Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Evening at the Zide Palace in the Imperial City of Tokyo.

Two court ladies in moon-white dresses and untied hair walked into a hall with lanterns in small steps, separated the two sides, and put the lanterns on the lampstands on the wall. Then the dignified Fu Jinzhan walked in slowly.

"Slaves wait to pay respects to Empress Duanci." The women standing here bowed their knees to salute.

Fu Jinzhan looked around and asked, "The queen hasn't come yet?"

Mu Shanggong bowed and said: "If you go back to Jiangniang, the queen may arrive later."

This huge palace room is the dining place of the Zide Palace. At this time, there are women in the room with their skirts fluttering in colorful colors, making this place as beautiful as in a painting.

There is another door opposite the entrance, and outside the door is an open hall. This makes the sight here wide open, and the scenery of the imperial city at dusk is reflected into the hall from the doors and windows, and the bustling color is even more prosperous; inside the hall, the light is warm and soft.

Three pots of bonsai are arranged in a patchwork pattern on the tables by the wall, and the interior is suddenly full of vitality. When Fu Jinzhan was in charge of the Jinxiang Palace, she placed some irises. Later, she heard from the eunuch Cao Tai that Guo Shao did not ask people to evacuate them when she came back, so she also arranged plants in this place.

At this moment, some officials sang in a long voice: "The emperor is here!"

Guo Shao soon appeared at the door, and Fu Jinzhan vaguely felt that the atmosphere here suddenly changed. Not only because Guo Shao is tall and strong, and he is the only man here, but also because he has a feeling of throwing his feet, which is completely different from eunuchs and women.

Guo Shao's actions are not sloppy at all. His steps were steady and his expression was gentle, but there seemed to be some kind of flame burning in his eyes, like a bowl of strong wine, which immediately washed away the soft breath gathered by the women here.

The two greeted politely in public, and sat down on a round stool next to a round table.

Fu Jinzhan inadvertently stroked his fingers from his cheeks to his ears, paying attention to his appearance. The feeling in her heart is completely different from usual, it is very strange, seeing Guo Shao does nothing, but with someone she is interested in, even if she does nothing, she will fall into more excited emotions.

Fu Jinzhan's eyes flickered, he didn't stare at Guo Shao all the time, but just glanced at him casually from time to time. There are other people nearby, and some clever people can determine many things from the eyes of people.

This is Guo Shao waving at the Mushang Palace, and the maid at the side hastily left the palace.

Only then did Fu Jinzhan carefully examine Guo Shao's face.

Guo Shao said softly: "The major event has almost been determined."

Fu Jinzhan was very firm when he heard his voice, and already knew that the major event Guo Shao was talking about was the Northern Expedition. In fact, Cao Tai, the Minister of Internal Affairs, is Fu Jinzhan's confidant, and he will often tell Fu Jinzhan about the affairs of the government.

The Liao Kingdom has been very prestigious for decades, and the Jin Dynasty even recognized itself as the emperor. At least the people in the Central Plains recognized the Liao Kingdom as a powerful country. Fu Jinzhan originally wanted to persuade Guo Shao not to be impatient, but she didn't want to talk about it for a while.

She likes to see Guo Shao's ambitious appearance, and she doesn't like men who are dull.

Fu Jinzhan has had enough of having nothing to rely on, relying on his own painstaking efforts for everything, and still worrying about fear. She didn't want the man she had promoted and trained over the years to become depressed and decadent.

Because she never wanted to be Wu Zetian, women should get what belongs to them. Only sad women would only pursue power and wealth. Fu Jinzhan is proficient in documents and has the ability to manage politics. She was a queen in the previous dynasty and had a reputation and prestige.

She has an insight into the husbands of men, and sometimes feels that a man's life is just a sigh of relief. Without that tone, they would be indulgent and lazy, and in the end they would even lose face and dignity.

Fu Jinzhan looked at the current Guo Shao, he was already in the top of the world, if he just wanted to keep the throne and wealth, it would not be difficult to achieve his goal given the general situation at this time. If you have everything, what would you do if you didn’t have any ambition? Of course, he will indulge in sensuality and pleasure. Is she willing to see a man who indulges in the harem all day long?

She opened her mouth slowly at that moment, and said softly, "I'm waiting for your victory to return."

Guo Shao was slightly surprised for a moment, probably because Fu Jinzhan persuaded him last time, but this time he changed his mind faster. He pondered: "How does Jinzhan view this matter?"

Fu Jinzhan covered his mouth with a chuckle, and said tactfully: "It would be a great credit for you to recover Youyun Sixteen States. I'm still waiting for what you promised me (justified)."

She made a joke, but Guo Shao said seriously: "This is really what I should do, Jinzhan's kindness to me..."

After hearing this, Fu Jinzhan restrained his smile, and said softly: "Your Majesty is the king of a country, and he should take up the heavy responsibility of the country, so that the common people of the world can get the grace of the emperor. Your Majesty is also the head of the family, with a wife and children. I entrusted my second sister to you, not only for marriage, but also because I wanted her to have someone to rely on.

Your Majesty is going to do big things and personally conquer, sometimes I think I won’t be able to see you, and I feel very reluctant, but I won’t dissuade you... I will be very pleased that Brother Shao can make great achievements. "

"Life has ambitions in all directions, so deer and hogs often gather together?" Fu Jinzhan paused and chanted a sentence softly. The words were recited in her gentle and soothing voice, with a very different charm.

