Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

When the wine was half full, Li Gu sighed suddenly: "There is a ferry called Zhengyang not far from here, brother Guo should know?"

Guo Shao nodded and said, "Of course I know, Mr. Li went to Huainan to go to Zhengyang."

Li Gu picked up the glass of wine in front of him, raised his head and drank it down, with a sad expression on his face: "I think of my good friend Han Xizai, I was the one who sent him across the Huaihe River with my own eyes...it was in Zhengyang. The ferry is still there, but the person is no longer there."

The sun shines on Li Gu's face from the gaps in the simple bamboo curtains, and Guo Shao suddenly feels that this man is like a poet full of sincere feelings. Guo Shao calmed down, let go of Gao Huaide and Zhao Kuangyin, and asked with a listening attitude: "Han Gong is in the Southern Tang Kingdom now?"

Li Gu nodded, his voice choked with sobs: "It's rare to have a confidant in life! I can't bear him, but I can only watch him leave... The world is impermanent. His father was involved in a coup and was killed; the whole family of the Han family was also implicated. Brother Han can only turn into a merchant and go to the south of the Yangtze River."

He poured another glass of wine, drank it, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Guo, guess what we said when we parted?"

"I can't guess." Guo Shao watched his expression.

No matter what, Li Gu really regards himself as a good friend now, otherwise he would not talk about these private matters in front of him, let alone the past of assisting the fugitive to escape to the Southern Tang Kingdom; let alone lose his temper to the point of showing emotions.

Li Gu looked out of the window, was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Brother Han said, if Wu Guo uses him as a chancellor, he will definitely drive to fix the Central Plains!"

Guo Shao's voice was calm, he looked at him and said, "How did Mr. Li answer?"

Li Gu showed a smile, "Of course I won't give in. I said that if the Central Plains uses me as a chancellor, it will take Wu Guoru to get something."

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, raised his wine glass and said, "A confidant in the sea is like a neighbor at the end of the world." Li Gu poured wine to drink with him. Guo Shao picked up the wine cup again and said, "For the sake of my confidant, let's do it again!"

The two drank a lot in this randomly found wine shop, and Li Gu became very drunk. Guo Shao called his entourage, took him back to the place where he was staying, and then left.

...Guo Shao rode back to Xiacai on horseback in the afternoon. When he saw Mrs. Yang, he called Jingniang and others over, and arranged for him: "The Huainan imperial army may have to return to the imperial court. It is not convenient for you to go with the army, and the army is moving slowly."

They all nodded yes.

Seeing that the woman looking for her husband was still here, Guo Shao said, "You also go back to Kaifeng Mansion with them, and then go home."

The young woman suddenly whispered: "General Guo, can you take me in... I just want to be a slave in the mansion."

After Guo Shao listened, he secretly recalled the situation when he met her. It didn’t feel like he was deliberately arranged: first of all, she was caught by the scouts and came to the Chinese army, otherwise she would not be able to meet Guo Shao who was out of the camp; something.

But it doesn't seem very good to let the widows of the fallen soldiers of the Imperial Army be their maids.

He asked calmly, "Why don't you go home?"

The woman lowered her head and said: "My family is very poor, and I was married once before... My husband is sick, and my husband's family gave my parents a sum of money to marry us. Unexpectedly, he went to the bridal chamber that night. The wedding was a funeral, and many people in the village gossip. Later, my husband, Guo Er, came to the funeral with his relatives, so he fell in love with me... My husband is very good. Imperial food and military pay; he still doesn’t dislike me at all, I thought it was a good fortune telling. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got engaged happily, he went to war. When I sent him away, he said that he wanted me to wait for him to come back..."

Her voice became lower and lower, she lowered her head, and suddenly a big teardrop hit the back of her hand. She choked up and said, "I don't want to go back anymore. Some people will definitely say that I am unlucky, and some people will bully me."

Guo Shao sighed and said, "It's really hard to face, but your parents will definitely worry about you. It's better to go home, and let Jing Niang take you back when you arrive in Tokyo...By the way, what's your name?"

"Qiao Niang." The woman said. She said no more, and left silently.

Guo Shao turned to look at her, only to see that she was thin and plainly dressed, and her experience was really pitiful. He immediately said to Jing Niang in a deep voice: "You try to find out her details and confirm her identity. Starting from her neighbors, relatives, and Guo Er's team, there are always some people who are familiar with Guo Er...I will ask Luo Mengzi to assist you."

Jing Niang said seriously, "I understand."

Guo Shao made arrangements for Xia Cai, so he bid farewell to Jingniang and Yang, and made an appointment to meet again in Tokyo.

...

Chai Rong made some arrangements for the fourteen prefectures in Huainan, and established four festival towns to control Huainan. Zhongzheng Jiedushi (Xiacai, Zhishouzhou), Huainan Jiedushi (Xiongzhou), Baoxin Jiedushi (Luzhou), Yongtai Jiedushi.

