Do You Know?: I, the Little Cabinet Elder, Regent of the World.

Chapter 133 Fathers do not know their sons, and sons do not know their fathers! (4k)

The stars twinkle, the lights are dim.

"Xu."

The driver pulled on the reins, and the horse stopped.

Gu Tingye lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, holding onto a wooden pillar.

This time, the Jinmingchi Polo Club gathered more than a thousand people.

Jiang Zhao, Su Zhe, Han Jiayan, Gu Tingye, Wang Shao, Zhao Shiyi, Zhao Shiqian, Zhao Zhong, Zhao Shicheng, and Zhao Ceying all took to the stage together, drawing cheers and shouts from over a thousand people, which was truly exhilarating.

The ten players played polo for a full half hour.

The horse gallops swiftly to strike the ball, its hooves flying, and cheers resound.

After playing polo, they called on Sheng Changbai, and the eleven of them went fishing, playing marbles, and pitch-pot together, playing until dusk.

So they went to Guangyuntai together.

They listened to music and drank wine, playing until the end of Hai hour (9 PM).

With a wave of his hand, a faint smell of alcohol wafted through the air, and Gu Tingye couldn't help but look up at the sky with his hands behind his back.

Yu Yanhong!
A name floated through my mind and wouldn't leave.

This is definitely not a good match!

Judging from the situation at the polo match, Yu Yanhong's temperament is quite awful.

As the favored younger sister, she bullies her older sister who has lost their mother.

Not only that, Yu Yanhong even had her maids steal Yu Yanran's deceased mother's belongings repeatedly.

Gu Tingye frowned slightly.

He, too, is a man without a mother!

Furthermore, his older brother, Gu Tingyu, often targeted him.

Therefore, he was undoubtedly quite disgusted by Yu Yanhong's actions.

Gu Tingye sighed.

My mother, Madam Qin, has always been virtuous and kind, and she is very knowledgeable about the lives of the sons of the powerful and noble families.

How could I have misjudged this time?
"call!"

He blew out a breath reeking of alcohol, but Gu Tingye didn't think much of it.

Even the best of men make mistakes, and even the best of horses stumble.

No one can be perfect in everything they do, so it's not surprising that my mother made a mistake.

After all, who would have thought that the eldest granddaughter of the dignified Grand Tutor Yu would have no manners whatsoever, and even be of bad character!

With a sudden thought, Gu Tingye strode towards the main hall.

He wanted to break off the engagement before the marriage was finalized!
Today, he is friends with the seven sons of Emperor Jiayou, has the strong support of the young Grand Secretary, and has even established a good relationship with the next generation of the Crown Prince. He is clearly in the prime of his career and is developing towards the path of a "scholar-general".

There are essentially two requirements for getting a wife:
First, be law-abiding and virtuous.

Second, provide appropriate support as much as possible, and try to ensure that the applicant comes from a civil service family.

In this generation, the military nobles were led by the Duke of Yingguo, the Marquis of Ningyuan, and the Marquis of Zhongjing.

As the eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, if he wanted to find a wife who could help him from the military side, he would only be able to find a woman of the same caliber as the only daughter of the Duke of Yingguo or the eldest granddaughter of the Marquis of Zhongjing.

However, too much is as bad as too little.

If he were to marry the only daughter of the Duke of Yingguo or the granddaughter of the Marquis of Zhongjing, it would surely provoke fear rather than provide assistance in his career.

In contrast, women from civil service families could better embody the label of "scholar-general".

Therefore, when he learned that his mother, Lady Qin, had chosen for him the eldest granddaughter of Grand Tutor Yu, he was quite satisfied.

Of course, after this polo match, all satisfaction vanished.

Restless!
If such a wife were actually married into the household, who knows how much trouble she would cause.

If it's time to withdraw, then it must be withdrawn!

The stream flows on, ceaselessly.

On the stream bank, Little Qin held a handful of wheat bran, occasionally tossing a few grains into the water, attracting the fish to scramble for them.

"Where's the second child?"

Madam Qin narrowed her eyes slightly and asked calmly.

"I specifically had the servants keep an eye on things!" the maid replied to her mother.

"Ah."

Madam Qin nodded slowly, her eyes flickering slightly.

Yu Yanhong's actions disrupted her plans to some extent.

Originally, she intentionally orchestrated the marriage between the second son and Yu Yanhong, so that the second son would be rejected by the Yu family, causing the old Marquis to fall ill with anxiety.

