Chapter 14 The Neutrality of the Great Song Dynasty I
At the beginning of the lanterns, Diqiu City at night is full of traffic. The sound of silk and bamboo, high-rise buildings and deep pavilions, how much romance, how much intoxication. In this Imperial Hill City, where every inch of land is valuable, there are countless luxurious mansions. But among these mansions, there is still one mansion that stands tall and looks like it stands out from the crowd. In front of the main entrance of this house, two majestic stone lions, one on the left and one on the right, had a grim expression, which made the people who came to the door shudder. And on the door number of the house, there are two big characters engraved - Guo Fu. Its writing pen is vigorous and powerful, and at a glance, you can know which famous person it must be from. But what really makes this house stand out is the towering sky-watching tower in the middle of the house. Standing on the tower, this tower is only slightly lower than the stargazing platform in the palace, and it is the second tallest building in this powerful city of Diqiu. The owner of such a mansion is none other than the big celebrity in front of Emperor Tianbao, Guo Kai, the chief of internal affairs. Guo Kai, as the confidant of Emperor Tianbao, has firmly grasped the power of the Great Song Dynasty since Emperor Tianbao ascended the throne. It was not until the mutiny five years ago that it had to be curtailed. Although in recent years, because Guo Heng often returns to Beijing to deal with political affairs, Guo Kai has become much more low-key. But there is no doubt that such a low profile is only a superficial article, and the Guantian Tower in his mansion still reflects the monstrous power of this powerful minister. As the most favored and trusted person around Emperor Tianbao, even Guo Heng can't help Guo Kai. In contrast, Guo Kai has no way to take Guo Heng. After all, Guo Heng is not only a veteran of the Three Dynasties, but also a minister of the first emperor Tuogu, in charge of the military power of the Great Song Dynasty, and his status is a dynasty.
When the moon was bright, a man in a cloak quietly came to the back door of Guo's mansion by night. The man in the cloak, led by a housekeeper in the Guo Mansion, walked along the winding path to a brightly lit study. In the study, there is a person admiring the famous lyricist Lu Huanyuan's "Broken Dream" in the Great Song Dynasty. The word "Broken Dream" is known all over the world, but the "Broken Dream" in the study was left by Lu Huanyuan when he left that year, which can be described as invaluable.
"Please come in!" the butler quietly departed after bringing the cloaked man to the study.
"The wilderness is vast, and the heart is longing. Long South Mountain, God for it. Send Jun Menglan, the love is long. I only wish to be by my side forever in this life. Lord Guo is really Yaxing!" After the man in the cloak came in, he saw the "Broken Dream" on the wall at a glance, and couldn't help but admire.
Lord Guo in the cloak man's mouth turned his head with a calm expression. I saw that this Guo Daren was short, with a round head and a fat face, and his two eyes looked like cross-eyed, but he was wearing the most luxurious clothes. Such a combination is also very chic.
"Presumably, it's the Saharako military division. In order to see the villain, the military advisor did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, which really flattered Guo!" "It turns out that this Lord Guo is the big celebrity next to Emperor Tianbao, the head of internal affairs Guo Kai.
"Huh. It's just a small courtesy, what a lot of teeth. If Lord Guo can help persuade Emperor Tianbao to give up the alliance with Beihai. Yu Gong, the Great Song Dynasty and Chengtian are at peace forever; As he spoke, Saharako took out a small gold-inlaid book from his cuff and handed it to Guo Kai.
Guo Kai stared greedily, opened the small book, looked at it carefully, and the more he looked, the more he felt excited. After reading it, Guo Kai gently put the gift list into his sleeve and thanked him: "Your Majesty the Emperor of your country is very gracious. As the saying goes, if you don't have merit, what is the use of me Guo, although the military advisor said it clearly. ”
"Haha, Lord Guo is really happy. This time, I asked Mr. Guo to help, hoping to promote the harmony between the two families of Chengtian and the Great Song Dynasty, and the friendship of generations. ”
"Strategist, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of your country is willing to use Princess Yuna as an angel of peace?" Guo Kai took a sip of tea and asked softly.
"That's true. Princess Yuna's beauty, presumably Lord Guo must have heard of it. ”
"If it's really Princess Yuna, Guo is seventy percent sure of this matter. Guo Kai said.
"Oh, I'm stupid, I don't know what the other three percent are?" Saharako asked.
"The military advisor didn't know that General Guo Heng advocated an alliance with Beihai. If you hadn't been here today, I'd have been afraid that the covenant would have been concluded, and the military advisor would have gone in vain. ”
"I see. In this way, this Guo Heng is a big trouble. I wonder what the adults have to do?"
"Don't worry, Guo has his own clever plan, let that old man eat Coptis dumbly, and he can't tell if he suffers. It's just that I don't know where the things listed on the gift list are now?"
