bayedsolid Chapter 445 General Gu passes away
Chapter 445 General Gu passes away
"Thank you for coming to see the old man off for the last time." Gu Yuanshan said in a low voice to everyone who came to pay their respects.
"My condolences, Brother Yuanshan," someone comforted.
"Yes, the old man passed away so suddenly..." another person said with emotion.
Gu Yuanshan and his wife silently endured the sympathy and condolences of their relatives and friends, their hearts filled with grief and helplessness.
This morning, the news of General Gu's death just came out and spread throughout the imperial city like a gust of wind.
Soon, the news was known to all the dignitaries.
Although the Gu family had been exiled for nearly twenty years for some reasons, just a few months ago, the old emperor personally ordered them to be recalled to the imperial city and they were once again favored by the emperor.
As a result, the status of the Gu family rose again, and General Gu became a favorite of the emperor.
Due to the importance and influence of the Gu family, when General Gu passed away, almost half of the dignitaries in the imperial city came to pay their respects.
These people included high-ranking officials, nobles, and wealthy businessmen in the court. They all hoped to express their respect and grief for the Gu family by attending the funeral.
Not only that, even the Empress Dowager and the Emperor sent people to pay tribute to General Gu, and asked his three sons in the imperial city to go to the Gu Mansion to pay tribute in person.
What an honor this is!
The news quickly spread throughout the capital.
Everyone was talking about it, their envy was evident in their words.
This shows how highly regarded and prominent General Gu was by the old emperor after returning to the imperial city.
However, for Gu Yuanshan and his wife and Jiang Yimo, these are secondary.
They were immersed in grief and had no intention of caring about the rumors and envy from the outside world.
They only hope to bid farewell to their deceased loved ones in peace and commemorate General Gu's life.
At this sad moment, they have no time to care about anything else. Only the deep pain in their hearts and the longing for the deceased occupy their hearts.
Three days later, General Gu's body was buried.
On this day, the sky was gloomy and the wind was cold, as if mourning General Gu.
The funeral was solemn and dignified, and countless people were grieved by it.
After the funeral, Jiang Yimo dragged her tired body back to the Evil King's Palace.
Her face was pale and her eyes revealed deep sadness and fatigue.
During this period of time, she has been staying at the Gu family and accompanying General Gu on his last journey.
Now that everything is over, she needs time to heal her inner pain.
At the same time, Feng Wuhen entered the palace to deal with King You's affairs only after General Gu was buried.
King You's behavior plunged the entire court into chaos.
But due to the intervention of the empress dowager, he was not thrown into prison by the emperor, but was imprisoned in a small courtyard in the palace.
This decision caused dissatisfaction among many people, but facing the authority of the Queen Mother, they could only accept it silently.
However, for Feng Wuhen, this is not the final ending.
He knew that King You's existence was always a hidden danger, and he had to find a way to solve this problem once and for all.
Today, Feng Wuhen went to the palace in person and invited the current emperor and the queen mother to the secluded courtyard where King You was imprisoned.
The small courtyard was heavily guarded, and for several days in a row, it was closely guarded by the elite secret guards under Prince Li and the Emperor.
These secret guards are all the emperor's trusted men. They are well-trained and agile, ensuring that no one can approach this place easily.
At this time, King You looked extremely embarrassed.
After three days of imprisonment, the shocking scars on his body had been properly treated, but he had become extremely haggard due to fatigue and hunger, and his former spirited look was long gone.
The once high-spirited and arrogant King You now seems to have lost all his vitality.
At this moment, he sat quietly in the yard like a sculpture, letting the biting cold wind blow on his body, as if he was completely isolated from the outside world.
His deep and sharp eyes, as if attracted by a magnet, were firmly fixed on the bare tree in the middle of the yard, as if he wanted to see some unknown secret through it.
"You are here?" King You's voice was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, without the slightest ripple.
He simply glanced at the visitor, and when his eyes fell on the faces of the emperor and the empress dowager, he didn't even bother to follow basic etiquette.
Feng Wuhen, who was standing nearby, could not help but frown upon seeing this, but he still suppressed his dissatisfaction and asked, "Sixth Uncle, have you ever calmed down and reflected on your past actions these days?"
His tone was somewhat questioning, and also revealed a little disappointment in this elder.
"I have done nothing wrong, so why should I reflect on myself?" King You answered confidently.
"Many years ago, when my father first ascended the throne, you already began to operate in secret."
"You quietly gathered forces from all sides and gradually formed a powerful force."
And with this, he founded the mysterious and terrifying organization, the Hundred Ghosts Sect. "
"Within a few years, this organization has become famous in the martial arts world, but few people know that the real controller behind it is actually you!"
"As time goes by, your ambitions continue to expand, and you even attempt to collude with more dignitaries and forces from various countries to seek greater benefits and power."
"At the same time, you also want to control the royal families of the three kingdoms, including the Kingdom of Donglin."
"Each of the three neighboring royal families has a force that you have cultivated."
"..."
Feng Wuhen's face was as gloomy as water. He slowly and steadily told every thing King You had done and every word he had said over the years, just like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, and he told them all in detail.
His tone was calm and firm, as if he was stating an ordinary fact, but the power contained in it was as surging as an overwhelming force.
King You opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief.
He never expected that Feng Wuhen had already investigated him so thoroughly.
Those secrets that were once thought to be buried deep in the heart and unknown to anyone were now revealed by Feng Wuhen without reservation in broad daylight.
As Feng Wuhen's words continued to be heard, King You's expression became more and more ugly.
Finally, when he heard the last sentence, he could no longer suppress his inner anger. He jumped up from his chair and angrily asked, "How dare you, a brat, talk nonsense! When did I..."
However, before King You could finish his words, Feng Wuhen met his angry gaze without fear and refuted righteously: "Sixth Uncle, why are you angry? What I said is absolutely true."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask other insiders to see if what I said is true."
After saying this, Feng Wuhen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile, as if he was confident about everything he said.