As a result, that fool actually tried to snatch Yu Yanran's gold hairpin, which attracted the attention of the young Grand Secretary.

As a result, the second son definitely wouldn't have a good impression of Yu Yanhong.

The second son might even take the initiative to break off the engagement before it takes place.

unfortunately
Since things have come to this, we can only take it one step at a time.

Anyway, all you need to do is sow discord between fathers and sons, and between brothers.

As she slowly tossed in the wheat bran, Xiao Qinshi's expression shifted between light and dark.

"Madam, the Second Young Master has returned to the manor and gone to the main hall," a maidservant hurried over to announce.

"The main hall?"

After scattering the bait, Xiao Qinshi washed her hands, held a brocade handkerchief, and slowly walked away.

She's going to add fuel to the fire!

Main hall.

"Father, Yu Yanhong is really not a good match!"

Gu Tingye said earnestly, "Let's call off this marriage."

In his view, breaking off the engagement with Yu Yanhong was not a big deal.

"Ok?"

"What do you mean by 'let it go'?" Gu Yankai's expression changed slightly.

“Yu Yanhong is the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Yu.”

Gu Yankai's face was stern as he rebuked, "If you marry Yu Yanhong, you'll lose your reputation as a 'soldier fool.' It's rare that the Grand Tutor agreed to the marriage; how can you just say it's settled?"

For Gu Yankai, Grand Tutor Yu was undoubtedly a first-rate scholar.

It is extremely rare for a scholar to agree to marry his granddaughter to a military general.

Since Grand Tutor Yu has agreed, we should cherish this opportunity even more.

The woman's minor shortcomings are tolerable.

Gu Tingye disagreed: "Yu Yanhong bullied my sister in front of everyone, and it's said she even condoned her maid stealing my sister's deceased mother's belongings. Is this woman a good person?"

As the eldest son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, and with his early experiences, Gu Tingye naturally knew how difficult it was to gain the approval of civil officials. Marrying the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Tutor would undoubtedly help him gain their approval.

But the truth is, he doesn't need it!
With the support of the young Grand Secretary, the seven sons of Jiayou as friends, and the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the imperial examinations), the Han faction officials naturally had a favorable impression of him.

Becoming a "Confucian general" is not as difficult as one might imagine.

Even if he wanted to marry the daughter of a civil official family, it wasn't that he wouldn't have a wife.

After all, the young Grand Secretary was his good friend!

Moreover, in terms of cost-effectiveness, marrying Yu Yanhong is not a high-value proposition.

To put it simply, just considering the women of the Sheng family, marrying a woman from the Sheng family would make one the brother-in-law of the young Grand Secretary!

The price-performance ratio is significantly better!
Gu Tingye did not believe that marrying Yu Yanhong was some kind of serendipitous opportunity.

"Is retreat absolutely necessary?" Gu Yankai's expression was uncertain.

"We have no choice but to retreat," Gu Tingye nodded.

Gu Yankai's face darkened: "Just because Yu Yanhong is targeting my sister?"

"Isn't that enough?" Gu Tingye said casually.

For him, this reason was enough to make him break off the engagement.

Having been bullied by his older brother since childhood, he could not possibly develop feelings for Yu Yanhong, who also bullied others.

"evil creature!"

Gu Yankai said in a deep voice, pointing to the ground: "Kneel down!"

The eldest granddaughter of the Grand Tutor is not easy to marry; how can we give up so easily?

"Why?" Gu Tingye questioned.

Ok?
Gu Yanxin felt a slight anger rising within her.

How dare she question her father?

"This engagement cannot be called off."

"Kneel down."

Gu Yankai pointed to the floor again.

Gu Tingye gritted his teeth, straightened his back, and knelt down.

Why can't we get a refund?

He doesn't approve of this marriage!

At the age of twenty-five, he was newly appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Cavalry and Infantry, commanding 2,500 imperial guards who were allowed to enter the city, and he held great power.

He simply refused to believe that he couldn't even decide for himself who he would marry.

"Still don't know you're wrong."

"Bring me a rattan cane!" Gu Yankai shouted.

Since his second son became successful, he has been much more lenient with his second son.

However, no matter how lenient one is, it is not an excuse for the second son to refuse to marry the eldest granddaughter of Grand Tutor Yu.

He is the one who truly holds the power in the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion! "Outer robe." As he spoke, Gu Yankai looked at his son.

