Guo Shao likes to watch the scene of people and horses in armor marching in procession, and also likes to listen to the sound of coordinated footsteps and metal grinding, like a symphony.

Downstairs in Jinzhou City, columns of heavy infantry entered the city one after another, and the footsteps of "click" seemed to be full of rhythmic heavy bass. At first glance, the slow movement of the cavalry platoon seems to be a brisk leap and a dance, but if you look closely at them with their four hooves and do not jump, the posture of the horses is graceful and powerful.

Columns of infantry, teams of cavalry, the same scene was repeated under the city tower, but Guo Shao stood above and watched for a long time.

He turned his head to Wei Renpu next to him and said, "Does Deputy Envoy Wei think this scene is boring?" ”

Wei Renpu bent down slightly and said indifferently: "It's very interesting to look at it." ”

Guo Shao pondered for a while and said: "People always want to have omnipotent power, but unfortunately no matter how strong a person is, his ability is limited, if thousands of people can do one thing together, the power cannot be underestimated." So whenever I see this kind of scene, I'm always a little excited. ”

Wei Renpu thought about it seriously, and after a pause, he echoed matter-of-factly: "Your Majesty is aware of everything. ”

Guo Shao raised his head, his gaze crossed the row of Xu Jun flags fluttering high, and looked at the green fields that could not be seen, the Xiaoling River meandered on the vast land, and he could not see any farther. Not only is one's strength and running speed limited, but even his vision is very limited.

Gao Huaide lived up to his hopes and captured this important town built by the Han people of the Tang Dynasty in half a month, but Guo Shao was not very excited, but felt that his heart was still hanging and did not land.

Jinzhou is flat on all sides, facing the sea in the east, with rich water systems and fertile land; The city is the center of the region. If it is generally captured by the imperial court, it will be a remarkable achievement. But Guo Shao mobilized so many men and horses to conquer the Northeast in person, not for a city.

He was waiting for news from Liao.

This feeling reminded him of the scene when he first came to prominence: killing Zhang Yuanhui with an arrow. At that time, the timing and angle were very good, and Guo Shao was also very sure of the archery skills he had practiced for a long time, but before the moment of releasing the arrow, he was very nervous and worried. Because there are some things that no one can be 100% sure of, when Guo Shao was in Lingzhou, he killed the party members and did not hide Brother Yu, which was a mistake.

It's like a young lady who hooked up with her very heart, obviously she has already started, but she is always cautious, for fear of frightening her and flying away......

People and horses were active all day long inside and outside Jinzhou City, garrison deployment, placement and screening of prisoners, and pacification of the people, all things were cumbersome, but Guo Shao ignored it. When he repeatedly pondered and designed the former camp military mansion in the past, he had already paid today's hard work in advance.

Until the evening, the ministers and generals of the army gathered together for dinner at the temporary requisition, and the meal was the same as that of all the soldiers, even Guo Shao.

Baking hot wheat cakes is very dry and tooth-consuming. There are vegetable leaves in the soup, and dried sea fish is put in it...... Sometimes it's bacon. This makes the soup very convenient, and even the salt is saved, because the dried fish and bacon are very salty.

Guo Shao had nothing to do and talked to everyone about some anecdotes.

At this time, Gao Huaide smiled and said: "Shi Guogong, the last general heard that once in Hedong, the rebels had no military discipline, robbed the people, and kidnapped the little lady, and was seen by Shi Guogong. Shi Guogong corrected the chaos on the spot, and then cut down those little ladies. After hearing this story, the last general never understood, why did Shi Guogong kill the innocent people as well? ”

The chatter and laughter in the room immediately became quieter, and the atmosphere became a little subtle, and everyone paid attention to Shi Yanchao's reaction.

Guo Shao sat in the top position and didn't say anything, still chewing wheat cakes "let's chirp". The wheat cake eaten in the army is very coarse, and it must be chewed more, otherwise it will be difficult to swallow, and after chewing more, you can taste the unique faint sweetness of the grain.

Guo Shao estimated that Shi Yanchao killed the queen of Qi of Liao, and he must have something to do with Gao Huaide, mocking or showing off. And after Gao Huaide captured Jinzhou, he had enough confidence to speak, and he was paying tribute in public. Anyway, there has never been a lack of small friction between these generals and civil officials, especially Shi Yanchao, Guo Shao is not surprised.

Shi Yanchao "snapped" and threw the round wheat cake that had bitten a gap in his hand into the soup in the iron cup, and the vegetable soup splashed on the ground, he squinted his eyes and said without changing his face: "Kill it together, feel comfortable and save trouble." ”

Gao Huaide gave a thumbs up and sneered: "Admire, admire." ”

Shi Yanchao said again: "Those soldiers walked thousands of miles, carried their heads to fight, burned, killed and looted, of course, they deserved to die, but Lao Tzu couldn't ask a group of women to gloat over when they died!" ”

At this moment, the eunuch Yang Shiliang walked into the lobby, bowed straight to Guo Shao from the side, bowed his head and whispered in Guo Shao's ear: "The Liao State has sent a secret envoy to Jinzhou, just arrived." ”

Guo Shao let out a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then opened his mouth to everyone: "The Liao Kingdom is asking for peace. ”

Shi Yanchao had forgotten all about the quarrel just now, and immediately shouted: "Let the lord of the Liao Kingdom call the minister and call him father, and the official family will agree to ask them for peace." ”

Wei Renpu glared at Shi Yanchao angrily and said, "Then it's a fart!" ”

