Gu Yudao: "Prince Wudan, we have different ways and we don't want to conspire with each other. You have repeatedly tried to get close to me, but what are your intentions?"
Wu Dan did not say his purpose, but said: "I like the Central Plains very much."
Gu Yu snorted coldly and said: "Your ancestors also liked the Central Plains very much, so they repeatedly invaded the borders, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil."
Wu Dan said: "What I like is different from what they like. They like the land, food, and women of the Central Plains, so they only think about robbing. What I like is the customs, ethics, and faith of the Central Plains."
Gu Yu listened to him quietly.
Wu Dan said: "Master Gu, the grassland respects the strong. If you don't like it, you will kill someone with a knife. If a man beats another man to death because of a good horse or a woman, the murderer will not be punished.
Any punishment will be praised for bravery."
Gu Yu commented: "Barbaric."
Wu Dan said: "Young Master is right, it is indeed extremely barbaric. The Xirong people only advocate force and do not pay attention to human ethics and etiquette. They do not pay attention to laws and regulations. When they are hungry, they will rob, and if they cannot rob, they will beg for mercy. Force can only bring
It’s a short-term benefit, but in the long run, Xirong will gradually be destroyed.”
Gu Yudao: "So during your time in Dayu, you crazily studied the culture of the Dayu Dynasty and wanted to copy the things from the Dayu Dynasty to Xirong."
Wu Dan said seriously: "Yes! But the foundation of the Central Plains has been accumulated over thousands of years. If I can understand it overnight, I can move to Xirong. The people of Xirong will not accept this kind of thing easily."
A culture with benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust as its core.”
Gu Yu guessed his purpose and said: "You want me to write a petition to not only open a mutual market at the border, but also to allow cultural classics to be circulated in Xirong in the mutual trade?"
Wu Dan said: "Yes, Mr. Gu."
Gu Yudao: "You don't know the hatred between Xirong and I. Why do you think I will help you?"
Wu Dan said: "Since you are the son of Gu Junyi, the Duke of Laozhen, his lifelong wish is to recover Xirong, not to drive them all away. You wrote a letter asking for a mutual trade, which seems to be breaking the knees of Xirong people.
Let them never be able to raise their heads.
In fact, he wanted to send the superior materials from the Central Plains to Xirong, so that the people of Xirong would know how good life was in the Yu Dynasty. This would gradually affect their will and behavior.
And setting up the martyrs' monument in front of the mutual market is a warning to them, letting them know that blindly scrambling will only lead to their own consequences, and only complete surrender will allow them to live as comfortably as the people of Dayu."
I have to say that this Wu Dan is a character.
What he said was exactly what Gu Yu really thought.
Gu Yu pointed her finger at the table and said, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
What Wu Dan wants is for the people of Xirong to live the same life as the people of Yu Dynasty.
The only way to achieve this goal is exactly the same as Gu Yu's idea——
Let Xirong become part of the Yu Dynasty.
Wu Dan said: "I know, I want to make Xirong better. We have different views, but we coincide with each other, so Mr. Gu, can you help me."
Gu Yu was silent for a few moments and said: "When you have the right to speak in Xirong, come to me again. You are not worthy of my bet now."
Wu Dan gave Gu Yu a not-so-standard hand-over-hand salute and said, "I will prove it to Mr. Gu."
After Wu Dan left, Xiao Xingzhi came into the room with a twitchy look on his face, hesitating and not knowing what to say.
Gu Yu said impatiently: "Say what you want to say quickly!"
After that, she had to go to Ju Shitou to apologize. The old man had become increasingly dissatisfied with her recently.
Xiao Xingzhi hummed and said something, just like a mosquito.
Gu Yudao: "What did you say?"
Xiao Xingzhi said: "I want to marry your sister."
Gu Yu's face suddenly turned cold and he said, "Xiao Xingzhi, you have a very low outlook."
Xiao Xingzhi was stunned to hear a hint of gritted teeth in the words of praise, and he hurriedly said: "I know you think highly of Sister Gu, but I really like her."
Gu Yudao: "You have only met her a few times! Who gave you the courage to say you like her!"
Xiao Xingzhi said: "Isn't there a word called love at first sight?"
Gu Yu said categorically: "You are dreaming!"
Xiao Xingzhi said: "I am dreaming, but you must give me a chance to fight for it."
Gu Yu originally thought Xiao Xingzhi was a good friend, but knowing that he coveted his sister, she looked left and right and felt dissatisfied.
Especially since he had just had a fight with Prince Wudan, his face that was originally handsome was now green and white.
Of course Xiao Xingzhi noticed Gu Yu's dissatisfied look, and immediately said: "You know, my parents are famous for their love, my father is kind, my mother is virtuous, and the relationship at home is simple. In addition, my family has family rules, and there are no
Only a child can take a concubine. If Sister Gu marries me, I will not let her be wronged."
Gu Yu originally wanted to refuse, but Xiao Xingzhi's eyes were too sincere, which made Gu Yu hesitate.
Of course she can raise her sister for a lifetime, but her sister is too sensitive and she cannot accompany her all the time. If her sister stays at home all the time, there is no guarantee that she will not have random thoughts.
Moreover, my sister's temperament is too easy to be bullied. Compared with other aristocratic families in Kyoto, Xiao Xingzhi's family does not have any scandals.
but...
Gu Yu sighed and said: "Xiao Xingzhi, you don't understand my sister. Your so-called love at first sight is just lust. You don't know what she likes to do, her character, and her temper. You don't know anything.
I don’t know, how can we talk about liking him?”
Xiao Xingzhi was suddenly speechless.
He had never forgotten Gu Qiong, but to say he understood her, he definitely didn't understand her.
He just liked her based on his heart and felt that he should be with Sister Gu.
With Sister Gu in my heart, no other girls can take notice of her.
Xiao Xingzhi said in a low voice: "Isn't it always the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker? We all marry blindly. I have at least met Sister Gu a few times. We have a lifetime to get to know each other.
"
Gu Yu shook her head and said: "In a blind marriage, there are many grievances between couples. I will not bet my sister's life on whether you will have the same mind after you understand each other.
I don't believe in the orders of my parents or the words of matchmakers. As long as my sister really likes her, no matter if she is a trafficker or a beggar or a monk, I will try my best to satisfy her. If she doesn't like it, it doesn't matter whether you are Prince Xiao or a prince or minister.
wishful thinking."
Xiao Xingzhi thought for a moment and then cautiously tried: "You mean, if I want to be with Sister Gu, I have to make her like me first."
Gu Yu said: "Yes."
Xiao Xingzhi's eyes lit up. Gu Yu did not refuse clearly, which meant that he still had hope.
Xiao Xingzhi immediately stood up, bowed to Gu Yu, bowed again and again, and said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Gu, I know what to do!"
Gu Yudao: "Don't be busy, I'm warning you, if you scare my sister, I won't be able to spare you!"
Xiao Xingzhi said: "That's natural!"
Gu Yu looked at Xiao Xingzhi's expression of being so happy that he was almost stupid, and felt even more unhappy. How could she have been so obsessed just now that she agreed to let Xiao Xingzhi give it a try?
This fool.
Xiao Xingzhi said: "Let's go, I'll treat Young Master Gu to a good meal."
Gu Yu said: "No need, I still have things to deal with at the government office."
Xiao Xingzhi said: "Okay, let's find another opportunity next time. I will escort Mr. Gu to the car."
Xiao Xingzhi smiled and put Gu Yu on the carriage. The carriage was out of sight, and the smile on his face still lingered.
In the pavilion not far away, Junze closed the window.