Literary scholars, migrants and poets, and scholars always have some quirks, such as having great interest in copybooks and famous paintings. If you see these two treasures, it will almost ruin your entire family and not be ruthless. Under Gu Fengliu's naughtyness, he inexplicably restrains these people and serves the Gu family very well.

The Gu family is not short of money, and now they have talents, and their reputation is even greater than the Cao Gang. On August 15th of that year, Gu Fengliu took out the painting dozens of meters and placed it in front of the ancestral temple for these literati to worship. When he was in high spirits, a team of ferocious Tiger Guards rushed in and surrounded the ancestral temple.

The scholar did not care about those things, and he admired the paintings himself, and did not care about them. But Gu Fengliu was angry. In this ancestral temple, there were the ancestors of the Gu family from the pre-Qin period to the present. He placed the paintings in the ancestral temple for people to appreciate, and he also imitated the ancestors. It is said that the ancestors of the Gu family have thousands of visitors, and they are the strongest think tank for the Qin emperor of the ages, and they also let the ancestors see that the Gu family's current momentum is not weaker than that of those years.

Now that he was disturbed by Zhang Xiaolin, he was furious and embarrassed and confronted Zhang Xiaolin. However, even if his guard was extremely powerful, he was not the opponent of these Tiger Guards. He was subdued one by one for a moment.

Seeing that a crisis occurred, Gu Fengliu was a little scared. He didn't want these people to destroy the ancestral temple and disturb the heroic spirits of his ancestors, so he hurriedly showed kindness to Zhang Xiaolin, and even agreed to summon all merchants from aristocratic families to donate to Zhang Xiaolin's city defense army.

Zhang Xiaolin Shu was so angry that he saw that he was sincere and in front of so many literati, and believed that he would do what he said, so he stepped out. Before leaving, he also saw the painting and was deeply attracted by it.

But Gu Fengliu hurriedly put away the painting, so that all the writers would write their grudges on Zhang Xiaolin. If it weren't for Zhang Xiaolin, they would never have disturbed this viewing. The crowd was very angry, and some even wrote poems to mock him. Zhang Xiaolin was embarrassed and looked very ugly. Finally, he fled on the spot in shame and anger.

Gu Fengliu laughed proudly, looking at Zhang Xiaolin who was leaving in shame, he couldn't suppress his excitement for a moment, and he spoke loudly in front of everyone, which made all the literati laugh. What is literati? That is influence. The poems and words they spoke, once they were expressed, they would cause public opinion.

Gu Fengliu asked the secretary to record all the poems and publish them in his newspaper. The next day, the entire Anxi City knew that Zhang Xiaolin broke into the Gu family's ancestral temple, which was obviously a city-shadow, but in fact he was seeking fame, which caused an uproar for a while.

Zhang Xiaolin was indignant, but when he thought of what Gu Fengliu agreed to, he just sealed these newspapers and barely suppressed his anger. After waiting for a few days, he did not find that Gu Fengliu fulfilled his promise. Instead, he treated him as a person who was fine. Zhang Xiaolin, who was in urgent need of military use, couldn't help but come to the Gu family again.

Gu Fengliu was not afraid, but he faced it calmly. When Zhang Xiaolin questioned his credit, Gu Fengliu said helplessly, "I asked someone to publish a large amount of newspapers just to donate all the money I earned to the City Moat Army. However, the City Moat Army sealed off the newspaper office and had no income. He had no money to donate. This is no wonder they." Such a quibbling made Zhang Xiaolin mute and suffer.

Zhang Xiaolin thought to himself, "Okay, you are playing with me in a different way. If a tiger doesn't show his power, you think I'm a sick cat." If you don't do it, you will never stop. If a family doesn't sweep, how can you sweep the world? Zhang Xiaolin roared angrily, "You guy, play with me, come and search my house."

The Hu Ben Army was so powerful that after killing several rebellious scholars, they drove these people out. When did these Hu Ben Gu guards see such a wealthy family as the Gu family, they fought for a long time, opened the bank treasury, took the savings for several generations, and even forcibly confiscated all their property.

Zhang Xiaolin's confidant found the painting and presented it to Zhang Xiaolin. Gu Fengliu became anxious and hurriedly went forward to snatch it, but was knocked over on the spot. This was a ancestral object. Gu Fengliu fought desperately. Zhang Xiaolin was angry and shot Gu Fengliu in the chest. Gu Fengliu fell to the ground with no idea of ​​the personnel. The Gu family was cleaned overnight and disappeared from this Anxi city.

Cheng Geng was so obsessed with hearing this that he asked embarrassedly, "How did you escape Gu Qiu?"

Xu Fusheng smiled and said, "I was also one of the scholars back then. I was taken care of by Mr. Gu and was grateful to him. That night, I saw that the situation was hopeless. Instead of fighting with Zhang Xiaolin, it would be better to preserve my strength and raise him into a human. It is also a kind of reward for him." When he said this, his nose wrinkled, and then sneezes a few times, but his face was sad, as if the past was always a torture when recalling it.

Cheng Geng also heard about the Gu family circulating on the streets and alleys, but he did not expect that Gu Qiu was actually the orphan of the Gu family. He thought of something and asked, "I heard from the older generation in Anxi City that Zhang Xiaolin and his wife Mu Xiancui got together because of a painting. I heard that for this painting, Zhang Xiaolin followed the Qin Emperor and killed hundreds of scholars. Could it be that this painting is the Gu family's painting, right?"

