Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Boom, boom..." The slow and heavy drum sounded outside the government office of Lingzhou.

A row of soldiers in bright armor puffed their cheeks, raised their heads and chests, and blew a vigorous horn toward the east. The bright red sun was rising on the green and yellow grassland outside the city, as if it was rising in response to the sound of a horn, and the wind was galloping in the air. The sun is rising, everything is full of energy, as if it is a new beginning!

People wearing various clothes lined up and walked in two rows. There were civil officials in round-neck robes and black gauze caps, military generals in military uniforms, and people from various ethnic groups with strange hair and clothes. This place is like a hodgepodge of civilizations, and each other can accept each other, and you will get used to it after seeing too much.

People followed the process of those who entered in front, consciously untied their weapons first, stood there with open arms, waited for the eunuch to search their bodies up and down, then turned around and crossed the threshold.

In the lobby of the government office, there was a lot of chatter of "chirping and quacking", and many people couldn't understand what they said. On the front wall hangs a plaque with four big Chinese characters written on it: The bright mirror hangs high. The two public seats below were placed there in a stable manner, empty.

... On the main street of the cross in the city, a mighty group of people and horses are approaching, many cavalry guarding a cart decorated with yellow silk.

Li Yueji was on the four-wheeled cart, and Guo Shao was sitting opposite her. Li Yueji didn't say a word along the way, and very coldly ignored Guo Shao. She was still wearing the clothes she brought from home, a colorful skirt with narrow lapels, a leather hat with a curved crown on her head, and very few jewelry on her hair, but gold and silver ornaments on her ears, neck, arms and other places.

The tighter dress than Hanfu can make Li Yueji's curvy figure more prominent. Guo Shao's gaze inadvertently swept across her sitting hips and legs. Seeing it, Li Yueji curled her lips and stared at him with wide eyes.

Guo Shao sighed calmly, and said earnestly: "Concubine Li Xian must not be too capricious."

"What is willfulness?" Li Yueji finally spoke.

Guo Shaodao: "What you did when you came to Lingzhou just now, two people died is small, and you almost provoked a war and caused tens of thousands of people to die. This is self-willedness."

Li Yueji pursed her lips, unable to speak. Her expression was a little gloomy, and she really regretted that matter, she didn't expect the consequences to be so serious!

But she still refused to admit defeat, and said: "I just want to use a big hat to overwhelm me."

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, and then said: "When there were no outsiders, did I ever argue with you? But in front of the world, all our words and deeds are the actions of the state. Don't let yourself be treated as a joke."

At this time the carriage stopped, and a person outside said: "Your Majesty, we have arrived, please move your Majesty and Concubine Li Xian."

Guo Shao got out of the carriage first, then turned around and stretched out his hand to Li Yueji. Li Yueji remembered what she said just now, put her hand in his palm with great reluctance, and helped her to get off the carriage... Guo Shao's hands are really rough, but they are very firm and strong.

She also thought of Brother Ling who was killed by Guo Shao himself, and Uncle Wuzang who died in a foreign land, and felt inexplicably sad and entangled in her heart...Uncle Wuzang watched her grow up, and Brother Ling was as familiar with her family. But what Guo Shao said is not unreasonable, it's just a play with no other choice; she can't harm the Wuzang family, and make Xiazhou's father embarrassing...

Surrounded by eunuchs and attendants, the two walked into the hall, and the people behind stopped immediately. Guo Shao walked in front, and Li Yueji was behind. She kept an appropriate distance from Guo Shao, and followed slowly to the sound of drums.

The leaders of all ethnic groups on both sides bent down to gather their gazes. Li Yueji became a little nervous... She was also a person of noble birth in Xiazhou, but as the daughter of King Xiping, she was a junior, so she couldn't justly follow people's etiquette in public; as the emperor's wife, it was different. At this time, Li Yueji inevitably became a little cautious.

The two boarded the public seat one after the other, and Guo Shao helped Li Yueji's arm to let her sit down, with a look of doting and caring, Li Yueji didn't dare to resist, and let him go.

At this time, a group of people knelt on the ground and shouted: "Long live my emperor..." Others also bowed to wish Guo Shao a long life, and there was a huge momentum in the hall.

"Everyone is safe," Guo Shao said.

Everyone thanked them and got up from the ground.

At this time, the eunuch came forward to sing some clichés. Guo Shao turned his head and whispered to Li Yueji with a smile on his face: "You come here with your ear, as if we are talking lovingly."

Li Yueji frowned and turned her head sideways.

"Laugh." Guo Shao said, "We are honorable emperors and concubines, but now we can treat ourselves as actors. The happier you smile, the better."

Li Yueji had no choice but to smile, and then she didn't know where it was so funny, she really burst out laughing, her face was hot, she covered her mouth with her hand.

From the perspective of others, the emperor and his concubine above were whispering regardless of the occasion, and Concubine Li Xian's frowns and smiles were very vivid.

