Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Looking out of the window from the study room of Jinxiangdian in Tokyo, you can just see the dark clouds in the sky, which seem to be transformed into various images, and the wind is surging.

Guo Shao withdrew his gaze, put down the border emergency report in his hand, and put the brush on the inkstone. Putting down the pen, he got up and took a strong bow, and tried the strength of the bowstring casually with all his strength.

Zuo You and Huang Binglian, who were helping him with the memorial in the same room, looked sideways at the same time. Guo Shao's face was ashen, but he didn't say a word, he just unconsciously pulled the bowstring, and the tendons on the back of his hand tensed up one after another when he was exerting force.

"Bang, bang..." Under the rhythm of the bowstring being drawn and released, it made a monotonous, boring and full of hostility.

Zuo You said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Liao Kingdom is in a time of internal turmoil, and it is difficult to gather troops from all over the country to take the initiative. This invasion should be done by the Liao army in Youzhou. There are many strong cities in Hebei, and the Liao army in Youzhou alone cannot do much. Most of them just went south to plunder, or waved the flag to encourage those with ulterior motives in the Great Zhou."

Huang Binglian also said: "If His Majesty mobilizes the army to go north, time will be wasted. The Liao people have already plundered a lot and fled to Youzhou in the north. Since the imperial court has no preparations for the northern expedition, there is nothing to do with them."

"I know." Guo Shao responded.

At this time, the Liao army could not pose a real threat to Guo Shao's dynasty. This was just a border raid. But Guo Shao has not been able to achieve complete rationality and indifference so far. He still has an intuitive anger in his heart, and his blood is rushing, which is hard to contain!

Maybe after a while, the states and counties will report an approximate number of population loss, which is an insignificant loss figure for the entire country... But Guo Shao has personally experienced it from the bottom and on the battlefield, and understands how much darkness and crime are hidden under these cold numbers! Where did those people go and how did they die?

Now Guo Shao thinks that he is the son of heaven and the father of the whole country, so he has a sense of responsibility for no reason. He thinks that he is responsible for every subject under his rule... But how can one person take care of the billions of people?

Perhaps this is the tragedy of human beings, who have too much heart and ambition, but they are not necessarily stronger than ordinary people. So anger has been bothering Guo Shao, and he can't calm himself down.

"One day, all those who provoked Da Zhou will be returned!" Guo Shao threw his bow on the imperial case with a snap. Xindao: There is nothing in this world to restrict me, from now on I will do whatever it takes to defeat the enemies!

However, it is still necessary to return to rationality at the moment... Just like Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was surrounded and fled quickly; Xinkou Town, where Guo Shao rescued Shi Yanchao, was once the place where Liu Bang fled back. If you don't act realistically, you will only make yourself weaker and more likely to fall into unhelpful anger.

Guo Shao walked into the back room, where there were many maps hanging, so he looked for the map to see the direction.

His emotions hadn't subsided yet, a fire ran wildly in his body, and his mind was a little confused.

The anger is not mainly because of being slapped, but because there is nothing to do after being slapped; he has just ascended the throne, and it is impossible to start a full-scale war with the Liao Kingdom right away... He will feel powerless and embarrassed, as if he was slapped by someone, but he can't slap him back, because the opponent is too tall to reach his face.

The nomads | The Central Plains dynasty has long troubled the Central Plains dynasty because of this asymmetrical war mode, and the farming country was forced to consume several times the resources for defense. Moreover, in this era, the efficiency of converting resources and national power into force is too low, and many strengths cannot be used; even if the separatist regime that unified the entire world is several times richer than the Liao Kingdom, the Central Plains Dynasty may not be able to defeat the Liao Kingdom... Many dynasties use this kind of resources in defense strategies.

Guo Shao set his sights on Xiangzhou, Hebei, where there is Zhang Guanghan's troops in the left wing of Long Jiejun, with 20,000 elite soldiers on foot and cavalry. If troops were transferred from Tokyo to the north, the daylily would be cold when they reached the border; if troops were transferred from Xiangzhou, at least the Liao army could be forced to retreat as soon as possible... This is also a necessary response, showing an attitude, otherwise the frontiers would think that the court did nothing.

But he couldn't help but look to the left again, Luzhou.

The emissary who delivered the imperial decree has been sent out, and it is not known when the news will be returned.

...

"The Liao army is just bluffing."

In the Luzhou mansion in Hedong, Li Yun looked back and said. There were only two people beside him, one was his son Li Shoujie, and the other was Zhongli, his aide who had helped him divination with the tortoise shell a while ago. Li Yun is unwilling to reveal his inner thoughts in front of others, even if they are some cronies, but his son is different... This staff member Zhongli, Li Yun thinks that he has already seen through his own thinking, and it is useless to cover it up. Zhongli lived in seclusion on Taihang Mountain, Li Yun personally went to invite him back, although this person is suspected of trying to gain fame, he is indeed a bit wise.

Li Yun sneered and said: "Xiao Siwen has a good plan, how can his little people attack the city? Go up and grab a hand, and you can also encourage|incite me to civil strife."

Zhongli said calmly: "The people of Liao have been studying the official system of the Central Plains all the year round, but they have not changed their nature. At first glance, they seem to have brains, but they still lack great wisdom. They ignore the Dao and are exposed to fire."