"My lord, the treasure is now in the house, just waiting for the adult's acceptance. Saharako said with a smile.
"That's good, that's good. Military advisor, it's not too early, Guo has to enter the palace to serve the emperor, so he will leave. ”
"Then I wish Lord Guo success. Saharako smiled eerily.
After Saharako left, Guo Kai hurriedly went to the Fuzhong warehouse and tapped dozens of boxes of treasures, and then sat in a sedan chair with excitement and entered the palace. When he was about to reach the inner door, Guo Kai hurriedly signaled his subordinates to put down the sedan chair, and after getting off the sedan chair, he walked in on foot. No matter how powerful he is, Guo Kai has always been cautious in the palace. He knew that everything he did came from the favor of Emperor Tianbao, and once he lost power, what awaited him would be a catastrophe.
Guo Kai came to the outside of Emperor Tianbao's bedroom, and as usual, he tidied up his clothes and hat, prostrate on the ground, and said sharply: "Old slave Guo Kai to see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”
"It's the manager, come in. "In the dormitory, there was the lazy voice of Emperor Tianbao.
Walking into the dormitory, Guo Kai blinked and motioned for the palace maids who were massaging Emperor Tianbao to go out, which made Emperor Tianbao, who was enjoying comfortably, suddenly displeased.
"Your Excellency, what's the urgency?"
"Your Majesty! The country will not be a country, and the old slave is worried that His Majesty will die and have no place to be buried!" Guo Kai knelt on the ground and said bitterly.
When Emperor Tianbao heard this, his face changed greatly, and then he was furious, kicked Guo Kai over, and scolded: "You old bastard, you have a good life, you dare to curse me to die early, and I have loved you for many years." Come on, drag this old bastard out and cut him down!"
When Guo Kai heard this, he was immediately frightened, so he immediately pounced, hugged the thigh of Emperor Tianbao and cried loudly: "Your Majesty has been wronged!
"Okay, you can tell me, how can I die without a place to be buried?" Emperor Tianbao looked coldly at Guo Kai at his feet.
"Your Majesty, the old slave heard that today's Beihai envoys and Cheng Angel ministers faced each other with swords, and in the end they were all subdued by General Guo. Guo Kai said.
"That's true. If it weren't for the presence of General Guo at that time, I am afraid that the envoys of Chengtian and Beihai would have fought directly on my Zhongtian Palace. Now that I think about it, Old General Guo is really amazing, I am full of admiration for every kick and fall, and he is worthy of being the general of my Great Song Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty, General Guo is indeed invincible in the world. But as far as the old slave knows, at that time, after General Guo Lao made a move, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were silent under the gaze of General Guo, which shows that the ministers were more afraid of the general than the emperor. Guo Kai rolled his eyes and said with ulterior motives.
"Oh, the news of today's events has already gotten out?" asked Emperor Tianbao rhetorically.
"The old slave also learned about it by chance. When I went to the study to clean up today, I happened to hear Lord Cheng and Lord Li, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, talking about this matter, saying that the old general Guo was famous all over the world, and the Great Song Dynasty had a great general enough and so on. He also said, and said..."Guo Kai suddenly looked embarrassed, as if he didn't dare to speak.
Emperor Tianbao's face began to look a little ugly, and then, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Although on weekdays, those courtiers were also respectful to him on the surface. But Emperor Tianbao was not stupid, he could still vaguely feel a hint of mockery. And today, Guo Heng's power is all over the world, and the trend of the world is no different from that of the emperor. Coupled with the fear of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Emperor Tianbao felt so dazzling when he thought about it at this time.
"Come on, what else did those two thieves say?" Emperor Tianbao was displeased in his heart, and kicked Guo Kai again.
Guo Kai rolled on the trend and fell on all fours. Although it hurts, Guo Xingzhong is already determined. He knew that the plan of discord had been successful, so he said with sincere fear: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang and Lord Li said that if I am a general, I should directly abolish Your Majesty and set up another Ming Jun according to the words of Tuo Gu back then." He also said that a king like Your Majesty, who ignores political affairs and has no way, would have known who would have taken away Xiang Shang's head if it weren't for the protection of the general. ”
After hearing this, Emperor Tianbao gritted his teeth in an instant, so he said with a hideous face: "Do you want my head on the head? Okay, then let them go to the underworld and wait! Guo Kai, you immediately draft an order to put Wang Li and the others in the heavenly prison, and they will be executed at noon the day after tomorrow. In addition, destroy the nine clans!"
"The old slave obeys the order!By the way, Your Majesty, and the general......" At this time, Guo Xingzhong was already happy, so he took the opportunity to fall into the stone road.
"So be it. Send someone to tell General Guo that he is old and has worked hard for many years, and named him the king of Zhenjiang and retains the position of general. After receiving the order, immediately go to the fiefdom to enjoy the days in peace, and there must be no mistakes. Emperor Tianbao said coldly.