Tiantang

Chapter 223

Chapter 233
Guo Ziyi's eyes lit up, he pondered for a moment, and nodded slowly.

"What Lord Hou said is true. Anyway, Lord Hou, send someone to Huihe royal court with generous gifts and invite Huihe Khan Guli Peiluo and Prince Gele to Lingzhou for a while. Send a confidant to wait for me to report to Huihe Khan apologizes, as for the marriage contract between Guo Min and Su Hudong, it should be cancelled."

"Yes." Hou Yan nodded, and left in a hurry.

Looking at Hou Yanliang's leaving back, Guo Ziyi let out a long breath, and a trace of solemnity and gloom flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know Zhang Xuan well, and what he knew about Zhang Xuan was limited to some rumors, nothing more than "ruthless means" and "peerless talent".He didn't know whether he would really get Zhang Xuan's approval for personally binding his son to bear the thorn and pleading guilty.

If Zhang Xuan insisted on not giving him face, and insisted on using Guo Ziyi to make another appearance, what would he do?

Guo Yao, Guo Shi and Guo Fu rushed to Guo Min's small courtyard.Guo Min was ordered by Guo Ziyi to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors, and was imprisoned in the courtyard.

When the three of them rushed over, several house slaves were being ordered to tie up Guo Yan.Although Guo Min was full of anger and unwillingness, he didn't dare to disobey his father's order, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and let the slaves tie him up, with a very gloomy face.

"Second brother, you don't have to worry, the commander-in-chief is just showing his gestures this time, presumably the governor will not be too difficult for you. Just feel a little bit wronged, and go with the commander-in-chief at ease..." Guo Yao came over and sighed , said comfortingly.

Guo Xi was gloomy and silent.

Guo Fu stepped forward and persuaded, "Second brother, the commander-in-chief is just trying to show Dudu Zhang a face, so you don't have to worry about it. There are reasons for this, and Dudu Zhang must not take it too seriously."

Guo Yan let out a long sigh and didn't say a word.

He knew what he did. He killed more than a hundred Huihe people, and almost killed the Huihe princess Su Hudong. This is not a trivial matter.As for Zhang Xuan, he had a very ominous premonition in his heart. He had a faint feeling that the governor Zhang, who had used thunderous means when he first arrived, would definitely not let him go.

Not to mention anything else, Li Guangbi was dismissed from office for a minor fault, let alone such a serious crime!
Originally, Guo Min thought that his father could bear one or two for him. With Guo Ziyi's face and prestige, Zhang Xuan had to consider it.Even if he offended Zhang Xuan because of this, at least he could keep his son.

Unexpectedly, Guo Ziyi wanted to tie his son to plead guilty.From the perspective of others, this is Guo Ziyi's pretentious posture to retreat and advance, but in Guo Yi's heart, this is pushing out and putting himself on Zhang Xuan's chopping board to be slaughtered.

Guo Min knew his father Guo Ziyi's temperament well.He regards his innocence as above all else, and if it is really a last resort, he will definitely choose to sacrifice himself.

Thinking of this, Guo Min smiled sadly, "Big brother, third brother, little sister, you needn't say anything. A good man is a good man when he does things, and I will take responsibility for my own faults. If this is to fulfill the reputation of being impartial and selfless, I will It’s a worthy death.”

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Zhang Xuan led his army to march slowly, and at dusk, they camped at a place called Sanchakou, fifty miles outside Lingzhou City.

Zhang Xuan rode his horse to a high slope, staring silently at the faintly visible city walls of Lingzhou City.

Xiao Shisanlang, Hua Nuer, Lei Wanchun and Nan Jiyun also followed on horseback.

Out of the corner of Zhang Xuan's eye, he noticed that Li Guangbi followed.

"Tomorrow, I will enter Lingzhou City." Zhang Xuan turned his head and smiled slightly at Hua Nuer, "In ancient times, Hua Mulan joined the army in place of her father and passed down the history. If you don't want to stay by my side, you can How about going to the army as a school lieutenant?"

After getting along for so long, Zhang Xuan's wariness towards Hua Nuer gradually dissipated.He knew in his heart that at this moment, Hua Nuer would no longer have any unruly intentions, and he could sense the change in Hua Nuer's mentality.

Hua Nuer frowned, and said in a low voice, "Don't be hypocritical, I'm a girl from my family, what are you going to do in the army? If you don't want my family to follow you, then I will go back to Chang'an, happy and carefree, and save money." Suffer in this Longshuo frontier fortress!"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and stopped talking about it.

He turned his head and glanced at Li Guangbi, then waved his hands suddenly and said loudly, "Wan Chun, please come over and talk to Li Sima."

Lei Wanchun took the order to go, and brought Li Guangbi here not long after.

Zhang Xuan got off his horse and went on his own.Li Guangbi hesitated for a moment, but also followed.

Walking to the highest point of the high slope, Zhang Xuan stopped, turned his head to look at Li Guangbi, and said calmly, "General Li, you must be very jealous of this official in your heart right now?"

Li Guangbi bowed silently, "The last general dare not."

"Haha!" Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, "General Li's words are insincere...but I don't care."

"Presumably, at this moment, General Li is waiting to see my joke, and at the same time, he is also looking at how I will deal with Guo Ziyi's son Guo Ji." Zhang Xuan said lightly.

