It is not far from Lanzhou to Tokyo, and if you travel to the southwest, you will soon be able to reach the capital as long as you pass through a very ordinary post station "Chenqiao Station".

Guo Shao didn't know how Xiao Yanyan felt after learning that her father was stabbed and died, and he didn't know if she would blame Xiao Siwen's death on herself, but there was nothing she could do. As soon as he returned to Beijing, he attended a celebration banquet to celebrate the achievements of the soldiers and officials of the Northern Expedition to Liaoxi.

At the banquet, Guo Shao still left the table halfway. And the comical military drama and singing and dancing continued in the staggered cups, and as soon as the emperor and empress left, Zhu Wenwu became more casual.

The main hall was filled with words of mutual congratulations and compliments, as well as laughter and commotion. Some people took wine glasses to the other table to toast, taking advantage of this lively and happy scene, and it was also an opportunity to get closer to everyone.

However, things gather people in groups, military generals and civil officials can rarely get together, their temperaments and interests are different, it is difficult to talk together, even if they have nothing to say, they are tired and panicked.

Several auxiliary ministers of the cabinet here drank very happily, and Huang Binglian drank and said with a red face: "I heard that the alliance of the Yuanyuan has the signatures of all countries, but the Goryeo envoy refused to sign?" ”

Lu Duosun said: "At that time, I was in Shanzhou. The thing is like this, when the Goryeo army heard that the Great Xu Army was on the Northern Expedition, they joined hands with the Jurchen tribe to attack the belly of the Liao State, perhaps because they were anxious to divide the 'Dongdan Kingdom' with our country, but the Goryeo people did not send an envoy to tell our country, so they could not talk about attacking the Liao State with our coalition army; since there was no alliance between Daxu and Goryeo, we could not call it a betrayal if we negotiated an alliance with the Liao State. ”

Huang Binglian shook his head and said: "The Koreans obviously don't think so, and their envoys are dissatisfied in public, so you can see it. If the official asks about this, how are you going to answer it? ”

At this time, Zuo You said calmly: "The official family has already counted. The Goryeo envoys were indignant, but they would soon send people to the court to repair relations with us; Otherwise, they have a grudge against the Liao State, and then have a rift with Da Xu, how can they have the ability to be enemies of the two major powers at the same time? Don't worry about it. ”

When several people heard this, they kept echoing it and thought it was true.

The only one who was a little distracted and didn't show his knowledge was Zan Jurun. He didn't participate in the Northern Expedition or the Alliance, but when people's eyes were on Liao and Goryeo, Zan Jurun noticed the absence of Jiaozhi County during the League of Songs...... It's not because the mountains are high and the roads are far away, Dali doesn't have to be too far away from Jiaozhi County, and the Duan family also sent people.

Zan Jurun pondered that the official family had long put forward the national policy of attaching importance to sea routes and forming a sphere of influence starting from the Strait of Malacca, but in the past two years, it has been shelved to deal with the Liao State. Now that the North is tentative, maybe the South China Sea will be mentioned...... Jiaozhi County has little contact with the Central Plains, and it is relatively easy to be overlooked, and if it is suddenly asked, it is difficult for unprepared ministers to answer.

In addition, Zan Jurun also noticed something that the imperial court overlooked: during the emperor's illness (poisoning), Si Tianjian Gao Shouzhen made an instrument called "stargazing instrument", which can use tools to make it easier to estimate and locate the height of the stars; Before that, Gao Shouzhen had calculated the position of the ground through his profound knowledge of astronomical phenomena, but the general officials of the Heavenly Supervisor did not have this ability at all, because of the needs of navigation, Gao Shouzhen came up with the method of using instruments.

If Zan Jurun had given his knowledge of Jiaozhi County and the stargazing instrument at the right time, he would definitely have been able to gain additional favor from the emperor.

He's been planning this all the time.

The four auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, the one who was most likely to stand out in the past was Zuo You, because Zuo You was the emperor's friend in distress and had a lot to do with him; But Zuo You is one step behind in Li Chuyun's matter. and Huang Binglian has also known the emperor for a long time and is quite good at law; Lu Duosun went deep into Hexi and made great achievements in forming party members...... If Zan Jurun wants to compare with them, he must make a difference!

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The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra at the celebration banquet seemed to be the end of dealing with the relationship with the Liao State.

Guo Shao walked out of the north of the Jinxiang Palace, took a breath of fresh air, and looked back at the quaint and magnificent buildings, as if looking back on what had happened.

The bitter feud between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Khitan of the Liao State is very deep, and now the founding of the country is strong and strong, but the emperor chooses to negotiate peace with the Liao State when it is strong! Obviously, there are many people who do not support this national policy, and the most extreme reaction is that Guo Shao was still in Lanzhou at that time, and there was a plot to assassinate and kill the envoy of Liao.

But Guo Shao didn't feel that he was wrong!

After the founding of the country, there were still years of war, and the years of melee between the countries were ended by force, and the foreign conquest of the south and the north war, and even to the distant country...... But Guo Shao knew very well in his heart that countless battles in the south and the north, or the benefits obtained were far greater than the pay, such as the battles of destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty, Shu State, and Southern Han Dynasty; Or a quick victory, the victory of the war only increased the prestige of the imperial court.

But if you fall into the attrition of a large grassland country like Liao, I am afraid that people will find that Daxu is not as strong as imagined. At any cost, the two northern expeditions to Youzhou almost emptied the treasury, and Guo Shao was very impressed.

