On the first day he came back, he arranged three major events in one morning. At noon, Guo Song met his senior brother Zhang Lei. Zhang Lei had obviously lost a lot of weight and was exhausted, but there was an unconcealable emotion in his words and demeanor.
Pride and joy.
"Having given birth to a fat son, I am satisfied in my life."
Zhang Lei poured a glass of wine for Guo Song and said with emotion: "Next, I will work hard to make money and give my son a solid family background. My mission in this life will be completed."
Guo Song picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Then what does senior brother do to learn martial arts?"
Zhang Lei smiled a little awkwardly, shook his head with self-mockery and said: "I only try to learn martial arts, and I can't bear the hardships. Except for flying knives, which is my own interest, how can I pass the test? Master said that I am rich and content, and I can't stand it.
It’s no big deal.”
Guo Song nodded, "That's fine. We only have these twenty or thirty years to live the life we like. Last time I advised senior brother to buy a house in Chengdu, has senior brother considered it?"
"I am from Shu, so of course I have to consider leaving a way out for myself and my children. To be honest with my junior brother, we have bought a ten-acre house in Chengdu and also bought a shop and rented it to others. In case of war,
Let’s run to Chengdu.”
"Then we need to do more business. Don't worry about me. Invest your own share and do some business related to daily necessities, such as cloth, grain, oil, tea, etc. These things will always be needed.
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"I want to, too! But I just don't have that much energy."
Zhang Lei sighed and said: "Now steaming wine and bartending are all my business. Your sister-in-law is in confinement again, and the store's affairs are left to the shopkeeper. I still have to listen to the shopkeeper's report. I am as tired as a dog every day. How can I
I have other things to think about."
Guo Song took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Let me teach you a way. You set up a trading company and recruit more accountants. The shop you bought will be handed over to the big shopkeeper to run and manage, and then each accountant will be responsible for auditing the accounts.
Finally, the accountant will report to my sister-in-law, so that there will be dedicated people to manage and review the business, and you will be more relaxed."
Zhang Lei's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. Why didn't he think of it?
"Junior brother, you are right. Specialized people do specialized things. I will go back and discuss with your sister-in-law whether you want me to vote for your people together, and each of us brothers will take half."
"It's okay, senior brother, just figure it out!"
Guo Song asked with a smile: "Senior brother, do you know about the garden houses by Qujiang Lake? I may also have one."
'puff--'
Zhang Lei spit out a mouthful of wine and opened his eyes as big as eggs, "Junior brother, you didn't scare me, did you! Do you have Qujiang Garden House?"
"The emperor has rewarded me with a house. I can also choose a house in Chongwenfang, but I don't know which one to choose. Senior brother, can you teach me?"
"nonsense!"
Zhang Lei looked at the table with his wine glass and said, "You can buy a house in the city if you have money, but you can't buy a garden house in Qujiang if you have money. They are all houses of powerful people. Most people don't dare to think about it. Of course they want a garden house."
, I’m so happy that I can take your sister-in-law, nieces and nephews to live there for a few months.”
"No problem! I will give it to my senior brother when I get the key, and he will take care of it for me."
Zhang Lei heard something in Guo Song's words and asked in surprise: "Why do you want me to take care of the house? Are you not in Chang'an?"
Guo Song nodded, "I may want to be sent abroad. I don't know where I will go yet? But it will definitely not be in Chang'an."
After saying this, Guo Song took out two gems from his arms, one red and one blue, and put them on the table and pushed them to Zhang Lei, "The ruby is for my nephew, and the sapphire is for my niece. Let the jade craftsman of Jubao Pavilion make beautiful jewelry."
"This gem..."
Zhang Lei is the big proprietor of Jubao Pavilion, and he also studies gems when he has nothing to do. Guo Song's two gems amazed him. The best gems in Jubao Pavilion were not as good as them. He was not polite and put them away directly, laughing and saying:
"If I miss such a good thing, God will not forgive me!"
.........
Li Wenyu was still in confinement, and the child stayed with her, making it inconvenient for Guo Song to visit. After drinking, the two broke up.
Guo Song returned to Qingxu Palace. His men were still stationed in the open space behind Qingxu Palace, but their treatment was much better. They refused to move to the military camp in Xiuwenfang, and the Ministry of War sent them a team of logistics soldiers.
Including the cook, the horseman and the warehouse owner, they also sent a lot of fruits, vegetables and meat.
Guo Song returned to his tent and saw Xiaoyu Niang busy packing his clothes. Guo Song smiled and said, "I'll ask them to build a tent for you later."
Xiaoyu Niang was startled, turned around and patted her chest and said, "I was shocked. When did the young master come back?"
"I just came back. If you can't get used to living in a big tent, you might just go live in a Taoist temple. This is my senior brother's Taoist temple."
