Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"What did eldest sister reward you that day? What is the bigger reward and surprise than that?" Second Sister Fu asked.

Guo Shao was stunned there, and the scene of the queen hugging him suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be that after returning to Beijing... he will become closer and have a skin-to-skin relationship?

This made his blood rush. The queen of the world, the unattainable status, the fact that she kissed the queen Fangze is a bit crazy... What's more, for Guo Shao, the Fu family is not only a matter of status, but also a psychological dependence and concern.

Guo Shao had an expression of reminiscence: "It seems that I have admired a pair of fluorene heads brought out of the palace."

Second Sister Fu frowned and said, "What kind of surprise can an ornament have? The eldest sister said, as long as I tell you, you will understand what she said. I think you two have something to hide from me!"

Guo Shao sighed and said, "Some things are hard to say."

"What kind of thing?" Fu Ermei asked while holding his palm.

Guo Shao felt that the queen had thrown the question to himself, so he was caught off guard for a while, so he could only say: "The big thing... I can't say a few words clearly, and I will tell you later. In short, your sister, me, and you, the three of us are as close as a family, and our rise and fall are one in the end."

When Fu Ermei heard this, she nodded thoughtfully. She seems to be judging the problem directly. Indeed, her own sister and husband are the people she trusts and is closest to, which she believes.

"Let's make some preparations today, time is running out, and we will leave for Daming Mansion tomorrow," Guo Shao said.

"I don't have anything to prepare. I can leave with Yuqing and a few close people. My natal family has nothing to lack. I have only been married for a month or two. When I go back, I think the place I lived in before will cover all the expenses." Second Sister Fu hugged his arm, her soft and elastic chest pressed against his shoulder, and said sadly, "I can't bear to part with you, sir."

Guo Shao quickly comforted him with kind words.

Fu Ermei said: "You will miss me and write to me? When will we be together again?"

Guo Shao said: "Of course, no matter what happens in the future, you will be my first wife, and I will care about you and love you...unless I die."

Fu Ermei's complexion fell, and she directly covered his mouth with her lips. The two hugged each other and caressed each other, and soon became inseparable.

... Guo Shao has a clear mind, and he doesn't bother with the choice of girls at all. As long as it is what he likes, he can put it in his pocket. There is no difference between high and low. His wife, Fu Ermei, obviously didn't care about this. This kind of rich lady has long been accustomed to men and wives and concubines. This is what she saw when she opened her eyes after she was born.

So Guo Shao couldn't say that he was sorry for his wife by finding a bunch of women... As long as he pays attention, he will find that no matter how much Fu Ermei cares about him, she just wants him to think about him and be with her, not to monopolize him. The wives of rich families in ancient times hardly had such stingy thoughts.

Jing Niang has a very interesting saying, "Which one of the masters is not greedy for riches and beautiful women?" He feels that he is the master, so he can pamper all his women at the same time, and there is no value conflict of loyalty; Jing Niang's set of things is very simple, but after being influenced by Guo Shao, he thinks it has a bit of philosophical thought...so he believed it. It's like believing that there are gods in this world, as long as you can convince yourself, everything will be fine.

But Fuhou is the only exception for him.

...

Guo Shao's mood has not been so calm these days, while personally sending Fu Ermei to the Daming Mansion, he is worried about many matters, and has already ignored the female affair there.

The words of Empress Fu Shi kept circling in his mind... Why did she urgently tell him to make contributions in the Northern Expedition, and why did she want him to return to Beijing after the war regardless of the cost?

According to Guo Shao's understanding, this should be the post-war pattern after the Northern Expedition was deployed in advance:

You must perform well in the Northern Expedition, is it to keep the military power of the Imperial Army? Chai Rong knew that Guo Shao and Zhao Kuangyin were at odds. After the war, the emperor asked the two of them to have conflicts in one place, which was something the emperor didn't want to see; if Guo Shao, who was not so trusted, was placed in the same place, if Guo Shao still had elite imperial guards in his hands, was it to encourage them to fight the rhythm of civil war?

Therefore, if Guo Shao disappointed Chai Rong and let the emperor find a reason, Li Chongjin's fate would most likely be his fate; it is unlikely that he would keep the elite in his hands to garrison in outer towns.

Why do you want to return to Beijing regardless of the cost... Ordinary people are not sure, but Guo Shao is sure that Chai Rong will not live long! Once the emperor dies, it is very dangerous for the Queen of Talisman to have no soldiers in his hands. She also guessed that Chai Rong would not live long, so she prepared early to prevent accidents?

Guo Shao felt that the queen thought very broadly and thoughtfully, and her mind was really amazing. Guo Shao is glad that he has some knowledge, otherwise he might not be able to keep up with the speed of the Queen's layout. Because there are many things and there is no chance to communicate in depth, it is necessary to understand, comprehend, and guess each other's intentions between the upper and lower levels before they can cooperate.

But the above analysis is only based on his own guesses and inferences, but he has no way of knowing what Fu Shi really planned.

