Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Responding, Zhenniang walked slowly into the hall with a tray in both hands, swaying her skirt, and came to the old lady.

On the tray was folded a maroon silk crown dress. The cuffs of the crown dress and the skirt were inlaid with beads. It was not ordinary at first glance, at least it was not something that ordinary people could have.

On the contrary, Kang Yueshan knew the goods, and he blurted out when he saw it for the first time: "Here, is this the royal uniform?"

As soon as this remark came out, several people present, even the old lady who had little experience, couldn't help being moved. She seemed to have guessed what the generous gift Guo Ye was talking about.

All of a sudden, he looked at Guo Ye with fanaticism in his eyes, and asked, "Dalang, the generous gift you mentioned can be achieved, it is..."

Under the excitement, the old lady was also extremely restless.

Guo Ye nodded his head heavily, and took out from his bosom the edict document that Concubine Yang had asked Shu Wang Li Ke to hand over to him before, and said with a smile: "Mother, this is the edict bestowed on you by the Holy Majesty. From today onwards, your old man will be the imperial court The fourth-rank imperial lady, you can no longer call yourself an old country woman."

The fourth-rank Madam?

Wu Xiuxiu and Kang Zhiru subconsciously looked at each other, Kang Yueshan frequently shook his head and stroked his beard in admiration, while Wu Maocai's eyes flashed with fanaticism.

Kang Yueshan was the first to slow down, and cupped his hands in congratulations: "Congratulations to the old lady, what a great fortune to be awarded the imperial order by the Holy Majesty, this is simply a matter of glory!"

Wu Xiuxiu was also happy for the old lady, Meiyu praised happily: "Yes, no wonder the husband said just now that he is enough to comfort the father-in-law. This is really the glory of the Guo family!"

Kang Yueshan glanced at his belated daughter, and Kang Zhiru was satisfied at this moment, and laughed again and again: "Well, my daughter-in-law is also in the spotlight."

"My God, Madam Gaoming!"

Wu Maocai suddenly strode up to Zhenniang, took the tray in her hand, then stretched out his hand to caress the fabric of Gaoming Guanfu, and praised: "Good material, very decent. You are so lucky, mother-in-law, oh no , now I should call you old lady."

The old lady now has the status of imperial order, just as Guo Ye said, she is no longer a grassroots person, and she can no longer call herself an old woman in the mountains.

Kang Yueshan and Wu Maocai respected her as an old matriarch, and she fully deserved it!

The old lady has now come out of the excited mood, smiling from ear to ear, applauding again and again.

When she was happy, she did not forget to confess to Wu Xiuxiu: "Xiu'er, I will reward the servants and maids in the mansion with one tael of silver each for my mother. I am happy, my mother is very happy today. How do you say that, alone..."

"Alone Better Together!"

Kang Zhiru saw the opportunity quickly, and made up for the old lady.

The old lady nodded and said, "Yes, yes, that's what it means."

Kang Yueshan still stroked his beard and smiled, but he did not forget to give his daughter a thumbs up secretly, that's right.

The old lady confessed, Wu Xiuxiu naturally obediently agreed, but she was constantly angry with her father, who was still holding the tray and having fun there at this moment, constantly touching the royal crown and making frequent sounds of envy.

For a moment, because of this sudden joy, the atmosphere of the scene became much more joyful.

Zhenniang was standing beside Guo Ye, and she was quick to notice that there were still some gray stains on the tip of Guo Ye's nose, which should have been stained on the way.

Suddenly, she subconsciously stretched out her hand to wipe the tip of Guo Ye's nose lightly, and said softly: "The officials are really careless, they don't even know if the tip of the nose is dirty."

Guo Ye laughed it off.

However, Zhenniang's subtle action still fell into the eyes of Wu Xiuxiu and Kang Zhiru, and the two who were still separated from each other actually looked at each other with a tacit understanding.

You look at me, I look at you.

Both of them saw a thought in each other's eyes, a thought of sharing the same hatred.

shuh~

Another coincidence, both of them set their eyes on Zhenniang, their eyes full of guard and hostility.

Zhenniang obviously also felt the unfriendly eyes of the two, and suddenly seemed a little embarrassed.

The old lady is still shrewd, probably she guessed that the two daughters-in-law are not fuel-efficient lamps, and immediately greeted Zhenniang: "Zhenniang, go, take the imperial crown and go into the room with the old man, and try the imperial crown with the old man." .”

Zhenniang heard the words as if she had received an amnesty, and said hello, then snatched the tray from Wu Maocai, and accompanied the old lady into the back hall.

Guo Ye was very grateful to see his old lady stretching out her hand to save the siege. My mother is my mother, and I see everything in my heart.

