Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

There are many people on the streets of Tokyo in the evening, and the roads are full of traffic. If one only looks at Tokyo and does not look at other places in the Zhou Dynasty, people may feel that they are living in a prosperous age, not a troubled one. The weather was hot, Guo Shao had walked for a day and was worried about military matters. He felt a little tired at this time, and he didn't notice Yulian who followed silently for a long distance.

I went out in February, and it was already July when I came back. Time flies so fast, half of a year has passed in a blink of an eye. The original scene of hundreds of flowers in bud is gone, replaced by lush and lush leaves, so dark green that they can't be melted like green ink. Guo Shao remembered the words in a poem in the Song Dynasty: green, fat, red and thin.

All the soldiers were eager to get money to go home for a reunion, followed Guo Shao to find the location of the new house, and with Guo Shao's permission, they all dispersed one after another. In the end, only Dong Wajiang and his daughter were left. Dong Wajiang led the horse, and the little girl followed behind.

Empress Enshang's house entered the inner city from Xuande Road, the central axis of the inner city, but it did not face the main road. It is far away from the inner city handicraft workshop in the north, and close to Daxiangguo Temple in the south. The residents here are sparsely populated, most of them are literati and wealthy businessmen, and the environment is very quiet. You can hear the monks of Daxiangguo Temple reciting scriptures outside. The faint praise is like soothing music, which makes people feel at ease.

A separate courtyard of the Fu family has such a good location, it really has the taste of a warlord family. But this reward is only a symbolic copper key, without a land deed, it is really just for him to live in...Anyway, he can't sell it as his own property.

The lock on the gate was unlocked, and Dong Wajiang poked his head in, and asked with a strong accent in Hedong dialect, "Is anyone there?"

The accompanying eunuch said: "There used to be a few gatekeepers, but now they have all withdrawn. Guo Yuhou lives here, of course it is easier to use his own people."

"You guys are really thoughtful." Guo Shao reached into the money bag and took out a piece of broken silver, which Zuo You divided very carefully last night, "You made a special trip to buy a pair of shoes and socks."

The eunuch accepted it in a daze, and hurriedly bowed happily: "Thank you, Hou Guo Yu, for the reward. Then our family will retire."

Judging by his attitude, Guo Shao immediately determined that the current eunuchs are not comparable to the eunuchs of the Tang or Ming dynasties, and must have a lower status. At this time, the highest status should be the generals with military power.

Guo Shao walked into the gate first, followed by the old and the young. After walking for a while, he found that there was an inner courtyard inside the outer courtyard, which was relatively large, and there was not even a single person inside. I was still thinking about things at the moment, so I didn't have the patience to take a closer look. On the other hand, the two of the Dong family stared wide-eyed, looked around very curiously, and touched with their hands cautiously.

Guo Shao casually grabbed another pinch of silver from his purse, and handed it to Wajiang Dong: "Take care of the two military horses, pack up the things you brought back, and ask someone to find a place to buy some feed. Then you go to the restaurant to eat by yourself. When I came here, I saw many shops on the street."

Dong Wajiang held it in both hands, nodded and said, "Yes, yes."

Guo Shao taught him again, and helped him take off the heavy armor on his body, and threw it directly in the corner. Guo Shao thought about it again. He casually inquired about the double salary of the Inspector of the Inner Palace, Yuhou of California, and he felt that it was relatively generous. It was not lucky to get an extra reward, and it would not be a problem to support a hundred or eighty people with the salary alone... Thinking about it this way, he didn't want to save money, and immediately took a horse and went out.

On the avenue, you can ride a horse or drive a car. Riding a horse is obviously easier than walking.

Guo Shao first left the Suzaku Gate in the inner city, crossed the Longjin Bridge, and went straight to Tieqipu in the commercial area of ​​the outer city where he used to live. When the class teacher returned to the court, he didn't see Yulian when he entered the city. Maybe thousands of people didn't find her at that time. Guo Shao planned to go directly to her house to see. She had nowhere to go after all.

The commercial street of Longjinfang has shops in front and narrow alleys in the back. Guo Shao first walked down the street and went to the shop to have a look. His shop was in a good location, and he saw it as soon as he walked to the street. It's still open!

This was a bit beyond Guo Shao's expectation, and all the stalls outside the shop had been set up.

He led the horse to the shop, and saw the old man Huang was forging iron inside, and there was a money pot beside him. Judging from the amount inside, it seemed that today's sales volume was not bad. "Blacksmith Huang." Guo Shao called out.

There was surprise on Huang's face, he quickly put down his work and took the reins from Guo Shao: "Master, you are back!"

"Tie the horse to the door and come in to talk." Guo Shao said.

When Blacksmith Huang came in, Guo Shao asked directly, "Where's Yulian? Didn't come to the shop?"

Blacksmith Huang said: "I haven't come here for a long time... People say it's ugly, and some people quietly poured filth on the door of her house, saying that it was to ward off evil spirits! It didn't take long to hear that she became a monk... Everyone said that she knew her sins were serious and went to atone for her sins."

"Ah!" Guo Shaoleng was there, "Become a monk? Where are you going to become a monk?"

Blacksmith Huang shook his head: "I don't know, she didn't say...Master, wait a minute." After saying that, he turned around and walked inside.

