At dusk, the lights are on.

The courtyard of the Hou Mansion of Yizhou was deserted before, and for a while, the traffic was crowded with people, and the scene of the courtyard was like a city.

After receiving the news, Xiuxiu first arranged for the old lady to go to the inner hall to rest, and then made up her mind and took Zhenniang and Zhiru to the mourning hall to receive the guests who mourned from the palace.

In the mourning hall.

Xiuxiu people haven't come yet, Kong Yingda, Li Jing, Cheng Yanjin, Qin Shubao and others have already incensed one by one, Ma Yuanju is Guo Ye's best friend who came out of Longxi, so he naturally acted as half of the master of Guo's mansion, and thanked everyone one by one.

After the ceremony was completed, several bigwig-level figures gave up their positions to make room for the latecomers to continue to pay tribute to the incense.

Several of them walked to a corner of the mourning hall and sighed.

Among them, Cheng Biting Jin had the loudest voice, only to hear him raise his throat and shout: "Grandma, I really don't believe it, Guo Ye, this kid will be so blessed and die a long life." I think that at the beginning, the Tibetan army besieged the city, and he led 3,000 lonely troops to defend Golmud City, didn't this kid also stand up? Impossible, absolutely impossible. ”

"yes!"

Qin Shubao also sighed with a lot of emotion: "So far, Guo Ye has not seen anyone alive or dead, and the chance of survival is still quite large. Wei Gong, there is a word below that is really not spit out and unhappy. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Shubao looked at Li Jing and asked with a frown: "Now that Guo Ye's life and death are uncertain, the imperial court will set up a mourning hall for him and set up a tomb for him, isn't it a little too rash?" In case ......"

"Uncle Bao, don't say more, the old man understands what you mean."

Li Jing waved his hand to interrupt what Qin Shubao was about to say, and said in a low voice: "This is what the emperor meant, it can be seen that Guo Ye's status in the emperor's mind is extraordinary." However, the old man can also understand the emperor's thoughts, now that the end of the year is approaching, it has been almost half a year since Guo Ye sent an envoy to Tubo to disappear. Life and death are uncertain, there is no news, if the emperor doesn't respond any more, he is also worried that the hearts of the courtiers will be cooled. The old man has basically been at home for the past half a year, so he doesn't know much about the things in the court, haven't you been staying at home since the two of you returned to the court? We are all marching commanders, and we should be transferred in wartime, and we are basically at home in non-war times. Hehe, so the matter above the court, the real intention of the emperor's move, I'm afraid I still have to ask Kong Shangshu. ”

Li Jing is right, the three of them are all high-ranking generals who lead troops to fight, unless it is a war period, otherwise, they basically don't ask about the government. This is not only because the high-ranking military generals do not participate in the affairs of the imperial court, but also because they are a means of self-preservation, political self-preservation.

Since ancient times, emperors have often been afraid of not Prime Minister Zaifu, but these high-ranking generals who respond to every call and command thousands of troops.

Therefore, their non-participation in the affairs of the court is also a means of protecting themselves.

Cheng Biting Jin is Zhang Fei's needle embroidery, which belongs to the bold and careful.

Qin Shubao is cautious and cautious.

Both of them understood what Li Weigong said, and Qi Qi set their eyes on Kong Yingda.

Kong Yingda glanced at Li Jing, who had always been wise and self-protecting, with a slight dissatisfaction, shook his head slightly and said with a bitter smile: "Li Weigong is right, setting up a tomb for Guo Ye's funeral hall is indeed the emperor's own mouth. Confessed. According to what the old man learned before he came to Guo's mansion just now, the emperor also met with the eldest grandson Wuji just now, and repeatedly told the eldest grandson Wuji to bury Guo Ye and mourn after his death. Not only did he strike the dynasty for three days for Guo Xiaozi, he strictly ordered all officials in Chang'an to go to Guo's mansion to mourn, but also asked the eldest grandson Wuji to discuss with King Jiangxia of Zongzheng Temple, and knighted Guo Ye as the prince of Pingyang County. Hehe, it can be seen that the emperor is saddened by the death of Guo Ye. ”

"On the third day of the boycott, all Chang'an officials must come to mourn?"

"Promoted to the Duke of Pingyang?"

Cheng Yanjin was stunned, and sighed loudly: "It seems that the emperor is really gracious to Guo Xiaozi." ”

Qin Shubao shook his head and scolded: "Bite the gold, why don't you talk about it, what if Guo Ye doesn't die?" How will it end then? ”

Li Jing glanced at Qin Shubao approvingly, and echoed: "Yes, the emperor is now determined to make Guo Ye mourn after his death, but no matter how the old man looks at it, he feels that Guo Ye's son is not a young man." Kong Shangshu, what do you think? ”

Kong Yingda shook his head slightly, and sighed in distress: "In addition to symbolically condolence, I came here today to symbolically condole, and I also came here for this matter." For this kind of thing, if Yu Shinan is in Chang'an, the old man still has someone to discuss. The hateful eldest grandson Wuji, a cunning fox, actually instigated His Majesty to send Yu Shinan to the south to preach on the grounds that there was turmoil in the southern states. No, the old man was also anxious, but he couldn't think of anything at all. ”

Kong Yingda is full of wealth, but he is not good at strategy, which is no secret in the court. Therefore, the one who really plays the role of the military advisor of the Shilin Qingliu system has always been Yu Shinan, who has the style of a famous man in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

After listening to Kong Yingda's words, Li Jing and the three of them already smelled a bit of conspiracy, as if they were also involved in the dispute between the two families.

Although Qin Shubao and Cheng Yanjin have never been with the eldest grandson Wuji and they have their own small camp, they all have the signboard of the old ministers of Tiance Mansion, so they have to avoid suspicion at this time.

