The sky was dripping with a light rain, a white horse, a departed, a sad song.

Zhao Kuangyan walked aimlessly in the smoke and rain, and the rain hit her face mercilessly, cold and biting. Her eyes were moist, and she didn't know whether it was rain or tears, and her long hair and long cloak were clinging together, and her beautiful figure looked thin and lonely at this time.

Her heart ached, and she was lonely and helpless, only the white horses behind her accompanied her, and the white horses were steaming on their backs, shaking the rain on their bodies from time to time.

The former mountain alliance and sea oath, the former sea dry stone rot all look so pale and powerless at this moment.

Ask what is the situation in the world, and teach life and death to make a promise! Eight years of acquaintance, eight years of love, how many laughter and how many tears during this time? Just a cold "I don't know you" is all gone.

The cold raindrops hit her face mercilessly, but she didn't realize it, because her heart was colder than the ice rain.

(At this time, the poignant music sounded: longitudinal, there is a ruthless sword, slashing constantly, this love thread, broken thread.) Vertically, there is a cold heart, I can't forget, this love, the dream haunts the soul. Along the way, how many laughs, how many tears, ten years of life and death, can the promises made be fulfilled? Confused, the tears of beauty, bitter sea; Full of pride, the blood of heroes stained the mulberry field red. The mountains and rivers are affectionate and smiling, and they go to the end of the world without regrets, whether they love or hate, ask the sky! )

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Later Han Imperial Palace.

Empress Dowager Li Sanniang summoned the privy envoy Guo Wei.

"Que'er, you are the veteran minister that the first emperor and the mourning family relied on the most, it stands to reason that the harem does not interfere in government affairs, this is the rule set by the first emperor. However, on the one hand, the rebellion of the three towns was fruitless for a long time, and the cost of property was very huge; On the other hand, the emperor was young and playful, and although the elders of the court and China did not say it on the surface, they actually had a lot of complaints in their hearts. On the occasion of internal troubles, the mourning family is deeply worried! Alas! ”

When the Queen Mother said this, she couldn't help but cry.

Seeing this, Guo Wei was shocked, but he stepped forward to bow down, and said with tears in his eyes: "The Queen Mother, please take care of the Holy Body, and the Han Dynasty will rely on the Queen Mother's protection!" Don't be too sad! The queen mother and the first emperor treated the ministers like heirs, this great kindness, although the ministers died they still could not repay it. The minister is not talented, he is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, share worries and solve problems for the queen mother and the emperor, and die without resigning! ”

"Quick, finches, sit. It's enough for you to have this intention, the first emperor didn't misunderstand you, and the mourning family didn't hurt you in vain! The Queen Mother took Guo Wei's hand and asked him to get up and sit and talk.

Guo Wei was grateful, and said: "To this day, the old man is coming, and the Queen Mother Lafayette still does not forget to be affectionate, and calls the nickname of Wei, which shows that the Queen Mother does not treat the minister as an outsider, if there is anything, you can just say it, the minister should put out the soup and fight the fire, and the liver and brain are smeared." ”

"Those who mourn their families, too! The mourner will not go around the bend with you. The Queen Mother said.

"Queen Mother, please speak!"

"Que'er, since the rebellion of the three towns of Fengxiang, Yongxing, and Hezhong, Li Shouzhen's father and son in Hezhong are the worst. Lord Bai (Bai Wenke) has been in vain for a long time, and it is rumored in the DPRK that Lord Bai and General Murong Yanchao do not agree and control each other. You are a veteran and important minister of the two dynasties, and you have the power of the military aircraft, and the generals in the army listen to your orders. Today, the mourning family edict you came, just hoping that you would be able to take on this important task and go to the river in person to crusade against Li Shouzhen's father and son. As long as Li Shouzhen is broken, Wang Jingchong of Fengxiang and Zhao Siwan of Yongxing will not be able to achieve any climate, and they will be self-defeating. If it weren't for the crisis of survival, the mourning family would not have moved you, the pillar of the country and the needle of the sea! Empress Dowager Li said meaningfully.

"Queen Mother, with your words, the minister Guo Wei should immediately send troops to the river. If you can't bring the heads of Li Shouzhen's father and son to see you, the minister will never set foot in the capital again! Guo Wei said excitedly.

