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Chapter 693 Missing Persons
But Zhang Xiang knew that Gu Zaixing was not dead at all, and was living incognito in the Gu family's farm in the suburbs of Beijing...

Gu Zaixing was indeed not dead. Back then, his family paid a lot of money to bribe the prison guards of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and secretly exchanged him out of the prison with the corpse of a fallen beggar!
In ancient prisons, this method of Li Daitao's rigidity is not uncommon, and the rich and powerful people have escaped from life by this method.You have to keep it secret in front of this kind of thing, and you have to keep your mouth shut afterwards. Once the leak is leaked, no one will be able to eat and walk around.Especially for a duke's family like the Gu family, if something happens, it will definitely become the focus of attention. At that time, Dan Shu iron coupons will not be able to keep them.

The Gu family all have a clear understanding of this, but Mr. Gu Chenggu has already felt sorry for his four sons, and he can no longer watch his eldest son and grandson be beheaded... In fact, when Gu Zaixing was released from prison, Gu Chengcheng pleaded guilty and committed suicide. He expressed his willingness to exchange his title and official position for the life of his eldest grandson.But Zhu Di dismissed him as a prince who broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and he didn't give him this face.

On the surface, this matter was the emperor trying to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys and deter the powerful children, but in fact, it was Zhu Di who was bitter about Gu Cheng's refusal to help him rebel.It is only because Gu Cheng has guarded Guizhou for 40 years and played an irreplaceable and important role in stabilizing the frontier that he has not been released.The insistence on killing Gu Cheng's grandson this time also meant to punish him.

Gu Cheng was angered by the emperor. He had already killed four of his sons because of Zhu Di. Unexpectedly, Zhu Di would kill his grandson again.Under his instruction, Gu Xingzu and his uncle Gu Liang began to try to rescue Gu Zaixing.Especially Gu Xingzu, during the years when his father was executed and his grandfather did not return, it was his elder brother Gu Zaixing who protected him and allowed him to survive those difficult days.Therefore, in Gu Xingzu's heart, the eldest brother is his most important person, and he will risk everything to save him!

But the Gu family is telling the truth, because of Gu Cheng's uncooperative attitude when he was in Jing Nan, he was somewhat marginalized in the elite circle of the capital.Gu Xingzu's personality is also very serious and old-fashioned, and he would never make friends with those who are of three religions and nine streams, but now he really needs to use these people, even if he tries to hug Buddha's feet temporarily, he can't find where the Buddha's feet are.He can only turn to his best friend Zhang Min for help.

Second Young Master Zhang was born in the most glorious, most dazzling, and most powerful mansion in the Yongle Dynasty, but he has an unruly temperament, no taboos, and has friendship with both black and white in the capital.When Gu Xingzu found him, he didn't have any bad intentions, but he was very enthusiastic to help his friend.Although his line was not used later, Gu Xingzu's sixth uncle got the job done, but Gu Xingzu was still very grateful to Zhang Min, and of course he didn't forget to tell him not to gossip around.

Zhang Min naturally swore to the sky that he would never leak the news, so Gu Xingzu felt relieved.Afterwards, Zhang Min asked Gu Xingzu where his elder brother had gone now.Gu Xingzu looked flustered for a moment, and then said that the old man sent his eldest brother to Guizhou, where the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the tribal leaders only recognized his grandfather and not the Ming emperor, and his eldest brother was very safe.

Originally, this matter was over, but the relationship between the two was too close. Later, Zhang Xiang discovered that Gu Xingzu was acting mysteriously. Every once in a while, he would go out of the city to live in his family's manor.Zhang Xiang originally thought that Gu Xingzu was raising a child outside behind his wife's back, and with a mischievous mentality, people watched Gu Xingzu's tail, but found that the one hiding in Gu's village was not a jade-faced girl, but a girl who should be in Guizhou and Gu Zaixing, who lived with the savages...

For some unknown reason at the time, Zhang Min didn't reveal this matter, but the way he looked at Gu Xingzu changed involuntarily, especially after Gu Xingzu inherited the title, Zhang Min felt more like a rare commodity to live in.Instead of reminding Gu Xingzu to change his elder brother's place, he sent someone to keep an eye on Gu's house so that Gu Zaixing would not disappear from his sight.

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That day, Zhang Min told Wang Xian that he had something to do with Gu Xingzu, and that was what he was referring to.He actually thought of using the matter of Gu Zaixing to blackmail Gu Xingzu!But he also knew that once he told the truth about this matter, the friends of the two would be done too, so he didn't want to do such immoral things unless it was absolutely necessary.Now listening to what Wang Ning said, this old man seems to have some good idea. Zhang Yu hurriedly bowed his body to pour wine for him, nodded repeatedly and said: "Indeed, indeed, King of Han is too kind to little Gu Shi, I rely on old friendship alone, I'm afraid I'm not strong enough." He said with a flattering smile and said, "Please ask uncle to teach me."

"Hmm." Wang Ning said with a faint smile, "Nephew, you can't just rely on yourself, you have to learn to rely on your strength. Take him to a place, and you will see immediate results."

"Where is it so amazing?" Zhang Min said in shock, before Wang Ning could open his mouth, he suddenly said, "You mean, Qingshou Temple?"

