The news of the defeat of the Shuofang army was subsided after only two days in the imperial court, and in order to prevent the incident from fermenting, the right minister Chang Gon used the power in his hands to forcibly suppress the matter, which was also a means to turn the big thing into a small one.

The time gradually came to the middle of May, and at noon on this day, Guo Song and his party arrived in Bashang and were about to arrive in Chang'an.

This time, Guo Song returned to Beijing very low-key, and only brought three entourages, in addition to Kang Bao, who had been following him, there were two other personal guards entourage.

"Kang Bao, have you ever been to Chang'an?" Guo Song asked with a smile.

Although it is known that Kangbao's real name is Ash. Durhan, but Guo Song is still used to calling him Kangbao, and the name is a little more Tang-like.

Kang Bao scratched his head and said a little embarrassed: "I came to Chang'an twenty years ago, lived in Chang'an for five years, learned martial arts, and I learned Chinese at that time. ”

Guo Song smiled and nodded, "No wonder you can speak a mouthful of popular Chinese." ”

"Lao Kang, how old are you this year?" Another guard, Yang Jun, asked curiously.

"Thirty-eight!" Kang Bao sighed, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"Don't talk about that, let's find a place to eat."

Guo Song didn't want Kang Bao to be disturbed by the sad thing, so he diverted the topic, he pointed to the front with a horsewhip and said with a smile: "There is a tea shed ahead, let's go there to fill our stomachs." ”

The four of them sped up their horses and ran towards a large shed in front of them.......

An hour later, Guo Song finally entered Chang'an City, compared with leaving Chang'an City the year before last, Chang'an City has hardly changed anything, it is still the same scenery, or those people, it seems that even the soldiers guarding the city gate have not changed.

gave Guo Song the feeling as if he had just left Chang'an yesterday.

But his mindset was completely different.

The four of them came directly to the Qingxu Palace, the Qingxu Palace was full of people, the incense was vigorous, and several Taoist children were busy adding incense and lighting candles to clean up the dust.

Guo Song turned over and dismounted, and was about to lead the horse in, when he suddenly heard someone next to him shouting to him, "Uncle Shi!" ”

As soon as Guo Song turned around, he saw a young Taoist priest beckoning to him, and he immediately recognized it, it was the original little Taoist boy Qingfeng, although he was still sixteen or seventeen years old, he was thin and tall.

Qingfeng ran over happily, "When did Uncle Shi come back?" ”

"Isn't that just arriving! What about your master? ”

"Master is here! Uncle Shi followed me first. ”

Qingfeng handed over a few horses to the two Taoist boys and asked them to send them to the stable, he took Guo Song and his party into the Taoist temple through another door, Qingfeng said as he walked: "There is a big courtyard here that is specially reserved for Uncle Shi, and there has been no one living there until now, we often clean it up, it is very clean and tidy." ”

Guo Song saw that he was walking like flying, so he asked with a smile: "Are you still breathing with the method I taught you?" ”

"I stick to it every day, and the effect is very good, I am now running ten miles with ease, it just seems that it has nothing to do with martial arts." Qingfeng scratched his head.

Guo Song laughed, "The purpose of martial arts training is to strengthen the body, and now that the goal has been achieved, why practice martial arts?" ”

"Uncle Shi is right, I don't go to the battlefield, and there is no point in practicing martial arts, Uncle Shi, we are here!"

Qingfeng pushed open a courtyard door, inside was a small courtyard, about more than 100 square meters, surrounded by a circle of bungalows, about a dozen, and there was a small door on the other side, but it was locked.

Qingfeng pointed to the small door and said: "You can go out directly from this small door, there is a small river outside, there is a small bridge to cross, I will find the key when I turn around." ”

Guo Song nodded and said to a few of his subordinates: "There are many rooms, you can live in one each!" You don't have to huddle together, of course, you can live together if you want. ”

The three of them were full of joy and went to their own rooms.

"Uncle Shi, do you want me to bring some food?" Qingfeng asked.

"No need, we've eaten outside the city, let's talk about it in the evening!"

"Then I'll report to Master."

Qingfeng saluted and hurried away.

Guo Song entered his room, his room is a suite, divided into two rooms, inside and outside, inside is a bedroom, outside is a study, cleaned up, but there are no daily necessities for the time being.

At this time, Senior Brother Gan Feng's voice came from outside, "Where is the little junior brother?" ”

Guo Song hurriedly walked out, only to see that the senior brother was in a gorgeous robe, wearing a purple and gold crown, his skin was white and red, and he was like a fairy wind and bones.

Guo Song smiled, "Senior brother, I think you can apply to the imperial court for a heavenly master." ”

Gan Feng's face flushed slightly, "Don't hide it from my junior brother, I am already a Heavenly Master now, my name is Li Ganfeng Heavenly Master, officially approved by the Ministry of Rites in March last year, and a total of seven Heavenly Masters have been approved by various Taoist temples in the world, and I am one of them." ”

"Then congratulations to Senior Brother!"

"All of this was brought by my junior brother, if there was no junior brother, how could I be where I am today."

