"Minister Guo Rong led the Xuyi soldiers, welcome Luan, please enter the camp for review!" In front of the Han military camp, Guo Rong led the team and bowed down to greet him.

Since landing on the boat, Liu Chengyou's face has not eased, but when he saw Guo Rong, he still got off the imperial horse, walked up quickly, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Guo Qing, please get up!" ”

looked around, and waved his hand at the person who greeted him: "The generals are exempt!" ”

Entering the barracks, sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, Wu Xingde got up directly, bowed down in public, and pleaded guilty to Liu Chengyou with the defeat of Xuyi.

"Wu Qing, get up!" Looking at Wu Xingde, Liu Chengyou had a kind attitude, and said in a calm tone: "There is no long-term victory in the world, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the situation is rewarded and punished, I have already dealt with it, so there is no need to be depressed here!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Wu Xingde breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, what he wanted was just to get an exact attitude from the mouth of the Son of Heaven.

obviously noticed Wu Xingde's careful thinking, and found that this person, behind his obedience, seemed to have some inferiority. After thinking about it, he simply calmed his mind and said: "Xuzhou Dou Zhengu was transferred to Huaixi Province as a political envoy, and Wu Qing went to Xuzhou to replace him and know about Xu Junzhou!" ”

"Yes!" Sure enough, Wu Xingde Meiyu completely stretched out.

Although it has been retired from the Xuzhou Festival, it is reassuring enough. On Liu Chengyou's side, although Wu Xingde is submissive, he has been in Xuzhou Festival Town for a long time, and he should move his position. In fact, not only Xuzhou, but also many Fang towns in the Han region have been included in the plan goals by Liu Chengyou, and the enthronement has entered the fifth year, and the problem of Fang Zhen should also be solved.

"What's the situation in Xuyi City now?" Liu Chengyou asked Guo Rong.

Hearing this, Guo Rong didn't say anything, but responded succinctly: "The situation in Xuyi, as the minister said, wants to surrender to the city that cannot be surrendered." His Majesty Luan has arrived, and Guo Tingwei has surrendered! ”

"I heard, you appreciate this Guo Tingwei quite a lot?" Liu Chengyou's focus is obviously not on Xuyi City.

Guo Rong bowed his head and said: "The minister and this person have fought a lot, decisive decision-making, flexible combat, both offensive and defensive, not weak in foot combat, but good at water warfare." Our dynasty is good at infantry and cavalry field warfare, and the naval division is not the director of our army after all, and this southern expedition, if it were not for the strategic decision-making problems of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the benefits of the naval division and the Huaishui defense line would not have fallen into the hands of our dynasty so easily.

His Majesty Chen Si has the heart to annex the Eight Wilderness and sweep the world, and he must rely on the sailor to fight in the south and cross the river to fight. There is no shortage of warships in our dynasty, and after taking Huainan, there will be no shortage of sailors, and the most lacking people are the talents who can fight the generals.

The minister Guo Tingwei is a rare water war general. If it can be appeased and put to good use, it will be of great benefit to the future expedition to the south and the pacification of the kingdoms. And the surrendered Tang army sailors, if there are generals like Guo Tingwei, it can also be more conducive to containing their hearts! ”

Although the southern expedition was over, in Guo Rong's view, it was obviously just a temporary truce. Flattening the kingdoms and dominating the world, when it comes out of its mouth, it also seems very prosaic, as if it were a matter of course. This is not only Liu Chengyou's ambition, but also the ambition of many people of insight in the Northern Han Dynasty.

After listening to Guo Rong's words, Liu Chengyou was full of recognition and said: "When I was in Shouzhou, I often heard the name of Guo Tingwei, which caused a lot of trouble to our army, but since I am a usable talent, how can I not accept it!" ”

"Zhao Kuangyin!" Liu Chengyou called.

"The last general!" Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly responded.

"Go, put Guo Tingwei's parents, wife and wife into the city, let his family have a reunion first!" Liu Chengyou said.

Guo Tingwei's family was also among the exchanges with the Southern Tang Dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin arranged to go, and Liu Chengyou discussed military affairs with Guo Rong and Xiang Xun.

There are mainly three points, Mengshu, Jingnan, Hunan, and where to take the next strategic direction. Mengshu invaded the border, and the civil strife in Hunan was imminent, all of which were profitable places, and as for Jingnan, it was its strangulation of the middle reaches of the great river, and its strategic position was prominent.