Li Yun responded casually: "It's reasonable to win the fight. If you can't beat them on the battlefield, what's the use of the way?"

Zhongli didn't take it seriously and said: "How was the Huns in ancient times stronger than the Khitans? Where are the Huns now?"

Li Yun said: "Mr. Zhong thinks too far, it has nothing to do with us."

Li Shoujie listened for a while in a daze, and then said, "The envoy from Tokyo is already waiting in the lobby. Do you want Father to see him?"

"You go in first and put away your things." Li Yun said, "Mr. Zhong and I went to see the envoy...to observe the festival, who is the envoy's name?"

Li Shoujie said: "Lu Duoxun. When Dazhou and Nantang were facing each other in the south of the Yangtze River, this person took the initiative to ask Ying to enter the enemy camp to persuade him to surrender."

Li Yun sneered and said: "Sending such a person here, the people in Tokyo really regard my place as a dragon's pond and a tiger's den."

Li Shoujie bid farewell, went into the inner room first, and hid the spiritual tablets of Taizu and the late emperor.

The old man Zhongli and Li Yun went to the lobby, and sure enough, they saw a young civil servant standing and pacing in the hall, surrounded by many civil and military officials from Luzhou. Li Yun stepped forward and bowed: "Lu Lang has been waiting for a long time. I just learned that the imperial court sent officials down, so I hurried out to meet."

Lu Duoxun bowed his hands to return the salute, then went straight to the north side and stood still, coughed and raised his head and said solemnly: "Zhaoyi Army Jiedu envoy Li Yun received the order, seeing the imperial order as if coming to the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty."

Li Yun was stunned. Since he was facing the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he had no choice but to kneel on the ground, bow down to the imperial decree in the hand of the civil servant who was much younger than himself, and shouted: "My emperor's holy life is boundless!"

Lu Duosun didn't read the content, but just stepped forward and handed over a scroll of imperial edict. When Li Yun picked up the things, he observed that Lu Duoxun's face was obviously relaxed a lot, as if he was greatly relieved.

Li Yun also knew in his heart that just now when he knelt down in front of everyone and called him "My Emperor", he had already made it clear that he recognized the new ruler of Tokyo, and that he would accept the edicts and decrees of the new imperial court... After all, he couldn't act like a duplicitous villain in front of his subordinates.

Lu Duoxun said: "Your Majesty has given Li Gong the title of Tianping Army Jiedu envoy to govern Yunzhou. Can Li Gong have something for me to bring back to the court?"

Li Yun said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Lu Duosun nodded, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "Mr. Li, please get up quickly."

... Li Yun invited Lu Duoxun, and they will host a banquet that day. Lu Duoxun made an excuse to go back to the ceremony hall to change clothes, and immediately found his followers, wrote a memorandum, sealed it in wax in a bamboo tube, and stamped his official seal on the melted red wax. He urged: "The post road changes horses, people don't rest day and night, report to Tokyo immediately!"

Lu Duosun's messenger left Luzhou without stopping, crossed the Yellow River that night, and arrived in Tokyo in the early morning.

Before the city gate was opened, after he showed his seal, he entered Tokyo City in a hanging basket because it was an urgent report. But the urgent report was shelved outside the Xuande Gate, and it would not be sent to the Privy Council Center in the imperial city until the next morning.

At this time, the organization that sent and received various memorials and memorials was still the Privy Council...the Privy Council in the Tang Dynasty was dedicated to this job. Later, the power became more and more powerful. After the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to facilitate the emperor's direct control of the army, the Privy Council evolved into a yamen involving the core power of the military and government.

Just after the dawn of genius, the Xuande Gate finally opened. The branch of the Privy Council outside Xuande Gate immediately sent the urgent report received last night into the imperial city.

So when Guo Shao first arrived at the Jinxiang Palace in the early dynasty, he got Lu Duoxun's urgent report from the eunuch... The whole process was very short, benefiting from the military-state centralization system since this period (the Five Dynasties), the power of the center was very centralized and there were few intermediate procedures. Of course, this kind of system is not conducive to the balance. The power of the Privy Council is too great. Back then, Taizu Guo Wei was almost hijacked by the Privy Council.

After Guo Shao finished reading the report, he stepped onto the throne. All the officials below kowtowed one after another, after Guo Shao said "Pingshen", he turned his head and said to the people in the Hanlin Academy next to him, "Decree."

After hearing this, the ministers lined up on both sides and were not in a hurry to speak.

Guo Shao said in public: "Order Fu Zhaoxu (the eldest son of Fu Yanqing) to deploy the front battalion of Hebei, and Zhang Guanghan (the commander of the left wing of the Long Jie army) to recruit the front battalion.

After Guo Shao finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief. Not long after the Liao army entered the bandits, the imperial court quickly mobilized the army to go north. It was already a very active response. It was an attitude to the towns and people in Hebei, and barely maintained the prestige of the imperial court.

While he was relaxing, there was a little forbearance on his face.

Sunshine came in from various doors and windows, and the yellow robe on Guo Shao's body was illuminated with golden light, and the expression on his face was very different from when he was a general. Impulsiveness and arrogance were deeply suppressed in his body, but his twenty-four-year-old face was a little more mature. Location, it seems, can really change many aspects of a person very quickly.

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