Drunk House

  Chapter 369 Remember (one more)

  If it was before, the emperor naturally didn't want Zhou Gu to enter the court early. But today is different from the past, and today's government is really short of people. Especially now that there are internal and external troubles and the situation is not good, he needs to rely heavily on the prince, so naturally the prince's faction must be used.

   Zhou Gu is both civil and military, and if he can enter the court after the scientific examination this year, it will be useful.

  But now Zhou Gu has to travel for three years.

  The emperor didn't understand, looked at Zhou Gu and said, "Even if you haven't been out of Beijing to experience training, it doesn't affect your entry into the court as an official. At most, you will be given a place to go outside, and you can go to practice for three years. Why don't you even take part in the imperial examination?"

   Zhou Gu cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, a place that is released to the outside world is just a place for people's livelihood. I want to travel around the world in three years and learn more about people's livelihood everywhere."

  The emperor nodded, "It makes sense."

  He asked: "Have you made up your mind?"

   Zhou Gu nodded.

  The emperor asked again: "Aside from traveling and learning more about people's livelihood in various places, is there any other purpose?"

  Zhou Gu knew what the emperor was referring to, so he pursed his lips, "Travel Daliang first, and maybe visit Wei and Nanchu as well."

  Emperor said: "It's a good idea."

  He looked at the old Huguogong, "Since the old duke and the prince agree, I don't have any objections. It's better to go out and experience more while you are young. Let's do it like this!"

  The old Duke cupped his hands in thanks, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

  Zhou Gu also thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

  The emperor waved his hand, looked at Zhou Gu and said, "Three years later, when you return to the capital, I will test you, see your achievements in the past three years, and then give you an official position."

  Zhou Gu replied yes.

  After reporting to the emperor, the old Huguogong and Zhou Gu came out from the palace. They shared a carriage. Inside the carriage, the old Huguogong looked at Zhou Gu, "Stinky boy, what's on your mind? Don't think I'm old and don't know. Let me tell you, as long as your grandfather and I don't die for a day, you don't want to come back."

  Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows, "Grandfather, when will I not want to come back?"

The old Huo Guogong snorted, "You have not let go of Su Rong's little girl, right now? Don't think I don't know, do you want to follow her to Nanchu through the guise of traveling? I can tell you that Nanchu is chaotic, you run away and mix a foot, and your little life. Mother, they can't stand it, you are not allowed to be filial. "

  Zhou Gu knew that even if he kept it a secret, the old Hu Guogong could guess how much he had eaten his whole life, so he simply admitted, "Don't worry."

  The old Huguo Gong said with a serious face, "If I stop you and don't let you go, you will never be reconciled to it in your whole life, but if you let you go, you will know. In the face of all the big situations, the love between children is such a small thing, it's a trivial matter, and it's not worth mentioning."

  Zhou Gu didn't speak.

  Old Huguogong said: "Don't look at home, you will feel that the origin of the Huguogong Mansion has imprisoned you, making you feel tied, and you think it's good to go out. But you don't know, when you go out, you will know that your background is an existence that you can never erase in your life. Your upbringing, what you have learned, and your etiquette are all things that are engraved in your bones. You can't get rid of it for a lifetime. Even if you have a crazy horse in your heart, you only have one surname Zhou , is enough to keep you from letting go of the rein."

   Zhou Gu was silent.

   "Don't be unconvinced in your heart. You will know later." The old Huguogong looked at him, "Do you know why I agreed so quickly when the little girl came to our Huguogong's mansion to divorce? Because I can see that the two of you are very different in every way. You are not on the same road, but you have different paths. Naturally, you don't conspire with each other. But now you don't believe in that evil, and you want to chase her life and death. Then you have to be prepared enough, you can I can't ask for it, but I can't ruin her path. The men in our Duke Protector's Mansion are not so stalking, have no scruples, harm others and ourselves, and have no self-knowledge."

   Zhou Gu finally said, "Grandfather, I know."

  The old protector blew his beard and said, "You know it. Don't rely on your youth and arrogance to think that no one in the world is as good as you. You have to admit that there are people out there, and there are people out there. Some people just have an advantage over you. If you can't catch up, you can't catch up. People have to learn to give up in order to get something. If you can't even learn to give up, you want to hold everything in your hands, and you can't get anything."

  Zhou Gu listened in his heart, "Grandson, remember."

  Although the old Huguogong was dissatisfied, he was relieved to see Zhou Gu being taught sincerely, "Your grandmother repeatedly told me not to interfere with you, so I will let you go. The last point, you must always remember that your surname is Zhou, and you are a descendant of the Huguogong's mansion. No matter where you go, don't fall under the lintel of the Huguogong's mansion. Whether you are acting or being a person, you must not be ashamed of your heart."

  Zhou Gu lowered his head, "Grandson will remember it, grandfather will rest assured."

  The old guardian of the country scolded, "Stinky boy, it breaks people's hearts."

  Zhou Gu raised his head, his eyes were a little red, and his heart was full of reluctance, the fists in his sleeves were tightly clenched and then loosened. At this moment, facing the gray-haired old man and his grandfather who had spent countless efforts on him since he was a child, he couldn't tell what it was like, in short, he felt a little uncomfortable.

  He didn't know if the decision he made was right, but he only knew that because of his support, he had three older brothers above him and his younger nephew below him, so he went to Nanchu without hesitation, a place so far away, hoping for someone who would have no regrets in this life.

   "Since His Majesty has agreed, you can leave tomorrow!" The old Huguogong was quite open-minded, "Take all your guards, I heard that your mother has seconded a group of people from Qinghe, if you go to Nanchu, these may not be enough, I will come from the mansion..."

   "Grandfather doesn't need it." Zhou Gu cut him off, "His Royal Highness has already handed over all the hidden stakes in Southern Chu to me."

  Old Huguogong was stunned, "I handed it all over to you? All the hidden piles in Southern Chu?"

  Zhou Gu nodded, "Yes."

  The old Huguogong sighed, "His Royal Highness trusts you very much. If that's the case, then that's all. I won't send you any more people."

  Zhou Gu also meant the same thing, he has enough manpower now.

  The grandfather and grandson were talking, and they didn't feel that the time passed quickly, and they had already returned to the Duke Huguo's mansion.

  Princess Sheng'an heard that His Majesty readily agreed, and also heard that Zhou Gu was going to leave tomorrow, she was extremely reluctant, and pulled Zhou Gu to confess a lot of things.

  Hearing that Zhou Gu left today, the three brothers who were in the army also returned to the mansion. The whole family sat together and had dinner, which was regarded as seeing Zhou Gu off.

  Zhou Gu never forgot that Su Rong said to visit her before he left Beijing, so after dinner, he changed into night clothes, imitated Su Rong, and climbed the wall into the Xie Mansion in Dongsi Hutong.

  (end of this chapter)