The return of the son-in-law

Jia Huan was nimble. In the afternoon, Guo Zhanan paid the rest of the money and received the deed. Jia Huan then led the crowd to move boxes of things in.Fortunately, I found a few hired workers today, otherwise these boxes may have to be moved for a long time.

Guo Zhan'an kept the house deed, and on the other side, Huo Yu counted all the items in the box according to the records in the booklet.According to Huo Yu's thinking, the emperor's rewards to his brother could not be moved, so they wrapped them all in soft cloth, put them in boxes, and kept them in the innermost part of the warehouse.

But Guo Zhan'an didn't think so. He saw one of the wishful green handles was about to drip, so he took it out and handed it to Huo Yu: "Take it and play with it."

Huo Yu naturally refused to accept it: "Brother, this is a reward from the emperor, what if His Majesty knows that you gave it to me and angers His Majesty?"

Guo Zhan'an insisted on giving Ruyi to Huo Yu: "Since it was given to me as a reward, it is mine. You are not someone else, so what is the difference between giving it to you and giving it to me?"

After hearing the last sentence, Huo Yu felt extremely sweet in his heart.Then he thought about it, also, how could he remember so many things that the emperor bestowed?Besides, the emperor wouldn't come to the northwest to check whether Guo Zhan'an had given his reward to others, and he would just put it in the house so that no one else could see it, wouldn't that be all right?

It was given to him by Guo Zhan'an, so Huo Yu naturally treasured it in every possible way.He took Ruyu with both hands, put it on the table at one side, and handed the booklet to Guo Zhanan with both hands, saying, "Brother, I have checked all the books that have been included, and there is nothing missing."

Guo Zhan'an didn't answer or look at it, but just said: "In this case, lock the warehouse and leave the key with you."

Huo Yu was taken aback. The warehouse was full of treasures brought over this time, which were priceless. Why did his brother entrust him with the keys for safekeeping?

"Brother, isn't this good?"

"What's wrong?" Guo Zhan'an looked at Huo Yu and said with a smile, "I entrusted you with keeping all my account books, so you should also take care of them. Let me see how your skills are. "

Brother, you trust yourself!

Huo Yu was overjoyed, he took Ruyi, and left the warehouse with Guo Zhanan, and carefully locked the warehouse, put the key in the kit, put the kit away next to him, and then smiled at Guo Zhanan: "Brother, look , I keep this next to my body and keep it safe."

Guo Zhan'an was very pleased with Huo Yu's overt flattery, and sensed the unease in Huo Yu's heart, so he stretched out his hand and gently pinched Huo Yu's face: "Okay, I know you are suitable."

Huo Yu smiled, but did not speak.When Guo Zhanan walked in front of him and couldn't see what he was doing, he couldn't help reaching out and touching the cheek that Guo Zhanan had twisted earlier, and then grinned.

When Guo Zhanan came to Xuzhou this time, he kept everything light and simple, and the only servants he brought were Jia Huan and six others.Among them, Wu Xin and the other three are nursing homes, Jia Huan is equivalent to the butler of the Guo Mansion in Xuzhou, and Fuquan usually has to do the things that Guo Zhanan told him, and Huo Yu is also on standby at any time.The remaining one is Wu Xin's wife, who usually works in the kitchen.

In this way, the manpower will be greatly insufficient!

In the evening, Huo Yu thought about this matter, and discussed it with Guo Zhanan carefully: "Although there is only one owner of my brother, it is always inconvenient to have only one person in the kitchen. If Jia Huan is responsible for the procurement, then there is only one person for my brother to go out on weekdays. Isn’t it very inconvenient? I think, the procurement should be handed over to Fuquan first, and Jia Huan should follow his elder brother first. After all, the first person around elder brother should be loyal, and it’s impossible to find it in Xuzhou now.”

After listening patiently, Guo Zhanan asked him with a smile: "What about you? I'm all about you, what should you do?"

