Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The evening glow shrouded the city of Tokyo, and night was approaching. The vicinity of the Founding Duke's Mansion was crowded with people, people of all colors kept coming, and even people from the market from far and near gathered around to watch the excitement and listen to the rumors.

Amidst the commotion, a half-old woman in the crowd muttered, "The Li family has been punished!"

A young robed scholar nearby was surprised and looked sideways.

The woman spat again: "The people of the Li family used to be delicate and beautiful, and when they went out, they were so ostentatious, tsk tsk! Now that the pillars of the family have collapsed, look at how proud they are. They must have done something outrageous and unreasonable. It's finally bad luck."

The scholar gave a long sigh when he heard this, then shook his head with a wry smile, squeezed to the side of the woman, put his arms on his chest and said casually: "I can't see it, I guess you will have to bend over and look up at the grandeur of the Li family when you come here in the future."

The woman said: "Didn't you say that the Li family died only when they offended the emperor?"

The scholar was stunned when he heard this, and then he said helplessly: "Why does the emperor want to kill people like this? As for you, it doesn't matter if you can't read or write, but Lu Mou advises you, if you want to see people laugh and poke people's backs, you have to look at your identity, otherwise why bother?"

The woman said angrily: "Let's wait and see! I heard that the Li family moved here from a poor village. It used to be just a shabby household. What's the big deal?"

At this moment, I heard the sound of horseshoes, and saw a large group of cavalry approaching swaggeringly, the iron armor was shining with metallic luster, and the red tassels on the helmets fluttered like clouds in the sky.

"Idlers, please stay away!" A young general raised his sword scabbard, yelling in anger with a look of anger on his face.

The scholar looked at it for a while, then turned to the woman just now and said: "This is called pomp, the emperor has come to Li's house in person."

…The two four-horse carriages stopped in front of the Founding Duke’s mansion, and they were immediately surrounded by people. There were court ministers, imperial guards, and a large number of palace people. Jing Niang was wearing a lapel robe and looked around vigilantly.

Two commoner court ladies with their hair combed in a bun and wearing a head bow bowed forward, and helped Guo Shao, who was wearing a purple robe and black gauze, get off the carriage and put him on a chair covered by a yellow cover. Four strong eunuchs came over.

In the carriage behind, the red-eyed and pale-faced Concubine Li Gui was also helped down by the palace maids in sackcloth and filial piety. A group of people said: "Your Majesty's longevity is boundless." "Your Majesty's health is just right, and you should take more care of it."

Guo Shao was poisoned, and he couldn't hide it, because a large group of imperial doctors and ministers knew about it, but they publicly said that he was ill.

He sat listlessly on the chair, his slightly dull eyes didn't look at anyone, he just slowly raised his hand and made a casual gesture without saying anything.

As soon as the sedan chair walked up the steps of the tall and rich family, the door opened, and a group of Li family members dressed in white knelt inside the door and prostrated themselves. Concubine Li Gui ran up staggeringly, knelt on the ground, and cried with a woman.

Guo Shao's eyeballs moved immediately, he swept across the crowd, pointed at a young man about fifteen or sixteen years old and said, "Boy, come to me."

The young man got up from the ground, walked to Guo Shao's chair, wiped away his tears and looked up at Guo Shao.

This young man Guo Shao met was Li Chuyun's eldest son, Li Jilong, who was not tall but very stocky, with dark skin on his face. Guo Shao didn't have the energy to talk nonsense with him, so he said, "My father is a hero of the Daxu court. He has made great contributions to creating the foundation of the empire. Boy, don't disgrace your father. After the funeral, go out with the uncles in the imperial army to practice and practice."

Li Jilong clasped his fists in a dignified manner, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guo Shao said calmly again: "You will be the youngest Duke in this dynasty."

The emperor's soft words immediately made everyone around look sideways, and even the crying woman raised her head. The emperor Jinkou Yuyan, this sentence is terrible, Li Jilong has already gone straight to Qingyun and sat on the position of the Duke!

The cloud that shrouded Li's residence seemed to dissipate in an instant.

The emperor was still ill, so he had someone carry him to Li's house. The first sentence he said was to recognize the honor of Li Chuyun's life, and the second sentence was to let his eldest son inherit the title... It seems that it is difficult for the courtiers to get more generous than this.

Any knowledgeable person has long disbelieved that Li Chuyun was poisoned by the emperor secretly. Take ten thousand steps back, even if the emperor kills Li Chuyun, he treats the Li family like this.

Guo Shao's body is still very weak, but he still handles things quickly. It can be said that he and the Li family's suspicion can be resolved with a few words.

After he finished speaking, he didn't talk to Li Jilong again. To him, the most important thing about this young man was because he was Li Chuyun's son.

People crowded around Guo Shao's chair before entering the mansion. Guo Shao stretched out his hand and gestured upwards. The eunuch Cao Tai next to him immediately said: "The officials have excused you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Guo Shao was carried to the door of the study where the incident happened. The two corpses were still in place, but they were covered with cloth. Guo Shao held onto the armrest of the chair and stood up slowly.

