Guo Song handed over the affairs of Luzhou to Sima Zhao Jie of Luzhou, who was imprisoned in prison for opposing Yang Zilin's rebellion, and was released by Guo Song with the right to assassinate Shi temporarily.

Guo Song then escorted Yang Zilin and his son to Jianzhou.

Five days later, when Guo Song arrived in Jianzhou, Xue Xun's stick wound was basically healed, although he could not run and sit for a long time, but his normal daily life was no longer a major problem.

Prior to this, Guo Song had already reported the battle situation in Luzhou with a pigeon letter, and Xue Xun also reported to the Jiannan Army.

Guo Song arrived in Yang'an County, Xue Xun personally went out of the city to greet the soldiers returning from the expedition, he smiled so much that he couldn't close his mouth, quelling Yang Zilin's rebellion, which meant that the Jiannan Army did not need to send troops again, and it also avoided the people of Jianzhou from suffering from the poison of the Jiannan Army.

Xue Xun ordered his subordinates to send a few prisoner carts to the state government to guard them, and appeased the soldiers and let them go back to the camp to rest, and then he got into the carriage and went to the state government with Guo Song.

"Uncle Shi's injuries seem to have healed?" Guo Song asked with a smile.

Xue Xun smiled bitterly and said: "It can only be said that it is basically healed, but there are still some internal injuries that take time to heal, and now you can't ride a horse, you can't run, you can't be hit by tables and chairs, you have to be careful every day." ”

"Then Yang Zilin was escorted directly to Chang'an?"

Xue Xun shook his head, "Yesterday, Cui Ning sent a military order, asking me to personally escort Yang Zilin to Chengdu, and he also said that he would recommend me to be the assassin of Jianzhou. ”

"Then congratulations to Uncle Shi."

"It's all your credit, I didn't make an inch, but I robbed you of your credit, I'm ashamed!"

Xue Xun understood what Cui Ning meant, Cui Ning wanted to grab part of the credit, but in order to appease himself, he promised to recommend himself as the assassin of Jianzhou, which can be said to be very happy, but it was very unfair to Guo Song, who really made great contributions, and he was even ignored, which really made Xue Xun ashamed.

Guo Song smiled and waved his hand, "Uncle Shi, don't say that, I told Uncle Shi before, I came to Shuzhong for vacation, and the affairs in Shuzhong have nothing to do with me, it is Uncle Shi's credit to restore order in Jianzhou, and the annihilation of Yang Zilin's army and the capture of Yang Zilin are the credit of the soldiers of Jianzhou, and it has nothing to do with me at all." ”

Guo Song had repeatedly told Xue Xun in advance, asking him not to mention himself in his report, he had to fight for some credits, but he couldn't ask for some credits, Yang Zilin's matter He wanted to fulfill Xue Xun, and he completely gave up this credit.

Xue Xun had no choice but to say: "Tomorrow I will escort Yang Zilin and his son to Chengdu, Tao'er and her mother will also go, and the virtuous nephew will also go together!" ”

This is just nonsense, Xue Tao went to Chengdu, what did he still do in Jianzhou? Guo Song said happily: "Then let's go to Chengdu together, I have a house in Chengdu, which is the property of Zhang Dongzhu and his wife, covering a large area, and it has been empty, and Uncle Shi's family can also live in, so there is no need to live in a post house." ”

Early the next morning, Guo Song packed his bags and escorted Yang Zilin and his son to Chengdu with Xue Xun, with fifty soldiers, plus Xue Tao and her mother Han.

Fifty soldiers marched slowly in front of the prisoner cart, followed by the carriage in which Xue Xun and his wife Han were riding, and then followed by the carriage in which Xue Tao and Xiao Yuniang and the personal maid Xiao'e were riding.

Guo Song asked two retinues and Kang to protect Xue Xun's carriage, while he himself rode a horse to follow Xue Tao's carriage.

Just last night, Xue Xun officially stated to Guo Song that he was willing to marry his daughter to him, and the Han family also agreed.

This is actually the prelude to the marriage proposal, to solicit intentions, generally large families or official eunuchs will not directly let the matchmaker come to the door, that is very abrupt, in case of rejection, each other will not be able to get along with each other's face.

Therefore, it is generally a verbal temptation to ask first to see if the other party can agree, and this link is generally a chatter between the elders of both sides, just like Taichangqing Liu's family wants to marry Xue Tao as a daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Liu continues to come to the door to tempt.

Once the other party agrees, then the matchmaker will come to the door and officially start the marriage process, and the next six ceremonies have no clear time limit, as short as half a month, as long as a year, if the elders die halfway, it will be delayed again.

The Tang Dynasty was open, although Xue Xun officially promised to marry his daughter to Guo Song, but it does not mean that the two of them will not be able to meet, on the contrary, generally the parents of both sides will encourage them to meet on a blind date to see if they are in love with each other, if the little lady does not look down on each other and does not agree to this marriage, she can also directly refuse this marriage, and the man will also compensate the woman a few pieces of silk.

