After the rebellion was suppressed, the soldiers who came to King Qin were assigned to patrol various branches in the capital to stabilize the situation. Xie Lanshou Xiao Zhi was personally assigned to be responsible for personnel scheduling. Because he always remembered his cousin's situation in his heart, he quickly arranged the patrol properly, and it had been several days. Seeing that the situation was stable, Xie Lan was relieved to go home.

The sky was very overcast, as if in a steamer, and the hideous and terrifying black clouds in the distance were still coming in layers, and the whole street was gloomy. Xie Lan's residence is in an alley at the east gate of the city. Needless to say, he spends a lot of money practicing Taoism on weekdays, and he likes to make appointments with three or five friends to drink and hunt, spending money like running water, although he is a royal guard, he doesn't praise any money. There was only one very ordinary two-entry courtyard, except for two errand boys, a dozen servants and an old man, and there was no one left.

Xie Lan returned home to take a look, but he didn't expect Sima Wei to be sitting at his house, chatting with Guo Zhangzheng.

After a few days, Guo Zhang lost a lot of weight, and the whole person was only so thin that he was left with a pair of bones, and his cheeks were sunken, as if he had a serious illness. Dressed in plain clothes, his expression was no longer as sluggish and sloppy as before, he was a little more calm and calm, just sitting on the side and listening to Sima Wei talk endlessly. Seeing Xie Lan coming back, he nodded at him as if he knew it in advance.

Sima Wei's eyebrows fluttered and he poured out all the rumors he heard on the street:

"Hey, Brother Guo, you didn't go out, the people heard that Cao Ze was arrested, and everyone was happy." As soon as he looked up and saw Xie Lan walking in, Sima Wei hurriedly greeted:

"Hey, Xie Lan is here, this time, you have made a great effort, but it is not me who robs you, if it weren't for the 'heaven and earth net' strategy I offered, you would really have to work harder! Now, you go outside and listen, who doesn't praise the king for his sage, some people say that Cao Ze will be destroyed by the nine clans and light the sky lantern, and some people say that they can't solve their hatred if they kill him. Hey, those people who were ruined by Cao Ze are waiting to see how this old thief will die! Let me see, if you really want to be executed by Ling Chi, you will cut him with a knife, and you will really cheap him! ”

Sima Wei pointed his fingers and said for a long time, but how did he know that Guo Zhang smiled coldly when he heard it:

"Hmph, whoever gives the king such an idea is a fool. If the king really wants to cut Cao Ze, it will be a big mistake. ”

Sima Wei was stunned when he heard this: "Huh?!" Brother Guo, you, why do you say that? ”

Guo Zhang smiled slightly: "Hahaha, Cao Ze is like meat on the board at this time, whether he kills it or not, it is the same, but the four auxiliary ministers left by the first king: your father Sima Ni said that he was sick and could not go to court." Xue Bilong lost his official position and title, and his family was exiled to the border. Yan Zhiyuan sent Jiangnan, which shows the king's distrust. Cut Cao Ze again, hey, then it's all done. How bad they are, how incompetent they are, they won't be useless, the auxiliary ministers are all in this situation, can the hundred officials not be chilled? What's more, the Yan Kingdom is not calm, the Three Dynasties, the Later Han Dynasty is even more imminent, many of the generals are Cao Ze's old subordinates, if they hear that Cao Ze was executed, can they not be suspicious and afraid? ”

Sima Wei and Xie Lan suddenly realized what they said, and Sima Wei thought of Wang Shang's tone today, and I am afraid that it also has this meaning. Just as he was about to ask again, Xie Lan grabbed the conversation and asked uneasily, "How is Aunt Cui's funeral?" You okay? ”

"It's all done, I'm fine." Guo Zhang replied unhurriedly. Xie Lan looked at his expression carefully, but he couldn't see any joy or anger, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with his family, and he didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

"Eh, she is a fireworks woman, Brother Guo gave her a name, and handled the funeral for her. It's worthy of her. "Regarding the fact that Guo Zhang, a son of the family, married a kabuki, there was a lot of rumors in the capital, and Sima Wei naturally heard about it, and he didn't understand it very much. Ignoring the stopping intent in Xie Lan's eyes, he just wanted to blindly please Guo Zhang, and said, "If you have made great achievements, I'm afraid you will be promoted soon, I'm afraid she is not worthy of you, and she is also a burden by her side." ”

This is touching Guo Zhang's scales, Xie Lan stood between Guo Zhang and Sima Wei uneasily. He knew that with his cousin's rampaging character, he was afraid that it would be possible to directly hit someone.

Looking at Guo Zhang's uncertain expression, Sima Wei was a little at a loss, he originally wanted to make friends with this new nobleman, but he didn't want to get carried away for a while, he coughed a few times in embarrassment, quickly stood up and bowed to Guo Zhang, and said, "This.... This is my abruptness. ”

"It's okay, Aunt Cui had a sudden illness, and for some reason, she died in a few days, which is also her unlucky." Guo Zhang didn't speak for a long time, only stared at the wisps of cigarette smoke in front of him, half a sound, Fang took a deep breath of relief, a little more tired on his emaciated face, and only said calmly, "It's just that we are husband and wife after all, Brother Sima, please don't mention those words just now." ”

Sima Wei reluctantly agreed, and didn't dare to say anything nonsense.

"For the sake of it", Xie Lan was clear in his heart, but he couldn't explain it in detail, so he had to be silent. From time to time, the wind outside, with a light rain, made the window lattice kill and kill, and the three of them listened quietly, and they all felt a little chill on their bodies.

Xie Lan looked at Guo Zhang with some surprise, is this calm and self-contained person in front of him still his cousin who is unruly and dares to defy the world's disapproval?

The human heart is the most complex and unpredictable. Maybe after such a big thing, even the most upright Guo Zhang has changed and grown.

Suddenly, there was a "creak" on the door, and the eunuch Li Hui stepped in, shaking off the fallen leaves on the big goose, and whispered, "Guard Xie, I'm looking for you!" The king asked you to find someone named Guo Zhang to go to the palace. ”

"It's better to be in a hurry than to be in a hurry." Xie Lan pointed with a smile, "This is Guo Zhang." ”

Li Hui looked this Mr. Guo up and down curiously, but didn't find anything special about this thin scholar, so she couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and complimented, "This is Mr. Guo Zhang, I'm afraid Mr. is going to be overjoyed!" ”

"Well, me? What's my joy?! Guo Zhang probably guessed the reason why Li Hui came, but still pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"Now that the traitors have been eliminated and the world is peaceful, with Mr.'s great talent, will the court not be reused?"

Guo Zhang waved his hand disapprenousfully and said:

"Hey, I'm helpless, I can't do anything, I don't care about what is in the government or the opposition, it's just that the situation has been unstable recently, and I haven't seen my friend Qi Er for some days, I don't know how he is."

Li Hui smiled and said:

"Ah, yes, yes, that's what I'm here for. Qi Er asked me to tell you that he wants to invite you to an outing tomorrow, I don't know if Mr. is willing to go! ”

When Guo Zhang heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, well, then I must go tomorrow, I haven't seen Qi Er for a long time, and I miss him very much." ”

And so it was settled. Early the next morning, Sima Fu sent a small sedan chair in green cloth to carry Guo Zhang, and Sima Wei personally rode a horse to protect the sedan chair. As soon as the sedan chair hits the street, it attracts attention. Why?