The guests also dispersed in twos and threes. Today they had an eye-opener. A young man risked his own future to confront Prime Minister Yuan Zai. This matter would definitely spread throughout Chang'an tomorrow.
When Xue Yunguan, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, returned to his seat, his wife Han asked curiously: "Husband, what happened that everyone is talking about?"
Xue Yun shook his head and said with a smile: "Just now, a young man publicly accused Yuan Xiangguo of bullying the emperor and neglecting the emperor. He has no emperor. His courage is commendable!"
"Whose child is causing trouble to his parents?"
"I don't know whose child it is, but it seems to be named Guo."
"Surnamed Guo?"
Han was startled and asked quickly: "Is he a very tall young man with slightly darker skin and wearing a light blue t-shirt?"
Xue Yun thought for a while, "It seems so."
Mrs. Han suddenly became anxious and said to her daughter next to her: "This is a troublemaker. You are not allowed to pay attention to him anymore."
Xue Tao said dissatisfied: "Mom, what are you talking about? I don't even know him, okay?"
Xue Yun laughed, "Taoer knows this young man?"
"Dad, don't listen to your mother's nonsense. My daughter just said a few words to him in the back garden. We didn't know each other before, and we won't have any interactions with him in the future. Look at my mother, she thinks too much."
"I'm all for your own good!"
Han's eyes widened and he said, "You are young and ignorant. What's wrong with reminding you?"
Xue Yun chuckled, "Some things are really unclear. That young man is also a tough guy. He accidentally revealed that he has the Emperor's Gold Medal, which shows that his background is not simple, otherwise His Highness Jian Guo would not tolerate it again and again.
Everyone says he will be unlucky, but I don't think things are that simple."
Xue Tao, who was standing next to him, suddenly said: "He only offended the Prime Minister, not the Emperor. He is still so young, what should he be afraid of?"
Xue Yun praised his daughter's words very much. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What Tao'er said makes sense. Don't look at the fact that Yuan Zai is now in power. I guess it will be over soon."
Speaking of this, Xue Yun suddenly realized that this young man named Guo seemed to be deliberately going against Yuan Zai. There might be a deeper meaning hidden in this matter.
The news that Guo Song angrily denounced Yuan Zai at the birthday banquet of Zhao Mansion spread throughout Chang'an very quickly, as if it had wings. This kind of story of using the weak to win over the strong, and common people fighting against the powerful, has always attracted attention, and the streets of Chang'an were full of people.
This matter was talked about with great interest, and various versions emerged in endlessly in the capital.
In the Daming Palace, the emperor Li Yu, who was sitting in the ward, calmly listened to the report of the chamberlain, with a knowing smile on his face, "If you don't have an emperor, you will bully the king and ignore the superiors." These eight words stabbed Yuan
It’s so important!
Li Yu pondered for a moment, then picked up a pen and wrote a note and handed it to the chamberlain, "Go to our office and give this note to Li An, the chief steward of the Royal Merchant."
At dawn, Guo Song, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, breathing and practicing Qigong, was awakened by the sound of rapid footsteps outside the tent.
"Reporting to the Chief of History, someone from the Ministry of War has come and wants to see the Chief of History."
Coming so early, will it bring news about Li Shi?
When Guo Song came to the guest hall of Taoist Temple, he saw two officials sitting in the guest hall, one of whom was Liu Ji. When Guo Song came in, Liu Ji rushed to greet him and said, "Excuse me, are you General Guo Song?"
Guo Song was slightly startled when he saw Liu Ji with his back to another official, winking at him.
Guo Song quickly clasped his fists and said, "This is Guo Song!"
"Let me introduce you to Liu Ji, the Foreign Minister of the Ministry of War. We are here to pay a visit to General Guo on the orders of His Highness the Supervisor."
Guo Song nodded, "Please sit down first!"
The three of them sat down separately. This time, the doctor of the Ministry of War sat in front. Liu Ji sat below the doctor. A Taoist boy served them tea. Yu Zhengyuan, the doctor of the Ministry of War, said slowly: "His Royal Highness Jianguo is very happy."
We are concerned about the situation of the soldiers in the Western Expedition, and specifically asked the Ministry of War to get this thing done. The soldiers who died in the battle will be heavily compensated, and the surviving soldiers will also be heavily rewarded. Therefore, Xie Shilang of the Ministry of War specially asked us to visit General Guo. First, to see the soldiers.
