Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Inside the Jinxiang Hall, Wang Pu and Wei Renpu knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The Northern Han Dynasty has sent envoys to Tokyo to accuse Da Zhou of sending people to secretly do the treachery in Jinyang City, which is disgraceful. Although the two countries are enemies of each other, their verbal exchanges on the surface are also a bit particular. For example, the Northern Han Dynasty has always regarded itself as orthodox in the Central Plains and accused the Guo family of the Great Zhou of usurping the throne.

Then the spy leader sent to the Northern Han Dynasty also fled back to Tokyo. Because the secret agents who were caught below were forced to confess, and the whereabouts of many people were exposed, the secret agents of the entire Northern Han Dynasty could no longer stay in Jinyang.

Obviously this was a failed operation. Guo Shao had a lot of things to do at the time, he didn't plan it himself, and he believed in Wang Pu's ability, so he handed over the matter to the Privy Council... But the people in the Privy Council only knew how to scout and didn't know what a "spy" was, so they did it very rough. So the privy envoys and deputy envoys all came to plead guilty.

Guo Shao glanced at Wang Pu who was kneeling on the ground. Although he was dissatisfied, he would not shake his relationship with this minister just because of one incident. He immediately stepped forward to help him up, saying: "You all get up."

Wang Pu and the others got up, Wang Pu frowned, a little annoyed: "The leader is still very capable, so I can rest assured to leave the matter to him. Unexpectedly, he used people improperly... I also blame the old minister for being negligent. At that time, I was in a hurry and didn't carefully screen those people."

"A wise man is bound to make a mistake." Guo Shao didn't get angry, because there were no outsiders here. He still remembered Wang Pu's many suggestions and suggestions before he ascended the throne, and Wang Pu and others had a very good attitude of admitting their mistakes.

Guo Shao stood up, took a few steps, and turned to look at Jing Niang who was standing beside her silently. She was wearing a purple round-neck gown, with a fringe on her head, and stood there in a relaxed manner.

A while ago, when he was enthroned, there were many things. He was distracted, and he didn't have the time to figure out the details of everything... He realized again that it is not so easy to create new things from scratch, and even a smart person like Wang Pu can't do it well; perhaps the reason is that people in the world have no experience. From ancient times to the present, there have been assassins and spies dispatched, but there has never been a systematic and organized spy team like Guo Shao's will.

As Wang Pu said, he thinks that a certain person is capable, so he will send that person; the success or failure of the matter depends on the individual's ability, rather than the tightness and cooperation of an organization.

However, because Jing Niang was by Guo Shao's side before, she understood his intentions, and she did a good job from the Battle of Qin and Feng to the Mutiny in Tokyo. Guo Shao didn't worry anymore, he said: "I want Jing Niang to serve as a servant and supervise Cao Si for the time being."

Wang Pu and the others didn't say a word because they just messed up. Jing Niang clasped her fists and said, "Obey."

Guo Shao said again: "The personnel of the Bing Cao Division can be selected from the officials who solve the case and the police. They must train people who specialize in this line of work. Don't just hire some soldiers from the army to do it. They can't do the delicate work."

Everyone hurriedly bowed and replied: "Here."

Guo Shaodao: "Jingniang knows how to arrange it. Organizations sent outside the country must pay attention to the way of contacting. This time, she didn't manage it well. One person was arrested, and a large group of people were ruined! How can you not get your shoes wet when you often walk by the river? It is not a long-term solution to destroy the organization so easily."

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that the spy who was in a hurry to assassinate Zhao Kuangyin must be aiming at the benefit of offering a reward, so he reminded him additionally, "Decree, from now on, if those related to the Bing Cao Division disobey the order, no reward will be honored!"

Wang Pu asked again: "The envoys from the Northern Han Dynasty, what kind of attitude will you respond to Your Majesty's wishes?"

Guo Shao pondered for a moment: "How do the two ministers think to respond?"

Wei Renpu said calmly: "Northern Han is a small country, yet you dare to accuse us of the court! The minister came forward and asked the Lord of the Northern Han to blame him, and took in and sheltered the traitors of our dynasty.

After Guo Shao listened to this method, he was greatly benefited, because such an attitude can save face.

Wang Pu's expression was a bit depressed at this time. He was indeed in power in the previous details, so he didn't speak now. However, Wei Renpu talked eloquently: "Our dynasty has a strong army and a vast territory. In today's world, whoever is stronger in force is right. There is no need to argue with the Northern Han Kingdom! The Liao Kingdom may not be able to protect the Northern Han Kingdom now. At this time, the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty is also worried. Your Majesty, let's see where Jinyang is..."

There are many pictures hanging in Guo Shao's study. When he turned around, he saw a picture. Wei Renpu said: "The key point of the Northern Han Dynasty is Jinyang (Taiyuan), and the northern Xin and Dai states are more barren and sparsely populated. However, Jinyang is close to the south, and it is only a hundred miles away from the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty; the Great Zhou expedition from Liaozhou to the north can reach Jinyang in just a few days... On the other hand, the reinforcements from the Liao Kingdom, from the grassland to Yunzhou, then through Xindai, and Jinyang, are far away.

Guo Shao nodded frequently when he heard this, and he also thought that Liao would not have too many reinforcements to fight the Northern Han... It was not that the Northern Han was not important, but that the price of the Liao was too high; if the Northern Han could not maintain a long-term war, it would be difficult to provide supplies.

