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Chapter 175

In the evening, Zhang Jianxiu sent someone to invite Guo Rong and Huang Fang to the mansion to meet, saying that there were important matters. The two felt strange, why did they go to the mansion to meet again? What would be important matters? Guo Rong felt even more coincidental, and was surprised and happy. What was surprised was that what was so urgent? He was happy that he had no excuse to go to the Zhang Mansion to inquire, but now he came to the door with the excuse. Yan Rufeng said softly: "Rong'er, the time is right, it's better to be careful." Guo Rong understood what he meant and nodded. So he rushed over immediately with Huang Fang.

When they arrived at Zhang's mansion, the housekeeper immediately led them to Zhang Juzheng's study. Guo Rong and Huang Fang walked, wondering in their hearts: What was the matter? Zhang Juzheng asked Zhang Jianxiu to come here in the name of him? This is just right for us to inquire.

After a while, he came to the study and saw Zhang Juzheng sitting in the middle, with Zhang Jianxiu sitting on his left, and Xiong Feibai sitting at the bottom. Guo Rong and Huang Fang saluted to the two. Zhang Juzheng greeted each other and asked them to sit down. Seeing the atmosphere tense, Guo Rong did not reminisce about the past with Xiong Feibai, but just said a few words and sat down.

Just sat down, but Zhang Jianxiu said, "Brother Rong, everything is fine in the house?" Guo Rong said, "Everything is good. Fourth brother, what's the matter?" Zhang Jianxiu did not answer him, but asked Huang Fang: "Second sister, have you ever remembered that the elder brother had promised you and appointed you as 'General Shangshan' after returning to the capital?" Huang Fang said, "Remember. But the younger sister is not interested in what general and does not want to make things difficult for the elder brother." Zhang Jianxiu smiled faintly, then turned to ask Guo Rong and said, "Brother Rong, have you chosen the auspicious day of your wedding with the princess?" Guo Rong looked confused and said, "This... is still waiting for the imperial edict. Fourth brother asks what to do?" Zhang Jianxiu said "Oh" and stopped talking.

Zhang Ju murmured beside him, "Does Guo Xinyi know the secret of the rebellion of the Lord of Xianhe Valley and Tu Ada?" Guo Rong and Huang Fang looked at each other and said, "The little prince has asked, but Guo Xinyi said he doesn't know." Zhang Juzheng said, "The Lord of Xianhe Valley is also a cunning person, and I don't think he will let others know his secret. Rong'er, if nearly a hundred people from the Chu Palace are arrested into the capital, what is the most appropriate way to deal with it?" After suddenly asking this, Guo Rong looked confused and surprised, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing that his junior brother was hesitant, Huang Fang said to the side: "Sir, according to my younger generation, you cannot imprison the King of Chu in the Heavenly Prison, nor can you be imprisoned in any official cell. The best way is to detain them in different places." Zhang Juzheng thought a little and murmured, "Why did it take such a big trouble?" Huang Fang said: "The advantage of dispersal is that it is not easy for the other party to find the main owner." Zhang Juzheng said: "But the other party has many people and the power we have to guard after the dispersion is insufficient. What should we do?" Huang Fang was shocked and did not understand what was going on.

Guo Rong suddenly asked, "Mr. Zhang, why should I arrest the King of Chu and King Yi escort it to Beijing?" Zhang Juzheng asked, "Don't you know that the King of Chu and King Yi conspired to rebel?" Guo Rong asked in surprise: "Mr. Zhang, don't you understand that it was a trap designed by Ada on purpose? The official thought you had already seen the conspiracy, but he was still kept in the dark." Zhang Juzheng smiled faintly and said, "I know naturally. That's why they were arrested." Guo Rong was even more surprised: "Since you know, why should I arrest them? It's hard for me to understand the reason, so I hope you can understand it." Zhang Juzheng said lightly: "You can understand when you go back and think about it. Bai Fei, you seem to have something to say, so let me say it." It turned out that he saw Xiong Feibai looking at him, wanting to say it, so he asked him to say it.

Xiong Feibai said, "Teacher, according to the students, it is better to let the people and others in the Chu Palace gather in one place." Zhang Juzheng asked in surprise: "What's the reason?" Xiong Feibai said, "Since the other party has many people, we should not fight with the other party head-on, so let everyone concentrate in one place to ensure the safety of the whole country. But at the same time, many places are distributed to arrange guards to disrupt the enemy's eyeliner. The so-called real and real, real and real is the truth." Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Sure enough, I didn't let my official misjudgment, so I did what you said." Zhang Jianxiu replied, "Yes."

