The return of the son-in-law

After Guo Zhan'an recovered from his illness, he found that Huo Yu had changed a lot, and more importantly, he had become estranged from himself.

Among the people Jia Huan brought were three guards, the leader of which was Wu Xin, who was said to have been a monk in Shaolin Temple before becoming a vulgar, and went to the Guo family to work as a nurse and married a wife.Wu Xin became Guo Zhanan's confidant because of one incident in the Guo family. This time Wu Xin came to Tonghua County and brought his wife along to work in the kitchen.

Hearing that Huo Yu wanted to learn martial arts from him, Wu Xin was taken aback for a moment: "Second young master, this martial art cannot be mastered in a day or two. Practicing martial arts is hard, and every day at dawn, you have to get up and take a step. Do Changquan, not to mention other things. You are still too young, just study obediently."

Huo Yu shook his head and said, "I'm not young anymore, I'm already thirteen! Uncle Wu, when did you start learning martial arts?"

"I went to Shaolin Temple when I was four years old." Thinking of what he said just now, Wu Xin added, "Second Young Master, why do you learn martial arts? My family is poor and cannot support me, so I can only go to Shaolin Temple."

Huo Yu didn't want to say: "There are so many reasons, I just want to learn. Am I not the second young master? Shouldn't you listen to me? From today onwards, I'll be walking every day. When you wake up to practice, I will do whatever you want." Time to get up and practice!"

It is a big deal for the second young master to learn martial arts!

Wu Xin is an honest person, and he doesn't have so many twists and turns.Now that Huo Yu has become the second young master, of course he can only accept it.However, he also knew that Guo Zhan'an was the real master in this county government office, so in the afternoon, when Guo Zhan'an finished handling his official duties, Wu Xin told Guo Zhan'an about it.

For a moment, Guo Zhan'an thought he heard it wrong: "He wants to learn martial arts?"

"That's not true." Wu Xin replied, "The second young master looks fleshy, but I think his body is still weak, and the practice is so hard. Young master, why don't you help persuade him?"

Guo Zhan'an thought of Huo Yu's appearance when he was studying in the study this morning, shook his head, and said, "Since you want to learn, just watch him."

Wu Xin was helpless, this one and the two masters had spoken, so he had no choice but to agree.

After Wu Xin left, Guo Zhanan asked Wu Jia to call Huo Yu.Although Huo Yu didn't want to face Guo Zhan'an, he adjusted his clothes and came over with his head down.

Seeing Huo Yu bowing his head, Guo Zhan'an felt angry for some reason.He waved Wu Jia back, and then asked, "Why, you don't want to look up at me anymore?"

Huo Yu still lowered his head: "No."

"No?" Guo Zhan'an sneered, "Why don't you dare to look up?"

Huo Yu raised his head reluctantly.

Guo Zhanan was taken aback by this look up!

"What are you biting your lip for?"

"It's nothing." Huo Yu subconsciously bit his lips again, "Brother, don't worry."

Guo Zhan'an was a little irritable and helpless. He stretched out his hand to touch the center of his eyebrows, and asked patiently, "Huo Yu, what's wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with you?"

Huo Yu shook his head: "No."

Guo Zhanan asked: "Then why did you push me down when I taught you how to write in the study today?"

Huo Yu hesitated for a moment, not daring to speak out what was in his heart, so he made an excuse casually: "Brother, you suddenly approached and scared me. I'm just doing it so easily, don't take it to heart."

Guo Zhanan asked him again: "Then you suddenly want to learn martial arts from Wu Xin, why?"

Huo Yu replied hoarsely: "I want to be a useful person."

"Then you can leave me and go out to make a living?"

Startled, Huo Yu quickly shook his head and said, "No, I, I don't want to leave my brother!"

Guo Zhanan sighed: "Huo Yu, what's the matter with you? Is there anything we brothers can't say? You are kind to me, and you can say what you want."

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Huo Yu closed his mouth tightly, he didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear that he would accidentally say this answer.

Huo Yu couldn't imagine what would happen when Guo Zhan'an knew his dirty thoughts.

He was terrified, he was afraid that Guo Zhan'an would hate him, he was afraid that Guo Zhan'an would find him disgusting, he was afraid that Guo Zhan'an would force him to leave, and he would never see him again.

The 13-year-old Huo Yu already knew that there would never be a relationship between him and Guo Zhanan.

