Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Zhao Kuangyin and the other two came out of the cave, when suddenly "Wow, woof, woof..." a burst of dog barking broke out. Zhao Pu was startled inadvertently, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a big black dog that was very fierce, and was about to pounce, but with the chain on its neck, it could only bark there. Zhao Pu scolded immediately: "This dog has no eyes and doesn't know me yet."

"Shut up!" Kuang Yin shouted at the dog.

The black dog stopped barking immediately and wagged its tail.

Zhao Pu looked at it and said with a smile: "Suddenly I remembered that person, just like a dog, he is obedient and understandable only when his master is watching him; if the master can't move, hehehe..."

Kuang Yin pondered: "The force is still very high, and it is good to use soldiers in war."

Zhao Pu persuaded: "Actually, a person who goes up naked may not necessarily be able to fight a dog. But no one can say that a person is not as good as a dog!"

"That's true." Kuang Yin nodded.

Zhao Pu looked around and said in a low voice, "Master, tell me, when that day comes, will he quickly recognize the master and come to you to beg for mercy? By the way, I heard that his wife is beautiful..."

"Why are you thinking about those things now?" Zhao Kuangyin said seriously, "It's too early."

But Zhao Kuangyin immediately remembered the beauty Yang Shi who had thrown out of his hands for no reason, and couldn't help muttering: "It's really like a dog!"

...

Inside the Privy Council, Wei Renpu was scratching his back with a wooden object. He hadn't bathed for many days. Fortunately, the weather has been cold these days, otherwise it would be even more inconvenient. He has been living in the Privy Council, so sleeping and eating is not a problem, but it is not convenient to take a bath; tonight he has to get some hot water to wash himself, his body is really uncomfortable.

At this time, Wang Pu had returned to the Privy Council. Wei Renpu took out the things on his back and put them down, shrugged his shoulders to rub his clothes again, and saw that Wang Pu had entered the study, he clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty Wang is back, how is it?"

Wang Pu cupped his hands casually, walked over, and said, "The official has already nodded. I saw the official. I am very weak and can't speak, but my mind is still not confused."

Wei Renpu sighed, and couldn't help but said: "Now we order the deployment, there will be no confusion, right? Or, is it necessary?"

Wang Pudao: "If it's not necessary, at this time, why do I have to go to the official sickbed to speak about military affairs?"

Wei Renpu was very decisive when he heard his tone, and was speechless for a while.

Wang Pu had a cold expression on his face, and said bluntly: "When the army just returned to the court, the deployment of the army was very hasty and omissions!"

Wei Renpu also did not argue with him, because he was a privy envoy at the time, and the defense plan was mainly made by him, and he would definitely approve it in the end. Now that Wang Pu completely denies it without giving any face, and his tone is so straightforward, he is indeed a little unhappy, but he doesn't care too much. Wang Pu is a person who doesn't give face to the things he believes... His temperament is like that, so what's the use of working together?

Wang Pu said in a deep voice: "The two armies of the left wing of the Hu Jie army control the two south gates of the inner city at the same time, and the rest of the left wing are all in the southern part of the outer city; all the troops in front of the palace are in the north city. With this kind of defense, once someone takes a risk, it will be unstoppable in a short time, and they will directly attack the imperial city!"

"Who would suddenly raise troops at such a time?" Wei Renpu pondered.

Wang Pu said bluntly: "Zhao Kuangyin, Guo Shao!"

"Isn't Guo Shao going to leave Beijing to find pills?" Wei Renpu said.

Wang Pu said coldly: "Wei Shijun thinks he will leave the capital? He must be planning some kind of mutiny to rush into the palace now, and there are people waiting for him in the palace!"

"This... this..." Wei Renpu said, "Wang Shijun won't say it to scare me, will he? Guo Shao dares to raise troops by himself? The official family just fell ill, and no one can take the lead. The forces of all parties are intricate. Guo Shao only has the left wing and has no advantage. Is he crazy? Does Wang Shijun have any evidence?"

"I guessed it." Wang Pu said.

Wei Renpu was stunned.

Wang Pudao: "Guo Shao and Zhao Kuangyin must be secretly happy now, thinking that the people in our Privy Council are fools, and the city defense is deployed like this, to give them a chance... At least there is a crane control army in the north of the city, especially Guo Shao's troops in the south of the city. The loopholes are huge; if Guo Shao really wants to succeed, I have to thank Wei Shijun for helping him a lot."

Wei Renpu stared and said: "Wang Shijun can't say that! Where do you put me like this!" He thought for a while and asked, "Why did Guo Shao want to mutiny?"

Wang Pu said: "Because he believed that Zhao Kuangyin would definitely mutiny.

The old man has said long ago that Zhao and Guo cannot maintain a balance at all, and they will risk their lives if there is any disturbance. This so-called check and balance will only aggravate the conflict and is not conducive to national stability. Zhao Kuangyin and Guo Shao have fought each other many times since the Northern Expedition, and the old man didn't believe that Deputy Envoy Wei couldn't see it. At that time, the officials were still able to shake the scene, so they didn't dare to go too far, so they had to quietly, but now they have been teasing for a few months, and they have already held back their anger!

