After Xuanzong left, Yang Guozhong pulled Wang Yuan aside, frowned and complained in a low voice: "Brother, you don't want you to make contributions to the imperial court, you can accuse Your Majesty at will." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info last time the four of you jointly wrote a fold, I have already made a disrespectful statement. Your Majesty specially called me into the palace to show me your recital, and said, 'It seems that I have to agree to their peace proposal, and the three of them will become tigers, and the four of them will play together, which is to force me to agree.' ’。 I wanted to remind you of this, but before I could do it, you would bring it up again. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zuo doesn't have to worry, how can Your Majesty be as knowledgeable as me." Besides, what I'm saying is the truth. Isn't it chilling that those two lost their positions as festival envoys and were not allowed to go to Beijing to be summoned? ”

Yang Guozhong reprimanded with a straight face: "What are you talking about? What is a chill? Does the general of the defeated army still want the court to provide him with? Besides, are you stupid? If they had not been defeated, how could the hat of the Ruler of Longyou fall on your head? Don't be foolish, this kind of opportunity is hard to come by. You and Gao Xianzhi defeated Tubo and signed an agreement, and the envoys of Hexi Dao and Longyou Dao are none other than you. In this matter, even if the right minister and other courtiers wanted to cause trouble, there was nothing they could do. They can't make trouble, you yourself are staring, are you worthy of Your Majesty's great love for you? ”

Wang Yuan smacked his lips and said, "That's it, I'll apologize to Your Majesty when the banquet is given in a while, so you don't have to be so flustered." What is mine is mine, and your Majesty will not change his mind because of such things. ”

Yang Guozhong snorted and said, "This is like words." Anyway, this time you did a good job. Of the three route army, only your Jiannan army has the least losses and the greatest achievements. I also have a long face when I talk about this. In the past few days, I have been speaking in the court, and my waist is also very hard, who doesn't know that you are a talent recommended by me Yang Guozhong. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Thank you for the cultivation of Zuo Xiang, otherwise I would not be where I am today." The most important thing is that the left phase is happy. It's good if you're happy. ”

Yang Guozhong laughed and said, "I'm getting better and better at talking." It's not very convenient to talk in the palace, and after a while, let's go to the Eighth Sister's Mansion for a long talk. I have a lot to say to you. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about it in detail after the banquet." ”

Yang Guozhong looked at Gao Xianzhi, who was standing on the fence next to the Qinzheng Building, looking at the sunset, and said to Wang Yuan in a low voice: "This Gao Xianzhi heard that you and he are married brothers?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Yang Guozhong nodded and said, "I heard that this person is a little arrogant, and he has really offended some people in the past few years. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had a chance to transfer back in Anxi Town for so many years, just because of his arrogance. I tried to make friends with him, but he was very shameless. I didn't expect you to fall in love with him, and it was also an odd number. Now he also holds the two knots of Hexi and Anxi, and some people will rush to return to Beijing this time. I hope you can catch him and don't let some people take advantage of it. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "You can't handle him, what can I do to him?" He and I just admired each other, but we didn't think about what to do to him. I'm afraid I won't be able to help Zuo Xiang with this. ”

Yang Guozhong was stunned and nodded: "That's it, that's what I said, you shouldn't have heard of it." Let's go over for tea, and it's not good to snub him. By the way, tell me about the interesting stories of your conquest of Tibet, and you will have a long insight. ”

Wang Yuan agreed with a smile, and said in his heart: You treat the war as an interesting matter, but you don't know that hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and injured in the short six months since the war between the two countries. There are no interesting things, but there are a basket of bloody and cruel things.

Half an hour later, the Shangshi Bureau sent someone to bring a sumptuous meal, and Xuanzong also came out again, beckoning everyone to take their seats with a smile on his face. The taste of the food is average, and the food in the palace doesn't taste much better than the outside. And when you accompany the emperor to eat, you can't be lavish, and the food is actually not enjoyable. But this imperial banquet is a kind of honor, and the key is to show a kind of favor of the emperor.

At the banquet, Wang Yuan also skillfully made up for the previous offense, mainly to make Yang Guozhong satisfied, but in fact, Wang Yuan himself didn't care too much. He didn't believe that Xuanzong would suddenly fall from a Ming monarch to a faint monarch who didn't even like to listen to a word against his ears. Even if he is so happy, even if he misleads the country for beauty, it will not come to such a point.

After the banquet, he accompanied Xuanzong for a conversation, chatting about the situation of the war with Tubo, and some suggestions on how to garrison the Tang army on the border of Tubo in the future to contain the opponent. It wasn't until Xuanzong was obviously a little tired that Gao Lishi glanced lightly beside him, and Yang Guozhong immediately understood, got up and took Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi to thank him and leave.

Xuanzong also stayed for a short time, and his spirit was not as good as before, and he was drowsy after meals every day, and he slept very early. Even the concubine didn't have the energy to accompany her, so she needed to go back to take a rest after dinner. Naturally, Colliers will notice this, so he will remind him whenever he arrives.

