Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

There was still a while before the luncheon. In the peaceful Jinxiang Palace, the whole family first gathered to talk, and gradually it seemed to become more casual, and they were divided into three places. Mrs. Xiang, Fu Liu and Second Sister were teasing the children and talking about family affairs; Guo Shao and Fu Zhaoxu went to talk in the study outside the door. Wei Wang and his eldest daughter Fu Jinzhan were talking on the two tables near the door, their voices were not loud, and their voices could not be heard clearly amidst the laughter of the children over there.

Fu Yanqing looked sideways, and Jinzhan followed his gaze, looking out from the open palace door, he could see Guo Shao's side face. Guo Shao was sitting on the upper seat in the study and talking about something, while Fu Zhaoxu on the opposite side only had a back view, his ass was a little bit on the stool surface, and he was sitting in a very respectful posture. Under normal circumstances, when people speak by themselves, it is very difficult to hear the words from other places, not to mention the distance is far away.

Sure enough, Fu Yanqing's expression changed slightly, and he said earnestly: "As a father and son, you are the one who knows the general situation and is the most mature."

Fu Jinzhan felt something was wrong when he heard this, but he listened with a peaceful face.

Fu Yanqing pondered for a moment and then said: "The Fu family are relatives of the royal family. The present is the nephew of the Taizu, the late emperor (Chai Rong, the adopted son is also the same as the son in name) is the cousin of the present; you are the brother and sister-in-law of the present after the late emperor, and the present is your uncle..."

Jinzhan had fully understood what her father meant at this time, and she felt as if she had knocked down the five-flavored bottle for a while, but she tried her best to pretend nothing had happened. Since my father mentioned this, he must have guessed something, let alone if it showed on his face.

But Fu Yanqing looked at Jinzhan's expression, as if she didn't understand, and continued: "You used to be the queen of the world, and now you are honored as Queen Duanci. You are respected both in front of you and behind you. Besides, the second sister is now the queen and gave birth to the eldest son. What else do we need?"

When Jinzhan heard this, his face became hot, and his expression could be restrained, but some reactions in his heart were difficult to control. In the face of etiquette and virtue, a strong sense of guilt and shame came to his heart. Jinzhan has read poetry and books since she was a child, how can she not understand etiquette, and has been influenced by this for a long time, and most of them agree with the nobility of those things.

In the upright truth in her heart, all kinds of secret details flashed in her mind, her fingers caught in the man's hair bun, the tactile sensation of her fingers touching the beard, and the wet and slippery sweat on the bulging arms, as well as various tactile sensations and sensations.

Her face was getting hotter and hotter, and her mind was a little dizzy. But he was still very clear about the meaning of his father's words: when he said she respected her, he was persuading her not to lose her morality, which would bring shame to the Fu family; when he said about the second sister, it meant that there was no need for her to continue to bear the responsibility of marriage. Today Jinzhan saw the grown-up Fu Liu, and knew in his heart that there was more than one choice for the royal family to marry the Fu family.

Jinzhan has mixed feelings, and there is also a faint sense of loss of losing value and being abandoned. She glanced at Guo Shao outside the door. But he found that Guo Shao was looking at him while talking.

He usually pays attention to etiquette and manners with Jinzhan, but Jinzhan can find that as long as he is around, Guo Shao's attention is always on himself, and it has never changed for several years...

"Are you..." Fu Yanqing looked at Jinzhan. Most of his hair is gray, and it seems that he is no longer good at leading soldiers, but he is still in good spirits.

Jinzhan straightened his body and said, "I can't even open my mouth about such things."

Fu Yanqing hurriedly said: "I shouldn't say anything for my father, I just sigh that your mother has passed away, and my aunt doesn't dare to take care of it. It's fine if you understand that you have worked hard for your father."

Jinzhan no longer dared to look at Guo Shao, but just observed what he was doing from the corner of his eye.

... Guo Shao is not as entangled as Jinzhan, he even thinks there is nothing wrong with this matter itself. He has no blood relationship with Guo Wei, not to mention that Chai Rong is Guo Wei's adopted son; this kind of thing didn't dare to be blatant for a while, it was just a little bit against the etiquette of the time, not because he thought it was wrong.

He was talking about military affairs with Fu Zhaoxu in a serious manner: "In this battle, Zhaoxu will have about 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, 20,000 soldiers from Long Jie's left wing, and about 30,000 German troops (Huainan soldiers). The court does not want you to use 50,000 people to destroy the Northern Han Kingdom. There are three purposes: first, to further encroach on the territory of the Northern Han Kingdom and consume its troops and national power; The move of the army to harass Hebei."

Fu Zhaoxu said: "The general is sincere and fearful, and will definitely do his best to complete His Majesty's strategy."

Guo Shao recalled that when the situation in Luzhou was critical, Fu Zhaoxu had the courage to enter the tiger's mouth alone, and felt that although he was a kind person, he was still a courageous person, and what he lacked was nothing more than the experience of fighting. Immediately, he said kindly: "General Fu is a general who has led troops. You don't have to worry about it. As long as you understand the way to advance and retreat. Both Long Jiejun and Gande Army belong to the Guards and Horses, and they have a whole set of messengers.

