Looking out of the window of Tokyo's Kinshoden study, you can see clouds in the sky, as if they have turned into various images, surging in the wind.

Guo Shao retracted his gaze, put down the border emergency report in his hand, and put the brush on the inkstone. Putting down the pen, he got up and took a strong bow, and tried the strength of the bowstring with all his might.

Zuo You and Huang Binglian, who were helping him with the recital in the same room, looked sideways in unison. Guo Shaotie's face was blue, but he didn't say a word, just unconsciously pulled the bowstring, and the tendons on the back of his hand tensed up one by one when he was straining.

"Bang, bang......" Under the rhythm of the bowstring being pulled and released, it makes a monotonous and boring sound.

Zuo You said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Liao State is in a time of internal turmoil, and it is difficult to gather the troops from all over the country to take the initiative to advance, and this time the Liao army in Youzhou should be done. There are many fortified towns in Hebei, and it is difficult for the Liao army in Youzhou to do anything great; Most of them just went south to plunder, or to encourage those with ill intentions within the Great Zhou. ”

Huang Binglian also said: "If you wait for Your Majesty to mobilize a large army to the north, time will pass, and the Liao people will have plundered a lot and flee to Youzhou in the north." Since the imperial court had no preparations for the Northern Expedition, it had nothing to do with them. ”

"I know." Guo Shao responded.

The Liao army was unable to pose a substantial threat to Guo Shao's dynasty at this time, and it was only a border attack. But Guo Shao has not been able to be completely rational and indifferent so far, he still has an intuitive anger in his heart, and the blood is rushing, which is difficult to contain!

Maybe after a while, the counties will report an approximate figure of population loss, which is insignificant for the country as a whole...... But Guo Shao has personally experienced it from the bottom and on the battlefield, and understands how much darkness and crime are hidden under these cold numbers! Where did they go, and how did they die?

Now Guo Shao thinks that he is the Son of Heaven and the father of the whole country, so he has a sense of responsibility for no reason, and he thinks that he is responsible for every person under his rule...... But how can a person take care of the billions of people?

Maybe this is the tragedy of people, the heart is too big, the ambition is too big, but it is not necessarily much stronger than ordinary people. So anger has been bothering Guo Shao, and he can't calm himself down.

"One day, all the people who provoked Da Zhou will be returned!" Guo Shao threw the bow on the imperial case with a snap. Xindao: There is nothing in this world that restricts me, and I will do whatever it takes to defeat Qiu Kou in the future!

However, for now, it is necessary to return to rationality...... Just like Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, was surrounded and fled quickly; Xinkou Town, where Guo Shao rescued Shi Yanchao, was once the place where Liu Bang fled back. If you don't act effectively, you will only make yourself weaker and more likely to fall into useless anger and anger.

Guo Shao walked into the back room, where there were many maps, so he looked for the map to see the direction.

His emotions had not subsided, a fire was running around in his body, and his mind was a little chaotic.

The anger is not mainly because of being beaten, but because there is nothing there can do about being beaten; He had just ascended the throne, and it was impossible for him to start a full-scale war with the Liao State immediately...... There will be a sense of powerlessness and annoyance, as if someone has slapped you, but you can't slap it back, because the other party is too tall to reach your face.

The nomadic tribe has long plagued the Central Plains Dynasty because of this asymmetrical mode of warfare, and the agrarian state was forced to consume several times the resources for defense. Moreover, in this era, the efficiency of converting resources and national strength into force is too low, and many forces cannot be used; Even if the separatist regime that unified the whole world was several times richer than the Liao State, the Central Plains Dynasty still might not be able to defeat the Liao State...... Many dynasties used this resource for national defense by sending money to women to negotiate peace, so as to maintain peace for a period of time; It's also a helpless move, because it takes more to fight.

Guo Shao set his sights on Xiangzhou, Hebei, where there was Zhang Guanghan's division on the left wing of the Long Jie Army, with 20,000 elite cavalry. If you transfer troops from Tokyo to the north, the daylily will be cold when you reach the border pass; Transferring troops from Xiangzhou can at least force the Liao army to retreat as soon as possible...... This is also a necessary reaction, a manifestation of an attitude, otherwise the frontiers will think that the imperial court is inactive.

But he couldn't help but look to the left, Luzhou.

The messenger of the Holy Decree has been dispatched, and it is not known when the news will be returned.

……

"The Liao army is just bluffing."

In the Luzhou Mansion in Hedong, Li Yun looked back on the left and right. There were only two people next to him, one was his son Li Shoujie, and the other was Zhong Li, a staff member who helped him with turtle shells for divination a while ago. Li Yun is reluctant to expose his inner thoughts in front of others, even if it is some cronies, but his son is different...... This staff member Zhong Li, Li Yun thinks that he has already seen through his thoughts, and it is useless to cover up. Zhong Liben lived in seclusion on Taihang Mountain, and Li Yun personally invited him back, although this person was suspected of selling his reputation, but he really had some wisdom.