Call ~

He shrugged his shoulders and breathed a rough sigh of relief.

It's a good thing that he didn't relax, but when he relaxed, he made a movement, which immediately attracted the wolf.He clearly felt two unfriendly eyes projected on himself.

It was Wu Xiuxiu and Kang Zhiru who looked at him with the same hatred, as if they were going to interrogate themselves by torture, crying, making trouble and hanging themselves.

Worse!

There was a gust of wind on the back of Guo Ye's neck, and he shrunk his neck subconsciously, then turned his head and pulled Kang Yueshan up, and said, "Father-in-law, I need to ask you something, I need your help urgently, let's move a step, let's talk in the study! "

After the voice fell, regardless of whether Kang Yueshan liked it or not, he pulled him out of the hall with all his strength, and went straight to the study.

He left Wu Maocai, who was in a daze, and two beautiful daughters-in-law who were so angry that they were unhappy.

……

……

In the study, Guo Ye and Kang Yueshan have been in for a long time, at least the maids have come in to change the tea soup three times.

During the period, Guo Ye explained in detail the difficulties encountered by Fan Shuzhou with Li Ke, the king of Shu.

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking, but sat on his seat and looked at Kang Yueshan who was meditating.

After about a while, Kang Yueshan stroked his beard, frowned and questioned: "The governor of Shuzhou, Liang Shidao, I haven't explained to him, so I don't know him very well. Governor of the state, could it be that he has the guts to eat a leopard? Knowing that the king of Shu established the feudal mansion according to the order, it is imperative, and he dares to obstruct it and pretend to be difficult."

Guo Ye smiled and said: "Hehe, what else can there be? It is nothing more than someone in the court who is good at being an official, and he is probably just following orders. Otherwise, he is a local governor to embarrass a young vassal. This is not an old birthday star eating arsenic— —Is it too long to die?"

Kang Yueshan continued to stroke his beard, nodded and said: "There is only one explanation. However, the situation in the Chang'an court is changing, and the old man is not in the officialdom for a long time. My eyes and ears are closed. With my old face, it is really worthless to Liang Shidao. A little money. Alas, my son-in-law, I may really be unable to help you this time.”

As soon as Guo Ye heard it, he knew that Kang Yueshan had misunderstood what he meant, and quickly explained: "Father-in-law, you may have misunderstood me. I didn't ask you to help me make peace with Liang Shidao, and I can't make peace with this matter even if I put it bluntly. His Royal Highness the King of Shu can only use an iron fist to frighten Liang Shidao, the local snake in Shuzhou, so that he can gain a foothold in Shuzhong in the future. And this time, he can only fight to the end, otherwise he will not be able to establish his prestige. In the Zhechong Duwei's mansion in the nine prefectures, the government orders can be carried out smoothly."

Kang Yueshan snorted, and asked, "Which kind of assistance does the virtuous son-in-law need the old man to give you? Just say what you want, if you and my son-in-law are together, who will I help if I don't help you?"

Guo Ye was inexplicably grateful in his heart, and asked, "Father-in-law, Qiu Hengqiu, the captain of Yizhou Zhechong Captain's Mansion, was single-handedly selected by you. Now that you speak, can he still listen?"

Speaking of this, Kang Yueshan couldn't help raising his eyebrows a little proudly, and said in a loud voice: "Qiu Heng was raised by me, and he will naturally listen to what the old man says. I understand what my son-in-law means. I will write a book later and let Qiu Heng Heng Wei's governor's office in Shuzhou is following the lead."

Guo Ye gave a thumbs up and praised: "My father-in-law is wise, but it is not enough to get the support of Qiu Heng, the governor of Yizhou Zhechong. After all, the governor's office of Shuzhou controls the military affairs of the nine prefectures. Wei's mansion is a little bit hard to support alone."

Speaking of this, Guo Ye paused for a while, and said again: "Father-in-law, you have been entrenched in Yizhou for so many years, I remember that you have friendship with many captains in the Zhechong Duwei's Mansion in Central Shu. Back then, the Zhechong Capital of Chengdu Mansion Mr. Wei is willing to lend you the precious Ruosi's eight-ox crossbow. I think my father-in-law has a good relationship in Sichuan. Hehe..."

"Okay, okay, don't put a high hat on you kid." Kang Yueshan waved his hand and asked, "Do you want me to be your lobbyist, lobbying the other eight prefectures under the control of the governor's office in Shuzhou?" Captain Zhechong?"

Guo Ye nodded cheekily again, and praised: "Father-in-law is really sharp-eyed, and he can't hide the slightest thought from you. Are you sure about this?"