Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Guo Shao and several generals came out of the broken courtyard, took the reins from Tan Shitou and got on their horses. , Others also got on their horses, and then there were several shouts of "drive, drive".

A group of people returned to the Xingyuan of the Chinese Army and met Wang Pu. Wang Pudao: "The old man has written the persuasion letter, and I want General Guo to read it."

"From the hand of Wang Shijun, it must be safe." Guo Shao said without hesitation, but still took it and looked at it. Since he had just discussed with someone how to rebel, he couldn't help but pay attention to Wang Pu again.

Guo Shao still remembers a story he read in a book... In history, after Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he passed by Wang Pu's portrait and said, "If this person is still alive, I can't get the throne." Is this a compliment in terms of virtue and ability?

He also remembered what happened after the Mutiny in Tokyo, when Wang Pu deliberately spoke out at that juncture, suggesting to prevent the generals from being too powerful; at that time, the Queen Mother and Guo Shao were out of the same nostrils, and Wang Pu's letter was of no use at all, the only use was to show his integrity and loyalty. Wang Pu is a person who still cares about fame, so Guo Shao can't let Wang Pu participate in the early stages of conspiracy, even if he has a good personal relationship with Wang Pu now.

The more Guo Shao thought about it, the more he felt that it was a safer way to "recognize" Guo Wei's grandfather. I started my family with the favor of the Zhou Dynasty. If I recognize the status of Taizu Guo Wei, at least I should look good; otherwise, it will be like the later Song Dynasty.

The general trend of the world can move towards unity and stability, and the hard work of the (later) Zhou dynasties and civil and military ministers is indispensable. No matter how you cover it up, you can't wash away the essence of the latecomers picking peaches.

Regardless of whether the temple name in the future is Taizu or not, they are now called emperors, and their power and prestige are no different from those of the founding emperor. Moreover, Guo Shao lacks a sense of identity with the ancestors of the family in this era, so the psychological need to honor the ancestors does not exist... Before Li Chuyun and others did not want to persuade Guo Shao, it may be that it is Guo Shao’s own business to honor the ancestors;

Guo Shao's choice is not only to recognize the achievements of his predecessors, but also to recognize the value of countless soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed horse leather shrouds under the banner of the Great Zhou Dynasty for the revival of China. The credit is not his alone, but standing on top of piles of bones.

...He handed back the letter of persuasion, and said casually: "The words of the king's envoy are reasonable, virtuous, and righteous. However, who will be sent to persuade them to surrender?

Wang Pu glanced back and said, "Lu Duoxun."

Among the several civil servants accompanying him, a young man came over, clasped his fists and said, "This official is volunteering on his own initiative, and is willing to take on this role."

When Guo Shao saw this, he immediately recalled the past, and said: "I was fighting in Qinfeng and Shu, and the person who was ordered to come to reward our soldiers was Mr. Lu. I got the letter of appointment as the commander of the Shengxiang, and I took it from you."

Lu Duoxun said happily: "I'm just following orders and running errands. I don't want Marshal Guo to remember such things so clearly."

"Others almost always remember how nice they are to me, but I don't remember beating when I eat." Guo Shao said with a smile.

Li Chuyun, Luo Yanhuan and other generals beside him burst into laughter after hearing this.

Guo Shao stretched out his palm and patted Lu Duoxun on the shoulder. Lu Doxun grinned, showing a pained expression inadvertently. Guo Shaodao: "There is only one ancient city left in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It will be destroyed sooner or later. Now it is the last step. You have to come back alive, or you will be in a panic?"

Lu Duoxun hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is willing to do my best for the Zhou army to recover Jiangnan as soon as possible."

There are still risks, but it is credit for doing things with your head up. Guo Shao nodded and said, "May Mr. Lu fulfill his mission."

...

Lu Duoxun went to Jiangning City with the letter of persuasion. After being caught by scouts, he went to the city in a hanging basket. All the gates of Jiangning City are tightly closed, and the power to open and close the gates is restricted by several yamen. It is very troublesome to open the gates now. He failed to meet the Southern Tang monarch for a while, but the letter of persuasion was confiscated. The book was first seen by many officials, and then it was in the hands of Li Yu in the deep palace.

There were still some civil servants and military generals standing on the hall below, and the people were filled with righteous indignation.

A general named Yan Yan came out from behind and said directly: "Your Majesty, please drag these people out and behead them, and then return their heads to the Zhou people to show our country's determination to fight to the death!"

Immediately, generals such as Ma Chengxin and Ma Chengjun seconded the proposal.