If there are any difficulties, the second is that we need a report on General Guo’s Western Expedition, which we will submit to His Highness the Governor of the Kingdom. The third is that we need a roster of soldiers, including detailed information on the fallen and surviving soldiers, please ask General Guo to provide it to us.”
Guo Song quickly glanced at Liu Ji and saw that his palm slowly opened, with a word on it: 'Yuan'. Guo Song immediately understood that it was not Li Shi, the Highness of the Supervisor, but Yuan Zai who wanted them to come.
Got the roster?
Guo Song said calmly: "Thank you to the Ministry of War for caring about us. Has the Ministry of War officially approved the mission? I wonder what title they plan to give me, Mr. Guo?"
"The Ministry of War is still studying the establishment of the project, but some preliminary information must be prepared. In particular, we need to report to His Highness the Supervisor and need relevant information."
Guo Song laughed and said, "The mission is over. The project establishment is just a make-up. There is nothing else to study. Let's do it! I will take a copy of the report and ask you to forward it to His Majesty the Supervisor. As for the official report and the roster,
, I want to hand it over to the Emperor. It is a mission given to me by the Emperor. As the Emperor’s special envoy, I must report to the Emperor.”
"Understandable, will the roster also give us a copy?"
Guo Song shook his head, "I'm sorry, I can't give you the roster!"
"Why?" Doctor Yu Zhengyuan asked in shock.
Guo Song already understood in his heart that the other party actually wanted the roster. Could it be that Yuan Zai wanted to attack his subordinates?
He sneered in his heart and said lightly: "I haven't seen the documents officially approved by the Ministry of War, nor have I seen any explanation from the Ministry of War. I just want to ask for it blindly, which I cannot accept!"
Yu Zhengyuan's face darkened, "General Guo keeps saying that the court is unfair to you, but now the Ministry of War cares about you, but you don't cooperate. What on earth do you want to do?"
"I already said that"
Guo Song's tone was still very calm, but he did not give in. "Everything must be done first. The project should be established first. The court will make a decision and clarify the duties. Then I will submit the official report and the list of dead. It's that simple!"
Yu Zhengyuan stood up and said, "In this case, there is no need for us to continue talking."
Guo Song took a copy of the report and gave it to him, "Please ask Mr. Yu to forward a copy of this report to His Highness Jian Guo."
Yu Zhengyuan took the copy, gave Liu Ji a wink, and the two of them quickly left the living room without even saying goodbye.
When leaving the living room, Liu Ji put his hands behind his back and threw a paper ball into the corner the moment he stepped out of the threshold.
……….
Guo Song walked to the gate of the Taoist temple and watched the two men and several attendants riding away. Then he unfolded the ball of paper and scrawled a sentence inside, 'Yuan Zai wants to dismiss the soldiers and return home.'
At this time, Li Ji, who had just returned last night, stepped forward and asked, "What did the Ministry of War say?"
"They used the excuse that they were entrusted by His Highness the Prison State, but in fact they were sent by Yuan Zai and asked for a detailed roster of our soldiers."
"How did Chang Shi know that he was sent by Yuan Zai?"
"One of them met me in Lingzhou. In fact, you should have heard of Liu Ji, the former Sima of Yanzhou."
Li Ji suddenly realized that it was this person. He had indeed heard of him, but was not very familiar with him.
Guo Song handed him the note, and Li Ji frowned, "Why did Yuan Zai dismiss our soldiers?"
Guo Song said coldly: "This is Yuan Zai's revenge on me. The meritorious soldiers were sent away without getting anything. This is tantamount to ruining my reputation and making me bear a heavy sense of guilt. This is Yuan Zai's revenge."
Get what you want."
Li Ji was a little worried and said: "I'm afraid that the Ministry of War will get the roster from other channels. As far as I know, the Shence Army has a detailed roster of us, and it should be placed in the Ministry of War now."
Guo Song nodded, "No wonder that Doctor Yu didn't force me to take out the roster. I guess he already had the roster in his hand. He just wanted to know which soldiers were killed and which soldiers survived. There is no distinction in the Shence Army's roster."
"no!"
Li Ji said decisively: "I'm going to have a good talk with the soldiers. Yuan Zai must not let this matter succeed!"
Li Ji turned around and went back. When Guo Song saw Qingfeng standing aside and hesitated to speak, he smiled and said, "What do you want to say?"
Qingfeng stepped forward and bowed, "Uncle Master, someone came to report just now, saying that Li An, the manager of the Royal Merchant, asked you to go to Wubenfang at noon. There is something very important."
Guo Song was stunned for a moment, what did Li An want from him?