Hearing that someone from Taiyang's family was visiting, Gu Yong hesitated for a while, and finally decided to ask his son Gu Ji to come out to greet him and ask him the reason for his visit first.
Gu Yong thought he was Cai Yong's daughter. Of course he knew that Cai Yong's daughter married into the Yang family. The Yang Hu who came this time was Cai Yong's grandson and his nephew. Asking Gu Ji to come out to receive him was etiquette.
There is nothing rude about it.
Gu Yong's wife, Mrs. Lu, was Lu Kang's daughter and Lu Ji's biological sister. Because of the Lu family, Gu Yong's official career in Wu was not smooth. Of course, he didn't care much. He knew very well.
If the Sun family wanted to gain a foothold in Jiangdong, they would have to bow to a big family like them sooner or later, so he just waited quietly, neither taking refuge like Lu Xun did, nor resisting like Lu Ji did, so he finally won
Shengli succeeded Sun Shao as prime minister after his death.
His personality is just like his name, which sounds incompetent but is actually very calm.
Gu Yong and Lu gave birth to three sons. The eldest son Gu Shao was the most talented. He first married Lu, Lu Xun's sister. Later, he was favored by Sun Quan and married Sun Ce's daughter. Of course, Sun Ce's daughter could not be a concubine, so
He could only wrong the Lu family, and for this reason, there was a fierce conflict within the Gu family. Gu Shao's untimely death was related to this incident.
Gu Shao passed away, and Sun also died within a few years because of depression. Lu gave birth to Gu Cheng, who is still strong. Wu State surrendered to Chengdu, and the Lu family rose again, and she was very proud.
Gu Yong's second son, Gu Yu, was ill and could not be cured. He might die at any time. Of course, such a person could not be an official, had little chance of inheriting the title, and was not even suitable to entertain guests. Gu Yong himself was not suitable to come forward.
Even his youngest son Gu Ji received the guests. It was not disrespectful to let Gu Ji receive Yang Hu, and it also preserved a way out.
Yang Hu knew this very well. As soon as he saw Gu Ji, he smiled and explained the purpose of his visit. I am not here to establish relations with you. I just heard that my grandfather, Mr. Cai Bozhe, left some orphan books at your house.
, I would like to make a copy and take it with me.
Gu Ji was also a smart man. He knew the elegant meaning after hearing the sound of the string: "Just look at it, why bother copying it?"
These days, a lot of knowledge is passed down in single copies, and it is completely different whether it is there or not. As Gu Ji, of course he hopes to keep this honor and does not want anyone to copy it, even if the other person is Cai Yong's grandson. Let alone
Cai Yong's grandson, even if Cai Yong's son comes, he may not be able to agree casually. He is a junior, so of course he has to say the ugly things, so that the good people can be left to his father.
"I don't have the memory of my aunt, so I'm afraid I can't remember everything." Yang Hu looked innocent, and continued: "Even my aunt has only remembered a very small part, and most of my uncle's knowledge has been lost.
.Now that the Gu family is still safe and sound, I will make a copy, which can be regarded as a consolation to the spirit of the great father who is here. Gu Jun will not refuse this kind of intention, right?"
Gu Ji's face darkened. You said it as if my Gu family was going to suffer the same disaster as Cai Yong and Cai Yan.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, my Gu family is very strict with Mr. Cai's knowledge." The implication is: there will definitely be no problem with those books, don't even think about it.
"It's hard to say. I heard that the Zhang family was almost expelled from Wu County, and the Lu family also made a comeback." Yang Hu had some time to rest and said with a smile: "The Gu family is also a human being, and it is inevitable that they will see the wrong thing. Just treat the boy like a kid.
To put it bluntly, the way the Gu family is acting now is that they are in a crisis without knowing it."
Gu Ji narrowed his eyes and said with a bad expression: "Yangjun, these words are too serious."
"It's not serious." Yang Hu pondered for a moment: "Actually, I already said it very lightly."
"Please give me some advice from Mr. Yang."
Yang Hu smiled: "We are all from aristocratic families, and the knowledge we inherit may be different, but we have some common ideas. I don't think Gu Jun will object to this."
Gu Ji nodded. The Gu family is somewhat famous in Wu County. Compared with aristocratic families such as the Taiyang family, their confidence is obviously insufficient. Gu Yong was only admired by Cai Yong, but Yang Di married Cai Yong.
It is clear at a glance whose weight is more important.
"Aristocratic families all value honor and honor, but in the final analysis, if interests cannot be protected and honor and honor are valued, everything will eventually come to naught. Being entangled between interests and honor is a common trouble for aristocratic families. Just like our Yang family, although we are loyal to the Han Dynasty,
But when Cao Wei usurps the Han Dynasty, what can we do? We can only lie down and wait for the opportunity."
Gu Jixin felt the same way. The aristocratic families all respected their reputation, but they had to bow their heads in the face of real interests. They could keep a distance from the monarch who looked down upon them, but they could not really break away, let alone do the right thing, otherwise the family would be ruined.
It has come to an end, at least being suppressed, or at worst suffering heavy losses. The Zhongyuan family looked down on the Cao family, and the Jiangdong family looked down on the Sun family. But when the Cao family and the Sun family took control of the force, they had to curb their pride.
, maintain a certain degree of obedience, otherwise you will be attacked.
The Gu family is like this, and the Yang family is like this too. On this point, they have something in common.
"Then I just don't understand. After the King of Wu proclaimed himself a vassal and the sun was setting on the country of Wu, the Gu family had just escaped disaster, so why would they jump into the quagmire of imperial strife?"
