Chang'an Fu

Chapter 102 Will

"Now that the Xiongnu and Mongols have destroyed our city, and there are no generals ahead, is there anyone willing to lead troops to take back the city?"

Emperor Xianning stayed up all night because of the news of last night, and now he has a splitting headache. Looking at the people below, but no one can solve his problems, the anger in his heart is even worse

We all know that this trip is extremely dangerous, even Situ Xiangru died in battle, and the people below are even more unwilling to take this risk. Hearing what the emperor said, all the courtiers who used to talk a lot like being drunk and poisoned the same

"Your Majesty, I have the courage to ask for an order." Yang Ruqing, who seldom speaks usually, said, "Now the situation in the north is severe, and I think the best way is to give Gu Huai the general's order and tiger amulet, so that he can continue to lead the Gu family's army on the battlefield together. It's the best thing to do right now!"

Emperor Xianning didn't know about this, but he had a lot of worries, let's not talk about Gu Huai being forced to hand over the tiger talisman by himself before, just say that if he handed over the tiger talisman to Gu Huai now, that would be If he accepts an order in danger, it will be difficult to take back his military power

When Emperor Xianning was distressed, Su Yin, who was the leader, also stepped forward

"Your Majesty, at this moment, Gu Huai must be the only one who is qualified for the position of General. Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Hearing Su Yin's words, Yang Ruqing was a little surprised. He didn't expect that at a critical moment, although the old man didn't like Gu Huai, he still put the country first.

Seeing that Su Yin said so, those subordinates who vassalized the prime minister also began to warn

"What Prime Minister Su said is very true! I hope the emperor thinks twice!"

Emperor Xianning was annoyed by their voices, impatiently slapped the dragon head on the right side of the dragon chair, and shouted loudly:

"You are the ones who don't like Gu Huai on weekdays! Now, at this time, I think of him, and the words of remonstrance one by one made me refuse to use Gu Huai, ignoring talents!"

How could Li Chuang not know that Gu Huai was the only one who could handle the border situation at the moment!But the previous incident was so embarrassing. Everyone knows that an imperial decree let him go, even if he goes, he may not be willing, but if Li Chuang moved to persuade him with emotion, as the emperor, he would never let him go. This face!

"Report!" A little eunuch hurried into the hall

Seeing this, Li Chuang was even more displeased, "Slave dog, what are you doing here!"

"My Majesty, there is a man named Guo Ye who is asking to see you outside the hall!" the little eunuch replied fearfully.

Hearing Guo Ye's name, Yang Ruqing was overjoyed, and immediately stepped forward and said to the emperor

"My Majesty, Guo is also Gu Huai's lieutenant general! He must have come here for the border affairs. From what I see, it is the best thing for this person to persuade Gu Huai at this moment!"

"In that case, let him in!"

The little eunuch who got the emperor's order quickly walked to the door, heaved a sigh of relief, and really sweated for himself. Everyone knew that provoking the emperor at this time was equivalent to hitting himself on the muzzle of a gun. Fortunately, this person deserved it. He hit!

Get your emotions in order, the little eunuch announced

"Xuan Guo also has an audience!"

Guo also walked into the main hall. He came here with Gu Huai before, but he was only an adjutant after all, and could not enter the main hall often, but it may be because he has been in the battlefield for a long time, and he did not show any fear of the emperor and courtiers The color is quite general!

"Chen Guoye" Guo Ye made a big salute as soon as he came in, "Kowtow to the emperor!"

"Ai Qing is alive!"

"I don't know why Ai Qing came here?" Li Chuang asked knowingly.

"I heard that the frontier border has been occupied by the Xiongnu, so I came here to invite you, and I hope that the emperor will allow you to lead troops to the border to quell the chaos!"

When Guo Ye said this, his words were sonorous and forceful, and his tone was very firm.

"So Guo Aiqing wants to take over the position of General Zhenbei?"

"I dare not" Guo Ye was a little embarrassed by his question, because he rushed to the palace as soon as he heard about it, and only wanted to go to the border, but he didn't expect this level. The people don’t want the title of general.”

He paused and continued

"Besides, I have been with General Gu before, so I don't say I'm sure about fighting the Huns, at least I don't lack experience!"

Emperor Xianning nodded thoughtfully, "Well, what Aiqing said makes sense! But..." He dragged the end of the sound extremely long, making the people below uneasy

"However, you also said that you can't guarantee that you are sure, so how can I put the safety of myself and the people in the hands of someone who is not sure?"

His words stopped Guo Ye from asking. He came here out of courage before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, why does the emperor trust him?

"However, I am very pleased that you are going to the frontier to defend against the enemy. At least you are a good general for the country and the people, especially so, so I cannot let you go alone!"

Guo was also confused by his words, he didn't quite understand what Emperor Xianning meant

"You can go, but you have to call your former colleagues to go together! No one is missing!"

