"The grace of the master's reinvention Guo is grateful, and if the master is sent in the future, even if he goes up the knife mountain and goes down to the sea of fire, Guo is duty-bound. ”

Zong Xin chuckled and said: "This is also Dugu Feng's thank you gift from the poor monk, borrowing flowers to offer Buddha." ”

"Thank you, Master, for saving your life. Guo Wei's three daughters immediately saluted Zong Xin. Zong Xin glanced back, it was indeed the first time he had seen them, and he didn't know what they were called.

Guo Wei withdrew his hand and introduced: "The master hasn't seen Guo Wei's three daughters yet~ This is the eldest daughter Le'an, the second daughter Shou'an, and the third daughter Ning'an. ”

The three of them saluted Zongxin separately and bowed their heads without saying a word. Guo Wei's family education is strict, and the three girls rarely step out of the boudoir, and even Chai Rong is rare to see. The three big girls are very shy, and others don't look at it much.

Zong Xin waved his hand and said, "Lord Guo, forgive the poor monk for being blunt, but you let Chai Rong take Dong'er to hide?"

"Don't hide it from the master, it is. Guo Wei said angrily: "According to what the master said, Dong'er's catastrophe is coming, and the old man asked Rong'er to take Dong'er to Chang'an once, even if he is a subordinate in Bu Xiangyang's family, as long as he can survive the ten-year-old catastrophe." Unexpectedly, dodging turned into a catastrophe. ”

"Lord Guo doesn't have to worry, a small child will not be in danger in the hands of the enemy. Zong Xin said: "Dong Er has only one use for the enemy, and that is to threaten Lord Guo with his life. They haven't been able to protect Dong Er yet, so naturally they won't hurt him. But then...... I'm afraid the other party will have to put forward conditions. ”

Chai Rong endured great pain and said: "Father-in-law, there are two people who intercepted the second brother, and they are all wearing night clothes and wrapping their heads tightly, and they can only see their eyes. One of the young men wounded me with his pole hand. There is also a person who should be about the same age as you, and his skills are extremely high, but he didn't make a move or speak. I suspect this person is Li Shouzhen. Because I am very familiar with Li Shouzhen, I can recognize him as long as he moves or speaks, so he deliberately hired a powerful helper. ”

"Eh~~ Brother Chai, the other party is dressed in night clothes, and if he doesn't move or speak, even if you guess that he is Li Shouzhen, it's useless. Even if Emperor Yin was present and saw it with his own eyes, Li Shouzhen could not be convicted of guilt because of this. Of course, Zong Xin will shirk Li Shouzhen, and he must let the Guo family take advantage of it first before Li Shouzhen makes a mistake.

Guo Wei nodded and said, "What the master said is polite. By the way, when you fought against that young master, did you hurt him in any way? If he has injuries on his body, it is not difficult to find him. ”

Chai Rong said ashamedly: "The child is incompetent, and he failed to hurt him in the slightest by using the four-layer mental method of the 'Troubled Times', such a young master...... I've never heard of it. Even if it's Master Zongxin, I have the confidence that I can hurt him a point. ”

Zhao Kuangyin gave Zong Xin a look very confidently, as if it was a cheer of victory. However, Zhao Kuangyin himself knew very well that he was by no means Zongxin's opponent, so this was also Chai Rong's shameless association.

So Zhao Kuangyin looked down on Chai Rong, and even hated him, he clearly had no ability but was pretentious. Still want to hurt Zongxin? I can't even hurt myself.

Shen Zhu said: "Lord Guo, I will immediately find out for you who kidnapped Guo Tong." If the other party is not a master, I will directly bring Ling Lang back to the Guo Mansion. ”

"If it is really Li Shouzhen, don't do it for the time being, so as not to startle the snake. It is believed that Dong Er's life is not in danger for the time being. If the kidnappers want to kill Dong Er, they don't have to take it away forcibly, I believe that the other party's purpose is to threaten Guo. ”

Guo Wei is almost certain that Li Shouzhen did it, Guo Wei's trust in intuition far exceeds the evidence, otherwise he would not be alive today.

"Father-in-law...... Although Li Shouzhen has always been very arrogant, he has never dared to attack you, how can he be so bold this time? There must be a reason for this. After Chai Rong finished speaking, he immediately looked up at Zong Xin.

