Chapter 2265 Relatives
So Guo Zhao just stood aside and got to know Zhou Man. She happened to see Zhou Man sawing off a soldier's leg with a saw. A lot of blood was flowing. Not only her hands and body, but also her face was covered with blood.
The soldier whose leg was sawed off wailed. A boy who was not much older than her squatted beside her and pressed her thigh hard, and the blood slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Guo Zhao was stunned. "How can this person still be alive?"
General Meng was also seeing such a thing for the first time and was extremely shocked. Then, like Guo Zhao, he shuddered as he looked at Zhou Man and Bai Shan who were busy with their heads down, and thought to himself: What a cruel person.
One person thought, even though she is a young lady, she looks more cruel than men.
Another thought: "Aren't Confucian scholars said to be quiet and gentle? Is this quiet and gentle?"
From then on, the two of them dared not look down on each other in their future interactions.
Manbao and his friends did not officially meet Guo Zhao until the next morning.
Mr. Zhuang and Zhiren both helped treat the wounded. They were old and went to bed in the early morning, so they didn't get up at this time.
The young people were full of energy. Although they still wanted to sleep, there were no tents here. The carriages were given to the seriously wounded soldiers. They lay on the sand with clothes on them to sleep. As soon as the sun rose, their eyes felt the brightness and they could not fall asleep no matter how hard they tried. They had to get up.
So a group of young men stood on the sand, greeted each other, and introduced themselves. The first to come was naturally Guo Zhao himself. When he introduced that he was from the Guo family of Xuzhou, Liu Huan couldn't help but look up at him.
Then it was Manbao's turn. She introduced her name and official position, while Bai Shan introduced his most common identity - a student of Chongwenguan.
Bai Erlang followed closely behind, also using this one identity, Yin Huo also followed suit, using this identity, and Liu Huan followed closely, without a single extra word.
To sum it up in one sentence, we are all students of Chongwenguan.
General Meng felt that this was not a good idea, so he pointed at Yin Huo and introduced him, "This is Commander Yin's only son."
As he spoke, he winked at Guo Zhao.
Guo Zhao: ...
Although it hurt his eyes, he still understood that there was only one commander in the whole court, Yin. He couldn't help but look at Yin Huo. He was really good-looking, but his stature was obviously short. His face looked pale and weak, and he looked very sickly. For a moment, he didn't know whether to envy or feel pity.
General Meng then introduced Liu Huan with a smile, "This is Minister Liu's grandson."
Guo Zhao saluted with a smile, but after the ceremony he always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what it was.
Just at this time, General Meng introduced Bai Erlang as the emperor's future son-in-law, and also the legitimate son-in-law, and then he remembered it.
He turned back to look at Liu Huan, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Minister Liu, is this the Minister of Revenue?"
Seeing that he seemed to remember, Liu Huan smiled sheepishly and said, "Yes."
He paused and bowed, "Hello, cousin."
Bai Shan, Man Bao and others were shocked. Why did they suddenly recognize each other as relatives?
General Meng was also surprised, and looked at Guo Zhao as if he was a heartless man.
Guo Zhao was deeply troubled by this look and said, "The wife of Minister Liu is our Guo's aunt."
Liu Huan also explained to Bai Shan and the others, "My grandmother was from the Xuzhou Guo family."
Then why haven't I heard you mention it?
When everyone dispersed, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang flanked him, one on each side, and sighed, "Our study tour is like other people's family visit."
Another said, "And he still doesn't say it."
Manbao and Yin or Zhou Liru on the side nodded in agreement.
Liu Huan quickly explained, "If he hadn't mentioned that we were from Xuzhou, I would have almost forgotten about this marriage."
Bai Shan was puzzled. "It seems that they are not that far apart. How could he have forgotten?"
Liu Huan tilted his head and thought, but couldn't figure it out. He basically didn't care about the family affairs. He was only responsible for eating, drinking, having fun and not getting into trouble. How would he know?
"Anyway, every year there are festival gifts coming from Xuzhou and other places, but there has never been one from Anxi."
Bai Shan laughed and said, "Anxi was only granted the title two years ago. Before that, Gaochang belonged to someone else. General Guo should be serving somewhere else, right?"
"Anyway, none of the gifts I receive every year are from Guo Xiao."
Guo Xiao was the Protector General of Anxi and also Guo Zhao's father.
Liu Huan didn't understand, but Guo Zhao did. He told General Meng, "My father has a bad relationship with Minister Liu. Well, he also doesn't have a good relationship with Lord Liu of Suzhou."
General Meng was also puzzled. "Why? They're just outsiders. Even if it's not polite, they still need to be polite, right? We're different clans, and we still have conflicts of interest."
Guo Zhao was at a loss for words. After a long pause, he said, "A son shouldn't criticize his father. Anyway, Minister Liu doesn't like my father's style. He even impeached my father in court before. When we attacked Gaochang, His Majesty originally wanted my father to lead the attack alongside Hou Ji, but because of Minister Liu's impeachment, my father became Hou Ji's deputy. It was only after the conquest of Gaochang that His Majesty renamed it Xizhou and let my father take temporary charge of Xizhou's military and political affairs. It was only two years ago that the Anxi Protectorate was officially established, and my father became Protector General."
Otherwise, if his father returned to the capital, he would probably be left out in the cold because of Hou Ji's rebellion.
General Meng pondered for a moment, then whispered, "So the conflict between them is still uncle's fault?"
Guo Zhao: ...
He remained silent.
General Meng understood immediately, patted his shoulder sympathetically, and asked, "What should we do? Are you going to take him home? After all, he's a relative, and his grandmother is your great-aunt. If you don't show any respect, and word gets back to the capital, wouldn't your Guo family be in the wrong?"
Guo Zhao said calmly, "It's fine with me, but I don't know if Liu Huan is willing."
"What's the point of whether he's willing or not? The main thing is whether General Guo will be willing?"
Guo Zhao's face turned strange. After a moment of silence, he said, "If father knew his identity, he would probably be very willing, right?"
Not only will they be willing, I'm afraid they will also do it in a big way.
That's why Guo Zhao hesitated, wondering whether he should mention Liu Huan's identity.
Fortunately, General Guo did not let Guo Zhao worry for too long because he already knew the answer.
This battle was fought beautifully. Not only did they kill a Tubo general, but they also captured many soldiers. Except for those who fled, both the number of prisoners and the casualties of the enemy were very impressive.
So as soon as the war ended, Guo Zhao sent someone back to report, and told his father that this time they not only supported the Shazhou Army, but also rescued the envoys sent by the court to the Western Regions.
As soon as he heard that it was a delegation of envoys sent by the imperial court, General Guo immediately began to inquire in detail.
The soldiers sent to reply did not know much, but when they left, they asked for detailed information about the envoys in order to report the military situation in more detail.
Therefore, the name and origin of each person were made clear.
(End of this chapter)
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