On April 28, the emperor's concubine, the noble lady Mi Zhen, died at the age of 36.

The emperor was saddened by it.

In order to express his grief to Concubine Mi and demonstrate his contributions to Concubine Mi's service for twenty years, the emperor pardoned the sins of the Mi family.

He restored the first-class marquis of Mi Zhu, gave him 3,000 mu of land, and was allowed to live in Luoyang, and was allowed to take the imperial examination to obtain his family.

Later, the emperor issued another edict, allowing the nobleman Mi to be buried with a ritual second only to the queen, and transported the body to the imperial tomb of Langjuxushan for burial first. The burial position was ranked first on the right side of the tomb of the emperor and empress.

In the eighth year of Yande, Guo Peng ordered that he start repairing his tombs to realize his long-standing wish. He would not be buried in the Central Plains or his hometown after his death, and be buried in Langjuxu Mountain. He used this to show his great martial arts and further satisfy his wish to live in northern borders.

This move has caused a lot of discussion among ministers in the court.

The ministers opposed it, feeling that the founding emperor's tomb was too far away from the central government of the empire, the journey was long, the maintenance was difficult and the cost was huge. In this way, this would inevitably bring heavy military, economic and political burden to future generations.

They hope that the emperor will consider it for future generations and descendants and do not do such things.

However, Guo Peng was strongly opposed to the public and insisted on it no matter what, did not accept any objection, nor did he accept any lobbying of economic accounts, and insisted on this.

So the court passed the order to repair the royal tomb in Langjuxu Mountain.

The specific construction work was chaired by Xiahou Dun, the governor of Mozhou.

Now that the tomb has just completed one-third of the project, Mi Zhen has passed away and has become the first person to be buried in the imperial tomb.

On the day when Mi Zhen was in funeral and left the palace, Guo Peng entrusted Empress Cao Lan to preside over the presidency, but he did not go.

He still stayed in Nanshu's study and handled government affairs seriously, but there was no one around him. Even Su Yuan was asked to wait outside the door and was not allowed to go in.

Everyone was trembling and did not dare to speak too much, for fear of offending the emperor verbally and being pissed off by the emperor. Instead, they felt that it was safer to wait outside.

At about noon, Su Yuan came in and asked Guo Peng if he wanted to pass on the meal. Guo Peng felt that he was not hungry and couldn't eat well, but he also felt that it was even worse not to eat.

So Guo Peng asked Su Yuan to order the imperial kitchen to stew some soup and deliver it. He just drank it as a dessert stewed by Cao Lan, which was considered a meal.

Su Yuan ordered someone to do it.

Before the soup was delivered, Guo Jin came.

Guo Jin saw Su Yuan standing outside the door, so he came up to ask about Guo Peng's situation.

"Your Majesty only ate a bowl of porridge and some side dishes in the morning, and then he kept busy dealing with government affairs. Just now, the old slave asked His Majesty if he wanted to eat something. His Majesty said he was not hungry and just drink a bowl of soup. I think it's not appropriate. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, hasn't eaten well for several days."

Su Yuan's words made Guo Jin a little worried.

After thinking about it, Guo Jin decided to return to the Yin Mansion in Henan Province and take his eldest son Guo Chengzhi with him, and then go to Nanshu.

Cai Wan felt strange and asked him why.

"My father felt depressed and needed someone to help him relieve him. Others can't do it, only Chengzhi can. My father loves Chengzhi the most in daily life. With Chengzhi, he should make his father feel better."

As he said that, Guo Jin took Guo Chengzhi to the palace and then to the Nanshu.

This time, Guo Jin was a little confident and asked Su Yuan to tell the imperial kitchen to prepare a regular meal, fry a piece of meat steak, etc., and then he brought his eight-year-old eldest son Guo Chengzhi into the Nan Study room.

"Chengzhi, after entering the Nan Study, you have to be sweet. My father loves you the most on weekdays. Now my father is in a bad mood. You have to comfort my father more. Do you understand?"

Guo Chengzhi blinked and nodded.

"I understand, I must ask my father to eat the meat chops."

"Ah...is not bad."

Guo Jin didn't expect that his son was quite eye-catching, so he smiled and expressed his expectations.

