Before Guo Xun went to the military affairs of the governor of Liangguang, he often entered the palace to see the emperor. Unexpectedly, he had only left the capital for a few years, and when he returned to Beijing to meet the emperor again, the palace was still the previous palace, but the emperor was not the previous emperor.

After being inspected three times for tokens and asked who had come six times, the palanquin stopped outside a palace. Someone opened the sedan curtain, Guo Xun got up and got off the sedan car, saw Xu Guangzuo waiting not far away, and hurried over.

There are two teams of brocade guards guarding the gate of the palace, and a big eunuch leading a few small eunuchs to wait outside the door.

Guo Xun didn't look at the gate of the palace, and his eyes had already looked carefully. The ten great eunuchs who were very favored by the first emperor are now dead, deposed, and he doesn't know the big eunuch at the door, and he hasn't even seen it, so he thinks it's a cronie brought by the saint from the palace today.

Soon, he walked to Xu Guangzuo's side. The two didn't speak, just nodded to each other and walked side by side up the stairs towards the palace entrance.

The big eunuch led the little eunuch down with a smile, and immediately saluted Xu Guangzuo, saying, "Xu Guogong, you are finally here, the emperor is in a hurry!" After that, he glanced up and down at Guo Xun again, and said, "If I guessed correctly, this should be Guo Houye!" ”

There are two kinds of people in the capital who cannot be offended, one is Jinyiwei and the other is the eunuch. These two kinds of people are the people around the emperor, they may not be able to help you with things, but they are very capable of doing bad things, no matter how great your official merit is, they crooked their mouths in front of the emperor, saying two bad things about you, and ruining your future at any time.

Guo Xun didn't dare to be slow, and hurriedly saluted: "Don't dare, don't dare, under Guo Xun!" I was about to ask the big eunuch what to call him, but he saw that the big eunuch had already said to Xu Guangzuo: "Xu Guogong, Marquis Guo, the emperor has already ordered, the two of you don't need to report when you come, just go directly to the palace to meet you." ”

Xu Guangzuo hurriedly said: "It's better to follow the rules, please ask your father-in-law to pass it on your behalf." ”

The big eunuch didn't insist, and said: "If Xu Guogong wants to do more, then the small one will go and spread the word, and it's just a big deal to be reprimanded by the emperor." He pouted his bitter face, but his eyes were full of smiles, which seemed to be very useful.

Guo Xunchu also felt that Xu Guangzuo had made such a move, and since the emperor had confessed, he could just go in and face the saint, so why let the big eunuch pass it on again. But soon, he understood Xu Guangzuo's intentions.

What does this big Tailin do? It's the work of communication! You will go in as soon as you come, even if it is the emperor's will, you will be unhappy if you want to come to this big eunuch. If you do this, you don't look at others at all, how can people not be jealous in their hearts. Didn't that invisibly offend someone next to the emperor?

Guo Xun secretly warned himself that the Jingshi was not as wide as the two divisions. In Liangguang, the eldest of the heavens is the second of his own, he can not give face to anyone, he does his own thing, and everything is done by his own temperament. Jingshi is different, although there are few officials who are bigger than themselves, but there are many officials who can stumble on themselves, everything has to be cautious, don't offend people who shouldn't be offended, and suddenly unlucky one day, I don't know what's going on. It is necessary to take Brother Xu as the standard, although you are a prince of the country, you can also be polite in the face of a eunuch, so that others can't find fault with it.

The great eunuch happily entered the hall, and after a while came out with a bitter face, and said, "Look. We said to let you two lords go in directly, and you have to let me pass it on. No, I really got reprimanded by the emperor when I went in. ”

Xu Guangzuo arched his hand and said, "There is Father-in-law Lao." When I come back, I will invite my father-in-law to drink and make amends to my father-in-law! ”

The big eunuch waved his hand and said, "It's worth it to do things for the national government, and it is worth being reprimanded." Unlike the surnamed Yang, who is proud of his achievements, coming to the palace is the same as coming to his own home, and he doesn't take the emperor in his eyes at all! The two lords go in quickly, don't let the emperor wait in a hurry, and let our family be reprimanded again. ”

Xu Guangzuo thanked him again and walked towards the palace gate.

