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The State of Wu is located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, leading most of Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and the entire territory of Jiaozhou, occupying the geographical advantages of the Yangtze River. The Lord of Wu first attached himself to the Liang Dynasty, then proclaimed himself emperor, and was soon conquered by force and included in the territory of the Liang Dynasty.

The ancestors of the Gu family made outstanding achievements. Gu Siquan's father was the prefect of Yidu. The Gu family has been prominent for generations and has a high prestige in the Jiangnan world. Gu Siquan is outstanding among the children of this generation. .

Whether it is attached to the Liang Dynasty or conquered by the Liang Dynasty, it is not much different for these big families who have valued their families for generations. It is just that the object of allegiance has changed to another person. The emperor of Wu is not a good master. This change is acceptable to the southern aristocratic family. They only want family interests, and they don't have much literati's feelings for a great country.

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The old man said the Yellow Crane Tower and fireworks went to Yangzhou in March.

In March, the emperor will go out of the palace to watch the exorcism ceremony by the river.Gu Siquan knew what this meant. Before this, Prime Minister Wang visited Gu's house several times, but he dismissed them all.

The wild emperor needs the support of the aristocratic family in the south of the Yangtze River, otherwise he will not be able to gain a firm foothold here.

On the day of Shangsi Festival, Gu Siquan finished his bath early, changed into blue clothes, said goodbye to his wife, and went out.

Everyone's life should have several crucial turning points. If you choose the right one, the carp will leap over the dragon's gate, and if you choose the wrong one, you will fall to pieces.

The new emperor saw that he did not show any dissatisfaction. When Gu Siquan led the other aristocratic families to kneel down, he vaguely heard his father's entreaty: Siquan, father has entrusted this family to you. It's the same as what Dad gave you, think carefully, think twice.

This kneeling is of course beneficial, he is the leader of a family.Wang Hong had already promised him everything - marriage.

Marriage is beneficial to both parties. The Gu family wants profit, and the Wang family wants fame. Each takes what they need without interfering with each other.

The Ji family and the Gu family have been friends for generations, a typical family interest bondage where one prospers and the other loses.Ji Chengming looked down on this emperor, saying that sooner or later he would be killed by the barbarians and his brothers like Emperor Liang Min, but Gu Siquan didn't think so, he wanted to form an alliance with this emperor, a new choice had come, he would not be with Ji Chengming .

The embezzlement of military pay was done by Ji Chengming leading the Nan Shi Clan, which Gu Siquan only found out later.This food and grass, which is crucial to the survival of the country, was swallowed by a group of moths who only cared about the interests of the family. The northern aristocratic families also participated in it, and a lot of them swallowed it. emperor.

Now Wang Hong is in trouble.Gu Siquan thought about it.

But Wang Hong was very smart, he involved Gu Siquan, and wanted to investigate the case of lack of military pay with him, but Ji Chengming was superior, or he was even more crazy, and even wanted to assassinate the emperor.

Everything got out of hand on the day of the Ghost Festival.

Because he got closer to Wang Hong, those aristocratic clans who made good friends criticized this, and doubted Gu Siquan's leadership and loyalty.After the emperor was assassinated, the Ji family suddenly overwhelmed the Gu family and became the leader of the Jiangnan family.

Wang Hong was surprised, and stepped forward at this time, regardless of his friendship with the emperor, and stood by Gu Siquan's side, but the emperor was still very angry. When he went to court, Gu Siquan often felt that he was being stared at by an angry beast. Abandoned the early dynasty, reciting poems and playing chess at home.

Wang Hong is not a person who only knows his family but does not know his country. In order to meet the needs of the army on an expedition, he even pays for it out of his own pocket. After all, he escaped the storm with the big ship of the emperor.The assassination of the emperor, in the eyes of outsiders, is that Gu Siquan killed his prime minister in order to protect the interests of the family, even if the emperor sent someone else to take over Wang Hong's position, but that person was not as decisive as Wang Hong, Gu Siquan still paid for the army. How to write the case does not depend on his hand, or in other words, the hand that was pushed to the forefront by the southern clan.

When Wang Hong collapsed, the Liang Dynasty would also collapse.However, the emperor refused to let go of the Gu family. Judging from the continuous relegation of his uncles and brothers who were officials in the court, the Gu family will decline because of Gu Siquan's wrong choice.

During that time, Gu Siquan was at home all the time. He showed his breasts, took drugs, and talked lightly, like a disgruntled poet or a drunken drunk.The Gu family has a jade table with a chess board engraved on it. Gu Siquan often plays chess in the waterside pavilion and drinks by himself.

He was waiting, waiting for Wang Hong to fulfill the promise he made to him.

Soon he received a letter from Wang Hong, which contained only two simple words: resign.

So Gu Siquan resigned from office, he didn't want to be this Lao Shizi official.

When Gu Siquan resigned from office, Ting Wei acted vigorously and copied hundreds of members of Ji Chengming's family on the charge of treason.

The big families in the south of the Yangtze River are watching the wind and playing the rudder again, more and more people come to see Gu Siquan, and he has no time to play a game of chess.

