Everyone is getting old, and they can be regarded as people who have experienced heavy wind and rain. Putting aside the immediate interests, they can still find some beautiful things from the past memories.
When people get old, they naturally like to remember more, don't they?
"Father, are you better?"
When Guo Mo and Li Mochou arrived, Shi Miyuan had just had breakfast, and was sitting on a rocking chair he had never seen before, with a ray of sunlight shining into the room, with a book in his hand, thinking about something.
"It's Mochou, oh, King Yan is here too—"
Shi Miyuan struggled to sit up, not because he respected Guo Mo, King of Yan, but because he didn't want to show his weak side in front of this political enemy.
"Let me come—"
Before Li Mochou, Guo Mo stepped forward to help Shi Miyuan up, and helped him walk to the warm pavilion.
A cup of hot tea, the fragrance of birds and birds.
"King Yan, this old man's life is so hanging in your hands in Luoyang City."
"Hehe, Shi Xiang, don't say that. If you really have something wrong with me in Luoyang City, I'm afraid I, Guo Mo, will not be able to clean up by jumping into the Yellow River."
The two of them didn't give way to each other, they were completely tit for tat, while Li Mochou kept silent and poured tea and water for them carefully.
"A man of gold like Shi Xiang has traveled more than 2000 miles. I'm afraid he didn't just come to attend my wedding with Mo Chou."
Guo Mo silently held Li Mochou's hand that was nowhere to rest, feeling a bit of tension and coldness, he knew the weakness in her heart at this moment.
"Haha, since His Royal Highness King Yan's question is so straightforward, I don't want to beat around the bush. I have only one purpose in coming to Luoyang. I want to cooperate with King Yan!"
Shi Miyuan changed his previous sickness, as if he was a lion that had been dormant for a long time, and suddenly his hair stood up all over his body.
Guo Mo took the teapot from Li Mochou and poured himself a cup.
Throughout the year, he can only drink green tea and scented tea. Guo Mo suddenly misses his favorite Pu'er in later generations.
"Cooperation? I'm the same as Shi, I'm a minister in front of the official family, one article and one military to assist the left official family, isn't it already cooperating?"
Guo Mo pretended not to understand the meaning of Shi Miyuan's words, and talked about him from left to right.
"Why does His Royal Highness reject the old man thousands of miles away? Mo Chou is the adopted daughter of the old man, and now she is your side concubine. We are considered a family behind closed doors."
"Half a son-in-law, to say something disrespectful, the relationship between the old man and King Yan at this time seems to be closer than the relationship between King Yan and the official family of Song Dynasty?"
"Although you are the king of Yan, it's a pity that you are just a foster son adopted by an official family, most of all a ruthless emperor's family, let alone a foster son like you?"
"To put it bluntly, you are just a knife and a tool in his hand. There is also a prince on it. Although he is not born in an official family, he is a decent Zhao Song royal family."
"Besides, the old man also heard that the official family, who is nearly sixty years old, actually made the beauty in the palace impregnated with dragon seeds."
"Just imagine, if you give birth to a prince, it will be a proper son of the official family. The position of prince will naturally change, and you, King Yan, who holds a heavy army, how can the old official family not give it to you before you go big?" Arranged well?"
"You know, the song of injustice in the Fengbo Pavilion is still there on the shore of the West Lake, and the accusation of 'unnecessary' will not only be placed on Yue Pengju."
After Shi Miyuan said so much in one breath, he picked up his teacup from the table.
The authentic official kiln is produced, but the texture is not as good as the teacup he left in Lin'an Mansion and used for many years.
After hearing these words, Guo Mo was a little surprised, and looked at Li Mochou beside him, only to see Li Mochou shaking her head at him gently and unobtrusively.
That means, she didn't tell Shi Miyuan anything about Guo Mo's secret.
No wonder it happens.
Guo Mo suddenly felt sympathetic, or rather pity the old man in front of him.
He already understood what Shi Miyuan meant by "cooperation" just now. Is this to "add a yellow robe" to himself?
"What Shi Xiang said is not unreasonable, but Guo Mo can have everything he has now, because of the gift of the government. As the saying goes, the ruler must die, and the minister must die, and the father must die, and the son must die."
"Guanjia and Guo Mo, he is both a king and a father. If there is a day when history says it, Guo Mo will just hand over everything now."
Guo Mo said it so righteously that he almost believed it himself.
"Hahaha—people say how wise His Royal Highness King Yan is, and how different he is from ordinary people. When we meet today, we will know that rumors cannot be trusted!"
Hearing what Guo Mo said, Shi Miyuan laughed, and even showed more regret.
"King Yan, even if you can abandon yourself, what about your family?"
"What about your monogamous wife and two concubines? How many of your children?"
"Young man, wake up—you are no longer alone. If you die, all your relatives will follow in your footsteps."
"This......"
Guo Mo's eyes suddenly dimmed, as if full of helplessness and helplessness.
"I don't know history, how can I teach me?"
