As the son of a minister, Guo Nuan relied on the protection of his father's official position to enroll in the Second Supervisor School at the age of twelve. It stands to reason that Guo Nuan and Pu Shangxuan can also be regarded as alumni.

During the period when Guo Nuan was studying classics and history in the Imperial College, there was a war. The Imperial College's school location was moved several times, and thousands of students from Taixue were also moved around. They suffered from displacement and displacement, and naturally their studies were greatly affected.

After Guo Nuan reached the age of sixteen in the Imperial College, he graduated and studied abroad. He could have used his status as an undergraduate student in the Imperial College in exchange for a position as a palace servant. At that time, Guo Nuan was well-educated and rich, and the young man was arrogant and ambitious.

Gao Yuan was accustomed to it and did not want to live a life of duty in the palace with a clear hierarchy, so he always stayed at home or went out to study.

The friendship of buddies was discovered while drinking wine. Although Guo Nuan and Park Sangxuan had just known each other for half a day, this did not hinder the friendship between the two that quickly warmed up as soon as they met. After drinking and eating, they walked out together very familiarly.

to the tavern.

In Shuicon Mountain, a small river gurgled under the embankment next to it, and willow leaves were fluttering in the wind. As soon as Park Sangxuan walked out of the tavern, he held on to the pillar of my wine flag at the door and leaned over to vomit. His face turned a little blue, leaving vomit all over the ground.

things.

Guo Nuan's face was slightly red, but he stood straight at the side, his eyes were clear, and he was not drunk at all. He patted the back of Park Sang-hyun who was bent over and was vomiting, and smiled.

"Brother Pu, I just said that Linglan's famous wine is very strong and has strong stamina. You don't believe it. You must have drunk too much."

Guo Nuan saw that Pu Shangxuan had drunk too much, and saw that he was so confused that he could not tell the difference between east, west, and north, so he and Ah Fu helped him get into the carriage and headed to the Honglu Temple Guest House to send Pu Shangxuan back to his residence.

"This guy is really serious. Fortunately, I just learned that he lives in the Honglu Temple Guest House that receives foreign envoys."

Guo Nuan pushed Pu Shangxuan, who was sleeping in a daze, in the carriage. He was very drunk and would whisper in his sleep from time to time. Guo Nuan did not understand the nonsense he said at all.

Under Guo Nuan's urging, Ah Fu drove the carriage with ease and quickly entered the imperial city, detoured through several alleys, and stopped at the door of a tall and majestic mansion. Foreigners came and went at will at the door.

The gate was poorly guarded, with only a few guards on duty.

The mansion in front of me does not look like an official residence for receiving foreign envoys and students, but more like a very large international inn.

"Hey, Brother Park, why did you bring two new friends here, and they are still drunk?"

Guo Nuan and Ah Fu helped the drunk Pu Shangxuan into the guesthouse, and asked a few handymen working in Honglu. It took them a long time to find the inn building where the Silla people lived in the temple with many buildings.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw a middle-aged man vigorously playing with a stone lock in the courtyard.

"Are you an acquaintance of him? Please help. Park Sangxuan is drunk. Get him into his residence."

Guo Nuan saw that the big man who spoke first knew Pu Shangxuan, so he waved to him from a distance and asked the man to come over and help.

The tall, round-waisted man did not hesitate and took Pu Shangxuan from the hands of Guo Nuan and Ah Fu. As if resisting a sack, he easily carried Pu Shangxuan into a side room.

Seeing that Pu Shangxuan did not have a maid in the courtyard, Guo Nuan ordered Afu to go into the house to get hot water for Pu Shangxuan to clean, and to replace the clothes stained by vomiting.

With nothing to do, Guo Nuan chatted with the man named Luo Yuan. The two sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, placed a small charcoal stove on the stone table, and cooked tea.

Guo Nuan also drank a lot of rice wine with Pu Shangxuan in the tavern. Although he drank a lot, he was still half drunk. He sat down in the courtyard and drank tea with Luo Yuan, using the sweet tea to relieve the alcohol.

The Luo Yuan in front of me entered the Royal Guards of the Daming Palace a few years ago, and was later transferred to Park Sangxuan's uncle Park Hao to serve as the personal bodyguard of the Silla ambassador. He was mainly responsible for the security of Park Hao, the Silla envoy stationed in Chang'an.

Pu Hao happened to go into the palace to do some business that day and had his menstrual leave. Luo Yuan walked around Chang'an City. He was really bored. When he had nothing to do, he fiddled with stone locks in the yard to exercise his arm strength. It happened that

Guo Nuan and the others saw him playing with stone locks.

"By the way, where is your ambassador?" Guo Nuan asked casually.

Guo Nuan and Luo Yuan soon sat down to chat. Luo Yuan, on a whim, whispered to Guo Nuan mysteriously:

"Ambassador Park Hao has been very busy recently. He looks gloomy all day long. It is said that ten days ago, Silla was attacked by the Japanese. Emperor Yamato who lived in Heijo Kyo, Japan, assembled 37,000 naval troops and sent more than 50

A large-scale warship landed on the eastern beach of North Korea with great momentum. The capital Pyongyang was besieged for more than twenty days and was almost captured."

When Guo Nuan heard this, his curiosity aroused, and he couldn't help but lean forward towards Luo Yuan, and asked cautiously: "There is a war breaking out in Silla, why didn't the people hear about it?"

Luo Yuan waved his hand: "This is the latest news. Even his closest nephew Park Sangxuan doesn't know about it. I also heard what the ambassador said in private when he entered the palace with the ambassador the day before yesterday. Ambassador Park rarely looks so heavy. It seems that

This time there is indeed a war crisis. The ambassador went to the palace early today to meet with the emperor, most likely to discuss with our Tang Dynasty the transportation of reinforcements."

