Yedu, Daimyo's Mansion, Yuancheng.

Now it is the most important city in the Hebei of the Han Dynasty, integrating politics, military and economy, and is the hub of the Han Dynasty in Hebei, which is highly valued by the Son of Heaven and the imperial court.

Liu Chengyou's visit is a place of interest, inspecting important tasks, observing the people's feelings, of course, the main purpose is to take a look, and by the way, contact with Hebei generals and contact some feelings.

On the side of Yuancheng, the highest status belonged to Guo Congyi, the Hebei transfer envoy Li Gu, and the daimyo prefect Li Huan.

Li Huan is the younger brother of Li Tao of Zaichen, who is smart and good at articles, and has only been in office for more than a year. Originally, he was a well-known literary talent and bachelor in the court, and after examining his resume and his experience in governing the government and controlling the people in the future, Liu Chengyou initially had reservations about the important post of paying the Daimyo Mansion Yin, but even if Li Tao was given a face, plus Li Huan, it was a normal transfer, and it was in line with his policy of "Wenchen Zhizhou", so he also agreed, in order to see the after-effects.

Judging from Li Huan's performance after his arrival, although there is no outstanding political performance, there is no bad government, and the official reputation is also good.

Therefore, after arriving in Yuancheng, Liu Chengyou still gave words of encouragement to Li Huan. The attitude of the Son of Heaven finally made Li Huan let go of the barriers in his heart, perhaps Liu Chengyou's "disfavor" about him was too obvious, which made him a little difficult to feel comfortable after he took office......

The garrison of Yedu, in addition to the original Tianxiong Army, is still dominated by the forbidden army, and the guards Xingjie Army is full of troops here.

As usual, the Son of Heaven personally went to the barracks, inspected the military appearance, observed the drills, and made speeches to proclaim the grace of His Majesty the Emperor. By the way, he also let the Longqi Forbidden Army, which accompanied the escort, have a "friendly exchange" with the Daimyo garrison.

Under the spring sun, the wind is pleasant, the flag is fluttering, and on the school field, a temporary court is set up, in which the black and white teams compete to hit the ball, and the surrounding soldiers are onlookers, applauding continuously, and the scene is extremely lively.

The black team is the Tokyo Forbidden Army, led by Gao Huaide, and the white team is Guo Congyi, who stayed behind in Yedu.

On the stage, Liu Chengyou sat behind the desk, staring at the game in the field with great interest, on the side, Zhou Shufei, who was accompanying the driver this time, was holding the pipa with her hand to accompaniment, the strings rang out, ups and downs, but also quite in response to the tense atmosphere on the field.

Since entering the palace, Da Zhou has realized what it means to "the palace gate is as deep as the sea". After such a short period of affection with the emperor, almost all of them forgot about her, which was very rare, and it was just a blessing. The young lady often spends time alone in Shulan, rubbing grease and powder, and no one appreciates it, lying on a lonely pillow at night, feeling lonely. Every day, only accompanied by string poems and books, writing lyrics, composing music and dancing, chatting with **, and relieving sorrows.

The only thing that feels lucky is probably the palace fight in the Han Palace, which did not affect her. The queen and the concubines did not take this "new favorite" of the emperor's loss of interest to heart.

This time, the emperor went out on patrol and did not bring the other four concubines, but ordered her alone. In the past few days of serving in front of the king, after some nourishment, Concubine Zhou Shu's sad face has been stretched, but between the jade faces, the melancholy temperament of "I see pity" has become more and more obvious and motivating.

The civil and military forces present were either intoxicated by the music, or focused on the fight on the school field. Liu Chengyou pointed at Guo Congyi, and said to Li Gu, who was in the first seat next to him: "I have heard that Guo Congyi is especially good at batting, and when I saw it today, sure enough!" ”

Looking at it smoothly, I saw Guo Congyi in the field, straddling the horse in a strong suit, galloping vertically and horizontally, chasing the ball, circling and slapping, with sensitive movements, skilled skills, and extremely good at hitting the ball.

When Li Gu heard this, he chuckled and replied: "General Guo is quite a general, a valuable person, with elegant skills, it is rare to have such a demeanor!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou smiled faintly, looked at Li Gu, paid attention to him, and said with concern: "Li Qing, how is the shoulder injury?" ”

But a few years ago, when Li Gu was inspecting the transfer of grain and machinery in the north, he fell from his horse and injured his shoulder, which was very serious. Liu Chengyou heard about it in Tokyo, and specially issued an edict to let him recuperate. However, in the winter of last year, Hebei was eventful and did not completely recover, so Li Gu was sick and took care of affairs, and Liu Chengyou benefited Jiazhi.

