It was a very quiet night, with only the occasional croaking of frogs coming from the pond. Guo Shao tossed and turned in bed. It wasn't that the croaking of frogs kept him awake, because those frogs had been in the pond for more than one or two nights, and he could usually sleep peacefully.
Yu Lian lay on her side without moving, but she just lay there quietly, with her eyes open and not asleep.
I don't know what time it is. Of course, there is no one in the yard to beat the watch, and the noises on the street are not easy to hear. It is late at night anyway, or maybe it is already early morning.
Guo Shao's mood fluctuated throughout the day, he was ecstatic and eagerly expectant, and then depressed again. The ups and downs of emotions made him feel confused at night, and his mind kept thinking about random things. The more he thought, the harder it was to fall asleep.
Suddenly Yulian asked in a low voice: My dear, are you unable to sleep
Hmm. Somehow, I felt restless and uncomfortable. Guo Shao was influenced by her and spoke in a low voice.
In fact, there were not many people in this huge yard, so even if they spoke loudly, they would not disturb others; but people always have some habits, and in the middle of the night, they would unconsciously speak in a low voice.
Yu Lian said: My dear, you must be very happy today, but I didn’t congratulate you. Please forgive me.
Guo Shao said kindly: You don't have to apologize, I know it even without you saying it: wealth and honor are achieved through risk, and there are dangers in the battlefield, you are worried about me.
Yes. Yulian responded softly, I just don't understand, we are already living well now, why does my husband still want to seek wealth and honor without hesitation? There is no end to fame and fortune in the world, and desires are even harder to satisfy. Why is he so anxious? I have known my husband for many years, and it seems that I have never discovered that you have the ambition to rule the world. So I am a little puzzled.
Guo Shao answered casually: Fame, wealth and honor, who in the world doesn't want
Yu Lian said: But few people are willing to exchange their lives for wealth and honor, and even if they get it, they won’t be able to enjoy it. I always have a feeling that scares me, that you will not even care about your own life for fame and fortune.
Guo Shao hurriedly comforted her: I'm not that stupid. I won't do something that would make money but not be able to spend it. Don't worry, Yulian.
He paused, as if he had figured it out. No matter now or in the past, you can't be happy without money and without making a name for yourself. At least from my experience, you will always encounter some helpless things in your life, which will make you feel regretful or even guilty. With wealth and great power, you can not only be happy from the bottom of your heart, but also let the people you care about live a good life.
We are now living a good life with a good salary. But these things are not necessarily reliable. To protect these possessions and to truly feel safe, the current power is far from enough. We can only be at the mercy of others.
Guo Shaoben was not a person who was entangled, and he rarely had the difficult thoughts. He could usually convince himself and make his thoughts clear. This time was no exception. He was only irritated for half the night, and then he gradually became clear.
There are many philosophical ideas about the meaning of life. Buddha even said that the four elements are empty. It is hard to say what the true meaning is.
But Guo Shao believed that his idea was right, that it was the truth summed up from life experience, and that he was very clear that he would not be happy without money, and that he would not be happy even if he had money but it might all go to waste. He had to be rich and stand out, and he could not be insecure, as if his interests and the people he loved could be taken away and trampled on at any time. Only then could he laugh wildly and lewdly, and be happy from the bottom of his heart.
As for Yulian, he was also very sure, some things he couldn't explain clearly, but he felt very clear: he just wanted to be good to Yulian. Guo Shao often felt that Yulian was very similar to his sister in his previous life, not just in appearance, but in fact, even in personality and other aspects; but Yulian needed him, this desperate and hopeless woman, only he could give her hope.
Of course, Guo Shao did not completely regard Yu Lian as a substitute for his sister. If that were the case, he would not be able to have physical contact with Yu Lian without any pressure. A person with a clear mind would have an instinctive resistance to the body of a relative.
After figuring it out, he fell asleep in a daze somehow.
Suddenly he found that he had made a fortune. It was a sunny morning, and he was waiting on the street in a luxury car. His sister was doing high-end maintenance in a women's lifestyle salon. He was waiting to pick up his sister after the maintenance. Because the sun was very strong outside, he couldn't let her be exposed to the sun, so there had to be a car to pick her up when she came out.
After waiting for a long time, my sister came out with a satisfied look on her face. She was wearing world-famous brands and carrying a valuable bag. Hum, these were nothing to Guo Shao.
Then the sister said that there was still some time before dinner, so the siblings went to a five-star hotel cafe, with bright glass and exquisite tableware, everything was very high-end. She sat across from me elegantly, talking softly and leisurely about family matters.
