An Rengui's home is not in Zhangye, but in Liangzhou, where his wife, children and parents live. However, An Rengui also has a small family in Zhangye, where he married a concubine, a girl from Anguo.
Hu Ji.
As for Hu Ji, they don't really understand the difference between wives and concubines. For them, their husbands are everything to them. They devote themselves wholeheartedly, just hoping to stay in this distant and prosperous Eastern Empire.
An Rengui returned home worried and sat in a daze at the table. Her concubine knelt down in front of him and placed a glass of blood-red wine in front of him. This was An Rengui's habit. He drank a glass of wine every day when he came back.
An Rengui picked up the wine and asked: "Anji'er, why did you choose to stay in Datang instead of returning to your hometown?"
Hu Ji responded tactfully: "I heard a saying from the Han people in Chang'an that birds choose good trees to roost in. I have remembered this sentence. For me, the Tang Dynasty is good wood, and the husband I marry is me.
The best place to stay.”
An Rengui has asked this question many times, and his concubine has answered it many times, but it has never touched An Rengui like it did today. Birds choose good trees to perch, and it's time to make their own decisions.
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When Guo Song returned to his house, it was almost dark, but the house was brightly lit. Everyone was still busy packing their things. They had to pack their things tonight and start their normal lives tomorrow.
The inner house was also being tidied up, but when Xue Tao saw her husband coming back, he quickly came to greet him and asked, "Has your husband had dinner?"
Guo Song shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I didn't even eat lunch. I've been busy all day today and I'm a little exhausted."
Xue Tao was startled and said quickly: "Husband, go to the study to rest first. I will bring the food over right away."
"Where is my study?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"Aqiu, take the young master to the inner study."
"Why!"
Ah Qiu agreed, stood up from the pile of clothes, smiled and said: "Master, please come with me!"
Guo Song's inner residence is divided into three courtyards and a garden covering an area of five acres. The so-called courtyard is not a courtyard like an inn, but an open space plus a few rooms. The courtyard here is actually an independent small mansion, like
The main courtyard covers an area of five acres and is divided into several small courtyards. There are pavilions, corridors, bedrooms, living courtyards, study rooms, etc. It is actually an independent world.
The other two large courtyards each cover an area of three acres. Each is an independent small world, but they are both locked. The women who are qualified to live in these two courtyards have not yet appeared.
Aqiu led Guo Song through a short corridor and came to a quiet room in the corner. Aqiu pursed his lips and said with a smile: "This is the young master's study."
"It's not bad!" Guo Song saw an old wintersweet plant in the corner of the house, and he immediately liked it.
"Madam also likes this place, but unfortunately this is the inner study of the previous owner. Madam said she doesn't like the feeling of having other men stay there, but I don't like it either!"
Aqiu shook her head like a little bell. Since she became seriously ill, she has become more lively in front of Guo Song, and is not as timid as before.
Guo Song smiled slightly and said, "Where is Madam's study?"
"over there!"
Ah Qiu pointed to a two-story attic on the other side of the corridor and said with a smile: "Madam said you can peek at the young master on the second floor?"
This little girl! She exposed all her master’s secrets.
Guo Song laughed dumbly, "It seems that your illness is really all cured."
"It's healed, but I still have to take medicine for half a year. Master, that medicine is very bitter." Aqiu pouted and said.
Guo Song tugged at her pigtails and suddenly asked: "Where's Mengzi, have you seen it?"
"Yes! It was still hovering over our house in the afternoon, and then it flew to nowhere. My wife said that I would make a nest for it tomorrow."
Guo Song took a look and saw that there were several tall trees in the garden. Mengzi was probably squatting on a certain tree at the moment.
"Why haven't you entered the house yet?"
Xue Tao came over with a cup of tea, and a maid behind him was carrying a food tray.
Guo Song smiled and said: "I'm thinking about where Mengzi will live?"
"Housekeeper Yang just said that Mengzi is squatting on a big pine tree. Tomorrow I will ask the housekeeper to find a carpenter to build a small house for it and place it on the pine tree."
Guo Song took the hot tea cup and walked into the study. The study had been decorated and divided into two rooms, inside and outside. There was a library inside, but there was also a small bed where you could rest and take a rest.
There is a large, soft and comfortable couch outside by the window, with a large table placed on it. The best thing is that the previous owner didn't seem to like kneeling, so he dug out a piece under the table, just in time to put his legs down.
