Before dawn early in the morning, Guo Shao bent down and walked into the carriage that the Fu family was dowrying. The carriage was the most powerful car that could be found in the mansion. Then Zuo You got in the car.

"Qiu!" The coachman shouted and shook a whip. At this time, more horse hooves outside recalled that the cavalry went first, and the carriage then left the mansion. The sound of the wheels and the copper decorations on it made a "jingle" sound.

"July 15th, this is the Zhongyuan Festival." Zuo You said.

Guo Shao said: "It is also a day when the great court faces the saint."

According to the etiquette system, civil and military officials in Beijing would go to see the emperor on the first and fifteenth days of each month. After Chai Rong ascended the throne, he was very diligent. As long as he was in Tokyo, he had never cancelled such court meetings.

The lights poked outside were sprinkled on the bamboo curtains, and shone in, illuminating the natural texture of the unpainted wooden boards on the inner wall of the car very prominently. The weather was sunny and there was no wind, and it seemed that today was still hot. A few days passed, and the days had entered autumn, but the tail of summer was slow to leave, making people almost unable to feel the coolness of autumn. It took a heavy rain... According to life experience, after a few rains, the temperature would drop very quickly.

I don’t know if I can see the emperor today... Maybe I won’t see it, but it was cancelled early on the first day of July. However, the army had just returned to Tokyo and was busy, so it would be reasonable if there was no such meeting. If I couldn’t see the emperor today, people would probably be more at peace.

How does Emperor Chai Rong feel now?

Guo Shao stroked his forehead, turned to Zuo You and said, "I suddenly remembered a joke that is not very funny."

Zuo You said: "I would like to hear the details."

Guo Shao said: "It was said that a army had just fought and sent back some seriously injured soldiers. When the doctor saw the wounded, he walked up to an injured soldier and asked: What wishes do you have before you die? If you say it now, you will have no chance if you are late. What wishes are the wounded soldiers?"

Zuo You touched the shallow beard on his chin, remained silent for a while, and said, "The wish is 'Can I be healed'?"

Guo Shao was stunned and stretched out his thumb and said, "It's indeed Mr. Zuo!"

The two looked at each other, then turned their heads and said nothing.

...Guo Shao first waited outside the main gate of the Da Nei, and many civil and military officials arrived one after another. At this moment, a team of guards and several eunuchs came out and shouted: "The emperor asked the miscellaneous family to come and pass the imperial edict. I don't have to go to court today. You all go back and take responsibility for their own responsibilities."

After hearing this, Guo Shao saw Han Tong and Gao Huaide again, so he followed them to the Office of the Guards Office.

Then there were daily familiar affairs, and the generals of each army were summoned to issue military orders, as always.

Everyone seemed to be pretending to be something in their hearts, and they were less than usual; they seemed to have nothing to do. However, after the completion of the Domain, Han Tong mentioned twice: "The Guards Department has rules, and everything is done according to the usual military laws and regulations." Later, he said sternly: "Those who make decisions and do not obey military orders will be punished first!"

The generals clasped their fists to answer.

Guo Shao's eyes moved away from Han Tong and wanted to observe Gao Huaide in a casual manner. Suddenly, he saw Gao Huaide also looking at him. The two of them met. Guo Shao was stunned and looked elsewhere as if nothing had happened.

At this time, there were many military generals in the lobby, with a total of more than 40 people; including most of the main generals and deputy generals of the 18 armies in the three-box.

Han Tong spoke a call, then looked back at the other two generals of the guards present, and said, "The Privy Council has not had a new garrison map recently... You haven't seen the Privy Council's military order?"

Guo Shao and Gao Huaide shook their heads and echoed: "I haven't seen each other."

The Guards were originally in charge of five generals, but Li Chongjin, the commander of the Mass and Crafts, was in Huainan, and Han Lingkun, the commander of the Mass and Crafts, was in Hebei, and only three were left. There were three other commanders of the wings: Qi Tuo (the left wing of the Hu Jie Army), Chai Gui (the right wing of the Hu Jie Army), and Zhang Lingduo (the right wing of the Long Jie Army).

Han Tong was recognized by his subordinates and nodded and said, "The garrisons of each army will still follow the last military order and will not change or disperse."

The middle-level generals bid farewell one after another. The remaining horses, Busi and six generals from each other sat in the lobby for a while according to their previous habits, and everyone had to meet and talk. If there was anything to come out and discuss, it would be more appropriate at this time.

But Han Tong stared at each other with big eyes, and everyone was silent. When Han Tong looked at Gao Huaide, Gao Huaide picked up the tea cup and started drinking tea as if nothing had happened.

Guo Shao never talked much on such occasions. He just thought: Han Tong had the greatest power in the Guards Department, but in fact his strength was very limited; the direct power of the four boxes below was basically divided. Han Tong might have some military generals promoted by himself in the navy... But who knows, with his temperament, the people below may not be too close to him.

Just when he was silent, Chai Gui suddenly said in a daze: "It's going to rain today."

Everyone suddenly had a topic, and Qi Tuo immediately honestly echoed: "When is it now? The sun is still not coming out."

Only then did the few people pay attention and looked out to the door of the lobby. They could see a sky, with the gray clouds pressing down very low. Han Tong might feel that the topic was boring, and immediately said, "If you have nothing to do, just do your own things."