What kind of wine jar and wine glass, not to mention anything else, what is my identity, and what is Guo Zhanan's identity?Being recognized by Guo Zhan'an as his righteous brother is already a blessing he has cultivated in several lifetimes, and he can't ask for anything more.

Well, since we are brothers, let's be brothers forever.

Guo Zhan'an's words were like enlightenment, and Huo Yumao suddenly understood.

He clenched his fists, and when he managed to calm down, he replied, "Brother, I'm really fine. It's just that I feel uncomfortable seeing my brother suffer such a big crime, and I want to help him quickly."

What he said was reasonable, even Guo Zhan'an couldn't catch the fault in it.

He walked up to Huo Yu and put his hand on Huo Yu's shoulder: "My dear brother, don't worry, our brothers will definitely be successful in the future."

Huo Yu nodded, forced a smile and said, "If brother is fine, I will go back. I will learn martial arts with Uncle Wu starting tomorrow, and there are still many things to prepare."

Guo Zhanan nodded and let him go back.

When he left the study, Huo Yu saw that there was no one around, so he put his hand on his shoulder with a little joy and sadness.

It was the place where Guo Zhanan built it, and now I can still feel the temperature on it.

Huo Yu suddenly remembered that snowy night, when Guo Zhanan held his hand, the warm palm of his broad palm gave him infinite courage.

Huo Yu now wakes up early every day, first follows Wu Xin in the horse step, punches the Changquan once, and then practices the basic skills.Then he went back to the house and changed his clothes, and had breakfast with Mr. Sun.In the morning, I have to practice calligraphy and read books, and after taking a nap, I go to the yard to fight boxing.

In the afternoon, he couldn't relax either. Apart from the books he hadn't read in the morning, Huo Yu had to learn abacus and read the account books with Elder Sun.Of course, Huo Yu couldn't read Guo Zhan'an's account book, what he read was specially prepared by Mr. Sun for him.To put it bluntly, it was made up by Mr. Sun.

Guo Zhanan watched from the sidelines for a few days, seeing that Huo Yu was fine, so he felt relieved and continued to supervise the construction of the ditch.

Just a few days before the ditch was built, Jia Huan, who had been delivering letters to the northwest, came back.

Jia Huan was busy all the way, and he didn't care to go back to the house to wash off the dust and change his clothes, so he hurriedly asked Wu Jia to go to Guo Zhan'an, while he ate three steamed buns with warm water.

When Guo Zhanan came back, he took Jia Huan to the study, leaving only the two of them, and asked Fu Quan to guard outside, then asked, "What did the third prince say?"

He trusted Jia Huan, otherwise it would be impossible for Jia Huan to bring such important news.Now that Jia Huan has returned from the northwest, it means that the third prince must have received his letter.So, he cut straight to the point and asked Li Shaojun what he thought.

Jia Huan said: "The third prince said that he was inconvenient in the military camp. He has already burned your letter. Let me tell you something. What you said in your letter can be a great achievement or a major demerit." Therefore, you must not hand it over to others! You have seen it right, and it is time to report it directly to His Majesty. Also, some of the names you mentioned were promoted by the fourth grandparent's family. I will also make preparations, and it is best to use this matter to make the fourth child suffer."

The fourth son Li Shaojun mentioned was naturally his fourth brother, the current fourth prince Li Shaojin.

Li Shaojun and Jiang Yannian were sent to the northwest to herd horses, and Guo Zhan'an came to Tonghua County from the Imperial Academy. There was a shadow of Li Shaojin in these things.

Li Shaojun and Li Shaojin are already on fire, and they almost moved to the stage!

Guo Zhan'an was Li Shaojun's companion, so naturally he belonged to Li Shaojun's school. Li Shaojun didn't need to explain these things, he would do the same.

But since Li Shaojun has spread the word, it means that the northwest side is also planning to use this incident as an introduction to burn the fire on Li Shaojin!

Several names were mentioned in Li Shaojun's words, and Guo Zhan'an understood it after thinking about it for a while.

After Concubine Hua Guifei became favored, the Liu family became an upstart in the court. Liu Pianpian's father once presided over two imperial examinations and recruited many students.

"Do you still have any memory of those names?"

Jia Huan hurriedly said: "Yes, the third prince dictated it to me. I dare not forget it. I read it silently in my heart every day. Now, it is engraved in my mind, and I will never forget it."

Guo Zhanan took out the list and said, "Report."

