Chapter 258: No desire is just
The Southern Tang Dynasty was in trouble in Nanping, but the Great Zhou court was in a festive state.
Chai Rong was impulsive and personally led the army to fight, but the Tang army was unstoppable and directly lost the territory of the two states, almost reaching Bianliang, and becoming the king of the devastated country.
Fortunately, Guo Hao made up for the loss of the sheep, turned the tide and blocked the Khitan, repelled the Southern Tang Dynasty, and saved the building Yu Jiangqing. Such contributions made Chai Rong very embarrassed.
"My dear friends, Guo Hao saved Da Zhou from danger. How should I reward him now?"
After Chai Rong asked, the ministers looked at each other. Chai Rong was generous before and gave Guo Hao a duke. Now that Guo Hao has made meritorious again, he can only be named King!
"Your Majesty, although Duke Song has made contributions, he killed the crown prince of Tang Li Hongji. The Tang lord Li Jing may not give up, so it is probably too early to say rewards now!"
Guo Hao has fallen Wang Jun, and now Wang Pu is here again. I don’t know if Guo Hao has a grudge against the Wang surname. These Wang surnames don’t like Guo Hao.
"Well, Guo Hao did this matter a bit reckless, but when the two countries fought, they had no eyes and were killed or injured, which was nothing."
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Li Hongji did not die on the battlefield, but was secretly kidnapped by Guo Hao, and Guo Hao used not the soldiers of my Great Zhou, but the Beggars' Sect!"
"Beggars' Sect!"
Many ministers who didn't understand the inside story were shocked. They were not unaware of the Beggars' Sect, but they always thought that the Beggars' Sect was just an ordinary gang, but they never thought that the Beggars' Sect had such great power.
"Beggar Gang... You mean that Guo Hao mobilized the power of the Beggar Gang, so he could kidnap Li Hongji without knowing it, and then secretly kill him!"
"Yes, if I remember correctly, the Beggars' Sect originated in the Tang Kingdom and its hairline was Jiangning. The former leader Ang Lee was Guo Hao's father-in-law, but later he came to Dazhou and established many branches in Dazhou.
Guo Hao’s wife Li Fu is one of the actual powers of the Beggars’ Sect. Guo Haoming does not ask about the Beggars’ Sect on the surface, but it is only a matter of one word that he has transferred the Beggars’ Sect!”
Wang Pu's words completely exposed Guo Hao's background. In fact, Guo Wei knew these things, but he believed that Guo Hao would not use the Beggars' Sect to deal with the Great Zhou, but would help the Great Zhou develop.
In fact, this is true. In recent years, Guo Hao has used the Beggars' Gang to vigorously develop the economies of the two countries. There are no less than three trade routes alone, and there are complete transit institutions along the way.
Moreover, not only the Southern Tang Dynasty, but also the southern state regimes such as Wu and Yue, Southern Han, Later Shu, Southern Wu, Southern Tang, Min Kingdom, Southern Chu, and Nanping can all see the shadow of the Beggars' Sect.
If there are any activities in the world that are not affected by war, there are probably only merchants. They can do business in the rain of bullets for their interests, not to mention that the south has always been peaceful, so it is not difficult to trade.
"In this way, Guo Hao's Beggars' Sect is still beneficial to the Great Zhou Dynasty. This time, Guo Hao repelled the Tang army so easily, and the Beggars' Sect made an indelible contribution!"
"That's right, but has your Majesty ever thought about how many disciples of the Beggar Sect in this Bianliang City. Although the Beggar Sect is called the Beggar Sect, they are not all beggars. Perhaps there are also people from the Beggar Sect in this palace!"
Wang Pu's words suddenly woke up all the ministers. If this is true, then wouldn't they all live under Guo Hao's surveillance?
Chai Rong understood Wang Pu’s meaning, and his face changed. If he said that Guo Hao’s victory this time would not only be no credit, but also a crime!
"Your Majesty, what Lord Wang said is a bit alarmist. According to my observation, although the Beggars' Sect is of great power, it is mostly ordinary people. Most of them work for merchants and rarely engage in other things.
And as Lord Wang said, the one who should worry the most should be Tang State. If the Beggars' Sect is really that powerful, wouldn't Guo Hao recover Tang State in just one sentence?"
At the critical moment, Zheng Renhui stood up. Since Feng Dao's death, most of the courts have turned to Wang Pu's faction, and only a few old ministers such as Zheng Renhui can speak some justice.
"Mr. Zheng is really good at joking. Wang is just stating the threat from the Beggars' Sect to help His Majesty make a correct judgment. Wang is doing his duty as a minister. It would be a bit too much for Lord Zheng to say this!"