Guo Xun took two steps and followed towards the palace gate. Although he couldn't see the big eunuch anymore, when the big eunuch talked about his surname Yang, the resentment in his eyes that was unintentionally revealed still made him shudder.

Who is the surname Yang? Who else but Yang Tinghe! The chief eunuch said that Yang Tinghe didn't take the emperor in his eyes, but he was afraid that he didn't take him seriously. It seems that Yang Tinghe has offended the eunuchs in the palace to death. Yang Tinghe was in full swing at this time, and the eunuchs had no way to deal with him. But once Yang Tinghe's prestige decreases slightly, I am afraid that he will not end well.

The two of them crossed the threshold and entered the temple, and the first thing they saw was a young man sitting behind the dragon case. Several eunuchs were waiting, some were fanning, some were holding the folds, some were frosted red, and some were serving tea. Although there were many people in the hall, no one dared to make a sound, and there was silence in all directions, except for the sound of turning and folding, and the rustle of the young man when he picked up the pen and wrote.

Xu Guangzuo walked to a place seven or eight steps away from the case and stopped, and saw that the young man was holding a piece of music and looking carefully, so he stood there with his hands down.

Guo Xun stood next to Xu Guangzuo, also standing with his hands down. Xu Guangzuo stood there like a wood carved clay sculpture, his eyes staring at the ground motionless. He stood there like a wood carving clay sculpture, but his eyes were not as honest as Xu Guangzuo, and he flipped them up from time to time, looking at the appearance of the real dragon emperor.

He knew that the current emperor was very young, less than sixteen. I think that the current emperor is just like him fifteen or sixteen, very playful, and he can't be idle for a moment. When he saw the current emperor, he knew that he was wrong! The emperor's age is very young, but he has a calm and steady that is completely inconsistent with his age, especially the eyebrows twisted into a Sichuan character between his eyebrows, he doesn't look like a teenager.

The eyes were round and shining, and there was a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth, revealing the wisdom to see through all the conspiracies.

The sutra soon saw the end, and the person watching the sutra seemed to notice that someone was secretly looking at him, and raised his eyes to look. Guo Xun hurriedly lowered his eyes and stared at the black and shiny gold bricks under his feet.

Xu Guangzuo took a step forward and said: "The Governor of the Chinese Army, the Governor of the Left Governor's Mansion, the hereditary Duke of Dingguo, Xu Guangzuo, knock on the emperor." With that, he knelt down on one knee and bowed.

Guo Xun also hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Governor Liangguang Military Affairs, hereditary Marquis Wuding, Guo Xun, knock on the back." With that, he also knelt down on one knee and bowed.

Zhu Houxi raised his hand and said, "Get up!" After a pause, he said, "Find a place to sit down!" He pointed at Guo Xun and said, "Your Guo family, with our Zhu family, has been married within three generations, and they are relatives of Zheng'er Bajing." Don't be inhibited, just sit down. ”

Xu Guangzuo and Guo Xun said in unison: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

The two stood up and saw that there was a small case on each side not far from the dragon case. Xu Guangzuo was also an old official, so he walked to the one on the left, and Guo Xun naturally walked to the one on the right.

Zhu Houxi glanced out at the sky and said, "Guo Qing's family, I called you here so late, I haven't eaten yet!" ”

Guo Xun hurriedly got up and said, "Let the emperor remember it, it's really not yet!" ”

Zhu Houxi raised his hand and pressed it down, saying, "Just sit and talk!" There are too many rituals, and it feels like a raw point. Then let's have a meal together! ”

Guo Xun had this honor for the first time, and he wanted to stand up excitedly. Thinking of what Zhu Houxi had just said, he had no choice but to press down his half-raised buttocks again, and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”