At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Later, Guo Peng set up a school that specialized in educating the children of the royal family and their relatives, and Guo Jin also enrolled with them. He was still the chief official of Cai Yong, supplemented by many famous Confucian scholars. He selects the textbooks and makes notes himself.

When Guo Jin became an adult, let him be the county magistrate, and then sent him to the Western Regions to serve in the army for training, and then he became Henan Yin and the head of the Shouyangshan Lecture Hall.

Guo Jin has not been serving as Yin of Henan for a long time, just a few months, but he handles all the government affairs in the capital area of ​​Luoyang without any mistakes. He handles them properly and handles many complicated affairs in an orderly manner, which is quite praised by the officials .

From this point of view, Guo Peng has high hopes for Guo Jin.

But despite this, the emperor was still very taboo about the crown prince interacting with ministers and generals without his permission, even if they were relatives and generals, he needed to avoid the taboo even more, and handle the relationship between the two parties carefully.

Now that Cao Hong is facing the death penalty, Guo Jin is desperate to save him. In the eyes of many people, this is even a bit politically incorrect and politically naive.

Fortunately, the emperor only reprimanded Guo Jin, and did not abolish his position, did not abolish his crown prince, and what's more, Cao Hong was spared the death penalty.

To some, it's a miracle.

Guo Jin desperately caused a miracle.

No one knows what the emperor was thinking, but judging from the fact that the emperor beat the prince thirty sticks, the emperor was not angry.

So they didn't know whether it was luck that Guo Jin kept everything he had, or whether the emperor had deep affection and couldn't bear to destroy the excellent heir he had cultivated.

Although Guo Jin's behavior seems to many people to be naive and politically incorrect.

However, all the officials who knew about this incident, without exception, hoped that Guo Jin would get well soon.

Just a small wish.

Didn't even say it.

Just bury it in my heart, and don't let outsiders know.

No one dared to visit Guo Jin at Yin's mansion in Henan.

Because everyone knows that visiting Guo Jin at this time is killing him.

Everyone is politically qualified and correct.

Even Cao Cao, who was relieved of his confinement and returned to the cabinet office because of Guo Jin's efforts to rescue him, did not dare to visit Guo Jin after learning about this.

Don't even say a word, just pretend that this thing never happened.

Only Cao Cao's wife, Mrs. Ding, went to visit Guo Jin with some medicinal materials.

Of course, if Guo Jin was just Henan Yin, not the crown prince, or a member of the royal family, at this moment, his house should have been trampled down by the endless stream of visitors.

However, due to his status, no officials would dare to visit him.

The only person who dared to visit was Cao Hong.

It was Cao Hong who was waiting to die in despair.

Before learning that he was going to be killed, Cao Hong was still indignant, cursing Guo Peng in his heart for being ruthless and ungrateful, crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, etc. When he learned that he was going to be killed, he collapsed.

Crying and making noise, crying and begging His Majesty for mercy, the roaring sound could be heard throughout Sili Xiaowei's mansion.

When his voice became hoarse and he couldn't move anymore, and he lay on the ground waiting to die, Cheng Yu opened the door of his room under house arrest, and told him coldly - [You are spared from death].

Then, Cao Hong, who was surprised, learned the cause and effect of his avoidance of death.

He learned that Guo Jin had been beaten with [-] sticks in order to rescue him, his buttocks were bloody and bloody, and now he was lying on the bed and could not get out of bed, and he would not be able to walk again in a few months.

In an instant, the tears fell drop by drop like beads with a broken thread.

Cao Hong lay on the ground and cried fiercely, beating the ground continuously, crying while beating, and crying while beating.

Coming out of Sili Xiaowei's mansion, Cao Hong was reunited with his family members who were also miserable. The whole family cried and celebrated their escape from death.

Because all positions were removed, the living conditions in Luoyang were no longer available.

Cao Hong had no choice but to go back to live in his hometown in Qiao County, rely on his ancestral property, and be a rich man in the countryside to talk about sex.

It can be regarded as going around for 20 years, and finally returned to the original point.

