Although Guo Ziyi was promoted from a general Jian Jian in Shuofang, and there were many years of affection, Du Shiyi never returned to Chang'an at the same time as Guo Ziyi when he was in the foreign office, and when he recovered Chang'an, he never visited his home because of the urgency of the war. Therefore, Guo Ziyi's private house in Chang'an, which is also from the imperial gift, is the first time he has come. On the way, he also joked to Du Youlin that if it weren't for Du Youlin's own heart, and the Son of Heaven was afraid of the marriage between the generals, and the tutors of several daughters in Guo Ziyi's family were very good, he would have snatched one back to be his daughter-in-law.

Having said that, when they met, of course Du Shiyi would not reveal such frivolous words. Because he brought his young son to visit, after greetings, Guo Ziyi asked Mrs. Wang to bring all her children and visit them one by one. Looking at the Guo family's sons, Du Shiyi couldn't help but feel a little envious of the prosperity of the Guo family, and then said to these sons and nephews with a smile: "I have been friends with your father for many years, and today's visit is only about personal friendship, not about official affairs, don't call Xiangguo, I am a few years younger than your father, you just call Uncle Du." ”

Guo Ziyi's eldest son Guo Yao is only twenty-nine years old this year, the youngest Guo Ying is still a child walking around the ground, and the daughters are already married to the elderly, and now there are still four people in the room, the longest has not yet reached the end of the year, and the younger one is like a young child with hanging hair. Du Shiyi is close to knowing the year of the Mandate of Heaven, so it is natural that Uncle Du does not have any support for making this call. Guo Yao glanced up at his father and immediately took the lead in changing his name.

"Uncle Du."

"Good! The first time I saw Ziyi today, you children should have given a meeting gift, but you and your sister-in-law are so affectionate, even if my father and son have four hands, they can't take it, so they can only prepare a small gift. Without waiting for Guo Ziyi to refuse, Du Shiyi continued, "It's just the four treasures of the study, and you and I are not outsiders, if you don't accept it, I can get up and leave." ”

Since Du Shiyi said so, Guo Ziyi had no choice but to agree, and Guo Yao and others had to thank each other. When they retreated one by one, before Guo Ziyi could consider the sentence and inquire about Du Shiyi's intentions and next plans, he suddenly heard a cheer outside. Distinguishing that it was the voice of the sixth son Guo Hao, Guo Ziyi raised her eyebrows and was about to get angry, but Mrs. Wang, who had just gone out with her children, hurriedly entered the house again.

"Du Xiangguo, the children are still young, and one person has an inkstone, which is too precious!"

Guo Ziyi then remembered that Du Shiyi seemed to have servants running the largest elegant industry in Chang'an City in her early years, so her family was wealthy, and as she became more and more powerful over the years, these things were about to be forgotten. Now with the Duanxi stone inkstone famous all over the world, the value of one side of the Duanyan is not trivial, I think Du Shiyi may not even miss his married daughter, this whole dozen or so down, it is really too heavy a gift! He squirmed his lips, thinking about what to say, but he didn't want Du Shiyi to smile and bow slightly to Mrs. Wang.

"Madam, there is a way that is given by the elderly, I dare not resign, it is all inventory in my home, do you still have to calculate the money according to the market value? Just say to your nephews and nieces that if you want to repay me, write a good picture and send it to me during the New Year's Day. ”

Du Shiyi said so, Mrs. Wang saw that Guo Ziyi was a little helpless, but she didn't refuse, she could only thank her again and quietly. At this time, Du Shiyi asked: "Now the whole court is busy with the matter of electing the new monarch, and nothing else can be taken care of, but when the dust settles on this matter, the matter of rewarding the meritorious heroes cannot be further delayed." I just want to ask Ziyi one word, do you plan to continue to guard Shuofang, or do you plan to stay in Chang'an City, reunite with your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces, and live comfortably for the rest of your life? ”

Guo Ziyi didn't expect Du Shiyi to directly throw out such a question in an instant after giving the meeting gift. He was not completely unprepared, and it can even be said that when he broke into Hebei, An Qingxu of Ye County was still stubbornly resisting, he had carefully considered this matter. This has always been the most severe test faced by ancient and modern heroes, and he has been prepared for the future to drink and drink, and will no longer ask about military affairs. But Du Shiyi returned to the front line, and then won successive battles with lightning speed, and then the arrival of Li Li, the king of Nanyang, brought those variables that caught people off guard, and his plan was a little unable to catch up with the changes.

