Chen Jiali was silent for a while, her beautiful face showed a slight embarrassment, and she spoke: "Although I was born in the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Chen family has lived in Yangzhou for generations, and now Huainan belongs to the Zhou Dynasty, and we are from the Zhou Dynasty...... Isn't it a betrayal of the Southern Tang Dynasty now? What's more, no matter which country it is, it was originally the same clan and ancestor, but it was only after the Tang Dynasty that the mountains and rivers were divided. The Chen family is just a businessman, not a clan and official of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so they can't be loyal to the Southern Tang royal family......"

Guo Shao nodded solemnly after hearing this, and said matter-of-factly: "Mrs. Chen's words are reasonable and understand the righteousness. ”

Chen Jiali breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was okay not to explain just now. defended so many words, but it seemed that he was a person who cared too much about face vanity, and it was a bit hypocritical.

However, looking at Guo Shaoshen's opinion, Chen Jiali and him get along very easily. She paid attention to Guo Shao's expression and said softly, "General Guo didn't think I was hypocritical? ”

She asked this because she occasionally heard others say bad things about her behind her back, and the people of the Shen family said even more ugly behind her back, what to do ** and set up an archway, which made her very sad.

When Guo Shao speaks in a low voice, he has a nice magnetism: "It's really a bit hypocritical." ”

Chen Jiali was slightly stunned in her heart, although more than one person said bad things about her, but it was still a little uncomfortable to be said to her face or Guo Shao to say it.

At this time, Guo Shao said thoughtfully: "But there is nothing wrong with being hypocritical." People who are too rational, old-fashioned and too practical feel very boring to get along with, as if they are just waiting for death for decades, and there is no fun; Too much attention to the surface, too much, and playthings will be demoralized, outrageous to make people feel unreliable. Mrs. Chen gave me just the right feeling, adding one point is too much, subtracting one point is disadvantageous, and after having the basic sincerity of being a person, she is full of fun with life...... The love for life is aroused by you, as if every grass and tree around you, and every move of people is interesting, full of mood and poetry. ”

Chen Jiali was overjoyed when she heard this, and her voice became more and more gentle: "What kind of style, even people like General Guo are not serious...... Is it really as good as you say? ”

Guo Shao flicked his sleeves and pointed to the furnishings in the hall, glanced at Chen Jiali's clothes again, and said, "I'm just telling the truth, because you are a very good person, I just noticed how good Mrs. Chen is." The objects and people here all show the meticulous and interesting intentions of the owner. ”

Chen Jiali's cheeks were hot, and she was in a very good mood, she boldly looked at Guo Shao's appearance, and felt that he was very pleasing to the eye. The back of his hand is particularly exciting, with large palms, long but not thin fingers, and tendons on the back of his hand bulging, giving people a feeling of strength and strength. A certain thick and long image made Chen Jiali feel itchy and uncomfortable when she imagined it.

"Those Confucian scholars make people feel that the whole person is soft, and I also think that General Guo looks good with such a masculine and mighty appearance." Chen Jiali said in a very low voice, "General Guo is sometimes bad, always hinting at seducing women, but he is not a bad person. As you say, just right. ”

At this moment, a figure appeared at the door, Chen Jiali's face was flushed, she suppressed her gentle smile, and sat indifferently.

Aunt Sun walked over silently, handed over a red post, and said, "According to Mrs. Will, I took it." ”

Chen Jiali picked up the gift list, waved her sleeves lightly, and handed it to Guo Shao with both hands.

Guo Shao also looked at it seriously: "The amount doesn't exceed the previous dowry?" ”

Chen Jiali said: "It's slightly inferior, but it's not much." Isn't General Guo for the Li family's lady? The concubine thought that the etiquette should be thicker. ”

She looked at Guo Shao with interest, sometimes he still looked a little wooden, and he didn't give people the impression of frivolity at all, but she couldn't tell why she always felt that his dull and serious appearance was still very cute. And his bronzed skin is a little rough, but he is always clean and tidy, and he doesn't look like a gentleman at all, but he can inexplicably make people feel close.

Chen Jiali said softly: "Li Chuyun is now a person in a high position in the forbidden army, General Guo will not be in trouble if he takes his daughter as a concubine?" ”

Guo Shao smiled: "I won't be in trouble if I don't accept it...... But you have a point, the world will gossip about it, right? ”

"Absolutely." Chen Jiali looked at his face with a smile, "But I usually don't say it on the surface, after all, Mrs. Li is the little lady of their family." Others will speak ill of them behind their backs. ”

Guo Shao groaned: "Mrs. Chen thinks that what will the world say? ”

Chen Jiali said: "It will be said that Li Chuyun will do whatever it takes for the sake of high-ranking officials, and even gives away his daughter." Presumably, the meeting said that he relied on nepotism to ascend to power. ”

Guo Shao said: "Our own brothers know the ins and outs of this matter, and those in the know won't say that...... But Mrs. Chen's reminder makes sense. He accepted the gift slip, and immediately got up and said, "Thank you Mrs. Chen for this matter, it's inconvenient to bother too much, so I'm going to leave." ”

Chen Jiali also stood up, slightly reluctant in her heart, she was not short of food or clothing, she also had her own things to worry about, and she was not too idle, but she always felt that there were shortcomings. But she couldn't keep Guo Shao, and finally couldn't help but mention in a casual tone: "If General Guo has free time, you can go to the cold house to sit down, and I want people to appreciate the new song I composed." ”

"It's an honor." Guo Shao's eyes were bright and sincere. He thought for a while and said, "Mrs. Chen should have a lot of shops and sales outlets in Shu and Southern Tang Kingdom, and I would like to send some people to help you at that time." ”

Chen Jiali easily agreed.