Gu Tingye glanced at his father indifferently, then slowly took off his outer robe, leaving only a thin undershirt.

From a young age, my father was very biased.

No matter how his elder brother framed him, the old father always acted as if he knew nothing.

Then?

Then, naturally, he got beaten up!
No matter what he does, he'll get beaten.

If I had to say when I wasn't beaten up, it would probably be during the few years I went to the frontier with my friend Jiang Zhao.

Gu Tingye was already used to being beaten.

Of course, this doesn't mean he doesn't hold grudges.

Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. He remembered every single one of his older brother's instigations and his father's favoritism.
Originally, he thought that once he became a useful person, his father would stop beating him.

Unexpected.
Gu Tingye was extremely irritated.

Go out and ask around, who has a son who has made great contributions to expanding territory and still gets beaten?

"Snapped!"

Holding the rattan cane, Gu Yankai lashed out without hesitation.

Gu Tingye gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"Humph!"

"Still being stubborn!"

Gu Yankai increased his strength, once, twice, three times.
"Master Hou."

A gasp caused Gu Yan to loosen his grip on the rattan cane.

After nearly ten slaps, faint red marks appeared on Gu Tingye's back.

However, he still showed no signs of obeying.

The arrival of Madam Qin undoubtedly gave him a way out.

"Erlang." Little Qin cried, tears streaming down her face, and stepped forward to grab Gu Yankai, snatching the rattan cane from him.

"My lord, what are you doing?" Madam Qin, who always obeyed the principle of "the husband is the head of the household," rarely questioned her husband.

The love she showed could not be summed up simply by the word "loving mother".
Of course, perhaps because she was too weak, her questions didn't sound like questions, but rather more like inquiries.

"This unfilial son is going to sever his marriage with the eldest granddaughter of Grand Tutor Yu." Gu Yankai walked to the main seat and sat down, quite angry.

He had never had any friends among civil officials, and was even targeted by them. Even though he kept saying that he wanted his son to become a "scholar-general" so as to avoid being targeted by scholars, he actually had no idea what it was like to be a military general without the targeting of scholars.

Little did people know that Gu Tingye's lifestyle was already at the level of a "scholar-general".

The general who expanded the territory, the 25-year-old military prodigy, has never been impeached. Even his promotions have been skipped, which is more than just a matter of "recognition".

Throughout history, many military generals who won battles were impeached and denounced, resulting in demotion.

Even Marquis Wu Xiang, Di Qing, was often suppressed and targeted.

He was almost the most formidable general of the previous generation, fighting his entire life, and only in his old age was he granted the posthumous title of "Marquis of Wuxiang".

The hidden hardships and suppression are not something that can be explained to outsiders.

In contrast, Gu Tingye appeared as a prodigy who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and his journey was smooth sailing.

This is no longer just "approval", but "support"!
The support of the Junior Grand Secretary and the support of Grand Chancellor Han!

The support from both sides, along with the approval of the civil service group, paved the way for Gu Tingye's smooth career path.

Unfortunately, Gu Yankai had never experienced the treatment of a "scholar-general" and did not know what a "scholar-general" should be like.

The long-term suppression by civil officials had made it difficult for him to clearly understand Gu Tingye's status.

Subconsciously, I still believe that my second child is facing the same difficulties as I am.

Little did Gu Tingye know that he had no shortage of connections to marry a lady from a scholarly family.

"Second Master is right!" Little Qin said tearfully, sobbing softly, "My lord, it's all my fault for not handling things properly!"

"I only found out that Yu Yanhong was such a nasty person when I got to the polo club, so I was thinking of finding someone to break off the engagement in a few days!"

"The eldest granddaughter of the esteemed Grand Tutor Yu is renowned for her virtue and gentleness. Who would have thought that the rumors were false?"

Madam Qin wiped away her tears and reached out to help Gu Tingye.

"Erlang, the ground is cold, get up quickly."

As a result, it couldn't be lifted up.

Gu Tingye stubbornly shook his head.

He deeply resented his father's habit of beating people without asking questions.

Furthermore, he already had the means to express his disgust.

Sitting in the main seat, Gu Yankai maintained his composure and said in a deep voice, "There's no need to break off the engagement. It's true that Yu Yanhong has a defect, but which high-ranking family doesn't have its own set of problems?"