Jia Huan reported seven names one after another, and said: "The third prince also explained that these people are only known to him, and there may be others he doesn't know, so the young master should be careful. Also, the Northwest side recently There is also a faint abnormality, which seems to be related to the incident mentioned in the young master's letter. The third prince said, if the young master can cut the mess quickly, it would be great."

Guo Zhan'an nodded: "I understand, you should take a good rest these few days, don't be busy with other things, go outside and pick two reliable young men to come back and take care of the second young master's daily life."

"Second Young Master?" Jia Huan was surprised, "Is someone from the capital?"

Guo Zhan'an immediately remembered that when he recognized Huo Yu as his brother-in-law, Jia Huan had already gone to the northwest.

Thinking of his so-called younger brother in the capital again, Guo Zhan'an sneered: "It's not the one in the capital, it's Huo Yu. Now he is my foster brother. When you meet in the future, remember to show some respect."

Jia Huan always read his face, so he agreed immediately: "Yes, then I will ask the second young master first to see what kind of temperament he likes, whether to talk too much or not. To avoid being annoying if he talks too much, and boring if he talks too little. "

"You go, there is only one thing, you have to know the rules, don't be like Shen Fang."

Jia Huan's heart shuddered, and she didn't mention her work since she went down.

When Jia Huan left, Guo Zhanan locked himself in the study alone, looked at the black and white paper on the table, and thought about the next countermeasures.

According to the rules of this dynasty, if the county magistrate has a report to the court, it must first be handed over to the prefecture where the county is located, and after being read by a specialist in the prefecture, it will be handed over to the prefecture, and finally sent to the official department.If there is a rush, they will be bypassed and handed over to the official department directly to avoid delay.

This credit has to be taken by himself, so he must bypass the state capital.It's just that there are several people on the list in the Ministry of Officials, and one of them is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials!

Therefore, the path of the Ministry of Officials can only be regarded as a bad policy.

There is no rush for Shang Zuo, the decision now is whether to hand over the silver in the house with the emperor's private treasury and Tatar's mark first, or send it together after the accomplices are caught.

If it was normal, Guo Zhan'an would naturally have to wait until he caught his accomplices, and then reported them to the court together.

Firstly, handing over these silver taels now is tantamount to scaring the snake, and the worst result is that those accomplices will never show up again; secondly, this person has got all the stolen goods, and the credit is great, and his impression on the emperor and the court will be deep. , His political capital is sufficient, and his future official career will be smoother, and he will also avoid being retaliated by others.

However, Li Shaojun asked Jia Huan to spread the word that there was something strange in the Northwest, which meant that someone in the Northwest had also been bribed.Li Shaojun and Jiang Yannian must have noticed something in the northwest, and there were people watching over them, so they chose to dictate to Jia Huan.

There was a rush on the other side, but there was no movement on the other side, so Guo Zhan'an was inevitably caught in a dilemma.

It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and if those accomplices don't come out, even if Guo Zhan'an has supernatural abilities, he can't change two living people out!

Guo Zhan'an felt a suffocation in his heart, so he simply got up and left the study, intending to take a walk outside to see if he could come up with an idea.

As soon as he opened the door, Huo Yu, who was standing outside, turned his head, his dark eyes brightened a lot the moment he saw Guo Zhanan.

Guo Zhan'an was a little surprised, Huo Yu should take a nap at this time, why did he run to stand outside the study?

"Why are you here? Where's Wu Jia?"

Huo Yu stood for a long time, his soles felt numb, and he replied, "Wu Jia said her stomach hurts."

Guo Zhan'an said displeasedly: "When did you become so unruly and let him guard the door, and he ran away?"

Huo Yu smiled and defended Wu Jia: "Stomach pain is unbearable, and when I came over, he was almost rolling on the ground in pain. He also said that he dared to let me replace him because it was me. He didn't dare to kill anyone else."

"Oh? He also specially selected the young master as an envoy?"

"What nonsense is my brother talking about? It's because my brother has important matters inside. He doesn't worry about others, but only me." Huo Yu said, covering his mouth with his hand, for fear that he would laugh too happily and be told by Guo Zhan'an. Found.

This was the first time that Huo Yu talked to Guo Zhan'an so peacefully these days. Guo Zhan'an felt much better and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see how the ditches are going."

Huo Yu followed behind Guo Zhan'an, squinting his eyes at Guo Zhan'an's back, and quietly reached out to touch his chest, and then happily followed.