Chapter 125 - The End of the Year
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After giving Li Shimin 'humiliation' at Concubine Yang Shu's birthday banquet, Guo Shan left the palace with resentment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoSlave owners have always been stingy with their rewards for their slaves, even if they are diligent enough. Guo Shan used to think that he could get away with the world, like Li Taibai, 'the Son of Heaven can't get on the boat', but since he became Xielulang, that kind of impunity has gone, and the most direct proof is that he can follow Sister Ning and Wang Susu all day long to joke around, but since he became Xielulang, he seems to have alienated them.
It wasn't until the first day of the Yuan came that Guo Shan suddenly looked back on the past and found that this year had passed like a dream. In the blink of an eye, he became an official in the court, but Guo Shan couldn't find a trace of comfort from this actual position. Thinking about the life he has lived for many months, he has been dismissed several times and reappointed several times. The ups and downs are emotional, but they can't give people a sense of steadiness at all, and they feel that they have been completely goalless fools in the past few months.
Perhaps only by setting a grand goal, such as promoting five products in one year, promoting three products in two years, and serving as prime minister in three years, can you make every step in the future days less presumptuous. Because although presumptuous means that you are fearless, you also represent your own madness. Doesn't it mean that you want to make people die before they go crazy? Guo Shan felt that he was quite crazy in officialdom.
Perhaps, it's not that he was born to be crazy, but that he is not naturally suitable to be an official? Also, Guo Shan never thought of entering the system in his previous life, nor did he consider the things within the system. In this life, I never thought about entering the system, if my sister Tang Juan didn't leave in the end, I am afraid that I would live a solid life by relying on the thousands of hectares of fertile land instead of being dragged into the pit of power struggle by the eldest grandson queen in a daze, right?
Guo Shan swore that if his sister Tang Juan returned to him at this moment, then he would definitely find a way to let Li Shimin get rid of his official, and then take his sister's hand and take a carriage west out of Chang'an to travel around the country. This kind of life is the life he Guo Shan likes, and the so-called official position is just a shackle that imprisons him Guo Shan and prevents him from being free.
However, Guo Shan knew that no matter how much he swore an oath, he would not be able to let Tang Juan come back. I don't know how this Nizi is, whether she thinks of herself on this Yuan Day. This year, I and she are almost a year older.
"What about you, do you want to go to enjoy the lanterns together for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in a while?" Sister Ning loudly woke up Guo Shan, who was distracted on the chair.
Guo Shan suddenly nodded and said, "Cheng?" ”
In fact, thinking about many things before affected his mood when he went out to play, but he really didn't want to ruin everyone's atmosphere because of his emotions.
Seeing Chinese New Year's Eve, people are busy with smiles on their faces, and at the end of the year, this festival is the most grand, and everyone wants to go to the New Year's Eve to have an auspicious picture.
Guo Shan secretly thought that he should also be lucky when he was old, if he could meet Tang Juan next year, even if he couldn't see her and know some good news about her, it would be excellent.
Guo Shan got up and said with a smile: "After a while, the house will give out moon cakes to everyone, and they all remember to have an auspicious year." ”
At this time, there is no need to divide any masters and servants, and only in a happy environment can you feel festive.
Sister Ning was funny: "It's the New Year, what gift do you give us?" ”
What she calls them naturally refers to her and Wang Susu and Xu Qian.
The three of them have been here for a while, because they have no relatives in Chang'an City, and they can be regarded as having a reunion with Guo Shan. Otherwise, they each went back to their empty homes, looking at the joyful atmosphere of other homes, and they inevitably seemed too lonely.
"What gift for you?" Guo Shan groaned and said with a smile: "I'll help you settle accounts for whatever you want to play tonight, is this sincere enough?" ”
Sister Ning sneered, this matter is quite sincere to others, but to Guo Shan. Checking out this kind of thing is really not sincere. First, Guo Shan's family is not short of money, and it is cheap for Guo Shan to use money to pass the matter. Second, she and Sister Ning are not people who lack money, and Xu Qian doesn't spend much money.
Wang Susu didn't mean to embarrass Guo Shan, but just said with a smile: "Don't make trouble, you want to set off firecrackers when the New Year comes, who of you will come?" ”
A group of people were at the door, and Xiao You beckoned Guo Shan and a few people over there.
Guo Shan got up, took Wang Susu and a few people to the door and said with a smile: "It's okay, setting off firecrackers looks festive." ”
Bring a torch and light a bunch of masters at the door. The flames soon rose up, and the bamboo inside the fire exploded with a beeping sound.
Xiao You applauded first, Guo Shan shook his head amusedly, and said: "This firecracker is not loud enough, next time I will make a firecracker to let you gain knowledge." The firecrackers are called the real ring. ”
"How loud can it be?" Sister Ning didn't believe it.
Guo Shan said: "When the firecrackers go off, half of Chang'an City can hear it." If it is made into a ceremonial flower and rises into the air, the entire Chang'an City can feel that kind of prosperity. ”
Sister Ning naturally didn't believe that Guo Shan was bragging, and Xu Qian and Wang Susu didn't believe it. Only Xiao You was still stupid and stupid to believe his master's words, and asked Guo Shandao: "Master, what kind of bamboo can be made into such firecrackers." ”
Guo Shan said with a smile: "That can't be called firecrackers anymore, it's called firecrackers, it's called cannons." When I develop it for you, you'll understand. ”
Sister Ning couldn't stand Guo Shan's bragging, and said, "When you take it out, let's talk about it, it's almost time to eat Chinese New Year's Eve." ”
The new year has arrived, and the next year is 634, the eighth year of Zhenguan.
