The carriage stopped outside Yuxian Gate, and Aunt Gongsun took Guo Song all the way into the palace and arrived in front of Qilin Hall.
Aunt Gongsun took a box and said to Guo Song: "There are many rules in the palace. I will exempt you from bathing and changing clothes, but you put everything in this box and take it away when you leave."
Guo Song had no choice but to put all the items from his waist bag into the box. Aunt Gongsun saw Yu Lingxuan's dragon pattern jade and Tian Shenyu's jade at a glance. She shook her head and said, "I really don't know what to do."
What's wrong with you? Are you a thief who doesn't take advantage of you?"
Guo Song said with a smile: "It's just this hobby, please forgive me!"
Aunt Gongsun wrapped the two pieces of jade with a piece of cloth and put them into a box. She locked them in the box together with other daggers, steel chisels, silver and other sundries, handed them to the guards and said, "Help him keep an eye on the items, and there will be no need to search him."
"
The guard was also a warrior from the Hidden Sword Pavilion. When he saw the gold medal on Guo Song's waist, he quickly took the box respectfully.
"Come with me!"
Aunt Gongsun took Guo Song into the Qilin Palace. This is the emperor's inner study. The emperor spent most of his time here after returning to the palace, so the place is extremely heavily guarded. Almost all of them are guards sent by the Cangjian Pavilion.
One post, one sentry every five steps.
They waited for a while in front of the study door, and an official came out. He was about fifty years old, with a medium build and slightly dark skin. When he saw Aunt Gongsun, he quickly clasped his fists and saluted.
But his eyes fell on Guo Song behind Aunt Gongsun. Guo Song was wearing ordinary clothes. He was neither a guard nor an official. He must not be an ordinary person to meet the emperor in such clothes.
"General Manager Gongsun, who is this?"
Aunt Gongsun smiled faintly and said, "The younger generation from our school knows some martial arts. Let's show it to the Holy One."
The official chuckled and said: "You will be feared by the younger generation!"
He glanced at Guo Song again and left in a hurry.
"Sister, who is he?" Guo Song asked, looking at the official's back.
"Have you ever heard of Han Huang, the Minister of Household Affairs?"
Guo Song nodded, "So he is the famous Prime Minister Han Huang, the one who drew the Five Oxen Picture."
At this time, a eunuch hurriedly came out and bowed: "General Manager Gongsun, Your Majesty invites you!"
"go in!"
The two walked into the inner study room. The study room was very large and surrounded by bookshelves. The shelves were filled with various books, paintings and exquisite utensils.
There was a huge desk in the center of the room. Li Yu was sitting behind the desk, looking at Guo Song with a smile. It could be seen that he was in a good mood.
Guo Song stepped forward and bowed, "See your Majesty!"
Li Yu smiled slightly and said: "My warrior has returned triumphantly."
"Your Majesty's praise is beyond the reach of humble ministers!"
"I won't exaggerate. If you just completed the salt tax task, I would appreciate your hard work. But you killed Tian Shenyu and brought the four states of Bian and Song Dynasties back to the imperial court. For this reason, I will reward you heavily."
Guo Song sighed, "But some people accused Wei Chen of breaking the rules and killing local governors without permission, which made Wei Chen feel uneasy."
Li Yu knew who Guo Song was talking about, so he said calmly: "If Tian Shenyu hadn't intercepted the tax ship, would you have killed him?"
"Won't!"
"That's right. If a minister is really loyal to the court and me, will he intercept the salt tax at will? Will he treat my imperial edict as waste paper? Such ministers are rebellious ministers, and everyone will punish them."
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"
Li Yu nodded, "I am just discussing the matter. I only say that Tian Shenyu can be killed."
"Wei Chen understands."
Li Yu took out a box and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "I heard that you like precious stones and jade, so I selected some from Li Fuguo's collection to reward you. It can also be regarded as a reward for my meritorious servicemen."
Li Yu pondered for a while and then said: "In addition, if you are promoted to Lingwu County Bo, I will not award you any other official positions for the time being."
Guo Song bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
"This trip to Jianghuai has been hard. Take a few days to rest. If anything happens, your aunt will let you know."
"Then Wei Chen takes his leave!"
After Guo Song resigned, Aunt Gongsun said to Li Yu: "Your Majesty promoted his title too quickly. He was promoted from baron to earl in just a few months."
