The return of the son-in-law

The treasures and supplements in this carriage were nominally rewarded to Guo Zhanan, but in fact they were all given to Huo Yu.If it weren't for the fact that he was only the crown prince now, and there were still people watching behind him, Li Shaojun really wanted to go to Guo's mansion immediately and personally take Huo Yu to live in the prince's mansion.

Guo Zhan'an knew Li Shaojun's original intention very well, and when the rewards from the carriage entered his yard, he called to Huo Yu: "Yu'er, these are all rewarded by the crown prince, you can sort them out and put them in the book, and if you don't need them for the time being, you can go to Huo Yu first." Store them in the treasury, take out those supplements and hand them over to the kitchen, and let the kitchen stew them for you every few days."

Huo Yu responded and said, "Brother has been in a bad mood for the past few days. I heard that stewed black-bone chicken with stone fungus is very good. It just so happens that the kitchen still has black-bone chicken that was delivered by the Zhuangzi a few days ago. I'll go and see if there is any stone fungus."

Seeing Huo Yu's concerned look, Guo Zhan'an recalled last night that he had asked Huo Yu to leave Beijing as soon as possible, and a warm current surged in his heart.

He waved his hand to let others go down first, and said to Huo Yu: "Don't worry, I'm not in good spirits these days, it's just because the matter entrusted to me by His Royal Highness is too important. Today's matter has been settled, you can rest with me After a while, it will be fine."

Guo Zhan'an was not lying, it was Li Shaojun who threatened Huo Yu's life to send Huo Yu away, which made him terrified for the past three days.Now he used Li Shaojun's title of crown prince, and by the way, put eye drops on the ground in front of Huo Yu, which can be regarded as revenge for Li Shaojun.

After hearing this, Huo Yu was really displeased: "Even if it is His Highness the Crown Prince's order, brother must pay attention to his body. His Highness the Crown Prince has many capable people, but I only have you, brother."

Huo Yu may not have had the company of his peers since he was a child, and Elder Sun watched him closely, so he seldom spoke his mind to others, and he was even not good at expressing himself.But it was Huo Yu who always hit Guo Zhan'an's heart with just a few words inadvertently.

"Yes, yes, what Yu'er taught is," Guo Zhanan didn't want Huo Yu to worry about him, so he teased him with a smile, "I remember it for my husband."

"You can't just remember, you can't do this in the future, brother..." Huo Yu didn't realize it until he was halfway through the sentence, and then he stuttered, "Brother, brother, don't make fun of me."

"Why is it just a joke?" Guo Zhanan pinched Huo Yu's cheek and said solemnly, "Although you and I are both men, since we are husband and wife, can't I still call myself a husband?"

Huo Yu had nothing to do with Guo Zhan'an, so he could only say, "Brother, go get busy first, I'll go to school after I've sorted out these things."

Huo Yu has been taught by Guo Zhanan himself in the past few years, especially in the past six months, Guo Zhanan has spent most of his time in the yard teaching Huo Yu, except for going out to socialize with some friends. .Because of this, Guo Zhan'an is very familiar with Huo Yu's current level of knowledge, and knows that Qiu Wei's problem is not big this time.

As the so-called balance between work and rest, as the township examination approached, Huo Yu became more and more anxious.Guo Zhan'an saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and felt that Huo Yu would rather find something else to divert his attention than to devote himself to learning and eventually get nervous.

After teasing, Guo Zhanan let go of his hand and said, "I'm fine, I'll stay with you."

Huo Yu nodded and said, "Alright. Brother, let me call them all in. There are so many things, how long will it take for the two of us to sort them out?"

Guo Zhan'an naturally agreed: "I listen to you."

Because they were all given to his younger brother who had been separated for more than ten years, Li Shaojun was not stingy at all, ranging from small gemstones such as agate and emerald to large bonsai such as coral and green pine. There are swords, nine-foot spears, and all kinds of treasures.If it weren't for the fact that the carriage was too short and it was not easy to send it to the Guo Mansion in public, Li Shaojun would have given Huo Yu even the priceless three-foot-tall red coral.

But these alone were enough for Huo Yu to be speechless.As the saying goes, there must be monsters when things go wrong. Even if Guo Zhanan ran around to raise food, grass and supplies for Li Shaojun, Li Shaojun was not so generous. Now that all kinds of treasures have filled up the resting place, Huo Yu can't help but feel worried: "Brother, the prince Why does His Highness reward so many things?"

