Chapter 017: What Do You Want?
Cao Chao and Guo Zhi sat in front of Guo Jian, and behind each of them were two five big and three thick armor soldiers staring.
Guo Jian no longer had the arrogance of Fang Cai at this moment, and looked at the two crazy people in front of him with some fear.
His thoughts at the moment are similar to those of Wang Suhua.
You hairy boy, how can you do things like this??
The Empress Dowager ordered him to escort the emperor to Luoyang as a general of the town, with a very clear purpose.
Guo Jian didn't think about how complicated this matter could be, if Cao Chao objected again, he would directly escort him back, but he didn't expect that Guo Zhi, a birdman, would actually teach the emperor to be so virtuous.
In a clan, everyone plays a different role.
Guo De is the successor, Guo Jian is the thug of the clan, and Guo Zhi, he has assumed the responsibility of a scholar.
The wealthy families of the Han Dynasty all used scripture to pass on their families, so when Guo Zhi was still young, the clan decided to let this smart and well-read child take the road of scripture.
The clan invited a great Confucian to teach him, hoping that he could also become famous, if there was a great Confucian in the clan, the entire clan would benefit from it.
From the very beginning, Guo Zhi was cultivated in the direction of a scholar and a doctor of scripture within the clan.
And now it seems that the cultivation method of the big clan is really excellent!
The good news is that they have succeeded in cultivating an upright Confucian student, and the bad news is that they have cultivated too much integrity.
Guo Jian is the person who dislikes Guo Zhi the most in the clan.
He thought this guy was just crazy.
Looking at it now, I didn't think it wrong!
Guo Jian was so angry that he kept pulling out his beard, and he didn't dare to forcibly take these two people to Luoyang now, if they looked for death halfway, it would be even worse.
He paced back and forth for a long time before he sat down in front of them again.
"Funky... Just listen to me, be the emperor, okay? ”
"Don't make any more mistakes, you are only good to the Queen Mother as an emperor, there is no harm!"
Cao Chao said stubbornly: "Uncle, I know that you are deliberately lying to me, all for my good!" I will never do anything unfavorable to the Guo family! ”
"I didn't lie to you! It's all the result of a compromise on both sides! Sima Shi wants to support Cao Ju, just for the power in the palace! ”
"If he succeeds, then the Queen Mother will no longer be the Queen Mother, and even take us out of the palace, this is our bottom line!"
"Do you understand?!"
"Uncle! Why do you deceive me with such words? Needless to say, uncle, thank you for your favor, I can't repay it in this life, I can only repay it in the next life! ”
"I..."
Guo Jian almost jumped up.
"You two fools! The Queen Mother has decided to support you! You know? Because of you, my brother also went to Sima Shi, and he has already offended him severely, if you don't go now, can Sima Shi spare my family?! ”
"Don't think about discord now, it's been a long time ago! You have to be the Emperor!! Then find a way to make it up! ”
Cao Chao looked at him thoughtfully, "Is that so...."
"That's right! That's it! ”
Cao Chao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, since it can't be eased, then I won't refuse." ”
Guo Jian was overjoyed, "Good! Good! It's long overdue! ”
"It's a pity, I don't have any talent, the Queen Mother has been said to have failed to fulfill her duty of teaching because of the lack of virtue of King Qi, if I do something wrong, wouldn't I want to discredit the Queen Mother?"
"No, no, how could it be wrong? You're a great sage! You're better than Yao Shun! Let's go, let's go find Wang Su! ”
"Uncle, don't be in a hurry."
Cao Chao said seriously: "Uncle doesn't know, I wrote a letter to the Queen Mother, ready to let Wang Su bring it back for me, and inform the Queen Mother of what was in my heart, but when I went to find Wang Su, he didn't see me, so he ignored me at all, and only let Huabiao come out to prevaricate me." ”
"Oh? And what's going on? ”
"You see, it's this letter."
Cao Chao took out the letter from his arms and said with an oath:
"Although our Guo family is now despised by the Sima family, we can't be cheap!"
"If he goes to him again, he still thinks that I'm afraid of him."
Guo Jian nodded, "You're right, then let him come?" ”
"That's right! Just have to wait for him to come! ”
"If you want him to invite us, what is he Wang? His father has just started to make a fortune, and our Guo family has been a family heirloom for hundreds of years, can you still see his face? ”
"A person like him can be Jiuqing, but my Guo family can't, my eldest uncle also has a marriage with the Sima family, can you still be afraid of him?"
"You're right!"
Guo Jian said proudly: "In terms of heritage, his family is far inferior to ours!" ”
"Uncle, Master Sima said that he would ascend the throne on the fifth day, and now there are more than 20 days, so don't worry at all! It's not easy for you to come out here, these days, let me take you here to play, in order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord! ”
"Wait for that Wang Su to invite me personally, and we will answer him again!"
"Good!!"
