"Master means that Yuan Zai deceived the emperor and ignored the emperor, and had no emperor?" Li Shi asked
Zhao Kuan nodded, "It seems that His Highness has also realized that Guo Song's matter is a mirror that reflects many things. Is it because of personal preference that the emperor appointed Guo Song as the governor of the Anxi Protectorate?
It’s not that the national policy of recovering Anxi can be decided by personal preference? It’s because Guo Song is the best candidate. Facts have proved that the emperor’s choice was correct. He returned from completing his mission, but Yuan Zai not only refused to correct his mistakes, but also
He intensified the suppression, refused to recognize Guo Song's appointment, refused to acknowledge the results of his mission to Anxi, and refused to acknowledge the emperor's national policy. Did Yuan Zai take the emperor seriously?"
Li Shi became a little restless. He finally realized that he had done something stupid and actually accepted Guo Song's resignation.
Zhao Kuan did not save face for him, and continued to say unceremoniously: "Guo Song resigned from all positions just to show the emperor. He wanted the emperor to know that he fought desperately for the Tang Dynasty, but ended up like this. Your Highness, you
Do you think the emperor can still sit still? If the emperor still remains silent, what does that mean?"
Sweat broke out on Li Shi's forehead, and he said with shame on his face: "I actually became an accomplice for Yuan Zai!"
"Your Highness, I have actually wanted to persuade you for a long time, but I was afraid of hurting your self-esteem, so I kept silent. But since you came to me today, it means that you are aware of your crisis. Why did Yu Chaoen die? Zheng
The king has been completely deposed, and the Holy One has not appointed you as the crown prince? To be honest, Zhao Wang Li Si has done better than you in some aspects, which is remarkable, so the Holy One wants to take another look."
Li Shi was startled and asked quickly: "I don't quite understand. Master, please clarify."
Zhao Kuan sighed, "You are deceived by the people around you, and you play tricks every day, regardless of the overall situation. What did King Zhao do? First, the Tang Dynasty and Si Jie formed an alliance, and Si Jie personally came to pay homage to the emperor. Whose credit is this? There was no King Zhao the year before last
If you go on a secret mission to Si Jie, will you achieve this?
Or was it the reactivation of the three surrendered cities, and whose credit was it? Or King Zhao. King Zhao was appointed as the governor of Hexi. It was supposed to be a false post, but he actually went to Hexi to condolences the soldiers. When Guo Song returned from Anxi,
It was he who went to greet the emperor on behalf of the emperor. The emperor saw his meticulous care, but what did His Highness do?
With all due respect, Your Highness cares too much about what Yuan Zai and others think. Your Highness, King Zhao pretends not to fight, but in fact he has already gained the upper hand in the battle for the heir."
Li Shi couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and gave a salute and said: "Master, please teach me!"
Zhao Kuan said slowly: "Yan Zhenqing has been in Chang'an for a long time, but he has not made any arrangements. He is being suppressed by Yuan Zai and others. As a supervisor, shouldn't you do something?
Han Huang and Liu Yan were suppressed in the Zhizheng Hall. All the decrees were meant by Yuan Zai. Should you take action?
We have been clamoring for the restoration of the imperial examination for several years, but it has never been implemented. The talented people in the world have been won over by the vassal. As a supervisor, you don't even have this courage?
The Holy One has given you a chance, think about it for yourself, what important things have you done in the six months since you have been in charge of the country? You have been hanging out with a bunch of treacherous ministers all day long, can the Holy One hand over the country to you?"
Li Shi was sweating profusely and thunderous, and finally left Zhao Kuan's house in despair.
Where to go? Where to go?
'Think about it for yourself, what important things have you done in the six months since you have been in charge of the country? You have been hanging out with a bunch of treacherous ministers all day long. Can the Holy Father hand over the country to you?'
Zhao Kuan's words were heart-breaking, piercing Li Shi's heart like a knife, causing him great pain.
Li Shi asked the coachman not to return to the palace, and took him back and forth on the street. Finally, his carriage stopped in front of the palace. He entered the palace, knelt in front of his father's palace, and apologized to his father.
.........
Three days later, Guo Song passed Pujin Pass and entered Puzhou. Instead of walking through the Central Plains, he entered Hedong first, then crossed Wangwu Mountain and entered Huaizhou, walking along the north bank of the Yellow River.
At dusk that day, they arrived at a small town in Jiangzhou called Hankou Town. Because this was a must-pass for official roads, there were many inns and taverns in the town.
Xue Changshou was responsible for all the food and lodging along the way. Xue Changshou was a military doctor. He was in his thirties and a native of Lingzhou living in the capital. His father was a military doctor of Shuofang Army and his family had medical skills. Xue Changshou was not good at martial arts.
He doesn't know how to ride and shoot. He was originally recruited into the Eagle Attack Army as a special talent, but he survived in the end and was able to escape during a fierce battle with thousands of troops. It must be said that he was lucky.
