Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Early in the morning, Guo Shao came to the Imperial Study Room of Jinxiang Palace as usual, and it was only three days before the enthronement ceremony. He said to Yang Shiliang: "When all the government offices are on duty, they will send a message to ask Wang Pu, Wei Renpu, Wang Pu, and Li Chuyun to come and meet."

While he was waiting, he continued to sort out and analyze the list of civil and military promotions and changes. Not long after, the high-ranking officials in the outer hall also came, and sent another stack of memorials. Guo Shao didn't want to read the memorials, so he let them pile up there.

After a while, the four people summoned entered the door and knelt down in the hall to bow and salute together.

In the first two days, Guo Shao pretended to care about the emperor's etiquette, but soon his novelty diminished. On this kind of private meeting, he said directly: "Get up, come in and talk."

Several people said one after another: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The study room inside used to have a curtain, and ordinary foreign ministers were not allowed to enter, because the person in power at that time was a woman. But it's not the same now. Guo Shao sat down on the chair, and asked the eunuch to bring in the stool, and asked everyone to sit down and talk.

Wang Pu and the others were overwhelmed immediately, and they sat in a very rigid posture, with their buttocks leaning on a small corner of the stool. But not long ago, everyone discussed things and sat together.

Guo Shao opened his mouth and said: "Two things, the first is how to treat Li Yun, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaoyi Army; the second is the list of rewards for Wang Xianggong (Wang Pu) and Wang Shijun (Wang Pu) to preside over civil and military affairs, and submit them as soon as possible for me to see."

The two answered respectively. At this time, Guo Shao has almost recovered his habits in the army, and he speaks and does things more quickly... The truth is that it is not easy for a person to act for a day or two, but it is not easy to act continuously.

Li Chuyun said, "Li Jun doesn't seem to have a heart of submission. You can call him back to Beijing. He must have suspicion and panic, and he will definitely resist the order and raise troops. I am willing to be the pioneer of your majesty, lead the troops to attack and destroy them, and uproot them!"

Wang Pu said: "No."

Guo Shao turned to look at Wang Pu, wanting to hear his opinion.

Wang Pu sternly said: "What the general said, Li Yun is hard to accept, and I agree with him. But he may not rise up to seek rebellion, if he is unwilling, he dare not. His situation is astonishing, and he hesitates in his heart. If the court forces him to fight, he will have no chance to win."

Wang Pu also said: "What Wang Privy Envoy said is reasonable. Then Li Yun is a general promoted by the Taizu. He was originally a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He also made meritorious deeds in resisting the Northern Han Dynasty and guarding the country for many years. If the court is aggressive, it will be a little ungrateful, which will be detrimental to the prestige of the court."

Li Chuyun frowned and said: "Although that is the case, it is a hidden danger to keep this kind of person, and it will be eliminated sooner or later! When the official ascends the throne, he just uses him to sacrifice the flag, so as to make an example of others!"

"What General Li said is very true. Others may have the intention to retreat, but Li Yun is arrogant and ambitious, and he will be destroyed sooner or later." Wang Pu nodded and said, "However, it should be too late. Once the war starts, the forbidden army has a great chance of winning, but the soldiers go out. After a big battle, military supplies and rewards are not small numbers; moreover, Li Yun's Zhaoyi Army has been resisting the Northern Han Dynasty for many years. The imperial army is elite. If you rush to solve it violently, the price of the court is not small; since there is still a chance to use other methods, and it is a civil war, why not fight for the opportunity?"

Wang Pu continued: "Your Majesty is newly appointed. According to the precedent, some Jiedu envoys should be moved to the town; taking this opportunity to let him move the town like other Jiedu envoys is also in line with common sense and rules. He has nothing to say. We can try this as the first step in dealing with him.

