Under the night, the fire in the camp of the Zhou army in Qingniling was bright, and there was light snow in the night sky. Xiang Gong summoned his generals, spread the imperial decree to everyone, and said: "The weather is getting worse and worse, since the court is lenient, I plan to order the troops to withdraw to Guzhen and Fengzhou to rest first, and then use troops when the weather warms." ”

Everyone was happy for a while, as if relieved, the soldiers were indeed very tormented these days. Only Li Gu said with a worried face: "Our army spends money and food, but has no work, and I am afraid that the withdrawal of the army will affect morale." ”

Xiang Gong asked, "What does Gong Li think of the way of attack and defense?" ”

Li Gu muttered: "Attacking requires stronger forces, and often has to pay a greater price. ”

"What Li Gong said is extremely true." Xiang Gong said calmly, "But I also have some opinions...... Why did the Shu army roll in the ice and snow? ”

Li Gu said: "The Great Zhou army wants to attack Shu, and the Shu army is forced to defend the danger. ”

Xiang Gong nodded: "Then why did the Great Zhou soldiers stay in this poor land of mountains and rivers?" ”

Li Gu muttered: "If our army wants to seize the land of Shu, it naturally has to go through a hard battle. ”

"The defense of the Shu army is a matter of life and death." Xiang Gongdao, "And whether or not my Great Zhou army will attack or not, and when to attack is up to me." Today, the atmosphere is bad, and our army will withdraw if it wants to; Can the Shu army defend on its own? ”

Li Gu said: "Having said that, it is really necessary to attack Shu, and you can't give up."

Xiang Gong thought for a moment and said, "It's not that I give up, I just don't think there is a chance at this time...... You need to wait for the right time. His expression became suddenly, "Guo Du of the DPRK understands me, he understands this very well." So Lee Sang-koong rest assured. ”

"I hope so." Li Gu sighed.

Xiang Gong showed a smile: "Guo Du is not only a military general, he is a wise man who can think about things with his heart." ”

Therefore, Xiang Gong decided on the military power deployed in the former battalion, ordered the whole army to retreat to Guzhen, and wrote a detailed on-the-spot report and sent it to Tokyo.

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The snow in Tokyo is falling heavier, and it is already in the middle of the month.

Today is the 10th day of the Mu holiday, and all civil and military officials in Beijing can have a day off every 10th day, the reason is to go home and take a bath. So Guo Shao didn't have to go up straight, but he still got up early in the morning and first went outside to set up barricades and arrow targets on a remote road to practice his hands.

He felt that the winters of this era were colder than in modern times, and the lake was completely frozen. It's a little uncomfortable when you first go out, and anyone can feel how to be more comfortable, of course, it's better to stay in a warm house; However, once you go out for a while, you can slowly get used to it, and you can blend into the cold without comparison.

"Smack!" 100 paces away in the bull's-eye.

Guo Shao exhaled a breath of white vapor and felt that everything was perfect. The philosophy of people in this era is still based on moderation, but Guo Shao can't change his original mentality of pursuing extreme subtlety...... In his thoughts: if you can do one thing better, why should you be modest? So he can shoot the bullseye from a hundred paces away, and Zhou Tong, who taught him archery, can't do it.

His cheeks were frozen and aching, but his good condition made Guo Shao feel very good; From the body to the mind, the vitality is smooth, and maintaining the strength and threat can give him a sense of security.

Some people say you can't step into the same river twice, the world is in motion; Qin Shi Huang pinned the golden man, clinging to the static thinking of Guanzhong and wanting to be immortal, which proved to be a futile idea, relying on deception to find a sense of security. Guo Shao will not be so paralyzed to eliminate the pressure in his heart, and the most reliable thing is to take the initiative to get out of the greenhouse and maintain competitiveness in the cold environment.

He took an arrow again, drew his bow, and listened to the tendon of the cow tendon "Titicaca", and the back of his hand rose as thick as the tendon that had been pulled apart. And the sound of the bowstring is like listening to the truest voice of the self, undisguised, untangled, the purest sound. Each arrow made him hear a different voice from his heart.

Like a hunter's arrow, staring at the target, with a desire for the prey.

"Desire is a man's soul......" Guo Shao read softly, concentrating, "popping" with self-talk like prayer, and hitting the bull's-eye with one arrow.

Before, he didn't have anything, he wanted a lot, he wanted a good life for the people he cared about. Now I have everything, but it's still easy to lose it...... Especially in this era of frequent dynastic changes.

According to historical knowledge, he knew that after the Later Zhou Dynasty, it was a relatively stable Northern Song Dynasty...... People are at ease, and the general trend of the world seems to be moving in the direction of unification. But history has changed, and the general trend is only the general trend, and when it will come and whether there will be twists and turns are made up of specific things. Just as according to historical needs and the general trend, the Northern Song Dynasty should be completely unified, and there was a period of very strong martial arts after the founding of the country; Like the Han and Tang dynasties and the Ming Dynasty (the Xiongnu were also very powerful in the early Han Dynasty). But in fact, one butterfly after another changed the pattern of the founding of the country, who can say?

A sense of security is also a kind of desire. How to grasp the vested interests and even get more is a very difficult problem.