"Hehe, not bad." Wang Ning showed a childish look in his eyes, nodded and said, "I only figured it out after I went there. If you can't convince him, you might as well take him to try his luck."

"Master Daoyan will help you speak?" Zhang Min asked inexplicably in surprise.

"You'll know when you go." Wang Ning smiled mysteriously.

"Okay, I got it." Zhang Min nodded, and it was useless to ask, so he stopped asking.

"In short, if you can bring the Marquis of Zhenyuan over, we will be able to play this deck easily." Wang Ning took a sip of wine, and said quietly: "The two major governor's mansions plus your army's right guard, such a huge force, it's really amazing. Whoever you want to win, even if we want to sell ourselves, we have to sell it for a good price, right?"

"Uncle is still smart," Zhang Wei poured wine for Wang Ning excitedly after hearing this, "my nephew must follow my uncle's lead, and we will live and die together, and share wealth and honor."

"Okay!" Wang Ning nodded, bursting out with some pride, and clinked glasses with him: "We will live and die together, and share wealth and honor!"

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After coming out from Wang Ning's place, it was already past noon, Zhang Min rushed to Zhenyuan Hou's mansion excitedly with the strength of wine, trying to take down Gu Xingzu together with all his strength.Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered Zhenyuan Hou's mansion, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. All the servants in the mansion looked dignified and walked in a hurry, that is to say, he knew Gu Xingzu too well. Whether you can let him in or not is a problem.

He went straight into the main hall of the Hou's mansion without any notification, and saw Gu Xingzu's two uncles, Gu Yong and Gu Liang, sitting on the right seats. They both frowned when they saw someone barging in. When they saw it was him, He just nodded, as a greeting.

Gu Xingzu sat on the lower chair, and when he saw Zhang Min coming, he motioned him to sit down next to him with his eyes.After Zhang Min sat down, he felt that there was a little more awkwardness in the already tense atmosphere.Seeing that Gu Yong and Gu Liang were not talking, he touched his nose and whispered to Gu Xingzu: "Is it not the right time for me?"

"Yeah." Gu Xingzu nodded slightly, with a look of anxiety on his face and said: "Something happened at home."

"Since Xingzu has guests, let's go back first." At this time, Gu Yong stood up, and Gu Qing who was beside him also hurriedly got up.Gu Yong said: "Everyone has to find a way to do that, but do it quietly and don't make a fuss."

As Gu Yong spoke, he took a deep look at Zhang Min, who smiled obediently and said, "I haven't heard anything, and I don't know anything, so just pretend I haven't been here."

"Hehe, Brother Min, don't blame me," Gu Qing squeezed out a smile and said, "You and Xingzu are siblings, how can we not trust you?" Even so, until the two brothers left, they didn't mention what happened.

After seeing off the two uncles, Gu Xingzu and Zhang Min went for a walk in the back garden.There are already pots of budding chrysanthemums in the back garden.Seeing these flowerpots, Zhang Min seemed to remember something, slapped the back of his head and said, "It's September now, and the time to appreciate chrysanthemums and eat crabs is coming."

"You still have such a leisurely mood," Gu Xingzu was born with deep and low facial features, and matched with a dark green robe, he looked like a melancholy prince. "I saw the autumn scenery in the garden, but I only thought of the desolate scene of the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves."

"There is no real autumn in the capital," Zhang Wei said with a smile: "I grew up in Beijing when I was a child, and the autumn there is really amazing. Compared with Beijing, our place is like spring all the year round." He said in a low voice. : "What the hell happened?"

"This..." In the past, Gu Xingzu must have told his good friend directly, but after he became the Marquis of Zhenyuan and became the governor of the Zuojun Governor's Mansion, he acted much more steadily than before, and he hesitated for a while, not knowing what to do he said.

"People say that if you are rich and honored, don't forget each other. It's good for you. You just became a Marquis and you forget about your brother." Zhang Wei snorted dissatisfiedly: "It's not convenient to say, I'll leave too, so as not to hinder you thing."

"Did I say I won't tell you?" Gu Xingzu hurriedly pulled him back, and said with a wry smile, "You have to let me think about what to say."

"Then what are you talking about, what are you talking about, we both have to think so much?" Zhang Min stopped and said.

"Hey, well, my elder brother is actually not dead, you know that." When Gu Xingzu said this, he couldn't help but look around, seeing that there was no one in the garden, he felt relieved.

"I know." Zhang Min nodded and said, "At that time, I helped you pass the exam, but your sixth uncle is the most capable, so he got it done first." After a pause, he asked again: "By the way, my eldest brother is here. How are you doing in Guizhou?"

"He's missing." Gu Xingzu sighed, expressing his concern.

"Oh?" Zhang Min was startled and said, "When did it happen?"

"The one who disappeared last night." Gu Xingzu sighed again.

"So fast?" Zhang Min's eyes widened, as if he really thought that the elder brother of the Gu family was still in Guizhou.

"Actually..." Gu Xingzu hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "My elder brother is not in Guizhou..."

"Then where is he?" Zhang Min felt a little guilty. Compared with Xiao Gu's honesty to him, he still deliberately calculated him, which is really meaningless.

"In Gujiazhuang." Gu Xingzu said.

(End of this chapter)