Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

After the voice fell, he stepped down from the dragon chair and rushed towards the outside of Wangbei Pavilion.

The two gates of Wangbei Pavilion swayed from side to side and creaked, but the person ran away without a trace.

At the same time, the lives of Guo Ye and Ma Yuanju were put on hold.

"Ugh……"

Without the emperor here, Ma Yuanju was not as cautious as before. He stood up with a sigh, looked at Guo Ye and said, "Man is not as good as God. I didn't expect that the Duke of Lai would come and solve a problem for you kid." Mr. Du is really a good person!"

"Well?"

Guo Ye also felt sorry for the death of Du Ruhui, a famous minister of Zhenguan, but he didn't understand the meaning of Ma Yuanju's words, so he couldn't help asking: "Old Ma, I have nothing to do with Lord Du, the Duke of Lai, why would he replace me?" Have you solved the problem?"

Ma Yuanju shook his head and sighed: "Let me ask you, I winked at you just now, do you know what it means?"

Guo Ye was also wondering about Ma Yuanju's actions just now, and said suspiciously: "I'm still surprised when you say that, why did you wink at me just now?"

Ma Yuanju pointed at Guo Ye and said: "It seems that you are a little carried away. Didn't you hear the real intention of His Majesty's list of rewards for you to choose one of the two?"

Guo Ye shook his head, puzzled and said: "Didn't Your Majesty make it very clear? The man of Longxi County or the Governor of Xichuan, let me choose one of the two. What's the point? It's nothing more than telling me that you can't have both." !"

"Careless, you are really careless!"

Ma Yuanju asked rather sadly: "Then let me ask you, if there hadn't been the sad news of Duke Lai's death, and His Majesty asked you to choose one of the two, which one would you choose?"

Guo Ye was slightly taken aback, and seeing no one around, he said softly, "Aren't you talking nonsense? Of course it's Xichuan Metropolitan Guard. It’s just a fifth-class nobleman. If I go to Xichuan far away and take charge of Xichuan Dadu Protectorate, in addition to being in charge of a local feudal official, I can sit on tens of thousands of tigers and confront the Tubo people. At that time, there will be a big What is a male from Longxi County for his military exploits? Immediately becoming a Marquis is unknown!"

Seeing Guo Ye speak so lightly, Ma Yuanju sneered, and said in a low voice: "If you really choose the position of Xichuan Metropolitan Guard, hehe, brat, I'll tell you the truth, you are not far from being in the cold palace and never being employed again." Yea!"

hiss……

Hearing what Ma Yuanju said, Guo Ye couldn't help but shudder in his heart, and he said in surprise, "Old Ma, don't you take it for granted and scare you?"

"Am I alarmist?"

Ma Yuanju sneered and said, "Let's not say that your sixth-rank supervisory censor suddenly jumped to the fourth-rank Xichuan Metropolitan Guard, but the land of the Xichuan Metropolitan Guard, after His Majesty's expansion and construction, can now be regarded as my southwestern defense. A barrier for Tubo is not very important. Let’s just say that today’s Datang’s Dadu Protectorate in various places, which place is not held by the royal family? Even if the deputy protector, which one is not outstanding in military exploits? , an ex-director of the Tiance Mansion with deep qualifications will take up the post? To sum up, let me ask you, how could His Majesty let you, a young man in his early twenties, be in charge of the military and political power in Xichuan? Do you really think that the current Xichuan Is it still the same situation as Xichuan Xiaodufu's back then?"

Guo Ye's face changed drastically when he heard that, Ma Yuanju continued: "Do you think you have enough experience in the army? Or is it that His Majesty has already trusted you when he first met you? Guo Ye, wake up, don't dream Already, do you understand the emperor's mind?"

"Damn! Old Ma, you mean." Guo Ye pursed his lips in surprise, and asked tentatively, "You mean, the position of the Chief Protector of Xichuan was fabricated by His Majesty out of nothing? The purpose is to test whether I am ambitious or not. Have other thoughts?"

"No, no, no." Ma Yuanju shook his head and said three no words, and said softly, "The Xichuan Metropolitan Protectorate will definitely be set up, and the post of Xichuan Metropolitan Protector also needs someone to take it from a distance. It wasn't you, Guo Ye, understand?"

"Understood, understood!"

Guo Ye nodded sincerely, and sighed: "It turns out that His Majesty is really trying to test me? I'm just a small character, why should he do this?"

Seeing Guo Ye's depressed expression, Ma Yuanju said with relief: "Who can guess the emperor's mind? Which emperor likes ambitious courtiers? Besides, you are so young and so outstanding? However, things should be viewed from two sides. Your Majesty will test you." It’s not a bad thing either.”

Hearing Ma Yuanju's sarcastic remarks, Guo Ye complained: "You don't feel pain in your back when you stand and talk? Dare your majesty not test you, is it? Is it possible that I should be grateful, thank you Lord Long, thank you for your temptation and distrust? "

Ma Yuanju snorted and said, "Don't worry, listen to me. Let me ask you, what is your Majesty tempting you for? It's nothing more than thinking that you are a talent and wanting to cultivate you, but I don't know what your character is, so I use it." The idea of ​​choosing one of the two, do you want to test you? Boy, if others want to get His Majesty's temptation and still can't get it, you can be content!!"

