Han Shizu

Chapter 728
The Mid-Autumn Festival was originally a reunion day. After spending a joyful festival in Tokyo, the Guo Mansion had already been packed, and they officially embarked on the journey back home.

It's not that Guo Wei delayed his departure on purpose. Although the previous edict ordered him to return to his family, Liu Chengyou issued another decree to let Guo Wei recuperate in Tokyo and return to his hometown after he was able to go on the road. It is impossible to let the old minister drag his seriously ill body to suffer from fatigue.

This recuperation lasted until August, and Liu Chengyou simply let Guo Wei spend the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In August and autumn is high, there is a cool breeze in the red maple pavilion, and there are no osmanthus trees, but the fragrance of osmanthus flowers can be smelled in the air, which is very pleasant.The surrounding area was covered with maple red, and the carriages and horses were parked at the side. In the slightly desolate atmosphere, Guo Wei was quite content.

In front of the long pavilion, there were quite a few people who came to see Guo Wei off. Apart from sons-in-law and nephews, there were courtiers and generals. Among the dozens of people, they were either respected in the court or held high positions.The purpose of coming, seeing off is of course a friendship, and it is also a piece of insight to see the demeanor of the famous generals of the Zhu Kingdom leaving.

Seeing these people, Guo Wei also looked helpless, and said: "The old man said earlier that there is no need to see him off, so why bother you to come here?"

Han Tong, as the highest rank among the generals present, responded, "Mr. Xing left Beijing, and I will see you off after His Majesty's approval! You should take care when you go to Xingzhou!"

"Thank you all!" Guo Wei saluted.

Everyone returned the salute, and their voices were very neat: "Congratulations to Mr. Xing!"

Standing up straight, seeing that the atmosphere was still a bit oppressive, especially the tears in the eyes of the four girls, Guo Wei smiled heartily and said, "Guo Mou bid farewell to Chao Que this time, and he retired after a successful career, and returned to his hometown with honor, so there is no need to be so sad!"

"Mr. Xing is open-minded, admirable!"

Looking around, his eyes fell on Guo Rong, now called Chai Rong, and the two simply made eye contact. Guo Wei cupped his hands and said, "This old man has lived freely in the rivers and lakes and enjoyed his old age in peace. However, I was in the village, and I was also a Your Majesty and the country are praying for blessings, and here, I also wish you all, to assist the Prime Minister Mingjun wholeheartedly and achieve great things!"

"That's the end, everyone please go back!" Guo Wei bowed again.

"Mr. Xing cherishes it!"

Shrouded in cold fog and misty, the car drove slowly under the guard of the retinue, and gradually went away with the sound of rustling wind.In the background behind is a group of big men, senior officials and generals with different expressions in front of the pavilion, and they did not disperse until the convoy had gone far.

Behind the Yilan Palace, Liu Chengyou and Concubine Guo Ning leaned on the railing to look out. The little lady looked north with her head, and looked at Liu Chengyou from time to time, feeling slightly depressed, and hesitated to speak.

"The leaves fall back to their roots, and the women and men return home with a reputation. From now on, you can indulge in the mountains and rivers and take care of your life. This is a good thing!" Seeing the charming appearance of the little lady, Liu Chengyou lightly shook her hand and said comfortingly: "Since ancient times, there is love. Sad parting, I don't let you send it off, so as not to weep and tear, which will only add to the sentimentality!"

Liu Chengyou is also a rare tenderness, Mrs. Guo calmed down a little when she heard it, she leaned into his arms and said: "I am also happy for my parents, but they will leave, and I don't know when they will see each other again. "

For Concubine Guo Ning, even though the gate of the palace is as deep as the sea and she is restrained, as long as her parents are still in Beijing, she still has something to think about, and she can meet occasionally.Once he returns to his hometown, it will be difficult to get news and give him some care.Although there are still brothers and sisters in Beijing, it is different after all.

"Don't worry!" Liu Chengyou said: "In the coming year, I will tour the north, and then I will accompany you to drive through Xingzhou, and then I can return to my hometown to visit my relatives. Speaking of which, since you were born, you have never visited your ancestral land!"

Hearing this, the little lady's beautiful eyes lit up, she raised her head, revealing her delicate jade neck, and said, "Really?"

"You are not joking, since I have agreed to you, I will not destroy it!" Liu Chengyou smiled slightly.

"Then I'll thank the officials first!" Mrs. Guo couldn't help but grabbed Liu Chengyou with both hands.

Before Weiji, Zhang Dejun came back and said: "The official family, my lady, Mr. Xing's family has already set off."

Mrs. Guo immediately asked: "Have the robes been delivered? Do parents have something for you to return?"

