Half of the girl's face was swollen, but the other half was very pretty. There was a trace of blood on the corner of her mouth and a few messy hairs, which made her look very pitiful. Seeing this, Guo Shao said anxiously: Give her artificial respiration, pinch her nose and blow air into her mouth. You are a woman, don't be afraid of misleading people's innocence.
Unexpectedly, Jingniang rolled her eyes at him, stretched out her hand and pinched the young lady's philtrum, and the effect was immediate, and the young lady woke up after a while.
Guo Shao was relieved to see that she seemed to be fine. He didn't know this girl, but he could guess that she was Li who had asked him out. He couldn't help but look back at Mr. Zhe who was lying on the ground groaning, thinking: This guy is very convincing when he talks, but he is more likely to fail than to succeed when he really does things. He can't even do bad things. He didn't choose the right time and method. Even if he came late, he would not be able to succeed. Too many clues would make him be caught quickly. He is not a threatening guy. He was spared for the sake of Mr. Zhe, the governor of Jingnan.
However, Guo Shao couldn't help but have some thoughts: I will escort him to Li's house later. I can't say that. I have to add some exaggeration. I had already given up on winning over Li Chuyun, but now it seems that there is a turning point.
After waking up, Li touched her collar first, then looked around and found that she was still on the busy street. She was relieved for a moment. Then she quietly glanced at Guo Shao next to her. Soon she realized something and turned her face away, covering her red and swollen face with both hands. Then even the other side of her face that was not injured also turned red.
It is natural for women to dress up to please themselves. She was dressed up well, but now she looks like this. It's the first time I see him.
Her shirt was torn in several places, and even the collar was open, and her clothes were in disarray. Guo Shao didn't think much about it, he took off his robe and wrapped it around Li. The wide robe was like a blanket that wrapped her whole body. Li lowered her head and couldn't say a word, but she didn't refuse Guo Shao's kindness.
Jingniang, you help her get on the carriage and I'll drive. Let's use this carriage to take her back to Li's house. Guo Shao said.
Guo Shao tied the two military horses he brought to the back of the carriage and drove. At this time, the maid behind caught up with him panting. Guo Shao and others had heard the cry for help on the street before, so they didn't care about the little maid and rushed over on horseback.
The group arrived at Li's house by car, and the scene immediately shocked Guo Shao. There was a group of people making a fuss at the gate of Li's house, and Li Chuyun was there. It seemed that Li Chuyun had already learned that his daughter had been kidnapped. Li was obedient and beautiful, and was the apple of Li Chuyun's eye. She was really more than just a daughter.
Guo Shao brought the people down, took a look at Jing Niang, and felt that she would not talk too much. Li's wife was unconscious and didn't know what happened, and the maid didn't see it with her own eyes, so Guo Shao began to exaggerate the situation and helped Mr. Zhe make up some untrue words, saying that he would take revenge at any cost afterwards.
After saying this, Guo Shao said bluntly: "Mr. Li, you can't stay here for long. Just for the sake of your daughter, you can come with me. I'm not bragging. I have people in the palace and the Privy Council. I guarantee that your position will be higher than your current one in half a year, and your salary will be twice as high as it is now, and it will also allow Mr. Li to have a place to use his skills."
Anyway, we don't know each other very well, so we might as well put forward the conditions for poaching.
Li Chuyun frowned. At this time, the girl got off the car. She looked so pitiful. She was wrapped in Guo Shao's clothes. If you didn't know, you would think that she was naked. Her hair was messy, her face was swollen, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth. Li Chuyun felt pain in his heart when he saw it.
Guo Shao took the opportunity to urge: Lord Li, you should make a decision now or you will suffer the consequences. Don't take anything with you. Just grab some valuables and take your family out of the city first.
Li Chuyun turned around to look at his daughter's back wrapped in a robe who had just entered the room, and said through gritted teeth: I will take people to the posthouse outside the city to meet Envoy Guo later.
After hearing this, Guo Shao said no more, clasped his fists and bowed, and left Li's house with Jingniang. When they returned to the posthouse, they asked their subordinates to pack up and prepare to set off. Seeing that there was no movement in Bingzhou City, Guo Shao picked up his pen and wrote a letter, ready to leave with Ruan without saying goodbye.
After a lot of trouble, Zhe Deliang was carried back home. His family hurriedly found a doctor to treat his injuries, and arrested the two servants to ask what happened. Zhe Deliang was not familiar with martial arts and had no military power in Jingnan Town. Although he was angry, he had no idea what to do. Guo Shao's skills had been seen before, and he seemed to have a group of fierce generals under him. Not to mention Zhe Deliang asking the guards to take revenge, even if a team of armored soldiers went there, they might not be able to do anything to Guo Shao unless the army of Jingnan Town was mobilized.
But the army of the town could not be mobilized at will, let alone Zhe Deliang who had no military position in Jingnan Town. Even if the generals under Zhe Gong wanted to mobilize troops, they had to get the permission of the Jiedushi first. This matter had to be told to Zhe Congruan first, and let his uncle stand up for him, so that he could deal with those people.
