The next day, Guo Zongyi woke up slowly after his face hurt from the sun.
Guo Rong had already disappeared. He stretched out and shouted: "Here comes someone."
The door creaked open, and a young man dressed as a eunuch ran in.
"Greetings to Your Highness." The eunuch knelt down and said in a soft voice.
Guo Zongyi looked at him a few times and asked curiously: "How come there are eunuchs in Aye's house?"
"Your Majesty, when your Majesty went to town, your Majesty gave ten maids, eunuchs, chefs, and doctors to take care of life." The eunuch replied hurriedly.
Guo Zongyi nodded and said hum. Guo Rong led Chanzhou as a prince, so it was normal for him to be given these gifts.
"What is your name, where are you from, how many people are in your family, and what position you currently live in?" Guo Zongyi asked lightly. He had never had a good impression of these eunuchs, but now that he was in the emperor's house, these eunuchs would be around him in the future.
"Your Highness, my humble name is Wu Shen. I am a native of Jinzhou. There is only one slave left in the family. I am of no rank and rank. Your Highness specially appointed you as a chamberlain this morning." Wu Shen replied respectfully, seeming to feel the Lord's attitude.
In order to feel alienated, he also moved out of Guo Rong.
Guo Zongyi didn't bother to point him out, he just chuckled and said: "In that case, let's stay."
Being aware of Wu Shen's thoughts, Wu Shen's back felt a little cold. He put away his contempt and kowtowed, "Your Highness, please forgive me. Your Highness, please forgive me."
Guo Zongyi glanced at him, and his voice turned cold: "In front of me, put away those stupid thoughts you learned in the palace and work hard. I will not treat you badly. Otherwise, you will taste the power of my sword first!"
Wu Shen was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly, burst into tears, and dared not speak out. Guo Zongyi looked on coldly, and when he started to bleed, he made him stand up and said: "Go get hot water, I want to take a bath."
After bathing in a newly built courtyard called "Jianshan", four palace maids came up with brand-new robes and short-waisted boots with jade belts, and surrounded Guo Zongyi. Finally, the leading palace maid
He praised: "Your Highness is really good-looking. Wearing this scarlet robe, I don't know how many young ladies I can charm when I go out."
Guo Zongyi laughed, in a good mood, and asked: "That's natural, what's your name?"
The four maids bowed down in unison, and the leader replied: "I don't dare to hear the humble name of my servant. We are all referred to as your chamberlains. Please give me a name, Your Highness."
Guo Zongyi secretly sighed, he was really not good at naming things, but the world is so sophisticated these days, the master has to give names to new slaves. Compared with these four little palace maids, Wu Shen seems very ignorant.
Already.
After thinking for a moment, he said: "Let's call them Chaoyu, Muping, Huailu, Liudong."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the name."
After leaving the door, he saw Wu Shen holding a black lacquer food box and trotting up to meet him. He said respectfully: "Your Highness, you haven't eaten the morning food yet. I asked the kitchen to make some. You can use some."
Guo Zongyi looked up at the sun. Seeing that the sun was shining brightly, he asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's already time."
Guo Zongyi shook his head: "If you don't want to eat, I will have lunch later. Where is I, Aye?"
"The Jiedu Official Hall in the outer courtyard."
"Where is my general Chai Wang?" Guo Zongyi nodded and asked again.
Wu Shen showed a thoughtful expression and said: "In the morning, I saw a fresh-faced military man with a beard summoned into the Jiedu Official Hall, but is this General Chai that Your Highness is talking about?"
"I know, take me to see Aye." With that said, Guo Zongyi took big steps and walked out.
Wu Shen hurriedly stuffed the food box into Chao Yu who had just left the house, turned around and ran in front of Guo Zongyi, bowing his eyebrows and bending down to lead him the way.
The Jiedu Official Hall is a complex of buildings. In the center is a large and spacious house called "Shanzhuitang". At this moment, Guo Rong, wearing a purple official uniform, is discussing matters with several officials in red and green uniforms in the hall, while Chai Wang
He had already changed his clothes and clothes and was wandering on the porch outside the door.
Guo Zongyi saw him from afar and ordered Wu Shen to call him. He took Chai Wang to a corner and asked, "Why did Aye call you?"
Chai Wang didn't dare to hide anything, so he lowered his voice and said, "Ask Xiaolang how he escaped and where he recovered from his injuries."
"What did you say?" Guo Zongyi stared at him closely, feeling a little nervous and asked slowly.
Chai Wang chuckled and said, "Of course it's nine percent true and one percent false."
"Oh?" Guo Zongyi raised his eyebrows, felt relieved, and asked with a smile: "Which part is fake?"
"Of course, Master Chen Tuan said that you deserved all the nagging things like a broken fetus, so he went away without reporting it. He only said that you were just recovering from a serious injury, but you encountered a catastrophe again, which is a bit nerve-wracking."
"Why did you lie about this?" Guo Zongyi frowned and asked deliberately.
Chai Wang looked innocent, shook his head and said: "I don't believe this ghost story, so why would I lie about it? In my opinion, Xiao Lang was acting abnormally because he was too nervous."
