Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

But this time the servant who delivered the decree was no longer Eunuch Shun, but another servant eunuch.

After all, Eunuch Shun's head has been knocked into a big bag by the door, and his eyes are black and blue. It would be really indecent to deliver an edict out of the palace.

But it doesn't matter who delivers the decree, what matters is the content of the decree.

First reward the Zhuquefang mansion, which represents the highest honor of the courtiers, and then confer the title of Duke of Longxi County, the eldest son of the Guo family.

It can be said that the emperor's grace is mighty, and the blessings are endless.

As soon as the decree of grace entered the county mansion, it immediately caused a commotion in the mansion. Even the old matriarch, who was holding her grandson and did not let go, came to the main hall, insisting on witnessing this imperial decree of grace from heaven.

Even though the old lady is illiterate, listening to Kang Zhiru and Zhenniang's chanting, her eyes were already narrowed with joy, and she repeatedly praised the great grandson, who is blessed with great fortune, and boasted that the ancestors of the Guo family have accumulated a lot. Dade.

Obviously, what made the old lady most ecstatic was the emperor's conferment of the grandson of Guo's parents.For an ordinary woman like her, the emperor's award and title are the supreme honor, and she is still a newborn child, to be able to obtain this title that ordinary people can't get in their lifetime is already a blessing .

As for the Zhuquefang mansion bestowed by His Majesty Li Er, it is really dispensable to the old lady. Whether she lives in Zhuquefang or Taipingfang, it really makes no difference to her. It's just a mansion.

And Guo Ye, the son who should be the first to honor the lintel, was directly ignored by her.

Guo Ye couldn't help being speechless and depressed for a while, how could he just leave me alone and ignore me?

However, seeing the old matriarch's happy twist, listening to Kang Zhiru, Zhenniang, and a group of maids surrounding the old matriarch, chirping and expressing joy, the hall was constantly filled with laughter, and the happy scene in the whole house made him feel happy. I also felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

This is a kind of satisfaction from the heart, and I can't help but sigh in my heart, being a son, a husband, and a father, working hard outside regardless of hard work, isn't that what you want?

Afterwards, he quietly exited the hall, and went to the small courtyard where Xiuxiu was in confinement alone, intending to tell Xiuxiu the joy and share it with her.

Halfway through the journey, suddenly there was a call from the porter behind him: "Young Master, there is a visitor here."

Guo Ye was going to visit Xiuxiu, who was in confinement, and now he heard the call and couldn't help but secretly groaned, it was a coincidence that he came here, and he didn't look at the time to pinch it.

However, he still stopped and turned around. When the porter came up to him, he asked with some displeasure: "Who is it? I just came back from the palace, and he came to the door."

"Uh, not one person, but two people!"

The concierge made gestures and hurriedly explained: "They are two weird people in strange clothes, neither like barbarians nor like us Han people, but they can speak Chang'an official dialect."

"Oh?"

Guo Ye raised his eyebrows, and said suspiciously: "Weird people in strange clothes? What kind of mess, let's go, go to the meeting for a while, you first invite them to the flower hall."

Well, I have to admit that Guo Ye is obviously interested in these two oddly dressed weirdos of unknown origin.

The concierge answered yes, then hurriedly turned back and ran towards the gate of the county mansion.

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After a short while, the concierge led the two strange people who came to visit suddenly into the mansion and brought them to the flower hall.

As soon as Guo Ye saw the person coming, he finally understood the origin of the strange man in strange clothes mentioned by the porter.

It is indeed a strange outfit, at least for a native of Chang'an like the concierge, it is quite normal not to know this kind of attire.

But Guo Ye is familiar with it. This strange costume is indeed made of cloth characters like Han Chinese costumes, but it looks like a gown but not a gown, like a gown but not a gown.

In particular, both of them were barefoot, and each was wearing a pair of wooden clogs. These are clogs specially worn by little devils.