"But..." Guo also thought that Gu Huai was a little troubled. Since Gu Huai was released from prison, he hadn't looked for him. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he knew what Gu Huai wanted. he doesn't go to him for anything

"Come on! How difficult it is for the Huns to deal with you and Gu Huai for so long, don't you know? What's more, a Mongol is added now!" Yang Ruqing couldn't stand it anymore, and said

"I can give you a secret decree. You can show it to Gu Huai when the time is right. As for persuading Gu Huai, I will leave it to you. I believe you will not disappoint me!"

Guo was still in a daze until he walked out of the palace. When he saw Yang Ruqing who was following him closely, Guo said inexplicably.

"You clearly know that such a peaceful life is what Yan Ping wants most, why do you still let the emperor look for him?"

Yang Ruqing took a deep look at Guo Ye, looked at the sky and said

"The country is stable, so people can live a peaceful life, otherwise, what he is doing now is just living a meager life." He turned his head and looked at Guo Ye

"Since you know him well, you should know that the last thing he wants to see is the displacement of the people and the destruction of the country!"

"Let's go! Let's go find Gu Huai together!" He said as he took Guo Ye's shoulders and walked towards the suburbs together

When Li Yu got home, he was still wondering why Gu Huai wanted him to come back first, while he wanted to stay with Bai and Yang, but when he came back and saw the whirlwind, he immediately threw the matter out of the blue

Seeing him coming back, the whirlwind pounced on him, and Gu Da who was on the side said

"During the time you and the young master were away, this whirlwind came several times. I guess there was something urgent, so I left him here!"

Li Yu nodded, took down the paper note that was tightly covered with feathers from the ankle of the whirlwind, opened it, and immediately became worried

Just when he was hesitating whether to tell Gu Huai the contents of the letter, Gu Huai came back

Seeing Gu Huai coming back, he hurriedly stuffed the note back into his sleeve, but this move was noticed by Gu Huai

"What are you hiding?"

"Oh. It's nothing, just a gadget!" Li Yu explained in a panic

"The whirlwind is coming!"

Xuanfeng is very enthusiastic every time he sees Gu Huai, so it is impossible for people to ignore its existence.

Seeing that Li Yu didn't want to say anything, Gu Huai didn't ask anymore, An An went to tease the bird with peace of mind.

"That..." Seeing Gu Huai's joy in teasing Xuanfeng, Li Yu swallowed back the words he had just concocted, and then said, "What did you and Bai and Yang say? You even asked me to come back first!"

"It's nothing, just let him show me how the black iron is made, and let him think about the gunpowder method!"

"Then why did you ask me to come back first?" Li Yu asked puzzled

"Because I have a hunch that something will happen to you when you come back." He winked at Li Yu as he spoke, "Do you believe me when I say that?"

"I believe! I believe everything you say!" Li Yu said firmly, "You won't lie to me!"

"Yeah, I won't lie to you" said thoughtfully, stopping the hand stroking Whirlwind Mao, "So you can't lie to me, you know!"

Li Yu thought of the previous note again, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Guo Ye and Yang Ruqing at the door

"You two are living a comfortable life!" Yang Ruqing's voice came before he walked in, which is his usual style

"Flowers and birds!"

Cyclone took advantage of this gap to spread its wings and flew out, it didn't bother to talk to anyone other than Li Yu and Gu Huai

"Why are you here!" Seeing them, Gu Huai was a little surprised and surprised. After all, they are old friends. He valued them before, and he seems to value these friendships more recently.

"Come and eat!" Yang Ruqing saw that Guo Ye hadn't spoken for a long time, so she rushed to speak, "I haven't eaten Uncle Gu's food for a long time! You are really mean, just move, and bring Uncle Gu with you." Move together!"

Gu Da heard Yang Ruqing's voice in the backyard, so he came to have a look, heard this as soon as he came, and quickly explained

"The young master was worried that I would be bored living alone in the old house, so he took me over!"

Hearing this, several people laughed together

"Uncle Gu is still like this, he can't stand being teased, especially Gu Huai!"

However, Guo Ye and Li Yu on the side were not very interested in these words. Although Gu Huai was among them, he quickly noticed Guo Ye's strangeness, and asked in confusion

"What's wrong with you?"

"I..." Guo Ye was about to speak when Yang Ruqing beside him immediately interrupted

"What else could he be doing? It's not because of Miss Xiao!"

As expected, Guo Ye's complexion changed when he heard Xiao Yuyan's name, Gu Huai no longer doubted him, and just smiled deeply

"It seems that Miss Xiao is really Guo Ye's lifeblood!"

"Yan Ping, don't talk nonsense! Me and her... It's nothing!"

"It's nothing, so why are you blushing?" Yang Ruqing answered

"Can you see him blushing?" Li Yu also joined the topic

Gu Huai watched them fight with a smile, and Guo Yecai said sullenly, "I'm not blushing!"