After a while, just as Guo Shao was frowning and thinking about something, Blacksmith Huang came out, carrying a sack, and then untied it. I saw a small half sack of money inside. Guo Shao stared and said, "What are you doing?"

Blacksmith Huang proudly said: "I've earned money in the past few months, and I'm the only one who manages this shop! My wages are taken from inside, and I also paid the pre-tax, and I also took the meal money... the boss used to pay for the meal."

Guo Shao looked at Blacksmith Huang with incredulous eyes. He really regarded him as a helper before, and didn't think there was anything special about him. Today, he thinks that this person is a bit moral. Although the words and deeds are rough, I am afraid that they are more reasonable than many officials who speak better than sing.

Guo Shao thought for a while, he only had broken gold and silver on his body, and it was inconvenient to spend occasionally. So he reached into the sack and grabbed a handful out, only to see that the money was of different sizes, thicknesses, old and new, but they were neatly strung together with hemp rope. "The rest is up to you."

"Boss?" Blacksmith Huang asked in surprise.

Guo Shaodao: "I've been promoted, so I won't rely on this kind of business in the future... Is the title deed of this shop still with Yulian?"

Blacksmith Huang said: "She sent it back."

"Then you want it?" Guo Shao frowned. Blacksmith Huang said blankly, "She wasn't for me, but for my boss."

"Hey! Hey!" Guo Shao felt uncomfortable for a while, thinking, now that he is prosperous, without Yulian to share, the sense of joy immediately decreased a lot, but he was very depressed for a while.

Blacksmith Huang with a frightening face was a little at a loss when he saw this: "What did I do wrong?"

Guo Shao said: "Forget it. From now on, you will find someone to run this shop, and the profit will be your reward. You can go to the new house to help and take care of my new yard... Oh! I have made great contributions in the battle, I have been promoted, and the inner palace has been in charge. From now on, we will look down on the profit of this shop."

Blacksmith Huang was not very happy, and one could guess from his expression that this old man in his fifties had no idea what the inner palace was like, and it was useless to say anything without that concept.

Seeing this, Guo Shao couldn't help but said again: "There is another official, the governor of Qianzhou. The biggest official in a state, the county magistrates of every county below have to respect me when they see me, and they can control them...Do the county magistrates know? The township has committed a major crime, and it is placed on the board in the hall to question the crime. The magistrate sitting above is the county magistrate."

Now Blacksmith Huang understood, and said in surprise, "My master is bigger than the county magistrate!"

Guo Shao couldn't explain clearly to him, so he nodded. Xindao: Compared with the position of real military power like Zhidu Yuhou in the inner palace, the local governor is nothing, let alone a county magistrate the size of a sesame seed... But if it is changed to modern times, being the head of a county seems to be very powerful. The key point is that if you want to show off your prestige, you still need a guard of honor to bluff ordinary people. You have just been promoted, and you haven't had time to get your things.

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Yulian was wandering on the street and saw Guo Shao returning from the inner city and going into Longjinfang... He made a special trip to come back, which gave Yulian another glimmer of hope. But Brother Shao is now very powerful, and he looks at the sky when he walks, but he doesn't see himself.

She stood with her head down at the street corner and walked around, nervous, afraid of running into acquaintances, but also very entangled. Do you want to see him?

Seeing Guo Shao next to the queen's guard of honor at that time, he immediately poured cold water on Yulian to clear her mind. This Guo Lang is no longer Brother Shao!

In the past, Yulian had to use his money to buy wine as a helper for Brother Shao, so she felt very inferior and ashamed... Now he is obviously on the rise: Old man Huang doesn't understand, but Yulian still understands, she has never eaten pork and seen pigs run away. To be able to speak in front of the empress and nobles, and to be rewarded with brocade robes, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like an ordinary promotion.

Entering the circle of power, his vision and heart will change accordingly. Yulian thought to herself, how could a person like herself have anything to do with him? If you were the wretched wife that Ming Media was marrying before, you have something to say.

If you go to pester Brother Shao again, what do you ask him to do? Being a servant girl... It seems that I can't do it, after all, I knew someone when I was poor. Let someone marry you? That was simply whimsical, even if she went back five or six years, she would not be worthy of it when she was a girl.

Forget it! Everything is fate, what does not belong to oneself, should not be extravagantly expected, extravagant expectations are just asking for troubles and humiliation! Brother Shao used to treat him well, but now that he has made a fortune, he should be happy for him, as long as he can occasionally hear about him in the crowd.

Just disappear from his side! It's actually not bad to stay in Yuzhen Temple; there is the opportunity that I should grasp. In this world full of wars and famines, being a nun or a Taoist priest is very demanding, it is not so easy for you to make a living.

People have to accept their fate. Yulian's tears rolled in her eyes, she turned around with difficulty and wanted to leave.

At this moment, a woman suddenly seemed to find something surprising, and her tone was full of surprise: "Hey! Isn't this the daughter-in-law of the Chen family? Come back and have a look?"

Yulian turned her head, she didn't want to say anything to her, she couldn't speak clearly at all, she felt ashamed and angry at the same time.

Unexpectedly, another voice said: "The Chen family's house is a bit dilapidated... At least it can be sold for a few dollars. I heard that Yulian still has a man outside. It would be nice to sell the Chen family's house and take it to the bottom of the box. If you marry once or twice, there will be three times. Don't you save some money for yourself?"