Moreover, the facial features of the two are similar to those of the Han people, but the hair style is ugly. The middle of the hair is shaved directly into a big bald scoop, with middle hair on both sides, and an upside-down braid tied at the back of the head.

Nima, little devil, these two are devils from Fusang.

When the little devil came to the door, Guo Ye suddenly felt awkward.

Seeing the two of them, one tall and thin, the other short and fat, holding a three-foot long and wide wooden box wrapped in red cloth in each hand, nodding and bowing to himself constantly, and calling Ha Yi, Guo Ye became more convinced that the two The uninvited guest was the little devil from Fusang.

Guo Ye was born with a dislike for little devils, so Guo Ye didn't even have to be polite, he just waved his hand to signal the concierge to leave, and even skipped the etiquette of pouring water and tea.

Afterwards, Guo Ye hummed to show his response, then sat back on the top seat, and said, "You two guests from Fusang, you can sit anywhere you want!"

The two Fusang people did not find a seat by themselves, but introduced themselves in fluent Chinese.

It turned out that both of them were from the Fusang Thousand People Visiting Group in the name of worshiping the heavens and the state, and they were both heads of the two Edo families who led the delegation to visit this time.

The tall and thin middle-aged man's surname is Bei Chen, and he calls himself Bei Chen Ichiro; the short and fat middle-aged man with a wretched face is the head of the Yagyu family, Yagyu Koryo.

After listening to the self-introductions of the two, Guo Ye couldn't help but feel a little happy. What a coincidence, His Majesty Li Er asked me to find a way to get you away, but you two Patriarchs who led the delegation came here on their own initiative up.

However, he also wondered, since he called Datang, he had never dealt with little devils, why did these two little devils Patriarchs come to him by themselves?And it's only been a day or two since I returned to Chang'an, what are these two little devils Patriarchs looking for me for?It seems that you have never had contact with them?

Could it be that Guan Jiujiu, a coward, was not good enough to do things well, and his failure to follow him aroused the other party's vigilance, but the little devil followed the clues and found his way to his house?

Before knowing the intentions of Bei Chenichiro and Yagyu Koryo, Guo Ye deliberately acted extraordinarily calm, with an indifference of rejecting others thousands of miles away.

Slightly squinting his eyes, he glanced at the two of them, and asked, "I don't know what the two Fusang guests are coming to my mansion for?"

The tall and thin Hokutoichiro just wanted to open his mouth, but the short and fat Yagyu Koyoshi bumped his arm, and made a wink to hint Hokutoyoshiro to keep silent.

Afterwards, he also hugged the wooden box wrapped in red cloth in Beichenichiro's hand. The two wooden boxes were stacked together and ran to Guo Ye on his bowed legs. He smiled wretchedly and said in fluent Chinese: "It's the first time to visit Mr. Shangbang. A small gift is not a respect!"

After finishing speaking, he placed the two gift boxes on the table on Guo Ye's right hand side.

Hehe, the little devil is pretty good at learning, and the little courtesy is not enough to be respected.

But when the wooden box was put down, Guo Ye subconsciously turned his head and glanced at it, but frowned.

Although he didn't know what was inside the gift box, he could smell a strange smell, a foul smell.

He couldn't help but suspect, your mother's little devil, could it be possible to visit someone's house and give someone a gift, and even give him stinky salted fish?This smell, why is it so wrong?

After sniffing twice, the more rotten the smell, Guo Ye really wanted to vomit...

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After Yagyu Koyoshi presented the gift box, he bowed respectfully and backed away, while still humming incessantly.

Guo Ye wanted to see what was in the gift box that gave off a strange smell under the red cloth.

So with a raised right hand, the red cloth was lifted, and the lid of the box was opened with a click.

Nima!

What a salted fish!

There are several salted fish neatly arranged in the wooden box, very long and very large salted fish... stinky salted fish.

Guo Ye opened the lid of the second wooden box again, and it was still salted fish, with a layer of whitish salt and alkali hanging on the salted fish.