In contrast, it is much less expensive to influence the national policy of controlling the Liao State through other means...... If you try to support people with political views like Yelu Xian, you can buy and control some people like Yang Gon.

However, the war is far from over, and Guo Shao feels that he still has to carry the reputation of "reckless soldiers" for many years.

Guo Shao paced a few steps, subconsciously covered his cheeks, and took a breath of "hiss".

The eunuch Wang Zhong hurriedly asked, "Where is Your Majesty unwell?" ”

Guo Shao said: "Going to the feast one after another, big fish and meat, it is estimated that it is a little hot." ”

Wang Zhong said: "Your Majesty, go in and rest, and the slave maid will go to pass the imperial doctor." ”

Guo Shao's face suddenly changed, and he said, "I might as well go and see Mrs. Lu." ”

Wang Zhong prepared a car and drove Guo Shao to go. As for the courtyard planted with various plants and grasslands, Guo Shao was welcomed into the hall by Lu Niangzi and the Bai family, but he didn't see Xiao Yanyan...... Xiao Yan ** Su also lives here, and Guo Shao is inconvenient to ask more.

"The flowers and plants here are there any cures for toothache?" Guo Shao asked straight when he saw Lu Lan.

Lu Lan said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute. Then he turned and left.

Guo Shao looked from her side, noticed her side breasts, and felt that she was getting more and more plump these days. But I don't know if it's the relationship between myself and the relationship of recuperation, or the natural figure.

Sure enough, he didn't wait long, Lu Lan came out with a glass cup of green leaf water, and stretched out his left hand. Seeing this, Guo Shao stretched out his palm to catch it, and saw that it was some oval fruit. Lu Lan said: "After drinking the tea, if you have time, you can take a pill of these things in your mouth, and the pain should be relieved." ”

Guo Shao likes Lu Lan very much, the room is full of plants and fragrances, and he is not talking about how to fight for power and profit and kill and plunder, at least there is a moment to withdraw.

He took a sip of the glass cup, and suddenly looked thoughtful, and stopped in the air with the cup in his hand, meditating there, and muttering: "This smell is very familiar, it is a kind of flower tree, called ...... What's it called? He reached out again and scratched his head.

Lu Lan covered his mouth and smiled when he saw him: "Lilac." ”

"Lilac!" Guo Shao suddenly said, "It's lilacs, I used to grow them in my hometown, no wonder I'm so familiar." ”

Lu Lan's eyes wandered, and he chuckled: "Your Majesty thinks about military affairs and hundreds of millions of people all day long, how can you still think about these little flowers and grasses?" ”

Guo Shao listened to something else, pointed to Lu Lan and made a gesture to stop talking, and after a while, he smiled bitterly: "If you don't remind me, I can remember it." ”

He pondered for a moment, and then said, "This flower has a flower language. ”

"Flower language?" Lu Lan looked interested, supporting her chin with one hand and resting her elbow on the table.

Guo Shao said: "The meaning of flower language is the meaning of a flower, just like the cuckoo often reminds people of sadness, the crow is unlucky, and the magpie is the good news...... I've planted cloves, so I remember this one. The flower language of lilac is to remember ......"

In the sparse white steam, Guo Shao smelled the unique fragrance in the air and tasted the taste of memory. He seemed to remember the first meeting in Hebei many years ago, the reunion in Wushan. Those vague fragments that were thought to be inconsequential in the blink of an eye have not been forgotten to this day. and the small ordinary lady in front of her, after being displaced in the war, changed a little.

Countless fragments poured into my heart, in addition to the memories about Lu Lan, what poured into my heart in an instant was the Fu family's courtyard...... The former Guo Mansion. Perhaps that courtyard is also related to Lu Lan, who first came to Tokyo and lived there.

Lu Lan's voice pulled the distracted Guo Shao back, "I didn't expect that Your Majesty is also interested in planting flowers." ”

Unexpectedly, Guo Shao shook his head and said: "I have always disliked taking care of plants and trees, and I have no intention of thinking about it, but I am only interested in watching it occasionally." ”

Lu Lan said "oh" and said, "That's also ...... To take care of these things, you must have a peaceful state of mind, and you must endure indifference without desires or desires. ”

Guo Shao said: "That's right. I don't have the realm of tranquility and ambition at all, and I like things with clear goals and immediate results. ”

…… At this time, Xiao Sui in the door was also listening to the sound of talking outside. Her feelings about Guo Shao are very complicated, but she agrees with the sentence that there is no quiet and indifferent realm.

Xiao Sui doesn't like the flowers and plants here in Lu Lan at all, she just wants to ride a horse and run in the vast world, and she just wants to have more exciting days. However, the cruel situation made her gradually realize that she might die in this huge prison!

When the news of Xiao Siwen's death came, Xiao Sui's most was not hatred and sadness, but the panic of losing his big backer...... The two older sisters also became widows. Who cares if she is trapped in the Xu Guo Palace now?

The women of the palace of Xu Guo, if not ten thousand, but also eight thousand. Xiao Xuan thought to himself, he would die of old age like them? In the rich and magnificent palace, people have fine clothes and food, and many people envy the days here, but Xiao Xuan, a little lady who has never been hungry or frozen since she was a child, does not care about food and clothing.

She sat on a stool, her expression glazed over, and she didn't move for a long time.

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(I'm sorry everyone, but I'm breaking off again.) The Ten Kingdoms have entered the final stage, and at the same time they have to think about new books, so the update is not as stable as before, please forgive me. ）