The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 159: Receiving Gifts

The more they chatted in the wine shop, the more active they got. Guo Nuan and Li Meng had a few pots of spirits, plus a few dishes of beef, roast goose, and cucumber cold salad, and they spent most of the day.

After Guo Nuan listened to Li Meng's mighty description of the frontier battlefield deeds, especially the heavy cavalry, he was in a state of excitement that day. In short, according to his words: the blood is boiling, and I really want to leave Chang'an alone. He immediately went to Shuofang to join the army to fight.He couldn't help humming a little song happily: "I am a soldier, from the common people..."

However, considering the rationality of having a wife and children at home, Guo Nuan suppressed his emotional impulse a little, and comforted himself for a long time with a sentence: "Quack, wait, there is still a chance to join the army in the future, don't worry, don't worry."

Gradually slanting to the west, the golden glow splashed on the Qingshiban Lane of the main street. In the afternoon, the two drove back to the Fenyang Prince's Mansion. Shengping's wife said hello, and he didn't go back home for the time being.

At night, Guo Nuan continued to chat with Li Meng in the garden of the Wangfu with high spirits. It was rare for Li Meng to make friends with such a tempered buddy like Guo Nuan. Old Li was happy, and he took out the ring head that he had used for many years in battle. The knife was given to Guo Nuan, but Guo Nuan couldn't postpone Brother Li's sincere gift, and had to accept it after being moved.

It is said that Li Meng looks mighty and sturdy, but when the old and rough people are also delicate, he can also see that Guo Nuan is very yearning for heavy cavalry.Then he came up with the idea of ​​teaching Guo Nuan how to practice long-lance marksmanship. Guo Nuan was very excited that night and was just about to pay homage to his teacher.

"Haha, you and I are friends of the same generation. It is not in vain that Brother Guo usually calls me "big brother." Big brother, I will teach you everything from now on, please hurry up..."

So according to the agreement, every ten days during the bathing holiday, Guo Nuan and Li Meng would teach spear techniques when they were free from official duties in the court.From then on, Guo Nuan started from a frail scholar, learned horse riding, learned archery, and then learned how to practice weapons. He slowly moved closer to Lian Jiazi. "Hmph, bro, I want to become stronger, stronger..." Guo Nuan has been chanting this sentence ambitiously recently, Ah Fu suspects that the young master has something wrong. . .

"Well, if you want to be a heavy cavalry soldier, you need to be able to ride horses, archery, spears and short knives. It seems that the goal is lofty and the responsibilities are heavy." Ever since meeting Li Meng, Guo Nuanchang sighed privately.

On the other hand, every time the frontier wars ignited and Guo Ziyi ordered to go to war in the military tent, Li Meng often kowtowed and saluted the army, chanting the usual and heroic words sonorously and forcefully:

"Marshal, please order five hundred riders to ride Haoerlang. I am willing to lead iron horses across the border mountains and territories, drive out the captives, stabilize the state, and never regret the shroud of horse leather."

Guo Nuan is also a hot-blooded young man. When he can imagine Li Meng as a soldier, saying such incomparably solemn words on the occasion of the expedition, it is absolutely heart-pounding.

There is no rush in everything, and it is impossible to become a fat man, but when you think of your old man Guo Ziyi commanding an army of [-] in Shuofang, and he is a military general who enjoys a great reputation among the people. , defeating Tubo, can be said to be a high mountain scenery, his family started from fighting, as a descendant of the Guo family of military generals, Guo Nuan faintly felt that his future destiny would be closely linked by the battlefield military.At this moment, he silently shoulders the glory of his family's loyalty to the military, and a journey of his life as a soldier begins slowly...

Sitting on a grand chair in the office courtyard of the Military Weapons Supervision Office, Guo Nuan leaned lazily on the back of the chair. He was new to this day, and he was familiar with the official business procedures. .

"These cloths are for me?"

He raised his eyelids and glanced at Wang Yan in front of him. At this moment, there were only Guo and Wang in the quiet courtyard.

"Hey, this is a little kindness from the top and bottom of the Military Weapons Supervision and Administration Office to the adults. I hope the adults will accept it."

