"Gao Lishi, hand me Mr. Guo's offering!" Li Longji's voice was low.

Gao Lishi had no choice but to take the burden from Guo Congjin's hands, open it carefully, and hold it on the cases in front of Li Longji with both hands.

In the baggage, there were more than a dozen cakes made of dregs and chaff, and the black bran cakes were still stained with loess, black and yellow, like a lump of mud pulled out of the gutter.

Li Longji's face was almost distorted!

He had never seen such food in his life, and even in the notch of the royal stable, the material was more refined than this thing.

"Guo Congjin, this is what you dedicated to me?" Li Longji's face was gloomy and his voice was hoarse.

Guo Congjin prostrate on the ground: "The grass people should be damned......"

Li Longji reached out and took out a piece of chaff cake from the baggage, tore off a corner, and brought it to his mouth.

Yang Yuhuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the concubines should be tasted for the emperor." ”

Li Longji had already stuffed the chaff cake covered with loess into his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Gao Lishi knelt down beside Guo Congjin, and the old tears flowed: "The emperor is shengming!" ”

Yang Yuhuan also had tears in his eyes and knelt in front of Li Longji.

Li Longji's mouth was full of bitterness, in his life, not only had he never eaten such a chaff cake, but he had never even seen it.

The chaff cake is unusually coarse, mixed with the earthy smell of loess and soil residue, and eating it in the mouth is like chewing the mud of the Wei River, which is difficult to swallow.

However, Li Longji still forced himself to chew and swallow.

It's a price!

The price of bitterness is always better than the price of life!

What's more, Guo Congjin's chaff cake is another life-saving straw that Li Longji saw!

Three days ago, Li Longji temporarily hugged the Buddha's feet and went to the Great Ci'en Temple to pay homage to the Buddha's true body relics, and at that time, he regarded the Buddha's bones as a life-saving straw.

Although the Buddha is noble, he is illusory.

The chaff is dirty, but it's real!

It wasn't chaff, it was the hearts of the people he had lost!

Although, such a popular will is extremely weak, in a huge Jincheng County, there is only one Guo Congjin, and there is only this one chaff cake!

However, this is the first time that Li Longji has seen a people's heart after he left Chang'an!

"Get up, all of you!" Li Longji swallowed his mouth full of bitterness and let out a sigh.

Gao Lishi and Yang Yuhuan got up, but Guo Congjin struggled and couldn't stand up, he was old, and he was kicked in the chest, plus he was very weak in his heart.

"Ai Concubine, help Mr. Guo get up!" Li Longji shouted.

"Mother, you can't do it! Little Lao'er is just a grass people! Guo Congjin trembled, the emperor's concubine Niangniang, personally helped him get up, this is the highest courtesy in the world! Even the Tang Dynasty ministers can't get such an honor, Guo Congjin is just a grass people!

"The old gentleman is the queen of heaven!" Yang Yuhuan was seriously tearful, and his hands supported Guo Congjin's trembling body.

"Throne!" Li Longji said.

Colliers hurriedly took a round stool and placed it beside the tent door.

"Please sit by my side, Mr. Guo!"

Gao Lishi placed the round stool five steps away in front of Li Longji.

"I said, let him sit next to me!" Li Longji shouted angrily.

"The Emperor Shengming!" Gao Lishi hurriedly placed the round stool in front of Li Longji, a place close at hand.

Guo Congjin trembled: "Your Majesty, the grass people don't dare to ......"

"Mr. Guo doesn't have to be too humble! This is because the emperor attaches great importance to Mr. Guo! Yang Yuhuan helped Guo Congjin and came to the round bench.

Guo Congjin sat on a round stool, cramped.

Li Longji said slowly: "Sage Cloud, the sky listens to the people, and the sky sees the people!" Mr. Guo is a gentleman in Jincheng Township, I lost my government in the world, and today I am displaced, please Mr. Guo know everything! ”

This generation of county kings, who are proud of the world, finally said the word "dereliction of government"!

This is the best summary of his nearly twenty years as a monarch!

He single-handedly created the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, and also created the Tianbao Chaos with one hand!

I can't blame others, even Yang Guozhong and An Lushan! Everything stems only from his own "loss of government"!

"Your Majesty, the little old man is not a squire, just a grass farmer, his family is poor, he has no knowledge, and he doesn't dare to speak up." Guo Congjin finally came to his senses. There is also a precedent for the emperor to summon local elders to talk about state affairs, but local elders also have status and status, Guo Congjin's family is impoverished and has no status at all, so it is said that it is not his turn to speak at all.

In fact, as long as Li Longji admits to "losing power", others don't have to say anything!

An emperor who knows that he is "out of power" should understand what he should do!

"Guo Cong listens carefully!" Li Longji said.

Guo Congjin hurriedly got up and was about to kneel, Li Longji waved his hand: "Guo Congjin sits and listens to the order!" ”

Guo Congjin was greatly frightened, and he had to kneel down when he received the order, which was the rule of the imperial court, how could anyone sit and listen to the order, and he was at a loss for a while.

Gao Lishi said: "The emperor's golden mouth and jade words, do not disobey! ”

Guo Congjin had no choice but to sit back on the round bench, leaned over and said, "The grass people take the order!" ”

"Jincheng father Guo Congxian, obedient and respectful, highly respected, into the chaff cake, meritorious service, specially awarded Jincheng County Order, Jincheng County male!"

The former county order of Jincheng has run away, and giving Guo Congjin the title of Jincheng county order is not only a reward for Guo Congjin, but also for Li Longji to regain some face, because the imperial court can inform the world: The emperor drives Jincheng, and the Jincheng county order comes to greet him! Thus declaring to the world that the officials and people of the Tang Dynasty are still loyal to the Tang Emperor!

