Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Recruited? Then don't torment them for the time being, and treat them well. We are just doing things, and we don't intend to torture people." Guo Shao said to Jingniang solemnly in the Xihuamen camp office.

Jingniang handed over another letter, "Three people were arrested, one of them is a servant, the other two are people on the list, one is the commander, and the other is the head. This letter is written by Li Ergen according to my intention. Do you want to continue to arrest people?"

Guo Shao still struggles to read this kind of letters. The reading habit of the past twenty years cannot be completely changed by just reading books in a few years now; But he still took it and read it word for word for himself.

This is Li Ergen's personal letter asking a colleague to come out to "discuss important matters". Arresting people in this way is less risky and more discreet. Guo Shao immediately said: "Catch it, one more person to check, can make the list more clear and perfect, so as to avoid omissions."

He found that torture is usually very effective, completely overturning the knowledge that no matter how torture is used, he has seen on TV that no one will be recruited. Perhaps the hearsay in later generations is either fabricated, or those people have received special education and counter-espionage training. But here, some stupid state officials and county magistrates decide the case, and if they can't stop it, they beat them into tricks. The prisoner clearly admits that he will be ruined and die without a place to bury him, and he still has to confess if he can't stand the torture; not to mention that the general who was arrested by Guo Shao just betrayed others.

... Huang Binglian of Kaifeng Mansion has made Zhao San's case an iron case. When going to court, the dossier was sent to the court, and no one could refute it. Professional officials like Huang Binglian are scarce in this world, and most courtiers are confused about such matters.

The military officials were helpless, and turned to the high-ranking people one after another, waiting for the attitude of the high-ranking person.

On the high steps, a child in filial piety sat on the throne. He had nothing to say, and it was useless to say anything. Who would care what a child of a few years old said, as long as he didn't cry. There is another woman in the translucent curtain beside her.

At this time, a majestic and quiet voice came: "Since the deceased has injuries all over her body, who concealed the cause of her death, who salvaged her from the dry well, who claimed that the deceased died of illness and shielded the murderer?"

After hearing this, all the officials bowed down one after another, and no one in the court could play it right. Huang Binglian knelt down and said, "Report to the Empress Dowager, but I have not been able to verify the facts. I don't know."

After a murder case was exposed, it was never heard, and no one was held accountable, but people made irresponsible remarks in Tokyo. Especially those aunts and women in the market are very interested in such bad things, and they have to talk about them everywhere; it is because of their free dissemination that there is a common saying that good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles.

... The national mourning month is finally over, and there are no major events inside or outside. According to border reports from various places, there was no movement in the Liao Kingdom, and there seemed to be civil strife in Shangjing again. The Northern Han Dynasty was about to move, but without the support of the Liao Kingdom, and was monitored by several Zhou Dynasty local troops in Hedong, they did not dare to act rashly;

This time the Zhou Dynasty changed, and it was not easy for all countries in the world.

On the day the palace took off the mourning clothes, the Empress Dowager issued an edict to check the soldiers and horses of the forbidden troops in Beijing. In order not to disturb the capital, they did not mobilize all the main forces of the forbidden army, but patrolled the barracks of each army on the spot; within a period of three days, within half a month, the four main forces and five groups of the forbidden army were checked separately. The Privy Council made deployments, and the iron cavalry was the most elite force in the Great Zhou Dynasty and was the first to arrange it.

The cavalry army has a total strength of more than 30,000 troops, half of which are disbanded, and 15,000 people on duty; but whether they are on duty or not, all generals above the head are required to participate. In the northeast of the inner city, the "Left One Defense Area" school field can deploy 10,000 to 20,000 people, and more than 10,000 cavalry troops will be mobilized to the school field within three days to wait for the palace inspection.

Generals above Yuhou of the Iron Cavalry Army went to the Si Ya Office in front of the palace to discuss matters and checked the military orders of the Privy Council.

After the team broke up, Yang Guangyi, commander of the military capital, felt his right eye twitching constantly, and felt a faint panic in his heart. Seeing that Zhao Chao, the commanding officer in the left wing of the crane, was about to leave on horseback, Yang Guangyi and Zhao Chao had a good personal relationship, so he immediately rode forward with his entourage.

"I think something is wrong." Yang Guangyi stepped forward and whispered.

Zhao Chao sneered and said, "Women are petty. Since they want to review the army, they still look forward and backward and make it so troublesome. This kind of scene is nothing more than trying to make a big splash. The bigger the scene, the more prestigious it is. I have never seen the emperor inspect the imperial army in five times."

Yang Guangyi said in a deep voice: "I remembered that yesterday, I found out that a commander under my command hadn't been on duty in the barracks for several days...I always feel that the limelight is weird. Brother Zhao, you have to think about it, what are those people going to do?"

"Are you not sick?" Zhao Chao frowned, "A command envoy didn't come on duty, so you send someone to his house to ask why you went, guess what it means!"

"That's all!" Yang Guangyi shook his head. He raised his head, only to see a large number of dead trees floating on the long street, the trees on the side of the road were bare, and there was still some dead and withered air hanging from the branches that could not be said.

... At this time, Guo Shao was entering the Privy Council Office from the imperial city, and Wang Pu and Wei Renpu went to the lobby to meet him. Guo Shao clasped his fists in obeisance, greeted each other, and said: "I have brought the Queen Mother's warrant, can we talk in another place?"

