On the occasion of the New Year, it was also the third year that the Liu family took control of Tokyo, and the reign was already the third year of Qianyou.
People in Tokyo have left behind the hustle and bustle of the past few years and welcomed the new year with different expectations. The atmosphere in the city was peaceful, with cars, horses and people rushing about, low voices and singing could be heard from the railings in the market, vendors and footmen were selling their goods along the streets, and occasionally nobles' ceremonial guards passed by, calling on the people along the way to avoid it.
The scene of peace is like a sun disc that has just revealed its halo from the dark clouds, infecting people with a disguised relaxed attitude.
As for many high-rise houses in the inner city of Tokyo, the carnivores of the government and the public are happily feasting with each other during this difficult and respite time, taking advantage of the New Year and the peace of the three rebellions.
As the son of the Privy Councilor and a prominent Forbidden Army general in the campaign against rebellion, Guo Xin was naturally invited to various circles.
Guo Xin did not object to such social interactions, especially when he first returned to Tokyo, he specifically asked Song Xie to take him to socialize. It's just that if you have too many banquets like this, you will soon get bored. The banquets between the nobles were originally a social activity to maintain the circle. After Guo Xin got familiar with the officials in Tokyo, he lost interest in the cross-fertilization.
It's just that many troublesome things cannot be avoided by one's own will. Guo Pu still often brings banquet posts from various sources to Guo Xin from the concierge in his house. Friends such as Shi Dejun, Zheng Zhen, and Song Xie also often call him. He attended various banquets in Tokyo.
The only thing worthy of Guo Xin's attention was the banquet hosted by Shi Hongzhao at his residence for the powerful officials of the dynasty. Because he wanted to take the opportunity to seek unification with Su Fengji and others on the military affairs in Hebei, in addition to Guo Tong, the young minister of Taipu Temple, Guo Xin should also be invited.
As Zhongyuan approached, Shi Hongzhao's banquet message was indeed sent to the Guo family's residence, and Guo Tong and Guo Xin were invited to the residence for a banquet.
Guo Tong was weak before and rarely rode horses when he was in Taiyuan Prefecture. Later, he seemed to have gradually resisted riding horses and usually traveled by horse-drawn carriage in Tokyo. Guo Xin went to the banquet with him in the car.
Guo Pu was driving the carriage outside. There was not much space in the carriage. The two brothers shared the same carriage, which made it seem a bit crowded. However, the two brothers had been on good terms recently, so they seemed much closer to each other.
The wooden wheels churned forward. Guo Tong raised the curtains without saying a word and looked out at the street scene. Guo Xin looked at his actions and felt that Guo Tong was indeed a very inactive person who didn't like to talk.
But just as Guo Xin was thinking this, Guo Tong suddenly spoke: "A few days ago, my father's people in the palace sent news that the military envoy who was close to the official and whom Yi Ge'er knew was now He was very active in the inner court and seemed to have said some bad things about our family in front of officials."
Guo Xin was stunned for a moment, and then thought that the Wu Deshi mentioned by Guo Tong was Li Ye.
Everyone in the family knew that Guo Xin and Li Ye had a feud when they were in Taiyuan Mansion. After all, Yu Niang entered the Guo family at that time. It's just that no one took this matter to heart at that time. Firstly, because the Liu family quickly raised troops and took power, followed by a series of wars, they were too busy. Secondly, according to the customs at this time, the two It is completely common for officials to get jealous and snatch away singers.
However, as Guo Xin's reputation has risen in the past two years, Li Ye has become a celebrity among the officials as his uncle, causing bored people to treat the conflict between the two as gossip and re-circulate it through banquets.
The only advantage is that Guo Xin doesn't need to take the initiative to inquire. Many people who want to make friends will reveal Li Ye's movements and even some private hobbies to him as a sign of goodwill, so he has a better understanding of Li Ye's current situation.
Guo Xin learned from people's mouths that Li Ye is still the military envoy, in charge of the daily affairs of the palace. This kind of official position has always been held only by the emperor's close ministers. It is a typical low-ranking and powerful position. However, Liu Chengyou is too young now and has no power. It is under the control of ministers, so positions such as military envoys that should be able to check and balance foreign dynasties are temporarily unable to function.
