Li Yuangong was very satisfied with Gu Cheng's performance, and most importantly, he was very satisfied with Gu Cheng's background.In fact, the princes of the previous Daqian were a group of people who were ignored, they were the face of the Daqian, telling others that as long as you do things for the Daqian, it will be easy for you to be a marquis and worship the generals in the future, and it will be easy for future generations.In fact, because these princes do not have a complete inheritance like the family, they are basically inferior from generation to generation.For example, Gu Cheng's ancestor Zhongyong Hou was just an ordinary soldier before, and after the inheritance, even the family couldn't even find a few cultivators.Counting the really powerful and powerful ministers of Daqian now, how many of them are from princes?
Not one, not even Li Yuanxing.Therefore, most of these princes were used by the Daqian court as a supervising army, at least their interests were combined with the Daqian, which is very reliable.It wasn't until Li Yuangong saw Gu Cheng's move in this battle that he reacted, in fact, there were also available people among these seemingly useless princes, at least in terms of loyalty.Looking at Gu Cheng, Li Yuangong waved his hand and said, "Don't be modest, these are what you deserve."
Gu Cheng, what do you think about immortality?
”Gu Cheng was actually still in a state of confusion now, because he didn't know what Li Yuangong wanted to do.If it was just to win over himself and buy people's hearts, then a few words should be enough, and he even asked himself about his opinion on immortality, but Gu Cheng was a little incomprehensible.So Gu Cheng had to be cautious and said: "The minister's strength is low, and he hasn't reached this realm, so he doesn't dare to talk about immortality."
However, in Chen's opinion, whether it is immortality or anything else, as long as it is something that is beneficial to my great work, even if many people oppose it, then I must do it, because the truth is only in the hands of a few. ”Gu Cheng's words are very chicken thieves, what is the thing that is beneficial to Daqian?
In Li Yuangong's view, he was doing something that was beneficial to the big cadres.And the truth is in the hands of the few, so who is the majority and who is the minority?
Everyone thinks that they are a minority, and they hold the truth in their own hands, as the saying goes, when I see the kings, I think that the kings should see me.Therefore, Gu Cheng's words were very pleasing to Li Yuangong's ears, and a flush appeared on his originally pale face, and he waved his hand violently: "That's right!"
Am I only pursuing immortality for myself?
I'm also for the whole Daqian!
I have been on the throne for decades, when have I ever enjoyed myself?
When did you waste money to build a garden, when did you be arrogant and lascivious, and accept beautiful people?
I have worked hard for decades for the sake of the great cadres and the court, but in exchange for such an ending, I am not convinced!
It has been 500 years since the founding of the Great Qian, and he has ruled the Central Plains for 500 years, and his subordinates have been regarded as a long-lived dynasty for thousands of years, but at this time it has also gone downhill.The barbarians in the north are ready to move, the foreign races in the west will have different hearts, there is no peace in the southwest, the anti-thieves and traitors in the south are endless, and Liaodong is self-contained and does not listen to propaganda.There are so many things in the world that have to wait for me to solve, but unfortunately, the last thing waiting for people is time!
I don't have much time left, but my son is not angry, and he has no one who can be of great use, how can I rest assured that the country will be in their hands?
Therefore, what I seek is not immortality, but the future of the entire Great Qian!
”What Li Yuangong said at this time was even more impassioned than Gu Cheng, and those who didn't know really thought that he was the kind of Ming Jun who was rare in the ages.Gu Cheng also lowered his head at this time, and followed his words: "It's just a pity that too many people don't understand Your Majesty's hard work." ”Li Yuangong smiled bitterly: "Yes, too many people don't understand me anymore, I am alone, and when I reach this position, I will become a real loner, and I don't even have a person to confide into." ”Speaking of this, Li Yuangong suddenly looked at Gu Cheng and said in a deep voice: "Gu Cheng, can I trust you?"
”Gu Cheng's heart jumped, and then he said without hesitation: "I, Gu Cheng, swear in the name of my ancestors, I am loyal to the Marquis of Yong for generations, and I will never give up!"
If you break your oath, let me ......"
Before he finished speaking, Li Yuangong directly interrupted him and smiled: "Don't be so nervous, I just ask casually, and you don't have to take out the ancestor and swear."
Loyal and loyal, the loyalty of your Gu family is trusted, so this time, I will also give you a mission, a separate secret mission, I hope you can complete it for me. ”Seeing that Gu Cheng swore by the ancestors without hesitation, coupled with Gu Cheng's previous performance, Li Yuangong was very relieved of Gu Cheng at this time, at least his trust in Gu Cheng was higher than that of Fang Hatshui and others.Gu Cheng's heart moved, the meat show is coming!"
Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will do his best to complete the task for His Majesty, dare to ask His Majesty what he wants the minister to do?"
