Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

It was just dawn, and there were people coming and going in the outer courtyard of the Guo Mansion. Some squatted at the door and brushed their teeth while chewing wicker that had been soaked in a bucket overnight, while some stood at the door stretching and yawning.

Dong Er was covering his body with a leather armor, when he suddenly saw his sister standing at the door, he called out, "Come and help me fasten the straps at the back... Hey, why did my sister come out so early?"

Dong Sanmei didn't answer, and silently stepped forward to help.

"I bought something for you, and I was trying to find a way to give it to you." Dong Er said suddenly, and you turned around. The third sister turned her back obediently with a look of hopelessness, and Dong Er dug out something from the pillow.

He came back and covered Third Sister's eyes with his hands.

Third Sister's little face suddenly flushed red. It was as if she heard a loving voice saying in her ear: Don't watch it, it's not suitable for my little mother.

He seemed to descend from the sky suddenly, Sanmei had never seen such a person since she was born. At the first sight, his eyes were full of pity and love. Why should he be so nice to someone who has nothing to do with him? Even Sanmei's biological father didn't treat her like this. Before she left her hometown in Hedong, she thought that the world was just like that. She didn't know that there was another completely different world and a completely different kind of people.

"Look! Haha." Dong Er's voice laughed, "Silver hairpin! It's real silver, I can afford it now!"

The third sister took it silently.

"Why, unhappy?" Dong Er asked.

The third sister shook her head, a smile appeared on her red face: "Second Brother Xie...Second Brother, if A Lang asks you to accept me as a righteous sister, don't agree to him."

Dong Er was stunned: "My lord wants to recognize you as my righteous sister? It's a good thing! You just stay in this yard all day and don't understand. I don't know what people in the world in Tokyo treat you like when I go out with my lord! If you are my lord's righteous sister, you will be a lady in the future!"

"I don't want to be his righteous sister." The third sister stubbornly raised her small mouth, "If the second brother agrees, I will ignore you from now on."

At this moment, Dong Er glanced outside the door and said, "My lord, it's time to go out. I'm going to prepare the horse. I'll talk about it when I come back this afternoon."

"Second Brother, remember my words!" Third Sister urged.

...

Not long after, the sun rose.

In front of the hall, there is a bright mirror in the office of the government office, and there are only two people sitting in the lobby. The tall and tall Shi Yanchao slapped a letter on the table, looked back at the empty lobby, and his gaze stayed on Yuan Yan: "Is the Dianqian division going to disband?"

Yuan Yan was fifty years old, his face was deeply weathered, and his complexion was black and yellow, but his figure was strong and tough. He pointed to the channel on the desk: "May I see it?"

"Is there anything you can't see, something that Zhang Dianjian kept." Shi Yanchao said angrily.

It was Maoshi, and there was an indescribable loneliness in such a scene in the lobby. There were originally many generals who presided over the huge administrative organization in front of the palace; but now it is in disarray, and there are only two generals left.

Zhao Kuangyin, the commander of the capital, Shi Shouxin, the commander of the left wing of the iron cavalry army, and Wang Shenqi, the commander of the right wing of the iron cavalry army, ran away; Zhao Chao, the commander of the left wing of the crane control army, was beheaded by Shi Yanchao himself. In just two months, the senior generals of the Dianqian Division lost four people.

But now, Yuan Yan looked at Zhang Yongde's channel: "Zhang Dianjian is sick."

"The gang is broken up, the gang is broken up!" Shi Yanchao yelled.

However, Yuan Yan didn't take it seriously and said: "The shortage is high-ranking generals. If there are a lot of people who want to do it and those who can do it, Deputy Shi is still afraid that there will be no one? In less than half a month, this place will be lively again... It will be very interesting who will do the inspection."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yanchao blurted out, "Wouldn't it be Guo Shao?"

Yuan Yan smiled without saying a word.

Shi Yanchao slapped the table and said: "Anyway, Dianqiansi is such a bird, and the bird's affairs are not too busy. Let's take a gamble, two hundred guan! The time limit is half a month. If Guo Shao does an inspection, I will lose you 200 guan; otherwise, you will give it to me!"

"No, no." Yuan Yan immediately refused, "I am a subordinate of Shi Fudu, and my position is several levels behind. When the time comes to take money from you, the money will be very hot."

Shi Yanchao scolded with a smile: "Damn! You are not happy. If Shi is so stingy that he loses two hundred coins, he will hate you."

"Fudu Shi must have a big heart, but losing money is not happy, it's human nature... even I don't feel happy when I lose." Yuan Yan said.

Shi Yanchao said: "Come! Come! There's too much nonsense, I won your money, so I'm not afraid that you will hate me."

"Don't come." Yuan Yan shook his head and said, "It's too obvious to win or lose, so it's not interesting. The deputy Shi is implying that he refuses to accept General Guo's inspection?"

"He's a junior, only in his early twenties, why, do you agree?" Shi Yanchao asked with round lantern eyes.

Yuan Yandao: "I am very convinced, there is no one who is more convinced... Once the emperor and the courtiers, why not make the first meritorious service?"

Shi Yanchao said: "It doesn't make sense, it just refuses to accept! Unless he defeats the Liao army and takes back Youyun Sixteen Prefectures."

