Guo Mansion is one of the famous mansions in the capital, and it can also be called the home of famous generals, and there are people in three generations of the Guo family who have been generals.

The generals of the Xie family have served in various important military institutions of the imperial court, which are divided into the Governor's Office of the Five Armies in charge of the Central Army, the Command Envoy of the Beijing Guard in charge of the escort troops of the capital, the Commander of the Command of the army of a province, and the provincial government guards, prefecture thousand households, and county hundred households. The ancestors of the Guo family served as important military commanders in the two most important military departments of the central and local governments, the Military Governor's Office and the Metropolitan Command and Embassy.

Now, presiding over Guo's mansion is Guo Songtao, who is currently the commander of the Jingwei Command Envoy, and is a Zheng Sanpin, and he is the largest military commander in control of the Beijing's guard forces.

Guo Songtao's uncle, Guo Fengyu, was the governor of the Left Army's Governor's Mansion and was a second-rank military attaché, a high-ranking general of the army guarding the capital; Guo Songtao's uncle Guo Junjie was a commander of the Metropolitan Command Envoy and a second-rank military attaché and deputy commander of a provincial-level military organization.

Compared with the official positions of his uncle and uncle, Guo Songtao's official position is relatively low in grade, only the third grade, but the commander of the Beijing Guard Command Department is a very important position in the army, Guo Songtao is the commander, in charge of the guard troops in the capital, responsible for guarding the capital, guarding the perimeter of the palace, this is a very important position, in charge of the key army, its power is very great.

Because Guo Songtao has a prominent position in the army, many high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China often want to woo him, and he still has a certain amount of influence in the DPRK and in military circles. In the political arena, he is still quite respected.

As for Xie Fu, there are many famous generals, but in the generation of Xie Renyu and Xie Renlu, there were also people who held important positions in the army at the beginning, and later, they basically transferred to the civilian department.

Before Xie Renyu was persecuted, he served as the Imperial History of the Zuo Du of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was a fourth-rank official; Xie Renlu originally served in the military department, and later served as the Langzhong of the household department. After Xie Renyu's unjust case was rehabilitated. Xie Renlu was promoted to the right attendant of the household department, which may be a kind of compensation for Xie Renyu's unjustified injustice.

Xie Fu and Guo Fu have always had a deep friendship, and the two families have close contacts, and Xie Renlu had a good relationship with Guo Songtao, who served in the army, when he was serving in the military department. Guo Songtao has always regarded Xie Renlu as a confidant. Respect him as you would his brother.

This close relationship between the Xie Mansion and the Guo Mansion. Xie Renlu wanted to consolidate it for a long time, so he led Xie Jingxi to visit Guo's mansion.

Shortly after Xie Renyu's unjust case was rehabilitated. Xie Jingxi said goodbye to his master, Master Shankong and his uncle Silent Monk, ending his nearly ten years of temple career, Xie Jingxi returned to the capital, appointed as the official of the Imperial Court, and one day three months later, Xie Renlu took Xie Jingxi to Guo's mansion.

Xie Renlu's purpose is very clear, he wants to introduce Xie Jingxi to Guo Songtao, and ask Guo Songtao to have the opportunity to introduce Xie Jingxi to some generals in the military circles, in the future, Xie Jingxi can also have more people to take care of him in the officialdom, and Xie Renlu is paving a broader road to officialdom for Xie Jingxi.

Xie Renlu and Xie Jingxi arrived at Guo's mansion, and the guards at the door led them into the gate, and they walked through another door and entered a large courtyard, only to see that Guo Songtao had already come out of the living room to greet them.

"Lord Xie, welcome! Please, please come to the living room for tea, long time no see, it's great that you can come to Guo's mansion, haha!" Guo Songtao said.

"General Guo, I took the liberty to visit today, if you are disturbed, please bear with me. Xie Renlu said.

"Lord Xie, you don't have to be polite, the last general has been waiting for Lord Xie for a long time, and the last general is very happy about your visit!"

At this time, Xie Jingxi heard a familiar voice, he looked up and took a closer look, and the person in front of him turned out to be General Guo who was taking his daughter on a tour on the Hanging Temple.

