After a while, the door opened, and it was still Xiao Daogu just now, she saluted respectfully, "I don't know if it's Uncle Shi, I was rude just now, please come with Uncle Shi." ”

Guo Song walked into the Golden Body Pavilion and followed her to the second floor, Guo Song smiled and asked, "How many people are like you here?" ”

"Uncle Hui, there are four of us in total, the disciple Daoyue, and the three senior sisters are Daoqing, Daofeng and Daoming, all of whom are about the same age."

Guo Song nodded, Qingfeng Mingyue, this Taoist name is good, he went up to the second floor, the second floor is a place to worship Master Guo Song, I saw a white-haired old Taoist girl sitting cross-legged on the futon, it was actually Aunt Gongsun, Guo Song almost didn't recognize it, she suddenly aged a lot, although there were many wrinkles before, but it was not as deep as today.

"Auntie, why are you ......?"

Aunt Gongsun pointed to the futon opposite and smiled, "Sit down!" We sat down and talked. ”

Guo Song sat down cross-legged and said in surprise: "Why is my aunt so old?" ”

Aunt Gongsun said slowly: "It seems that you don't know much about the nine styles of swords, practicing the nine styles of swords, men generally have to rely on medicine for five consecutive years, and women can't use medicine, but rely on hard training spirit, this kind of hard training is a bit like your breathing, but it has to be a little deeper, once you practice it, you can't stop, and you can't get married for life." ”

"What happens if you stop?" Guo Song asked.

"It's not going to be good, it's just that I have become an ordinary person, and the exercises I practiced before have gradually dispersed, I am eighty years old, but I am still deaf and clear-sighted before, and I can fly the eaves and walk the wall, because of the practice of the exercises, since I decided to officially become a monk, I stopped practicing, and people quickly aged, and became a normal eighty-year-old man."

"Why did my aunt stop practicing?" Guo Song asked in surprise.

Aunt Gongsun smiled faintly, "It was a choice that your master gave me when I was a teenager, when I chose to practice, he left me, and now I want to return to him, I have to choose again." ”

Guo Song sighed, "What's the trouble of Senior Aunt?" ”

"Without him, just ask for peace of mind."

At this time, Daoyue stepped forward to serve them tea, Aunt Gongsun picked up the tea cup, looked at her back and said: "The four of them have been following me, I regard them as granddaughters, they have all practiced the nine styles of swords, and their understanding is very high, no less than when I was young, Li Man wanted to ask the four of them over, I didn't give it, the four of them are completely a blank sheet of paper, they don't understand any human feelings, their lives are just for practice, master and nephew, if I feather, these four female apprentices, you will take care of them for me." ”

Guo Song nodded silently, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, he glanced at the golden statue of the master, and asked, "How knowledgeable is my aunt, why did Ruizhao appear when my wife visited the master?" ”

Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "I don't know, there are thousands of avenues, not what we ordinary people can peep into, what we see and know, but there are very few, there are countless unknown things in this world, before we understand everything, we should still maintain a bit of awe, don't jump to conclusions." ”

"I understand, thank you for your teachings!"

Guo Song picked up the teacup and drank it all, and said with a smile: "Then I won't disturb my aunt, say goodbye!" ”

"Go ahead! I believe that your Master will be happy with your choice. ”

Guo Song bowed, turned around and retreated downstairs.

........

At noon, Xue Xun hurried back to the house, today is his daughter and son-in-law returning to the door, but there is something in the court, and he can't ask for leave, so he can only take a little time to come back at noon.

More than a dozen ox carts were parked at the gate of the house, and a group of Taoist priests were carrying boxes of books onto the ox cart like flowing water, and the son-in-law Guo Song commanded at the door, "This ox cart is full, put a few more ox carts on it." ”

Xue Xun stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Virtuous son-in-law, is this a book for Tao'er?" ”

Guo Song looked back and saw that it was his father-in-law who had returned, so he hurriedly saluted and said: "Originally, I wanted to move in a few days, but my nephew was too enthusiastic, and without saying a word, I brought more than a dozen ox carts over, so I had to let them move to the garden house first, and then slowly clean it up." ”

Xue Xun nodded and asked with a smile, "What about Tao'er?" ”

"Daddy, I'm here!"

Xue Tao suddenly jumped out from behind Guo Song, startling Xue Xun, Xue Xun smiled and pointed at his daughter: "You! They are all married, and they are still as naughty as children. ”

Xue Tao stuck out his tongue and pulled Fujun's sleeve, "Fujun, do you think I'm naughty?" ”

Guo Song smiled: "I didn't think it before, but now it seems to be a little bit." ”

Xue Tao stomped his feet angrily, "I don't pay attention to you!" ”

She turned and went back to the inner house.

Xue Xun looked at his daughter's back, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen her so happy for several years, it seems that I am completely relieved to hand over my daughter to you." ”

"Son-in-law is ashamed, father-in-law come into the house and sit!"