Xiaoyu Niang shook her head, "I like living in tents. Living in a Taoist temple feels weird."
"whatever!"
Guo Song took out a bag of silver and put it on the table and said, "Take this money and see what you need and buy it yourself."
Xiaoyu Niang was about to refuse, but then she thought about it, the young master asked her to take care of the money! She happily took the money and said, "The young master's shoes are a bit broken, I will buy him a pair of shoes."
Guo Song shook his head quickly, "I don't need it. The army has special leather boots, so you don't need to buy them outside."
Xiaoyu Niang tilted her head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'll go take a look tomorrow and buy two more t-shirts, a hat and a plain towel for the young master. These are all necessary, as well as the four treasures of the study and so on."
Guo Song had nothing to do with her, so he let her go...
In the evening, Guo Song changed into a blue sweatshirt, a gauze hat on his head, and a leather belt around his waist. Two pieces of beautiful jade were hung on the leather belt, and he rode on horseback to the Zhuque Restaurant in Chongshanfang.
Zhuque Restaurant is actually Li Shi's property. It ranks seventh among the top ten restaurants in Chang'an and is also one of the top restaurants in Chang'an.
Guo Song just walked to the door of the restaurant. Li Shi's entourage had already been waiting at the door. When he saw Guo Song arriving, he quickly stepped forward and said: "Mr. Guo, your highness has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me!"
Guo Song handed the horse to the bartender and followed the entourage to the backyard.
The courtyard where Li Shi entertained guests was still the former Qingyu Hall. Guo Song had been there before, which suddenly reminded him of Guo Chongqing, who died in Anxi, and Guo Song felt sad.
"Please, Mr. Guo!"
Guo Song nodded and walked quickly into the room. There were five people sitting in the room. One of them was King Lu Li Shi. The other four guests were all old men. To Guo Song's surprise, three of them were familiar to him, and one was familiar to him.
They were Prime Minister Liu Yan, one was Prime Minister Han Huang, and the other was actually Yan Zhenqing. The last one he didn't recognize, but he was also a clear and healthy old man. He looked like a well-educated man at first glance.
Guo Song immediately realized that Li Shi was not specially inviting him tonight. The banquet for tonight had already been arranged, and he was just a temporary guest.
"I'm sorry, I thought the time had not come yet, but I didn't expect it was still too late."
Li Shi smiled slightly and said, "Shijun Guo arrived on time and not late. Let me introduce him!"
He introduced to Guo Song: "Guo Shijun must know the two prime ministers, and the newly appointed Minister of Rites Yan, Guo Shijun should also know each other."
Two of the three people had met at King Zhao's banquet, but everyone was calm and composed, and had nothing to be embarrassed about. They were all people who had been in the officialdom for decades, and of course they all knew how to follow the general trend. Since
Zhao Wang has been eliminated, so it is normal to switch to playing for Li Shi.
Guo Song admired Li Shi's broad-mindedness. He did not treat these three people as dissidents, but instead tried to win over them. Moreover, Yan Zhenqing was also appointed as the Minister of Rites. This was also an extremely important official position. He used important positions and tried to win over them. Even an upright official like Yan Zhenqing could not win.
You will also be moved by it.
Guo Song hurriedly greeted the three of them, and Li Shi introduced the fourth person to Guo Song, "This is my master, the imperial minister Zhao Shijun."
The old man stroked his beard, nodded to Guo Song and said with a smile: "I, Zhao Kuan, have heard of Guo Shijun for a long time."
Guo Song laughed and said: "I'm afraid I have a bad reputation!"
"That's a matter of benevolence and wisdom. At least in my opinion, Guo Shijun's courage to take action is worthy of praise."
"Come! Come! Come! Everyone, please sit down."
Li Shi asked everyone to sit down. At this time, several musicians from the Western Regions came in and beat the fierce and rhythmic drums. A Hu woman in a long skirt began to spin in the lobby.
She danced the famous Hu Xuan dance, stepping on the rhythmic drums and flying long skirts. It was very graceful and moving. Today, the Hu Xuan dance can still be seen in Spanish dance.
A team of maids came in with wine and food, and began to serve them food and pour wine.
Everyone was talking and laughing while drinking. Guo Songxiao asked: "Your Highness, I heard that the imperial examination will be resumed next year. Is it true?"
Li Shi nodded, "It has been confirmed. The government and the opposition have reached a consensus to resume the imperial examination next spring."
Han Huang drank a glass of wine and said: "I fully agree with the restoration of the imperial examination, but what about the autumn examinations in each state? Isn't it too hasty?"
Li Shi smiled slowly and said, "I'm going to ask our Imperial Academy Zhao Jijiu about this. What's his opinion?"