On the royal streets of Tokyo, fast horses roared by, "Good news!" The shouts of good news ......" faded away, and a sentence was thrown into the air along the road like a bead.

News that is conducive to the stability of the people's minds in the imperial court will not be concealed. In this world, some news spreads slowly, but the good news can be spread thousands of miles away day and night because of the fast horse song. The great victory ahead is inspiring, and the force is intimidating to the world.

After hearing the good news, Fu Jinzhan of Jinxiang Hall also had a relaxed smile on his face.

"Congratulations to Queen Duanci." Concubine Du on the side saw Marigold's smile, and hurriedly bowed down to speak with a smile.

Fu Jinzhan put down the music in his hand, stretched his upper body, turned his head to meet the sunlight that came in from the window curtain in the east, and said casually: "It was the official family who won a big victory, what are you congratulating me?" ”

The study where she sits is Guo Shaoping's office, but a curtain is hung at the door; After all, the officials who work here are all men. One of the remaining cabinet ministers, Huang Binglian, also went out to work. In addition to Fu Jinzhan in the study, there are Concubine Du and a few palace maids who usually come and go by her side.

Concubine Du said: "The official family is in front of a great victory, the hearts of the people in Tokyo are stable, and Empress Duanci is in Tokyo, so it is more reassuring and easy." The concubine not only congratulates the official family, but also is happy for the mother. ”

Fu Jinzhan smiled when he heard this: "You know more than some women's places. ”

Concubine Du hurriedly said: "I am always by my mother's side, and I have to learn some miles when I hear and see it." ”

Fu Jinzhan was very happy at this time, and she naturally shared Guo Shao's victory from the bottom of her heart. Because she and Guo Shao have always been their own people on one side, and it is fundamental to advance and retreat together.

She pondered for a moment, then did not speak again, and continued to critique the recitals played on the ground. Fu Jinzhan does this kind of thing more than Guo Shaolisuo, she does not need cabinet ministers to "translate" and summarize the main content, because she is very familiar with ancient texts, she can knock out the main content in a short time after picking up a line of songs.

Before noon, Fu Jinzhan handled the state affairs of the day almost completely. But she didn't leave Jin Xiangdian immediately, and then remembered that Guo Shao was busy with business all day when he was in Tokyo, and she was a little curious about what he was busy with for a while. She also knew that Guo Shao had a small room where secret files were kept, so she immediately asked the eunuch Cao Tai to take the key to open it.

The window of the secret room has only a small window, a door, and no one is allowed to enter, and the keys are all in the hands of the cronies of the Inner Chamber. But Marigold Fu can easily come in...... Cao Tai has the key.

As soon as she entered the room, her white face showed curiosity. Fu Jinzhan is more than three years older than Guo Shao, although she is twenty-eight years old this year, but because of her good looks, her bright eyes and bright teeth and red lips are white, and her curious expression at this time makes her look as if she is a little lady.

The eunuch Cao Tai retreated from the door as before, and gently closed the door.

Fu Jinzhan walked slowly as she looked at the various maps pasted on the wall and the notes with people's names written on them. She felt strange, looked at it for a while, and then went to look carefully at the names of those people, as long as most of the people she knew had names; She was playful for a while, looking for her name, but of course she couldn't find it.

She saw a row of small porcelain vases in a wooden lattice, so she picked one up, pulled the stopper and looked at it, there were some black flowers inside, she leaned her nose over and sniffed it, her brows furrowed slightly, it seemed to be grass and wood ash...... What did Guo Shao do when he put the ashes of plants and trees in a bottle? A glass bottle next to it was even stranger, containing dark yellow sewage and a hemp rope soaked in it; I didn't know that when I saw that thing, I thought it was filled with a small snake to make wine.

Fu Jinzhan saw a booklet thrown next to him, picked it up and looked at it, only to know that it was a thing that tinkered with weapons. Guo Shao's scribbled handwriting records the burning speed of the linen rope after soaking it in various things. Knowing what it was, Fu Jinzhan was not interested in weapons, so he lost interest. She soon found another thing that she found interesting, a chair, and she walked over to it, sat down, and stretched lazily.

It's not that the things here are very interesting, what makes Fu Jinzhan interested is that Guo Shao has stayed here for a long time to mess with his affairs. She picked up another booklet on the next case, the handwriting on it was still scribbled, and even some words were not written in sentences, but Fu Jinzhan did not like it, and sat quietly in a chair to read carefully.

As she read, she stretched out her jade-white fingertips and gently stroked the handwriting on the paper.

People are very strange, she recalled the past ten years, watching this man grow up from a young man, thinking about it, the two of them didn't really get along much, but he became the most important person in Fu Jinzhan .

He risked his life for the protection charm Marigold, who cultivated him without reservation, and countless grievances were tangled together...... Guo Shao has become her continuation, a kind of sustenance. Fu Jinzhan felt that he still knew Guo Shao's personality, and he was at least a person who knew how to be grateful; Facts have also proved that he was not mistaken and did not fail himself.

For the individual of Fu, it is not this strong and reliable alliance that is most important...... Instead, Guo Shao has been pampering himself for a long time.

Fu Jinzhan has mixed feelings for him, but he is also very obsessed. Thinking of this, a shy flush appeared on her face. Looking forward to Guo Shao's return from the war as soon as possible; also looks forward to him fulfilling his wish, and one day he will not have to hide this relationship secretly......

In addition, Fu Jinzhan also thinks about a Zhao Kuangyin in her heart, this person who in her opinion has been the most threatening to her life! And Fu Jinzhan can't say the reason, even if some people scold her, she won't really get angry; But Zhao Kuangyin's scolding words made her hold a breath in her heart, and she couldn't disperse! She wanted to take revenge on Zhao Kuangyin and make him pay a greater price for his words and deeds.