"Me?" Huo Yu thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, brother, I know how to do laundry anyway."

"Nonsense!" Guo Zhan'an suddenly lowered his face, "How many times have I said this? You are my younger brother and the second owner of this Guo Mansion. Since you want to buy a servant girl, why don't you count your share? If it is inconvenient for the state, you can use it for two servants and two maids first, and add more when you return to the capital."

Huo Yu was both surprised and delighted: "It takes money to recruit people, so if you can save a little, save a little."

Guo Zhan'an had already made a decision, and Huo Yu couldn't help but change it in a few words: "That's it, let Fuquan go to Xuzhou's Renyazi tomorrow and pick a few honest ones. Jia Huan and Fuquan are enough for the smart ones. Now The most important thing is to ensure that these people come in and don't cause trouble for me."

Huo Yu then gave up: "Yes, I understand."

After the two brothers discussed, Guo Zhanan sent Huo Yu back to his room to rest before returning to his own room.

It's not too late, but Guo Zhan'an knows that he still has a tough battle to fight tomorrow, and he needs to keep up his energy.

On the second day, Guo Zhanan dressed neatly early in the morning, and took his appointment papers to the Xuzhou magistrate's office.

Wang Jiusan had been guarding the gate of the government office for a long time. Seeing Guo Zhanan coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "Master Guo, please forgive me. My lord caught wind and cold yesterday, and he developed a fever at night. He has not yet got up yet. Also please Master Guo and I wait in the government office."

Guo Zhanan didn't argue with him too much, anyway, his real opponent was still inside, so he smiled and said, "I'm sorry."

When the two of them entered the government office, hot tea was served immediately. Guo Zhan'an took a sip symbolically, and a stench of earth came in his mouth.

Guo Zhan'an only frowned, and put down the tea bowl, only to see Wang Jiusan beside him had no time to restrain the look of a villain who was watching the show.

Do you really think you are easy to talk about?

Guo Zhan'an sneered in his heart, and said, "I remember Master Shi has been the magistrate of Xuzhou for five years, right?"

Speaking of his lord, Wang Jiusan said with a smile: "Of course, my lord has been an official in Xuzhou for five years. He is upright and upright, and is very popular with the people of Xuzhou. You may not know it when you first come here, but you will find out after getting along for a long time in the future. "

The implication is that Shi Guogan has been operating in Xuzhou for many years and has great influence. Guo Zhanan is just a new second in command.

Guo Zhan'an laughed, and said: "I heard that Xuzhou is not rich in supplies, but I didn't believe it. After all, we all know Mr. Shi's ability. It's just a small Xuzhou, how can it not manage well?"

Wang Jiusan nodded in agreement, and just wanted to boast a few more words, but Guo Zhanan's tone turned sharply: "I didn't expect that even the tea served by the magistrate's government office has a smell of earth. It's really hard to imagine what Mr. Shi eats on weekdays." , What is it to drink. This spirit of sharing suffering with the people is worthy of the imperial court's commendation."

When Wang Jiusan heard this, cold sweat flowed down his back.

Although Guo Zhan'an is the second in command of Xuzhou, the general judge has the responsibility to supervise the governor of the state. That is to say, to Shi Guogan, Guo Zhan'an is like a sharp knife hanging above his head, and he is in danger at any time.This is why Shi Guogan asked Wang Jiusan to go to the post station to give Guo Zhanan a blow on the first day Guo Zhanan came to Xuzhou.

Unexpectedly, Guo Zhan'an turned out to be a master who is not afraid of threats!

Buy with money?Shi Guogan didn't intend to use this trick from the very beginning, after all, the original general judge was just a man who loves money, and he can get rid of it with some money.And Guo Zhan'an made it clear that he was from the third prince Li Shaojun's side. He was afraid that he would lose money by stealing chickens, so he didn't bribe Guo Zhan'an, but folded himself in, and even exposed the fourth prince behind him.

