Cui Ning is actually a vassal town in a certain situation. The entire Xichuan is controlled by the Cui family. Cui Ning's appointment as Jiannan Jiedushi was not appointed by the court. He defeated and killed the then Jiedushi ten years ago.
Guo Yingyi took control of the entire Xichuan military power, and then expressed his allegiance to the imperial court, and the imperial court was forced to recognize him as the military governor of Jiannan, a term that lasted ten years.
If nothing else goes wrong, his brother Cui Kuan will take over, making Jiannan Jiedushi hereditary to the Cui family. This is why Cui Ning was able to directly appoint Xue Xun as the governor of Jianzhou without the approval of the court.
Yang Zilin rebelled, seemingly trying to seize power in the same way Cui Ning did, but he failed.
The guests sitting in the hall were all officials of Jiannan Jiedu Mansion. Cui Kuan took this opportunity to get together with everyone. Xue Xun was not seen among the guests. He was probably sitting in another guest hall.
Wei Gao walked forward quickly and whispered something to Cui Kuan. Cui Kuan stood up and said with a smile: "It turns out it's Mr. Song. I've long wanted to express my gratitude in person. If Mr. Song hadn't reported the message in time, I, Cui Kuan, would have been killed by King Yama."
It’s out of the frying pan.”
Guo Song replied: "Cui Changshi thanks you for the award. It's just a small effort."
"Young Master Song, there is no need to be modest. Come! Please sit down."
Cui Kuan warmly greeted Guo Song to sit down. Wei Gao also sat next to Guo Song. He smiled slightly and said, "What was Chang Shi talking about just now?"
Cui Kuan chuckled, "We are all talking about romance and topics that everyone is interested in. We are talking about who is the most beautiful woman in Shu? Does Judge Wei have any candidates?"
Speaking of the most beautiful woman in Sichuan, everyone became excited. This topic was indeed very interesting, but Guo Song secretly became more vigilant.
Wei Gao stroked his beard and said: "When it comes to the most beautiful woman in Shu, of course I have my own opinion. I prefer the daughter of Xue Changshi of Jianzhou. She is both talented and beautiful. She can be called a peerless beauty."
Everyone held their hands and laughed, and Cui Kuan even said happily: "It seems that the heroes have the same view. We here basically all agree that she is the most beautiful woman in Sichuan. I wonder if she is here today?"
"I have to ask Young Master Song about this. He is Xue Changshi's junior. He knows best whether Xue Cainnu is here."
Everyone looked at Guo Song, and Guo Song was really annoyed. He said lightly: "Everyone, I'm sorry, Miss Xue will return to Chang'an soon. She is not a person in Shu, and she is the most beautiful woman in Shu."
She can't afford it."
Cui Kuan was surprised, "Okay, why do you want to go back to Chang'an?"
"It's not safe!"
Guo Song said coldly: "There are too many people who covet her. It's better to go back to Chang'an to be quieter."
Everyone was a little embarrassed. At this time, Jiannan Jiedushi Fucang Cao Canjun Wang Wenzhi asked: "Where is Mr. Song's job?"
Everyone turned to point the finger at Guo Song. Wei Gao secretly thought something was wrong. Guo Song had spoken harshly just now and might have offended a group of officials present. He could sense everyone's dissatisfaction with Guo Song.
Guo Song picked up the teacup and said, "I can't even talk about Gao. I spent the whole day in Chang'an doing nothing and wandering around. This time I came to Bashu to visit."
Wang Zhiwen smiled sarcastically: "Could it be that Mr. Song is the legendary knight-errant?"
"Youxia'er" is the collective name for the local gangsters in Chang'an. To say that someone is a "Youxia'er" is not a good word, but to call someone a local gangster.
The living room burst into laughter, and many people laughed even more unbridled, as if they were venting revenge for Guo Song's taunting them for coveting Xue Cai's beauty. Even Cui Kuan laughed without saying a word, and did not stop everyone from ridiculing Guo Song.
At this time, a loud laugh came from outside the hall, "Haha, it's so lively here!"
This voice sounds so familiar...
Guo Song looked outside the hall and saw King Zhao Li Si walking into the hall quickly.
Li Si was stationed in Chengdu as the observer of the two rivers. In fact, his official position was empty, with no official office and no subordinates. He actually lived in Chengdu. Officials in Shu knew that he was competing for the throne of the emperor.
He was defeated in the struggle and was exiled to Bashu.
But no matter what, he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty after all, with a high status. Even Cui Ning felt that it was an honor for the Cui family that Li Si was willing to attend the birthday banquet.
Everyone stood up to pay their respects. Guo Song took a moment and tried to sneak away, but was caught by Wei Gao, "Why are you leaving, dear brother?"
His voice attracted Li Si's attention. Li Si saw Guo Song and asked in surprise: "Why is Guo Shijun here?"
Guo Song couldn't hide anymore, so he had to smile and salute, "Your Highness, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Li Si lightly punched Guo Song on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You brat, you didn't see me when you came to Chengdu. Are you afraid that my imperial brother will be unhappy? Tell him, I don't care about his seat in the East Palace at all now."