"Please." Wang Pu stretched out his hand.

So the three of them went back and forth into the study next to them, and watched tea again.

Guo Shao took out a note from his bosom, and presented it with both hands: "The empress dowager wrote the decree, but there is no seal, so I don't know if it will work or not?"

Wang Pu glanced at it. There were only two lines of writing, and he handed it to Wei Renpu calmly. After reading it, Wei Renpu said: "The queen mother is really good at writing." Guo Shao and Wang Pu looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Wei Renpu turned his head and said, "What does Wang Shijun think?"

Wang Pu put the note on the table, pressed it with a paperweight, and said, "The old man remembered something about the Han Dynasty, and thought it was very interesting. Would General Guo be interested in hearing it?"

"Please speak, Wang Shijun," Guo Shao said calmly.

Wang Pudao: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not take charge of the government in his early years, and the government was still in the hands of the queen mother when he became an adult. The emperor sent people to the military camp to successfully mobilize troops, but there was no military amulet; so the queen mother of the Han Dynasty finally allowed the emperor to take charge of the government and handed over the power."

What happened in the Han Dynasty? Guo Shao couldn't figure it out, but he immediately thought of the fact that he successfully mobilized the army "following Yi's decree" a month ago; there was no military order from the Privy Council at all... That matter was illegal, even if the emperor dispatched troops, he would pass through the Privy Council and various government offices, not to mention that the emperor had not died at that time.

But after the success, no one mentioned that, but Wang Pu teased it openly, and Guo Shao suddenly felt a little stressed. He pondered and couldn't make a sentence, couldn't answer Wang Pu's words, he was speechless.

"Wang Shijun means... is this warrant still valid?" Guo Shao asked.

Wang Pudao: "The Empress Dowager can mobilize troops, if the Privy Council doesn't follow the steps, wouldn't it be an embarrassing situation?"

This Wang Pu speaks really ruthlessly.

Wei Renpu then said: "Since it is the queen mother's order, we will issue a military order to General Guo later."

"What is General Guo going to do? We, the Privy Council, don't know anything about it." Wang Pu's sharp little eyes looked back and forth on Guo Shao's face. Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "I originally said that the Empress Dowager discussed it with the Privy Envoy and the Deputy Envoy first, but the Empress Dowager thought it was just a trivial matter and there was no need to make a big fuss."

Wang Pu stroked the beard on his chin, nodded and said nothing, and immediately went to write the military order. Wei Renpu helped to get the seal and other things out.

Guo Shao said from the side: "Next time, if there is anything, I would like to discuss it with Wang Shijun."

After hearing this, Wang Pu turned his head and smiled and said: "The old man is looking forward to it."

Guo Shao felt a little uncomfortable... He really respected Wang Puzhi's talent in his heart, but this person's temper was a bit unpredictable, and he might give the impression that he was too smart. He has an old face, but a pair of small eyes are very bright and sharp, as if he can see through everything.

When dealing with people who are smart and exposed, you can't help but be careful, not so casual. In contrast, Wei Renpu often looks confused and pretends to be demeanor, so being with him is much more interesting.

When Guo Shao walked out of the Privy Council with the military order, he felt relieved.

He returned to the left wing camp of the Tiger Jie Army in the east. At this time, the military generals above Yuhou, the capital of the army, had already been summoned here. Everyone was the same as usual, after meeting Guo Shao, they were noisy and each said their own words.

Guo Shao ignored them, took out a floor plan of Tokyo, and pondered over it again. The 20,000 soldiers in the left wing of the Hu Jie Army had all been mobilized, and they were stationed on the east and west sides of the imperial city, with a relatively concentrated force; the two forces were close to Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate respectively. The right wing of the Hu Jie army was in the southwest of the imperial city, mobilizing 10,000 troops, and it was also deployed intensively.

He put away the picture, turned around and said, "General Li, second brother, follow me in."

The two followed orders and entered a room inside. Guo Shao silently took out two orders from the Privy Council and handed them over, saying: "We may not be dispatched, but we must mobilize and organize troops in advance. Three days later... Remember the time, the morning of the fifth day of August. The bell of Donghuamen, three slow and five urgent, repeated three times. When the signal is heard, immediately dispatch and go straight to the school ground of the first defense zone on the left!"

The faces of the two froze, and they clasped their fists in response.

Guo Shaodao: "The east camp is close, so we can run forward directly with infantry; the horses are all in the west camp, and the west camp will come on horseback. We must prepare soldiers and horses early in the morning, just in case."

Li Chuyun and others cupped their fists and said, "The last general will take orders."

Guo Shao also has a military order in his hand, which is for Han Tong and Gao Huaide, as a wave of troops that can be continuously mobilized.

At this time, Guo Shao saw Li Chuyun and Yang Biao's faces were solemn, he immediately raised his hands, stepped forward and patted them on the shoulders, and said with a smile: "This time, I have officially received the order of the Privy Council, and I have prepared well. It is almost a sure thing to win. You don't have to be too nervous."

He murmured: "I helped the Queen Mother arrange the arrangements, and the preparations are completely fine. The key is to see her actions and performance."

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(One more chapter tonight... 10 chapters in total.)