"Bird, the mourning family believes in you, planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky, just do your best. It's just that I don't know where Yu Qing is now, if he helps you, things will be much easier. ”

Guo Wei left Yining Palace and immediately prepared for a crusade against Li Shouzhen.

The next day, the emperor issued an edict and ordered the privy envoy Guo Wei to recruit comforting and pacifying envoys for the western army, and to control the armies and go to the river to command the crusade against Li Shouzhen and his son.

On this expedition, Guo Rong, the general of the right prison guard, and Zhao Hongyin, the commander of the Guardian Saint, and his son Zhao Kuangyin were all on the expedition.

It was this war that completely changed the fate of many people:

Li Shouzhen's father and son, who dreamed of being the emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period, dreamed of breaking the river;

The little-known Zhao Kuangyin emerged;

A queen was also born......

But that's all for later.

It is said that after Guo Wei received the order, he led the soldiers of the three armies to the front line to quell the rebellion of the three towns. The army marched to Taiyuan, and the envoy of Zhenguo Jie Du came from Ke to see the driver.

Guo Wei spoke widely and listened carefully to the opinions and suggestions of generals from all walks of life.

Hu Congke said: "This rebellion of the three towns, although Fengxiang Wang Jingchong took refuge in Houshu and echoed with the Yongxing traitor Zhao Sijuan, they seem to be horns of each other, but in fact they are not afraid; It is rumored that Li Shouzhen's daughter-in-law Fu has the order of the queen, Wang Zhao and the two thieves are convinced, and Li Shouzhen is the king of Qin, obeying Li Shouzhen's orders. ”

Guo Wei thinks so, this is not in line with the Queen Mother's opinion. He then adopted Hu Congke's suggestion and decided to take Li Shouzhen as the primary target of conquest, and the troops were divided into three routes, attacking Hezhong from Shaanzhou, Tongzhou, and Tongguan.

Li Shouzhen's father and son were a little timid when they heard that Guo Wei personally led the army to attack. But he insisted that he was the true son of heaven, and no matter how difficult the situation was, he would turn evil into good fortune, so he stuck to the city and wanted to use time to drag Guo Wei down.

After Guo Wei's army arrived at the city of Hezhong, they attacked fiercely, wanting to take down Li Shouzhen and his son in one go.

Unexpectedly, the city in the river was strong, although the Han army knew that the commander Guo Wei personally commanded it, and the morale was greatly boosted, and the soldiers fought bravely one by one. Guo Rong and Zhao Kuangyin showed their might, shooting and killing many enemies defending the city in a row. Helplessly, the success of Shanjiu fell short, no matter how the Han army attacked, they couldn't take the city, and the casualties were not small.

Guo Wei saw that the city could not be attacked for a long time, so he urgently ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

After Guo Wei carefully analyzed the topography of the river, he believed that the city in the river was strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Li Shouzhen's father and son held the city and could not avoid fighting, and if they continued to attack, it would only add more senseless sacrifices.

Guo Wei thought about it for a long time, frowned, and decided to besiege without attacking, and when the grain and grass in the city were cut off, the city in the river would definitely be able to break itself without attacking, which was called a soldier who surrendered without a fight.

So, Guo Wei remained silent and ordered the soldiers to set up camp outside the city in the river, and recruited 100,000 people to build earthen fortifications in front of the camp. The earth fort was repaired for more than a month, and it was about to be as high as the city in the river, so Guo Wei ordered the people to repair it near the military camp.

The soldiers did not understand the purpose of the commander.

The rebels in the river defending the city saw it and immediately reported it to Li Shouzhen.

Li Shouzhen and his son went to the city to check, and they didn't know what medicine was in Guo Wei's gourd.

Li Chongxun offered a plan and said: "Father, Guo Wei's old thief's move must be to build siege fortifications, condescending, attacking the city from the air, we must send death squads to attack at night and destroy their fortifications, so that they can't help us." ”

Li Shouzhen thought that her son's words were reasonable, so he roped down 500 sergeants at night, holding shovels and steel drills, etc., and quietly touched the fortifications and wreaked havoc on the fortifications.

Guo Wei's spies reported that the enemy had sabotaged the fortifications. But Guo Wei said to leave him alone, just drink wine and eat meat.

Although his subordinates didn't understand the manager's approach, they didn't dare to ask more.

(If you want to know what happened next, please see the next episode: "Desperate Father and Son Self-Immolation") The latest chapter of "The Troubled Times of the Firmament" is free to read for the first time.