Inside the Donghua Gate, a eunuch outside the hall shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

Guo Shao and Zhao Kuangyin heard this, so they hurriedly stood up from the stool, and after a while, they saw Chai Rong walking in from the palace door under the hug of the front and back. Chai Rong didn't wear a military uniform or a dragon robe, he was still wearing a purple round neck robe with a large cluster of flowers, and a black gauze hat on his head.

The two people in the hall knelt on the ground at this time and shouted: "The minister knocks to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty's holy life is boundless." ”

Chai Rong stepped forward, supported one with one hand, and actually helped the two of them up, and said, "Aiqing and the others are flat." He picked up the man and went straight to his seat and sat down. There was only a chair placed on it, not a formal throne, and it was not far away.

When Guo Shao got up from the ground, his eyes drooped slightly, but he observed Chai Rong's expression with his spare eyes, and he didn't see anything strange. I felt that Chai Rong's face was really pale, and there were some strange dark spots on his cheeks.

Chai Rong really noticed Zhao Kuangyin who was a vegetarian first. I saw that Zhao Kuangyin's face and neck were black and red, but his body was white, which was really eye-catching. But the emperor still didn't ask about his funeral, and then turned his eyes to Guo Shao, and said: "Those two files are ordered by me to show you, and I want to ask you about the recent events in person. You have all read it, what do you think of the case investigated by the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion? ”

The emperor's eyes were on Guo Shao, Guo Shao couldn't be rude to listen to the emperor's questioning, so he bowed down immediately, nervously organized French sentences, and said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, Weichen thinks that Kaifeng Mansion has investigated more carefully, and the testimony and case are also reasonable...... The assassination case of Zhao Jiazaburo, as recorded in the file, the murderer was the Zhao Mansion that Guangshun entered in the third year, and this person had absolutely nothing to do with the minister. The minister is not the kind of person who will repay him, please let Your Majesty know it. ”

Guo Shao deliberately did not say whether Zhao San had conspired to assassinate him.

only talks about Dong Er's murder, which is to defend himself and belong to defense; said that Zhao San was assassinating, it was attacking the other party, which was an offensive ...... Since Guo Shao said it first, he was more conservative first; Only excuse yourself, but don't bite the opponent to attack.

Because Guo Shao had already figured it out before this, Zhao Kuangyin didn't speak ill of him when he came, why should he be in a hurry to quarrel with him? It's better to calm down and see what kind of attitude and reaction he has.

These recent events, no matter how complex the process is, who is right and who is wrong; The result was that Guo Shao was standing here well and lively, but two people from the Zhao family died. In terms of losses, Zhao Kuangyin is relatively heavy, even if Zhao San is at fault, everyone is dead...... There is no need to "give Guo Shao an explanation".

Guo Shao pondered: It is pointless to attack this matter again, and it is impossible to attack Zhao Kuangyin if it becomes an iron case. Zhao San's crime is not a heinous crime that wants to involve the clansmen, and it is difficult to involve Zhao Kuangyin as well.

What's more, Chai Rong trusts and relies on Zhao Kuangyin very much, and he is afraid that he will not do anything to Zhao Kuangyin because of this matter...... Although Guo Shao has also made great contributions and performed very well in the various wars launched by Chai Rong, he is still a little worse than Zhao Kuangyin in terms of intimacy, otherwise he would not be in the Guards Division.

At this moment, Chai Rong nodded slightly, and turned his head to look at the black-faced man.

Zhao Kuangyin bowed and said: "A few days ago, Tianchen heard that General Guo had encountered an assassin, and the clues were related to the third brother. After going back, he also questioned the third brother, but the third brother said to the minister that he had not done it...... The minister also looked at the case file, and there were two places that were not very credible. The first is the motive for the crime, saying that the third brother is going to murder the general for the sake of a woman's jealousy, which is a bit far-fetched; The second is whether Li Xia'er was instructed by the third brother, and the language in the case file is not clear, and it only depends on inference.

And with Weichen's understanding of his brothers, San Lang has been studying since he was a child, has not experienced battles, and is gentle and courteous at home, kind to others, and is not yet eighteen years old. To say that a person like Saburo can do something vicious, the minister feels very strange. ”

Hearing that Zhao Kuangyin was going to defend him, Guo Shao felt a little unhappy, because he had already decided that the person who did that was Zhao San; However, Zhao Kuangyin did not catch Zhao San's death, and it was not on Guo Shao's head, in fact, he was already very restrained.

Zhao Kuangyin's restraint made Guo Shao feel incredible, because judging from the results, Zhao Kuangyin is the "bitter master", even if he attacks Guo Shao, it is understandable...... Dead dad and brother can endure it, why bear it?

Thinking that Zhao Kuangyin was the founding emperor in history, Guo Shao had to guess: only greater ambitions can make him endure the pain in front of him. Zhao Kuangyin is not a teenager Zhao San, he will not be dragged into the water for hatred and eradication of the enemy...... Only by thinking so can Guo Shao figure out why Zhao Kuangyin behaved so restrained today.

At this time, Chai Rong asked directly: "Zhao Kuangyin, then do you think San Lang's death is related to Guo Shao?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please make a clear decision." ”

Sure enough, even if he was unwilling to expand the contradiction, he was also hostile to Guo Shao, and he kept his hand in his words...... If the emperor wants to help punish Guo Shao, Zhao Kuangyin's ambiguous attitude is obviously happy.

