Xiao Yuanche was sitting behind the desk, holding a letter in his hand, and seemed to be reading it seriously.
Su Ling on the left and Guo Baiyi on the right both stood with their hands down.
Under the desk, Guo Jian knelt there in a dignified manner, with his head lowered, not even daring to express his anger. He was afraid that he might accidentally disturb Xiao Yuanche, and in anger, he directly ordered someone to drag him out and behead him.
Guo Jian knew very well in his heart that whether it would succeed or not, he trembled at this moment. His life was in Xiao Yuanche's hands. But he knew that Xiao Yuanche was suspicious. He wanted to believe what he and his uncle said in the letter and reach the sky in one step.
I dare not think that at least the Guo family will have a new backer. If he is suspicious and crushes himself to death, it will be like crushing an ant to death.
He thanked Guo Tu's eighteenth generation of ancestors countless times in his heart, but then he thought, Bah, bah, bah! Aren't his eighteenth generation of ancestors also his own... This happened...
..
Xiao Yuanche read the letter for a long time, but the expression on his face didn't seem to change much, which made Guo Jian even more anxious.
But seeing that Xiao Yuanche had been reading for a long time, he gently placed the letter on the table, pressed it with an inkstone, raised his head, looked at Guo Jian who was kneeling in front of him, and said in a gentle voice: "Raise your head!
"
Guo Jian raised his head obediently. Xiao Yuanche looked at him for a long time and then said calmly: "Are you Guo Tu's nephew? Your name is..."
Guo Jian quickly replied: "The villain's name is Guo Jian, Guo Tu is my uncle... I am also the future patriarch of the Guo family..."
He deliberately named the future clan leader, intentionally reminding Xiao Yuanche that his identity was unusual and that he
My attitude also represents the attitude of the entire Guo family.
Xiao Yuanche nodded calmly, not knowing whether he was really confused or said intentionally: "I have already read Guo Tu's letter... What the letter means is, do you want to take refuge in me, Xiao Yuanche?
"
Guo Jian quickly lowered his head and kowtowed: "That's right! That's right! Not only my uncle and I, but also the entire Bohai Guo family are willing to take refuge with Prime Minister Xiao!"
Xiao Yuanche smiled faintly and said: "Oh? The Guo family is a well-established family in Bohai. Why are you thinking of joining me now? Could it be that Shen Jizhou has not treated you well?"
Guo Jian hurriedly said: "That's not true, it's just that the sages have said that good birds choose trees to rest in, and those who know the current affairs are heroes. Prime Minister Xiao is a hero of the world. He leads the king's army to attack the unruly people. All knowledgeable people in the world should gather together.
And Jing Cong, not to mention the Bohai Guo family, should set an example!"
"Haha..." Xiao Yuanche smiled faintly, "This is true for Zhou Zheng, but why didn't you come earlier? At this time? Do you think Shen Jizhou has run out of energy, so you just want to catch the wind?
Are you going to turn your back on him?"
His last words were already a bit serious.
Guo Jian was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and kowtowed repeatedly: "The Prime Minister has misunderstood, misunderstood! To be honest, when the Prime Minister raised the army, my uncle wanted to join the Guo family, but because of his status, he was too early
I want to show my true intentions, fearing that Shen Jizhou will be suspicious and harm us... Seeing that Prime Minister Xiao and Wang Shi are invincible, we can no longer delay, so I took the risk and came overnight!"
Xiao Yuanche seemed unmoved and suddenly asked:
"It makes sense, but how can I prove it?"
"This..." Guo Jian was startled, swallowed a few mouthfuls, and kowtowed again: "Prime Minister, whether it was the former Prime Minister who sent troops to kill Yan Chou or Wen Liang, in fact, my uncle has secretly helped , had it not been for my uncle's advice to Shen Jizhou, it would not have been easy for the Prime Minister to find good opportunities... Of course, the Prime Minister is a transcendent figure, and my uncle just gave me a little help... I don't dare to take credit. , Don’t talk about the far ones, talk about the near ones..."
"Close?" Xiao Yuanche squinted his eyes and seemed to be interested and said, "Tell me about it."
"Prime Minister, it was actually my uncle Guo Tu who made Xu Youzhi turn against Shen Jizhou. If my uncle hadn't worked so hard to instigate Shen Jizhou and him secretly, Xu Youzhi wouldn't have come to seek refuge with the Prime Minister out of spite... .After Xu Youzhi comes, the Prime Minister can capture Qiwei's Nest in one fell swoop and reverse the situation of the war...So, these two things are my uncle's sincerity to the Prime Minister."
After listening to what Guo Jian said, Su Ling sneered in her heart. There are still such shameless people in the world! She took out these bastard things they had done and shamelessly claimed credit for Xiao Yuanche.
It really opened my eyes.
Xiao Yuanche could not tell whether he was happy or angry, and nodded slowly.
Guo Jianzheng secretly rejoiced. It seemed that Xiao Yuanche believed what I said, so the matter would most likely be accomplished!
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuanche, who was calm and calm just a moment ago, suddenly slapped the table without any warning, stood up, and said with an angry look and murderous intent: "Guo Jian, don't shut up!"
Guo Jian suddenly turned pale and quickly kowtowed: "Prime Minister, I
We are sincerely loyal! What do you mean..."
