"Do you know what the saint called me to the palace?"

On the way to the palace, Guo Ying invited the attendants who came to announce the decree into the car.

This chamberlain is called Ju (jū) Wenzhen, in his twenties, and has come to Guo's mansion to announce his decree several times before, Guo Ying has some impression of him, so he asked.

Although the scholar class has not looked down on the eunuch group since ancient times, and the struggle between the two has never stopped, Guo Ying still adheres to the etiquette and presents a generous gift, and does not show a look of disgust because of the smell of the inner servant.

After all, the world is not as good as the situation when the eunuchs were slaves when Taizong Gaozong, since Tianbao, the power of the eunuchs is like a snowball of Wei Langpu, rolling bigger and bigger, as for today, there have been several great eunuchs such as Gao Lishi, Li Fuguo, Cheng Yuanzhen, Yu Chaoen, etc.

The eunuch Li Fuguo even dared to face the emperor and said: "Everyone sits inside, and foreign affairs are handled by the old slave", as if he was 9,000 years old.

But it didn't end well.

Ahem, let's get down to business.

Seeing that Guo Ying was so knowledgeable, Ju Wenzhen suddenly felt a little proud in his heart: "I don't know why everyone summoned Guo Lang, but I saw Princess Tang An enter everyone's dormitory before, so it must have something to do with it." ”

"Oh?"

Guo Ying was slightly stunned, a slender shadow appeared in his mind, and he immediately shook his head and sighed lightly: "Yiren is like a dream, and the trace is faint." ”

It is said that as the son of the top nobles in the capital, of course he knows a lot of princes and princesses, and he is also quite familiar with the eldest son of today's saints, Xuanwang Li Yu, and the eldest daughter of Tang'an Princess Li Hui.

But after Guo Ying crossed over, when he noticed that Li Hui had a faint different affection for him, he chose to pretend to be stupid and stunned, and retreated bravely.

Nonsense, what man can give up an entire forest for a tree?

Moreover, the miserable life of the sixth brother Guo Yu after the princess also left an indelible impression on Guo Ying, you dare to imagine that the son of the dignified county king even had to bow down to please the princess even if he got close to the concubine, let alone listen to the music and arrange flowers and jade.

Guo Ying doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of the sixth brother, even if the princess is as beautiful as a fairy.

"This entering the palace is not as good as meeting Shangguan, there is a set of etiquette, bathing in incense, and wearing crowns and crowns are indispensable, but Guo Lang, you are a saint who is urgently summoned, and you are white, so it doesn't matter.

But in front of the king, there must be no rudeness......"

When they arrived at the imperial city of Daming Palace, the two got off the carriage, and Ju Wenzhen gave another earnest instruction, emphasizing the rules of the audience.

Guo Ying listened and dealt with a few words vaguely.

In the final analysis, this is just an ordinary summons, not a serious occasion such as the year, the monthly meeting, and the early dynasty, so there is no need to be so solemn.

Entering the Daming Palace, Guo Ying completely let go of himself and looked around, but saw the palace towering, the Qiong Tower towering, five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, the corridor waist and back, the eaves and teeth were pecked, and the Quartet Jiashi and Gong'e were all holding their breath, walking silently, and they couldn't help but be proud.

"Whoa, the husband should be like this."

For some reason, Guo Ying suddenly thought of the famous words of Liu Bang, the Taizu of the Han Dynasty, and once this thought was born, it was like a maggot on the tarsal bone, lingering for a long time.

"Guo Lang, Guo Lang ......"

The shrill voice sounded in his ears interrupted Guo Ying's reverie, he came back to his senses, and then realized that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly raised his hand and patted his forehead, and bowed his head at Ju Wenzhen with a slight apology.

"Seeing the magnificence of the emperor, like a fairyland, I can't help but look around, lose the number of rudeness, don't blame it."