Although he was born in a family of eunuchs, Tengda is in the army, and of course he is not willing to let go of military power to retire, but can he really hold such authority in his hands for a lifetime? Judging from the current situation, this is no longer just a question of whether the Son of Heaven can tolerate it, but more importantly, what does Du Shiyi plan to do?

So, after a long silence, Guo Ziyi finally asked with difficulty: "Dare to ask Xiangguo, where do you plan to go in the future?" ”

"I've already said it, Hui Youyan. The rebellion is over, but there are still a lot of things to be done in Hebei Province, to appease the counties, clear the fields, recruit displaced people, and prepare for next year. Speaking of this, Du Shiyi sat on stilts and added a few more words, "I will give up this right position." But as a condition, Huai'en took over my Anbei Metropolitan Protector, and Hou Xiyi was the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, and the matter of Huaiyi Khan's construction of the East and West Tent Cities was also to be decided. If you and Qianli still plan to leave the town, Shuofang and Hedong Jiedu will not be replaced. The rest of the meritorious soldiers depend on their wishes. ”

Du Shiyi was sure that he would leave Chang'an soon, but at the same time, the conditions reiterated were exactly the same as when he was in the army.

Compared with staying in Chang'an as the prime minister, the Son of Heaven can be dismissed with a word, how can he be as comfortable as a festival envoy in a border town? The people of Youyan regard Du Shiyi as a savior; The people of Hedong sympathized with Du Shiyi because of what happened to Wang Zhonghei, and even several counties were Du Shiyi's die-hard supporters; The generals of Shuo Fang still regard Du Shiyi as the commander, not to mention the servant department in the land of Xiazhou; The Metropolitan Protectorate of Anbei is where Du Shiyi has been operating for many years; As for Helong, An Sishun was able to escape the death of Chang'an safely, and the savior behind it is intriguing; Jiyun in the southwest of Hexi is the old department of Du Shiyi; The North Courtyard Du system gathers; In the four towns of Anxi in the Western Regions, Du Anzhi and Du Guangyuan's uncle and nephew are Gao Xianzhi's right-hand men; Even Jiannan Jiedu envoy Xian Yu Zhongtong is Du Shiyi's former staff, and Cui Jianxuan, the governor of Shanzhou, is Du Shiyi's sister-in-law; Needless to say, Hou Xiyi, the envoy of the Pinglu Festival.

In addition to Jiangnan, Shannan and Lingnan, the world festival town, there is no vacuum!

"Hun Shizhi has built a lot of military achievements this time, and he should also serve as the envoy of Shuo Fangjiedu. As for me, my wife has been married to me for many years and has given birth to six sons and eight daughters, but I have been away for many years, and now I should give her a little more time when I am old. Guo Ziyi finally burst out of this sentence and made her most difficult choice.

He stayed in Chang'an, and he had no military power in his hands, and what he had in the future would probably only be glory and wealth! However, if he stays in the court, whether it is the new monarch of the other day or Du Shiyi himself, he will all have scruples and will not tear his face! If that's the case, he can be regarded as having fulfilled his duty as a minister!

"Okay."

Du Shiyi nodded slightly, and did not dissuade or object, but said thoughtfully: "Ziyi is an important general of the country, with great military achievements, loyalty, righteousness and benevolence. I happen to have a story to tell you. ”

Du Youlin followed his father to the door today, and when he heard this, he faintly guessed about his father's purpose. For Guo Ziyi's choice, he can guess the crux of it, so he is also a little curious about the story his father wants to tell. However, when Du Shiyi told the story, he gradually became stunned.

