At the beginning of April, Tokyo received two pieces of music in a row, sent from Lingzhou and Pingxia Province respectively, and a batch of war horses sent from Hexi were plundered! The person who did this was the party Xiang Ye Zhi Zhi Clan.

On the council hall, Wang Pubai said: "After the battle of Pingxia, the party departments did not dare to openly plunder the imperial court war horses. ”

The ministers seconded the proposal.

"The Nogi clan has done this more than once." Guo Shao opened his mouth, and everyone gradually stopped talking, and the hall was a little quiet. Guo Shao spoke as in the past, speaking faster and more clearly, "At the beginning, I intercepted and killed the envoys of our court, and in order to stabilize the situation in the northwest border, I had to compromise and only symbolically punish one of them with the death penalty. Now, it seems that peace can only be built with a sufficient amount of blood. ”

As soon as the words fell, Shi Yanchao couldn't wait to stand up and hug his fists and said: "The last general, please be the forward of the Western Expedition, if you lose Your Majesty, come and see you!" ”

Guo Shao listened, didn't look at Shi Yanchao, and swept his eyes from Li Chuyun. Because he knows very well that if he wants to use Shi Yanchao, he can only let Li Chuyun come out...... Just as you want to use Lin Renzhao of the former Southern Tang Kingdom, you can only let Liu Renzhan come out, otherwise you will be ripped off.

But he was not in a hurry, and raised the sleeves of his robe and waved to signal Shi Yanchao. Shi Yanchao stomped his feet and expressed his dissatisfaction in public, but he still sat down obediently.

At this time, the privy deputy Wei Renpu stood up, and the two eunuchs carried the map hanging on the wooden shelf to the top. Wei Renpu saluted, turned to face more than 20 civil and military officers, and said: "The situation is in front of the princes, and the national policy of expanding the territory cannot be stopped. ”

Everyone looked sideways, Guo Shao also owed, moved his direction, and looked at Wei Renpu below.

Wei Renpu pointed to the map, "Dealing with the chaos in the northwest is related to the overall situation of the imperial court; According to the national policy approved by the emperor, there have been three aggressive directions in recent years, and the northwest has borne the brunt.

The military strength of the imperial court was first focused on the northwest; At the same time, a fortress was built in the western Liaoning corridor; To the south, the Great Food merchant ship was about to return to the sea, and under the pretext of being escorted by the Jiaolong Army, the warship sailed with the Great Food merchant ship and gradually discovered the sea route to 'Malacca'. ”

Wei Renpu looked back and said, "The northwest is vast and sparsely populated, the weather is bad, and the forces of various ethnic groups are intricate, which is very tricky. The imperial court was ready to form two legions to solve the matter, and the main Hexi Army was composed of the forbidden army and the guard army, forming an army of 50,000 cavalry; In addition, the Pingxia Province took Lingzhou as the foundation to build the Pingxia Army to assist the central main army to fight.

The strategy is to break up the hostile alliances in the northwest and control the Hexi Corridor. First, control the Yellow River from Lanzhou to Lingzhou, and expel the hostile forces from the east of the Yellow River. Second, occupy Liangzhou (Wuwei City) and open the gateway to Hexi. Third, join forces with the Gua and Shagui rebels to control the entire territory of the Hexi Corridor. ”

Lu Duoxun, who had been to the northwest in person, said, "I'm afraid this matter can't be done overnight. Although the various tribes unanimously resisted the westward expansion of the Great Xu forces, they could not trust each other. ”

After discussing for a long time, Guo Shao turned his head to see that the sun had risen, and said, "The specific strategy will be discussed later." You can play the strategy and think it is detailed. ”

After that, Guo Shao stood up straight from the top. Seeing this, the ministers all stood up and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

Guo Shao waved his robe sleeves sharply.

He read the recital in his study, and left the front hall at noon. As for the complicated apse of the corridor, the eunuch Cao Tai stepped forward and bowed and said, "The slave met Fengguo Gong (Gao Huaide) outside the Jinxiang Palace. ”

"Oh?" Guo Shao turned around.

Cao Tai took a step forward and whispered: "Fengguo Gongyan, there is a guest next to the founding prince (Li Chuyun), who is the old liao of the traitor Li Yun. ”

"I know this, what's it called?" Guo Shaodao.

"Zhongli." Cao Taidao, "It is said that he was once Li Yun's confidant, Li Yun was imprisoned after his death, and it was found that this person had dissuaded Li Yun from rebelling, and he was already old, so he was released." ”

Guo Shao said: "Li Yun is dead, this matter is not unusual. If that Zhongli still had a different heart, he should have died in prison in the first place. ”

"Yes, yes."

Guo Shao didn't pay attention to it anymore, and walked north along the corridor, pondering along the way, Gao Huaide didn't seem to be able to sit still...... Gao Huaide and Li Chuyun have no grievances and no enmity, and finding a reason to attack Li Chuyun is nothing more than wanting to be the commander of the Hexi Army.

By the way, Gao Huaide also has a nephew, Dong Zunzhi, who is also appreciated by Guo Shao. Dong Zunzhi's prestige and status in the army are not enough, but his uncle Gao Huaide has been a general for many years.

Guo Shao quickly put the matter behind him, because he had other things to do.

Out of the north gate of the Jinxiang Palace, Luan was ready, and Guo Shao took the imperial chariot to the Xuanyou Gate. He entered the harem and went straight to Zhou Xian's palace.

