"Order Guo Zhi to go to Luoyang immediately and apologize to the saint for his sins!!"

When Liu Lu read the edict aloud, Guo Zhi knelt in front of him with tears in his eyes.

He had been looking forward to this day for too long.

After his own emperor was forcibly taken away by Sima Shi, he was waiting for this day to come.

He really wanted to save the emperor, for this reason, he did a lot of things, it turned out that he was not suitable for rebellion and other things, if it wasn't for Wang Yuan, he would have died in the hands of Sima Shi.

Guo Zhi has always been a little self-blaming in these days.

He felt that he had failed to fulfill his duties as a retainer.

was obviously the first person to follow the emperor, but he failed to help the emperor in the slightest.

He even asked the emperor to send someone to help him during these days.

Every time he thought of these things, Guo Zhi couldn't help but burst into tears.

Liu Lu read out the edict, and then helped Guo Zhi up, and said helplessly: "Guo Jun, don't be like this, you were the first person to raise troops to rescue Your Majesty, and it was because of you that people with lofty ideals in the world rose up to resist, so that Sima Shi could not complete his plan."

"Your Majesty always mentions you these days"

Guo Zhi didn't speak, but Liu Lu was a little worried.

Today's Guo Zhi is not so clear about the situation in the temple.

Guo Zhi's character, Liu Lu is very clear, a typical post-Han scholar, with a strong sense of morality, but not pragmatic enough

Guo Zhi will definitely know a lot of things when he goes to Luoyang this time, and with his character, if he knows that His Majesty reuses cool officials, kills celebrities, imprisons generals and the like, I am afraid that he will not be on the spot.

These things, whoever is against them are unlucky.

Liu Lu has been with Guo Zhi for many years, and he is worried about his situation and His Majesty's emotions.

Your Majesty still loves Guo Zhi very much, but if Guo Zhi comes against His Majesty at that time, won't it make Your Majesty embarrassed?

Liu Lu frowned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Guo blames this person for being very stubborn.

This is not something he can convince at all, Liu Lu has grown a lot through these years, but Guo Zhi is still exactly the same as before in his eyes.

Even after a few years in the mountains, he didn't change much.

After all, he didn't get out of his mansion much, and he seemed to feel that leaving it would make him feel like he was in a den of thieves, and it would make him instinctively feel uncomfortable.

After all, it's the children of a big family.

Liu Lu pondered for a moment before he spoke: "Guo Jun, in the past, His Majesty was by our side, and he was a townsman at that time, so we could talk to him at will, but now, he is already the son of Great Wei, so we can't lose our courtesy." ”

Guo Zhi agrees with this very much.

He himself is a man who strictly adheres to the rules of etiquette.

"As it should be!"

After conveying the edict to Guo Zhi, Liu Lu followed Wang Yuan to appease the rest of the thieves.

In fact, these thieves did not have any resistance to the matter of surrendering, and the life in this mountain was not easy, not to mention, the current temple has stabilized the situation, and the army is pressing, and they are really not enough to stuff each other's teeth.

At the beginning, Zhang Yan's 100,000 people didn't say anything to resist, so where did they dare?

The two people who took the lead were Wang Yuan and Liu Lu, and everyone expressed their willingness to surrender.

Soon, the people on the mountain began to clean up their masterpieces here, and then descended the mountain in batches, probably because of the emperor's edict, and the officials who came to recruit them did not dare to be too rude, separated them according to their household registration, and then took them away one by one.

Wang Yuan still had to keep an eye on these things and never left, but Liu Lu had already set off towards Luoyang with Guo Zhi to meet the emperor.

This time, the thieves surrendered, and the credit was all on Liu Lu's head.

Of course, Guo Zhi will also be rewarded.

But Guo Zhi didn't care about this, he sat in the carriage, looked at the situation outside, and only felt like a world away.

It's been a long time since he's been out of the house, and it's been a long time since he's seen this scene outside.

Guo Zhi's heart was full of emotion, Luoyang seemed to have become much more prosperous than in the past.

He knew that the ascension of the Holy Son of Heaven would definitely bring the place to great rule.

Guo Zhi looked at the lively street, and was happier than being pardoned.

When he was sent to the palace, Cao Chao was waiting for him outside the palace.

"Zi Shou."

Cao Chao smiled and opened his mouth.

At this moment, Guo Zhi only felt trembling, he couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time, just solemnly and bowed to Cao Chao.

"Your Majesty!!"

"Get up."

Cao Chao quickly walked in front of Guo Zhi and helped him up.

They have been separated for many years, but Guo Zhi doesn't seem to have changed at all, Cao Chao thought that he must have become dark after staying in the mountains for so long, but now it seems that he is still the same as before, white and tender, and his eyes are still simple and resolute.

In contrast, Cao Chao's changes are very huge.

Guo Zhidu almost didn't recognize him.

Perhaps this is the age that has changed the most, Cao Chao seems to have departed from his original immaturity and become more and more adult, but he does not have a beard yet, he looks a little cold, although he is smiling, but he is not as enthusiastic and gentle as he was back then, with a rather oppressive temperament.