After entering the Northern Han Dynasty, you may encounter a field battle with the Northern Han army, so don't be afraid. According to the estimate of the Privy Council, there are at most 20,000 to 30,000 elite soldiers left in the Northern Han Army. General Fu did not need to worry, he fought steadily and decisively, and then approached the city of Jinyang; when the Liao army came to help, he retreated to Liaozhou to wait and see, and the Liao army did not dare to attack the heavily fortified city. "

Fu Zhaoxu asked again: "If the Northern Han army retreats to the city, can they plunder the surrounding area?"

What Guo Shao wanted to see most was to forcibly relocate the population of the Northern Han Dynasty to the Central Plains. This would fundamentally weaken the national power of the Northern Han Dynasty;

Guo Shao was a little hesitant. He pondered for a moment, looked at Fu Zhaoxu and said, "We fought south and north for the sake of peace in the world and the people living and working in peace and contentment."

Fu Zhaoxu clasped his fists and said, "The final general will follow His Majesty's will."

When it was time for the banquet at noon, everyone stopped talking about business.

Fu Zhaoxu did not stay longer in Tokyo, and left Beijing the next day to prepare for military affairs. Guo Shao is also discussing with the ministers about the preparations for conquering the Northern Han Dynasty, including sending Fu Zhaoxu to harass them, which is also one of the preliminary preparations. Guo Shao felt that this war was more troublesome than the previous two civil wars, not only because the Northern Han Kingdom was more difficult to fight, but also mainly because the Liao Kingdom wanted to help.

After Guo Shao waited for Fu Zhaoxu to leave, he remembered another person who was very good at fighting: Liu Renzhan.

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Liu Renzhan was under house arrest in Tokyo before. After the Southern Tang Dynasty was destroyed, the guards in his yard also withdrew. No one cares about him now, but the court did not allow him to return to the Southern Tang Kingdom. Liu Renzhan has nothing to do all day long, and often hangs out in teahouses in the streets and alleys.

He just came back from the tea shop, but saw Liu Chong and Lin Renzhao at the mansion.

Lin Renzhao and Liu Renzhan are in the same situation, no one is in charge, and someone still gives money and food every month. This person had a bad relationship with many generals and officials in the Southern Tang Kingdom, and when he met Liu Renzhan, he shouted very respectfully: "The last general pays his respects to Mr. Liu."

Liu Renzhan said: "There is no distinction between you and me now, so there is no need to be so polite."

Lin Renzhao said, "Lin respects Mr. Liu not because of his position."

"Father." Liu Chong also came up to greet him.

Liu Renzhan glanced at his son and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

An impatient and angry expression appeared on Liu Chong's face: "Just now I was talking about this matter with Brother Lin. We are wasting our time in Tokyo. Anyway, no one is looking after us. Why don't we go back to our hometown to find something."

"You are a general, what can you do?" Liu Renzhan asked.

The son paused, and the Southern Tang Kingdom no longer existed, and the current situation could not vote for the Wuyue Kingdom or the Southern Han Kingdom.

Liu Renzhan turned his head to look at Lin Renzhao, a big man with a beard beside him: "General Lin, is he willing to vote for Zhou Jun as a general?"

Lin Renzhao hesitated a little, and quickly said: "If Liu Gong votes for him, Lin is willing to follow him."

Liu Renzhan nodded, expecting that Lin Renzhao would say that, so he asked outrightly. Lin Renzhao's experience in the Southern Tang Kingdom was not good. He was attacked many times by Liu Cheng, the commander of the Eastern Command, and Huangfu Jixun, the general of the Forbidden Army.

Liu Renzhan sighed immediately: "This old man wanted to serve the Southern Tang Dynasty to repay his kindness, but the country has already been destroyed; the emperor of Zhou Dynasty also had the grace of not killing, and even pardoned the young girl's serious crime. This old man can't help but repay her kindness."

Lin Renzhao nodded solemnly after hearing this, and looked thoughtful, with a very serious expression.

Liu Renzhan said again: "We are generals, and we also have great righteousness in our hearts. Today, when the world is unified, it is not a bad thing if we can serve the Great Zhou."

"But we are from the Southern Tang Kingdom after all, so we can't get together to ask for an official, right?" Liu Chong said.

Liu Renzhan snorted, "You have to practice your mind more, you can't hold your breath at all, and you will be impatient when you use soldiers! The old man asserted that the Emperor of Great Zhou will call the old man into the palace sooner or later."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, a servant hurried over and said, "The emperor... the emperor is here!"

The three of them were all taken aback in the main room, and Liu Chong asked impatiently, "Did you see clearly?"

The servant hurriedly said: "The top of the yellow umbrella has everything. And the official came up and told me to come in and report!"

"The old man is still wrong..." Liu Renzhan's face glowed red, and he waved, "Come on, let's go out and have a look."

The three of them hurried out of the gate of the courtyard. When they looked, they saw guards in brand-new armor on the street, and a four-wheeled carriage was surrounded by guards of honor. Although it was not a large-scale etiquette for the emperor to travel, those things were indeed used by the emperor.

At this time, I saw a young man wearing a purple round-neck gown and a black gauze on his head come down, who is it not Guo Shao? With a hurried expression on his face, Liu Renzhan led several people around him to kneel down at the door and shouted: "Your Majesty, live forever!"

Guo Shao strode up and helped Liu Renzhan up with his own hands: "Mr. Liu, please get up, I've wanted to visit for a long time."

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(I'm sorry for the update, this chapter was coded in the hotel arranged by the Network Writers Association; I took the car home this morning, and it took a few hours to sit, and I will update a chapter in the evening. There is nothing late recently, and there should be no more updates in the near future.)

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