Guo Rong asked in surprise: "Mr. Zhang, have the people from the Chu Prince's Mansion been taken to the capital?" Zhang Juzheng said: "Feibai, then you can arrange it and see how to act." Xiong Feibai said: "Teacher, the student obeys the order." Then, looking at Guo Rong, he said: "Master, Tu Ada must have known about the little prince in your mansion. Therefore, you just have to pretend to be the Prince of Chu in your mansion. In this way, Tu Ada will focus all his energy on dealing with General Shangyi's mansion. The actual situation of the King of Chu is naturally safe." Guo Rong asked in surprise: "How can we pretend to be the King of Chu in my mansion?" Xiong Feibai's eyes turned around and smiled and said, "Master, think about it, what should we do if the King of Chu or the closest relatives around the King of Chu are in your mansion?"

Guo Rong thought about it and said, "First, strengthen the guards, don't let any strangers approach, and don't let anyone leak the news. Secondly, there should be a lot of people, but it makes people feel deserted, which is intentional cover-up." Xiong Feibai said, "Master is right. You can also increase the amount of vegetables you buy every day, etc. to deliberately let people know that there are more people in the mansion." Guo Rong understood and praised Xiong Feibai for being extremely smart.

Zhang Juzheng said: "Rong'er, just settle it. According to the itinerary, the King of Chu and others can arrive in the capital tomorrow evening, so you can start the action from the next day." Guo Rong agreed immediately. Zhang Juzheng continued: "Listen to Jian Xiu, you will invite three opera masters back this time, and you are also planning to renovate the old house in the south of the city into a large theater for them to sing operas, but take it seriously?" Guo Rong said: "That's right. These three are friends that the younger generation met when they were in Yuezhou. One of the young men was named Cao Yifeng, and his father Cao Xian is a famous contemporary

The martial arts student Cao Yifeng was well-educated in his father's true teachings, acting, singing and musical instruments. There is a girl named Lu Wenwen who has lived in a scholarly family since she was a child. She has a pipa and is proficient in other instruments. Another one is Zeng Guo, the fourth young master of Zengjiazhuang. His voice is extremely thick, and listening to him sings is simply a pleasure." Zhang Juzheng said: "It's so good. I feel depressed recently. Watching acting and listening to music can relax my mood." He seemed to be thinking about something in his heart, and a smug smile on his face.

Guo Rong asked, "Mr. Zhang, where have those people escorted to the Chu Palace in the capital now? The official was wondering if he needed to respond halfway, just in case." Zhang Juzheng said nothing, and Zhang Jianxiu said, "Brother Rong, you don't need to know this level. You just need to act according to the plan from the next day." Guo Rong nodded and agreed, but was secretly shocked: Lord Zhang is so cautious in doing things, and I don't even let me know. If I keep asking questions all the time, I am afraid that Zhang Juzheng will be suspicious. So Guo Rong said, "Mr. Zhang, Fourth Brother, don't know what else?" Zhang Juzheng murmured, "All things are done according to the plan, you can go back now." So Guo Rong and Huang Fang stood up and said goodbye to the house.

Yan Rufeng came to Guo Rong's room to inquire about the news he found. Guo Rong shook his head and said, "General Yan, I haven't found anything." Yan Rufeng was inevitably disappointed and said, "Zhang Juzheng is very smart and has not been able to get news from him so easily." Guo Rong said, "But in general, it's still good news." Yan Rufeng asked in surprise: "What good news?" So Guo Rong told Zhang Juzheng. After hearing this, Yan Rufeng said happily: "In this way, Lord Zhang also wants to protect the prince's conscience. Then we have to do beautiful things." The two discussed for a while before they each rested.

The next day, Mr. Xiao informed Eunuch Zhao of visit. Guo Rong asked to communicate immediately. When Eunuch Zhao came in, Guo Rong sat alone in the middle. Seeing that Eunuch Zhao was still following someone, holding a long sword, with a proud look on his face, it was Ren Guangming, the head of Huashan Mountain. Guo Rong was shocked: How could he be with Eunuch Zhao? However, his face changed and he still sat there with a smile. When Ren Guangming saw Guo Rong, he immediately bowed: "I am not a good job and meet the prince!" Eunuch Zhao also bowed to pay homage. After Guo Rong and the two showed etiquette, they each took their seats according to the guest and host.

