Yang Huahua was playing with a jade bracelet when she saw Li Kuo entering the inner room and covering his mouth with a smile: "Brother Kuo is here, sit down quickly. Hui'er is the same as you. You don't know how to take care of the guests."
Li Kuo smiled lightly: "It's okay. Brother Huixian treats me like a brother. I'm a little embarrassed to say that."
Yang Huahua sat up straight, picked up a teacup and blew out a whisk of tea powder on the surface: "If he has half of Brother Kuo's spiritual energy, I will be satisfied."
"Mom, you are partial!" Although he was married, Pei Hui was still a little childish, and for a while he actually got angry with his mother.
"Look, let me tell you." Yang Huahua sighed and said, "He is almost a father, but he is still so childish." Yang Huahua had nothing to do with her son, she was helpless.
"Brother Hui Xian is kind-hearted and sincere in his treatment of others." Seeing Pei Hui's embarrassment, Li Kuo tried his best to point out all the good qualities of the young man: "Although it is not enough to develop fame, it is enough to maintain his achievements. Madam, don't be too
Too demanding.”
"I know everything you said, but... alas!" Yang Huahua waved her hands helplessly: "That's all, that's all, I came to you today to discuss an important matter."
Li Kuo clasped his fists and said, "I would like to hear the details."
"I'm afraid Brother Kuo also knows that your Majesty will reward Longyou's meritorious officers at a meeting in the Daming Palace in a few days." Yang Huahua said slowly and casually, without a trace of emotion. "With Brother Kuo's contribution, even if he is granted a title,
It’s not impossible to become a governor. It’s just that this matter in officialdom can be complicated or simple. In the final analysis, it’s nothing more than profit.”
Yang Huahua stared closely into the young man's eyes and paused slightly: "Disputes naturally arise when interests are involved. If the Zhang family and the Wang family make such a fuss, what do you think your majesty can do?"
Li Kuo shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Madam, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. There is no need to say it so obscurely."
"Hehe, hehe. Brother Kuo is really a straight white man." Yang Huahua's silver bell-like voice was so charming that Li Kuo trembled in his heart.
"Well, the slave family has made it clear. The slave family hopes that you can join the Yang family." Yang Huahua saw that the young man was eager to open his mouth, and immediately found his lips with a bare hand: "Listen to the slave family to give you a detailed analysis of the powerful relationship.
.Although you are now in great power and have great fame, you are hated by the old thief Li Linfu. You must be very clear about this in your heart. With Li Linfu's power, let alone you, a small captain of Guoyi, even if you are a small captain.
The governor of a state can also be suppressed with just one sentence. If he makes a few remarks in front of His Majesty, other slaves will not dare to say it, but your enfeoffment will definitely be replaced by others."
"Madam, Li is not someone who values fame and fortune. This enfeoffment..." After hearing this, Li Kuo could no longer hold back and spoke out what he was thinking.
"Hypocritical! Pedantry!" Yang Huahua mercilessly shattered the illusion in Li Kuo's heart. She raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "How many people can really let go of fame and fortune? Not to mention the many military exploits you have made. These achievements
This is what you deserve. Even if you take a step back, can you let it go? Can your soldiers let it go?"
Yang Huahua paused for a moment and then said: "The battle of Longyou is not the result of one person. Even if the general directs it skillfully, he can capture a whole city without the soldiers' lives? Although Nujia is a woman, this is more important than
You grown men can see much more clearly. Even if you, brother Kuo, are indifferent to fame and wealth and want to be a saint, those veterans who have been with you through life and death will not think so, right?"
"In other words, if people follow you and fight in big and small battles, but in the end you just say I don't want the reward, what will the soldiers think?"
Most of these Tongwuying veterans are direct descendants of Li Kuo, so they should be both prosperous and devastated. They naturally think that the higher Li Kuo's official position is promoted, the better, and the higher Li Duwei is promoted, the higher they will be promoted.
After all, their official promotion is tied to a bond of interest.
Seeing Li Kuo's embarrassment, Pei Hui stepped forward, took Yang Huahua's arm and said, "Mother, don't push too hard, seventh brother..."
"Let go. If I don't wake up this silly boy today, he will be the one who suffers in the end!" Yang Huahua didn't intend to stop there. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about them.
.Isn’t this guy just trying to get a wife and a shadow by putting his head on his belt and fighting with you? What’s wrong with relying on his own ability to win fame? If it’s mine, I have to fight for it, so that we can survive!”
Yang Huahua clenched her fists and spoke in rapid succession.
As soon as these words came out, Li Kuo immediately fell into silence.
There was silence in the spacious room, and Li Kuo could even hear his own heartbeat.
After a long time, Li Kuo finally broke the silence.
"Madam's words are really enlightening, I admire you!" After some analysis by Mrs. Guo Guo, Li Kuo really felt that his previous thinking was too simple. Maybe the battle with Li Linfu has just begun, or maybe there is only one person between them.
Can survive.
"So now you need a strong foreign aid, or a backer." Yang Huahua sighed softly and lowered his tone: "Although the Yang family cannot compete directly with Li Linfu, in Chang'an, Xijing, it can still be said.
The family that spoke to me. The slave family knows that your child has high ambitions and is unwilling to rely on others. But now that the situation is forced, it will be difficult for you to have a chance of victory if you rely solely on your own strength."
Although Yang Huahua has a good impression of Li Kuo, after all, she is a member of the Yang family and must plan for her own family, which is understandable.
Pei Hui also said: "Yes, brother Kuo'er, even if you have other plans in the future, it is better to form an alliance with Uncle Zhao now and get through the current difficulties first."
Li Kuo was silent for a moment and smiled heartily: "It turns out that Madam is here to be a lobbyist. It seems that I can't shirk it."
Yang Huahua immediately beamed when she heard this: "The Nu family knows that I am a sensible person. Don't worry, with my unlucky clan brother as your guarantee, the old thief Li Linfu will not dare to do anything to you."
After a pause, Yang Huahua seemed to have thought of something again, and said hurriedly: "By the way, the Fourth Sister is here to tell you, don't rush out of the palace after the awarding ceremony, she will recognize you as her master."
"Ah?" The young man was shocked, with surprise written all over his face.
The imperial concubine wants to recognize herself as her master? Why is this?
"Look at you, you're so cute." Yang Huahua chuckled: "Fourth sister heard that your archery skills are outstanding, and she is interested in learning archery from you. I wonder if Brother Kuo is interested."
"Although Li's shooting skills are acceptable, the generals in the palace are all talented in civil and military affairs. How can I do that? Besides, the palace has always prohibited the entry and exit of foreign generals, so I..."
"What an idiot!" Before the young man could finish speaking, Yang Huahua interrupted in a coquettish tone: "Aren't the rules set by humans? Not to mention that His Majesty admires you very much and gave you a badge to enter and leave the palace, but the empress
In a word, if you walk freely in the city, no one will dare to say no."
"As for those generals of the Imperial Guard." Yang Huahua's tone suddenly turned cold, and she snorted coldly: "If they are so skilled, why do they either vote for the 'Ming Lord' or have their heads cut off in every palace coup?"