That night, Guo Shao asked Luo Mengzi and his wife to stay, and Luo's wife Yang accompanied Yu Lian to spend the night in the dilapidated hut. Luo Mengzi, wearing iron armor and holding an iron hammer, stood at the door all night. Guo Shao repeatedly told him not to stand guard like this, but he didn't listen. Luo Mengzi patted his chest and said: I am not as brave as my second brother in battle, and I am not as cunning as Zuo You, but I am definitely the most loyal to my eldest brother.
Seeing that he was so willing, Guo Shao was too lazy to persuade him. He thought that if Yang Biao and Zuo You heard what he had just said, they might be unhappy.
In Guo Shao's opinion, today was simply a farce. But thinking about how much Yu Lian valued it, he thought about it again and felt that treating other people's affairs as a matter of fact was the way to treat people sincerely.
Nothing happened overnight in the outer city commercial street. The next morning he went to the Palace Front Office to pick up his things, and asked Yang Biao to bring his personal guards to Xuande Road at noon.
The imperial guards had just returned from the battle, so they would have a period of rest. Except for the soldiers who took turns to be on duty and the officials, no one had to go to the barracks for the time being. Yang Biao, Luo Mengzi and others were naturally in the rest period. However, Guo Shao had no one to use for the time being, so he had to bring all the troops he could mobilize to make up the numbers and strengthen his momentum; as the inner palace guard, he also had certain military power, but he had just taken office and could not be arrogant in the army for a small personal matter.
The commander-in-chief of the Inner Palace was Wang Shenqi, who was said to have been promoted not long ago. In the two decisive battles, the Battle of Gaoping and the Battle of Jinyang, not counting the casualties, the government killed no less than a hundred generals of its own court, and no one knew how many were demoted or punished. The large number of vacancies left behind created a large number of new upstarts in the army, which was also the first step for Chai Rong to reshuffle and reorganize the army after he came to power.
Chai Rong was a man of great courage, at least from his series of actions after taking office. His strategy was simple, crude and extremely effective. His decision to lead the army in person and risk the fate of the country was the beginning, followed by a large-scale replacement of the imperial guards. And it seemed that things were not over yet, and it was not so easy to settle down.
Anyway, Guo Shao had no idea what Wang Shenqi was like or who he was. He had only seen him once before, when he was appointed as the Inner Palace Guard and went to pay a visit to Chenqiao Station. They didn't say much.
So Guo Shao planned to keep a low profile in the inner palace and wait and see what happens. Of course, he would not ask for troops for such a trivial matter.
However, when he was picking up things at the Palace Front Office in the morning, he happened to meet Wang Shenqi. Guo Shao naturally talked to him and was very polite.
Guo Shao took the appointment letter to the government office and received a lot of things, including official uniforms, armor and other personal items, as well as a bunch of messy things such as canes, umbrellas, sedan chairs, plaques, gongs, etc. It took several people to help carry them away. Guo Shao vaguely understood that this green umbrella seemed to be a toy used by civil officials. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms did not pay much attention to the strictness of etiquette, and all kinds of things were a bit chaotic. However, since the military commanders of the imperial army could concurrently serve as provincial governors, perhaps this umbrella was used by the provincial governors. After receiving it, they were even given 50 strings of cash for resettlement.
An official from the Palace Front Office led a group of runners to move Guo Shao's belongings out, and then met a group of people waiting outside Xuande Gate, and handed over the belongings. Zuo You and Yang Luo led 17 personal soldiers, who wore ordinary clothes and did not carry weapons according to Guo Shao's wishes.
Zuo You had worked as a civil servant before, so he was there distributing things and teaching everyone their team positions.
At this moment, a large group of cavalrymen in distinctive armor suddenly came from the direction of Ma Xing Street. All of them were wearing armor and holding military flags, and they marched towards Xuan De Road in an orderly manner.
Guo Shao stood there and watched for a while. When the cavalry came closer, he gradually recognized the two people in the front. One of them was Wang Shenqi. Then he looked at the flag clearly and found it was indeed the flag of the Inner Palace Guard.
He hurriedly asked everyone to make way, wait for the main general's troops of the Inner Palace Guard to pass first, and stand by the roadside ready to salute Wang Shenqi.
As soon as Guo Shao clasped his fists, Wang Shenqi raised his right hand high, signaling the army to stop.
Wang Shenqi jumped off his horse and walked straight to Guo Shao. Guo Shao clenched his fist and bowed, saying: "I am honored to meet Envoy Wang Du."
Ha, Guo Yuhou. Wang Shenqi was smiling, at least he looked quite friendly. Guo Shao hoped that he was really friendly, but he thought it shouldn't be a big problem. Although the two didn't know each other before, they didn't have any grudges. It didn't matter if Wang Shenqi didn't do his job well, so why would he be so hard on his deputy general? The only thing he cared about was his character and personality, to see if he could get along with him.
At this time, Wang Shenqi said again: I saw Guo Yuhou picking up something in the palace office this morning, and asked someone to find out. It turned out that Guo Yuhou was going to pick someone up in a grand manner.
After hearing this, Guo Shao thought to himself: I don't know whether this guy is good or bad, but he must be a gossiper.
Guo Shao responded with a relaxed smile: Yes, I do have this plan.