Among them, Li Chongjin took the military post of the Forbidden Army as the governor of Huainan, and the senior generals of the Forbidden Army left the town. Li Chongjin's development seems not to be optimistic. Chai Rong also carried out some troop deployments, and most of the elite soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who surrendered were moved out of Huainan.

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, the forbidden army began to return to the court one after another.

The left side of Guo Shao's tiger army is in Haozhou, and the north is the north by crossing the Huaihe River on a pontoon bridge. He hopes to return to Tokyo before the end of the year, so that he can have a good year. But everything was cumbersome, and in the end they didn't get what they wanted. It was Xiande's first month of three years before the troops arrived in Tokyo.

All the soldiers and horses entered the city through several gates, and the city was very lively and noisy. Red lanterns were hung on both sides of the long street, and all kinds of traffickers, pawns, and jugglers were all driven to the side of the road to watch, and the festive atmosphere has not faded. The common people looked at the soldiers who entered the city noisily on the side of the street, and some family members brought them food, and the soldiers who had won the battle were all elated. However, the military power of the Southern Tang Dynasty in Huainan was not in vain. Although the war was quickly resolved in more than half a year, the death toll of the Zhou army was not small. It is not known how the family members of those who died would feel... Just as Prime Minister Wang Pu said, people die when they fight.

The Hu Jie army was not an imperial guard. Before entering the city, Guo Shao ordered the left-wing army to leave the capital school. After returning to Beijing, except for a few people to stay on duty, the rest can be disbanded when they enter the city, and the soldiers can go home to rest for three days.

"The general of Lianba Shouzhou and Haozhou City is called Guo Shao, and his name is Guo Pocheng..." Walking on the street south of Daxiangguo Temple, Guo Shao actually heard someone talking about him, but those people obviously didn't know that he was passing by with a few cavalry.

As soon as he entered the main street where the mansion was located, he saw Yulian and several women standing there waiting. When she saw Guo Shao riding a horse, she was overjoyed.

Guo Shao got off his horse, walked up to her, and called out, "Yulian."

Yulian's oval face was flushed red from the cold, and she didn't know how long she had been waiting, she walked in front of Guo Shao and immediately threw herself into his arms, burst into tears, choked up and said, "You are not allowed to write that kind of scary letter again in the future!"

"Yulian." Guo Shao stroked her shoulder.

A few months ago in Shouzhou, Guo Shao really made some worst preparations, including a letter to Yulian, clearly mentioning that if something happened to him, all his personal property would be controlled by Yulian... This is equivalent to saying in the most vulgar way: people around Guo Shao, Yulian occupies the most important position in his heart.

Guo Shao let her vent her emotions in his arms. It seems a bit strange for men and women to hug each other in public on the street, but no one dares to pay attention to what a general is doing.

"Lang Jun..." Yulian called him with an aggrieved look, hugging her very hard.

Her body was soft and comfortable in his arms. Guo Shao couldn't help reaching out to touch her soft hair again, and suddenly saw a snowflake falling on the black hair. When he raised his head, he saw snowflakes floating in the sky, which were extremely beautiful.

But through the snowflakes, he suddenly saw a pretty face on the window of the nearby tea house... Isn't it Li's young lady!

Lady Li noticed Guo Shao's gaze, and was taken aback for a moment, and she quickly disappeared by the window.

Guo Shao said kindly: "There are a lot of people here, let's go home and talk about it."

Yulian nodded obediently, and finally let him go. Guo Shao led the horse, walked side by side in the snowflakes with her, and walked towards the mansion not far away... Guo Shao turned his head and said to several soldiers: "Go home and reunite with your relatives."

Several people clasped their fists and saluted the army: "My subordinates wait for my farewell."

Guo Shao walked to the door, looked back at the teahouse just now, stood for a while, and then went in. Li Chuyun has now been promoted to be the commander of the Imperial Army. Although he is Guo Shao's subordinate, his status is already very high. At this time, he has more status than ordinary bureaucrats;

Guo Shao didn't want to do that... Snowflakes floated on the ground and melted quickly. Mrs. Li's heartfelt love at first sight, but that's all... If the benefits are discarded, no one can replace Fu's position in his heart.

Or the consolidation of strength and the accumulation of prestige obtained by marriage are real. I have to ask for leave to go to Hebei, but I can't be in a hurry. I have to visit Xiang Xun first these few days. Xiang Xun stayed in Tokyo this time, and didn't gain any military merits, but he was someone who had helped him before and had a good relationship. If he didn't move around, the relationship would fade away.

"Master." A gentle voice startled Guo Shao.

Guo Shao raised his head, only to see Mrs. Yang standing in front of him, gently bent his knees and put his hands on his waist, and made a blessing to him. At this moment, Guo Shao felt a slight chill in his hand, and Yulian beside him quietly held his hand.

"It just snowed..." Guo Shao looked up at the sky and smiled. He greeted Yang in a casual tone again, "Excuse me."