When the army returned to the dynasty, there were many people on the main road, but Guo Shao always felt that there was no such joy as the previous victorious return to the dynasty. There are many people, but there is a sense of loneliness.

Guo Shao and the ministers decided on some forbidden army rest, pensions, military salaries and other matters in the Jinxiang Palace, and then went to the east side of the Jinxiang Palace.

Fu Jinzhan is no more, as soon as Guo Shao came back, she took the initiative to retreat to the harem, as if she was showing an attitude of unintentional obsession with power.

Guo Shao walked into the hut where the file was stored and sat down alone. This period of chaos has come to mind, the fight against Youzhou is not going well, and a brother has died, and there will be a backlash...... He realized that the dynasty was not as strong and stable as he had imagined.

He rubbed his hand on his forehead, wondering what he should do next and who he should meet...... The person he wanted to see most was Marigold.

At this moment, Zuo Yu asked to see him.

Guo Shao went straight to Zuo You to come into this hut to talk. Zuo You talked about Yang Ye and Zhe Deran, who Li Yun had contacted. Guo Shao just nodded from time to time and made an appearance of listening.

Guo Shao picked up the chess pieces on the table and played with them for a while, and suddenly said, "Mr. Zuo......"

Zuo You hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Please ask Your Majesty." ”

Guo Shao said thoughtfully: "After Li Yun plotted against him and leaked it, he had no chance of winning, and his subordinates would only die in vain if they worked for him." But why can he still drive his subordinates to launch an attack on Shi Yanchao, and even deploy a formation outside the city? ”

Zuo You was stunned and said, "Perhaps...... Is it because of Li Yun's usual prestige? ”

Guo Shao shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "They are a small hill. ”

Zuo You suddenly said: "Then Yang Ye and Zhede are ......."

Guo Shao glanced at him, coughed, picked up a sunspot with his fingers, and made trivial movements on the table. He thought to himself: Small hills are unavoidable, but this may also be a kind of team.

He thought not only of Yang Ye and Zhe Deran, but also of Li Chuyun...... Even Guo Shao himself, doesn't he have a small hill and a team; Li Chuyun is a member of this team.

Li Chuyun has two characteristics: first, he has a sense of belonging and loyalty to the dynasty; Second, capable. Although he did not perform well in the Battle of Wenyu River (losing the initiative in the battle and holding the most elite heavy troops, but putting the emperor's line at risk), his long-term performance was enough to prove his talent.

For the time being, no one has taken the opportunity to attack Li Chuyun and investigate the specific responsibility for the battle of Wenyu River. Ordinary people can avoid it, because Li Chuyun's daughter is a noble concubine, and Li Chuyun's bad luck is not good for them. Guo Shao thought of Shi Yanchao, if someone is willing to use the topic to play, Shi Yanchao is the most likely.

Guo Shao glanced at Zuo You, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Since the Qin Dynasty, 'China' has been the strongest, and the root cause of all problems is internal problems. ”

On the same day, Guo Shao sent an order to the eunuch Cao Tai to go to Li Yuan'er's place first.

Li Yuan'er was happy, but looked very surprised. Guo Shao only returned to Tokyo today, and the court must have known about it for a long time.

Maybe she realized something, but she still happily took the little prince from the nurse's hand and taught him: "Father, call Father." ”

The child waited for his bright eyes to look at Guo Shao, he was not yet a year old. The child born by Li Yuan'er is much quieter than the second son of the second sister, Guo Shao often came to see both sides when he was in Tokyo, so he didn't remember that the child cried.

Guo Shao couldn't help but say: "My father is not very good, and I didn't ask my son much." ”

Li Yuan'er said softly: "Your Majesty is the father of the people of the world, and he should put major matters first. We women should have husbands and children. ”

Guo Shao nodded and said: "Now I fight the country, and they will be theirs in the future." ”

He thought that Li Yuan'er would humbly say that the second sister's son was the son-in-law, because Li Yuan'er was originally relatively docile.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuan'er said softly: "The country belongs to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty has a successor." ”

Guo Shao was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Yuan'er, Li Yuan'er lowered his head with a gentle expression.

That night, Li Yuaner served wholeheartedly.

Guo Shao occasionally wandered at night, remembering that when he was writing in the Jinxiang Hall during the day, the eunuchs sharpened the ink very thickly, and the brush fell on the white paper, and the black and white colors contrasted greatly.

Between the beds, Li Yuan'er asked him, wouldn't the queen be unhappy if he came here just after he came back?

Guo Shao couldn't answer.