Seeing that Huo Yu was not very happy, Guo Zhanan asked, "What's the matter? Don't you like it?"

Huo Yu looked at the red coral bonsai on the table, and said worriedly: "As the saying goes, you don't get rewarded for nothing. His Royal Highness has rewarded you so much all at once. How will brother repay you?"

Guo Zhan'an couldn't tell Li Shaojun's real purpose, so he said with a smile: "When the prince was still the king of Qin, he fought in the northwest. As a result, the army ran out of food and grass, and His Royal Highness was trapped in a barren mountain. We risked our lives to run for the prince. Now the prince is alone. A person with more than [-] people, he remembered the old love, so he rewarded these. Also, he knows that you have contributed a lot, Yu'er, so most of these rewards are for you."

After hearing this, Huo Yu corrected Guo Zhan'an's statement: "Of course what belongs to me belongs to my brother, just like what belongs to my brother belongs to me. How can we distinguish between you and me?"

Guo Zhanan loved hearing these words the most, and he said kindly: "You are right, these are all rewards for us."

Because of Li Shaojun's many rewards, it took Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu almost a whole day to record all kinds of treasures one by one.Among them, the green pine bonsai was placed in the garden according to Huo Yu's request, while the red coral bonsai was placed in the bedroom of the two of them.Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu didn't like those gemstones, after much deliberation, they picked out some of them and sent them to Jiang's Mansion in a few days.

Among the things Li Shaojun rewarded were several branches of ginseng, bird's nest, fleece-flower root, and other medicinal materials. Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu each picked some more, wrapped them in red cloth, and put them in boxes one by one. They will live alone in Marquis tomorrow. The old general Shao of the government sent him there.

Neither of them could use ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, etc. for the time being. Guo Zhanan picked out some bird's nests and asked Fuquan to send them to the kitchen for [-] yuan every three days, and asked the kitchen to stew a cup of bird's nests with rock sugar for Huo Yu to eat.

Huo Yu wanted to refuse, but Guo Zhanan stopped his thoughts with a word: "Yu'er, although you haven't been sick all these years, your body is still relatively weak. Eating bird's nest can not only strengthen your body, but it can also be compared with other ginseng. Compared with the non-dominant ones, they are not overbearing, and are the most suitable for you. You may grow taller if you eat them for a few months."

Huo Yu always felt that he was too short compared to others, Guo Zhan'an hit his nail on the back with one word, and Fuquan who was beside him took a pack of bird's nest smoothly.

As for those pens, inks, papers and inkstones, Jun kiln brush washers, etc., Guo Zhanan also gave them all to Huo Yu, euphemistically saying "If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools."Huo Yu couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he accepted them one by one.

In the next month or so, Li Shaojun couldn't go to Guo's mansion to see Huo Yu himself, so he had to reward Guo Zhan'an with small things from time to time, and asked him to act as a middleman to pass things to Huo Yu.

Li Shaojun thought that this method was brilliant, it would not easily attract others' attention, and it would be convenient for Huo Yu to hear his name more often, but he did not expect that Huo Yu received these priceless rewards several times in a row, thinking that Li Shaojun wanted to let Guo Zhanan go For the decapitation, he became dissatisfied with the Crown Prince.

Guo Zhan saw the number in his eyes, but he didn't expose it. He still acted as if he didn't know anything. He dedicatedly handed over the things that Li Shaojun rewarded to Huo Yu, and praised Li Shaojun's generosity in Huo Yu's ear from time to time.

In contrast, the life of Guo Xiantong and Liu Pianpian is not so comfortable.

Previously, Liu Pianpian conspired with Concubine Liu in the palace to match Princess Rongfu and Guo Feng'an, but unexpectedly Princess Rongfu fell in love with Guo Zhan'an in the end, making a big joke.Because of this, Li Chonghao turned his anger on Guo Xiantong, who had been a fifth-rank official for more than ten years and was demoted to become a seventh-rank pen post style in the household department, and Xia Zhiyuan, who was an eighth-rank pen post style in the household department, did not become in-laws. Instead, he became a real colleague.

Guo Xiantong's officialdom was not going well, and he couldn't figure out why the emperor demoted him. He was so sullen that he couldn't vent his anger outside, so it was the turn of the concubines in the backyard to suffer.