The civil official Lu Duoxun said solemnly: "Before the expedition, everyone discussed politics in front of the officials, and this expedition was to force peace. Otherwise, in the thousands of miles of grassland and the vast cold land of the northeast, there is nothing to be done. ”

Guo Shao patted his thigh and said: "First Liang Na secret envoy for two days, tomorrow morning I will transfer the ranger out of Jinzhou and wander in the direction of Liaoyang a few times." ”

Lu Duosun clenched his fists and said: "Will the Liao people think that our dynasty has no sincerity in peace talks?" ”

Guo Shao changed his silent performance, and suddenly smiled: "You have to calm down." Whether the Liao people are fighting or making peace, it is not because our attitude is not polite. If they think that they can continue to compete with Daxu for profit, it is to send the princess money to beg, and it will not have a real effect. ”

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The tent of the king of Da Liao is still stationed in the western plain of the Great Black Mountain, and many horses are gnawing grass, but it is not fat, and the grass seeds in autumn are fat. Spring thunder rumbled deep in the mountains, and the whole land was shrouded in a lingering haze. However, the most unhappy person in the king's tent camp should be Xiao Siwen.

Not long ago, he said to his confidant Xiao Abudi: "The ewe is desperately grazing, swaying the bulging goat's milk in her belly to show her master its usefulness." ”

The most shameless thing in the power field is to look flattering in front of his former subordinates!

Thinking about the fall of Youzhou back then (Xiao Siwen never felt that it was his responsibility, there was no hope for reinforcements from the Great Liao Imperial Court, who could hold the lonely city under the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops), Xiao Siwen fought back and knocked the black pot on the head of the great Liao Emperor Yelu Jing! Yelu and others respected, admired, and was humble to him.

And now, Xiao Siwen has been reduced to the point of trying to design a way to curry favor with Yelu obliquely. Xiao Siwen has been holding back shame and unwillingness in his heart, but more helplessly.

The situation of peace with Xu Guo could not be controlled, and Xiao Siwen gradually lost power. He often woke up from his dreams, and he couldn't remember any nightmares, but then he remembered the people he had offended over the years, who had a grudge, who were dissatisfied with him, so many that he could not count.

Xiao Siwen got up from the collapse again, and when his breath was a little calmer, he walked to a pair of bronze mirrors with him, looked at his face inside, and tilted his head to look at the silhouette of the side. He straightened his neck and looked in the mirror to make a calm and upright posture, only to feel that his facial features were upright and his appearance was very good. He gradually found self-confidence.

There are ups and downs in the world, and Siu Siwen believes that he can get through this difficulty. In the future, he will still be a Khitan nobleman with a stable demeanor, loyalty to the country, and noble status.

Xiao Siwen gently smoothed his sideburns with his palms, picked up his hat and put it on, turned around and walked out of the tent.

Riding a horse unhindered into the king's tent, many Liao ministers had already arrived, and the Great Khan Yeluxian also sat on the tiger skin chair that belonged to him. Xiao Siwen stepped forward and bowed with his hands on his chest, and then found his place in the front place.

The people around were talking. The king of the second chamber, who was standing next to him, said to Xiao Siwen: "The king's secret envoy has returned, and the conditions for the emperor of the state of Xu to negotiate peace are, first, the place of peace should be within the territory of the country, and second, the great Liao should send someone with status as an envoy to formulate the privy envoy of the northern court or the king of the northern court. ”

Xiao Siwen was taken aback when he heard this, and asked in a deep voice, "When is the news?" ”

The king of the second room said: "Just now." ”

Xiao Siwen's eyebrows were about to wrinkle together, and he was weak enough to go to the enemy's territory to negotiate peace, who wants to go? Yelu Xianzhen is now the most powerful person in Da Liao, and he is definitely not willing to go...... Then only Xiao Siwen wen!

Xiao Siwen's heart suddenly fell into the ice valley again, and he hurriedly asked the king of room B: "What else did the secret envoy say?" "He wants to get as much information as he can get in order to think about it.

The king of the second room said: "After the Xu army occupied Jinzhou, he immediately sent rangers to Liaoyang to attack and spy on the military situation, and he was not very concerned about the peace, and the secret envoy did not see the important people of the Xu State until two days later. ”

Xiao Siwen immediately said loudly: "Great Khan, Xu Guoren is not sincere about peace, how can peace be negotiated in such a situation?" ”

Yelu slanted and said quietly: "It's not that Xu Guo doesn't want to make a truce, how much benefit can the southerners get if they fight?" However, Xu Guo should form an alliance with Goryeo to attack the Great Liao, and if he wants to make peace with the Great Liao, the matter will be more complicated; And what Xu Guoren wanted was for the Da Liao cavalry to stop harassing the border in the future, and they didn't trust Da Liao very much. Even so, looking at the current situation, there is still a great chance of negotiating peace. ”

Xiao Siwen immediately asked: "If you agree to the conditions of the Xu Guoren, who will negotiate peace?" ”

Yelu stared at Xiao Siwen obliquely, with a self-explanatory expression.

Xiao Siwen almost cried: "Emperor Xu hates me to the core, if I send it to the door, can I come back alive?" ”

Yelu slanted and persuaded with good words: "This discussion is not a trivial matter, and the world knows it. If Blacksmith Guo takes the opportunity to take revenge, wouldn't he be stingy and lose his trust in the world? Xiao Gong doesn't have to worry too much, and he has no worries about his life. ”