The hut next to the dining room was dimly lit, there was not even a window, and there were tables and benches inside, and there were many ceramic utensils on the cabinets. Fu Jinzhan dragged her clothes down and tidied them up a little, she quickly pulled a strand of messy green silk that fell on her cheek behind her ear, looked back at Guo Shao, her cheeks flushed, and she exhaled and said, "You go out quickly, I'll be there later." ”

She said, glancing through the crack in the door to see what was going on in the dining room.

Guo Shao asked, "The second sister hasn't come back yet?" ”

Fu Jinzhan whispered: "She is not feeling well, she usually asks the palace maid to send some hot water to wash her body, and she will also change her clothes, so she has to delay for a while." Her face was strange, "I was too impulsive just now, I really shouldn't be like this, we ......"

Guo Shao was speechless, opened the latch, and slipped out of the door with nervousness and a little trepidation. At this moment, there is a feeling of being a thief...... He's never been a thief, but imagine that's what it feels like, always worried about being caught.

…… By the time Fu Ermei returned, Guo Shao and Fu Jinzhan were already sitting on the stools in the dining room as if nothing had happened, talking without any signs. Second Sister Fu's gaze swept over the faces of the two, as if there was something wrong with her intuition. Guo Shao paid attention to her gaze from the afterglow, and felt that he and Fu Jinzhan didn't seem to show any signs now.

"Last month, the imperial court sent someone to Nanping to meet Gao Baorong, the king of Nanping (the name of Zhou Chaofeng). The envoys of the court persuaded him to accept the land and surrender, but he seemed reluctant. Fu Jinzhan said quietly.

During the festive season, she didn't plan to talk about business, but she brought it up. Guo Shao felt that Fu Jinzhan was deliberately covering up what had just happened, and when he looked at her expression, he only felt dignified and calm. Not only did she rise as if nothing had happened, but she also looked like she couldn't be blasphemed...... If it weren't for Guo Shao's kiss to Fang Ze just now, he would almost be bluffed now. At the moment, I have to admire the performance of Marigold.

Fu Jinzhan continued to say softly: "In places like Nanping Kingdom and Wuyue Kingdom, the land is narrow and there are few people, and they have always used the policy of 'serving the great', and which country is strong will serve which country. If you want to wait for the unification of the Central Plains, with great merit and obedience, you will surrender to seek wealth and wealth. But they are still uncertain about the general trend, so that Nanping is in a hurry to donate land, and Gao Baorong is reluctant. ”

Guo Shao also said seriously: "What the Queen Mother said is extremely true. However, the minister thought that Wu Yueguo's national policy was more coherent, and the system formed by the monarch and ministers was more formal; The Great Zhou should face up to diplomacy with Wu Yueguo. Nanping has no long-term stable national policy, and it is not even a country, it is just a force...... As far as the ministers know, since the Nanping Kingdom seized the localities, it has relied on the main transportation routes, often plundered the property of envoys of various countries, and called all the lords of the country, and curry favor everywhere in the cracks, which is not too deferential. ”

Fu Jinzhan thought thoughtfully: "As soon as you remind me, I think of the Battle of Huainan." Wu Yueguo did send troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, but Nanping Guo did not move his troops for a long time, and lied about the military situation many times, but in fact, he only pretended to send troops and had no actual achievements. ”

Guo Shao said: "Exactly, although Gao Baorong is not the king of Nanping, in fact, his mind is not very flexible...... Guo Shao pointed to the door of his brain, originally wanted to say that he was brainbroken, but in the end he said it more politely, "All the big and small things are handed over to his brother Gao Baoqiao to make decisions, and Gao Baoxuan doesn't seem to be a very clever person." The minister thought that by attacking Shu from the east road this time, he could include Nanping into the territory by the way. ”

Fu Jinzhan muttered: "It is indeed a good thing if you can get that place, Jingnan controls the east road of Shu Kingdom, and it is in the upper reaches of the Southern Tang Kingdom, which is really a place to rush." ”

Guo Shao said with a smile: "The soldiers are not tired of deceit, since Nanping is a vassal to the Great Zhou, the Queen Mother can issue an order to attack Shu by the way, and once the army arrives, he can't help whether he is willing or not." In the next year, according to Wang Pu Jinxian's strategy, he attacked Shu from Hanzhong and the Yangtze River, and took Shu in one fell swoop...... The Ministry of Internal Affairs has allocated a lot of extra money and food for me to forge armor for a while, and when I take the rich Shu Kingdom, the minister will get more money for the Queen Mother. ”

Second Sister Fu listened to them talk about state affairs, her face was a little confused, she didn't know much about these things, and when she heard this, she asked, "How long will it take for my husband to go on the expedition next year?" ”

Guo Shao said kindly: "It must not exceed three months, no need to calculate, I also know that the imperial treasury does not have the strength to support tens of thousands of elites for a long time, and it must be resolved quickly, otherwise it will mean that the attack will fail." ”

Fu Jinzhan asked, "How many men does General Guo need?" ”

Guo Shaodao: "Xiang Gong has 20,000 town soldiers in Fengzhou and Guzhen, and the guards are transferred to the army, and Xiang Gong's troops have reached 40,000; Attack the northern road. I need 20,000 steps to ride along the Yangtze River to fight Dongchuan. ”

"General Guo only needs 20,000 people?" Fu Marigold Road.

Guo Shao said: "Too many people will increase the logistical burden, and the road over there is very difficult. I need 20,000 elites, and the most elite and combat-effective part of the men and horses are still used in the Tiger Army and the elite soldiers of the Crane Control Army. ”

…… War is risky, no matter which side it is on. The danger of the Zhou army did not come from the Shu state, and it was impossible for the Shu army to counterattack the Zhou dynasty; Rather, it comes from the country. The contradictions caused by the weak force and the massive consumption of the national treasury and people's resources after a long war will cause Guo Shao to suffer unpredictable backlash.