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The general of the town army returned triumphantly, and the emperor ordered amnesty for the world. That night, Wang Hong came to Gu Zhai to look for him, and conveyed His Majesty's will to restore him to his original post.

Gu Siquan smiled, but said: "Can the Prime Minister play chess?"

Not knowing why, Wang Hong nodded.

The two faced each other, seeing each move, Gu Siquan looked at the chessboard intently, sighed, put down the pieces, and said lightly: "Life is like chess and dreams, I only want to have fun, I have no intention of officialdom, and there are other abilities in the clan." Uncles and elder brothers who are not under me, whoever the prime minister likes, give him the official hat."

Wang Hong also put down the white chess piece, seeing his calm appearance, he had an answer in his heart, nodded, and said, "What are you going to do next?"

Gu Siquan grabbed a handful of chess pieces on the chessboard, stood up and turned around, and threw them one by one far away, falling into the water, splashing waves.

"Idle around, sit and eat the empty mountain."

Wang Hong said with a smile: "You don't seem like a person who sits and eats empty mountains."

Isn't it like?Gu Siquan thought about it, clenched his hands into fists, and the few pieces made his palms hurt.He bowed his head and murmured: "My father must be very disappointed in me."

Wang Hong stood up and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

Gu’s house is large in scale, with mountains, rivers and rivers in the house, the water is shimmering, the breeze is blowing, and there are many trees planted in the house. The servants not far away are busy walking up and down, and the occasional birdsong is cheerful. pleasing to the ear.

After a long time, Wang Hong turned to look at him and said, "He will be proud of you, because you are not an idiot like Ji Chengming."

Wang Hong is a self-restraining gentleman, he does not take drugs and talk like the famous people in the world, and he is quite like a saint in Kong Zhongni's eyes. Gu Siquan was really surprised when he scolded people with such a serious face. It's funny again.

He chuckled twice, spread his palms to his chest, counted the past, and then threw all the chess pieces out of his palms, turned his head, looked into Wang Hong's eyes, and Wang Hong also looked at him.

"But I'm not a ghost like the prime minister. In the future, the prime minister will leave his name in history, and Gu Siquan will not be able to be included in the same history as the prime minister."

Wang Hong thought of the one in the palace, he must have been impatient after he had been here for such a long time.Hurry up to complete the task, and said: "I promise, as long as I, Wang Shao, live, I will protect the Gu family of Wu County, and the local family in the old Wu will not be able to match it. The Gu family of Wu County will marry my Langya Wang family to show the two. The family of the earth is a good friend for thousands of years."

"It's just you relying on the emperor's support and dare to praise Haikou." Gu Siquan sighed and said, "Things that will happen a hundred years later should be thought of by people who will be a hundred years from now. We just want to live this life well, and we don't want to think about things in the future."

Wang Hong couldn't help nodding his head in agreement, and he had nothing to say.

The breeze came slowly, blowing the clothes corners of the two people in the waterside pavilion, and there was a delicate fragrance of flowers in the wind.Gu Siquan looked at the ripples on the surface of the water, as if, for a long time... It's been a long time since he felt so relaxed.

"There are no more chess pieces here, so... I can't play chess anymore." Gu Siquan turned around and bowed to Wang Hong, "The prime minister must be taking care of everything every day. I'm a common man, so I won't delay the prime minister's handling of state affairs."

Wang Hong also bowed to him, and said: "Mr. Gu is serious. I had a very happy conversation with Mr. Gu. I am really sorry for bothering you for a long time, and I will leave now."

Gu Siquan sent people to the gate, and saw a carriage galloping from a distance.It's a familiar scene, but now the people beside me are not drunk, and I... am sober.

With gentle eyes, Wang Hong nodded to the coachman, bowed to Gu Siquan, and said, "Farewell."

There was some impatience in the words.

Gu Siquan smiled back and saluted, watching Wang Hong turn around and get into the carriage, heading towards the palace.

Just as Gu Siquan turned around, he saw a servant walking towards him in small steps, "My lord, the master told you to look for him in the study. I just saw my wife bring good wine to the study! My son, it must be the master who wants to I have a surprise for you!"

"Understood." Gu Siquan smiled and stepped over the threshold, as if sensing something strange behind him, he turned his head.

On the street, pedestrians had different expressions, but no one noticed him.

Gu Siquan thought he was funny, shook his head, and said to the servant beside him, "Let's go."

In the troubled times, there are two people like this. They are different from celebrities who take drugs and talk freely. Overwhelming wind and waves, move forward slowly.

In the second year of Pingkang, under the leadership of Wang Hong and Gu Siquan, no matter whether it was the northern big family who had just arrived and was scorned as desolate, or the southern aristocratic family who regarded themselves as a country, they all entered the golden age of integration and vigorous development under the leadership of Wang Hong and Gu Siquan. The marriage model of the Wang and Gu families with great interests, the interests are bundled and interdependent, more barren fields are reclaimed to grow rice and sorghum, and the large population migration promotes the development of the southern region, becoming the second choice for more Liang people who fled south. homes