Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Chapter 134: Invitation Letter

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When Yulian woke up, she stretched out her hand to the side and touched the empty space, and Lang Jun didn't even know when she woke up.

She stretched her bare, jade-white arms out of the bed, and when she heard noises in the room, she thought it was the little girl Dong Sanniang, so she asked, "What time is it?"

A soft voice said: "It's almost noon, I didn't call you because you were sleeping soundly."

"Ah!" Yulian couldn't help exclaiming when she heard the unfamiliar voice. When she turned her head to look, she saw a slim and graceful figure approaching, and she immediately remembered that it was Yang Shi, the beauty brought back by Jingniang. Yulian covered her body tightly with the quilt, frowned and said, "How did you get in?"

"The door is open." Yang's accent was very different, it sounded light and soft.

Yang Shi suddenly covered her red lips and let out a "chi" laugh. She looked at Yulian's messy hair and bed, and said softly, "Tired?"

Yulian blushed, not knowing how to answer.

Yang carefully came over and sat by her bed, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry too much, I won't grab anything from you. I'm just a concubine of the master, I just want a shelter, I really don't want to fight in such a yard, it's too much trouble. If you want, I can still serve you."

This Yang has bright eyes and white teeth, and every part of her body is very particular, from clothes to fingers are very delicately groomed. So Yulian felt an instinctive sense of threat when she saw her, but when she heard what she said, Yulian's heart softened, and she said without thinking, "I am just a concubine, and the only one I can rely on is my lord."

Yang's posture was very low and gentle, she gently took Yulian's hand and said, "There is always a distinction between big and small, and I will treat you like a sister from now on."

Yulian was very pleased with the words she said, and her attitude became gentle: "When I first saw you, I thought you were a lady from a rich family, but I didn't expect you to be such an easy-going person."

Yang Shi heard her mentioning a rich family, and remembered that he was indeed from a family of eunuchs, so he sighed quietly. Just such a sigh is also if there is a tactful style. With a sad face, she smiled wryly and said, "It's all in the past."

Yang restrained her mind, bent down to pick up Yulian's corset that fell on the floor, and seeing Yulian's shy expression, she gently hid the things under the jacket on the bedside for her. She said quietly again: "I took a closer look, and the people living in the inner courtyard are only sister Yulian who can serve others. The others are either women with rough hands and feet, or two thin girls. They don't seem to be able to serve the bed. You and the master used to be alone...you really can bear it?"

Yulian blushed, and said angrily, "What are you talking about..."

Yang smiled lightly, and said quietly: "When I was in Huainan, I was given to my master by the emperor. The next day I couldn't stand upright all day, and I was so tired that I was in a daze for several days... If it was like this every day, who could bear it. So it's a good thing to have two more sisters. As long as people are friendly, don't you think so, Sister Yulian?"

Yulian thought for a while and said, "Mr. Lang may be getting married, but I don't know what kind of person she is."

Yang said: "King Wei? The Fu family, then her sister should be the current queen."

Yulian nodded and said, "Exactly."

Yang said: "We can't compare with such an honorable woman. If there is a gap between us in the future, how will we live in this day?"

Yulian now looks more and more pleasing to Yang's eyes. She is the easiest to feel sympathy, thinking: Yang was robbed by generals in Huainan, just like Li Shouzhen's mansion was captured back then... Fortunately, the person who robbed her was Guo Shao. However, he also came to the Guo Mansion with no one to rely on, and he was unfamiliar with the place here, so why should he bully others?

Yulian remembered that the wives and concubines of the military general's family sold themselves like goods, and she just felt that she was not such a vicious woman and could not treat Yang like that.

Mrs. Yang is also very smart, she has only been in the mansion for a few days, and seeing that Yulian is the most powerful woman in the inner mansion, she tries to please her.

Yang once again praised Yulian's appearance, and said sadly: "The master is one of the most powerful figures in the court of the Zhou Dynasty, why are you still wearing such rough cloth?"

Yulian said: "My lord asked me to take care of the income and expenses. If the woman doesn't manage the house, the gold and silver mountains will be sold out."

Yang said with a smile: "Sister Yulian can't think so. The master is in the current position, the amount of money is not important, the important thing is to keep the position. You don't need to save him some things."

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Guo Shao came back from Xiang Xun's house, Zuo You went all the way, and the two sat down in the living room of the outer courtyard to talk.

Zuo You frowned and said, "It's not to visit General Xiang, and I haven't heard that Zhao Kuangyin's first wife has passed away. Zhao Kuangyin is in a hurry to go to Hebei to marry Wang Zhang's daughter."

Guo Shaodao: "General Zhao is now the commander of the front office of the palace. It is not surprising that he is married to Wang Shizhong's family."

Zuo You said in a deep voice: "Master, do you still remember what Dong Zunxun said about his mother in Youzhou?"

"Remember." Guo Shao nodded.

Zuo You said: "Dong Zunxun is Gao Huaide's nephew, and his mother is Gao Huaide's sister. Gao Huaide is now the commander of the Guards and Infantry Division... the master above is the guard Mabu Commander Yuhou, and the brother on the left side of the Hu Jie Army is your foundation; Gao Huaide is stuck in the middle, directly in charge of the Hu Jie Army, and his position is very important. If Gao Huaide is drawn by Zhao Kuangyin, we will really suffer and suffer in the future!"