Guo Jian simply agreed.
The elder brother's instructions have long been left behind.
Cao Chao gave Guo Jian the best house in the house, and invited him to eat and drink in the evening, Guo Jian was in a good mood, and he became closer and closer to this strange Yuzi.
Although he is a bit of a shaft, a tendon, and loves to make trouble, this kid is really close to the Guo family, well, good!
Just when they gathered together to eat meat and drink wine, Wang Su, who lived in the same Yuan City, was unable to sleep and eat.
Why haven't you come yet??
Guo Jiandu is here!
Shouldn't you bring someone to me in a hurry??
What the hell went wrong??
When he learned that Guo Jian had come in person, Wang Su thought that the matter had been stabilized and there was no need to worry about it anymore.
He even confidently gave orders to everyone and prepared them to go to Luoyang.
However, until now, I haven't even seen a figure.
The confidence on Wang Su's face is also gradually disappearing.
He sat in the inner room in a daze, asking his entourage from time to time, and getting no answers.
Wang Su was immediately stunned.
What does that mean??
It was you who supported the emperor, and it was you who were anxious to enthrone him, what is the situation now??
"Go, invite Zheng Yuan over!"
Soon, Zheng Yuan sat in front of Wang Su, in front of Zheng Yuan, Wang Su did not hide, and asked directly: "Zheng Jun, Guo Jian arrived in Yuancheng, but stayed in the mansion and did not come to see me, what do you think is the reason?" ”
"Could it be that something happened in Luoyang?"
Wang Su's meaning is very simple, he wants to know whether the current Guo family is his opponent or ally.
Zheng Yuan replied calmly: "Prince, in fact, you don't need to worry, it is the Guo family who should be anxious now, we are just ordered to welcome the Son of Heaven, and it is not our fault that the Son of Heaven is unwilling to ascend the throne." ”
Wang Su was silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "I look at this majesty, I am by no means idle, I am afraid that we will be notorious. ”
Zheng Yuan shook his head, "Categorically not, the general seems to be resolute, but in fact, he is thoughtful and can endure what ordinary people can't bear, you don't have to worry, since the Guo family is not in a hurry, and the general has not urged, then we will wait." ”
"Hmm...."
"Let's wait, if they don't make a move, we'll go one last time, and if he refuses, then we can go back."
"Yui."
After Zheng Hao left Wang Su, he went directly to the house where Huabiao was.
Zheng Yuan knocked on the door gently, and as soon as Huabiao opened the door, Zheng Yuan broke in directly.
"Why are you here? Are you about to go? ”
"There is no result yet, what did my brother talk to His Majesty today?"
As Zheng Hao spoke, he sat down and didn't see anything outside.
Zheng Yuan lost his father when he was young, and followed his uncle Zheng Hun to take refuge in Jiangdong and attached himself to Hua Xin, who took care of Zheng Yuan as his own son.
In private, Zheng Yuan also refers to Huabiao as his brother.
Huabiao said impatiently: "I just talked about my father's affairs, nothing else." ”
"However, when we talked, I saw that His Majesty was extremely virtuous, willing to get close to the virtuous and stay away from the villain, and the Queen Mother was right to want him to ascend the throne."
Zheng Hao frowned and said in a low voice, "Brother... I think that today's son, with the talent of Emperor Wu, the strategy of Emperor Wen, and the mind of Emperor Ming, over time, he will definitely be a generation of heroes. ”
Huabiao was stunned, "You have such a high opinion of him?" Just because he is humble?? ”
"Brother, none of this matters, it's just that you shouldn't be too entangled with him."
"When I was in Luoyang, I persuaded you not to come, this support for the emperor, sometimes it is a merit, sometimes it is also a disaster, if Your Majesty causes something, who can protect you?"
Huabiao's face suddenly turned pale, and his voice trembled a little.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Brother, if the emperor is mediocre, you can get a meritorious service, but if the emperor makes an accident, you can't avoid this punishment."
"I think that when you return to Luoyang, you'd better resign from your official position, hide at home, and wait until things change... Otherwise, you're in for a big disaster. ”
Huabiao was sweating profusely, and his expression was even more uneasy.
"Why didn't you say it earlier..."
"I told you beforehand, but you didn't agree."
"At that time, I didn't expect that the Guo family would actually support such a person."
"Such a person is like a sword in a sheath, you can't see the edge on weekdays, but once you get out of the sheath, you will definitely see blood."
"And what he's been doing these days is very weird, I think he must have something to do."
"Then we'll go and tell the prince now?!"
Zheng Hao was silent for a long time before he replied: "Xuanwen Gong has the grace of appreciation for me, and he can only repay this kindness by working diligently and fulfilling his duties, and I dare not ask for the rest of the rewards." ”
"What's more, we don't know what the townsman wants to do, it's just speculation, and it's useless to say more."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you... It's just, this noble countryman, what does he want to do? ”