In the room, the three of them were silent for a cup of tea, and no one spoke.
Suddenly, Guo Mo seemed to understand something, his eyes lit up, showing firm eyes, and seemed to have an infinite longing for the future.
"Well, children can be taught—"
Shi Miyuan picked up his half-drunk teacup and gestured to Guo Mo.
Guo Mo got up quickly and poured him a cup of tea himself.
"Since you are not alone now, then just be a 'lonely person'."
"You need to know, princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?"
"what--"
Guo Mo opened his eyes wide and looked at Shi Miyuan in disbelief. The teacup in his hand accidentally fell to the ground...
Chapter 283 The Strong Wind Grass
Shi Miyuan still left Luoyang City, he couldn't even wait for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
He suppressed his excitement, feeling that he had finally taken the most important first step.
Guo Mo, Guo Mo, even if you are outstanding in martial arts, even if you have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under your command, it is a pity that human desire and greed are always your biggest weakness.
Shi Miyuan is a person in a high position, and he deeply understands that once a person reaches that position, he doesn't want to come down again, and his mind is full, only keeping his own vested interests.
Or, go for a higher position.
Shi Miyuan came all the way to Luoyang, his only bargaining chip is the desire in Guo Mo's heart, people are not afraid that you have ambitions, but they are afraid that you don't.
Sitting in the carriage back to Lin'an, the guards who secretly protected him no longer hid, and they all showed up one by one, crowding around the front and back of the carriage, there were a total of fifty or so people.
"Master, look at your expression, are you very satisfied with this trip to Luoyang?"
Shi Gang and Shi Yong are the leaders of these guards. They have followed Shi Miyuan for many years, and they are very happy to see their master, and it is rare for them to take the initiative to talk to them.
"Haha, you two boys have been in the Prime Minister's Mansion for so many years, why don't you even understand the rules? You shouldn't ask, so don't ask, hahaha——"
Although he was reprimanding, Shi Miyuan couldn't see any displeasure.
The cold spring was cold, the eyes were bleak, and there was no scenery to speak of along the way, but Shi Miyuan always let the car curtains be opened.
"Well, let's not talk about anything else, this 'Hero Drunk' is really good, but it is too expensive. It costs 100 taels of silver for a jar of five catties."
On Shi Miyuan's carriage, he also brought two altars of "Hero Drunk", which of course were given to him for free.
He has made an agreement with Guo Mo that he will get two hundred altars of "Hero Drunk" from him every month, but in exchange for grain, which is equivalent to grain worth 100 taels of silver, in exchange for five catties of "Hero Drunk" .
This condition is the result of both sides' satisfaction. Shi Miyuan has a large amount of private farmland in the south of the Yangtze River, and rice is harvested twice a year. Even he himself is not very clear about how much rice he has stored in his warehouse.
All the civil and martial arts have left and returned to their respective territories. There are only three people in Xiaohua Hall, Guo Mo, Zhao Rushu and old Cheng Yi.
On the other hand, Wu Nantian was in charge of serving tea and water. He was going to leave with Guo Jing. He had [-] King Yan's guards stationed in Zhending Mansion, which was under Zhang Shijie's command.
Just the night before leaving Luoyang, Wu Nantian suddenly came to Guo Mo and expressed his thoughts.
It turned out that in the past few years, Wu Nantian and several brothers had experienced training in various military camps.
Although, he also tried his best to complete all kinds of training items, whether it was horseback riding, marksmanship, or formation of troops, he could do a decent job.
However, Wu Nantian himself knew very well that in terms of arranging troops and commanding the army, he was not as good as Zhang Shijie, the eldest brother. He seemed to be a natural handsome talent, and it could be seen that he loved him from the bottom of his heart.
In terms of charging and fighting, he is not as good as the third junior brother Hu Yande and the fourth junior Haji. These two are destined to be invincible fighters on the battlefield in the future.
However, Wu Nantian himself prefers the kung fu of stepping down. Compared with the military camp, he yearns for the free arena.
When Wu Nantian went to look for Guo Mo, he was still cautious, afraid that his master would blame him for this, so he expressed his thoughts and kept pleading guilty.
"Haha, Nan Tian, what is this? What do you like, just do it according to your own wishes. As a teacher, why not be obsessed with the world?"
Therefore, there was one less person in the team that set off back to Hebei the next day.
Wu Nantian stayed by his master's side. He still hasn't forgotten what his master expected of him, and his birthday is not far away.
Now that he has stayed, Guo Mo will naturally devote himself to cultivating this apprentice. In addition to urging him to practice martial arts on a daily basis, he usually takes him with him when discussing matters with Zhao Rushu and Cheng Yi.
"Your Highness, do you mean that Shi Xiang actually wants to encourage you to... compete with the crown prince?"
After listening to Guo Mo's story about his secret conversation with Shi Miyuan, both the resourceful Zhao Rushu and the well-informed old Cheng Yi were completely dumbfounded.