Chapter 1329 One Thousand 230 Nine There is no place for Cao Hong in Luoyang City

In just a few days, Cao Hong, who experienced life's great sorrow, great joy and despair, seemed to see many things open.

I don't care about money anymore, I don't care about the land anymore, and I can give up all my property and everything.

He returned to the house with his family and packed some clothes and books that were allowed to be taken away. He packed the boxes by himself and sent them to the cart. He spent most of the day in order.

Then he met Cao Ren, Cao Chun and Cao Cao who came to meet him. The four of them gathered together, holding hands and looking at their tears, choking silently.

"Zi Lian, what are your plans for the future?"

Cao Ren, who had just rushed back, held Cao Hong's hand and asked.

"What else can I plan? Go back to your hometown. People who have nowhere to live after leaving Luoyang can only live in their hometown."

Cao Hong smiled wryly and shook his head: "Thanks to His Majesty's grace, the prince rescued me, my life was saved, my family was also saved, and I also left a ancestral property. Now I don't dare to ask for anything extravagantly. I can go back to my hometown and be with my family." I will be content to live with my ancestral property."

Cao Ren had nothing to say, and neither did Cao Chun and Cao Cao.

Cao Hong said again: "I know it's inconvenient for you to see Boyao, so I don't care. I will go to see him, and then I will go back to my hometown. If there is a chance, we can meet again in my hometown. After I come down, my life will be much better, I will be relieved of nothing, and nothing will bother me."

Cao Hong looked a little relaxed, and he was looking forward to the relaxed days in the future while talking and laughing.

Of course, he can't really live a dreamlike life like Cao Ren.

Even so, his life will not be bad. After all, he is still a local rich man, and the ancestral property in his hometown is enough for him to live a stable and rich life. A lifetime of being rich must be the dream of many people.

Cao Ren and Cao Chun stopped talking and just sighed.

Cao Cao stepped forward, held Cao Hong's hand, and took a while to say a word.

"Help us, thank you Boyao."

"I will."

After bidding farewell to San Cao, Cao Hong led his family's convoy and headed slowly all the way to Henan Yin's Mansion where Guo Jin lives now.

When they arrived at Henan Yin's mansion, the gate of Henan Yin's mansion was closed tightly. Cao Hong got out of the car and knocked on the door. After a while, a small official in the mansion came to open the door.

"Who is your Excellency?"

"Cao Hong, the sinner, is here to thank Henan Yin for saving his life."

Cao Hong saluted quite humbly.

The little official was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly returned the gift.

"I'll report."

"Excuse me."

The little official hurried to the mansion, and after a while, Cai Wan in plain clothes came.

"Cao Hong, the sinner, pay homage to the Crown Princess."

Cao Hong hurriedly bowed down.

Cai Wan looked as usual, she stretched out her hand to help.

"Mr. Cao, you don't need to be too polite. His Royal Highness is injured. It's not very decent. It's really inconvenient to see guests. Mr. Cao, please go back."

Cao Hong opened his mouth, but he didn't say what he wanted to see him.

The position of the injury is indeed inconvenient for visitors.

"Since this is the case, the sinner will not delay His Highness the Crown Prince's rest. I wish His Highness the Crown Prince a speedy recovery."

"His Royal Highness is only suffering from flesh and blood, and has not injured his bones. He only needs to lie in bed for more than a month, and he will be healthy. Cao Gong does not need to worry about it. His Royal Highness also said that saving Cao Gong is his own choice. It is his choice." I hope Mr. Cao will not feel guilty about the decision he made, otherwise he will feel uneasy."

"..."

Cao Hong pursed his lips, took a few steps back, bowed deeply to Cai Wan, and then shouted loudly, calling all his family members out of the carriage.

"Mr. Cao, this is?"

Cai Wan was a little surprised.

Cao Hong said solemnly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince's life-saving grace, sinners will be punished for their crimes, and there is no way to repay him. I hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will be well and healthy soon. Even if the sinner is thousands of miles away, he will pray for His Highness the Crown Prince!"