Therefore, in the marriage market in the Tang and Song dynasties, the woman held the initiative.

Until the man gives the official dowry and determines the wedding date, at this time, the man and woman can no longer meet and wait patiently for the wedding day to come.

There is another important reason, Shuzhong is not safe, and it is necessary for Guo Song to protect Xue Tao.

Xue Xun looked at the carriage behind him, turned back to Han and said, "This time the Chengdu matter is over, you and Tao'er will go back to the capital!" Shuzhong is not safe, I am always worried about the safety of your mother and daughter, and with Guo Gongzi's escort, I can rest assured of you. ”

"My husband is alone in Shuzhong, and I don't feel at ease!"

"At this time and that time, I used to be a long history, only in charge of government affairs, and I had no military power in my hands, and when I became an assassin, I would have the army in my hands, and I would be guarded by soldiers when I went in and out, you don't have to worry."

Han Shi was silent for a moment, sighed and said, "Husband, take a concubine in Shu!" Take care of your daily life, maybe I can give you a son, we only have one daughter, and I feel guilty. ”

Han, like Zhang Lei's wife Li Wenyu, resolutely opposed her husband's concubine, and the family was in a bad situation before, and she couldn't afford to raise a concubine.

Xue Xun smiled, but did not express his position, in fact, he has no son, and many people have persuaded him to take a concubine, but this kind of thing needs to be natural, and he doesn't want to take a concubine for the sake of taking a concubine.

Xue Xun thought for a while and said: "I may go back to the capital in a few months to settle Tao'er's affairs, even if the marriage date can be later, but at least the marriage must be finalized, Tao'er will be eighteen years old next year, and it can't be delayed any longer." ”

"That's what you said, Tao'er can't get married until she is twenty years old, and now you're in a hurry." Han Shi glanced at her husband and said.

Xue Xun smiled, "That's because there is no suitable person, Guo Song is good, I am very satisfied, so I changed my mind, I am afraid that if this drags on, Guo Song will be snatched away by other people, and we will regret it too late." ”

"Will it?"

"Absolutely! There are very few young people like him who are as good as him, both civil and military, with the demeanor of a coach, and can be in charge of one side alone, I estimate that he will soon be promoted. ”

Speaking of this, Xue Xun let out a long sigh, "Madam, there are some things he didn't tell us the truth!" ”

Han Shi was taken aback, "What is he hiding from us?" ”

Xue Xun lowered his voice and said: "He has a gold medal, it is the gold medal of the Son of Heaven, Xu Yan told me, there are four words on it', unless the Son of Heaven is a confidant, it is impossible to have this gold medal, if he is really dismissed from office, how can the Son of Heaven give him this gold medal?" ”

"Husband means ......"

"I suspect that he has been reinstated, but the information from the capital to Bashu is inconvenient, we don't know, he repeatedly asked me to hide his name, there is an article here."

"Then why is he hiding it from us?" Han Shi was a little dissatisfied.

Xue Xun smiled slightly, "It's not that I'm afraid that we will be too snobbish!" When he was in trouble, he opposed his marriage to Tao'er, and now that he is promoted, let's go to the knot again, and we can't get over it! ”

Han's face flushed, isn't this just talking about her?

Han Shi muttered in a low voice: "I didn't agree to him and Xue Tao because he was promoted, I was because he saved your life, and also saved me and Tao'er, I am grateful to him in my heart, I am not the kind of snob you said." ”

In the back, Guo Song is popularizing geographical knowledge to a group of little ladies.

"Japan is in the northeast, is an island country, the size and Jiangnan Province is about the same, the people there are generally short, you look at the Tang envoys to know, the height is only as high as the shoulders of the Tang people, Silla and Japan across the sea, Silla is a peninsula, and the Tang Dynasty mountains and rivers are connected, its north is our Andong Protectorate, it was originally Goguryeo, after Goguryeo was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty set up the Anton Protectorate, and then the north is the Bohai Kingdom, the northwest is the Khitan and Xi people........"

Guo Song told them about overseas customs all the way, and the three of them listened with relish, Xue Tao smiled and said: "When I was in the Poetry Society, I saw a Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty, who was a monk and liked Tang poetry very much, he said that their hometown was rich in products and was a boundless plain, Guo Lang, is that so?" ”

"He's coaxing you! Japan is basically mountainous, there are very few flat land, how can there be any endless plains, not to mention rich products, in fact, there are rich places overseas, mainly in Nanyang, Datang takes Guangzhou as a trading port, mainly to trade with the Nanyang island countries, the Nanyang Islands are mainly famous for spices and timber, it is very hot there, it is summer all year round, and the climate of Qiongzhou is almost the same. ”

"How does Guo Lang know so much?" Xue Tao asked with a smile.

Guo Song haha, "Actually, I haven't been there, but I'm more interested in overseas customs, so I asked a lot about this." ”

Xue Tao smiled again: "Guo Lang will talk about Silla again!" I'm more interested in the customs over there. ”

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