In the early morning in Tokyo, the fog was thick and the sky was gray. In the summer, when the days are long and the morning sun is still not visible, the clouds are very thick.

Guo Shao wore a purple official uniform and a black veil on his head, and came to the council hall, still facing the two dozen or so familiar faces. After the pilgrimage, everyone had a brief silence to see if the emperor had anything to say first.

Sure enough, Guo Shao asked directly: "What's going on with that big Qu Yue country in Jiaozhi?" ”

All the civil officials looked at each other, and then focused their eyes on Wang Pu's face, because everyone knew that Wang Pu was well-informed and loved to collect all kinds of news. Wang Pu hugged his fists and said: "After the founding of the country, Da Xu was busy unifying the countries, and at that time, Jiaozhi County was also in the warlord melee of the 'Twelve Envoys', and recently one of the warlords named Ding was the leader of the tribe, attacked and destroyed the tribes, unified Jiaozhi, and founded the country with the name 'Da Quyue'. ”

Guo Shao nodded thoughtfully, and asked again: "I heard that the Wu family was the king in Jiaozhi before, and I want to hear the specific ins and outs." ”

Wang Pu stroked the goatee on his chin and muttered: "Jiaozhi is far away from the Central Plains, the situation is chaotic, and no one pays attention to it except for the original Southern Han Dynasty." The old minister couldn't explain it clearly for a while, so His Majesty might as well wait for the old minister to sort it out and write it into a dossier. ”

Guo Shao thought it was true when he heard this, but unexpectedly, another voice said: "Jiaozhi is the land of the Southern Han Dynasty first, and the Jinghai Festival is set up to make ......."

The person who spoke was Zan Jurun, Guo Shao immediately turned his head to look at Zan Jurun, and saw Zan Jurun's calm appearance. After a while, he subconsciously guessed that Wang Pu might be unhappy, so he looked sideways slightly, and saw that Wang Pu was displeased.

Zan Jurun said: "Houjinghai Town was then captured by Yang Tingyi, and the Southern Han Kingdom was forced to recognize Yang Tingyi as the envoy of the Jinghai Navy; At this time, Cochin was almost uncontrolled by the Southern Han Dynasty.

Soon, the tooth general Jiao Gongxian killed Yang Tingyi and asked for help from the Southern Han Kingdom. Before reinforcements arrived, Jiao Gongxian was killed by Wu Quan, the general of Yang Tingyi's department. This Wu Quan is the person His Majesty asked.

Wu Quan defeated the reinforcements of the Southern Han Dynasty, proclaimed the king, sealed the officials, and established the etiquette system, and the momentum of self-reliance has been achieved. ”

Zan Jurun talked eloquently: "After the Wu family, there was a rebellion among relatives, and the prestige and strength declined, and then the 'Twelve Envoys' divided the melee. In recent years, Ding led the defeat of the twelve envoys, founded the country, and named the country 'Da Qu Yue'. ”

Zan Jurun paused and said: "Jiaozhi County has gone through a process for decades. From a square town in the Southern Han Kingdom, to the king and the official, and then the founding of the country. This is a situation in which it is gradually detached from the Central Plains and becomes a country of its own. ”

When Guo Shao heard this, he praised: "Zan Shilang's argument is very clear. ”

Guo Shao was very interested, but at this time, other ministers didn't know much about Jiaozhi and couldn't talk about it, so Guo Shao and Zan Jurun had a very hot conversation. Guo Shao asked again: "What kind of person is Ding Buling?" ”

Zan Jurun said: "This person is a native of Jiaozhi, originally had a small force, and then took refuge in a warlord who had no heirs as an adopted son, after inheriting his power, his strength rose greatly, and his people are also quite capable of fighting, and he is known as the 'King of Ten Thousand Victories', and it is said that there is no defeat when attacking the tribes. ”

When Guo Shao heard this, he only felt that there was some subtle similarity in the situation in the world. During this period of the Central Plains, the war moved towards unification, and the same was true for Jiaozhi; And Ding Buling, the "King of Ten Thousand Victories" who unified all the tribes, is so similar to himself! If Guo Shao hadn't won on the battlefield, he wouldn't have been able to contribute to the current trend so quickly.