Yuan Yandao: "We have already won in Zhuozhou for a while, but the main force of the Liao army was not defeated because the strength of General Guo's forces is too far away... Besides, the former emperor could not do it when talking about Youzhou, and the deputy Shi was too strong."

"I heard that Li Jixun, Li Chongjin, and Li Yun are all going against each other. If he can conquer Li Yun, I will also obey him." Shi Yanchao smiled, "I have seen Li Yun before, and he is not easy to deal with. Li Chongjin is not in vain, but unfortunately he does not have many elite soldiers in his hands."

Yuan Yan said in a low voice: "The final general bows to advise Vice Minister Shi to be cautious. Who said that Li Yun is going to rebel?"

Just then, an eunuch was brought in. Seeing that it was Yang Shiliang, Yuan Yan got up to salute, but Shi Yanchao sat on a chair, squinting his eyes and asked, "What do you want to see?"

Yang Shiliang took a look at Shi Yanchao and said, "The Empress Dowager ordered all the generals in the front of the hall and the guards to come to the Jinxiang Hall to discuss matters."

"It's just the two of us in front of the palace, let's go." Shi Yanchao pointed to Yuan Yan.

Shi Yanchao simply asked Yuan Yan to go out with him, and went straight to Donghuamen, because the Siya Office in front of the hall was the closest to Donghuamen.

... Behind the main hall of Jinxiang Hall, Fu Jinzhan was waiting for the arrival of ministers and generals. She was pacing back and forth in front of a couch, and Cao Tai and others beside her stood there bowed and waiting. Seeing that her complexion was not very good, they did not dare to vent their breath.

She had thought about many things thousands of times and had already made a decision, but she was still a little apprehensive when things came to an end. Today's practice is really to hand over the handle of the knife completely to one person. Fu Jinzhan said in his heart: People in the world are willing to give everything in front of the supreme power; the way of the world is like this, many honest gentlemen are not so moral, but because the visible temptation is not enough.

Fu Jinzhan thought to himself: Will he betray me? No, I believe in his previous heart. But people change, how long can his loyalty last in the face of power?

She even foresees the process of betrayal, once Guo Shao has enough prestige and strength to seek usurpation, he will get rid of the power over his head. He doesn't need to please another person, and he doesn't need to be restricted by anyone else... In the face of the power to do whatever he wants and get everything, the value of a woman is not worth mentioning.

And Fu Jinzhan will lose his power and status (his status will become the former empress dowager), so being refrigerated and kept in captivity is the best choice; even the Fu family will support Guo Shao's approach, because there are more suitable candidates for the interests of the Fu family: Fu Ermei...even Fu Liu.

Of course there is a worse ending, Guo Shao failed with her and was replaced by someone else.

Fu Jinzhan is not suspicious, but her previous experience made her understand a lot and become more rational... When the river was broken, even her parents could not be relied on. At that time, her father Fu Yanqing and mother Zhang had already decided to ignore her fate to restore the reputation of the Fu family. As a result, Fu Jinzhan could only remarry Chai Rong full of joy soon after losing her husband, and had to stay by Chai Rong's side for six or seven years, relying on her own suffering, not completely relying on anyone's protection.

... Fu Jinzhan sighed inwardly, will his heart die with it? If Guo Shao betrayed her, she would really die completely, and even her soul would be lost forever... She imagined that at that moment, she would be disheartened in the center of despair and loneliness. That's not regret, but real cold silence.

"Queen Mother, all the ministers have arrived." Cao Tai said carefully.

Fu Jinzhan turned around, raised his head, and walked out without saying a word. A group of people in front led the way, and the maids behind followed with fans. Cao Tai followed up and asked in a low voice: "Does the Empress Dowager want the servants to follow the original edict?"

Fu Jinzhan nodded slightly.

When she reached the hall, she sat down on the yutai which was covered by a curtain. Then I heard all the people below kneel down and say loudly: "The minister waits to kowtow to the Empress Dowager."

"Stay flat." Fu Jinzhan said calmly, looking sideways at Cao Tai.

Cao Tai stepped forward and cleared his throat, and began to describe the process before the death of the late emperor. The Privy Council below, the ministers of the political affairs hall, the ministers in front of the palace, and the ministers of the guards all commanded the above-mentioned generals to listen silently.

After a long time, Cao Tai bowed and turned his head to look at it again, and said: "Empress Dowager Yizhi. Today, Zhang Yongde is seriously ill at home, and he has written a letter to resign. The military position in front of the palace is vacant, and the government office and battalions are in chaos. It is appropriate to select talents to rectify the front office. For inspection, Li Chuyun should be appointed as the commander of the front of the palace, and Yang Biao should be given the title of Marquis of Yu, the front of the palace. He should preside over the rectification of the camps in front of the palace."

After hearing this, Fu Jinzhan observed everyone present from the curtain, but no one spoke.

A new ruling center is being formed, as long as those who want to have a place in it, it is easy to be excluded if they come out to speak out now. Fu Jinzhan fixed his eyes on Shi Yanchao again, but Shi Yanchao didn't object.

Shi Yanchao was able to achieve his current position, and he was not completely inappropriate. When the late emperor was in power, no matter how arrogant he was, he never disobeyed the late emperor, and instead often flattered him inappropriately.

At this moment, Wang Pu took the lead and said: "The queen mother is wise, and the ministers will follow Yi's order."

Everyone bowed again: "The Queen Mother is wise..." The voice echoed in the spacious hall for a long time.