Guo Xin thought for a moment, then frowned and said to Guo Tong: "Li Ye has a very bad relationship with his brother, but he is an official uncle. There is really nothing he can do about what he wants to say."
Guo Tong asked curiously: "I think the dispute between Brother Yi and Wu Deshi is just a dispute of temper, and there is no old grudge. Now that everyone is an official in the same court, Brother Yi has thought about finding an opportunity to resolve the grievances with him? Hold a hug. Now I am working as a servant in the enshrinement class, and I can talk to the Wu De envoy."
Guo Xin shook his head: "It's not as easy as my brother said. Li Ye is narrow-minded. Not only in Taiyuan Prefecture, but also later in Tokyo, he met his brother several times. Especially when the King of Zhou was still alive, his brother went hunting with him. I was praised by the King of Zhou and stole the limelight. The current officials and Li Ye were very angry on the spot, and their eyes looked as if they wanted to eat my brother."
Guo Tong suddenly realized: "King Zhou? Is it the time Brother Yi shot the tiger?"
Guo Xin nodded, and Guo Tong sighed quietly, thinking of the past with Liu Chengxun or something else, and stopped talking.
Guo Xin was still thinking to himself, but from time to time he remembered another thing he heard about Li Ye at a certain Song Xie family dinner.
The Xuanhui envoy Wu Qianyu whom Guo Xin had met at Hezhong City returned to Beijing and was promoted to the Zhengzhou Defense Envoy after he put down the rebellion. The position of the Xuanhui envoy was vacant. Li Ye once wanted to fill the vacancy, but was blocked by Yang Bin and Shi Hongzhao. Therefore, There are two Hakka envoys who are qualified to replace the Xuanhui envoys. They are Yan Jinqing, the Hakka envoy of the Inner Dynasty, who is closer to the official family, and Wang Jun, who has a good relationship with Guo Xin. In the end, Wang Jun was appointed because of his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion in the three towns. Fill in responsibility.
Compared with the major events of the Khitan invasion and the Southern Tang invasion, this incident was not eye-catching at all. However, Guo Xin still vaguely noticed that the officials and close officials in the inner dynasty should be quite dissatisfied with the ruling prime ministers of the outer dynasty, especially those from the faction of Yang Bin and Shi Hongzhao.
However, in Guo Xin's view, the contradiction between the official family and the foreign court is not obvious at least yet. The more intense contradiction between the court and the central government still occurs between the two groups of civil and military prime ministers Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao and Su Fengji and Su Yugui. But only Guo Xin himself knew that the people who ultimately threatened his family were Liu Chengxun and Li Ye, who are often ignored today.
Soon the carriage slowed down outside the Shi family's residence, and the sounds outside the carriage became noisy. The front yard was specially used to park carriages and horses, and to receive the servants of various families. After leaving Guo Pu to watch the carriage, Guo Xin and Guo Xin followed the servants waiting in the house for the banquet.
Because it was not yet time for the banquet, many people had not sat down and were standing in front of the banquet hall chatting.
Probably because today's banquet was of a higher level, the guests who came to attend were all older, but there were still some people who were acquainted with Guo Xin, such as Hou Yi, Duke of Lu, and Song Xie, his consort.
Guo Tong soon saw his father-in-law, Third Secretary Wang Zhang, who was talking with several senior officials, and went to see him. At this time, the sharp-eyed prince-in-law Song Xie also saw Guo Xin. He bowed casually and said to Guo Xin: "I have been appointed as the military envoy of Yicheng Army. I will leave Beijing for the town in March after congratulating the officials on the Holy Day to meet Guo Erlang. Time is running out for traveling together in Tokyo!”
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Guo Xin said congratulations, but he cursed in his heart: A person's good background is more important than anything else. At about the same age, he worked hard on the battlefield, and relied on his family background to climb to the capital commander. He is already a military governor in his twenties!