Liu Pianpian has long regarded those little goblins as a thorn in her side, but now that those concubines are in trouble, she is actually proud.

However, it didn't take long for her to be proud, and the eunuch from the palace came and summoned her to enter the palace.After entering the palace, there was no fragrant tea that Liu Pianpian had expected, and no good news from Concubine Liu. The eunuch brought Liu Pianpian to a large and cold palace, and shouted with a long face, "Kneel down!"

Liu Pianpian was taken aback, then played with her fingers, and said with a smile: "What did this father-in-law say just now, did I hear it wrong? Where is Concubine Liu?"

"Concubine Liu?" The eunuch sneered, "There is no Concubine Liu now, only Liu Chang is here."

Hearing that Concubine Liu was downgraded from the second-rank concubine to the sixth-rank Changzai, Liu Pianpian was shocked, and she didn't dare to hold her own in front of the eunuch, and asked with a flattering smile: "Elder-in-law, what did Liu and Liu Changzai do wrong?" What, why did it happen all of a sudden?"

"Hehe, shouldn't Mrs. Guo know better than our family?" The eunuch waved his hand and said in a shrill voice, "The Queen Mother ordered Guo Liu's conduct to be bad, and his mind dirty. For three hours, reflect on yourself. Today I will kneel in front of the Empress Dowager’s bedroom, and from tomorrow, Guo Liushi will kneel at Yikaikuo at home.”

For three hours, that would simply kill him!

Liu Pianpian took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it to the eunuch: "Eunuch, please tell me clearly."

The inner eunuch refused to accept him, but put his hands behind his back and said, "Guo Liushi, you don't know how to repent, and you still want to bribe the inner eunuch?" No need to kneel."

The Empress Dowager is the target of all the concubines in the harem. She knelt in front of the Empress Dowager's bedchamber, and within an hour the entire harem would know about it, and within three days, all the noble wives in the capital would know about it too.Moreover, the Queen Mother wants her to kneel in an open area of ​​the Guo Mansion from tomorrow onwards. Even if she orders in advance that no one else is allowed to pass by, how can she hide it for a long time?

The queen mother wants her to die!

Liu Pianpian just felt dizzy and dizzy, and when her eyes went dark, she passed out.

Seeing this, the inner supervisor said unhurriedly, "Get a basin of cold water."

The hostesses and hostesses of the Guo Mansion are having a rough time these days, especially Liu Pianpian. Within two days, all the officials and wives knew that she was being punished by the Queen Mother, and had to kneel for three hours every day to reflect.Fortunately, Li Chonghao wanted to save face, and the queen mother protected her granddaughter, so no one knew that the reason was that the former Concubine Liu and now Liu Chang were conspiring with Liu Pianpian to marry Princess Rongfu to Guo Feng'an.Otherwise, Liu Pianpian's torment would be more than just kneeling.

Guo Xiantong and Liu Pianpian were deflated, but it didn't affect Guo Zhan'an and Huo Yu.As the autumn approached, Guo Zhanan began to pack Huo Yu's luggage and entourage for Yong'an Mansion to take the imperial examination.As for Huo Yu, apart from punching once in the morning and resting for half an hour after lunch, the rest of the day was spent on reading.

Li Shaojun heard that his younger brother was going back to Yong'an Mansion to take the imperial examination, so he also selected four hidden guards to protect Huo Yu along the way.

On this day, Li Shaojun summoned Guo Zhanan suddenly, and said with a serious face, "The fourth brother is about to make a move."

Guo Zhanan raised his eyebrows and asked, "How fast?"

"It's just a few days," Li Shaojun said, took out a token from his pocket, and handed it to Guo Zhan'an, "You take this token, go back and pack it up, and take Yu'er to live in a village in the suburbs for a while. "

Guo Zhan'an didn't take it immediately, but asked, "What do you think Your Highness said?"

"When Liu Yuanheng was prime minister, he promoted several members of the imperial army. After more than ten years, these people became the leaders of the imperial army, and two of them were transferred to the team defending the city. One He is a lieutenant general, and the other position is not low. If these people work together, they will not be able to leave the city even if they want to."

Guo Zhanan was shocked: "Could it be that they want to do something in the capital?"

