"The master has given me two errands. I will take the Liu family all the way back to Tokyo. Everything is in accordance with the master's instructions. In order to prevent others from seeing that we are forbidden troops, we took off our clothes, horses, etc. on the way. Then leave someone outside the city to take care of him.
When we arrived at Lu Guogong's (Hou Yi's) house, we didn't go through the main entrance. The people inside didn't believe us and Liu's background at first. Later, family members of the Hou family came out to identify them, and then they took Liu and the child in.
However, I was a little humble and thought there was something strange. After entering the mansion, the servants of the Hou family were very respectful to Mrs. Liu, but they didn't pay much attention to the child... If Mrs. Liu was just a wet nurse, it stands to reason that there would be no such thing in the mansion. Such courtesy. "
Guo Xin said "hmm", tapped his legs rhythmically with his fingertips, and speculated: "I have long seen that she is no ordinary wet nurse. Now the king will say that the woman should be Hou Yi's daughter-in-law. It's just that he was on guard against us and didn't tell us the truth. By the way, Hou Yi didn't see you later?"
Wang Shiliang nodded: "Yes, I just met him once in the back room after Lu Guogong returned to the house. Hearing that I was sent by my lord, Duke Lu was very moved, and immediately ordered me to tell him that I would wait for my lord to return to the capital. Afterwards, the Duke of Lu personally held a banquet in his mansion to thank me."
Guo Xin nodded, but the first thing that came to his mind was that he had molested the Hou family's daughter-in-law that day, would he be discovered? But he immediately dismissed this idea from his mind. In ancient times, women valued honor and integrity so much. To take the initiative to speak out about it would be to get yourself burned, so why bother?
At this time Wang Shiliang said again: "My lord asked me to hide my identity and enter the city, but Duke Lu will not tell others?"
Guo Xin said flatly: "No. Hou Yi's family was killed by the rebellious ministers, and only one son and one grandson were left. They were already very humiliated. He wished that others would not speculate or pay attention, and there was no reason to mention it to others... He Didn’t I tell you that the banquet would be held at my own house, not somewhere else?”
"My lord is still thoughtful." Wang Shiliang said in admiration.
Guo Xin looked at him sideways, unable to tell for a moment whether Wang Shiliang had really thought through the key points. However, when I heard that Hou Yi accepted the love, I was still in a better mood.
You must know that he is now the commander of the capital, but due to his own qualifications and background, he feels that he has risen to the top under the Liu family. No matter how many military exploits he has, as long as Guo Wei is still the Privy Council, as long as his eldest brother Guo Rong and Biao Brother Li Chongjin is still in the Forbidden Army, and I am afraid there is no hope for him to go further. Otherwise, the father is the privy envoy, and the son is the commander of Xiangdu, and the word "powerful minister" is simply written on his face.
Although the status of the capital commander is high but not so eye-catching, once the battle is over and the squadron returns to Tokyo, with military power and prestige in hand, Guo Xin will be more confident in preparing to take over his family's affairs. Life was saved from Liu Chengyou.
Therefore, it is very important to take Hou Yi's route. It will be much more convenient to do anything in Tokyo in the future... Gai Yin's position as the governor of Kaifeng is very important. From prison to access control, he has everything in Tokyo. Such an important position, according to the unspoken rules of the officialdom, should have been held by the imperial prince. However, the current emperor Liu Chengyou was still an eighteen-year-old kid, so the prince was still missing.
In addition, Hou Yi knew the court's favor very well, and after some operation, he was able to rise from Fengxiang's unruly minister to the Duke of Lu, who was favored by the emperor. In contrast, Wang Jingchong went from a general of the imperial army trusted by the late emperor to a man who everyone called The rebels and traitors were beaten. No wonder Wang Jingchong wanted to kill Hou Yi's whole family. There is no comparison between people.
At this time Guo Xin came back to his senses and saw that Wang Shiliang was still silent and waiting for him to think, so he continued to ask: "The king has done a good job with this errand. As for the second errand, the king will hand over that thing." Is it in Yu Niang’s hands?”
"That thing" refers to the jade seal. It was okay to attack the city in Chang'an before. He didn't have to attack the city personally and was not afraid of losing the thing. But when they arrived at Fengxiang, Guo Xin had a premonition that there would be a field battle, and the battlefield was changing rapidly. Who knew what would happen. If something went wrong and lost such a big treasure, it would be like letting a cooked duck go.
So Guo Xin had an idea and took advantage of Wang Shiliang's opportunity to escort the Liu family and returned to Tokyo with the jade seal.
It stands to reason that this matter should have been left to Guo Pu, who was more trustworthy. However, Guo Pu was not as careful as Wang Shiliang in doing things. Secondly, he had already been his personal follower. People in Tokyo could see something fishy when they saw his appearance. What's more, Wang Shiliang was present at Lingquan Temple that day, so leaving it to him to handle another matter was also a way of showing trust.
As for the city of Tokyo, although there are several friends such as Shi Dejun and Zheng Zhun, the jade seal is not a trivial thing. No matter how good a friend is, I am afraid that I can’t entrust it to it. After thinking about it, only Yu Niang, who relies entirely on me, can trust her. Moreover, Yu Niang Her temperament is relatively quiet, and no one pays attention to her at home. Guo Xin feels that it is safer to put her in her place.
"Back to my lord, I am staying at an inn near Guo Mansion. I go to the street corner every day to drink tea and wait for my wife to come out. However, my wife rarely goes out, and she only buys cloth at the market. There are so many people that I can't go up there. Later, my wife went to the drug store several times to grab medicine, so she went to Tianqiao to buy some plasters, put them in a box with jade seals, and pretended to be a plaster seller waiting in front of the drug store." Wang Shiliang replied.
The war started in April, and more than half a year had passed in the blink of an eye, and we still didn't know when the war would end. Wang Shiliang mentioned Yu Niang at this time, which suddenly brought back many memories of Guo Xin. Hearing Yu Niang go to grab medicine, he immediately raised his head, interrupted him and asked: "What disease did Yu Niang contract?"
"I don't know this, but I followed my wife one time to ask, and I found out that what I took was white peony and Chuanxiong, which are both medicines for women's physical weakness... Because my wife had seen me before, I took out my lord's hand again." My wife believed my fish bag and bought it along with the plaster box."
Guo Xin nodded repeatedly as he listened, feeling very satisfied with Wang Shiliang's work. This guy was smart and considerate, and was very suitable for spy work.
So Guo Xin stood up immediately and patted Wang Shiliang on the shoulder: "General Wangdu, you have done a good job. There is still one missing soldier commander. Go back and find Xiang Yuhou to register."
"It is a humble duty to share the Lord's worries. What's more, a humble man has not gone to the battlefield and dare not accept a salary without merit."
Guo Xin stopped him and said: "No need to say that. The king has traveled thousands of miles to go here in four months. When he arrived in Tokyo, he couldn't even go back home. Others don't know the hardships. How can I not count it in my heart? Don't refuse. .”
Wang Shiliang immediately knelt down and saluted, and his excitement was palpable: "My lord, the kindness of promotion is so humiliating that it is hard to repay it."
