Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Thinking of this, Guo Ye also felt that he was quite sorry for Wang Bodang. If he hadn't been implicated, how could he have gone through this ordeal?Moreover, after destroying the henchmen of the Taishang Emperor, and after Jimmy led a surprise army to kill Li Xiaogong and rescue Wang Bodang, he didn't seem to even go to Tuyuhun to appease Wang Bodang, and he didn't even send him a letter.

The more Guo Ye thought about it, the more guilty and ashamed he felt. He came to the table and opened the so-called mud seal of the jar of old wine with one hand, and poured himself a full bowl.

Then he raised his wine bowl to respect Uncle Wang and said, "Senior Wang, long time no see, I respect you with this bowl!"

Wang Bodang was not hypocritical, he clinked the bowl with Guo Ye, drank it in one gulp, threw the wine bowl back on the table, and shouted: "Have fun!"

Then he reached into the basin, grabbed a sauced elbow and gnawed it, gobbling it as if he had been hungry for a long time.While eating, Uncle Wang greeted him inarticulately: "Try it, try it, I haven't eaten the soy pork elbow from Jiuweizhai for many years."

Guo Ye hesitated to speak, and finally sat down and imitated Wang Bodang and gnawed the soy elbow.

Needless to say, the sauced elbow of Jiuweizhai is really delicious, and I have to accept it. Uncle Wang really knows how to find it. After leaving Chang'an for so long, he can still find this kind of place.

The two of them were speechless one after another, they just sat down to drink the old wine, gnawed on the sauced elbow, drank happily, and ate with great joy.

After some turmoil, Uncle Wang suddenly stopped his movements, rolled up his sleeves and wiped his oily lips, then wiped his hands on his body again, looking extremely sloppy, and asked: "Are you thinking It's very strange, I once said that I would never set foot in Chang'an again in this life, but now I go back on my word and enter Chang'an again?"

Guo Ye was noncommittal, nodded and said in praise: "Yes, you swore to me that day..."

"Do you find it very puzzling, since I have come to Chang'an, why don't I come to Pingyang County to visit you openly, but hide my head and show my tail to find an idler to send a letter to your mansion?"

Wang Bodang interrupted Guo Ye without waiting for him to finish speaking, and asked again.

Guo Ye didn't finish his sentence this time, but just nodded.

Wang Bodang asked again: "Are you puzzled, why did I hide in a slum like Luoshuifang to meet you, and even found this long-abandoned house that has no owner?"

Guo Ye still nodded.

Wang Bodang gave a wry smile, pointed to his dirty white robe, and his sloppy makeup, and asked, "Do you think I am completely different from when I was in Tuyuhun? People, become decadent and nasty? So that you almost don't recognize me?"

Guo Ye still nodded.

He didn't urge to ask, because he knew Wang Bodang well, and he would naturally speak when it was time to speak.

But understanding is understanding, but what Wang Bodang said next, almost scared Guo Ye into a sip of wine and choked up.

Uncle Wang took a deep breath, and said slowly with complicated eyes and a strange look: "The reason for this is because - I killed someone in Tuyuhun, I killed someone who shouldn't be killed!"

At this moment, Guo Ye couldn't sit still, couldn't calm down anymore, he hurriedly got up and asked, "What happened? Who did you kill in Tuyuhun? Who was the other party?"

Chapter 1142 Too funny!

"My Uncle Wang has lived in vain for forty years, boasting that his heart is like an ancient well without waves, but who knows that he is still unable to get rid of impatience. Sigh..."

Uncle Wang beat his chest and stamped his feet angrily, and sighed, "Too impulsive, I'm still too impulsive! I shouldn't, I shouldn't have killed him!"

Guo Ye looked at his self-pity and self-pity, and knew in his heart that it was useless to follow blindly now, so he calmed down quickly, and said in a deep voice: "There is no medicine for regret in this world. If you do it, you have done it. No wonder you dare not take it." To come to visit my house openly and aboveboard, and to hide secretly in Luoshuifang in this slum, it turns out that he committed a murder!"

Speaking of this, Guo Ye was actually quite puzzled in his heart. A hero like Wang Bodang in the past had always had a daring temperament. Even if he killed someone, it was impossible for him to flee to Chang'an in embarrassment to find him.With his ability, he would retreat and hide in the mountains and forests for the rest of his life, and let this murder case become a case without a head. Why bother to go to Chang'an to find his own rescue?Moreover, although Wang Bodang did not want to see His Majesty Li Er, he led the wild wolf army to capture Tuyuhun under his own plan on the spot, which was a great contribution to the Tang Dynasty.As long as he definitely let go of his old prejudices and is willing to bow his head to His Majesty Li Er and enter the palace face to face, he will definitely be able to use his past merits and friendship to make Li Er Majesty forgive him for his murder!

Uncharacteristically, while Guo Ye was curious, he also became more suspicious.

He muttered to himself, could it be that the person killed by Wang Bodang was unusual?