So, the two of them arched their hands slightly and said, "Kong Shangshu, Wei Gong, the two of you will talk first, and the two of us will go to visit Guo Xiaozi's widows." ”

With that, the two of them took a step and walked towards the corner of the family.

It turned out that at this time, Xiuxiu had already brought Zhenniang and Zhiru into the mourning hall, and was surrounded by Ma Yuanju and the officials of the Shilin Qingliu Department to comfort each other with kind words.

As soon as the two left, Li Jing smiled at Kong Yingda again and explained: "They are also involuntarily, Kong Shangshu should not be surprised." ”

Kong Yingda shook his head and disagreed, and said: "This Kong understands, how can he blame him?" In the final analysis, Yu Shinan was transferred out of Chang'an by the eldest grandson Wuji and went to the south to Xuanfu, while Guo Ye's life and death were uncertain, and there was no news at all, which was a heavy blow to our Shilin Qingliu system. Alas, it is not a secret that the middle and lower-level officials in Shilin Qingliu are already panicking. Wei Gong can come to mourn with Lu Guogong and Yi Guogong today, and he is really heartfelt. ”

"You're welcome!"

Li Jing waved his hand and said: "Although the old man is wise and protects himself, he does not belong to the three lines, but he can also distinguish between loyalty and treachery, and can distinguish between good and bad people. But to tell the truth, the current situation is a good situation for the eldest grandson Wuji, if Guo Ye really sacrificed his life for the country in Tubo, then he is bound to have one less strong opponent; If he didn't die, and waited a few days to return to Chang'an, it would be a loss of face for the emperor. Think about it, His Majesty dismissed the dynasty for him, set up a spirit for him, and erected a monument and a tomb for him, which is already known throughout Chang'an. If this matter is known to the whole world, and even the neighbors know that Chang'an is so big, but he suddenly comes back from the resurrection, won't it make the court lose face and make His Majesty laugh at the king of the neighboring countries in vain? That's the big problem. Therefore, the current situation, whether Guo Ye died in battle or did not return alive, is favorable to the eldest grandson Wuji. No matter what, he's at ease! ”

"Wei Gong is really in a word!"

Kong Yingda sighed: "It is precisely because of this that the eldest grandson Wuji will be so enthusiastic about serving the emperor's will, and he will set up a tomb for Guo Ye and Guo Ye." No matter what the result, he won't lose. Now that Yu Shinan, the old slippery head, is not in Chang'an, he is really worried about Kong! ”

Li Jing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "Unless Guo Ye can take advantage of the first seven years to return to Chang'an in time." Otherwise, even if he returns later, it will be a big trouble. At that time, I am afraid that for the sake of the court and the emperor's face, even if he is alive, he must be a ......"

"Gong Wei, don't say it!"

Kong Yingda seemed to guess what Li Jing wanted to say, and immediately interrupted: "Don't say this here, if Gong Wei has the heart to help Guo Xiaozi, let's go to the inner hall to talk about it, how about it?" ”

Li Jing suddenly smiled at the corner of his mouth, glanced at Kong Yingda meaningfully, and laughed in a low voice: "Kong Shangshu, they all say that you are not good at tricks, I think this is a lie." No, Li was confused and was caught up by you. It seems that I can't help with this? ”

"Hehe, Wei Gong don't want to say that."

Kong Yingda also chuckled slightly: "If you didn't value Guo Xiaozi very much in your heart and had the heart to help him, how could you take the initiative to come over to condolence today?" That's it, everyone knows it. I know, you don't want to offend anyone, so you can protect yourself. Let's go, let's talk in the inner hall. ”

"Okay, let's go!"

Immediately, the two bigwigs avoided everyone present, entered the corridor behind the mourning hall back and forth, and quietly discussed.

In the mourning hall, there are still people coming and going, and there are countless people who come to mourn.

Outside the mourning hall, there was also a lot of traffic, and there were crowds of people, almost blocking the traffic of the entire Taiping Fang.

At this time, Chen Kang, the secretary of Guozijian, led hundreds of students from poor families, because he was worried that the Yizhou Hou Mansion would not be able to accommodate so many people, so he had to set up a temporary sacrifice ground at the gate of the Hou Mansion.

For a while, those who threw paper money threw paper money, those who burned yellow paper burned yellow paper, and even carried wine to commemorate Guo Ye, anyway, the scene was chaotic.

So many poor students appear here, since there is wine, there is poetry.

The ode is loud, the eulogy is continuous, and the sacrificial poems are endless.

"The general died in a hundred battles, and the strong man returned in ten years! The Marquis of Yizhou, the loyal soul is far away......"

"Qingshan buries loyal bones everywhere, why brace the body of the horse! Guo Shangshu sacrificed his life for the country, and he will be famous for eternity! ”

"Mourning my brother Guo Ye Guo Ziyi:

Zhenguan four years, midsummer, thinking about the day of acquaintance with my brother, a thousand cups are not drunk and a hundred poems, can be a talented man in the wine country......"

During this period, Chen Kang even carried the wine jar and recited a tribute on the spot, which not only amazed his talent, but also made the passers-by cry.

At this time, at the mouth of an alley in Taipingfang, only fifty steps away from Guo's mansion, a beggar wearing a hat and a ragged robe was also peeking at the gate of Guo's mansion.

The beggar shivered in the cold wind and snow, his feet were even more cold, and his lips trembled and cursed:

"Damn, you bastards, I haven't done it yet, what kind of people are you howling?"

This beggar is Guo Ye who returned to the Tang Dynasty from Tianzhu, and then returned to Chang'an for several months!