His chubby cheeks were glowing red, and he even trembled when he spoke. Suddenly, Wang Yan walked in with a load on his shoulders.

This fellow. . .Gift giving is straightforward enough.Guo Nuan's thoughts fluttered, and he thought secretly, then he closed his eyelids and waved indifferently:

"Well, everyone's intentions are at the heart of the matter. Don't be an example. Work hard. I won't treat you badly. Go down."

Wang Yanben came to the signing office with trepidation. Although he was tall and strong and extremely fat, the weight of these two loads also made his shoulders sore and painful, especially when the shoulder was bent when carrying the load. Exaggerating the curved shape of half a bowl, he knew that Guo Nuan would not fail to see the weight of the red paper package. This is not something that can be easily bent by light cotton silk and satin. Wang Yan and his group paid a lot of money.

"Hehe, that's right. The boys are doing a good job. It's the credit of the chief's wise command and dispatch. Those of us who run errands can just hope to make a living, so we will resign from the humble position."

The two exchanged a haha, and Wang Yan bowed out after a few words, then respectfully withdrew, and a gift transaction was completed.

After Wang Yan left, Guo Nuan lifted the burden on his right hand with curiosity, revealing a corner of the red cloth and satin, shining with precious metals and precious stones.

"This... Wang Yan eats quite well, and the gift money is rich enough." Guo Nuan's eyes flashed for a moment.

Regarding Wang Yan, it took a lot of thought to deliver it.It stands to reason that Guo Nuan was born in a famous family, supported by his family’s property, plus he earned a lot of money from running a chemical factory, so he doesn’t have to worry about food and clothing expenses, not to mention that he is a relative of the royal family, and the usual tens of thousands of 10,000+ white flowers are sent to him. In front of him, he really couldn't move his heart.

No way, Guo Nuan thought that he had seen Sun En’s Treasure Cave piled up in mountains on the islands in the South China Sea. Yinshan, but no matter how greedy this guy Wang Yan is, he still can't make up the silver mountain.

"Well, the gold silk agarwood flower is thin, the phoenix tail is inlaid with gold jade and agate tassels, oh oh, there is also a silver silk double-button bracelet, and gold silk support is inlaid with eggplant-shaped pendants... It's not bad, although it's a load of goods It's only worth a few thousand taels of silver, but these styles are rare and exquisite, probably from the folk."

Guo Nuan pushed aside the burden in his right hand, which was full of small and bright gold and silver jewelry. Both the style and the workmanship were of the highest quality. Even though Guo Nuan was not a woman, he couldn't help but look at these exquisite and small works of art. Heart pounding.

"Oh, there's also a nanmu vanity box with sea animal grape patterns, and a silver incense burner with jade leaves and flowing flames. These are all women's jewelry." Guo Nuan then fiddled with the objects in the burden.

"Wang Yan is also careful and shrewd. He knows that my princess's mansion is not short of money. Gift money is not attractive to me, but women in the world do have unlimited desires for their favorite jewelry... These are prepared by the wife of the officer. The officer's wife is happy, so the officer is naturally happy too? Wang Yan thinks so." Guo Nuan smacked his mouth, then got up and paced in the courtyard with his hands behind his back:

"However, this logic also hits my weakness. I really can't help but accept it, Quack."

As for the contents of the other load, a fine chain mail was concealed under a layer of cloth.Guo Nuan was also a little surprised, thinking that the two loads were jewelry.

"This armor can be considered to be produced by the Armor Supervisor himself. Haha, it seems reasonable for this subordinate to present a piece of armor to the Armor Supervisor to try on. This guy is really smart."

Guo Nuan laughed out loud, he didn't expect that this old yamen fritters could become a master, but he was also well versed in the unspoken rules of the officialdom.

"Forget it, let's not rush to scare the snakes and Wang Yan and the others now, so as not to cause too much trouble. Let me, Guo Nuan, be a corrupt official for a while, and then take it easy when they relax their vigilance. Brother promised to give Da Biao a The position of deputy host, how can the old people do it if they don't make room, hehe..."

Guo Nuan secretly laughed at the corner of the wall, and now there was a mean smile on the corner of her mouth, like a big bad wolf.

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