Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Guo Shao walked up to the throne, turned around, paused for a moment, and sat down on it calmly. ~, the civil and military officials below immediately knelt down on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty's holy life is boundless!"

He said in a dignified manner: "Pingshen." Everyone thanked them and lined up in the hall in order of high and low.

Guo Shao couldn't speak for a moment, it was the first time he sat on it, he ignored all the decorations around the throne, and ignored all the things in the hall. The first thing I feel is not any specific thing, but a momentum.

There is an inexplicable thing expanding rapidly. The location here is very central. It is said that the imperial city is under the Ziwei star, the center of heaven and earth... Guo Shao, who is familiar with the geography of the universe and the earth, actually believed it at this time, at least he felt that it was the center of heaven and earth.

The position he was sitting in, facing north and south, was very grand and upright, and he felt that everything he did while sitting here was upright, natural, and unquestionable truth. He looked down at the spacious and majestic palace between the big pillars below; the main entrance was on the platform base, and his sight extended from there to the blue sky and the countless troops in the wide square; as far as he could imagine, there was a straight and wide royal street, the road to the sky; and then there was the vast plain, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the mountains and rivers at his feet!

This kind of mood is very magnificent, very vast, and very imposing. As if everything in the world is under control, as if I am no longer a small mortal, but indeed a son of heaven!

Guo Shao didn't say anything for a long time, and the officials below also respectfully stood silently. According to etiquette, no one can look up at the emperor, but Guo Shao sitting here can look down on everyone's words and deeds.

The shock at the beginning gradually subsided, and Guo Shao came back to his senses. He thought for a moment, and then said: "President Wang, Prime Minister Fan, the Political Affairs Hall can issue a residence report to spread the news of King Zheng's resignation to the government."

Wang Pu and Fan Zhi bowed together: "I accept the decree."

Guo Shao looked sideways, but there was nothing beside him. He remembered that when he was in court, there were officials from the Imperial Academy on one side who specially recorded imperial decrees and issued imperial edicts. But today is not a formal court, no preparations.

At this moment, the privy envoy Wang Pu came out and said: "Veteran, please play your majesty. Today is March 25th, and five days later it will be the first day of the new year. You can make preparations immediately, and your majesty's official enthronement ceremony can be held on the first day of the new year."

Guo Shao agreed: "As requested by the privy envoy of the king."

He looked at the people and horses outside the hall, and said again: "All generals and all armies will follow the order of the Privy Council and return to their camps. There must be no confusion... Disperse!" After he finished speaking the last word, he realized that it was a bit strange. His usual habits in the army could not be changed, and he had to show it from time to time.

Naturally, everyone didn't care about it, and immediately kowtowed to thank them. Guo Shao stood up straight and left the throne where he had finished his addiction.

He then changed places and went to the study on the side of the main hall. Because Guo Shao was summoned alone several times there, he knew where to speak to the minister. Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, Li Chuyun, Shi Yanchao and others were summoned. Although Guo Shao was agitated, his mind was not dizzy, so he immediately deployed guards. Let Qin Shitou lead his own soldiers to control Donghua Gate, and deploy an army on the right side of the Huben Army on the east side of the imperial city. The guards in other parts of the imperial city remained unchanged, mainly by Zhu Banzhi and the Crane Control Army.

The men and horses mobilized to garrison were all the right wing units under Yang Biao's command, because the left wing of the Huben army had just returned from the front line and needed to be disbanded and rested, so they could not undertake the task of guarding.

Guo Shao quickly cleared his mind: Zhu Banzhi and the Crane Control Army have always been favored by the royal family. They have never done mutiny, and they have no motivation or people who can organize troops; moreover, most of the generals here are people who have been gradually recruited by Fu Jinzhan... Unless Fu Jinzhan wants to mutiny, no one can come forward to do that, but Guo Shao completely trusts Fu Jinzhan, and she can't do that.

But Guo Shao had just proclaimed himself emperor, and he was still not at ease, so he used his own soldiers to control a key city gate. Soldiers and horses outside the imperial city can enter the living area of ​​the emperor through the Donghua Gate; they can also open the Xuanyou Gate from the inside to enter the office area near the Jinxiang Hall. In the event of an extreme situation, an elite army of the Huben Army stationed in the east of the imperial city can be called to enter the imperial city from Donghua Gate to escort them, so as to be safe.

After doing these things, he felt relieved, and left Jinxiang Palace with eunuch Cao Tai.

At this time, people in the palace were in panic, Cao Tai also returned to the capital with Guo Shao, but he couldn't find a driver around, so Guo Shao asked the guards to bring his black horse over, got on the horse vigorously, turned around and said to the guards: "They are all scattered, you follow Tan Shitou's arrangement, and take turns to go straight to the Donghua Gate."

People agreed one after another.

Guo Shao took the eunuch Cao Tai on horseback and hurried to Xuanyou Gate. At this time, he only had one follower, but he didn't have much ostentation as an emperor, and he didn't care too much. He was anxious to see Fu Jinzhan, and then the pregnant second sister Fu.

Cao Tai was the chief eunuch in the imperial city. He shouted at the Xuanyou gate that the emperor was coming, and opened the Xuanyou gate. A group of people came forward to pay homage to Miansheng, but Guo Shao ignored them and rode his horse to continue north.