Xu Fusheng smiled and said, "I don't know this. After I took Gu Qiu out of the Gu family, I boarded a ship to the East and never dared to come back. Until in recent years, I grew older and thought about returning to the roots of the fallen leaves, I planned to return to Anxi City. Gu Qiu is also very stubborn. When she was sensible, I told her the truth. Since then, she has a murderous sword hidden in her heart, and is determined to avenge her parents. Alas, I really don't know whether it is right or wrong. I have been wondering these days whether I shouldn't have told her the truth, so that she doesn't have to be so awkward and waste her great years. If it weren't like that, I'll find a marriage for her and find a good partner. Maybe she's already a mother at this moment. That would be great."

Cheng Geng became lost for a moment. He savored the deep fatherly love from Xu Fusheng's words, but it was hard to contain the water. The words he said were the water he poured out. Now he could not regret it.

Cheng Geng found that Xu Fusheng's eyes were very concerned about his Buddhist beads. He wanted to ask several times, but he held back. But at this moment, the words had already opened and there was no need to hide them. So he asked tentatively, "Mr. Xu seems to be very interested in the Buddhist beads on my neck. Do you know something?" He always felt that Xu Fusheng didn't say what he said in his mouth, but he seemed to have a purpose, but he couldn't guess what it was. What was hidden in his heart through a skin? Who could fully explain it? Otherwise, it would be better for people to leave their hearts and stomachs.

Xu Fusheng flashed a little panic, and then he hid it. His face became serious and he said slowly, "I saw the same words in your Buddhist beads in the painting of the Gu family."

Cheng Geng's eyes shone and he asked hurriedly, "What is it written on it?"

Xu Fusheng shook his head and said, "I was born in a poor family and had the pride of a scholar. I was attracted by Mr. Gu and specially asked me to be his secretary, so I had the capital to live. I respect him very much and he cared about me very much. Basically, he would not hide anything from me. Only this painting, he clearly knew the handwriting on it, but I never told me. But because of the difference between master and servant, I was not inconvenient to ask more questions, but once he drank too much and was excited, he told me that there were many unexpected things in this world. I thought he had read too much "Shan Hai Jing" and it was not inconvenient to correct him. But he swears to tell me that there was a shocking secret hidden in the painting they passed on, but I don't know what it was."

Cheng Geng was disappointed. He thought he would find something, but he realized that it was just a drunken word.

Xu Fusheng smiled and said, "I believe what he said, you have never met Mr. Gu. He is a man born with a straightforward person, with a scholar's backbone and a scholar's stubbornness. If he knew some flexibility, the Gu family might not have reached this point today."

Cheng Geng couldn't deny that perhaps what Xu Fusheng said was the facts, but these were no longer important to him.

Xu Fusheng continued, "When I saw you on the sea, I found the handwriting on your Buddhist beads, and I vaguely felt that you might have something to do with the secret in that painting." Xu Fusheng looked at Cheng Geng in a daze, looking forward to finding out something from him.

After Cheng Geng came back from Mingcheng secretly, he planned to forget everything he had experienced. Now he has endless wealth and wants to live a peaceful life. Even when facing Xu Fusheng's conversation, he had some expectations and speculations. Perhaps it was related to the Buddhist beads on him, so he spoke too much and was unwilling to go too far.

Cheng Geng smiled and said to Xu Fusheng, "Mr. Xu, you may be disappointed. After my father left this object, he just told me to pass it on from generation to generation, and did not tell the secret. Yes, I know the words in it, but this does not mean it has something to do with me. If the relationship is determined by characters, from seal script to Chinese characters, wouldn't it be close to everyone in the world? There are so many things recorded in this historical book, and after pursuing them one by one, wouldn't everyone be unable to escape? There are too many things in this world, and I want to live an ordinary life!"

Xu Fusheng listened to Cheng Geng's words and thought for a long time, and struggled inside. After a long time, he nodded and was no longer entangled, but from his muddy eyes, Cheng Geng could see that he had not given up his obsession.

The sky gradually darkened, and Gu Qiu still did not come back. Xu Fusheng was even more worried. He looked at the door and stopped seeing Gu Qiu return. He said worriedly, "Is something really wrong with this girl? Or was it arrested by the people from the Zhang family? No, I can't wait. I want to find her. She has a few mistakes. How can I be worthy of Mr. Gu?" Xu Fusheng stood up and said, and then walked out of the door.

Cheng Geng hurriedly stopped him and reminded, "Look, it's already dark now. If you are rushing like this, the Anxi city gate is also closed. It's better to wait until dawn and everyone will go to find her together, how about it?"

Xu Fusheng was very anxious and nervously held Cheng Geng's hand and said, "Do you think he was really caught by the people from the Zhang family?"

Cheng Geng comforted her, "Gu Qiu is so skillful, how could she be caught? Even if she can't assassinate her, it's still easy to save her life."

Xu Fusheng smiled, nodded, and reluctantly agreed to Cheng Geng's words. At that moment, he seemed to have grown much older, and he didn't know what he was going to do next. Cheng Geng helped him and sent him into the room, watching him lie down, and then left the room.

For some reason, Cheng Geng felt a little jealous in his heart. He was jealous of Gu Qiu, but Xu Fusheng adopted it. However, from Xu Fusheng's deep love, he showed strong fatherly love, which made him think of his father again. He was thinking whether he should be filial and buy back the property sold by his father. After all, the Cheng family was considered a big surname in Anxi. What's ridiculous now is that all the property left by his ancestors has been sold, let alone the ancestral temple, which is unfilial to his descendants.

When he returned to the room, he thought of Gu Qiu again. He felt that his life experience was almost the same as himself. There was a little more sadness in his heart. Sympathy came out. He couldn't help but think of her stubborn expression when she walked over the wall and asked to himself, "Is there really something wrong with her?"
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