Seeing that the two of them were quarreling, Chai Rong quickly stood up and said, "Okay, since that's the case, we will discuss this matter later. Send officials to take over the two provinces as soon as possible and call Guo Hao back first."
"yes!"
The ministers all claimed yes, and Chai Rong turned around and left the dragon throne. This morning court was a signal. Guo Hao had been going well over the years and some people couldn't stand him.
Once the emperor and the ministers, Guo Hao was deeply favored by Guo Wei. Now he has finally driven him down. If he is allowed to climb up again, he may never be able to shake Guo Hao's status again.
It would be fine if Guo Hao was an ordinary minister. Everyone still remembered the previous dispute over the throne, so the minister loyal to Chai Rong felt the threat and could not let Guo Hao take power.
But they would not have thought that this happened to be Guo Hao's intention. The intrigues in the court are too annoying, so it's better to stay in the army.
So after the imperial decree was issued, everyone received rewards, but Guo Hao did not express it. He didn't care too much. His current status is already high enough, and he still understands the principle that big trees attract wind.
The Southern Tang Dynasty had no movement and arranged border defenses. Then Guo Hao led the army back to the court. The Beggars' Sect in Huainan temporarily lost control, but it was not a big deal to have Ang Lee there.
Half a month later, Guo Hao returned to Bianliang. After handing over the troops, Guo Hao felt very relaxed. Going out to fight is really not something that people do. Not only does he have to bear huge pressure, he can't even sleep well.
When the soldiers entered the city, the people greeted each other. Wang Pu and Zheng Renhui led all the officials to welcome the soldiers.
Everyone was very happy, but Guo Hao's face was very calm. Guo Hao noticed Wang Pu's strange gaze and received Zheng Renhui's instructions.
"The country and the country are in the war, so why do you plan to live in the people? Don't talk about being a marquis? One general succeeds and thousands of bones are woven.
May there be no war in the world..."
When Guo Hao saw the ministers, he only said this, and then he did not follow the crowd to meet the saint, but went home directly.
The gate of the Guo Mansion was closed at this time because they thought that Guo Hao would enter the palace and the emperor would definitely have a banquet for the ministers, and it would not be certain whether he would come back today.
When they arrived at the door, everyone turned over and dismounted. Li Hui went up to knock on the door. The people opened the door. When the doorman saw Guo Hao, he was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed.
"The Duke is back!"
"What are you shouting!"
Guo Hao gave the concierge a brain, then walked in, Li Hui and others smiled, and followed the horse in.
Entering the inner house, the little girl ran around the yard, Li Fu stared at it, Guo Yongning hugged Xiao Yanhan and stared at the sky in a daze.
After more than half a year of separation, both women missed each other very much. Even though they knew that Guo Hao was back today, they could not meet immediately. This pain of longing was not something that outsiders could tell them.
"Hehe, guess who I am!"
Guo Hao quietly walked behind Li Fu and covered her eyes. Guo Yongning's eyes lit up, and Guo Hao quickly made a gesture of silence.
"Husband..."
With a call, Guo Yongning couldn't help but stand up immediately. Guo Hao laughed and hugged the two of them in his arms.
"How is it, do you think of me?"
The two women's faces were slightly red, but they nodded involuntarily. Guo Hao did not find Qiu Nan in Nan Tang, but he missed his two wives more and more.
Guo Hao signaled Guo Yongning to hand over Yan Han to the maid, and then hugged the two of them and asked for it. The little girl looked at Guo Hao in shock and shouted crisply: "Dad!"
Guo Hao shook his body and saw a petite figure pounced over. Guo Hao turned around with a wry smile, his expression had changed, and he picked up the little girl Mei.
"Yo, my baby daughter, do you miss my daddy?"
"I thought, of course I thought about it. Last night, I dreamed of Daddy, who was riding a tall horse, very majestic!"
When Guo Hao saw this exquisite villain, he couldn't help but kiss her, but the little girl Mei was itchy with a beard.
"Hehe, Daddy's beard is so itchy!"
Guo Hao didn't stop until he heard this, but instead stuttered even more. Seeing that the father and daughter were so intimate, the two daughters smiled with relief.
"Okay, please go and play for yourself first, let your dad talk to your two mothers."
"No, I want my dad to accompany me, I want to ride a horse!"
Guo Hao was a little helpless when he heard this. He glanced at his children, and they all smiled secretly, but the spring in his eyes could no longer be hidden.
Chapter completed!