Naturally, he was fully mentally prepared for these problems before he moved the troops.

Guo Shao and his second sister stayed in the palace for a long time and went home the same day......

Then he was preparing for the New Year, and he was a little busy for a while, so he didn't care about anything else...... As soon as Chinese New Year's Eve passes, it is a daily visit. Hebei Fu's house is too far away to go, just write a letter and bring some gifts; Guo Shao first and Li Yuan'er went to Li's house, and then a few brothers and colleagues in front of the palace.

There are more people he has friends with next, and he can't go in person, as long as he sends someone to send gifts and congratulatory messages, he really can't go. Because as soon as you come to the door, you can't just sit and leave, at least the host's family will prepare a table of wine and food...... I can only see one person a day, and I go in the morning; There are many taboos in the world, and good things and happy days have to be met in the morning, and funerals are only in the afternoon.

His sister-in-law, Mrs. Gao's house, he personally went to it; The Dong family not only has a righteous sister, Dong Zunzhi is also Guo Shao's right-hand man, and Gao Huaide, the general of the Guards Division, is Mrs. Gao's younger brother.

Guo Shao gave Dong Zunzhi four sets of plate armor as a gift. Compared with the good horse in the Western Regions that Dong Zunzhi gave last time, it is obvious that the cost of Guo Shao's gift is relatively low, and that is what it means.

After surviving, Guo Shao felt annoyed and tired. It's nice to attend a banquet once in a while, but it's inevitable that it's unpleasant to be like this every day...... The whole person is impetuous, and his appetite has also decreased, because every day the feast is full of big fish and meat, and he drinks a lot of wine.

But there is no way, the people of this world live like this, and the society has changed after a thousand years, and it is not much the same. As the saying goes, relatives and friends have to move around too. If you don't go through this kind of formality and contact your relationship from time to time, your relationship will fade after a long time (if you contact suddenly, others will immediately beware of you asking to borrow money).

Fortunately, there is no need to go straight, Guo Shao usually comes back early in the afternoon, and he prefers to be with his wife and concubine. Yulian will make dumplings and make all kinds of glutinous rice snacks by herself, and Guo Shao and Fu Ermei will help at this time; They were also enthusiastic about the new clothes.

…… In the spring of the fifth year of Xiande (958 AD), it came unconsciously in the midst of busyness.

There was snow everywhere, but the red lanterns in the city and the mess left by the festive feasts made the spring atmosphere come early. Inside and outside the capital, there seems to be no difference from the usual years, the emperor has changed, but it has little to do with the people.

The streets are bustling, but they still can't hide the various problems that Zhou Chao is increasingly exposing day by day...... Too little population, too little territory, too many troops. In those cold corners, at the foot of the City God's Temple and the city wall, there are still some hungry and cold people who can't even eat enough for the New Year, taking advantage of the festival to come out to get some rice and begging porridge...... Usually in this kind of good day, the Kaifeng Mansion will lead the order to open a warehouse to help the poorest people, known as "rejoicing with the people", but the power is very limited; There are also large households in Zhumen who will set up porridge sheds to give alms, which is called accumulating good deeds.

Yulian knew very well about the things in the market, and in the first month, she also hired people to set up a porridge shed at the gate of the outer city to do good. But Guo Shao didn't care about that kind of thing...... Compared to what he can do with the power he has, setting up a porridge shack for a few people to eat a full meal is simply negligible. He felt that there was a simplest and most direct way now, because there was no war for a long time, Shu was too peaceful and stable for decades, densely populated and very rich; It is possible to "persuade" them that they have equal interests, since they are all people of the same race, they share blessings and hardships, and it is not good for them to have too big a disparity between the rich and the poor.

The people of Shu should also be willing to contribute to the northern defense line, but the Meng Chang regime failed to divide the mountains and rivers.

After the 16th day of the first lunar month, the yamen opened the seal to resume government affairs. In the side hall of Jinxiang Palace, a group of core ministers officially began to discuss how to persuade Shu with reason.

The tall Wei Renpu was reasoning with a map: "Order Gao Huaide to lead 20,000 people from Zhang Guanghan's left wing of the guard Si Longjie's army, to leave Beijing in early February, transfer to Fengzhou, and cooperate with the front battalion to deploy Xiang Gong to fight on the north road, and must take Hanzhong, and from here, enter Jianmen Pass."

It is planned to check General Guo in front of the palace as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses and the East Route Army, and lead 20,000 elite soldiers in front of the palace, and in early March, he will pass through Jingnan and march west along the Yangtze River...... The guards and infantry commanders commanded Luo Yanhuan to mobilize the left wing of the Hujie army to camp south in mid-March; Obey the order to reinforce the east road. "Zhang Lingduo's department in the right wing of the Long Jie Army was transferred to the three cities of Heyang to be stationed ......"

Near noon, Guo Shao stepped forward and asked Wei Renpu: "Why didn't the Wang privy envoy come?" ”

Wei Renpu said: "General Guo still doesn't know? The king sent a letter to complain about his illness, and now he is recuperating at home. ”

Guo Shao hurriedly asked: "When did it happen, what kind of illness did Wang Shumi make?" Wei Renpu said: "It's been almost ten days, probably because I first contracted the wind cold, and then I didn't get cured." ”

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(Merry Christmas to all.) I've had a bit of a personal matter in the past two days.,I can only update one chapter a day.,The day after tomorrow can resume two changes.,I'm sorry.。 ）