Li Yu shook his head and said: "Many young people rely on the shadow of their fathers and ancestors, and they are already county officials or county officials before they have made any achievements. Guo Song has made many achievements, but he is only a small earl. I feel a little ashamed myself. Ah
Please stop belittling yourself."
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with Yu Chaoen next?"
Li Yu pondered for a moment and said: "Today Yu Chao'en came to see me and begged me to decide on the emperor's heir as soon as possible. I estimate that Yu Chao'en will make a fuss about the establishment of a prince. In ten days, there will be an autumn hunt, and Sijie Khan will also arrive. Then
It’s a good opportunity and he won’t let it go.”
Aunt Gongsun said again: "How about I persuade Prince Zheng again! Let him draw a clear line with Yu Chaoen as soon as possible."
Li Yu walked to the window with his hands behind his back, stared at the sky and sighed: "You don't have to try to persuade him anymore. Miao'er has already lost his mind and is completely devoted to Yu Chaoen. If he continues to be stubborn, I will never have this son."
"
Aunt Gongsun was shocked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"
Li Yu sneered, "Whether the country is more important or the son is more important, I know it very well!"
Aunt Gongsun did not dare to persuade her any more. Her heart was like a mirror, and the emperor's hatred towards the Supreme Emperor and Princess Cui was more or less transferred to this son.
Aunt Gongsun also said goodbye and left. Li Yu thought for a moment and then ordered: "Summon Manager Cheng to see me quickly!"
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After coming out of the palace, Guo Song returned to his mansion first. As soon as he entered the atrium, he heard a long chirping sound from above his head.
Mengzi poked his head out from his nest at the top of the tree and looked at him. Is this guy back yet?
Guo Song lost contact with Mengzi on the way back. He probably thought the fleet was moving too slowly, so he came back first.
Guo Song smiled and said, "Does this count as an apology for leaving without saying goodbye?"
Mengzi retracted his neck and ignored him. After a while, a long fish bone fell from the nest. There was still some dried fish meat left in the fish head and tail. Guo Song said angrily and funny: "I myself
I’ll go have dinner, I won’t waste any money on you!”
Guo Song took out the key from the crack in the bricks, opened the door, and walked into the study. Senior brother Zhang Lei had already been here today and put his sword and book box on the table.
Guo Song then sat down and opened the box given to him by the emperor Li Yu. When the box was opened, a stream of jewels rushed towards him. There were about twenty or thirty pieces of jewelry inside. It could be seen that they were all very expensive and the workmanship was extremely exquisite. Guo Song
After looking through it, he was still somewhat disappointed.
What he likes is not jewelry, but various gemstones. Although these jewelry are inlaid with many precious gems, Guo Song cannot do this kind of thing of destroying these exquisite jewelry and taking out the gems inside.
Guo Song was really helpless and had to close the box. At this time, he remembered what Aunt Gongsun told him, so he got up and went to the bedside of the bedroom, fumbled for a moment, and with a sound of 'click!', he opened a box on the bedside.
The secret compartment, this is the secret compartment that Gongsun made for herself. It cannot be seen with the naked eye. You have to touch it with your hands to find the opening mechanism. Several of his treasures are packed in cloth bags and placed in the secret compartment.
The secret compartment was large and deep and could hold a lot of things. He simply stuffed two pieces of jade and a box of jewelry into the secret compartment.
It was already afternoon. He packed up a little and went out with his sword. His horses were also sent back to Qingxu Temple. Guo Song rushed to Qingxu Temple. His senior brother Gan Feng went out to perform rituals and was not there to watch.
Inside.
The construction site was in full swing. When the third brother Zhang Lei got rich, he immediately generously donated 10,000 yuan to the Qingxu Temple, so that the drawings of the Taoist Temple were revised again and again. More than ten acres of land south of the original Chenghuang Temple was also bought, and eventually the construction will be built.
A large and impressive Taoist temple covering an area of at least thirty acres.
After several months of construction, the Taoist temple on the other side of the river has begun to take shape, and the Jinshen Pavilion behind it has also been built to its third floor and will be completed in another two months at most.
The next step is to bring back Master's golden body.
There were many pilgrims in the Taoist temple, and several Taoist priests were busy receiving the pilgrims and could not pay attention to Guo Song.
Guo Song left a letter to Gan Feng. He took the black horse, got on it, and ran towards Datongfang not far away.