Xie Jingxi was very happy to see General Guo, and greeted him and said excitedly: "Uncle Guo, it turned out to be you! Great, the little nephew didn't expect that my uncle led me to visit Guo's mansion, and it was you who I wanted to meet, which is really good!"

"Little nephew Jingxi, I haven't seen you for more than two years, how are you? Today you and your uncle came to Nengguo Mansion, I am very happy, last time in the Hanging Temple, we talked very closely, I won't tell you, after coming down from the Hanging Temple, I often think of you, think of your wonderful explanation, haha!" Guo Songtao said.

Xie Renlu listened, turned his head to Xie Jingxi and said: "Jingxi, it seems that you are good in the Hanging Temple, you can make General Guo call you a nephew so affectionately, and you can leave such a deep impression on General Guo, which shows that you are still a little promising, but don't be proud of you because you are praised, in the future, you should think more about General Guo to learn!"

"Nephew Jin listens to his uncle's teachings! He must learn from General Guo with an open mind!" Xie Jingxi said.

"Little nephew Jingxi, don't call me 'general' anymore, that's awkward, let's call me 'Uncle Guo', it seems more cordial, in the future, we will be officials in the same dynasty, so naturally we should communicate more, ask each other for advice, and do more things for the court." Guo Songtao knew what Xie Jingxi meant, so Guo Songtao emphasized the need for more exchanges, in fact, he said that in the political arena, Guo Songtao would take care of Xie Jingxi.

Guo Songtao invited Xie Renlu and Xie Jingxi to the living room, and after tasting a few cups of tea, Guo Songtao said to Xie Renlu: "Lord Xie, you have been promoted to the right attendant of the household department, are you busier later?

"It is true that the household department is much busier than the military department, and the household department is in charge of land endowments, customs duties, fine money, salaries, and so on, and the affairs are very complicated, but they are related to the financial and taxation of the imperial court and the livelihood of the officials.

"You're right, veterans are cool together, they talk simply, they act decisively, even if they are sometimes in a hurry, scolding each other for a word or two is still a very pleasant thing!" Guo Songtao said.

"General Guo, you are in command of the capital guard troops, that is an extremely important mission, and the burden on your shoulders is very heavy, right?" Xie Renlu asked.

"You are also aware that the power struggle between the DPRK and China is complex. Naturally, it will also involve the commander of the Jingwei Command, and the last general will often encounter very annoying things, sometimes, the last general will be sandwiched between the three parties, two are opposing factions between the DPRK and China, and one party, that is, the emperor, originally thought that as long as he was ordered, he would do it, but. Encounter something concrete. It's not that simple, it's a headache! Guo Songtao said.

Xie Jingxi listened, and he pondered: "It turns out." The power struggle between the DPRK and China is so complicated. The company is responsible for commanding the capital guards. also had to be involved in a power struggle, and it seems that the corruption of the imperial court is really very strict. ”

Xie Renlu said: "The struggle between the DPRK and China has always been very complicated. Now, the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and he hopes to rectify the chaos in the court with a heavy fist; otherwise, if corruption continues to deteriorate, it will be very difficult for the world to maintain long-term peace and stability, and it will be difficult to maintain a stable situation. ”

"The last general has always disliked the political affairs of the DPRK and China, those powerful people, civil ministers, and harem eunuchs, fighting openly and secretly, deceitful and deceitful, making a miasma, too lazy to care about their affairs, let's drink tea and talk more happily. ”

"Come, little nephew Jingxi, let's have a cup of tea!" As he spoke, he raised the teacup and paused at Xie Jingxi, and then drank the tea very politely, he approached Xie Jingxi and whispered: "This cup is for my daughter who likes to 'ask this and ask that', I will let her come to see you in a while, she will be very happy to know that you are coming to Guo Mansion." ”

Xie Jingxi listened, his heart was pounding, he was very excited, General Guo personally cared about his meeting with Miss Guo, which he did not expect, and made him very grateful in his heart. In fact, since he entered Guo's mansion and met General Guo, Xie Jingxi has been thinking about Guo Huizhi and wants to see her in Guo's mansion, but his uncle and General Guo are talking very happily, and he is embarrassed to ask about Guo Huizhi.