Li Shaojun nodded and said: "According to the news from the informant, since Concubine Liu has completely fallen out of favor, the fourth child has also lost his job. There is no hope for the recovery of the Liu family. If this drags on, the fourth child will be even more hopeless. Now father The emperor is completely inseparable from the Ningshenxiang. He looks energetic, but in fact his body has been hollowed out, which is equivalent to handing over his life to the fourth child. If he doesn't do anything now, is he going to do it after his father dies?"

Guo Zhanan hurriedly asked, "What's your Highness's plan?"

Li Shaojun said calmly: "If the fourth brother wants to do something, it can be regarded as doing me a favor. Of course, I can't tell the father. When the time comes, the fourth child will get the news in advance, and the flag will die down, but the father will be suspicious of me, and he will definitely doubt me. I put eyeliner around him and the fourth child. The imperial army and the Dali Temple were dispatched together, and all the intelligence networks I have deployed over the years have been exposed. Isn't the gain outweighed the loss?"

These words are cold-blooded, but Guo Zhan'an can understand, after all, he and Guo Xiantong have a very weak father-son relationship, and if he asks himself, he will not do anything that harms himself and Guo Xiantong.

Even if he is like this, let alone Li Shaojun who was ignored and even suppressed by Li Chonghao since he was a child.After Li Shaojun became the crown prince, he walked on thin ice. He was more uncomfortable and cautious than before, afraid that Li Chonghao would make mistakes in his every move, and he would find any reason to abolish his crown prince.

In fact, Li Chonghao is indeed suppressing Li Shaojun in an all-round way, not only preventing him from practicing in the six parts, but also scolding Li Shaojun in public many times because of Li Shaojun's contacts with other people.One of the most serious incidents happened four months ago, when Li Chonghao just asked Li Shaojun directly if he was going to kill his father and seize the throne.

Instead of staying in the crown prince's position for several years or even ten years, it is better to use Li Shaojin's hand to clear the obstacles on his way to the throne.

Because there were only the two of them in the room, Li Shaojun no longer concealed it, and continued: "Old General Shao is still in the army. There is an army of [-] stationed twenty miles outside the capital, and the commander over there is a disciple of General Shao. , He has already received the message, and just waiting for my order, he will lead an army of [-] to the capital to suppress the rebellion."

Guo Zhan'an thought for a while, and said, "Your Highness, the outer layer of the city wall of the capital has been poured with rice soup three times, and the city gate is made of pure iron. Even with an army of [-], it will be difficult to break through in a short while."

Li Shaojun nodded and said: "Old General Shao also meant the same thing. I don't know if it's bad luck for the fourth child, or I'm lucky. There are also a few commanders in the forbidden army who are not Liu Yuanheng, and two of them have already noticed that there is something wrong in the forbidden army and agreed to listen to me. Order, prepare to cooperate with the inside and outside, and then smash the schemes of those under the fourth hand on the spot. As for the four gates of the capital, my people are there, and as soon as the [-] troops arrive, the gates will be opened immediately."

Most of the soldiers in the Forbidden Army were not aware of the open and secret fight between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, and they only obeyed the commander's orders.When the two sides confronted each other, those soldiers didn't know what to do, so they gave Li Shaojun a precious opportunity.

As soon as the gate of the city was opened, the [-] troops drove straight in. Even if all the forbidden troops turned against Li Shaojin at that time, they would have no way to compete with Li Shaojun.

After Guo Zhanan heard this, he sighed in his heart—Li Chonghao had spent so much time guarding against his son for so many years, and finally his body was destroyed in the hands of his favorite fourth son, while the third son who had been suppressed all the time chose to stand on the sidelines, and even contributed to the flames.

If Li Chonghao knew that such a day would come, would he still make the same choice?

But this is no longer within the scope of Guo Zhanan's consideration. Once the [-] troops enter the capital, the capital will be completely chaotic, and there will definitely be gangsters who take advantage of the fire to take advantage of the troubled waters.Guo Zhanan is confident that he can protect himself and Huo Yu, but he doesn't believe Guo Xiantong and Liu Pianpian who also live in the mansion.

It's just that the suburbs are sparsely populated, and there are no other people around who can rescue them, so it's also not a good place to go.

Li Shaojun saw Guo Zhanan's hesitation, and said, "There is another way, haven't you visited old General Shao for a long time?"