The three of them said goodbye, except for Xingqing Palace, it was already the time of the first shift. The streets of Chang'an were empty. The tall walls lining the streets were brightly lit, and everyone looked like they were in cages. Yang Guozhong and Wang Yuan first sent Gao Xianzhi to the pavilion to rest, and made an appointment to come to the pavilion early tomorrow morning to join Gao Xianzhi with Gao Xianzhi, and then they said goodbye to each other.

Yang Guozhong and Wang Yuan got back on their horses and went straight to the Lady of Qin's mansion. On the tall wall, the lantern in front of the gate of the Lady of Qin's mansion is bright. Several servants poked their heads in front of the vermilion gate with the bronze nails of the beast's head, as if waiting for someone. As soon as he saw Yang Guozhong and Wang Yuan's car, an old man who looked like a housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "It's coming, it's coming." ”

Yang Guozhong turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the old man, and asked solemnly, "Has the eighth sister rested?" ”

The old man smiled and said, "Knowing that Zuo Xiang is coming, how can Madame fall asleep?" I'm playing chess with my maid in the back house. ”

Yang Guozhong glanced at Wang Yuan and said with a smile: "See? What am I talking about? Eighth Sister must not have slept so early tonight. ”

Wang Yuan smiled slightly, raised his eyes and looked at the familiar gate of the Lady of Qin Guo's mansion, this door was very familiar to him. The door is still the same, I don't know if the beauty is still there. He and Mrs. Qin Guo hadn't seen each other for seven or eight months, and when he thought of meeting Mrs. Qin Guo, Wang Yuan's mood became excited.

Under the guidance of the housekeeper, the two walked along the carved corridor with lanterns swaying to the back house, and someone in the back house had already informed Mrs. Qin Guo, and when they entered the vertical door of the back house, they saw Mrs. Qin Guo standing under the porch of the back house, looking towards the hanging door.

Yang Guozhong and Wang Yuan strode to the bottom of the corridor, Mrs. Qin Guo's eyes were shining, she glanced at Wang Yuan seemingly unintentionally, and saluted: "I've seen my cousin, I've seen Wang Gongzi." ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly returned the salute, his eyes looked at the snow-white and slender neck of Mrs. Qin Guo, and a strange flame rose in his heart.

"Hey, the eighth sister is so beautiful today." Yang Guozhong said loudly seemingly unintentionally.

Mrs. Qin Guo's face turned red, and she said angrily: "My cousin doesn't see me every day, I dress up like this every day, what's the difference there?" ”

Yang Guozhong laughed and didn't say anything more. Yang Guozhong just couldn't help it for a while, seeing that Mrs. Qin Guo was obviously dressed up carefully for Wang Yuan's arrival, he couldn't help but make a joke for a while. This kind of ridicule is only a sentence and a half, and there are too many words, which provokes Mrs. Qin Guo to make a fuss, and he can't resist it.

When I entered the house, the snacks and tea on the small table had already been arranged, and it was obvious that it had been prepared in advance. Wang Yuan was indeed a little hungry, and he didn't actually eat much at the imperial banquet in the palace, so he reached out and grabbed a snack and ate it.

Mrs. Qin Guo looked at Wang Yuan and smiled, pointed to a plate of delicate pastries and said, "Prince Wang, try this and see how it tastes." ”

Wang Yuan reached out and picked up a piece and put it in his mouth and chewed it a few times, and suddenly a fragrance filled his mouth, and even the surrounding air became fragrant. The taste is really beautiful.

"How?" Mrs. Qin asked with a smile.

"Delicious, delicious." Wang Yuan took two more pieces and threw them in his mouth, nodded while chewing and said vaguely: "What kind of pastry is this, it is delicious and tight, it seems to be the fragrance of osmanthus." ”

A maidservant girl said crisply: "Isn't it, this is the osmanthus lotus paste cake made by Madame herself." I use osmanthus flowers that bloom only a few days ago in the back garden. It took two days to pick a small bowl and make such a small plate. ”

Wang Yuan was surprised: "Ah, it turned out that the osmanthus cake was made by Mrs. herself, and it was almost eaten by me after only such a little bit, how good is this." ”

Mrs. Qin Guo smiled: "If you eat it, you will eat it, isn't it just to eat?" Is it not possible to make offerings? ”

Yang Guozhong smacked his lips and said, "In the end, Wang Yuan's face is big, where have I ever had such hospitality?" The osmanthus cake made by the eighth sister herself, I have never tasted it. ”

Mrs. Qin Guo frowned and said, "Cousin, you haven't seen anything in my mansion, haven't you tasted anything?" Let's talk about these cool words. Send me back the green beads in a few days, I finally have a caring maid, and I was taken away by you, and I don't feel comfortable. ”

Yang Guozhong snorted embarrassedly, his face was slightly red, and he looked at him left and right. A few days ago, Mrs. Qin Guo's mansion finally got Mrs. Qin's personal maid Green Zhu'er in her hands, and at this time, Mrs. Qin Guo shook it out in front of Wang Yuan, which was indeed a little embarrassing.

Wang Yuan laughed and said: "It seems that Zuo Xiang is old and strong, and his interest is still good." ”

Yang Guozhong waved his hand and said: "That's it, don't mention this matter, let's get down to business, let's get down to business." ”