Sitting on the throne, Li Yu's heart is very complicated, full of various negative emotions. He had to wonder what the intentions of these few were, and now they could still fight to the death to keep the country? However, as long as the imperial court has not clearly expressed their attitude towards surrender, they really dare not mention surrender casually...even if they have long wanted to surrender in their hearts.

Anyone who volunteers to surrender will be suspected of being loyal. Are you waiting for the traitor to seek glory? Therefore, shouting and killing Zhou Guo's envoys is at least not wrong anyway.

Li Yu looked back at the princes in the palace, but he didn't see Chen Qiao...Chen Qiao went to Nandu, and his whereabouts were unknown after the Wankou War, and he doesn't know where he is now.

He fixed his eyes on Han Xizai and asked, "How do Han Gong think to respond to Zhou Guo?"

Han Xizai was asked by name and surname, and he immediately said: "The old minister seconded General Hu and others. There is nothing wrong with beheading the envoy."

"There is a saying that the two countries do not kill envoys when they are at war. If I do this, I will declare enmity with Zhou Jun." Li Yu said that although he has been in a bad mood recently, he has not lost his head. "After beheading envoys, how should we protect the country?"

Han Xizai was immediately stopped by the question, and stood there in a daze. Seeing this, Li Yu knew that the old man's words were perfunctory: this guy is a noble family who cannot escape from the north, and the following group of scholars who migrated from the north to the south dare not persuade them to surrender because they are afraid of being suspected and have two hearts.

There was silence in the hall, Li Yu sighed "ah", he knew he was powerless. However, Guo Shao must remember the hatred of sending people to assassinate him. The resentment has already been forged. Even if he surrenders, can he survive and be tolerated?

At this moment, Huang Can, the number one scholar hand-picked by Li Yu, came out, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate to kill the envoy."

After hearing this, everyone looked sideways. But this person is the Emperor's protégé after all, so it's better for him to say such things.

Li Yu hurriedly asked: "Why is it wrong?"

Huang Can raised his head and looked back at the hall, and said: "The state affairs are like this, even if you don't want to say it, the situation is clear at a glance. Zhou Jun's commander Guo Shaofei is not a casual person, he conquered Shu Kingdom in two months; and captured a large area of ​​Jiangnan in a few months, defeating more than 200,000 troops of our country..."

Someone unceremoniously interrupted Huang Can's words: "Shu doesn't think about making progress, and its ruler is dark and its ministers are dim. How can it be compared with our country?"

Huang Can said: "Then why did our country become like this within two or three months, and why is it so unbearable to fight? It is those people who bear the great trust of His Majesty, who do not serve the country, lose again and again, and leave His Majesty's Long En behind..."

Hearing this, Li Yu felt that Huang Can was upright and outspoken, and that he had spoken out all the anger in his heart, which was considered a little sullen. If Zhu Lingyun of Hukou did not let the Zhou army go east, the defenders of Chizhou, Tongling, and Dangtu would not be so easy to lose their cities and lands. Huangfu Jixun and Lin Renzhao would not be crushed, and Liu Cheng would be able to make two fewer mistakes... It is not that the Southern Tang Kingdom has no strength. Why did the situation deteriorate so much? It's all these people who have let themselves down! It hurt Lao Tzu.

At this time, a minister was not happy, and said: "Huang Zhuangyuan has made a good statement, why don't you come up with a strategy for your majesty to retreat from the enemy?"

Huang Can said: "Send people to spread the news that Guo Shaohui will rebel and proclaim himself emperor, so as to disrupt his country."

"If you say it like that, will anyone believe it?" the man asked.

Huang Can said seriously: "Then Guo Shao is already inspected in front of the palace, the highest military general in the court of Zhou, and he has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion of the two Li and conquering Shu. This time, if our country does not exist, he will make great achievements again. According to the old way of the Central Plains, he will not rebel? This time it happens that the army is away, and he has the military power. When he leads the troops back to Beijing, it is a great opportunity to rebel and proclaim himself emperor! Can this kind of talk be called spreading rumors? Think about it, everyone, is Guo Shao really going to be called emperor? ?”

There was a lot of discussion in the courtroom, many people hadn't thought about it before, but after Huang Can mentioned it, everyone guessed that Guo Shao might really become emperor.

Seeing this, Huang Can said again: "Also, didn't the imperial court send people from the sea to contact the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Han Dynasty a while ago... If we surrender too quickly, the north will not have time to attack the Zhou Kingdom to respond."

Li Yu heard that this official with very little qualifications and knowledge spoke well, but he still didn't give birth to any hope. The main reason was that the situation was too bad, and there was only an isolated city left in the east of the border.