Guo Xin's words seemed to indicate something, but Fu Zhaoxu could not respond easily. His father Fu Yanqing and Li Shouzhen were old acquaintances in the previous dynasty, so even though he knew Li Chongxun better than Guo Xin, Li Chongxun's visit a few days ago and asking his eldest sister to go with him to Hezhong Mansion made him even more angry. As a descendant of the Fu family, I have to consider my words and deeds at all times. Although the Guo Xin in front of him seems to be close, who knows whether he has the intention of his father Guo Wei to test or provoke the relationship between the Fu family and the Li family?
Since it was a question with no correct answer, Fu Zhaoxu thought for a moment and then calmly started the conversation: "Speaking of which, don't you know that my brother holds any high-level position in the Forbidden Army?"
Guo Xin did not dwell too much on the issue of Li Chongxun. He followed Fu Zhaoxu's words and said: "It's not a high-level position. I am serving as the commander of the national army."
Fu Zhaoxu nodded slightly, not being fooled by Guo Xin's humble tone. Knowing both the Forbidden Army and the Suppressing Army very well, he naturally knew the weight of this sentence. A commander may not be considered a high-level position, but at Guo Xin's age, he can be a commander in the main force of the Forbidden Army. The background of the son of a privy envoy alone is not enough, not to mention that Guo Xin is not the eldest son, so he obviously has real military achievements.
Soon the two found a new topic - war. Guo Xin started from the first battle in Daizhou and then talked about the tragic battle in Weizhou at the end of last year. After a while, the two people's words became very warm and cordial, and the estrangement between them when they met for the first time disappeared unconsciously.
Until another continuous burst of thunder brought the two of them back to the dull reality from the not-so-distant memory of the war. The thunder passed by, and the big raindrops began to fall, crackling against the roof tiles and brick surfaces.
"When I first met Fu Lang at Fengqiu Gate, I felt cordial." Guo Xin stood up, "It's just that it's not early. I have to go back to my house before the rain starts. I hope to drive with Fu Lang again in the future." Chi."
Fu Zhaoxu persuaded him, "It's getting dark and the rain is heavy. Brother Yi, I might as well stay here for one night."
The rain has already dropped a curtain on the eaves of the hall. The rain is obviously very heavy, and it doesn't look like it will stop for a while. So Guo Xin said politely and stopped refusing: "In that case, I'm not bothering Fu Lang anymore."
"Brother Yi and I don't need to see each other." After saying this, Fu Zhaoxu called for his servant to open an umbrella and lead Guo Xin to the guest room.
The guest room was not far away, but the hem of Guo Xin's robe was still soaked under his knees. The servant cleaned up the guest room, but seeing that Guo Xin had no other instructions, he quickly left and left, leaving Guo Xin alone.
Guo Xin entered the house and closed his umbrella, silently observing the things in front of him: the whole yard was empty, and suddenly a strong wind blew by, and the door of the east wing was suddenly blown open by the wind, banging against the door frame. The window of the wing where Guo Xin was sitting was not closed tightly, and a few wisps of rain occasionally drifted on his face in the wind. This scene was completely different from the luxurious atmosphere he felt all the way into Fu's house.
However, he did not blame Fu Zhaoxu for not treating guests well. After all, the Fu family had been out of town for a long time, and the house in Tokyo had been neglected. It was normal for servants to be lazy. I am afraid that Fu Zhaoxu could not keep everything outside what he saw sparkling. That is, Like the Duke's Mansion of Qi State, the larger something is, the more difficult it is to maintain it. Fu Yanqing seems to be a prominent figure in the world, but in fact, it has begun to fall into disrepair in a corner where the owner cannot see it. Just maintaining his status requires a lot of energy. Isn't this the reason for working hard and risking the suspicion of the court to collude with Li Shouzhen, who is already at odds with Tokyo?
Guo Xin closed the window, hung up his wet robe, and then lay on the bed and thought silently. In his opinion, the vassal system since the Tang Dynasty is destined to disappear with the continuous growth of central power. This is not only his inference, but also the answer of history itself. But then he smiled bitterly. If everything went according to the answers in history, wouldn't he also be waiting for death? No matter what, the feudal town still has considerable strength at the moment, and his intention to make good friends with the Fu family this time is precisely to avoid the fate of his own family being massacred. Since it is impossible to fundamentally cut off Liu Chengyou's idea of eradicating powerful ministers, the only way is to rise up and resist, so that Liu Chengyou will not dare to act rashly due to his own strength, and even give himself the ability to act in advance...
Just as Guo Xin was gradually falling asleep, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Guo Xin stood up: "Who?"
There was a female voice outside the door: "I am here to serve General Guo on your orders."
Fu Zhaoxu thought he was this kind of person? Guo Xin thought about it carefully and felt that using his wife to entertain guests was not something special at this time, not to mention that he seemed to have had a lustful reputation because of Yu Niang. But he really didn't have much thoughts at the moment.
So Guo Xin, who had just stood up, lay down again: "I have gone to bed, let's go back."
Hearing the sound of a series of footsteps gradually getting fainter, and soon it was quiet again outside the door, Guo Xin realized that the rainstorm had stopped at some point. By this time, his original drowsiness had been dissipated by the little girl, so he simply put on the robe that was not yet dry and walked out of the house.
The air after the rain was moist and slightly chilly. The dark clouds dispersed and the moon rose. The water in the courtyard was illuminated by the moonlight. Guo Xin couldn't help but slow down to avoid breaking the peace.
Just as Guo Xin was walking around in the courtyard, a figure flashed in from outside the courtyard door. After entering the courtyard door, he suddenly stopped walking.
"Ah!" A sweet cry came out, as if Guo Xin's presence was not expected.
Guo Xin used the moonlight to carefully look at the young girl in front of him. His brows revealed his youthful age. Her facial features were not exquisite, but she was still pretty if you looked closely. When he looked down, he saw that the young girl was wearing a light green skirt. The little girl doesn't show off her figure at all. What made Guo Xin notice was that the girl's skirt was very clean. She was obviously very careful when walking in the stagnant water just now. He thought to himself: The Fu family deserves to be a big family, even the ones used to serve guests are not ordinary things.
However, when the young lady saw that Guo Xin was silent and just stared at her up and down, she couldn't help but said: "Didn't General Guo just say that he was asleep?"
Guo Xin knew that the girl who had just knocked on the door was in front of him. He shook his head and asked, "Since I told you to go to bed, why are you here again?"
"Of course we want to see if General Guo is really asleep..." Xiao Niang said something that she didn't believe, and turned her head slightly and said, "Is General Guo admiring the moon?"
Guo Xin waved his hand: "I appreciate Mr. Fu's kindness. You can go back." After that, he turned around and went back to the house.
"If General Guo wants to admire the moon, there is one place in his house that he should not miss!"
Guo Xin stopped, turned his back and asked coldly: "Who wants to see me?"
"If General Guo comes, he will know about it soon."
"Then what if I don't go?"
"Then it can only be said that General Guo has missed Meiyue."
Guo Xin turned around and smiled: "Lead the way."