The father and son entered Nan Study Room. Before Guo Jin could speak, Guo Chengzhi trotted forward.

"Big Father! I'll come to see you, Da Father!"

Guo Peng was busy dealing with government affairs. He was not here at this time when he was serving Nanshufang, who was the only one.

Suddenly hearing the voice of the little grandson, Guo Peng looked up and saw that the little grandson was running towards him, and he immediately smiled.

"Chengzhi, why are you here? Yes... Ajin, why did you bring Chengzhi? Everything is done?"

"It has been done, everything has been done, the coffin has set off, and the mother has done everything, and the father has no need to worry."

Guo Peng nodded, and was about to say something, but he was interrupted by his grandson.

"Big Father, are you unhappy?"

"Hmm? No, my father was not unhappy. Seeing Chengzhi, my father became happy even if he was unhappy, hehe."

Guo Peng looked at the little grandson sitting on his lap with a doting look.

This old saying goes, "Directions are unfounded," Guo originally thought that it was unfounded, but it was his turn, and he was undoubtedly trapped in this wonderful cycle.

Xiao Chengzhi reached out and grabbed Guo Peng's beard without any scruples.

"Oh... Chengzhi, what are you doing? My father hurts."

"The eldest father is lying, but the eldest father is obviously unhappy."

"How could the eldest father lie?"

"If you don't lie, why don't your father eat well? Even I know that if you don't eat well, you will feel hungry and uncomfortable, and your head will be dizzy. You don't want to do anything, just think about eating!"

Xiao Chengzhi grabbed Guo Peng's beard again, and Guo Peng said "Ouch" and couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, good, good, great father eat, great father eat, no matter what, this meal, great father must be delicious, okay?"

"A word is certain?"

"A gentleman's words are as good as hell!"

“It’s almost the same.”

Xiao Chengzhi then let go.

Guo Peng smiled and hugged Xiao Chengzhi in his arms for a while, then looked at Guo Jin who was smiling.

"A Jin, you have the heart."

"This is what my son should do."

Guo Jin answered respectfully.

"You go back first. Henan Yin always has to do things. Don't delay the main business for my business... Well, Chengzhi stays."

Guo Peng hugged the little grandson in his arms tightly.

Guo Jin blinked and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it out.

"Yes, father, son will go back now."

Guo Jin responded and then said, "Father, just now, Qu County Hou Mizhu hoped to meet his father and be grateful to him in person. Thank you for your forgiveness."

Guo Peng was teasing Xiao Chengzhi, but when he heard this, he was stunned and looked at Guo Jin.

"It's enough to make him take care of himself, and live in Luoyang honestly, manage land, pay taxes on time, and stop making trouble for me. It's enough. You don't have to come to see me, and you won't need to do anything in the future."

"But...he...after all..."

"It's nothing, A Jin, don't sympathize with them. Don't forget what I said to you during the New Year. What I have experienced now will fall on you in the future. We are all alone."

Guo Peng stared at Guo Jin.

Guo Jin was a little surprised, but he quickly understood what Guo Peng said and felt awe-inspiring.

"The eldest father and my father are both idiots, so I am too!"

While the father and son were communicating, Xiao Chengzhi sat on Guo Peng's lap and shouted with a smile.

Full of innocence.

It seems that he feels that being a man is a very happy and wonderful thing, so he also wants to become that unique and supreme man like Guo Peng and Guo Jin.

Guo Peng and Guo Jin were both stunned.

Then Guo Peng laughed first, Guo Jin then laughed out loud, and then looked stern.

"Really, Chengzhi, what should you say at a young age? How can you interrupt when your father talks to him? What a person who is not a man! You are not allowed to say this in the future."

"Isn't it good too?"

Guo Peng smiled slightly and stroked Chengzhi's little head: "Although I don't want you to be a person like me, Ah Jin, since you want to be a person, Chengzhi also wants to be a person, he is your eldest son."

Guo Jin was stunned for a moment, and then nodded silently.

"The son understands what the father means."

"Go, go do business, don't be slackened at all, don't be affected by any emotions."

"Son understand."

After saying that, Guo Jin slowly withdrew from Nan Study Room.
Chapter completed!