Guo Zongyi laughed, kicked him, and scolded him with a smile: "You are the only one who is a ghost."
But this was good, and it saved him the trouble of explaining to Aye that he didn't believe in the theory of gods and ghosts before, but now, he was a little shaken.
Guo Zongyi asked him about the reward promotion again. Chai Wang's face suddenly turned bitter and he said, "Lang Jun didn't mention it, and I don't know what it means."
As he spoke, he glanced at Guo Zongyi. He was so angry that he kicked Chai Wang again and said angrily: "Are you doubting me?"
"Don't dare." Chai Wang stepped away and waved his hands repeatedly.
Guo Zongyi thought about it for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Ah Ye wants me to show you my merits when I meet the saint, so that the reward will be bigger."
"Then we have Lao Xiaolang." Chai Wang winked, smiled and saluted.
"Do you have anything to do now?" Guo Zongyi asked. Seeing Chai Wang shaking his head, he asked, "Do you still remember Tian Ping, the ten generals yesterday?"
"Remember, that little man..."
Guo Zongyi waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "Go and call Cao Han now and ask me about this man."
"provoke!"
After Chai Wang left, Guo Zongyi ordered someone to go forward to report the matter. After receiving permission, he entered Shangui Hall.
"My uncle is here."
As soon as Guo Zongyi showed up, Guo Rong smiled and showed off to everyone.
"My son has met his father." There were a group of assistant officials in the room, so Guo Zongyi bowed formally.
"Come here quickly." Guo Rong sat in the main seat with a golden sword and asked him to sit in the side seat next to him.
Guo Rong looked at his eldest son with a loving face. When he sat down, he asked Wen Yan: "Have you eaten the morning meal?"
Seeing Guo Zongyi shaking his head, he pushed a plate of snacks on the table over and said: "Eat some cushion first, don't starve your body."
Guo Zongyi thanked him, but saw a middle-aged civil servant at the end of the left standing up and saying: "His Royal Highness's affection for licking the calf is very touching. Now His Highness has saved the day and father and son are reunited. I wish you all the best congratulations to Your Highness!"
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After saying this, all the ministers stood up one after another, cupped their hands and congratulated him.
"Hahaha." Guo Rong laughed heartily. He had never been so happy since the Qianyou incident.
He motioned for everyone to sit down and called his son: "Dalang, come and see Wang Pu, Secretary of Jiedu Zhang."
Guo Zongyi was slightly surprised. The middle-aged civil servant just now was Wang Pu, a famous minister of his generation?
Cui Mian once said: Zichanxiang Zheng, Kong Ming established Shu, Wang Pu promoted Zhou.
It can be seen that his talents are superior to those of the ministers of the Five Dynasties.
In his memory, he and Guo Rong knew each other and cherished each other, established laws and regulations, and promoted rituals and music. The "Pingbian Policy" written by him became the strategic guideline for the unification of the Zhou and Song dynasties.
It's a pity that Guo Rong's good government and Wang Pu's talents are both good. Wang Pu died before Guo Rong when he was more than ten years old. If he could live a few more years, Zhao Kuangyin would not be able to become the emperor. This is what Song Taizu himself Also admitted it.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly bowed deeply and said respectfully: "I have met the Secretary Zhang."
Wang Pu stepped aside, not daring to accept his courtesy, and even said no more.
Only then did Guo Zongyi look at him carefully. Wang Pu was tall, with a majestic face, a decent temperament, a beautiful beard, and the two particularly thick lion eyebrows on his forehead, which were unforgettable.
Then, Guo Rong took him to see Wang Min, the judge of Jiedu, Wang Zhu, the observation envoy, Cui Song, the observation judge, and a capital official who was often taken advantage of by Guo Rong, the grain envoy Zhang Mei.
Among them, Wang Zhu is the youngest, with a fair face and no beard. He looks to be in his early twenties. He is wearing a green robe, which makes him stand out among the group of scarlet robes.
But this man is also somewhat famous in history books. He is a heavy drinker, has few literary names, and won the Jinshi at the age of twenty.
Later, when he served in the Song Dynasty, he even cried to Zhou Shizong in front of Zhao Kuangyin, so Guo Zongyi had a deep impression on him.
When Guo Rong was in power, he often wanted him to become the prime minister, but he was always hesitant because of his alcoholism. Later, when he died, he left a legacy to Fan Zhi, asking Wang Zhu to become the prime minister, but Fan Zhi and Wang Pu suppressed him. Come down.
Guo Zongyi looked around and counted Cao Han, as well as Yang Tingzhang, Li Hanchao, Yuan Yan, Ma Quanyi, Liu Tinghan, Cao Bin, Yin Chongke, Pan Mei, Zhao Kuangyin and others who had not yet appeared. The former members of the vassal mansion were later reused and climbed to high positions in just a few years. However, except for Wang Pu and Wang Min who died young, everyone else entered the Song Dynasty after the Chenqiao mutiny and did not even resist.
The person who took over Guo Rong's empire was Zhao Kuangyin, who he promoted from the small leader of the guards to the number one man in the Forbidden Army.