Zhang Dejun replied: "Back to my lady, the robes were delivered in person. Mr. Xing was very moved, so I replied, thank you for your majesty and my lady's concern, so don't worry!"

"Don't worry?" Liu Chengyou patted Mrs. Guo on the shoulder, thought for a while, and directed to Zhang Dejun: "Declaration, order the Xingzhou government to build a mansion in Yaoshan, built according to the county king system, for Mr. Xing to live in! "

"Yes!"

This edict can be regarded as the last grace for Guo Wei's departure, and it is also a complete end to this matter.

Originally, Liu Chengyou wanted to make Guo Wei a county king. After all, there were Fu Yanqing and Gao Xingzhou before him.But after thinking about it, he gave up this idea. After all, it was too late, and he decided to wait for Guo Wei to pass away before resuming the title. Liu Chengyou had considered the matter thoroughly and far-reachingly, and even Guo Wei's death had already been thought of.

Xingwang Mansion, Panyu City.

Nearly [-] years after the founding of the Southern Han Dynasty, Lingnan under the rule of Liu Sheng was politically corrupt, tortured and heavily taxed, and the people suffered from exploitation and bad governance.Not to mention the abuses of the people, Panyu, as a city, has always been prosperous and prosperous.

Densely populated, lined with squares and cities, thousands of merchants gather, and treasures are abundant, it is a city with an extremely strong commercial atmosphere. Moreover, it broke the boundaries of the squares and cities early on. In terms of commercial prosperity, Panyu is not necessarily weaker than Tokyo.

Of course, no matter how prosperous Panyu is, it is difficult to cover up the abuses of the government, the suffering of the people in Lingnan, and the declining power of the Southern Han Dynasty.However, as far as the nobles and wealthy businessmen are concerned, there are still a small number of people who can have that vision and insight. Smart people have already begun to contact the north, and most of the remaining people still don't care about the changes in the current situation.

In Panyu in September, the sea breeze is still warm in the air, but for Chen Yanshou who returned from his envoy, returning to the familiar capital and bustling market is a much better mood.

For Chen Yanshou, this visit to the North was like a long journey, very carefree, except for paying homage to Han Emperor Liu Chengyou, he has always been relaxed and happy, after all, he really traveled all the way.As for the mission of going north, the peace negotiation with Hanchen has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't care too much. He just let Hanchen put forward conditions, and he just brought back Zou and Liu Sheng.

The palace complex in Panyu City is very vast, extending from the imperial city to Beiguo. After Liu Sheng succeeded to the throne, he built more than a thousand palaces.After returning to the palace, Chen Yanshou immediately returned to his command, but instead of looking for the Lord Liu Sheng of the Southern Han Dynasty, he found the great eunuch Lin Yanyu.

Ganquan Palace, in a luxuriously decorated palace room, among jewels and jewels, an old eunuch in gorgeous robes was lying quietly on his side on the couch with his eyes closed, as if he was taking a nap. The little eunuch who didn't dare to take a breath.

This is Lin Yanyu, a well-known power eunuch in the Southern Han Dynasty, who held great power inside and outside. Although his temples are gray and his face looks old, his image is not bad.For an eunuch like Chen Yanshou, Lin Yanyu was more to be feared than Emperor Liu Sheng.

Stepping inside quietly, seeing Lin Yanyu taking a rest, Chen Yanshou's footsteps were even lighter, not daring to disturb him, he knelt down in front of the bed obediently, listening patiently to Lin Yanyu's sporadic snoring, and waited quietly. wake.

After half an hour, Lin Yanyu's head fell, and he woke up suddenly. He opened his eyes and noticed Chen Yanshou. He yawned and said, "It's Chen Yanshou, he's back from his mission?"

"It's the young one, see the senior official!" Chen Yanshou hastily bowed.

Looking at Chen Yanshou's dog-like clothes, if he didn't know the details, he would really look like a high-ranking official.Somewhat casually, Lin Yanyu said: "You have been here for nearly half a year, which is really long enough!"

Chen Yanshou immediately explained: "The road is long and obstructed, and Hunan is not peaceful, so we have to take a longer detour. After returning this time, the little one will immediately come to visit the senior officials!"

Lin Yanyu was obviously satisfied with his submissive attitude. He nodded and asked, "How was the result of the mission?"

"The report to the senior officials went very smoothly. The emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty personally promised that the two countries will repair each other and not invade each other!" Chen Yanshou said.

"Really!" Lin Yanyu finally sat up, with a smile on his old face: "Then you really lived up to your mission, and I didn't misunderstand the person!"

(End of this chapter)