In 959 AD, the first day of the first month, Kaifeng, the imperial palace of the Zhou State.

"Is Xun'er awake?"

In the imperial study, Guo Rong, the emperor of the Zhou State, frowned, he had lost three sons, and now, the first prince in line, Guo Zongxun, who was only six years old, drowned in a coma, and the imperial city was supposed to be a lively and lively New Year, and no one dared to celebrate the New Year at this time.

"Your Majesty, the four princes have not yet woken up, the imperial doctor said, the pulse of the four princes is calm and powerful, the breath is endless, and the complexion is turning from pale to ruddy, Your Majesty Hongfu, the four princes are auspicious, it is only a matter of time before they wake up."

Li Tongjie, the chief eunuch, knew that the emperor wanted to care about state affairs and remember the four princes, so he ordered someone to report the situation of the four princes every hour.

Guo Rong sighed, wanting to be angry, it's been four days, and every day he tells me about the four princes Jixiang, why haven't they woken up yet?

Several important civil and military ministers of the Zhou State standing at the foot of the stairs were silent, no one dared to say anything to comfort and comfort at this time, if they were wrong, the four princes would really not wake up, and with Guo Rong's decisiveness, they would never be spared.

"Let's continue the discussion, I plan to conquer the Liao State and the Northern Han Dynasty at the same time, what do you think?"

In less than ten years, the Zhou State was surrounded by wolves, including Liao and Goryeo in the northeast, Northern Han in the north, Dangxiang and Dingnan in the northwest, Tubo in the west, Houshu and Dali in the southwest, Southern Tang in the south, and Wu Yue in the southeast......

These are all places that Guo Rong must conquer in his heart.

Prime Minister Fan Zhen came out of the class and said:

"Your Majesty, now that my Zhou State is strong in soldiers and horses, and the grain and grass are quite sufficient, the minister thinks that it is feasible to conquer either the Northern Han or the Liao State.

As a civil servant, Fan Zhen did not approve of reckless military force, but Guo Rongke, who sat high on the throne, was a powerful and strategic king, who worked hard for several years in power, not only guarded the Central Plains under the protection of wolves, but also conquered a large territory in the east and west.

Singing against Guo Rong but there was no good fruit to eat, so Fan Zhen retreated to the second best and put forward the suggestion of first easy and then difficult to fight the Northern Han first.

Hearing Fan Zhen's recital, Guo Rong was expressionless, noncommittal, and his eyes looked at another person.

"Yuen Long, tell me about it."

Guo Rong named Zhao Kuangyin, the general of the DPRK, the word Yuen Long, was Chinese New Year's Eve two years old, this person is good at humanities and martial arts, and he has been promoted all the way with his outstanding military exploits, and has become the youngest of the important ministers of the Zhou court.

Zhao Kuangyin was about to go out of class to reply, but Li Chongjin, who didn't want to stand beside him, pushed him on his shoulder, and rushed out of the class to start playing:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that with the current national strength of my Zhou State, not to mention the simultaneous conquest of the Northern Han and Northern Liao, it is easy to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty and Western Shu at the same time, so please lead the troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Li Chongjin, Zhou Shizu Guo Wei was a leading general during the period, and he was unruly, Guo Wei was not at ease with Li Chongjin before his death, and he had to watch Li Chongjin kowtow to Guo Rong to make a courtesy.

Guo Rong looked at Li Chongjin, his face showed appreciation, regardless of whether Li Chongjin wanted to lead the army alone to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty or not, at least this sound uplifting.

"Li Aiqing's words are very much in line with my intentions, but the Southern Tang Dynasty has withdrawn the name of the country and seized a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, and Li Jing is only called the lord of the south of the Yangtze River, so there is no need to be afraid.

As Guo Rong spoke, his eyes looked at Zhao Kuangyin again, this was the young general he valued the most and picked up by himself, and his performance had always made Guo Rong very satisfied.

Zhao Kuangyin saw that the emperor looked at him again, knowing that this was an opportunity for Guo Rong to speak when he was giving him to discuss military affairs, so he hurriedly went out of class and started playing:

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the sixteen states of Yanyun are the hometown of my Han people, but they are invaded by the Northern Liao, and the local Han people are living in dire straits.

Zhang Yongde saw that there were three of them standing in the imperial study, Li Chongjin and Zhao Kuangyin were talking, so it was naturally his turn.

Zhang Yongde was about to start the class, when suddenly a little eunuch rushed in, his face was full of surprise, and he shouted repeatedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the four princes are awake, the four princes are awake......"

When Guo Rong heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately got up and walked towards the outside of the imperial study, and waved his hand at the courtiers under the stairs and said:

"Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, all Aiqing will go home for the New Year, and the matter of attacking Northern Liao will be discussed at the 16th National Congress of the first month."

"The emperor is driving." Li Tongjie, the chief eunuch, shouted behind Guo Rong, and at the same time glanced at the little eunuch who came to report the good news with his eyes, and the little eunuch suddenly felt like falling into an ice cave.

At this time, Guo Zongxun, the fourth prince of the Zhou Kingdom, who had just woken up, was looking around in a daze.

Oh my God, am I crossing over?