As soon as Guo Song returned to the official office, he saw Pan Liao standing in front of the official room waiting for him, "Pan Xiangguo has an urgent matter?" Guo Song asked with a smile.

Pan Liao took two quick steps and said with a solemn face: "I just got two pieces of news, Zhao Wang Li Xi died of illness in Yuhang County, and Liu Qia, the envoy of Jiangnan Dongdao Jiedu, also died of illness in Xunyang County, Jiangzhou. ”

Although it is the intelligence of the Jin Wei Mansion, Guo Song also has a clear provision that if it does not involve the military, it can be reported to the right minister Pan Liao at the same time, so it is not surprising that Pan Liao got the news of the Jin Wei Mansion as soon as possible.

Guo Song nodded, turned back to his entourage and said, "Quickly go and invite Du Xiangguo to my official room." ”

The entourage turned around and galloped away, and Guo Song said to Pan Liao again: "Let's go in and talk!" ”

The two came to Guo Song's official room, and at this time Du You also hurried over, and he saw that the king of Jin was pacing back and forth with his hands in his hands, so he sat down quietly next to Pan Liao.

Guo Song looked out the window and sighed softly: "Li Si died of illness, Lingnan will inevitably fall into a state of internal struggle and seizure of power by all parties, this is a good opportunity to seize Lingnan, if I don't seize it, I will definitely regret it in the future." ”

Du You also said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Weichen also thinks that it is an opportunity. ”

Guo Song glanced back at Du You, "What did Du Xiangguo say?" ”

Du You said: "The climate in Lingnan is humid and hot, especially unsuitable for Guanlong soldiers and northern soldiers like us, and when Lingnan stabilizes in the future, it will inevitably pay a great price, it is better to take advantage of their internal strife to divide and annihilate, it is enough to get twice the result with half the effort, Li Xi died, Lingnan lost its leader, it is indeed a good opportunity." ”

Pan Liao also said: "Your Highness, Guangzhou and Quanzhou are the foundation of Nanyang maritime commerce, and the capture of Guangzhou and Quanzhou will play a great role in promoting the development of maritime trade in the imperial court. ”

Guo Song nodded, "Then inform the intelligence chief of Huiji County that we agree to summon the soul of the king back to his hometown, and let his eldest son escort the coffin back to Chang'an, and he can take the Yangtze River to Xiangyang and enter Chang'an from Shangzhou." ”

After finalizing Li Xi's arrangement, their topic turned to Liu Qia's matter.

Liu Qia died of illness, it must be his son Liu Shining who took over the military power, which cannot be questioned, but Liu Shining is far from being as gentle and self-disciplined as his father, and on the contrary, Liu Shining is ambitious, more than once persuaded his father to seize the two Zhejiang provinces, but his father refused, and now that Liu Qia has died, no one can stop Liu Shining's ambitions.

"Where is Han Yun?" Guo Song asked.

Han Rong's entry into Beijing this time is closely related to Liu Shining's threat, on the surface he is here to meet the Queen Mother, but in fact he is here to seek the assistance of the imperial court, and Guo Song is particularly concerned about Han Rong's arrival.

Pan Liao bowed and said, "Your Highness, now that Han Envoy Jun has passed through Shangzhou, he will arrive in Chang'an in three days at most." ”

Guo Song thought about it and said with a smile: "It's best for the political hall to show sincerity and discuss how to welcome Han Rong's arrival." ”

.........

After nearly ten years of absence, Han Rong finally returned to Jingzhao Mansion, which is also his hometown, returning to his hometown in the twilight of his life, Han Rong actually had a feeling of leaving home as a child, he knew that his days were numbered, and if he could spend his last time in his hometown, he would not want to go back to Jiangnan.

At noon that day, Han Rong's team came to the official road south of Lantian County, which was still ten miles away from the county seat.

"Master, the front is Lantian County!"

A gray-haired retinue pointed to a county road in the distance.

This old entourage is Han Rong's scholar, who has followed him for fifty years, from a teenager to an old man, and when he saw Lantian County, the old scholar was also very excited.

"We're going home!"

"Yes! We're getting home. Han Yun sighed softly.

At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves in front, and I saw a group of soldiers rushing towards them, all of them in fresh clothes and angry horses, and an official in front of them.

Han Rong's more than 20 guards suddenly became nervous, and the group protected Han Rong, Han Rong looked at it for a moment and laughed, "Don't be nervous, the person who came is my old friend!" ”

He urged the horse to meet him, and laughed: "Brother Du Xian, don't come to be harmed?" ”

The person who came was Du You, they were all from Jingzhao, Han Yun was more than ten years older than him, he was Du You's top boss, they had been dating for decades, and the relationship was very deep.

Du You urged him to step forward, the two laughed and hugged, Du You looked him up and down, and sighed: "Chengdu is goodbye, my brother is a lot older." ”

Han Yun could see it, he laughed and said: "The main thing is that he is old, unlike the elder brother who is in his prime, and he has already become the prime minister, which is gratifying." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin is looking forward to his brother coming to Chang'an!"

