Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Lu Lan and Guo Shao left the weaving shop and got into the carriage. The wooden wheels rattled, and the road in the inner city of Tokyo was not very bumpy, but the bamboo curtains inside the car windows were also shaken from side to side. Lu Lan lowered her eyes and remained silent, but now she was more reserved and gentle. She used to run around Zhuozhou and Wushan to treat people, and she was a very aggressive little girl. She was not ambiguous in scolding anyone who provoked her, but now she is a bit coy.

"Mrs. Chen's eyes are really sharp, and it fits well without measuring." Lu Xiaoniang said, "It's just that I'm not used to it..."

Guo Shao said with a smile: "There are specialties in surgery, and you don't even think about what Mrs. Chen does."

At this time, he lifted the curtain of the car and said to Lu Chengyong who was riding a horse: "Now you are in the West Market, go to the restaurant and tea shop to ask if there are any edible honeycombs for sale." Lu Chengyong clasped his fists and said, "Here."

After hearing this, Lu Xiaoniang immediately covered her face, but the swelling is no longer there. Her eyes flickered: "No one eats that kind of thing, how can they sell it?" Guo Shao said with a smile: "In the huge Tokyo city, as long as you can think of it, you may have it."

Lu Xiaoniang said in a low voice: "Why is General Guo being so nice to me, is he playing some crooked idea?"

Guo Shao didn't say a word, and Lu Xiaoniang said: "I'm homeless now, so I know you have no good intentions."

At this time Guo Shaocai answered the question as if he didn't answer the question and said: "When it comes to food, I think of one thing. I have eaten delicacies from mountains and seas in restaurants and teahouses, and I have even tasted the imperial meals in the palace, but I think the dishes made by Yulian are the most delicious."

"Is Yulian the cook in General Guo's residence?" Lu Xiaoniang asked casually.

Guo Shao shook his head and said: "She is my concubine, not a cook. But the cooking is really good. I am not the only one who thinks it is good. There is a little Taoist priest in the family who is very picky and likes the things made by Yulian. Once I asked her, where did I learn the skills? She said that she used to be hungry, so if you can have a good meal, you must cook it very carefully. That's why the dishes she cooks are so delicious."

After listening, Lu Xiaoniang glanced at Guo Shao, probably observing his rough skin and thick flesh, he really doesn't look like a nobleman.

Guo Shaodao: "People who have never been hungry will not really understand the delicacy of food."

Lu Xiaoniang asked: "What do you mean by this?"

Guo Shao said with a smile: "People who have not tossed and turned countless nights do not understand the preciousness of a beautiful woman's heart."

Lu Xiaoniang blushed: "General Guo will make such rude remarks and tease me again, I will be angry."

Guo Shao said lightly, "I'm just joking with you, and I won't do anything to Mrs. Lu." After he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly stopped on the bulging place on Lu Lan's body.

Lu Lan looked down, feeling ashamed and annoyed. Although the top is thin, the fabric on the chest is still quite thick, but Lu Lan's body seems to be different. There was a slight change just now, and something embarrassing happened.

"I..." Lu Lan immediately blocked it with both hands, "You treat me so lightly, how can you tell me how to behave?"

Guo Shao whispered: "No one knows."

...

The Zhou court has a lot of wealth, coupled with the power brought by the victory of the war, the crisis has eased.

The Jinling of the Southern Tang Dynasty was a different scene. The weather was bad, the summer rainstorm hit, and the rainwater rushed on the glazed tile roof of the palace. The entire imperial city seemed to be flooded. The cloud cover in the sky is very low, and the daytime is as dark as the night, but the lightning illuminates the sky and the earth from time to time.

Li Yu was holding an umbrella when he entered the palace, but his robe and boots were soaked. He stood and waited in the main hall for a while, then he saw an eunuch come out and said, "The prince please."

Li Yu then followed the eunuch into the room, and saw the lord sitting on a chair above the study, surrounded by books and memorials, under the dim light, he was motionless, and it was hard to find a person sitting on it without looking carefully.

"My son kowtowed to my father." Li Yu knelt down and bowed.

"Come here." The king's voice was hoarse, and he waved his sleeves lightly, and all the servants around him left the study.

Li Yu walked into the desk case silently, bowed and stood in front of the case.

The ruler said: "Han Xizai and others underestimated Guo Shao, the warrior of the Zhou Dynasty. He will go to Shu in two months. His ambition is not limited to Shu, right?"

Li Yu hurriedly said: "The lord of Shu has always been arrogant and arrogant, and he is honored as the emperor; his father has always been submissive after the Battle of Huainan, and the Southern Tang army is also stronger than the Shu army. The Zhou court may not use troops against the Southern Tang..."

"When you were in Tokyo, you promised to pay 1,200,000 guan in property. Now we have to send people to Tokyo as soon as possible." The king said.

Li Yu bent down and bowed. He felt that when the lord summoned him in such a heavy rainy day, he might not only talk about paying tribute, so he stood and listened.

Sure enough, the king took a long time to say: "Father has gradually become exhausted recently, the palace in Hongdu has been repaired, and I want to move there to live. I called the prince here today just to discuss with you. It's time to pass the throne to you."