Li Yuan'er said softly: "I don't understand Your Majesty's way of governing the country, but I believe Your Majesty, and my heart must be for the people of the world." ”

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The next day, before dawn, the lights inside and outside the Xuande Gate were brilliant, and the minister of civil and military affairs wanted to enter the palace with lanterns. Everyone looked sideways on the road, because Wang Pu entered the palace and was still munching on a pancake in his hand. Wei Renpu, who was most familiar with him, was very calm, as if he was used to it, but Wei Renpu never did this kind of thing.

Most of the officials went to the official offices set up in the imperial city, and only a small number went to the Jinxiang Hall first.

The eunuch Cao Tai personally went to the palace to receive the ministers, but the ministers had to be searched first. Everyone has long been accustomed to it, it's just a rule, the generals handed over their swords, and then stood there and let the eunuchs search and let them go.

Li Chuyun handed over the saber and stood there calmly with his arms outstretched.

Cao Tai stepped forward at this time and said in a low voice: "The official family just returned to the court yesterday, and they were at the concubine Niangniang. ”

Li Chuyun was silent. But the colleagues before and after turned their heads to look at him, and it was obvious that although Cao Tai's voice was small, it was heard by many people.

After a while, Shi Yanchao was searched, and said loudly with a smile: "Congratulations to Li Dianji, congratulations to ......."

"Humph!" Li Chuyun flicked his sleeves, his thick black beard was almost up, and he strode forward.

The civil and military officers did not go to the main hall on the front of the pedestal, but went straight to the east and went to a hall behind the study. The hall was lined with neatly arranged chairs on both sides.

After a while, Guo Shao, who had changed into a yellow brocade robe, strode up to the top position.

The ministers knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty has no borders." ”

Guo Shao's voice said: "Flat, sit." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone talked together, and then sat down on both sides.

Under normal circumstances, most of the daily deliberations are ministers' specific matters and proposals, and Guo Shao will not be silent at first. But today, as soon as Guo Shao sat down, he said: "The Battle of Youzhou is the first time I have competed with the Liao army since I ascended the throne. The reason for the futility was that the siege speed was not fast, but some problems were also found, the same cavalry, why is the Liao army more flexible than us? ”

In front of the emperor, everyone paid attention to their words and deeds, but Shi Yanchao turned his head sideways to look at Li Chuyun, as if signaling him to speak. Li Chuyun didn't say a word, and sat there sullenly.

At this moment, Zuo You got up and hugged his fists and said, "The minister has a foolish opinion." ”

Guo Shao said: "Zuo Shaoqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Zuo You said: "The minister and the envoy talked about the cavalry of the Liao army, if it is also 40,000 horses, the horses of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army are probably only 40,000 or 50,000; But the Liao army has more than 100,000 horses! Let's compare the troops, only the cavalry, not the horses. But it was the Liao army's more war horses than Da Zhou, and better than Da Zhou's horses, that put the forbidden cavalry at a disadvantage. ”

After hearing this, everyone echoed it, and they all agreed that the Liao State was much stronger than the Great Zhou in terms of cavalry...... This is also a fact, if the Liao State mobilized the cavalry of the whole country, it would far exceed the cavalry of the Zhou army.

Li Chuyun said at this time: "The minister has the great trust of His Majesty, and he has not done a good job in the use of soldiers. ”

Guo Shaodao: "Shunzhou, Danzhou and other places have grain and grass prepared by the Liao people, but we don't have time to spare the strength to attack one by one, plus the horses of the Liao State have an advantage, it is difficult to guard. At the beginning, I decided on the strategy of dividing troops to prevent reinforcements from the Liao army, and the biggest responsibility for this matter was still me, and the strategy decided before the war was not wise. ”

"Your Majesty......" Li Chuyun said movingly, "The ministers and other ministers should share their worries for Your Majesty." ”

Guo Shao waved his hand: "All decisions have been approved by me." General Li did not make any mistakes in the battle formation, and the mistakes in strategy cannot be blamed on the generals at the front. ”

Everyone said: "The ministers are guilty......

Guo Shao didn't talk much at this time, the generals discussed, Shi Yanchao said: "There are good horses in the northwest, we have soldiers and food, it is better to go and grab some good horses first, and then settle accounts with the Liao army!" ”

Wang Pu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, General Shi is not bad at what he said. Hetao, Hexi and other places are fertile for thousands of miles, and it is a place rich in good horses. ”

Guo Shao listened and said: "If you have a good plan, you can offer it." ”

After Guo Shao ascended the throne, the overall national policy was to recover the sixteen states of Youyun and unify the world as the goal; It hasn't changed so far, but it didn't work out at the beginning of this year, and it seems that the opportunistic attack on Youzhou is not easy to succeed, and the path should indeed be renegotiated.