Only then did she feel like an older relative, but she was indeed older than Guo Shao, so she didn't want to care about it.

Fu Jinzhan noticed the brilliance in Guo Shao's eyes, and he was a little moved.

The light in his eyes is reflected light. At this moment, the light outside was dim, and the gold and silver utensils on the table, as well as the smooth top-grade ceramics reflected light, and there were dots of stars... like starlight, Fu Jinzhan suddenly felt that the atmosphere of this scene was very warm.

Guo Shao's mouth moved, and he exhaled, "It's not enough to just protect ourselves. Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty is flourishing, if we don't attack the Liao Kingdom, we will miss a good opportunity! Even if we don't want to fight, the northern nomadic tribes will wait for the opportunity to go south in the future. How can we look weak and deceitful?"

Fu Jinzhan looked at him with a smile, Guo Shao's aura was full of positive hope.

Not long after, Second Sister Fu finally arrived, and the three of them continued to chat while eating. Guo Shao's speech is very knowledgeable to Fu Jinzhan, she likes to talk to him, even if it's not about romance.

That night, Guo Shao stayed in Zide Palace, but he stayed in Fu Ermei's bedroom. Fu Ermei is the real queen.

...

Perhaps influenced by some micro-service private visits to film and television, Guo Shao didn't like to bring the emperor's guard of honor when he went out to inspect the palace, and the ostentation was greatly beating gongs and drums. At this time, Li Chuyun was accompanying him on the carriage, and the only guards were Lu Chengyong's cavalry.

But even such a simple team, in the eyes of ordinary people, can be known as royal nobles. Because Lu Chengyong's emperor's guard belongs to the inner palace, the armor is very neat and clear, and it is easy to identify... how can the people guarded by the palace guard be ordinary people?

As soon as Guo Shao left the palace, even though he stayed in the carriage, he immediately felt the atmosphere of the market.

There are many shops selling breakfast on both sides of Mahang Street. Many officials will not eat breakfast at home because it is too early to go to court. They will go to the street to buy and eat while walking. There are even stoves outside the gutters on the street, and white steam is rising from the steamer. People don't even need to look at the signboards to know that it is a place that sells food.

There are also shops selling all kinds of goods. The fronts are wide and inlaid with wooden boards. Along the way, you can see shops and guys picking up wooden boards.

A group of people walked north, bypassing the imperial city to the north school grounds. Forbidden military academy grounds are the most in the north of the city, with two places. On the other side of the southern city is the outer city, where the common people gather, and there are hundreds of thousands of residents living in the city attached to the city. The space is not spacious, and it is not suitable for building a school ground.

When he arrived at the school grounds, Guo Shao lifted the curtain of the car and saw the scene of the forbidden army going out for exercise. Soldiers lined up are running, and horses are galloping in the distance, vigorous and powerful.

Looking around, there is no end in sight for the men and horses to clean up the military discipline, and the iron armor is shining brightly under the rising sun.

Behind the bamboo curtain, Guo Shao's face was calm, but he couldn't hide his excited expression. His eyes were bright, and he watched the scene outside intently.

"The prosperity of the market is not enough, what we need is this." Guo Shao turned his head and said casually to Li Chuyun.

Li Chuyun clasped his fists and said: "The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army never relax, and fight for His Majesty at any time!"

Guo Shao's tone was very cautious: "It's just you and me at this time, General Li thinks we can win the battle of Youzhou?"

Li Chuyun was expressionless, and said: "Your Majesty is the Lord of the world, no one can defy His Majesty's holy will."

Guo Shao put down the car curtain, and Lu Chengyong asked outside: "Does Your Majesty continue to inspect another school?"

Guo Shaoduan sat in his seat and responded, "Let's change places."

He closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "Maybe we will fight with some reinforcements from the Liao Kingdom."

Li Chuyun agreed: "Your Majesty's words are very true. Once Youzhou is threatened by our army, the Liao people and horse troops will pass through Yanshan from Shangjing and other places very quickly."

Guo Shaodao: "However, if they want to reinforce Youzhou in a short period of time, it will be too late to mobilize the whole country's troops. The first ones to come should be the standing cavalry from Shangjing and other places."

Guo Shao’s conclusion is the result of a detailed analysis of various aspects of Liao’s situation...the total number of Liao army is large, but the standing army that can be mobilized immediately in the capital will not be too many; the standing army of 100,000 is just bragging|intimidating|intimidating other countries, or known as it. However, because the cavalry soldiers of the Liao Kingdom are fast-moving and mobilized faster, in general, when there is a war, the army will be mobilized from all over the place.

The Central Plains Dynasty had an overall military strength of at least several hundred thousand, but even in the era of frequent wars, the capital always had tens of thousands of cavalry, and it was very difficult to raise them. With the current transportation and economy, it is a very heavy burden.

Although the Liao Kingdom is large, its economic foundation is obviously far inferior to that of the Zhou Dynasty. The number of people that can be supported per unit area on the grassland is even smaller; a large number of cavalry are concentrated in one place for a long time, and there is not enough grass to eat.

Guo Shao noticed that after the siege of Jinyang in the Northern Han Dynasty, the Liao army rushed to help, and also went through a process of mobilizing troops, otherwise it should be faster.

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