Zuo You said anxiously: "What the lord said that day, when Dong Zunxun talked about his mother, Zhao Kuangyin was also there. When Zhao Kuangyin went to Hebei this time, did he also think of trying to repair the relationship with Gao Huaide by rescuing Dong Zunxun's mother?"

Guo Shao pondered for a while, and thought about it in his heart: Gao Huaide was kicked from the front of the palace to the guards, it is said that it was because Zhao Kuangyin said he could not lead soldiers. Zhao Kuangyin just said bad things about him just now, so he has to find ways to win him over?

But maybe. Zhao Kuangyin's dark and fat face flashed in Guo Shao's mind... I don't know if it was because of prejudice, Guo Shao always felt that the black face Zhao Kuangyin was thick and dark. For the sake of power layout, he may try to clear up his previous suspicions.

Guo Shao thought of this, and took out Fu Yanqing's invitation letter from his arms. At this time, after the capture of Shouzhou, the Fu family sent a letter to Huainan. Guo Shao handed it to Zuo You: "You take care of this thing."

Zuo You put it away cautiously, and said, "Tokyo has a lot of merchants from the north and the south, and they can do all kinds of business. You can ask Yang Biao to find a few guides who have been to Youzhou. Yang Biao is addicted to gambling and has a lot of contacts with the messy people in the market. It is best to let him do this."

"Very good." Guo Shao nodded, "Mr. Zuo will go find Yang Biao later."

Zuo You said again: "Luo Mengzi's loyalty is the most reliable. You can let him bring his own soldiers to take turns to be on duty at the lord's mansion. It can not only protect the lord's safety, but also send more people."

Guo Shao adopted all Zuo You's suggestions.

He thought for a while and asked again: "When I was in Haozhou, was the messenger organization I arranged useful?"

Zuo You's face darkened: "It's too complicated! When there is no war, it's still the same when you think about it; when there is a fight, everything is urgent, not only is the military order very slow; moreover, a military order has to go through too many complicated processes, and it is very easy to make mistakes."

Guo Shao recalled Zuo You's sweaty face in Haozhou Yuecheng, nodded and said: "I don't think it's suitable for reality. It's better to disband and reorganize Qin Shitou's command of heralds into a series of town festivals, and let them go to Xuzhou to settle down first. And Zhou Duan, who was captured in Huainan, can let him live in Xuzhou first. I don't think there is any problem with this person. If he wants after a while, let him take the long history of the Xuzhou shogunate."

Zuo You thought it was good and agreed with Guo Shao's consideration.

Guo Shao is now the Xuzhou Zhongwu Jiedushi. This kind of township has no elite soldiers, and the establishment of a festival is to gain status and salary... But the Jiedushi can open the government according to the system. Although Xuzhou doesn't have many soldiers, it's still a territory, so there's no need to dislike it. Holding it in your hand, opening a mansion can always increase your strength a little.

...The Department of Bodyguards still has a lot of things to consider. There are still many people in the officialdom who should pay New Year's greetings and travel, but Guo Shao intends to focus on the most important thing, which is to go to Hebei. Now is the New Year's Eve, and there are only a few people left behind in each organization. Everything is not working well and the effect is slow. It is time to withdraw.

After some preparations, he asked the Guards Department for leave to travel.

The entourage is selected: Zuo You, Yang Biao, Luo Mengzi, the nineteen members of the initial group of soldiers, all of whom are confidantes of Guo Shao's confidants, and four hired business guides.

Everyone agreed to go to Daming Mansion first, the site of Wei Wang Fu Yanqing, the town of Tianxiong Army Jiedushi.

I learned from the guide that starting from Tokyo and crossing the Yellow River, it is only four hundred miles to Daming Mansion in Hebei. This is Guo Shao's first visit to Daming Mansion. In my memory, I once stayed in Fu Yanqing's mansion for a short time as a guard, but at that time, Fu Yanqing's place of departure was not in Daming Mansion, but in Yanzhou.

Guo Shao's arrangement: We are not familiar with the Daming Mansion, and the hired Shen San is just a pawn, and has nothing to do with the King Wei's Mansion... Zuo You first took a few entourages first, and after finding the King Wei's Mansion, he sent the greeting card and King Wei's invitation letter. Then I and the rest of the people waited for the palace to send someone to contact us at the Daming City Posthouse.

So they planned to divide into two groups, prepare their own travel expenses, say goodbye to their families, and then gather at Guo Shao's mansion.

It was the first month of the first lunar month, and the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year had not yet passed. In the streets and alleys of Tokyo, the people were still immersed in the festive season... Just like Zhao Kuangyin's daughter who continued to serve as King Shizhong, Guo Shao this time was not for beauties, but mainly for marriage.

Guo Shao and others walked out of the house, and saw that the snow in Tokyo had not stopped, and there were light snow blowing in the air, and everyone prepared coir raincoats. He led the horse to the street, got on the horse, and the entourage beside him had already gone ahead, leaving a black horseshoe mark on the snow...

I want to go to a place where I am not familiar with, to meet a woman I have never met before. Guo Shao suddenly felt like a blind date, and felt somewhat uneasy.

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