"Senior brother's words are not right, all of this was brought by the master, it was the master who founded the Qingxu Concept, and the senior brother carried forward the Qingxu Concept, and we are all grateful in our hearts."

"The little junior brother is right, the teacher's kindness must not be forgotten!"

The two walked into the room and sat down, and Gan Feng asked, "How long do you plan to stay in Beijing this time?" ”

"About ten days, the main thing is that some things have to be explained to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, this time it shouldn't be too long, I will live here for the time being."

Gan Feng nodded, "All kinds of utensils are ready-made, I'll let the disciple bring them later, and the junior brother will live here with peace of mind." ”

"How is the fourth child now, is his assassin career still going well?" Guo Song asked with a smile again.

"You have to ask the third child about this, the two of them are in contact, and I haven't heard from the fourth child for a long time."

Gan Feng remembered something again, and said with a smile: "I have handed over the silver fox shawl you brought to Miss Xue according to your instructions, Miss Xue is good, and the junior brother has eyesight." ”

Guo Song's face was slightly hot, and he asked again, "How is she doing now?" ”

"You also have to ask the third child, I heard the third child faintly talk about it, it seems that her family was a little bad in the first few months, and the third child helped them, and I don't know what the specific things are."

"Alright! I'll go to the West Market later. ”

Gan Feng smiled slightly: "You'd better go to the East Market, the third child spends most of his time in the Treasure Pavilion." ”

.........

Guo Song let his subordinates rest, he changed his clothes, came to the East City Treasure Pavilion alone, and walked into the lobby, Guo Song saw Zhang Lei who was standing in the corner and chatting with the big shopkeeper.

A guy stepped forward and said, "Welcome to the shop!" ”

Guo Song smiled and pointed at Zhang Lei, "I'm looking for your proprietor." ”

Zhang Lei happened to turn around and saw Guo Song, he was immediately surprised and happy, and hurriedly ran forward: "Senior brother, when did you come back?" ”

Guo Song smiled slightly: "I just arrived at noon and settled down at Senior Brother, so I'm here to see you." ”

"I was just about to write you a letter, and you came back, and the court summoned you back?"

Guo Song was stunned, "What does Senior Brother mean by this?" ”

"Follow me!"

Zhang Lei took Guo Song to the inner hall, he asked Guo Song to sit down, and asked a man to pour a cup of tea.

Guo Song looked at him suspiciously, waiting for his reply.

Zhang Lei groaned and said, "The big shopkeeper and I were asked by the Yushitai to assist in the investigation a few days ago, about your matter. ”

"What's the matter with me?" Guo Song asked.

"There are two main things, one is to investigate the relationship between you and the Treasure Pavilion, I and the big shopkeeper have told the truth, the Treasure Pavilion has half of your share......"

"And then?" Guo Song asked quietly.

"I think the second thing is the focus of their concern, you remember that two months ago you sent someone to send a batch of gold artifacts and exchanged them for 100,000 taels of silver, you should have counted this matter!"

Guo Song nodded, "Yushitai will investigate this matter?" ”

"Yes, they want to know if this batch of gold vessels is your personal property, and Yu Shitai induced me that you sent this batch of gold utensils to the Treasure Pavilion for private collection, and they want this result."

"And how do you answer?"

"Of course, I told the truth, this batch of gold vessels was bought by the Treasure Pavilion for 100,000 taels of silver, according to the official price, this batch of gold vessels, together with the gems inlaid on them, was estimated at only 96,000 taels of silver, and we bought it, and lost 4,000 taels of silver, I told the Yushitai truthfully, and also showed them the account book, and in the end they had no choice, so they were very unhappy to put me and the big treasurer away."

Guo Song sneered, he didn't expect that someone would make a fuss about this matter, and who poked this thing out?

It seems that he returned to Beijing, and he was right.

"Let's go! Let's go have a drink. ”

Guo Song stood up and said with a smile: "I haven't drunk good wine for a while, and my throat is a little itchy." ”

"Senior brother, wait a minute, I'll go get a bottle of wine!"

Zhang Lei rushed away, and after a while, he brought a celadon bottle, he raised the wine bottle and said with a smile: "This is our latest Meishou wine, it sells very well, you can taste it later, there are several bottles in my room, if you want it, I will give it to you." ”

Guo Song took the wine bottle and looked at it, it was different from the shape of the Meishou wine bottle, this one was a slender neck, but it was a very good vase.

"This is the wine of the Liang family in Lingzhou?"

Zhang Lei nodded, "They shipped it last year, I cellared it for a few months, and shipped another batch at the beginning of the year, and I didn't officially release it until two months ago, and it was very popular as soon as it came out. ”

"Don't say it, hurry up and find a restaurant to sit down,"

There is a restaurant diagonally opposite the Treasure Pavilion, called Tianxing Pavilion, Zhang Lei has thirty percent of the shares in it, it is a small owner, he is a frequent customer, and he will come to drink two glasses every day.

It wasn't dinner time yet, and there were no guests in the restaurant, so they sat down by the window on the second floor, and the bartender brought in a few snacks to accompany the wine.

Zhang Lei poured Guo Song a glass of wine and said with a smile: "What do you want me to say first, about wine, or about the Xue family?" ”