In addition to Han Tong, Guo Shao, the guards' chief, had the highest position, so he stood up and bowed with the generals to leave. After leaving the lobby, he felt a gust of wind blowing, and Guo Shao felt a chill on his body. Sure enough, the autumn wind was getting colder, and the weather was about to get colder.

Everyone went back to their own offices, and there were several rooms in the official office, where they could meet guests, sign official documents, read various file lists, and have a bedroom for rest.

Guo Shao stayed in his room and took out the old official documents he had read from the cabinet two days ago. The deputy general of the personal soldiers, Lu Chengyong and two entourages dressed in cloth robes and sat in the room to kill time. There were two personal soldiers wandering under the eaves outside, and they would come in from time to time to change their stand whistle.

You can leave the government office and go home until noon. This is Guo Shao’s recent work and schedule, so he basically does not do anything practical.

At this moment, a flash suddenly flashed outside, and the light in the whole room suddenly lit up a few points. Guo Shao's brush stopped in the air, and sure enough, there was a loud "crack" sound after a moment, which made people's hearts tight.

"Dingding..." The heavy raindrops quickly fell on the roof, and the sound on the tiles was very crisp. The rain became denser and denser, and in a short while it sounded like a rush. Guo Shao looked up at the railing outside, and saw that the rain had already been pulled into a straight line, falling on the railing very quickly, splashing everywhere.

...After the heavy rain, the sky did not clear, and it rained heavily and lightly for two consecutive days. The entire Tokyo was shrouded in the rain, becoming hazy and unmistakable. But everything was the same. If Guo Shao hadn't been in trouble in his heart, he wouldn't have seen any difference from the past.

After the 15th July dynasty was temporarily cancelled that day, everyone seemed to be able to hold on. But Guo Shao estimated that everyone was waiting for the first day of August. If they could not see the emperor in the early August, they would probably not be so peaceful... Because counting it, the civil and military officials of the outside dynasty had never seen the emperor again since the first day of July.

At noon, Guo Shao received a reply at home. When he saw him hurried out of the corner of the mansion, he saw a carriage parked at the door diagonally opposite. "Bang!" Luo Mengzi held up the umbrella, Guo Shao reached out to take the umbrella, and walked diagonally with a few people.

At this time, a man in a robe came out of the carriage, with a low umbrella pressed down very low and could not see his face. He followed Guo Shao straight into the yard opposite. Guo Shao stepped back and took the man to the living room, and asked Luo Mengzi to cover the door and guard outside.

The umbrella holder took the umbrella and gently placed it by the door. But he saw that he was tall and gray, and he was the eunuch Cao Tai next to the queen.

"Eunuch Cao." Guo Shao bowed with his fists.

Cao Tai hurriedly replied, "General Guo is so polite..."

Guo Shao was more direct and asked immediately: "How is the official's health?"

Cao Tai whispered: "Start yesterday, I can't stand up, but I can't sit for too long, I just lie down."

Guo Shao remembered the great dynasty on the first day of August, and there were nearly half a month left, so people probably couldn't wait.

Cao Tai said: "I am still sober... I come to the Mid-Architect today, which means the Queen."

Guo Shao said: "I know."

Cao Tai whispered: "I said it straightforwardly that in the afternoon, people from the palace will come to summon the orders, and General Guo still has to go. Today, it is indeed the officials who summoned several ministers. The queen is afraid that suddenly summoning you will worry you."

Guo Shao nodded.

"The queen has received the news. This time the official summoned the ministers to send someone to Huashan to find the elixir." Cao Tai said.

When Guo Shao heard this, he felt relieved. It was indeed impossible to escape.

Cao Tai lowered his voice and said, "After the official returned to Tokyo, the imperial doctor was helpless. He prescribed many medicines but did not improve, but the dragon body was getting worse. A while ago, he sent a secret order to Jingzhao Mansion, hoping to summon Fuyaozi Chen Tuan to Tokyo to try it; but Fuyaozi was not in Huashan, and no one knew where it was... Last time, General Guo asked for elixir in Huashan to cure the queen, and Zhao Kuangyin wrote a letter to recommend General Guo. I guess the official wanted to send you to Huashan to seek elixir again."

Guo Shao frowned and said, "It's really not to be hiding it. That old immortal is Taoist Ma Yi. I'm going there now, but I don't know if I can find it."

Cao Tai said: "The official family has been irritable recently. You must be careful to deal with it, at least be loyal."

Guo Shao nodded and said, "That's natural."

Cao Tai's voice became lower and lower: "It was General Guo recommended by Zhao Kuangyin. The Empress looked at this person with ulterior motives, so you must be careful."

Guo Shao frowned and said, "Actually, I had expected this to happen, but there was no way... There is no problem leaving Tokyo now? Do the queen have any arrangements?"

Cao Tai said helplessly: "The Empress has no solution... By the way..."

Cao Tai turned around and untied his belt. After a while of exploring, he took out half of the jade pendant. He handed the jade pendant to Guo Shao: "Once General Guo leaves the capital, you can go slowly first. If there is any change, the queen will send someone to deliver a letter and take half of the jade pendant as a basis. You can only listen to it if you can close it... The queen also said that you did not disappoint her when you came back from Hebei, but the situation is urgent and unable to fulfill her reward. I will not go back on my word when the time is right."

After hearing this, Guo Shao remained silent.

The eunuch obviously didn't know what the reward was, and said, "The Empress will definitely promote General Guo. As long as you live up to the Empress's trust, you will be promoted!"
Chapter completed!