Entering Xuanyou Gate is the harem area, so there are no guards and horses. The usurpers in history probably would not have dared to come here like Guo Shao. Even if they become emperor, the old people in this palace cannot be trusted by the new owner; but Guo Shao is different, as long as he trusts Fu Jinzhan, there will be no problem.

Guo Shao was a general in the past, and it was never possible for him to enter the harem. This is his first time here.

A novel and unfamiliar place, even if it is only separated from the Tokyo city he is familiar with, it is almost a completely closed place. When Guo Shao first came in, he was quite surprised, because it was completely different from what he had imagined... He thought the harem was a place where countless beauties lived, and it must be resplendent and beautiful, but what he saw when he opened it was the same palace building as the Jinxiang Palace.

The surrounding area is very empty, and there are not even trees. The Long Live Hall is still as grand and dignified as the Jinxiang Hall, full of momentum. Guo Shao still retains the feeling of being shocked by the authoritative buildings of the emperor.

But the mood faded quickly, and suddenly. At first in the main hall of the court, he only felt domineering and majestic, all kinds of positive impressions; but when he arrived here, he suddenly had an indescribable feeling... This is where the emperor and court ladies lived and lived: on the undisguised platform where tens of thousands of palace people watched.

When I think of living in such a place, I feel like I am under the eyes of everyone, and there is almost no privacy in life. Doesn’t it mean that I have to pretend to maintain the emperor’s manners when I go home?

Then, Guo Shao noticed something. Although the imperial city is very large and flat, in fact the Central Plains is a plain, and the whole place is very open and flat... But each area in the palace is separated by internal palace walls, so you can only see such a small area in one place, and the line of sight is actually very limited. The surrounding area is blocked by tall palace buildings and red walls.

On both sides of the Longevity Hall, the main hall on the central axis, there are some buildings separated by walls, which should be the places where concubines, eunuchs and maids lived and lived. They can only be here for the rest of their lives, and they have to fight for status. Guo Shao suddenly felt that the imperial palace, which everyone yearns for, is not a good place to enjoy life!

He is skilled in archery and is used to observing and feeling the environment, so he quickly saw through a lot of the environment here as soon as he came in.

I always thought that Jinzhan might have a good life in the imperial palace. Only today did Guo Shao truly understand that her days are just like that, and I'm afraid there is not much joy to be had.

"The new emperor is going to see the queen mother." Cao Tai walked to the entrance of the Long Live Hall, met a eunuch looking there, and said something. The eunuch hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

"Get up and lead the way." Guo Shao said casually.

The eunuch tremblingly got up, unable to speak, he quickly bent over and walked behind him, pointing his finger to lead the way.

Walking through the front hall, I soon came to a door. Guo Shao walked to the door and saw that there were some court ladies inside, Fu Jinzhan was sitting on a bed with his second sister, and they both stood up immediately.

Guo Shao looked at Jinzhan, and was speechless for a moment, because he suddenly didn't know what to call... He realized that the queen mother was the mother or elder of the current emperor. Chai Zongxun has become "King Zheng", and he is the current emperor, so it is not acceptable to call him queen mother.

Fu Jinzhan also looked at him like that, and the two looked at each other. Guo Shao has been out for several months, and the first time we meet again after a long absence, I didn't expect it to be such a silent side.

"Husband!" Second Sister Fu immediately shouted in surprise, and walked over quickly.

Guo Shao hurriedly said: "Slow down, slow down." He saw Fu Ermei's swollen belly, which was his own child.

At this moment, the ladies around came back to their senses, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, my servant."

Second Sister Fu was stunned at this moment, under the watchful eyes of everyone, she bit her vermilion lips lightly, bowed her knees and made a blessing: "My concubine pays respects to the emperor."

"No, no, get up." Guo Shao stepped forward and asked kindly, "Second sister how is it?"

Second Sister Fu smiled and said, "It's pretty good, Eldest Sister takes care of me, in case I'm hungry and cold."

Guo Shao then turned his head calmly and said, "Sister-in-law Huang is taking care of herself."

Fu Jinzhan's face was dignified and serious, and there was no trace of any strangeness in his expression, "She is my own sister, as she should be. Please take your seat, Your Majesty."

Guo Shao glanced at the chair on it, sat down on it, and muttered: "After the Southern Tang was conquered, the army returned to the court, and when they arrived in Songzhou, the soldiers suddenly embraced me as emperor, and that's why."

Fu Jinzhan said: "I've heard about it. This dynasty was originally established by Taizu, and the emperor was originally Taizu's nephew. With such great achievements, everyone in the world expects it. It is also righteous for Xun'er to return to the emperor."

Guo Shao said solemnly: "Emperor's sister-in-law understands righteousness deeply."

When he was talking, he noticed that there were bed curtains in this palace, it should be a sleeping palace, that is, a bedroom. But it turned out to be such a scene when I was talking with my family in the bedroom. An unspeakable complex emotion arises spontaneously in my heart.

For men, it is very good here, it gives people the greatest confidence, respect, face, and self-satisfaction; but it also makes people lose some things, some subtle things that cannot be calculated or spoken.