"The emperor is magnificent, and it's rare to get into it, it's no wonder that you are suddenly in your heart, but you still need to pay attention to proportion, you...... After all, he is a foreigner, no more than those of us who have no roots. ”

Ju Wenzhen didn't take this matter to heart, but reminded Guo Ying that although foreign officials should not look around when they enter the palace to see them, this is just a rule to show the majesty of the heavenly family.

Unless you meet those clear stream characters who won't come to trouble, no one will generally make a fuss.

"Everyone is in the Hanliang Hall on the edge of the Taiye Pool, this hall is one of the dormitories in the backyard, and when you get here, don't look left and right.

By the way, everyone likes to be quiet, and it's best not to make a loud noise when you talk back later. ”

After dozens of steps, Ju Wenzhen seemed to think of something again, and said a few words again.

"Thank you for the matter."

Guo Ying sensibly took out a piece of jade from his arms and stuffed it into Ju Wenzhen's hand: "It's just a small courtesy, talk about your heart." ”

Ju Wenzhen glanced at the color of the jade pendant in his hand, smiled for a moment, and then patted a sycophant: "Humane Guo Balang is a sword warrior, generous in his shots, and has the chivalrous style of the ancients, I didn't believe it before, but when I saw it today, I realized that the rumors were true." ”

This jade pendant is a good bird-rank flower jade pendant, which is worth hundreds of times, and Ju Wenzhen is naturally happy to say two sentences.

Of course, Guo Ying knows that he is not right-hearted, but political exchanges are like this, holding each other and taking what they need, who can expect anyone to really treat each other as friends.

……

The afternoon sun shines through the rhombic window into the Hanliang hall and falls on the golden and brilliant dormitory, showing a mottled and dazzling halo, and the stinging person can hardly open his eyes.

But Emperor Li Shi, who was dressed in a red yellow round-necked robe and wore a curtain, seemed to be unaware, holding Li Hui's "Summer Quatrain" in his hand, stunned.

It can be seen that this poem has a great impact on the emperor's heart.

Dou Wenchang, the inner attendant, stood cautiously aside, peeking at the emperor sitting on the dragon couch, thinking inexplicably.

Secretly said what kind of poems did this Guo Jiahachilang do, what kind of evil magic did he cast, and he was so fascinated by the saint that he didn't think about tea and dinner, and he couldn't even persuade Princess Tang'an, who was the most favored on weekdays.

At this moment, a little chamberlain tiptoed in, tugged at his sleeve, Dou Wenchang understood, and retreated lightly outside the hall.

"Eunuch, Guo Ying has arrived." The little chamberlain lowered his voice and reported.

"Got it, let's go down."

Dou Wenchang waved his master, and then turned his head to look at the red yellow figure in the center of the dormitory, but seeing that Li Shi was still frowning, he couldn't help but sigh secretly and slowly returned to the hall.

"Everyone, Guo Ying has arrived."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Li Shi, who was sitting on the royal couch, was like a tiger out of the cage, jumped up, his slightly narrowed eyes shot a cold gaze, and a hideous smile appeared on his thin and cold face.

"Xuan!"

"Whew-"

Dou Wenchang bowed down and promised.

I saw a tall young man walking slowly from outside the temple gate with steady and powerful steps.

He was dressed in a white shirt, with handsome facial features, sharp edges and corners, slanted sword eyebrows, starry eyes, and a heroic attitude revealed from top to bottom, not at all like a child of ointment who had been hollowed out by wine.

This person is naturally Guo Ying.

However, as soon as he entered the temple, he noticed that the atmosphere in the hall was very strange.

When I looked up, I saw Emperor Li Wei on the high seat of the imperial couch, his eyes wide, staring at him, as if he wanted to eat him alive with his eyes.

Guo Ying suddenly panicked, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and saluted: "Grass people Guo Ying, greet Your Majesty." ”

"Ann, kneel." Li Shiyin spit out five words measuredly.

Hearing this, Guo Ying trembled, but she had no choice but to do so, and fell to the ground respectfully.

It's just that he couldn't guess the intention of the Son of Heaven to summon him, and he didn't have any confidence in his heart.