At this time, Wen Tianzi asked, Li Gu subconsciously twisted his shoulders and thanked: "Thank you Your Majesty for your care, it's already much better!" ”

"Much better?" Liu Chengyou looked very careful and said, "It's not healed over there!" In this way, I asked the imperial doctor to give Qing a diagnosis and treatment, although state affairs are important, but if Qing is tired and sick, it is not what I want! ”

Hearing what the Son of Heaven said, Li Gu couldn't help but show a touched look, and said: "Your Majesty's kindness, the ministers will never forget it!" ”

Li Gu was acquainted after the battle of Luancheng when Liu Chengyou led the army east to Taihang, and found that this duke was quite capable at that time, so he asked him to assist in the military administration and help him pacify the army and the people.

Later, Liu Chengyou was edicted to go south to Tokyo, leaving Li Gu to assist Zhang Yanwei, the envoy of the festival at that time, to manage government affairs. From the affairs of the Hengzhou Prefecture to the observation of the envoy...... Until today, the Hebei transfer envoy has been relocated to important positions and entrusted with important tasks. Li Gu has made great contributions to the recovery and development of Heng, Shenzhen, Hebei, Zhao and other places.

Over the years, although he has been placed in Hebei, Liu Chengyou's trust and attention to Li Gu is no less than that of the courtiers. After all, a person's talent and virtue can be known by looking at his deeds, and Li Gu has won the trust and respect of the emperor through his years of diligence in royal affairs.

"Now, Li Qing is the big steward of the entire Hebei, and I can entrust all the money, grain, and taxes! The armies in the north, the supply of food and equipment is not scarce, and they all depend on the function of Qing. There are still a lot of places where I need to rely on Li Qing, so this body should be taken care of! Liu Chengyou said again, smiling and mild.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Looking at Li Gu, Liu Chengyou talked very interestedly, mentioned an anecdote about Li Gu, and said: "I heard that when Li Qing was young, he was friendly with Tang Chen Han Xizai, and between the two, there was a good story, I heard it, but I was very interested!" ”

Hearing this, Li Gu stroked his beard, his eyes revealed a trace of memory, and he chuckled: "At the beginning, Tang Mingzong was difficult to enter the Central Plains, Qingzhou refused to listen to the tune and became chaotic, Han's father was implicated, and Han Xizai had to flee from the Central Plains. The minister is a native of Ruyin, who crossed the Huai at the Zhengyang ferry and defected to the state of Wu, and the minister went to see him off.

Han Xizai and his ministers said, if Jiangdong is with me, I should drive to the Central Plains. The minister replied, if the Central Plains is like me, go down to the south of the Yangtze River to explore the ears in the bag. The past is vivid, to now, more than 20 years have passed, the spirit of the year is no longer there, thinking about it, but also sighing, full of emotion! ”

"Sure enough, it's a good story!" Liu Chengyou smiled and said: "Han Xi has been in the south of the Yangtze River for more than 20 years, and now he has to dominate his country, and he has no master, and he is even more lost.

When I conquered the Tang Dynasty the year before last, I intended to transfer Qing to serve in front of the army, but with the trouble of Khitan, the supply and transfer of Hebei's military supplies could not be separated from you, so I gave up! ”

"However, in order to realize Li Qing's wish back then, I can pay a large army, commanded by Qing, and take the land of Jiangdong for me!" Liu Chengyou looked at Li Gu and promised directly.

Hearing this, Li Guyi was elated, and immediately got up and bowed down: "Your Majesty's trust, if this happens, you will capture the monarchs and ministers of Jinling and sacrifice them to Tokyo!" ”

Li Gu's confident tone was filled with a bit of pride and emotion.

Between Liu Chengyou and Li Gujunchen talking, and between the school fields, there was a burst of cheers, but it was Guo Congyi who made a difficult move to score a goal, and a shot was in the ring.

Liu Chengyou ordered someone to summon Guo Congyi to come to power and give him wine and food. Guo Congyi looked very happy, his face was full of joy, he almost laughed out of the folds, and he was happy.

Giving a seat, Liu Chengyou looked at him, his eyes were calm, his tone was calm, and he said: "Guo Qing's ball skills are exquisite, famous far and wide, I have seen it with my own eyes today, it is indeed exquisite, and he will gallop immediately, and he will not be inferior to the athletes in the army." However, now that the generals have been involved, they should not indulge in the responsibility of guarding the town......"

Hearing what the emperor said, Guo Congyi smiled, showed a touch of embarrassment on his face, and stood up respectfully to be taught. Li Gu was beside him, looked at the emperor, looked at Guo Congyi, and nodded gently.

Guo Congyi is not an ordinary martial artist, he belongs to a literate military general, multi-talented, skilled in calligraphy, especially good at flying white books. On weekdays, there are many Yaxing, and they have invested too much energy in "art", but they are not interested in serving the political army.

When he was in office in Huazhou Jiedu, there were many inappropriate judgments, and when he arrived in Yedu, there were not many changes, which led to a lot of slackness in the affairs of the canon, so Liu Chengyou had this beating.

Of course, Guo Congyi's performance is not without the possibility of self-obscurity, after all, the current development situation of the Han Dynasty, the living space of local festivals and power generals is getting smaller and smaller.

A wise person knows how to plan ahead......