Immediately, he hurriedly asked: "Senior Wang, since the incident has already happened, it's useless to beat your chest and regret and regret it now. Tell me, who did you kill?"

Hearing this, Uncle Wang picked up the wine jar on the table, poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it casually, then wiped the wine stains from his mouth, looked at Guo Ye and said word by word: "The new guard Tuyuhun said Great General—Duan Zhide."

Duan Zhide?

Guo Ye was taken aback because he didn't have a deep impression of this person.

When Wang Bodang saw this, he immediately explained in a low voice: "The general who guarded Tuyuhundao was originally Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, but Li Xiaogong later supported Li Yuan and tried to rebel, and his head was cut off and sent back to Chang'an. You should know that."

Guo Ye nodded, and made it clear with a hum, because it was his people who threw Li Xiaogong's head from outside the hall into the hall that day, frightened Changsun Wuji's gang, and indirectly captured King Lu. and others.

But later he was sent to Tubo as an envoy, and there was civil strife in Tubo. He avoided the kingdom of Tianzhu.

For example, Duan Zhide that Wang Bodang was talking about, he had hardly heard of this person's name, let alone familiarity with him.

He was really puzzled that such a person suddenly appeared and took up the post of general guarding Tuyuhun Dao.One must know that Tuyuhun has only returned to Tang Dynasty not long ago, this position is very important, and the person who can occupy this position is definitely not someone who is waiting for nothing.

But now, he had hardly heard of this person.

Wang Bodang looked at Guo Ye and frowned and shook his head with a puzzled look on his face, so he guessed what Guo Ye was thinking, and then explained: "You were not in Datang for a long time before, let alone you. Chang'an, so it's normal that you haven't heard about Duan Zhide being the general of Tuyuhun. Moreover, Duan Zhide is not a great person at all. Given your current status, it's normal for you to be unfamiliar with him. He used to be the deputy commander of the march in Xikaidao before, and after Li Xiaogong died, he was appointed by the court as the general guarding Tuyuhun, which is a step up to the sky."

Guo Ye snorted, and asked, "Is there something unusual about this man being able to ascend from the rank of deputy chief of a marching army to the appointment of Tuyuhun to guard the seven cities?"

"Exactly!"

Uncle Wang said: "It's because he has a good elder brother, and you must know his elder brother."

Guo Ye frowned and asked, "Who?"

Wang Bodang let out a sigh, and said, "Duan Zhixuan, Duke Fan of the Great Tang Dynasty, who was then Minister of the Household Department!"

Duan Zhixuan?

Fan Guogong Duan Zhixuan?

Guo Ye stroked his forehead gently, and thought to himself, why didn't I think of it?Duan Zhixuan and Duan Zhide, isn't this obvious, just because the name is not a brother, it has something to do with it.

A few days ago, His Majesty Li Er also ordered the six ministers to cooperate with him regarding the relocation of Buddhism in the Central Plains to Fusang. Guo Ye and Duan Zhixuan had a meeting.Because the other party is in charge of the household department, whether it is household registration or money and grain allocation, Guo Ye has to rely heavily on the other party.

But Duan Zhixuan also has a younger brother, he really hasn't heard from the other party, after all, the friendship has not reached that level.

Nowadays, most of the six ministers of the imperial court have their own factions and camps. Since the old ministers of Wude were kicked out of the court, and the eldest grandson Wuji was dismissed from office and nobility, the household ministers have changed one after another. Now This section of Zhixuan is the Minister of the Household Department personally appointed by His Majesty Li Er.

But Duan Zhixuan is not in the three families, and he has won the trust of His Majesty Li Er.

Guo Ye recounted Duan Zhixuan's past in detail. It seems that after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he started as the governor of Jinzhou and was promoted all the way to the general manager of the Xikaidao March.Later, he was recalled to Chang'an by His Majesty Li Er. Because he couldn't find a suitable position for a while, he was idle for a long time, and was only recently appointed as the Minister of the Household Department.No wonder Duan Zhide was appointed as the deputy commander of the Xikaidao March, could it be that His Majesty Li Er wanted to make up for it?

Duan Zhixuan, so he gave this favor to his younger brother Duan Zhide?

But it's too late to think about these things now, because Wang Bodang has already killed Duan Zhide with a single knife.

The dignified general guarding the Tuyuhun Road, the dignified Duke Fan and the relative brother of Shangshu Hubu were killed, how can this matter be taken lightly?The movement was too great.

It's hard for Guo Ye to understand now, Wang Bodang and Duan Zhide should be irrelevant, why would Wang Bodang kill him?

So, he asked: "Did you and Duan Zhide have any enmity in the past?"

Wang Bodang shook his head and said: "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, this man was just a small lieutenant, and a certain family had never had any quarrel with him. Hehe, he is not qualified either."

Day, Guo Ye was still speechless for a while when he was still putting on a show.

So he asked again: "Is that because of you and his brother Duan Zhixuan?"