Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In the afternoon of the next day, Guo Shao, Wang Pu, Li Gu, Zuo You, and Huang Binglian gathered at Guo Shao's mansion. They stayed for a whole afternoon and had dinner here. There are no delicacies from mountains and seas, and no expensive wine, but Guo Shao said: "The food is fried by the chef of our family, Yulian, and the wine is the wine brewed years ago."

Immediately, the meal rose to a new level. Everyone chewed slowly, and savored slowly when drinking, which was more enjoyable than eating in a big restaurant... After all, it is not easy to taste the handicrafts of other people's family members, and it is impossible without the relationship. Especially the pusher Huang Binglian, who looked flattered, was very careful throughout the meal, not even spilling a drop of soup.

However, Guo Shao only spent a few pennies.

When Guo Shao returned to the back garden where he lived, the night had gradually fallen. When Second Sister Fu saw him coming back, she went to make a pot of tea. She held the tea in Guo Shao's hand, then put her arms around Guo Shao's neck from behind, and said, "Your Majesty appreciate my craftsmanship."

Guo Shao picked it up and took a sip, thinking: Second sister makes good wine, but her tea making skills are indeed a little worse than Chen Jiali's. He had no interest in this Tao at first, but at this time people always treat guests with tea, and if they drink a lot of various teas, they can tell whether they are good or bad.

However, he was hugged by his second sister while sitting, and he felt very comfortable with the softness on his back shoulders. Of course, he would not compare with other women in front of her, so he immediately smiled and said, "It's delicious, I'm enjoying myself."

Sure enough, Second Sister Fu was very happy. She glanced at Guo Shao's notebook on the table and asked, "Who is Lin Renzhao? Husband won't be thinking of any beautiful woman again?"

"Hey, it seems that the ancients often used beautiful women as a metaphor for talented sages." Guo Shao said.

Second Sister Fu said: "Yes, you all know this. The so-called Yiren is on the side of the water. That Yiren is a beautiful woman, but some private school teachers also said that she is a wise man that the king desires... Is Lin Renzhao a wise man?"

"He's a martial artist, but he's a very powerful one." Guo Shao said patiently, "The privy envoy Wang Pu specially arranged spies to watch over this man, and Wang Pu himself has been paying attention to his affairs for a long time, and made a special dossier. Didn't we discuss this person in the front yard this afternoon, and mentioned this man again. He is a famous general in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Haven't Second Sister heard of it?"

Second Sister Fu shook her head, then smiled and said: "It turns out that they are from the Southern Tang Kingdom, and it is really Yiren who is on the side of the water, so I can't help but toss and turn."

"There is someone who pieced together the Book of Songs like you..." Guo Shaodao, "In the Battle of Huainan, in Zhengyang, this man was brave and resourceful, and the late Emperor praised him. Since then, Wang Pu has started to pay attention to this man. You think, Lin Renzhao's position was not high at that time, how could ordinary middle-level generals of the enemy country be praised by the late Emperor himself?"

Fu Ermei nodded thoughtfully. Guo Shao knew that she was not interested in this, because she was willing to listen to it because he was talking to her, otherwise he might not be interested.

She smiled and said: "My husband only thinks about his opponent all day long, and I want to be your opponent."

"No, the person I like will always think about... the time when I don't catch up with him." Guo Shao said jokingly, "The same goes for the opponent. I only think about it when I haven't defeated him."

Fu Ermei muttered: "Then I knew I wouldn't let you succeed so easily."

Guo Shao pondered suddenly: "Not to mention, we are too easy to ignore the woman we got, and also easy to ignore the defeated enemy..."

...The next day, Guo Shao stayed in the front office all morning, and then went straight to the Privy Council. Both Wang Pu and Wei Renpu received them very politely, except for Guo Shao, it is probably rare to see generals who go to the Privy Council from time to time.

He asked Wang Pu for Lin Renzhao's dossier, and found a room in the Privy Council to look through it, and he didn't really lend anything here.

Wang Pu recorded very detailed, many small things about this person were written down. Guo Shao took a rough look, and then turned back to carefully look at some places that he felt were interesting. One of them caught his attention. Lin Renzhao had a friendship with Liu Renzhan.

