Guo Song and his men stayed in Qilian Fort for nearly a month. In early March, the snow on the Hexi Corridor finally melted. Guo Song and his men also arrived at Zhangye City. Outside Zhangye City, Guo Song saw
Ganzhou Governor Zhao Tengjiao and Zhao Wang Li Si came to greet him.
He hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "I am here to see His Royal Highness King Zhao! I am here to see Governor Zhao!"
Li Si smiled slightly and said: "I originally planned to return to Chang'an ten days ago, but I heard that Shijun Guo was back, so I stayed here to welcome Shijun Guo back!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
Guo Song introduced his soldiers to Li Si again. Looking at the dark and thin faces, thinking that 300 people went out to fight and only 75 came back, Li Si's eyes turned red. He said to everyone in a choked voice:
"You, the soldiers, risked your life and death, regardless of honor or disgrace, and went to the border generously. You are the heroes of the Tang Dynasty. I will definitely report it to the emperor and fight for the honor you deserve!"
Everyone bowed and saluted, "Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness!"
Zhao Tengjiao quickly sent someone to take Guo Song's men to rest in the Zhangyecheng military camp. Guo Song followed Li Si to the Governor's Mansion.
"Why is Your Highness in Zhangye?" Guo Song asked with a puzzled smile.
Li Si smiled faintly and said: "I was named the military governor of Hexi last year. Of course, it was just a remote leader. It was just a false position. I happened to have a bad life in the capital, so I asked my father for an order to inspect Hexi. Unexpectedly, I was caught in a heavy snowstorm.
Trapped in Zhangye City."
Although Li Si spoke in an understatement, Guo Song understood the suppression he suffered. Among the three princes vying for the throne, Li Shi finally won. Prince Zheng Li Yi was demoted to the end and put under house arrest in disguise. Although Li Si was not like Li Yi
Such fierce competition with Li Shi, but the fight for the throne cannot be merciful. Li Shi will never let Li Si go. Li Si ran to Hexi, which was actually a refuge in a sense.
At this time, Zhao Tengjiao smiled at Guo Song and said, "It will be my father's sixtieth birthday later this month. Can you give me this face and come to my house to sit there?"
Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "How can I not give Brother Zhao face? I will definitely go!"
"Okay! I will give you an invitation then."
The group headed towards the Ganzhou Governor's Mansion...
Guo Song and his men only stayed in Zhangye City for one night. They set off back to Chang'an early the next morning, accompanied by King Zhao Li Si and his party.
Li Si's entourage consisted of more than 300 people. They traveled together all the way and stayed overnight. In mid-March, they finally arrived in Chang'an.
The Ba Shang Shence Army where they originally started has been disbanded, and the main camp has been changed to the Wanqi Camp. They have nowhere to go for the time being.
Someone reported this situation to Li Si. When they were about to break up, Li Si opened the car window and smiled at Guo Song: "There is a small military camp next to my palace, which can house 500 people. As you can see, I only have 300 guards now."
, there are still two hundred vacancies, why don't you temporarily station yourself in my military camp!"
Guo Song didn't want to arouse unnecessary suspicion, so he smiled at Li Si and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I will stay temporarily at Qingxu Palace in Jinchangfang. The place there is large enough for us to be stationed."
"That's fine! I'll say hello to the weapons supervisor later and ask them to send some tents over. If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I'll help you solve them."
Guo Song nodded, "If there is any difficulty, I will definitely ask His Highness for help!"
Li Si smiled, lowered the car curtain, and they parted ways a mile away from Chang'an. Li Si and his entourage went to summon the palace, while Guo Song led the army to turn around and head south to Mingde Gate.
The group of people arrived at Mingde Gate. It was March in spring, the sun was shining brightly, the wind was refreshing, and there were many pedestrians outside the city.
There are large and small shops on both sides of the official road. Many people stopped what they were doing and looked at this strange army. The armor on this army was no longer bright and became very dim. If you look closely, you will find that they are all changed.
It turned into dark brown blood stains. Everyone was dark and thin, but their eyes were very determined and bright.
People were talking a lot, not knowing where this army came from?
Guo Song led his team to the city gate. Soldiers had already seen them, and the captain on duty blocked the way with more than a dozen soldiers.
"Where's the army?" the captain asked loudly.
Guo Song urged his horse forward and clasped his fists and said: "My lord, Guo Song, is the envoy to Anxi under the emperor's decree. Now we are returning to Chang'an. Please let us enter the city!"
"Do you have an order from the Ministry of War to enter the city?"
Guo Song was startled, "What is the order to enter the city?"
"The imperial court has issued an order that any soldier with more than twenty soldiers entering the city must have an entry card or order issued by the Ministry of War!"
Guo Song frowned, "When was this order, why didn't I know?"
"This is an order issued by the imperial court last August."
