Seeing the old man smiling cheerfully and making fun of others, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying also laughed and said, "If anyone else dies, even Fool Cao will not die. How about you living happily?"
"What day is he not happy?" Pu Bucheng happened to bring the old man foot-washing water. The old man soaked his feet and said with a smile, "Among us, he is the only fool who has lived a life of being heartless and confused!
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As he spoke, his eyebrows trembled, and he said with a half-exclamation smile, "Back then, he said that the three greatest joys in a man's life are eating, defecating, and getting on the bed! Haha, look, who can live as clearly as he does?"
"That guy is very proud now!" Guo Ying curled his lips and said with a smile, "Don't you know yet? Just last time you returned to Fengyang, didn't he pick up a little widow on the road?"
"Huh?" The old man became interested, sat up straight and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Yes!"
"Who?" The old man was obviously startled, "The widow?"
"No!" Guo Ying nodded, stretched out his hand to measure on his belly, "She's already pregnant!" As he spoke, he seemed to be filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred as he continued, "The little widow
I'm vomiting so much now, my mother-in-law went to see me and said that it's probably a prostitute!"
"Damn it!" The old man rubbed his forehead with his big hands, "You damn boy, no wonder I can't see him coming into the palace to have fun these days. This is how relationships work! Okay, idiot Cao, you said he has done a lot of bad things in his life.
, not only did not suffer retribution, but the sons came one after another, like an old hen laying eggs." As he said that, he blinked at Guo Ying and said, "How did you know that she was pregnant with a baby, did you go and see it?"
"I get angry when I talk about this!" Guo Ying slapped his thigh, "One morning before dawn, Idiot Cao banged on the door of Ye Chen's house. He thought he was in a hurry, but guess what? He ran away from me.
Let’s borrow someone from home!”
The old man wondered, "Who can I borrow from?"
"She is an old nun who knows how to read pregnant women!" Guo Ying gritted her molar teeth, "Your Majesty, do you think he is doing human affairs? There is not even a nun in his palace who can read pregnant women.
Is it okay to come to my house so early in the morning to borrow it?"
As he spoke, his face turned green, "He was just showing off to me that he is old and can still give birth to a son, and he is deliberately irritating me!"
"Hahaha!" The old man laughed when he heard this and leaned on the recliner, "You didn't give him two feet?"
Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, also fought with the old man all his life. He was a military prince, and his sister was the old man's noble concubine. He gave birth to King Lu and two daughters. His own son-in-law was still the King of Liao, and his eldest son was still the consort.
The old man himself said that Yuchi in the Tang Dynasty was not as respectful and virtuous as you. In this life, his life can be said to be perfect and at its peak.
But there is only one regret, that is, there are too few sons. They worked hard for life and death, and only the last six grew up. One of them was adopted by his brother, the late Shaanxi Duke Guo Xing.
Men all look forward to spreading their branches, and five sons would be just right if they were placed in a small family. But for a wealthy family like his Guo family, it is not enough.
As for Cao Zhen, I don't know if there is any panacea. There are a lot of sons in the family, and one of them will be the only one in his life.
"Those who are irritating me have never had a good year!" Guo Ying continued to say bitterly, "From time to time, he comes to me to talk to me. What are you talking about? Fourth brother, I guess this son of mine is ours.
This is the last male baby in this generation. As the fourth uncle, you cannot miss out on the greeting gifts after the birth!"
"My lord, do you think he is a human being? He has no shame at all. He is born from an outside family and doesn't fit into the family tree. What's the use of having a baby? Besides, what if it's a girl? It's not possible.
.Girls born from outside the family will have a hard time finding a family in the future. If it is too high, people will look down upon it, but if it is too low, they will not look down on it."
"Then again, Idiot Cao is already in his sixties. Whether he can survive until his daughter gets married is another matter!"
"Hahahaha!" The old man almost laughed out loud when he thought of Cao Zhen's disrespectful behavior and wanted to be beaten.
For a time, Yong'an Palace was filled with the old man's cheerful laughter. He had not laughed like this for a long time. The magnificent Forbidden City was too deserted for him.
The long loneliness always made him feel inexplicably irritable. Only when facing these old brothers could he be so happy.
People need companionship!
The old man wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Fourth brother, you are such a stable person, so Idiot Cao is so angry, haha! You two have been fighting each other your whole life, and you still think about each other when you don't meet. I guess you two were like enemies in your last life.
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"With him?" Guo Ying shuddered, "I will shed tears when he dies!"
"Don't die!" The old man rubbed his feet in the basin and said with a smile, "Live well. Being able to live until now in this life is a blessing from God. No amount of days to enjoy happiness is enough." As he said this, he sighed.
He said, "I am getting old, but my days are still long and I am living well. I come to the palace to see us on weekdays and talk about the past."
Then he said with a smile, "When the weather gets warmer, we will move to Zhuangzi outside the city. There will be no big rules like those in the palace. Then you can come anytime you want. It will be comfortable for a group of old men to gather together!"
This old man would never say this to others.
But Guo Ying has been the captain of his guard since he followed him. Su Wei, who has been in charge of the old man for decades during the war, is a close confidant, far closer than others.
In addition, in recent years, Zhu Yunxi, the successor, has been very submissive to both newcomers and veterans. Unlike Zhu Yunwen in history, the Huaixi nobles were unconvinced by him. Therefore, these veteran ministers were not only spared from killing
, and also received the rare and sincere treatment from the old man in his later years.
There is no other way to kill a hero. As long as there is another way, who doesn't want to be a generous monarch? Especially the old brothers who have been together for decades, there is really no feeling at all when killing them?
Hearing this, Guo Ying hesitated and wanted to speak but kept silent.
"What?" The old man's eyes suddenly narrowed, "You still want to leave? Do you want to go back to your hometown?"
Having said this, the old man sat up straight again, "You just want to go home and enjoy the happiness?"
Guo Ying's heart skipped a beat. He spent most of his life following the hero in front of him, and he could understand his intentions with just one look.
The meaning of the old man’s words is that you, Mr. Guo, insist on going home and leaving me alone in the capital? When I am old and need someone around me to talk to, you will give me a choice?
"I didn't mean that!"
Guo Ying stood up in panic, and suddenly saw the old man lifting his feet. He quickly took the towel from the shelf next to him, and then knelt down.
I personally wiped the old man's big feet with a towel, put on clean thick socks, and then put on my cloth shoes.
"I am..."
The old man closed his eyes and leaned back, "You have been with us since you were seventeen or eighteen years old. As soon as you stick your butt out, we know what you are going to do." After saying that, he sighed, "Fourth, you are now
Have you also learned to play tricks on us?"
"How dare you!" Guo Ying was so anxious that he was almost sweating, and said aggrievedly, "I just..." After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed, "I am in trouble!
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"You have difficulties, don't you have us?" The old man opened his eyes and lightly kicked Guo Ying's shoulder, "What difficulties have you, Mr. Guo, had in your life that we haven't solved for you? Now that you are old, you can't help us."
Are you trying to make progress by retreating?"
"minister...."
"Haha!" The old man sneered, "Tell me, is it in the hands of our eldest grandson?"