Speaking of Jingnan, just after the Han and Tang Dynasties reached a peace agreement, Gao Baorong said that he had sent troops to attack Ezhou......

After some discussion, a consensus was reached that if you want to destroy the country, you need to see the timing, but in the southwest, the four states of Qin and Feng must be taken back. Otherwise, even if the Shu army is weak, the threat to Guanzhong is not small, at least it can play a role in containment.

After waiting for half an hour, news came from outside the camp gate, the Xuyi Gate was wide open, and the Tang army had surrendered. For Guo Tingwei's surrender, Liu Chengyou showed enough respect, raised the account, accompanied him by civil and military escorts, exempted him from the crime of fighting against the Heavenly Army on the spot, promoted him to the deputy commander of the Jingjiang Army, and returned to Tokyo with him.

After counting, among the generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Guo Tingwei was the most valued and favored. However, this status and respect were played out after all, and who taught Guo Tingwei's performance before and after entered the eyes of the Northern Han monarchs.

As for the guards in Xuyi City, it is better arranged, and those people are basically from Huainan. A small number of capable people were incorporated into the Huaidong Provincial Command Division, and the navy also selected its elite and filled it into the Han Naval Division, and the rest were eliminated as township soldiers and went home to farm.

Speaking of which, the captured Southern Tang naval divisions and warships before and after, after being cut and subdued, directly made the strength of the Northern Han Dynasty's naval divisions skyrocket, plus the original Jingjiang Army, directly broke through 20,000 soldiers, there is a foundation, only need to add more training, subdue the army's heart, enough to become a powerful force across the Jianghuai.

After the Xuyi incident, the royal car continued to set off and returned north to Tokyo. After passing the vortex, he joined the camp team in the west, and Liu Chengyou, who had enough of the boat, directly abandoned the boat and landed, and returned to Beijing by land.

Almost followed the route when he went south to the north, camped in Suzhou, and stayed overnight.

Li Fang walked into the imperial tent and looked at Liu Chengyou, with obvious hesitation on his face, standing there, after opening his mouth several times, he just didn't make a sound.

"Mingyuan, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't hesitate!" Liu Chengyou didn't raise his head, and instructed while instructing the military and political affairs.

"Back to Your Majesty!" Li Fang said: "It's Wang Chengxiang, he wants to ask to see His Majesty!" ”

"By the King." Liu Chengyou closed the album, thought about it, and said calmly: "I won't see him anymore!" You go to see him on my behalf, and pass on my message to let him go to Haozhou to be a county magistrate. Tell him that the newly acquired land in Huainan needs to be secured and supported by the people. Although a county is only a hundred miles away, it is not easy to be a good parent official. Let him educate the people well, persuade them to teach agriculture, drink less, and do more! ”

"Yes!" Li Fang immediately responded: "The minister is the king, thank Your Majesty!" ”

Although Li Fang was promoted to the government one year later than Wang Shu, his age and knowledge were higher than Wang Shu, and he was also kind to him on weekdays. This time, although he was assigned a county magistrate, for the "disgraced" Wang Shu, it was tantamount to relieving the invisible shackles on his body. As long as you are unremittingly slacking off in the local area and make some political achievements, with the background of the Son of Heaven and the minister, the future career is still promising.

"This king's book!" After Li Fang withdrew, Liu Chengyou suddenly looked at Zhang Dejun: "You say, can Wang Chengxiang understand my hard work?" ”

When Zhang Dejun heard this, his eyes rolled around, revealing a touch of confusion: "Little stupid, what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Retracting his gaze, Liu Chengyou said lightly: "This person is young, his scholarly spirit is too heavy, and staying by my side is just a fortunate minister and a close attendant after all." I hope that he can take office in the local area, sharpen his mind, and have more practical ability......"

Zhang Dejun was "suddenly" at this time, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has such expectations for Wang Shu, I hope that he can live up to His Majesty's hard work!" ”

Taking a deep breath and exhaling it slowly, looking at the recitals that were almost full of tables, Liu Chengyou felt a little tired. When marching and fighting, although the pressure is huge, there are really not so many troubles. After the war was over, the follow-up matters, the military and political affairs of the whole country, were presented to him one after another. A little tired, but I had to endure it, and the monarchy was sometimes reflected in these recitals that needed him to review and approve the instructions.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go out for a walk and relax!" Zhang Dejun seemed to see Liu Chengyou's fatigue and took the initiative to speak.

