When the wine was half-drunk, Li Gu suddenly sighed: "There is a ferry called Zhengyang not far from here, Brother Guo should know?" ”

Guo Shao nodded and said: "Of course I know, when Li Gong enters Huainan, he is going to Zhengyang." ”

Li Gu picked up a glass of wine in front of him, raised his head and drank it all, his expression was quite sad: "I remembered my friend Han Xizai, who was the one I sent him across the Huai River with my own eyes...... It's in Zhengyang. The ferry is still there, but the people are gone. ”

The sunlight poured on Li Gu's face through the cracks in the simple bamboo curtains, and Guo Shao suddenly felt that this person was like a poet full of sincere feelings. Guo Shao calmed down, let go of Gao Huaide and Zhao Kuangyin in his heart, and asked with a listening attitude: "Han Gong is now in the Southern Tang Kingdom?" ”

Li Gu nodded, his voice was a little choked: "It's rare to have a confidant in life!" I really can't bear him, but I can only watch him leave...... The world is impermanent, his father was involved in a coup d'état and was killed; The entire Han family was also implicated because of this. Brother Han can only turn into a businessman and go to Jiangnan. ”

He poured another glass of wine, drank it, poured it less, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Guo, guess what we said when we separated?" ”

"Can't guess." Guo Shao stared at his expression.

In any case, Li Gu really regarded himself as a friend now, otherwise he would not have talked about these private matters in front of him, let alone the past of assisting the fugitive to escape to the Southern Tang Kingdom; It will not be gaffe to the point of emotional outpouring.

Li Gu looked out the window, was stunned for a moment, and then turned around and said, "Brother Han said, if Wu Guo uses him as a minister, he will drive the Central Plains for a long time!" ”

Guo Shao's voice was quiet, he looked at him and said, "How did Gong Li answer?" ”

Li Gu smiled, "Of course I won't give in, and said that if the Central Plains uses me as a phase, take Wu Guoru and take things." ”

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, picked up his wine glass and said: "There is a confidant in the sea, and the end of the world is like a neighbor." Li Gu poured wine and drank it with it. Guo Shao picked up the wine cup again and said: "For the sake of your confidant, do it again!" ”

The two of them didn't know how much they drank in this random wine shop, and Li Gu was drunk. Guo Shao called his entourage and led someone to send him back to his lodging before leaving.

…… Guo Shao rode back to Xia Cai in the afternoon, saw the Yang family, and called Jing Niang and the others over, and arranged: "The Huainan Forbidden Army may have to return to the court, it is not very convenient for you to go with the army, and the army is slow." He looked at the Yang family, "Your revenge has also been avenged, let Jing Niang and Luo Mengzi lead a team of horsemen to go with you first." ”

They all nodded yes.

Guo Shao saw that the woman who was looking for her husband was still here, so he said, "You also go back to Kaifeng Mansion with them, and then go home." ”

The young woman suddenly whispered, "Can General Guo take me in...... All I have to do is go to the house and be a slave. ”

After Guo Shao heard this, he secretly recalled the situation when he met her at the beginning, and it didn't feel like it was deliberately arranged: first of all, she was caught by the scouts and brought to the Chinese army, otherwise she would not have been able to meet Guo Shao who was out of the camp; secondly, if her sadness that day was acting, it was too realistic; The identity is a soldier named Guo Er, and the number of the army subordinates is also matched...... It should be that he is too worried, Guo Shao has been in this era for a few years, and he doesn't think that the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have any decent spy organizations: things like the factory guards of the Ming Dynasty.

But it doesn't seem good to let the widow of a fallen soldier of the Forbidden Army be his maid.

He quietly asked, "Why don't you go home?" ”

The woman bowed her head and said, "My family is very poor, and I have been married once before...... My husband was sick, and my mother-in-law gave my parents a sum of money to marry Chongxi, but he went to the cave house that night, and the happy event became a funeral, and many people in the village gossiped. Later, my husband Guo Er and his relatives came to mourn, and he fell in love with me...... The husband is very good, he has both martial arts and can work, and he comes to my house to help when he has time, he is young and tall, and he also receives the emperor's food and military salary; He didn't dislike me at all, I thought it was a good fortune teller. As soon as I was happily married, he set out on the expedition, and when I saw him off, he said that he wanted me to wait for him to return......"

Her voice grew lower and lower, her head hung down, and suddenly a big tear hit the back of her hand. She choked up and said, "I don't want to go back, someone will definitely say that I am unlucky, and someone will bully me." ”

Guo Shao sighed and said, "It's really a bit difficult to face, but your parents will definitely worry about you." Let's go home, get to Tokyo, and let Kyo Niang send you back...... By the way, what's your name? ”

"Qiao Niang." Woman. She said no more and silently withdrew.

Guo Shao turned his head to look at her, only to see that she was thin and plainly dressed, and her experience was really pitiful. He immediately said to Jing Niang in a deep voice: "You try to find out her details and confirm her identity." Starting from her neighbors, relatives, and Guo Er's team, there are always some people who are familiar with Guo Er...... I'll ask Luo Mengzi to assist you. ”

Jing Niang Zhengse said: "I understand." ”

Guo Shao arranged the matter of Xia Cai, so he said goodbye to Jingniang and Yang, and made an appointment to meet again after arriving in Tokyo.

