Volume 1 The Wind Rises Chapter 14: My Zifang
Luo Youdu's words were like a wake-up call. Guo Rong's eyes were filled with ecstasy. He then looked at Luo Youdu with an incredible look and said, "Aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"
Luo Youdu was completely dismissive of this and said loudly: "If there is a punishment from heaven, I am willing to bear it for Your Majesty."
Guo Rong was in high spirits and said proudly: "Why do I need you to be the emperor? As the son of heaven, I put the people of the world first. I am the emperor of China, so why should I be afraid of foreign gods and immortals!"
Thinking that the problem that had troubled him for many days had been solved, Guo Rong was excited and wished that tomorrow would come earlier so that he could discuss the matter in the court.
Guo Rong asked some other questions.
Luo Youdu responded fluently based on his understanding of this era and the general trends of history.
Guo Rong became more and more excited, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, and he forgot the time.
Until the arrival of Queen Fu.
Seeing Empress Fu coming, Guo Rong could not hide his excitement . He pointed at Luo Youdu and said, "Empress, I am so happy. Come, let me introduce you to my son Zi Fang. I never thought that I, Guo Rong, would be so lucky to have the Emperor Gaozu. God has treated me well..."
Luo Youdu was so surprised that he was speechless for a moment. He never expected that Guo Rong would give him such a high evaluation.
Empress Fu was greatly surprised, but soon smiled and said, "Then I congratulate Your Majesty on the birth of Zifang... But Your Majesty, it's fine if you don't take care of your body, but do you want to make your Mr. Zifang starve with you?"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Guo Rong then remembered that they hadn't even had dinner, and said with a look of sudden realization: "The Queen is right, the Queen is right. Come, prepare the food. I want to have dinner with Mr. Luo."
He directly changed his name to Mr. Luo, obviously feeling that Fa Cao was totally unsuitable for this position.
Empress Fu smiled and said, "I have already prepared wine and food for Your Majesty. Just have them serve!"
As she spoke, she generously bowed to Luo Youdu, "Hello, Mr. Luo. If you have nothing else to do, please help me persuade the emperor. Although state affairs are important, he also needs to take care of his health. He doesn't listen to me, but he listens to talents like you."
Luo Youdu quickly moved away. It was Queen Fu's business to condescend to do this, but if you wanted to give it to her calmly, that would be your problem.
I said "I don't dare" but I secretly said in my heart: "Great!"
This Queen Fu was indeed a remarkable person.
Speaking of Queen Fu, she is truly a legend.
Not to mention the Fu family behind Queen Fu, her own experience is extremely inspiring.
In her early years, Empress Fu married Li Chongxun, the son of General Li Shouzhen. Later, Li Shouzhen rebelled in Hezhong. Guo Wei, the Privy Councilor of the Later Han Dynasty, was ordered to suppress the rebellion. Fearing the crime, Li and his son committed suicide.
The rebel soldiers discovered the hiding Queen Fu. She said fearlessly in front of them, "I am the daughter of the King of Wei. General Guo and my father have a close relationship. Report it quickly!" This directly shocked Guo Wei's soldiers.
Empress Fu's mother thought that her daughter escaped the disaster because of the Buddha's blessing, so she asked her to become a nun and worship Buddha.
Empress Fu refused directly, saying: "Life and death are determined by fate, and my daughter does not want to live in humiliation before the Buddha."
Guo Wei was deeply impressed by Empress Fu's character and courage, so he adopted her as his adopted daughter and married her to his adopted son Guo Rong, thus making her an empress second only to the emperor.
With just a few words, Luo Youdu felt the bearing and wisdom of Queen Fu.
Queen Fu did not stay long. She came in time and left promptly.
Guo Rong invited Luo Youdu to have dinner.
Luo Youdu was indeed hungry, and he ate the delicious food on the table with relish.
Although Guo Rong was frugal, much of the food in the palace was tribute from local areas, which was much better than the food in Luo Youdu's own home.
Guo Rong's eating manners were not good, he ate voraciously.
He was born a poor boy. After he went to Guo Wei, he found that Guo Wei's family was also in financial difficulty. In order to supplement the family income, he went south to Jiangling to do business. He suffered a lot and was very kind to the people when it came to food.
He seemed hungry too and didn't say anything.
The same is true for Luo Youdu.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Guo Rong wiped the grease from his mouth and said, "Sir, it is a waste of your talent to work as a lawyer. I have been thinking about what position to assign to you, but I am afraid that I will not let you down."
After Luo Youdu swallowed the food in his mouth, he said, "I am a lowly official. Your Majesty has taken a fancy to me and promoted me to the position of Legal Affairs Officer . This is a great favor. I dare not expect anything else. Your Majesty, please do not embarrass me. I understand your good intentions."
Guo Rong was even more pleased and could not stop praising.
