Guzhen, near the winding ancient road riverbed in the valley, like the traces of a python crawling. Here is also a series of mountains, and the line of sight is not very open; However, compared with the large mountains in the Qinling Mountains, the mountain is relatively gentle and low, and there are many terraced fields on the vast slope.

Around the stronghold and on the slopes of the terraces, a few horseback riders wandered around. Inside the earthen walls of the stronghold were columns of infantry passing by from time to time. At this time, the town was quite quiet.

The weather was clear, but there were often dark clouds on the southern horizon, making it seem like it could rain at any time, but it never rained for many days. According to the local people, it rains in Qingniling in the south, but it does not rain in Guzhen. It's a strange weather.

At this moment, a middle-aged woman with a cloth wrapped around her head in her pocket came on a hurried walk from the ramp in the middle of the terraces. The scout not far away, holding his bow, squinted at her, but when he saw that there was only one woman, he ignored it for the time being, and just stared. The woman stumbled on the road to the earthen wall, and was about to enter the military stronghold, and after a while there was an argument.

"Aren't you the Hujie Army, the main general is called Guo Shao, and there is a platoon envoy named Luo Yanhuan. Let me in, and see any of them. The woman was full of words.

The young general guarding the door whispered to another general: "Guo Du has a tall woman beside him, and he specially sent a spy out, this woman may really be our person." The platoon envoy is inside, so it's better to find someone to ask Luo Yanhuan, the platoon envoy. ”

After a while, Luo Yanhuan came out, and it happened that he had seen this woman when he stayed in Chen Cang at the end of last year, who was a female Taoist priest beside Jing Niang. Let someone in right now.

But the woman ignored Luo Yanhuan, asked where the "holy aunt" was, and went straight to see Jingniang. In the depths of the earthen city wall, there is a circle of wooden fences, and there is a torii arch in the middle that has lost paint. Luo Yanhuan pointed to an old house with a loess wall and a blue tile roof on the right side of the north side and asked the woman to pass. The wooden door was closed, and two sergeants in sharp armor were pacing there, as if walking around was more comfortable than standing.

The sergeant saw that it was Luo Yanhuan who brought in, and he ignored the woman. She walked to the door and knocked on the door, and Jing Niang's voice inside said, "Who is it?" ”

The woman spoke. After a long while, the latch of the door was opened, and only a crack was opened, and Jing Niang poked her head out, her hair was wet, and said, "The door is closed." ”

I saw that there was a wooden basin with hot water inside, and Jing Niang seemed to be washing her hair. Humanity is good at home for a thousand days, it is difficult to go out half a step, it is good in Guzhen, and it is even more uncomfortable to camp in the wild if you eat and eat and sleep in the wild; Fortunately, Jingniang has run many times on the rivers and lakes, but she also knows how to take care of herself. The most difficult thing is cleaning, you must seize the opportunity, otherwise you may not be able to take a shower for ten days and a half months; She is not a man, otherwise she could go directly to the river to wash.

The middle-aged woman said: "I know that the Hujie army has arrived in Guzhen, and the holy aunt should be in the army; He didn't go to Chen Cang to find Bai Xiangu, it was too far back and forth, and he went straight to Guzhen. ”

"Hmm." Jing Niang answered. Dressed in a loose cotton robe and barefoot in double clogs, she sat comfortably on a pearwood chair and carefully wiped her loose wet hair with a clean towel.

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door again, and Guo Shao's voice said, "I heard that someone is back, can I come in?" ”

The middle-aged woman didn't wait for Jing Niang's response, and said, "The holy girl is not in good clothes, and Guo Du can only come in alone." Then he opened the latch. A young military general wearing ring lock armor walked in, with his helmet held around his waist, it was Guo Shao.

When he came in, he wanted to see how Jing Niang was "disheveled", but she was dressed tightly and sat on the chair...... Fortunately, the chest held the loose cotton robe high, the cotton cloth easily absorbed water, and the long wet hair made the clothes a little wet...... Leaning back again, the soft fabric drooping against her, and the beautiful outline lines were clearly visible.

Jing Niang sat still, although she didn't have any kind words, but let Guo Shao's eyes be on her.

Guo Shao asked: "She ran to the gate of the barracks to call someone, what is the important news?" ”

The woman said: "I don't know if it matters, there are a lot of Shu troops in the south of Qingniling. ”

"How many?" Guo Shao collected his thoughts and asked.

Woman: "......"

Seeing this, Jing Niang said, "I still have to send someone to call the white fairy aunt of Chen Cang and ask her to go to Qingniling Nunnery." ”

Guo Shao groaned: "It doesn't matter. Qingniling is difficult to travel, and it is too late for the Shu army to send more reinforcements, and we have already occupied Guzhen. If the Shu army dares to come over the mountain to attack...... Qin Feng is a foregone conclusion, I don't think it's likely; Even if we really come, let's send troops from Guzhen, and we can hit its 'half-crossing' in one day's journey. ”

The woman said again: "A little lady has lived in Qingniling Nunnery, and she has lived there for more than a month. More than a month ago, she crossed Qingniling with an old Taoist priest, where there were many Shu troops, and the old Taoist priest left her in Qingniling Nunnery for a while, saying that she was going to Mount Emei; Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for Fengzhou to start a war, and Xingzhou was also very unpeaceful. She can't leave, so she lives in the nunnery......"

