封之洞很想說(shuō)這事兒最好是單獨(dú)前往,這樣不管出于什么目的,都不會(huì)為人詬病。
但是秦開(kāi)元既然主動(dòng)要求要去,若是封之洞堅(jiān)持只能一個(gè)人去,一來(lái)顯得居心叵測(cè),二來(lái)最后的結(jié)果甚至可能變成秦開(kāi)元獨(dú)自前去,這樣就反倒對(duì)封之洞的計(jì)劃最為不利。
此刻的封之洞也唯有不動(dòng)聲色,看看其他的長(zhǎng)老怎么說(shuō)。
可是就連最支持他的六長(zhǎng)老玉牙子鄒南芳,都知道此刻絕不適合自己開(kāi)口,就更別說(shuō)之前就沒(méi)有表達(dá)出對(duì)他的支持的三長(zhǎng)老玉瑾子蘇巖了。
畢竟,逼迫掌門這樣的罪名,足以成為任何一個(gè)人最大的污點(diǎn)了,也就唯有直登掌門大位才能盡可能的消除這種影響,即便是長(zhǎng)老,也會(huì)被同門心中暗自提防。
封之洞心中暗嘆,知道此事已成定局了。
龍潛坤也知道,這事兒自己若是單獨(dú)前往,幾乎只有鎩羽而歸一個(gè)可能,而有兩人前去,未必就沒(méi)有回寰的余地,最關(guān)鍵的是,任何決定到時(shí)候都有可能是秦開(kāi)元的個(gè)人決定,而并非他這個(gè)掌門做出的決定。這樣,就可以最大限度的將龍潛坤摘除出去。
只是,這樣未免就要讓秦開(kāi)元背黑鍋了,龍潛坤心中有些于心不忍。
看了秦開(kāi)元一眼,龍潛坤欲言又止,反倒是秦開(kāi)元對(duì)他展顏一笑,點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭,似乎在告訴他,既然開(kāi)了口,就是想到過(guò)后果,而且,他愿意做出這樣的犧牲。
龍潛坤心中大定,前思后想之余,他覺(jué)得必須以大局為重。若是昆侖派被封之洞執(zhí)掌,還不定會(huì)變成什么樣子。秦開(kāi)元可以犧牲,有必要的話,他龍潛坤也可以犧牲,只是,這種犧牲的前提是昆侖派變得更好,而不是落在封之洞的手里。
點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭,龍潛坤朗聲說(shuō)道:“既然玉陣師叔愿意和本座同往,這件事便這樣定了,不知諸位長(zhǎng)老意下如何?”
此刻還會(huì)有誰(shuí)能提出反對(duì)意見(jiàn)呢?自然是紛紛頷首,而那些堂主以及昆侖弟子,得到這個(gè)消息也是振奮異常,畢竟,玉陣子秦開(kāi)元是提出要與許半生決戰(zhàn)到底的人之一,而且他是第一個(gè)站出來(lái)做這樣的表態(tài)的。
而龍潛坤究竟是怎么決定的,沒(méi)有人知道,也就意味著他有五成可能選擇直接找許半生用暴力的手段討回公道。
對(duì)于龍潛坤加上秦開(kāi)元這樣的組合,昆侖門眾無(wú)疑是最有信心的,他們倆無(wú)疑是整個(gè)昆侖派第一以及第二的高手,他們倆若是還搞不定,就沒(méi)有人能搞定了。
包括封之洞在內(nèi),許多看明白了這場(chǎng)戲的人,心里也才都在秦開(kāi)元作出決定之后恍然大悟。難怪秦開(kāi)元會(huì)首先表態(tài)許半生需殺,他其實(shí)就是為了這最后的決定,在那個(gè)時(shí)候,他恐怕早已想到封之洞的打算,也知道龍潛坤勢(shì)在必行,于是他先順合昆侖弟子的激憤群情,而后再用幾乎注定政治犧牲的方式保護(hù)好龍潛坤。
所有的長(zhǎng)老之中,秦開(kāi)元才是那個(gè)最忍辱負(fù)重的,韓堪雖然護(hù)龍潛坤心切,但卻選錯(cuò)了切入點(diǎn),秦開(kāi)元才是那個(gè)從最初就完全明白了的人。
對(duì)此,韓堪心情沉重,在從殿上下來(lái)之后,他追上秦開(kāi)元,神色凝重的說(shuō)道:“開(kāi)元,你……這事,本該我去出頭啊!”韓堪一聲長(zhǎng)嘆。
秦開(kāi)元面無(wú)表情極其冷漠的掃了韓堪一眼,道:“每個(gè)人都要承擔(dān)自己犯下的錯(cuò),我不例外,大長(zhǎng)老你也不例外,掌門也不能例外。其他人,更是如此!”
這話看似是在說(shuō)他們?nèi)俗约旱倪^(guò)錯(cuò),于是就要自己去承擔(dān)后果,可是,韓堪卻聽(tīng)得明白,秦開(kāi)元這句話,最重要的部分在于最后那四個(gè)字。
更是如此!
沒(méi)有點(diǎn)名,但這絕對(duì)是指的封之洞無(wú)疑。秦開(kāi)元是在表示,無(wú)論如何,都不能讓封之洞坐上掌門的寶座,為了這個(gè)目的,犧牲不可避免,但他一往無(wú)前。
韓堪重重的點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭,卻只能看著秦開(kāi)元那已經(jīng)略顯蕭瑟的背影。這一次下山,秦開(kāi)元甚至未必回得來(lái)了。
吳東城中。
許半生擁著美人,半躺于臥榻之上,旁邊一張臥榻上,是堪堪睡著的小蘿|莉曾文。
蔣怡從桌上拿起一只小小的桔子,這是從辛貢省運(yùn)來(lái)的南豐蜜桔,個(gè)頭雖小,卻奇甜無(wú)比,這幾年市場(chǎng)上假貨頗多,不過(guò)蔣怡這種身份,她要的桔子,都是直接從產(chǎn)地果園里摘下來(lái)的,自然不會(huì)有假。
素手輕揚(yáng),蔣怡撥開(kāi)了桔子,小心翼翼的將桔子上的筋狀物一一剝?nèi)ィ@才將桔瓣放在許半生的唇邊,許半生張嘴,將桔瓣納入口中的時(shí)候,同時(shí)含住了蔣怡的手指,輕輕吮吸著,讓蔣怡雙眼變得迷離起來(lái)。
“討厭,小文在呢!”蔣怡輕嗔薄怒,雙眼之中卻是數(shù)不盡的風(fēng)情,哪有半點(diǎn)怪罪之意?只是略顯害羞罷了。
許半生不理,抱起蔣怡意圖換個(gè)地方,可曾文卻從軟榻上緩緩醒來(lái)。
她茫然的睜眼看著正欲進(jìn)屋的許半生的蔣怡,道:“半生哥哥,師父,你們要去哪里?”
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