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Everyone looked at each other, who is this Mr. Song? It was actually the Prince of the East Palace. Everyone looked at Cui Kuan, and Cui Kuan looked at Wei Gao. Wei Gao was even more confused. He just bought a piece of jade from Guo Song.
, but knew nothing about his identity, and thought he was a rich young man from Chang'an. Now it seems that he has made a mistake.
Here, Guo Song explained to Li Si: "This time I just came to Sichuan to play. I will not stay in Chengdu for long. I will definitely visit the prince when I have time."
Li Si nodded, "But I still want to congratulate you on your promotion. Some people say that you are young and have insufficient qualifications, but I think you are fully qualified. You have accumulated military achievements. Who dares to disagree?"
Cui Kuan had already realized that something was wrong, and he quickly said: "Your Highness, can you introduce us to this young talent?"
Li Si laughed dumbly, "You have been chatting for a long time, and you still don't know who he is? The youngest third-rank official in the Tang Dynasty, Dr. Yinqing Guanglu, Lingwu County Duke Guo Song, I remember there were rumors in Chengdu some time ago
Any news about him?"
There was an uproar in the lobby, with various expressions of astonishment, shock, shame, and annoyance appearing on the faces of all the officials. Wang Wenzhi, who had just ridiculed Guo Song, wanted to slap himself a few times because he had offended others with his rude words. Although Guo Song
Song is now a court official, but who knows if he will come to Bashu to serve as a high-ranking official?
Cui Kuan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "It turns out to be Guo Shijun. I am rude to you. Please don't blame me! Don't blame me!"
Guo Song replied with a smile: "I am just visiting Bashu in a private capacity. I don't want to disturb Cui Changshi. Please continue chatting. I'll excuse you for a while."
Xue Xun's identity being exposed would affect Xue Xun, and he had to tell Xue Xun quickly. He clasped his fists in salute, said sorry to King Zhao, and hurried out of the hall.
Cui Kuan hurriedly winked at Wei Gao. Wei Gao woke up from his annoyance and hurriedly chased him out.
"Song...No! No! Lord Guo, wait a moment."
Guo Song walked out of the lobby, stopped, and apologized to Wei Gao who was catching up: "I just said that I came to Bashu in a private capacity, so I concealed my real name. Brother Wei, don't blame me!"
"Hey! I am too stupid. How can ordinary people have such courage to lead a thousand soldiers to Luzhou? I should have thought that the envoy is not an ordinary person."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said, "Yang Zilin's matter has nothing to do with me. Don't take the credit for Xue Changshi's work on my head."
Why didn't Wei Gao understand that Guo Song wanted to give the credit to Xue Xun? He laughed softly and said: "When everyone was talking about Miss Xue just now, I felt that you were a little angry. You should come to Bashu for Miss Xue."
Come?"
"You can think so."
"That's understandable. Everyone was really rude just now. I apologize to Mr. Guo."
"This has nothing to do with Brother Wei!"
Guo Song didn't want to dwell on the matter anymore, so he changed the subject and said, "I want to find Xue Changshi, but I don't know where he is? Can Brother Wei help me?"
"I think I saw him just now. I'll take the envoy there."
"No, just ask him to come out. I want to say a few words to him privately."
Wei Gao nodded, "Wait a moment!"
He walked quickly towards the main hall...
Not long after, Xue Xun came out in a hurry. He had already obtained the specific official position of Guo Song from Wei Gao, which made him feel a little uneasy.
"My dear nephew, you shouldn't hide this from me!"
Xue Xun stepped forward and complained in a low voice: "If you don't want people to know, I can hide it for you, you should tell me."
Guo Song said apologetically: "It happened for a reason, please forgive me, Uncle Shi!"
Of course Xue Xun knew that Guo Song concealed the truth because he didn't want to embarrass himself and avoid making people think that he agreed to their marriage out of snobbery. In fact, he was doing it for his own sake.
"My dear nephew, I will see Cui Shuai later and explain the matter clearly to him. There should be no problem!"
Guo Song was slightly startled, "Jidushi is not with his uncle?"
"He was here at the beginning. After saying a few words, he went into the inner house to deal with things. He is not here now."
Guo Song suddenly felt an uneasy feeling in his heart. He knew just now in the lobby that Xue Tao had already attracted everyone's attention. How could Cui Ning, who was fond of women, turn a blind eye to Xue Tao?
Guo Song whispered to Xue Xun what had just happened. Xue Xun was shocked and said, "How can this be good?"
"Xiaoyu Niang is protecting her closely. It shouldn't be a big problem now. I want to take Tao'er to take the first step later. We won't participate in the banquet."
Xue Xun pondered for a moment and said, "Your identity has been revealed. Is it appropriate to leave without saying goodbye?"
"What about uncle Yi's opinion?"
Xue Xun thought for a while and said: "Tao'er can go back first. I think it's best for you not to leave in a hurry. At least you have to deal with it on the surface."
"Let me check the situation later!"
Guo Song was really unhappy. He felt that he needed to take decisive measures to stop some people's bad thoughts.