Chai Rong nodded and said, "I called both of you into the palace and told me about this in person, just to hear what you think about it." ”

Zhao Kuangyin and Guo Shao both listened very carefully to what the emperor said.

Chai Rong sighed again and said, "Now the big thing has not been accomplished, and the Northern Expedition is imminent." Although the lord of the Khitan country is called the 'sleeping emperor', from my point of view, this person has a bad reputation and is not completely incompetent; The internal strife in the Khitan is related to the old events of the previous dynasty, and it cannot be blamed entirely on the current Khitan lord. Although its domestic turmoil is chaotic, its strength has not been greatly damaged, and it is still the biggest enemy of our country! And both of you are generals that I rely on, and if there is internal friction, loss of military strength, or even any turmoil and loss to the country, I will not spare it! ”

Zhao Kuangyin and Guo Shao hurriedly bowed when they heard this.

Chai Rong said: "The army of the Guards Division performed very well in the Battle of Huainan, which made me very pleased, and in the upcoming Northern Expedition to the Khitan Battle, I hope that General Guo can conquer the city and conquer the important towns in Hebei, and make new contributions!" The departments in front of the palace are the elite of my Great Zhou, and I have high hopes. It would be best if the two of you could resolve the grievances; Otherwise, you can't affect the Northern Expedition plan because of personal details! Whoever contributed the most to my recovery of Youzhou will rely on him more, and he will not be biased. ”

He then said earnestly: "I hope you will focus on the overall situation and do not lose hope." ”

Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The minister is the former commander of the palace, and he bears the great trust of His Majesty and the great responsibility of the country, dare not devote his energy to the forefront of His Majesty?" The minister will never delay His Majesty's grand ambition because of personal grievances! ”

Chai Rong said with great relief: "Zhao Aiqing can often understand my heart and solve problems for me, you will definitely not let me be in a dilemma." ”

Seeing this, Guo Shao also hurriedly knelt down and said: "Weichen must take national affairs as the priority, and dare not care about small things. ”

Seeing this, Chai Rong came up to help them up again, "The previous grievances have been put aside, and I think that there are discrepancies in things, and everything is not caused by the two of you ignorance of the general situation, which is understandable." But in the future, I want you to stop complaining, can you do it? There is no joke in front of you, so in front of me, you swear that you will not care about it anymore? ”

Zhao Kuangyin's face was straight, and he immediately raised his hand and said: "The minister swears in front of His Majesty that he will never do unrighteous things to General Guo because of personal grudges!" ”

Do swears really work? However, what he said in front of the emperor is probably more or less useful, Guo Shao is also busy with his palm to the sky, and said an oath: "The minister is willing to ignore the past suspicions and cooperate with Zhao Duzhi to assist His Majesty in attacking the Khitan." ”

Chai Rong was very satisfied when he saw this, and nodded and said, "Very good, very good!" The general of my humerus should be a broad-minded and tolerant talent! ”

The emperor comforted the two again, ordered a reward of some money, and sent palace people to go to the house with Zhao Kuangyin to participate in the funeral. The two of them thanked each other and said goodbye to the emperor and walked out of the main hall one after the other.

Zhao Kuangyin walked ahead, Guo Shao was behind for a distance, and the two had nothing to say all the way.

Guo Shao was quite satisfied with this result, and when he went out to see the sunshine, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief secretly, and finally passed this hurdle...... Because he never thought that the emperor would give up Zhao Kuangyin in order to give himself justice, that was impossible.

However, Zhao Kuangyin may be more depressed, his family has lost two relatives, and in the end he can only give up.

But Guo Shao also understood why Chai Rong wanted to make peace: the emperor was bent on recovering Youyun, and he was not willing to lose his generals due to infighting. Regarding Guo Shao's attitude, one of the sentences "conquer the city, pull out the important towns in Hebei, and make new contributions" inadvertently exposed the sacred heart...... Chai Rong was also worried about Guo Shao's strong siege of the city, and wanted him to help attack the city when he attacked Hebei. The cities in Hebei are bigger and more stable, and the cities are very difficult to fight.

If Guo Shao had no value, it would be difficult to say whether Chai Rong would take into account any justice and truth today. And once you conquer Youzhou, will you hide all the birds?

Guo Shao found that fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and subconsciously rubbed his sleeve gently.

In short, this matter can be ended for the time being, Guo Shao feels that he is not in much danger at the moment; But in the long run, the danger is even greater.

Now that the emperor protects him, it is unlikely that Zhao Kuangyin, who is so knowledgeable about current affairs, will be in a hurry to do anything and do what the emperor wants, so Guo Shao should be worry-free...... But what will happen in the future, there is no guarantee at all; Zhao Kuangyin's oath can't guarantee anything, there are a hundred ways to not violate the oath and put the other party to death.

The two were led by the eunuchs and went out of Donghua Gate. Zhao Kuangyin calmly let the slave lead the horse over, this guy was not afraid of any street ambush with a bow and crossbow at all, he behaved very calmly, when he took the reins, he turned around and gently hugged his fist to Guo Shao, and then got on the horse.

Guo Shao also hurriedly returned the salute, and watched him turn over the high-headed horse. Then he walked to his carriage, and said in his heart that he was more afraid of dying in vain, and it was better to live in peace by carriage.