Guo Zhi saw the change in Cao Chao, and he almost burst into tears.

He could imagine how much His Majesty had suffered during his absence.

Cao Chao took his hand and said with emotion: "I don't think I can see Zishou again." ”

"When we separated, I thought it would be the last time we met."

"Your Majesty! The incompetence of the ministers has made His Majesty deceived by thieves."

Cao Chao hurriedly shook his head, "Don't scold first, wait until you enter the hall." ”

Guo Zhi was a little stunned, Cao Chao pulled him into the West Hall, and let Zhang Hua guard the door.

Sitting in the west hall, Cao Chao finally relieved his mood.

"Zishou, the past affairs of the temple, don't you need to say more about how you are doing these days?"

"Your Majesty cares, and the minister is fine."

Guo Zhi talked about his experience in the mountains, and Cao Chao listened very seriously.

"Alas, it's also difficult to guard."

Cao Chao said with emotion.

He kept silent about what he had experienced, and after greeting him for a long time, Cao Chao said: "This current temple has changed greatly, and there are some things, I have to tell you well, so as not to be deceived by them." ”

"Your Majesty said."

"The ministers in this temple are unwilling to let me take the throne, there was Gao Rou rebelling before, and then there was a rebellion by the servants."

"There is a minister He Gong who has made great contributions because he saw through their rebellion, and he was worshiped as a commonplace, and he was asked to continue to arrest those who participated in the rebellion."

"However, these people were afraid that they would be implicated, so they opened their mouths to slander and slander him, saying that he was a cool official, and that I appointed a cool official!"

After Guo Zhi heard this, his face turned red with anger.

"How dare a traitor?!"

"Zishou, if these people find you, tell you cool words, and let you go to the table, do you know what to do?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister will definitely take down these traitors and hand them over to Sikong!"

Cao Chao clapped his hands, "Okay!" ”

"Zishou, you came at the right time this time, now that the temple is being assessed, you came this time, just in time to help Zhong Shiji do this."

"But you don't have to be in a hurry, and rest for a while, follow Mao first to familiarize yourself with the situation in the temple, and then go to work."

Cao Chao chatted with Guo Zhi for a long time before taking his hand and taking him to Zhaoyang Palace.

When I came to the palace, I naturally wanted to visit the Queen Mother.

When Cao Chao came to see the Queen Mother with Guo Zhi, the Queen Mother was also taken aback.

Isn't this guy a thief in the mountains??

Seeing Guo Zhi, the Queen Mother's face was very unsightly.

She felt that it was these people who made the Guo family lonely, but Guo Zhi was extremely excited when she saw the Queen Mother again.

When he began to apologize to the Empress Dowager, the anger on Empress Dowager Guo's face disappeared a lot.

Cao Chao sat on the side with a smile and watched them talk and greet each other.

Cao Chao was really happy to see Guo Zhi, but at the same time he was a little worried.

The things he was worried about were similar to Liu Lu, so as soon as they met, he made it clear to Guo Zhi about the temple, lest he take the wrong path.

What really made Cao Chao helpless was not Guo Zhi alone, but countless scholars like him.

It is necessary to reverse the trend of thought in the world as soon as possible, so that these scholars can come to their senses

They chatted for a long time, and Empress Dowager Guo also touted Cao Chao in various ways.

Mother and son are filial, and the scene is extremely moving.

When Cao Chao walked out of here with Guo Zhi with a smile, the smile on Guo Zhi's face suddenly disappeared.

"Your Majesty."

"Huh?"

"The minister has thought about it for a long time, but the minister has no talent to assist His Majesty, so he wants to resign from His Majesty, return to the countryside, and continue to study the classics."

Cao Chao slowly frowned, "Why?" ”

Guo Zhi suddenly looked at him, "Because Your Majesty no longer trusts the minister." ”

Cao Chao was speechless and looked at him slowly, "What does Zishou mean by this?" ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers have always been loyal to Your Majesty, this time I came to the temple, and I saw that the local officials were very diligent along the way, and they did not dare to bully others.

"I just heard the Queen Mother mention more about He Gong's ability to govern the government."

"The minister thinks that probably those people in the temple did not slander and spread rumors, and He Gong may really be a cool official."

Cao Chao was silent for a moment, "Maybe." ”

"Then why didn't Your Majesty tell the ministers directly? Is it because you are worried that the minister will come to the table to refute it? ”

Guo Zhi looked a little excited.

"If you read the classics hard, don't you know the truth of right and wrong?"

"Your Majesty has always been benevolent and righteous and loves the people, if it really does the means of a cool official, it can only mean one thing"

"Those officials deserve it, and they deserve to be dealt with like this!"

Cao Chao was surprised, he looked at Guo Zhi, and couldn't say anything for a while.

Guo Zhi looked a little sad, "Your Majesty, please allow the minister to resign and leave." ”