Li Yuangong waved his hand, and Chen Gongqing, who had been standing behind Li Yuangong, took out a black box.Li Yuangong opened the box, but inside was a map, to be precise, a broken leather map fragment, which was already a little yellowed, and it looked very vicissitudes of age."
You have personally experienced the things of the Hell Dao, and you should know all the legends about the immortal god tree in it, although it is just a puppet of the god tree, a monster that is neither human nor ghost.The Tree of Immortality originated in the Southwest, and there are actually many legends about immortality in the Southwest.In ancient times, the southwest was an endless landscape of mountains and rivers, giving birth to countless wonderful existences, it can be said that the Central Plains was a barren land at that time, and the southwest was the center of the whole world.This map was handed down 500 years ago, and it was obtained after the Great Qian's war to destroy the country, which contained the secret of immortality.This place is called the Endless Wonderland, and it is said that 500 years ago, during the war, people once entered it, and the immortals took pity on its suffering, gave it the elixir of immortality, and finally achieved immortality and eternal life.Although I don't know whether this legend is true or not, this map was obtained by my ancestor from the palace of Shu Kingdom, and what can be so treasured by the royal family of a country should not be a fraud, it must be related to immortality.It's just a pity that there should have been several maps at the beginning, although it was not a complete map, but it should have been close to half, but it was lost because of the intervention of local Jianghu forces during the attack on Xishu.Right now, I've given you the task of going to the Southwest, collecting all these maps, finding the Endless Wonderland, and bringing back the elixir of immortality for me!
But you don't want anyone to know about this matter, I will appoint you as the chief inspector of the four southwestern counties, and you are qualified to monitor any situation in the four southwestern counties, on the surface, you went to the four southwestern counties to investigate the rebellion of the Red Leaf Army, but in fact, it was for me to find the endless fairyland.I will give you great authority, not only the authority to supervise the Yasuya Division, but also the authority to supervise the military, and the rebellion of the Red Leaf Army is related to the military, no one will doubt this.I have heard that you are unwilling to inherit the title of Marquis of Zhongyong because of the slaughter within your family.But don't worry, when you come back from the southwest, don't say a loyal and brave marquis, the loyal and brave prince is also sealed!
If I can live forever, I will be able to lead my great cadres to conquer a great territory!
To the grassland in the north, to the desert in the west, to the 100,000 mountains in the south, and to the sea in the east!
At that time, your Gu Cheng's future will not be something that can be stopped by a prince, and you can even be crowned a king with a different surname!
”Li Yuangong's words were impassioned, and even he himself seemed to believe his own words, and his face was flushed with strange flushes.Gu Cheng lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, rest assured!"
The minister will no longer be entrusted by His Majesty and bring the elixir of immortality to His Majesty!
”said so, but Gu Cheng sighed in his heart, Li Yuangong still fell into the devil, and even this failure made his greedy obsession with immortality deeper.This map of the Endless Wonderland has been in the Daqian Palace for so many years, why didn't Li Yuangong think to find it before?
Because the chances are slim.This map is 500 years old, and it is even scattered in the rivers and lakes, not to mention the difficulty of collecting, how can I find this thing even if it was not complete 500 years ago?
For the sake of immortality, the legend wasted so much effort, and the entire southwest land was not restless, and it was not worth it, far less reliable than the immortal treasure that Feng Taisu spent a lifetime investigating and researching, and finally deduced.But now that the most reliable immortal plan has failed, Li Yuangong is unwilling to fail like this, so he thinks that this map of the endless fairyland, this may be his last chance, like a straw grasped by the drowning man.Although he himself knows how difficult it is to pull himself ashore with a straw, who wants to let go of it with only such a little hope?
At this time, Li Yuangong's mentality was like this, he saw Gu Cheng swearing to agree, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't worry, I will give you convenience along the way."
Your Inspector of the Four Counties in the Southwest can be said to be a unique position, and even after you disband the Inspectorate now, you don't have to return those people to the Eastern Regions, just take them directly to the Southwest. ”Gu Cheng nodded and said, "The minister will pack up and set off, Your Majesty is waiting for the good news from the minister." ”Watching Gu Cheng leave the dormitory, Li Yuangong didn't speak for a long time, and finally he suddenly sighed and said, "Gonggong Chen, do you think this Gu Cheng will succeed?"
”Chen Gongqing shook his head and said, "I don't know, but Master Gu can be regarded as a lucky general."
He overthrew Fang Zhenhai in Nanzhi County, and exposed the conspiracy of the Reincarnation Sect in Jiangnan County.Everywhere he went, it could be said that it went very smoothly, what if it was also smooth this time?
”In fact, Chen Gongqing's words were just comforting Li Yuangong and giving him a thought.Even Chen Gongqing himself knew that Gu Cheng basically had no chance to go.However, for Li Yuangong, only such a thought can keep him cheering up, otherwise he may not be able to hold on to it.