The old lantern was replaced, and the new red lantern was hung up again. After the surrounding things were busy, the upper and lower parts of the Guo Mansion were immediately moved by the small servants to bring tables, chairs and benches.
From the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard, there are many tables. Then the cooks came out of the kitchen with plates and filled the tables and chairs.
Guo Fu once treated his subordinates leniently, and there was no such vulgarity as not allowing women to serve at the table. At this time, he will not care about their men and women sharing the same table, even if they fall in love, Guo Shan will not interfere.
At the moment of eating up and down the Guo Mansion, the musicians of the Guo Mansion came on stage and began to play and dance. On Chinese New Year's Eve, it is a day of rejoicing for masters and servants, and anyone has the opportunity to enjoy various entertainment programs while eating, and anyone who is subordinate also has the opportunity to go on stage to show their talents.
Guo Shan, Wang Susu, Sister Ning, and Xiaoyou sat at the same table. Hu Laohan was ruthlessly driven to another table, and the old rammer was actually happy to do this. He can follow his wife and grandson to eat and watch plays at the same table, the only fly in the ointment is that he beat his son to be the head of the tribe in Guo's mansion, and after becoming a little steward, he doesn't listen to him as much as before. Except for the first time when he came over to toast with his father, he went to other places to show off his power during the rest of the time.
"The emperor gave me a group of people to teach music and rhythm alone. After the year, my life may be relatively leisurely, and at that time, there was almost no one in Taichang Temple who could control me. Guo Shan drank the wine and said, "Of course, it doesn't mean that I am rampant in Taichang Temple, but I am definitely much freer than before." For example, I can raise or lower a person's grade within a certain range, and I can establish my own rules and regulations within a certain range, just like a department that has come out. But because the scale is too small, it can't be said to be the best department. ”
Although Guo Shan said it was confused, he could still understand it in general.
Wang Susu said: "Why did Your Majesty let you teach music alone? ”
Guo Shandao: "Of course, I took a fancy to my unique creative style. Facing Sister Ning's questioning gaze, as well as Xu Qian's mouth beating, Guo Shan blushed and said: "Part of the reason may be because I can't help much in Taichang Temple, and I have been in trouble three times and twice, so Your Majesty wants to find something for me to do, of course, the most important thing is to take a fancy to my talent, thinking that it is too wasteful for me to succumb to the position of a co-ordinator and only fill in the lyrics and compose music." ”
In the face of Guo Shan's big words, Sister Ning just sneered. Wang Susu did not expose Guo Shan, and said: "In this way, it will be much easier for you to arrive." ”
Guo Shan said with a smile: "That's not, only if you are a leader can you be qualified to skip class." But then again, I'm not the type of person who likes to skip work. ”
Wang Susu asked: "As soon as the age passes, when it is time to visit relatives, is there anyone who needs to be visited?" ”
Guo Shan thought for a while and said, "That's not true." ”
Sister Ning said: "I heard that you fought against a little prince for the little lady of the Yang family, isn't this a thing?" ”
Guo Shan frowned, and asked incomprehensibly: "Which little lady of the Yang family?" Immediately, he suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I understand, you are talking about Yang Zhengdao's daughter." That's a mistake, someone is not good for her, and I ran into it, so I naturally had to be born to help. ”
Sister Ning sneered: "You won't take a fancy to the appearance of other people's little girls, right?" ”
Guo Shanshou spread his hands and said, "Do you think I'm that kind of person? ”
Wang Susu and Xu Qian just smiled funny, but they didn't coax Sister Ning.
In fact, they felt that Guo Shan should find a family member who was the right person. Of course, according to Guo Shan's current age, there is no need to be so anxious. However, the matter of marriage can be put on the agenda now, and slowly choose from many excellent women, and the marriage can be completed at the most suitable time.
For officials, politically motivated marriages are inevitable. It is only with a marriage for political purposes that you can have an equal partner with you.
"Even if you don't mean anything to the little lady of the Yang family, then you should visit Lord Xiao Yu during the holidays."
"The old man?" Guo Shan smiled, if he hadn't been sure about his life experience, he might have considered it. But if he was sure that he was not a descendant of the Yang family, Guo Shan didn't have the heart to visit. You can go to relatives during the Chinese New Year, but if you give gifts to your chief, Guo Shan thinks that Xiao Yu will not accept it, and he can't do that kind of thing.
"But that's what you're saying, you should move around with each other. Although I didn't want to be in power, I can't be a loner in the officialdom. Ming'er, I went to visit Zhang Wenshui, he and I happened to be companions, and he still had to help him in many things. ”
After speaking, I don't know when Hu Dangdang went to the mooncake shop and pulled a carriage of mooncakes. When I entered the yard, I began to shout and receive moon cakes, making a mess of the yard.
Hu Laohan scolded his son, saying what he was doing with pulling a livestock into the yard for the Chinese New Year.
Guo Shan was amused for a while, and when he had eaten enough wine and food, he asked Xu Qian, Wang Su, and Su Su: "Aren't you going out to play?" Shall we go out now? ”
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