... Guo Shao sent Fu's second sister to Daming Mansion, and when he left, he couldn't help feeling reluctant to part with her. But there is no way... Guo Shao's profession is a military commander, and the country has been fighting for so long. It's time for them to go to battle.

In late August, he rushed back to Tokyo and began to arrange for the deployment of soldiers and other matters.

He hadn't left Tokyo for a long time, and when he came back, he found that many things had piled up, and he had to be busy.

The first important thing is that Dong Zunxun was transferred from the left wing of the Long Jie army to the left wing of the Hu Jie army, and the horse army directly under him commanded a full formation of 500 cavalry. It is said that Dong Zunxun heard from high-level officials that Guo Shao might play the vanguard in the middle, and he was eager to make meritorious service and asked to be transferred to the Hujie Army and returned to the Third Army under Guo Shao's command. How Dong Zunxun was transferred, Guo Shao had no way of knowing for a while... But it should not be difficult, because Long Jiejun has a higher military rank than Hu Jiejun with the same name, and his superiors are embarrassed to refuse to agree to his initiative to ask for a demotion.

Dong Zunxun's departure from Long Jiejun may not be a good thing in Guo Shao's opinion, but the matter has come to this point and there is no time to pay attention to it.

Then came some invitations to a farewell banquet in his honour. Among them are Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Jia Chen, a great businessman.

Guo Shao planned to visit these two women, because they were all people who treated him well. Thinking about Mrs. Chen, she not only helped Guo Shao send someone to investigate Liao's situation, but also helped pay a small half of the dowry; for such people, at least more attention should be paid to etiquette.

It was less than ten days before the departure of the army, Guo Shao was going to seize the time to do these things. During the day, he was busy at the official office of the Guards Department and various military camps, and sent someone to the Chen Mansion in the west of the city to deliver the greeting card, and then went straight to visit Mrs. Chen.

When he was the team leader before, he would leave easily when he was about to go on an expedition; now that his contacts are getting wider and wider, it is more troublesome.

Still in that drab and bleak house, Guo Shao asked Jing Niang to accompany him and brought some gifts to the door, preparing to bid farewell to Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen bowed her knees at the entrance of the hall, her dress and demeanor were still so elegant. Her plain blouse was not tucked into the skirt, and was rather wide, which covered up the outline of her waist, which made Guo Shao a little disappointed... Mrs. Chen is most suitable for wearing the kind of dance dress that ties the waist tightly, which can show the best part.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Chen said: "I want to introduce two people to General Guo."

Guo Shao blurted out and asked, "Who?"

"General Guo, follow me in," Mrs. Chen said.

He and Jing Niang followed into the hall, and at this moment, several women in white clothes came in carrying a chair. Sitting on that chair was a woman also wearing a plain white dress, which seemed to be a filial piety.

But the woman seemed to be disabled, with her bare feet wrapped in white socks. The face is beautiful and comely, quite attractive.

"General Guo, do you remember what my concubine mentioned last time? After my late husband was murdered, I bought two concubines from the Liao people with money." Mrs. Chen said with a cold expression.

Guo Shao said: "Remember."

Mrs. Chen said: "She is one of my husband's concubines... Hongying, tell General Guo how the Khitan people treat you."

The sitting woman named Hong Ying looked sad, and after a long time trembling said: "They drove me to the red-hot coal fire and told me to dance on it. I was lifted up and burned to the point of wanting to run out, but there were people all around me, and they pushed me in with laughter... Then I fell down and got burned in several places, and my feet were already roasted, so I was dragged out. They tied me up again, and then took a knife to cut the flesh on the soles of my feet and ate them. I survived by amputating my legs..."

Guo Shao and Jing Niang's eyes widened when they heard this.

Mrs. Chen said coldly: "The other one died within two days after being redeemed. She was even worse. After the Khitan general stripped her naked and tied her up, he poured boiling oil on her buttocks and ate the flesh alive. A few generals sat by the side, listening to her screams for fun, and at the same time divided the flesh to eat... After being injured, they couldn't die. The pain lasted for more than a month. After returning, the wound festered and there was no cure for it, and she died."

Jing Niang was furious, annoyed: "Is this true?"

Mrs. Chen said: "I have never heard of such things since I was a child. If I hadn't heard it with my own eyes and seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't even have thought about it."

"This... this..." Even Guo Shao, who has seen people with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, can hardly imagine such things. After listening to it, I only feel that Liao is the truly evil country.

Isn't such a country condemned by God? Guo Shao no longer believed in God.

He blurted out and asked: "Why do those people do that, even if there is a grudge, it would be unpleasant to kill someone with a knife?

Mrs. Chen said: "I'm going to ask the Khitan people what enmity we merchants have with them. They are just for fun."

Guo Shao felt very uncomfortable and was speechless.

"This time, General Guo killed Xiao Siwen's subordinates and made them pay the price. I don't care about etiquette and am willing to repay you at all costs." Mrs. Chen said, "Compared to the crimes committed by Xiao Siwen's subordinates, what are our etiquette and rules?"