……

Chai Rong made some arrangements for the fourteen prefectures of Huainan and established four jiezhen to control Huainan. Zhongzheng Festival Envoy (Xia Cai, Zhishou Prefecture), Huainan Jie Degree Envoy (Xiongzhou), Baoxin Jie Degree Envoy (Luzhou), Yongtai Jie Degree Envoy.

Among them, Li Chongjin took the military post of the forbidden army to serve as the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, and the senior generals of the forbidden army went out of the town, and Li Chongjin's development seems not optimistic. Chai Rong also carried out some troop deployment, and most of the elite soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who surrendered were moved out of Huainan.

In the middle of the month, the forbidden army began to return to the DPRK one after another.

Guo Shaobu Hujiejun left wing in Haozhou, take a pontoon bridge to cross the Huai River is the north, he hopes to rush back to Tokyo before the end of the year, so that the New Year can be celebrated. However, everything was cumbersome, and in the end it did not go as planned, and the troops in the early stage only arrived in Tokyo in the first month of the third year of Xiande.

The soldiers and horses entered the city through several gates, and the city was very lively and noisy. Red lanterns hung on both sides of the long street, and all kinds of peddlers, pawns, and entertainers were driven to the side of the road to watch, and the festive atmosphere had not faded. The people watched the soldiers entering the city noisily on the side of the street, and some of their family members even brought food to them, and the soldiers who won the battle were elated one by one. However, the military strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty in Huainan was not in vain, although the war was quickly resolved in more than half a year, but the number of Zhou army killed was not a small number, and it is unknown how the families of those who died would feel...... As Prime Minister Wang Pu said, fighting a war means death.

Hujiejun is not a janissaries, Guo Shao ordered the military colonel of the left chamber before entering the city, except for a few people on duty after returning to Beijing, the rest of the people can be disbanded when they enter the city, and let the soldiers go home to rest for three days.

"The general of Lian Po Shouzhou and Haozhou City is called Guo Shao, and the name Guo Pocheng ......" Walking on the street south of Daxiangguo Temple, Guo Shao actually heard someone talking about himself, but the gang obviously didn't know that he was riding next to him with a few horses.

As soon as I entered the street where the mansion was located, I saw Yulian and several women standing there waiting. When she saw Guo Shao riding over, her face was overjoyed.

Guo Shao flipped off his horse, walked in front of her, and called, "Yulian." ”

Yulian's goose egg face was red from the cold, I don't know how long she had been waiting, she walked in front of Guo Shao and threw herself into his arms, crying whimperingly, and choked up: "You are not allowed to write that kind of scary letter in the future!" ”

"Yulian." Guo Shao stroked her shoulder.

A few months ago in Shouzhou, Guo Shao really made some worst-case preparations, including a letter to Yulian, which clearly mentioned that if he had an accident, all his personal property would be at Yulian's disposal...... This is equivalent to saying in the most cheesy way: Among the people around Guo Shao, Yulian occupies the most important position in his heart.

Guo Shao let her indulge in her arms to vent her emotions. It seems a bit unusual for men and women to hug each other on the street in public, but no one dares to pay attention to what a military general does.

"Lang Jun......" Yulian called to him with an aggrieved look, and hugged her arms very hard.

Her body was soft and comfortable in her arms. Guo Shao couldn't help but reach out and touch her smooth hair again, and suddenly saw a snowflake falling on the green silk. When he raised his head, he saw snowflakes floating in the sky, and they were all very beautiful.

But through the snowflakes, he suddenly saw a pretty face on the window of the teahouse next to him...... Isn't it the little lady of the Li family!

Mrs. Li found Guo Shao's gaze, and was stunned for a moment, and she quickly disappeared by the window.

Guo Shao said kindly: "There are many people here, let's go home and talk." ”

Yulian nodded obediently and finally let him go. Guo Shao led the horse, walked side by side with her in the snowflakes, and walked towards the mansion not far away...... Guo Shao turned around and said to a few pro-soldiers: "Go home and reunite with your relatives." ”

Several people clasped their fists and saluted: "Subordinates and others say goodbye." ”

Guo Shao walked to the door, looked back at the teahouse just now, stood for a while, and then entered the door. Li Chuyun has now been promoted to the commander of the forbidden army, although he is Guo Shao's subordinate, his status is already very high, and at this time he has a status compared to ordinary bureaucrats; Guo Shao felt that he should not provoke Mrs. Li again, unless he thought clearly that he would not marry Second Sister Fu and marry Mrs. Li, so of course Li Chuyun and Mrs. Li should not object.

Guo Shao didn't want to do that...... Snowflakes drifted on the ground and quickly melted. Mrs. Li's heart was like love at first sight, but so...... If interests are abandoned, no one can replace Fu's place in his heart.

Or the consolidation of strength and prestige accumulated by marriage is real. I have to take leave to go to Hebei, but I can't be too anxious, I have to visit Xiang Xun these days. Xiang Xun stayed in Tokyo this time, and he didn't have any military merits, but he finally helped him before, and the relationship was good, and if he didn't move, the relationship would fade.

"Master." A gentle voice startled Guo Shao.

Guo Shao raised his head and saw that Yang was in front, gently bending his knees and putting his hands on his waist, making a blessing to him. At this moment, Guo Shao felt a slight chill in his hand, and the jade lotus beside him quietly held his hand.

"It just snowed,......" Guo Shao looked up at the sky and smiled. He greeted Yang in a casual tone, "No courtesy." ”