After Li Yueji laughed, her expression darkened again, and she whispered: "It turns out that people in high positions are just playing."

Guo Shaodao: "Who in the world doesn't play tricks?"

At this time, the eunuch's long nonsense finally finished. Even Guo Shao didn't understand all the meaning of the words, and the tribal leaders probably didn't know the meaning, but they thought it was very powerful.

Wei Renpu stepped out and shouted, "Bring it up!"

After a while, a member of the party came in first, and the two people behind escorted a man with a streaky tie and a cloth ball in his mouth. The party members in front put their hands on their chests and bowed upwards.

Everyone looked sideways.

Wei Renpu asked: "The leader of the Yeci family, what you sent is the culprit who looted the tribute?"

The party member said: "Yes."

Wei Renpu's eyes shifted to the face of the tied man, and he said with an angry face, "Are you guilty?!"

The man's mouth was gagged, and he hummed meaninglessly.

... Guo Shao also felt that this scene was a little less serious, so what's the use of gagging someone and asking him? But it was indeed the leader of the Yeci clan who sent the criminals, so Dangxiang Yeci's attitude was enough.

Wei Renpu couldn't help but turned around and bowed to Guo Shao: "Your Majesty, this man is so bold and reckless that he cannot escape the death penalty. I request an order to execute him immediately!"

Guo Shaodao: "We are invited by Deputy Envoy Wei."

Wei Renpu yelled: "Come on, pull it down and chop it up!"

The kidnapped party member could only speak after being dragged out, and there was a loud yell from outside... Guo Shao couldn't understand, it should be something like "I'm wronged", or cursing the emperor? Anyway, they are all dying people, and there is no point in shouting.

Then there were screams, the execution process was not a one-shot solution, as if it had been cut for a long time and could not die. The screams followed one after another, hissing like a slaughtered pig, it sounded very scary, and the expressions of the people in the lobby all changed.

After a long time, several soldiers came up with wooden trays and blood-stained bowls on them! There was wine in it, dripping with blood, and the wine bowls were handed out one by one.

Guo Shao also took a bowl with blood on the rim. He stood up, looked around, and said: "Today, we use the blood sacrifice of bandits who are doing anything wrong! I and the leaders of the tribes have made an alliance with blood. From then on, all tribes have turned wars into treasures, guaranteed smooth trade routes, communicated and discussed in time to resolve disputes, and live in harmony without attacking each other. If you violate the rules, you will end up like a bloody man!"

Everyone picked up their wine bowls and echoed in unison: "Don't attack each other, live in harmony!"

Many days ago, the ministries had already negotiated with the ministers who accompanied them on the western tour, and there was nothing wrong at this time, just going through the motions.

"Dry!"

When Guo Shao brought the wine bowl in front of his face, he saw the blood stains on the side of the bowl and the blood in the wine, and smelled a fishy smell, his stomach twitched, and he swallowed silently.

He thought of a phrase to "laugh and talk about drinking the blood of the Xiongnu"! Immediately, I felt overwhelmed, put the bowl to my mouth, gulped it down, and then let out a "haha" laugh, smashing the bowl to pieces on the ground.

Everyone below also followed Guo Shao's example. After a while, the sound of "Dang Bang" breaking in the lobby was endless.

It was at this moment that Guo Shao noticed that Li Yueji looked at him with complicated eyes... He just came back to his senses, the behavior just now was indeed a bit bloodthirsty and brutal.

But in fact, Guo Shao drank the bloody dirty thing and was faintly nauseated. But at this time, he couldn't explain it clearly to Li Yueji.

There was a burst of laughter in the lobby. After the order and etiquette, the barbaric atmosphere still lingered.

Guo Shao sat down. Not long after, the sound of the orchestra sounded, and a group of orchids from the Western Regions who did not look like East Asians poured into the lobby. They walked briskly and made eye-catching eyes to wink at the men around them.

The atmosphere changed, and everyone became relaxed and happy. Sure enough, no matter what tribe the men were from, everyone had at least one common language: women.

"Huh, huh, huh..." The beauties Hu Ji rang the gleaming hand and foot bells, they covered their hands in front of their eyes, followed the singing, and looked at the men with charming smiling eyes.

The singing voice is also very lingering and pleasant, making Wen Wu who is used to listening to the Central Plains tunes also look refreshed.

"Haha..." The men from all ministries couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

Guo Shao also smiled and looked down.

His smile is not because of these orchid beauties, nor is it because of the wonderful singing and dancing. He is really happy and happy for this success. But if someone dares to stare at him, they may be able to detect that there is something chilling in his smile, ambition, desire|desire... Governing the country with benevolence, but the establishment of any great civilization and its great achievements are not built on the pile of thousands of dead bones!

The completion of a goal and the success of a preparation are not the end, but a new beginning.

With a smile on his face, Guo Shao turned his head to look at the sunshine outside the window. The east is where the sun rises, and it is also the direction of his hometown Youzhou.