"Thank you, Uncle Guo, little nephew also toasts you!" Xie Jingxi toasted Guo Songtao with a cup of tea, and then, toasted Xie Renlu with a cup, Xie Jingxi was in a better mood than ever at this time, he thought: "I didn't expect that General Guo and his uncle have such a close relationship, but now, I know, this is great, with the relationship between my uncle and General Guo, I can see Guo Huizhi often." ”

"Lord Xie, you may not know that two years ago, the last general took his daughter to the Hanging Temple for a tour, it was your virtuous nephew who was ordered by his master to accompany us on the tour and explain the story of the Hanging Temple for us, at that time he was a handsome monk of the Hanging Temple, knowledgeable, eloquent, and happened to meet my naughty daughter who likes to ask questions, at that time, Jing Xi's little nephew's explanation talent was fully displayed, and his expression was very good, even my daughter who thought she was knowledgeable admired and appreciated him, and after she returned to Guo's mansion, she also mentioned Jing Xi's little nephew many times。 Guo Songtao said to Xie Renlu.

Xie Renlu thought: "General Guo told me that his daughter admired and admired Jingxi very much, and he also specifically mentioned that his daughter mentioned Jingxi many times after returning home, which obviously showed me that he intended to let his daughter get closer to Jingxi." ”

Xie Renlu said: "Jing Xi has learned some knowledge under the teaching of his master in the Hanging Temple, but he can't talk about being knowledgeable, General Guo, you love Jing Xi to praise him, I have won the award, I heard that Guo Huizhi, the daughter of Guo Mansion, is a real erudite and talented woman, and she is very knowledgeable, if Jing Xi can communicate with her more and find more opportunities to learn from her, she will definitely progress faster!"

Guo Songtao listened, naturally knew very well in his heart, Xie Renlu also agreed that Xie Jingxi and Guo Huizhi could come together, Guo Songtao laughed, raised the teacup and said: "Come, drink tea, let their young people communicate more, we are the happiest if they have progress!"

Xie Jingxi listened to the conversation between his uncle and General Guo, and already understood a little in his heart, he knew that the two seniors wanted to match his intimate relationship with Guo Huizhi, and he felt sweet in his heart, Xie Jingxi said: "Uncle Guo, the little nephew knows that the praise you said to the little nephew is an encouragement to the little nephew, and the little nephew will definitely listen to my uncle's words in the future, ask you more for advice, and find opportunities to learn more from Miss Guo." ”

"It's good that you can understand this truth, General Guo is in charge of the command of the Jingwei Commanding Envoys, and he is highly respected, and is quite respected by the ministers of the court and the generals of the army, so you naturally have to ask him for more advice; Miss Guo Huizhi is smart and clever, knowledgeable, General Guo said that she admires your talent very much, in fact, it is a spur to you, you must not be self-righteous, you must not be proud, you must learn from Miss Guo with an open mind, and only by studying diligently can you make progress. Xie Renyu said.

"Haha, Lord Xie, you don't have to ask too much of Jingxi's little nephew, he is very sensible, and there will be a builder at the end: You accompany me to the study to play a few games of chess, our two veterans haven't fought on the chessboard for a long time, how about a few games? ”

"General Guo's construction is exactly what I want, haha, as soon as you mention playing chess, my heart is itchy, I really want to fight with you on the chessboard, we two veterans play ours, guarding both sides of the Chu River and the Han border, and have a good fight! Jingxi, under the leadership of Miss Guo, must have the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of Guo's mansion, it must be very pleasant!" Xie Renyu said.

Xie Jingxi was very happy when he heard this, he secretly admired the open-mindedness and sensitivity of the two seniors, and thanked the two seniors for caring about him and Guo Huizhi, and soon, Xie Jingxi could see Guo Huizhi again. (To be continued......)

PS: When Xie Jingxi was still a layman in the Hanging Temple, after Guo Huizhi, the lady of the gate, met him, he was in his heart, and now, Xie Jingxi has arrived at Guo's mansion and will meet Guo Huizhi again, can the flower of love between the two of them bear fruitful fruits? Please continue to pay attention to "Jianghu Fangyuan"! http:///book/3051739.aspx

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