468 Visiting the Dugu Family (1/2)
The four great inventions of ancient China had been game changers. The people had flourished as a hundred schools of thought had contended. The heavenly conqueror Genghis Khan had proudly conquered most of the world once.
However, the arrogance of the scholars had directed that great country with their narrowed wisdom in the era that had followed. And, they had closed the country off to the rest of the world. The enemy outside had made tremendous improvements as time had passed. However, these scholars had remained unaffected even though they knew. They allowed others to take advantage of their very own inventions. And, they were later attacked using these very inventions… and were forced to suffer great losses! They were thus left to lag behind in both military and economy. And, this same condition had continued to prevail since. Therefore, they were forced to put their efforts into chasing others instead of leading the world.
These causes and effects were the result of those scholars' arrogance.
But, were they bad people? No! Each of them only had old-fashioned and arrogant mindsets. But, their moral characters were better than many men. In fact, each of those men could be called pure and good people. But, they were still the main reason why the country had lagged behind.
Jun Mo Xie could only sigh whenever he'd recall this extremely sorrowful and helpless history…
A good man turned bad is much worse than a bad man!
What kind of reasoning would this make for? Most people would be left flabbergasted if one were to speak of these things.
However, this is a fact of time!
It can't be erased. In fact, it's impossible to erase.
So, were Mei Gao Jie and Kong Ling Yang good men? Yes! And, nobody could deny it. Even Jun Mo Xie couldn't deny it! But, these two men wanted to leave their names in glory for eternity. And, the decisions they made for this reason had caused harm to millions of people in Tian Xiang…
However, what would be the criteria for evaluating the pros and cons of their work?
Jun Mo Xie was a bit disappointed as he muttered, ”Or maybe that's only a change of perspective. What every person does seems correct in their opinion. But, who could've thought so far ahead? No one would be able to do anything if they were to put so much thought into their actions! And, the people who don't do anything are only mediocre!”
”So, we can only abide by our hearts,” Jun Mo Xie said in a heavy manner, ”You needn't worry about those useless people. There isn't a single man in this world who'll interfere with our decision. Not one! So, you be at ease. I'll never let you be sad. Nor will I let others off easy.”
Guan Qing Han sighed softly. [Jun Mo Xie is wrong, but he still seems to make sense. He seems to be full of rebelliousness as well. I can only understand half of it…]
”Let's not speak of these things. You came to look for me. What's the matter? What can I do?” Guan Qing Han raised her spirits and asked.
”Nothing in particular. I heard you play some music earlier. So, I thought about seeing you. But, I had to visit Grandfather in his study first,” Jun Mo Xie briefly spoke about the Jun Family's information networks as he said, ”We may have become powerful these days. But, we're also standing opposite to the Imperial Family in some ways. In fact, we may end up in a battle of life and death against them if some conjectures turn out to be true. However, I believe that this hidden intelligence network could be a big problem. In fact, it's giving me a headache. This has made things very complicated…”
”Oh… So, that's the issue…” Guan Qing Han frowned. She then thought for a moment and said, ”How will the Imperial Family deal with the people commanded by the Jun Family if we become enemies? Will they trust those people? I don't think so! They will plan kill those people instead! They would even be willing to kill some of their own by mistake, but they won't let anyone suspicious off! In fact, this would be more of a possibility given the current Emperor's extremely suspicious mindset…”
”That's right! These words have roused me from my dream!” Jun Mo Xie suddenly brightened up. He then said while smiling, ”I have bewildered the authorities. The Imperial Family won't let them live. I'm suspicious. Then, this analogy makes them even more suspicious! I've finally figured it out! This puts me at ease, ha ha! It's all thanks to you — my darling!”
Guan Qing Han's face reddened. The first half of that guy's words was quite serious. And, she also felt happy that he had figured out his problem. However, she hadn't expected that man to come up with those final words…
”Who… who is your darling?! Don't talk nonsense!” Guan Qing Han rebuked. She then became embarrassed, and started to feel her body's temperature rising.
”Ah… I! I'm my darling… alright? Ha ha ha…” Jun Mo xie laughed heartily and escaped. He left behind a furious Guan Qing Han to stamp her foot. She eventually calmed down after a while. However, her face still remained red with a blush…
The sun was setting as Jun Mo Xie set out carrying a gift box. He was accompanied by Fatty Tang, and a number of guards. The entire retinue then journeyed towards the Dugu Family's household…
The Young Master Tang sat swaying on a summer palanquin, and followed Young Master Jun.
This palanquin was mainly used during the summer time. No one in Tian Xiang would use this palanquin in the winters. In fact, Tang Yuan was seemingly the only person in the entire scope of land who was using this palanquin in the winters…
However, Tang Yuan had no other choice. His body had become too huge. And, the palanquin he had brought couldn't be used anymore. Plus, the new palanquin hadn't arrived yet. There had been a small incident the last time he had sat in a palanquin. The palanquin bearers hadn't even carried him halfway when the palanquin had broken from below. This was then followed by a crashing sound as he had fallen down on the ground. The reason was obvious — the palanquin's structure hadn't been able to put up with his terrible weight, and had broken…
Jun Mo Xie increasingly felt that Fatty Tang needed to lose weight. [He will die of excessive fat if he continues to put on weight like this…]
His bodily fat could still be considered normal in the past. But, it had reached the point of obesity by now. In fact, an extreme degree of that…
This could possibly even pose a threat to his life.
The Hong Jun Pagoda couldn't provide a weight-loss pill. And, this had left Jun Mo Xie to feel very helpless. [Would I need to use a knife to cut out his fat?]
The four bearers were left to pant and drip with sweat by the time they completed this journey to the Dugu Family's gate!