A group of people have greeted you at the gate of the palace, "The concubine is waiting to welcome Your Majesty, Your Majesty will have a long life." ”

In addition to Zhou Xian and her attendants, there was also a woman next to her who was not in the palace, Chen Jiali. Guo Shao lowered his head and looked at her, she lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and bowed her knees, but her neck and shoulders were very straight, and her temperament was noble in humility...... Chen Jiali is not a court lady, not even a lady of the court, but her temperament is not inferior to that of a real noblewoman.

Somehow, seeing her slightly pretentious and dignified, Guo Shao inadvertently had an impulse to tear off her dignified and tightly covered stand-up collar clothes and look at the scenery under the clothes...... This girl has that ability, obviously her clothes are tightly covered, not exposed at all, but through the foil of cutting, it looks concave and convex, causing reverie.

Chen Jiali is really not as beautiful as Zhou Xian, but the difference between her and Zhou Xian is that Guo Shao has never tasted her. Guo Shao has to admit the inferiority of men, and any woman who doesn't get it will feel curious, want to see the novel scenery of the skirt, and touch the fresh skin that has never been touched. It's no wonder that people often like the new and hate the old.

However, Guo Shao did not feel ashamed at this time, he was very pleased with his desire and impulse...... After all, Liugong Fandel is too easy to satisfy, and it is not easy to have something to look forward to. If people don't have desires, I'm afraid that life will be really boring.

"Flat." Guo Shao said quietly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Jiali and Zhou Xian stood up straight together, this girl is good at singing and dancing, and her waist is flexible.

When the group arrived at Zhou Xian's palace and sat down, Chen Jiali took out a stack of brochures from the maid and handed them over, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is in charge of it tightly, and the concubine heard that not only are the people in each money village appointed by the government, but there are also undercover agents underneath." ”

"Qianzhuang is a very important institution, and I don't dare to let go of power easily." Guo Shao said with a smile.

Chen Jiali said: "Your Majesty still can't trust me?" ”

Guo Shao didn't answer immediately, he flipped through it casually, raised his head and said with a smile, "Of course I believe Mrs. Shen." However, some things are not believed or unbelieved, and everything will be different depending on the position and situation. ”

Chen Jiali was smiling and thoughtful.

After a long time, Guo Shao threw the booklet aside.

Chen Jiali opened her mouth and said: "It is rumored that Li Yiyin, the leader of the Xiazhou Party, has fled to Longyou, and His Majesty is going to use troops to march west, but is it true? ”

Guo Shaodao: "The rumors are true, Li Yiyin not only lobbied the troops to resist me, but just received the news today that the party members brazenly plundered war horses and blocked the trade routes. ”

Chen Jiali said kindly: "Your Majesty's martial arts are world-renowned, and you will definitely be able to defeat Li Yiyin again." ”

Guo Shao was noncommittal, and said casually: "When I came here just now, I took a car, and I sat on it alone, and when I was bored, some trivial memories often came to my heart. Did Mrs. Shen have such a time? ”

Zhou Xian was making tea himself, and Guo Shao resumed a tone of small talk. Chen Jiali also relaxed, tilted her head slightly, looked at Guo Shao and said softly: "There are often." ”

Guo Shao groaned: "What do you guess I thought? A little thing when you were young...... At that time, I was bored, and one of the things I used to do was to find a dead spider or a dead cricket for the ants to find. The wandering ants are like scouts, and when they find food, they return to the anthill to report it, and soon a swarm of ants comes out of the anthill to carry the food. Then I took a fire to burn the ants, burned all the ants outside, and poured water into the cave......"

Chen Jiali's face changed when she listened, and she looked at Guo Shao speechless.

Guo Shao paused and said calmly: "I have done this countless times, and it is a common pastime. When I was young, my family was not wealthy, but the child did not feel anything, and was loved by his parents and sister, and did not encounter anything bad. I think it's fun when I burn ants. ”

"Your Majesty......"

Guo Shao looked at her face: "Does Mrs. Shen think that I used to be a bad person, but now I am a cruel man?" ”

Chen Jiali hurriedly shook her head.

Guo Shaodao: "That's because when I grew up, I understood the right and wrong of black and white, and I understood that everything I did had to bear the consequences." However, I think that at the beginning of human beings, it is not the nature of goodness. ”

At this time, Zhou Xian came over with a teapot and looked at the two people sitting next to the coffee table with a smile, "What is Your Majesty saying to your cousin?" ”

Guo Shao smiled: "We're talking about ants, ants." ”

Chen Jiali also smiled and said: "Your Majesty is in charge of state affairs, and it is rare to have such leisure. ”

She was already a little afraid, and she spoke a lot slower in front of Guo Shao, as if she was considering.

Guo Shao felt that the atmosphere was suddenly a little dull, and he didn't know how to talk about that little thing...... But just now in the car, I really remembered the trivia. It may be the chaos in the northwest that makes him feel a little more angry.

Zhou Xian sat down, her jade white fingers lifted the teapot and filled the two small cups on the plate, her posture and movements naturally had a gentle atmosphere, and the clear tea seemed to make her face a little more beautiful. Zhou Xian first held the teacup in front of Guo Shao with both hands, and handed another cup to Chen Jiali.

Chen Jiali said kindly: "Thanks to my sister's hospitality. ”

Zhou Xian chuckled and said, "Cousin is polite. ”

Chen Jiali took a sip lightly, leaving a light red rouge lip print on the golden-patterned white porcelain cup. .............................