He was already hesitant and hesitant, and doing so would paralyze him and make him feel lucky. Because the local Jiedushi Yizhen can take away his staff, barnyard generals, and some of his most trusted people, Li Yun will feel that his main strength has not been lost, and he will also have a new territory; he has to think more about it. The imperial army is powerful, and his chances are actually very small at this time, and the risk of rebellion is very high... No one in this world is tired of life and is eager to die. The old man guessed that Li Yun would obey the order and move the town obediently. "

Li Chuyun also looked a little convinced, subconsciously nodded slightly, but didn't say anything. As a high-ranking person, he cannot easily change his original position.

Wang Pudao: "Once Li Chuyun moves to the town, his strength will decline. If he leaves the familiar territory he has been operating for several years, he will also lose a large number of people who are familiar with him. In the future, the court will slowly reduce his power... The old man thinks that the power of the local festival town is still too large. In the future, a transfer envoy should be set up to take back the financial power of the Jiedu envoy. At that time, it was implemented in most places, and Li Yun was no exception, and he was weakened again.

Then His Majesty can occasionally transfer the important generals around Li Yun by rewarding him for promotion. With such layers of stripping, the best result may be to take down Li Yun without a single soldier; even if he had to resist in the end, his strength would be too weak, and the price for the court would be even smaller. "

After hearing this, Li Chuyun stroked his beard and said, "Although Wang Shijun is in charge of military affairs, he is a civil servant after all, and his intestines are bent more than ours."

After hearing this, Guo Shao smiled kindly, and the others also laughed along with him.

Wang Pu sneered and said, "This court's battle is not over yet, so saving some national power is a good thing."

After hearing this, Guo Shao glanced over the faces of Wang Pu, Wang Pu, and Li Chuyun, and stayed on Wei Renpu's face, asking, "What's the attitude of Vice Envoy Wei?"

Wei Renpu said: "Your minister and Wang Shijun worked together in the Privy Council, and they also discussed this matter. I seconded Wang Shijun's proposition."

Guo Shao immediately said: "Three of the four ministers who are discussing here agree to let Li Yun move the town, so it is so decided! If Li Yun does not accept the grace, it will not be too late to use troops."

In fact, the decision-making power is in the hands of Guo Shao alone, and the inclination in his heart can make the decision. But he didn't say who was right and who was wrong, only the number of people. What Guo Shao thought in his mind was that the more ministers who support a decision, the smoother the execution will be.

Several people worshiped together: "Your Majesty is wise."

At this time Wang Pu said again: "I still have something to say."

Guo Shao immediately encouraged: "If Wang Shijun has anything to say, it's okay to say it directly."

Wang Pudao: "The empress dowager is the descendant of the first emperor. After she ascended the throne in the official family, she can no longer be called the empress dowager. Your honorable title, please."

Guo Shao immediately agreed in his heart, and of course he should give Jinzhan a more respected title. Wang Pu is very intelligent, he has long understood that Guo Shao and the queen mother trust each other, otherwise he would not dare to play such a thing casually...

As soon as Wang Pu raised it, the others immediately agreed, praising the Queen Mother for her contribution to the country, how noble and respectful she is.

Guo Shao asked: "What kind of title and how to call it?"

Wang Pu said: "The official family is of the same generation as the late emperor, and the honorary title you give should be called a certain empress."

Empress... Guo Shao suddenly felt that he liked this title, anyway, it was more pleasant to be called Empress Dowager. He looked at Wang Pu and said, "Does Wang Shijun have any suggestions?"

Wang Pudao: "Your Majesty, it's more appropriate to think of a title, but it's best not to call him a title like 'Empress Xuande', as it will make you feel alienated."

Guo Shao pondered for a while, then slapped his thigh and said, "Queen Zhenguo, how are you?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, Guo Shao saw this and said: "The name is too vulgar?"

Wang Pu and others said one after another: "Your Majesty's meaning, how can it be vulgar?" "It is appropriate to suppress the country to stabilize the country."

Guo Shao was greatly encouraged after hearing this, and immediately said with great interest: "The reign name should also be changed, and it will start to be used early next year...how about orthodox?"

Wang Pu said: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains has been in chaos. Now His Majesty has the ambition to rule the world and rectify the general situation. The orthodox year name is also very appropriate."

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