Go, this is the same as Guo Song's habit.
There is a circle of bookshelves around it, and a framed calligraphy hanging on the wall to the north is the four characters "Compassion for the World" written by Yan Zhenqing.
Guo Song put the hot tea cup on the table, walked up to the couch and sat down. Xue Tao also put the food plate on the table. Guo Song was really hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and ate accordingly.
After finishing dinner quickly, Guo Song took a sip of hot tea and asked, "How is this mansion? Is there anything that needs repairing?"
Xue Tao sat down facing her husband, smiled and said: "The mansion is not bad. Although it is not as elegant as the garden house, it is very solid and square. Except for the lack of a nest for Mengzi, there is nothing else that needs repairing."
"What about the servant?"
Guo Song asked again: "Have they settled properly?"
"Butler Wang has made arrangements. I was originally worried that the house would not be enough to live in, but it turns out there are a lot of empty rooms, and there are also stables. Later I want to replace the cart with horses, because the oxen pulls the cart too slowly."
"No problem, let's switch to two horses. This is not Chang'an. Let's be more luxurious."
"Will he be impeached?" Xue Tao asked worriedly.
Guo Song chuckled, "This is the Hexi Corridor, the land of horse breeding in the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor will never trouble the Governor of Ganzhou for two horses!"
At this time, the housekeeper Yang said at the door: "Your Majesty, there is a general outside the door who wants to see you. His name is An Rengui!"
Guo Song was slightly startled, and the image of a taciturn lieutenant general appeared in his mind. Like Yu Hu, who was full of flattery, this taciturn An Rengui also left a deep impression on him.
"Take him to the living room and wait, I'll be right back!"
The housekeeper left, and Xue Tao also stood up and said with a smile: "Then I'll go back and continue packing. There's still a lot of clothes to fold!"
Guo Song took a few sips of tea and was still thinking about An Rengui's purpose. This was his habit. He planned everything before taking action, but he could adapt to changes while adhering to principles.
After a while, Guo Song came to the reception hall in the atrium, and saw a man in regular clothes sitting in the lobby, his head lowered, looking very worried. It was An Rengui, the general of the palace.
Guo Song coughed lightly, walked into the lobby and asked with a smile: "General An's home is also in the city?"
This is the rule of the Ganzhou Army. Those who live in the city can return to the city at night as long as they are not on duty. However, generals who do not live in Zhangye City must live in the military camp at night. This rule has been in place for decades and has not changed.
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Of course, this rule only applies to non-wartime conditions. Once wartime enters, all generals must stay in the military camp, and Guo Song is no exception.
An Rengui quickly stood up and saluted, "See the Governor, I bought a house in the city and have a concubine."
"I see, General An, please take a seat!"
Guo Song asked An Rengui to sit down. Although Guo Song behaved calmly and spoke softly, An Rengui still felt the invisible pressure of a superior person.
He suddenly understood something. Li Hui, Yu Hu and others looked down upon Guo Song because he was young, so they all called him by his first name and showed no respect. I'm afraid this was a big mistake they made.
The emperor is young, will they look down on him? Obviously not, and Guo Song once served as the strategic envoy of the three towns of Mobei, and he served as the governor of Ganzhou as a civil servant as Dr. Yinqing Guanglu. With such qualifications, he served as the governor of Ganzhou
This is more than enough. Even if he is appointed as the governor of Hexi Province, he is completely qualified. To underestimate his youth will definitely make a big mistake.
An Rengui secretly rejoiced at his choice. He stood up and knelt down on one knee and said, "In this humble position, An Rengui is willing to do his best for the Governor. I hope the Governor will accept him!"
This is not a subordinate's loyalty to his superior, but a willingness to become a comrade. Of course, Yu Hu and Zhang Liang cannot express their loyalty like An Rengui, because they are Wang Lien's people, and loyalty to Guo Song means betrayal.
And Li Hui did not choose to be loyal. He was not loyal to the previous two governors and wanted to continue to remain neutral based on his seniority. An Rengui was a local snake, and his loyalty was extraordinary. To a large extent, it meant that the local wealthy families in Hexi had no loyalty to Guo.
Song's approval.
Of course, An Rengui made this decision after consulting the family head in advance.
Guo Song naturally understood the importance of An Rengui's bow. He quickly helped An Rengui up and said, "I accept General An's intention, but there is no need to pay this grand ceremony!"