Hey hey Guo Shao turned over and made a sound.
Yu Lian, who was standing next to him, had not slept all night. When she heard the sound he made, she looked quietly at his smiling face with his eyes closed and drooling from the corners of his mouth. Yu Lian took a handkerchief and gently wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth.
She gently touched his face with her fingers again, carefully caressing every inch of his skin and every shape.
Guo Shao seemed to feel something. He turned over again, smacked his mouth twice, made an unclear sound of "hmm", and immediately began to snore softly and breathe heavily and rhythmically.
Yu Lian pouted, as if she was not satisfied with him turning his back to her, so she got up and went back to sleep outside, asking Guo Shao to face her again. Then she gently put her face close to his chest, listened to his strong and even heartbeat, and closed her eyes in satisfaction to rest.
The next morning, Guo Shao got up early and was busy getting ready to go out. While getting dressed, he said: Yulian, stop thinking about it. You will never regret following me in the future.
Yu Lian shook her head and said: "You really said nothing. I will regret anything, but how can I regret following you? What can I regret? What else can I lose before that
That's good. When I come back from the Western Expedition, I will let you live a better life. Now these are nothing. We can have a little bit of success.
After a night, Guo Shao regained his anticipation and joy.
On the day of the expectation, he held heavy soldiers and had a high weight. Everyone had to be afraid of a few points; there were still decades of marriage of the warlords of the family, which echoed the queen's favors. Erzhou.
Only when you are rich and powerful can you be happy and cheerful, and only when you can make yourself and the people you care about and love not regret, be sad, or compromise.
Guo Shao thought: I can have whatever I want and do whatever I want.
He secretly had some mean thoughts in his heart, and when he felt satisfied enough, he suddenly thought: If I really reach that level, that status, maybe I won't be satisfied with just this. Well, I have to pretend to be cool and set some greater dreams. With so much energy, why not do something with a more far-reaching impact
But when he put on his armor and rode with a group of personal soldiers towards the imperial city, the ecstasy and freedom in his heart gradually subsided. After all, the reality was that he couldn't do whatever he wanted, and he had to face it.
As soon as Guo Shao entered the inner palace, he saw Wang Shenqi and several generals coming out with smiles on their faces. These people were on duty last night and did not go home. Wang Shenqi came over and clasped his fists and said with a smile: Congratulations, I heard in the Palace Front Department yesterday that Guo Yuhou is going to be promoted.
No, no. Guo Shao lowered his posture and said, "It is the Hujie Army that belongs to the Imperial Guard Division. We can't be together in the future. Alas."
The imperial guards of the Zhou Dynasty had two main systems: the Palace Guards and the Imperial Guards. The Inner Palace Guards were independent units under the Palace Guards, guards very close to the emperor, but too few to be considered an army; the Tiger Guards and the Left Wings were regular armies under the Imperial Guards, with large numbers but obviously not as close as the emperor's personal guards, and they were infantry.
In terms of rank, Guo Shao's concurrent command of the First and Second Armies of the Left Wing of the Hujie Army was higher than that of the Inner Palace Guard, but he was not as close to the emperor.
But Guo Shao was not just transferred to a new position this time. He was transferred to the Tiger Guards mainly to let him go west and give him the opportunity to make achievements. Because the inner palace where he was located did not have the strength to fight independently, he could only have enough troops if he was transferred to the main forces of the imperial guards such as the Xiaodi Army, the Control Crane Army, and the Dragon Guards and Tiger Guards of the Imperial Guards.
The whole story here is not complicated. Everyone can see it clearly and knows that Guo Shao has someone above him.
Wang Shenqi was very happy to hear that Guo Shao was not arrogant. After all, the official appointment letter had not yet come down, and Guo Shao was still his subordinate. If the subordinate acted arrogantly in front of Wang Shenqi, how could Wang Shenqi save face in front of the soldiers
Guo Shaoben had received a favor from Wang Shenqi before, and for a moment everyone was polite to each other and talked about their friendship as colleagues, and the atmosphere was very gentle.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the barracks. Wang Shenqi said to his attendant, "Who is shouting outside the barracks? Go and have a look."
After a while, the attendant came back and said: There is a man outside who wants to see Guo Yuhou and will not leave unless he sees him. Our people dare not use force because he claims to be the son of Prime Minister Wang Puwang of the Privy Council.
Hey, Wang Shenqi immediately turned around and looked at Guo Shao.
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