"Eh~ Brother Chai, you shouldn't be suspicious of me. Only your three fathers and sons know about this matter, and besides, the poor monk has been drinking with Master Guo and has never left half a step. Zong Xin was a little weak-hearted, worried that Chai Rong would know the truth.

"There is no doubt, I can be sure that it is you. Chai Rong reluctantly said: "Ahem...... Cough...... Master Zongxin had a close relationship with his father-in-law, and Li Shouzhen offended the master again and was forced to jump over the wall in a hurry, so he could only strike first. The real reason for Guo Tong's capture is probably ...... He wants to force his father-in-law to exchange your life for Guo Dong. ”

Zong Xin really wanted to scold Chai Rong loudly, but he was really shocked into a cold sweat. I thought it was revealing just now, but Chai Rong already knew about his affair with Li Shouzhen. As a result, Chai Rong didn't mean this at all, but was complimenting himself.

They couldn't have imagined that it was they who asked Li Shouzhen to do this. Otherwise, how could Li Shouzhen know the news that Guo Dong was leaving the Guo family? Of course, they were not stupid, and they would definitely be able to guess that someone had leaked the news, but the Guo family was so big that they had no way to find out.

Guo Wei nodded and said: "I guess it's the same, Master Zongxin's closeness to his loyal ministers will inevitably make Li Shouzhen's heart burn." But since Li Shouzhen dared to make a move, he would definitely not stop. If Li Shouzhen forced me to kill Master Zongxin...... That's bad. ”

"What do you mean, like I can't beat you. Zong Xin immediately jumped out: "Don't think that I usually respect you very much, you can just talk nonsense, what you just said seems to be that as long as you make a move, I will be a dead end." ”

"Master, don't make a fuss, okay? Guo Wei is really annoyed in his heart, his own son was taken away, and his godson was seriously injured, how can Guo Wei still be in the mood to joke with Zong Xin?

"Sir, there is a beggar outside who asks to see him, saying that it is a very important matter. ”

Guo Wei sighed: "Sure enough, it's here, please come here." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Everyone didn't understand what Guo Wei meant, 'Sure enough?' seemed to have been waiting for this beggar, and it wasn't a good thing.

"If I'm not mistaken...... This beggar has come to deliver the letter, and he has delivered the letter...... It should be a threatening letter, and Li Shouzhen's conditions for releasing Guo Tong should be written in the letter. I hope I don't let Master Zongxin's head hang in front of the Guo Mansion, otherwise I ......"

Zong Xin said embarrassedly: "Oops~ Lord Guo, the poor monk still has important things to do, and he is destined to see you again." ”

"Master Zongxin stays ......" Guo Wei said: "Master don't worry, Guo will definitely not do anything treacherous." If you are willing to release Dong Er on the condition of killing the master...... can only blame Dong'er for his miserable life. Not to mention that the master has great kindness to my Guo family, even if it is just a poor person, I Guo Wei will never hurt him in the slightest. ”

"Amitabha, Lord Guo can rest assured, the poor monk was just joking just now. If the poor monk's life can be exchanged for Guo Tong's safe and sound, the poor monk will immediately cut off his head and send it to the Li Mansion. However, Li Shouzhen would not be so stupid, what was the use of asking for the life of a poor monk? What he wanted was probably the military power of Lord Guo. If the poor monk is not wrong...... Li Shouzhen may let Lord Guo abandon his martial arts, or something else will make Lord Guo unable to fight for the time being. As long as there is no obstruction from Lord Guo, he can coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes to force Emperor Yin to remove all your military power and return it to him. When the time comes, send thousands of troops and horses to encircle and suppress Guo Fu, no matter how high your martial arts are, you will not be able to escape death. ”

"Is this really the case? Li Shouzhen still has the guts?" Guo Wei was taken aback, although he was taken aback, but after thinking about it carefully, Master Zongxin was indeed a high-ranking monk, and his guess was very logical.

Even Chai Rong was taken aback, and with his own ingenuity, he only thought that Li Shouzhen would use his father-in-law's kindness to make him give up part of his military power.

But if you think about it carefully, Master Zongxin's method is the best, so that Li Shouzhen can get all the military power of her father-in-law. If he hadn't been a high-ranking monk, he would have doubted that he had come up with this plan.

