Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Wei Renpu presided over the specific deployment of the Qianying Army Mansion. Most of the forbidden troops and some of the township troops returned to the south in batches.

When Guo Shao returned to Tokyo, the Mid-Autumn Festival had already passed.

The coolness of autumn did not affect the heat of Tokyo's atmosphere at all. The guard of honor marched outside the Anyuan Gate (formerly Fengqiu Gate), and the officials who greeted them fell to their knees in a big crowd! This time when Guo Shao returned to Beijing, he received the most lively welcome.

A long and yelling voice came into the carriage: "The minister waits to welcome the emperor back to the court with a great victory!"

"My emperor will live forever!"

"Ji Shou..."

"Ji Shou..."

"Ji Shou!"

Guo Shao watched it from the car, and felt that the etiquette of the officials today was extremely pious. A group of people put their hands on the ground, their heads landed on the ground for a long time, and they worshiped three times in a row.

Not long after, another civil servant shouted: "Congratulations to the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty for his martial arts in the sea, his majesty and majesty, sweeping away the barbarians, and recovering the territory of the sixteen prefectures of Youyun that the predecessors abandoned.

Eunuch Wang Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to ask Guo Shao. Seeing Guo Shao's expression as usual, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has a decree, and all loves are safe. Enter the city!"

There was also a soundtrack at this time, the big drum on the city tower was very rhythmic, and the sound of the drum was very grand, and Guo Shao's emperor's guard of honor suddenly felt more majestic! All the ministers cheered and embraced, and the guards with neat armor on the front and rear, and even the imperial guards followed into the city, the momentum was really big enough.

After entering the city gate, he went to the street on horseback. There were crowds of people on both sides of the street. When everyone saw the emperor's guard of honor, some people knelt down, and all the people fell to the ground for a while... Normally, even if the emperor passed by, the people didn't need to kneel, but today is a complete exception.

Guo Shao returned triumphantly, and all the people worshiped the emperor's guard of honor like a god.

"Long live... Long live..." The sound rang together, as if the whole Tokyo and the whole world were clamoring.

Such a scene made Guo Shao feel like a great emperor, completely above the mortal world. He could feel that at this time people were convincingly acknowledging his imperial power, and no one dared to question his godlike status... The Northern Expedition was a difficult battle, but it was totally worth it!

At the back of the team, there was another prison van, which contained brother Yeluxiu alone, and was escorted back to Beijing under the watchful eyes of everyone. It seems that there was no incident of throwing eggs and vegetable leaves at Brother Yeluxiu. One is that the people are reluctant to part with eggs, and the other is that the people in Tokyo don't hate him so strongly. After all, Brother Yeluxiu has never been able to fight in Tokyo.

People are just talking about this prisoner, he is the number one tiger general in the Liao Kingdom, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty wiped out the cavalry of the Liao army and captured his coach alive.

But something happened soon, and Yeluxiu would quickly become famous in Tokyo... Guo Shao personally led people to drag him into the Xuanren Gongde Temple in the south of the imperial city.

The procession stopped in front of the temple. At this time, things were not as orderly as before, and it seemed a bit chaotic, because there was no prior arrangement for this event, and someone brought incense, wine and fruit tributes just at the last minute.

Among the crowd, Yang Biao was the most excited. He shouted at the portrait of Luo Mengzi in the temple: "Third brother, brothers brought the enemy to sacrifice to you!"

Everyone was silent, but Guo Shao had sworn brothers with Yang Biao and Luo Mengzi before he became emperor. Many people have heard of this. Now Guo Shao doesn't call Yang Biao brothers anymore, but the relationship is still there, and he doesn't hide it at all.

Guo Shao lit incense himself and said, "General Yang, take Yeluxiu's head. Let's sacrifice not only General Luo, but also the souls of soldiers who died in the Liao War!"

Yang Biao said: "Your Majesty is right, the Liao people killed too many of us!"

Yang Biao saw Brother Yeluxiu being brought over with a bracelet and anklet, with a livid face, he grabbed Yeluxiu's messy hair and pushed him in front of Luo Mengzi's chubby portrait.

Brother Yeluxiu suffered a lot along the way, but now he stood and looked up at the portrait coldly, without saying a word.

"Kneel down!" Yang Biao roared angrily, and kicked Brother Yeluxiu's calf. Brother Yeluxiu tilted his body, gritted his teeth but didn't kneel down. Yang Biao was even angrier, and was about to kick again, when Shi Yanchao came up and slapped Yeluxiu on the shoulder with a "bang", and Shi Yanchao's huge palm, which was a full head taller, pressed down.

Yeluxiu's face turned pale, his eyes widened, and his body became short.

"Ah..." Brother Yeluxiu yelled and knelt down on his knees. Tears burst out of his eyes, and he yelled in jerky Chinese, "I don't accept it! I will not let you go even if I become a ghost, to avenge the 30,000 warriors who died in vain..."

That shout was heart-piercing, echoing in this empty and closed temple, it was very scary.

Guo Shao said coldly: "This day happened when you slaughtered|killed the unarmed people of my Great Zhou, and you will not be guilty of death!"

Brother Yeluxiu scolded: "A group of grassroots, how can they be considered human beings!"

Zuo You said calmly in the back: "The court of the Liao Kingdom will also kill Brother Yeluxiu's family for us, which is what we deserve."