Guo Rong said: "Ren, the emperor has not yet approved the three words "Son-in-law Master" and asked me not to break the general." Ren Guangming said: "Haha, I am here for the sake of the three words "Son-in-law Master". Guo Rong had already been calculating in his heart. He looked at Eunuch Zhao, but listened to him: "Report to General Guo, the emperor asked a servant to pass the message." Guo Rong said: "Please speak frankly." Eunuch Zhao said: "The emperor passed the oral order. The eighth day of the next month is a good day, so he decided to marry the princess on that day. General Guo came to the palace to meet the emperor and discuss the wedding." Guo Rong thought silently in his heart that it would be less than a month on the eighth day of the next month.

Seeing that Guo Rong was in a difficult face, Ren Guangming asked, "Does General Guo still regret the marriage?" Guo Rong smiled and said, "Where does General Ren say? I don't know how many blessings the Guo family has cultivated, how can he still regret the marriage?" Ren Guangming said, "Then General Guo will not come to the palace to meet the emperor immediately?" Guo Rong suddenly remembered something and asked, "Isn't Master Ren locked up in a prison car that day? Why has he become the emperor's confidant now? It really makes me unable to understand." Ren Guangming suddenly became embarrassed and beat him up, and said, "What does General Guo say? A man can bend and stretched, but how can a man betrayed and stretched, and how can a mere prison car destroy the loyalty of the emperor? Ren has changed his past and decided to be loyal to the emperor and die."

Eunuch Zhao said coldly: "It seems that General Guo really wants to go to the palace to walk around from time to time, otherwise, I don't know what changes will happen in the palace. Although Ren Shiwei was the head of the Huashan Sect and dominated the country, he has now surrendered to the court and served the emperor with all his heart. The emperor has conferred Ren Guangming as the guard with swords in front of the imperial front, and the fifth rank. General Guo should not call him wrong again, so as not to make a joke." After hearing this, Guo Rong was shocked, but said with a smile: "Congratulations to Ren Shiwei, congratulations to him as the guard." Ren Guangming proudly modestly.

Guo Rong asked, "He is the guard, and now you surrender to the court, so you have abandoned the secret and turning to the light. Do your friends have this enlightenment and insight?" Ren Guangming was surprised: "Who is General Guo's 's friends' referring to? I am stupid and can't remember it for a while." Guo Rong smiled and said, "Of course, Master Jiang, who is the master of Zhuang, who is falsely believed, has named two masters, and Taoist Master Phantom. I think that you will stage such a wonderful show in Mudan Villa that day, which really opened my eyes and still remembered it freshly. I am still wondering when I can see such a good show that shocked the past and the present again." Guo Rong actually didn't know whether they were a group, nor did he know whether they were acting that night or were really fighting to seize the leader of the martial arts world. He said this casually just to test the other party's words.

Ren Guangming said awkwardly: "Master Phantom is stubborn and is still tortured in the prison. The rest have been surrendered to the court and are loyal to the emperor like General Guo." Eunuch Zhao was impatient and asked, "General Guo, have you taken the emperor seriously?" Guo Rong was stunned: "Eunuch Zhao, I am only concerned about reminiscing about the past with Ren's guards, but I am sorry!" Eunuch Zhao said: "It doesn't matter if you neglect your servants, don't neglect your emperor. Seeing that General Guo has nothing important to do, let's go to the palace to meet the emperor." Guo Rong agreed. So Guo Rong asked Eunuch Zhao and Ren Guangming to wait, and he went into the house to change his clothes and wait for him to clean up.

Huang Fang came to see Guo Rong quietly and asked, "Junior brother, are you really going to go into the palace?" Guo Rong said, "There are people coming to the door, can you not go?" Huang Fang said, "Don't you think there is a fraud?" Guo Rong said, "It's okay, what else can you do to me? After all, I am the future son-in-law, so you can't just kill me like this, right?" Huang Fang said, "Then you be careful." Guo Rong said, "If I haven't come back before dark, you can take everyone away.