"Well, the visitor is already outside the door. ”

"Please come in. Guo Wei immediately turned around and greeted him, and there was indeed a beggar in front of him, holding a sturdy bamboo stick in his hand, dirty and smelly, and even Chai Rong lying on the bed could smell it when he arrived at the door.

A few girls immediately hid to the side, and the smell was really unbearable.

"Master Guo, after waking up just now, I found that there was an extra burden around me, and there was a piece of paper wrapped in ten taels of silver in the baggage, and there was a letter. The silver-clad piece of paper read, 'Give the letter to the general Guo Wei, and the money will be yours'. ”

Guo Wei opened the letter and read it carefully, and after reading it, Guo Wei gritted his teeth.

"Guo Quan, the account room will give twenty taels of silver to this chivalrous brother, thank you for sending the letter, Guo still has important matters to discuss......"

"I took my leave. The beggar turned around and left, and Guo Wei immediately closed the door and put the letter on the table.

Master Zongxin guessed correctly, Li Shouzhen was really ready to force the palace. The conditions written on the letter are...... As long as I don't step out of the gate of Guo's mansion for a month, Guo Tong will be able to return home safely. If I step out of the gate of Guo's mansion with my front foot, someone will send Guo Dong's head with my back foot. ”

Zong Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Shouzhen was really acting according to his plan.

"Fortunately, it is not the life of the poor monk, although it is estimated that it is similar to that of the poor monk. Master Guo, what are you going to do?"

Guo Wei shook his head and said: "Li Shouzhen is really vicious, this is more uncomfortable than letting me abolish my martial arts." I have nowhere to vent my anger, and I really want to rush out and break Li Shouzhen's body into pieces, but I can't leave Guo's mansion. It's just that staying at home is not a bad thing, and Master Zongxin will leave the rest to you. ”

"Amitabha, the poor monk wants to ask Lord Guo something, what crime did a person commit just standing there?"

Guo Wei didn't know why Zong Xin suddenly asked such a question, but others who were Buddhist monks would definitely not talk nonsense.

Guo Wei said: "He is an ordinary person but standing in the palace, so he has committed a crime." ”

"Not true. Immediately shook his head in the negative.

"Then he stood in the middle of the official road and blocked the passing traffic, so he committed a crime. ”

Zong Xin shook his head again: "It's still not right." ”

"Master Zongxin, I'm in a mess right now, what do you want to say?"

"The poor monk just wants to tell Master Guo a truth. The doctor stood there watching the sick die, the catcher stood there watching the thieves escape, the son stood there watching the old father being beaten, and the so-called good people watched coldly when the wicked were in power, even if they did nothing, they were worse than the wicked and worse than the bad guys. ”

Zong Xin clasped his hands together and said: "The so-called wicked people are those who do things that are not done properly, killing people and setting fire to their homes. The so-called more evil, I really didn't do what I should do, the matter of loyal ministers is just to protect the family and defend the country, if you know that someone is harming the country and the people, Lord Li does not come out, no matter what the world is suffering, you are more hateful than Li Shouzhen. ”

"Master Zongxin, you ......" Chai Rongzhen didn't expect Zongxin, a high-ranking monk, to say such a thing, didn't he force his second brother to die? Although this is very reasonable, it is impossible to refute.

"Amitabha. Guo Wei put his hands together and was very ashamed of Zong Xin's salute: "Thank you master for waking up Guo, I almost went astray just now." Many years ago, Guo and the first emperor Liu Zhiyuan killed all the way to Bianjing City, and the king of Jin held Guo's wife hostage and asked Guo to kill the first emperor and abandon the army and surrender. At that time, Guo didn't say a word, pulled a bow and shot his beloved wife, although he was loyal and righteous, he felt deeply guilty about his beloved wife. I thought that as long as I didn't do bad things, I could do both things by staying at home and not going out, but there is no such simple thing in the world......"

Zong Xin also breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Guo Wei figured out this truth, it would be easy to do. Although he has no enmity with the Guo family, Zong Xin needs to borrow Guo Wei's hand to kill Li Shouzhen...... Only sorry for them. Who made Guo Wei's martial arts so good, his personality was so straight, and he wasn't very smart.