Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is quite different from that in the Central Plains. It has been raining for several days since September this year. The Western Capital (Jinling) was shrouded in light rain, and the scenery of the imperial palace became blurred in the rain curtain, like an old painting that was over the years, and it was hard to see clearly; the deep rain sound penetrated everywhere, and no place was really quiet.

Zhou Ehuang avoided in the ear room of the study because Li Yu had to meet a guest temporarily.

There was interference from the sound of rain, and the voice of Li Yu's conversation with the guests was sometimes unclear. The accent of the main guest is also a bit difficult to understand, the accent of Wuyue area.

The gray sky, damp and cold air, depressing conversation, the environment affected Zhou Xian's mood, and she somehow felt that the place was full of conspiracy.

Li Yu's voice said: "Mr. Cui should know the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Today, the Zhou court annexed the Shu Kingdom and attacked Wuping, and there is a tendency to enter the south of the Yangtze River. If the Southern Tang Kingdom does not exist, how can the Wuyue Kingdom be spared?"

The person named Cui Shijun chattered on the phone, but Zhou Xian didn't understand half of it in the ear room. It seems to mention the fact that Qian Hongchu, the current king of Wuyue, was proclaimed king because of a coup d'état... Zhou Xian knew about it.

"...Wu Yue's monarchs and ministers are feuds with Nan Tang, and it is impossible to persuade their colleagues to save the Southern Tang..." The man said this sentence quite clearly, "I am here this time to tell the lord an important news."

Li Yu's voice said: "What news?"

Cui Junjun's voice said: "The Great Zhou sent a general named Cao Bin to Qiantang (Hangzhou) with an edict, asking the Wuyue Kingdom to prepare troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty..."

Then Li Yu's tone changed completely, and it could be heard that his emotions were greatly affected.

Hearing this, Zhou Xian knew that Da Zhou's attack on Southern Tang would soon be implemented... Otherwise, the Zhou court would order Wu Yue to attack Southern Tang alone, which would be useless.

After a while, the conversation outside gradually died down. Zhou Xian waited for a while, then walked out from the ear room, and saw Li Yu sitting alone on a chair, rubbing his forehead with his palm. Zhou Xian then asked, "What does Your Majesty want to do?"

Li Yu said with a sad face: "The upper reaches of the river have been lost, and the Wuyue Kingdom is in the back again. The big thing is not good!"

Zhou Xian sighed quietly, and asked in a low voice: "Has anyone ever persuaded the king to present a watch..."

"Inappropriate!" Li Yu immediately shook his head and said, "Wuyue Qian's family has always served the big country in the Central Plains, they can surrender; our Li family surrendered but it didn't end well! After losing the throne, what do I have left? Why go to a foreign country to endure humiliation!"

Zhou Xian was silent.

After a long time, Li Yu stood up: "I will discuss matters of the country with the minister first. The queen mother has mentioned sister Tuesday many times recently, and she misses her. I want to come to the palace in two days."

After hearing this, Zhou Xian felt a little panic in his heart. She had no choice but to say: "The queen mother's love for the second sister is a great favor to the Zhou family."

Li Yu said again: "Ehuang and I will go to dinner with my mother at night, are you interested in performing dances for my mother?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said: "The world is in trouble, so I really don't have the heart. The concubine and the king went to pay respects to the queen mother, and it was enough to be polite."

"That's good..." Li Yu sighed, "Especially remember that back then, my father betrothed you to me, performing dances in the palace and amazed everyone. Unexpectedly, it will be like this a few years later."

After Li Yu finished speaking, he got up and left.

Zhou Xian was still in a daze when he heard him mention that year. Many years ago, she had a lot of expectations for this life. She was born rich and beautiful and was waiting to be married, so she was inevitably high-spirited; practicing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, rhythm and dance, like a peerless master trained in the deep mountains, just waiting to come out of the mountain...E Huang, of course, is to win the emperor's all kinds of favors. She thought that the days ahead would be wonderful.

Unexpectedly, the time is gradually passing away, and it has become such a lifeless and anxious life.

Zhou Xian walked to the mirror, looked at the very beautiful face inside, and thought: I can live such a boring and empty life.

The sky outside the window was gray, and the rain was lingering outside the house. The air inside the house was also damp and cold, and the light in broad daylight was also gloomy and dim. Even the bright yellow and red curtain decorations looked a bit old. The beauty in the bronze mirror is like jade, but her eyes are lonely and stagnant. Zhou Xian feels that she is as deserted as a ghost in a tomb... In her mood, she feels that there is no fun in this world.

...

But at this time, Tokyo Daliang is in a crisp autumn, the weather is very dry, and the sun is shining in the sky.

"Crack!" A string sounded, and an arrow quickly nailed to the wooden board a hundred steps away, the feathers on the tail buzzed and trembled with power. Seeing that he hit the bull's-eye, Guo Shao let out a long breath.

"Good! Good!" Dong Zunhui's voice was the first to shout, and then the soldiers on the school field also cheered. For a while, there were sounds of flattery and all kinds of compliments and compliments.

Guo Shao was very calm about such a scene. Like ordinary people, he also feels very happy when he is recognized by others... It's just that after a long time, he will not be interested in this kind of common compliment, because he has heard too much.