Xue Changshou was not only excellent in medical skills, but also very sophisticated in human nature. This time, Guo Song brought him with him, and he was also a good helper. In fact, Guo Song wanted to train him to be his right-hand man.
"Changshi, let's go to the store in front!"
Xue Changshou pointed to an inn with red lanterns at the entrance of the town and said with a smile: "Chang Shi, that inn seems to have food and lodging together, so why not stay at his house?"
Guo Song nodded, "Okay!"
The six men urged their horses to run towards the inn. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, a waiter ran out and said with a smile: "Six men, please come and stay at our house!"
"Is there dinner?"
"Yes! Yes! There is a tavern in front of the shop, and an inn behind it. There are also upper rooms. Leave the horse to me. Everyone, go and eat first."
Everyone got off their horses. A soldier led the horse and followed the waiter to the backyard. Guo Song entered the tavern. The tavern was quite lively. There were six tables, five of which were full of guests, and only the innermost table was empty.
, everyone sat down at the remaining table, Xue Changshou waved to the bartender and quietly ordered drinks and dishes with him.
Guo Song took a look at the tavern. The tavern was very dilapidated. It had been there for an unknown number of years. There was a thick layer of oil on the tables. Large pieces of wall covering peeled off, revealing the mud and grass core inside. The soil on the ground was trampled black.
It is a typical country tavern.
At this time, the soldier responsible for setting up the war horses walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Guo Song. Guo Song frowned and said, "You read that right!"
"It's unmistakable, it's them!"
Xue Changshou next to him asked with a smile: "Did you see those two people again?"
The soldier nodded, "I saw them staying at an inn diagonally opposite the door."
They met two official officers in Huazhou. When they crossed the Yellow River at Pujin Pass, they saw these two official officers again. Now when they arrived at a remote town, they met these two official officers again.
Meeting the same two people three times in a row, is this just a coincidence?
Xue Changshou smiled and said: "Perhaps they also go to southern Hebei on business to pick up felons. This situation is relatively common."
Guo Song also knew that officials from the capital often went to various prefectures and counties to pick up severely punished prisoners. Maybe it was just a coincidence, so Guo Song stopped thinking about it.
After dinner, they went to the inn at the back. The rooms had been booked. They booked three upper rooms, one for Guo Song alone, one for Xue Changshou and a soldier, and one for three other soldiers.
"Everyone, go to bed early. Get up at five o'clock tomorrow and set off after breakfast."
Everyone took the oil lamps and went to their rooms. Guo Song's room was at the end of the second floor. The room was very spacious. Although the furnishings were average, it was relatively clean.
This time when he went out, Guo Song did not bring any weapons. He only brought his black sword, bow and arrows, and a horse bag. He put the horse bag at the door and the black sword and bow and arrow on the bedside. At this time, a sudden
A waiter brought him a basin of hot water to wash him.
"Business seems to be pretty good!" Guo Song said with a smile.
"This period has been pretty good. The Zhang's Inn across the street has closed, and there is one less competitor. Business has suddenly improved a lot."
"Why is the inn opposite closed?"
"There was a fire half a month ago, half of it was burned, and we had to close it."
Guo Song felt a little strange. Since the inn opposite was closed, why didn't the two officials come over?
"Besides you, are there any other places for food and accommodation in this town?"
"There is another house at the east end of the town, which has to be walked for a while, so guests from the east go to their house, and guests from the west go to our house. Our two houses are not in conflict with each other."
Guo Song was even more confused and asked: "Besides us, is there anyone else staying tonight?"
The guy shook his head, "No more!"
He bowed and went out to fetch hot water again.
While Guo Song was washing his feet, he was thinking about this matter. The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt. Why did these two official servants choose to stay away from each other instead of coming to this inn? It was as if they were hiding from someone.
A thought quietly flashed through Guo Song's heart. Is it really a coincidence that he met these two officials three times?
These two official servants had long arms and legs, strong steps, and sharp eyes. They looked like men with strong martial arts skills at a glance. Just because they were official servants, Guo Song did not become suspicious.
But now some of their actions that were contrary to official duties finally made Guo Song suspicious. Logically speaking, they should spend the night in Jiang County, twenty miles away to the west. There is an official inn in the county, and official officials would stay there, and food and accommodation were free of charge.
The money saved is yours, and almost all official servants will take advantage of it.
However, these two officials did not stay overnight in Jiangxian County. Instead, they followed him to Hankou Town and refused to stay in a tavern and inn at the entrance of the town. This was completely unreasonable.
Thinking of this, Guo Song got up and went to the next door, called the five people together, and whispered: "There is something wrong with those two officials. Let's sleep together tonight. Don't sleep on the bed. Sleep on the floor. Be careful.
"
The five people nodded repeatedly, and Xue Changshou asked: "Is Chang Shi with us?"
Guo Song sneered and said: "I'd better sleep in my own room tonight. I want to see who the god is coming to?"