Of course Guo Shao remembered Liu Renzhan, and the enemies who left a deep impression on him were hard to forget. When Liu Renzhan defended Shouzhou, the army was besieged for a long time and couldn't attack... He also seized the opportunity to go out of the city to counterattack. That man was very skilled in using troops. If Guo Shao hadn't taken out gunpowder by surprise to blow up the city wall, there was really nothing he could do about it.

But now Liu Renzhan is no longer an enemy. Although he was not treated badly after being escorted back to Tokyo, he has been under house arrest. After all, there may be a war with the Southern Tang Kingdom. It is not good for Zhou Jun to send such powerful generals back.

After Guo Shao left the Privy Council, he couldn't help but inquired about where Liu Renzhan lived, and immediately ordered someone to buy some wine and meat, and went to visit him with his entourage.

Liu Renzhan was a military general in his fifties, with a flowing gray beard and flowing hair. He didn't look like a fierce general who charged into battle. He greeted him outside the door of the living room, and when he opened his mouth, he called him "Guo Du inspection".

Guo Shao immediately understood that he had been paying attention to the situation. Immediately, he cupped his fists and greeted: "Mr. Liu is used to living here, what is missing?"

"Guo Du inspector came to visit in person, and I feel disappointed." Liu Renzhan smiled calmly, "Life is quite peaceful, I have gained a lot of weight in the past two years, but it is a bit boring. Please!"

Guo Shao followed him into the house, and took the opportunity to say: "Since Mr. Liu finds it boring, why not be an official? Although the first emperor is no longer here, the queen mother is also generous with rewards."

Liu Renzhan said frankly: "The old man has expressed his heart earlier. The Liu family is deeply favored by the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is really impossible to abandon the Lord and seek glory. Now it is just living in the world."

After Guo Shao listened, it was difficult to persuade him with his love... Especially the older people, they were very stubborn about what they had decided. It was not easy for him to survive back then, probably because people have an instinctive desire to survive.

Guo Shao had no choice but to change the subject and asked: "If the Zhou army conquers the Southern Tang Kingdom, Liu Gong thinks how the Great Zhou should be governed after the war. Do you have any advice to pass on to the Queen Mother?"

Liu Renzhan thought for a while and said, "You can't lose the hearts of the people by killing people. It's best not to change government orders, laws, and taxes too quickly."

Guo Shao heard that these words were very similar to what Wang Pu said was an expedient measure to maintain the status quo, so he immediately said: "Although Mr. Liu is out of work, what he said today is still virtuous to the people of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Liu Renzhan couldn't help but said: "Guo Du checks these words, it seems that attacking the Southern Tang Kingdom is like finding something out of a pocket, but the old man thinks that it may not be so easy. The difficulty of the Shu Kingdom is the road, but the Southern Tang is not in the danger of the river; the number of the Shu Kingdom has not known soldiers for ten years, but the Southern Tang Kingdom has been fighting intermittently. The monarchs and ministers are united, and they are not vulnerable."

Guo Shao didn't want to brag in front of him, but echoed: "The stability of the country is not in the danger of the mountains and rivers, but in the people's heart of the benevolent government. Liu Gong's words are very reasonable."

After hearing this, Liu Renzhan was quite moved: "I just sigh that I can't be ministers in the same dynasty."

"Maybe there will be a chance." Guo Shao said with a smile, "If the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty goes to Tokyo to become a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, then Liu Gong can surrender with the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Wouldn't there be no grievances between the ruler and his ministers?"

Liu Renzhan remained silent.

Seeing this, Guo Shao felt that he had a good conversation with him just now, and he didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so he asked, "Mr. Liu, do you still remember Lin Renzhao?"

"Lin Huzi." Liu Renzhan said suddenly, "This man is a good man, but his foundation is too weak. At first, he was only a slave of a general in Fujian, and then he was destroyed. The old man couldn't promote him overnight. Later, Pan Chengyou recommended him, and he had a chance to make meritorious service."

Guo Shao asked again in detail: "Who is Pan Chengyou?"

He asked all the details, and the two talked for a while before Guo Shao left.

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