"Shua!" Yang Biao pulled out his sword, pressed Yeluxiu's head down with one hand, and held the sword in the other. Brother Yeluxiu's eyes widened, and he could no longer yell at this moment. Seeing the gleaming sword approaching his neck, his eyes showed fear. A cruel person does not necessarily mean that he is not afraid of death.

But Brother Yeluxiu finally didn't beg for mercy, it was useless after all.

"Ah!" Brother Yeluxiu trembled and cried out in pain. Yang Biao took the sword and started sawing while Yeluxiu was still alive. The screams in the temple lasted for a while before they stopped. When the ministers outside heard the movement, their faces changed.

Yang Biao's face and body were splattered with blood, he put his head on the incense table, and knelt on the ground to worship. Guo Shao also bowed to the spirit seat.

Yang Biao picked up a jug of wine and poured it on the ground. His face was covered with blood. He raised his head and drank it, but he didn't speak again.

After offering sacrifices to Luo Mengzi, Guo Shao left the Xuanren Gongde Temple and went straight back to the palace. It is decreed that tomorrow there will be a big banquet in the Jinxiang Hall to celebrate the victory, and today the troops will be deployed to rest.

... All the ministers paid homage in the Jinxiang Hall, and when they saw Guo Shao get up and leave, they thanked him and left the court.

Wei Renpu made a special trip to bid farewell to Zuo You: "I'll go to the Privy Council to sit with Wang Shijun first, and then go home."

Because the two have lived together in Youzhou for nearly a year, their relationship has become a lot closer.

The two bowed to each other under the stone steps of Jinxiang Hall, and Wei Renpu turned and walked south. Unexpectedly, Zuo You followed up, and had already left just now, Wei Renpu was a little surprised, and walked a few steps slowly. Also observe that the platform of the Jinxiang Hall is on the top, if there are people on the platform who cannot be seen under the stone steps, they will quicken their pace.

After walking for a while, Zuo Youcai said: "Your Majesty went back to Beijing this time and sacrificed to the Xuanren Gongde Temple, but not to the Taimiao... It is said that the officials from the Taimiao have already made preparations, but they have not made preparations for the Gongde Temple."

Wei Renpu said calmly: "Zuo Fuzheng thinks that His Majesty is negligent?"

Zuo You pondered for a moment, then gave Wei Renpu a meaningful look, "If Your Majesty is negligent, did Vice Envoy Wei not remind His Majesty before?"

Wei Renpu said: "Zuo Fuzheng is also near Luanjia, why didn't he remind me?"

Zuo You said: "Forget it, there are still a few months left in this year, and His Majesty may not come back to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao immediately. I will take my leave."

Wei Renpu glanced back at the majestic Jinxiang Hall on the high platform, turned around and walked south. After leaving a palace gate, Wei Renpu entered the Privy Council and saw Wang Pu who had returned to the Yamen first, and the two of them did not walk together after they retired. The handyman brought tea, and they sat drinking tea together, and the atmosphere was very delicate.

Wei Renpu exchanged a few words in a friendly manner, but Wang Pu responded indifferently, as if to say: Can you hide the twists and turns in your heart from the old man's eyes?

Anyway, Wang Pu treats people strategically, which is very difficult to get along with. Fortunately, Wei Renpu has worked with him for many years, and he is used to it...Thinking about how to rely on the understanding of Wang Pu over the years, if one day he is promoted and overwhelms this former superior, he does not know whether Wang Pu has the heart to face such things calmly.

Wei Renpu talked about the competition for the seat with the general in Youzhou in an anecdotal tone.

After hearing this, Wang Pu was very calm, and said casually: "Vice Envoy Wei doesn't need to worry about such things."

"Yes, it was a trivial matter." Wei Renpu smiled, picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, took a breath, and took a sip.

Wang Pu said: "By the way, what kind of kingdoms did the emperor of Zhou confiscate in the land of Xuzhou?"

"This..." Wei Renpu frowned in thought, and pondered for a moment, "Earlier, Xu You, a Kunwu tribe, farmed and herded there, so one of them sealed off the state of Xu. In addition, there are probably Li, Kang, and Yan?"

Wang Pu praised: "Vice Envoy Wei really has a good memory."

Wei Renpu smiled and said: "Although the lower officials have been in charge of military orders for the imperial court for many years, they usually focus on military affairs. But they are finally educated, and have read a lot of articles and classics."

Wang Pu nodded.

The two were silent for a while, and in the cold atmosphere, it seemed that each of them was thinking about something in their minds. Wei Renpu thought about what Zuo You said to him just now, thought it over again, and understood very well in his heart. However, he seemed more cautious at this time, and he was not willing to express his opinion lightly... After all, it was a big matter, so he had to think it over several times before saying it.

So playing dumb is a better way.

Unexpectedly, Wang Pu stared at his face, which made him extremely uncomfortable. This Wang Pu is old, but his eyes are very sharp, so it is not very pleasant to be looked at. Wang Pudao: "Which word does Wei Renpu think sounds better?"

Wei Renpu said: "The lower officials are dull, I don't know."

"Deputy Envoy Wei didn't think about it for a while, so think about it again." Wang Pu picked up the teacup, opened it as usual, and stroked the surface of the water without drinking.

Wei Renpu cursed in his heart, you can guess everything I think, isn't it interesting? But when he saw Wang Pu's actions, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately stood up: "The official returned to the court for the first time, and I can't take care of the recent affairs, and I can't help Wang Shijun. I will take my leave first."

"Send off Deputy Envoy Wei." Wang Pu bowed his hands and returned the salute.

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