At this time, Zan Jurun mentioned Gao Shouzhen's "stargazing scope" and suggested that if you want to attack Cochin, you can follow the strategy of the East Island and attack from the sea.

Today, Zan Jurun is in the limelight, and Guo Shao also objectively appreciates it. But Guo Shao was unwilling to continue talking about it in a hurry, and this matter was only supported by Zan Jurun, and could not support the general plan. Guo Shao plans to stabilize for a while, and when the ministers are ready, they will naturally express their respective opinions one after another.

"We'll discuss it another day, and if there's nothing else, we'll disperse first." Guo Shao ordered.

Then they stood up and saluted and took their leave.

…… When a group of people went out of the political hall, when they were in the corridor, Wang Pu bluntly said to the people around him: "The height of the temple should not only be to meet the wishes, but the most important thing is to focus on the overall situation of the country." ”

Zan Jurun was right behind, and his face was very embarrassed when he heard this, so he could only pretend that he didn't understand.

This magnificent building is the center of hundreds of states in the world, and the people here are very careful in their words and deeds. Wang Pu can speak like this, and it is nothing for a person with a high status to say a few heavy words in front of everyone. But Zan Jurun did not dare to openly raise the bar with Wang Pu...... Because Wang Pu was not wrong, Zan Jurun did have the intention of welcoming the holy will and wanting to stand out from the beginning.

Wang Pu is not a humble and sleek person, so he didn't plan to stop there, and then said: "The alliance of the Yuanyuan, the first time that the official family invited the tribes of the Quartet to gather for an alliance, but the people of Jiaozhi County ignored it and did not even show superficial respect, and the official family was inevitably very dissatisfied with the Ding leader of Jiaozhi County. Some people's other talents are sparse and ordinary, but their thinking is very unique, everyone didn't expect it, he thought of it, hum! ”

Zan Jurun still pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Wei Renpu asked quietly: "Can Wang Envoy Jun advocate the use of troops against Jiaozhi?" ”

Wang Pu said: "This matter should be considered in the long run, regardless of whether the official family decides to use troops or not, the ministers must speak out according to the public heart, and see the pros and cons to the national court." ”

Wei Renpu echoed: "What the king said is extremely true. ”

At this moment, a sneer came, "King Wansheng? That Lao Tzu simply called himself 'Wan Sheng Ye'! ”

Everyone doesn't need to look at it, they can hear Shi Yanchao's voice, and they all look at each other, and they don't agree.

…… When the ministers returned to the yamen, the eunuch Yang Shiliang came to the Yangde Hall and whispered in Guo Shao's ear.

Guo Shao listened and said, "I know. ”

Yang Shiliang said: "The slave and maid happened to be going out, and the ministers shouted in public, and they didn't want to hide it from anyone. Na Zhan Shilang has not been silent, obviously being said by the king's envoy, and supporting the Southern Expedition is just to welcome the official family. ”

Guo Shao said: "I understood from the beginning. Zan Jurun's insight is not as good as Wang Pu and Wei Renpu, how can his insights be better than them? ”

Yang Shiliang hurriedly bowed down and said: "The official family is wise, how can the minister know the general knowledge of civil and military affairs?" ”

Guo Shao glanced at him and said, "I don't blame Wang Pu and the others." In their opinion, except for Jiaozhi, the Dali Kingdom, the Tusi of the Southwest Mountainous Mountains, the Tubo Tribes, and the Western Regions of Hexi were not subject to the control of the imperial court, and there was no place that was not as important as Jiaozhi; Although Jiaozhi did not interact with the imperial court, it was at least not a threat in comparison. They don't advocate attacking Jiaozhi first, and there is a reason for that. ”

If Guo Shao did not stand in the perspective of looking at the overall situation of history in later generations, I am afraid he would have the same view as everyone. Because only at this time, I can't see any difference between Jiaozhi and many indigenous secession regimes, and now in addition to the place where the founding name is founded, there are even those who are called emperors.