As soon as the empress came to power, Zhao Kuangyin knew that the situation was not good; Now that the queen is trapped in the Jinxiang Palace and Guo Shao's backer is threatened, he is not in a hurry to run to the death, but he wants to go out of the capital to find the pill...to fool the old man? "

Wei Renpu frowned and said: "I still feel that Guo Shao is a little weaker. Besides, he is a martial artist after all. The situation is too complicated and dangerous. If we really want to do that, we need not only careful and complicated deployment and premeditation, but also extraordinary courage!"

"I didn't expect Deputy Envoy Wei to be fooled." Wang Pu said coldly.

He immediately opened a cabinet, took the key to open a drawer, took out a thick stack of files and put them on the table, "If Vice Envoy Wei still doesn't believe it, take a closer look at Guo Shao's deeds in every battle. Is this something done by a warrior who relies solely on courage? Of course, I didn't believe it at first. But the facts are in this file, so I have to believe it."

Wang Pudao: "When the urgency is over, Vice Envoy Wei can really think about Guo Shao's previous battles. It's really interesting. I spent a lot of effort to find out the small battle of Wujun Town. I put this matter together with the famous Huainan general Chai Kehong, and then watch the battle of the Northern Expedition to Zhuozhou...you will find three things very interesting."

Wei Renpu flipped through it a few times, and suddenly a piece of paper fell out, on which was written a long and short sentence. Originally, Wei Renpu was not interested in reading this stuff at this time, but he couldn't help but read it after just a glance:

The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are outside and inside Tongguan Road. Looking at the western capital, he hesitated. Sadly, where the Qin and Han scriptures traveled, thousands of palaces and palaces have been made of earth. Prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer!

"Who wrote this?" Wei Renpu asked immediately.

Wang Pu said: "Guo Shao."

Wei Renpu and Wang Pu looked at each other, and fell into a long silence for a while. The vast years, the turbulent mountains and rivers, the brilliant civilization, and countless spectacular scenes suddenly rushed before my eyes.

Outside the antique and elegant wooden window, the dripping rainwater is like countless tears.

"Actually..." After a long time, Wei Renpu's face turned pale, and he summoned up his courage to look at Wang Pu. "Wang Shijun, have you ever thought that if the government's family fails to recover for a while, someone must take charge of major affairs in the country. Yu Zhongxin and the overall situation must have a place to go."

Wang Pu turned around, looked out of the window, turned his back to Wei Renpu and said indifferently: "The official is kind to the minister, and what I do is only loyal to the official. I can't think too far."

Wei Renpu couldn't help but said again: "Do you still remember last autumn when we went to see the left side of the Hujie army moving out of Beijing? I think Guo Shao's training before the army was very interesting."

Wang Pu didn't answer.

Suddenly Wei Renpu seemed to wake up to something, and quickly picked up the defense map Wang Pu brought back, and looked at it carefully.

At this moment, Wang Pu turned around suddenly, his small eyes were very bright, and he asked coldly, "What did Vice Envoy Wei see?"

Wei Renpu frowned and shook his head, "It's too complicated, and I couldn't understand it for a while. When Wang Shijun showed it to me, he was in a hurry and didn't pay much attention."

...

In the Guo mansion, Guo Shao was stroking Cao Tai's back: "Eunuch Cao will only enter the palace at the earliest tomorrow. Can you enter?"

Cao Taidao: "Of course the servants of the miscellaneous family and the regular servants of the province can get in."

"It must be dangerous for Eunuch Cao to go deep into the tiger's den alone, but at this time, everyone involved in this matter will affect the direction of major events." Guo Shaodao.

Cao Tai stared and said: "The empress and countless people are in danger, one eunuch and one dead life in the Za family have already put life and death aside!"

Guo Shao sternly said: "Eunuch Cao, don't belittle yourself. What's wrong with the eunuch! There is a poem that says, 'Burning the qin and cooking the cranes is enough for all the people. Flowers ask the world to be the same. In the Qing Dynasty, there are high-minded scholars, and there is a father-in-law with a sword and a bow'. Tai Shigong is an eunuch. There is great loyalty and great righteousness, which is many times higher than most people in the world."

Cao Tai was stunned and said, "It's the first time I've heard that being an official can be so noble?"

Guo Shao patted him on the shoulder: "It has nothing to do with being an eunuch, it has something to do with being a human being. In short, Eunuch Cao is also a very important member of the queen's side. In the future, we will share the blessings and share the difficulties."

Cao Tai nodded and said: "I do good things, but I still have to think about living, isn't it a blessing so I can't enjoy it?"

Guo Shao said: "The palace depends on Eunuch Cao. I wish the trip tomorrow morning will be successful."

Cao Tai hurriedly paid his respects.

At this moment, Zuo You entered, came over with a few pieces of paper and said, "According to the master's arrangement, I drafted out all the important matters, so as not to miss them tomorrow. How about this arrangement, my lord?"

Unexpectedly, Guo Shao immediately took out a booklet, and while comparing the messy lines, circles and scribbled handwriting on the booklet, he looked at what Zuo You wrote.

The rain outside was pattering, already very small.