"I can tell the truth to General Li." A stern light flashed in Zhang Xuan's eyes, "If Guo Ziyi is ignorant of current affairs, I will never show mercy. No hesitation."

"Don't tell me that the morale of the army is fluctuating. I would rather be in a mess than be a superintendent in Longshuo! If the army is in a mess, it can be rectified, but if the authority of the commander is lost I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Longshuo from now on."

"If this is the case, I will appoint General Li to replace Guo Ziyi if I take down Guo Ziyi."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and waved vigorously.

Li Guangbi was shocked, and suddenly raised his head to look at Zhang Xuan.

"Don't understand what I'm thinking?" Zhang Xuan smiled, "I punish you because you are rebellious and arrogant. I use you again because of your general talent. Between the two, It’s not contradictory. I want people to give full play to their talents. How can I abandon such a famous general as General Li? Isn’t this a huge waste?”

"However, when working under this officer, you must know how to advance and retreat!" Zhang Xuan took another half step forward, "This is all I have said, and General Li can decide for himself. Today, I will be honest with you, If you are still not enlightened, I can only say that I am very sorry."

Li Guangbi's heart trembled, and he bowed down solemnly, "The general understands!"

"It's good to understand. The so-called Lu Yao knows the horsepower and sees people's hearts for a long time. If you do things for me, I will never treat you badly." Zhang Xuan smiled and patted Li Guangbi's shoulder, but turned to Lingzhou. Looking in the direction, he heard the sound of horseshoes roaring from the official road over there.

Smoke and dust billowed, apparently there was an army horse in motion.

Li Guangbi led the army for many years, why he still didn't understand, it was obvious that Guo Ziyi led the army to meet him himself.

Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up, he smiled softly, looked at Li Guangbi and nodded meaningfully, "Guo Ziyi is here, General Li, come with me to meet him."

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Despite being seriously ill and exhausted, Guo Ziyi still wore armor and led the civil and military officials of Lingzhou City up the high slope.

On his left is Hou Yanliang, and on his right is Zhang Xun.Behind the three were dozens of civil and military officials.

Zhang Xuan stood there, motionless, staring at the burly and tall Tang Dynasty general who was approaching in front of him, feeling slightly moved in his heart.

Guo Ziyi has made outstanding achievements repeatedly throughout his military life. Because of him, the Tang Dynasty has achieved peace for more than 20 years. It is said in history that "the power is over the world and the court is not jealous, and the merits of a generation are unquestionable." The whole country enjoys high prestige and reputation. .This person occupies a very important position in Zhang Xuan's heart.

If this person can return to his heart, Zhang Xuan feels that a big deal will be accomplished.With Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Feng Changqing, Zhang Xun, Xiao Shisanlang, Lei Wanchun, Nan Jiyun and other capable ministers and generals assisting them, how can a mere Anlu Mountain be worth it?

Guo Ziyi stepped forward, clasped his fists and bowed, "The last general, Guo Ziyi, was late in welcoming the governor, please forgive me!"

"The last general (lower official) is waiting to meet the governor!"

Behind Guo Ziyi, dozens of civil servants and military generals also bowed in unison.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, took two steps forward, waved his hands and said in a loud voice, "I am ordered by the imperial court to settle in Longshuo, and I will be with you all in the future - General Guo does not need to be too polite, my lords do not!"

Guo Ziyi glanced at Li Guangbi who was standing behind Zhang Xuan, hesitated for a moment, then knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice, "Governor, the last general has no way to teach his son, so I specifically bound him to plead guilty, please punish him!"

"Come on, bring that wicked son up."

Several soldiers brought over Guo Min who looked embarrassed and angry. Guo Min knelt down helplessly and bowed his head in silence.

Zhang Xuan looked at Guo Min, pondered for a long time, and suddenly shouted sharply, "Guo Min, are you guilty?"

"The young general is guilty." Guo Min tremblingly said.

"You acted so boldly that you attacked the prince of Huihe without authorization, killed more than a hundred soldiers of the Huihe army, and almost provoked a war between Huihe and my Tang Dynasty. You will die for such a serious crime!"

"What's more, how dare you disobey my order and flee back to Lingzhou with your troops. How can I forgive you for all these things!"

Zhang Xuan's words became more and more serious, and his voice became more and more cruel. He suddenly shouted, "Come here, quickly take Guo Min down, and after I enter the city, I will deal with it according to the law!"

Guo Yan was so shocked that he almost fainted on the spot in desperation.

Guo Ziyi was also in a state of confusion, he didn't expect that Zhang Xuan would not save him any face, and directly took Guo Min down.As for the civil and military officials behind Guo Ziyi, they looked at Zhang Xuan with complicated eyes, but they dared not say anything, and no one dared to intercede for Guo Min.

Zhang Xuan looked back at Guo Ziyi, a strange smile flashed from the corner of his mouth.

"Guo Ziyi, you have no way to teach your son, and you let your son commit murder. You should be guilty of the crime. But I think you have contributed to the community, and now you are punished with a small salary for three months. Let it go. Are you convinced?"

Guo Ziyi gritted her teeth, and said softly, "I will not be convinced at all, and I will only rely on the governor to deal with it!"

(End of this chapter)