Shi Guogan, who was hiding behind, felt a little regretful, regretting why he said his illness was so serious, and now he can't go out for a while, so he can only let Guo Zhanan mock him with a hidden knife in his smile.

Thinking of this, Shi Guogan thumped the wall resentfully, and because Guo Zhanan was outside, he was afraid of being discovered by him, so he could only use light force.As a result, instead of calming down, the anger in his heart grew even stronger.

Guo Zhan'an heard a slight noise coming from inside, but he didn't break it, and said to Wang Jiusan, "Is Mr. Shi still in good condition? What does the doctor say? I still need your lord to open the seal for my appointment, otherwise, according to the rules, I'm not the general judge of Xuzhou, those official duties can only be handed over to Mr. Shi, and I'm helpless if I want to help."

Wang Jiusan was tense at the moment, Guo Zhanan's casual words fell into his ears, and he could interpret several meanings.

What did he want to say?Are you mocking your lord for pretending to be ill in order to monopolize power?Or is he hinting to himself that if the lord doesn't show up again, he will report to the capital?

Shi Guogan hid in the room, listened to Guo Zhanan's word for word, and wished he could jump out to prove his innocence, but he had already said his words to death, so he could only continue to hide there.

After waiting for a while, until Wang Jiusan almost fled outside, Shi Guogan pretended to be recovering from a serious illness, and walked out tremblingly from the inside.

"Master Guo, you are welcome from a distance, you are welcome from a distance." Shi Guogan didn't drink water all morning, his voice was very dry and hoarse, and he was just in time to deal with what Wang Jiusan said earlier that he had contracted a cold.

Guo Zhan'an stood up and saluted Shi Guogan, "Your Majesty, Guo Zhan'an, I've seen Lord Zhizhou."

Wang Jiusan was very winking, and immediately walked quickly to Shi Guogan's side, pretending to support him, and said, "My lord, be careful, didn't the doctor say that your lord needs more rest?"

Shi Guogan took advantage of the situation and said: "Oh, why don't I know? It's just that there are so many business affairs at the moment, how can I rest in bed to recuperate?" Said, Shi Guogan made a surprised face, and said to Guo Zhanan, "Fortunately, Mr. Guo Come on, there are many trivial matters here in Xuzhou, I heard that Master Guo made great achievements in water conservancy when he was in Tonghua County, Xuzhou's grain transportation, water conservancy, and farmland all depend on Master Guo."

These words are sincere, it seems that Shi Guogan really wants to let go and let Guo Zhanan deal with it.But the few people present knew well that there was a lot of drought and little rain in Xuzhou, and there was no fertile land. These official duties were veritable "trivial matters" and "trivial matters", which did not take Guo Zhanan too much time at all.

Guo Zhan'an was not in a hurry, he was a general judge, and sooner or later Shi Guo would beg him for a day, and said: "In that case, please trouble your lord to accept the previous document."

Shi Guogan took it, without saying a word with a smile, Guo Zhan'an said again: "I don't know where the official affairs are handled by the general judge in the government office? I am new here, and I still want to finish the accumulated official affairs as soon as possible."

Only then did Shi Guogan ask Wang Jiusan to bring an entourage, and said to Guo Zhanan: "I heard that Mr. Guo didn't bring many entourages when he came here this time. This is Hao Yun. He has a good name and is also clever. From now on, he will follow Mr. Guo to do business. .Hao Yun, I’ll meet Mr. Guo soon.”

Hao Yun immediately stepped forward, bowed and said: "This subordinate has met Mr. Guo."

Guo Zhanan took a casual look at Hao Yun. He was ordinary-looking, with a scar on the left side of his face. After he got up, he just stood aside with his eyes downcast, showing no emotion.

Guo Zhan'an probably had a plan in his mind, and said, "Then thank Master Shi."

After all, let Hao Yun take him to the place where the judge handles official duties.