After all, Cao Hong led his family to kneel down and kowtow three times to Henan Yin's mansion.

Cai Wan didn't stop her, and accepted the kowtow instead of Guo Jin.

Then he watched Cao Hong get into the carriage with his family, and left in an extremely desolate manner towards the east.

There is no place for Cao Hong in Luoyang City, and his home is his hometown in Qiao County.

Wherever it started, it will end there. After going around for 20 years, Cao Hong returned to the place where the dream started for the second time after Cao Ren.

Twenty years apart, are the people and things in my hometown still the same as before?

In Cao Hong's heart, he was more or less grateful and looking forward to his future life.

Watching Cao Hong's family leave, Cai Wan sighed slightly, told the little official to close the door of the house, and returned to Guo Jin's side.

Guo Jin was lying motionless on the bed with a slightly pale complexion.

"Uncle Zilian has left."

Cai Wan sat on the side of the bed, and carefully lifted a few broken hairs from Guo Jin's temples.

Guo Jin didn't move, but blinked his eyes.

"It's good to leave. If you leave, you can leave the maelstrom of Luoyang, stay away from battles, stay away from risks, and everything after that will have nothing to do with him. How wonderful."

Cai Wan doesn't care about these things, Cai Wan only cares about when Guo Jin's injury will recover.

"Father is too cruel, a whole thirty sticks, how painful it must be..."

The injury was on Guo Jin's body, but the pain in Cai Wan's heart was no less than the pain in Guo Jin's body.

"Who told me to disobey my father's decision? My father is the emperor, and if he is disobeyed, can he still swallow his anger? And in the end, my father still spared Uncle Zilian. The root cause is that I have become."

Guo Jin pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled helplessly: "Father is the king of a country after all. Wouldn't it make people laugh if he just listened to me without doing anything?"

"Is it more important to make people laugh than your own son?"

Cai Wan didn't understand.

Guo Jin just smiled and said nothing.

For the emperor, there is really nothing more important than his majesty.

The emperor cannot show weakness.

Cai Wan doesn't need to understand.

As long as this effect can be achieved, nothing else matters, whether it is being beaten, scolded, or belittled, it doesn't matter.

Although the wound on Guo Jin's butt was medicated to stop the bleeding, it still took a long time to recover. During this time, he could only lie on the bed.

When his spirit got a little better, three days had passed, and he began to lie on the bed to deal with some of Henan Yin's government affairs that he had accumulated before, trying not to drag the government affairs down.

After another five or six days like this, the wound on the buttocks was basically healed, and he could move a little bit. Hua Tuo came to see him in person, diagnosed and treated his buttocks, and said that in another three to five days, Guo Jin could try it. Get out of bed and walk around.

These days, outside Yin's mansion in Henan, there is still the same turmoil.

It's just that the intensity of the emperor's punishment of officials seems to have decreased.

The officials who committed crimes in the previous series of major cases, except for Cao Hong, did not die, but were dismissed from office, confiscated their property, moved to live in other counties, and were not allowed to return to their original places. , also imprisoned three generations and prohibited imperial examinations.

Although the end was equally bad, he did not die after all, not to mention how life will be in the future, the smell of blood has disappeared in Luoyang City.

I don't know if the fact that Guo Jin was beaten with thirty sticks stimulated the emperor, and the emperor's attack was not as fierce as before.

The rest of the officials breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the imperial power on their heads was not as heavy as before.

I just don't know if Guo Jin's injury has recovered.

None of the officials dared to visit Guo Jin. Relying on some gossip, they learned that Guo Jin's injury was recovering well, so they spread the word quietly, and everyone who learned about it was very pleased.

They look forward to the day when Guo Jin recovers from her injury and returns to work.

The emperor seemed to really attach great importance to the crown prince. Despite the conflict, he still maintained all the powers of the crown prince, and there was no sign of abolishing the crown prince. In this way, the basic situation of the court can be stabilized, and large-scale turmoil will not occur.

The time came to December [-]th of the ninth year of Yande.