"Huang Fang said, "No, I must wait for you to come back." Guo Rong said, "Senior Sister, this time is not only about your and my friendship, but also the life and death of so many people are bound to us. We should abandon our personal feelings and put the overall situation first." Huang Fang looked at him and smiled and said, "Junior Brother, you have really grown up." Guo Rong said, "When you have experienced it for so long, people will grow up." Seeing that he had made up his mind, Huang Fang sent it out.

After Guo Rong met with Eunuch Zhao and Ren Guangming, they entered the palace together. The sedan chair had already been waiting outside the door. The three of them sat in the sedan chair and came to the palace gate and walked into the palace. Occasionally, guards and eunuchs came up to greet each other and all greeted each other when they saw Eunuch Zhao. Although Guo Rong had entered the palace before, they were all protecting the emperor secretly and had never come in like this. Now walking in the palace, they looked up and saw the red walls and green tiles, magnificent, and very imposing.

After walking for a while, he came to the imperial study room. However, he did not enter directly. Eunuch Zhao first came in and reported, leaving Guo Rong and Ren Guangming waiting at the door.

After a while, Eunuch Zhao came out again and said, "General Guo, the emperor is welcome." Guo Rong followed Eunuch Zhao and entered, while Ren Guangming was still standing outside the door.

After entering, he saw the light inside dim. Guo Rong walked with a lot of doubts and felt strange. Eunuch Zhao saw his strangeness and whispered: "General Guo, the emperor has felt the cold wind recently and is not convenient to see Feng Heguang. Therefore, he dressed up the imperial study room in this way. At this time, he saw that the emperor was wronged, so don't blame him." Guo Rong then realized that he immediately smiled and said, "What's the matter with you? The emperor can bear the grievances. Can't we ministers be?"

He took two steps at a time and came to the desk. But he saw that the desk was covered by a white veil, and he could vaguely see a person sitting inside. "Cough cough". The man in the white veil coughed twice, and his voice was indeed not very comfortable. Eunuch Zhao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, how about it?" A voice came from inside: "I am fine, I'm not as good as the previous two days of cough. Is the one who came here? Is it Guo Qing's house?" It turned out that the current emperor, Emperor Wanli, was sitting inside. Guo Rong hurriedly kowtowed to pay his respects, and Wanli asked him to calm down.

Wanli said: "Guo Qing's family has to be wronged. See me under such conditions." Guo Rong said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry. Please take care of the dragon body." Wanli said "Yes" and continued: "The emperor often mentions you in my ears, saying that you are heroic and chivalrous, have a world-renowned heart, and are gentle and considerate to the emperor. I feel very loving. I feel ashamed of myself." Guo Rong said awkwardly: "The princess is too praiseful, and I can't afford to take responsibility." Wanli said: "

The emperor has never praised anyone in front of me, and it makes sense for her to praise you. Unexpectedly, when I was randomly accused of making up, she was still unhappy, and played a childish temper and tried to disobey the imperial edict. She never thought that after going out for a trip with you, she missed you day and night, thinking that she would get married as soon as possible and be with you. My emperor sister really made me... Hahaha, your blessing is very good."

Guo Rong said, "Thank you for your kindness and love between the emperor and the princess. I really don't dare to take it." Wanli thought he was just modest and didn't care, so he continued, "The auspicious time has been settled, and it is the eighth day of next month. What do you think?" Guo Rong said, "Everything depends on the emperor's decision, and I will do it." Wanli said, "This day was chosen by Master Du Hang, the abbot of Guangji Temple. Seeing his words, the eight characters of the family and the princess are made by heaven, and he also ordered the order to "get married on the eighth day of the 1st day, respond to the destiny of heaven and earth, benevolence to my descendants, and strengthen my country'. It can be seen that the family and the princess are not only related to the lifelong happiness of you two, but also to the eternal consolidation of the Ming Dynasty. It seems that God sent you into my royal family and God blessed me in the Zhu family."

Guo Rong was shocked as he listened: It turned out that it was the day chosen by Master Duhang, so why did he say those words to me again? What is the meaning of it? After Wanli finished speaking, he saw that Guo Rong was silent and asked, "What are you thinking about?" Guo Rong hurriedly said, "Go back to the emperor, I am thinking about how Master Duhang chose this day, and based on how to criticize his fate?" Wanli said, "Listen to him, it is naturally based on the eight characters of you and the princess. What, do you have any doubts? Do you think this day is not good?"
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