Brother, if His Majesty is not well, which side will you stand on?"
Gu Lanzhi raised his eyebrows. This little guy must have heard the news.
It is hard to say whether the emperor can hold on. This is when the war between the princes is most intense. They will try every means to win over court officials to their own camp.
It is normal for Gu Jingcheng to ask this question now.
"Which side do you think I should stand on?"
"It's best not to take sides. Anyway, you just returned to Kyoto not long ago and have no connection with the various forces in Kyoto.
It doesn't matter to you who becomes the emperor, right?" Gu Jingcheng stared at Gu Lanzhi's eyes, wanting to see his brother's reaction.
Gu Lanzhi nodded with satisfaction, "But now that His Majesty is not well, I'm afraid the gate of our Marquis' Mansion won't be so quiet."
Gu Lanzhi said this because he wanted to see what suggestions Gu Jingcheng could give.
Gu Jingcheng nodded and said, "Brother, you are still injured, you need to take good care of yourself and recover quietly. We won't open the door to our house."
Gu Lanzhi is really becoming more and more satisfied with this little brother.
Gu Shurui sat aside without saying anything, but nodded. He was very obedient. His brother asked him to use his brain more, so he used his brain.
Sure enough, after using his brain, he was able to understand what his brother and younger brother were saying.
In the next few days, the capital city of Kyoto was indeed very lively. Either this court official was reported for corruption and bribery, or that court official was raping a woman, or this prince's palace was visited by thieves, or someone in that family went missing.
Anyway, Gu Lanzhi was listening to the news that kept coming back at home, and it was like watching a play.
Of course, the door of the marquis's mansion had been knocked countless times. Court officials and princes, both known and unknown, familiar and unfamiliar, all came to visit Gu Lanzhi, the Marquis of Dingguo.
But Gu Lanzhi didn't meet any of them. Just as Gu Jingcheng said, the Marquis' Mansion announced to the public that Gu Lanzhi's health was not yet well. He had forced himself to attend the palace banquet, which caused his injuries to tear apart. He could no longer get out of bed and could not meet guests.
Everyone could understand the Marquis's intention and did not want to get involved in the matter of seizing the throne.
So everyone felt very sorry that they couldn't win over Gu Lanzhi, this great Buddha.
The Fifth Prince has been more diligent in visiting Gu Shurui these days, basically visiting him three times a day, morning, noon and evening.
Everyone can understand that the Fifth Prince wants to use his relationship with Gu Shurui to get on board Gu Lanzhi's big ship so that he can leap ahead in the fight for the throne.
But even the Fifth Prince could not enter the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Gu Shurui basically avoided the Fifth Prince. When it was really necessary to avoid him, Gu Shurui would just say a few words to the Fifth Prince at the gate of the Mansion.
Anyway, everyone in Kyoto knows that the Marquis' Mansion will not get involved, will not take sides, and will only be loyal to the emperor.
As for Li Beichen, he was indeed very busy these days, but even when he was busy, he would appear in Gu Lanzhi's yard from time to time, sometimes even several times a day.
It's just that he might have been frightened by Gu Lanzhi's previous hooligan behavior, so he didn't stay with Gu Lanzhi for too long.
What made Gu Lanzhi most angry was that Li Beichen often attacked him by surprise.
He suddenly appeared in front of Gu Lanzhi, and without saying a word, he held Gu Lanzhi's face and started biting it. When he was satisfied, he turned around and ran away. He came and left in a hurry.