"In the end, Yu Yanhong is nothing more than competing with her sister for favor, which is not surprising," Gu Yankai added. "Her reputation for virtue may not be genuine."

Clearly, Gu Yankai did not think Yu Yanhong had any major flaws.

She is a young woman awaiting marriage, and her intentions are directed at her older sister.

She married a man and became a virtuous and kind wife.

The two are not in conflict.

"I will not marry him." Gu Tingye resolutely refused.

Even Qin's mother said that Yu Yanhong was not good enough, but her father still insisted on marrying her?

Why can't you just admit you're wrong?

It was the same before.

He favored his eldest son, hit the wrong person, and still acted like a strict father.

Haha!

Gu Tingye was very dissatisfied.

Xihe opened up new frontiers, and he expanded the territory, fighting desperately for his life.

As a result, he couldn't even decide for himself who to marry?
"Rebel!"

Gu Yankai rebuked, "What's wrong with Grand Tutor Yu's eldest granddaughter?"

"You should know that Grand Tutor Yu was a former Grand Secretary who served in the Inner Cabinet, and his students and former subordinates are all over the country. For Bing Luzi to have the opportunity to associate with such a person is already a great fortune. How dare you refuse?"

"I don't care." Gu Tingye shook his head firmly: "I will pay a visit first thing tomorrow morning and break off the engagement."

Having legs and feet, he didn't believe his old father could stop him.

"You dare?" Gu Yankai roared in fury.

"Humph!"

Gu Tingye glanced at her indifferently, without any fear: "Father keeps saying that Yu Yanhong is not bad, so why doesn't he marry her himself?"

Ok?
Upon hearing this, Gu Yankai was immediately stunned.

"Erlang, what are you talking about?"

Madam Qin, feigning concern, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief: "The Marquis's concern is for your own good. The fault lies with me; I will return it in a few days."

"You unfilial son, what nonsense are you spouting?" Gu Yankai was furious.

Madam Qin is right, he is just very concerned!
What kind of attitude is this from the second brother?

Is this the attitude of a son?
"Someone come here!" Gu Yankai shouted, and several servants immediately entered.

"Drag him away and beat him," Gu Yankai ordered.

The servant hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How many times?"

"Keep hitting me!" Gu Yankai angrily threw the rattan cane.

The opening of the Xihe border completely wiped out the satisfaction accumulated over the past six months.

How could there be such a rebellious son?
"I'll go by myself."

Without waiting for the servant to drag him, Gu Tingye stood up and strode outside.

Similarly, he was also furious.

The old father kept saying it was for his own good, and even allowed himself to walk through the middle door, but he couldn't tolerate the slightest dissent.

That's so feudal!

There was a father and son, but the father did not know the son, and the son did not know the father.

Only a faint plea for mercy could be heard.

"Master Hou."

"Spare him! Erlang didn't mean it!"

　Gu Tingye and Gu Yankai are a classic example of a father who doesn't know his son, and a son who doesn't know his father.

　　The main problem is that both of them are too stubborn and don't communicate much.

　　Gu Tingye's mother, Lady Bai, died after learning the truth about her arranged marriage: she thought she had married for love, but it turned out that the Ningyuan Marquis's family was simply short of money and needed to marry a merchant to fill the financial gap.

　　When Gu Tingye learned of this news, his mother was pregnant with her second child and died in childbirth due to complications.

　　Gu Tingye's doubts about the cause of Bai's mother's death, and Gu Yankai's guilt and unease towards Bai, are the key points that prevent the two from reaching a consensus.

　　As long as they can't get this point out, the two will always have conflicts.

　　The main reason is that Gu Tingye was already old enough to remember things when Bai died, and he always had this doubt in his heart, but he never said it.

　　Even the fact that Gu Yankai beat him when he was young was seen as favoritism by him. He believed that Gu Yankai hated his birth mother, and thus he both craved his father's love and loathed his father, his emotions were very complicated.

　　Gu Yankai felt guilty because he had indeed married Bai Shi to fill the financial gap in the Gu family, and he had always felt ashamed.

　　Both father and son had doubts, but they kept quiet about them, which caused a huge conflict.

　　The eldest and second eldest sons were mainly instigated by Xiao Qinshi, and the eldest son kept targeting the second eldest son.

　　The Ningyuan Marquis's residence was definitely a place of heartbreak for Gu Tingye.

　　If there's anything Gu Tingye cares about, it's Xiao Qinshi, hehe!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)