Cao Tai immediately stepped forward, bent over and lifted off a piece of white cloth, revealing Li Chuyun's staring face!

When Guo Shao saw the familiar beard and miserable situation, his heart immediately felt sour. He remembered the tacit understanding of fighting side by side with Li Chuyun back then, and now the lifeless eyes on the dead body made Guo Shao have to think of the passionate and decisive battles and struggles in the past!

Regardless of whether there was any unpleasantness later, memories are memories, which are hard to erase in Guo Shao's heart.

Time is so helpless, with constant joys and sorrows, and things have changed since then. Some people only have one last look, and some people can still see it but it is no longer the friendship of the past... For example, Luo Yanhuan and even Zuo You who are also present now.

Guo Shao is so cautious. Deep in his heart, he cherishes those passionate memories and vows. He doesn't want to just touch them at will and pay too much for power...

Maybe one day, will I really become a loner? Maybe one day, will there be only distant memories left?

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..." The attendants hurriedly supported him, and the crowd panicked and tensed for a moment.

Guo Shao clenched his fists. He suddenly violently pushed aside an attendant, and slapped his palm on the table next to him with a "bang". A sick person suddenly patted so hard that the people in the yard were shocked and became silent all of a sudden.

He turned around, eyes filled with tears, gritted his teeth and said murderously: "Private Envoy Wang Pu supervises, Cabinet Assistant Minister Huang Binglian, Minister of Internal Affairs Yang Shiliang, and officials in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs must find out the mastermind behind the scenes! No matter who it is, even if it is the king of heaven, I will smash his body to pieces!"

The emperor's tears are really rare. The emperor's wrath was terrifying, every word represented countless bloodshed and death!

Wang Pu said loudly: "Your servant, please obey the order!"

Guo Shao hid his face and went out, a group of people helped him onto the chair, hugged him and left Li's residence quickly.

...Cao Taixian slipped back to the imperial city, met Fu Jinzhan, and reported what happened from beginning to end.

After Jinzhan listened, she pursed her vermilion lips and said, "The last words the official said were for me, for Concubine Li Gui."

After hearing this, Cao Tai murmured: "My Lady's words are very true. Few people in North Korea and China believe that the death of the Founding Duke was ordered by His Majesty, and even Concubine Li would not believe it at all... But the Queen's suspicion..."

Jinzhan nodded slightly: "The officials are so sad and angry, it's hard for people to believe that I did this. It's hard for me to do such a big thing without telling him, and it's even more difficult for the officials to cover up such a thing so easily."

At least, it can greatly reduce suspicion.

After a while, someone went to Jinxiang Hall to report that the official family had already returned to the Hall of Cu'en.

Fu Jinzhan then left Jinxiang Hall to meet Guo Shao.

Guo Shao was listlessly half-lying in the tub, his bald head covered with the steaming thing again. Since it seemed to be effective, he still insisted on using that method to expel the poison.

Fu Jinzhan slightly bowed his knees and saluted: "Your Majesty..."

Guo Shao opened his eyes, waved his hand away from the maid, sighed, and after a while he asked: "Luo Yanhuan sent a letter to the front; when he met Zuo You, did he go to look for Zuo You twice?"

Fu Jinzhan said slowly: "Exactly."

Guo Shaodao: "Zuo You may not really be willing to conspire with them. He and Luo Yanhuan already have a good friendship. If Luo wants to find him, he may not have the heart."

Jinzhan said: "Your Majesty is right. You always think of the good of others. Anyway, until now, it is difficult to find out whether Zuo Fuzheng is willing or not."

Guo Shao said again: "Luo Yanhuan must have thought that Jinzhan and I wouldn't know about those things... Not many people know about the existence of the inner factory.

Now that the matter is over, I don't think I should mention it again, let them think that I don't know, and the confusion is over. "

Fu Jinzhan picked up a towel and wiped Guo Shao's face, and said softly, "I will follow His Majesty's orders."

Hearing the crisp | soft voice, Guo Shao opened his eyes to look at Jinzhan, only to feel that he hadn't been close to her for a long time, and now she looked more gentle. Helpless, his health is not good. He seems to be affected by Jinzhan, and his mood has softened a lot. He pondered: "It's not shameful for people to think about themselves. Sometimes they are not loyal, but fortunately they didn't do too much."

The key is that it is not appropriate to expand the infighting anymore.

... The room was steaming, like a fog. Guo Shao was in a daze, and in a trance, he seemed to have returned to Wuqi Town, Hedong, which was full of loess and dilapidated houses. A group of people with almost nothing but blood uttered passionate fighting spirit and roar. Zuo You was also younger at that time, and he waved his hands four times, but the down-and-out official made Guo Shao feel that he was brilliant.

The sound of hurried footsteps, the melodious sound of bows and arrows, and the feeling of rushing forward, having no choice and no hesitation, seemed to have just passed away.

Guo Shao fell into all kinds of mixed flavors and couldn't extricate himself.

After a long time, his thoughts finally came back to reality, a mess of power struggles, he suddenly felt very tired, and wanted to calm down for a while.

But he couldn't back down, the mess in front of him should be cleaned up no matter what, and he was the only one who could do it well.

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