"It's absolutely impossible. The father is in his prime, how can this be so? My son dare not take on this important task." Li Yu said with complicated emotions.

The ruler said: "From my father's point of view, the crown prince is already competent for state affairs, and the throne is handed over to you. I am most at ease as a father. You think I am old and tired, so don't postpone it."

Li Yu hurriedly knelt on the ground.

The king's tone suddenly felt a little guilty: "This king has had a rough life, but at this juncture, he has to give you the burden. I really feel sorry for Yu'er."

Li Yu buried his head, his face was ashen. His father had a rough life, and it is not easy for him to survive until now, and he has paid a too high price; he is about to take over, but it is a precarious mess, so what can he get in the end?

There was a flash in the palace, and Li Yu waited for a while, and he heard a "boom" of thunder, and then said in a deep voice: "Father, please think carefully again."

The lord pondered for a moment, then said: "Wuchang Jiedu envoy Lin Renzhao sealed off the south bank of the Yangtze River and sent people to negotiate a peace alliance with Wuping Jiedu envoy (Chu) to control the upper reaches; your uncle Li Jingda wrote a letter to take advantage of the emptiness in Huainan to regain the lost land... In the past, this king negotiated peace with Zhou Shizong and ceased their alliance.

Li Yu said: "There are only one or two people who invite the battle, and most of the subjects in the country are unwilling to start the war lightly. Of course, what the fourth uncle and Lin Renzhao said is reasonable, and the war is inevitable; but if the royal family takes the initiative to start the war, many people will blame us for hurting the country."

"You go down." The king said dejectedly.

... Li Yu kowtowed and resigned, and returned to the East Palace in the rain.

Walking to the verandah, he handed the umbrella to the entourage behind him. An eunuch at the front door was about to perform the ceremony. Li Yu waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Don't make any noise."

He bolted the door, walked into the depths alone without saying a word, picked up a bookshelf by the right wall skillfully and moved it, then stretched out his hand and slowly took out a brick, carefully holding it with his left hand. Bending down to look over, a piece of paper was in front of his eyes, and there was a hole in the middle of the paper; he saw through the hole, it was a copper lamp stand. A woman in a plain white dress was sitting in front of an easel, she was Zhou Xian.

In the hazy light, Zhou Xian's face and wrists looked even whiter, like pearls in the palace, she sat there alone, with no one around her, she looked very desolate in this weather. She dipped the pen in the inkstone sideways and concentrated on carving a painting.

Li Yu took a closer look, she painted a plum blossom.

For a long time, Zhou Xian repeated his slow movements like this, changing pens, dipping ink, and drawing without making a sound or doing anything else. Li Yu felt that there was nothing unusual, so he restored the things in the study and withdrew.

Walking into the upper room, Li Yu said: "I'm back." He didn't go into the room, but sat down on the stool outside the screen and said, "Ehuang, make me a pot of tea."

It took a while for Zhou Xian to come out gracefully, took a look and said, "Your Highness, come in first and change into your robes, and drink tea later."

Li Yu looked down: "That's fine." He stood up, walked into the room and glanced casually, and found that the picture of plum blossoms on the easel was no longer there. He felt a little strange in his heart, so he asked in a casual tone: "What is Ehuang doing?"

"I have nothing to do, I'm painting." Zhou Xian said while looking for clothes, "Why did the father summon you?"

Li Yu asked, "What kind of painting do you draw?"

"On a whim..." Zhou Xian's eyes suddenly changed a little, he looked down, and said softly, "Plum blossom."

"Oh." Li Yu nodded, and then said in a deep voice, "Father wants to abdicate early and move to Hongdu, and pass on the throne to me."

Zhou Xian's expression changed, and after a while, he said calmly: "My father has worked hard for many years, and His Highness can share it, which is also a kind of filial piety... Take off the robe and change into this one. The boots are also changed."

After a while, Zhou Xian had put a stack of clothes with edges and corners neatly on the couch, and a pair of wooden clogs underneath.

Li Yu untied his belt, took off his robe and threw it directly on the ground. He said in a deep voice, "But it's a mess in my hands. I don't know how long the foundation of the Southern Tang Kingdom can last in my hands. Then Guo Shao..."

Zhou Xian's dignified and indifferent expression changed slightly again.

Li Yu said: "The Zhou army can conquer the north and the south, but a woman can't lead troops, let alone a child of a few years old. Then Guo Shao won the trust of the royal family and established prestige in the army... What would happen if there was no such person as Guo Shao in the Zhou court, and he could still threaten our country?"

"What does His Highness mean?" Zhou Xian asked in surprise.

Li Yu was silent for a long time, deliberately not answering, waiting for Zhou Xian to consider. He was busy changing clothes and shoes, then sat down on the bench, and then said: "I just think this person is very troublesome, just think about it for a while."

Zhou Xiandao: "He is just young, His Highness is afraid that he can only fight with him."

"The strength is different and the domestic situation is different. There is no way to fight. Only the four princes and other warriors think that the victory or defeat of the battle is only related to the strength of the number of troops." Li Yu said with a sad face.

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