"The plum blossoms are blooming, and the plum blossoms are not afraid of the cold." Guo Shao muttered again, glanced sideways at the red plum blossoms proudly blooming in the wind and snow by the lake, and pulled the bowstring again.

At this time, Zhou Xian's graceful and slightly sad face appeared in front of Guo Shao's eyes...... What he said is also vividly in my ears, and I regard my wife as a plum blossom, proud and worthy of respect.

"Smack!" The arrow was nailed to the target's plank, and it was three minutes into the wood...... But the shot missed. Guo Shao looked at the arrow and was stunned, the tail of the arrow was still trembling in the cold air, like his trembling heart.

Guo Shao readjusted his mentality, but his heart was still a little messy. I simply put my things away and went back to the living room.

The smokeless charcoal in the hall was red, and a burst of warmth came to his face, Guo Shao patted the snowflakes on his sleeves, and walked to the brazier to bake the fire. Not long after, Fu Ermei came out of the bedroom, her face was a little lazy, she came over and patted the snowflakes on Guo Shao's back, and said, "Husband, go out so early, aren't you afraid of the cold?" ”

Guo Shao shook his head. He looked at the beautiful second sister Fu, and was ashamed in his heart, his wife is very good, why should he think about others? At that moment, his tone eased and he said softly: "Chen Jiali's merchant gang came and went to Shu and brought some news one after another. I heard that Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, built a crystal palace for his noble lady Madame Hua Rui on the Mohe Pool, but I can only let the second sister live in such a small courtyard, which is still the place of your Fu family...... Shu is really rich, when will it become ours. ”

Second Sister Fu stretched out her hand to Guo Shao's cheek and said softly: "I want that thing to do, as long as I have a husband in my heart." ”

Guo Shao pondered for a moment and said, "I also have a better place than Meng Chang, and I can try my best to give my second sister a sense of security." ”

"A sense of security?" Second Sister Fu seemed to be thinking about this word.

Guo Shao said kindly: "It is to maintain your strength to protect you, so that you don't have to go through those upheaval and frost suffering." Second Sister Fu smiled when she heard this: "That's enough." I just need someone to read every day, and my heart won't feel empty. ”

"Your hands are so cold." Guo Shao held Fu Ermei's hand, and there was a sense of déjà vu in his heart, out of some thought, he was more gentle with Fu Ermei, and said kindly, "Second sister's hands are very cold, but her heart is very warm. ”

The two chatted for a while, and Guo Shao said: "I just have time for Mu Holiday today, I will go to Chen Jiali's house in a while, and if she stays with me for dinner at noon, she won't come back to eat." ”

"My husband seems to have been in contact with her a lot, and I heard that she is just a businessman...... Or a widow? Second Sister Fu looked at him teasingly.

Guo Shaodao: "The second sister's dowry was purchased by her...... It's kind of a friend. She is a businessman, she is profit-oriented, and she wants to rely on my power, but she is very honest and reliable. She and I will help each other with things that we need from each other. ”

"Friend...... Confidante, right? Second Sister Fu looked at him with a smile.

Guo Shao: "......"

Second Sister Fu saw that he was speechless, so she said: "It's nothing to confidante, don't worry, she can't compare to me." Li Yuan'er is the best lady of the former general of the palace, I don't care about her, what do you care about with your confidant? ”

"I don't have that relationship with her." Guo Shao defended, "I have the opportunity to introduce her to the second sister, I actually don't want to have anything to do with too many women, but I don't know how, just a few, probably you know...... Now as long as I don't carry my second sister on my back, it's not too much? ”

Second Sister Fu thought about it for a while, and said helplessly: "What's the way, my father and brother are all wives and concubines, I can't make you look bad, so I have to let you ......" She put her hand on Guo Shao's chest, "But my husband's experience is in my heart, don't snub me too much, you have to keep thinking about me like this now...... Who called me your wife? ”

Guo Shao asked the second sister to clean up, and then asked someone to prepare the carriage and horses.

When he went out, Fu Ermei went into the bedroom and took out a letter, which was sent by Fu Jinzhan . The sisters don't say anything serious, it's all trivial...... In the letter, Fu Jinzhan taught her how to control the people in the palace and so on.

Sure enough, the eldest sister had a thought, and the second sister Fu did something according to it, and it really worked, and the whole house was cleaned up by her and did not dare to easily challenge her authority.

The eldest sister answered some questions from the second sister Fu and persuaded her: The more powerful and capable a man is, the more things he wants, and those who have achieved great things in history are extremely greedy. The second sister is the married wife of Ming Media, her identity is very stable, and she can't be too childish; What needs to be done is to compete for favor and protect status, not to restrict the big husband......

Second Sister Fu saw it half-clearly, and felt that it was still very difficult to be a wife, it turned out that there were so many reasons to pay attention to.

She believes in the words of the eldest sister very much, not only out of trust, but also admires the eldest sister a little in her heart, after marrying someone once, she can be the queen and the queen mother, she is cautious, no one can bully her; Second Sister Fu felt that listening to the words of the eldest sister would not suffer.

She hid the letter and pondered it for a moment. Guo Shao won't look at her privacy, so he doesn't have to worry about being discovered by him, maybe he won't look at it secretly if he finds out, and if he's curious, he'll only ask in person...... The second sister gradually got to know him a little bit.