Hearing this, Guo Ye grinned with joy, and thought to himself, His Majesty Li Er is really evil. Damn, if I just got excited and chose the position of Xichuan Metropolitan Guard, wouldn't I almost make a big mistake?

Ma Yuanju was really right. If the bad news of the Duke of Lai hadn't interrupted His Majesty Li Er, he would have been wrong to the end, and in the end he would have been forced to be included in the group of people who never talked about sitting on the bench. .

Guo Ye nodded silently with a gloomy expression, and said, "It seems that I have no choice for the title of male in Longxi County!"

Boom!

Ma Yuanju patted the back of Guo Ye's head lightly, and rebuked Guo Ye with a bit of jealousy in righteous indignation: "You boy is not satisfied? You are already a majestic Baron of Tang Dynasty in your early twenties, what else do you want? You let How can I wait for the human feelings that I have wasted decades of time? You kid should be content and cherish the blessings. Besides, you are really a person of great fortune. If, if the sad news of Duke Lai's death comes a step later, hehe, don't say it In the end, you won't even get a fart for the title of male in Longxi County."

Ma Yuanju's words were rough and reasonable, and Guo Ye listened to them.

Thinking of this, Guo Ye murmured to himself: "Speaking of which, Guo really has to thank Mr. Du, Duke of Lai, for his kindness. If it wasn't for Mr. Du's blessing in the dark, I almost made a mistake and regretted the medicine. There is nowhere to buy it!"

"No." Ma Yuanju sighed, "It's a pity, my lord is still gone. As His Majesty said, Fang's plot was broken, and he lost his arm. The Jiangshan Sheji of the Tang Dynasty also lost a good minister and assistant prime minister. It's a pity, but Sigh!"

After Ma Yuanju sighed, seeing Guo Ye striding towards the outside of the Wangbei Pavilion, he couldn't help wondering: "Hey, what are you doing? This is the forbidden garden of the imperial palace, you boy, don't run around blindly." !"

Guo Ye stopped and turned his head and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? If I run around, those Qianniu guards in the palace will spare me? Hasn't Your Majesty already left? I have nothing to do if I stay here. It's not as good as I am now." Just go to the Du Mansion!"

Ma Yuanju asked suspiciously, "To the Du Mansion?"

Guo Ye nodded his head heavily, and said, "That's right, we are going to Du's mansion! We have to be more conscientious in life. Although Master Du died of illness, he helped indirectly in an emergency. I must go to Du's mansion to express my condolences. "

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, patted his chest and said with great loyalty: "Leaving aside what happened just now, Du He is my brother in the calligraphy class. Now that his father has died of illness, I, a brother who can Stand by and watch? Du He is the only son in the family, I will definitely help Du He in the Du Mansion these days, good brother, show loyalty, right?"

After all, I stopped talking to Ma Yuanju and left him in the Wangbei Pavilion, said to a eunuch not far away to take me out of the palace, and then left quickly.

Ma Yuanju stood at the door of Wangbei Pavilion, watching Guo Ye gradually drifting away, he couldn't help sighing softly: "This kid is really a fool! A good brother is loyal? It's the same as his usual life, maybe , is this the key reason why he frequently saved himself from danger?"

Chapter 484

Du's Mansion is located in Xinghua Square, where most of the residences of important officials in the court gather.

The mansions of people such as Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng are in Xinghuafang.

After all, Guo Ye lived in Chang'an for a while, so he naturally knew how to get to Xinghuafang.

After he left the imperial palace and the imperial city, he arrived at Xinghuafang and in front of Du's mansion.

Arriving at the gate of Du's Mansion, I took a closer look and found that this is a well-regulated two-entry house.

Sure enough, as he had expected, the entrance of the Du Mansion was already crowded with people, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going, making it extremely lively.

It's quite a bit of a rich family's prominent place, and it feels like a crowd of people.

Looking at the gate, there are dozens of sergeants in armor and swords standing in a forest. Guo Ye has a little image. These people are the left and right Qianniu guards who are in charge of the martial law guards in the palace.

He muttered in his heart, it seems that His Majesty Li Er has arrived at the Du Mansion.

Immediately, he lowered his head and followed a group of people into Du's mansion.

As soon as they entered the Du Mansion, many servants in linen and filial piety had already started to climb the walls and ladders in the front yard, and hung plain linen and white paper lanterns in the yard.

The entire courtyard was filled with a sad and solemn atmosphere.

At this time, the entire Du Mansion was in a state of turmoil, and it seemed that there was no arrangement for the reception of guests at the door who came to express their condolences.

Guo Ye noticed with sharp eyes that Du He, who was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety and tied with a straw rope around his waist, was mingling with the servants, directing them to work.

Immediately, he ran forward and patted Du He on the shoulder lightly, saying hello, "Du He!"

"Huh? Guo, second brother Guo?"

For Guo Ye's arrival, Du He was obviously a little surprised, but more of a surprise, he shouted in surprise: "Why are you here? Second brother!"