Haha, Wang Shenqi was very happy for some reason, pointing to the cavalry behind him and said: "There is prestige only when there are more people. The number of people that Guo Yuhou brought is not enough. These are the two teams of the first city in the East Class. Du Chenggui is the military envoy of the first city. Let him bring his troops and horses for protection."
The young general behind Wang Shenqi bowed and saluted.
After hearing this, Guo Shao was stunned and thought: Wang Shenqi is a superior, so it can't be considered as currying favor with me, but such an action can definitely be considered as a gesture of goodwill.
He immediately clasped his fists happily and said: "How can this be done? Ask Envoy Wang to bring people here personally. It's just a personal matter of mine, not a big deal." He thought about it for a while while speaking, and then simply accepted the good intention, thanked Envoy Wang, and invited Envoy Wang to drink some other day to express his gratitude.
Wang Shenqi waved his hand generously and said: Then I'll take my leave first, and we'll meet again in the military camp another day.
"Please slow down, envoy Wang Du," Guo Shao said politely.
At the moment, he was in a very good mood. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, he was originally a place where he had no relatives and no one to rely on. Now the king's envoy came to show his goodwill, and he felt very happy and felt that the road was getting wider and wider.
The Inner Palace Guards were not regular field troops, and their numbers were far less than those of a normal army. They were divided into two squads each in the East and West. The Eastern Military Officer was the commander of the army of the capital. The infantry usually had a captain, and the cavalry usually had a military officer, Du Chenggui. Originally, his military position was not high, but the Inner Palace Guards had few soldiers, so he had some strength in the cavalry of the capital. Guo Shao maintained the attitude of a superior general, and was quite polite to Du Chenggui.
The crowd immediately increased from about 20 people to more than 70 people. The team immediately became mighty. The sedan chair had a red roof and was carried by four people. The guards were dressed in ordinary clothes and rushed to carry the sedan chair. Guo Shao first went into the sedan chair to change into the clothes he had just received. He immediately thought of the behavior of Old Man Huang yesterday. Changing armor made it difficult for ordinary people to recognize him. Many people did not know how to distinguish the patterns on the belly armor. On the contrary, ordinary people could recognize the official uniforms of civil officials who were not so powerful. Guo Shao simply changed into the official robes and put on the lacquered gauze hat.
As soon as he came out after changing, all the soldiers burst into laughter.
Guo Shao ignored him. He did not ride in a sedan chair. Usually in the capital, only civil officials, nobles or women rode in sedan chairs. A military general was too lazy to ride in a sedan chair, so he just got on a horse and rode away.
After the ceremonial guard was ready, they set out towards the Suzaku Gate, the southern entrance to the inner city. The Suzaku Road was quite spacious, so even if there were a large group of carriages and horses, they would not occupy the road; however, pedestrians saw this pomp and circumstance and avoided it from a distance, not daring to block the road.
After we crossed the Longjin Bridge and turned left, the people in front of us started beating gongs and drums, shouting: "Stray people, get out of the way! Stray people, get out of the way!
A team of cavalrymen in bright armor led the way in unison, holding tasseled spears, followed by two people holding wooden signs, one with "Silence" and the other with "Stay Away", and behind them there was another sign that read Guo Shao's official title. In the middle, Guo Shao walked into the commercial street in a sedan chair.
This street is not a major traffic artery at all. Which official would have nothing better to do than pass by here? The people who hurriedly gave way to the street vendors made the street full of smoke. It was noon, and there were a lot of people on the street. Some of them had already hurriedly eaten lunch, but they all ran out to see the strange things. People were driven to the side of the road, and the street was crowded with people.
Guo Shao thought that since it had come to this, he might as well go all out. He sat on his horse, clasped his fists and said to the common people: I am Guo Shao, the newly appointed Inner Palace Guard, the Governor of Qianzhou. I used to live here. Many of the neighbors present may recognize me. Haha
As he spoke, he began to laugh: Which official would talk such nonsense to the people on the street
But he was the only one smiling. Everyone was both scared and curious as they watched the grand display.
At this moment, a woman suddenly ran out from the side, knelt down on the side of the road, held up a petition in both hands, and cried loudly: "It's unjust, it's unjust, the great official, please help me."
Guo Shao's face darkened and he stood there in a daze. Luo Yang and the others who followed him also looked at each other in bewilderment, wanting to laugh but holding it back. Perhaps they saw the woman crying miserably and felt that laughing was inappropriate.
Guo Shaoxin thought: Damn, I can handle the lawsuit
It was a bright day. The people didn't care what kind of official you were. He was embarrassed and looked at Zuo You. Zuo You walked forward calmly, took the petition with his hand, and said loudly: Come to the gate of Kaifeng Mansion at twilight hour in the evening, and I will help you file the lawsuit.
The woman hurriedly said: Oh my god, I really saw the blue sky
Fortunately, Zuo You was smart, and Guo Shao got rid of this dog chasing rats, and ordered the guards to stop. Then he jumped off the horse in full view of the crowd, walked to the blacksmith shop, took two door panels, and walked in.
There were still some charcoal slag and ironware everywhere. Yu Lian was already sitting on a stool waiting. Her cheeks were flushed, and she was wearing a cloth dress without patches. It was obviously not new but an old dress. It was really hard for the woman to understand. She was so poor before, but she still had a set of clothes that looked good. Guo Shao also suddenly realized that he had neglected something. Why didn't he give her money to prepare a good set of clothes first
Guo Langyulian looked up at him, her voice trembling slightly.
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