However, Guo Shao understands the difference between Cochin and other places. This is a critical period for the formation of an independent nation, and after the founding of the state, they gradually develop customs, culture, and identity...... If the opportunity is missed, the Central Plains Dynasty will be an invader in the hearts of the people, and if it wants to recover it in the future, it will become very difficult to rule.

"The hardest thing in the world to get is people's hearts." Guo Shao groaned.

When he came back to his senses, he saw Yang Shiliang secretly looking at him with very awe-inspiring eyes. Maybe Yang Shiliang thought that Guo Shao was thinking about something very profound and mysterious, something that a eunuch couldn't understand.

But what Guo Shao thinks is very simple, that is, the sense of identity of the locals.

He didn't want to continue to talk about governing the country with a eunuch, so he got up and left the Yangde Palace, and went to the study to start processing the day's recitals.

All day, none of the ministers working in the imperial city wrote to talk about Jiaozhi. Guo Shao thinks they need time to clear up their claims...... However, it is to be expected that the ministers will not actively promote this matter.

Guo Shao thought again, after he made up his mind, there would be very few fierce opponents. Because this kind of thing is not only about the persuasiveness of the truth, but also about the prestige and power; Now Guo Shao only needs to decide one thing, and he can generally rely on his prestige to subdue the ministers, without the need for persuasion and games.

Although he was confident that he could do it, Guo Shao suddenly didn't feel much joy.

It's obviously doing a great deed for a thousand years, but no one praises it, and no one even understands its significance...... This is completely different from the mood of fighting to recover the clouds.

Guo Shao gradually felt a little lost.

The bell rang, and Guo Shao noticed that the sky had been cloudy all day, and it finally started to rain at this time, and the dripping raindrops slowly turned into a "rustling ......".

Guo Shao passed through the corridor of the apse and walked to the threshold to watch the rain. Seeing the charioteer's guard of honor waiting at the bottom of the steps, a eunuch with an umbrella was hurrying towards the top.

The sky and the earth were shrouded in rain, and the scenery became hazy. Guo Shao hated rainy days when he traveled, because the roads at this time were generally not good, and rainy days meant muddy; But when you stay at home, you don't hate rainy days. Sunny days have their benefits, but rainy days are cool, and being able to stay in the house with peace of mind also becomes relaxed and peaceful.

Wang Zhong had already run up and was very happy to hold up an umbrella for Guo Shao. Guo Shao noticed that everyone had to wait for him to come up and do this work, as if playing an umbrella for the emperor was a sign of closeness and favor.

Wang Zhong walked close behind, no matter how fast or slow Guo Shao walked, he always couldn't get drenched in the rain.

"Where does Your Majesty want to go?" Wang Zhong asked.

Guo Shao said casually: "According to the rules, where should I go?" ”

Wang Zhong said: "Back to Your Majesty, I should go to Mrs. Zhou's side today." ”

Guo Shao sighed, and said no more.

There are rules in the harem, although Guo Shao does not fully abide by them, but in order to reduce the contradictions between women, there is a rule that takes turns to sleep in the rain and dew...... There are so many concubines in the court, and there is only one emperor, and the contradiction exists objectively, and if it is completely arbitrary, it will be even more chaotic.

The only people who can be cared for in the rules are the second queen, the fourth lady, and Zhou Xian and Mrs. Hua Rui, two women who had status before entering the palace; Other female officials who have no status in the palace, according to Zhou Tianzi's etiquette system, sometimes many people serve the Son of Heaven together, otherwise they really can't come one by one.