Guo Song was really dissatisfied and said: "But we have been in Anxi all last year. We are the emperor's special envoys. This order should have nothing to do with us."
The captain said coldly: "Although Commander Guo may enter the city, your troops cannot enter the city. This is a rule. Please forgive me for not letting you go!"
Guo Song was furious and was about to explode. Li Ji quickly pulled him aside and whispered: "Since more than 20 people entering the city need to enter the city, let's split it up and divide it into seven teams, starting from different groups.
Enter the city gate!"
"That's not what happened!"
Guo Song said angrily: "It should be the emperor who leads the civil and military officials out of the city to welcome the soldiers back, instead of letting my soldiers enter the city with their tails between their legs like dogs!"
At this moment, someone in the distance shouted: "Prime Minister Yuan is entering the city, everyone please give way!"
I saw dozens of black-clad warriors escorting a large and gorgeous carriage, followed by more than a dozen followers.
Passers-by moved out of the way, and the carriage soon arrived in front of the city gate. Li Ji quickly pulled Guo Song to the side of the road.
The captain guarding the gate immediately changed his appearance, stepped forward, nodded and bowed, and shouted loudly: "The Prime Minister is entering the city, let him go quickly!"
The person sitting in the carriage was Prime Minister Yuanzai. Today was a holiday and the spring was beautiful. He and his wife went out for a walk in the city and came back.
The carriage started slowly and was about to enter the city. Yuan Zai accidentally glanced out the window. He was suddenly startled and immediately ordered: "Stop!"
He didn't believe his eyes. Did he see it wrong? Isn't that tall Tang Army general Guo Song, who he hadn't seen for more than a year? He... he came back from Anxi?
When the carriage stopped, Yuan Zai opened the curtain and recognized Guo Song at a glance. It was him. He had returned from Anxi.
"Haha! Nephew Guo Xian." Yuan Zai waved and shouted.
Guo Song urged his horse to come forward slowly, clasping his fists and saying: "I'm sorry to see you, the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty!"
"Nephew Guo Xian is back from Anxi?"
"Exactly!"
"Then why not go to the city?"
Guo Song said calmly: "The city defender needs an order to enter the city, but we can't enter the city."
Yuan Zai pretended to be surprised and said: "Is this the case? This is a rule I personally formulated. Today happens to be a holiday and there is no one in the Ministry of War. Alternatively, I will ask the soldiers guarding the city to give me a face and let you go to the city first.
"
"Thank you, Prime Minister Yuan, but no need!" Guo Song rejected Yuan Zai's 'good intention'.
"If your good nephew wants to take care of business, it will be troublesome."
Yuan Zai's eyes were full of pride, and he sighed again and said: "Let's do this! You will stay outside the city for the night tonight, and I will ask the Ministry of War to issue an entry order for you tomorrow."
"No need to trouble the Prime Minister. If Prime Minister Yuan has something to do, please go to the city first!"
Yuan Zai snorted coldly in his heart, but still said with a smile on his face: "I'm sorry then."
"Enter the city!"
He gave an order and the carriage drove towards the city. At this time, Guo Song's cold voice came from behind, "The Prime Minister calls me your nephew. It goes against the seniority. Please don't call me that way in the future."
Yuan Zai was shaken all over, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly, becoming as gloomy as water.
His wife Wang Yunxiu next to him asked in confusion: "Sir, who is this young man? Why does he say that calling him a nephew is against seniority?"
Yuan Zai was extremely annoyed and said: "He is the closed disciple of your father who is a monk!"
"Ah!" Wang Yunxiu was also shocked.
"Master, how do you know him?"
"The reasons here are very complicated, so don't ask, but this person indirectly killed my son, and I must take care of him!"
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Yuan Zai and his party were walking far away. At this time, Guo Song took out the emperor's gold medal from his arms and placed it in front of the captain. "Here is the emperor's gold medal. If you dare to stop my army again, I will cut off your head for the crime of deceiving the emperor."
If you don’t believe it, just give it a try!”
The captain who was guarding the gate recognized the gold medal and was so frightened that his face changed and he stammered: "You villain...don't dare!"
He turned around and shouted: "Let it go!"
Guo Song snorted heavily, waved to Li Ji and the soldiers, "Enter the city!"
The cavalrymen slowly urged their horses into the city. Li Ji laughed in a low voice and asked, "What did you show him? How did you scare him?"
Guo Song sneered and said: "This is a gold medal given to me by the Emperor before departure. If there is a crisis on the Hexi Corridor, we can use it to mobilize the Tang army in Zhangye to rescue us. Unexpectedly, its only role is to let us enter the city!"
"
"There seems to be something wrong with that Yuan Xiangguo. Logically speaking, he is the Xiangguo. He can let us enter the city with just one sentence, but he still has to go to the Ministry of War in a serious manner. Isn't he deliberately targeting us?"
"Even you can see that he is a smiling tiger. He is the one I should be wary of the most!"