Wei Renpu said: "At this time, the imperial court used force to intimidate|intimidate the Northern Han Dynasty, and asked them to send people to negotiate and use the Zhao thief as a bargaining chip to negotiate a peace."

Guo Shao asked casually: "If the Northern Han Dynasty surrendered and sent Zhao Kuangyin to Tokyo, what about the conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty?"

Wei Renpu said solemnly: "Find another name to start the war..."

Guo Shao felt a little strange, as if two people were arguing, and one of them would simply start fighting if they lost the quarrel... But Da Zhou seems to have always done this. He attacked Shu and Southern Tang several times, and it was not because he didn't mess with it. When he wanted to fight, he always had an excuse.

Guo Shao immediately nodded and said, "It's very appropriate to do so."

He immediately said: "Send someone to arrange to summon the envoys of the Northern Han Dynasty tomorrow. I want to see the people of the Northern Han Kingdom with my own eyes."

...After dealing with the affairs of the day, Guo Shao returned to the Hall of Gracious Grace, and it was Yang Yue'e's turn to attend the bed today. But he was not very interested at the moment, he was not interested in anything, and he couldn't even think about the blacksmith work in the yard.

Before the sun set, Guo Shao stayed in the house early to rest. For a moment, he suddenly felt that the palace was very irritable, as if he didn't do anything every day, but he felt that it was not easy for a moment.

And this place, Guo Shao felt very bored and depressed. There is a low wall in the Cu'en Hall, an inner palace wall outside, and a high wall outside... He felt as if he was imprisoned in countless palace buildings and palace walls, like a prisoner.

But Guo Shao is not willing to go out of the palace to relax for the time being, mainly because the situation with the Northern Han Kingdom is becoming increasingly tense, and he is a little worried about his safety.

Sitting blankly for a while, Guo Shao remembered that Qingxu was in Sanqing Hall, and had ignored this little Taoist priest for several months; an atmosphere of ancient tripod, green smoke, and quiet and inaction emerged in his mind. For a while, I want to clean my heart.

There is nothing left and right, Guo Shao immediately ordered to drive to Sanqing Palace.

When it came to the Sanqing Palace, Guo Shao was reported that the owner of the palace (the Sanqing Palace was granted to Qingxu) was sleeping and told her not to wake up. Li Shanggong on the side said: "Your Majesty, I will go and pull her up to face the saint."

Guo Shao immediately said: "Don't embarrass her, I'll just sit here."

He sat down on the futon in front of a statue of an unknown god. Everyone hurriedly retreated outside the hall, not daring to disturb the emperor's elegant mood. Guo Shao thought to himself that the only person who could sleep when the emperor came was probably the little Taoist nun; she was probably the most relaxed and open-minded person in the world.

At this moment, a woman in a gray sermon robe slowly came over, knelt down beside her and said, "Pindao pays homage to His Majesty. The Empress Dowager heard that His Majesty is coming to the Sanqing Hall, and asked Poor Dao to pay her respects on her behalf."

"The noble concubine..." Guo Shao murmured, suddenly he couldn't remember who it was.

The female Taoist said: "The empress dowager is the noble concubine of the Taizu. She lives in the Wanfu Palace. Her six senses are pure and she is a devoted Taoist. Empress Duanci allowed her to go to the Sanqing Hall to practice her Taoism. The Taoist name is 'Xuanzhen Immortal Master'."

It was only then that Guo Shao remembered that the imperial concubine Zhang was Cao Bin's aunt, and he vaguely remembered that he had indeed received a letter stating that Zhang wanted to go to Sanqing Hall to practice Taoism. At that time, he didn't want to mess with the harem, so he asked the eunuch to send it to Fu Jinzhan for disposal.

Now it sounds that Fu Jinzhan has agreed to Zhang's request. Guo Shao only had an intuition for a moment: Mrs. Zhang is very clever, if she thinks of the Wanfu Palace, she will become the elder of Fu Jinzhan; but if she becomes a monk, it will be different in the Sanqing Palace... But Guo Shao didn't take this intuition seriously.

Guo Shao had never seen Taizu's concubine before, and an image of a benevolent old woman instinctively appeared in his mind. Although he has never met her before, he has no bad impression of Zhang... For one thing, because she is Cao Bin's aunt, she may be Ai Wu Ji Wu Ba. Guo Shao has a good impression of Cao Bin. He likes this kind of general who has a benevolent and loving heart, can restrain his subordinates, and has military talents. Second, the Zhang family is the wife and concubine of the Taizu. Guo Shao has no bad impression of Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If Guo Shao had a prejudice against Taizu, he would not consider himself the nephew of Taizu without any pressure.

Moreover, although Mrs. Zhang is an elder, after all, she is a woman who has lived in seclusion for many years. Guo Shao has no sense of threat.

A benevolent and respectable old woman, who also knows the way of being quiet and inaction. Suddenly Guo Shao wanted to see him a little bit. Maybe it would be good to listen to such people talk about Taoism in addition to the irritating mundane affairs.

Guo Shao felt that the statue in front of him and the hall were quite boring, so he stood up immediately and said, "Please introduce me, I want to meet the imperial concubine."

The female Taoist worshiped: "Your Majesty, wait a moment. The poor Taoist should tell the Empress Dowager and ask her."

Guo Shaodao: "She is an elder, so she should have notified her first."