General Guo took a look from a distance and saw that the jade looked very familiar.
His heart skipped a beat, and he didn't even bother to teach Guo Gaoyi a lesson. He stepped forward to take the green jade, and his eyes suddenly lit up!
"Where is the distinguished guest?"
When the porter heard this, he was secretly glad that he had not delayed the matter, and quickly replied: "Just outside the gate, wearing a curtain and hat, his face can't be seen clearly!"
When General Guo heard this, he became more and more certain of the identity of the visitor. He turned around and glared at Guo Gaoyi: "I'll deal with you later!"
After finishing speaking, General Guo strode out.
When Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo saw this, they breathed a long sigh of relief and hurriedly helped Guo Gaoyi up. They helped him to apply the medicine one by one.
General Xiao only waited for a while, and the door creaked open again.
"Come in."
The low voice was very familiar, which made General Xiao feel happy.
Sure enough, General Guo was waiting behind the door with his hands behind his back.
"Don't talk yet, come with me."
General Guo turned around and left, followed closely by General Xiao without saying a word.
All the way into the study, no one else was there. General Xiao took off his curtain hat and immediately knelt in front of General Guo.
"Master!"
When General Guo saw Xiao Hongda, he had mixed feelings in his heart, but his face was full of relief.
At that time, he took a fancy to Qiao Zhongguo and Xiao Hongda, who had great potential, but the military was most taboo about master-disciple cliques, so he could only train them secretly.
At that time, because they were sneaking around, the conditions were particularly difficult. After several years of getting along, the two children were already as if they were his own children in his eyes.
Later, when the two accomplished their studies and went to the battlefield respectively, he divided a piece of green jade beside him into two pieces and gave them to them.
At that time, he had already foreseen the future achievements of the two of them and left a message.
"The Tian family is most afraid of the friendship between generals. From now on, when people meet in front of each other, they will just pretend they don't know each other!"
After returning to his thoughts, General Guo leaned over and helped Xiao Hongda up, and returned the half piece of green jade to him.
"Hongda, get up quickly. There is no need for you and me to perform this grand ceremony."
Xiao Hongda's eyes were slightly red, "Master."
General Guo patted Xiao Hongda's shoulder. Seeing him looking for him in the dark, he couldn't help but asked worriedly:
"But what's the emergency?"
Although Xiao Hongda couldn't bear General Guo's sadness and embarrassment, this matter really couldn't be delayed any longer, so he said seriously:
"Master, there is indeed something important. Is the young master returning home injured today?"
General Guo's expression suddenly changed, "Why do you know that too?"
Xiao Hongda had already sorted out his thoughts on the way, and said in a deep voice:
"Master, my disciple is about to step down from the military power. You are the most suitable candidate for the general of the Hussars. Now someone is eyeing you!"
"The secret guard who rescued the young master today is from my house. The reason why he was prepared is because I got some incredible news yesterday!"
General Xiao was unwilling to involve Qiao Zhongguo, so he could only tell a little lie to completely remove the Qiao family.
General Guo already had a very bad premonition in his heart, "Hongda, tell me what stupid thing he did."
Xiao Hongda took a deep breath, held General Guo's arm, and said slowly:
"Master, someone sent me a message saying... that your son also participated in the Chunwei fraud and bought his place from Sheng Qishan!"
When General Guo heard this, he was stunned for a while, and then his whole body shook slightly, and his face became extremely ugly.
"Master!"
When Xiao Hongda saw this, he was filled with worry.
After all, General Guo was a man who had experienced countless storms. He closed his eyes slightly, suddenly grabbed Xiao Hongda's hand tightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Hongda, is the news accurate?"
Xiao Hongda hesitated slightly. Apart from Lao Qiao, he couldn't tell the exact source of the news.
But before General Guo could wait for Xiao Hongda to answer, he sighed extremely tiredly.
"My family is unlucky. At that time, I wondered why he passed the exam because he was not very knowledgeable. I thought I had underestimated him."
"But I didn't expect that he was such a black heart and would do such a despicable thing!"
Xiao Hongda looked at General Guo with a troubled face and said apologetically:
"Master, someone is already plotting against the young master. If this matter is found out, I'm afraid it will be doomed."
"To be honest with you, my disciple, I can't feel at ease if I leave the military power in the southern border to anyone but you."
"The people in the southern border are simple and innocent. I really can't bear to see them go through the pain of war and displacement again!"
General Guo held Xiao Hongda's hand tightly, with a hint of sadness on his face.
He understands Xiao Hongda's loving heart better than anyone else. After all, this is his beloved disciple whom he taught step by step.
He had already made preparations in his heart to rush to the south. As long as the Holy Emperor gave an order, he would not shirk even a word.
Who would have thought that his youngest son was so cunning and worthless that he would do such a heinous thing!
Facing Xiao Hongda's concerned gaze, General Guo took a deep breath, and a look of determination slowly appeared on his face.
"Hongda, go back, I know what to do."
When Xiao Hongda heard this, he slowly knelt down towards General Guo.
With Master's mind, how could he not know the profound meaning of his trip?
"Master, I——"
General Guo touched Xiao Hongda's head and stopped what he was going to say.
"Hongda, you don't need to say more. You are not wrong in this matter. It is him who is wrong."
"It's just that I don't know if I will have this opportunity to go to the southern border again. Everything will be decided by the Holy One."
"Go back quickly, don't let anyone discover you, be careful."
Xiao Hongda raised his head to look at General Guo. Seeing the genuine concern on his face, his heart ached.
He kowtowed heavily to General Guo, then put on his curtain hat again and quietly left the Guo Mansion.
General Guo sat quietly in the study for a while, looking at the flickering candlelight, his eyes faintly red.
The next moment, he walked towards the inner courtyard with a resolute expression.
inside the house.
Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo were serving the medicine and tea carefully. When they saw General Guo coming in, they felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Xiu Yun, you are not allowed to hit Gao Yi again! Look at his arm!"
Madam Guo started to teach her a lesson.
General Guo did not fly into a rage as usual. His eyes passed over the three people and suddenly landed on Guo Gaoyi's face.
"Someone told me that you bought your ranking in Chunwei."
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
When Guo Gaoyi heard this, he suddenly jumped up from the couch, his face turned pale with fright.
Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo suddenly froze in place, almost forgetting to breathe.
When General Guo saw this scene, he was filled with a mixture of grief, disappointment, anger, and powerlessness. Several emotions came to his heart.
"Mom, madam, you helped him secretly, didn't you? Otherwise, how could he have the courage to make up his mind and the money to operate!"
Mrs. Guo trembled all over and was so frightened that she was speechless.
General Guo shook his head slowly, his face full of sadness.
"Guo Gaoyi, if you still have some sense of responsibility, follow me into the palace to meet the Holy Emperor now!"
"Otherwise, tomorrow, if this matter is revealed, our entire Guo Mansion will be ruined and buried with you!"