Raising his finger, he commanded directly: "Go, go to patrol the camp!" ”

In the huge Han camp, the lights are bright, and although the patrols are strict, there is obviously less tension and slaughter, after all, it is no longer wartime, and the nerves of the soldiers do not need to be so nervous.

Under the night, the stars are dotted, although there is no loud noise, but the voices of people and animals are humming. Liu Chengyou walked aimlessly, and was suddenly attracted by a burst of music, which was beautiful and melodious, and vaguely, revealing a trace of melancholy.

"In the camp, why do you have fun here?" After stopping and listening for a while, Liu Chengyou said, looked ahead, and lined up with a row of tents: "Is it the captured Tang Chen's daughter?" ”

can be used by Liu Chengyou as a trophy, and the identity of those who return to the north with him is definitely not low, and there are only a few people.

"I'm going to inquire about it, little one!" Zhang Dejun said smartly.

"No need!" Liu Chengyou shook his head, raised his hand to stop, and walked slowly and leisurely.

When I went to the small tent, I opened the tent and looked inside, only to see the young girl, sitting on the case, caressing the pipa, with a beautiful posture and a moving attitude. Liu Chengyou stood outside the tent, forbidding the guards to disturb him, and closed his eyes and listened until the music stopped.

"Who's out there?" It seemed to sense the movement outside the tent, and the sound of inquiry came out, clear and pleasant, and slightly nervous.

Zhang Dejun opened the curtain of the tent, and Liu Chengyou stepped in slowly, directly shocking the beauty in the tent. In the meantime, there were only two masters and servants, two girls, and Liu Chengyou's gaze, of course, only fell on the little lady holding the pipa in her arms.

Raising his hand, signaling Zhang Dejun to stay outside the tent, Liu Chengyou didn't say a word, and went straight forward to sit down.

Looking at the somewhat rude man who came in, with sword eyebrows and short beards, a handsome face, a slightly gloomy expression, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and restrained, it was intimidating. The clear eyes were full of vigilance: "You...... Who are you, and why are you trespassing on women's tents? ”

"Night tour camping, suddenly heard the sound of the pipa, intuition is high and far away, relaxed and happy, I came to visit!" The corners of Liu Chengyou's mouth curled slightly, looking at the little lady's graceful and moving appearance, and said calmly.

said, looking at the little lady presumptuously, with a good appearance, a graceful figure, and a tender water. Raising his fingers, he said in an unquestionable tone: "Please, little lady, and then ...... I'll play a song! ”

"You are so rude! Without permission-" The maid who was guarding her side couldn't help but speak out and scolded, but Liu Chengyou's eyes slanted, and she suddenly lost her voice, almost crying in fright.

"Let's play a song!" Liu Chengyou repeated again.

The little lady was obviously also nervous and very uncomfortable, but she was smart enough to perceive the extraordinaryness of the man in front of her, after all, the Han army was highly disciplined, and those who could roam in the barracks had an absolutely extraordinary status. As the daughter of a captive, how dare she be arrogant and offend.

Straightening the pipa again, the little lady said in a low voice: "Please taste this Langjun!"

Just about to make a move, Liu Chengyou said again: "The song of Fang Cai, although it is melodious, is sad. Now that the Great Han South has won the victory and returned to the dynasty in triumph, please play a festive music! ”

Hearing this, the little lady curled her little red lips, and seemed to be a little aggrieved, but she could only respond with a strong face.

It wasn't until he listened to the song again that Liu Chengyou got up and walked out of the tent in the surprised eyes of the little lady. Outside the tent, Zhou Zongzheng wandered nervously, and his old face was full of solemnity. He was received by Liu Chengyou, and when he met, he hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty, hoping that Liu Chengyou could bypass his daughter's crime of collision.

Looking at Zhou Zong, Liu Chengyou smiled faintly: "The daughter of Zhou Gong, Wanyi is beautiful, rich in talent and art, very good!" ”

After speaking, under the escort of the guards, he returned to the royal tent and left. Zhang Dejun took the initiative to stay, helped Zhou Zong up, and said to him with a smile: "Little one, congratulations to Zhou Gong!" ”

"Don't dare!" Zhou Zong said busily.

Facing Zhang Dejun's somewhat uncomfortable gaze, Zhou Zong sighed silently, he didn't understand what Zhang Dejun meant. Step into the tent......

That night, the daughter of Zhou Zong was sent to the imperial tent and accompanied to sleep.

"After the Great Week" was accepted like this, simple and direct.