Guo Shao turned his head and smiled at the surrounding soldiers, and took another arrow leisurely. After the first arrow hit, he already felt less nervous, and a sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart.

I talked with Dong Zunhui for a while before, and Dong Zunhui hoped that "uncle" would spend more time with Gao Shi when he had time. From his attitude, he obviously didn't care about his mother's affairs. This made Guo Shao feel that Gao's matter was not so serious... Dong Zunhui was the most likely to find out the reason for Gao's pregnancy and recuperation; now it seems that even if he finds out, it doesn't matter.

The school ground is muddy, and there is some dust in the air, which affects the sight a bit. Guo Shao held the bow and arrow, squinting his eyes to feel the distance between himself and the target.

It is actually not easy to hit a target from a hundred paces away. Guo Shao remembers that the Olympic archery competition is only tens of meters away, not to mention that the bows and arrows used in the Olympics are completely different from the ancient bows and arrows. The two stone bows in Guo Shao's hand, first of all need an extraordinary brute force, otherwise they will not be able to pull them apart; secondly, they must have accuracy, it all depends on the feeling... The shooting method of the bow and arrow is difficult to make a stable aiming device, whether it is accurate or not depends on skill practice.

"Piercing Yang with a hundred steps" is just a legend for most people. Accurate shooting can only be shot directly, and the bow that can shoot directly at a hundred steps is at least the strong bow in Guo Shao's hand. A little wind direction from the outside world and the feel of the bowstring will all affect the result. Your own hand shake, vision, and the timing of each movement will also affect the result.

In such a demanding sport, as long as you successfully hit the target, it is a side proof of your own good condition! This is also one of the reasons why Guo Shao can't let go of archery.

At this moment, he felt that he was an ambitious hunter!

He silently said in his heart: "I no longer have any psychological loopholes and entanglements. I do as the Romans do, and I am not betraying. Those people I care about, Jinzhan, Second Sister, Li Yuaner, Yulian...even Gao, their dignity, safety, future, and entire life are pinned on me; in this troubled world, only men can support the dreams that people weave."

"Victory, the dream of invincibility, will become the cornerstone of recasting the chaotic world!"

"I am no longer afraid, I will gain the freedom to do whatever I want, and I believe that I have the ability to take over the world and control the world!"

...Guo Shao reached out and touched the fluoren head that always brought him good luck, and an old waist ornament that was embroidered crookedly. He finally drew the bowstring, and the whole movement changed from loose to tight, smooth and skillful. The violence of pulling the two stone bows made the bow tense "click", and the atmosphere at this time alone attracted everyone's attention.

"Win!" Guo Shao yelled with a bang.

With a sound of "snap", the arrow pierced | into the wooden board in the distance again, the wooden board was pierced twice and split from the middle!

There was another uproar around, and the generals and soldiers all looked at Guo Shao with awe. In the military, archery is the first martial art to test whether a soldier is an elite soldier. As long as he can draw a strong bow, he may pass the selection immediately; Guo Shao's performance proves that he is the strongest among martial arts in the most intuitive and simple way.

Guo Shao also feels that he has entered the best state.

In the noisy atmosphere, I saw Lu Chengyong coming on horseback, got off his horse and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, Zan Jurun, envoy of Hakka province, is asking to see you outside the gate of the camp."

"Zan Jurun?" Guo Shao thought for a while, and the appearance of a helmet first appeared in his mind, because the helmet he is currently equipped with is the improved style that Zan Jurun said. He didn't think much about it, and just said consciously and willingly, "Bring it to the lobby of the camp, I'll come later."

Guo Shao threw the bow and quiver in his hand to Dong Zunhui, and rode a black horse slowly towards a group of buildings on the edge of the school grounds.

I met Zan Jurun in the lobby. This guy is a white and clean civil servant in his thirties, and he is actually very familiar with Guo Shao... When the first emperor was in power, he served as the supervisor of Guo Shao's troops many times, responsible for monitoring the changes in the army; during the Tokyo Mutiny, he was also detained by Guo Shao. Anyway, Zan Jurun, Zuo You and others are not on the same side.

Zan Jurun stood up from the chair, impatiently took out a roll of paper and brought it forward. Guo Shao reached out and grabbed it, and asked casually, "What is it?"

"The topographic map of Caishiji." Zan Jurun said.

Guo Shao was taken aback, he was very familiar with the word Caishiji, because he was always thinking about that place recently. A ferry to the west of Jinling, because it is recorded in military books that many battles of crossing the Yangtze River took place in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Guo Shao felt that the ancients also had ideas, and this place must have its benefits, so he checked a lot of files recently.

"How did Mr. Zan think of offering the picture, and where did it come from?" Guo Shao asked.

Zan Jurun said: "At the beginning Li Du Commander (Li Chuyun) was ordered to attack Zhou Xingfeng, wasn't it for the purpose of attacking Southern Tang? The officials thought that one day Marshal Guo would want to know the situation here, so he took a trip south while he was on business."

"Ha!" Guo Shao was immediately happy, and patted his shoulder with a palm, "I imprisoned you for several days last year, but Mr. Zan doesn't hold grudges... Sit down, let me look at the picture first."

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