Li Yun sneered: "Xiao Siwen has a good calculation, how can his people attack the city?" Come up and grab a handful, and you can also instigate Lao Tzu's civil strife. ”

Zhong Li said indifferently: "The Liao people have learned the Central Plains official system all year round, but they have not changed their nature. At first glance, it seems to be quite brainy, but there is still a lack of wise people. Ignore the avenue and be in the sea of fire. ”

Li Yun responded casually: "Winning the fight is the truth." If you can't beat them on the battlefield, what's the use of the avenue? ”

Zhong Li said disapprerovingly: "The ancient Huns, how strong are they than the Khitans?" Where are the Huns now? ”

Li Yun said: "Mr. Zhong is thinking too far, and it has nothing to do with us." ”

Li Shoujie listened to the sound for a while with a confused expression, and then spoke: "The Tokyo envoy is already waiting in the lobby, does my father want to see him?" ”

"You go in in and put your things away." Li Yun said, "Mr. Zhong and I went to see the envoy...... Keeping the feast, who is the name of the messenger? ”

Li Shoujie said: "Lu Duoxun." When Da Zhou and the Southern Tang Dynasty faced off against each other in Jiangnan, this person took the initiative to ask Ying to enter the enemy camp to persuade him to surrender. ”

Li Yun sneered: "Sending such a person, the people of Tokyo really regard Lao Tzu here as a tiger's den in Longtan." ”

Li Shoujie said goodbye, entered the inner room first, and hid the spiritual positions of Taizu and the first emperor.

Zhongli old man and Li Yun went to the lobby, and sure enough, they saw a young civil official standing in the hall pacing, and there were many civil and military officials from Luzhou around. Li Yun stepped forward and said: "Lu Lang has been waiting for a long time, and the general just learned that the imperial court sent officials down, so he hurried out to meet." ”

Lu Duoxun first bowed his hand in return, then walked straight to the north position and stood still, coughed and raised his head and said: "The Zhaoyi Army made Li Yun accept the decree, and saw the holy decree as if it were the emperor of the Great Zhou." ”

Li Yun was stunned, since he was like the Great Zhou Emperor, he had no choice but to kneel on the ground and face the civil official who was much younger than himself...... The holy decree in his hand bowed and shouted: "My emperor's holy life is boundless!" ”

Lu Duosun didn't read the contents, but stepped forward and handed over a scroll of holy decrees with both hands. When Li Yun took the things, he observed that Lu Duoxun's face was obviously a lot more relaxed, as if he was greatly relieved.

Li Yun also understood in his heart that just now he knelt down in front of everyone and called him "my emperor", which was a clear statement that he recognized the new monarch of Tokyo and wanted to accept the edicts and decrees of the new imperial court...... After all, he can't behave like a two-faced villain in front of his subordinates.

Lu Duoxun said: "Your Majesty's grace, Feng Gong Li is the envoy of the Tianping Army Festival and governs Yunzhou." Does Duke Li have something to say for this official to bring back to the imperial court? ”

Li Yun said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." ”

Lu Duoxun nodded, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help: "Gong Li, please get up quickly." ”

…… Li Yun invited Lu Duoxun and set up a banquet on the same day. Under the pretext of going back to the gift hall to change clothes, Lu Duosun immediately found his entourage, wrote a letter and put it in a bamboo tube to wax it, and took his official seal and added a seal to the melted red wax. He advised: "Change horses on the post road, people will not stop day and night, and report to Tokyo immediately!" ”

Lu Duoxun's messenger left Luzhou without stopping, crossed the Yellow River that night, and arrived in Tokyo in the early morning.

Before the city gate was opened, after he showed the seal, he entered the city of Tokyo in a hanging basket because it was an urgent report. However, the urgent report was still shelved outside the Xuande Gate, and it could not be sent to the Privy Council in the imperial city until the next morning.

At this time, the body that sent and received all kinds of newspapers and concertans was still the Privy Council...... The Privy Council in the Tang Dynasty was dedicated to this work. Later, the power became greater and greater, and after the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to facilitate the emperor to directly take charge of the army, the Privy Council evolved into a yamen involving the core power of the military and government.

The genius has just dawned, and the Xuande Gate has finally opened. The Privy Council branch outside the Xuande Gate immediately sent the urgent report received last night into the Imperial City.

So when Guo Shao had just arrived at the Jinxiang Palace, he got Lu Duoxun's urgent report from the eunuchs...... The whole process is very short, benefiting from the militaristic centralized system since this period (five dynasties), the central power is very centralized, and there are few intermediate procedures. Of course, this system is very unbalanced, the power of the Privy Council is too large, and Taizu Guo Wei was almost held hostage by the Privy Councillor.

Guo Shao finished reading the report, and then stepped onto the throne. The officials below bowed one after another, Guo Shao said "flat", turned his head and said to the people in the Hanlin Academy next to him: "Order." ”

When the ministers heard this, they lined up on both sides and did not hurry to speak.

Guo Shao said in public: "Destiny Fu Zhaoxu (Fu Yanqing's eldest son) is deployed for the front camp of Hebei, Zhang Guanghan (commander of the left wing of the Long Jie Army) is the commander of the front camp, leading the Xiangzhou soldiers and horses to the north, coordinating the soldiers and horses of Yi, Xiong, Ba, Ding, and Mozhuzhen, expelling the Khitan army into the Kou, and strengthening the defense of the north. ”

Guo Shao breathed a sigh of relief after speaking, not long after the Liao army entered the Kou, the imperial court quickly mobilized the army to the north, which was already a very positive response, and it was regarded as an attitude to the towns and people of Hebei, and barely maintained the prestige of the imperial court.

While he was relaxed, there was a little forbearance on his face.

The sunlight shone in through the doors and windows everywhere, and the yellow robe on Guo Shao's body was shining gold, and the expression on his face was very different from when he was a military general. Impulsiveness and vigor were deeply suppressed in the body, but the twenty-four-year-old face had something a little older. The location seems to be able to change a person in many ways very quickly.