Guo Congjin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the three generations of the little old man's ancestors are grass people, the family is poor, he has never read a book, and he can't write, how can this county order be afforded?" ”

Gao Lishi understood what Li Longji meant, and hurriedly said: "Old man, the emperor has said a word, how can he take it back, don't thank you quickly!" ”

Yang Yuhuan said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Guo said is the truth, the old gentleman is illiterate, and the other is old, and this county order can't be done." The concubine thought that it was enough to give Mr. Guo a knighthood, and if he was allowed to serve as the county commander, it would be difficult for him. ”

Li Longji nodded: "This is a loss of care." Well, Mr. Guo, do you have a literate son? ”

"Caomin originally had a son, who went out with the official army to conquer An Lushan and died under the city of Luoyang. There is only one granddaughter left, named Guo Xiu. ”

"The old gentleman's family is loyal!" Li Longji sighed: "Can Ling's granddaughter ever be married? ”

Guo Congjin sighed: "I am already married." ”

Not long ago, under the Jincheng City Gate, Guo Congjin hurriedly married Guo Xiuxu to Zhang Xing, hoping that Zhang Xing would give Guo Xiu a way to live.

"Who is the surname of the husband's family, can he be literate?" Li Longji asked.

"The son-in-law's name is Zhang Xing, who was originally the catcher of the Chang'an County Ya, and he should know the words!" For this Zhang Xing, although Guo Congjin met for the first time, although he married his daughter to him, there was something unavoidable, but that Zhang Xing was righteous and had a lot of kung fu, Guo Congjin liked it very much.

"Zhang Xing, he's still alive!" Colliers exclaimed.

"Gao Lishi, do you know this Zhang Xing?" Li Longji asked.

Gao Lishi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't know him, but he has heard of this person. He is the catcher of Chang'an County, although he is only a small official, but he is a bit famous, loyal, has a good kung fu, it is said, can be used to pull the horse with his bare hands! The slave heard that a few years ago, the prime minister was assassinated, Zhang Xing found out that Changshan Taishou Yan Gaoqing's righteous son Ling Hu Chao was an assassin, and went to Changshan to arrest him, and happened to meet An Lushan's rebellion, and the soldiers were in Changshan. It's just that later, when Changshan fell, there was no news of him, and the old slave always thought that he was martyred with Yan Gaoqing! Unexpectedly, he was still alive and exiled to Jincheng! ”

Guo Congjin said: "After the battle of Baolun Temple, Bu Yunfei was seriously injured, Yan Gaoqing sent Zhang Xing to escort Bu Yunfei out of the city, and later, Zhang Xing resigned Bu Yunfei and returned to the field, wanting to die with Yan Gaoqing, but Yan Gaoqing was rejected from the city and could not enter the city. So he didn't die in battle, but went to the rivers and lakes, and then he arrived in Jincheng. ”

Li Longji sighed: "Yan Gaoqing saved Zhang Xing's life!" ”

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xing and Yan Gaoqing are guarding the city together, they must be righteous soldiers!" Yang Yuhuan nodded and said, "Why didn't the emperor recruit Zhang Xing to his command?" ”

Li Longji nodded: "I awarded Zhang Xing Jincheng County Order, and awarded Captain Guo, Shence Military Envoy, and follow him!" ”

Guo Congjin bowed his head and said: "Grass people Guo Congjin thanks Lord Longen!" ”

Originally, in order to thank Guo Congjin for his meritorious service, Li Longji had the intention to award the post of Jincheng County Commander to his grandson-in-law. Unexpectedly, Guo Congjin's grandson-in-law was actually Zhang Xing, who was guarding Changshan with Yan Gaoqing and Bu Yunfei! Li Longji is now held hostage by Yang Guozhong, Chen Xuanli is rejected by Yang Guozhong, unable to meet with the emperor, and Li Longji has no one around him. After being reminded by Yang Yuhuan, he immediately came to his senses and awarded Zhang Xing the military envoy of Shence, in fact, the commander of the Shence army, and asked Guo Congjin to recruit Zhang Xing under his command for his use.

Gao Lishi said in a low voice: "The emperor is wise, but although Zhang Xing was awarded the divine envoy, it was difficult for him to come to the emperor's side. ”

Even Chen Xuanli can't see the emperor, let alone Zhang Xing!

"Colliers is right!" Li Longji frowned. If Zhang Xing can't be around, he won't be able to play any role.

Yang Yuhuan said: "Your Majesty, the concubine has a fan in her hand, which can be given to Zhang Xing!" When Zhang Xing saw the fan, he would definitely miss the emperor and be loyal to the emperor! Second, Zhang Xing may be able to understand the emperor's situation from this fan! ”

All around this imperial tent are Yang Guozhong's cronies, and although Li Longji wants to pass on the news through Guo Congjin, he does not dare to say it openly. I had to play a dumb riddle through this group fan, hoping that Zhang Xing would have some understanding.

Li Longji nodded.

Yang Yuhuan handed over the fan in his hand to Guo Congjin: "Please Mr. Guo, you must hand over this fan to Zhang Xing!" This matter is confidential and must not be leaked. ”

Although Guo Congjin is just an old man in the countryside, he also has some knowledge, if it were ordinary people, he would not think of welcoming it. Now seeing that Yang Guifei said solemnly, although she didn't know the details, she also knew that the matter was important, so she didn't dare to slack off, so she carefully put the fan in her arms, and got up to salute Li Longji: "Your Majesty, the grass people retire!" ”

Li Longji nodded: "Mr. Guo, what is this place called?" ”

"Your Majesty, the name of this place is Ma Weipo!"

"Ma Weipo!" Li Longji frowned, this place name sounded gloomy.