……

Guo Shao is not idle for a while. The central court agreed on major events, and the Privy Council revised it twice and decided on the deployment plan for attacking Shu. In a short period of time, it is a bit powerless to use troops against Shu in an all-round way, and the preparation is insufficient. The Zhou Dynasty decided to take Hanzhong first.

Prime Minister Wang Pu continued to recommend Xiang Gong (Xiang Xun) to attack Shu, and Xiang Gong performed very well in taking the land of Qin Feng three years ago. The Empress Dowager, the Second Privy Envoy, and Guo Shao all agreed with Wang Pu's recommendation, and agreed to deploy the envoys and the front camp to Xianggong as the envoy of Shannan West Road, and to control the soldiers of the three cities of Heyang in the town, Wang Jing in the northwest and his eldest son Wang Tingyi, and the soldiers in Zhejia Town in the northwest, and other tens of thousands of people, from the land of Qin Feng to attack Hanzhong. He also took the prime minister Li Gu as the former battalion supervisor and sentenced the Xingyuan government affairs (Hanzhong).

However, the signs of the use of force are not obvious at present, and the news is still limited to a few ministers in the center. After waiting for another half a month, when the large-scale deployment of troops in the northwest and other places cannot be concealed, the imperial court will openly accuse Shu and find some excuses for being famous...... Even at that time, maybe Shu didn't necessarily pay attention to it, because the Zhou Dynasty threatened Shu by force and said that it was not going to fight them once or twice; It is possible that Shu will still think it is a threat and intimidation in the early stage.

The courtiers agreed to do this in order to reduce the preparation time of the Shu army.

Guo Shao went home and took out a map drawn during the attack on Shu from the cabinet, including the detailed route and terrain of Qingniling and other places; wrote another letter to Xiang Gong, telling him that there is a small road next to Qingniling called Baishui Road, and you can detour behind Qingniling.

Guo Shao walked through it once back then, and the Shu army suffered a loss, and maybe he would guard against that path, but did the Shu generals stationed three years later know? In short, it doesn't hurt to tell Xiang Gong, Guo Shao can only help him like this.

The target of this battle was only Hanzhong. The Zhou army had Qin Fengcheng as the base camp for marching, which was not far from Hanzhong; Plus the Shu army may be ill-prepared. Guo Shao pondered that Xiang Gong was still very capable of military affairs, and he should be able to accomplish this.

He walked to the front yard and called Lu Chengyong, the deputy general of his own army, and ordered him to send two people to Heyang to deliver the letter.

At this moment, Zuo You also walked in, he was wearing a red round-necked official uniform, and he didn't even need to report when he entered the gate of Guo's mansion, just like entering his own house. Guo Shao looked at his dress, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it, so he remembered that he had just made up a good position: Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. Now he is a fourth-grade official who eats imperial grain. I asked before, Zuo Youna's official position is mainly responsible for the sacrifices of the imperial court...... It is a good place to have an identity and be idle.

"Meet my lord." Zuo You, who was wearing a black veil, spread his sleeves at the foot of the steps, and made a casual gesture.

Guo Shao only said: "Come in and talk about it." ”

The two entered the hall before and after, and Guo Shao looked at Zuo You with a smile on his face. Zuo You's face was surprised, he reached out and helped his black gauze hat, glanced at Guo Shao, and then looked down at himself.

"What does it feel like to be an official?" Guo Shao smiled casually.

Zuo You said seriously: "Hmph, wearing this robe, the neighbors are impressed, and there is a feeling of returning home." Relatives and friends are also so flattering, and the world is simply unbearable. ”

Guo Shao laughed, and Zuo You sighed with an indifferent look.

After laughing, Guo Shao took out a gift slip from his arms and handed it over: "You help me be a matchmaker and salute Li Chuyun's family." ”

Zuo You took it and took a look, and said: "This thing is easy, the lord takes a concubine, he can't be too polite and pompous, just send things over, and pick a good day to bring Mrs. Li back." ”

After Guo Shao heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he muttered for a moment and said, "In this way, you go to see Li Chuyun first, and don't mention the matter of the salute for the time being." Ask him carefully if he is willing. And then we do it. ”

Zuo You nodded thoughtfully and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I understand what to do." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Zuo You casually mentioned: "Zhou Duan of Xuzhou...... It seems that he often sends people to Tokyo, and he is in constant contact with his lord? ”

Guo Shao said: "No, I haven't seen his words for a long time." ”

"No wonder ......," Zuo You frowned, "I heard that Zhou Duan and the sixth prince of the Southern Tang Kingdom (Li Yu) had a close relationship, and it seems that this is indeed the case." ”

Guo Shao glanced at Zuo You quietly: "That Zhou Duan was originally a member of the Zhou family, and it is normal for people to associate with Emperor Zhou E of the Zhou family, so there is no need to care." I can't ask Zhou Duan to surrender to my account, and let his six relatives deny him. We can't treat our subordinates too tightly, making people feel insecure. ”

"The Lord is right." Zuo Yu bowed.