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In the south of Jinyang in the Northern Han Kingdom, the sound of horses' hooves, drums and trumpets in the Zhou army camp was a scene, and tens of thousands of people gathered here, which was very noisy and lively.

"Smack!" Guo Shao slapped a piece of paper on the rough board, he was dressed in iron armor, sitting straight, and completely regarded himself as a martial artist. He looked back at the ministers and generals sitting on the left and right, and said calmly, "I just received the note, 40,000 people from Gao Yan's army, more than 30,000 people from Liu Renzhan's army, the right wing of the Long Jie army, and the right wing of the Hujie army have already entered the border of the Northern Han Dynasty in the north, and it is expected to arrive in Jinyang in three days." ”

Wang Pu immediately said: "In such a situation, in a few days, more than 160,000 people of the Great Zhou Army will gather near Jinyang City!" Siege fortifications can now be deployed. ”

Guo Shao nodded, looked at Wang Pu and said, "The military government of the former camp in Hedong should come up with the specific number of the siege as soon as possible." ”

"Whoa!" Wang Pu hugged his fists.

Li Chuyun said: "With such a large-scale siege, the Liao army will inevitably come to help, so we should have prepared to deal with the Liao army earlier." The goal of this battle was Jinyang, and the minister thought that he should avoid letting the Liao army approach Jinyang, so that the besieging men and horses could take Jinyang with all their might! ”

Guo Shao immediately followed the method that he had weighed in Tokyo, and said decisively: "Appoint ......" Everyone immediately paid attention to it as soon as they heard it.

"The front of the palace is inspected by Li Chuyun for the deployment of the northern capital, and is in charge of the affairs of fighting with the reinforcements of the Liao army. Shi Yanchao is the forward, Dong Zunzhi and Luo Yanhuan are the deputy marshals, and Zan Jurun, the provincial envoy, is the supervising army. Guo Shao said clearly, "Everything in the north front camp is subject to Li Chuyun's military order, and those who disobey the order will be severely punished for the crime of disobedience before the army!" ”

Several people immediately clasped their fists and bowed: "The ministers receive the order." ”

Of the people who arrived, only Luo Yanhuan had not yet arrived, he was leading the men of the Guards Division to the north, and it was estimated that he would arrive in three days; But the military government will give him written military orders.

Guo Shao's arrangement has also repeatedly weighed the pros and cons. In the north, it fought with the reinforcements of the Liao army, mostly in the field, and the Liao army was very strong in the field; So it's wise to use Shi Yanchao in the front...... Shi Yanchao is not easy to control, except for the emperor, only Li Chuyun can suppress him, because Li Chuyun's military position is higher than him; Although Shi Yanchao is not easy to get along with, he understands the rules in the army better than anyone else.

Dong Zunzhi is young and has little qualifications, and has the formal training of a military general's family, so he is very obedient to military orders and listens to generals, so he doesn't have to worry; Luo Yanhuan was originally a friend of Li Chuyun, but when Li Chuyun invested in Guo Shao's account, he still relied on Luo Yanhuan's recommendation...... As for the supervising army, almost all of the generals under Guo Shao's command are cronies, and the role of the supervising army is about nothing, and they have no power to dictate. In this way, Guo Shao guaranteed Li Chuyun's military power in the north, and he could really have the final say!

As for whether the distribution of dictatorial power is good or bad in governing the country, Guo Shao is not clear; However, with his experience in leading troops to fight, he has the final say on the battlefield, which is absolutely beneficial to maintaining combat strength, which is the premise of seizing the ever-changing fighter in a complex war situation; Otherwise, let's talk about it first, and when it's done, there will be no fighters...... Now Guo Shao's priority is to win the battle! Everything else can only be considered secondary.

Guo Shao paused, and then said: "The main force of the northern battalion is the right wing of the Longjie Army (Luo Yanhuan), the Crane Horse Army and the Bow and Arrow Straight (Shi Yanchao), and the first, second, and third armies of the Tiger Ben Army, about 35,000 elites. May you all do your best! ”

In the field, it was the Liao army that was difficult to fight, but on the other hand, the military merits of fighting against the Liao army were also the hardest, which was equivalent to resisting foreign humiliation, which was not questioned in any dynasty. Li Chuyun's red face was even redder at this time, he was reused and trusted, although the excitement was tried to be restrained, it was still obvious, Li Chuyun clenched his fists and said categorically: "The last general will live up to His Majesty's trust!" ”

Shi Yanchao, Dong Zunzhi and others said: "I am willing to move forward for Your Majesty." ”

At this moment, Wang Pu asked for a person to enter the big tent. It didn't take long for a civil official to come, and Guo Shao really didn't know him...... After Wang Pu was introduced, he learned that he was a waiter from the Ministry of Works. This is also a big official, but Guo Shao has only heard the name and has not paid attention to this person, because the Great Zhou is still a military priority system, and civil officials are more ignored by the emperor than in the peaceful and prosperous era.

The Ministry of Works' squire presented two maps, which were designed to control the water after inspecting the terrain around Jinyang City. One is a plan for the route and fortifications that will lead to the flooding of the city after entering the summer flood season; The other is recent, and officials believe that the course of the moat of Jinyang City can be reconstructed, and then the river can be drained to facilitate the siege...... Of course, this premise is to besiege the city, and not to allow the Northern Han army to counterattack, so that civil engineering can be carried out blatantly.

As long as the Zhou army can attack the city, it doesn't matter what the method. Jinyang is the target of this battle by unscrupulous means.