Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

At dusk, on the purple curtains and dark red wooden lacquer in the hall of Jinxiang Palace, a few streaks of sunset from the curtains are decorated on them, like golden lace, with gorgeous streamers.

Guo Shao put down the things in his hands and prepared to straighten up. He turned his head and saw that Lu Lan was talking to Li Shanggong. It was so quiet that she could hear her in a low voice. Although she was speaking in the official language of Kaifeng, she obviously had a Shu accent. The accent was quite pleasant when she spoke it from Xiao Niang.

Li Shanggong nodded in agreement. She looked at Lu Xiaoniang differently than she looked at others. After all, Lu Xiaoniang was a juicy young woman, and she was just a doctor who treated the emperor, so Li Shanggong was very polite.

After Lu Lan finished speaking, she came over with a pot in her arms, put the porcelain bowl in her hand on Guo Shao's table and poured a bowl of dark soup. Guo Shao knew that traditional Chinese medicine was very bitter, but the white porcelain bowl with lace was a lot more pleasing to the eye. The porcelain used in the court was very fine and beautiful. It was one of the few items in this era that could approach modern craftsmanship.

Lu Lan said softly: "Some wind-cold diseases can't be cured by any medicine. Decoction can only be used to recuperate and make people feel better. You have to return your body to recover from the illness. If you want to recover quickly, it is best to rest more. Your Majesty is already the Son of Heaven, why bother to work so hard?"

Guo Shao said casually: "I can't talk about hard work now. Look at this place... In contrast, there are still many people in the world who only hope that the roof will not leak, the clothes will keep out the cold, and the food will fill their stomachs. We are pampered here, well-clothed and well-fed. How dare we talk about hard work? In his position, if you don't think about the world at all, then you are truly immoral."

After hearing this, Lu Lan didn't say a word, and reached out to touch Guo Shao's forehead, Guo Shao was taken aback for a moment. She picked up the porcelain bowl and handed it over. When Guo Shao reached out to take it, he touched her fingertips, and saw her hastily lowered her head.

Guo Shao drank the decoction in one gulp, and sighed "ha": "It's not as bitter as I imagined, and it's a bit sweeter and sweeter."

Lu Lan said softly: "I specially put licorice."

Such careful and dedicated care made Guo Shao feel very warm. He vaguely recalled Lu Lan's careful care of Lu Lan during the battle of Shu, when the attack was blocked and he was sick and depressed.

Guo Shaodao: "Your uncle's family doctor surnamed Bai seems to have come to Beijing to be an imperial doctor. I saw Zuo You and said hello. Let your uncle be promoted to an official, and he will be the prime minister of the Imperial Medical Office first. Zuo You is the young minister of Taichang Temple, and he is in charge of the Imperial Medical Office. This is very convenient."

Lu Lan hurriedly said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to do this..."

"The imperial doctor probably isn't your uncle, but he's a relative after all. If I'm promoted, I can kiss you a little bit when we meet." Guo Shao glanced at her, and then smiled, "It's not all because of Mrs. Lu. I just need a few people to handle things recently."

Lu Lan was dubious: "What can my uncle do?"

Guo Shaodao: "The armor of the imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty is becoming more and more complete. Few people can be killed on the spot on the battlefield, but if they are injured, they will die if there is not enough medical staff. I am going to ask someone to form a team of doctors who will accompany the army to increase the number of military doctors and reduce the loss of elite soldiers."

After hearing this, Lu Lan no longer refused.

Guo Shao pretends to be a person in his heart, he can't love everyone wholeheartedly, he can only repay others with practical benefits. And he enjoys this kind of relationship very much, the benefits of limited affection, enough power and wealth rewards, to maintain the warmth of being treated by others; most people know how to be grateful, so that they will repay themselves with heart... It is also the benefit of power, but this way is much better than threatening with power. Because what Guo Shao owns most now is power and wealth outside his body, so of course he does not reject such an exchange relationship.

Guo Shao said again: "Would you like to move into the palace?"

Lu Lan hesitated slightly, and said, "My family dare not disobey His Majesty's will."

Guo Shao pondered and said: "Then I will take it as your consent. Don't worry, you are not a concubine yet. I allow you to enter and leave the palace as easily as Jing Niang, and it is also easy to see people from your uncle's family."

He asked again in a low voice: "A while ago, you and Jing Niang took care of the pregnant woman, do you know who it is?"

Lu Lan's originally relaxed expression changed slightly, and she shook her head and said, "I really don't know."

Guo Shao thought to himself that although this young lady had stayed in Hebei and Shu, she was just a girl from an ordinary family, so he reminded him clearly: "Then you don't need to inquire about it."

Lu Lan said: "I know, Jing Niang also reminded me."

...

Sure enough, after drinking those decoctions, Guo Shao's condition was very warm, and he recovered within a few days. At this time, the officials sent by the imperial court to receive the king of Wei and Fu Zhaoxu also reported that they had arrived in Beijing and settled down in the Fu family's own mansion, not only Fu Yanqing and Zhaoxu, but also Fu Liu.

Guo Shao decided to summon King Wei the next afternoon and hold a family banquet.

He first went to tell the sisters of the Fu family, both of them were very happy and looked forward to reuniting with their families. In any case, they were their biological father and elder brother, and they hadn't seen each other for several years; the last time Fu Zhaoxu went to Beijing to present the head of Li Jixun's son, he met once. And Fu Yanqing probably hasn't seen the eldest daughter since Fu Jinzhan remarried to the first emperor, and the second daughter after Fu's second sister got married.

Seeing their smiling faces, Guo Shao said, "It's said that once you enter the palace, it's as deep as the sea. You two are in the palace, so it's not easy to see your family."

Second Sister Fu smiled and said, "Who said that? Why haven't I heard this sentence before?"

"I said so." Guo Shao joked in response to the occasion, which did not affect their mood. After a while, he said to Fu Jinzhan again: "Sister-in-law Huang has seen King Wei, and can persuade him to live in Tokyo for a long time."

Fu Jinzhan smiled and said, "Father was granted the title of King of Wei and Governor of the Daming Mansion. There are also prefects and officials at all levels in the Daming Mansion. Even if he is in Tokyo, he will not affect government affairs."

Guo Shao nodded: "That's what I mean too. The main real power of the King of Wei is the Jiedushi of the Tianxiong Army, but now except for the border, the power of the Jiedushi has gradually decreased. This is also the general trend. In the future, when the time is right, the financial power of the local towns will be taken back..."

In front of Fu Jinzhan, there was no military opportunity to speak of. Guo Shao spoke very directly, but in order not to appear blunt, he said calmly, "Wei Wang might as well buy some property in the bustling Tokyo. It will be easier to meet our family in the future."

Guo Shao attached great importance to meeting Fu Yanqing, not only because of Fu Yanqing's family strength, prestige, and status, but also because he was very special to Guo Shao. A very important experience in memory is that Guo Shao was the guard of the Palace of Wei.

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