Han Yun smiled heartily: "I believe this, that kid was my protégé twenty years ago, and he can come to this point, which I never thought of back then." ”

"But it's also a blessing for the people of the world, isn't it?"

"You have a good shot, but it's a pity that it's useless to tell me, hurry up and go to the county seat, I'm hungry and want to eat something."

Jokes aside, Han Yun was actually still very moved, Du You actually came to Lantian County to greet him, of course, this was the arrangement of King Jin.

The people gathered together and headed for Lantian County, a few miles away........

After staying overnight in Lantian County, Han Rong finally arrived in Chang'an in the afternoon of the next day, and Guo Song personally led several Xiangguo to greet him outside the southern city.

Han Yun saw Guo Song at a glance, he had no change from before he went to Ganzhou to take office, but his bearing was more majestic, and among the stars of the Xiangguo, he had a bit of a domineering bearing.

Han Yun sighed secretly in his heart, of course he understood the overall situation in the future, although he missed the Tang Dynasty, he also knew that the general trend had been set, and it was difficult to change it.

Han Rong stepped forward and saluted first: "Old Minister Han Rong, see His Royal Highness the Regent of the Prison Country!" ”

Guo Song smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for many years, Han Gong's demeanor is still the same!" ”

"Your Highness has won the award, the old minister is already in his twilight years, and he will go to see the first emperor in a few years."

Guo Song said lightly: "Although life is rare in seventy years, eighty or ninety is not uncommon, Xiangguo Pei Zunqing is eighty-five years old, as long as Han Gong cultivates his temperament, is optimistic and cheerful, I believe it is also a longevity." ”

"Then I ask His Royal Highness Jiyan, and the old minister will also strive to live a long life, surpassing Pei Zunqing."

Guo Song laughed, "That's right!" ”

Guo Song introduced other prime ministers to Han Rong, and Han Rong secretly praised that since the Tang Dynasty, traitorous ministers have been in power, and it is not easy for the court to get a good appearance.

And Guo Song's seven Xiangguo are all talents in governing the world, and even Du Isolated Qiu is also an old Jiang Mi, with rich experience and profound qualifications, which just makes up for the weakness of other Xiangguo's lack of qualifications, which shows that the way of employing people of King Jin is extremely well balanced.

Guo Song smiled again: "Han Gong has traveled hard all the way, first go to the Guike Post House to rest for a day, and then talk about business the day after tomorrow." ”

Han Yun smiled slightly: "My ancestral house is still there, why don't I go back to my house directly!" ”

Han Rong's nephew Han Zhi lives in the ancestral house of the Han family in Chang'an, and of course Han Rong has to live in his own house.

Guo Song said happily: "Han Gong depends on his own wishes, and he can live wherever he likes?" Han Gong please! ”

"Your Highness, please! Ladies and gentlemen, please! ”

Han Yun entered Chang'an City surrounded by everyone and walked towards the old house of Anyefang.

.........

After dinner, Han Rong took an ox cart to Xi'an Gate Street, he has also heard of his name for a long time, and today he came to see it in person.

Today happens to be the fifth day of the first month of March, and since last year, the flower boats on Xi'an Menwai Street have changed from the previous daily performances to every five and ten performances, which is mainly due to the fact that the audience will lose their freshness if they watch too much.

In this way, they are usually people who eat and drink, and on the day of the performance, many families rush to Xi'an Gate Street with their wives and children to watch the grand flower boat performance.

The current performance is from the Yang Palace, all the way to more than ten miles, and the program is more colorful.

There are still colored lanterns hanging on the street outside Xi'an Gate, which is left by the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, has not been demolished, the lanterns are bright, Ambilight, especially attract the people of Chang'an City.

Four guards guarded Han Rong left and right, Han Rong was also full of interest, and walked slowly, he liked to observe the market, and he could see Guo Song's governance from the people in the market, he knew that the two-level differentiation in Luoyang City was very serious, the rich people wore silk and satin, the ordinary people wore coarse old clothes, and the poor people even wore tattered clothes, and their clothes did not cover their bodies.

But Chang'an is completely different, the men and women are basically wearing fine linen fabrics, they don't see silk and satin, and they don't see tattered clothes, everyone's face is red and full, full of joy from the heart.

Han Yun nodded secretly, the legend is true, Guo Song promoted simplicity and did not encourage wearing silk and satin, but the wealth of Chang'an people was not differentiated, so everyone wore a long shirt and skirt sewn from fine linen, and it could be seen that the people were full of food.

What Han Rong appreciated the most was that Guo Song implemented the minimum guarantee system, and the prices of coarse cloth, coarse noodles, and coarse salt were all set by the government, and the price was only less than half of the market price.

At this time, there was a commotion in front, and someone shouted, "The flower fleet is coming!" ”

Suddenly the banks of the river were crowded with pedestrians, and everyone craned their necks to look into the river.

Han Yun was also crowded in the crowd, looking north, the drums on the river were loud, and a fleet of boats dressed in red and green and shining was slowly sailing towards this side.