Luo Yuan also realized that this was a secret government matter related to the imperial court. He, a little bodyguard, should not talk too much, so he quickly changed the topic elsewhere.

Guo Nuan didn't care, after all, it was not allowed to inquire about political affairs, and he couldn't control it even if he was a false official, so he just laughed and ignored the topic.

Luo Yuan seemed to have become acquainted with Guo Nuan in a short while. The two of them sat in the courtyard for two hours, watching the sun set in the west, but Guo Nuan looked at Pu Shangxuan's side.

In the direction, Ah Fu was still taking care of the drunken young man inside. It seemed that Park Shangxuan would not wake up for a while.

Guo Nuan was not in a hurry to return to the princess's house. Anyway, no one in the house welcomed them. He simply helped Luo Yuan, a talkative man, to have dinner, including a few plates of cold dishes and a plate of shredded pork, without caring about it.

We were eating and chatting on the stone table in the courtyard.

"Ambassador Park, you are back."

Just when Guo Nuan was telling dirty jokes, Luo Yuan was also smiling. Suddenly, Luo Yuan's face straightened up and he changed into a serious expression. He quickly got up from the stone bench and faced the majesty of a purple-clad round-neck robe who walked into the yard.

The old man kowtowed.

Guo Nuan also put aside his playful temper and bowed to the old man with a respectful look on his face: "Meet Mr. Park."

Pu Hao looked Guo Nuan up and down, slightly confused: "Who are you?"

"Xiaosheng Guo Nuan is a new friend of your nephew Pu Shangxuan. He was drunk, so Xiaosheng and his family sent him back to the Honglu Temple Guesthouse."

"This young master looks familiar. His surname is Guo. Who are you from General Guo Ziyi?" Pu Hao heard this and walked up to Guo Nuan and asked.

"It's my father."

Pu Hao patted his forehead and said with a faint smile: "As I get older, I am almost becoming an old fool. Isn't this the sixth young master of the Guo family, the Prince Consort of Shengping, and the Young Master Guo Nuan? I've made a mistake and am disrespectful."

"Young people are handsome and have a bright future." Pu Hao stepped forward like a kind elder and gently patted Guo Nuan on the shoulder.

Guo Nuan immediately smiled after hearing this. Just now Pu Hao mentioned the Prince Consort of Shengping, which made him a little embarrassed. However, he heard Pu Hao's sincere tone and had no intention of exposing his scars.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and then Pu Hao led Guo Nuan into the living room.

The hall is simple and elegant, and the walls are covered with poems and ink paintings. It can be seen that Park Hao, a Silla native, is very enthusiastic about the Tang culture. Except for his face, which looks like a foreigner, his conversation and behavior are no different from those of the Tang Dynasty literati.

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The two sat down, and Pu Hao was just chatting about the situation of Guo Nuan's father, Guo Ziyi, in the frontier. He sighed very much, and spoke of Guo Ziyi with great respect. Guo Nuan could tell that Pu Hao and Guo Ziyi were very familiar with each other.

Luo also cares deeply about his six sons in the Guo family.

"Nephew Guo Xian, I have a heartfelt request." Pu Hao pondered for a moment, and suddenly his face became a little heavy. He stopped drinking tea, put down the ceramic cup holder in his hand, and slowly spoke to Guo Nuan.

"Uncle, please speak." Guo Nuan realized that Pu Hao had something important to ask of him, and his expression became serious.

"The King of Goryeo and Silla in the south of the Taedong River have been fighting to unify the Korean peninsula. However, the two clan powers are similar. For decades, they have been unable to conquer anyone. In the past two years, the two countries have been at war.

The consumption is huge.”

Pu Hao slowed down and continued: "The Japanese country in the East China Sea took advantage of the weakened national strength after the war between Silla and Goryeo to send troops to invade the peninsula. Now Silla is in crisis. I have obtained a promise from the Tang Dynasty to rescue troops. Emperor Daejong promised that tonight

At midnight, taking advantage of the darkness, 50,000 Tang soldiers were sent from Chang'an to break out of camp and march, and immediately sent them to Silla to carry out the rescue of Silla."

"What does uncle mean?" Guo Nuan seemed to have guessed something.

"I and my nephew Park Sang-hyun are the direct descendants of the Park family of the Silla royal family. Now that the motherland is in crisis, we are loyal to the emperor and serve the country. We really can't wait and want to go to Silla with the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty."

"Since the overlord Tang Dynasty has agreed to send troops, I believe that the Japanese army will not be able to hold on for long. It will only take half a year for the Silla crisis to be resolved."

"I am about to return to China. When the safety of Silla is over, I will return to Chang'an next year. I just can't worry about my nephew Pu Shangxuan. I think that he has no one to rely on in Chang'an except my uncle. His parents died in the war when he was young.

, Shang Xuan’s nature is mellow and flawless. I’m worried that he won’t be able to take care of me after I leave. It’s really pitiful. Time is running out now and I don’t have time to arrange Shang Xuan’s care. Before I leave, I have an unkind request that I would like to entrust to Guo Guo.

I have no choice but to take care of the young master on my behalf."

After Pu Hao finished speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Guo Nuan.

"This junior cannot bear such a great gift from my uncle. Park Hyun-di and I hit it off instantly and have become close friends. Trivial matters are not worth mentioning. I will definitely take good care of him."

Guo Nuan looked at the old man with gray hair and tearful eyes in front of him. He realized that the situation in Silla was critical, and his nephew would soon have no one to take care of him. On the one hand, the country was in danger, and at the same time, he had to think about his family. He was helpless, so he asked each other before leaving.

Guo Nuan was very sympathetic and agreed without hesitation.
Chapter completed!