So Zhe Deliang ignored the pain all over his body and shouted at the servants to carry him to his uncle's house to file a complaint.
By the time Zhe Congruan saw his nephew lying on the rack, he had already learned the general course of events from the government report. At that time, Zhe Deliang was beaten, and many people on the street were watching. The street official also saw it. It was something wrong with the Zhe family, so how could the officials not inform the Jiedushi as soon as possible
For a moment, a bunch of clan members and relatives were crying in the hall. Zhe Congruan was also upset, so he sent someone to the post station to ask Guo Dushi, who had beaten people, to come and explain.
The nephew was just beaten up, and he was at fault first. So many people in the street saw him trying to kidnap the daughter of the Li family, so he deserved to be beaten up. Zhe Congruan just thought that this matter was troublesome, but he didn't think it was serious.
Unexpectedly, a subordinate came to report that Li Chuyun had left the city with his family members. Then someone else came to report that Guo Shao, a military commander of the imperial army who lived in the post house, had left with his men and left a letter with the postmaster.
After hearing this, Zhe Deliang hurriedly said: "Uncle's subordinates have caused trouble and defected. Please quickly dispatch troops to chase them back. Send fast horses to block the pass and the main roads. They will not be able to escape from Jingnan Town."
Zhe Congruan ignored it and calmly opened the letter to read it carefully.
Guo Shao first explained the contradictory process in the letter, which Zhe Congruan felt was very credible, because he knew that his nephew and Li Chuyun had a feud over Li's wife, and the dispute had even spread to Tokyo; moreover, it was consistent with what the government reported. On the contrary, Zhe Deliang's statement that he was beaten for speaking to Li's wife on the road was not very reasonable.
The letter then explained why Li Chuyun was taken away, saying that Li Chuyun had a good friend named Luo Yanhuan, who was Guo Shao's good brother. Guo Shao did not want to cause trouble for his friend, so he took Li Chuyun away. He also said that Li Chuyun had thanked Zhe Gong for his kindness many times.
Zhe Congruan saw this and didn't want to pursue his nephew's character too much. He knew that the last time the incident went to Tokyo, the court didn't care who was right or wrong, and directly judged that Zhe Congruan was incompetent and had conflicts with his subordinates; so the way to deal with it was to demote the subordinate Li Chuyun and separate Zhe Congruan and the subordinates with whom he had conflicts. Zhe Congruan asked for an imperial decree to intercede in order to resolve this internal conflict within the town.
There is another paragraph in the letter, which is a veiled attempt to use force before courtesy. Guo Shao mentioned that he would praise the hospitality of the official in front of the Privy Council after returning to the court, and mentioned Fengxiang Jiedushi Wang Jing twice, which seems to indicate that he has a close relationship with Wang Jing.
Zhe Congruan stroked his beard and remained silent for a long time.
There are countless generals inside and outside the court now who have fought their way back from the Jin and Han dynasties, but there are only a few generals and military governors who have achieved great success and it was not easy to get to this point.
After a long time, Zhe Congruan thought deeply and said: Li Chuyun is usually well-behaved and has made a lot of efforts. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard. Since he does not want to stay, let him go. After Guo Shao leaves Bingzhou, he may go to Fengxiang and send an envoy to meet Wang Jing to ask about the situation.
Zhe Deliang was anxious when he heard this: Uncle, how can we do this? Guo Shao, an outsider, came to our territory, treated us well, but beat our family members in the street like this, and left without saying goodbye. In the eyes of outsiders, does that mean that anyone can bully the Zhe family? Where is your uncle's prestige
Zhe Congruan had been restrained at first for the sake of his parents, but now he could not help but slam the table in anger and shouted: "You usually do evil things and bully men and women. You care about the face of the Zhe Mansion. Do you think that I am the governor and can do whatever I want? There is always someone higher than you. There are many people who can control you."
Seeing that his uncle was angry, Zhe Deliang had to hold back his anger and dared not talk back.
Mr. Zhe said coldly: "The young lady is innocent. You deserve what you did. It's because Li Chuyun is grateful for your kindness and is a man of measure. Otherwise, if the cat gets angry, it will scratch you with two claws. The generals and the soldiers suddenly attack your house. You will know what is good and what is bad after seeing the blood. I will teach you a lesson today. You must remember that you should not be too extreme.
After cursing, Zhe Congruan stood up and said: Why are you lying here
Mr. Zhe retreated to the tea room and asked his staff: Who is Guo Shao and is he related to the prime minister of the Privy Council
The staff member took the letter and read it carefully. After a while, he shook his head and said: I only know that he shot and killed Zhang Yuanhui, a fierce general of the Northern Han Dynasty, with one arrow in the Battle of Gaoping. There are some rumors about this in the army, but I have never heard of his background. He is only in his twenties, so he should be a rising general. I don’t know who his father is. Since the letter mentions Wang Jing, the governor of Fengxiang, in my opinion, it is feasible to send someone to ask Wang Jing first, maybe Wang Jing knows this person.
Zhe Gong nodded and said: That’s very good.