It was Zhao Rushu who came to his senses first, but he still didn't dare to say it too bluntly. This kind of thing can't be mentioned in today's officials, so Zhao Rushu had no choice but to talk about competing with the crown prince.
"Haha, old Zhao, can't you see this? This Shi Miyuan obviously wants to support His Highness, and he may even spread his highness's martial arts everywhere, but he definitely wants to put His Highness on fire."
"It's an old routine, but this time Shi Miyuan ended up in person. This matter, the old man suggests that I write it down, and present a copy to the current officials, so that he can know for sure."
"A copy is passed on to Lao Xue in Lin'an. With him around, at least the overall situation can be protected. No matter how hard these people go about their energy, their energy is limited."
"Lin'an City is as solid as gold, and the 'Huangcheng Division' is mostly in the hands of the Southern Four Heroes, and most of the imperial guards guarding Lin'an come from the 'Dunwu Army'. Why are you afraid of him?"
Old Cheng Yi was full of confidence, and even felt that dealing with Shi Miyuan in this way was a bit invincible.
Old Cheng Yi also found a place, just one street away from King Yan's Mansion, a courtyard with three entrances, more than enough to accommodate a hundred people, as the government office of the Ministry of Rites in Luoyang City.
It's just that the old commander Cheng Guanggan is the only one now, and his troops probably won't be able to arrive until the first month of the lunar year.
Inspired by Lao Cheng, Zhao Rushu was directly next to his Ministry of Rites, and also built a courtyard with a signboard of the Ministry of Punishment.
He himself is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but he has not returned to Lin'an in the past few years, and the title is empty.
This time the Ministry of Punishment's sign was posted, and a dozen cadres were selected from several imperial examinations and local officials from various places, and a temporary Ministry of Punishment was established.
After all, Guo Mo has regained more and more sites in recent years, and it is impossible to send any incidents on these sites to the Criminal Department in Lin'an.
Before, it could only be handled by the state governments in various places. Later, there were three major economic and strategic appeasement envoys, who were able to centralize the handling of matters in various regions.
Now, Luoyang City also has a criminal department, so it is naturally more standardized.
Yanwang Mansion itself is a small imperial court, and Zhao Rushu has several roles. Even now, he is in charge of personnel selection and assessment, raising and distribution of money and food, and handling of major cases everywhere.
Even if he did the work of the three departments of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Households, he still had to take charge of the affairs of Yan Wangfu.
The Communist Party of Meng took over the Ministry of War, and now Cheng Yi's Ministry of Rites is responsible for more diplomatic affairs, and foreign trade is also under his control.
As for the Ministry of Industry, there is not much infrastructure, and each state government arranges it by itself. If there is any public affairs, it will be pushed to Feng Mofeng, who will be the workshop.
"Nanshan Qiaozi" Nan Xiren still went back to Lin'an, Guo Mo needed someone who could make him feel at ease, watching the gods and ghosts in Lin'an.
The matter between him and Jin Yufeng was settled verbally under the cooperation of Guo Mo and Feng Heng.
As for when to get married, Jin Yufeng meant to get the master's approval, but Nan Xiren was concerned about Guo Mo's important affairs.
The two of them both had that intention in mind, maybe they felt that all this happened too quickly, and they both wanted to think about it more carefully.
With the end of the Lantern Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year has finally faded.
King Yan's Mansion also returned to normal. With two wives, Guo Mo had some headaches, and often didn't know which courtyard to go to.
Fortunately, whether it was Huang Rong or Li Mochou, the two had never had any disputes in this regard, and they even kept urging Guo Mo to go to the other party's place. Several times, Guo Mo slept directly in the study.
Although there are two daughters-in-law and several people who stay in Yanwang's mansion to practice martial arts, Guo Mo's companion is young Guo Xiang the most.
This little girl has a special affinity with Guo Mo. No matter what she does, she is the best in Guo Mo's eyes. Little Guo Xiang spends all day with her father and hears all kinds of stories from her.
Guo Mo also talked nonsense, especially the story of Journey to the West, which he told early on. Which child would not like such stories of gods, gods and ghosts?
Reading, teaching art, accompanying the wife and children, or listening to the information compiled by Zhao Rushu from various places.
In March, Guo Mo took little Guo Xiang together to participate in the "Spring Plowing" ceremony held outside Luoyang City.
March passed, and Huang Rong was six months pregnant, and her body gradually began to become heavy, but little Guo Xiang followed her mother curiously every day, asking if she was a younger brother or a younger sister?
As soon as mid-April came, King Yan's Mansion became busy again, this time preparing for His Royal Highness King Yan's marriage to Xi Xia's "Princess Yincheng" on the eighth day of May.
Only now did Guo Mo know that the "Princess Yincheng" who married him this time was not the daughter of Xixia King Li Dewang, but the daughter of the Supreme Emperor Li Zunxu, who was the eldest princess of Xixia.
In this way, Guo Mo felt better, otherwise he would be a generation shorter for nothing.
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