Guo Shao hurriedly asked: "What's the matter, don't be the Shu army...... That path Shu Jun didn't know the best. ”

There is a small road called Baishui Road in the west of Qingniling Nunnery, and Guo Shao learned from the nun before, saying that it was a fugitive and a smuggling peddler and pawn. The fine work sent by Jing Niang to Qingniling came back by that path.

The woman said: "She said that she was empty. Her master's name is Chen Jun, and her name is Fu Shaozi......"

"Fuyaoko?" Guo Shao was surprised...... Back then, he was rescued by a Taoist priest who claimed to be a Fuyaozi in Hezhong Mansion; At that time, Guo Shao knew almost nothing about this era, and of course he didn't care about Fuyaozi or anything, but later he learned that he was a very famous person.

"Her name is Qingxu?" Jing Niang was also surprised.

Guo Shao frowned and said: "Fuyaozi is not a woman, the emperor gave him a beautiful palace maid at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't want it when he was still young; Now that he is old, how can he accept female disciples? The self-proclaimed innocent little lady is probably talking nonsense, right? ”

"She said that she was picked up by Fuyaozi when she was a child, and she was originally just a girl, and Fuyaozi always slept every day, and she grew up 'accidentally'." The woman said, "I don't think she's lying, she's very powerful at a young age, and she must have someone to guide her." ”

At this time, Jing Niang said: "I have seen Qingxu in Emei Mountain, and he is indeed a disciple of Fuyaozi." When I was able to get acquainted with Mrs. Hua Rui, the noble concubine of Shu Kingdom, I relied on Qingxu's help. ”

Jing Niang also asked her subordinates to describe Qingxu's appearance and appearance, and she believed that the little lady was Qingxu, "The old Taoist priest who left before may be Fuyaozi." This person is hard to find, and you actually saw it in the nunnery...... I want to go to Qingniling Nunnery, take Qingxu over and take care of her first, and send her back to Mount Emei when I have the opportunity. ”

"It's too risky for you to go, how can it be that the territory controlled by the Shu army over there. You just need to write a letter......" Guo Shao turned his head to look at the female Taoist priest who had just arrived, "I will send a few personal soldiers over, let her lead the way, and then take Chen Lu's apprentice." Such a fairy character, selling personal favors is not a bad thing. ”

Jing Niang pondered for a while and said, "It's okay." But find someone you can trust, don't let that Qingxu be wronged, she is kind to me. ”

Guo Shao said: "Of course I will find someone you can trust." There are seventeen old subordinates in the army, and they were the pro-soldiers I received when I went out to Gaoping, and their families are all in Tokyo, and there should be no problem in selecting two or three people from among them. ”

After saying that, he left Jing Niang's house and immediately went out to arrange manpower.

After the matter here is done, Guo Shao will have nothing to do again. The fighting had stopped, and the scouts did not find any changes, so he thought about it for a while, and still judged that the Shu army would not attack Qingniling if it increased its troops...... may just be afraid that the Zhou army will take advantage of the victory to continue to go deep into the depths of Shu and come to defend.

In a place where life is unfamiliar, everyone doesn't have much sense of security, but they are very idle, so idle that they don't even have a pastime. Guo Shao couldn't help but think nonsense, for some reason in the past few days, he always felt that something was wrong in his heart.

After searching in the depths of his memory, he gradually unearthed some very vague impressions. And quickly grasped the key point that drifted in the chaos: Will the Great Fu die early?

How he died, Guo Shao really can't remember clearly, anyway, he vaguely remembered that Chai Rong had married two sisters...... I'm not sure, though. Zhao Kuangyin, the character Guo Shao is most familiar with, but Chai Rong only knows the name; Even Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Zhou Hou are more impressed than Chai Rong.

Where did I see Chai Rong marrying two sisters as the emperor, maybe I took a look at it in a trance, maybe I saw it in a certain magazine, maybe ...... Anyway, Guo Shao only has a vague impression; In modern times, he didn't know Chai Rong's queen surname Fu at all, and he hadn't heard of Fu Yanqing. He did not carefully study the knowledge of history, but ordinary people rarely dabbled in this period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

The point is, this question is too important!

If the queen dies, what will she do? Guo Shao felt that the matter was very serious, and if there was no Empress Fu to support him behind him, he didn't feel that he could be the commander of the capital now...... If it is gone in the future, Guo Shao's foundation will still play with an egg? It's better to be a military general honestly, and then go with the flow, and count it from the dragon at the critical moment.

The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. I used to take care of other things every day, especially the most personal things in front of me, but I really didn't think about Queen Fu specifically. Suddenly, that vague impression was discovered by itself.

If Empress Fu is not alive, the most direct impact, Guo Shao can no longer worry about the second sister of Fu. This kind of thing made Guo Shao feel disappointed.