Weng and his son-in-law walked into the middle hall and sat down, a maid served them tea, and Xue Xun asked, "When will you leave for Ganzhou?" ”

"Today, the fourth day of February, I plan to set the departure time after meeting the Son of Heaven."

"There should be a war in Ganzhou this year!"

Guo Song understood Xue Xun's worries, and he explained with a smile: "It is indeed very likely that a war will break out, but the Shatuo people are mainly good at cavalry, and their siege ability is much weaker, and they may be able to capture some small county towns, but Zhangye City is impossible, and there are nearly 20,000 troops sitting in Ganzhou." ”

Xue Xun nodded, after all, his daughter was married, although he didn't want his daughter to be in danger, but this matter was no longer up to him, and his daughter and son-in-law had to make their own decisions, and he believed that his hint and son-in-law could understand.

Guo Song smiled again: "Father-in-law, don't worry!" If the situation is not good, I will quickly send her to Wuwei City. ”

"You decide for yourselves, I won't be involved."

"My father-in-law and mother-in-law have time to go to the garden house for a year and a half, and it seems that my mother-in-law likes it very much."

Xue Xun smiled and waved his hand, "I have received my mind, now that the family is in a mess, you should also know, there is an extra little guy in the family, and I have to come back to see him at noon every day." ”

"I saw it, and it looks a little similar to Tao'er's eyebrows."

"Yes! My brother and I are very similar to my father, and it is normal for this child to be like me and Tao'er, I have always been worried that he is not the child of my eldest brother, but as soon as I saw him, I knew that he was my nephew, and I gave the child's biological mother a hundred taels of gold, and I gave her another thirty yuan, which is considered to be the end of the matter. ”

Guo Song groaned and asked, "Does Uncle have any other children?" ”

"Yes, the eldest brother has two sons, both of whom have already started a family, in fact, this child is the illegitimate son of my brother, his two sons do not admit it, he is not allowed to enter the house, the child's biological mother has no way, she is a weak woman can not support this child, so I asked someone to send me a letter, I happen to also plan to adopt a son, this child is undoubtedly given to me by God, so I named him Xue Qing, which is the homonym of blood relatives, indicating that there are blood relatives between us, and when he grows up, he can really regard me as a father."

Guo Song could feel the excitement in Xue Xun's heart, so he smiled and said: "If there is any difficulty, my father-in-law will tell me and Tao'er, we will try our best to help." ”

"The virtuous son-in-law has already helped me too much, if it weren't for the virtuous son-in-law's financial gifts, I really wouldn't be able to take over this child."

The two chatted for a few words, and Guo Song changed the topic and asked, "Is there anything important happening in the DPRK during this time?" ”

Xue Xun thought for a while and said: "There are a few major events, one is what happened to the inner eunuch, there was a bloody case in the palace yesterday, the former privy envoy Dong Xiu was assassinated by a small eunuch, and the little eunuch immediately committed suicide, you say it's just a coincidence!" But ten days ago, Liu Zhongyi, the head of the Great Inner Palace, suddenly fell ill and died, and the two henchmen and eunuchs of the first emperor died, which made people feel a little strange. ”

"Who's the beneficiary?"

"Cheng Yuanzhen was promoted to the internal supervisor and deputy chief of the inner house, Dou Wenchang was promoted to the chief of the inner department, and Huo Xianming was promoted to the privy envoy, the three of them are the biggest beneficiaries, to be honest, the ministers were very disappointed, they thought that the new monarch would stay away from the eunuchs when he ascended the throne, but he didn't expect him to continue to reuse them."

Guo Song shook his head, "This doesn't mean anything, the internal attendant order, the chief of the inner house and the privy envoy were originally appointed by eunuchs, and it is reasonable to appoint new eunuchs, the key is military power, whether the military power of the Shence Army is in charge of the eunuchs, this can explain the problem." ”

"The military power of the Shence Army is the second major event, the old man Guo was crowned the Taishi yesterday, relieved of the military power, and returned to the house to continue to retire, but Wang Jiahe was not able to continue to serve as the military envoy of the Shence Army, but by Xu Jingnan, a staff member of the Son of Heaven, Wang Jiahe changed to a full-time military squire, who is this Xu Jingnan? It's mysterious! ”

Guo Song smiled slightly, "I am very familiar with this Xu Jingnan, when I participated in the battle of the Central Plains, this Xu Jingnan was my marching Sima, at that time the Son of Heaven was still the crown prince, he personally appointed it, Xu Jingnan was originally a very capable state official, he was favored by the Son of Heaven very early on, and he was accepted as a staff member, the Son of Heaven trusted him very much, and he served as the military envoy of Shence, I am not surprised at all." ”

"I see!"

Xue Xun nodded and said, "There is a third big thing, which is actually related to me!" ”

Without waiting for Xue Xun to continue, Xue Tao appeared at the door and said, "Have you finished talking about the two of you in the court, is it time to eat?" ”

"Then let's finish eating and continue talking!"

Xue Xun smiled, got up and said, "If you are in a good mood today, the virtuous son-in-law will accompany me for a drink." ”