"A quagmire of imperial strife?" Gu Ji was stunned for a moment, then understood: "You mean, my nephew Gu Tan is serving in the Prime Minister's Palace?"
"Yeah." Yang Hu nodded and said slowly, "Don't you think your Gu family made the wrong bet?"
Gu Ji's brows gradually raised. He was silent for a long time, and then said word by word: "That's not what our Gu family meant."
"Others don't know." Yang Hu grinned: "At least I believe that the cavalry general Wei Ba doesn't think so."
Gu Ji couldn't help but straighten his body. He looked at Yang Hu and suddenly bowed and saluted: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Yang, I'll be back when I go."
"Please help yourself." Yang Hu nodded and returned the gift politely.
Gu Ji got up and hurried to the back hall. Gu Yong and his wife, Mrs. Lu, were waiting in the hall. Gu Ji went up to the hall and repeated what Yang Hu had just said. Gu Yong and Mrs. Lu looked at each other and showed surprise in unison.
"The Taiyang family has another talented person. It's really enviable." Mrs. Lu sighed softly.
Gu Yong nodded: "This boy is so young and has such eyesight. His future is boundless."
"If you are looking for fish in the depths, why not retreat and build a net?" Mrs. Lu said, "Now that you know the danger, how are you going to deal with it?"
Gu Yong pondered for a long time: "Atan has entered the prime minister's palace and suddenly resigned, which will arouse suspicion, and the success or failure is unknown. It is not appropriate to have a quarrel with the prime minister. Why not let Achen serve in front of the cavalry general's army, with Bo Yan taking care of him.
I think safety is guaranteed."
Mrs. Lu curled her lips: "After all these years, you finally think of our Lu family."
Gu Yong was indifferent, as if he hadn't heard anything.
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Wei Ba was looking at the map in front of the case and listening to Yu Si reporting the intelligence he had just received. Zhang Zhi came in with a young man. When he entered the tent, he gave Wei Ba a meaningful look and introduced him.
Said: "General, this is Gu Cheng from the Gu family of Wu County, grandson of Prime Minister Gu, and nephew of Lu Boyan."
Wei Ba was startled. Gu Yong's grandson and Lu Xun's nephew were indeed of considerable background. He stood up and greeted, "It's Gu Jun, please take a seat. I didn't know that Gu Jun came from far away. I'm rude and rude."
Gu Cheng returned the gift very politely: "It's so presumptuous for Cheng to invite General Haihan."
The two exchanged some polite words, and then Wei Ba realized that Gu Cheng had come to surrender to the army. The reason why he came to surrender to him instead of to Lu Xun was because of Gu Yong and his wife Lu's intention. This made Wei Ba a little embarrassed.
Although he and the Prime Minister had a fierce quarrel, there was no disagreement in terms of performance. He thought that outsiders did not know about it, but he did not expect that the Gu family in Wu County could see it clearly.
"Actually, there was another expert who gave me some advice." Gu Cheng told the story about Yang Hu's visit to the Gu family in Wu County to lobby. Wei Ba suddenly realized that there was another story behind it. Yang Hu, wasn't he the same person in the post-Three Kingdoms era and Lu
Is it possible that the powerful person with the same reputation went to Wu County to work as a lobbyist and even recruited Gu Cheng for him? Could it be that he has finally mastered the legendary overlord spirit?
"Yang Hu admires the general very much. He has also read the book "Records of the Western Regions" written by the general. He admires the general's mind very much." Gu Cheng was helpless. He knew very well why Yang Hu went to Gu's family to lobby. This was just a matter of time.
It was just the Yang family indirectly showing favor to Wei Ba. It not only left a good impression on Wei Ba, but also left no reason for others to talk about it. Now the Cao Wei court can't find any evidence of him, and in the future, the family scholars will not be able to accuse him. He
He just went to Wu County and lost nothing, but he got in touch with Wei Ba. The Gu family was just a pawn to realize his plan.
The younger generation is formidable, this is the definition given by his grandfather and grandmother to Yang Hu. This not only refers to Yang Hu's knowledge, but also to his scheming. From another perspective, this is their brother's failure.
"I see, I'm so ashamed, so ashamed." Wei Ba laughed silently. He knew that Mi Fang had been to Tai Yang's family, but the Yang family had no reaction at that time. Now it seems that the Yang family has begun to contact him in a step-by-step manner. These aristocratic families
The wealthy people may not really think highly of him - Yang Hu's words of praise for him are either polite or because Yang Hu is young and should not be taken too seriously - but in the face of real interests, they are still very practical and know what kind of people can
Bring them benefit, at least no harm.
"Gu Jun, it's hard in the army, please bear with me." Wei Ba put the Yang family aside temporarily and asked Gu Cheng about his wishes.
It's easy for Gu Cheng. Now that he has come to the army, he can follow the general's arrangements. Wei Ba is very satisfied. Although the children of this family are many dandies, they are also talented. No wonder these families can be passed down for decades or hundreds of years, just by relying on
Dandies cannot be passed down. Gu Tan is said to have mental arithmetic skills, comparable to Yang Yi. Although Gu Cheng is not as strong as Gu Tan, he is gentle and upright, and with training, he can be regarded as a talent.
"How about temporarily humiliating Gu Jun to take up the post of military adviser, and praise the military affairs. When there is a suitable opportunity in the future, how about making arrangements?"
"Thank you, General." Gu Cheng paused and then said: "When I set out from Wu County, I heard some rumors. I heard that Yizhou has been peaceful and the army will return in the near future. Shouldn't the general make some preparations?"