The Son of Heaven forcibly seized his daughter-in-law, registered him as a concubine, appointed a traitorous minister, rebelled in the border town, Luoyang Chang'an was lost successively, the Son of Heaven avoided Shuzhong, and the prince Lingwu ascended the throne...... At first, he only thought that his father was borrowing current events to make up stories, but the resemblance to the previous war disaster soon disappeared. The story is far from being as fast as the current counterinsurgency, the rebels have been raging all over the world for eight years, during which the imperial court does not know how many soldiers and horses have been mobilized, how many generals have been mobilized, and they obviously have the absolute upper hand in terms of popularity and materials, but because of various constraints, they have been dragged into the quagmire of war. After quelling the rebellion, some of the generals who put down the rebellion were dismissed, some were unjustly killed, and some were forced to rebel, and as for the hinterland of the Central Plains, there were many rebel generals and towns, and they rebelled at every turn.

Guo Ziyi initially thought that Du Shiyi was just using the story to satirize the present, but as the story progressed, his heart turned upside down. There are people he can distinguish obvious archetypes, such as Fugu Huai'en, such as Li Guangbi. As for those rebel generals, he was not so clear, but when he heard that the loyal ministers and good generals were aggrieved, but the rebel generals at both ends of the first rat were prosperous and divided one side, his heart was naturally uncomfortable. And in such an uneasy situation, after the death of the crown prince who ascended the throne of Lingwu, the queen and the eunuch competed for power, manipulating the succession to the throne, which also made him break out in a cold sweat. However, what made his heart throb the most was the so-called Guo Er, who hung up on the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and made great contributions again and again. Du Shiyi's story only ended when Guo Er was crowned the king of Fenyang!

He really couldn't help it, and immediately asked, "Then Guo Er has a good death?" ”

Of course, he had a good death, and all his daughters were well married, and each of his sons became high-ranking officials, and one of them had the honor of marrying a princess and becoming a concubine. And one of the daughters of the princess and the concubine married into the royal family as the crown princess. Although because of the past of too many harem disasters, the crown prince did not set up a queen when he ascended the throne, and only took Guo as his concubine, but in the end, Guo Guifei finally became the Empress Dowager Guo. ”

Guo Ziyi, who was sweating, finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her face. But what Du Shiyi said next made his smile disappear immediately.

"It's just that Guo Er's full of glory and wealth seems to be because of the right to dismiss the army, but in fact, it is because there are many feudal towns in the world and the imperial power is sluggish, so the Son of Heaven is good to Guo Er, firstly, he is good at self-preservation, and secondly, he also needs such an old man to deter those feudal towns that are eyeing him. Therefore, General Huai, who had made great contributions to the suppression of the rebellion, was forced to rebel, and after leading the north to Hui and enter the Kou, as soon as Guo Er came forward, the enemy soldiers and horses turned against one after another, and the Hui soldiers also fled far away. But as soon as he died, even if there were still loyal and righteous people in the world, there was no more general like him who could deter Xiaoxiao. As for the court, the eunuchs are autocratic, the forbidden army is in charge, and the power is monstrous, even though the Empress Dowager Guo is from a noble background, but when her short-lived children and grandchildren die, the eunuchs manipulate and abolish the establishment, and she, the queen mother, will eventually end up living in a secluded palace. ”

Speaking of this, Du Shiyi stood up and said, "Ziyi, everyone has their own ambitions, and I have no right to put your beak on your decision." I just want to say that those who have high merit cover the master, or they will fly all the birds and hide the good bow; Either Taoguang is obscure, and the wine and beauty live by self-defilement; Otherwise, it will be a great rebellion. In my story, there is no Du Shiyi's survival, so Guo Ershang can start and finish well, live and die with the country, the dynasty and the Son of Heaven, and share glory and disgrace. But the situation is different today. How much do you think those who can kill weak women and children and slander brothers and nephews for the sake of a throne will trust you in case something happens? ”