"Hmph!" Xiao Yuanche snorted coldly, "Guo Jian, do you think that the prime minister is a three-year-old boy? Your Guo family has been attached to Shen Jizhou for generations. If I remember correctly, when Bohai changed hands, it was also your Guo family. How could you, who have given us so much help, betray Shen Jizhou? What you did when you came to write this letter this time, in my opinion, was that you came here to pretend to surrender, so that you could act as an internal agent and earn the gate of my old Zhang city. !”
Guo Jian was so frightened that he could not help shaking his head and waving his hands, shouting: "The Prime Minister is unjust! He is really unjust! We are sincerely loyal to the Prime Minister! Please show us a clear lesson! Please give a clear lesson!"
Xiao Yuanche flicked his sleeves and shouted: "Su Ling! Take his life for me!"
When Guo Jian heard this, he almost fainted from shock. He immediately transformed into a kowtowing insect and kowtowed towards Xiao Yuanche and Su Ling. He even didn't know that his forehead was bleeding, and he couldn't say a word. .
Hearing this, Su Ling suddenly bared his teeth at Guo Jian and said pitifully: "Brother Guo Shi, I'm sorry... The Prime Minister has a destiny. If you die, don't come to me..."
As he spoke, he took out a short dagger from his arms, held it in his hand, waved it in front of Guo Jian's eyes, and blew on the edge of the knife a few more times: "Brother Guo Shi, don't worry...this one Su Ling just sharpened the short dagger for a while. It's very sharp. In just one stroke, you will meet the King of Hell. I guarantee there will be no pain at all..."
As he spoke, Su Ling looked at Guo Jian up and down while gesticulating, and said with a sneer: "You tell me... where can I stab you with this knife?"
Guo Jian's face had long lost all color, he just felt
My whole body felt limp and my calves were cramped.
If he had known this, why would he have...now his intestines are almost green with regret.
Seeing that there was no hope in begging Xiao Yuanche and Su Ling, he turned to kneel down and crawled to Guo Baiyi desperately. He desperately grabbed the corner of Guo Baiyi's clothes, cried and begged: "Guo Jijiu, you are the wisest person in the world."
One person, please help me, help me... I really want to surrender to the Prime Minister, please help me beg for mercy!"
Unexpectedly, Guo Baiyi didn't bother to pay attention to him. He flicked his sleeves and looked away.
At this moment, Su Ling jumped in front of him and said with a smile: "Guo Jian, close your eyes!"
Guo Jian still wanted to struggle, but suddenly he felt a stream of light in front of his eyes, shooting straight towards his chest.
Then he felt a sudden pain in his chest.
"Ah - I'm dead - ah ah ah -"
Guo Jian collapsed to the ground on his back, closed his eyes, howled desperately, and started kicking with his hands and feet, in such a state of embarrassment.
But he suddenly felt that the pain in his chest was not very painful, and the pain disappeared after a moment.
Subconsciously, he touched his chest with trembling hands and mustered up the courage to look at the palm of his hand.
No blood at all...
What's going on?
He immediately realized that he was not dead...
At this moment, Xiao Yuanche, Su Ling, and Guo Baiyi all looked up and laughed.
Guo Jian immediately understood that Xiao Yuanche was just testing him out and had no intention of killing him.
Even so, he was so frightened that he couldn't even cry or smile. The look on his face was really ugly.
Xiao Yuanche then walked out from behind the desk in person and greeted Guo Guo with a smile on his face.
Jian helped him up and said: "Nephew Guo Xian was frightened. He was just joking... You won't blame me!"
Guo Jian nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and said: "Don't dare! I dare not blame the Prime Minister for being scared to death!"
Xiao Yuanche then patted his shoulder with a smile, turned around and sat back behind the desk, and said seriously: "Guo Jian, it is really a great thing for your Guo family to join you sincerely! In that case, you can
Listen to the seal!"
Guo Jian was overjoyed and kowtowed: "Thank you, Prime Minister! Thank you, Prime Minister."
The joys and sorrows of life can turn around very quickly.
"The Guo family of Bohai is a lesson in loyalty. They abandon darkness and turn to the bright side. They are truly a great good deed! This Prime Minister specially ennobles Guo Tu, the leader of the Guo family, as the left sacrificial wine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, with the same position as Guo Baiyi! He is also named Wutouhou, and his fiefdom is in Wutou County, Jeju.
, there are three hundred households in the city. His nephew Guo Jian, who is loyal, brave and filial, worked hard to promote the surrender of the Guo family, was granted the title of Prime Minister's Mansion, and was granted the title of Marquis!"
Guo Jianmei had blisters on her nose. She could hardly believe her ears. She quickly knelt down and paid homage and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Jian, on behalf of my uncle Guo Tu, I would like to thank you for your great kindness. The Guo family will definitely be ruined, and I will serve you even if I die."
!”
He changed his tune very quickly, and now he called me Lord.
Guo Baiyi and Su Ling also smiled and cupped their hands towards Guo Jian: "Congratulations to Guo Zhan, congratulations to Guo Zhan! We will be a family from now on!"
Guo Jian was a good person, so he quickly offered his hands to the two of them and said, "I am really grateful to you two adults for making this possible. I will ask you to take care of me in the future!"
The three of them were polite, and Xiao Yuanche looked at Guo Jian again and said, "Now that this matter has been settled, Guo Jian, can you
Let’s go!”
"Walk?......"
Guo Jian looked puzzled and raised his hands towards Xiao Yuanche: "But I don't know where my lord asked Jian to go?"
Xiao Yuanche smiled half-heartedly and said: "Of course, where did you come from and where are you going back...Do you still want me to care about your food?"